Chapter 1: The Boy without Pain
Veeransh wasn't born special.
He was made different.
Since the day he opened his eyes, he carried a strange gift or maybe, a curse. He couldn't feel pain. Not a scratch, not a burn, not even a broken bone could make him flinch. The world thought he was lucky. But his parents knew better a body that feels no pain forgets the meaning of being alive.
His father, Dr. Aaryan Mehta, was a genetic researcher working on human nerve regeneration an experiment meant to cure paralysis. But in his quest to change the world, he changed his own son. A small lab accident a chemical leak mixed with experimental radiation affected Veeransh while he was still in his mother's womb. His pain receptors were destroyed... replaced with something unknown.At first, they thought he'd grow up normal. But as he turned ten, things began to change. He didn't cry when he got hurt. He didn't react when a dog bit him. And slowly, he began to lose something deeper - empathy.
One night, the same lab that gave him his gift caught fire. His father rushed back in to save his data - the only chance to reverse Veeransh's condition. His mother followed.
The explosion that followed took everything except Veeransh.
He stood outside, watching the flames consume the only people who ever loved him. He didn't scream, didn't cry. The fire roared, and yet... he felt nothing. No pain, no fear, no grief. Only emptiness.
That night, he learned the cruel truth when you can't feel pain, you stop feeling human.
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