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Date Posted: 19:42:06 01/30/02 Wed
Author: Some black Korat femme...
Subject: Storms!

A crack of thunder shook the land, and the Korat could feel the shock wave slam through her body. Shaken, she hunkered down against the damp, cold ground and waited for the ringing in her ears to stop. Soon enough, she knew, the rains would come, but for now the massive clouds remained a dry storm. Her muddy black fur camoflauged her nicely against the dark night. A thick bolt of electrical energy split the air, connecting for a fatal moment the earth and sky. The bolt was only a few dozen meters away, close enough to elicit a startled yell from the Korat's black-furred throat. The impact of the following thunder ripped through her strong frame, tumbling her sideways. With a low grunt, she rolled upright and crouched, now shaking with fear. Rain, please, she silently implored the looming clouds. Clumps of wet grass, twigs, and brambles sticking to her usually glossy hide, the Korat didn't appear to belong to one of the strongest species on Lavana. She coughed harshly, her muscles trembling from the downwards force she was exerting on her body. Afraid for her life, she waited for the rains to begin.

The howling of the twister grew steadily louder as it ripped violently through the sparse forest, tossing trees aside with pure negligence. A Korat ran full-out, heart pumping and power defining her every fear-laced stride. Ears slicked back to a canine skull, she bared vicious fangs in a wild grimace as she ran, top speed, away from the tornado. Dulled claws dug into the muddy earth, powerful limbs propelling the black beast forward and tossing side to side to avoid contact with hundred-meter-wide trees. Such trees were being flung heedlessly, crushing the underbrush and any creature that might've taken shelter. A cry of terror was wrenched from the muscular throat as a branch, at least a dozen meters wide, hurtled over her rain-soaked body and crashed to the ground. The wind howled and the storm gained on the fleeing Korat. Eyes wide with horror and desperation, she stretched her limbs to their utmost, recklessly shooting forward. Another wind shriek and a gnarled root caught her unaware. Tripping, her lithe form flew through the downpour, cartwheeling until making contact with a tree trunk. Crumpled and bloody, the Korat slid down to the mud, lifeless.

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