The Situation Room under the United Nations headquarters had never been this tense. Every seat was occupied — presidents, generals, advisors — all staring at a giant digital map glowing red with danger.
The woman in the navy uniform spoke first.
"As of 0600 hours, there are 1,437 active portals worldwide. New ones are appearing every hour."
Satellite images filled the wall screen: monsters tearing through cities, armies firing in vain.
A scientist stepped forward, his voice shaking.
"We've also confirmed an unexplained phenomenon. Certain young individuals are displaying abnormal physical abilities… enhanced strength, speed, elemental control. Each has a glowing mark unique to them. We believe these… successors… were chosen by unknown entities."
The Secretary-General leaned forward.
"How effective are they?"
The scientist pressed a button.
The main screen flickered — but instead of military data, a new interface appeared. None of the officials recognized it.
A black background.
Glowing golden letters.
Numbers changing in real time.
[SUCCESSOR KILL BOARD – LIVE]
Name / Codename — Confirmed Monster Eliminations
⬆ Cut to Kathmandu – Same Time ⬆
Dust and smoke choked the streets. Aarav stood in the center of the road, his breath ragged, his eyes blazing with an unnatural light. The mark on his arm burned so hot it felt like molten metal under his skin.
The horned creature charged. Aarav didn't think — he moved.
One moment his hands were empty, the next, a black blade erupted from the air itself, forming in his grip as if it had always belonged there. Its edge shimmered faintly, absorbing the light around it.
His hair, now pure white, whipped in the wind as he met the monster's charge head-on. There was no fear. Only a violent, unstoppable fury.
The creature swung its claws — Aarav's blade cut clean through its arm. It roared, but before it could retreat, he spun and drove the weapon straight into its chest. Black flame erupted from the wound, consuming the beast until nothing remained but ash.
Another monster leapt from a nearby rooftop. Aarav's eyes narrowed. He didn't wait.
Three strikes. Three kills. His movements were too fast, too precise, too brutal to be human.
He didn't notice it — but somewhere far above him, numbers on the mysterious board changed.
[SUCCESSOR KILL BOARD – LIVE]
Renji Takahashi (Japan) — 27 kills
Aarav (Nepal) — 25 kills
Arjun Mehra (India) — 19 kills
Daniel Carter (USA) — 17 kills
Li Wei (China) — 13 kills
The world had never seen anything like it. In homes, in streets, on battlefields, people froze, staring at the names. No one understood where the board came from — or why it was tracking their kills.
SUDDENLY, A black system box appears infront of every one telling
"THE TRUTH"
TO BE CONTD...