Nightmare Body was the name Richard had given the body.
The Power of Nightmare was a magical force capable of turning imagination into reality. Richard used the Power of Nightmare to construct a body, and the moment he finished, he imagined it.
Yes, he imagined.
The Power of Nightmare could change reality through consciousness.
Under Richard's imagination, the body crafted from the Power of Nightmare transformed into real flesh.
This flesh, both in appearance and to the touch, was indistinguishable from anything in the Material World. However, once Richard activated his Energy Vision, he could see that the body was covered with dense, intricate patterns of light.
The Power of Nightmare hadn't truly created flesh; the flesh was merely a vivid illusion.
This hypothesis was confirmed when Richard tore off a piece of the flesh, which then turned into black Power of Nightmare and merged into the earth.
