Divine punishment's Thunder would not halt because of mortal thoughts, nor would time stop flowing forward because of mortal fury. At least, not for now.
And within the surging torrent of time, at the instant the Thunder fell, Shade actually clearly felt the speed of light and sensed the strange changes space underwent beneath the Thunder of divine punishment.
His furious soul allowed his already keen senses to probe deeper secrets of the world. The tendrils of his soul embraced the world, and that instant perception of space made Shade feel as though he had broken some strange shackle. The knowledge he had gained while superficially discussing the secrets of space with Miss Sylvia flowed through his heart like water. In that wondrous state of fury, he took one step, embraced Little Mia by the lakeside, and then used his back to block the falling Thunder.
Outlander, you have gained insight into "space" and received Enlightenment concerning space. Thaumaturgy—Laguerre's Leap: while in the state of God's Radiance, its maximum movement distance has expanded from 33 feet (approximately 10 meters) to 66 feet (approximately 20 meters).
Rumble!
The Thunder fell, and only after the flash did the dark clouds overhead sluggishly rumble. Amid the rolling thunder, the black clouds rapidly dispersed, revealing the starry sky behind them. And that first ray of starlight now shone upon the shore of Schluch Lake, upon the Outlander who faced the sky with his back.
The clothes on his back had been almost completely ruined, leaving the skin there charred black as well. Beneath the increasingly clear starry sky, Shade braced himself against the ground and painfully straightened up, carefully placing the cat he had tightly protected on his shoulder.
"Woof!"
The Thunder of divine punishment had been completely blocked by Shade's body.