Inside a quiet room in the Wei family estate, Vihaan Wei was sitting at his desk, reading through some study notes.
The night outside was calm.
Suddenly—
A faint mechanical voice echoed inside his mind.
System Alert Detected
Vihaan's hand stopped moving.
"…What?"
The voice continued.
Unknown energy fluctuation detected.
A faint blue interface appeared in front of his eyes.
Vihaan frowned slightly as he looked at the screen.
Object Detected: Temporal Artifact
Location: Mystic City
His expression slowly changed.
"…Temporal?"
The system continued analyzing.
Conclusion: Object origin confirmed.
Source: Future Timeline
Vihaan stood up instantly.
"From the future?"
A few seconds later another message appeared.
Artifact Holder Identified
Host: Unknown Young Male
A small image appeared on the system screen.
It showed a young man sitting inside a small room.
On the table in front of him were two objects.
A strange ring.
And a note.
Vihaan narrowed his eyes and observed carefully.
The young man looked about 18 or 19 years old.
He had short black hair and a thin build, wearing simple casual clothes.
The room around him looked small and slightly messy.
A wooden desk.
Several books stacked to one side.
An old laptop sitting near the edge of the table.
Nothing about the room suggested wealth or influence.
The young man seemed to be living a completely ordinary life.
The system then displayed additional information.
Identity Found
Name: Karan Mehta
Age: 19
Student – Mystic Technical College
Vihaan read the information quietly.
Karan Mehta was a first-year university student studying computer science.
He lived in a small rented apartment near his college campus.
Compared to the Wei family's massive estate, the difference was obvious.
Vihaan spoke softly.
"So the future chose someone ordinary…"
Meanwhile, on the system screen, Karan was staring at the ring and the folded note in complete shock.
The system continued its scan.
Future message detected inside written document.
Scanning…
Lines of text appeared on the screen.
Several future events were listed.
Dates.
Incidents.
Locations.
Vihaan read them carefully.
Then suddenly—
His breathing stopped.
One line stood out clearly.
"Attack on the Wei family."
His eyes widened.
The system displayed more details.
Target: Arjun Wei – Founder of Wei Industrial Technologies
Additional Targets: Lina Wei, Vihaan Wei
For a moment the room felt completely silent.
Vihaan slowly clenched his fists.
"…Assassination?"
More information appeared.
The note explained that in the original timeline—
The entire Wei family was killed.
Shock flashed across his face.
But Vihaan forced himself to stay calm.
He continued reading.
The note also listed several other future events.
A laboratory accident in Mystic City.
A market crash.
A political scandal.
Events that had not happened yet.
Vihaan's mind began working rapidly.
"If those events happen exactly as written…"
"…then the message is real."
He looked again at the screen showing Karan Mehta.
"That person will probably report this to the government," Vihaan murmured.
But that would not solve the immediate problem.
Because the attack mentioned in the note…
Would happen very soon.
Vihaan took a deep breath.
The shock slowly disappeared from his expression.
In its place—
A calm, calculating look appeared.
Running around in panic would only make things worse.
Instead, he needed a perfect plan.
Security systems.
Private guards.
Possible entry routes.
Timing.
Every detail had to be considered.
If the future predicted the destruction of the Wei family—
Then he would simply change the future.
Vihaan walked toward the window and looked out at the dark night of Mystic City.
Somewhere out there, assassins were already preparing.
But this time—
Their target would not be helpless.
Vihaan spoke quietly to himself.
"…Let's see whose plan wins."
And the silent battle against the future had just begun.