Chapter 1: THE AWAKENING part 2

CATACLYSM

The moment the black scale touched the Rudraksha, a shockwave of unimaginable power erupted from the relic. The room was flooded with a blinding light, and a sound unlike any other filled the air—a deep, resonant "Om" followed by a haunting "Hari Hari," the sacred vibrations that seemed to reverberate through the very fabric of existence. The sound was not just heard but felt, as if the cosmos itself was chanting, the voices of the gods and the universe entwined in a single, harmonious note.

The shockwave that accompanied the sound was visible to the naked eye, a ripple of energy that spread outward from the relic in every direction. It passed through walls, floors, and ceilings as if they were not there, expanding rapidly until it enveloped the entire facility. Then, as if guided by an unseen hand, the wave continued to grow, traveling across the city of Mayapur and beyond, spreading over the entire planet in mere moments.

As the wave touched the earth, the world trembled in response. Deep beneath the surface, tectonic plates shifted violently, releasing pent-up energy that had been dormant for millennia. The seas roared as ancient fault lines cracked, sending massive tsunamis racing towards the shores of every continent. Coastal cities, unprepared for such an onslaught, were submerged within hours, their streets turned into rivers, their buildings swept away like driftwood.

Volcanoes, once quiet and seemingly extinct, erupted with a fury not seen since the dawn of time. The skies were painted with fire and ash as molten lava spewed forth, raining destruction on the land below. Entire regions were consumed in flames, their once fertile grounds turned into barren wastelands of smoldering rock and ash.

The earth itself shuddered as earthquakes tore through the continents, splitting the ground, swallowing buildings, and leaving behind massive chasms where once there had been solid ground. Cities crumbled, and the once-stable ground became a deadly trap for those who lived above it. The air was filled with the sound of collapsing structures, the screams of the terrified, and the roar of nature unleashed.

In the space of a few minutes, the world was transformed. The death toll was unimaginable; millions perished in the initial cataclysm, and millions more were left to face the chaos that followed. The survivors, those lucky or unlucky enough to have been spared, found themselves in a world they no longer recognized—a world where the old fears of demons and dark powers were no longer just stories, but a terrifying reality.

But as the earth began to stabilize, it became clear that this was not just a natural disaster. The world had been altered in a fundamental way. The ancient force field that had protected humanity for millennia, powered by the divine relics of the 12 Jyotirlingas and 51 Shakti Peethas, was now severely weakened, if not completely shattered. With its collapse, a new era of terror began—a time when the Asuras, the ancient enemies of the gods, could once again walk the earth.

The world would never be the same.

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