Control room ke andar complete silence tha.
Sabki nazar sky mein floating us giant black door par tik gayi.
Jo ancient tha.
Endless tha.
And impossible to get into the door.
Aur us door ke center mein glow kar rha tha vo symbol..
Jo bilkul Aarav ke chest wale mark jaisa tha.
Aarav ka heartbeat uncontrollably fast ho gaya.
Kyuki jitni der woh us door ko dekhta..
utna zyada usse familiar feel hota.
Jaise usne use pehle kahin dekha ho.
Bohot pehle.
Bohot zyada pehle.
👉 "Do not open it."
Mysterious figure ki awaaz phir gunji.
Iss baar pehle se zyada serious.
Aarav ne uski taraf dekha.
👉 "Kyuuun?"
Figure kuch seconds chup raha.
Phir dheere se bola..
👉 "Because once that door opens..."
Pause.
👉 "...nothing will ever be the same again."
Kabir ne slowly kaha..
👉 "Bhai mujhe lagta hai hum us point se kaafi aage nikal chuke hain."
Kisi ne react nahi kiya.
Kyuki situation joke se bohot aage ja chuki thi.
Sky ke upar black eye still Aarav ko observe kar rahi thi.
Motionless.
Patient.
Waiting.
Jaise use jaldi hi na ho.
Aur wahi sabse disturbing baat thi.
Watcher suddenly aage badha.
👉 "Aarav."
Sab uski taraf mud gaye.
Watcher rarely directly usse address karta tha.
👉 "Agar door khula..."
Uski voice unusually heavy thi.
👉 "Then even I cannot predict what happens next."
Room silent ho gya tha.
Subject 0 dheere se hasa.
Par us smile mein confidence nahi tha.
👉 "Prediction?"
Usne black door ki taraf dekha.
👉 "After that point there will be no timelines left to predict."
Aarav ka dimaag overload ho raha tha.
Creator.
Variable.
The End.
Final Gate.
Har reveal previous reveal se zyada insane tha.
Aur ab...
ek aur mystery.
Usne gusse mein poocha..
👉 "Koi mujhe sach kyun nahi batata?!"
Shockwave.
Black aur golden energy room mein spread ho gayi.
Walls crack hone lage.
Lights bhi flicker hone lagi.
Sky distort ho gya
Aur next second..
door ke center wala symbol brightly glow karne laga.
Complete silence.
Sab freeze ho gye the.
Meera ka face pale ho gaya.
👉 "Aarav..."
Black door react kar raha tha.
Uski energy Aarav ki energy se synchronize ho rahi thi.
One pulse.
Then another.
Then another.
THUMP.
THUMP.
THUMP.
Jaise door ka dil dhadak raha ho.
Kabir slowly peeche hata.
👉 "Nahi bhai."
👉 "Nahi."
👉 "Mujhe yeh bilkul pasand nahi aa raha."
Suddenly..
Aarav ke chest ka mark burn karne laga.
Usse pain hone laga.
Sharp pain.
Or vo pain intense ho gya.
👉 "Aaahhh!"
Woh knees par gir gaya.
Aur ussi second..
ek new memory flash hui.
Is baar pehle se clearer.
Bohot clearer.
Endless darkness.
Do figures.
Golden aur silver.
Wahi dono.
Par iss baar Aarav unke faces dekh paa raha tha.
Golden figure...
woh khud tha.
Ya uska koi ancient version.
Aur silver figure..
wahi mysterious man.
Jo ab sky mein khada tha.
Dono ek giant black door ke saamne khade the.
Exactly same door.
Golden figure dheere se bola..
👉 "If he ever wakes up..."
Silver figure ne jawab diya..
👉 "Then seal the path."
Silence.
Golden figure ne apna hand door par rakha.
Aur uske chest se ek glowing fragment bahar nikla.
Small.
Bright.
But alive.
Usne us fragment ko dekha.
Aur phir..
usse khud ke andar seal kar diya.
Silver figure shocked lag raha tha.
👉 "Are you sure?"
Golden figure halka sa hasa.
👉 "One day..."
Pause.
👉 "...I'll forget everything."
👉 "...and become human."
Memory suddenly distort hui.
Silver figure chillaya..
👉 "Then you'll never remember in time!"
Aur uske baad..
complete darkness.
Aarav ki aankhein khul gayi.
Vo heavy breathing kar rha tha.
Vo shocked tha.
Usse dar lag rha tha.
But sath main confusion bhi thi.
Usse sab kuch ek sath ho rha tha.
Tabhi usne whisper kiya..
👉 "That fragment..."
Mysterious figure instantly uski taraf muda.
Aarav ki voice shake ho rahi thi.
👉 "The key..."
Silence.
Usne apne chest par hand rakha.
Aur dheere se bola..
👉 "...was inside me all along."
Room dead silent ho gaya.
Subject 0 ne aankhein band kar li.
Watcher ne kuch nahi kaha.
Kyuki sab answer already jaante the.
Black eye suddenly blink hui.
Aur pehli baar...
usne ek complete sentence bola.
Pure reality mein echo karta hua.
👉 "The seal is weakening."
City shake hui.
Mountains crack hone lage.
Sky distort ho gya.
Aur black door ke neeche..
ek giant crack appear ho gayi.
Slowly opening.
Slowly breaking.
Meera instantly Aarav ke saamne aa gayi.
👉 "Whatever happens..."
Uski aankhon mein fear tha.
Par determination bhi.
👉 "We'll face it together."
Kabir ne turant kaha..
👉 "Haan... matlab darr toh bohot lag raha hai... par haan."
Zoya ne bhi sir hilaya.
Echo chupchaap khada tha.
Par pehli baar..
Aarav ko feel hua ki woh akela nahi hai.
Aur ussi moment..
door ke andar se ek awaaz aayi.
Soft.
Calm.
Exactly Aarav ki awaaz.
👉 "Open it."
Room main complete silence chaa gaya.
Aarav freeze ho gaya.
Awaaz phir aayi.
Closer.
👉 "Open the gate."
Door ke center mein ek thin line slowly open hui.
Andar sirf darkness thi.
Par us darkness ke andar..
do glowing golden eyes visible hui.
Exactly Aarav jaisi.
Mysterious figure ka face instantly pale ho gaya.
👉 "Nahi..."
Subject 0 ek step peeche hata.
Watcher ne first time fear show kiya.
Aur phir..
andar se woh cheez smile ki.
Aur dheere se boli..
👉 "Hello, Aarav."
Pause.
👉 "Remember me?"
To be continued..