Taboo DrabbleThe air was ripped apart by the bright flash of lightning, accentuating the pouring rain with a dazzling, split second glow that highlighted the myriad of raindrops cascading to the ground. Thunder bellowed in response, a mighty blow of sound, that shook the very ground. In the relative shelter of a nearby stand of trees, a lone figure, clad in a shadowy cloak and heedless of the downpour, strode boldly through the thick underbrush. Suddenly a massive bolt of light flashed to the figure's immediate left, striking a tree. The tree's base exploded in a shower of seared bark and wooden splinters. It shuddered and groaned briefly, before its u