(The Secret Hidden in His Eyes)
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[Scene 1 — Night After Awakening – Aarvyn's Room]
Aarvyn bed pe pada hota hai, paseene se bheega hua. Table lamp ke light mein uski aankhon ke beech ab bhi woh hairline crack dikhti hai — lekin ab usme se faint blue light leak ho rahi hai.
(Voiceover – Aarvyn):
"Us din kuch badal gaya tha. Woh sapna nahi tha... woh koi signal tha. Aur Velmira... uske andar kuch tha, jo insaanon ka nahi ho sakta."
Table pe ek purani diary girti hai — uski maa ki. Uska ek purana page khulta hai:
> "Agar woh kabhi jaage... toh samajh jaana, woh tumhara beta nahi... ek Netra hai."
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[Scene 2 — Mussoorie ke Forest Trail – Next Day]
Aarvyn aur uske 2 dost — Vaayu (comic, hyper), aur Yara (calm, sweet) — school ke baad jungle ke raaste se ghar ja rahe hain.
Vaayu:
"Bhai tu kuch zyada hi chup-chap ho gaya hai kal se... sab theek toh hai na?"
Aarvyn (fake smile):
"Bas thoda thak gaya hoon..."
Tabhi jungle ka ek part black fog se bhar jaata hai. Vaayu peeche hatt jaata hai.
Yara:
"Yeh fog... yeh natural nahi hai..."
Suddenly, ek distorted creature nikalta hai — aadha human, aadha shadow — jaise koi dream nightmare mein ghus gaya ho.
Aarvyn:
"Yeh... kya cheez hai?!"
Creature:
*"Tumhe... Netra ki... boo aa rahi hai..."
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[Scene 3 — Battle: The First Fight]
Aarvyn fight karne ki koshish karta hai, lekin creature uska gala pakad leta hai. Tabhi uski aankhon mein se blue glow bahar aata hai, aur woh pehli baar Netra Pulse activate karta hai.
Zameen pe shadow eye symbol phir se banta hai — creature sadak mein ghus jaata hai aur phat jaata hai black light mein.
Vaayu:
*"Bhaiii!! Tu... tu kya hai?!"
Yara (shock mein):
*"Netra... wo to sirf legends mein tha..."
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[Scene 4 — Hidden Observatory – Velmira Alone]
Velmira ek purani observatory mein baithi hai, ek black crystal dekh rahi hai jisme se Aarvyn ka image blink karta hai.
Velmira (whispering):
"Woh jaag gaya... aur iska matlab hai... Raudrikaal bhi khulne wala hai..."
Peeche ek aur figure dikhta hai — cloak mein ek unknown man, jiske haath mein burnt scroll hai.
Man:
"Usse zinda rehne dena, Velmira... galti hogi."
Velmira:
"Woh meri galti tha... aur mera faisla bhi."
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[Chapter End Caption:]
"Ek aankh mein roshni... doosri mein shunya. Par jab dono khulengi... duniya kaant mein chhup jayegi."
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