The Martial Unity

Rui was exhausted.

Truly exhausted.

He glanced at Nel, who was already being treated by the medical staff on site. His blood loss was immense, Rui had struck the carotid artery in advertently.

He quickly got off the ring after having consumed a rejuvenation and healing potion.

"That was an insane fight." Kane grinned.

"Congratulations Rui." Fae said. "That was incredibly close."

They all congratulated him before getting to the elephant in the room.

"How did you land that last Flowing Canon?" Fae asked curiously, it was one of the many offensive techniques she had mastered and thus she had recognized it immediately.

"I was wondering the same thing too." Kane nodded. He was already familiar with Nel's incredible speed and reflexes. He was quite curious too.

"Just some psychological tricks." Rui smiled. "I distracted him with the Stinger so that his reactions to other attacks would be much lower. And then I just to find the perfect timing and placement of the Flowing Canon with my adaptive evolution."

"Was it really that simple?" Kane scratched his head. "To think that's how you managed to create such a huge turn around."

Rui shrugged. "It was that simple. The human mind is more flawed than you we tend to think of it. As long as you learn how to exploit these flaws, you can do things that would normally be impossible."

This was something he sincerely believed. Research in neuroscience and psychology had shown that the human brain and mind were filled with a myriad of flaws and shortcomings, many of the elements of the VOID algorithm were derived from and centered around these phenomena.

Of course, several of these elements were also in effective on Gaea against Martial Artists and beasts because they were too different from baseline human. Which was, of course, one of the many reasons the VOID algorithm needed updating and upgrading.

They bantered for a bit, before a staff member interrupted them.

"Apprentice Fae Dullahan? Your scheduled match is soon to commence." He said. "Please be sure to wait by the assigned ring."

Fae nodded, turning to her friends. "I'll see you guys after."

match after being

Hever, right?" Kane scratched his

"Yeah."

possibilities. If Fae's firepower was within the limit of capability of the Meteor Swing technique, then Fae

if her power exceeded the limits of the technique's capabilities,

Rui was unable to gauge it. She had immense raw power however Meteor Swing was a grade

likely that her regular strikes would not be

was for her regular strikes

necessarily say the same for her peak power. Her peak power would probably be using Whirlpool in addition all the power striking power techniques she had mastered, such as Flowing Canon. The power of that strike would be on

far as her peak power went, it must have be on another

some situations, and in many cases her opponents wouldn't let her build up the power to

not necessarily

he could pressure

probably the only person she could take her time to land her

was unclear and quite curious about the outcome

they reached

were already facing

gazing

Hever said to Fae. "I have looked

Fae raised an eyebrow. "You

Hever calmly stated. "You are the only Martial Apprentice in the Academy who could show me the limits of my techniques, even when facing it at

stances."

took his modest stance. "Let us not waste time. Show me

as imposing

whether your

she took her stance. "This was my intention from the very

Hever didn't reply.

was nothing more he had

"Begin!"

once, Fae didn't lash out at her opponent, swiftly pummeling

she walked to the opposite end of the ring, standing at the

in her stance, matching