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Chapter 82 - Episode 82 – Inside Axis

🚆 Love Train in Facebook Station

Unknown Location – 02:14 AM

No windows.

No sound.

No sense of direction.

A white room.

Cold.

Perfectly clean.

At the center—

Sasmita slowly opened her eyes.

Disorientation

For a moment—

Nothing made sense.

No memory of movement.

No memory of time.

Only one thing clear—

She was no longer free.

Observation

Above her—

A glass panel.

Dark from her side.

Transparent from theirs.

Behind it—

Sovereign stood still.

Watching.

Studying.

Beside him—

Meera Vashisht checked the data feed.

"Stability restored," she said.

Sovereign didn't respond.

His eyes—

Only on her.

Inside the Room

Sasmita slowly sat up.

No restraints.

That made it worse.

Because it meant—

She wasn't expected to run.

The Realization

"They want me to cooperate…" she whispered.

First Contact

A soft mechanical sound.

The door opened.

Two operatives entered.

Silent.

Precise.

They didn't speak.

Didn't threaten.

Just placed a small device on the table in front of her.

Then left.

The Device

Black.

Minimal.

No markings.

Sasmita stared at it.

Didn't touch it.

Voice Activation

"Subject S-17."

Her body froze.

The voice—

Clear.

Controlled.

Sovereign.

Conversation Begins

"You resisted well," he said.

She looked up.

Toward the glass.

"I won't cooperate," she replied.

Calm Response

"I'm not asking you to," he said.

That answer—

Was unexpected.

Confusion

Her brows furrowed slightly.

"Then why am I here?"

The Truth

"To complete what you started."

That Line

Sent a chill through her.

"I didn't start anything," she said.

Sovereign replied—

"You were designed to."

Pressure Builds

Sasmita clenched her fists slightly.

"I'm not your weapon."

Correction

"You're right," Sovereign said calmly.

Pause.

"You're not a weapon."

Then What?

She looked at the device again.

"Then what am I?"

The Answer

Sovereign stepped closer to the glass.

His voice—

Lower now.

"An access point."

Impact

That changed everything.

Explanation

"You don't attack," he continued.

"You connect."

"To systems. To networks. To people."

Meaning

She wasn't meant to destroy.

She was meant to open doors.

The Fear

"What happens if I refuse?" she asked.

Silence

Then—

"You already know the answer."

Memory Trigger

Her mind flashed again—

Pain.

Control.

Loss.

Device Activation

The object on the table lit up.

Soft blue glow.

Reacting to her presence.

Pull

She felt it.

A strange attraction.

Not physical.

Mental.

Resistance

She stepped back slightly.

"No…"

System Awakens

"Connection available," the device echoed softly.

External Observation

Meera spoke quietly—

"Her response rate is increasing."

Sovereign nodded.

"She's adapting."

Internal War

Sasmita closed her eyes.

Trying to block it.

But it wasn't outside.

It was inside.

Final Scene

Far away—

In a moving vehicle—

Srikant sat in silence.

No words.

No movement.

Only one thought—

"I'm coming back."

Back to Axis

Inside the white room—

Sasmita slowly opened her eyes.

Looked at the glowing device again.

This time—

Her hand moved.

Just slightly.

Not fully reaching.

But not pulling away either.

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