[quote=@souleaterfan320]
<Snipped quote by Zeal>

???: *ignores you*

<Snipped quote by Nimda>

*it coats nothing, as the energy is of a type that doesn't provide a tangible surface, as it is of supernatural origin*

???: cheap tricks won't work.
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It's not a trick.
*The energy is converted into the same creature, made out of shards instead*