shadow dancers

Scathach

Your speed has become a crutch, little stinger.

Scathach

Today you learn to fight without it.

Soifon

I don't need chains to prove my strength.

Soifon

My speed is my weapon.

Soifon

(I can barely move... how am I supposed to fight like this?)

Scathach

Speed without timing is just flailing.

Scathach

Feel the rhythm of combat instead of forcing it.

Soifon

(Wait... she's showing me a pattern. Every attack has a heartbeat.)

Soifon

I understand now. It's not about being faster.

Soifon

It's about being exactly where you need to be.

Scathach

Excellent. You found the space between heartbeats.

Soifon

A shadow doesn't need to be fast when it knows exactly when to strike.