As the people were facing the ruthless nature slowly day after day went, death tolls were increasing but no one knows where.
People are dying every moment, yet nobody cared, not now when they are facing their own struggles.
Soon day after day passed, people started starving due to hunger. Disease such as fever, cold, typhoid etc started spreading everywhere but ofcourse not in the rescue or evacuation centres rather than the small settlements everywhere similar to Rampur village.
Hunger, the worst enemy of life. It can do crazy things to human mind. As people were slowly consumed by hunger.
The rains started slowing after more 7 daysthe rain suddenly stopped, the weather relaxed everywhere.
The Sun started shining to its fullest and the people who were on the verge of despair saw hope. Soon after 2 days the water around the village was no more.
People quickly started running around for food. Many looted the vendors shop and other shops, some went to the forest to kill animals and eat them.
But people forgot one thing that the govt had announced. That it's not the current rain or weather that's dangerous, it's what to come after one month.
The Pandit family was naturally happy too, as they thought everything was over. But they didn't left the house boundary.
They just came out to check the situation before returning as they had plenty of ration with them. They noticed one thing, as Maruti grows so his hunger grows, but his mentality too and now Maruti after almost 25 days looked like a 7 year old boy, whose mentality and knowledge exceeded 12 years old. He now even started lecturing his elder sister and even teasing her.
Meena was not happy due to this, as the position of elder will be lost soon if things progressed like this.
So she always tried to act like the bigger one and scolded him pretty often.
And soon it was the last day before the prementioned doomsday that no one knew.
Maruti and family were now with full health and renewed vigor, they even started going outside as the situation was somehow settled.
But little did they know that only after few hours everything will change.
***
New Delhi, India
The prime minister of India, looked at the weather report with a grim face, he urgently ordered a satellite communication to the Us and China along with Australia and some other countries.
The leaders talked and found one thing very strange, the pressure that started all this over the oceans have now stopped.
They discussed over 2 hours yet they couldn't come up with an idea as to what is going to occur or not.
So they started atleast thinking about the beasts. They ordered their own departments to bring their reports.
Shockingly, they were not wrong, the beasts were there and haven't moved yet.
"I guess it's the calm before the storm."
Said the Australian PM.
"" Yeah"" everyone agreed.
And came to a single conclusion not to be careless and tightened the security everywhere.
But little did they know that all of this will be worth nothing..
Still everyone started for their final minute preparation...
When the sky started turning dark, as night fell.
***
The Pandit family as well as the whole village were cutting trees for different use, as some logs dried up so they could be used as some firewood.
Maruti was now trying to slash a large log of wood, well considering his age it was large well a meter long, and 20 cm wide. After 4 5 slashed, when he saw that he failed he angrily swung again, only to see the log burst into pieces.
" This wood is no good, I slashed it once and it broke." shaking his head Maruti told himself.
His parents naturally were now aware of his insane strength and his mentality of about 12 years old.
At that time Pandit, thought of something and went towards the village as if trying to find someone, the sun was just setting down so there was still light enough for half an hour.
When he thought that he wouldn't find the person he was looking for, he heard an old and frail voice, "Pandit long time no see."
When he turned he smiled and held the hand of the old grandma, named Jema. She was the same grandma, who helped in the delivery of his wife. In this adversity she definitely had suffered as she was clearly weaker than before and the energy she had before is nowhere to be found.
"Grandma, you must have faced many problems please come with us, this is the least I can do for You. Ah don't think bad I am doing this for both of us." Although the old lady didn't answer immediately, she agreed soon enough as her house was now destroyed and she still lived in the temple. She was living alone, cause her only son had left her to go to city.
While they were returning, Pandit saw a shop, which was previously used to be a blacksmith shop but now had broken down. He went to check and found some axes, knives, Long knife, even Machetes. He took 2 pick axes too and brought them home with the Old lady, Jema.
The darkness soon prevailed and howls of beasts could be heard. All the villagers went to sleep peacefully.
But the pandit Family were chatting nicely while eating soup. Maruti, meena and Timy were playing with each other. Pandit came after locking every window, doors and grills.
They began explaining the shocked old lady and for their surprise she somehow recovered
Easily.
She said that although she expected something like this but the growth of Maruti is truly unexpected and unheard of.
Soon they all also fell asleep at around 9 pm after talking playing and all.
The house and the village was filled with silence and only the sound of the night was lingering everywhere.
Soon after 3 hours the whole earth will face something, unprecedented and never even heard in fantasies.
Tick! Tick! Tick!