The city was always busy.

People kept moving.

Time kept moving.

But Arnav did not move on.

Arnav was a quiet 14-year-old boy.

He sat on the last bench in class, looking outside the window.

He didn’t talk much.

He didn’t laugh.

Most people thought he was just rude or strange.

But they didn’t know the truth.

Only Kunal knew.

Years ago…

Arnav lost everything.

A sudden tragedy took away the people he loved the most.

A home that once had laughter…

became silent forever.

That night, Arnav cried like he never had before.

And Kunal was there.

Watching.

Helpless.

Since then…

Arnav changed.

He stopped trusting people.

He stopped talking.

He stopped feeling.

And Kunal made a promise—

“I’ll never leave him alone.”

“Bro, at least blink… I’m getting scared,” Kunal joked, sitting beside him.

Arnav replied softly,

“I’m fine.”

Kunal looked at him for a moment…

He knew that was not true.

But he didn’t say anything.

Then one day…

A new girl came.

Her name was Tamanna.

“Can I sit here?” she asked.

Arnav said,

“Okay.”

Kunal smiled slightly,

“Finally, some change.”

Tamanna started talking to Arnav every day.

“You don’t smile?”

“Why are you always quiet?”

Kunal laughed,

“Good luck getting answers from him.”

Slowly…

Arnav started replying.

Small words.

Short answers.

But it was something.

Soon, the three of them became close.

They spent time together.

They laughed.

And for the first time in years…

Arnav didn’t feel completely empty.

One day, Tamanna asked,

“Do you trust me?”

Arnav paused.

Then said,

“I don’t trust people.”

Tamanna smiled softly,

“Then trust me first.”

Kunal noticed the way Arnav looked at her.

He hadn’t seen that look in years.

Not since before everything was lost.

Time passed.

Arnav started caring for her.

More than he expected.

More than he wanted.

Because deep inside…

He was scared.

Scared of losing again.

One evening, Tamanna said,

“Arnav, promise me something.”

“What?” he asked.

“Never leave me.”

Arnav froze for a moment.

Memories came back.

Pain. Loss. Silence.

Kunal watched him carefully.

He knew this was hard for Arnav.

After a long pause…

Arnav said quietly,

“I won’t.”

Kunal smiled.

Because he knew—

That promise meant everything.

For a while…

Everything felt okay.

Then suddenly…

Tamanna stopped coming to school.

Days passed.

Arnav became restless.

Kunal noticed.

“Let’s go check,” he said.

They went to the hospital.

Tamanna was lying on the bed.

She looked weak.

“What happened?” Arnav asked.

Tamanna said softly,

“I have cancer.”

Silence.

Arnav felt the same pain again.

The same fear.

The same feeling of losing someone.

Kunal clenched his fists.

He understood what Arnav was going through.

From that day…

They stayed with her every day.

Kunal kept making jokes.

Even when he was hurting.

Arnav stayed quiet.

But he never left her side.

One night, Tamanna asked,

“If I go away… will you forget me?”

Arnav said,

“I don’t forget.”

Kunal added,

“And we are not leaving you.”

That night, Arnav slept beside her bed.

Kunal stayed awake.

Watching over both of them.

Morning came.

Everything was silent.

“Tamanna?” Arnav said.

No answer.

Kunal looked at her…

And understood.

He looked at Arnav.

But Arnav didn’t move.

Because inside…

He had broken again.

Years passed.

Seven years.

Arnav never moved on.

And Kunal never left him.

One day, Arnav saw a newspaper.

It said:

“A Door to Heaven found in Germany.”

Arnav looked at it deeply.

“Maybe… I can see her again.”

Kunal looked at him.

“You’re going, right?”

Arnav nodded.

Kunal said,

“Then I’m coming too.”

After some days…

They reached Germany.

The place had heavy security.

No one could enter.

At night, they moved quietly.

Then they saw it.

A glowing door.

Kunal whispered,

“This is real…”

Arnav stepped forward,

“Tamanna… I’m coming.”

Kunal stood beside him,

“Together.”

And both of them…

Stepped inside.

TO BE CONTINUED…

Darkness.

No sound.

No light.

Arnav and Kunal stepped inside the door…

And the world behind them disappeared.

“Okay… this is not normal,” Kunal said slowly.

There was nothing around them.

No sky.

No ground.

Just empty space.

Arnav looked ahead.

“Stay close.”

Kunal nodded,

“I’m right here.”

Far away…

A soft white light appeared.

Arnav’s heart started beating fast.

He knew.

They walked toward it.

Step by step.

As they got closer…

A figure appeared.

A girl.

“Arnav…?”

His eyes filled with tears.

“Tamanna…”

He ran.

And hugged her tightly.

“I tried to live without you…” Arnav said, his voice breaking,

“But I couldn’t… everything felt empty… I was alone…”

Tamanna held him back, crying softly,

“I was waiting for you…”

Arnav closed his eyes,

“I’m not leaving you again.”

Kunal stood behind them.

Quiet.

Letting them have their moment.

Tamanna looked at him,

“Kunal… you came too…”

Kunal gave a soft smile,

“Of course. I’m not letting him do crazy things alone.”

For a moment…

Everything felt peaceful.

Then—

A deep voice echoed everywhere.

“THIS IS NOT YOUR WORLD.”

The light grew stronger.

A large glowing figure appeared.

Its face unclear.

Its presence heavy.

“God…” Tamanna whispered.

Arnav’s expression changed.

Anger.

Pain.

“You took her away from me!” he shouted.

Kunal stepped forward quickly,

“Arnav, wait—”

But Arnav didn’t stop.

“Send her back!” he yelled.

“Or take me with her!”

Silence.

Then—

“THIS IS HER FATE.”

Arnav clenched his fists,

“No… this is wrong!”

Kunal looked around carefully.

Something felt strange.

The light…

felt heavy.

Not peaceful.

“This isn’t heaven…” Kunal said slowly.

Arnav looked at him,

“What?”

Before he could answer—

The light cracked.

For a second—

Something appeared behind it.

A dark shadow.

Huge.

Terrifying.

Tamanna stepped back in fear,

“Arnav… something is wrong…”

Kunal’s voice turned serious,

“You’re not God…”

The voice changed.

Colder. Darker.

“YOU WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO SEE THAT.”

The light started breaking.

Now it was clear—

This was not heaven.

Something evil was hiding behind that form.

Arnav held Tamanna’s hand tightly,

“I’m taking you with me.”

Tamanna shook her head, crying,

“You can’t… please… if you stay, you’ll get hurt…”

“I don’t care!” Arnav said.

Kunal grabbed his shoulder,

“We can’t fight this now!”

“I’m not leaving her again!” Arnav shouted.

Tamanna held his hand with both of hers,

Tears falling—

“Please… go… I don’t want to lose you again…”

Arnav’s voice broke,

“I already lost you once…”

Silence.

Kunal looked at Arnav.

Then said firmly—

“We will come back. Together. But not like this.”

Arnav closed his eyes.

After a moment…

He nodded slowly.

Tamanna smiled through tears,

“I’ll wait…”

Suddenly—

The figure raised its hand.

A massive force rushed toward them.

Kunal’s eyes widened,

“ARNAV—!”

The attack hit them.

Everything went white.

🌑 NEXT MORNING

Arnav woke up suddenly.

Breathing fast.

He was back.

In his room.

“Kunal…?” he said.

“I’m here,” Kunal replied from nearby.

Both were silent for a moment.

“It wasn’t heaven…” Arnav said.

Kunal nodded,

“No… it wasn’t.”

Then—

Arnav felt something strange.

A burning feeling in his hand.

He looked down.

A faint glow appeared for a second…

Then disappeared.

“What was that…?” he whispered.

At the same time—

Kunal held his chest.

“You feeling that too…?” he said.

“Yeah…”

Kunal looked at his hand.

For a moment—

The air around it slightly moved.

Like something invisible was there.

Both looked at each other.

“This started after that place…” Arnav said.

Kunal nodded slowly.

“That attack…”

Pause.

“…did something to us.”

Arnav clenched his fist.

“We’re going back.”

Kunal didn’t argue.

This time—

His voice was serious.

“Next time…”

He looked straight at Arnav—

“…we won’t go unprepared.”

Arnav nodded.

His eyes were no longer empty.

They were burning with something new.

Not just pain.

Purpose.

TO BE CONTINUED…

Silence filled the room.

Arnav sat on the edge of his bed, staring at his hand.

That faint glow from yesterday…

It wasn’t his imagination.

Kunal stood near the window, thinking deeply.

“This is not normal,” he said.

Arnav replied quietly,

“That place… changed something inside us.”

Kunal turned toward him,

“Yeah. And next time we go there… we can’t act blindly.”

Arnav nodded.

This time… no emotions.

Only focus.

“We train,” Arnav said.

Kunal smiled slightly,

“Finally. A smart decision.”

⚡ DAY 1

They went to an empty ground outside the city.

No people.

No noise.

“Okay,” Kunal said,

“Try to focus on that feeling you had yesterday.”

Arnav closed his eyes.

He remembered—

The light.

The anger.

Tamanna.

Suddenly—

A faint glow appeared around his hand.

Kunal stepped back slightly,

“Good… don’t lose it.”

But the next second—

It disappeared.

Arnav opened his eyes, frustrated.

“I can’t control it.”

Kunal shook his head,

“Don’t force it. Understand it.”

Arnav looked at him,

“Explain.”

Kunal pointed at him,

“Your power reacts to emotion. Especially anger… and pain.”

Arnav went silent.

Kunal continued,

“If you don’t control your emotions… you can’t control your power.”

Arnav clenched his fist.

“Then I’ll control both.”

⚡ DAY 3

Things were getting better.

Slowly.

Arnav could now make the glow appear for a few seconds.

Kunal was observing everything carefully.

Patterns. Timing. Reactions.

“You notice something?” Kunal said.

Arnav looked at him,

“What?”

“It activates faster when you think about her.”

Silence.

Arnav didn’t reply.

But he understood.

Tamanna…

was connected to his strength.

⚡ KUNAL’S SIDE

Kunal hadn’t shown much yet.

But something was different with him too.

He didn’t have visible power like Arnav.

But—

His senses were sharper.

His thinking faster.

One evening—

A stone was thrown toward him suddenly.

Before it even reached—

Kunal moved.

Perfect timing.

Perfect reaction.

He caught it easily.

Arnav noticed.

“You predicted it,” Arnav said.

Kunal smirked slightly,

“Not predicted… calculated.”

Arnav stared at him.

Kunal’s voice became serious—

“My brain… is working faster than before.”

Pause.

“I can read movements… patterns… even reactions before they happen.”

Arnav nodded.

“Then you’re our strategist.”

Kunal smiled,

“And you’re the fighter.”

⚡ DAY 6

Training became harder.

More intense.

Arnav stood in the middle of the ground.

“Again,” Kunal said.

Arnav focused.

This time—

The glow appeared faster.

Stronger.

It spread slightly across his arm.

Kunal’s eyes widened,

“Good… don’t stop!”

Arnav pushed harder—

Suddenly—

A small energy burst came out.

It hit the ground.

Dust flew everywhere.

Silence.

Both stared at it.

Arnav breathed heavily.

Kunal smiled slowly,

“Now… we’re getting somewhere.”

🌑 NIGHT

They sat quietly.

No jokes this time.

Just thinking.

Kunal broke the silence,

“That place… it wasn’t heaven.”

Arnav nodded,

“It was a trap.”

Kunal continued,

“And that thing… it noticed us.”

Arnav looked at him,

“Next time… we won’t just go to meet Tamanna.”

Pause.

“We go to understand everything.”

Kunal nodded.

“Step by step.”

“First—control powers.”

“Second—understand that place.”

“Third—bring her back.”

Arnav looked at the sky.

“I promised her.”

His voice was calm.

But strong.

“I’m not breaking it again.”

Kunal stood up.

“Then we don’t fail.”

🌌 FINAL SCENE

Far away…

In that unknown place…

Tamanna stood alone.

The light around her was weaker now.

She looked down.

Whispering softly—

“Come back…”

Her voice trembled—

“…but please… don’t get hurt…”

Behind her…

That dark presence slowly moved.

Watching.

Waiting.

TO BE CONTINUED…