Prompt: Overflow

This will work, Naevia thought, unleashing the largest electrical storm she'd ever conjured. She was focused, making sure all her elemental magic was pushed into the spell.

For a moment, it worked. Her fur settled with all the magi-elemental particles gone.

But, like water filling a capsized boat, the electric charges rushed back in a flood. So much, so fast, it was far beyond what she was used to. It was painful. She fell on her knees, clutching her burning chest.

“Using magic never hurts me,” boasted her fahrar mate.

Naevia glared, with watering eyes, “You're a jerk!”