Severed Universe

is an Ignition Ability used by Shō Kusakabe.

Overview
By cooling the area around his body, Shō is able to reduce the heat of the universe's natural expanison and slow it down as a result. As a result, he is able to slow down time around himself. While Severed Universe is active, Shō's normal movments appear untraceably fast to his opponents and time stands still from Shō's perspective. Allowing him to travel a short distance and strike in under a second.

However, Severed Universe has a several limitations. As a Fourth Generation ability, it requires a connection to the Evangelist in order to function. If the Evangelist breaks this connection, Severed Universe cannot be triggered. Secondly, objects moving at speeds rivalling the speed of light pause time instead of simply slowing it and are too fast to be countered. Finally, the ability cannot remain active for a long period of time and must be deactivated, creating steam in the process.