[Icarus]

Originally Posted by Deathkillz

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well with this confirmation that nanoha can give herself too much strain i think its highly possible that the next time she goes flat out might cause some dire consequences...iirc there was some speculation about RH taking nanoha's powers...is that proven or just marely speculation?

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No, that is canon knowledge. In the A's manga (ch2 I believe) it is said that Raising Heart drains a mage's power constantly. Yuuno comments that most mages would be completely exhausted to the point of collapse after a few minutes worth of drain from the device, but Nanoha is somehow able to manage it on a daily basis, and even trains during her daily routines. She even says something along the lines of "it was uncomfortable at first, but I think I'm used to it now".

If anything, I reckon the limiters are in place not just to balance the ranks, but for Nanoha's benefit as well, given that her body is suspected to not be in complete health from the accident and the continual drain by her Intelligent Device.