After almost an hour, Belle stepped back mentally and allowed Ceres to take over her body.
[Feel your body. Feel the movement of every muscle and fiber of your being. Let's do a roundhouse kick first,] Ceres instructed seamlessly.
(Okay. Go ahead.)
[You can always do it with either leg depending on the situation and the position that you're most comfortable with. Start with a fighting stance, followed by raising your knee, pivoting your leg a little, and doing a snap kick. Let me demonstrate it to you. I'll do it once and you can try as many times as you want because this is all for you to improve.]
A few of the coaches and gym members who were taking their breaks stood around watching Belle, who seemed to be in her own little world. It was obvious to them that she was a beginner because her actions were clumsy at times; yet, after repeating the movements, she was progressing at an astonishingly quick pace.
