 Veles fled from him by transforming himself into various animals, or hiding behind trees, houses, or people; wherever a lightning bolt struck, it was believed that this was because Veles hid from Perun under or behind that particular place.In the end, Perun managed to kill Veles, or to chase him back down into his watery underworld.The supreme god thus reestablished order in the world, which had been disrupted by his chaotic enemy.