Ink-black clouds crowded the sky, blotting out the scarlet that had filled it moments before. They hung so heavily they seemed about to fall, their oppressive weight making the entire world seem silent.
The indifferent wind swept fiercely past, leaving cries of alarm behind it. The fragile flowers and grass had long since bowed trembling to the ground. A storm was brewing!
Boom! A deafening roar exploded between heaven and earth.
A silver-white Jiaolong danced across the sky, spreading its sharp claws.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!!!
Bean-sized raindrops poured ceaselessly from the sky, drenching the earth in an instant.
Mist slowly rose. A black figure walked through the rain, step by step. White haze surrounded him, obscuring his view. He raised his head and gazed ahead, standing in the rain for a long while before resuming his journey.
The cascading rain seemed to strike an invisible wall ten centimeters above the figure's head. It split in two and spilled down on either side.
Footsteps sounded steadily. Medivh stopped outside the mansion, extended a slender hand to straighten his cloak, then stepped forward and knocked lightly on the gate.
A series of knocks rang out, and the gate soon opened. An ordinary-looking but burly man saw Medivh, bowed respectfully, and said, "His Highness awaits you in the front hall!"
A tall, slender man stood behind Medivh, holding an umbrella covered in patterns. It was large enough to shelter both of them, and he escorted Medivh forward, step by step.
Once they entered the front hall, the slender man withdrew with the umbrella without being told.
"Sit." Rex greeted Medivh's arrival with a faint smile and a peaceful expression. He gestured to the maid beside him and instructed her, "Go brew the coffee Ulysses sent over the day before yesterday."
The maid nodded