By the time the boss lady had stopped, Michelle had already figured everything out. The footwork was indeed similar to her Shadow Spirit Steps. But there were some differences.
And the biggest difference was that while Michelle kept her shins and ankles as relaxed as possible while only contracting the muscles in her thighs, the boss lady did quite the opposite.
She relaxed her thighs and contracted her shins. She also made sure to lock her knee and ankle joints in place, so when she moved, the only joint in motion was the hip joint.
That made the movement a bit slower than the skill's full potential, but it extremely heightened the precision and accuracy, so the user could even control whether they would leave behind footprints when walking.
And Michelle also noticed the thing that made her Shadow Spirit Steps so similar to the boss lady's footwork.
It was the start of the skill and the posture the user had to keep.
