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The Protocol of Tianxing
Chapter 1.5: Echo ka Pehla Sanket (2050 – System Se Pare Ek Pukaar)
Sheher ke andheron mein, jahan sab log thake hue ek purane metro shelter mein chain ki sans le rahe the, Tianxing ka system achanak blink karta hai — bina kisi external command ke.
> [System Glitch Detected]
“ECHO_SIGNAL_001: Unlocked”
“Decoding… Source Unknown… Frequency — 0.0X”
Sab kuch ek pal ke liye thama hua lagta hai. Jaise waqt ruk gaya ho.
Achanak, ek sanket gunjta hai.
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Sanket Ki Awaaz
Woh koi normal sound nahi thi. Na machine ki beep thi, na alert ka tone. Balki ek subtle hum — ek vibration jaisa, jo Tianxing ke seedha chest mein mehsoos hua.
> “Kya tum sun sakte ho?”
Ek halki si awaaz, jaise koi bahut purani yaad ne usse bulaaya ho.
“Yeh Echo tumhari hi hai, aur tumse hi shuru hui thi…”
Tianxing ne idhar-udhar dekha. Baaki sab normal the — Kaien so raha tha, Yueka deep breathing mein thi, Zeriel apne lens ko recharge kar raha tha.
Par woh sanket sirf Tianxing ke liye tha.
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Signal Ka Form
Tianxing ke saamne ek translucent waveform tayar hota hai — hawa mein hilta hua, light aur sound ka ek anokha fusion.
Us waveform mein kuch likha aata hai:
> [Echo Protocol Origin: Pre-System Era]
[Host Match: Tianxing — 99.9%]
Woh waveform transform hota hai… ek geometric shape mein — jaise kisi ancient code ki visual form. Tianxing ne haath badhaya… aur jaise hi usne chhua…
> Zzzzzzt—
Ek short shock laga. Aur system freeze ho gaya. Phir… ek female voice sunai di:
> “Echo Code_One activated. Wake up, Tianxing… the song hasn’t ended yet.”
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Baaki Sab Systems Mute
Kaien ka plasma core blink karna band ho jaata hai. Zeriel ke lens black screen dikhane lagte hain. Yueka ka nano-stream ruk jaata hai.
Sab kuch mute ho jaata hai.
Sirf Tianxing ka Echo Signal active rehta hai.
Thorne dar kar bolta hai:
> “Sabka system down hai… sirf tumhara active hai. Yeh kya ho raha hai?”
Tianxing dheere se kehta hai:
> “Shayad... yeh system nahi, yeh main hoon jo awaken ho raha hoon.”
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Chapter End Dialogue
Us moment mein, Echo ka pehla sanket ek final phrase mein badalta hai:
> “Echo Link Unlocked. Sequence One: Memory Reclamation begins…”
Aur aasmaan mein ek beam shoot hoti hai — jaise koi ancient tower wapas online aa gaya ho…
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Next Up:
Chapter 2: The Hollow Frame ke Saaye
Jahan Echo ke peechhe chhipe past ke fragments dikhai dene lagenge… aur Tianxing ke asal origin ki jhalak milegi.