The new form was based off his old current one, so Gary didn’t expect there to be so much change, but the system messages didn’t stop there as it informed him what else came with his new form.
[The transformation will consume all of your available energy. Your energy will be 0 once transformation ends]
Although the Shadow Ash form used a lot of energy, it didn’t consume it all, and Gary could switch back to his regular self.
Because of this effect alone, it really was something that Gary should only use as a last resort, and there was another reason why that might have been the case, and why Gary believed that he might have jumped the gun.
[All skills will be unavailable for a period of time after transformation ends.]
‘Wait all skills that must even include last stand…which is my safety card…without that, that means..’