To everyone who's been on this journey before-welcome back! And to all the new readers-hi from the author! I'm so happy to have you here 💛
This story is a heartful, polished version of my earlier work. The soul of it remains the same-but the emotio...
I opened my eyes to complete darkness. Not the usual night-sky kind... this was different. Thick. Suffocating. Like the dark had a weight of its own.
And for the first time in 28 years, I felt scared. Not the "lost in a forest" scared. This was deeper. Like my soul knew something my brain hadn't caught up to yet.
I didn't make a sound. Just moved slowly, hands out, trying to feel anything. A wall, a path, a clue. But all I could hear was this faint chant... "Om... Om..." Like someone was meditating, and their voice echoed right through my bones.
"Are you looking for someone, Harsha?" That voice? Soft. Familiar. But not familiar in a way I could place. Like... my soul recognized it before my mind did.
I turned instantly, trying to trace the source. "Who's there?! And how do you know my name?"
A soft chuckle. That voice again. "What happened, Harsha? How can you forget your Prabhu? I'm honestly disappointed. You still haven't recognized me?"
What the actual hell—?
I scoffed, "You're my Prabhu? Bro, you seriously need common sense. Who even are you? And how dare you capture me? Indian Army won't spare you. I swear, they'll barge in with tanks and—"
"Chill, Harsha. I admit I'm a bit of a prankster... but you don't have to roast me like that."
Suddenly, the darkness around me... shifted.
I blinked, confused. What the—where am I?
Stars. Like actual galaxies. Milky Way, planets, comets zipping past. I wasn't on Earth anymore.
And right then, a ball of light appeared in front of me. Growing. Glowing. Blinding. I instinctively raised my hand to shield my eyes.
When I peeked through... my breath hitched.
The light transformed into a being. Four arms. Skin darker than the deepest night. Radiating power, stillness... divinity. I couldn't look away.
"Now do you recognize me?" That voice again—same one, but now... layered with something divine.
And this time, my soul did recognize.
I dropped to my knees, palms folded, voice trembling. "Prabhu... please forgive me. I—I didn't know. I couldn't see..."
But before I could finish, another light appeared beside him—growing fast.
Another being stepped out.
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And then... she appeared.
Bathed in soft golden light. Her presence didn't just illuminate the space — it healed something in me. The moment I looked at her, every ache I'd hidden, every scar I carried, just... melted.
