The portal floated in front of Ayaan.
A gateway connecting one reality to another.
Ayaan stared at it with a strange feeling.
Excitement.
Curiosity.
And a little disbelief.
Because for his entire previous life...
Worlds like these existed only on screens and pages.
Now...
He was about to enter one.
....
Before Ayaan stepped forward, ROB stopped him.
"One last thing."
Ayaan turned.
"What?"
ROB looked at him seriously.
"Your first destination."
The space in front of them changed.
An image appeared.
A world.
A world similar to Earth.
But with secrets hidden beneath normal life.
Ayaan's eyes widened.
"Wait..."
He looked carefully.
"No way."
ROB smiled.
"You recognize it?"
Ayaan looked at him.
"Stree , Bhediya , munjya and even thamma."
....
Ayaan couldn't help but smile.
"In my previous life, I watched countless movies and read countless stories."
"Supernatural worlds, fantasy worlds, anime worlds..."
"I always wondered what I would do if I ever entered one."
ROB nodded.
"Then you understand this world."
Ayaan became quiet.
"Not completely."
ROB raised an eyebrow.
Ayaan explained:
"Knowing a story and living inside it are different."
"A movie only shows the part people are meant to see."
"But a real world..."
"Has millions of people, countless events, and things that were never shown."
ROB smiled.
"Good answer."
"Your knowledge is an advantage."
"But do not mistake it for control."
....
ROB continued:
"The moment you enter this reality, your existence becomes a new variable."
"The future you remember may change."
"The people you know from stories are not characters anymore."
"They are living beings."
Ayaan nodded.
"I understand."
....
ROB raised his hand.
"Now about your new identity."
Ayaan looked surprised.
"My identity?"
"You cannot enter a physical universe as a nameless soul."
A screen of information appeared.
**Name: Ayaan**
"Your memories remain."
"Your personality remains."
"But this universe will accept you as a person."
Ayaan read the information.
"An orphan?"
ROB nodded.
"But not a helpless one."
"You have a home."
"Financial stability."
"Enough resources to live freely."
"Enough freedom to choose your own path."
Ayaan smiled.
"So I won't be forced into anything."
"Exactly."
....
Ayaan looked at the portal again.
A normal life had ended.
A new one was beginning.
He stepped forward.
....
The moment his soul crossed into the new universe...
The Origin Symbiote awakened.
It analyzed everything.
The rules of this reality.
The energy around it.
The nature of Ayaan's soul.
The possibilities of evolution.
Then it started creating.
....
Ayaan opened his eyes.
He was lying on a bed.
A quiet room surrounded him.
A modern apartment.
A place that belonged to him.
Sunlight entered through the window.
For a moment...
He simply stared.
"Physical reality again..."
He whispered.
....
Then he felt it.
His body.
Something was different.
The Origin Symbiote had rebuilt him.
Not a copy of his old body.
Not a random human form.
A vessel designed for evolution.
A body compatible with the first Synaris.
....
Ayaan stood up and walked toward the mirror.
He looked at his reflection.
The person staring back was still him.
Same soul.
Same identity.
But refined.
His appearance looked naturally enhanced.
A balanced physique.
Sharper features.
Calm eyes carrying curiosity instead of arrogance.
A body that looked human...
But felt beyond normal.
....
Then something moved.
A black substance appeared on his hand.
Not like armor.
Not like clothing.
Alive.
The Origin Symbiote.
It changed shape slowly.
Adapting.
Learning.
Ayaan touched it.
"What are you?"
A voice answered inside his mind.
**"I am the existence created from your wish."**
**"You can me Morphion."**
....
A small mark appeared where the symbiote connected.
A symbol.
Not a brand.
Not ownership.
A sign of the first bond.
The Morphion explained:
**"Hello Ayaan."**
**"This is our family symbol."**
**"The symbol of."**
**"Synaris."**
....
Ayaan looked at the symbol.
"Synaris..."
The word felt strange.
But familiar.
ROB's words returned to his mind.
"You gained a beginning."
....
Ayaan smiled.
A normal human from Delhi.
A person who once only watched these worlds from a screen.
Now standing inside one.
With a companion that could evolve beyond limits.
With a future that even he could not predict.
Ayaan looked outside the window.
"Alright..."
"Let's see what this world is really like."
"But first after so much it's time to sleep...."