Chapter 38: The Final Day – Shadow in the Signal - I
Location: Main Bunker – Dawn, Day 7
The sun was just rising, but inside the bunker, the darkness of uncertainty still lingered.
Siddharth, Akash, and Shiva sat quietly, each of them deep in thought.
They didn't know exactly what was coming. Because they knew an emergency signal had been sent from here. The enemy knew about their defeat.
But they knew something was coming — and it wasn't going to be small.
Not just more enemy soldiers.
Not just another fight.
> Today was the final day.
The enemy warship was scheduled to arrive.
It was now... or never.
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Scene Cut: Viren Disappears
Back in the military hospital…
Viren lay resting when the door opened silently.
Four masked soldiers entered — black ops uniforms, no insignia, no words.
They disconnected his IV, bound his arms, and wheeled him out.
No one stopped them.
No alarms. No questions.
Only silence.
He vanished.
From the hospital.
From military records.
From every system.
Even General Kassim had no idea.
> Viren was gone. Erased.
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Scene Cut: Bunker – Signal Detected
Shiva stared at the blinking screen.
> "There's a signal coming in," he said, eyes narrowing. "Encrypted. Not ours."
Akash stepped forward. "Could it be friendly?"
Siddharth said nothing at first.
Then slowly nodded.
> "We take the chance. We need to know who's out there."
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Scene Cut: Communication Link – Unknown Source
The screen turned on.
No face. Just shadows.
But a cold voice echoed from the speakers:
> "Greetings… brave teachers. I commend your spirit."
"But one mistake from your side could cost your dearly loved ones."
Photos flashed across the screen — their families, their schools. Personal. Intimate.
Siddharth clenched his jaw.
It was General Kassim, commander of the enemy warship.
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Narrator Voice:
What they thought was help…
Was actually a trap wearing a smile.
This wasn't war in the open.
This was deception at its finest.
They didn't just want to kill the teachers —
They wanted to break them.
And at the same time…
100 elite soldiers were already on their way — hidden, armed, and under orders:
> "If they agree — deceive them.
If they resist — kill them."