Arkinslize
Mmm I don't understand the new skills worth, the first allows you to burn metal instead of eather, it can be used to fuel costly abilities but... Doesn't sound that great to me, I mean eather is easier to get than the metal, this also reduces his passive production. It can be used in critical situations, but he lacks some something to fuel. The second instead seems far to hard to use instead, it allows you counter something at high cost eather and metal, but can be easily stolen and rendered useless, unless he's missing something to use it, he might be able to make use of it if he can create a layer around his brain and other organs to protect him against shock waves and psychic attacks
For what I remenber, instructor work for the Oracle, so with her timely apperance, she's here to take the metal right? Surely there was a bet between Oracle and Zhorion for who earn or take back the metal after some fight between contestants and Young Zhorions. Anyway I'm guessing she will try do buy the metal or part of it.