"... I kind of figured, given how I reacted to it." Ugh. It's... annoying. "I mean I can use lightning too, but that one does more consistent damage. At home Hama would insta-kill Shadows that were weak to it but... not here."

And it's annoying and unfair that the rules have changed. He rubs at one of the blackened patches on his neck. It's weird - it's almost numb, but not quite. He hasn't looked in a mirror so he doesn't know what it looks like, but as his hands poke out of his hoodie sleeves there's some black on them too so he has to assume it looks like that.