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[Scene 1 — Mussoorie, Uttarakhand — Ek thandi raat]
Fog mein do cheezein dikh rahi hain: ek school bell ki awaz... aur ek chhota ladka pahadon ke beech bhagta hua...
(Voiceover – Aarvyn)
"Main sirf ek normal ladka tha. Ya... main sochta tha main normal hoon. Jab tak maine use dekha..."
Camera zoom in karta hai uske aankhon par — dono aankhon ke beech ek hairline crack — jaise kaanch toot raha ho andar se.
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[Flash Dream – The Black Moon]
Aarvyn khada hai ek ajnabi jagah par. Aasman mein ek kaala chaand chamak raha hai. Aaspaas sab kuch ulta chal raha hai — waqt pichhe jaa raha hai.
Uske samne ek silhoutte:
"Aankhon ke paar dekh, Aarvyn... Shunya tujhe bula raha hai."
Teez awaaz hoti hai — jaise kuch andar se phat gaya ho.
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[Scene 2 — Agla Din, School – Himalaya Public Inter School]
Morning assembly. Sab bache uniform mein line mein. Camera pan karta hai Aarvyn pe — thoda alag, headphones, mastikhor, par aankhon mein kuch to ajeeb.
Principal mic pe bolta hai:
"Class 10-B mein ek naye student ka swagat karo — Velmira Rael."
Ek ladki aati hai — safed bal, pale skin, aankhen bilkul nishabd — jaise andar kuch zinda hi nahi.
Aarvyn (andar sochta hai):
"Ye ladki... isse pehle dekha hai maine... par kab?"
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[Scene 3 — Lunch Break – Chhat pe Aarvyn aur Velmira]
Velmira seedha uske paas aati hai, bina kuch kahe, uski aankhon mein dekhti hai.
Velmira (cold tone):
"Tumhe pata hai tum kya ho?"
Aarvyn:
"Huh? Matlab? Tum mujhe jaanti bhi ho kya?"
Velmira uska haath pakadti hai — aur ek dum se dono jagah badal jaate hain — ek aur duniya mein, jahan sab kuch andhera hai, aur hawaa mein screams goonj rahi hain.
Velmira:
"Ye hai Shunyathra — tumhara asli ghar. Tum sirf ek student nahi ho, Aarvyn. Tum ho… Netra-Vansh ka aakhri Jivant."
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[Scene 4 — First Awakening]
Aarvyn ke haath se lahu behne lagta hai, aur uske peechhe ek giant shadow eye symbol ban jaata hai — zameen mein cracks aur hawa mein aag — school ka pura aasman andhera ho jaata hai.
Uski pehli scream nikalti hai — "KYA HO RAHA HAI MUJHE!"
Velmira calmly bolti hai:
"Tum jaag rahe ho."
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[End Scene – Chapter End Caption]
"Aur isi jagah se shuru hoti hai ek kahani... jo aage chalegi sirf aankhon ke paar."