Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-24993958-20151027072937/@comment-26023629-20151030215717

VedranTheII wrote: JitonRailgun wrote: Yes, Parry could counter it. If you so happen to activate the abilities virtually simultaneously... and any counter that exists to this abilty would be basically useless since the opponent can't predict when it's going to be used, plus they probably wouldn't know about it in the first place. Reread the visual effect. It won’t take a genius to link a flare to a sudden burst of speed.

They won't know the first time, and the first time is all it takes. Besides, If they can't see what exactly he does, they'd still be clueless as to the exact nature of the semblance. They'd know something happened, but exactly what wouldn't be that easy to pin down.