He’s there

Unfortunately for you, before you stand Absolute Wits. His mind is the best in the universe, almost like he’s the incarnate of all types of intelligence. You seem to have him cornered… how very wrong you are.

He stands at the far end—with a slight smirk. Back half-turned. Like you’re already filed.

🧠 Absolute Wits 🧠

Absolute Wits: “Interesting choice, following me up here. Though… I suppose it wasn’t really a choice.”

Intuitive Precognition—he already saw this. Supernatural Perception—every creak of your approach catalogued. Detail Detection—noticed all your hidden tricks/traps. Body Language Analysis—your intent read before your body moved. Omni-Perception pulling everything together in a fraction of a second.

You move first. You aim to strike him, buts it’s actually a trap.

Tactical Genius. Sound plan.

He exhales slowly. Tilts his head.

Absolute Wits: *“Think very carefully about who you’re facing.”

WHAT—

Reality Perception—he read the environmental patterns the moment he entered. Situational Intelligence—he understood this space better than you in under 4s. Absolute Preparedness had him prepared for everything you could do (even what would surprise him). Preparation Time Mastery—the 30s you thought he was cornered? He used them to finish mapping 3 exit routes & countered your exact weakness. Error Prevention meant he never stepped where you tricked him to.

He OUT-THINKS YOU.

IFlash device—you throw it. Accelerated Thought Process—he’d clocked the bulge in your coat 12 mins ago. Craft Improvisation—a clock-face shard, palmed earlier, angled to deflect your flash straight back into your periphery. Hyper Instincts fired before the device left your hand. Response Mastery meant his counter was already mid-motion before your throw completed. You’re stumbling blind.

(He OUT-THINKS YOU.)

You caught him off guard tho, broke his ulna, & pinned him against the wall

You laugh. You got him. Talks big—that’s all he had. He’s done for.

Absolute Wits: “Am I? You should take a good look at yourself.”

WHAT?? Your eyes widen as you look at yourself in horror—

Hyper Mind was running four scenarios simultaneously while you held him down. Multi-Focus—his pinned hand had been working a gear-pin free the entire time. Improvisation Mastery—he made up a plan on the spot, using his blood. Action Mastery—the motion invisible, precise, zero wasted movement. Reaction Mastery kept his expression dead neutral through the pain. Every metal surface you’re gripping conducts. The jolt releases your grip involuntarily.

He steps clear. Calm State. Clear Mind.

(He OUT-THINKS YOU.)

*Ring finger: broken from the pin-pull. Visibly swollen. He doesn’t glance at it once. Indomitable Will. Survival Mastery. Self-Sufficiency—he needed nothing external. He used the break as a timer. Pain: repurposed. Adaptive Mind: Automatic Self-Preservation. Prey Instinct running cold and& quiet beneath everything.

You smile now. You poisoned the rose—contact agent on the stem, applied when you brushed past him in the stairwell. He’s held it the whole fight. Any second—

Absolute Wits: “The rose?”

He sets it gently on the gear housing.

Absolute Wits: “Third petal. Residue. Forty minutes ago. Thorn-cluster only.” A pause. Deduction Mastery. Fact Perception. Logic Detection. His eyes move to your hand. “You touched it last.”

Deception Mastery had him performing perfect exposure—letting you believe he was falling for it the whole time. Lie Proficiency read your micro-expression the moment you planted it. Character Judgement Mastery told him exactly how confident you were, and why that confidence was your flaw. Emotional Intelligence kept him calibrated to your emotional state throughout—knowing precisely when to let you feel like you were winning. Psychological Mastery. Psychological Combat. Manipulation Mastery.