[ The bright flash is enough to illuminate the shape, if only a little. Golden fur and familiar brown scales gleam in the brief flash of light, long whiskers trailing in the bloody mess that was once Ajax. The mitten is on a hand that is no longer attached to a body, and even as Zhongli rushes forward the massive dragon curls almost protectively around its meal and bristles.
Even if Zhongli does not recognize it right away, he undoubtedly will when the creature starts glowing, casting a thin circle of light all around as its serpentine body becomes infused with lines of gold.
The Exuvia turns deep blue eyes to Zhongli, eyes not unlike the sea during a storm. There's something almost human in its gaze, a desperation, a longing -
- and then, as lightning crackles down from above in the shape of an Electro spear, slamming into the space between Exuvia and Zhongli with a burst of energy sending shockwaves through the area, the expression in the dragon's eyes fades. So too does the color, and the beast immediately goes back to consuming its meal with its jaws stretched wide to swallow down the gory remains of the little body beneath.
Childe stands before Zhongli - the Childe he knows, Fatui mask firmly in place. ]
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Even if Zhongli does not recognize it right away, he undoubtedly will when the creature starts glowing, casting a thin circle of light all around as its serpentine body becomes infused with lines of gold.
The Exuvia turns deep blue eyes to Zhongli, eyes not unlike the sea during a storm. There's something almost human in its gaze, a desperation, a longing -
- and then, as lightning crackles down from above in the shape of an Electro spear, slamming into the space between Exuvia and Zhongli with a burst of energy sending shockwaves through the area, the expression in the dragon's eyes fades. So too does the color, and the beast immediately goes back to consuming its meal with its jaws stretched wide to swallow down the gory remains of the little body beneath.
Childe stands before Zhongli - the Childe he knows, Fatui mask firmly in place. ]
Zhongli.