"What's your beef?" Kyle snapped, mentally preparing himself in case he had to go on the offensive.
In answer, the creature's eyes blazed ever more fiercely. They seemed to be spinning, spiraling round
and round, dissolving Kyle's will as he felt himself fall under their malevolent influence.
Incredible, he thought with sudden shock. This thing is trying to hypnotize me—one thing the ring
won't defend me against!
He felt as if his mind were turning to jelly, his thoughts drifting away into nothing. His deteriorating
willpower was no longer enough to power the ring's efforts to contain the fire.
Almost in a dream, Green Lantern saw the protective shield fade and vanish. At once, flames
reignited in a dozen places.
A firefighter screamed as the smoldering ground beneath him flared up in a blast of flame. It was the
man's sheer terror that jerked Kyle back to reality