____
Nighttime. Mumbai. Somewhere within the cold, bureaucratic walls of the CBI Headquarters…
323Please respect copyright.PENANA2D0wG382kp
A dim cubicle glowed under the pale light of a dying ceiling lamp. Amidst scattered case files, broken pens, and empty coffee cups, sat Yuvaan—unmoving, sleepless, haunted. His eyes weren’t red from exhaustion; they were burning with something deeper… obsession.
323Please respect copyright.PENANALyDiXz0Zy9
On his desk lay a half-burnt file—its cover nearly illegible, but the faded title struck like lightning:
323Please respect copyright.PENANAQhrLeGOkHz
“PROJECT TRIDENT – Level 9: RESTRICTED.”
323Please respect copyright.PENANAug9qSmt3e9
The file wasn’t meant to be there. A rookie officer had accidentally dropped it on his desk, not knowing it belonged in the archive vault. But fate had other plans.
323Please respect copyright.PENANAymTmXVagAH
As Yuvaan’s fingers grazed the charred cover, a sudden chill ran down his spine.
323Please respect copyright.PENANAQoQqfN2Adg
“Trident… where have I heard that before?”
323Please respect copyright.PENANAFQZX753Bez
He opened the file.
First Page:
Operative: Vaidya
Status: Transferred from RAW – Declassified.
323Please respect copyright.PENANABxPB7yUPYl
Yuvaan’s breath hitched.
323Please respect copyright.PENANAxHaSMNYXUO
323Please respect copyright.PENANAb3tmrYJnIb
---
323Please respect copyright.PENANAnsIYIZ3zuF
FLASHBACK – 7 Years Ago, RAW Training Facility – Somewhere in the snowy silence of Himachal
323Please respect copyright.PENANAU1cTNBm7SR
An elite camp hidden under snow. Inside a tent, warmth flickered from a projector as Mr. Vaidya, clad in a black coat, addressed a group of cadets.
323Please respect copyright.PENANAZ8IUtLXFLL
> "Memory is a weapon," he said coldly. "And wielding it? That takes something… inhuman. There was only one boy who could retain 300 unlinked symbols without error."
323Please respect copyright.PENANA7mL9GmXdL7
323Please respect copyright.PENANAlRtIXfMhX1
323Please respect copyright.PENANAAAVIN6eVbp
All eyes turned toward a younger, sharper Yuvaan.
323Please respect copyright.PENANAxpTtdZ27bm
323Please respect copyright.PENANAqDapHcQqqt
---
323Please respect copyright.PENANABa9voNpv2i
Back to Present
323Please respect copyright.PENANAtb2uEV3KWV
The memory sliced through him.
323Please respect copyright.PENANAGzOdwdrIdr
“They lied to me… Vaidya wasn’t just a psychiatrist. He was RAW’s top-level memory architect. But why hide it from me?”
323Please respect copyright.PENANAx7c50cHEDr
His eyes scanned the next page. A blurred photograph… the silhouette of a woman.
323Please respect copyright.PENANAZmQbPe3faK
Caption:
Subject: Kiara Fernandes
Phase 2 Test: FAILED
Status: MISSING
323Please respect copyright.PENANACp1eUbXwd6
The file slipped from his trembling hands.
323Please respect copyright.PENANAKw2yxl1RFI
“Kiara… she was a test subject?”
323Please respect copyright.PENANAk9FI5YmDpN
The girl he was hunting… was part of Trident?
323Please respect copyright.PENANA8m3cWCplnW
323Please respect copyright.PENANAK6GcrWAsnG
---
323Please respect copyright.PENANAO3zVf2mLQa
CBI Cafeteria – 2:30 AM
323Please respect copyright.PENANAuXvSQ9uU7E
He sat alone with a bitter cup of coffee. Nearby, two senior officers murmured in hushed tones.
323Please respect copyright.PENANAsFj3f3uRLK
> “That new guy opened the TRIDENT file?”
323Please respect copyright.PENANAaJbuImq9RO
“The one Dr. Vaidya had sealed himself?”
323Please respect copyright.PENANAFEJbPfAQaL
323Please respect copyright.PENANAfYTQIO8VUb
323Please respect copyright.PENANAKTVcVhLHTA
Yuvaan’s ears caught every word. But before he could process it, one name echoed inside his head like a thunderclap—
323Please respect copyright.PENANAt7LwU08H4Z
“Vikrant.”
323Please respect copyright.PENANAyAW5nQQaLO
He stood up, left the cup untouched, and vanished into the misty streets of Mumbai.
323Please respect copyright.PENANAU51ZHm0Hla
323Please respect copyright.PENANAPNNd2iKTLl
---
323Please respect copyright.PENANAH0cW9MY0fO
Cut To: A Forgotten Alley in Ghatkopar
323Please respect copyright.PENANAWDeE4EyLEN
A black cab screeched to a halt in front of a decrepit basement. Flickering tube lights. Cigarette smoke coiling through the stale air. Old monitors buzzing with static. The past lived here… unwanted, unspoken.
323Please respect copyright.PENANACdriIRlrnD
Inside, a man sat with his back turned.
323Please respect copyright.PENANAsFmbTvGcuC
> “Still alive, are you?”
323Please respect copyright.PENANAiFVgvIzOUX
323Please respect copyright.PENANAdTS4uBynaW
323Please respect copyright.PENANAM9YmSckVPQ
He turned.
323Please respect copyright.PENANAOU1r7Xfbha
Vikrant.
323Please respect copyright.PENANAUY6Yyr6qRx
There was fear in his eyes. But respect too.
323Please respect copyright.PENANAJgfVpNby0n
> “Yuvaan bhai… they said you were dead.”
323Please respect copyright.PENANAXKeA0ZQnYk
323Please respect copyright.PENANA3RfzAC2fdb
323Please respect copyright.PENANAxmi2PRLLNQ
Yuvaan walked up, placed his palm firmly on the table.
323Please respect copyright.PENANA6kmUtxAgGT
> “I’m looking for a girl. I don’t know her name. Only a butterfly tattoo on her wrist.”
323Please respect copyright.PENANACfLoeG8rqI
323Please respect copyright.PENANAuElqw8OdEz
323Please respect copyright.PENANASHEuxptcgw
Vikrant didn’t ask questions. He typed.
323Please respect copyright.PENANA9tuZeSYw5H
The screen flickered, then stopped.
323Please respect copyright.PENANAYhbiiNB9O0
Name: Kiara Fernandes
Status: MISSING since 2017.
323Please respect copyright.PENANAwgdWthhG3c
Yuvaan’s expression froze.
323Please respect copyright.PENANA4U0whw4pJY
> “She wasn’t just made to disappear, Vikrant… someone erased her existence. Like she was never real to begin with.”
323Please respect copyright.PENANA8jguEzOck5
---
Teaser End Scene
323Please respect copyright.PENANA4j9TUWhVnf
Back at the CBI.
323Please respect copyright.PENANAMLC8nNTkF7
Late night. Everyone gone.
Yuvaan flips through another file. Suddenly, a holographic projector sparks to life.
323Please respect copyright.PENANAXuoIKdIQiO
Mr. Vaidya’s digital visage appears.
323Please respect copyright.PENANAcZBneCSiEk
> “If you're seeing this, Yuvaan… it means you're either hiding… or you’re too close to the truth to survive much longer.
323Please respect copyright.PENANAIPY5zgVZ2B
In TRIDENT, we don’t just play with minds…
We sacrifice memories.”
Yuvaan doesn’t flinch.
323Please respect copyright.PENANANTdAmmkzz1
Then I’ll remember for them all.”
323Please respect copyright.PENANAJ6nzR7iaoB
FADE OUT.
The bloodstains are old. But the wings still carry their story.
323Please respect copyright.PENANATFcGMm4XJR


