The table hit the wall hard. The girl was running and dodging quickly. She used her power to push the soul back fast. Kadambari was pushed back and looked very hurt. Then she disappeared. The girl looked around carefully and started moving slowly toward the circle.
Raju was hiding and watching everything. He saw a chance to act after the soul disappeared and Sakharam fell unconscious.
Suddenly, a cold and heavy voice whispered in the girl's ear,
"Who are you?"
She turned around, but Kadambari pushed her hard against the wall. The girl was a little faster, so she rolled down and used her leg to make the hit less painful.
Raju thought quickly about how to save Sakharam and get him out of this place.
He saw that the soul was busy fighting the girl. This was his chance. Raju ran toward Sakharam and started dragging him toward the door.
Kadambari pushed the girl hard against the wall. The girl rolled and saved herself. Kadambari saw Raju dragging Sakharam. Suddenly, a strong blast of air pushed Kadambari toward the window. The girl did that. She looked at Raju—he was still dragging Sakharam away.
Then, all the doors and windows slammed shut one by one with loud bangs.
Raju stopped and watched as the doors and windows closed. The girl saw it too.
The room was now completely closed.
Still, the wind began to blow inside.
The girl looked at the window where she had thrown Kadambari.
Kadambari was now full of power. She stood with her arms open, hovering above the ground—high and very angry.
Kadambari looked at the girl and asked in a deep, cold voice,
"Who are you?"
The girl answered,
"Your end."
She pulled a knife out of her pocket.
Kadambari was not surprised. Instead, she looked at Raju, who was holding Sakharam in his arms.
Kadambari said,
"Rohan is finished."
She vanished from her spot and appeared suddenly in front of Raju.
"Now it's your turn," she said with an evil laugh.
Raju got scared. He dropped Sakharam on the ground and started running.
Kadambari quickly used her power to lift a small screw from the broken table and threw it toward Raju.
The girl jumped straight at Kadambari, holding her knife tightly.
She closed her eyes for a second and focused. Her will, her anger, and her courage flowed into the knife. It began to glow faintly—filled with her inner power.
She aimed straight for Kadambari's chest.
But Kadambari didn't flinch. She raised one hand calmly. With just a flick of her fingers, she used her psychic power to stop the girl in mid-air. It was like hitting a wall of invisible force. The girl's body froze, stuck in the air, unable to move forward.
At the same time, the screws Kadambari had lifted with her powers shot through the air. One by one, they struck Raju in the back—five sharp hits.
Raju screamed and fell to the floor.
Blood started to spread through his shirt as he lay there, groaning in pain. His hands shook as he tried to crawl, but his body was too weak.
The girl saw him fall, her heart pounding with fear and rage—but she was still trapped in the air, unable to help.
Kadambari turned her head and looked at the girl. A slow, evil smile spread across her face.
The girl was still floating in the air, stuck—trapped by Kadambari's psychic power. Her arms couldn't move, her legs kicked helplessly, but there was no escape.
Kadambari raised her hand again, this time focusing on the broken table lying nearby. With a sharp movement of her fingers, the shattered table rose into the air, spinning slowly above her.
The girl's eyes widened in fear. She watched it rise, helpless. Her body still wouldn't move. She could only stare as Kadambari aimed it at her like a weapon.
Kadambari's voice echoed coldly in the room, "Time to break you."
Just as she was about to launch the table at full speed—
Bang!
Kadambari was suddenly thrown sideways, crashing hard into the wall.
The table dropped to the ground with a loud thud.
The girl fell from the air and hit the floor, finally free.
She gasped, eyes wide in shock.
"What… just happened?" she whispered, breathing fast.
Wounded Raju, lying on the ground, noticed it too. His eyes struggled to stay open, but he saw the sudden flash—a blur of movement—and then Kadambari smashing into the wall.
A thick fog began to fill the room. The girl, still catching her breath, looked around carefully.
As the fog slowly cleared, a new shadow appeared in the room.
It stood tall and quiet. The girl stared at it. Her heart pounded, but not out of fear—out of confusion. She didn't know who or what it was.
Was this another enemy? Or someone here to help?
She took a deep breath and prepared herself, gripping the glowing knife tightly again.
The shadow turned its head slowly and looked at her.
Then, in a calm voice, it spoke her name.
"Mahi."
The girl froze.
Her eyes widened.
"Wh… who are you?" she asked, voice shaky.
The shadow replied,
"The White Witch sent me. I am your shadow soul."
Mahi took a step back, unsure.
"Shadow soul…?" she repeated, still scared, her voice barely a whisper.
The shadow began to change. It slowly took on a human shape. It was see-through like glass, but you could still feel it was there.
From the other side of the room, Raju, watching with pain in his eyes, suddenly shouted loudly,
"Rohan sir!"
His voice echoed, mixing pain with hope.
Rohan turned his head and looked back at the injured Raju, lying on the floor. His eyes softened for a moment—but only for a moment.
Mahi, still confused and breathing hard, asked him,
"What is a shadow soul?"
Rohan didn't answer. His eyes shifted toward the wall, cold and distant. Silence hung in the air.
Then, with a sudden chill, Kadambari reappeared from the shadows.
She laughed—dark and cruel.
"So… now you're one of us?"
Rohan slowly turned to face her.
"I'm still different," he said calmly.
Kadambari narrowed her eyes.
"How? You carry a shadow soul now."
Rohan's voice dropped, sharp and steady.
"Because I don't kill babies."
Kadambari's face twisted in rage.
She let out a scream and charged straight at Rohan, her power crackling around her like lightning.
Rohan stood firm. He raised his hand, and his shadow energy began to rise around him—dark, glowing, controlled.
He stepped forward and launched himself at Kadambari. Their powers clashed, shaking the room.
Mahi and Raju could only watch—one frozen in confusion, the other broken and bleeding—both now silent audience to a battle far beyond anything they had imagined.
The fight between Rohan and Kadambari started with a powerful blast. The air around them shook as they clashed—energy flying in all directions. The room cracked, lights flickered, and the ground trembled.
Kadambari floated higher, her eyes glowing.
"Rohan," she said with a sly smile, "I can give you a body again. You don't have to be a shadow anymore. You can live... feel... be human."
Rohan didn't blink.
"I don't want your curse," he said firmly.
Then he charged again.
Both of them used their psychic powers like weapons. Chairs, metal rods, broken glass, and pieces of the wall flew like missiles. They threw wind like waves, smashing into each other, each blow shaking the building.
At times, they fired blasts of pure power—crackling with dark and light energy.
The building began to fall apart. Walls broke, dust filled the air, and pieces of the roof started falling.
In the chaos, Mahi grabbed Raju's arm.
"We have to go! We can't stay here!"
Raju, though weak and bleeding, nodded. Together, they pulled Sakharam's unconscious body, dragging him outside with all their strength.
Just as they crossed the last doorway—
CRASH!
The entire building collapsed behind them in a cloud of smoke and rubble.
They turned around, coughing, staring at the pile of broken concrete.
Mahi's eyes searched the dust.
"Rohan…"
Rohan and Kadambari were fighting in the sky, above a broken, fallen building. Their powers were strong. Each time they hit each other, the air shook. Pieces of the building still fell to the ground.
Far away, Mahi and Raju were watching the fight. They stayed low behind some rocks.
Kadambari looked angry and serious. She wanted to finish the fight quickly. She needed to complete a ritual with Sakharam, and Rohan was in her way.
Rohan also wanted to end the fight. But he didn't know how to win. He fought hard, using all his strength, but he was confused. He didn't know what to do next.
Mahi held her knife and kept watching Rohan. Her eyes were full of worry.
How can I stop this?
Is there a way to help Rohan?
Above them, the fight continued. Rohan and Kadambari were hitting each other again and again. They were both powerful. Neither one was giving up.
The sky flashed with every blow.
The battle was not over yet.
Kadambari suddenly turned her eyes toward Mahi and Raju. Her face showed anger and frustration.
Mahi quickly moved to protect Raju. She held his hand and tried to pull him back.
But before they could move, Rohan flew in front of them like lightning, blocking Kadambari's path.
Kadambari didn't wait. She hit Rohan hard. The force of the blow pushed him back through the air.
She turned again, now aiming straight for Raju and Sakharam.
Mahi stepped forward and stood between them.
"No more!" she shouted.
Kadambari raised her hand, power glowing around her, and attacked Mahi with full force.
Rohan saw it and flew toward them, but he was still far.
Mahi held her knife tightly. She took a deep breath. She closed her eyes for a moment and focused.
She called on all her strength—all her will, her pain, her power—and poured it into the blade.
Just as Kadambari reached her, Mahi struck.
She stabbed the knife straight into Kadambari's stomach.
Boom!
A huge blast of light and energy exploded from the impact. Kadambari flew backward, thrown far away by the force.
Mahi was also thrown in the opposite direction, her body flipping through the air.
Rohan crossed his arms in front of his face as the bright light from the blast hit him.
"What is this power? Where does it come from? It's unlike anything I've ever felt—so overwhelming, so intense."
Even Raju, standing far behind, was thrown to the ground by the shockwave.
Smoke filled the sky. The world fell silent for a moment.