RECAP -
After awakening her ancient identity as Devanayani, Devina stumbles upon a long-buried memory script through the Mirror With No Reflection. The world is starting to remember not just Shiva, but its own forgotten essence. Deep beneath the earth, a fossil that has been silent for ages begins to hum. This sound isn't from the future; it's a melody of loyalty so ancient that it can only belong to one being—Shiva's first guardian.
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They discovered the bone in Ladakh.
A research team was digging beneath a glacial field when one of their drills hit something unusual.
It wasn't rock.
It wasn't ivory.
It was something in between—denser than fossil, warmer than stone.
They called in an anthropo-archaic biologist.
He took a close look at the structure.
"Not human," he declared. "Not animal either. The marrow channels are... musical?"
The researchers chuckled.
Until it sang.
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It all changed when one of them touched it with bare hands.
A low hum filled the air—not mechanical, not vocal.
It was deep, warm, and rhythmic, like a lullaby resonating through the Earth itself.
All electronics within a 3-mile radius went dead.
But the wind began to swirl in a spiral motion.
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At Neo-Kailash, the anomaly was detected right away.
Devina analyzed the waveform.
"That's not just music," she said. "That's a vow, encoded in tone."
Rudra scanned the material signature. "Organic... but not from this epoch."
Vyom gazed at the waveform and whispered, "He's coming."
"Who?" Anika asked.
Vyom closed his eyes.
**"The one who stood before Shiva as the first shadow of trust."**
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In the excavated chamber, the bone pulsed softly with light.
Devina arrived at the site.
When she touched it, she was swept into a memory.
She saw:
-A massive white bull stood between Shiva and a mountain crumbling around them.
- The bull bowed to Shiva as flames danced in the air.
- A horn shattered—not in agony—but as a gesture of devotion.
- Shiva gently placed his hand on the bull's head, murmuring a single word: **"Nandi."**
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Devina gasped.
She turned to Rudra.
"It's part of Nandi."
He froze.
"That would mean—"
"Yes," she replied. "His loyalty was so profound, even his bones remember."
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The hum persisted.
And with it, visions emerged.
The workers nearby began dreaming of peace, safety, and vigilance.
A young boy from the closest village claimed the mountain told him, "The guardian is coming back."
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Back at Neo-Kailash, Vyom lit a candle and chanted without knowing the mantra:
**"Namah Shivaya Nandaye."**
Rudra quietly shed tears.
"Even the bone sings of him," he murmured.
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The team chose to keep the bone in a chamber of resonance.
Not in silence.
But in melody.
As long as the bone hummed, no falsehood could be uttered within 30 meters of it.
No violence could occur.
And every hour, a new note would play.
Not from the outside.
But from **within**.
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One night, as the wind howled through the snow, Devina stood before the relic.
And she heard it whisper—not in a hum, but in a voice:
> "I waited. Even when he was forgotten. Even when the flame turned away. I stood. Because that is my purpose."
She gazed at the bone.
And whispered back:
**"Then you shall stand again."**
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**End of Chapter 13**