The crackling energy of the blue lightning still hung in the air like an electric afterglow, making the hair on the children's arms stand on end. Several of them were still crouched on the ground, their hearts pounding so hard they could hear the blood rushing in their ears. The smell of ozone filled their nostrils, sharp and metallic, a reminder of the raw power they had just witnessed.
This was the Blue Lightning of the Stormy Hills - the very reason why the whole region was considered one of the five forbidden regions of the Astralis Continent.
There were stories about travelers who had ventured too close to these mountains only to be struck down by lightning that came from nowhere. The storms here didn't follow normal patterns.
