As Kartik and Raghav drove off Kartik's neighour who was a 30 year beautiful woman who saw them go out, she was Karina Yadav and was married at 26 year old to a man who died in an accident after only after a few months of his marriage, he didn't had any family member so all his property was automatically Karina's which made many rumours and speculations so she quickly shifted over here as her parents didn't wanted her back.
She was sitting in her garden when she noticed that a taxi had stopped near her neighbour's house and thought 'I think it must be Kartik' she smiled and got up to meet him when she noticed that he was not alone and was with someone else—a girl at that, she remembered that she was Samaira and relaxed. She saw them going in Kartik's house and couldn't help but think of some indecent things then she shook her head and got in her home.
After a bit she came out to give some food to her puppy that she called Anu, when she was done she noticed that Kartik was going out with an old man who she couldn't remember completely but had a faint feeling of seeing him before. She thought 'Who was that old man and where did they go?? I should inform sister Madhu.' She called Kartik's mother Madhu after ending the phone she thought 'I should quickly get my work done.' and got in her house.
In the car Kartik was silent with a face that wanted to question a lot but he didn't want to question his master when he already said that he would even eat poison if given by him. So, he was hoping that his master would explain himself what was going on right now. He noticed that his master had taken the route of an very desolate place in a forest as the car drove through the road his phone rang and he picked it up it was his mom's call he picked it up.
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His mom–"Where are you?"
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Raghav–"I am with my master...why?"
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His mom–"Oh! Karina told me that she saw by you with an old man going somewhere so she got worried."
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Hearing this he sighed and told her mom that he is fine and ended the call his master said "Looks like you have good neighbors hmm." Kartik smiled "Aunt Karina is a good and kind person." His master suddenly said with a cold glint "Do you have thoughts about her too." Kartik replied "No! it's not like that." His master laughed it off but his inner thoughts were unknown. He suddenly stopped his car under a tree shade and get off the car followed by Kartik who was still confused by this whole ordeal so he just followed his master like a duck following its mother and arrived in a far place from city a jungle. After a whole hour of walking they arrived in front of an old looking small building and only one word come to mind when looking at it—old.
Raghav took out a pair of keys with a weird keychain it looked ordinary was jet black and cylindrical in shape there were some special designs on it making it looked like an antique piece. It was Kartik's first time seeing this keychain but he was confused by seeing this keychain not because he found it wierd looking but because he knew that all the keys in this keychain were of Raghav's house or the academy so he was confused that why did he took out this as there was not even a lock on the door.
Raghav came forward but strangely he didn't go towards the door but near a wall and he put that keychain in a hole of that wall and Kartik was shocked to see how perfectly it was going in. Raghav twisted the keychain left and and entered it deeper made it twist in right two times and then suddenly a clicking voice was heared and the gate opened and he removed the keychain and entered the old small building quickly followed by Kartik. Kartik saw a dimmly lit room and the source of that dim light was unknown to him he saw his master walk three steps further then two on left, then he grabbed a vase then twisted in left and a gate was opened to down with a dark stairs his master entered and he followed him just like before and was amazed that stairs were brigtning up as he stepped on them.
Kartik's curiosity was peeked to the extreme and he asked "What is going on master?!?" Raghav didn't replied but waved his hands to follow him silently. After a minute Kartik felt a wierd sensation which made him feel uncomfortable and seeing this kind of reaction his master was shocked although his face was solemn his shock was immense not because Kartik feeling wierd but how his senses feeled something wrong when even he needed quite a bit of time to feel the spatial fluctuations he thought 'As I thought Kartik is really made for this... Oh my ancestors be proud of this little and old descendant of yours to found him." With a renewed vigour he held Kartik's hand started to go in faster and arrived in a dimmly lit room but it was bigger and there was something in the center something quite big. A circular dark hole in the air itself black energy without an ounce of interfering in the world Kartik who have read some fantasy novels murmured to himself "Void Gate" his murmur was low but his master asked with a serious face "Have you seen or heard of it before?" Kartik still in shock replied "No I just read this term in some fantasy novels." Raghav's serious face ease a bit and said "Yes this is a gate to another realm and we call it 'Void Gates' it is a gate to a spatial rift and it connects to another end of this gate where there are a different place or might a different world... This void gate is connected to a different realm and such realms are called 'Mystic Realm' mystic realms vary individually and sometimes there are unstable ones too they give maximum rewards with greater risks this is a stable 'Mystic Realm' and we are going in right now" anspd with that he pushed Kartik in and followed him suit he saw Kartik grabbing his head and feeling a bit dizzy and was shocked again "Heavens I had vomited when I came in first but here is this guy just feeling a bit dizzy" he shook his head then grabbed and lifted Kartik and quickly speed off to a small pond which was boiling his speed was so fast not only for his age but also for humans when he arrived near the small pond he took out the golden pill and threw it in the small pond.
He didn't have much time as he sensed spiritual energy engulfing Kartik actually it was not that bad but it will make him feel dizzy like a drunken person and his mental health might deteriorate so as a golden color engulfed the pond he threw Kartik in it. The water was boiling to the point his skin started to melt in it but Raghav made Kartik sit in a lotus position and started pressing some pressure points and suddenly the golden liquid started to enter Kartik's body opening his pores cleansing his meridians and internal body structure seeing this Raghav said to his desciple"Kartik focus and start meditating by taking deep breaths and calm yourself and pressed a lot of pressure points to help Kartik to reek maximum benefits from this once in a lifetime opportunity.
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