The dwarf made a move, finishing putting the rings in their requisite places. However the blue clad hero of Earth was not idle, he had seen and fought too many megalomaniacal villains in his day and this alien, though drunk, seemingly fell into that category. 

Whilst the stout creature was pushing the rings from head and chest towards his feet, abet a short journey, the pulsating energy surrounding General Freedom intensified into a veritable shimmer. 

As Steve watched, wary he clenched both fists and spread his feet apart slightly, clearly these rings were important to the alien. What had he said a scant few seconds ago?

[i]"Third. What I'm doing with these rings is preparing myself. I've already told you what the rings do, so I'm moving them to better prepare myself. That's what I'm doing." [/i]The Pundambayan pointed down at the rings that were now on his feet. [i]"I've got to move them around to make sure that I move as fast, and hit as hard as possible. Magic is funny like that."[/i]

Clearly the dwarf intended to carry this fight on to its conclusion. Well, it was best to end this before it started, before anyone was hurt. As the chatty-Cathy dwarf took a step forward, beginning another monologue, General Freedom clapped his hands together, generating a tremendous ripple in the air as the air itself was rend by the force of the clap. This ripple flowed away from the hero in a conical path, directed at the dwarf. 

Whether or not the dwarf could withstand the pressure was something that remained to be seen, at the point of impact the clap generated a gust of wind that reached 110 miles per hour at point of impact of the palms, followed by a rumble of thunder as the air ripped because of the immense speed of the hands clapping together. Much like a bullwhip creates a sonic boom, so did the hands of Earth’s blue clad hero. 

If the alien could weather the thunderclap so be it, hopefully though it would give the alien warning as to not continue this pursuit. There were a few definitive facts that General Freedom already had about this alien. He required the rings to give him power enough to face the hero, and he was incapable of flight. Elements that might come in handy if this fight were to escalate beyond this.