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📖 Episode 2....
Post-apocalyptic Delhi skyline at sunrise. Jungle has swallowed skyscrapers. Karan Singh stands determined, holding a stick like a spear. A cracked stone statue of another boy (Manish Mehta) stands nearby.
📢 Narration (Karan):
"Civilization is gone. But if I'm going to survive here… I need science. I need fire. And I need my best friend back."
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[Panel 1]
Karan kneels before dry branches, rubbing wood desperately to create sparks.
📢 Karan (thinking):
"Come on… if early humans could do it, so can I!"
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[Panel 2]
A small ember lights. His eyes widen.
📢 Karan (shouting):
"YES! FIRE!"
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[Panel 3]
The fire glows warmly, lighting up two stone statues beside him: Ananya and Manish Mehta.
📢 Karan (looking at Manish's stone form, smiling softly):
"Manish… remember all those nights we joked about surviving a zombie apocalypse? Guess what… we weren't so far off."
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[Panel 4]
Karan carefully examines the cracks on Manish's statue.
📢 Karan (thinking):
"These cracks… he might awaken soon, just like me. If he does… I won't be alone anymore."
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[Panel 5]
Karan sharpens a stone spear. He glances back at Manish's stone face.
📢 Karan (determined):
"Hang in there, buddy. Until you wake up, I'll protect you."
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[Panel 6]
Night scene. Karan rests near the fire. Behind him, Manish's statue faintly glows blue in the cracks.
📢 Narration:
"The spark of civilization spreads… one by one."
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[Panel 7 – Morning]
Karan wakes up to find tiger paw prints around the campfire. He clenches his new spear, tense.
📢 Karan:
"A tiger…? If I fall, Manish and Ananya will never wake up."
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[Panel 8 – Cliffhanger]
Karan spins around at a sudden sound. Manish's statue CRACKS loudly — pieces of stone fall as his arm begins to move.
📢 Karan (shocked but excited):
"Manish… you're waking up?!"
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[Final Panel of Episode 2]
Close-up of Manish Mehta's face as the stone crumbles away, revealing his eye glowing blue.
📢 Narration:
"The boy who once joked about the end of the world… is about to rise as mankind's second survivor."
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⚡ End of Episode 2 ⚡