[color=violet]"I realized after that attack that I could have done just the opposite and completely negated his attack. Unfortunately in the heat of the moment I wasn't thinking far enough ahead. I should have expected it to happen."[/color] Oz responded to the remark. He knew exactly what mistake was being referenced and didn't have the dumb pride to try fighting for it as anything but a fool's error. [color=violet]"Next time an attack like that occurs I'll try deflecting it without putting myself and the rest in danger. To think if that was one of Ada's weird attacks it could have cost us everything. Note: Don't spread an enemy's element on the area you fight."[/color]

	Oz turned to face Jenso. If that was a fight at full strength it would have been far more taxing than it had been but the man seemed alright now. [color=violet]"I get the feeling that the three of us are best suited toward differing roles in a fight but we weren't quite fulfilling that the way we should have been. Jenso, Jeff, I'd say think about what you would do if you put yourself in a different fighting position. You guys were great with your offensive power but the biggest thing I think Luke and Mikey would chastise you on is that you telegraph everything you do. You're an open book, easy to read and if you keep up the same tactic for too long without succeeding then you become predictable. Admittedly I'm in the same boat in a lot of cases. I'm not as fast as you guys so I'm forced to rely on blocking and deflecting attacks to keep up with more hostile, quick opponents. If something is currently beyond you, think of what you already have and how you can creatively use it."[/color] The people gathered together already had great power, they just needed to master what they had and make one more hurdle. [color=violet]"Zelriane, as an example to you Jeff, is insanely fast. He makes himself completely unpredictable. He gets in close, stays at range, avoids everything. At some point in fighting him you realize he's trying to make himself unhittable so that he can wittle his opponent down. You don't know what he's going to do so he always has the element on his side. In a fight like we had with Mikey I'd say don't be as eager to press attacks like Jenso who has always been focused on forward attacks. You need to flow and be free to act like the element that is your namesake. It's everywhere at once but its true danger doesn't make itself apparent until it's too late to act. You make yourself an annoyance, you could be offensive but never trade defense for offense even if it looks like the opportunity is open. When you fought me you did very well at keeping your distance, even countering my efforts to control you. Play keep away and when the enemy focuses on another then you strike. It will keep them forced on the defensive and open to a real attack from Jenso or another heavy hitter."[/color] He commented.

	[color=violet]"As for Jenso.. in this case you should be less like your own element."[/color] Oz smiled. The idea was entertaining. [color=violet]"Fire is aggressive. And predictable. Yet while it is predictable its power is constant and reliable. You do indeed make the best forward strike. The thing is that our enemies also know that. What would be more surprising? Jenso rushing forward with his signature punch or standing back and preparing for something that the enemy is unfamiliar with? Don't be like a forest fire bro, you'll run out of wood to burn pressing forward that hard. Think of yourself as a directable furnace, a well of concentrated fire rather than a wild one. Here's an example, if you press forward against an opponent that dodges or forces all your attacks into glancing hits then it would be time to change up. Instead of forcing yourself on them make your own opportunity to open them up. Maybe feign attacks at them with the expectation that they'll dodge just so you can keep them on edge and fill the combat area with your own element. Then, if you have that kind of control you can use the fire already burning on the arena as an uncounterable ally. It's your element just think ahead when you get the time."[/color] He concluded the thought for Jenso.

	[color=violet]"Now that I've lectured you two I think it's proper and fair to share what I've been thinking about. The Order's tower will likely have no space for me to use my strongest abilities so I've been working hard to overcome that. Atlas as you can imagine is a huge depiction of power. To fit that in a hallway that may be no more than eight feet tall would be impossible so I've been working on condensing and downsizing it. It's hard as hell right now but I think it will work the way I want it to by the end of the week. I've also been working on more elaborate shapes for shields as I demonstrated with that funnel. I realized that I might be most useful as the center of attention or as a controller.[/color] He looked down for a second, Oz was one whose heart was always apparent. He looked hesitant but spoke up after a drawn moment anyways. [color=violet]"I can crank up gravity to dangerous, even fatal levels. I've used it to train my own body in the past. I'm not much of a killer though so I've never tried to crush something to death. The thought of doing so has definitely occurred to me but it is abhorrent."[/color] He looked at the expressions of his companions carefully. [color=violet]"Still, this is war for the fate of the entire world. I will have to reckon with such actions later. We share the combined responsibility over the lives of all people in our fight. We can't hold any tactic or idea back. Failing this there will never BE anything ever again here."[/color]