"Almost nothing," Seraphine said. "Elemental magic, physical combat, poison, curses, holy magic, dark magic, time manipulation, space manipulation—he's faced all of it. My spy network has compiled reports from every known encounter. He has adapted to virtually every combat technique we know."
Satou had been quiet, studying the map and thinking. Now he spoke up. "You said his ability is called Absolute Adaptation. Not Absolute Immunity. That's an important distinction."
Everyone turned to look at him.
"Adaptation implies a process," Satou continued. "He experiences an attack, his body or ability analyzes it, then he becomes immune and gains a counter. That means there's a window, however brief where he's still vulnerable to the first instance of any attack. The trick isn't finding something he hasn't seen. The trick is making that first hit count."
