The Slumbering Spirits

by reminiscent-afterthought

These are the five spirits the children picked up. And even as they slumbered, they existed, and they called.

5. Thunder

A/N: Written for

Diversity Writing Challenge, a58 – drabble collection with 5 times 100 word drabbles
Ultimate Sleuth Challenge, C2 – Shinjuku (area) – Roll between one and six die. That's how many drabbles, ficlets, chapters, etc have to be in your story. (roll = 5)

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The Slumbering Spirits
5. Thunder

Thunder was fierce. Like the mother bear that protected her cubs. Like the boy in the playground who stood up to bullies because nobody else would. Thunder was fierce: a deadly weapon when fast and hard, but just as easily the stern protecting shield as the assassin. And it's both: it's strong and solid sometimes, and at other times light and fast and unpredictable – at the speed of light because that's what lightning is, at the whim of nature or rubbing souls or connecting wires. Thunder was fierce, like the determination to protect something, accomplish something, like a strong heart.