Pure room main complete silence tha.
Red-eyed Aarav ki last line abhi bhi sabke dimaag mein echo kar rahi thi.
π "Which one of us will be real?"
Aarav ka heartbeat uncontrollably fast ho gaya.
Gate ke andar khada woh version uski taraf dekh kar smile kar raha tha.
Patiently.
Jaise usse already answer pata ho.
CRAAAAACK.
Final Gate ka ek aur hissa toot gaya.
Poora sky shake karne laga.
Kael instantly Aarav ke saamne aa gaya.
π "Uski baaton mein mat aana."
Red-eyed Aarav hasa.
π "Still lying, Kael?"
Kael ka expression dark ho gaya.
π "Enough."
π "Enough?" Red-eyed Aarav dheere se bola.
π "After all these eras?"
π "After everything you hid from him?"
Silence.
Aarav ne notice kiya..
Kael jawab nahi de raha tha.
Aur yeh usse pasand nahi aaya.
π "Kael."
Aarav ki awaaz heavy thi.
π "Tell me the truth."
Kael chup raha.
π "NOW."
Ekdum shockwave aai.
Golden-black-white energy phir explode hui.
Entire city vibrate karne lagi.
Kael ne aankhein band kar li.
Jaise woh iss moment se bachna chahta ho.
Par finally..
usne dheere se kaha..
π "He isn't your copy."
Silence.
Aarav freeze ho gya.
Red-eyed Aarav ki smile aur wide ho gayi.
π "Then what is he?"
Kael ne Gate ki taraf dekha.
Aur woh words bole jinhone sabko silent kar diya.
π "He's the original."
Complete silence.
Kabir literally baith gaya.
π "Nahi."
π "Nahi bhai."
π "Ab main officially confuse ho gaya."
Meera bhi shock mein thi.
Aarav ka dimaag blank ho gaya.
Original?
Matlab kya?
Red-eyed Aarav dheere se hasa.
π "Finally."
π "Kisi ne sach bola."
Aarav ka saans ruk gaya.
π "Nahi..."
Kael ne slowly sir hilaya.
π "When existence was created..."
π "We needed a core."
π "A center."
π "A consciousness capable of holding infinite realities together."
Room silent ho gya.
Kael ki voice aur heavy ho gayi.
π "And he was chosen."
Gate ke andar khada version quietly sun raha tha.
No jokes.
No smile.
Bas silence.
π "Then what happened?"
Kael ka expression painful ho gaya.
π "He became too powerful."
π "He saw every timeline."
π "Every future."
π "Every ending."
Pause.
π "And eventually..."
π "...he stopped believing life should exist."
Complete silence.
Watcher ne aankhein neeche kar li.
Subject 0 bhi unusually quiet tha.
Aarav ne Gate ke andar wale version ko dekha.
π "Tum sab destroy karna chahte the?"
Red-eyed Aarav ne kuch seconds socha.
Phir calmly bola..
π "No."
Phir se room silent ho gya.
π "I wanted to stop suffering."
Aarav freeze ho gya.
Red-eyed Aarav ne seedha uski aankhon mein dekha.
π "I saw every death."
π "Every betrayal."
π "Every loss."
π "Again."
π "And again."
π "And again."
Uski voice mein pehli baar sadness thi.
Deep sadness.
π "Billions of worlds."
π "Trillions of lives."
π "All ending the same way."
Silence.
π "So I decided..."
Pause.
π "...to end the cycle."
Kael immediately bola..
π "By ending existence."
Red-eyed Aarav ne uski taraf dekha.
π "By ending pain."
Aarav confused tha.
Kyuki pehli baar..
woh monster jaisa nahi lag raha tha.
Bas...
thaka hua.
Bohot zyada thaka hua.
Suddenly..
black eye sky mein violently pulse hui.
BOOOOOOM.
Sabka attention instantly upar gaya.
The End.
Woh ab aur close aa raha tha.
Aur uski presence reality ko tear kar rahi thi.
Kael ka face pale ho gaya.
π "Nahi..."
Watcher instantly tense ho gaya.
π "It's moving."
Red-eyed Aarav ki smile disappear ho gayi.
Aur pehli baar..
usne genuine concern show kiya.
π "Oh."
π "That's bad."
Aarav confused ho gaya.
π "Bad?"
π "Tum usse jaante ho?"
Gate ke andar wala version kuch seconds chup raha.
Phir dheere se bola..
π "Not personally."
Pause.
π "...but even I fear it."
Complete silence.
Kabir ka muh khul gaya.
π "AGAR YEH DARTA HAI TOH HUM SAB KHATAM HAIN."
Suddenly..
black eye ke center mein ek crack appear hui.
Tiny.
Par us crack ke andar se..
ek white light visible hui.
Different.
Wrong.
Impossible.
Aur us white light ke andar..
ek silhouette slowly visible hone lagi.
Not giant.
Not monstrous.
Human.
A normal human silhouette.
Walking toward the crack.
Walking out.
Every entity froze.
Kael.
Watcher.
Subject 0.
Even red-eyed Aarav.
Sab.
Aarav ne slowly poocha..
π "Who is that?"
No answer.
Silhouette aur close aayi.
Step by step.
Aur phir..
Kael ki awaaz nikli.
Barely a whisper.
Full disbelief ke saath.
π "...No."
Watcher peeche hat gaya.
Subject 0 ka face completely pale ho gaya.
Red-eyed Aarav ne first time fear feel kiya.
Actual fear.
Aur jab silhouette finally light ke edge tak pahunchi...
Aarav ka saans ruk gaya.
Kyuki usne uska face dekh liya.
Aur woh face dekhte hi..
Origin chillaya.
Ek naam.
Ek aisa naam jo Aarav ne kabhi nahi suna tha.
Par us naam ko sunte hi..
poori reality shake karne lagi.
To be continued..