Fun with writing. A collective story project

I thought this might be fun. I'm going to write one sentence to get us started. After that, you can post another sentance to further the story/poem/whatever it turns into. Please only post one sentance. Try to keep the sentance in the relative theme of what everyone else has written. For example: people have been writing about beautiful butterflies and you come in and write about slime mold. Doesn't make much sense. This doesn't mean you cant change the theme. All im saying is, try to be creative when you connect the butterflies and the slime mold.

I'll start us off with a sentance I've been thinking about since its the rainy season here in Japan.

The rain struck the shutters like a smith's hammer striking his anvil.

The harsh wind a siren song, beckoning all those who heard it to find shelter under it's onsluaght.

The Lightning raged upon the already rare shelter and thunder brought upon fear to it's victims.

(Hey I tried, and god are you guys good)

As the thunder ripples across the foothills, fire catches and begins to spread.