[ Controlling chains and bypassing contracts had been an important subject of Pandora research, ostensibly for the purpose of addressing the illegal contractor problem. Of course, political intrigue had played a role, too. His own chain was widely held to be too powerful for one man to wield; only because he was a servant of the noble Rainsworth house was he tolerated, and then only with considerable grumbling and reluctance.
However, despite years of research, circumventing a contract was still impossible. So too, blocking a Chain's power, except with a Chain-killer such as his own.
...
What had Oz said? When he invoked, he'd said it felt like it had originally, back when he had needed Gilbert's seal. Break's mind turns around to his recent experiences with his own Chain, recently enhanced by the Initiative's sentient power. Mad Hatter had become far more powerful — but also more destructive, to his own body. Indeed, he would have died the moment he invoked, if not for...
He shakes his head, as if casting off the memory. ]
It's too much for your body, your Chain. I'll ask Gilbert to seal it again.
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However, despite years of research, circumventing a contract was still impossible. So too, blocking a Chain's power, except with a Chain-killer such as his own.
...
What had Oz said? When he invoked, he'd said it felt like it had originally, back when he had needed Gilbert's seal. Break's mind turns around to his recent experiences with his own Chain, recently enhanced by the Initiative's sentient power. Mad Hatter had become far more powerful — but also more destructive, to his own body. Indeed, he would have died the moment he invoked, if not for...
He shakes his head, as if casting off the memory. ]
It's too much for your body, your Chain. I'll ask Gilbert to seal it again.