The two were mixed together in a way Leon had genuinely never encountered before, creating something greater and more versatile than either component could achieve alone.
I've been at Level 4 aura in ice, thunder, and wind for a while now. Level 5 has been an absolute wall no matter what I've attempted.
But watching this creature work... I think I understand something now that I didn't before entering this fight. Not the destination—but the direction I need to walk toward.
Not that understanding a direction meant immediately arriving at the destination. He couldn't will himself into Level 5 aura mastery in the middle of an active battle against an Ethereal-ranked opponent. Comprehension and achievement were entirely different things.
But the seed had been planted. That alone made this trial valuable beyond whatever rewards the system might eventually provide.
Something to pursue seriously when I return.
