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Well the general idea for the semblance is to slow down the opponent, not drastically but just enough to give the user a advantage. Think how devastating a attempt at deflecting or blocking a blow is if its quarter of a second or even half a second late. Thats the general concept behind this semblance, as it allows the user to get in the descive strike. Its not really meant to bea traditional strike from the shadows kind of assasin, more just confront a good fighter and activate the semblance, the effect of which isnt noticeable at first, but after a few seconds the fighter will notice the slower movement, but at that point the killing blow can happen.