'When the weak stumble and the candle trembles, then you will know the first step has been taken….'
Leo lingered on that last line for a long while, turning it over in his head, yet no matter how many times he repeated it, the meaning remained just out of reach, like smoke slipping through his fingers.
On the surface, he understood what the manual was pointing toward— the vague outline of the first stage, Aura Projection, which was the act of pushing his presence outward and letting it weigh upon the world.
But understanding the idea and knowing where to begin were two very different things, and at present, he had no clue how to take that first step.
"Well… I can always ask Charles for help. And if he can't figure it out, there's still Soron," Leo muttered, exhaling slowly as he leaned back against the turret's cold metal.
