the truth beneath the moon
[12:17 AM | Aryan’s Room]
[Door creaks softly open]
Dr. Arvind (ML Father)
(Whispers) Still awake… or fast asleep?
[He walks slowly to Aryan’s bedside. The boy is curled up, headphones on, music faintly playing. His cheeks are dry but stained from earlier tears.]
Dr. Arvind (ML Father)
(Sighs deeply)
Oh, beta... You’re carrying more than you even know.
[He sits on the corner of the bed and gently removes the headphones. Aryan stirs, but doesn’t wake.]
Dr. Arvind (ML Father)
(Softly, to himself)
I know you think we’re harsh.
That your mother and I are always pushing, always scolding.
But there’s a reason.
A reason you were never told—until now.
[He brushes back Aryan’s hair, revealing the tired softness of his face. A tear threatens in the father’s eye now.]
Dr. Arvind (ML Father)
We weren't preparing you just for school...
We were preparing you to survive what’s coming.
[His voice is calm but heavy, each word trembling.]
Dr. Arvind (ML Father)
You’re not just our son, Aryan.
You’re the last heir of an ancient bloodline.
The only hope of a race that has been hunted to the brink.
[FLASHBACK: 17 Years Ago | Lonely Road]
meera (ML Mother)
Arvind, did you see that?! Someone—someone’s on the road!
Dr. Arvind (ML Father)
I see him! Hold on!
[Tires screech. The car swerves but clips the man. It halts. The silence is eerie.]
meera (ML Mother)
Oh my god. Is he…?
[They rush out. The man is bleeding badly, slashes across his chest and arms—claw marks. In his arms, a baby. Unharmed.]
mysterious man
(Weakly) Please… please…
Take him.
Dr. Arvind (ML Father)
Who are you? What happened? These wounds—they look like…
mysterious man
Not wolves. Not animals.
Werewolves… traitors.
The boy… he’s the son of our king.
Last of the true bloodline.
mysterious man
He’ll awaken on his 18th birthday.
The blood will call. The memories will return.
Until then—he must be hidden. Protected.
[The man winces in pain, breathing heavy.]
mysterious man
I am his guard. His kin.
We were betrayed. The king and queen… gone.
He is the last. He must live.
[He gently places the child in Meera’s arms. The boy doesn’t cry. He only stares.]
meera (ML Mother)
He’s so quiet...
Dr. Arvind (ML Father)
And you want us to take him?
mysterious man
You’ve always heard about us…
Now see it for yourself.
Protect him. Until he turns 18.
Then… he’ll remember, the truth will burn clear in his soul.
[The traitor werewolves’ howls echo in the distance.]
mysterious man
Go! I’ll distract them.
You… keep him alive.
[Flashback fades as the man turns and sprints into the darkness, roaring in defiance.]
[Back to Present | Aryan’s Room | 12:37 AM]
Dr. Arvind (ML Father)
We didn’t know what to think, Aryan.
But the science matched. The lore was true.
And when we looked at you, we didn’t see a creature—we saw a boy who needed us.
[He adjusts the blanket around Aryan’s shoulder and gently pats his head.]
Dr. Arvind (ML Father)
You’re turning 18. Day after tomorrow.
And that night… the change will begin.
You’ll remember everything.
You’ll feel everything.
inner voice
(Not yet awake. A whisper in the back of Aryan’s subconscious.)
Something’s coming.
Dr. Arvind (ML Father)
We can’t be near you when it happens.
You won’t be able to control it.
And it will hurt.
But it’s your birthright.
[He stands slowly, looking at Aryan one last time.]
Dr. Arvind (ML Father)
I’m sorry, beta.
We won’t be able to celebrate your birthday.
But when it’s over... we’ll be waiting.
[He walks to the door, stopping before exiting.]
Dr. Arvind (ML Father)
You are more than average, Aryan.
You’re everything the world forgot... and everything it needs.
[He steps out. The door closes gently.]
[1:00 AM | Aryan’s Mind – Dream Realm]
inner voice
(clearer now)
Do you feel it?
Aryan (ML)
(Walking alone in a misty dream)
Who… who are you?
inner voice
I am what you were born to become.
The blood in your veins sings of forests, moons, battles…
and betrayal.
Aryan (ML)
I don’t understand…
inner voice
You will.
Soon.
[A vision of glowing eyes, distant howls, and royal armor flashes across his mind.]
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