: I also think it is a Myrkridia. But, yeah, why would he
: bother with a child. He also returns to the Murder of
: Crows to finish him off. What's the point in that? How
: much energy does it take to change like that, and is
: he hungry or something? Blech.. He could've simply
: sliced him once and been done with it.
He did it because he's an ASSHOLE, for God's sake. :-) He tortures folks for fun on A Murder of Crows. He's characterized as "Balor's most brutal general."
One of the main personality differences between Balor and Soulblighter seems to be that Balor is goal-oriented--a mass murderer, but a disinterested one--while Soulblighter is a genuine sadist who takes pleasure in seeing pain.
--SiliconDreamÑ