*CRACK—!!!*
A livid bolt of lightning tore through the night sky! Illuminating instantly the villa’s towering plate-glass windows! Immediately after! A thunderclap like a colossal hammer smashed onto the roof! Rattling the crystal chandelier into a frenzy! Emitting a heart-stopping cacophony of clinks and clatters!
A gale-force wind lashed torrential rain! Like countless maddened whips! Flogging the glass panes! *Crack! Crack! Crack!* The meticulously manicured topiaries beyond thrashed violently in the tempest! Like specters dancing!
Inside the villa.
The massive crystal chandelier cast a stark, glaring light.
Upon the expensive Persian rug!
Chaos reigned!
Shattered crystal goblets! Spilled crimson wine like congealing gore! Splattered bird’s nest congee glutinously de
