The sky was dark, heavy with clouds that churned and sparked with lightning. The air felt thick, almost hard to breathe.
A deafening cry echoed through the forest. The students froze, looking up at the sky, their eyes wide with fear.
From the swirling storm clouds, the massive bird descended, its body crackling with electricity.
Every flap of its enormous wings sent bolts of lightning crashing into the ground, lighting up the sky with flashes of bright yellow.
The bird's feathers seemed to glow, pulsing with energy, as if it were made of pure lightning.
The thunderbird screeched again, and this time the trees around them began to shake from the sound. Thunder rumbled, rolling through the forest like a drumbeat.
"Run!" someone screamed, but no one moved.
