The staff twirled in a counter-clockwise rotation as he charged, catching the outside of the young man's right forearm and forcing it to Tom's left, while simultaneously placing it out of position to be grabbed by Gemini's left hand as Tom sidestepped to let the rest of his body pass by. As it did, he brought the opposing end up and delivered a solid smack to the boy's backside, not enough to do any real damage, but enough to sting a bit and fuel the rage that was already boiling over. "You focused too much on strength, believing it could serve you best. That was your first mistake."