"You're being as stupid as I am!" he said, floating back into the ring. "And stubborn," he added calmly, "as I am. I know all well that none of my power can hurt you, but it can purify you. Heh, I know how to make you lose all your poor shards and then you'll be begging like Padan Fain for me to kill you!" He started glowing with a white light, and you could almost see a beating 'vine', like a heart, giving him strength enough to do what he had to next. He could also see a black 'vine' giving power to Blaze, whether he knew it or not.
~That black vine is powering his shards...if I sever the vine, I'll make his shards useless!~ he thought to himself. ~But how am I going to get close enough to cut it?~ he asked himself, standing perfectly still.
General, if you're not using it, could I have the army for a few days?