ASHES OF THE END
Chapter 1 – Ashes of the End
January 1, 2045 – 10:27 PM
📍 Battlefield Z-13, Northern India – Final Stand Zone
ASHU (MC)
Voice Log – FINAL ENTRY]
(blood dripping, static crackling)
This is Ashu…
If this works, this log might reach him.
Me.
Back when there was still time.
System Alert – Combat Sync v3.8
💥 Void Core Stability: 13%
💥 Energy Core Critical
💥 Shut Down in: 1:58
ASHU (MC)
(smirking, voice low)
Forty-five years of running… fighting… losing.
And still, it ends here.
Figures.
[A deep, growling roar shakes the ruins. Ashu’s body tenses.]
System Alert
⚠️ Incoming Hostile – Class: SSS
⚠️ Survival Odds: 0.01%
ASHU (MC)
(weak laugh)
Same odds as last time, huh?
[Flashback Fragment – Voice Echo | Riya, 2033]
“You always fight alone, Ashu. But we’re your family too. Let us in.”
ASHU (MC)
(staring at a cracked photo on his wrist pad)
I failed you, Riya. I failed all of you.
But maybe… maybe this doesn’t have to be the end.
[ A Monstrous, void-infused zombie appears – fused bone armor, distorted form.]
OBLIVION ( VILLAIN )
(distorted)
“Ashuuu… Void... belongs to us.”
ASHU (MC)
(defiant)
It’s not yours yet.
VORTEX PULSE—GO!
System
❌ Energy Overload
❌ Core Detonation Imminent
ASHU (MC)
Ashu
(grits teeth)
Then take this with you.
[The void ignites. A miniature black hole tears the battlefield apart.]
ASHU (MC)
(internal voice)
If I could go back…
Just once...
I’d do it differently.
[Void Core Activation Triggered]
🌌 Reincarnation Protocol Detected
🌌 Destination Set: December 1, 2019
🌌 Spiritual Transfer in 3… 2… 1…
ASHU (MC)
(fading)
Let me rewrite the end.
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📍 NEW TIMELINE: December 1, 2019 – 6:00 AM
📍 Ashu’s Old Apartment – West Delhi
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ASHU (MC)
[Ashu | Wakes up – Gasping]
(drenched in sweat)
No way…
This—this is my old bed.
System Alert
🌍 Reincarnation Successful
🌍 Date: December 1, 2019
🌍 Time Until Outbreak: 40 Days
ASHU (MC)
(checks his hands, mirror, window)
I’m twenty again. Delhi’s still alive.
I remember everything… the outbreak, the blood, the betrayals.
This is real.
ASHU (MC)
Internal Thought
I have 40 days to fix everything.
This time, I won’t let them die.
This time… I start early.
Chapter 2 – The First Threads
December 1, 2019 – 7:00 AM
📍 Ashu’s Apartment, West Delhi
ASHU (MC)
Voice Log – Day 1]
Alright. Riya and Neel.
The only two people I know now, who’ll trust me before everything breaks.
The others... I have to find them from scratch.
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Now Ashu is messaging Riya
ASHU (MC)
"Morning. Pharmacy open today?"
RIYA
"Yeah. Early shift. You okay?"
ASHU (MC)
Just… trying something new. I’ll drop by."
RIYA
"Alright, serious tone Ashu is kinda scary, not gonna lie 😂"
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ASHU (MC)
"Need radio parts. Battery packs. Wires. You still hoarding that junk?"
NEEL
"Wow, aggressive much? 😂 What’s the deal? You setting up a spy network?"
ASHU (MC)
"You’ll see. Meet me on the rooftop at 3 PM. Bring whatever tech you’ve got."
NEEL
"…Now you sound scary too. I’m in."
ASHU (MC)
Internal Log
Riya works near Rajouri. Neel’s in Janakpuri.
Imran should still be training near Mehrauli Ridge.
I’ll find him in 3 days.
Aanya’s still at DU. I’ve got about a month before she gets caught in the chaos.
Rajouri Garden Pharmacy – 11:45 AM
RIYA
"Whoa, you’re early. Did someone die?"
ASHU (MC)
(quietly) "Not yet."
RIYA
(squints) "Okay... spooky. You alright?"
ASHU (MC)
"I just… need to be ready for what’s coming."
[Ashu picks up antiseptics, bandages, gauze, painkillers.]
RIYA
"Stocking up like the world’s ending?"
ASHU (MC)
(softly) "It is."
RIYA
(stares) "...I’m going to pretend that’s just your dramatic side."
Janakpuri Rooftop – 3:00 PM
NEEL
"Alright, I brought the gear. Old cables, portable chargers, even a busted tablet. Happy now?"
ASHU (MC)
(grinning slightly) "Perfect."
NEEL
(squinting) "Okay... what’s going on? You acting like a prepper now?"
ASHU (MC)
(serious) "There’s going to be a breakdown. Communications. Power. Safety.
We start building a system now… we survive later."
NEEL
(staring at him) "You’re dead serious."
ASHU (MC)
"Have I ever looked this serious before?"
NEEL
"Fair point. Alright, hacker boy. I’m in. But I want a cool apocalypse codename."
ASHU (MC)
"You get one when you survive day one."
ASHU (MC)
Final Voice Log – Day 1
Supplies: started.
Neel: convinced.
Riya: watching me like I’ve gone mad.
Tomorrow — I go to Mehrauli.
If I’m lucky… Imran’s still alive.
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🖤 End of Chapter 2
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