User blog comment:Blaziken rjcf/Diagon's "generosity"/@comment-4945931-20120408165645/@comment-34326521-20120409154947

The machine absorbs power. The only reason it was able to absorb Diagon is because Diagon's entire being is power.

If it doesn't come down to power and weapons, what DOES it come down to? Why do you think Azmuth told Ben to take Ascalon from George rather than take it himself? Because Ascalon is the most powerful weapon in the universe.