Kashmira had already told Riya about the Protectors, the Angels, and her relationship with Ammy. However, it seemed Riya was already quite aware of many things related to these topics.
Kashmira, observing Riya's expression, said, "You don't seem surprised."
Riya replied, "No, I knew about these supernatural things, but I wasn't aware of Protectors or Angels. I knew about magical creatures, dark powers, ghosts, and spirits, but the Angel thing is a bit surprising."
Kashmira said, "Wow, my little sister knows a lot about these things, more than I do."
Riya said, "Don't be upset, di. Even Rajveer bhaiya and dad don't know about this. Only grandfather knows."
Kashmira said, "No, I was just thinking. Earlier, I didn't believe in any of this. I only believed in science."
Riya said, "This is also science, just a bit out of syllabus. But some scientists are studying these things, and one of them is in Bangalore at Genesis Laboratory, the owner and great scientist, Dr. Rustam. He studies these things deeply and has been honored for it."
Kashmira asked, "You know him?"
Riya replied, "Yes, I met him once."
By the next day, Abhimanyu had returned.
Upon his return, he showed his ID, which was real and recognized by the public.
Kashmira, looking at the ID, said, "Captain Abhimanyu Pratap Singh, wow, I'm proud of my student."
Abhimanyu said, "And of your friend?"
Kashmira replied, "Yes, proud of my friend too, but my boyfriend is your senior."
Abhimanyu said, "As soon as you got a boyfriend, you forgot about your friend."
Kashmira said, "Why are you getting upset? I was just joking."
Sidharth said, "Shall we head to the village then?"
Abhimanyu said, "You guys go ahead, I have some work here."
Sidharth asked, "What work do you have here?"
Abhimanyu replied, "I need to visit someone at Genesis Laboratory."
Riya asked, "Whom?"
Abhimanyu said, "Dr. Rustam invited me, so I thought I'd meet him before the Pushpgarh trip."
Riya said, "Can we come along?"
Abhimanyu said, "What will you all do there?"
Jin Gyong said, "I'm tired of labs."
Ammy said, "I was thinking of saying hello to him; it's been a while since I've seen him."
Kashmira said, "Seems like these people know Dr. Rustam well."
Riya said, "I knew about Abhimanyu, but not about the others."
Abhimanyu said, "Alright, let's go then."
When they left the hotel, they saw Abhimanyu had brought a military jeep, which looked quite impressive with its military design.
Kashmira said, "And he got a jeep too."
Sidharth said, "That's just the way it is for us."
Everyone got into the jeep and headed towards Genesis Laboratory.
In the jeep, Kashmira asked Ammy, "So, Ammy, do Angels live in heaven?"
Ammy said, "That's what's said."
Kashmira asked, "What is heaven exactly? Is it a different supernatural place where people go after they die, or what?"
Ammy said, "On Earth, people call it heaven, but it's a planet in this galaxy with more divine energy. It's similar to Earth and can be visited normally."
Kashmira asked, "So, people don't go there after death?"
Ammy said, "That's a different concept. If a soul is sinful, it becomes a demonic soul and goes to Yamalok, which is in another dimension. There, decisions are made whether the soul goes to hell or heaven. Heaven and hell are just places where a soul waits for its next birth based on its deeds. If it has done good deeds, it stays in heaven; otherwise, it stays in hell. Some souls avoid punishment by serving a demon lord, becoming eternal spirits without birth or death, increasing demonic energy until they dissolve into it, unless the demon lord takes them in and makes them demons."
Kashmira said, "Amazing, so you're an alien."
Abhimanyu started laughing.
Ammy said, "I was born on Earth, so how am I an alien?"
Kashmira asked, "Then how do you know all this, and how did you get Angel powers?"
Ammy said, "Think of it as finding a treasure that gave me Angel knowledge and powers."
Kashmira asked, "How did you become an Angel, Abhimanyu?"
Abhimanyu said, "I'm not an Angel."
Kashmira said, "But you had white wings."
Abhimanyu said, "Ammy taught me some techniques, and I kept practicing."
Kashmira asked, "Can I become an Angel like that?"
Abhimanyu said, "Can you feel spiritual energy?"
Kashmira asked, "What's that?"
Abhimanyu said, "First, get some martial arts training from your boyfriend, then you might be ready to learn."
Abhimanyu said, "By the way, Kashmira, did you know your boyfriend has another name?"
Kashmira asked, "What?"
Abhimanyu said, "Sher Singh."
Kashmira burst out laughing at the name.
Black Dragon said, "Forget that name."
Abhimanyu said, "It's not that easy to forget. He told me that name."
Kashmira asked, "What happened?"
Abhimanyu said, "A few days ago, I was in Shivpura. Hold on a second." He took out his phone while driving, turned it on, opened the gallery, and showed pictures from Shivpura, including those of Sher Singh.
Kashmira, looking at the photos, said, "Wow, this lion looks real."
Abhimanyu said, "It is real."
Kashmira said, "Then it must be a pet."
Abhimanyu said, "Yes, it was. It was your boyfriend who, transformed into a lion, told me his name was Sher Singh."
Kashmira, still laughing, said, "What an interesting story."
Black Dragon said, "What's interesting? A demon blocked my powers and trapped me in a lion's body. Luckily, Abhimanyu found me and restored my powers, otherwise I'd still be a lion."
Kashmira said, "Even as a lion, you were having fun. Girls were kissing you. Seems you enjoyed it there without me."
Black Dragon said, "What could I do? If I had run away, everyone would have been scared, and Abhimanyu would have beaten me up."
Abhimanyu smiled hearing this.
Kashmira continued looking through the photos and said, "You went to a waterfall and even took photos with a snake. That's pretty daring."
Abhimanyu said, "It was just a normal snake."
Kashmira said, "Oh right, I forgot you're a 'Saali'."
Abhimanyu said, "No need to keep saying that."
Kashmira kept looking at the photos and then saw some of dead bodies, those of terrorists, and the minister's body. There were also solo photos of the terrorist leader that Abhimanyu had sent to the Army chief.
Kashmira asked, "Why do you have photos of these dead bodies?"
Abhimanyu said, "I forgot to delete them."
Kashmira deleted them, saying, "They spread negativity."
She handed Abhimanyu's phone back to him.
After some time, they reached Genesis Laboratory, which was quite large.
When Abhimanyu arrived, a guard tried to stop him, but he hypnotized the guard to open the gate.
They entered, and Abhimanyu stopped a scientist to ask where Dr. Rustam was.
The scientist stared at Abhimanyu and asked, "Do you have an appointment?"
Abhimanyu said, "Yes."
The scientist said, "Follow me." He led them to a wall, scanned his fingerprint, but nothing happened.
The scientist said, "Only those with permission can enter, and only select scientists can."
Abhimanyu approached the scanner, placed his finger, and a door opened, revealing an elevator. Abhimanyu and his companions entered, and the door closed behind them. The scientist was astonished but didn't think much of it since Dr. Rustam was quite peculiar.
Kashmira asked, "Do you come here often?"
Abhimanyu said, "No, I'm meeting him after two years. This is my first visit here. He must have added my fingerprint to the database."
Sidharth jokingly said, "You're pretty careless to let him have your fingerprint."
Abhimanyu said, "He probably has my DNA and everything. I was unconscious in his lab's capsule for quite some time."
Jin Gyong asked, "Did you undergo experiments too?"
Abhimanyu said, "Yes, my spiritual core broke due to using the demon technique, and he recovered it."
Jin Gyong asked, "What is a spiritual core?"
Abhimanyu said, "Think of it as our soul."
Jin Gyong said, "Your soul broke? How did that happen?"
Abhimanyu said, "The demon technique is more dangerous than you think. My core broke twice; I was on the brink of death both times."
Riya asked, "Will anything happen to me?"
Abhimanyu said, "Oh no, the first time it broke because I used that technique before I even learned how to sense spiritual energy. You must remember."
Riya said, "Yes, I remember you got injured and Dr. Rustam took you for treatment, but I didn't know about the spiritual core breaking. When did it break the second time?"
Abhimanyu replied, "The second time, it broke in South Korea when I used that technique at 100%."
Riya said, "You used that technique at 100%? Your body could have torn apart."
Abhimanyu said, "Yes, but nothing like that happened, though my core definitely broke."
Riya asked, "How did you survive then?"
Abhimanyu smiled and said, "A friend saved me."
By then, they had all reached the lab, where some interns around Abhimanyu's age were working on some research. Abhimanyu noticed Dr. Asthana and some other scientists but was looking for Dr. Rustam. Suddenly, a girl in a scientist's robe and glasses came up to Abhimanyu and hugged him before he could even see her face.
Jin Gyong commented, "Look, he has another girlfriend here too. That's why I don't like him."
Abhimanyu gently pushed the girl away, looked at her face, and said, "Nitya?"
The girl was Nitya Kapoor, Ravish Kapoor's daughter and Abhimanyu's second fake girlfriend.
Nitya said, "You came here to see me, right?"
Abhimanyu replied, "Yes, I wanted to meet you too."
Nitya asked, "You wanted to meet me too? Who else did you want to meet? Dr. Asthana?"
Abhimanyu said, "No, Dr. Rustam. Where is he?"
Nitya replied, "He must be in his room. Come, I'll take you."
The other scientists were staring at them. To them, Nitya seemed like a capable and calm scientist, and they had never seen this side of her.
Dr. Asthana asked, "Nitya, did you bring your friends into the lab?"
Nitya said, "Dr. Rustam called them here."
Dr. Asthana said, "He doesn't meet anyone."
Abhimanyu said, "Dr. Asthana, why don't you confirm this with Dr. Rustam?"
When Dr. Asthana looked into Abhimanyu's eyes, he became hypnotized and agreed, heading towards Dr. Rustam's room. He opened the door, went inside, and returned moments later with Dr. Rustam.
Dr. Rustam, seeing Abhimanyu, said, "Abhimanyu, how are you? Come to my room, I have a gift for you."
Dr. Rustam then noticed Ammy and Jin Gyong and asked, "Ammy, Jin Gyong, how are your dads?"
Ammy replied, "They are fine."
Dr. Rustam said, "Alright, you all wait here for a while. I need to talk to Abhimanyu." He gestured for Abhimanyu to follow him into his room.
Everyone just watched Abhimanyu leave.
Nitya, looking at Ammy, said, "You're Ammy, right? Come, I'll show you what research we are working on here."
Meanwhile, inside the room, Abhimanyu saw a VR set. Dr. Rustam said, "This is the VR set."
Abhimanyu said, "But it was made by New Reality, right?"
Dr. Rustam replied, "I had a small contribution to it. However, this time the Dark Lord's students contacted me, and then I started working on this new VR set."
Abhimanyu asked, "What's special about it?"
Dr. Rustam said, "You know we can feel many things through our spiritual energy."
Abhimanyu said, "Yes, I know that."
Dr. Rustam explained, "When you wear this VR set, it connects with our body's spiritual energy. The experiment has been successful, and through this VR set, we will be able to feel everything. For instance, if we eat or drink something in the VR, we will be able to taste it in real life too."
Abhimanyu said, "That's amazing!"
Dr. Rustam said, "Well, New Reality is partly my company too."
Hearing this, Abhimanyu smiled.
Dr. Rustam said, "Anyway, I called you here for another reason."
Abhimanyu asked, "What reason?"
Dr. Rustam said, "Connect yourself to this VR set."
Abhimanyu sat in the VR set and put on the helmet.
After putting on the VR set, Abhimanyu found himself at the home screen of the new VR set.
Then a box appeared on his screen, asking to connect to another system with options to accept or reject.
Dr. Rustam said, "Accept it."
Abhimanyu accepted it.
Suddenly, a new screen appeared, showing the current status of his body and spiritual core.
Then a new program loading box appeared on his screen.
Dr. Rustam said, "You can come out now."
When Abhimanyu took off the VR set, he was confused and asked, "What exactly were you trying to do?"
Dr. Rustam said, "Activate Saily."
Abhimanyu said, "Saily?"
Suddenly, a screen appeared in front of him.
Saily said, "I see a new program. Maybe now you can see the screen without glasses. This is great, you won't have to worry about your glasses breaking during a fight."
Abhimanyu said, "This new update is amazing, but Dr. Rustam, how did you do this?"
Dr. Rustam replied, "I am the great scientist Dr. Rustam. I can do such small tasks easily. This program shows directly in your brain through your nervous system and has nothing to do with your eyes."
Abhimanyu said, "Well, those glasses were fine too."
Dr. Rustam handed him the glasses and said, "Here, take your glasses. Although you don't need them anymore, you can keep them."
Abhimanyu took the glasses and stored them in his ring.
Dr. Rustam asked, "Do you have any magical items?"
Abhimanyu replied, "Yes, I found this ring in the market. It can store things."
Dr. Rustam said, "Why don't I find things like that?"
Abhimanyu said, "It's a matter of luck."
Dr. Rustam said, "Yes, and since my daughter lives inside you, you're definitely lucky."
Abhimanyu said, "She can talk to you directly."
Dr. Rustam replied, "Yes, but only when you're around."
Suddenly, a voice like a girl's came from inside Abhimanyu, "Hello, Dad."
Dr. Rustam said, "Hello, dear. I know you don't remember much, but I still miss you a lot. It's good to know that you're still in the world. I thought I'd free you from Abhimanyu's body as soon as possible, but I haven't found a way yet."
Saily said, "Don't look for a way. Our spiritual cores have merged. Due to the system, my personality hasn't fully integrated with Abhimanyu, otherwise, it would have. I'm quite happy with Abhimanyu."
Dr. Rustam said, "You seem to be telling the truth. I'm thinking of making Abhimanyu the heir to my entire property. That should be right, no?"
Saily replied, "Wow, leaving your daughter behind and giving everything to your son-in-law?"
Dr. Rustam laughed and said, "You could say that. It's also said that marriage is the union of two souls, and your souls have truly merged."
Saily laughed too. They talked for a while, and then Dr. Rustam said, "Alright, let's go outside. Abhimanyu's friends are there too."
Abhimanyu returned to normal and went outside with Dr. Rustam.
Abhimanyu said, "Shall we go?"
Nitya said, "You just arrived. Where are you going so soon?"
Abhimanyu replied, "We have some work."
Nitya said, "Alright, do your work, but stay at least until lunch."
Abhimanyu said, "There's still two hours until lunch."
Nitya replied, "Then let's have breakfast. Come on, it's been two years since we met."
Abhimanyu agreed, "Okay, let's go."
Nitya jumped with joy and said, "Great, let's go!"
Abhimanyu asked Dr. Rustam, "Will you join us?"
Dr. Rustam said, "No, you go ahead. I've already had breakfast. Jin Gyong, how's your health now?"
Jin Gyong replied, "I've been fine for two years."
Dr. Rustam asked, "Can I check you once?"
Jin Gyong replied, "I don't want any experiments done on me in the lab. You can get the results from my dad; he has all the data."
Dr. Rustam said, "Alright then."
Abhimanyu bid farewell and left with his friends.
After a while, they reached a restaurant.
Nitya told Abhimanyu, "This is my favorite place. I always come here for breakfast and lunch."
Abhimanyu asked, "What about dinner?"
Nitya replied, "I usually have dinner in the lab. I only come here occasionally. Most of the time, we're in the lab."
Abhimanyu said, "Yes, you must be busy."
Nitya agreed, "Yes, that's true."
Jin Gyong whispered to Ammy, "Sister, she's hitting on your boyfriend, and you're not doing anything."
Ammy replied, "But you don't like Abhimanyu, so I thought I'd let it go."
Jin Gyong said, "I pretend to dislike him because you like him, to help you out. But you're thinking of backing off. Fight for your love!"
Ammy said, "Fine, don't hold back for me. You fight too. I like a fair fight."
Jin Gyong replied, "You're just increasing the competition."
Ammy said, "I like competition."
Jin Gyong put her hand on her head in exasperation.
Meanwhile, someone was keeping an eye on Abhimanyu's group.
He made a phone call and, showing his teeth, said, "Brother, sister-in-law has come back to the restaurant. Impress her today, but she's with a group this time."
A voice from the other side asked, "What kind of group?"
The man replied, "I don't know, they don't look like scientists. Maybe they're her friends. Their Jeep has luggage too; they might have come from far away."
The voice on the other side said, "Then let's show them our charm too. Call everyone and make arrangements."