When Aaditya opened his eyes, nothing made sense. The ground beneath him was deep red—not like soil, but something unfamiliar, almost alien. The sky wasn't blue; it shimmered in a strange shade of violet, as if day and night had collided and frozen in time.
The air was heavy—too heavy. There was oxygen, yes, but something else mixed in... something that made each breath feel like both a relief and a burden.
"Where am I?" The question echoed in his head, but no answer came. Was this a dream? Some kind of virtual simulation? Or had something truly unimaginable happened?
Then he saw it.
A massive creature—like a lion, but its body sparked with electricity. Raw, crackling energy surged through its veins. Its eyes weren't wild. They were focused. Intelligent. Like it was thinking… calculating.
Aaditya froze.
This wasn't Earth.
But if not Earth, then where?
And then, the question that shook him deeper than anything else:
"Am I still the same Aaditya who was living an ordinary life just yesterday?"