35. THE CONFERENCE

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The moonlight streamed through the wooden shutters by casting a haunting silver glow over the room. A young boy who is asleep on his bed woke up because of some sounds. The room was eerily silent except for the occasional rustle of leaves outside but an unsettling chill seemed to permeate the air.

Suddenly, the night lamp flickered and went dark by plunging the room into suffocating darkness. The boy's eyes snapped open and his heart is racing as whispering voices slithered through the shadows. They were cold and insidious, their murmurs wrapped around him like tendrils of fear.

Boy : Nanna ! 

The boy's voice was barely a whisper and is trembling with a mix of hope and dread.

The whispers grew louder, more urgent, as though they were beckoning him towards something terrible. Driven by a frantic blend of fear and desperation, he slipped out of bed and edged toward the door. The hallway outside was a chasm of darkness, the whispers are leading him like a malevolent guide.

He stepped out into the frigid night air and the chill weather is  biting into his skin. He walked across the yard as  his bare feet is crunching on the frost-covered ground, his breath is coming in sharp and terrified gasps. The whispers guided him toward the woods, which loomed ahead like an ominous abyss.

In the heart of the forest, the whispers converged into a frenzied cacophony. The boy pushed through the tangled underbrush, his breaths are  ragged and desperate. Then from the shadows, a menacing figure emerged all of sudden. The figure brandished a knife. It's blade is gleaming with a cold and  deadly light.

The boy's blood ran cold. He froze and his eyes are wide with horror as the knife was raised high. The figure advanced and the boy's scream tore through the night, It was a ray and primal cry of terror. Just as the blade descended toward him, the nightmare shattered, dissolving into a swirling vortex of darkness and light....

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Vikramaditya's scream cut through the night by startling Vaidehi awake. Her eyes flew open and  heart raced as she struggled to make sense of the sudden chaos. She turned to see Vikramaditya sitting up in bed, his face twisted in a mask of fear, his breaths are coming in ragged and  panicked gasps.

Without thinking,  Vaidehi rushed to his side and her hands are shaking as she touched his shoulder. 

( Vikramaditya : Emaindhi bangaaram ? Endhuku alaa arichaav ? ) 

Vaidehi : Darling ! What's wrong ? What happened ? 

He got out of bed and is stumbling toward the door, his eyes wide with frantic urgency. 

( Vikramaditya : Nenu Vaadini vetakaali ! ) 

Vikramaditya : I have to find him ! 

 he shouted and his voice is breaking.

( Vaidehi : evarni ? ) 

Vaidehi : whom ? 

Vaidehi's heart pounded as she quickly followed him. 

( Vaidehi : Aagu Vikram ! Nuvvu edho vaagutunnav. Vachhey ! ) 

Vaidehi : Vikram stop !  You're not making any sense. Please come back ! 

He went downstairs and she followed him.  he was already fling opening the door and stepping into the cold night. The chill air hit him like a slap, but he barely felt it, driven by the terror of his nightmare. Vaidehi's panic surged as she chased after him, her mind racing with fear for her husband. 

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