Essence of TheDarkness (Image Comics)

By drinking this Essence (which resembles a dark mist), you become the newest and most powerful host of a dangerous and primordial force: The Darkness.

• As the name implies, The Darkness is a force of shadows, chaos, and, ironically, creation, among other domains. As it’s host, you possess absolute authority and power over all of these, and have complete knowledge of how to use these abilities, and full control over them.

• The Darkness is a sentient force, and has a bad habit of driving it’s hosts insane. However, you will be unaffected by any of it’s influences or manipulations, and can even command it as you please. The Darkness will actually give you good advice when it comes to life, battle, and more, should you wish it. Moreover, you possess all the memories and knowledge of any of The Darkness’ hosts, past, present, or future.

• You have Umbrakinesis, can teleport between shadows, create weapons and tendrils from shadow, absorb others into shadow, create loyal shadow imps called Darklings, and far more shadow related abilities. If it relates to darkness, shadows, or the night, it’s yours to do with as you please.

• Since The Darkness also represents the chaos that creation brings, you can create anything you can imagine, in any amount, including people. You do need to have some idea of how said thing works, though.

• The primary benefit The Darkness can grant you is an invulnerable suit of armor, which can defend you against almost any attack or harm, support you in any environment, heal any injuries you take, and can even change into any form you want it to (among MANY other tricks and abilities).

• You can use The Darkness to consume the hearts (or the equivalent of it) of your enemies, gaining their skills, knowledge, memories, and powers, along with the ability to shift into their form and flawlessly impersonate them.

• The Darkness does have one weakness though: light. The Darkness’ vast powers weaken when exposed to light and similar forces, weakening you in turn. However, this is not a crippling weakness. You will be defeatable in the light, but actually doing so will be a Herculean task, to say the least. Moreover, there are ways to get around your weakness, like using The Darkness to create a dark smog to blot out the light, or to expand any shadows that are already present.

• None of these powers can be stripped from you, nullified, erased, or otherwise tampered with by any means that you do not give knowing consent to, even if it is a Supreme Being doing the tampering. This also prevents The Darkness passing on from you into any male children you have without your knowing consent (though you can gift portions of The Darkness and it’s power to others if you wish, and revoke them at any time),

• Alternatively, you can choose to become The Darkness itself, which will give you all of these aforementioned abilities, as well as complete and total control over those you possess/take residence in, from their mind and body right down to their soul.