Talk:Elemental manipulation/@comment-121.54.54.38-20120731040906/@comment-24927180-20140609064246

In the book it's stated that Benjamin had little control over a lot of his ability. The fire was what he did best because he had used it in his human life, but he still didn't have alot of control over it. It's even said in the wiki that he doesn't have mastery over it, so that's probably why he didn't torch all of the Volturi, he just couldn't, but still one would think that he would have at least had the sense to use it on those that were the most worrying (Jane, Alec, Demetri, etc)

Benjamin had his ability when he was human, but he could only use fire, and only had a small amount of control. Benjamin's ability is easily a stretch, but it's like Alice or Bella, the ability was there before they were turned, and how it was there never something fully discussed.

I would assume that it's just one of those great unknowns that the world is full of. Someone could have the abiltiy to control fire, it's not that hard to imagine in a world filled with vampires, werewolves, and who knows what else, it's really not that hard to think that a human could have that ability.

I never looked to far into it after that.

In a world where people can read minds, see the future, feel emotions, I just kinda went along with it because it's based in a fantasy world where the ability to control elements is the least far-fetched thing that we had to deal with.