PROLOUGE-2

Sat, 25 Jul 2026 23:02:43 +0000

The giant gates of Trivedi Mansion groaned open before me, an old, reluctant sound, as though the house itself resented my arrival. Then they stopped with a heavy, final thud, like a verdict being delivered. Beyond them, the mansion unfurled in its full, arrogant grandeur: manicured hedges, marble pillars catching the last amber light of evening, and a garden so vast it seemed built less for beauty than for power. I stood at its threshold for one long breath, a single step away from crossing into a world that had already decided to hate me.