2:17 AM…
The city of Delhi was asleep.
The streets were empty, and a cold breeze moved slowly through them.
Somewhere in the distance, dogs barked—and then everything fell silent again.
Everything seemed normal…
But only on the outside.
Inside a small room, someone was still awake.
His name was Aarav.
The room was messy.
Books lay open on the table, covered in dust—as if no one had touched them for days.
Only the light from his phone illuminated his face.
"Just one last video…", Aarav whispered.
But like always…
that "last" never really stays the last.
Suddenly—
The phone switched off.
The room instantly sank into darkness.
"What…? It had battery…", he muttered softly.
He stood up and tried to turn on the light.
Click…
Nothing happened.
The entire house… the entire area…
was drowned in darkness.
Then—
A bright blue lightning flashed across the sky.
So intense… that for a moment, it felt like time had stopped.
Aarav walked to the window.
He looked outside—
Something was wrong.
The sky…
looked like it was breaking apart.
In the darkness, a glowing blue crack was spreading—
as if some strange energy was entering the world.
"What… is happening…?"
Suddenly—
A massive wave of energy spread across the city.
Aarav's body jolted violently.
He grabbed his hand—
His veins were glowing with blue light.
"This is a dream… just a dream…",
he tried to convince himself.
But—
The pain was real.
It felt like electricity was running through his entire body.
His heart was racing.
His breathing grew heavy.
"AAHHH!!"
He collapsed onto the floor.
And then—
His vision began to distort.
He saw something…
A ruined city.
A burning red sky.
People screaming… running… dying.
And then—
A man.
Slowly, that man turned toward him.
His eyes…
completely black.
Aarav froze.
For a moment, it felt like his heart had stopped.
"You have been chosen…",
a deep voice echoed inside his mind.
"Who are you?!" Aarav shouted.
No answer.
Everything went silent again.
Suddenly—
Everything stopped.
The room returned to normal.
Dark. Quiet. Still.
Aarav lay on the floor, drenched in sweat.
Slowly, he raised his hand.
No glow anymore.
"Was it… just a dream?"
But then—
A tiny blue spark emerged from his fingertips.
His eyes widened.
This was not a dream.
The next morning…
The world had changed.
Every news channel showed the same headline:
A mysterious global energy surge was recorded overnight
People in different cities were developing strange powers
The government named it: The Energy Event
Fear spread everywhere.
Some people were scared…
Some were excited…
But no one understood
the real danger yet.
Somewhere else…
A dark room.
A TV flickered dimly.
Someone sat in the shadows.
Watching.
On the screen—
Aarav.
A slow smile appeared on his face.
Then he whispered—
"So… you finally awakened."
His eyes glowed…
completely black.
"Now…"
"The game begins."