An old man was sitting in a fishing spot beside a sea watching huge waves rising in
the sea . A little girl came to him and said crying, "Why those red flowers haven't
blossomed till now ?The season is going to end soon. I want to see those flowers ."
The old man replied, "Don't cry child . Nature will balance out everything. Everything you
take away from it you will have to return it back ."
The little girl looked at him surprised .
It was around 3:AM in the night. It was pitch black outside and heavy rain was falling with
sudden thunders. Deb, a 22 years old man suddenly woke up from sleep and breathed
heavily , his body was sweating so much that he bathed in it despite rain falling outside. He
saw a nightmare. "That same dream tonight too. That cruel face is so horrifying and
traumatic .What is happening with me?" He thought. He poured some water in a glass from a
jar which was kept just beside his bed on a table and he drank it completely. After drinking
he was ready to go to sleep again when suddenly he noticed a voice, a voice which felt pure
and innocent. The voice was calling out his name gently. Deb who lived alone in the
apartment was shocked and was a little terrified hearing this. He suddenly stood up on his
bed and asked in confusion and fear "Who is here?"
But there was no one. He said, "I should avoid working extra time. Damn it's affecting my
health." Realizing there was no one there and it was just his illusion he became relaxed and
went to sleep.
Next day Morning he went to a newspaper shop and bought a newspaper . Deb was a simple
person. He followed a simple routine in his daily life . He was a junior scientist in a
chemical lab in Kharupetia . He would normally wake up at 6:AM in the morning and go out
for jogging . On his way home he always bought a newspaper and went for working at
around 10:AM . He liked reading books mostly fictional ones . But since past 3 days he had
been waking up lately . The dreams were ruining his sleep cycle . But he thought that it was
just due to heavy load of work and didn't care much about it . He had very few extra hobbies
but he enjoyed spending time in nature . Whenever he got a holiday he would go to a forest
or a mountain and camped with his two friends Jis and Mith . He liked staring at the
beautiful sceneries of nature and enjoyed spending his time there . Since childhood he was
attracted towards forests and animals fascinated him due to an incident that he forgot
happened to him when he was young . He liked visiting zoo when he was young . When he
was young he always wanted to pet animals . While returning home he would often bring
little dogs or cats but his parents were strictly against it . Even though he would often cry
about it he was never allowed to pet animals . The apartment where he lived then in rent was
owned by Mr. Joshep who also had strict rules against having pets . So his wish never came
true and he had given up on it blaming his fate . He was researching on creating two new materials one of which would be an organic replacement to plastic and the other one was a
material which would be able to separate Oxygen from Greenhouse gases and release it in
atmosphere and absorb the remaining within itself . He was very sensitive about the rising
temperatures and bio-diversity losses around the globe . He was determined since childhood
that he would work and find a solution to the climate change .
The day was 9th October 2026 . It was the day after the dream . Due to heavy rainfall and
thunder the previous night some of the electrical equipments in the lab were damaged and
hence a holiday was declared in his office .
He made a coffee for himself and started reading the newspaper while drinking the coffee .
The headlines made him really sad . The headlines were about increasing water levels
vanished a river island in Assam and how a lizard species got extinct .
He was sad, angry and disappointed . Then he got a headline which made him very curious
It said,
"MYSTERIOUS CAT SCARES A CAMPING GROUP IN JORHAT FOREST."
Deb remembered that it was in this forest that the incident happened to him in his childhood .
The forest was about 50 Kilometers away from Deb's apartment . Deb called Jis and Mith ,
told them the story of the headline and proposed them for an adventurous camping in that
forest . Jis and Mith who were also on leave agreed to this proposal .Jis said to Deb,"Always
ready for an adventure." Jis and Mith lived in Guhati which was just next to Kharupetia . Jis
and Mith sat in Mith's car and reached Deb's apartment within an hour.Mith called Deb
sitting from the car and said to Deb,"We are waiting , come quickly ." Deb took all necessary
equipment from his apartment and left for the forest in Mith's car.
They reached the forest at about 12:30 PM in the Afternoon . To their surprise they were not
alone in the forest . A surprisingly large amount of visitors arrived there which was
uncommon as it was not picnic season . "Look at the amount of people here." Said Jis.
Tuk replied," Apparently they have all come to find the mysterious cat and gain a name for
themselves."
Mith said ,"Yeah we were not the only ones . It was foolish to think there would none other
."
Jis said ,"Let us find a place for us quickly or we won't get a place ."
They started finding a location for their camp. Since it was too crowded they decided to
camp deep into the jungle as it would not only be peaceful but also a good sight for nature
lovers like them during sunset in solitude . They set up their camp and started looking for the
"Mysterious cat ." They continued their search deep inside the forest but found nothing.During their search they found a cave but Deb told them it would not be safe to go deep
inside it . They continued their search till sunset and it soon became dark but they didn't find
anything . They lit up the fire near their camp. Deb said,"I think it was just a fake news."
Jis said, "Fun is in the mystery of it . It would not be this much fun without this news . I
personally thank the writer , after all it was because of him we got time and reason to hang
out with you guys and enjoy beautiful sunset ."
Mith said, "Yes, now lets enjoy the beautiful stars while eating our super special fried cup
noodles. Cheers."
They all laughed and talked about their childhood days and finally they went inside their
tents saying good night to each other .
Deb while sleeping was awakened by a voice calling out his name. This voice was similar to
the voice he heard last night . Deb went outside .He saw a shadow like figure standing . It
was dark outside. He called him but there was no answer . Suddenly the shadow like figure
turned into a white cat . Deb tried to call out his friends but in fear he couldn't speak a word .
Suddenly the cat jumped and entered inside him.
Deb's mind started getting flashbacks from the past .
He saw his younger self . He remembered the incident .
That time when he was only 8 years old ,he came to this forest with his parents .Seeing the
trees he got fascinated and went deep inside this forest when her parents were busy setting
up a tent. Inside the forest when he found no route to come back he started crying .He saw a
young little girl smiling at him and asked him to come with her . Deb remembered the
feeling of getting mesmerized by that presence . Deb followed her deep into the woods and
she showed him a white cat . The girl said to the cat ,"Miaro turn up ." The cat changed its
shape and became just like Deb . Deb was surprised and overwhelmed his joy. He forgot
everything and was jumping with joy . The girl laughed and said ,"Look Deb , this is my
friend Miaro ." Deb said,"It's a cat , a magical cat ." The girl said smiling ,"Yes this is a cat
and she is my friend . Listen Deb , Iam now going to tell you something very important . I
don't have much time . Listen Iam the spirit of forests . Deb said,"What?" The girl said,"
You don't have to understand , just listen ." Deb replied," Ok ". The girl continued,"Iam the
consciousness of the forest . I am the physical representation, a medium to talk to you. Just
like you can't control all the actions in your body I can't control everything but I can feel it
and right now the balance of nature is being disturbed because of the greed of the humans . It
is painful and disturbing . I can sense an apocalypse . The rising temperatures and loss of
bio-diversity are just the starting points . Humans will have no one to save them from it
because what they are doing is finishing off their protectors.The earth in natural state with
trees, with natural diversity are protecting humans but humans are not understanding that .
I am sending you back now Deb . " Deb looked confused . Suddenly the girl's face turned to
a demonic face which terrified . The face said,"I am turning into this Deb. If something
doesn't happen quickly I will have to become a destroyer . The brain of the forest gave me
signals to give you powers. You will be able to use it when you see Miaro again. The worse
is coming. You have very less time. "
THE GIRL SAID,"The people around you in the forest except your friends are not real
people .They are illusions created by Miaro to take you here. You are choosen by us and that
is why only you can see me . I can't recover everything myself. I only am a response .
Humans have to suffer what they did to others but I don't want to see that so that you can
stop this . The destruction of Ipoli forests will trigger the start of the catastrophe. Iam
forbidden to help stop this but you are not . I hope you understand "
Suddenly Deb returned to his parents and he forgot everything .
In the that time Deb's flashback ended .
Deb cried saying,"Who are you ?"
Jis and Mith came out of their tents .
Jis said ,"Deb what happened ? "
Deb said ,"The face in the nightmares that I was seeing from the last few days which was
haunting me is actually real . I suddenly remembered that I saw that in childhood .It is the
spirit of the forest . Its turning from a sweet little child to a Monster ."
Jis said ,"What are you talking about ?"
Deb grabbed both Jis and Mith's hand and the memories of Deb got transferred to them .
Deb said ,"We have to go to Andaman islands quickly . We are already late . Hold my
hands "
The three of them reached the Andaman islands within minutes .
Jis said ,"What the hell is happening ?"
Mith said ,"It suddenly became weird ."
Deb said ,"listen the giant company TIMS had decided to wipe the whole area of the forest
many years ago but due to huge opposition they couldn't . That was the time I met that girl
though I had no clue .But now with a corrupt government they have got permission and had
almost destroyed half the area even after opposition from the locals . Now you two have to
stop the company and recover the remaining ."
Deb continued,"This part contains the heart of the forest . We can't afford to loose it . Iam
giving you the powers of replantation and flying.