[...RIGHT. RIGHT, WELL. Let's put our eyes back in our heads and try to process this like a person that is not colossally wigged out right now.]

You'll find that this world is like that; if you plan on feeling that 'original chi' of yours anytime soon, I'll tell you now to dismiss the thought for your own good. My own powers haven't returned in all the time I've spent here; it's been over a year, almost a year and a half.