The rooftop shattered under the power of Vajra Judgment.
A massive arc of silver energy tore through the air like a falling thunderbolt. The attack illuminated the night sky above Ujjaini, turning the entire battlefield into a blinding storm of light.
Even the surrounding Rakshaks were forced to shield their eyes.
The strike was meant to destroy everything.
Devika.
Varun.
And the villain controlling them.
Across the rooftop, Arivaan watched the approaching attack calmly.
The floating panel flickered violently before his eyes.
Critical Threat Detected
Impact: 2.3 Seconds
Devika's flames surged in panic.
"That attack will kill us!"
Varun tightened his grip on the spear.
His body shifted into a defensive stance automatically.
But even he could feel it.
The attack was far too powerful to block.
Across the rooftop, Rudra Sen stood motionless.
His sword still glowed with the fading remnants of silver lightning.
He didn't look confident.
He looked certain.
Arivaan sighed.
"Well."
"That's unfortunate."
Devika shouted through the Command Link,
"What are you doing?!"
Arivaan raised his hand slowly.
The floating panel changed.
New text appeared.
Emergency Command Available
Mind Transfer
Devika blinked.
"…What?"
Arivaan smiled faintly.
"Something I discovered earlier."
The silver wave of destruction rushed closer.
The rooftop beneath them began cracking apart from the pressure alone.
Varun braced himself.
Devika's flames surged one last time.
But Arivaan simply spoke.
"Devika."
"Yes."
"Varun."
"Yes, master."
His voice remained perfectly calm.
"Brace."
Then—
The panel flashed.
Mind Transfer Activated
A violent surge of energy exploded inside Arivaan's mind.
For a brief moment—
His consciousness split.
The rooftop vanished.
The world twisted.
Then suddenly—
He was seeing through two pairs of eyes.
Devika's eyes.
Varun's eyes.
Arivaan's physical body remained where it stood.
But his mind had already moved.
The silver wave struck.
BOOOOM!
The entire rooftop exploded under the impact.
Stone shattered.
Flames scattered.
Debris rained into the streets below.
A massive column of dust rose into the night sky.
The surrounding Rakshaks were thrown backward by the shockwave.
When the light faded—
Half the rooftop was gone.
Where Arivaan had stood—
There was nothing.
Only shattered stone.
Rudra Sen lowered his sword slowly.
The hunter stared at the destruction silently.
One of the Rakshaks whispered,
"…He's gone."
Another nodded.
"That attack would destroy anyone."
The battlefield grew quiet.
Dust drifted through the air.
Broken pieces of the building collapsed into the street below.
But something was wrong.
Devika stood on a nearby rooftop.
Unharmed.
Her flames flickered quietly.
Beside her—
Varun stood with his spear raised.
Both servants had escaped the strike.
Rudra Sen frowned slightly.
"…Strange."
Devika turned her head slowly.
But her expression looked different.
Not angry.
Not controlled.
Something else.
Then—
She spoke.
"Wow."
But the voice wasn't hers.
It was Arivaan's.
Across the battlefield, the Rakshaks froze.
Rudra Sen's eyes narrowed.
"You moved your mind."
Devika's lips curved into a small smile.
"Exactly."
Varun stood silently beside her.
His body moved slightly as if adjusting.
Arivaan's voice echoed again.
"Turns out controlling people has advantages."
The floating panel flickered.
Mind Transfer Successful
Host Body: Devika Agnivarna
Secondary Host: Captain Varun
Arivaan chuckled softly.
"You destroyed my body."
Rudra Sen's grip tightened around his sword.
"But my mind…"
Devika's eyes gleamed faintly.
"…is still here."
The Rakshaks stared in shock.
Because the villain they had just destroyed—
Was now speaking through one of their own.
Varun lifted his spear slightly.
His voice remained calm.
"Awaiting command."
Devika smiled again.
But the smile belonged to someone else.
Arivaan stretched her fingers slowly.
"Well."
"That was dramatic."
Rudra Sen raised his sword again.
His voice had grown colder than before.
"You're no longer human."
Devika shrugged.
"That depends on perspective."
The wind swept across the ruined rooftops again.
But the battle had changed.
Because the Rakshaks had just learned a terrifying truth.
Even if they killed Arivaan's body—
His mind could still survive.
And now—
He controlled the battlefield more completely than ever.