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You open your bag of Snackos and wait for the fight to begin, with little excitement but a lot of anxiousness inside – like being invited to watch a movie you never heard about before. You’re a spectator with little expectations.
“<span class="mu-s">…You can go now.</span>” Unceremoniously, Esperanza makes the battle officially go underway!
But neither fighter makes the first move.
“Tell me, how much do you know about enigmas?” The girl doesn’t let her fighting stance go.
“Why are you asking now? We have to fight.” Surprisingly, Oliver isn’t the one who starts with a cheap shot.
“This is our only chance to talk. After I defeat you, I don’t think we’ll have the <span class="mu-i">pleasure</span>.” There’s heavy handed irony in the way she pronounced the last word. “And if it isn’t to the death any longer. I want to know about your character. As in, your personality.”
“Are you preparing a move or something?” Leo Major has figured something out, presumably. “Doesn’t matter. Talk as much as you want, I’ll win anyway.”
“These two are annoyingly chatty…” Esperanza isn’t pleased with the show.
“It adds to the drama.” You respond to give them time to talk.
“You see, most flame users I have encountered think enigmas have one ability. The truth is, they have <span class="mu-i">two</span>.” Hat girl shows two fingers. “I’m sure you are already intuitively aware of this. One is passive, we can use it without our enigmas by our side, like enhanced hearing for example, contradictory enough most of these have to be activated by us – this is often referred to as its <span class="mu-i">only ability</span>.” The girl puts her fingers on top of her lips. “The second ability shows up when they’re invoked: It’s their body. Some can fly. Some can move faster. Some can cut steel. They bring their unique physique, weapons and morphology.”
“What are you getting with this?” Oliver likes a monologue when it’s less informative.
“There are drawbacks.” The girl puts both hands to the side. “Our minds subconsciously modify their bodies to our whims; some enigmas end up with forms and abilities that don’t suit them. But more importantly, it takes a lot of willpower to have them invoked by our side. A lot of power that could strengthen our passive ability. What I am trying to say, <span class="mu-i">bringing them out is not always optimal</span>.”
She starts walking forward.
“Now you’re going to face me?” Oliver gets into a defensive position.
“<span class="mu-s">I already won.</span>” The girl smiles as she pulls a shiny piece of paper from her sleeve.