Chapter 3: A Shared Body and an Unshared Fate
Suddenly, little Leon opened his eyes. He began to get up, looking around. Surrounding him was a landscape of floating islands.
His body was controlled by the first Leon. He was about to dismiss everything that had happened earlier as a dream when, suddenly, he heard two simultaneous voices in his head: his own and the second Leon's.
"What the hell is going on with me?!" shouted the second Leon, looking at his body in the first Leon's consciousness.
The first Leon turned his thoughts towards the second and saw him. The second Leon, who had been a teenager, was now a child — little Leon Fou Bartfort. Even his voice sounded the same as before. In that moment, the first Leon realized that he himself had also transformed into a child.
Before he could say anything, the second Leon started speaking:
"Wow! Hey, I can control the body too! Look at this!"
With those words, Leon's arms began moving on their own, rising into the air.
"Looks like we can switch places. Let me take over!" said the second Leon, attempting to push the first Leon aside.
"What? Wait!" protested the first Leon, but he wasn't heard. The next moment, he felt as though he had completely lost control of his body. It was as if they had truly swapped places.