The beam hits Vernon dead on, causing him to back away, and stumble. He falls below the beam, giving him just enough time to throw despair near Kent's feet. But, he misses by about a foot. In an attempt to escape, Vernon warps to the sword. He quickly regains some composure, and tears Despair out of the ground. He then buries it in the back of Kent's left knee, the one he's closest to, and then steps behind Kent while attempting kick him in the other knee. Finally, he grabs the back of Kent's head, disregarding the lightning flowing around his body. Once JJ had grabbed the back of his head, Rage visibly grew brighter, even using the light that the ground had reflected. Rage was using Kent's only emotions to power itself. But, that didn't diminish Kent's emotions. In actuality, Kent could feel Vernon's own anger while he was grabbing him, as if it was temporarily mingling with Kent's. Vernon then uttered a single phrase, "Quit, before this gets worse." His voice was... off. Rage was really taxing Vernon, but he was still fighting to maintain control over himself; and to survive against Kent.