She had only taken a few steps when she heard it: a familiar voice – the voice of a woman – barely a metre to her right.

“ … actually built inside the statue. Right in the middle of the head, behind the eyes.”
Why hello there, "oh shit" moment.

As he spoke, there was a sudden tremor; a growling was coming from somewhere beyond the amber walls.
That was a nice, ominous little detail. It was pretty suspenseful, I must say, reading and waiting to find out if Marina would do what Raikou required of her before anything could go awry.

Oh, and I rather liked Raikou's personality.