Zelraka's shock wave faded just as quickly as it had formed. An instant motion with extremely short range and no end lag. As Gideon's blade circled around the danger zone though, it met a similar fate to all previous attacks against the newly fused monster. It rested in Zelraka's side, or at least, partially embedded in the lime green defensive aura that protected him. A moment afterwards though, the aura sealed itself and shattered the weapon before disappearing again. Zelraka turned back over and looked at Gideon with a little smile. [color=8dc73f]"My thoughts exactly. I hope you don't end up disappointing me."[/color] Zelraka smiled. [color=8dc73f]"How are you detecting me, I wonder? It has to be something more complex than sensing my energy. I should almost be able to outspeed Yzeira's [b]eyes[/b] right now. So what is it?"[/color] He rose a hand to his chin and tilted his head to the side. [color=8dc73f]"Trying to cut off my oxygen supply, disappearing into the arcane energy of the air itself, manipulating the wind- Ah! [b]Atmosphere!"[/b][/color] Zelraka smiled and snapped his fingers. [color=8dc73f]"Could it be that? It's the air itself, isn't it? No matter how fast I move, you can feel me coming in advance!"[/color] He lowered his hands and clapped a few times for Gideon's efforts. [color=8dc73f]"Bravo! That's almost on par with Adarine and Yzeira! Look at you go!"[/color] Zelraka rolled his eyes. [color=8dc73f]"Should I destroy the atmosphere? I'm almost 100% certain I can hold my breath longer than you, but you'll probably just create more air... But maybe..."[/color] Zelraka threw a punch out of nowhere, aimed at the space between him and Gideon. Nothing happened at visually, but the air between them was pushed away in an instant, leaving a gap where neither Gideon or Zelraka could breath for the briefest of moments. In the same motion, Zelraka charged Gideon head-first. But unlike Zelriane's previous dashes, Zelraka didn't [i]reappear[/i] before moving to strike. Without the air to detect him, how would Gideon see Zelraka's fist coming straight for his abdomen?

	Zelraka was confident of one thing.

	[i]He couldn't.[/i]