✍️ Chapter 1: The Emptiness Within
Aarav stood at the edge of his small balcony, staring at the sleeping city below. The world was quiet, but his mind was not. He had everything a normal person could ask for—a job, a home, and a family who loved him. Yet, inside, he felt nothing. No joy. No purpose. Only a strange emptiness that grew heavier with each passing day.
Every morning he woke up with the same question echoing in his heart: "Why am I here?"
He had tried to ignore it. He buried himself in work, in noise, in distractions. But the silence always returned. And in that silence, something called to him. Something ancient. Something he could not understand.
That night, as he closed his eyes, he saw something he had never seen before—a mountain. Tall. Silent. Waiting.
And at its peak stood a shadow… watching him.
Aarav did not know it yet, but his life was about to change forever.