The Last Town Standing
Chapter 1: The Last Stand
Date: April 2nd, 2042
Location: Outskirts of the ruined city of Vardha
Group Chat – Encrypted Private Comm Channel: “Last Line"
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
Ravi? Bhaskar? Anyone still breathing out there?
RAVI – Sniper | The heart of the team
RAVI
Still breathing… barely. But I’m pinned. They’re adapting, Maya. They’re not like before.
SAIRA – Healer | Maya’s childhood friend]
SAIRA
Bhaskar’s unconscious. Bleeding heavily. I can’t heal fast enough
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
Fall back to the temple steps. We regroup there.
SAIRA
Maya, no! You’ll be surrounded! You can’t—
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
I’m already surrounded. Just go.
[UNKNOWN ENTITY – SSS-Class Zombie Detected]
Audio log corrupted – Low-frequency pulse detected]
AARAV SHARMA
Maya, it’s him. It’s that one.
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
The Apex?
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
No. This is where it ends.
The scream was not human. It ripped through the static and the silence alike. The world had already died. This was the echo of its funeral.
Maya charged forward, eyes blazing. Her blade clashed against a force she didn’t understand—but had fought again and again.
MAYA – Final Transmission
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
If someone ever hears this…
Live. Don’t repeat our mistakes.
And if I get another chance… I’ll burn this apocalypse to the ground.
Connection lost. Vital signs terminated.
Chapter 1 – Part 2: Rebirth
Date: January 5th, 2025
Location: Delhi, India
Time: 6:17 AM
Breath. Soft. Rhythmic. Then fast. Panicked.
Maya jolts awake.
No blood. No smoke. No monsters. Just… the hum of a ceiling fan.
She sat upright in bed, heart racing. The calendar on the wall caught her eye.
January 5th, 2025.
MAYA (whispers):
This is… twenty years ago?
No.
No, she knew that smell—her mother’s old rose incense.
Her room. From her twenties. Untouched. As if time hadn’t passed.
She scrambled to the window. Outside, the world was peaceful. Vibrant. Alive.
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
(whispers):
This is… twenty years ago?
No.
No, she knew that smell—her mother’s old rose incense.
Her room. From her twenties. Untouched. As if time hadn’t passed.
She scrambled to the window. Outside, the world was peaceful. Vibrant. Alive.
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
(shaking):
I died.
I remember dying.
She stumbled to the mirror. No scar on her brow. No ash on her skin. Just… Maya. Young. Whole.
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
I’ve been sent back.
Three months.
Three months before it begins.
Chapter 2: The Clock Starts Ticking
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
Okay. Step one… don't panic.
Step two?
Figure out how to survive the end of the world. Again.
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
Three months. That’s all I have.
I need a plan. And a team.
Maya’s Journal - Prep Diary Day 1]
Secure weapons and gear
Find trustworthy allies
Gather intel on ground zero
Set up safehouse
Contact Aarav
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
Aarav was one of the first to awaken powers last time.
He’s important. Maybe more than he knows.
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
Sighs I wonder if he’ll believe me…
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
Hey... it’s me.
AARAV SHARMA
Maya? Wait, is this real? You ghosted everyone for almost a year!
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
I know. And I’ll explain. But not over the phone.
AARAV SHARMA
You better. This is weird, even for you.
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
Meet me tomorrow. Connaught Place. 11 AM. Café near the old bookstore.
AARAV SHARMA
You’re serious?
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
Dead serious.
January 7th, 2025 | Connaught Place Café]
AARAV SHARMA
I didn’t expect you to show. You look... different.
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
Life kinda changed me.
AARAV SHARMA
You disappeared. No calls. No messages. Nothing.
Now suddenly, you’re here with some cryptic warning?
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
Aarav, I need you to listen. And I need you to trust me.
The world ends in 88 days.
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
Zombies. Mutations. People awakening with powers.
It’s going to happen. I’ve lived it once.
AARAV SHARMA
Maya. You sound crazy.
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
Then explain how I know you’re going to order that dumb honey lemon tea in five seconds.
waitress
What can I get you?
AARAV SHARMA
Uh... honey lemon tea.
AARAV SHARMA
What the hell?
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
Told you. This time, I need your help to save who we can.
Before it's too late.
Chapter 3: Blood Ties and Buried Secrets
Date: January 7th, 2025 — Later that day
AARAV SHARMA
You’re seriously telling me the world ends in three months?
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
Yes. On April 5th.
A mutated virus, government collapse, cities in flames — all of it.
AARAV SHARMA
Okay, say I believe you.
Why come to me?
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
Because you awaken powers early. You’re strong.
And because you’re my brother. I lost you last time.
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
You died, Aarav. You were trying to protect me.
I won’t let that happen again.
AARAV SHARMA
Damn…
Okay. I don’t understand any of this. But... I believe you.
You’ve never looked this serious before.
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
We need to start prepping. Weapons, supplies, contacts — everything.
AARAV SHARMA
Where do we even begin?
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
Since January 5th. The day I came back.
I’ve got a list. And a loan application I may or may not have forged...
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
We need money, Aarav. The banks won’t exist soon anyway.
Might as well make their cash count
AARAV SHARMA
This place… it’s a war bunker.
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
Give me three more weeks and it'll be apocalypse-proof.
I’ve reinforced the windows, stocked rations, installed water filters.
AARAV SHARMA
You really thought of everything, huh?
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
Not everything. That’s why I need you.
You’ve always been better with people.
AARAV SHARMA
So… what’s next?
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
We need to recruit. People I can trust.
Some I knew in my past life — but they won’t know me yet.
AARAV SHARMA
You’re saying we build the future team now?
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
Exactly. Before they’re broken.
Maya’s Journal – Prep Diary Day 2]
Contact Diya (ex-doctor turned awakened healer)
Visit abandoned warehouse near Lajpat Nagar
Practice self-defense with Aarav
Apply for more emergency credit (Oops)
Research Laksha Project
AARAV SHARMA
Hey, what’s the Laksha Project?
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
It’s… complicated.
And dangerous. We’ll get to it soon.
AARAV SHARMA
Cryptic as always.
MAYA SHARMA (MC)
Get used to it. The world’s about to go insane.
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