Aditya: You remember the conditions, right?
Abhiraj: Yes. From now on, I'm with you—but no one should know about this. If anyone finds out, they will kill my mother.
Aditya: Okay… then first we'll have to save your mother.
Abhiraj: But first we have to deal with the Northwest, otherwise it will create a lot of problems. For now, let's leave this place. If someone sees me with you, it'll cause trouble.
Everyone leaves from there.
Aditya goes back home and sits in his room, thinking to himself:
"I need to talk to that man who appears in my dreams…"
As soon as he thinks this, he finds himself in that same mysterious room again. A voice echoes—
Unknown Man: What do you want to talk about?
Aditya is shocked.
Aditya: I… I…
Unknown Man: You need my help?
Aditya: Yes… you must already know, since you're inside me. You know about Abhiraj and what happened to him. I want to help him… and I want him to become the first member of my syndicate.
Unknown Man: Oh, so you've decided to build your own syndicate?
Aditya: Yes. But my goal is to destroy all other syndicates so that no wrong things happen. The problem is—I'm still very weak. I don't even know how to fight. And speaking of fighting… how was I fighting earlier when I don't even know how?
Unknown Man: You are exactly as I expected. As for your fighting—it's because I exist within you. Some of my abilities have transferred to you.
Aditya: But… the help?
Unknown Man: I was going to tell you later anyway, but you reached here sooner than expected. I'll give you an address. Go there, and show them the locket you're wearing. That's all—you'll get what you need.
Aditya looks at the address and thinks:
"Good… it's in Delhi."
Aditya: Okay, thank you. But I don't even know your name.
Unknown Man: You already know my name… it's just not the right time for you to realize it.
Aditya: …Okay. (confused)
Aditya opens his eyes and finds himself lying on his bed.
"This is dangerous… what if I collapse like this on the road someday?"
He then goes to the given address. When he reaches there, he sees heavy security—fully armed soldiers, like commandos.
One of the commandos approaches him, points a gun, and asks:
Commando: Who are you? How did you get here?
Frightened, Aditya takes out his locket.
The moment they see the locket, all of them bow in front of him.
Suddenly, Aditya's eyes open again—and now he is inside the mansion.
In front of him sits an old man.
Aditya is completely confused about what just happened.
The old man speaks:
Old Man: Child, what help do you need?
Still confused, Aditya explains everything that has happened to him, including how the Western group is after him.
The old man replies:
Old Man: I will help you… but only once.
Aditya: Why is that?
Old Man:"The more you depend, the closer you drift toward your own downfall."
Aditya: Then how will you help me?
Old Man: Leave that to him, child.
TO BE CONTINUED…