"If the thunder rumbles, and the skies are overcast, should the rain fall, will you stay here with me?" — *Man's Manyoshu*
Kaedehara Kazuha clutched his head in agony and fell to his knees.
Watching the deity's blade-flash freeze as if caught on a paused screen, then shatter and vanish along with the figure, Baimeng looked up. The shattered sky remained overcast, and the low rumble of thunder had not ceased.
Chapter 151