Night of the Tides

1 — The Silent Shore
The ocean slept under a silver moon, waves whispering secrets only the brave dared to hear.Kedar walked along the damp sand, his torch flickering in the cold wind. Behind him, the dim lights of Sagarapur village glimmered like fireflies — tiny specks of warmth in an ocean of black.
Anant stretched his arms. “Another patrol, huh? This sea is too quiet. Creepy, even.”
Aryan tapped at the blue device strapped to his wrist. “Quiet is good. It means we’ll actually sleep tonight.”
Shakti smirked, tightening her ponytail. “Says the one who screams whenever a crab moves.”
Aryan glared at her. “That crab was huge! It could have eaten my boot!”
Kedar chuckled faintly, but his eyes stayed on the horizon — a faint glow of red and silver.The waves moved strangely tonight. Too slow. Too calm.
“Stay alert,” he murmured. “Sometimes the sea hides its rage.”

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2 — The Cry
Hours passed. The wind died. The torches flickered low.The night had become so silent that even the crash of the tide felt distant.
Then — a sound.A faint, childish laugh.
Kedar froze.Two small shapes danced along the water’s edge, chasing a floating lantern that had escaped a shrine.
Shakti frowned. “Children? At this hour?”
Before anyone could call out, the laughter turned into a scream — sharp, brief, and then gone.
Kedar’s body moved before his mind did. “Anant, come on!”They sprinted toward the waves.
Aryan pointed. “There! In the water!”
A tall, crooked shadow rose from the surf — black and blue, shifting like mist.Something hung from its arm. Two small bodies.
The thing turned its head — a glint of wet shell, eyes like burning coals beneath the moon.And then it started to walk toward the sea.

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3 — The Chase
“Let them go!” Kedar’s voice thundered across the beach.
The shadow didn’t stop.Anant hurled his chakra forward — a gleaming, spinning ring of light that sliced through the air.It struck the creature’s back, cutting deep into its shell.The creature roared — a wet, animalistic snarl — and dropped one of the children.
Aryan activated his wristband. “EMP burst — three, two, one!”A surge of blue light exploded over the sand, disrupting the water around the monster. It stumbled, shrieking, and tried to retreat.
Shakti dashed forward, catching the second child just as the creature lunged again.
“Anant, now!” Kedar shouted.
Anant’s chakra glowed and split into two, swirling in opposite directions — one striking its legs, the other its claw. Sparks flew as the discs tore through the armor.
Kedar rushed in, fists burning with Fire Prana. Steam rose from the wet air as he punched forward.
> “Agni Vrata — Blaze Fist!”


His flaming blow hit the creature’s chest, sending it staggering back. The sand beneath them hissed, turning black.
The monster screeched — and then the moonlight caught its full form.

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4 — The Monster Revealed
Seven feet tall, with a shell glistening crimson and blue.Two massive claws twitched violently, dripping brine and blood.Its back shimmered with strange runes, glowing faintly — neither human nor animal.
Shakti’s eyes widened. “What is that thing…?”
Kedar didn’t answer. His gaze hardened.“It’s our problem. That’s what it is.”
The creature lunged, its claws slicing through air. Kedar dodged, barely, but one claw clipped his arm, sending him rolling across the sand.
Anant caught him. “Still alive?”
“Barely,” Kedar grunted, flames flickering at his fists again.
Shakti swung her blade, hitting the creature’s arm. It shrieked, staggering, but retaliated with a sand-splitting strike that sent her flying.
Aryan fired another pulse — it staggered, and Anant took the chance.He spun his twin chakras, forming a glowing circle in front of him.
> “Vishnu Chakra — Dual Orbit!”


The discs zipped around the creature like twin comets, slicing across its shell, leaving glowing scars.
Kedar leapt in with his own strike, flames surging from his body like a storm.Their combined assault forced the monster back toward the waterline.
“Shakti — finish it!” Kedar shouted.
She jumped forward, blade flashing white, and stabbed it deep through its chest.Kedar slammed his fiery palm over the wound, igniting the fire within.
A burst of steam and flame erupted from the creature’s body.It screamed, convulsed, and collapsed into the surf — its shell cracking open like stone.
The smell of burnt salt and iron filled the night.

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5 — A False Peace
The villagers arrived with torches, wide-eyed and trembling.They saw the creature’s corpse — massive, monstrous, and undeniably dead.
“It’s over,” Aryan whispered, lowering his arm.Kedar wiped the sweat from his face. His body still burned from the Fire Prana.
Shakti checked the children — both unconscious, but alive.Anant kicked the corpse lightly. “Ugly thing. Whatever it was, it won’t bother anyone now.”
The villagers cheered, some falling to their knees, others shouting blessings.For the first time in weeks, Sagarapur slept peacefully.
At dawn, Guru Parshu’s messenger arrived with word:
> “Return to the ashram. The danger has passed.”


They packed their gear, shared one last meal with the villagers, and watched the sunrise from the cliffside.
The sky burned orange.The sea was calm again.
Kedar looked out at the waves and smiled faintly.
> “It’s finally quiet.”



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6 — The Sea Never Sleeps
But far beneath that calm surface, darkness stirred.
The lobster corpse on the shore twitched once — then dissolved into black sand, carried away by the tide.
And deep in the ocean trench, hundreds of red eyes flickered awake — one after another, like embers in a storm.
A low rumble echoed through the deep:
> “One has fallen. The fire stirs above. Prepare the awakening…”


The waves rolled quietly toward Sagarapur, leaving no trace of the monster that once came ashore.
The villagers slept.The heroes rested.
And the sea began to whisper again.

To br continued.....