Life-Force Manipulation

Aggregor (Ben 10 series) drains the life force of a Geochelone Aerio, which allows him to acquire 1/10th of the victim's powers, while draining it dry.

Background

Life-Force Manipulation is the ability to manipulate the vital energy that exists within all living beings. This energy, often referred to as life-force, chi, or prana, is the essence that sustains life. The user can create, shape, and manipulate this energy in various ways, including enhancing their own physical abilities, healing others, or even draining the life-force of others to weaken or kill them. This ability is often depicted as fundamental in nature, serving as the foundation for many other supernatural abilities.

Life-Force Manipulation is distinct from Aura in that it deals with the broader concept of vitality across all living beings rather than the individual's spiritual essence or energy.

While closely related to Life Manipulation, this ability focuses on the energy that sustains life rather than living organisms' biological or existential properties.

Example Applications

• Energy Enhancement: Strengthens the user’s physical or mental capabilities by channeling their life-force.
• Healing: Uses life-force to heal wounds, cure illnesses, or restore vitality in others.
• Energy Projection: Converts life-force into energy blasts or constructs for offensive or defensive purposes.
• Life-Force Absorption: Drains life-force from others, weakening or killing them to strengthen the user.
• Vitality Sharing: Transfers the user’s life-force to others to rejuvenate or empower them.
• Life-Force Detection: Senses the presence, location, and condition of living beings by detecting their life-force.
• Immortality: Sustains the user’s life indefinitely by replenishing or maintaining their life-force.
• Necromancy: Manipulates the life-force of others to control or reanimate the dead.
• Energy Shielding: Forms protective barriers of life-force to block physical or energy-based attacks.
• Energy Imbuement: Infuses objects, weapons, or allies with life-force, enhancing their capabilities.
• Reanimation: Restores life to recently deceased beings by imbuing them with life-force.

Types

• Healing Life-Force: Focused solely on restoring vitality and curing ailments.
• Destructive Life-Force: Specializes in draining or corrupting the life-force of others.
• Elemental Life-Force: Channels life-force into elemental attacks or defenses, such as fire, water, or lightning.
• Empathic Life-Force: Uses life-force to influence the emotions and mental states of others.
• Martial Life-Force: Enhances physical combat skills by channeling life-force into attacks, movements, and defenses.
• Nature Life-Force: Manages the life-force of plants and ecosystems, allowing for accelerated growth or manipulation of natural environments.
• Cosmic Life-Force: Connects to the life-force of celestial bodies, enabling large-scale manipulation of living energy across vast distances.

Possible Limitations

• Overuse of life-force may result in exhaustion, aging, or even death.
• The ability may require a strong connection to living beings or nature, limiting its usage in lifeless environments.
• Users may be vulnerable to life-force nullifying abilities or countermeasures.
• Manipulating the life-force of others may require physical contact or proximity.
• Complex applications, such as resurrection, may demand immense energy and skill.