Outskirts of Hampi, Vijayanagara State, Akhand Bharatiya Empire
Mateo Garcia was the son of the Spanish diplomat who came to the ceremony along with his father, who was currently standing before the crowd, unable to hide his complicated expression, mixed with nervousness and excitement.
Mateo, never in his wildest dreams, would have expected to find himself in such a situation. In fact, he hadn't even understood why his father insisted he come along, at least not until he arrived at the ceremony. But fate works in mysterious ways. A happy-go-lucky teenager, simply content with barely passing his classes and playing cricket with friends in the district College sports League, was now chosen to be the first European ever to take to the skies.
As the realisation hit him about the magnitude of the feat he was about to participate in, he was left overwhelmed, with countless chaotic thoughts swirling in his mind.
