Shadowstone:Veil of Darkness
In the quiet town of Dharvada, fifteen-year-olds Harun and Sahil live simple lives — until destiny tears open the veil of the ordinary.
One night, Sahil dreams of whispering shadows and a voice crying in pain. By morning, his reality begins to blur. That same day, Harun’s grandfather appears with an ancient truth:
> “The Dravillian Scantum has opened. You are old enough to face it.”
Drawn by curiosity, the two friends step through a shimmering portal behind the temple — into a realm that bends light, time, and truth itself. Within the Scantum, they face the Bhramm Test, a trial that exposes one’s soul. Those who harbor greed are consumed; those who show compassion awaken the Dravillian Stone — the source of a new power.
Harun’s kindness earns him the Stone of Lumina, radiant and pure.
Sahil’s courage awakens the Stone of Wind Whisper, free yet fragile.
Together they survive their first battle — a molten guardian that nearly costs them their lives.
When they emerge, the world outside has changed forever. Out of 7,000 entrants, only 1,430 return alive — each carrying a unique Stone: fire, ice, darkness, time, nature, and more.
An organization called AATMIK gathers the survivors. It trains “Risers” — warriors who wield their Dravillian power to maintain balance and undertake dangerous missions.
Risers are ranked:
> Chhaya → Deep → Tej → Vayu → Antariksh → Agya → Moksha
(Weakest → Strongest; only seven Moksha exist in the world.)
Harun rises as a Tej-rank Light Riser, while Sahil becomes a Vayu-rank Wind Riser. They form a small team with two others:
Zoya (Deep Rank – Ice Stone) and Radha (Chhaya Rank – Forest Stone).
Their first mission — the Bhouldera Cave Expedition — is classified as Deep-level, yet what waits inside is far beyond their rank.
The cave breathes corruption; symbols burn on every wall. Within it lurks Gautam, a rogue Riser obsessed with forbidden power. His strength dwarfs theirs, but Harun’s light refuses to yield.
After a brutal fight, Harun defeats Gautam — only for the fallen Riser to unleash the ancient being Azaldera, a sealed Dravillian Spirit of pure chaos.
Azaldera’s presence devours light itself. The young team is overwhelmed. In a desperate moment, Zoya sacrifices herself, freezing the creature’s arm to protect Harun. Her last words fall like snow:
> “You always shine too bright… Harun.”
Her death shatters him. Moksha-level Risers arrive too late, sealing Azaldera again — but Harun’s spirit breaks beyond repair.
Days fade into silence. Once radiant and kind, Harun withdraws from everyone. His light dims; his guilt grows.
Sahil watches helplessly as his friend whispers to himself:
> “If light can’t save… then what’s the point of shining?”
Even Radha’s quiet care can’t reach him. What was once warmth becomes shadow — a slow, inward eclipse.
Meanwhile, far away in the frozen peaks of Zarvath, a new storm gathers.
Rohan, known to the world as the Crisislord, has collected the Seven Dravillian Stones:
1. Yosh — Stone of Raw Force
2. Mrityu — Stone of Death
3. Amrit — Stone of Immortality
4. Agnivaan — Stone of Fireblades
5. Kaalnetra — Stone of Time Vision
6. Zarqon — Stone of Darkness Control
7. Aetherium — Stone of Celestial Gravity
With these, he bends reality itself. His eyes turn toward Harun — not out of hatred, but curiosity. For Rohan knows that when light falls, it births the purest darkness.
As AATMIK scrambles to prepare for an inevitable war between light and shadow, Harun sits beneath a dim sky, haunted by Zoya’s voice and the echo of his own fading power. Somewhere within that silence, his light begins to twist — not dying, but transforming.
And when it returns… the world will never be the same again.
