EPISODE 327; THE RUPTURING! KNOWLEDGEABLE HOUSE OF THE WHITE LIGER! UNSEALING THE LIMITERS OF THE ETERNAL TITAN TEMPUS ROMA! THE SECOND BARRIER! INTEGRATING THE ZODIAC SYSTEMS INTO THE ETERNAL TITAN TEMPUS ROMA! THE CELESTIAL SKILL TREE PART VII; ACCLIMATIZING TO THE ELEMENTS! THE HUMAN BODY! HOST TO THE ELEMENTS! THE HEART AND CIRCULATORY SYSTEM; HOST TO WATER! TEMPUS ROMA MODE PAX!
Mitsuki and Tempus Roma now stood within the Crucible Of Water.
"Now you need to acclimatize to the Element Of Water hosted by the Heart And Circulatory System" Tempus Roma said. "Begin!" she ordered.
Mitsuki and Tempus Roma took three massive sprints towards each other. Tempus Roma calculated the distance between herself and Mitsuki.
"TEMPUS ROMA MODE TURTLE WARSHIP!" Mitsuki called however just before she could thrust herself towards Tempus Roma, Tempus Roma used a flash step to close the distance between them and leapt into the air.
She deflected Mitsuki's fist downward with a drop kick while using the force contained within Mitsuki's thrust to thrust herself into the air. She somersaulted and aligned her body in reverse just as Mitsuki was about to crash into the ground. Mitsuki used the force of her potential fall to somersault multiple times in order to nullify the thrusting force of her body towards the ground just as Tempus Roma landed gracefully on the ground while facing Mitsuki from behind.
"TEMPUS ROMA MODE PAX VER RAPTOR TURTLE WARSHIP" Tempus Roma called calmly just as Mitsuki was nearing the Wall at the opposite end of the Crucible.
Mitsuki somersaulted and aligned her body in reverse landing on the Wall with both feet. She crouched to nullify the force of impact raising the density of her bones in the process. The Walls cracked under the pressure as the extra energy was simultaneously dispelled through Mitsuki's hair.
"Oops! I had forgotten that these Walls are not armoured. I'll have to reduce the force with which I propel myself from them" Mitsuki realized.
Tempus Roma slowed her breathing down and shut her eyes. Her heartbeat rate and rate of blood flow through her body gradually slowed down. Her bones became denser without becoming tenser. She felt a wave of cool energy wash over her body as her Depth Perception activated. She fused her Depth Perception with her Zone and Magnetic Perceptions. Her Magnetic Perception revealed to her the projected trajectory of Mitsuki's next thrust. Her Zone Perception showed her Mitsuki's range which her Depth Perception calculated by observing the forces acting on Mitsuki's body, particularly within her Bones. She sidestepped just as Mitsuki thrust herself towards her catching Mitsuki's hand in the process while raising the Density of her(Tempus Roma's) Bones even further and simultaneously performing a one-eighty degree sidestep. The Density Of her Bones coupled with the half rotation spin of her sidestep anchored her strongly to the ground while she simultaneously dragged Mitsuki through the air in an Arc Motion. When she had completed her Arc Rotation, she let go of Mitsuki and the forces acting on Mitsuki's body flung Mitsuki away from Tempus Roma. Mitsuki was now on a crash course for the Walls.
"TEMPUS ROMA MODE DRAGON!" Mitsuki called as she dispelled the Turtle Warship Mode and activated the Dragon Mode.
Golden Scales began to materialize on her body. Her Wings manifested as she stretched them to catch the air. The Wind resistance slowed her down. She activated her Zone Perception and Depth Perceptions which allowed her to sense the flow of the Wind. By moving in sync with the flow of the Wind she nullified the forces acting on her body that were leading her on a Crash Course for the Walls. When the forces acting within her body had decreased dramatically, she flapped her Wings suddenly and used the updraft of air to thrust herself upwards regaining her Balance in the process.
"She redirected the force of my thrust almost causing me to self-destruct" Mitsuki realized.
"The True Virtue Of The Moon is in 'The Power Of Reflection' or simply put 'Depth'. In combat, this is supposed to manifest as a Counteroffensive Style Of Combat that turns the adversary's momentum against them. The Virtue Of A Counteroffensive Style Of Combat lies in the fact that one must never be the first to strike and must never damage an opponent with one's own power but rather with the adversary's own power turning the adversary's strength into his own worst enemy" Mitsuki recalled Tempus Roma's words before their Training Sessions began.
"I see…so Tempus Roma's Mode Pax is a Counteroffensive Style that turns the adversary's momentum against them…the most terrifying counterpart to adversaries who rely on aggression. The troublesome thing about Counteroffensives is that they deal damage to an adversary proportionally to the damage inflicted by the adversary. I should try attacking from a distance" Mitsuki realized and stretched her arms forward.
She visualized the energy in the Pool Of Fire flowing into her body and began to release a bombardment of massive flames.
Tempus Roma inhaled deeply.
"TEMPUS ROMA MODE PAX VER TURTLE DRAGON WARSHIP" she called as her body turned fiery.
The fiery bombardment fused with her breath and flowed into her body. Mitsuki noticed that the fiery energy had been returned to the Pool Of Fire.
"She…nullified my Elemental Attack" Mitsuki realized.
"It appears Tempus Roma Mode Pax is a Combination Of Defensive and Counteroffensive Techniques" Mitsuki realized just as Tempus Roma suddenly opened her eyes and roared.
The Fiery Bombardment Mitsuki had hit Tempus Roma with was suddenly released from Tempus Roma's mouth with extra force. Mitsuki slowed her breathing down and activated her Extrasensory Perception. She used her Depth Perception to derive the Wavelength Of Tempus Roma's attack and adjusted her body to match the Wavelength Of The Attack. She inhaled deeply. The flames became gentle, fusing with her breath and entering her body then returning to the Elemental Pools. Her heart was beating calmly. Tempus Roma smiled and dispelled her Mode. Mitsuki dispelled hers as well.
"It appears you've grasped the significance behind Mode Pax" Tempus Roma said.
"Tempus Roma Mode Pax is for absorbing, nullifying and redirecting aggression. It can be used to render an adversary's aggression ineffective or to deter aggression by inflicting damage upon an adversary proportional to the adversary's aggression" Mitsuki realized.
"You've done well" Tempus Roma said.