Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25814498-20170501170235/@comment-25814498-20190718190329

Very nice! The ability is quite simple, but that seems to be where it's strength lays.

As a suggestion, it may be interesting to force the user to balance the regeniterive and destructive properties of the ability. For instance, rather than the user being injured by using Decay for too long, they might instead be damaged by using it too much, and the only way to reverse this would be to use the regeneterive properties of the Hatsu instead. To make this easier to visualise, I'd seperate the two concepts into two Hatsu's:

Name: Decay (The Hand that Takes)

Nen Type: Specialisation(?), Manipulation

Description: When activated, the user's aura is able to disintigrate any solid matter it touches, reducing it to liquid/dust. The user is able to extend their destructive Nen as far as they wish/are physically able, and it can also cover any part of their body, however, the origin point must always be their left hand. In other words, no matter what their aura covers, their left hand must always be included. The ability will affect any solid matter, however, the stronger the material is, the more time/nen is required to destroy it.

The user is immune to their own Nen to begin with, however, this immunity will diminish the more they use this ability. At a certain point, they will begin to disintigrate also, albeit at a much slower rate, but this rate will increase with their use of the ability. The only way to restore this immunity is through the use of Decay's sister hatsu, Restore.

Limitations:

1) As stated previously, Decay must always be in contact with the users left hand.

2) Decay can only be used against solid matter; liquids, gases and plasma will not be affected.

3) The only way to restore the user's immunity against Decay is through the use of Restore. Their immunity will not return naturally over time.

As for the second Hatsu, it is as follows:

Name: Restore (The Hand that Gives)

Nen Type: Conjuration, Specialisation(?)

Description: Once activated, the user is able to repair, heal and otherwise restore damaged objects/living creatures, including but not limited to objects destroyed by Decay, and in contrast to it's sister Hatsu, the Nen for this ability must originate and always be in contact with the user's right hand. The ability works in the following way:

Firstly, the user must touch a fragment of the object they wish to restore. Once surrounded by the user's Nen, the pieces which made up the object will be brought together and fused, with the user conjuring new matter it it is too far away from the original fragment. This ability can be used on anything, be it living or dead, but the dead creature will not be brought back to life once the process is complete; it's body will simply be in tact.

If used excessively, however, the user will begin to develop tumorous growths throughout their body, which can only be destroyed through the use of Decay.

Limitations:

1) As stated previously, Restore must always originate from the users right hand.

2) Restore can be used on anything, living or dead, but it cannot bring dead creatures back to life.

3) The only way to restore the user's immunity is through the use of Decay.