Chapter 55

That night, I still tossed and turned until after midnight. In the middle of the night, a sudden thunderclap exploded across the sky. I jolted upright in bed. Outside, fierce winds rose without warning, followed by a heavy downpour. I stood by the window, watching the rain crash from the sky and pound against tree branches and the ground. At that moment, a sharp pain suddenly tore through my head. It was so intense it felt like my skull was splitting open. "Urgh…" I slapped my forehead hard and squeezed my eyes shut. Another thunderclap roared. A bolt of lightning streaked across the sky like a roaming dragon, then shattered into countless small, writhing snakes that filled the darkness. I snapped my eyes open and suddenly saw the rain outside turn completely blood-red. Endless streams of blood poured from the sky, staining everything around me in a deep crimson. Within that deep red sky, a massive dragon soaked in blood circled against the wind. It spiraled higher and higher u