For a brief few seconds, the world was enveloped in blinding light.
The giant eagle of lightning descended from the heavens, and the moment it struck, a deafening explosion tore through the valley.
It was as though night itself had vanished.
Everything was swallowed by an overwhelming flash of blue-white radiance. The forests, the hill, the valley, and the distant settlement were illuminated as though a second sun had briefly appeared in the sky.
Inside the nearby human settlement, countless people witnessed the unprecedented scene. They stood frozen in shock. And then, panic erupted like never before.
Men and women hurried toward their homes, dragging their children along with them. Doors slammed shut one after another as families rushed into their underground bunkers and locked themselves away.
None of them knew what had happened. They didn't even know whether hiding underground would protect them if the lightning eagle attacked them.
