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Beyond the Twilight

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 Beyond the Twilight The wind was starting to go crazy, making the door creak. The eyes of the full moon gazed through the open windows of Dr.Lucius’s laboratory. Dr.Lucius could sense the change in air as it became thinner and colder suddenly. The creaking door stopped. A dark shadowy figure stood in the entrance. Dr.Lucius did not turn back but was focused on his experiment. A computer beside him was running calculations that seemed like analysis of a lab test. “You are back so soon,” he said, still focused on the microscope. The figure then moved swiftly and silently, in a most inhumane way. The next moment, it was standing beside Dr.Lucius, bending down to see his work. Dr.Lucius startled dropping his pen and almost fell off his chair. “Damn it, Raphael” The doctor now saw his face at close for the first time. His crimson eyes, jet black hair and a face that bore the timeless handsomeness of a forgotten era. His lips, tinged with a hint of sardonic amusement, parted...

The Burndown - Part 2

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  Part II (There was another emergency meeting scheduled at the Jomato HQ by its CEO Deepinder Gopal) “Rajat, what’s the status?” Deepinder questioned hoping for optimism. “We questioned everyone at the data centre and we have concluded that nobody inside was responsible for this mess. We then checked our entry logs and security feeds. No leads. The trail went cold. There wasn’t a sign of suspicious activity, not even one.” Rajat’s voice dimmed. Deepinder let out a sigh. Clearly, this wasn’t the update he was expecting. It was a Sunday morning and the sun has just rose upon the horizon. A ray of light shone through the glass window that wasn’t curtained. Deepinder walked up to the window and drew the curtains. The conference room’s door swung open. The CEO’s assistant was standing there holding the door half open. “Sir! There’s a man out there saying that he wants to meet you and it was urgent” she said. “I am in no mood, please tell him that I can’t meet him” Deepinder...

The Burndown - Part 1

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  Disclaimer: This story is purely fictional and does not include any conspiracy theories. PART I Just In: Jomato makes its stock market debut amassing a huge IPO to its name. The future is bright for such tech-driven start-ups as Jomato becomes the first Indian unicorn to go public. There were celebrations at every Jomato office. They have come a long way from a food delivery start-up. The celebrations were, however short-lived. Reports of the app not working hit the Internet. Upon investigation, it was revealed that they were not alone, several apps were hit too due to a bug in their DNS Service provider – Akimi that eventually led to a global internet outage. The CEOs of the affected companies tweeted that their respective apps will begin functioning after Akimi rolls out a fix. The situation elapsed in 30 mins and all was back to normal, at least that was what it seemed. Rick, customer support at Jomato was busy answering customer queries. It was a normal Saturday evening ...