10:45 PM — 26 minutes before 11:11
Sara stood in front of her vanity mirror.
Not in gown.
Not in glam.
She wore black leather boots, a fitted jacket, hair tied in a sharp high ponytail — not like an actress…
📌 Like a woman about to enter enemy territory.
Her phone vibrated.
Hidden 💬 — A.V.R:
Car is downstairs. Dev is with you. I'll meet you at the building.
Sara: Understood. No running. No hiding.
A.V.R: Good.
Tonight, you step into my world.
She smirked slightly at her reflection.
"Correction… tonight, your world steps into mine."
🚗 10:58 PM — Black SUV / En route
Dev sat in the front seat. Sara sat in the back — calm, poised, eyes sharp.
Dev: Miss Mehta… are you sure you want to go like this? No disguise? No calculation?
Sara looked out the window, the city lights blurring like a film reel.
Sara: An actress hides only when she's afraid of the audience. Tonight, I perform for someone else.
Dev blinked once.
Then smiled for the first time in years.
🏢 11:08 PM — Abandoned VR Building (Eris' Chosen Arena)
Aarav stood at the entrance, in a long coat, no tie, eyes carved from steel.
The moment Sara stepped out — his gaze locked onto her.
His eyes flicked over her outfit.
Aarav: …You didn't dress to hide.
Sara (steady): I dressed to be remembered.
For the first time… he looked proud.
Not protective.
Not worried.
Proud.
⏳ 11:10 PM — Countdown begins
Dev whispered into comms: "Sir, social media servers are updating. The Eris feed is scheduled to drop EXACTLY at 11:11:11 PM."
11:10:40 PM
Sara and Aarav walked inside, side by side. Not touching. Not rushing.
The corridor was dark — faintly lit by emergency lights that flickered.
11:10:55 PM
The same chair and phone were placed again under the central light…
But this time… beside it, another object.
A second key.
Silver. Tagged with a card.
Sara picked it up.
📌 Tag reads:
"A key for him. A key for her.
Only one leads to the truth."
Aarav's fingers flexed once.
Aarav: Don't—
Sara held his gaze.
Then took both keys.
Sara (calm): A king moves in strategy. But an actress… walks straight into the scene everyone else avoids.
Aarav's breath stilled for half a second.
Aarav (soft, deadly pride): Then perform. I'm right behind you.
🕛 11:11:00 PM — Global Feed Triggered
On 34 million screens worldwide…
A livestream went LIVE.
A blurred silhouette of a man and woman inside a dark building.
Their figures… unmistakably similar to Aarav and Sara.
LIVE Chat Exploding:
"OMG IT'S THEM!"
"SECRET COUPLE REVEAL??"
"Is that AARAV VIR RATHORE???"
"Sara Mehta spotted!!!"
11:11:07 PM — Sara steps toward the corridor alone.
Aarav doesn't stop her.
He simply speaks one sentence — voice deep, steady, lethal.
Aarav: "Whoever is watching… remember this moment. She walks into the fire because she knows I will burn it down."
11:11:11 PM — Something clicks.
A door unlocks ahead.
A spotlight turns on — just for her.
And a voice echoes from a speaker…
Eris: "Welcome to your stage, Sara Mehta.
Show me how an actress performs when the script is not in her hands."
Sara steps forward.
Aarav follows…
🔥 And the world watches.