It had been about a month since his master had abruptly left the Sith. Phoenix now sat in his quarters, practicing his Force abilities. He had taught himself how to focus his rage in order to strengthen his abilities. As he sat, a metal box lay before him. He stared at the box peacefully. He focused on it, and it began to rise into the air, wobbling slightly as it ascended towards the ceiling. Phoenix focused all of his rage on the box, and it began to bend outwards. Hidden safely inside the box was an explosion from a grenade the he had placed inside, and as the air in the box settled, Phoenix focused even harder and recreated the explosion. The grenade came back together, then exploded, then came back together. He continued this exercise until he became bored of it, then made the box explode without the help of the grenade. Phoenix laid down on his bed. He used the Force to activate a droid that stood in the corner. It came toward him and began attacking him with a small knife. Already bored, Phoenix tossed him against the wall with the Force, then threw his lightsaber at it, cutting it in half before he pulled the blade back to his hand and extinguished it. "I guess I'll have to go buy another droid," Phoenix thought to himself. He decided to try something new, since he knew that he would never become a Sith Lord by doing things he already was good at. He walked over to a training room and picked up a blaster that had been sitting on a table. He carefully aimed it at his leg and pulled the trigger. Pain and rage at his own stupidity shot through him as he screamed at the wound. He focused on the anger and used it as power. Very slowly, the wound began to heal. First a scab formed, then skin stretched over the hole in his leg. He could feel bone regenerating as a scar appeared and disappeared. Phoenix realized that while focusing on healing the wound he had stopped breathing. He gasped for air, caught his breath, then shot himself again.