While Zane is gathering energy, JJ quickly throws up a wall of ash. The beam bursts through it, but the wall dampened the blow minimally. JJ is sent through the side of the kiln, creating a rather large hole. Before any sign of him appears though, Zane forgot to deal with the still living figure that shot him. While Zane was firing the beam, the figure quickly snuck up on him. The very moment Zane was finished, the figure stuck with a point-blank sniper shot to the left kidney. To any normal man, that shot would've torn off most of his side, and some of his leg as well. And while Zane wasn't a normal man, the shot would still hurt like nothing else. Once the clone shot, its ashen rifle immediately turned into a sword, as it tried to deliver a blow to the spine. Meanwhile, JJ was clambering back through the hole he made, nursing his wounds by filling them with ash. He was stumbling, but the flame and ash were helping him recover.