Author's POV
They were all in a room...the war room... except it's messy. The snacks and blankets were everywhere on floor. Sita's necklace was glowing ominously. Shiva was eating like she hasn't eaten for years. Aravali was helping Shiva finish her food. Iaa was panicking about what to do as the light in her hand was constantly flickering. And Hari has a giant chart in his hand that literally no one asked for.
"Okay, everyone focus-" Hari tried to speak but Shiva interrupted her.
"Do we have maggi? I am really hungry." Shiva said after completing her 5th packet of banana chips.
"Yes I am hungry too. I should go to check" Aravali added.
"No sit here and FOCUS everyone." Hari said while clapping his hands to grab attention of everyone.
"Can you repeat the last part?" Aravali said
"I haven't said anything" Hari said frustrating.
Aravali's POV
I was trying to focus on what Hari was saying but I can't. Oh gosh it's too difficult to move on, I wish I had clicked a picture of him.
As I was lost in my thoughts other's noticed me lost in my thoughts.
"Someone's thinking about astronomy boy." Iaa teased her
"I am thinking about Varkash, okay? NOT… planets." I said standing up from the couch. But my cheeks betrayed her.
I was walking and blabbering then she fell on the couch, a bowl of chips was beside and it bounced and fell everywhere.
And Hari was giving the look of 'yup,she fell first.'
Shiva's POV
Hari was explaining his plan.
"So the guy who wants to sell that mansion is going to pay for everything, for our supplies, travel, accommodation, health, food, and clothes. So, the plan is Aravali is going to build a new machine and design a new avatar or dress, I am going to help Iaa to bring the belongings of the ghosts from there so she can get to know their weakness. Sita will not be helping us a lot but because her problem but she can help a bit. And Shiva you-" Hari was explaining his idea but I founded I boring cutted him off.
"Let's just kick the ghost king. Simple. OR. We can pretend to be interior designers. OR. We'll trap him in a pressure cooker. Spirits hate steam." I suggested my ideas proudly but I don't know why everyone was staring at me.
"Do you want us to die?, idiot, shut up" Iaa said with a serious look and ordering tone.
Hari's POV
The moment I said "Let's start planning," I realized I had made the biggest mistake of my afterlife.
Absolute. Chaos.
Shiva was eating like the world was ending.
Sita was poking her broken necklace, as if it might magically fix itself.
Iaa was quietly analyzing everything, as if she were solving a murder mystery.
And Aravali… yeah. She was physically present but mentally on a train back to Sheerghat waving at Kartikya in slow motion.
I sighed.
These girls will be the death of me—
Again.
I spread the map on the table and cleared my throat dramatically.
"Okay, troops. Focus. We have a serious situation—"
Shiva interrupted immediately.
"Do we have Maggi? I'm starving."
I stared at her.
"This is a life-and-death briefing, Shiva."
She nodded.
"Exactly. That's why I need Maggi."
I inhaled through my nose because I am a patient soul.
Mostly.
Aravali suddenly fell off the couch.
For no reason.
Absolutely no reason.
"Bro," I muttered. "She didn't even move. How does she fall from stillness?"
She popped back up like a malfunctioning cartoon character.
"I'm okay. I think the sofa attacked me."
Sure.
I continued, "As I was saying, there's a mansion—"
I looked at the ceiling, questioning my existence.
"Okay. Listen. This mansion isn't just haunted. The spirits have ranks. Orders. A system. They're not lost. They're working under someone."
Finally, they were quiet.Good.
I leaned in, lowering my voice.
"And the one leading them… is Varkash."
Silence.
Heavy.
Real.
I watched their expressions shift.
Fear.
Anger.
Determination.
Aravali clenched her jaw.
"That son of a trash bin—why is he after us?"
I blinked.
Trash bin?
Creative.
Concerning.
But creative.
I sighed, softer this time.
"We don't know. But he wants something. And it's connected to all of you."
And here's the thing they don't realize…
Sita's necklace cracking?
Iaa's powers growing?
Shiva getting physically stronger?
Aravali's sensitivity increasing?
It's not random.
It's the beginning of something bigger.
And it scares me.
Author's POV
After a lot of chaos, planning, and doubts the conclusion came:
Start packing right away.Rent a RV(an expensive one)Take a lots of packets of Maggi.And lastly BE READY to fight.
As they were packing the lights flickered.
Hari looked up and said "Something knows you are back."