For the first time since he'd imbued his coins, the familiar light that was them flickered and vanished from his mind.
He immediately tried reaching out for them but there was nothing there. His teleportation was well and truly gone. He was locked in.
"In here, Ren!" Anders exclaimed, stretching his hands out, a wild grin on his face. "I and I alone am god."
"For every minute that passes, there's a new rule. The longer you fight, the more rules I stack. And the more rules I stack, the more impossible it becomes for you to win. Give up now and I'll spare your life!"
Ren gritted his teeth. He needed to end this fight fast!
He lunged forward and Anders' Aegis bloomed to life in front of him, shoving him back before he could even phase through it.
He barely twisted in mid-air to land on his feet before Anders closed the distance, burying a fist into his gut. The air was driven out of Ren's lungs and the punch sent him skidding across the ground.