Rohan and his mother were given a small room in yusu college. It had a double-bed and two single beds because they would have to share the room with two students- David and Ivaan. Anika, exhausted from the journey to Nyxora, lay down to rest.
Meanwhile, David tried to make Rohan feel comfortable. "Don't worry, you will get used to this place," David said with a friendly smile.
But Ivaan's welcome was different. "Welcome to yusu college," he said in a strange tone - as if it was both a greeting and warning.
Later, David took Rohan to class. Even though the teams were different, all students attended the same lessons.
Today's class was taken by Navika, a teacher whose cold eyes made Rohan uneasy. She asked Rohan to introduce himself and then pointed him to a seat next to Pihu , the red team secretary.
"You are new right?" Pihu whispered.
"yes", Rohan replied.
"Then be careful," she said quietly. "this place...is not normal."
Rohan felt a chill. On his left side, Ivaan was sitting silently, watching every thing.
Suddenly , Navika asked strong question: "What is death?"
The whole classroom went silent. Rohan froze, unable to speak.
Navika smiled in a way that made the air feel colder. "It's okay. Someone else can answer."
Falak, the blue team secretary raised her hand and gave a calm, perfect explanation. David couldn't stop staring at her clearly impressed.
At lunch, David tried to share his food with Falak, but she smiled politely.
"No need, David. I brought my own lunch."
Before lunch could end, a loud announcement echoed:
"Black team vs Red team - match begins!"
David quickly pulled Rohan outside. On the ground, the match (Cricket match) had already started. Rohan was chosen to play and Karan guided him to the field.
Despite the pressure, Rohan played brilliantly.
Black team won.
But the celebration ended instantly.
Daksh stepped forward, expression cold and emotionless without hesitation, he took out his weapon and shot the lowest-performing red team player.
Everyone looked away. No one reacted. This was normal for yusu college. Rohan's stomach twisted.
This place was far more dengerous than he ever imagined.
Arjun came to him afterward. "You played brilliantly," he said.
"You're someone else Rohan."
But the darkness of Yusu college wasn't over.
At the side of the field, Navika secretly sold the dead body to unknown buyers.
Only Falak, walking through a quiet corridor, accidently saw something she wasn't supposted to see-something that made her step back in pure shock.
Nyxora had secrets and Falak had just uncovered one.