When Gideon was sure that his body was at its peak state, he began putting his idea into practice.
He closed his eyes, focused, and then began absorbing astral energy as quickly as possible. And the first thing he did, was condensed it around his astral core into thin and intricate strands.
And if one could see them, they would immediately notice that they resembled veins.
Due to their considerably smaller size, the astral veins didn't require as much energy to form, but that didn't mean it was exactly fast either.
Still, Gideon was patient and fully committed to their creation. Besides, even if he could move faster, he probably wouldn't.
That was because what he was doiywas pretty dangerous, one wrong move and the astral energy in his body could go haywire and severely injured him, or worse. So he took his time.