Mysterious Magic Mirror

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The Hour of Decision

Arhaan stood before the Time Mirror, at a crossroads.

If he activated the mirror, he would probably be erased from this timeline. But if he did nothing, time would remain incomplete forever, and he would be trapped between the past and the present.

"Now or never, Shaurya!" Vaidika's voice was filled with urgency.

The Time Guardians tightened their encirclement. Krishnavarma stepped forward and said, "If you touch it, you could erase your own existence, Arhaan!"

Echoing Memories

A whirlwind of memories surged through Arhaan's mind.

He and Vaidika, in an ancient temple…

A vow before the Time Mirror…

The attack of the Time Guardians, and then the painful separation…

And now, hundreds of years later, the same decision was before him again.

The Awakening of the Time Mirror

Without hesitation, Arhaan took the sapphire key from Vaidika's hand and placed it in the center of the Time Mirror.

A violent tremor shook the entire palace.

The Time Guardians retreated. Krishnavarma cried out, "What have you done?!"

The Door of Time Opens

The surface of the mirror rippled, and a window opened—a glimpse into another reality.

Arhaan peered into it…

He could see himself, but… it was a different time.

He was in his Mumbai apartment, but something was different.

An Alternate Future?

In the image inside the mirror—

* He was sitting in his study, but the same ancient mirror was on his desk.

* Vaidika stood beside him, but this time she was in modern attire.

* And most surprisingly—the Time Guardians were not there.

Had Arhaan changed time?

Arhaan turned around. Krishnavarma's face was filled with anger, but he did not attack.

"Time is correcting itself…" Vaidika whispered.

"So, have we won?" Arhaan asked.

Time was still changing… and the truth of this new chapter remained to be seen.

The surface of the Time Mirror continued to ripple. Arhaan's heart was beating fast. He looked at Vaidika—her eyes held the same question that echoed in Arhaan's mind.

"Have we changed time?"

The Time Guardians were now silent, as if they too had been affected by some unseen force. Krishnavarma took a deep breath and said in a low voice,

"You have tampered with time, Arhaan… and now be prepared to face the consequences."

A New Truth

Clear images began to form on the surface of the Time Mirror—it was the future, but it was different from Arhaan's present.

The same apartment in Mumbai, but something was different.

Arhaan watched carefully.

His study was the same, but the books on the table were different.

The pictures hanging on the wall had changed—now there was an old map, with something written in ancient script.

The strangest thing—the first page of his diary had changed. It read:

"If you are reading this, then understand that the time has come to change time again."

Arhaan's breath caught in his throat.

"Have I been in this situation before?" he asked himself.

The Silence of the Time Guardians

After seeing the changes in the mirror, the Time Guardians had become silent in a mysterious way.

Krishnavarma looked at Arhaan with deep eyes and said, "This battle is not over yet… this is just the beginning."

"But we have corrected time, haven't we?" Vaidika asked anxiously.

Krishnavarma laughed, but his laughter was sarcastic. "Do you really think so?"

Then he stretched out his hand and suddenly…

The mirror pulled Arhaan in!

The world around Arhaan began to spin. He felt himself floating in the air, as if he was passing through some unseen path.

Before his eyes—

Hundreds of events were happening simultaneously.

He could see himself in different timelines—sometimes in an ancient city, sometimes on a battlefield, and sometimes in a futuristic technological world.

Every scene was giving a message, but he could not understand what he was seeing.

A Mysterious Voice

Then, he heard a familiar voice.

"Arhaan…!"

It was Vaidika's voice, but it was coming from another timeline.

He shouted loudly, "Vaidika! Where am I?"

But instead of answering, a new scene began to emerge before his eyes…

A Glimpse of the Future

Arhaan saw—

He was in the year 2100 AD.

Mumbai had now become a high-tech city.

There were flying cars on the roads, and huge digital screens everywhere.

But one thing was strange—in the middle of the city was a huge structure, which was being called the 'Time Mirror Institute'.

Arhaan was shocked.

"Time Mirror Institute? Have I changed time so much that now some scientific laboratory has made it?"

He looked ahead—

Scientists were wearing white coats and were conducting some experiments in a machine.

In the center of the machine was a mirror-like device—perhaps a modern form of the Time Mirror!

And the most shocking thing—someone was imprisoned inside that machine… and it was none other than 'Arhaan' himself!

The puzzle of time had become even more complicated… and Arhaan now had to find a way to escape his own future.

Two Arhaans – The Illusion of Time

Arhaan's head started spinning. "What is happening?"

He was standing in front of himself in 2100 AD. Another 'him'.

The scientists of the Time Mirror Institute were keeping him locked in a glass cage and doing some tests.

"Have I changed time so much that now another me is trapped in this future?"

The Scientists' Cryptic Words

Some scientists in the institute were talking to each other—

"If this experiment is successful, we will find a way to travel in time."

"But who is this person? His biological structure is from ancient times!"

Arhaan looked at himself. His clothes were still from 2025, but the 'other Arhaan' he saw looked different—as if he had lived the life of 2100.

"How can all this be possible?"

The Hidden Game of the Time Guardians

Just then, he heard Krishnavarma's voice.

"I told you, Arhaan… you have tampered with time, and now time itself is trapping you in its web!"

Arhaan turned around. Krishnavarma was standing there, but this time he was not alone. He was accompanied by several cybernetic guards—who were equipped with modern machines.

"So you had planned all this in advance?" Arhaan asked angrily.

Krishnavarma laughed coldly. "No, all this has happened because of your own decisions. You changed time, but don't forget that time can also change you!"

Where is Vaidika?

Arhaan suddenly remembered Vaidika.

"If I am trapped here, then where is Vaidika?"

He looked around, but she was nowhere to be seen.

Suddenly, an image appeared on the main screen of the Time Mirror Institute—Vaidika was imprisoned in a dark place!

In her hands was the same sapphire key, which could control the Time Mirror.

"If Vaidika is not here, then where is she?" Arhaan asked himself.

The Message of the Future Arhaan

The 'other Arhaan' trapped in the institute's prison suddenly raised his head.

He said in a low voice, "Arhaan… you have made a mistake."

"What mistake?"

The future Arhaan replied in a trembling voice, "Before changing the timeline, you should have seen what the consequences would be."

"So what do I have to do now?"

There was pain in the eyes of the future Arhaan. He took out a piece of paper with trembling hands and pointed it towards Arhaan through the glass.

"If you want to save Vaidika… then you have to decrypt this code."

Arhaan looked at the paper. It had a strange combination of numbers and letters written on it—

"K4L-982T-XV3"

"What is this?"

The future Arhaan took a deep breath. "This is the code for Vaidika's location… but to open it, you have to awaken the true power of the Time Mirror!"

* Will Arhaan be able to solve this code?

* Will Krishnavarma and the Time Guardians try to stop him?

* In which timeline is Vaidika trapped?

* If Arhaan activates the Time Mirror again, will time change again?

Time was now on the verge of breaking completely… and Arhaan had only one last chance left to fix it!