In the face of adversity, Arthur remained resolute. He refused to yield to the challenges before him, embracing them as stepping stones on his path to mastery. Failure only fueled his determination, pushing him to reach deeper within himself. The orbs flickered, their light unsteady, but he held onto the belief that he would eventually harness their power, mastering the art of light manipulation.
Since he started in the morning, he had already failed in this last step for nearly 99 times now, but with every failure, he came closer to reaching the next realm. Later, Arthur would realize that it was insane for anyone to attempt a two stage breakthrough under a single day for reasons that he would eventually find out, but to Arthur right now, all he knew was that he had been doing this since morning and that he had failed enough. Like a woodpecker, while he had failed multiple times, he had been patiently chipping away at this particular tree for hours.
