Chapter 11: The Second Breach

Classified Research Facility – Nevada Desert

A team of handpicked operatives stood before a large, metallic circular structure, humming with strange blue energy. This was Project ChronoGate, an experimental attempt to recreate the anomaly from Captain Carter's mission.

Dr. Evelyn Carter stood beside General Thompson.

"If our calculations are right," she explained, "this should create a stable opening to the exact moment our men arrived last time."

Thompson exhaled. "Let's hope this works."

The countdown began.

"Initiating ChronoGate… in three, two, one…"

The room shook violently as the portal burst open, revealing a swirling, golden vortex.

A soldier stepped forward. "Sir, we're detecting… something on the other side. A… a figure."

Evelyn's blood ran cold. "What? Who?"

A dark silhouette emerged from the portal.

A man—clad in golden armor, a radiant crown upon his head. His fiery gaze swept across the modern world, his expression unreadable.

Evelyn gasped. "Oh my God… that's Karna."

The legendary warrior of the Mahabharata had stepped into the future.