What The Luck!? Chapter 78
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"Do what I do, It will be a pain if I have to clean up anything extra in the morning." Onyx was in a slight crouch as he moved. Hos body seemed to step softly instead of the normal tread of a person.
Asher could tell that he was focusing on every little movement in his body. Unlike them, his feet would not make a slight slide as he pushed off forward. His steps were also completely silent, unlike Laura and Asher whose feet would make a soft swishing or crunching depending on where they stepped.
"Stop making all that noise, it's like you want your opponent to know you are about to ambush them." Onyx was becoming more annoyed as this walk back was part of his own training. "If you can't do it then you get to find your own way back."
"Mean." Laura was not feeling overly happy about this, she wanted to learn everything quickly and just use it. She was not one to take a slow way.
"This is like a slow version of foot work tag. I just need to learn different footwork." Asher had an epiphany and started to watch the specific movements that he used when stepping on to roots and over soft spots. The main thing that he saw was that his head was on a swivel.
There was not a moment that Onyx held his sight in the same place, it was like he was constantly searching. "Why did you stop. He is going to get too far ahead then we won't know how to get back." Laura was anxious to rush off and follow but if he told her that she was not allowed to then she would lose the chance to learn the things she was missing.
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"I'm playing copy cat. If I can learn his footwork then I will be able to do that too." Asher started to move again this time mirroring Onyx's steps. "Does he twist like this? What did he see there that wasn't there?' Asher's thoughts were full of questions, but he could learn more by watching than asking.
Laura gave up on trying to reason with Asher and Onyx and followed suit. This was yet another weird thing that involved asher. First, he had a unique power that made no sense when he introduced himself. Now he was making up a word game to follow Onyx. The weirdest and by far the most annoying to her was that he had been faster at getting to the mountain let along on top of the cliff wall.
Laura had always prided herself on her speed even before her evo shot. When she would do her homework, take tests, and even in gym class she was always the fastest. Not her super power mirrored this. She had learned to accept the downsides of having a super speedy metabolism, she just brought tons of snacks and took the nutrient packed pills. Yet now that she heard that her mind was slower it was eating at her.
Asher let out soft hmm's and huh's as he started to adjust the way he walked. After just a short time he had started to pick up on the pattern and the basic movement of how to place his foot down without leaving a footprint. he was still leaving impressions in the mud, however, they were negligible compared to how he had walked at the start.
"Pretty sure we are slowly...very slowly, going in circles." Laura was reaching the end of her patients after half an hour of walking in this weird manner. She had not stopped and gone this slow a day in her life.
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"But are you catching on?" Asher glanced back at her seeing that she had started to use her speedy reflexes and body motion to get a full survey around her in an instant. This was something she was able to do but Asher could not. "Huh, you know if you make this muscle memory then I think you could be like a ghost. Here and there without a trace." This idea had just popped in to his head. 'She's like an assassin in video games, super quick and if she learned to walk without leaving a trace she would be perfect for the role.'
Asher already could see Laura wearing edgy robes and keeping her head covered under a black hood. It would be the perfect look for her if she wasn't so talkative sometimes. "You two can take the lead. It's making me uncomfortable that you're copying me. It's like having two very odd shadows." Onyx had stopped dead and motioned for the two to pass him. "Take the left trail and stay straight. You will be back soon. I will be following."
His last sentence made Asher feel there was more to what he was planning to do. When he and Laira had moved out of sight he stopped her. "We should keep using his footwork to move through the trail. He sounded a little expectant at the end there. I think he is testing us. We might get more points." Greed seemed to seep in to Asher's eyes as he said this/. He needed points and if he could get more he would be happier.
"Sure sure. Let me just eat this first." Laira pulled out a silver case from her pocket. When she opened it she took out a small round looking pill. She swallowed it whole and Asher could see some redness make its way to her face. "Phheeww that feels better. I was getting light headed after the climbing."
Laura had started to get too exhausted and knew it was a sign of her body needing more fuel. If she were left alone without food for just a few hours her body would turn on itself and start breaking down her fat and muscles to survive. That was how she had been sent to the hospital the day she gained her power. She had skipped lunch then shot in to metabolic overdrive due to her new super power. She had lost thirty pounds in a few hours before the doctors were able to stabilize her and help her gain weight.
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