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Chapter 6 - Chapter 6: Its Not Over

Arjun asks Aditya to step outside the hospital so they can talk.

But Aditya replies seriously,

"Not now. I'm staying here tonight with Swati.Whatever you want to talk about, we'll do it tomorrow at school, in the games room."

Arjun looks at Aditya's face and understands how serious he is.He doesn't argue.He leaves them alone and goes back to his house.

The Next Morning

Morning arrives.

Swati opens her eyes and sees Aditya sitting on a chair beside her bed.His head is resting down on the bed, and he's holding her hand—fast asleep.

She smiles and gently wakes him up.

Swati:"Wake up, Aditya. It's morning. We have to go to school."

Aditya:yawning"Good morning."

They talk for a while, and then leave for home.

At home, Aditya notices that he's still wearing his school uniform, and there are blood stains on it.

When he tries to remove his shirt, he struggles slightly.When he finally takes it off, he notices that his body has become more muscular than before.

He isn't shocked.

He already knows why this is happening.

But inside him, there are many questions—how?why him?

He ignores those thoughts, puts on another shirt, and goes to school.

Classroom

Aditya and Swati are sitting together, talking.

But Dhruv hasn't come to school again.

At that moment, Arjun enters the classroom and calls Aditya outside to talk about the previous fight.

Before they can leave, the principal and the class teacher enter the classroom.

The principal announces:

"Has anyone seen Dhruv?He hasn't returned home for the last two days.His parents are very worried.If anyone sees him, please report it to the police station."

As soon as this is said, Aditya and Arjun look at each other.

Both of them understand whose work this is.

They also feel regret—they should have realized something was wrong when Dhruv didn't show up the previous day.

Games Room – The Realization

Swati, Aditya, and Arjun go to the games room.

They try calling Dhruv, but his phone isn't reachable.

Suddenly, Aditya remembers something—

The moment at the warehouse when he had hidden in a corner, watching the fight.

He remembers seeing an exhaust fan fixed very low on the warehouse wall.

And then it clicks.

"If there's an exhaust fan down there…that means there must be a basement."

He tells Arjun.

Arjun immediately gathers his gang.

Aditya, Swati, and Arjun head toward the warehouse.

Aditya tells Swati to stay behind, saying she won't be able to handle what they might see.

But she refuses.

She goes with them anyway.

The Basement

When they reach the warehouse, they're shocked.

The place is completely silent.Not a single person is there.

Still, they search.

They find stairs leading downward.

They rush down.

And then—they freeze.

In front of them stand 10–15 people, forming a semi-circle.They're all staring at them, as if they knew they were coming.

In the center—

Pulkit.Arik.And Soham.

Soham is Arik's partner—the co-leader of the Kidnapper Syndicate.

But unlike Arik, Soham is different.

Arik kidnaps and bribes.

Soham…removes the eyes of the people he kidnaps.

When Soham found out that Arik was defeated—and that too by a child, in a one-sided fight—he decided not to take Dhruv's eyes immediately.

He wanted to take them outin front of the boy who defeated Arik.

Dhruv

Aditya, Arjun, and Swati see Dhruv lying on the ground.

Blood is pouring from his mouth.

Both his index fingers are bent unnaturally in opposite directions.

He isn't screaming—his mouth is stuffed with a cloth, tied tightly.

The cloth and the gag are completely soaked in blood.

Arik and Soham stand on either side of him.

Pulkit stands behind him.

The Trap Closes

Soham:"Arik… which one of them beat you?"

Arik points at Aditya.

Arik:"That bastard."

Soham signals to his men.

Soham:"I want that boy on the ground."

As soon as he says this, the basement lights turn off.

Ten seconds later, the lights turn back on.

Aditya is no longer standing where he was.

Swati looks ahead in shock.

Aditya is lying on the ground, right in front of Soham.

Soham is laughing.

Aditya is stunned—he doesn't understand how he got there.

Chaos

The Kidnapper Syndicate members and the White Line Syndicate members rush toward each other.

Arik charges at Arjun.Pulkit moves toward Swati.

Soham grabs Aditya by the hair, lifts his head, and slams his face into the ground.

Blood starts flowing from Aditya's nose.

Soham grabs his hair again and forces Aditya to look at Dhruv.

Dhruv's tears.His blood.His condition.

Aditya imagines everything Dhruv must have gone through.

And then—

Aditya's eyes turn purple.

He grabs Soham's arm and violently pulls him down.

Soham crashes to the ground.

Using the surprise opening, Aditya lifts Dhruv and moves him aside, sitting him against a wall.

Soham gets back up and notices Aditya's purple eyes.

Soham:"Oh… so that's why I fell."

Everything Falls Apart

On the other side, Pulkit is about to attack Swati—

but suddenly stops.

"Why are Swati's eyes purple?"he thinks.

Meanwhile, Arik moves in to punch Arjun.

Arjun raises his hand to block—

but suddenly two people grab him from behind.

Lokesh and Aarav.

Before Arjun can react—

A powerful punch hits his face.Then another.Then a knee strike to his nose.

Arjun's vision starts to blur.

Swati fights Pulkit brutally, overpowering him.

But then seven people surround her.

They're unharmed.

The White Line Syndicate members are lying defeated on the ground.

Swati realizes she can't handle all of them.

She charges anyway—

but they overpower her and restrain her.

Aditya vs Soham

Aditya throws a punch at Soham.

Soham dodges and counters with a punch that lands cleanly.

Aditya feels it.

"This isn't a normal fighter's punch,"he thinks.

Soham delivers a low kick to Aditya's leg.

Aditya bends slightly—

and Soham's knee smashes into him.

Aditya falls to the ground.

His face turns toward Swati and Arjun.

He sees them being brutally beaten.

He wants to get up.

He wants to stop them.

But his body won't move after the knee strike.

Then—

suddenly—

Aditya stands up.

Every single person in the basement freezes.

A terrifying aura spreads.

And that aura is coming from Aditya.

His eyes change—

from purple to pure red.

A violent energy erupts from him.

TO BE CONTINUED…

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