The relentless blue pillars of thunder ceased, but the silence that followed scared him shitless.
'Oi oi oi... what is this now...?'
High above, the sprawling, dark vortex of clouds churned with renewed ferocity, its center tearing wider.
From the deepest depths of the maelstrom, the storm's core ignited into a brilliant yellow and orange.
"It's... strength has... increased!"
A heavy, suffocating aura descended upon the mountain peak as arcs of golden lightning began to violently crackle and weave through the blackened clouds.
"Yep... I'm dying today, heh..."
The heavens were not finished.
Refusing to wait for the heavens to deliver judgment, Cale gritted his teeth and violently kicked off the ground, launching himself directly into the turbulent sky.
Rocketing high above the misty mountain ridges, he swiftly drew a barrier talisman.
