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  Chapter One: The Beginning Ray

  Scene 1: A Different University Morning

  It was around 8:15 a.m. when Faiz walked through the gates of the Faculty of Media and Communication with his friend Lakhder.

  The wind gently played with the autumn leaves, and the sun shone with its warm light.

  Lakhder stretched and said:

  > “A new day... and a TD session with Bilal. May God help us!”

  Faiz laughed:

  > “Feels like today’s not like yesterday… there’s a strange light in the air.”

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  They reached the classroom and found Khaled, Aya, and Ghufran already there, reviewing some lessons.

  Aya said:

  > “Where’s the professor? He’s late today.”

  Khaled replied:

  > “Maybe he’s preparing a surprise for us... he always shows up with something upside-down.”

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  Scene 2: The Class Begins

  Professor Bilal entered and spoke in his usual serious tone:

  > “Good morning, everyone. Today, we begin a new lesson on media discourse analysis.”

  The room fell silent, and the lecture began. But Faiz was distracted… his heart was pounding, as if waiting for something to happen.

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  Scene 3: A Strange Moment

  During the lecture, a strange light entered through the classroom window.

  A pure white light focused for a few seconds on Faiz—then vanished.

  Khaled said:

  > “Did you see that light?”

  Aya:

  > “Yeah… that wasn’t normal.”

  Faiz stayed silent, eyes fixed on the door... as if he sensed a presence.

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  Scene 4: End of Class – Beginning of the Story

  When the session ended, the students began leaving the classroom.

  Faiz and his friends were heading down the stairs.

  But then...

  In front of the faculty gate, stood a girl.

  Blonde… her long hair shining under the sunlight, her blue eyes like the color of the sea.

  Her beauty was indescribable—like she didn’t belong to this world.

  She wore a simple white outfit. The area around her seemed empty, as if everyone had vanished.

  Faiz froze. He couldn’t move. Even Lakhder said:

  > “Hey, what’s wrong with you?”

  The girl looked straight into Faiz’s eyes… and said in a voice as soft as the breeze:

  > “Finally, you’re back… O Light Master.”

  Then suddenly… she disappeared. Right before their eyes.

  People around started acting normal again, as if nothing had happened.

  Aya said:

  > “What’s going on?”

  Faiz whispered:

  > “The story has begun…”

  End of Chapter One