It could be said that the only thing capping a hybrid's power was the amount of Chaos the second core could safely neutralize. The light element around them had no effect on the bottomless hunger of the black core but its effects cumulated with that of the monster core.
This comic is an amazing adaptation from the book and gives a wonderful realization of the characters that I fell in love with! 10/10 would recommend and have recommended on multiple occasions.
This is such a beautiful sequence of lines that it made me cry... in fact it is one of the reasons I find myself in Lith...
"As I told you after the second exam, I'm a broken man, shattered into so many pieces that my original form is unrecognizable. Yet you managed to turn the metal I've spent my whole life steeling myself to be, into soft fabric.