@sakurasan Yes it is sad, and somewhat reflective of a lot of people in this day and age O.o And I take it he's never been up against someone who's actively out to get him. One thing I find about manipulatives is that they often get stressed when they're forced into situations that lie outside of their control, causing them to act or react irregularly. Eli's Father seems like the type.
(Aha, I love his name :P) And Karma won't out-and-out hurt someone because violence is too easy. Besides, his magic doesn't leave much for him to work with beyond maiming. No, he prefers the slow kill, the one that eats you from the mind outwards.