Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-14312167-20140111211806/@comment-24374466-20140426162225

I also had the idea of an ill effect, but not as a part of absorbing radiation exactly (though that'd work with my theory). Blake seems concerns when she asks if he's sure he wants to do that. Maybe the absorbing of energy kind of supercharges his aura. Aura heals and regenerates, judging from Jaune's cut. So I said, how could that go wrong? Cancer. Cancer is a disruption of the replication process of cells (or is characterized by it), and so when he takes in such energy, he essentially gains a temporary form of cancer as his aura attempts to "heal" or "regenerate" what isn't harmed. The longer and/or more energy he has from this, the more damage done to his body. Also, yes, the "wilting" came to mind as well.