Accidental Reverse

Chapter 14

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Accidental Reverse Arc 2

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Training and school the next day seem to drag on forever. The brunet can barely keep up a calm façade, impatiently waiting for the moment he can flee from school and start practicing with his Soul.

He already has thought up a plan for training, and the things he has written down in his reverse notebook certainly help. After three years, the future Raimon has also started to experiment with Souls, just like they did with Keshin. In the end, they figured out that there were more forms of Souls as well.

The 'Animal Soul' is the form of energy use where the user takes on the form of an animal. But 'Souls' are more than just the animal of one's core – they are a whole new form of energy. A better description would be the visible manifestation of someone's mental power.

The Energy of one's Heart. Soul energy, when controlled enough, can lift all the boundaries on the user's body and so give them complete control over their full, unrestrained abilities. Reaching this point acquires hours of intense training, but if the user can pull it off, they reach the state that Raimon has dubbed a 'Soul Trance'.

As long as the user is mentally strong enough, they have the ability of controlling the Soul energy and reach their Soul Trance. That doesn't mean everyone can, though.

There are two things that make a strong Soul user. Mental strength and willpower. While all Soul users are mentally strong, the stronger their willpower and resolve, the stronger their Soul abilities.

Luckily for Tenma, he's always been unbeatable when it comes to willpower.

He's taken to Soul energy like a fish to water.

However, for Soul Trance, something else counts. Because it lifts the boundaries and brings the user to their maximum potential, it puts an incredible strain on the body.

Soul Trance is mostly a mental state, in which the user is so focused and in tune with their Soul energy that the usual boundaries on the body's abilities are lifted. The secret behind it is focus and balance – as long as the user can focus enough and is balanced perfectly with the energy, they can surpass their usual limits and reach their full potential, their 100%.

When someone usually reaches their 100% they can't hold it for more than a few seconds, because the amount of focus and harmony quickly slips through their fingers. The Soul energy helps to prevent that – it is almost like some sort of meditation, that allows the user to be completely focused, as if in a trance.

Even though it's mostly a mental effort, physically it's also not easy. To reach one's 100% means to be the fastest and the strongest they can be. To take everything out of their body. Because of this, one has to be physically fit to use a Soul Trance, because otherwise the body will collapse.

There is only so long someone can give their all. If they go on too long, the overexertion will injure their bodies gravely.

It is for that reason that there is a time limit on Soul Trance. Once the user reaches the point of endangering themselves, the Soul energy starts to dissipate. It's possible to hold on to it and push even farther, but only for a little while. If the user reaches the point of seriously injuring themselves, the Soul energy completely disappears, which often leads to the user blacking out.