You know, the more I think about it, the more 'changing the color of things' seems like a great power. In books, if it's mentioned, it's almost always a joke. But think about it...
Change someone's retinas black, and they go blind.
Change someone's blood all blue, and they suffocate.
Make more of someone's blood white, and they heal faster.
Make the sky black in a certain area; the plants die, and people get sick (no vitamin D).
In the real world, if you could easily generate sunlight in concentrated doses, solar panel companies would be all over you.
Make the sun red, and the world is burned to a crisp.
Make yourself transparent and pass by security cameras.
One word; propaganda.
If there was a villain with this power, they'd be pretty much unstoppable. Destroying the world would be easy. Murder would only require a thought.
If there was a hero with this power, the book would be over in pages.
Forget flying or super-strength. Color-changing; now that's a real superpower.
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