The third week of December brought an unusual warmth to the city, as if winter itself was holding its breath before the final approach to the holidays. Or maybe the government was playing a prank on me.
In my laboratory, surrounded by months of theoretical development, I could feel the completion of the Nightingale's Aurora Method approaching like the inevitable sunrise that had inspired its name.
"The activation protocol is the final piece," I murmured while reviewing the comprehensive framework that now covered every available surface in my workspace. "Everything else is mathematically sound, but I need a trigger mechanism that will allow instant implementation when my mana capacity reaches Immortal rank."
'The beauty of your approach,' Luna observed from her floating position near the dragon heart, 'is that you've created something entirely new rather than simply copying existing methods. This will be uniquely yours in a way that no other magical technique could be.'
