EXT. MARRIAGE VENUE – NIGHT
Smoke crawls over shattered glass. The night howls with sirens far away.
Aarav walks through the wreckage, head low, breath sharp. His suit flickers with dying embers of light.
His eyes burn, not with tears, but with fury.
ANAHATA (from his chest, calm and sharp)
Multiple vehicles detected in the vicinity. Calculating optimal pursuit transport...
A grid overlays Aarav's vision. Every car, every bike, analyzed within seconds.
ANAHATA
Target located. Vehicle ID — Vortex 300cc. Highest acceleration. 80 meters north.
Without a word, Aarav moves.
As he walks, a silver tentacle bursts from his chest, whipping forward.
The bike's lock clicks open before he even reaches it.
Two more tendrils slither into nearby cars, siphoning fuel, transferring it through glowing tubes into the bike's tank.
By the time Aarav touches the handlebar — the bike is fueled, primed, ready.
AARAV (gritting teeth)
...Good.
The tentacles retract into his body. His suit seals around him in a whisper of metal.
ANAHATA
Tracking the kidnappers through CCTV…
Route plotted. Shortest path through Sector 12. Estimated intercept: two minutes.
AARAV
Then hold on tight.
Headlights streak past. The city blurs. Aarav's focus is unshakable.
Every corner, every shadow, the suit adjusts, stabilizes, accelerates.
ANAHATA
Target visual acquired. Vehicle ahead, black SUV. Naira's sister confirmed inside.
AARAV
Then we end this.
He tilts forward, slamming the bike straight into the SUV's rear bumper.
The impact is thunderous, glass shatters, tires screech. The SUV fishtails, barely keeping balance.
Inside, the kidnappers panic.
KIDNAPPER 1
What the—?! Was that suicide!?
The bike slides sideways, Aarav jumps, landing on the hood with brutal grace.
He rips the door open with mechanical strength, disarming the man inside and slamming him against the dashboard.
AARAV (cold)
Where is she?
They try to fight, they don't stand a chance. In seconds, Aarav finds Naira's sister in the backseat, unconscious.
He lifts her out gently.
AARAV (softly, almost breaking)
You're safe now.
Then —
A voice behind him, trembling.
KIDNAPPER 2 (pleading)
Wait! Please...don't take her! We beg you!
Aarav turns, eyes burning blue.
AARAV (snarling)
You kidnapped her. You think begging saves you?
KIDNAPPER 1
You don't understand—!
Their masks fall. Underneath are young faces.
Tears streak down their cheeks. One holds out a shaking photo, parents bound, gagged.
KIDNAPPER 2 (sobbing)
They have our families! The only way to get them back... was to hand her over. We never wanted this!
Aarav freezes. His breath catches.
His fury trembles at the edge of collapse.
He looks at the guns in their hands...real, but untouched. No blood spilled.
Even their car stopped for traffic lights. Innocence wrapped in desperation.
ANAHATA (quietly, observing)
They didn't harm anyone. They followed the rules, even under threat. Statistically irrational.
Emotionally… human.
Aarav lowers his weapon slowly.
KIDNAPPER 1 (pleading)
Please. You can save them. You have power. Help us!
For a long silence, the only sound is the wind.
Then Aarav's jaw tightens. His eyes harden.
He speaks... calm, final, and heartbreakingly cold.
AARAV (coldly)
I'm not some hero who goes around saving people.
I was just... having my revenge.