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73.Anon.52 wrote:

because can you really expect he can just imbue any object with energy absorbtion at will? He's got to be pouring some serious energy into it on some level, or else he'd just use something that could absorb more energy... like himself or a net.

First of all, why are you arguing he is? Why are you arguing he has to? Like I said, I don't think he even focuses half his Aura on the blade, and I can't actually see why he would need to in the first place. And, you're not even offering an actual argument to try to convince me.

From what we've seen, he absorbs energy on impact. Said impact doesn't need to be on him, from what we've seen. Blocking with his weapon means he gets energy for the Moonslice, while avoiding actual damage. Empirically-speaking, he absorbs energy from attacks received, but attack=/=damage here.

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And after that, there's the other points: "Something that could absorb more energy", and "he's got to the pouring some serious energy into it".

For the former, here's the thing: Energy is energy, and energy is always the same, worst it can do is change. So let's say he takes a hit with a force of 10N. It would not change in the slightest whether he blocks it with his sword or with his face, the kinetic energy absorbed is the same.

As for the latter, assuming you meant instead "so the sword doesn't break", like I said, he doesn't even need to put such a serious amount. Blades are pretty strong in Remnant, especially with Aura helping out. And Aura is like a muscle, regardless of amount it gets stronger through training, and Adam is basically ProHunter level at present.

Overall: Focusing a lot of Aura into the sword would change nothing regarding the energy absorbed and just be extremely unnecesary and stupid. And the sword does not absorb any more or less energy than Adam himself could.