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It might be that they only twist a bit - at least you'll you'll be able to see them turn. It might be that, e.g., you back off the drive side spokes half a turn each (they shouldn't twist because you're easing the tension) and then tighten the non-drive side by half a turn and see where than gets you. On those, it might be that the spokes initially twist, say, a quarter turn, and then they start to tighten - so you carry on turning for half a turn, and then back the nipple wrench off a quarter turn to get rid of the twist that built up initially and restore the blade to the correct position. So it would be three quarters of a turn in the tightening direction and a quarter turn in the loosening direction = half a turn tighter.
I have some Aksiums but I've not had to true them yet so I don't know how the spokes behave. With light bladed spokes it does help to have a tool to hold them straight and resist the twist, like this one: