LOGINShaan and Meeran strained their muscles like they had constipation. Their bodies turned red as they tried to unleash the energy they could feel within themselves but after trembling for ten minutes straight, they let out their breaths, huffing and puffing.
“It’s no use,” Shaan said.
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Shaan and Meeran strained their muscles like they had constipation. Their bodies turned red as they tried to unleash the energy they could feel within themselves but after trembling for ten minutes straight, they let out their breaths, huffing and puffing.“It’s no use,” Shaan said.“We can feel the power but we can’t use it,” Meeeran explained.“Don’t you guys hop around between dimensions all the time?” Sikandar asked.“Yes, but we’ve never been to this dimension,” Shaan answered.“The bot did say karamats don’t work here,” Meeran added.
Back at the Gulistan Palace, the cracks and texts finally disappeared from the sky, leaving it purplish and orangish as the yellow sun set, beckoning the darkness to follow.While some sighed in relief at seeing normalcy return, most were sullen at the prospect of having to go on knowing their world is fictional.The Barfistani soldiers had lost all the fighting spirit they had come with for the invasion. Their sole purpose, the independence of Barfistan, now seemed pointless. Even if they won, they would still be under the control of a chatbot. They gathered around Tahira, Badr and Azhar, waiting for their guidance on their next move.But the generals were just as disheartened as the soldiers. Tahira was clutching her hair as she sat on a bench, her denial now turned into d
Richard and Alex sat on the sofa opposite Alishba and the boys, their ever-present smiles plastered smugly on their faces.“Oi, start recording,” Sikandar whispered to Meeran, who raised his phone.“I wouldn’t do that if I were you,” Alex warned them, “All matters related to the contract are confidential,” He turned to Alishba, “You are already in breach by involving these gentlemen in our dispute.”Meeran kept his phone in his pocket.“She is not breaching the confidentiality contract, she is consulting her attorneys as allowed in the contract,” Sikandar blurted.“What?” Alishba
Aarif was so surprised by the sight of Alishba hanging by the ceiling that he barely reacted when Shaan and Meeran tackled him to the ground.“Got you!” The twins exclaimed, with Meeran holding him in a body scissor lock and Shaan taking his gun back.“Oh no!” Sikandar held Alishba up, trying to relieve the pressure on her neck.“Why would you hang her? You could have just shot her,” Shaan asked.“I didn’t hang her. She was hanging when I found her,” Aarif explained, “How did you find me?”Meeran showed the Locate My Phone app on his phone.
Arif and Shaan appeared in a forested area with pavements running throughout and a huge lake on one side. The sun shone down with the intensity of a summer noon, making them sweat just standing there. Beyond the tree line, they could see imposing towers as high and mighty as the mountains of their homeland.The park had quite a few visitors, jogging, basking in the afternoon sun or playing with their dogs. Fortunately, none of them had noticed them appearing out of thin air.“Is this the right dimension?” Aarif asked.“It’s the one the voice in my head showed me,” Shaan answered, “What do we do now?”“We find the author, kill her, then find the AI server and destroy it
The battle at Gulistan Palace finally paused as everyone on both sides looked up at the sky, confused and terrified by the cracks in it.“What’s going on?” Arisha asked, letting the soldier she was pummeling drop to the ground.“I’m just as clueless as you,” Ismail answered.“Could this be Aarif’s doing?” Yahya wondered.“Clan Head Aarif said nothing about this,” Badr answered.“There’s something written on the sky,” Humaira pointed at the black text on a white background that appeared between the gaps.One text rea







