Kyle focused on improving his Methods over the next several months.
Surprisingly, it took less effort to create his new Methods than to create his old ones.
The reason was actually quite obvious if one thought about it.
He knew more about how Ether worked.
There was just less guessing and experimentation.
Eventually, Kyle managed to create an entire set of new Methods, and when he was done, he just looked forward.
'Offense is good. Defense is good. Speed is good. Adaptability is good. Efficiency is good…' he thought.
'Yeah… that's it…'
Silence.
'Soooooo, I'm supposed to go kill myself again, right?' he thought as he looked forward with an uncertain expression.
Silence.
'You know, despite how unbelievable it sounds, I actually don't really want to die, you know?'
'Finding a True Battle is kind of like dying. I mean, just by definition, the chances of my death have to be relatively high for a true battle to count as a true battle.'
