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009 - Food for Thought
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2024-10-29 19:42:56GARRR!
A large crackling thunder appeared in the night sky. The purple hue it gave lighted up the dark.
GARRRR!
Thunder thrashed once again. This time, it wasn’t from the sky. It came from a man with long hair who was standing on top of a cliff.
The man lowered his hand. He took a deep breath before raising both of his hands in front of him and put his left foot forward—as if preparing a stance. Jai could see the man raising his right hand upward, while his left hand stayed in front of him. His stance was almost similar to the alphabet letter K.
Small sparks started gathering on the man’s left hand, andafter a few breaths, Jai saw the man punched his right fist forward and thick thunder shot out of his outstretched fist.
The thunder was bright purple, and it shone very bright that Jai had to blink his eyes a few times before finally giving up and closed h
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