Pain illusion



Illusion of pain is the ability to trick an individual's mind into thinking they are in pain. Jane, a high-ranking member of the Volturi guard, has this ability.

Description
Jane can induce an excruciatingly painful sensation of burning in any target of her choosing. The sensation is powerful enough to incapacitate him or her, until the illusion is lifted. She can perform this power from a distance. The pain felt by the victim has been compared to the pain inflicted whilst being turned into a vampire.

History
In New Moon, Jane demonstrates this ability on Edward, causing him immense pain, and resulting in Bella begging for her to stop. At Aro's insistence, she then turns her power on Bella, and fails. Jane is humiliated, causing a mutual hatred between her and Bella.

In Eclipse, Jane tortures Bree, the sole survivor of Victoria's newborn army who fought. In her quest for the truth of what had taken place that day, Jane found the perfect excuse to terrorize young Bree with her ability, forcing her to affirm what the Cullens had already reported. Like so many of her previous targets, Bree came to fear Jane and her menacing power.

Jane displays her power once again in Breaking Dawn, attempting to immobilize the Cullens and their allies, while the ancients of the Volturi to determine their fates. However, due to Bella's shield, Jane is unable to affect anybody, which deepens her animosity against Bella. Bella claimed she "felt" the attack on her shield, and while it didn't hurt, it wasn't pleasant either.

Limitations
Her power only allows her to inflict pain on a single person at a time, while her brother can affect multiple targets at once. This renders her vulnerable against several enemies. Since this power is only illusionary, it does no damage to her targets physically, and can be blocked by Bella's shield.

Trivia
In a Personal Correspondence with The Twilight Lexicon, Meyer stated that Jane's ability had much to do with the pain suffered when she was almost killed at the stake. She was saved by the Volturi, as was her brother Alec, because they knew they would be special.

Kate, one of the members of the Denali clan, has a similar ability. Her ability is to "shock" people by touching them. She used it in Breaking Dawn against Edward several times to motivate Bella to project her shield around him against the pain she saw in his face.