Damon possessed only two abilities.
"The first," Cillian observed, "is mind control."
The creature's form, a network of countless brains strung together by pulsing veins, was not only horrifying. It was functional. This structure represented the perfect physical expression of a living being that shared one endless sea of consciousness. Every thought, every flicker of emotion, was linked through this lattice of flesh and nerve.
And from this structure emerged its first ability, the power to dominate minds.
But, as Cillian quickly noted, mind control and thought control were not the same.
Mind control was a magical ability, an external interference that severed one's connection to their own body. Victims of this magic could still sense something was wrong; their consciousness rebelled even as their bodies obeyed. The strong-willed might even resist or break free, their souls flaring in self-defense.
