Arda: (Sitting in his room on the couch, thinking about yesterday's events.) How is Sypmean so strong? Is he using something special? If I want to beat him... I need something special too. Maybe Mysterio knows. (He stands up and goes to the living room.) Mysterio, is there anything about these powers you haven't told me?

  Mysterio: Ah, right, I haven't told you about Tactics. Let me explain. (He shifts to a reclining position on the couch.) Look, the elemental power inside you is raw. If you don't know how to use it, you're no different from a normal human. These powers usually change based on how you use them. There are many element users in the world, most have a Tactic — with these you can boost your element power and develop yourself more. Professionals usually teach them in special courses, but they're expensive. I'd guess monthly 1000 to 3000 dollars, some places even 15000 dollars. But since I don't fight much, I don't need one. And element powers don't have to be main elements, there are people with sub-elements like my electron-atom power. It varies from person to person, but the rarest element in the world is ice.

  Arda: So I have a question, do these Tactics usually get passed down genetically like in shonen manga?

  Mysterio: In the sources I've read and around me, I've never seen it. Either it doesn't exist, or it's very rare. I can't give a definite answer.

  Arda: I see, (His accepting face turns to surprise suddenly.) What, really? Since my life is shaping up like a shonen manga, I thought there would be classic inherited genetic powers.

  Mysterio: (Shrugs.) Life isn't always like shonen. Anyway, to master Tactics, first you need to determine your Tactic's type. They go like "OFFENSE", "DEFENSE", "SUPPORT", "BOOSTER" and so on. Each has different mastery methods, like for offense type you need constant attack training, or for defense you need muscle work, then train your element. And historically in the world there were two big explosions. These explosions were the emergence of Mans and the shattering of the Gemma crystal. If you ask what this has to do with our topic, it's necessary for embracing your power more. Mans is the method of controlling the aural power inside and using it elementally or in other ways, it's basically the same principle as Tactics but a more primitive version.

  Arda: Hmm so Mans is the way of using people's internal aural power before elemental powers like fire water. Meaning (A reddish-cyan semi-transparent aura style starts glowing in his eyes.) Meaning if I learn to use this power inside me I'll get even stronger.

  We're in a forest and Arda is standing alone in the middle. Eyes closed and light breathing.

  Breathing frequency decreased and he started taking deep breaths. And his eyes start glowing like in absolute eye with red orange but this time colors are faded and main eye colors are visible.

  Arda: (Eyes open and focused.) I must focus more, much more, with every breath I should feel like my lungs are scorching. (He inhales but from the deepest.) (It reaches his veins and the vein suddenly starts steaming.) (And when Arda exhales, his eyes turn vibrant red and orange colors and hot breath comes from mouth.) (He brings his hand to face level and) So this is how it feels.

  A few weeks later.

  Arda is in the same position and same place again.

  Arda: (He has reached the level to easily produce reddish-orange flames from his hand.) Next is to develop a Tactic unique to me. (Closes his eyes and thinks.) (Inner voice) Maybe I should do something that increases both my power and speed. (He suddenly opens his eyes.) Yes I found it. (Closes his eyes again and visualizes in his head.) His own skeletal system appears and first right arm side appears that side covered with fire forming denser but stronger bones that take less space. And he does this to all his other bones except the rib cage ones. And the moment he does this he can't even move and symbols appear on his body as if his bones are glowing through.

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  Arda: But I need to move but why can't I move (A thought hits him.) Maybe because my muscles aren't strong enough to move. Okay (Reverts his bones to normal.) Off it hurts so much but yes I won't use this mode until I develop my muscles but before that I need to name this mode what should I name it I found it The Broaks.

  Time skip we do.

  Arda trains for a month in this process while going to school he repeatedly bounces his feet up and down like jumping, in class he strengthens his palms with hand gripper, does warm-ups for shoulders vs. At the end of 1 month he returns to the same position.

  Arda: Ohh (Breathes in out.) The Broaks. Mode activate (Makes a fist with one hand and thrusts forward.) (Visualizes in his mind and activates the mode.) Let's see if I can move now? He tries to pull his hand back and succeeds. Let's see how fast I can run at full speed he prepares and just as he is about to run a crack sound from his spine and he collapses. (What what happened did my spine break Noooooooo.) Ugh mode off (Bones return to normal and mode deactivates.) He tries to stand up and stands slowly and walks slowly to home.) Damn it.

  He goes home. Some time passes Arda recovers a bit in this time.

  Arda: I’m mostly healed and when I activate The Broaks my bones harden so much that movement is hard but if I need to hit hard to Sypmean I need to be fast for that and I’m faster than Sypmean in this form but I need speed when The Broaks mode is active too so that means if I focus on my base body instead of The Broaks I’ll develop faster. (Another time skip in this time Arda did experiments on trees for example how fast he can punch and how fast he can hit while moving he focused on developing these. And worked both upper and lower.) I’m back let’s see if I can move easily in The Broaks mode? “He took a deep breath and started light jog” Yes I can light jog let’s speed up yes I can move comfortably. He pulls his hand back and punches a tree and opens a medium size hole in the tree but his own hand gets light scratches and wounds. Then stands straight and stays like that.) Now since I can control my elemental power now I need to show this meaning I need to control my aura. (Closes his eyes and a red brown aura appears around him and slowly takes Arda’s body shape. And suddenly lunges forward very fast.) Whoa did I get this fast with aura? (Environment colors slowly fade and Arda tucks his legs and a tree comes in front and he hits it with great force but only a tiny hole opens in the tree.) (And bounces back from the trunk and lands.) What now when I focused on my aura my speed increased much more than normal but the damage I gave dropped. (Arda stands straight and focusing first activates The Broaks then deactivates and activates aura and does this for a while and does fast.) (He drops to his right knee.) Huff (Cold breath comes from mouth) somehow it takes a lot of energy is it because I switch between aura and element too fast?

  Camera goes to Sypmean and he is in a facility facing a test robot.

  Sypmean: Seriously? I’m supposed to improve myself with this robot? (Sypmean raises his right hand fingers slightly spread. And as he thrusts his hand down fast neon green yellowish thin lines come from gaps between index middle and ring fingers and when he lowers the robot gets 3 line slash damage from distance and Sypmean does again and robot gets damage again then Sypmean pushes with left foot on wall and jumps into air and grabs chandelier above and stands on robot and lets go hands from chandelier and with one foot strike shatters the robot into pieces.) Seriously thinking my power is equal to this breaks me. (Closes his eyes.)

  What did you think of the universe's power system, and what are your thoughts on the Tacticles?