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"The Elevator to Realms" Act 17: Out of Sync

Vaibhav “How much for this?” I asked Nandu from the General workshop and store. I went there to buy myself some antibiotics for my leftover wounds and rashes from that encounter earlier. I could still feel scattered pain throughout my body. “90 Rupees, Beta.” At that exact moment, as soon as I turned around to head back home, I turned around again and asked. “Brother. Do you have a precision and a flat screwdriver and a soldering kit?” Nandu nodded. He handed me those things, I paid for them and left. As soon as I reached home, I waved Mom and headed upstairs to my room. It was almost Sunset, so I sat in my computer chair. Too many tabs open. One says, “Time anomalies real?”, another, “Object emitting energy + hallucinations” and a lot of Reddit tabs. “What are you… ” How did you end up with me?” I said to myself as I opened the box of stone. The stone flickered and glowed just like before. I carefully picked the stone in my hand and placed it over my computer’s mousepad. Carefully ins...
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"The Elevator to Realms" Act 16: Held Between Us

  Kriti “So, this has been with you all this time?”, asked Kriti with a keen expression. “Yeah.” Vaibhav slowly opened the box, revealing the slowly pulsing gem inside. I have not seen anything remotely close to that. He seemed very familiar with the stone as if it was made for him. With a faint smile and a hint of curiosity, I couldn’t help but wonder how would’ve been felt to touch it. He extended his arm slowly with the box. “This is it. This is the stone that shook everything.”, I could clearly see a speck of disappointment in his eyes and voice already. I wish he could’ve told me earlier. I took the box from him. “What does it do exactly? Where did it come from, Vaibhav? I have so many questions, Vaibhav.”, I asked with a huge curiosity. I already knew Vaibhav has been through a lot already. The accident and that fight with the unknown. It must’ve shaken him a lot. “We have a whole day Vaibhav, I wanna know everything. Right from the start.”, I demanded. “Yes, wh...
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"The Elevator to Realms" Act 15: The Quiet Between

"The Elevator to Realms" Act 15: The Quiet Between Sometimes, the calm before the storm is the loudest. A loud announcement and music followed, waking me up. It was early morning. I recollected my senses and realised it was the garbage truck. I heard some chatter from a news channel downstairs, likely coming from the guest room. I got up and flung my arms up in the air. That's when I noticed the bandages. I stared at them and slowly peeled one halfway to take a peek at the wound underneath. It hurt a bit. I went to the mirror and thought to myself, "When will all this be over?" The glowing stone caught my attention. I opened the drawer and looked at it... Pulsing... Wrapped in a cloth. As if it had a life of its own. A heart... It seemed to want to be free. It wanted to be seen. An unknown force. Whatever was inside it... .. I held the stone in my palm and looked at it, "What are you trying to say to me... What do you want...", I whis...
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