We couldn't get close enough for me to absorb the power of the construction machinery.
She had just wanted one of each, to absorb their powers and abilities.
Perhaps jewels absorbed the power of the person who wore them.
This power did not let him absorb others' powers.
Instead the shroud absorbed the power to make people around it insane.
"She absorbed her power back into herself," he said.
His arm has also absorbed the power of a mage that attacked him.
At this moment, the rising sun god swallows the stars once more, absorbing their power.
Blackwood can absorb the power of whatever person/creature he feeds on.
Or worse-what if another of the constructs absorbed the power and came awake?