Hidden Potential
A fight with the… THE Titan.
His name is known throughout the city in arena, even in other cities across the world. A strong man who uses earth techniques in combination with his dominator physique. Rumors are that Titan acquired a new ability recently as well...
His abilities do not pair well against my lightning translation technique, but my telekinesis will definitely hold its own, the only issue now being his physique and how to use my lightning without being blocked my his earth technique capabilities.
Gin began to think about the academy, his thirst to know why the ancients' created enhancers and why he had a foreboding sense of the future. For some reason he knew something big was going to happen. Seeing the size of the wall also had him concerned.
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The scouts watching Gin were wondering what he would say, most thought he should say no. A fight with Titan was a huge risk and one that could ruin his career in the fighting world before it even really got started. Titan was a massive man with an atlas like physique. He was bald and had a tan that matched the earth. When he fought, his body would be covered in patches of earth, giving him a stoney shade. People thought he looked like a Titan with how strong he was, when he flexed his arms, the earth quaked and the walls shook, it would often look like the sky had shifted. But that was the ground beneath his enemies giving out.
The Cloud family must have him at all costs. His talent with telekinesis already showed immeasurable potential. The scouts did not know it was telekinesis though, if they did, they would truly scream with excitement. No one had used telekinesis to such an extent before.
Would you consider sparing gin if the cloud family owes you a favor? The cloud scout asked because he did not want to lose such a good prospect with such potential that could raise their family status. If the family found out that they let go of such a good potential talent, they would not let him off so easily.
Titan looked over at the scout and laughed, "while that is tempting, this boy touched somebody he should not have!"
The cloud scout held his head low when he realized that the talent had offended such a person. He would help if he could but since he was not the family head of the cloud, he could not make any major decisions that would impact the future of the family, or it could be his head.
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Gin watched the entire event transpire and thought I will not forget the cloud family's kindness towards me, but he turned his head and looked directly at the Titan and spoke very loudly "I accept the deal because today you will learn that sometimes it is better to bite your tongue than to bark at a predator."
The Titans face flushed red with anger, but he calmed himself with the thought of stepping on the kids face.
"Meet me on the 45th floor if you dare little boy." The Titan bellowed with his chest sticking out.
The scouts could only watch in horror but unanimously all made the decision to follow and go to the 45th floor to watch the entire match.
Gin watched everyone leave the stands and he too began heading for the door, walking with quick steps.
"OH BOY" he thought, the credits he would make off this match would be amazing for sure. People normally bet hundreds of thousands of credits and the victor received a percentage of those credits. The other good news was that the higher the floor you were on the more potential bidders there were because the higher the floor meant the more dangerous the battle.
Within just 5 minutes Gin stood just a few 100 feet away from the Titans on a level plane in the Octagon on the 45th floor. The chance of the crowd was almost deafening, there were thousands of people spectating through the glass and even more at home through the camera. This event would be televised across the city because it was not every day somebody within the top 10,000 would battle. Usually, people that were within the top 10,000, let alone 100,000, were usually outside of the city training or gaining techniques.
Since this was a big battle there was an announcer in the middle of the ring who was lowered down on a floating platform. He held a microphone and asked the crowd if they were ready for tonight's event and to begin placing their bets. It was common knowledge that the opponents would have to be researched by the crowd themselves to understand who they should bet on. If they displayed the techniques that each opponent used, then it would put not only the opponents at a disadvantage, but it would also in a way rig the bets.
After a minute of the bets being placed the match was ready to start. Titan's eyes squinting at Gin, and he moved his hand across his neck as if to say he was a dead man.
Gin breathed first, he began calming his body and then suddenly had an idea. He realized he never actually tried to channel energy into his body, he had only tried his mind. With the thought of the sudden prospect in the match almost beginning, a hidden card would be quite useful right about now. Gin closed his eyes for a moment but in those milliseconds Gin channeled energy lightning fast to his body and he felt the energy began to store within every cell, the air almost began to ripple around him because of the massive amount of energy that he was pulling in. You see he was using telekinesis to actually pull energy in even faster, no one had ever thought of this before. Suddenly his body started to solidify, and he felt his muscles grow in strength. Now the only way he could actually boost his body was by supplying his own energy to strengthen it; which would cost energy.
So, this now meant that Gin was actually a 1 in a million Genius! He couldn't believe his luck. He felt stupid for not trying this sooner, but he also thought that this could help him against Titan, who obviously used resources to learn about Gin and his abilities.
He was careful of how much energy he used because he still needed a supply to use his techniques at a higher level. His current upgraded stats now.
[Name: Gin]
[Race: Human]
[Stats:]
[Mind : 5 ->7]
[Body : 3->7]
[Focus: 10]
[Energy: 1630 -> 1030]
[Techniques: Telekinesis Rank C, Lightning Translation Rank D]
[Battle Rating: Low class Warrior]
Battle Rating? Gin thought to himself with a blank look. He looked at Titan and asked the system how he could tell what Titans level is, that is if there was even a way.
[Say Scan as you focus on your target]
"Scan" he thought, suddenly the energy and battle rating of Titan popped in his view. Why didn't the system inform him of this before?
[The System adapts to the hosts need within parameters allowed]
Strange. There must be more at play that I don't realize he thought intently.
[Name: Titan]
[Race: Human]
[Stats:]
[Mind: 3]
[Body: 15]
[Focus:6]
[Energy: 2500]
[Battle Rating: Upper Mid Class Warrior] [Near Breakthrough]
Son of a... this was a tough guy. Gin was in over his head, many thoughts raced through his mind before hearing...
[Ding]
[New Mission: Defeat Titan without Killing him]
[Reward: Technique Upgrade]
Titan Roared, although Gin thought fast, the battle was now beginning!
Titan rushed at Gin while the earth surrounded his body, picking up dust and debris as he moved. The earth shook with each step and Titans fists were now growing into huge boulder like fists as he jumped in the air bringing his hammer hands down on Gin.
Gins eyes were calm and sharp; he looked up as his hand slowly opened next to his waist, he looked down on the Titan. Even though the Titan was high in the air coming down on him, Gin looked at him with pity!
A frog in the well he thought before Gin sent him---