Chapter 83:New reality

Himani and Abhimanyu were waiting by the roadside for a car to arrive.

Curiously, Himani asks Abhimanyu, "How old are you?"

Surprised, Abhimanyu responds, "Why do you ask?"

Himani observes, "You look like you're 17 or 18, but you give off the vibe of an old warrior."

She then inquires about his magical abilities, but Abhimanyu remains silent.

Just then, a car arrives, and they both get in, heading towards the company.

After a while, Himani signs the contract, and it's later announced in the news that Mrs. Himani Sharma, late Jatin Sharma's wife, will be the new CEO of Sharma Foods. Brijesh has been arrested, although the kidnapping incident isn't mentioned in the news. However, rumors circulate that he's gone insane, possibly due to drug abuse, and his crimes, including the accident that caused Jatin's death, are detailed.

As Himani observes this news from the company office, Abhimanyu sits on another couch, preparing for his next exam while browsing on his phone.

Himani asks Abhimanyu about his family, to which he vaguely responds, sticking to what he had previously told her.

Lily enters and announces that the party will start soon to improve the company's image, and many guests and media channels have been invited.

Abhimanyu suggests inviting the Sharma family to ensure their cooperation, causing Himani to feel uneasy. However, Abhimanyu reassures her with a smile.

Himani expresses her intention to help with the preparations, but Abhimanyu insists that Lily will manage everything.

As the party begins, Himani, dressed in a beautiful one-piece dress, is ready to mingle.

Abhimanyu, meanwhile, remains in a room, watching a documentary. Himani questions why he's not ready for the party, reminding him of his role in handling the Sharma family.

Abhimanyu calmly assures her that everything will be taken care of, signaling a sense of confidence and reassurance.

At the party, many business persons were present, along with the Sharma family, because when Himani became the CEO, their company's reputation improved significantly. Everyone was congratulating Himani, but two people were not happy about it: Nishant and Brijesh's wife, because Brijesh went to jail because of Himani. She had told her family that Tripathi was Himani's boyfriend, and seeing Tripathi at the party made them believe it even more.

Brijesh's wife said, "You got this company because of sleeping with someone, so don't get too comfortable, because soon we will take this position back from you."

Himani said, "How I got this position is none of your concern. Besides, everyone knows what your husband did."

Brijesh's wife tried to slap Himani, but a guard stopped her.

Himani said, "It seems like you didn't enjoy the company's party. Maybe you want to leave."

Brijesh's wife replied, "Yes, who would want to stay at your party? Listen, everyone..."

Everyone's attention turned towards Brijesh's wife, including the media's.

Brijesh's wife said, "You all have spoken ill of my husband, accusing him and sending him to jail. But do you know what this Himani has done?"

Brijesh's sister from the Sharma family tried to calm her down, saying, "What are you doing? You know how much loss this will cause us."

Brijesh's wife replied, "Let it be, but seeing this shameless woman stand tall disgusts me, even though my husband did nothing and is in jail. Everyone knows how Himani got this position."

At that moment, all members of the Sharma family received a message with evidence of their dark deeds.

There was evidence against Nishant as well, and everyone received evidence on their personal phones.

When Brijesh's wife checked her phone, she found many intimate photos and videos of Himani with her boyfriends and a male model, some of them not even wearing clothes. Seeing this, she put her phone back in her purse. Then, she received a message on her phone asking her to come alone to a room. After a while, she returned to the party with her head down, and each member was called one by one to that room, and when they returned, their heads were down.

When Brijesh's wife's turn came, she entered the room and saw a man sitting there, who turned out to be Tripathi. He asked her to sit down and put a paper in front of her. He said, "You must have seen the videos and photos, so I won't explain much. Sign here, sell your stock at market price, and the money will go straight to your account."

Brijesh's wife didn't dislike this deal much because the market had stabilized, and the stock prices were high. She thought she would invest this money elsewhere.

After the money appeared in Brijesh's wife's account, she signed the paper and asked the man, "Who are you, by the way?"

He replied, "People call me Tripathi."

Surprised, Brijesh's wife said, "Are you the Tripathi who's currently ruling Delhi?"

Tripathi said, "Those are just rumors. I'm not a king anywhere, but yes, I am that Tripathi."

Smiling, Brijesh's wife said, "You look very handsome, and you seem quite powerful. Now I understand how you became Himani's boyfriend. Such a personality and power, any girl would want to sleep with you."

Tripathi replied, "You can leave now."

Brijesh's wife leaned down slightly, showing Tripathi her cleavage, trying to seduce him, and said, "Give me a chance once, and see."

Tripathi asked, "Do you think I'm a fool?"

Brijesh's wife said, "No, you seem quite manly to me." Then, she got up from her seat, walked to Tripathi, and sat in his lap, saying, "Just for one night. Are you such a loyal boyfriend to Himani?"

Tripathi said, "There's no scene with Mrs. Himani Sharma. There's nothing between us, and I don't even know her properly."

Brijesh's wife said, "You're lying. If that's not the case, why did you help her?"

Tripathi replied, "I didn't help her; it was your husband who got angry with me during the Delhi wars, shaking hands with the Delhiites. Understand, this was a kind of revenge."

Brijesh's wife said, "Okay, and how did Himani become the CEO of the company?"

Tripathi replied, "She was the right candidate to improve the company's reputation. Now see the impact she's had on the company's stability."

Brijesh's wife thought to herself, "So that means Himani didn't have an affair."

Brijesh's wife asked, "Do you have a wife or girlfriend?"

Tripathi replied, "I don't have time for any girl."

Brijesh's wife, looking at him with seductive eyes, asked, "Are you still single?"

Tripathi said, "I think you should leave now."

Brijesh's wife kissed him.

Tripathi pushed her away and said, "I told you, I don't need a girlfriend."

Brijesh's wife said, "When did I say make me your girlfriend? Come on, you know my habits; after all, you sent the evidence." Saying this, she removed her dress. She wasn't wearing anything underneath. She then said, "Just two nights," and went close to Brijesh and became intimate with him, kissing him.

On the other side, Abhimanyu had left for home, and the party ended.

Abhimanyu went home and resumed his training.

The next day, Himani started her work. As soon as she took charge, she fired several people whose behavior was not appropriate, including Manager Mohit and their secretary, whose behavior towards others was also not good. She was modifying many things in the restaurant with Lily's help.

On the other hand, Brijesh's wife now had a lot of money, and she had also seduced Tripathi. Soon, she could have the company shares back in her name, or she could even join the Lion Empire, which seemed beneficial as Tripathi had no wife.

Tripathi got busy with his work, and Himani also managed her work well. Abhimanyu's exams continued smoothly, and after a few days, his exams were over.

After the exams, Abhimanyu and all his friends went to a karaoke club. Abhimanyu brought Himanshu and his gaming team along. Everyone was having fun there, and Abhimanyu was singing with Aliya, giving a performance that felt like a professional show.

Suddenly, Jin Gyong and Abhimanyu started feeling dizzy, and Abhimanyu found himself in a dark world, floating in the air. He saw a snake transform into Abhimanyu and stand before him. Then, another snake came and transformed into Nina, standing beside him. After that, a bull appeared, transforming into Vikrant and standing on the other side. A phoenix flew in and transformed into Jin Gyong, standing there. Finally, a roar was heard, and a lion appeared, its body engulfed in flames, looking very dangerous with a golden body. It then transformed into a boy whom Abhimanyu had never seen before.

In the middle, a fire was burning, and everyone placed their hands over the flames, taking an oath:

"We swear upon this divine flame that whenever demons spread chaos on this earth, we will return, and our descendants will protect this land."

Then the scene ended.

Abhimanyu opened his eyes, remembering everything that had just happened in the dream.

Jin Gyong, surprised, asked in korean, "What was that?"

Abhimanyu, equally surprised, asked in English, "Did you see the same thing?"

Jin Gyong replied in korean, "Yes, I saw you there, but also three other unknown people."

Ammy asked, "What happened to you two?"

Abhimanyu replied, "Maybe it's the stress from exams."

Jin Gyong didn't say anything.

Abhimanyu, however, was thinking a lot about it.

They resumed their party, and eventually, everyone went home, but Abhimanyu stopped Jin Gyong.

Abhimanyu said to Ammy, "I'll drop her home. I need to discuss something with her."

Ammy said, "I also want to hear what you two have to talk about. Are you two..."

Jin Gyong interjected, "Sister, please go outside."

Ammy teased Jin Gyong, "Remember, he's my boyfriend. Don't try anything funny with him."

Jin Gyong asked, "Now tell me, what did you want to talk about?"

Abhimanyu asked, "Have you ever felt like you've done something and couldn't remember doing it, or felt something different inside you?"

Jin Gyong asked, "What do you mean by different?"

Abhimanyu replied, "Like a special superpower."

Jin Gyong asked, "By superpower, do you mean like this?" Suddenly, her hands started burning.

Abhimanyu said, "It looks like you've got the power of the phoenix."

Jin Gyong said, "I don't remember how I got it, and initially, I couldn't control it, but in the past week, I've managed to gain control."

Jin Gyong added, "By the way, in the dream, I saw you as a snake. Do you also have an animal power?"

Abhimanyu said, "I do have power, but I haven't managed to control it yet."

Jin Gyong said, "You need to accept it."

Abhimanyu asked, "What do you mean?"

Jin Gyong explained, "I gained control by accepting that this power is mine and that I am the power. Once I did that, I could control it."

Abhimanyu immediately closed his eyes and accepted in his mind that he was the snake and the power within him. As soon as Abhimanyu accepted this, the power inside him, which had been dormant, started stirring. Scales appeared on his skin, his eyes turned snake-like, and he fully transformed into a snake as large as Jin Gyong. He then shrunk to a much smaller size and slithered up Jin Gyong's body, wrapping around her neck.

Jin Gyong grabbed him by the neck and said, "Interesting. I didn't believe in these things before, but experiencing them is amazing."

Abhimanyu shrunk even smaller, almost worm-like, and wriggled into Jin Gyong's clothes, tickling her immensely.

He then slithered out and transformed back into Abhimanyu, sitting on the sofa and smiling at Jin Gyong.

Jin Gyong said, "If you do that again, I'll burn you with my powers."

Abhimanyu flirted, "I'd be happy to burn at your hands."

Jin Gyong flirted back, "I've never seen you flirt like this with my sister."

Abhimanyu replied, "Your sister flirts with me so much that I don't need to."

Jin Gyong asked, "But what was that oath about?"

Abhimanyu said, "I don't know."

Then, Abhimanyu dropped Jin Gyong home and headed back to his house. On the way, he got a call.

Seeing the call, Abhimanyu realized it was from Army Chief Ravindra Narayan.

Abhimanyu answered, saluting, "Hello, sir."

The Army Chief said, "Abhimanyu, there's a mission for you. Come to the headquarters immediately."

Abhimanyu hung up and headed to the headquarters.

A while later, he was in a conference room.

The Army Chief showed him a picture and said, "This is Mustafa. You remember that terrorist organization involved in the plane attack? He's the leader of those terrorists who attacked the train, mall, and station. According to our intel, he's hiding somewhere in Kabul."

Abhimanyu asked, "What do you want me to do with him, sir?"

The Army Chief said, "You need to kidnap him and bring him to India."

Abhimanyu asked, "Not an assassination?"

The Army Chief replied, "Do you think you can handle it?"

Abhimanyu confidently said, "Easily."

The Army Chief said, "Alright, choose your team."

The Army Chief handed him a list.

Abhimanyu looked at the list and asked, "Are these people from Night Demon?"

The Army Chief said, "No, they are from other secret organizations and RAW."

Abhimanyu said, "I'll do it alone."

The Army Chief said, "It's up to you how you want to handle this mission. Here is your passport, fake identity, his silicon mask, and tomorrow's flight tickets."

Abhimanyu saluted and left with a file containing detailed information about the case and Mustafa.

He carefully scanned through it and then left.

While on his way, Abhimanyu received a call from Jasmine.

Just then, he got another call from Roshan.

Roshan informed him about the new reality game's launch, which included a live demo and screen play, and he was inviting the entire Agrasen Lions team.

Abhimanyu agreed to attend the event.

Abhimanyu left for the event, but upon arrival, he realized that he needed an invitation to get inside. When he tried calling Roshan, the call didn't go through because there was a jammer at the event. Abhimanyu waited outside, and soon Rakesh and Gwen, who were Ammy's classmates, arrived.

Gwen asked, "Abhimanyu, do you need to go inside? If you want, you can come with us; we have a pass."

Rakesh said, "We only have two passes. We can't just take anyone inside."

But just then, the entire Agrasen Lions team arrived, and Jin Gyong was with them.

Ammy, arriving, said, "Am I late? How long have you been waiting outside?"

Abhimanyu replied, "Just for a little while."

Ammy said, "I have passes for everyone. Let's go inside."

Abhimanyu and the others went inside and found seats in a row. After a while, Yuwan Raijada came on stage and said, "Good evening everyone, I am Yuwan Raijada, Founder of New World and Raijada Gaming. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the immense love you've shown to my New World. Have any of you ever wished to experience everything inside a movie or clear all stages in a game, or live inside New World?"

"I know this might sound like a dream or make some of you think I've gone mad, but no, my friends, your dream will definitely come true. So, presenting the New Reality VR Set. Now, you might be wondering what kind of machine this is. Let me explain how it works. First, a user will lie on this bed, then put on the VR set helmet, and as soon as they do, they will be inside a software world. Let's see what the user sees right now."

The screen went completely black. Yuwan said, "To enter reality, say 'New Reality.'"

The person wearing the VR set helmet said, "New Reality," and then a screen appeared in front of him with several applications floating in the air.

Yuwan said, "The applications you see are different features of New Reality. For example, this application allows you to conduct a video conference in Virtual Reality. It makes things like online conferences easier because you don't need to be physically present at the location. You can easily add a virtual conference. Besides that, there are several applications in this VR set, such as the NR store from where you can install various applications and books."

"This New Reality also comes with a game called Arena. Arena is a fighting game where players can learn new techniques by fighting each other. Let me show you an example."

Yuwan asked, "Black Demon, would you like to come on stage and try this game?"

Another VR set was brought out, and Abhimanyu went on stage, lay on the VR set bed, and put on the helmet.

Abhimanyu said, "New Reality."

A voice said, "Welcome back, Black Demon." Abhimanyu saw several applications floating in the air. He selected Arena. His profile looked different because he had hidden his level.

The other person also selected Arena and then went to the multiplayer option. Abhimanyu added him for the match, and they both stood in a ground where they were going to fight.

Yuwan showed the match on the screen and said, "In this game, you can fight however you want, and you can also practice your martial arts."

Abhimanyu signaled his opponent to come at him. The man ran towards Abhimanyu to throw a punch, which Abhimanyu easily dodged and said, "Defeating me is not that easy."

The man said, "I am an expert in judo. Let's see who can defeat me." Saying this, the man tried to grab Abhimanyu, but Abhimanyu used his own move against him, throwing him to the ground and then kicking him several times, reducing his health bar to zero.

Everyone was amazed to see such a fight.

Yuwan said, "This is completely safe. As soon as someone removes the helmet in the real world, they automatically exit the game, and after a few hours, it automatically takes you out as well."

The man then removed his helmet and came out of the game.

Yuwan said, "You will feel the same as you did before, and you can control your movements in the game with just your mind."

Abhimanyu also removed his helmet.

Yuwan said, "Soon New World will also be available as an application."

Yuwan continued, "If anyone wants to create a VR game, we are also launching an engine for that, but you need to buy a VR set for it."

Yuwan concluded, "The world is about to change soon. Welcome to the future."

Everyone applauded.

Reporters started asking Yuwan several questions about the VR set, and after a while, the launch event concluded.

Toofan said, "This VR set will be available in the market by tomorrow. You can order it from our webpage New Reality. The complete VR set will be delivered to your home, and the price for one VR set is only 10 lakh rupees."