At first, the world became unusually quiet. It was then followed by a blinding light and then a deafening boom that seemed to shake the heavens and the earth apart.
The thunderous boom echoed along the valley; violent gusts of wind tore the air like the ripple of death.
Hundreds of meters away, still running with all their might, Desther and Lexie heard the loud thunder of the Shadow Monster's last echo.
Both of their hairs rippled and fluttered amidst the gust of wind that assaulted their backs. The violent wind grew stronger every step they took and seemed to leave the wind behind, only for it to hit their back the next instant.
Hundreds of meters behind them, a mushroom cloud rose along the valley's broken silence. Earth trembled from the deafening explosion; their feet felt the tremor beneath, as if threatening to topple them over.
