Faite would say that he's a self absorbed, tantrum-prone child. I'm guessing the original Hooded Hood would probably agree with her.





I have this strange habit of trying to base a lot of my characters' abilities on science. Therefore, Liu Xi draws the elements she uses from what's available around her. She doesn't really "create" elements, because of the law of conservation of matter and energy. She can transmute elements if they're atomically similar enough; like stone to brass to steel, fire to lightning to heat, water to ice to rain. She can also combine them and get molten steel, or even spawn storms by amassing water vapor and changing its temperature rapidly and adding wind.

But remember what I said, that she draws elements from all around her. The way I would explain the type of Void that Liu Xi uses is she draws it from the places where there are no elements. The non-space between atoms, the non-space beyond the physical universe, etc. Because non-space has no physical properties, she can expand or contract it infinitely, or even combine it with elements. That last part is how she manages to cram a room in the Lair Mansion in the space between walls, complete with furniture.

Al B Harper would describe the phenomenon as some kind of "quantum entanglement". Visionary would probably vomit on him just for listening to the description.





I basically just abused the scientific concept of wormholes. They're a system to travel through the universe from one point to another, only it tunnels *below* the fabric of the universe where physical distance and time have no meaning. So you enter at one end, and pop out the other end with no recollection of spending any time in between.

So to keep it simple, let's just say that Lara can create her own wormholes. Except hers go between universes, too. So she doesn't actually "teleport". Because those kinds of wormholes tend to destroy matter, she has to make herself energy first by disassembling her own atoms and reassembling them at the other end. That part is accomplished by her "will of spirit".

She doesn't generally use wormholes to move from point to point over relatively short distances, though, because it's a huge power drain. It's faster just to make herself energy, and then enjoy the benefits of light speed travel. That's not a teleport, either.

This "Will of Spirit" thing I keep mentioning is another gift given to her with her power. It basically is shorthand for her soul/spirit is tied to her body, and will stubbornly reassemble it. It's what will also cause her to rebuild if someone kills her.





She's actually been to one before. She ends up bound by its rules, and can no longer store energy.