Chapter 114 - 8 Months Training 1
Dean Rochester shook his head. "This is mostly due to your youth. Kaizer, you have told me about your actions after Carla attacked you, and ever since then, I have held you in the highest esteem. My pride for you overflows from my very bones."
"You awakened after a traumatic event and immediately concealed your abilities from any suspicious persons while you began to research them and how to improve your power. Most lads your age would have been fearful and shared their changes with the authorities, seeking help and protection."
The Dean gave Kaizer a deep look. "You even resorted to perusing the depths of fiction related to your power to see all theoretical applications of your power that countless authors and creators had envisioned, then categorized these powers into a formal system called the Six Paths of the Mind."
"Being able to do this made me put you on a pedestal and assume you would be able to handle anything that came your way, forgetting that you are still a young man who needs to grow and reach his peak."
The Dean took a marker and walked to the whiteboard. "But your battle with Davion showed your biggest flaws, and that is why I am personally here to teach you this time. Why did you fail against Davion? Why did I say you shouldn’t have lost?"
He began drawing on the board, illustrating Davion in an ugly way that made Kaizer’s lips twitch at the Dean’s artistic skills.
"Let’s take things from your perspective. You have suddenly been attacked by a person you couldn’t detect with telepathy or telesthesia, so you have to react quickly and provide a response. Your response is naturally to put up a psychic barrier, but it is instantly shattered by your foe who moves at speeds that your telesthesia cannot follow."
"On top of that, your telepathy is a dud and cannot assist you in understanding the thoughts of your attacker and predicting their attacks based on that. This naturally puts you in a tough spot where you try to take the initiative to attack, but your blows are sliding off the foe like water on an umbrella."
The Dean finished illustrating the battle and wrote down the key difficulties Kaizer faced before turning to the silent young man. "Do I have this right?"
Kaizer nodded slowly.
Dean Rochester smiled slightly. "Good. Now, since you did not have time stop at the time, I will work with all the abilities I know you possess at this moment."