One moment Hyrain was talking to whoever had stopped him killing the illusionist, whilst still draining the air out of Alex, the next his perspective was completely shifted. His body was pinned to a post, Alex had duplicated, and somehow acquired several knives. He also smelt... Was that gasoline? He could feel some sort of fluid on his body, so that was what he assumed. Watching the knives slice towards him, Hyrain attempted to disappear, but he simply couldn't. Nothing was responding, but when he looked down, he could see that the ropes had kept his feet above the ground. So... What was happening? Well, isn't it obvious? You're in some sort of dream! Or more specifically, a hallucination, also known as an illusion. As soon as Hyrain realised this, he closed his eyes, blocking off all of his senses apart from his ability. Reading the air currents, he could see a hazy image, similar to something you'd see with night vision goggles, in front of him, and something big moving near the ground. Extending this breakthrough further, he focused on the figure in front of him, draining the air from that area, slightly abusing the fact that all of the hand movements he had used were purely for show. In reality, he could form a hurricane without moving a muscle. The oxygen was still draining from that area, and he particularly focused on the area with the most air movement, namely his lungs, removing as much of the stuff that fuels his powers from that point