SCIENCE FICTION: The Mind Thief

Ankit Pratap Singh

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In the year 2065, Mumbai was a city where technology and tradition coexisted in a delicate balance. Neon lights reflected off ancient temples, and drones buzzed above street vendors selling spicy vada pav. Amidst this fusion of old and new, Sunny “the Ghost” Kapoor was infamous.

Sunny had earned his moniker due to his unmatched ability to slip in and out of high-security buildings undetected. A master thief, he had successfully evaded the police and even the advanced AI surveillance systems. But what truly made Sunny dangerous wasn’t his physical dexterity — it was his mind.

Sunny had created something that the world wasn’t ready for: the Thought Extractor. A sleek, handheld device, no bigger than a smartphone, could extract a person’s thoughts and memories like files from a computer. With it, Sunny could infiltrate not just vaults and safes, but also minds…read more on NOPR