Pathala Yatra - Part 4

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INT. TEMPLE – FLAMES TURN BLUEThe fire rises high, now glowing blue and white. The air becomes thick. A loud feminine roar is heard—part divine, part beast.A form of Devi—fiery, ghostly—rises behind the idol. Glowing eyes. The trishul glimmers.DEVI’S VOICE (echoing, layered)“The vow is fulfilled. The gate shall close.”The temple shakes. Wind screams. And then… silence.INT. TEMPLE – AFTERMATHSmoke clears. Sneha collapses in Ajay’s arms—smiling faintly.SNEHA (softly)I feel light… finally.AJAY (crying)Don’t go, Sneha. Stay with us!SNEHAI already stayed… one lifetime too long.Her eyes close. Her body dissolves into ash, gently scattering in the wind.The broken idol behind them is now