Bab 215: Re:Birth

Coiling his hand in lightning, the fearsome look exhibited in his azure irises seemed to bring the creature to an understanding as it finished its stretches in its new body. Taking the initiative, he didn't want to give it the opportunity to strike first, dashing around the perimeter with speed pushing beyond the boundaries of what he displayed previously. 

Even so, Sloth remained standing in the same spot, its arms hanging near its sides as if presenting its new, evolved form to the world. Coming up on its back with a strand of lightning cutting through the rain, the creature swiftly turned its head back, looking at him with its wide, inhuman smile. 

It reacted to this speed?! He thought. 

Using its back as a platform, he kicked off of its hide, narrowly avoiding a swipe that appeared more as a blur. The raw, brute strength behind the simple swipe of its hand had halted the rain falling on that spot for a few seconds.