This game has such a cool concept. I was so excited to play it, the 8 axis movement is a great idea and it worked so well. Only unfortunate that none of the abilities worked. I got past lvl 1 by just dodging the guards. In lvl 2, I did the stun exactly like you had too, in both directions, and still nothing. Just as a the lightning bolt.
If you can fix this glitches this could be a really cool game!
I would also suggest lowering/removing the ghost timer. It's not fun to wait, just let me be an overpowerd wizard please! Especially if you mess it up sometimes..