Astra ke last words ab bhi Kashika ke dimaag me goonj rahe the।
"Thank you…"
Uske baad sab kuch white light me doob gaya।
Na digital ocean tha।
Na corruption।
Na screams।
Sirf ek ajeeb si shanti।
Aur phir...
Darkness।
Kashika ne dheere-dheere aankhen kholi।
Sabse pehle usne hospital ki smell mehsoos ki।
White ceiling।
Monitoring machines।
Soft beeping sounds।
Usne blink kiya।
Ek baar।
Do baar।
Aur tab uski nazar bed ke paas baithe hue insaan par padi।
Piyush।
Wo kursi par jhuka hua so gaya tha।
Uska haath ab bhi Kashika ke haath ko pakde hue tha।
Jaise dar ho ki agar chhod diya to wo phir kho jayegi।
Kashika ki aankhon me aansu aa gaye।
Itne dino me pehli baar...
Sab normal lag raha tha।
Usne dheere se uska naam liya।
"Piyush..."
Piyush ki aankhen turant khul gayi।
Ek second ke liye usse laga shayad sapna hai।
Phir usne Kashika ko jaagte dekha।
Aur uske chehre par relief aa gaya।
Itna relief ki uski aankhon me bhi paani aa gaya।
"Kashika…"
Wo turant khada hua।
"Tum theek ho?"
Kashika weak smile karte hue boli—
"Ab hoon."
❤️ The Promise
Kuch seconds dono bas ek dusre ko dekhte rahe।
Jaise confirm kar rahe ho ki saamne wala sach me hai।
Piyush ne uska haath aur tightly pakad liya।
"Tumhe pata hai tumne mujhe kitna dara diya tha?"
Kashika halki si hansi।
"Sorry."
"Sorry?"
Piyush almost emotional ho gaya।
"Tum literally poori duniya bachane chali gayi thi!"
"Main kya karta?"
"Wait karta."
"Dar ke saath."
"Har second."
Kashika chup ho gayi।
Phir usne dheere se kaha—
"Par tumne wait kiya."
Piyush softly muskuraya।
"Always."
⚠️ Aarav's News
Door khula।
Aarav andar aaya।
Uske haath me tablet tha।
Uska expression serious tha।
"Kashika ko rest karna chahiye," usne kaha।
"Par hamare paas problem hai."
Piyush ne sigh kiya।
"Ek baar to good news de diya karo."
Aarav ne jawab nahi diya।
Usne tablet unke saamne rakh diya।
Screen par ek confidential file khuli hui thi।
Top par likha tha:
PROJECT ECLIPSE
Kashika ka heartbeat fast ho gaya।
"Astra ke baad bhi project bache hue hain?"
Aarav dheere se bola—
"Shayad Astra beginning thi."
Room me silence chha gaya।
The Hidden Files....
File ke andar multiple names the।
K-27X
ASTRA
Aur phir...
ECLIPSE
PHANTOM
NEXUS
Kashika ne shock se screen dekhi।
"Kitne experiments the?"
Aarav ne slowly kaha—
"Officially? None."
"Unofficially?"
"Dozens."
Piyush ka expression dark ho gaya।
"Matlab aur log bhi hain?"
Aarav ne sir hila diya।
"Ya the."
The Shadow Watching....
Hospital se kai kilometers door...
Ek dark room me koi screen dekh raha tha।
Us screen par Kashika ki hospital footage chal rahi thi।
Figure ne softly smile kiya।
"Interesting."
Uski awaaz calm thi।
Dangerously calm।
"Astra fail ho gayi."
"Par Kashika survive kar gayi."
Usne screen ko touch kiya।
"Expected."
Room ke andhere me uska chehra clearly dikh nahi raha tha।
Sirf uski aankhen।
Cold।
Calculating।
Watching.
❤️ A Peaceful Evening
Agle kuch din surprisingly peaceful rahe।
No attacks.
No government raids.
No chaos.
Kashika aur Piyush finally ek normal couple ki tarah waqt spend kar rahe the।
Hospital discharge ke baad wo ek small farmhouse me shift ho gaye jo Aarav ne arrange kiya tha।
Shaam ka waqt tha।
Garden me halki hawa chal rahi thi।
Kashika swing par baithi thi।
Piyush uske liye chai lekar aaya।
"Madam ki chai."
Kashika hansi।
"Thank you."
Piyush uske paas baith gaya।
Kuch der dono bina bole sunset dekhte rahe।
Phir Kashika softly boli—
"Piyush?"
"Hm?"
"Agar future me phir problems aayi to?"
Piyush ne bina soche jawab diya—
"To handle karenge."
"Together."
💔 The Fear Remains
Par andar hi andar Kashika ab bhi dar rahi thi।
Astra ke jaane ke baad bhi uske powers gayab nahi hui thi।
Kabhi-kabhi usse strange signals feel hote the।
Jaise koi usse observe kar raha ho।
Jaise network ke kisi kone me ab bhi kuch zinda ho।
Aur har baar ek hi naam uske dimaag me flash hota—
Eclipse.
Usse pata nahi tha kyun।
Par us naam se usse ajeeb sa fear feel hota tha।
Us raat...
Sab so rahe the।
Suddenly Kashika ki aankhen khul gayi।
Uska heartbeat fast tha।
Room dark tha।
Par uske saamne hawa me blue symbols float kar rahe the।
Exactly waise hi jaise Astra ke world me hote the।
"Kya...?"
Symbols slowly arrange hone lage।
Aur ek sentence bana।
HE IS COMING
Kashika ka saans ruk gaya।
Agla sentence appear hua।
RUN
Phir sab gayab ho gaya।
Room phir normal ho gaya।
Subah Kashika ne sab kuch Aarav aur Piyush ko bataya।
Aarav immediately serious ho gaya।
"Yeh normal nahi hai."
Piyush ne poocha—
"Kya Astra ka koi leftover code ho sakta hai?"
Aarav ne sir hila diya।
"Nahi."
"Yeh kisi aur ka signal lag raha hai."
Kashika ne dheere se poocha—
"Eclipse?"
Aarav ne jawab nahi diya।
Par uski aankhon me concern tha।
Aur wahi answer tha।
Usi waqt...
Hundreds of miles away...
Dark room wala aadmi finally screen ke saamne aaya।
Ab uska face visible tha।
Young.
Sharp features.
Cold eyes.
Usne monitor par Kashika ki image dekhi।
Aur softly smile kiya।
"Hello, Kashika."
Usne ek file open ki।
Top par likha tha—
SUBJECT: KASHIKA SHARMA
Status:
Primary Threat
Usne file band ki।
Aur dheere se kaha—
"Ab meri baari hai."
To Be Continued...
Agla chapter me:
Eclipse ki full entry 😈
Kashika ki powers ka next evolution ⚡
Piyush vs Eclipse confrontation 🔥
Aarav ka hidden secret 🤯
Romance aur danger dono ❤️⚔️
Aaj ek sadharan si ladki abb bahot badal gyi thi.....