Darkness Manipulation


 * For a gallery of examples for Darkness Manipulation, see here.

The power to summon, create, and manipulate darkness/shadows. The opposite of Light Manipulation.

Also Called

 * Darkness Control
 * Erebokinesis
 * Obtenebration
 * Umbrakinesis
 * Umbragenesis
 * Shadow Manipulation

Capabilities
The user can create, control, manipulate, materialize and summon darkness. By itself, darkness is mostly used to cloud everything into total darkness, but by accessing a dimension of dark energy it can be channeled to a variety of effects, both as an absence of light and a solid substance: one can also control and manipulate the beings that exist there, create and dispel shields and areas of total darkness, create a variety of constructs and weapons and, teleport one's self through massive distances via shadows.

Applications

 * Absorb, create/generate and manipulate darkness/shadow for various effects, sizes, shapes and intensity levels.
 * Depending of the level of strength, one can blanket an entire city, country or world in eternal darkness.
 * Absolute Darkness
 * Darkness "Mist"
 * Light Absorption
 * Shadow Camouflage/Cloaking
 * Darkness Adaptation
 * Night Vision
 * Materialize, shape and manipulate darkness:
 * Animating shadows, whether users own or cast by anything else.
 * Darkness Attacks
 * Tentacles/tendrils, chains and/or threads to attack or bind.
 * Umbrakinetic Combat
 * Umbrakinetic Constructs, including weapons, missiles, walls, armor or allies/servants.
 * Portal Creation/Umbrageous Teleportation using shadows/darkness by understanding the fundamental connection all shadows/darkness share.
 * Dimensional Storage to store stuff into shadows, user may be able to enter their own pocket dimension.
 * When the user realizes from where they draw their power, they can enter there and summon beings/tools from there.

Techniques

 * Darkness Aura
 * Shadow Mimicry
 * Umbrageous Teleportation

Variations

 * Corrupted Darkness
 * Pure Darkness

Associations

 * Dark Element Manipulation by merging the darkness into elements.
 * Dark Form
 * Darkside View by manipulating the dark corners of one's mind and soul.
 * Mental Manipulation by learning to control dark corners of mind and soul.
 * Freezing as darkness is absence of light, so is cold absence of heat.
 * Gravity Manipulation by using darkness in a way that it gains the power of a Black Hole.
 * Negative Energy Manipulation by tapping into the full potential of darkness.
 * Nothingness Manipulation by understanding the true nature of Darkness: the Absence of Being.
 * If user also has Light Manipulation, they could learn Twilight Manipulation.

Limitations

 * User may be limited to either creating darkness without ability to control it, or be only able to control existing one.
 * User may have to be in sync with darkness, whether their own or the source of their power.
 * Users may become corrupted through extended exposure.
 * Light Manipulation and Light Generation are especially effective against this power. However it should be noted that darkness can overpower light as well.