Semi-awaken

Semi-awakened form is a form that awakeneds can enter when trying to conserve energy. It trades destructive capability and some aspects of the awakened form for a more energy-efficient humanoid form, even if the awakened form isn't humanoid. The semi-awakened form takes its characteristics and its abilities from the awakened form, mixing it in with the human form of the awakened. To most awakened, semi-awakening is as easy as breathing.

Many awakened are proficient at semi-awakening just a single part of their body to be more energy-efficient. Female awakened tend to be better at this due to their generally superior yoki-control.

According to Faith, semi-awakening is when an awakened "reveals" their quality by removing the layer of quantity covering over the quality. Doing so reveals the true form of the body underneath. Semi-awakening differs from full awakening because in a full awakening, the quantity is used to fuel the quality whereas in semi-awakening, the quantity is simply pulled back to reveal the quality underneath, creating a slimmed down version of the awakened's awakened form on the awakened's human body.