A raging wind howled, churning up colossal waves. A thick, oppressive blanket of darkness descended from the sky. Above the clouds, thunder roared, and a deafening crack split the gloom as lightning, like a writhing serpent, savagely tore through the darkened heavens.,"I'll bite you to pieces! Let me go!" Her voice was gritted with fury. If she weren't worried about soiling her teeth, she would have bared them—sharp, white incisors ready to sink into his throat! She had been terrified, yes, but something strange happened when he spoke. Two simple sentences and all fear vanished like smoke in the wind. There was a power in his voice that felt...different. It wasn't something she would expect from a monster.,Several people suddenly seemed to be struck, dumbfounded.。