With all of his strength, with that scream spreading to his fingers, he tensed a triangle within the circle - one, two, three lines, and back to the beginning: a Circle of Fire. He pulled back his hand from the wall, stepped away, breathed out, his eyes wide, catching the light of the whole room; then he plunged back in, his left hand outstretched, for he was sure, he was certain, he knew that this was it, no insecurity this time, no fear, no anxiety - just a great smile that enclosed all of himself as he emerged from the abyss.