Lind had been right about his defense, offense, and general greater power against Luxor. He was, however, long out of practice against foes who were not Fiends trying to kill him.
He had kept up his training and even improved as he incorporated various tactics with his new layer. The results had been devastating to his sparring partners but he was now being shown that real combat left holes in his techniques.
Luxor struck directly at his arms and caused sparks to fly to intentionally blind him. It did not affect his aura, yet the sparks suddenly sped up!
It caught him off guard and a fist slammed into his ribs at much greater power than before!
She was using time to speed herself up!
It was entirely different from his own layer. The facets had to be related to battle or some kind of application in an attempt to defy her hibernation.
