(One month later, The Time Stilled World, Leo's POV)
For one full month after his breakthrough, Leo devoted himself to understanding the true limits of his new strength, as every passing day revealed another layer to what becoming a Demi God had actually changed within him.
During this time, he pushed both his physical endurance and his understanding of the laws of the universe to their limits, as he attempted to adapt to the new force that he had now gained access to in the form of divine essence.
However, even as he continued down that path in isolation, refining his control and deepening his grasp over the principles he had studied for so long but never practiced, his thoughts never strayed too far from what lay ahead.
Because the next phase had already begun to take shape inside his head.
