Being read like an open book

Contrary to what the others thought, Ares didn't wait for Rebecca to charge at him first. Instead, he stomped the ground and went at full speed towards her while preparing his sword. 

'The world is just like a chess game. Every piece has its own movement pattern. As long as you stick to this pattern and find the many variables that involve it, you can overcome each of their moves and do even better when counterattacking!'

Ares's vision flinched for a moment as his imagination went wild and transformed the battlefield into a huge board of white and black squares.