The roar, the terrible roar of a storm; it came without warning. It filled her mind with visions of dark clouds and heavy rain. But panic didn't touch her heart.

She didn’t fear the storm. No, she loved it, for it would bring along a friend. A dangerous, magnificent friend.

Raiju,

A legendary creature from Japanese mythology, Raiju  (meaning thunder animal or thunder beast) was said to be a companion of Raijin, the Shinto god of lightning.

Descriptions of Raiju appearance vary, ranging from dog to squirrel, but it’s more often seen as a wolf or badger. Its celestial form is that of a wolf wrapped in lightning, and it is said that its cry sounds like thunder.

While Raiju is generally a calm and harmless creature, during thunderstorms...

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