Pratham's Path

Prologue- Satya and Kali

The plan of cosmos is very simple yet very difficult to understand. Everything mortal exists between these two and only these two.Satya and Kali.
Satya and Kali are like the two opposite peaks of a curve and in between lies the universe and everything else. Countless times has it happened that the world has been created and destroyed. These two have always existed irrespective of everything else.
God created them with equal perseverance and dedication. Over the centuries however Kali gained power and the balance of the great universe has been disturbed. This is why whenever Kali is uncontrollable God intervenes and restores the balance. Whenever this happens we call it the "Avataran".
For "Avataran" God descends to earth in human form  born as a normal human being not very different from others.  As it is written in Gita the power of God is like being illuminated by a thousand splendid suns. Such power if witnessed in its entirety by this world, would instantly annihilate it. The parents of such "avatars" are hence specifically chosen. A special set of parents have always been chosen who are truly noble in their heart who are so pure that they can withstand the minute power of God which he sends in the form of an "Avatar". The power of "avatar" is so immense that if normal individuals conceived them,then they would die being incapable of sustaining that huge power within them.
Seeing this "Kali" devised a devious plan. It made the soul of every man and every woman so corrupt and so weak that they could never sustain the power of God. Hence the world slowly got immersed in darkness and this era was called as KALI YUG.
Satya was helpless and weak due to the power of "Kali". It could do nothing but watch in utter horror as the beautiful creation was heading towards something terribly grotesque. The only solution that was left was to bring all of it to an end and start all over again. To eradicate every thing once and for all and begin a new. In a desperate attempt to restore the balance Satya asked God for his avatar and God gave it to him(For simplicity lets call it the Avatar Crystal). But there was still a problem as to how the avatar could  be born as there was no one  pure and noble left to conceive it.
Upon finding about this, Kali tried to take the "Avatar crystal" away from Satya.  They had a huge clash over the possession of the crystal and during this battle the crystal broke into several fragments. The pieces were  scattered  all throughout the world.


Synopsis
The first time he knows he has power
Our protagonist is Rajiv(Rajiv) a young boy of  16. A boy who has always had issues being raised in the orphanage.Mr. Aadesh is the father figure who takes care of Rajiv. Rajiv has only one friend the very talkative Ganesh.  So Rajiv and Ganesh always hang out, with Ganesh always blabbering about something or the other. One day  Rajiv gets irritated and starts cursing Ganesh and everything he has been given in his life. He runs away from there and returns to his room and sleeps. The next morning he is moving out alone in the neighbourhood while he watches several goons beating a person and snatching his wallet he is scared so he doesnot do anything and just watches from a distance. When one of the goons notices him he runs away and they start chasing him.
He evades them and hides, the goons search for sometime and then move away. He returns to the orphanage cursing himself for being so scared and so weak. That day he has a high fever so Ganesh comes and takes care of him in the night despite the curses Rajiv had said.  Rajiv sees this but doesnot say anything.
Next morning when he wakes up he finds that Ganesh is sleeping beside his bed. He wakes up slowly and moves out again to the river side and sits there. He again sees those goons coming so he is scared and hides again. He watches as they go into Mr Aadesh's quarters and force him out beating him.(They have come to collect rent or someother issue.)  One goon notices that he is hiding and catches hold of him. They bring him out and start beating him too. Out of somewhere Ganesh arrives he is also caught but he tries to defend although he is very weak. He still tries hard and manages to free Rajiv. Rajiv starts running while Ganesh stays. Rajiv asks him why does he try even though he cant win. He says he would not run as he has to try even though he would lose. Shortly after this conversation Ganesh and Rajiv are again re captured by the goons and they start beating Ganesh. Looking at this Rajiv starts sweating more and more. The goon holding him feels the temperature rising and releases Rajiv's temperature rises he starts glowing and his colour as if he is on fire.
Everyone becomes scared and starts running but he is uncontrollable and starts chasing them. he beats everyone with them being unconscious and then finally returns to where Ganesh and on reaching there he collapses. As he collapses he becomes normal again.

Realisation
When Rajiv comes to his senses he again sees Ganesh lying beside him. He sees him and tears start rolling from his face and he starts crying. At the same time Ganesh wakes up and Rajiv hugs him tightly. Rajiv asks how did he get there. Ganesh says that Mr. Aadesh brought them here and that he was taking care of them. Just then Mr.Aadesh comes and asks Ganesh to leave and take some rest. Ganesh leaves.
Aadesh sits beside Rajiv and asks him how does he feel. Rajiv keeps quite. Then he asks what is happening to him? Aadesh tells him the story of his origin and who he really is which is Satya in human form. After knowing all this Rajiv asks what is he supposed to do?? Aadesh says it is for him to find out what he has to do. Life is made of choices and he has to choose his own path. Every path will have its own benifits and failures but he has to choose. Coz as he had awakened his powers, there are others too and they are going to come for him. The one to gather all powers will be the true "Avatar". And in him will rest the fate of this world. And that they are going to come for him. Rajiv listens to all of it and says why didnt he tell this to him earlier. Aadesh says would he have believed him if he had told him that. Rajiv says he doesnot want his friends to get hurt and that he would protect them come what may.
Aadesh asks him how does he expect to do that. He couldn't control himself and at this stage he would be more of a problem than protecting his friends. Aadesh says that the only way that he can expect his friends to be safe is for him to train for the difficult times ahead and know his role in it. Rajiv thinks about Ganesh and thinks that it is the best thing to do.
The next day Aadesh calls his friend Kartik. Kartik takes away Rajiv to start his training. Rajiv bids Ganesh goodbye and says he will come back soon.
 
Three Years Later
Ganesh has just got into the national college of science and technology. He has grown into a very bright student. The first day of college and he is calm and composed even though he has to give  a speech representing  the freshers batch as he was the topper in the entrance exam. So he goes upto dias in the auditorium when his name is announced. Meanwhile a dark figure is watching him from the shadows. When Ganesh is finished with his speech everyone claps while he gives a huge grin.
Every one moves to their rooms while the shadowy figure is following Ganesh. Ganesh looks back but finds no one there and he just moves faster and runs to reach his room and reaches it just in time while the shadow in pursuit follows him. He closes the door and thinks he is safe. But then someone knocks on the door he is so scared that he doesnot open the door and then the knocking stops and instead the door knob starts turning and it opens slowly Ganesh is scared and starts shouting. The shadow moves fast and places his hand over his mouth as he switches the light on. Its Pratham

Reunion Of Friends and a new beginning
Ganesh recognises Rajiv who has grown and now sports long hair. He asks him how he has been and where has he been for so many years. Rajiv says he will explain that later but Ganesh starts telling about his life. They fall asleep midway while talking.  Next morning they wake up and head off to college. They find their class and sit somewhere in the middle. The teacher who comes for the classes is the same Mr Kartik who had adopted Rajiv. Ganesh looks in disbelief and looks at Rajiv who gives a crooked smile. Raijv says that he has been here all this time with Mr Karthik. They are interrupted when all of a sudden they hear a knock. As they look at where it originated from a sweet, melodic voice asks if she could get inside the class. Its a girl who is late for the class. When inquired by the professor who she is? She replies that she is also a fresher and her name is Rajivini. Mr Karthik asks her to find a place and sit. She hurriedly walks and comes and sits beside Ganesh. The class then commences and Ganesh is all busy noting every thing that Mr Karthik has to offer, while Rajiv keeps on staring at Rajivini.When the class is over Mr Karthik calls Rajivini to his office. Rajiv asks Ganesh to come with him so he can introduce him to Mr Karthik.
When they reach to Mr Karthik's cabin he is talking with Rajivini. Ganesh knocks but Rajiv just strolls inside the room pulling Ganesh along with him. He introduces Ganesh and says he is the topper and his roommate. Ganesh greets Mr Karthik. Mr Karthik looks at Rajiv who gives a huge grin and then at Ganesh and they start talking while Rajivini is standing there.
After they are finished talking Karthik asks them to leave along with Rajivini and asks her not to be late. Rajiv says its her first day. After they come out of the cabin. The three introduce each other. Rajivini asks how could he behave that way with Mr Karthik to which Rajiv replies he is his dad. They go for lunch together. The three become friends over the few days. And over the days the friend circle increases. Shruti, Rohan, Puja, Girish and Krishna also become friends and the fun begins for them.
One day Rohan and Girish come up with a plan to go camping. Everybody is excited. They decide to go for camping to the nearby forest. They reach the camp site and set up their base near a small lake. They have lots of fun during the day. At night everyone heads off to sleep. Late at night Ganesh feels like he has to pee so he wakes up. He walks a little away from the camp with a torch in his hand. While peeing he drops his torch and it gets turned off. Then he  hears a terrifying roar of a wild animal. He finds his torch and when he switches it on, a wild bear is standing just two feet away from him. With its jaws bared It tries to lunge towards him and Ganesh falls backwards in an attempt to evade the bear. Ganesh is so scared that he is not even able to call for help. The bear growls as it comes over Ganesh. Ganesh closes his eyes when suddenly someone arrives. A person none like what Ganesh had ever seen in his life. Like a devil or an angel he knew not,but glowing brightly as if on fire. He grabs the wild animal by its paws but does not hurt it,instead it starts to calm down. The Devil/Angel realises that the bear is actualy in a trap and was panicking because of that. He releases the trap and lets the bear out. The bear then silently walks away into the darkness of the forest.

The first act of heroism
Ganesh asks who he is and he does not say anything. He just looks straight ahead as if in deep thought. Ganesh again repeats his question but to no avail. The figure just signals him to stay quiet. While he waits somewhere a bullet is fired and suddenly the figure becomes all bright and the whole place lights as if it were day. With the sound of the gunshot everyone awakens and rushes to where Ganesh is standing.By then there could be heard lot more gunshots coming from different parts of the forest.The figure moves like lightening and saves everyone from the bullets.Moving with the same speed he rounds off all the people who were firing.It turns out they a group of poachers out on a night time hunt.He scares the poachers by lighting up even more and warns them of dire consequences if they come back to hunt again.Then he suddenly vanishes into thin air.No one knows what to believe and keep discussing what they all saw as they leave for their home town.They keep talking about the incident and are super excited that they saw a real super hero who came to their rescue.
Rajiv is quiet all this time and just looks at their expressions as Ganesh explains with great enthusiasm. They are happy that there is someone and discuss about its pros and cons.
Finally Rajivini says that he should really use its power for further causes just like superheroes do. It is futile to have so much power but not put it to proper use. Just like having  knowledge but not utilising it in the right way renders the knowledge gained worhtless.
Rajiv just smiles and thinks about it. May be I should really do it. He thinks and then starts his journey to become a hero.