It was working. Yzeira's beam did not falter, but the distance between the center of the energy and where he stood was shrinking gradually. His smile faded, shrinking to a scowl.

	[color=ed1c24]"What do you know of [i]Rage?[/i] What pain could you have born through such trivial trials in such a short lifespan? They are infinitesimal, insignificant, immutable scrapes!"[/color] Yzeira's beam grew wider, and more chaotic, bringing Jenso's advance to a halt with a far less dignified form that resembled smoke more than raw light.

	Jenso felt something pushing at his back.

	"Do not fear it Jenso. He is desperate. Use that. Push harder, now!" Bruce shouted over the noise that engulfed them.