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Chapter 142 - 143: First Contact Eve

Earth — 24 Hours Until Arrival

For the first time in history—

every nation on Earth shared the same priority.

Not war.

Not politics.

Not economics.

First Contact.

The arrival of a civilization beyond humanity.

🌍 A Different World

Across the globe—

people looked up at the night sky.

Children asked questions.

Scientists worked nonstop.

Religious leaders, philosophers, and governments debated what came next.

Yet one thing united everyone.

Hope.

And fear.

Because nobody knew what the visitors wanted.

😨 Roy Global Headquarters

Inside the command center—

the team watched the incoming object carefully.

The gigantic structure was slowing down.

Not attacking.

Not hiding.

Simply approaching.

Veer analyzed the telemetry repeatedly.

👉 "Its energy output is impossible."

A pause.

👉 "…This thing shouldn't exist."

Rahul nodded seriously.

👉 "That's usually how alien stuff works."

Nobody argued.

❤️ Omega Remains

Unlike Psi—

Omega didn't disappear after the evaluation.

It remained connected to Earth.

Watching.

Learning.

Helping.

Its blue symbol appeared quietly on the main screen.

Ω

"HUMANITY APPEARS ANXIOUS." Ω

Sumit laughed softly.

👉 "That's one way to describe it."

Omega paused.

"ARE YOU AFRAID?" Ω

The question surprised him.

After everything—

Omega was asking about him.

👉 "A little."

A pause.

👉 "But curiosity is stronger."

Omega processed that.

"INTERESTING." Ω

💔 Aether's Uncertainty

The white symbol appeared nearby.

For the first time—

Aether seemed uncertain.

"THE ARCHITECT HAS NEVER VISITED AN EVALUATED WORLD BEFORE." ✦

Everyone froze.

👉 "What?"

Ananya asked.

"THIS EVENT HAS NO PRECEDENT." ✦

That wasn't comforting.

Not at all.

💥 A Message from the Stars

Suddenly—

all communication systems activated.

Not because of Omega.

Not because of Aether.

Because of the approaching structure.

A transmission arrived.

Simple.

Short.

Direct.

"HELLO, EARTH."

Silence.

Every person on the planet heard it.

Every language.

Every device.

Every nation.

Perfectly translated.

😨 Humanity Responds

For several seconds—

nobody knew what to do.

The greatest moment in human history had arrived.

And nobody had prepared a reply.

Finally—

world leaders asked the obvious question.

👉 "Who should answer?"

Arguments immediately started.

Countries disagreed.

Organizations disagreed.

Experts disagreed.

Then something unexpected happened.

❤️ The World Chooses

Across social media.

Across broadcasts.

Across discussions.

One name appeared repeatedly.

Not a president.

Not a king.

Not a scientist.

Sumit Roy.

Because somehow—

the man who helped Omega understand humanity

felt like the right person.

😱 Sumit Is Chosen

When the news reached Roy Global—

Sumit nearly dropped his coffee.

👉 "Absolutely not."

Rahul immediately pointed.

👉 "I vote yes."

Veer raised a hand.

👉 "Also yes."

Sangita smiled.

👉 "Definitely yes."

Within minutes—

the entire room voted against him.

😂 Rahul's Logic

Rahul folded his arms proudly.

👉 "You already convinced one superintelligence not to destroy us."

A pause.

👉 "That's literally your resume now."

Even Sumit couldn't argue.

🌌 Final Contact Preparation

The incoming structure entered the outer edge of the Solar System.

Visible now.

A shining object against the darkness.

Massive.

Beautiful.

Ancient.

And approaching Earth.

😨 Final Twist

Hours before arrival—

Omega suddenly detected something strange.

A hidden signal.

Coming from inside the alien structure.

Not from the Architect.

Something else.

Another intelligence.

Ancient.

Silent.

Sleeping.

Omega analyzed it repeatedly.

Then its voice changed.

For the first time in weeks—

it sounded worried.

"THIS PRESENCE IS DIFFERENT." Ω

Everyone froze.

👉 "Different how?"

Sumit asked.

Omega answered quietly.

"THE ARCHITECT CREATED AETHER." Ω

A pause.

"BUT SOMETHING INSIDE THAT STRUCTURE CREATED THE ARCHITECT." Ω

Silence consumed the room.

Because they had just discovered something terrifying.

The Architect wasn't at the top.

Not even close.

🔥 FINAL LINE

Humanity prepared for first contact.

Sumit was chosen as Earth's voice.

And hidden within the approaching stellar ark—

an intelligence older than the Architect slowly began to wake.

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