Aarav couldn't move.
His eyes were locked on the figure in front of him—
Himself.
Same face.
Same body.
But not the same eyes.
Those eyes… were empty.
Cold.
Dead.
The other Aarav tilted his head slightly…
And smiled.
A slow… disturbing smile.
"Finally…" he said.
"Face to face."
Aarav's voice trembled.
"W-who are you…?"
The other Aarav stepped closer.
The knife in his hand dripping blood onto the ground.
"You already know," he whispered.
"I'm you… from a universe where you stopped pretending to be the hero."
A chill ran down Aarav's spine.
"No… that's not possible…"
Behind him—
Meera's broken voice echoed.
"He kills me… in every world…"
Aarav turned back toward her.
"What…?"
But before he could react—
⚡ A sharp pain exploded in his shoulder ⚡
"AAH—!"
The knife had pierced through him.
Aarav fell to his knees.
Breathing heavily.
Blood dripping.
The other Aarav leaned closer.
Right beside his ear.
"You keep jumping universes… trying to save her…"
He chuckled softly.
"But you don't even remember what you did."
Aarav's vision blurred.
"W-what… did I do…?"
The killer version smiled wider.
And whispered—
"You were the first one who killed her." 💀
⚡⚡⚡
Aarav's heart stopped.
"No… NO… that's a lie!"
Suddenly—
Flashes.
Memories.
Not his… yet somehow his.
👉 Meera crying.
👉 Aarav holding a knife.
👉 Blood.
👉 Screaming.
"STOP IT!!" Aarav shouted.
He grabbed his head.
Falling to the ground.
"I would never hurt her… NEVER!"
But the other Aarav knelt in front of him.
Eyes glowing with madness.
"You already did."
"Every universe after that… is just a repetition."
Meera's voice trembled behind them—
"Please… stop him…"
Aarav looked up.
At her.
At her broken face.
Her tear-filled eyes.
"I'll fix this…" Aarav whispered.
"I swear… I'll save you…"
The killer version laughed loudly.
"You still don't get it, do you?"
He raised the knife again.
Pointing it at Aarav's heart.
"You can't save her…"
"Because she's not running from death…"
He leaned closer—
And whispered the final words—
💀 "She's running from you." 💀
⚡⚡⚡
The machine behind them suddenly started glowing again…
Stronger than before.
Uncontrollable.
Aarav's eyes widened.
"No… not again—"
⚡ LIGHT EXPLOSION ⚡
Everything disappeared.
💀💀💀
TO BE CONTINUED…
"Next universe… she won't be the victim." 😈