Satya steps out of the library.
A scattering of thousands of pages behind him.
A horrid scream echoes throughout the surroundings.
...
From another perspective.
Twilight is standing outside.
It has already been about two hours since Satya went inside.
Suddenly.
He stumbles.
"The earth is vibrating..... In First ascension."
The vibrations are increasing in speed.
Then.
A scream echoes.
Satya steps out of the main gate.
"What happened inside there....
He is not supposed to scream."
Twilight's eyes widen.
"Just a single mistake. "
Satya says dusting off his robe.
"Btw we should get going."
"Yeah, we should."
Twilight closes his wide-open mouth.
They step on the stone path once again.
Soon they reach a tall mound and Satya sprawls there.
"What did you read at the library?"
A gentle wind blows on Satya's face.
"The basic survival spells. "
A gentle breeze is blowing everywhere.
Carrying the white fog with it.
The sky is slowly clearing, and a soothing darkness is enveloping the world.
Satya finally sees the night sky after a long while.
Stars are timming with a dim glow.
The brilliance is getting brighter.
The stars are getting bigger.
Satya forgets to breathe, he only wants to look at the star and find a place between them.
An entranced smile envelopes his face.
Satya's hand reaches for the stars, answering their call.
He is coming to them.
Suddenly,
"Arhhhhhhhhh"
A sharp pain pierced through his eyes.
The world becomes devoid of light.
There is no shape and no color.
Only A lost black color fills the world.
.....
A few seconds ago.
Twilight feels A strange breeze flowing.
He looks up and A shiver runs down his spine.
His legs freeze.
He looks ahead and finds out that Satya is also looking at the sky, A smile covers his entire face.
The second, he takes his eyes off the sky, A force pushes him to the ground.
"....."
He opens his mouth, but he is unable to utter A single word.
"Pah...
Pa.....
Paha....
Pahal... "
After a lot of struggle, he finally manages to call Satya.
Suddenly, Satya's Shadow twitches.
But Satya himself is unperturbed by the world.
His only company is now the accursed sky.
Step.
Step.
With every step, the pressure increases.
Step.
Step.
The pressure increases so much that he falls to his knees.
Mustering up all his strength.
He crawls towards Satya
The pressure on him becomes unbearable.
But at the last moment.
His hand touches Satya.
The pressure vanishes.
Grabbing Satya's robe, he starts to lift himself.
Then with both of his hands.
Twitch....
His hand pierces Satya's eyes.
As Satya is blinded.
The sky gets covered by white fog once again.
....
Satya's pov.
"Arhhhh"
"Why did you stab my eyes? "
"Whyyyyyy? "
Then as the pain subsides, I realize that I broke the rules.
The stars were not beautiful.
They were eyes.
As I connect the dots.
My mind breaks apart.
"Antar Shuddhi"
The words leave my mouth and I spew out a sticky liquid.
Then I start running.
Even though I can't see anything.
I don't care even if I smash into something.
I only run.
Soon I reach a place far away.
"Why... Why did you start running?"
Twilight asks out of breath.
"Precaution.. "
I say as I feel his shadow.
"And Thanks."
"Pardon...I had already promised to help you. So I was just doing my part."
Twilight's eye twitches.
"By chance, can you take me to the shrine? And fast."
"Sure.. Just follow me, you can do that right."
Twilight points at the hole in Satya's eye socket.
"Don't worry and get going."
......
Satya started on his path to the shrine.
His shadow was feeling a bit odd to him.
The Shadow seemed to be wary of Twilight.
Satya didn't know why.
Twilight smiles at the Shadow.
The Shadow twitches.
"You... How do you know his name? "
The Shadow finally speaks a word after coming to First ascension.
"Hmm..
Did you say something Twilight?"
Satya looks back.
"Nothing traveller"
Twilight puts a finger on his lips.
The Shadow freezes.
Satya looks ahead and keeps on walking.
His Shadow sense seems to have improved.
There was a saying back on Earth.
"When one loses one sense, all of his other senses sharpen."
The Same was happening to Satya.
He could smell the fresh grass.
The Shadows are dancing with the white fog.
The thumps of his steps.
The beating of his heart.
Satya was open to a new world of senses.
{The one I assumed was an enemy.
Was protecting me all along.
And the one whom I looked forward to.
Ended up being my enemy all along.}