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The night sky crackled with electric tension as another flash illuminated the cave entrance.
Xander stood transfixed at the threshold, his tall frame silhouetted against the tumultuous backdrop.
"The wind is picking up," he whispered hoarsely.
Before he could take another breath, a blur of silver moved with supernatural speed.
Lorelei lunged forward, her slender fingers grasping his collar with surprising strength as she hauled him backward into the safety of the cave.
"KABOOM!"
A blinding bolt of lightning struck precisely where Xander had been standing seconds before, the impact splitting the earth with a deafening crack. The acrid smell of scorched soil and ozone filled the air.
Xander's knees buckled as the reality of his near-death experience
