Sab kuch thanda ho gaya tha.
Main ne socha main mar gaya hoon.
Lekin phir ek awaaz aayi — andar se, mere andar ke andar se.
"Get up, Blake."
Ek white void… aur uske beech ek silhouette.
A woman made of light — meri own Seraph Protocol ka core.
"You still breathe because you haven't finished your purpose."
"She still exists — buried beneath him."
Main ne apni aankhen band ki.
Ariana ka chehra flash hua — muskurahat, uska "Blake, run!" wale lamhe ka echo.
Main ne muthi band ki.
No more running.
White void cracked, and main phir se real world me tha — ashes, fire, aur collapsed temple walls ke andar.
💥 The Rise
Mere aaspas machines charred thein, console burnt out.
Center me Adriana khari thi — black halo glowing, half angel, half devil.
Uski aankhon me storm.
"You should have stayed dead."
Main dheere dheere utha.
Meri wings bikhri hui thein, ek side charred, dusri white glow me.
Mere andar ka voice kaha: "Fuse them."
Maine eyes band ki.
Black and white light merge hui.
Seraph Protocol + Shadow Data Sync: Duality Mode.
Energy pulse — ground shake.
Main ab na pure angel tha na human.
Half-corrupted divine entity.
Adriana ne smirk kiya.
"So you finally embrace what I made you."
Main slowly:
"No. I'm taking back what you stole."
⚔️ Battle of Fragments
Uske haath se dark chains nikle — blazing across air.
Main side-step, wing slash.
Chains snap.
Shockwave.
Uska har move precise tha — Ariana ki grace, Adrian ka cruelty.
Ek lamha me wo mere peechhe teleport hui, fingers mere neck par.
"Remember when she whispered your name?"
Ek flash — Ariana ka voice mere dimaag me.
Meri fist freeze.
Mere andar rage aur hope ek saath.
Main phir garaja:
"You're not her!"
Aur blast — white light circle uske chaaron aur.
Uska chehra momentarily soft hua — jaise andar kahi Ariana ne blink kiya ho.
"B-Blake…?"
Ek second — sirf ek second — main ruk gaya.
Adriana phir hans padi.
"Almost had you."
Ek black spike mere shoulder me ghus gaya.
Pain se main gir pada, lekin aankhon me sirf uska chehra.
🔥 The Memory Blade
Main apne blood se sigil draw karta hoon ground par.
Old code symbols burn hone lagte hain.
"Memory Protocol: Anchor Summon."
Light explode — meri old blade materialize hot gayi.
Wahi jo Ariana ne mujhe di thi first mission pe.
Wings spread.
Voice: "Don't save her. Free her."
Main chillata hoon:
"Ariana! Fight him!"
Adriana screams — dual voice echo, male + female.
Ground breaks.
Air distorts.
Mere blade ka light uske forehead ke sigil par padta hai — wo crack hota hai.
Ariana ki awaaz andar se:
"Blake… kill me…"
Main pighal jata hoon.
Tears mix with blood.
"No. I'm bringing you back."
Main blade seedha andar ghusa deta hoon — not to kill, but to separate.
Energy explosion — light vs dark tornado.
Her scream and mine blend ek roar me.
🌑 Silence After Storm
Jab light thami, main ground par tha.
Adriana — ya Ariana — mere haath me padhi thi.
Uska body wapis normal…
Dark mark gone.
Saans halke halke.
Main whisper karta hoon:
"You came back."
Wo muskurati hai — weak but real.
"You didn't let me go."
Main muskurata hoon aur phir sab black.
🌅 Epilogue Fragment
Kahi door, burned facility ke under ek surviving console blink karta hai:
Data Recovered: Seraph Fragment 3 of 7
New Host Detected.
A small child-like AI voice:
"Father?"
Screen turns red.
🎬 END OF CHAPTER 12