The underground chamber was frozen in shock.
Mirshad lay unconscious, his body still radiating faint energy.
Sophia was trembling, her eyes wide with the weight of what she had just witnessed.
The rest of the team—Faisal, Rayyan, Malik, Amir, and the scientists—stood speechless.
Nobody knew what to say.
A black hole had briefly appeared and vanished.
The power inside Mirshad had spoken directly to them.
And now—they had more questions than answers.
The first to break the silence was Amir.
His voice was quiet but edged with intensity.
> "What… the fuck… was that?"
Sophia swallowed hard, her heartbeat still racing.
She turned to the group, her voice shaky but determined.
> "I saw everything."
Everyone's attention snapped to her.
Faisal narrowed his eyes. "What do you mean?"
Sophia took a deep breath.
> "When I touched Mirshad… something pulled me into another dimension."
"It wasn't a dream. It wasn't a hallucination. It was real."
Rayyan folded his arms. "Go on."
Sophia's hands clenched into fists.
> "I spoke to the power inside him."
"It told me the truth."
Malik raised an eyebrow. "What truth?"
Sophia locked eyes with Faisal.
> "That Mirshad is not just Mirshad."
"He never was."
"He is something far more powerful than we ever imagined."
The room went silent again.
Amir scoffed. "We already knew he wasn't normal. Tell us something new."
Sophia shook her head.
> "No, Amir. You don't understand."
"He is not just powerful—he is the reason this universe exists."
Faisal's face darkened. "Explain."
Sophia took another breath.
> "The power told me that Mirshad is a force that is reborn over and over."
"Every time he returns, he carries the same power."
"But this time… it's different."
Rayyan frowned. "Different how?"
Sophia's voice dropped.
> "Because this time, he is waking up completely."
That sent a chill through the room.
Malik tapped on his tablet, pulling up a live satellite feed of Earth's atmosphere.
He turned the screen to the group.
> "See this?"
The team leaned in.
It was a brief recording of the black hole that appeared when Mirshad collapsed.
Faisal's face hardened. "That's not normal."
Amir nodded. "A black hole opening for a few seconds and disappearing?"
> "That's impossible."
Sophia's grip tightened.
> "It's not impossible. The power inside him said the war has already begun."
"That black hole… was proof."
The team exchanged looks.
Rayyan's voice was cold.
> "If the war has already begun, then who are we fighting?"
Sophia hesitated, then looked at Mirshad's unconscious body.
> "I don't know yet. But whatever it is… it's coming for him."
BEEP.
BEEP.
BEEP.
The heart monitor spiked.
Mirshad's fingers twitched.
His eyes snapped open.
Golden light flashed in his pupils.
Everyone instinctively stepped back.
Mirshad exhaled sharply, his body still glowing faintly.
His voice was hoarse but filled with power.
> "They saw me."
The team froze.
Faisal stepped forward. "Who saw you?"
Mirshad slowly sat up, his gaze distant.
> "The ones beyond the black hole."
The tension in the room skyrocketed.
Rayyan clenched his jaw. "What are you saying?"
Mirshad looked at him, his voice eerily calm.
> "When the power inside me woke for those few seconds… they saw me."
"And now… they know where to find me."
A heavy silence fell over the room.
Sophia whispered. "Who… are they?"
Mirshad's golden eyes dimmed slightly as he uttered a single sentence.
"The real warlords of the universe."
Deep in an unknown galaxy, far beyond human comprehension…
A massive fleet of warships hovered around a swirling black hole.
Inside the largest warship, a shadowed figure stood.
He watched the feed of Mirshad's brief awakening.
His lips curled into a grin.
> "So the King has finally returned."
The other beings in the room knelt before him.
> "Prepare the invasion."
"We going out."
THE WAR HAS BEGUN.