He has abandoned his sword. He was never good at swinging, but he would instead use it more as a shield. Punches produce the same effect, and he can control his momentum enough to move out of the way of a blow. Instead, he relies on his ability to siphon the thermal energy around himself to do battle. His sigil becomes brighter as his power becomes more visible, more tangible. Heat is seen entering his body and his sun-like orbs. He can now unleash them with stored up heat at a faster rate, and he can siphon heat from more than a blatant fire. For example, he now lives in a desert and fuels himself with his own environment. Living like this and practicing his skill, he has now accepted his ability as his true calling. Whether to use his fires to ward off enemies or to purify metal ore, Daichi has perfected his skill of harvesting the desert's runoff heat and using its energy to the point where he has earned his title as the "Seer of Entropy"

A lil experiment I wanted to do. Never had a good pic of the newer croc style, so I wanted to draw this. Tried a dutch angle like Raymond Swanland likes to use. Made a lil more lore for Daichi in this stage of his life, and I'm pretty happy with everything that resulted from this!

(Note- I have edits of this pic where Daichi is an MTG card. I'll upload those tomorrow. They further explain his abilities.)