Alissia cried out, seared by the blast of energy.  Gasping for breath, the agony more intense than she could stand, she found herself unable to command her own body.  It wouldn't do what she wanted, not that she had any way of telling what was going on around her anyway with the dance of sparkles before her eyes.  She might have moved a few feet, stumbling this way or that against the back wall as she tried to gather herself back together, but for now it was useless.