Pure world mein complete silence tha.
Jaise time khud ruk gaya ho.
Sky ke upar woh giant black eye khuli hui thi.
Motionless.
Emotionless.
Aur uski gaze sirf ek insaan par thi.
Aarav.
Kabir ne bolne ki koshish ki..
par uski awaaz hi nahi nikli.
Meera move karna chahti thi..
par uski body respond nahi kar rahi thi.
Even Subject 0.
Even Watcher.
Sab freeze.
Sirf Aarav move kar paa raha tha.
Aur woh mysterious figure.
Aarav ne dheere se poocha..
👉 "Yeh... kya hai?"
Figure ne answer nahi diya.
Uski aankhon mein pehli baar actual fear tha.
Woh emotion jo Aarav ne uske face par pehle kabhi nahi dekha tha.
👉 "Impossible..."
Woh bas wahi repeat kar raha tha.
👉 "It shouldn't have awakened."
Aarav ka heart aur fast beat karne laga.
👉 "Kaun?"
Figure ne finally uski taraf dekha.
Aur dheere se bola..
👉 "The End."
Silence.
Aarav samajh nahi paaya.
👉 "The End?"
Figure ne sir hilaya.
👉 "Everything has a beginning."
👉 "Everything has a creator."
Pause.
👉 "Then there must also be an ending."
Room aur cold feel hone laga.
Aarav ne upar black eye ko dekha.
Aur us moment..
us eye ke andar movement hui.
Jaise darkness ke peeche kuch aur exist karta ho.
Kuch bohot bada.
Kuch bohot purana.
Andar Collapse completely silent tha.
Origin bhi.
Aarav ne andar poocha..
👉 "Tum log kuch bologe?"
Few seconds.
Phir..
Collapse ne slowly kaha..
👉 "Run."
Aarav freeze.
👉 "...kya?"
Origin bhi bola..
👉 "Run."
Aarav ka heartbeat skip ho gaya.
Kyuki yeh pehli baar tha jab Collapse aur Origin kisi baat par agree kar rahe the.
Suddenly..
black eye blink hui.
Bas ek baar.
Aur poori reality crack kar gayi.
BOOOOOOOOM.
City ke upar sky literally glass ki tarah tootne laga.
Heaven's End ki giant entities instantly retreat karne lagi.
Thousands of glowing eyes disappear.
Colossal being peeche hat gaya.
Jaise predators bhi kisi aur predator se darr gaye ho.
Kabir finally move kar paya.
Aur uska first reaction expected tha.
👉 "NAH BHAI."
👉 "IS BAAR MAIN SACCHI BOL RAHA HOON NAH."
Meera ne uski baat ignore ki.
👉 "Aarav!"
Woh uske paas daudi.
Par Aarav still black eye ko dekh raha tha.
Kyuki us moment..
uske dimaag mein memories flood hone lagi.
Thousands,
Millions world being born,
Worlds dying.
Stars was exploding.
Timelines ending.
Infinite realities was collapsing.
Aur har memory ke end par..
same black eye.
Watching.
Waiting.
Ending.
👉 "Aaahhh!"
Aarav knees par gir gaya.
Uska pain unbearable tha.
Subject 0 instantly uski taraf aaya.
👉 "Stop looking at it!"
Par late.
Black eye already uske mind tak pahunch chuki thi.
Aur phir..
Aarav ne ek aur memory dekhi.
Sabse purani memory.
Before worlds.
Before timelines.
Before existence.
Sirf darkness.
Aur us darkness mein..
do figures.
Ek golden.. or..
Ek silver.
Wahi do entities jo usne pehle dekhi thi.
Aur unke saamne..
ek third presence.
Invisible.
Unknown.
Fearful.
Golden figure ne poocha..
👉 "Will it awaken?"
Silence.
Phir darkness mein se ek voice aayi..
👉 "One day."
Silver figure ne slowly kaha..
👉 "Then we must hide the key."
Memory instantly break ho gayi.
Aarav ki aankhein shock mein widen ho gayi.
The key.
Woh phrase uske mind mein echo karne laga.
The key.
The key.
The key.
Aur us moment..
black eye ne phir bola.
Single word.
Cold.
Ancient.
👉 "You."
Complete silence.
Aarav ka saans ruk gaya.
👉 "Nahi..."
Black eye ki gaze aur intense ho gayi.
👉 "You are the key."
Room silent ho gya.
Kabir confused panic mein tha or usne kaha..
👉 "KOI MUJHE EXPLAIN KAREGA KEY KIS CHEEZ KI?!"
Par kisi ne jawab nahi diya.
Kyuki sabke faces pale ho chuke the.
Subject 0.
Watcher.
Origin.
Collapse.
Sab.
Suddenly..
mysterious figure ne Aarav ke saamne khud ko teleport kar liya.
First time urgency ke saath.
👉 "Listen carefully."
Aarav ne uski taraf dekha.
Figure ki voice serious thi.
👉 "Whatever happens next..."
👉 "Do not open the final gate."
Aarav confused tha.
👉 "Kaunsi gate?"
Figure jawab dene hi wala tha.
tabhi..
black eye ke neeche darkness suddenly split hui.
Aur us split ke andar..
ek giant black door slowly visible hone laga.
Ancient.
Endless.
Covered in symbols.
Aur us door ke center mein..
ek glowing mark tha.
Exactly same mark...
jo Aarav ke chest par glow kar raha tha.
Complete silence.
Aarav ka heart violently beat karne laga.
Kyuki us moment..
usse feel hua.
Woh door...
uska intezaar kar raha tha.
To be continued...