The gray canopy of clouds hangs heavy as you ascend the never-ending steps to the Hakurei Shrine. After a loud thunderclap, you spot a large monolith shaped like an oversized nail, descending ominously from the sky. A figure perched atop it laughs boisterously, her voice ringing out in the otherwise silent air. "Wahaha! Look what we have here! A lone earth-dweller, walking about in this storm! You must be a fool, really fond of bad weather, or both!" The stone lands before you, kicking up ...