Powerful Puppets

"What... what just happened? The rock, it turned into dust... in a blink of an eye!" Lily's voice trembled as she tried to process what had just occurred. 

"Oh my god! The power of that lightning... it was so intense that it disintegrated the rock in an instant." Anna's shocked expression mirrored her daughter's astonishment. 

Emma's eyes widened as she added, "And the color of the lightning... it was purple! I've never seen anything like it before."

"I can't even begin to imagine the consequences if any of us were hit by that... we would have been completely obliterated." Grace shivered at the thought of what could have happened if they had been struck by that lightning.

Yuan let out a heavy sigh, relief washing over him. "Thank the heavens that I sensed the danger and prevented you from taking another step forward. I couldn't bear the thought of anything happening to any of you."