⚡ Chapter 20 – 🌙 [Opening Scene]
Fortress ka gate khulta hai.
Bahar pada hua ladka mushkil se saans le raha hai.
Uske haath par bana hua symbol dekh kar Karan ki aankhen sikud jaati hain.
K-17.
Wahi symbol.
Wahi mark jo usne lab me dekha tha.
😨 Panel 1 – Unknown Survivor
Karan aur Ranveer use uthakar andar le aate hain.
Ananya turant herbs aur bandage le aati hai.
Ira distance se observe kar rahi hoti hai.
📢 Ranveer:
"Mujhe ye pasand nahi aa raha."
📢 Karan:
"Marne ke liye chhod bhi nahi sakte."
📢 Ranveer:
"Yahi teri problem hai."
"Tu har kisi ko bachana chahta hai."
Karan chup ho jata hai.
🌅 Panel 2 – Next Morning
Subah.
Ladka finally hosh me aata hai.
Jaise hi aankhen khulti hain—
Woh panic me uth baithta hai.
📢 Unknown Boy:
"WHERE AM I?!"
📢 Ananya:
"Relax. Tum safe ho."
📢 Unknown Boy:
"Safe?"
Uske chehre par ajeeb si hansi aa jaati hai.
📢 Unknown Boy:
"Safe naam ki koi jagah nahi bachi."
🧠 Panel 3 – Introduction
Sab uske aas paas baithte hain.
📢 Karan:
"Naam?"
Kuch second silence.
📢 Boy:
"Arjun."
📢 Karan:
"Aur K-17?"
Arjun ka chehra turant badal jata hai.
😨 Panel 4 – Fear
📢 Arjun:
"Tumhe ye symbol kahan mila?"
Karan jawab nahi deta.
Bas apni sleeve thodi upar karta hai.
Uski arm par faint blue cracks.
Arjun freeze.
📢 Arjun:
"...No way."
⚡ Panel 5 – Same Mark
Arjun bhi apni sleeve uthata hai.
Same blue cracks.
Same pattern.
Same glow.
Ananya aur Manish shock.
📢 Manish:
"Achha..."
"Toh ab hum officially normal log nahi rahe."
🌿 Panel 6 – Quiet Conversation
Baaki sab thodi door chale jaate hain.
Karan aur Arjun akele.
📢 Karan:
"Sach bata."
"K-17 kya hai?"
Arjun aankhen jhuka leta hai.
📢 Arjun:
"Mujhe poora nahi pata."
📢 Karan:
"Jhooth."
📢 Arjun:
"Aur tujhe lagta hai mujhe sab bataya gaya tha?"
Silence.
💀 Panel 7 – The Collectors
Arjun dheere bolta hai.
📢 Arjun:
"Jo log mere peeche hain..."
"Woh khud ko Collectors kehte hain."
📢 Karan:
"Collectors?"
📢 Arjun:
"Woh K-17 subjects ko dhoondte hain."
📢 Karan:
"Kyun?"
Arjun ka jawab:
📢 Arjun:
"Kyuki hum unke liye insaan nahi..."
"Resources hain."
😨
😂 Panel 8 – Manish Being Manish
Manish side se sun raha hota hai.
📢 Manish:
"Bhai mujhe purani duniya wapas chahiye."
"Waha maximum problem maths exam thi."
Sab use ghoorte hain.
📢 Manish:
"Kya?"
"Main serious hoon."
🏰 Panel 9 – Fortress Life
Montage:
Watchtower complete
Farming area expand
Water storage system
Defensive spikes
Pehli baar lag raha hai ki civilization sach me wapas aa sakti hai.
Ananya smile karti hai.
📢 Ananya:
"Ye sirf shelter nahi..."
"Ye beginning hai."
💙 Panel 10 – Karan & Ananya
Shaam.
Wall ke upar dono khade hain.
Neeche fortress.
📢 Ananya:
"Sab tujhe leader maanne lage hain."
📢 Karan:
"Main leader nahi banna chahta."
📢 Ananya:
"Fir bhi ban raha hai."
Karan halka sa hasta hai.
📢 Karan:
"Aur tum?"
📢 Ananya:
"Main bas ye chahti hoon ki tu zinda rahe."
Karan uski taraf dekhta hai.
Ananya turant dusri taraf dekh leti hai 😳
😈 Panel 11 – Rishi
Cut.
Underground chamber.
Old monitors.
Fortress screen par dikh raha hai.
Rishi coffee mug pakde hue screen dekh raha hai.
📢 Rishi:
"Karan..."
"Tu expected speed se bhi fast grow kar raha hai."
Pause.
📢 Rishi:
"Interesting."
💀 Final Panels
Raat.
Fortress ke bahar.
Dense jungle.
Kuch shadowy figures trees ke beech move kar rahe hain.
Silent.
Disciplined.
Ek mask pehna hua aadmi watchtower ki taraf dekhta hai.
📢 Masked Man:
"Target located."
Dusra aadmi:
📢 "Orders?"
Leader saamne aata hai.
Uski aankhon me blue glow.
📢 Leader:
"Observe."
"Attack later."
Phir uski nazar fortress par tik jaati hai.
📢 Leader:
"Let's see if Subject K-17 is really worth all this trouble."
⚡ END OF CHAPTER 20 ⚡