Chapter 60: The War That Was Inevitable
Years had passed.
But the war…
Never truly ended.
It only waited.
For the right moment.
The sky was no longer the same.
It carried scars—
Invisible to most people.
But not to her.
Meera stood at the edge of the cliff.
Looking far into the horizon.
Her eyes calm.
But no longer the same as before.
She had changed.
Not just stronger—
But colder.
More aware.
More dangerous.
"…You still come here," a voice said behind her.
She didn't turn.
"…It's quiet," Meera replied.
Arjun stepped beside her.
Older now.
More experienced.
But still the same presence.
"…Quiet doesn't last," he said.
Meera gave a faint smile.
"…It never does."
Silence followed.
But it wasn't peaceful.
It felt like something was coming.
Something big.
"…You feel it too, don't you?" Arjun asked.
Meera nodded slightly.
"…It's back."
The air shifted.
A familiar pressure returned.
Heavier than before.
Darker than ever.
Arjun's expression hardened.
"…After all these years…"
"…it finally decided to show itself again."
Meera's eyes sharpened.
"…No."
She turned slowly.
"…It's been watching this whole time."
A sudden tremor ran through the ground.
Light cracks formed beneath their feet.
The sky darkened unnaturally.
The wind stopped.
Everything went still.
"…It's starting," Arjun said.
Far in the distance—
A shadow rose.
Massive.
Overwhelming.
Not like before.
This time—
It wasn't hiding.
It was revealing itself.
"…So this is what it was preparing for…" Meera whispered.
Her power slowly began to rise.
Not explosive.
Not wild.
Controlled.
But far stronger than before.
"…This isn't just a fight anymore," Arjun said.
"…It's war."
The shadow expanded across the sky.
Covering everything in darkness.
A voice echoed—
Deeper.
Stronger.
"…You've grown."
Meera stepped forward.
Unshaken.
"…So have you," she replied.
The ground trembled violently now.
The world itself reacting to its presence.
"…This time…" the voice continued,
"…there will be no escape."
Meera's eyes glowed faintly.
"…I'm not running."
Her power flared—
Lighting up the darkness around her.
Arjun stepped beside her.
Ready.
Prepared.
"…Then this ends here," he said.
The sky cracked with energy.
Light and darkness clashed once again—
But this time—
On a much larger scale.
Not just them.
The entire world was at stake now.
And this war—
Was inevitable.