DEAD_CHANNEL.EXE
Bro, agar tum yeh padh rahe ho, toh main shayad ab iss duniya mein nahi hoon. Meri ek baat dhyan se sunna... apne phone aur laptop ka front camera abhi tape se cover kar do. Right now! Yeh koi prank ya joke nahi hai.
Yeh sab last Friday shuru hua. Hum char dost—main (Aarav), Kabir, Riya, aur Neha—raat ke 3 baje Discord par chill kar rahe the. Exams khatam hue the, toh vibe kaafi relaxed thi. Hum log ek naya dark-web ka multiplayer horror game khel rahe the jo Kabir ko ek obscure Reddit thread pe mila tha. Game ka naam tha "Sightless".
Bhai, achanak se hamare private voice channel mein ek naya user join hua. Uska naam blank tha, bas ek dot '.' tha. Humne socha kisi ka alt account hoga ya server glitch aaya hoga.
"Kaun hai bhai?" Kabir ne pucha.
Koi aawaz nahi aayi. Sirf ek heavy breathing sound... jaise koi bohot kareeb se mic mein saans le raha ho. Literal chills aane lage. Riya thodi freak out ho gayi, "Kick him, Aarav. Yeh super weird ho raha hai."
Maine usko kick karne ka try kiya, par meri screen par ek heavy lag aaya aur ek red pop-up open hua:
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"Bro, main server owner hoon, mujhe permission kyun nahi hai?" main kaafi confuse aur thoda dara hua tha. Tabhi chat box mein uss user (.) ka pehla message aaya.
. : Tumhara room kaafi dark hai, Neha. Parde toh close kar lo.
Hum sabki saans ruk gayi. Neha ka webcam pichle 1 ghante se OFF tha! Aur uske room ki window sach mein open thi, jo usne pehle hi hume bata rakhi thi.
"Very funny Kabir, stop messing around," Neha ki aawaz thodi kaanp rahi thi.
"I swear bro, meri kasam, main nahi kar raha!" Kabir lagbhag chillaaya.
Fir agla message aaya. Usne ek image bheji. Image load hui... aur hum sab ki blood freeze ho gayi. Woh Neha ke kamre ki photo thi, exact ussi angle se jahan uska bed tha.
Aur photo mein Neha laptop ke saamne baithi dikh rahi thi.
Background mein... door ke paas ek lamba sa, abnormally patla shadow figure khada tha. Uske haath ghutno ke neeche zameen tak touch ho rahe the.
"Neha! Tere peeche koi hai! BHAAG!" Riya literally rone lagi.
Neha ne screen se aakhein hatayi aur peeche mud kar dekha. Uske chehre par ek absolute, pure horror tha. Phir achanak uski stream cut ho gayi. Ek sharp deafening static noise aayi aur Discord se wo disconnect ho gayi.
Hum teeno lagataar usko call kar rahe the. Phone lines were dead.
Next message in chat:
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"Bro wtf is happening! Police ko call karo!" Kabir total panic mode mein tha. Tabhi, bina uske kuch kiye, Kabir ki video apne aap ON ho gayi. Uski aakhein ekdum wide thi, wo literally screen ko ghur raha tha jaise hypnotize ho gaya ho.
"Kabir? Tu theek hai bro?" Maine darte hue pucha.
Usne dheere se screen ke paas apna chehra kiya aur ek aisi dead aawaz mein bola jo uski nahi thi...
"Wo bahar nahi hai Aarav... wo hamare screens ke andar se nikal raha hai..."
Uske itna bolte hi, uske room mein parde ke peeche se do kale, lambe pitch-black haath bahar aaye aur usko zor se peeche andhere mein kheench liya. Screen par laptop girne ki aawaz aayi aur uski feed instantly dark ho gayi.
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Mera heart rate literally 150+ par hoga. Main aur Riya akele bache the call par.
"Aarav... mere phone se ajeeb si aawazein aa rahi hain," Riya siskate hue boli. "Mujhe lag raha hai mere bed ke neeche koi continuously whisper kar raha hai."
"Riya, apna phone phek de aur ghar se bahar nikal! Run bro, RUN! Don't look back!" Main poori jaan se chillaya.
Thodi der dead silence rahi. Phir Riya ki aawaz aayi... par bilkul flat aur emotionless.
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"Lekin mera phone toh kabka bed par pada hai, Aarav. Toh yeh mere haath mein kya pakda hua hai jo mujhe ghur raha hai?"
Discord ki ping sound baji aur uska mic hamesha ke liye mute ho gaya.
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Ab main akela tha. Mere room ki tube light lagataar flicker hone lagi. Mera laptop screen freeze ho chuka tha, ussi Discord chat par. Main bhaagne ke liye utha, par mera door bahar se lock ho chuka tha.
Main ground floor par hoon, window se jump kar sakta tha. Lekin maine window ki taraf dekha... bahar wahi shadow figure khada tha.
Uska koi chehra nahi tha, bas do glowing red dots the jahan aakhein honi chahiye thi. Aur wo sidha meri aakhon me dekh raha tha.
Tabhi mere laptop ke speakers se aawaz aayi. Neha ki aawaz.
"Aarav... please help me... yahan bohot andhera hai aur bohot dard ho raha hai."
Main screen ki taraf muda. Screen par ab Neha, Kabir aur Riya the... par unki aakhein completely black aur hollow thi. Wo Discord chat ki screen ko literally andar se kach ki tarah thok rahe the, bahar aane ke liye.
Screen par aakhiri message type ho raha hai...
. : Turn around, Aarav. I am right behind you.
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Main abhi apna laptop screen band kar raha hoon. Agar main na bachu, toh meri aakhiri baat yaad rakhna... jab bhi raat mein tumhara phone apne aap glow kare ya kisi anjaan notification se screen on ho... usme dekhna mat. Wo wahi se aate hain.
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