Sorry about the bug! It's known bug due to a "tutorial wall" at the beginning, which stops players progressing until they have activated the ability at least once. Bug occurs when the player is in contact with those walls when the ability is activated and only way to get rid of it is to restart (and way to prevent it is to avoid the invisible walls, like stand still, and then activate the ability). I honestly should have more forethought for that because in the end I think fixing the bug permanently is super easy.
Huge apologies for the inconvenience, but thank you for trying the game nonetheless and giving feedback! :D