When asked about the difference between an Offensive Zone and Absolute Zone, the expected answer would be perception.
It was a technically accurate answer but missed the core difference.
Having high perception was simply the key to opening this realm. Mastering it on the other hand, required foresight and experience.
To fully master the Absolute Zone wasn't just about reacting faster either. That can only take you a portion of the journey.
Knowing the options, knowing the different branching paths that appeared before you, feeling the rhythm of battle naturally like breathing. That was the height of Absolute Zone.
Like a chess player, their minds seek out the countless possibilities, simulating the reactions towards their actions and planning ahead. That was the key to Absolute Zone. The mental calculations that happened at the snap of a finger, the formation of plans when a single variable appears outside of expectation.
