Journey Back Home Beings......

Twenty years ago coincidentally, the night your mother died was the very same night that we were able to bring the war to a halt. It gave us our much needed borrowed time but at the cost of the world economy. We don't know how that happened, but it did. After that everything scattered away and the dark forces were compiled to go into hiding. They have been lying low for quite some time now , trying to recover from the defeat. All our fellow soldiers and brothers have spread themselves around the globe waiting patiently for the war to restart again. Sooner or later they will strike back. They have to strike back.

As for your mother, we don't know exactly what happened that night. But these nightmares are no ordinary nightmares, in fact I believe it to be your very own memories trying to resurface themselves.

That night whoever attacked you and your mom, killed her in the most barbaric way by burning her alive after pouring acid on her. After that they shot her from a distance. That's what the forensic report said. And it perfectly matches with your description as well. So it's safe to assume that you witnessed your mother's death.

As for you not been able to recall anything has plenty to do with with your feeling of been thrown down from a great height. My assumption is that after you witnessed your mother's death you were found by the attacker and in order to have a clean chit they threw you down the cliff erasing the only evidence .

When I and Brother Ashwin reached your house it was already the next morning. We found your mother's burnt dead body a little away from the villa, but there were no sign of you.

With the help of the forest department we were able to locate you after three days by a small river side deep in the mountains. You had suffered some serious head injuries and slipped into coma for six months. From your description , the death of the blazing woman perfectly matches with that of the forensic report. Hence I have no reason to dismiss the possibility of your description about being thrown down from the the cliff. Also the river in which you were found back then did run under a cliff. I'd say it was a lucky save. When we brought you to the hospital we didn't expect you to survive, let alone live a normal. a life. "

Father's words left the trio speechless.

An oppressive silence engulfed the whole dinning hall.

Tension and uncertainty crept in their hearts as one question flashed in all their minds.

' What does this has to do with Aahil ?'

Aahil himself couldn't connect any dots either.

" This story has nothing to with you yet it plays a key part in your life Aahil.

As a matter of fact you can consider yourself as my remedy for this world.

Aahil twenty years ago when the war was halted it had a devastating after effect causing many economies to crumple down to dust. Then you emerged cashing those crumpled economies and turning them into cash cows. Right now you alone hold the power to keep the global economy in stable condition. If in future this war is to outbreak itself again then we can rely on the fact that innocent lives will not suffer."

Brother Ashwin answered the unasked question.

Once again silence was all there remained.

The more they heard, the more they felt unreal.

It was unbelievable for them that something of such a mass scale hiding in the dark and they had no idea.

" What about the safe then that Aahil's mom left in your care Father ?? "

Kady was the first to recover from the tale as pose her question.

" That's something I honestly have no idea."

" What's all this has to do with me regaining my memories? "

" We need you to stay alive, hence it's necessary that you eliminate the threat that's hanging on your head and in order to do so you need to regain your memories. We can't go on like this. If your attacker gains the knowledge of you still alive, then they will surely come after you .

Also I believe that it's time to avenge the death of your mother. Even enemies shouldn't be treat as such; she was an innocent. "

Brother gave a prompt reasoning, not allowing Aahil to cash any loopholes.

Thus in the end Aahil had to agree . The fact that he plays a key role in today's global economy was something that Aahil himself can't deny. And the effects of the war would definitely need his skills to stabilize. That's another fact that can't be overlooked.

As dinner came to a close Father announced that tomorrow morning at six am sharp everyone has to be present at this dinning hall as they will visit Nath Villa with Dr. Ruchika.

Before Aahil can question about the details of Nath Villa he himself provided with him with the information.

" Nath Villa is the place where you used to live with your mother. Behind the villa is the woods where we found your mother/s half burned dead body. I believe you are ready to face your past Aahil thus I intent to take you there in hopes that it will bring back some of your memories."

Hearing Father's words his heart dropped.

' Getting back my memory would mean the actual start of something unknown. What the hell actually happened back then. Burned body back in the woods.... What does that mean???

What could happened to her and why??? '

Aahil thought to himself. He put down his spoon and left the dinning hall. Seeing his retreating figure no one had the heart to stop him.

After Aahil left Vikram and Kady too called it a night knowing well that this was going to be one hell of a long and most difficult night for them .

Once everyone left Brother Ashwin asked in a hushed tone.

" Father was it not better to tell him the truth about the beginning of the war. "

" No Brother Ashwin, no. Telling him would only make things more difficult . Aahil will stop at nothing to join this battle and that is the very thing I don't want him to do. I don't want him to get involved with this."

Father spoke with guilty conscience . After all this was his first time lying g to Aahil. Closing his eyes he remembered Aahil's face and the only thought that came to him was ' Why is it that you remind me so much of him? Why so much similarity yet such differences '

But even after so much of precautions fate was still laughing at them for their futile attempts to stop Aahil's destiny.

What meant to happen will happen..... And what according to Brother Ashwin was the beginning of the war, in reality was not even the war sirens.

The tables have indeed turned for good.

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Next Morning ....

Even though it was early morning dark clouds hung in the sky, there was a certain chill in the air, the wind has stopped flowing. It was as if Mother Nature herself was preparing for a battle. The dark gloomy weather outside was the exact representation of their hearts.Mother Nature truly understood their situation.

Exactly at six the trio arrived at the dinning hall but none had the courage to speak. They didn't know what to speak at a time like this. They just wanted it to be over with. At the dinning hall both Father and Brother Ashwin were already there and joining them was Dr. Ruchika as well as Yuma.

Seeing Yuma at the breakfast table Vikram gave a curious look to Kady silently asking if she knew about changing of plans.

"It was doc's idea " Kady answered Vikram's silent question with a barely audible voice.

Seeing Dr. Ruchika and Yuma at the breakfast table didn't pike Aahil at all it was like they didn't exist in the first place.

He took his seat and simply shoved the food forcefully through his throat much after Father's pursuation. The atmosphere in the dinning hall was dark and gloomy , everyone was feeling on the edge especially Aahil. His presence was dark and oppressive . His eyes were oozing out demonic cruelty which was terrifying . He was a ticking time bomb waiting to explode. His murderous look on his prefect face was enough to give one nightmares. But he was not to be blamed as he was living a cruel nightmare himself. What he was emitting couldn't even hold a candle to his sufferings.

Breakfast ended in a suffocating silence with everyone cowering away from Aahil.

Following Father everyone settled themselves in the two cars that were waiting for them outside the lobby of the guest quarters.

In the first car Brother Ashwin , Vikram and Kady settled while in the second car it was Dr. Ruchika , Father, Aahil and Yuma.

Father as well as Brother both gave small prayers in their hearts and set off. The war has began. They were taking the first step.

Those who knew the true Aahil Oberoi could easily tell that his current state of the demonic aura was only to hide his uncertain deep fears.

As the car travelled through the mountain road behind the school only after ten minutes the scenery outside started to bother Aahil. It was his first time coming to these parts of the hill . It was unfamiliar to him yet it seemed so much familiar. It was a weird sense of deja vu .