Chapter 8: vedika's return
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The Code of Time
There was pain in the eyes of the future Arhaan, but there was also a warning in his words.
"If you don't decode this code correctly, Vaidika will be lost in the web of time forever!"
Arhaan gripped the paper tightly. "But what does this code mean? K4L-982T-XV3… what does it mean?"
The Attack of the Time Guardians
Before he could try to solve the code, Krishnavarma made a gesture.
"You won't escape this time, Arhaan!"
The cybernetic guards moved towards him quickly. Their eyes were glowing with blue light, and they had energy knives in their hands.
Arhaan immediately thought. "If I stay here any longer, they will kill me."
He looked around and saw that there was a holographic control panel in one corner of the lab.
"If this is a lab, then it must have an emergency exit!"
Escape Attempt
Arhaan ran quickly and reached the panel. He touched the screen, and a new message appeared—
"Enter emergency security code."
Arhaan didn't understand anything, but then he remembered—that code!
He typed slowly:
K4L-982T-XV3
The panel beeped, and in the next moment, red warning lights lit up throughout the institute.
"Emergency lockdown activated."
Krishnavarma shouted, "No! How is this possible?"
Outside of Time – Vaidika's Location
As soon as the lockdown happened, Arhaan felt that the world around him was blurring.
He started falling… as if being pulled into an invisible tunnel.
"What is happening?" he cried out.
Just then he heard Vaidika's voice, "Arhaan!"
Suddenly, a new scene opened up before him.
He was in a mysterious place.
There was blue mist all around.
Time seemed to have stopped.
And there, on a stone platform, Vaidika was lying unconscious!
Can Vaidika be saved?
Arhaan tried to move forward, but he felt that his body was being stopped by an invisible force.
Just then, a strange shape formed in the air. It was none other than the soul of the Time Mirror.
It said, "If you want to save Vaidika, you will have to pass the final test of time!"
Time was now at a crucial turning point… and Arhaan had only one last chance!
The Final Test of Time
Arhaan saw Vaidika, who was lying unconscious on the stone platform. Her breaths were slow, as if she was trapped in some invisible web.
Suddenly, shining letters appeared in the air—"The final test of time begins!"
The voice of the Time Mirror's soul echoed—
"Arhaan, if you want to save Vaidika, you will have to answer three questions."
Arhaan took a deep breath. "Ask!"
Question 1: What is the true nature of time?
Three options shone in the air in front—
* Time is a line, which moves from the past to the future.
* Time is a circle, which always returns to its own beginning.
* Time is a thread, which can be changed, but cannot be completely erased.
Arhaan thought. What he had seen so far—past, future, and changing events—proved that time is never destroyed, but rather twists and changes like a thread.
He chose the third option.
Question 2: If you get a chance to save one—your past, your present, or your future—whom will you choose?
Arhaan was confused.
If he changed the past, maybe some mistakes could be corrected.
If he saved the present, Vaidika and his life could be safe.
If he chose the future, maybe the coming dangers could be averted.
But then he realized—if the present is safe, then the future will also be safe.
"My present!" he replied.
Question 3: Can time be completely controlled?
This question was the most difficult.
Arhaan had tried to change time many times. But every time, time changed things according to itself.
"No," he said, "time cannot be controlled, but it can be understood and respected."
The soul of the Time Mirror was silent for a few moments. Then, a bright wave rose in the air and the world of time began to shake.
Vaidika's Return
Suddenly, Vaidika's breaths became faster. The energy spreading around her began to disappear.
Arhaan ran and grabbed her. "Vaidika, wake up!"
Her eyes slowly opened.
"Arhaan… you… passed the test of time?"
Arhaan smiled. "Yes, and now we have to get out of here!"
But is this really the end?
Just then, the mist around them started to thicken again.
Krishnavarma's voice echoed—"Do you really think it will be that easy?"
Arhaan and Vaidika looked at each other.
The battle of time was not over yet… rather, it was just the beginning!
The Mystery of the Time Mirror Begins to Unfold
There was a stir in the world of the Time Mirror. Arhaan and Vaidika looked around—the blue mist was spinning rapidly, as if time was ready to break its boundaries.
Just then, Krishnavarma's voice echoed, "How could you even think that time will leave you just like that after taking your test?"
The Truth of Krishnavarma
A figure emerged from the mist—Krishnavarma. But this time he didn't look the way Arhaan had seen him before.
His face was old and full of wrinkles.
His eyes were burning, as if countless centuries of time resided in them.
And in his hand was the same black rod, with which he had tried to control the Time Mirror earlier.
"Who… are you really?" Arhaan asked in surprise.
Krishnavarma laughed. "Don't you really understand, Arhaan? I am your own mistake!"
"Meaning?"
"I was also an explorer like you once. I was also after the Time Mirror. But I made a mistake—I tried to bend time my way. And look, time punished me. Now I am a Time Guardian, trapped here to stop you!"
Arhaan and Vaidika looked at each other.
The Power of the Time Mirror
Just then, the Time Mirror began to shine. A faint golden light began to spread around it.
Vaidika whispered, "Arhaan, I think the Time Mirror is trying to tell us something!"
Arhaan looked at the mirror. Its surface no longer had scenes of the past and the future. Rather, a door was emerging there—the door of time!
"What is this?" Arhaan asked.
The voice of the Time Mirror's soul echoed, "This is the gateway to go beyond time. Whoever crosses it will be free from the rules of time. But remember—whoever goes in, can never come back!"
The Next Step: Beyond Time?
Arhaan and Vaidika now had a difficult decision—
Can they cross this door and go beyond time and fully understand the mystery of the Time Mirror?
Or will they return to the present and try to make their lives ordinary again?
Krishnavarma said with a loud laugh, "It doesn't matter what you choose, Arhaan! Those who tamper with time can never live in peace!"
Arhaan looked at Vaidika. "What do we do?"
Vaidika took a deep breath. "If we have come this far, then we should not leave it incomplete!"
Arhaan slowly stepped towards the Time Mirror.
The world of time was about to change completely… and perhaps, there was no way back for them now!