The heavy crash of thunder wakes Kagome.

It's after midnight, but the storm is rolling in, and the smell of rain stirs her to action. She grabs her pack and manages to creep out of Kaede's hut without waking the others. Once outside, she opens her umbrella and starts to run.

Maybe she can beat the downpour.

The rain suddenly turns into a violent deluge while thunder echoes all around, and lighting flashes with a startling frequency.

She realizes too late she's stepped out into an electrical storm.

Swallowing back her fear, she pushes harder, determined to make the cave.