The Atlantean Compensator 46 The Tactician

Sebastin tries his best to locate him..

Oumad asks. "Sebastin, was what he said true?"

Sebastin. "..Yes, I hate to admit it but I can't locate him through sound.

It's as if he isn't even alive, I've heard his heartbeat slowly fading away, he might as well be a living dead."

Oumad. "Hmmmm..."

It was the first time for Herald to see Joshou's powers being in display.

"..Amazing! What are his powers exactly?"

Ayla. "He called it Invisibility."

Sebastin. "Yes but...

That doesn't explain how he stops his heartbeat or how I can't hear anything coming out of him!

I have the ability to hear and detect ultrasounds and infrasounds. It's not that his sound is too low.

It's not even there!"

Everybody tried to understand what Joshou's powers really are.

Elara says calmly.

"..I am not sure it's an illusion as well, although it's very close to it.

But i cannot undo it."

Beazly. "...But! why is he not doing any move yet?

It has been almost a minute and Master is still there looking unbothered."

Sebastin. "We're not even sure whether he's making a move or not...

It could be that he's trying but it's not working!"

Herald. "No I don't think so, you'd be able to hear him if he touched Heracles..."

Sebastin. "..I don't know, never seen something like him."

They all looked clueless towards the Arena.

Heracles is standing there rocking a badass pose. Always with the same serious look.

Joshou now is actually still in the same place he was standing in.

In his mind, he's mastering a plan.

'...Not yet, he still has his full composure! By this point every one would be confused.

Nothing short of what i should expect, they're the real deal!

However, Beazly succeeded not because he could move him, but it's the way which he done it.

I'll give him my best technic..'

Joshou slowly walks towards Heracles, then raises his speed exponentially!!

He's running on the tips of his toes.

And Sebastin still cannot hear it.

Joshou's plan was to first aim at Heracles strong shoulders.

Not to push them! he'd just touch him enough that he'll sense it.

Then, he'll make a lightning turn behind Heracles and direct a leg kick towards his left foot.

The moment both of them touch, He'd undo his ability and show himself to everyone's sight. This to actually surprise Heracles and make him a bit confused. Unaware of his next movement's location.

Joshou is hoping that this will grant him a chance to move Heracles even a little bit, adding to his powerful kick that he trained years on til it could break solid matter.

Execution time has come!!

Joshou jumps high in the air, above Heracles.

Touches his right shoulder and at the same time desactivates his powers.

Everybody was looking towards Heracles and to see Joshou out of nowhere was surprising!

Giving them no time to speak, only to gaze.

Heracles eyes moved towards where Joshou is and they made an eye contact in a split second.

Joshou quickly turns his body in the air and uses his spinning to add more power to the kick he's gonna hit Heracle's left foot with.

But it wasn't a random kick! It was horizontal.

Joshou made sure to hit the most moveable place in Heracles' body.

Its the point that both his foot and the ground meet in, Its the point of balance.

By hitting it Joshou meant to disturb Heracles balance enough to move him a bit.

The action finished.

And both Joshou and Heracles were blocked for a moment, and everybody's eyes were too.

As if time froze for a second.

Even Alkeyder was a bit astonished by this.

Joshou retreats calmly towards his first place again, directly in front of Heracles.

Heracles is still with the same pose, same stance and the same look even.

But in a shoking fashion. He willingly lifted his left foot.

And said. "You succeeded.

Good job young man."

Then was the first to give his respects to Joshou.

Joshou. "Thank you."

Everbody looked quite shocked and confused, what happened didn't make sense to them.

Ayla. "W..What happened exactly? Am lost!"

Beazly. "I'd be lying if i said i knew...But he succeeded! We should be happy for him."

Herald stays silent as he's trying to analyze what occured.

Love spoke at last.

"I didn't think Heracles would show respect to one of his students in a first day!"

Alkeyder smiles elegantly. "Well..Isn't that a good sign?

Joshou deserved it as well. You all have to give him a round of applause!"

Sebastin. "..Sure but, can you explain what he did?"

Alkeyder. "Long story short, he made Heracles approove of him rather than trying to move him.

In order to do that he drew a very well made plan. His first touch was to distract his opponent and disturb his balance, being behind an opponent is always a huge advantage and he exploited it.

Last he directed his kick to a very precise point, if anyone was there he'd have made two turns in the air before falling down."

Everybody was amazed by the truth behind what occured.

Oumad. "...There is no doubt about his past now!!"

Herald. "Yes, I still remember that he said he was taking secret missions at a young age.

Who knows what did he accomplish with all the skill and power he possess...."

Joshou joins the rest of his companions.

Beazly. "Amazing what you did there!!"

Joshou. "Well....Not really but thank you."

Ayla. "What do you mean by no really? You've succeeded flawlessly."

Joshou. "It is what I call an aborted mission. I did not succeed at executing it but i was saved by heavinly desire."

Herald knows what he meant...

'Joshou did not succeed at moving Heracles, and doesn't like the feeling of that. Heracles basically let him win and he may have taken an offense on that. Even though he knew moving the Master was almost impossible. But his inner fighting spirit originated those feelings.'

He tells Joshou. "No brother, you executed it pretty well."

Joshou doesn't reply and just looks towards Herald for a moment.

Alkeyder also looking with a smile.

Heracles shouts at the rest.

"NEXT!"

Beazly. "Oh shit, who's next?"

Everybody looked like the scared classmates when the teacher asks them a question they don't know its answer!

Alkeyder. "..Come on!

Just give it your best shot."

Then, it was none other than Sebastin who without saying a word. Goes to stand in front of the Master.

Ayla supports him.

"GOOD LUCK SEBASTIN!! You can do it!"

Sebastin looks back at her and raises his thumb up.

Ayla. "AWN how adorable is he??"

Love. "OH! Very much indeed.

Don't you think Elara?"

Elara simply nodded her head, as to say that she agrees.

Oumad. "Why does this look like a heroic scene of some sort of movie??"

Herald laughs "Hhahaah...Well, we're all in that movie brother."

However,

Sebastin stands quite far from Heracles, the same place that Joshou stood in.

Heracles asks him. "Hmmm...What do you have for me tough kid?"

Sebastin smiles. "Heheh...Something you've never seen before!"

Heracles. "I've seen a lot in my days, make sure not to disappoint."

Sebastin. "Yes sir!"

Chapter end