THIS IS WAR

"What's that noise? Are they playing something over the speakers? Is that even allowed?" "Fire asked.

"This is probably part of his ability, I don't know what his ability is but I'll just have to attack head on and figure it out as I go." "Earth" thought to himself.

Rock Wall Crash!!!!

As "Earth" launched his attack Mikal started to move and dance and "Earth's" attack missed him. As the fight progressed, Mikal continued to dance and "Earth's" attacks continued to miss while Mikal's attacks all landed. Mikal's attack's were starting to accumulate damage on "Earth".

Mikal's ability, Beat Rhythm, creates a beat and a corresponding choreography. Anyone within earshot of the beat is in range of his ability. Anyone in range who follows the choreography will have their attack accuracy increased, while their opponent's accuracy will be diminished to zero. The catch is that only Mikal knows the choreography to the beat created by his ability.

The first person to decipher this ability was "Wind" who then explained it to the rest of the team.

"His ability is a bit like yours isn't it Toudou?" He asked.

"Not exactly, my ability Blade Dance disrupts the rhythm of my opponent's attacks whenever I parry with my sword, giving me the perfect opportunity to counter attack. This ability is far superior to mine." Toudou replied.

"So how would you deal with this ability Sir "War"?" The princess asked.

"Hmm well, the easiest way I can think of would be to mimic his movements but slightly alter them. They say that seeing someone copy your movements in a slightly altered way will cause you to subconsciously make the same movements. That would break his choreography giving me an opportunity to attack him." "War" answered.

"Of course, he probably figured that weakness out, and that's why he blinded himself. The only other option I can think of is to just copy his choreography completely, then both of us would get the benefits of his ability. Then it would just turn into a battle of endurance that I would inevitably win. Unfortunately I don't think "Earth" can pull off a strategy like that." He continued.

The fight continued and Mikal continued to dominate. The people spectating were wondering how "Earth" would be able to turn things around in this fight, and finally "Earth" came to an answer.

*CLAP!!*

"Earth" suddenly clapped his hands together, then landed a punch that sent Mikal tumbling to the ground. He then continued to pummel Mikal, clapping his hands before every combination. This turn of events surprised the crowd with most of them not understanding what was happening.

"Ha! That's a brilliant idea! I can't believe I didn't think of that." "War" said excitedly.

"He should be able to win with no issues now." "Wind" said.

"Sir "War" would you mind explaining how he broke Great General Mikal's ability?" The princess asked.

"Sure, it was impossible to disrupt his choreography visually because of his blindness. However, because he lost his sight his hearing is heightened, it was easier to disrupt his rhythm by using sound. It's only a slight disruption, but with how complex his ability is even the slightest mistake can break his it." "War" explained.

As Mikal was getting pummeled by "Earth" he finally got some distance between the two of them. When he did he slapped his hands to his ears and blood started to drip out of them.

"Did he just burst his own eardrums? But why?" "Earth" thought.

Then Mikal landed a perfect counter punch, smashing "Earth's" face and pushing him back. It seemed that Mikal had reactivated his ability.

"How can he reactivate his ability when he can't even hear the beat now?" "Earth" thought.

"Hehehe! I'm sure you're wondering how I can use my ability without being able to hear the beat. Stupid boy, the true beat comes from the heart!" Mikal screamed as he launched his next attack.