User blog:Blood Ox/Made-up Ability

Erase is a supernatural ability I came up with. It causes a target object or living being to temporarily disappear.

Targets can be erased from a distance, and multiple targets can be erased at the same time. The cost of the ability and the duration of the effect both depend on the size of the target. Possible targets include (but are not limited to): rats, grenades, river krusts, whale oil tanks, bodies, alarms, projectiles, arc pylons, doors, and walls of light.

Living targets do not experience the time that passes while they are erased, and therefore won't even know that they were gone. Targets retain the state they were in before being erased, including detection level and velocity.

Erased objects and living beings are still visible to the user of the ability, as transparent silhouettes. Using Erase on a silhouette will cancel the effect at no cost. It's impossible to interact with an erased object or living being in any other way.

Use on self
It's possible for Erase users to use the ability on themselves. This allows them to effectively become invisible and invincible at the cost of being unable to do anything. Thanks to a resistance to their own ability, the users still experience the time they spend erased, and are able to perceive their surroundings. The effect can be canceled at any time, but there is still a limit to the time users can stay erased.