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"That'll be $83 sir", ek aurat ne muskurate hue kaha.
Suraj apni soch se bahar aaya aur apna wallet nikaal kar paise diye, "Thank you", us ne kaha.
Chhutta wapas dene ke baad aurat ne Suraj ko alvida kaha aur wo store se bahar nikal gaya.
Suraj haath mein plastic bag liye bahar nikla, "Kya ye theek hai? Ya agar unhein sushi pasand na aaye?",
wo halki si pareshani ke saath bola.
"Main sure hoon unhein pasand aayegi", us ne khud se kaha aur aage badh gaya.
Ab wo Faraday University ke bahar tha, aur Adhara us ke saath nahi thi.
Suraj akela chal raha tha, haath mein sushi liye hue. Taaza bani hui sushi ki khushboo us ke muh mein paani la rahi thi.
Ye us ka favourite khana tha, lekin is dafa ye us ke liye nahi tha.
Kuch der chalne ke baad Surab ek ghar ke samne ruk gaya.
Jab wo ruka to us ne mehsoos kiya ke koi usay dekh raha hai, aur us ke chehre par halki si muskaan aa gayi.
Kuch pal rukne ke baad,
Suraj ne halki si knock ki, aur darwaza khula jahan ek aadmi saamne aya, sleek back grey baal ke saath — wo Sikandar ka baap, Robert tha.
"Suraj?", us ne hairani se kaha.
Phir wo muskura diya, "Andar aao, meri biwi living room mein hai."
Suraj ne sar hilaya aur andar chala gaya. Us ne Mrs. Greene ko TV dekhte hue dekha.
Wo mud kar dekhti hain aur unki aankhein khul jati hain, "Suraj! Tum ne bataya kyun nahi ke tum aa rahe ho?"
"Sab theek hai Mrs. Greene, main sirf milne aaya hoon aur sushi bhi laya hoon", us ne plastic bag uthate hue kaha.
Mrs. Greene muskura di aur wo sab dining room mein chale gaye.
Suraj ne dekha ke jo pool wo bana rahe thay wo lagbhag complete ho chuka hai, aur abhi cement geela hone ke bawajood bohat khoobsurat lag raha tha.
Teeno dining table par baith gaye aur Mrs. Greene ne sushi plates mein nikaali.
"Tumhein ye sab lane ki zarurat nahi thi, aaj kal sushi bohat popular hai aur wahan bheer hoti hogi", Mrs. Greene ne kaha.
Suraj halka sa muskuraya, "Jab main gaya tha to jagah khaali thi, shayad aap logon ke liye khana lana good luck hai."
Ye sun kar Robert aur Mrs. Greene halki si hansi hans diye.
Phir wo sab khana khane lage aur baatein karne lage.
Emham Forest ke waqiya ke baad Suraj un se milne mein comfortable mehsoos karta tha, aur wo unhein Sikandar ki khabar bhi deta rehta tha.
Ye pehli dafa nahi tha ke wo un ke ghar aaya ho.
Suraj ke zariye apne bete ki khabar sun kar dono parents khush ho jate thay, aur Mrs. Greene ko tasalli milti thi.
"Sikandar ab kya kar raha hai?", Mrs. Greene ne poocha.
Suraj ka jism ek pal ke liye ruk gaya, phir us ne kaha, "Wo kuch dinon ke liye bahar gaya hai, lagbhag ek hafta ho gaya hai, shayad jald wapas aa jaye."
"Wo kahan gaya hai?", Robert ne coffee peete hue poocha.
Us ki nazar ne Suraj ko jhijhak mein daal diya, phir us ne kaha, "University ki taraf se training ho rahi hai, aur wo us ka hissa hai."
Ye sun kar dono ne muskurate hue sar hila diya.
Phir wo dobara khane mein lag gaye, lekin achanak Mrs. Greene ne ek sawal poocha jis ne Suraj ko jaga par hi jama diya,
"Adhara kaisi hai? Kya wo bhi Sikandar ke saath gayi hai?"
Is sawal par Suraj ki aankhein halki si phail gayin aur wo neeche dekhne laga.
Usay kal raat ka manzar yaad aa gaya jo usay sone nahi de raha tha.
Kal raat,
Suraj university mein Karan ko dhoond raha tha.
Training ground mein Karan ke kaam ki wajah se bohat se students usay pehchaan chuke thay, kyun ke wo wahi ladka tha jise top-ranker Sikandar laya tha.
Is liye sab Karan ko jaante thay.
Lekin poori university mein dhoondne ke bawajood Suran ko Karan nahi mila.
Ari ko bhi nahi pata tha, us ne sirf itna kaha ke us ne Karan ko butler ke saath room se nikalte dekha tha.
Ye sun kar Suraj pareshan ho gaya aur us ne Ari ko room guard karne ko kaha.
Wo haar maan kar wapas ja raha tha taake Adhara ko bata sake, jab wo Gem of Knowledge building se bahar nikla — aakhri jagah jahan us ne check kiya tha.
Tabhi us ne garden se kuch awaaz suni.
Suraj dheere dheere garden ki taraf badha.
Jitna wo kareeb jata gaya, utna hi zyada hairan hota gaya.
Wahan se ajeeb si awaazein aa rahi thi.
"Aaahh!"
"Aaahh!"
"Right there, aur karo!"
"Aur zoor se karo"
"Aaahh"
"Maza ah raha"
"Aaahh"
Ye sun kar Suraj ne sar hila diya.
Usay yaqeen nahi ho raha tha ke koi garden mein aisa kar raha hai.
Wo log khush qismat thay ke abhi tak kisi ne notice nahi kiya.
Suraj wapas mudne laga, lekin phir us ke qadam ruk gaye.
"Karan ! Zara ahista!"
"Muje dard ho raha hai"
Ye naam sun kar Suraj ki aankhein hairat se phail gayin.
Wo foran garden ki taraf bhaga — aur jo us ne dekha usay jaga par hi jama gaya.
Us ne kabhi socha bhi nahi tha ke Karan itni himmat karega.
Us ke saamne, Karan us aurat ke saath tha jise Suraj ne pehle dekha tha jab wo us ke room se nikla tha.
Yeh Lisa hai! Wohi aurat jis ne Karan ko university ghoomai thi.
Agar woh aurat zabardasti Karan ke saath hoti ya ulta, toh Suraj foran usay rok deta kyun ke Karan abhi sirf ek teenager hai.
Lekin is act mein koi zabardasti nahi hai, Lisa khushi se moan kar rahi hai jab Karan apna kaam kar raha hai.
Karan Lisa ke uper tha aur boht tezi se dakke laga raha tha.
Aur dono is waqat bilkol kapron ke bagair the.
Yeh mehsoos karte hue ke koi usay dekh raha hai, Karan apna sar Suraj ki taraf modta hai jo abhi bhi us manzar ko dekh kar hairan khara hai.
Suraj ne dekha ke Karan usay ghur raha hai.
Phir woh hosh mein aata hai aur dekhta hai ke Karan ki aankhein violet hain,
"Karan , tum... tum theek ho?" us ne poocha.
Dusri awaaz sun kar Lisa shock mein Suraj ki taraf dekhti hai.
Woh khud ko chhupana chahti thi lekin Karan usay nahi chhorhta,
"Mujhe akela chhor do!" Kyran gusse se chillata hai jis se Suraj bhawein chadha leta hai.
Chillane ke baad, Karan phir se Lisa ke saath apna kaam jaari rakhta hai.
Jese use koi farak hi nahi parta.
Suraj kuch dair ke liye hichkichata hai, lekin Lisa ke sharminda chehre ko dekh kar woh garden se nikal jata hai.
Uska dimagh us manzar ki wajah se uljha hua tha, woh lagataar sochta rehta hai jab tak ke woh wapas Sikandar ke kamre tak nahi pohanch jata.
Kamre par pohanchte hi,
"RAARGGH!!!"
"Pani aur towel lao!! Abhi ke abhi!!"
"Miss Adhara, kya hua? Aap mujh se baat kar sakti hain"
Andar se awaazain sun kar Suraj jaldi se kamre mein ghusta hai aur dekhta hai ke nokraniyan ghabrahat mein idhar udhar bhag rahi hain.
Dard bhari cheekhain Adhara ke kamre se aa rahi hoti hain.
Suraj dheere dheere aage barhta hai,
Nokraniyan us se takra jati hain lekin uska dimagh kahin aur hi tha.
Adhara ke kamre ke darwaze par pohanch kar woh andar jhankta hai.
Uski aankhein phail jati hain jab woh kamre ki halat dekhta hai.
Deewar ka wallpaper phata hua tha, tables toot kar bikhar chuki thi, aur poora kamra tabahi ka manzar pesh kar raha tha jab ke Adhara bistar par dard se chillaa rahi thi.
Lekin Adhara ki halat dekh kar Suraj aur zyada shock ho jata hai.
Uske kapray phat chuke the aur poora jism khoon se bhara hua tha, woh apne seene ko noach rahi hai jaise dard kam karna chahti ho.
Woh zor zor se cheekh rahi thi jab ke butler aur nokraniyan usay sambhalne ki koshish kar rahe the.
Uske chehre ka dard dekh kar koi bhi mehsoos kar sakta tha ke woh kitni takleef mein hai.
Agar butler uska haath na pakarta toh woh apna dil hi nikaal deti.
Lekin Suraj ki nazar ek cheez par tik jati hai.
Adhara ki aankhein violet thi…
Bilkul Karan ki tarah.
Yeh dekh kar Suraj darwaze ke paas ruk jata hai.
Phir woh mud kar khidki ki taraf chalta hai.
Aasmaan mein jalta hua violet moon chamak raha hota hai, jaise shaitan ki aankh ho.
Uski roshni Suraj ke chehre par gir rahi hoti hai.
Woh neeche jhuk kar soch mein par jata hai.
Aaj raat ke waqiat ne usay hila kar rakh diya tha.
Phir achanak,
"DOCTOR KO BULAO!! Hum Ms. Adhara ko aise nahi rehne de sakte!" butler chillata hai.
Yeh sun kar Clarice doctor ko bulane ke liye bhaagti hai.
Lekin Suraj usay rok leta hai.
"Doctor ko mat bulao, Sikandar ne mujhe kaha hai ke main yeh handle karun", Suraj ne narmi se kaha.
Phir woh kamre ke andar jata hai,
"Sab log bahar jao! Mujhe yeh handle karne do"
Butler shak ki nazar se usay dekhta hai.
Woh khud bhi mushkil se Adhara ko rok pa raha tha, Suraj toh sirf ek student hai.
Lekin Suraj kehta hai,
"Mujhe Sikandar ne kaha hai"
Sikandar ka naam sunte hi butler maan jata hai aur kamra chhor deta hai.
"Agar Ms. Adhara ko kuch hua toh zimmedar tum hoge", woh kehta hai.
Darwaza zor se band hota hai.
Suraj gehri saans leta hai aur Adhara ke paas jata hai jo ab behosh ho chuki thi.
Kuch dair baad, woh khara hota hai.
Uske haath par aag jama hone lagti hai.
Woh Adhara ki gardan ki taraf haath barhata hai…
Tabhi,
"Suraj?"
Woh hosh mein aata hai.
Robert aur Mrs. Greene usay dekh rahe hote hain.
"Oh nahi, main theek hoon", Suraj kehta hai.
Phir TV par news chalti hai:
"Breaking News!"
"Benrith City par demons ne hamla kar diya!"
"Faraday University ka rising star Sikandar bhi is incident mein shamil tha"
Yeh sun kar sab TV ki taraf dekhte hain.
Ek survivor batata hai:
"Main train mein tha Sikandar ke saath… phir ek blue demon ne hamla kar diya"
"Sikandar ne humein bachaya… lekin ek winged demon ke aane se sab badal gaya"
"Woh zakhmi ho gaya… uska right arm buri tarah injured tha"
Yeh sun kar Mrs. Greene ro padti hain.
Robert bhi pareshan ho jata hai.
Suraj chup khara sochta rehta hai.
Footage mein usay lagta hai ke us ne Sikandar ko dekha hai… ek larki ke saath.
Woh dheere se sochta hai:
"Kya woh…?"
_ _ _
Aik din guzar gaya,
Sikandar Faraday University ke entrance par wapas aata hai, uske chehre par thakaan saaf nazar aa rahi thi.
Uske right arm par sling lagi hui thi,
Yeh baat uske liye hairani ki thi ke uska right arm abhi tak theek nahi hua, Vampire aur Demonic energy jo uske jism mein ghus gayi thi uski healing process ko slow kar rahi thi.
Uska bazu normal hone mein abhi kuch din lagenge.
University ke entrance par pohanchte hi, bohot se students usay hairani se dekhte hain.
Benrith City par demon attack ki news Ratmawati City mein phail chuki thi, aur Faraday University ke students ko bhi iska pata chal chuka tha.
Un mein se bohot se log Sikandar ko fikar bhari nazron se dekh rahe the, kyun ke demons bohot hi khatarnaak Supernaturals hote hain.
Demons insaaniyat ke liye sab se zyada khaufnaak larnay wali makhlooq samjhay jate hain,
Unki poori hasti burai aur sharr se bhari hoti hai jo unhein jungli, zalim aur unpredictable bana deti hai.
Unki surkh jalti hui aankhein, jo jahannum ka manzar pesh karti hain, siyah jism jisme aag ki daraarein phaili hoti hain, aur unka be-lagaam zehan jo sirf qatl se bhara hota hai, insaanon mein khauf ki lehar daurata hai.
Dusre Supernaturals ke paas insaanon jaisi soch hoti hai,
Is liye agar koi Vampire, Fairy, Werewolf, Shapeshifter ya kisi aur Supernatural ke haath lag jaye, to hamesha maut zaroori nahi hoti.
Kuch log apni aqal se bach bhi jate hain,
Lekin demons ke case mein, agar koi insaan pakra gaya to bachne ka bilkul bhi chance nahi hota.
Sirf itni umeed hoti hai ke woh Archdemon ke haath na lage, kyun ke har Archdemon insaanon ke sath khelna pasand karta hai aur unki zalimiyat ki koi had nahi hoti.
Aur dusre Supernaturals ke baraks,
Demons ki koi khaas kamzori nahi hoti siwaye light element ke, jo sirf kuch Awakened ke paas hota hai, bilkul dark element ki tarah.
Asal mein UWO ka manna hai ke agar demons ko light element ke ilawa kisi aur tareeqay se mara jaye, to woh hamesha ke liye nahi marte.
Woh dobara paida ho jate hain, aur aur bhi zyada nafrat ke sath wapas aate hain.
Yeh sab jante hue ke Sikandar ne aise makhlooq ka saamna kiya hai, students uski fikar karte hain, aur yeh unke chehron se saaf nazar ah raha tha.
Sikandar halka sa awkward muskurata hai aur university ke andar qadam rakhta hai.
Lekin jaise hi woh andar jata hai, aik aadmi jo lecturer lag raha tha pehle se uska intezar kar raha hota hai.
Yeh dekh kar Sikandar ahista sa saans bharta hai, use pata tha ke aisa kuch hoga.
"Sikandar Silverstar, principal aap ka intezar kar rahe hain apne office mein", lecturer ne kaha.
Sikandar haath hila kar aage barhta hai aur kehta hai, "Main abhi wapas aaya hoon, mujhe thodi dair settle hone dein phir main milta hoon"
Lekin jaise hi woh guzarna chahta hai, lecturers uska raasta rok lete hain.
"Principal ne humein hukm diya hai ke aap ko foran unke paas le kar jayein", unhon ne kaha.
Yeh sun kar Sikandar bas saans bharta hai aur ishara karta hai ke raasta dikhaya jaye.
Lecturer usay principal ke office tak le jata hai.
Office mein pohanch kar, Sikandar ko Vargas sofa par baitha hua milta hai, jo chai pee raha tha.
Sikandar adab se aage barh kar uske samne sofa par baith jata hai.
Kuch dair tak kamre mein khamoshi chhayi rehti hai, Vargas bas chai peeta rehta hai, jis se Sikandar ko thodi bechaini mehsoos hoti hai.
Thodi dair baad Sikandar be-sabr ho jata hai.
Woh pehle hi mission ki wajah se zakhmi aur thaka hua tha.
"Principal main—", Sikandar kehne hi wala hota hai ke Vargas use rok deta hai.
"Tum ne meri ijazat ke baghair university chhodi, Benrith City ke waqia mein naam aaya, aur ab tum zakhmi halat mein wapas aaye ho", Vargas ne kaha.
Yeh sun kar Sikandar ke paas jawab nahi hota.
Vargas uski taraf dekh kar kehta hai, "Mujhe laga tum apni problem solve karne gaye ho, lekin news kuch aur keh rahi hai"
"Tum kahan thay?", usne poocha.
Sikandar sochta hai, 'Main Qrila City mein Rosie se milne wali baat nahi bata sakta, aur shayad use pata hai ke main Scavenger ban gaya hoon'
Phir woh kehta hai, "Main Great Barricade mein apne dost se mila aur Supernatural territory mein training karne gaya tha"
Vargas usay ghour se dekhta hai,
Lekin Sikandar bilkul calm rehta hai.
"Acha, woh chhoro", Vargas kehta hai.
Phir woh uske bazu ki taraf ishara kar ke kehta hai, "Yeh problem hai, 2 din baad university ka yearly tournament hai"
Sikandar ko yaad aata hai ke use kisi ko harana hai, aur woh thak kar sofa par jhuk jata hai.
"Tum ne kaha tha ke tum asaani se jeet jaoge, is halat mein bhi?", Vargas muskurata hai.
Sikandar naraaz ho kar kehta hai, "Theek hai, ek one-on-one arrange karo, seconds mein khatam kar dunga"
Vargas khush ho kar sir hila deta hai.
Jab Sikandar jaane lagta hai, Vargas use rok kar kehta hai, "Tumhari monthly payment bhej di hai, aur jo brown hair wala lecturer tha woh tumhara tutor hoga"
Yeh sun kar Sikandar ko yaad aata hai ke woh yeh poochna bhool gaya tha.
'Tutor se hi rank six ka pata kar lunga', woh sochta hai.
Door handle pakarne se pehle, woh mud kar kehta hai, "Sir, ek favor chahiye"
Kuch dair baat karne ke baad, Sikandar bahar nikal jata hai jahan lecturer uska intezar kar raha tha.
"Mera naam Chandler hai, main tumhara lightning tutor hoon", woh kehta hai.
Sikandar use dekh kar kehta hai, "Main abhi bohot thaka hoon, baad mein baat karte hain"
Chandler gussa control karta hai aur use jaane deta hai.
Sikandar seedha apne room ki taraf jata hai.
Darwaza knock karne se pehle use achanak yaad aata hai, 'Adhara aur Karan !'
Woh foran darwaza kholta hai, jisse maids aur butler dar jate hain.
Sab usay hairani se dekhte hain, phir unke chehray udaas ho jate hain.
Yeh dekh kar Sikandar pareshan ho jata hai.
Woh foran apne room ki taraf bhagta hai jahan Adhara hoti hai—
Aur wahan woh Adhara ko bed par leti hui dekhta hai, jaise koi soyi hui shehzadi ho.
Yeh dekh kar, Sikandar confuse ho gaya ke butler aur maids aise kyun behave kar rahe hain.
Sikandar Adhara ke paas gaya jo pichli dafa se zyada peeli lag rahi thi. Woh bed ke kinare par baith gaya aur us ne Adhara ke maathe ko chhua.
Us ne us ke jism ki thandak mehsoos ki aur uska chehra sikur gaya.
Jab usay ehsaas hua ke us ke sath kuch hua hai, Sikandar ne kambal hataaya aur hairani se uski aankhen phail gayin.
Uska jism zakhmon se bhara hua tha, aur Sikandar ko yaqeen tha ke yeh sab kal raat ka hai.
Supernatural territory mein hone aur jo kuch us ke sath hua, us ki wajah se Sikandar bhool gaya tha ke Adhara aur Karan bhi Violet Moon se mutasir honge.
Yeh pehli dafa tha ke Adhara aur Karan ne full moon ka samna us ke baghair kiya.
" Kya unhon ne butler aur maids ke saamne transform kiya? Lekin yeh mumkin nahi, agar aisa hota to mujhe ab tak hunt kiya ja chuka hota," Sikandar ne socha.
Lekin transform na karna bhi samajh nahi aa raha tha.
"System ne kaha tha ke Manual Transformation ki wajah se mujhe transform nahi hona padega… kya yeh un par bhi asar karta hai?"
Sikandar aur zyada confuse ho gaya.
Us ne shop se ek healing elixir khareeda, phir Adhara ka sar uthaya aur aaram se usay pila diya.
Elixir dene ke baad woh kamre se nikal kar Karan ke kamre ki taraf gaya.
Darwaza kholte hi us ne dekha ke Ryze akela so raha hai, aur Karan wahan nahi hai.
Ryze ne aankhen kholi aur Sikandar ko dekha.
"Karan kahan hai? Maine usay mana kiya tha bahar jaane se," Sikandar ne gusse se kaha.
Jaane se pehle us ne butler ko specially kaha tha ke Karan par nazar rakhe.
Use darr tha ke Karan koi aisi harkat na kar de jo mushkil paida kare, kyun ke woh abhi tak nahi jaanta ke woh werewolf hai.
Ryze ne deewar ki taraf ishara kiya, "Karan doosre kamre mein hai."
Yeh sun kar Sikandar aur bhi confuse ho gaya ke Karan ne Ryze ko akela kyun chhoda.
Ryze ke sharmane par Sikandar aur hairaan ho gaya.
"Yeh blush kyun kar raha hai… kya chal raha hai yahan?"
Sikandar aglay kamre ki taraf gaya.
Click!
Darwaza khula aur woh andar gaya.
Andar ka manzar dekh kar uski aankhen shock se phail gayin.
"Yeh kya ho gaya yahan?!"
Ander ka manzir hi kuch ahsa tha ke Sikandar bilkol jam sah gaya. Use hud samaj nahi ah rahi thi ke kya kahe.
Ander kamer mai Karan bina kapron ke ek larki ke sath hawas ki cricket kheil raha.
Us ke table par Suraj, Karan aur Lisa baithe thay.
Karan aur Lisa uski taraf dekhne se ghabra rahe thay, jabke Suraj un dono ko chhed raha tha.
Sikandar ne notice kiya ke Lisa ka jism halki si larzish mein hai.
"Yeh batao, tum Karan ke saath kaise aa gayi?" Sikandar ne Lisa se poocha.
Lisa ghabra gayi, "Main… main usay garden mein mili thi…"
"Phir?" Sikandar ne foran poocha.
Lisa aur sharmane lagi.
Suraj hans kar bola, "Phir dono ne hook up kar liya. Tum hairaan ho jao ge ke kal raat Karan kitna dangerous tha."
Yeh sun kar Karan aur Lisa ne sar jhuka liya.
Sikandar ne mehsoos kiya ke Karan ab woh confident banda nahi raha jo kal raat tha.
"Yeh sab itne dare hue kyun hain… kya main itna darawna hoon?" us ne socha.
Tabhi aas paas se awaazein aane lagi:
"Mera jism achanak heavy kyun lag raha hai?"
"Mujhe bhi yahi ho raha hai"
"Kuch ajeeb ho raha hai"
CRACK!
Ek table achanak do tukdon mein toot gaya.
Student hairaan reh gaya, "Maine bas halka sa mara tha!"
Sikandar ko sab samajh aa gaya.
"System, Alpha Bearing se humans aur meri pack ko exclude karo."
Pressure kam ho gaya.
Sikandar ne socha,
"Karan ne jo kiya woh Violet Moon ki wajah se tha… main usay blame nahi kar sakta."
Phir us ne kaha,
"Main tumhe blame nahi karta, Karan. Ab tum kya karna chahte ho?"
Karan ne poocha, "Kya matlab?"
"Matlab Lisa ke baare mein," Sikandar ne kaha.
Karan soch mein pad gaya.
Lisa sharma rahi thi… lekin Karan ka jawab usay hila gaya:
"Main wohi karunga jo tum kahoge."
Sikandar halka sa muskuraya.
Us ne Lisa ki taraf dekha jo shock mein thi.
Us ne socha,
"Yeh relationship un ke liye theek nahi hoga…"
Phir us ne kaha,
"Karan , tum Lisa se milna band kar do. Jo hua usay accident samjho."
Lisa gusse mein boli,
"Tum aise kaise keh sakte ho ke yeh accident tha?!"
Lekin Sikandar ne sirf Karan ki taraf dekha.
Karan ne dheere se kaha,
"Sorry Lisa… main tumhare saath nahi reh sakta."
Lisa udaas ho kar uth gayi aur chali gayi.
Us ke jaane ke baad,
Suraj ne Karan ko tasalli di,
"Abhi tum young ho… sahi waqt aur sahi larki khud mil jayegi."
Karan ne halka sa sir hila diya.
Sikandar ne Suraj ki taraf dekha aur kaha:
"Ab mujhe batao… kal raat kya kya hua tha?"
_ _ _ _
A couple of days,
BOOM!
Ek aadmi jet ki tarah ja kar darakht se takrata hai, woh hairani se apne samne kharay aadmi ko dekhta hai.
Samne khara aadmi sling pehne hue tha.
Usne socha tha ke ek zakhmi aadmi se larna mazaak hoga, lekin kisne socha tha ke woh sirf ek punch se haar jayega.
Yeh manzar dekh kar baqi log bhi shock ho gaye.
Sab log khulay maidan mein kharay the.
Hari bhari ghaas zameen ko dhak rahi thi aur beech mein ret ka gola numa sparring ring bana hua tha, jahan sirf ek aadmi beparwah khara tha.
Sikandar apne mukay se giraye hue aadmi ko pur-sukoon nazron se dekh raha tha.
Woh iss waqt ek dusri university ke top-ranker se lad raha tha jo neeli uniform pehne hue tha.
Linda, jo Vargas ki taraf se usay yahan accompany karne aayi thi, usne Sikandar ko bataya tha ke uska muqabla ek taqatwar Rank 4 Reflection Elementalist se hai.
Kaha jata hai ke woh apni mana se hamla wapas reflect kar sakta hai, lekin badkismati se uska muqabla Sikandar se tha.
Sikandar ne apni mana ka istemal bhi nahi kiya aur seedha Force Beam se bhara hua punch mara, usne bilkul bhi reham nahi kiya kyun ke woh ladai jaldi khatam karna chahta tha.
Top-ranker ko harane ke baad, Sikandar arena se bahar nikalta hai aur apne right arm ko hilane ki koshish karta hai.
"Argh! Yeh kab theek hoga", Sikandar jhunjhla kar keha.
Faraday University ne pehle hi usay healer se treat karne ki koshish ki, lekin healer sirf Rank 5 ka tha aur Supernatural energy ko poori tarah khatam nahi kar saka.
Is baat ne Sikandar ko pareshan kar diya kyun ke ab usay kuch aur arsa sling ke sath rehna padega.
"Yeh itna strong kyun hai?!"
"Yeh normal nahi hai, isne Ali ko sirf taqat se hara diya!"
"Iski shohrat bas dikhawa nahi, shayad yeh iss waqt ka sab se strong student hai!"
Side par kharay students dar aur hairani se Sikandar ko dekh rahe the, sab uski achievements ke bare mein jante the lekin samne dekh kar phir bhi shock ho rahe the.
Yahan tak ke university ke lecturers bhi halka sa pareshan the.
Zahir mein woh pur-sukoon lag rahe the, lekin kuch jante hain ke woh khud bhi Sikandar ko nahi hara sakte.
Bheed ke shor sharabay ke darmiyan, Sikandar Linda ke paas ja kar kehta hai, "Yeh last tha na?"
"Ji haan, yeh akhri university thi. Faraday University iski wajah se top par aa sakti hai," Linda khushi se kehti hai.
Phir woh Sikandar ko car ki taraf le jati hai.
Jab car start hoti hai, bohot se students unhe hasad aur nafrat bhari nazron se dekhte hain, kyun ke ek student unse kahin zyada taqatwar hai.
Yeh ek fitri baat hai.
Sikandar unki nafrat aur hasad mehsoos karta hai, lekin usay parwah nahi.
Metallic rang ki sports car ke paas pohanch kar, Sikandar passenger seat par baith jata hai jab ke Linda driver seat par baithti hai.
Woh apne lambe blonde baalon ko ponytail mein baandh kar accelerator daba deti hai.
Vroomm!!
University ke students ko bura lagta hai ke woh bina kisi formalities ke chale gaye, lekin woh kuch nahi kar sakte kyun ke woh Faraday University se hain.
Apni taqat ke sath jo har Awakened student se zyada hai, Sikandar insaniyat ke liye ek aham hifazati hathyar ban sakta hai.
Vargas Faraday University ka principal tha aur Sector 3E mein UWO ka president bhi hai, is liye Sikandar ko ghair mehsoos taur par UWO ki backing hasil hai.
Yeh baat hi kafi hai ke koi bhi university ya aam log usay chhoone ki himmat na karein.
Siwaye 25 Golden Crest ke.
Zor ki barish sadak par baras rahi thi, lekin car ke gird ek ajeeb si shield hone ki wajah se ek bhi boond us par nahi girti.
Aisa lagta hai jaise car ke gird ek bubble bana hua ho.
Sports car ek khaas road par chal rahi thi, jahan sirf officials aur high priority logon ko jane ki ijazat hoti hai, bilkul Sikandar ki tarah.
Sikandar khirki se bahar dekhta hai aur shehar ki dhundli si jhalak dekhta hai.
Vargas ko iss waqt uske sath hona chahiye tha uski performance dekhne ke liye, lekin do demonic cities ki wajah se usne last moment par cancel kar diya.
"Linda, tum kitne arsay se Vargas ki secretary ho?", Sikandar baat shuru karte hue poochta hai.
Linda jo drive kar rahi thi, us ne aik lamhay ke liye us ki taraf dekha phir jawab diya,
"Taqariban chaar saal."
"Phir tumhein do demonic cities ki situation ka pata hoga na?" Sikandar ne dobara poocha, usay jang ki current progress ki fikr thi.
Border protect hone ke bawajood, Supernaturals ne Great Barricade ko bypass karne ka tareeqa dhoond liya tha.
Demons ne Ratmawati City ke qareeb pohanchne ka rasta bana liya tha, aur unhon ne do level-two cities par qabza bhi kar liya tha, jo Sikandar ko confuse kar raha tha.
Qrila City ke waqia se Sikandar ko pata tha ke Vampires ne insaanon ko apni tarah banane ka tareeqa dhoond liya hai.
Yeh method shayad doosre Supernaturals tak bhi phail chuka tha, aur Sikandar ka andaza tha ke demons bhi isi tareeqe se Great Barricade ko bypass kar ke shehron par hamla kar rahe hain.
Lekin phir bhi usay samajh nahi aa raha tha,
"Yeh Ratmawati City ke itne qareeb shehron par hamla kyun kar rahe hain? Yeh bekaar move hai, kyun ke yeh shehr wapas le liye jayenge," Sikandar ne dil mein socha.
"Vargas ko main UWO headquarters ki madad ka order mila hai, aur border se reinforcement bhi aa rahi hai," Linda ne jawab diya.
Yeh sun kar Sikandar gehri soch mein chala gaya.
Jaise us ne socha tha, insaan shehr wapas le sakte hain, is liye in hamlon ka koi strategic faida nahi siwaye chaos paida karne ke.
Apni ladai ke tajurbe se, Sikandar aik rank six blue demon se takra chuka tha jis ne usay bhaagne par majboor kar diya tha.
Woh demon shehar ke bahar mila tha,
Is ka matlab tha ke shehar ke andar rank six demons bhare honge, aur shayad unhein higher rank demons control kar rahe hon.
Itni strong lineup ke saath, UWO ka border se reinforcement mangna bilkul natural tha.
Ratmawati City ke andar Awakened kam thay, aur rank seven ya us se upar ke Awakened to aur bhi kam thay.
Shehar ko defenseless chhorna bohat khatarnak hota,
Lekin isi soch ke darmiyan,
Sikandar ne achanak road ke side par ek bara hujoom dekha jise police handle kar rahi thi. Logon ke haath mein boards thay:
"Join Forces!"
"Awakened hi sirf savior nahi!"
"UWO ek mazaak hai!"
"Safehaven ab safe nahi!"
Log UWO branch building ke saamne protest kar rahe thay.
"Shehron par hamlon ne logon ko dara diya hai, is liye UWO poori koshish kar raha hai ke in shehron ko jaldi wapas le kar logon ka darr kam kare," Linda ne kaha.
Car shehar ki sadkon se tez guzarti hui aage nikal gayi.
Jab woh Faraday University ke qareeb pohanchay, Sikandar apna phone baar baar check kar raha tha jaise woh kisi baat par nervous ho.
Linda ne yeh notice kiya, "Kya soch rahe ho?"
"Kuch nahi," Sikandar ne nazar hata kar jawab diya.
15 ghantay ke safar ke baad woh Faraday University pohanch gaye.
Barish kuch dair pehle ruk chuki thi.
Linda gaari se utri, us ke heels ki awaaz goonj rahi thi. Woh andar jane lagi lekin ruk kar peeche dekha.
Sikandar abhi bhi gaari mein baitha hua tha.
Linda ne ishara kiya ke woh bahar aaye.
Sikandar apne phone ki notification ko ghour se dekh raha tha, phir hichkichate hue bahar nikla.
"Tum kya kar rahe ho?" Linda ne poocha.
"Aaj mera koi kaam hai?" Sikandar ne ulta sawal kiya.
Linda ne phone check kiya aur sir hila diya.
Confirm hone ke baad, Sikandar alag ho kar university ke andar chala gaya.
Woh seedha training ground gaya.
Wahan pohanch kar us ne idhar udhar dekha, kisi ko dhoond raha tha.
Thori dair baad us ki nazar ek larki par pari jo robot se fight kar rahi thi.
Woh Adhara thi.
Pichli raat ke waqiat ke baad, Sikandar ne us se maafi maangi ke usay Karan ke saath akela chhor diya tha Violet Moon ke dauran.
Lekin Adhara ne use foran maaf kar diya.
Unhon ne sulah kar li, lekin Sikandar ke dil mein ab bhi kuch bojh tha.
Woh ek raaz tha jo woh batana nahi chahta tha.
Butler aur maids bhi Adhara ko ajeeb nazron se dekhte thay, jis se Sikandar pareshan tha.
Adhara ne Sikandar ko dekh kar muskurate hue us ka istiqbal kiya.
Woh changing room mein gaye jahan Suraj bhi tha.
"Suraj, tumhare liye ek kaam hai," Sikandar ne kaha aur ek spellbook di.
"Isay Atkins Family tak pohanchao, aur dhyaan rakhna koi follow na kare. Karan ko bhi saath le jana."
Suraj ne haan mein sir hila diya.
"Waise meri car kahan hai?" Suraj ne poocha.
Yeh sun kar Sikandar freeze ho gaya.
"Maine tumhari car Great Barricade par chhor di!" us ne guilty smile ke saath kaha.
"Bro, main tum par case karunga!" Suraj ne mazaak mein kaha.
"Sorry yaar, main wapas le aaunga," Sikandar ne kaha.
Suraj chala gaya, aur ab Sikandar aur Adhara akelay thay.
Sikandar Adhara ki taraf dekhta hai, us ke dil mein guilt bhar jata hai.
Usay yaad aata hai ke Violet Moon ke waqt Adhara ko kitni takleef hui thi.
Aur woh jaanta tha ke us mein us ka bhi haath tha.
"Chalo cafeteria chalte hain, mujhe tum se kuch baat karni hai," Sikandar ne kaha.
Cafeteria almost khaali tha.
"Beast ke baare mein hai? Kahan hai woh?" Adhara ne excited ho kar poocha.
Sikandar confuse ho gaya.
"Sab keh rahe hain tum Zeragon ban gaye ho!"
"Us ka naam Delta hai, ek rank five mutated White Wolf," Sikandar ne kaha.
"Main usay lana bhool gaya..." us ne sharmindagi se kaha.
"WHAT?! TUM USAY BHOOL GAYE?!" Adhara cheekhi.
Sikandar ne sar khuja kar kaha, "Theek hai, meri galti hai."
"Magar main tum se kisi aur baat ke liye baat karna chahta tha..."
Adhara ne gehri nazar se us ki taraf dekha.
Sikandar ne gehri saans li, bolne hi wala tha ke...
"Sikandar!" ek narm awaaz ne usay pukara.
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"Sir, hum is ke saath kya karne wale hain?", saanp jaisi aankhon wala aik aadmi bola jab ke uske haath mein aik spellbook thi.
Jo spellbook woh pakray hue tha woh high-rank ki thi, lekin woh use aise pakar raha tha jaise woh koi bekaar cheez ho jiska koi mol hi na ho.
Aam tor par, is qisam ki spellbook ko high-ranking families mein bhi virasat samjha jata hai, lekin ab ise kachray ki tarah treat kiya ja raha tha.
Phir us aadmi ne kaha, "Woh ladka yaqeenan Reed family ke saath deal kar raha hai, aur yeh spellbook de kar humare saath khel raha hai."
"Tum bhi use nahi kar sakay?", saamne kharay aadmi ne poocha.
Agar Sikandar yahan hota, to woh foran in dono ko pehchan leta — yeh Wesley aur Hans thay, Atkins Family se.
Dono ke chehron par gussa tha jab unhein ehsaas hua ke unhein bewakoof banaya gaya hai.
Sikandar ne system ka istemal karke spellbook ko is tarah temper kiya tha ke koi use use na kar sake. Us ne zeher ke baare mein bhi jhoot bola tha taa ke koi usay target na kare.
Hans ghusse se bhar gaya, us ne kitab ko zor se side par phenka aur bola, "Jo bhi isay try karta hai, main bhi usi lamhe fail ho gaya."
Yeh sun kar Wesley ka chehra laal ho gaya, lekin uska jism bilkul be-harkat raha.
Lekin buri khabar yahin khatam nahi hui, "Hamare Reed Family ke spy ke mutabiq, Audrey aur Stevanus band kamron mein training kar rahe hain, aur jab woh bahar aayenge to Reed Family officially hamari position ko challenge karegi," Hans ne pareshan lehje mein kaha.
Kuch dair khamoshi ke baad, Wesley ne gehri saans le kar kaha, "Chalo agla spellbook check karte hain jo woh thodi dair mein dega."
"Is dafa tum foran try karna. Agar tum fail ho gaye to us ladke ke baare mein har maloomat ikatthi karo aur sab kuch mere paas le kar aao,"
Wesley ne sanjeeda lehje mein kaha.
Us ke gird tashaddud ka aik mahaul tha, jis par Hans halki si shaitani muskurahat deta hai.
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Kisi ne side se Sikandar ko pukara.
Sirf awaaz sun kar hi Sikandar samajh gaya ke kaun hai.
Adhara ne apni side ki taraf dekha aur shock se uski aankhein phail gayin. Woh yakeen nahi kar pa rahi thi ke woh kisay dekh rahi hai.
"Rosie?!", Adhara ne hairani se cheekh kar kaha.
Woh be-ikhtiyar khari ho gayi, abhi bhi shock mein.
Woh log is waqt Faraday University mein thay, jo Ochyra University se kaafi door hai.
Is liye yeh mumkin nahi tha ke Rosie bas yun hi yahan aa jaye — is ke liye tayari chahiye hoti hai, matlab yeh planned visit thi.
"Hello! Long time no see, Adhara," Rosie ne muskurate hue kaha.
Rosie ka look fresh tha, halka sa makeup bhi tha uske chehre par.
Us ne poora black outfit pehna hua tha — black unbuttoned t-shirt, black hot pants jo uski slim legs ko highlight kar rahe thay, aur uske paas aik black suitcase bhi tha.
Yeh dekh kar Adhara ne halka sa bhaon chadhaya, kyun ke woh pehle se zyada achi lag rahi thi.
Adhara halki si hichkichahat ke saath boli, "O-Oh, mujhe hairani hui tumhein yahan dekh kar..."
Uski nazar suitcase par pari, "Kya yahan koi tournament hai? Ya phir exchange student program?"
Rosie ne Sikandar ki taraf dekha, jo usay halka sa signal de raha tha, phir woh boli, "Meri Faraday University ke principal se achanak mulaqat ho gayi, aur unhon ne mujhe yahan transfer hone ka offer diya."
Yeh sun kar Adhara bilkul khamosh reh gayi.
Usay yakeen karna mushkil lag raha tha, kyun ke Rosie ke paas koi khaas talent nahi tha.
Phir Adhara ne Sikandar ki taraf dekha, jo zahiri tor par shock mein lag raha tha, lekin us ne mehsoos kiya ke uske dil mein dard ho raha hai — jo surprise se nahi, balki Sikandar ke jazbaat se aa raha tha.
"Ab jab main yahan transfer ho gayi hoon... kya main tum logon ke saath phir se hang out kar sakti hoon?", Rosie ne muskurate hue poocha.
Adhara ne be-ikhtiyar sir hila diya.
Jaise hi Adhara ne haan ki, Rosie khushi se usay hug kar leti hai, "Yay!! Hum phir se saath hain!!"
Hug ke baad, Rosie ki nazar Sikandar par parti hai.
Sikandar side ki taraf dekh raha hota hai, jaise samajh nahi pa raha kya kare.
Rosie Adhara ko chhor kar uske qareeb aati hai aur apna haath aage barhati hai, "Long time no see... Sikandar," us ne dheemi awaaz mein kaha.
Isay dekh kar, Sikandar ne apna haath aage barhaya taake Rosie se haath mila sake.
Jaise hi usne Rosie ka haath chhua, ek halki si bijli jaisi lehar uske jism mein daud gayi jis se woh jhatka kha gaya.
Hamesha calm aur stoic rehne wala Sikandar samajh nahi paaya ke Rosie se haath milate waqt kya kare, lekin phir bhi usne zabardasti jawab diya,
"Kaafi arsa ho gaya hai."
Iske baad, teeno wapas baith gaye aur Rosie ne Ochyra University ki apni kahani sunani shuru ki.
Woh bohat excitement ke sath baat kar rahi thi aur uska chehra khushi se chamak raha tha.
Adhara aur Sikandar bas use dhyaan se sun rahe thay, halki si awkward smile ke sath. Unhein abhi bhi yaqeen nahi ho raha tha ke Rosie waqai unke saamne baithi hai.
Lekin kuch dair baad, ek aurat achanak unki table ke paas aayi.
Sikandar ne use hairani se dekha.
Woh aurat formal suit mein thi aur uska andaaz bohat professional tha. Aisi aurat university mein nahi, kisi office mein honi chahiye thi.
‘Kya maine kuch kiya hai? Ratmawati City mein top-rankers ko peetne ke ilawa maine kuch nahi kiya,’ Sikandar ne dil mein socha.
Woh aurat unki table ke paas ruk gayi.
Uski nazar sab par ghoomi aur phir Adhara par ruk gayi,
"Ms. Adhara, maine aapko kuch emails bheji thi lekin koi reply nahi mila."
"Main isi silsile mein poochne aayi hoon," usne kaha.
Yeh sun kar Sikandar ne Adhara ki taraf dekha,
"Yeh kya baat hai?"
"Kuch nahi, main abhi aati hoon," Adhara ne kaha aur woh aurat ke sath chali gayi.
Sikandar use jaate hue dekhta raha.
‘Lagta hai isne kuch kiya hai... aur Suraj ko bhi pata hai, kyun ke woh dono aaj kal kaafi close hain,’ usne socha.
Adhara ke jaane ke baad, Rosie uth kar Sikandar ke paas aa kar baith gayi.
Sikandar apni soch se bahar aaya,
"Kya hua?"
"Main believe nahi kar sakti ke tum ne apni deal nibhai. Mujhe laga tum phir se mujhe chhor doge," Rosie ne muskurate hue chhedte hue kaha.
Sikandar ko uski baat buri lagi,
"Maine kab apni baat se mukar gaya?" usne jhalahat se kaha.
Rosie hans pari,
"Main mazaak kar rahi hoon, itna gussa mat ho."
Phir woh seedha boli,
"Toh tum mujhe apni kind kab banaoge?"
Sikandar hairan reh gaya,
"Humne aisi koi deal nahi ki thi. Tumne kaha tha tum group mein wapas aana chahti ho, pack mein nahi."
"Aww... kya tumhare paas secret number three hai jo main use kar sakti hoon?" Rosie ne phir tease kiya.
Is par Sikandar irritate ho gaya aur kharay ho kar wahan se chal diya.
Rosie ne cheekh kar kaha,
"Ruko! Sorry! Main bas mazaak kar rahi thi!"
"Mujhe pata hai," Sikandar ne bina rukay jawab diya.
Rosie uske peeche bhaagi,
"Tumne mujhe mera room bhi nahi dikhaya, itni jaldi transfer hona bohat tiring hota hai!"
"Konsa room? Mujhe nahi pata," Sikandar ne seedha jawab diya.
Rosie ne uska bazu pakar liya,
"Obviously tumhara room. Mujhe pata hai tumhare room mein chaar bedrooms hain."
"Bilkul nahi," Sikandar ne kaha aur phir chal diya.
Rosie ne phir use roka,
Sikandar ne gehri saans li,
"Mere sath rehna tumhare liye behtar nahi hoga? Agar kuch hua toh main tumhari madad kar sakti hoon. Main tumhara secret bhi jaanti hoon."
Yeh sun kar Sikandar ne apna maatha pakar liya.
Thodi dair sochne ke baad usne kaha,
"Theek hai, lekin koi bewakoofi mat karna warna main tumhe nikal dunga."
"Yay! Chalo!" Rosie khushi se boli aur us se aage chal padi jaise use jagah ka pata ho.
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~ Kuch dair baad ~
Suraj train se utra, usne black hoodie pehni hui thi aur uske bag mein spellbook tha.
Woh logon ke beech se guzarta hua bohat alert tha.
Itni important cheez bag mein hone ki wajah se woh bilkul guard down nahi kar sakta tha.
Agar 25 Golden Crest mein se kisi ko pata chal gaya, toh woh asaani se target ban jayega.
Sikandar ne bhi usay warn kiya tha ke koi follow na kare.
Karan bhi uske sath tha, oversized hoodie mein.
Dono road par aaye aur ruk gaye.
Suraj ne phone nikala jisme map tha.
Phir usne taxi bulayi.
Taxi aayi, driver ne poocha,
"Kahan jana hai?"
"Gold Street, Paradise Club," Suraj ne jawab diya.
Taxi chal padi.
Raaste mein driver ne kaha,
"Club ja rahe ho?"
"Nahi sir, bas doston se milna hai," Suraj ne kaha.
Suraj ne idhar udhar dekha—har taraf khatnaak log thay.
"Kyun yahan bulaya hai..." woh burburaya.
Phir usne back alley dekhi.
Jaise hi woh wahan jane laga, awaaz aayi,
"Hey tum! Idhar aao!"
Suraj ne ignore kiya.
Lekin ghunde aa gaye aur raasta rok liya.
Suraj ne thandi nazar se dekha,
"Do baar ignore kiya hai. Samajh jao aur nikal jao warna bura hoga."
Karan ki aankhon mein khoon utar aaya.
Agla hi pal—
BAM!
BAM!
CRASH!!
Do ghunde ud kar diwar se takra gaye.
Karan teesre ki taraf badha.
Suraj hairan reh gaya.
"Karan , bas. Hume kaam karna hai."
Karan ruk gaya, lekin bola,
"Kuch log kabhi nahi badalte."
Phir usne teesre ghunde ki gardan tor di.
Crack!
Koi rehm nahi tha uski aankhon mein.
Woh boss ki taraf badha, lekin Suraj ne rok liya.
"Yeh normal log hain, chhoti baat par mat maaro."
Karan ruk gaya.
Boss ro pada,
"Sorry..."
Suraj ne uski cigarette ko haath laga kar raakh bana diya.
Phir dono back alley mein chale gaye.
Wahan ek aadmi pehle se tha,
"Tum late ho."
Suraj ne bina kuch kahe spellbook usay de di.
Aadmi hans pada, phir apna hood hataaya.
Snake jaisi aankhein...
Suraj ka jism sakht ho gaya.
Hans… Atkins Family ka dangerous member.
"Pleasure doing business," Hans ne haath badhaya.
Suraj ne thodi dair hichkichahat ke baad haath milaya.
Hans ne uska haath zor se pakda… phir chhor diya.
Suraj aur Karan wahan se nikal gaye—lekin poori tarah alert.
Unhein Hans par bilkul bharosa nahi tha.
Peechay, Hans muskuraya…
ek shaitani muskurahat ke sath.
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Aaj ke liye itnah hi. I hope ye episode be aap sub ko pasind ahya ho gah.
Agir pasnid ahya to like zaror kare aur comments be.
Aur agir koi suggestion hun to wo be zaror de.
Ye mega update be hai kyo ke muje 1 week ki brake chahye.
Next update 1 week ke baad.
Ek ghanta gehri meditation ke baad Sikandar ne dheere se apni aankhen kholi. Us ne sir utha kar aasman ki taraf dekha… lekin aasman dikh hi nahi raha tha.
Ghari dhund ne poore Lightless Marsh ko lapet liya tha. Itni ghani ke na chand nazar aa raha tha, na sitare. Waqt ka andaza lagana namumkin ho chuka tha. Sirf system ki notifications hi usay bata rahi thi ke kitna waqt guzar chuka hai.
"Yeh dhund… kya pehle bhi itni ghani thi?" Sikandar ne socha. Usay halki si yaad thi ke pehle aasman itna dhundla nahi hota tha.
Phir achanak…
Swish… Swish…
Darakhthon se kisi cheez ke chalang lagane ki awaaz aayi. Pattay aur shaakhain hilne lagi. Jitna qareeb woh cheez aati gayi, awaaz utni saaf hoti gayi.
Sikandar foran khara ho gaya.
Uski nazar ke kone mein do surkh aankhen chamki.
Woh dekhna chahta tha ke yeh makhlooq kya hai, lekin ghup andhera uske jism ko chhupa raha tha. Night vision ke bawajood bhi usay kuch saaf nazar nahi aa raha tha.
Sikandar ne turant Black Devil Gloves nikaal liye.
AKH! AKH! AKH!!
Woh makhlooq ajeeb si cheekh nikaal rahi thi. Awaaz se lag raha tha ke woh doosron ko bula rahi hai.
Sikandar ne ek second bhi zaya nahi kiya.
"FLASH!"
BLITZ!
Woh apni jagah se gaayab ho gaya aur bijli ki raftaar se darakhthon par chalang lagata hua surkh aankhon ki taraf badha. Us ke peeche siyah bijli ki lakeer reh gayi.
Makhlooq ne foran side mein jump kiya.
BOOM!
Jis darakht par woh thi, Sikandar ke punch se toot kar gir gaya.
Sikandar ne foran aglay darakht par jump kiya aur saamne dekha.
Stats dekh kar Sikandar ka jism yellow force se chamak utha.
Us ne Yellow Force activate ki. Dark Monkey ki agility zyada thi, lekin Liliya ke mark ki wajah se Sikandar ki speed bhi dangerously barh gayi.
SWOOSHH!
Dark Monkey ki surkh aankhen phail gayin jab us ne Sikandar ko seedha apni taraf aata dekha.
Woh apne lambe siyah baalon wale haath phaila kar doosray darakht par jump kar gaya aur trunk pakar kar bhaagne laga.
Sikandar uski movements ko study karta raha. Jaise hi Dark Monkey right side ke darakht par jump karne laga—
SLASH!
Sikandar ne talwar ki tez harkat se uska daayan bazu seedha kaat diya.
ROAR!!
Dark Monkey dard se cheekha aur dusray darakht par land hua. Apna kata hua bazu dekh kar woh gusse se Sikandar ko ghoorne laga.
Sikandar hans pada.
Magar phir…
Us ne dekha ke Dark Monkey bhi muskuraha raha hai.
"Yeh kyun hans raha hai? Iska haath abhi kata hai…" Sikandar ke dimagh mein alarm baja.
Achanak usay yaad aaya.
"Shit! Main Liliya se alag ho gaya hoon!"
BLITZ!
Sikandar deewanon ki tarah wapas bhaaga.
Dark Monkey ka peecha karte karte woh kaafi door aa gaya tha. Us ne andaza nahi lagaya tha ke yeh makhlooq itni chalak ho sakti hai.
"Liliya mushkil mein hai… us ne mark retract kar diya!" Sikandar ne andaza lagaya.
Door se dhamakon ki awaaz aayi.
BOOM!
BOOM!
Sikandar ne speed aur tez kar di.
Jab woh scene par pohancha…
Us ne dekha Liliya countless Dark Monkeys se ghiri hui hai.
Har baar jab koi Dark Monkey qareeb aata, ek surkh nishan hawa mein ban kar unhein rok deta, phir us se shaitani energy nikalti aur—
KABOOM!
Explosion hota aur monkeys door ja girte.
Skill bohat powerful thi, lekin Sikandar dekh sakta tha ke Liliya ki body par iska bohat pressure pad raha hai.
FLASH!
Sikandar hawa mein appear hua aur Dark Monkeys par toot pada.
Unki agility high thi, lekin endurance kam.
SLASH!
BLITZ!
SLASH!
Sikandar siyah bijli ke sath darakhton par aise move kar raha tha jaise uske jooton mein glue laga ho.
Dozens Dark Monkeys pal bhar mein mare gaye.
Woh surprise ho gaye the.
Sikandar Liliya ke paas land hua.
"Thik ho tum?" us ne poocha.
Liliya ke pait par gehra zakhm tha. Claw se cheer diya gaya tha.
Monkeys burly jism aur gardan ke ird gird grey fur ke sath kharay the.
Unke tez daant chamak rahe the jab woh apna seena peet rahe the.
Sikandar aur Liliya back-to-back kharay ho gaye.
Liliya ne thaki hui awaaz mein kaha,
"Tum kahan thay? Mujhe sote waqt attack hua."
Sikandar ka jism siyah bijli se sizzle karne laga.
"Energy save karo. Main sambhal lunga."
Tabhi—
CRANK!
Ek bohat bara Dark Monkey unke darmiyan appear hua.
Jaise hi woh aaya, baqi sab monkeys excited ho kar seena peetne lage.
ROAR!!!
Us ne khoon se bhari bloodlust phailayi.
Sikandar ne dekha ke jis monkey ka bazu us ne kaata tha, woh us bade monkey ke paas khara kuch phusphusa raha hai.
Phir leader ki surkh aankhen seedha Sikandar par jam gayin.
"Chota sa mukhbir… bada boss le aya?" Sikandar ne tanz kiya.
Tabhi system chamka.
Dark Monkeys
User Lightless Marsh ke Dark Monkeys se ghir chuka hai. Inki tadaad be-shumar hai aur yeh tab tak nahi rukenge jab tak user mar na jaye! Leader ko qatal karo aur inka hausla tor do!
Sikandar ke honton par halki muskurahat aayi.
"Acha… to yeh apna hi fayda howa."
Agar leader na aata to yeh jang chalti rehti.
Us ne mukhbir Dark Monkey ki taraf dekha aur apna angootha gardan par phir kar ishara kiya—
"Tu sab se pehle marega."
Black lightning aur yellow force ek sath bhadak utha.
Jang ab asal mein shuru hone wali thi.
Looking at this, snitch karne wala Dark Monkey tanz bhari muskurahat ke sath dekh raha tha.
ROAARRR!!
Bara Dark Monkey khoon ki pyaas ke sath garajta hua seedha Sikandar par jhapta. Uski taqat se paas ka mota darakht jarr se toot kar gir gaya.
Liliya ne fikr se Sikandar ki taraf dekha, lekin uska dil kuch aur keh raha tha.
Sikandar ne pehle hi jo quwwat dikhayi thi, woh Liliya se kahin zyada thi. Rank five ke early ya mid level ka yeh bara Dark Monkey bhi uske saamne zyada dair tik nahin sakta tha.
HU! HU! HU! HU!
Baaki Dark Monkeys josh mein apne seene peet rahe thay, uchhal rahe thay. Unhe yaqeen tha ke unka leader abhi Sikandar ko cheer phaad dega.
Magar agle hi lamhe sab kuch badal gaya.
Sikandar ki aankhein achanak tez surkh chamak uthin.
Bara Dark Monkey hawa mein jhapta hua tha ke uska jism ek dum sakht ho gaya. Uske haath anjaane darr se bhinch gaye.
Sikandar ne apni Alpha Intimidation activate ki.
< Target ke stats 30% kam ho gaye >
Jab Dark Monkey stun hua, Sikandar bhoot ki tarah uske saamne zahir ho gaya. Uske honton par ek sard aur khofnaak muskurahat thi.
GRIP!
Sikandar ne uska gala be-rehmi se pakar liya. Uski baazu ki ragain ubhar aayi, muscles sakht ho gaye. Dark Monkey poori taqat se jhatkay maar kar chutne ki koshish kar raha tha, magar Sikandar ki pakar pahad se bhi mazboot thi.
SPLASH!
Dono pani ke kam gehre talab mein ja gire. Haath ab bhi gale par tha.
Dark Monkey apne mukkay Sikandar ke baazu par barsa raha tha.
BAM!
BAM!
BAM!
Har waar se shockwave paida ho rahi thi. Yellow Force ki wajah se uska force barrier mazboot hota ja raha tha. Agar yeh zyada dair chalta to Sikandar ka barrier toot sakta tha.
Sikandar ne sard nazar se snitch Dark Monkey ki taraf dekha jo yeh manzar dekh kar kanp utha.
Woh palat kar bhaag nikla.
Sikandar ke chehre par maskharana muskurahat aa gayi.
Usne apne nakhunon ko panjon mein badla aur seedha bare Dark Monkey ke gale mein ghusa diya.
Phir usne uski main ragh pakar kar zor se nikal diya.
SPLURT!
< Early Rank Five mutated animal mara gaya – 300,000 Exp hasil >
Sikandar ne cheekh kar kaha,
"Liliya! Mujhe apna Enhancing Mark lagao!"
Liliya ne idhar udhar dekha — baqi Dark Monkeys apne leader ki khaufnaak maut dekh kar billi ki tarah bhaag chuke thay.
"Jaldi karo!" Sikandar ne dobara kaha.
Liliya ne foran us par apna Enhancing Mark laga diya.
Agle hi lamhe Sikandar bijli ki tarah daura — uska nishana sirf ek tha: woh bina bazoo wala Dark Monkey.
Jungle mein har taraf afra tafri mach gayi thi. Dark Monkeys dar kar bhag rahe thay.
Un mein se ek ek-bazu wala Dark Monkey dheemi raftaar se darakhton par chalang laga raha tha. Uska kata hue bazu se khoon tapak raha tha.
Paseena uske chehre par chamak raha tha.
Achanak…
SPARK!
BLITZ!
Lightless Marsh ki tareeki ko siyah bijli ne cheer diya.
Sikandar uske peeche aa chuka tha.
Ek flash ke sath woh uske saamne zahir hua.
Dark Monkey ka rang peela par gaya. Har makhlooq ko fitri tor par khatre ka ehsaas hota hai — aur iss waqt usay maut apne saamne nazar aa rahi thi.
Sikandar ka lamba qadd, jism ke gird lapti siyah bijli, aur thandi nazrein — sab kuch uska hausla todne ke liye kaafi tha.
Dark Monkey ne peeche chalang lagayi.
Magar…
GRAB!
Sikandar ne uska gala peeche se pakar liya.
Dusre haath se usne Force Beam se bhara mukka mara.
BAM!
Dark Monkey hawa mein uchhal kar pani mein ja gira. Uska andarooni jism ek hi waar se tabah ho chuka tha.
SPLASH!
Sikandar uske saamne utara.
"Tum ne mujhe dhoka diya tha… maine kaha tha tum maro ge," usne thandi awaaz mein kaha.
Dark Monkey sirf renga sakta tha. Ek bazu ke sahare pani mein be-basi se khisak raha tha.
Sikandar ne sard lehje mein sar hilaya.
Phir…
SPLAT!
Usne uska sar paon tale kuchal diya. Pani laal ho gaya.
Sab khatam.
Sikandar wapas Liliya ke paas jaane ka soch raha tha ke uski nazar ek ajeeb cheez par padi.
Door pani ke upar ek siyah makhlooq tair rahi thi.
Woh qareeb gaya.
Yeh Northern Black Heads thay — siyah hood aur safed tentacles unki pehchan thay.
Woh pani ke upar tentacles ke sahare seedha khara lag raha tha, aur aasman ki taraf dekh raha tha — jaise kisi cheez ka intezar ho.
Sikandar chup chaap dekhne laga.
Achanak saamne ka siyah darakht phatne laga.
PSSHHH!
PSSSHHH!!
Darakht ke tanay mein suraakh khul gaye aur un mein se grey gas nikalne lagi. Phir murda tanay par siyah pattay ugne lage.
Sirf do pattay.
Woh dheere dheere neeche gire.
Northern Black Head ne apne tentacles se un pattay ko intehai ehtiyaat se pakar liya — jaise woh be-had qeemti hon.
Magar agle hi pal…
Uska jism dheere se Sikandar ki taraf mur gaya.
Sikandar ek qadam peeche hata.
SWIT!
Kuch tez cheez uske sar se takraayi.
Uski nazar dhundla gayi. Chakkar sa aaya.
Jab hosh sambhala…
Northern Black Heads gayab thay.
Sikandar ne idhar udhar dekha. Kuch nahin.
Uski aankhon mein soch ubhri.
Jungle dobara khamosh ho chuka tha — magar Sikandar ko mehsoos ho raha tha ke kahani abhi khatam nahin hui.
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Sikandar ne apne maathay ko chhua, usay mehsoos hua jaise koi cheez uske maathay se takra kar gaib ho gayi ho.
Sab kuch itni tezi se hua ke uski enhanced senses bhi us cheez ko na dekh saki, na mehsoos kar saki.
“Ye us Supernatural ka kaam tha?” Sikandar ne andar hi andar socha.
Uske zehan mein sirf Northern Black Heads ka khayal aaya. Unka chhota sa muqabla hi usay hila dene ke liye kaafi tha. Woh makhlooq uski naak ke neeche se farar ho gayi thi. Ye baat usay bechain kar rahi thi ke aisi bhi koi cheez maujood hai jo uski nazron se bach sakti hai.
Sikandar ne aas paas ka ilaqa scan kiya. Uske zehan mein achanak ek sawal ubhra:
“Woh Northern Black Head siyah patton ko kyun le ja raha tha? Unka kya maqsad hai?”
Kuch dair sochne ke baad usay yaad aaya.
“Oh haan! Quest reward mein mujhe bhi black leaves mile thay!”
Usne inventory se do siyah patte nikale. Dono bilkul aam patton jaise lag rahe thay… bas rang mukammal siyah tha. Jaise andhera kisi cheez ki shakal mein jam gaya ho.
Sikandar ne system se unhein scan kiya.
<Dark Pixy Tree ka patta jo sirf un jaghon par ugta hai jahan sooraj ki roshni na ho. Isay “Water Poison” bhi kaha jata hai. Agar ye pani ki satah ko chhoo le to ek black liquid mein badal jata hai jo Rank Four makhlooq ko asani se maar sakta hai aur higher rank ko bhi shadeed nuksan pohcha sakta hai. Agar kafi Lightless Leaves istemal kiye jayein to koi bhi makhlooq maar sakti hai.>
Ye parh kar Sikandar ke chehre par lakeerain ubhar aayi.
“Zehreelay patton ka kya karenge woh? Kya ye unka khana hai?” usne socha.
Sar jhatak kar woh wapas Liliya ke paas gaya.
Liliya apne pait ke zakhm par hara elixir laga rahi thi jo Dark Monkey ke hamlay se laga tha. Uska chehra zard tha, lekin woh himmat se kaam le rahi thi.
Jese hi usne qadam ki aahat suni, Sikandar andhere se ubhar kar saamne aa gaya.
“Maine area clear kar diya hai. Aaj raat aur koi disturbance nahi hoga,” usne kaha. (Halaanke asal mein woh us Dark Monkey ko khatam karne gaya tha jo un par nazar rakh raha tha.)
Liliya ne halka sa sar hila kar tasalli ka izhar kiya aur darakht ke tanay se tek laga kar let gayi.
Uski kamzori ka asal sabab zakhm nahi… balki woh skill thi jo usne pehle istemal ki thi.
“Woh kaunsi skill thi jo tumne use ki? Red marks wali barrier?” Sikandar ne poocha.
Liliya ne aankhein band karte hue kaha, “Maine khud develop ki hai. Invisible red marks create karti hai jo touch hote hi detonate ho jate hain.”
Sikandar ne muskurate hue kaha, “Group fights ke liye perfect hai.”
Woh uske paas baith kar system khol leta hai.
Skill tree dekhte hue uski nazar Alpha Intimidation par ja kar ruk gayi.
“Ruko… mujhe laga tha Alpha Bearing ke liye 30 Skill Upgrade chahiye. Lekan Sirf 20 chahiye thay?!”
Uske paas quest reward ki wajah se kafi Skill Points thay.
Force Manipulation ko level 2 par le ja chuka tha (15 points). Ab baqi se woh Alpha Intimidation upgrade kar sakta tha.
Usne upgrade par click kiya.
Alpha Intimidation → Alpha Bearing
Nayi skill zyada powerful thi. Jo bhi uski taraf dekhe aur jiska mental stat kam ho, uske stats reduce ho jate.
Aur ye pure group par be asir karta tha.
Jabke pahle sirf single target par asir karta tha.
“Ab maza ayega…” usne dheere se kaha.
Woh meditate karne laga hi tha ke—
RAWR!!
Andhere se garaj ki awaaz aayi.
Sikandar ki aankhein khul gayin. Awaazon se pata chal raha tha ke makhlooqon ka jhund hai.
Usne andhere mein chamakti safed aankhon ko dekha.
Sher ke size ki billi jaisi makhlooqein. Bhoora muscular jism, cheetay jaise spots, upar se nikle hue do tez daant, aur hunchback jese jism.
Sikandar ne Liliya ko halka sa dhakka diya.
“Hmm… kya—” woh bolte bolte ruk gayi jab usne dekha ke woh phir se ghir chuke hain.
“Lagta hai yahan neend naseeb nahi hogi,” Sikandar ne hansi ke saath kaha.
Liliya ne thaki hui saans li. “Ye Dark Monkey se kamzor hain. Tum handle karo. Mujhe sona hai.”
Usne Sikandar par Enhancing Mark laga diya aur dobara let gayi.
Sikandar ke honton par shikari muskurahat ubhar aayi.
“Free EXP… sweet dreams Liliya.”
Usne gehri saans li.
“Alpha Bearing.”
SWOOOSH!!
Ek laal shockwave uske jism se phooti. Zameen hilti mehsoos hui.
Makhlooqon ke chehron par khauf saaf nazar aa raha tha. Unki taqat 30% tak kam ho chuki thi.
Sikandar ke gird laal aura ubhra jo ek azeem surkh werewolf ki shakal ikhtiyar kar gaya.
Uska superior bloodline aur Alpha Bearing ka pressure… unhein ghutnon par lane ke liye kaafi tha.
Kuch makhlooqein peeche hatne lagi.
Sikandar zor se hansa.
“Ab bhaag ke dikhao… chhoti billi yon!”
Guards ke chehron par sakoon tha. Kaafi arse se koi jurm nahi hua tha.
Lekin shehar mein kuch log aise bhi thay jin ke bazuon par kaale kawway ka tattoo tha.
Ye thay Stygian Crow Organization… ya Black Hand.
Ye shehar unki hifazat mein tha. Log unpar depend thay.
Isi shehar mein ek gaari rukti hai.
Us se ek larki utarti hai.
Agar Sikandar yahan hota to foran pehchan leta.
Rosie.
Sard hawa ki wajah se layered kapray pehne hue, scarf theek karte hue, suitcase ghaseette hue.
Shehar ki roshniyon ke neeche dono saath chal parti hain…
Dono shehar ke darwaze se zyada door nahi ek ghar ki taraf gaye. Ghar ek pur-sukoon residential area mein tha — dekhne mein garamjoshi bhara, comfortable aur bilkul “homey” feel deta hua.
Chalte hue Rosie ne idhar-udhar dekha aur hairani se boli,
“Qrila City bilkul alag lag rahi hai… pichli baar jab main yahan aayi thi to shehar sunsaan tha, log gayab the aur sab kuch tootne ke qareeb lag raha tha.”
Abby ke chehre par fakhar bhari muskurahat aa gayi.
“Sab kuch Black Hand ke baad badal gaya. Unhon ne humein protection aur resources diye… isi liye shehar phir se zinda ho gaya.”
Yeh uska apna shehar tha. Aur apne shehar ko dobara jeeta jaagta dekh kar uska dil fakhar se bhar gaya.
Rosie ne gehri nazar se shehar ko dekha.
Usne news mein suna tha ke kuch Level Four shehron ko “Abandoned by Light” kaha jata hai… aur Qrila City bhi un mein se ek tha. Lekin yeh jagah to bilkul zinda lag rahi thi.
“Black Hand waqai itne powerful hain? Aur bina Awakened hue logon ko kaise protect kar lete hain?” Rosie ne dil hi dil mein socha.
Ghar pohanch kar Rosie ne apna samaan khol liya.
Woh kuch din — shayad ek hafta — yahan rehne wali thi. Usse apne zehan ko thora saaf karna tha.
“Ho gaya?” Abby ne kamre mein aate hue poocha.
Rosie ne haath kamar par rakh kar muskura kar kaha,
“Haan! Mujhe pata hai tum kya soch rahi ho. Chalo abhi bar chalte hain!”
Abby ne use ajeeb nazar se dekha.
Un dono ka riwaaj tha — jab bhi lambe arse baad milti thi, bar ja kar apni zindagi ki kahaniyan share karti thi.
Magar Rosie kabhi sharab pasand nahi karti thi. Aaj use itna excited dekh kar Abby ko thori hairani hui.
“Bas mujhe mat dekho aise. Chalo na!” Rosie ne uska haath pakar kar use ghar se bahar kheench liya.
Bar ke andheray aur halki roshni ke darmiyan Rosie ne apne dil ka sara bojh utaar diya.
Is dafa us ne apni limit se zyada sharab pee li thi. Chehra surkh laal ho chuka tha.
Usne Sikandar ke saath apni poori kahani bata di — shuru se aakhir tak.
Bas ek baat chhupa li… ke woh Werewolf hai.
“Main ne us se kaha tha ke main us ke liye kuch bhi kar sakti hoon… lekin us ne mana kar diya…” Rosie ne glass uthate hue kaha.
“Us ne kaha mera ambition us jaisa nahi hai… is liye woh mujhe chhor kar chala gaya. Haaah… main kya karun?”
Ek ghante se bhi kam waqt mein woh nashe mein doob chuki thi.
Abby ne apne glass ke kinare se ungli ghumaate hue poocha,
“Yeh ambition hai kya jis ka woh deewana hai?”
Rosie ne aankhein jhapkate hue kaha,
“Kya matlab?”
“Jo ambition tum keh rahi ho… woh hai kya?”
“Main nahi bata sakti… agar main ne kisi ko bataya to woh mujh se nafrat karega…” usne nashe mein bhi raaz chhupane ki koshish ki.
Abby ne maatha dabaya.
“Main sirf itna keh rahi hoon… agar tum dono ka ambition same nahi hai, to zabardasti kyun? Kyun na tum hi uska ambition ban jao?”
Rosie ki aankhein phail gayin.
“Agar woh power ka deewana hai… to itni powerful ban jao ke woh tum se alag na ho sake.”
“Agar woh paison ka deewana hai… to itni ameer ban jao ke woh tum se chipka rahe.”
Rosie bilkul chup ho gayi.
“Hello? Rosie? Sun rahi ho?” Abby ne haath hila kar kaha.
“Y-Yeah… samajh gayi…” Rosie ne dheemi awaaz mein kaha.
Lekin Abby ki baqi baatein us tak nahi pohanchin.
Uske zehan mein sirf ek jumla goonj raha tha…
“Uska ambition ban jao…”
“...Kya mujhe waqai yeh karna padega?”
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Lightless Marsh
Kuch waqt baad…
Liliya ne dheere dheere aankhein kholi.
Hawa mein kisi lazeez cheez ki khushboo thi.
Woh darakht se neeche jhanki — aur dekha ke Sikandar geeli zameen ke bawajood aag jala kar kuch bhun raha tha.
“Tum kya kar rahe ho?” Liliya ne neeche chhalang lagate hue poocha.
Sikandar ne muskurate hue ek seekh uski taraf badhai.
“Kha lo. Jo creatures hum ne pehle mare the… unka gosht kaafi tasty hai.”
Liliya ne pehle hichkichahat dikhayi.
Magar jaise hi usne ek bite li…
Uski aankhein chamak uthi.
“Yeh waqai lazeez hai…”
Dark Monkey aur woh billi jaisa creature — dono ka gosht hairat angez taur par acha tha.
Magar phir usne khud ko sambhala.
“Hum mission par hain. Abhi tak Northern Black Heads ka pata nahi chala.”
Sikandar ne pur-sukoon lehje mein jawab diya,
“Jab tum so rahi thi tab main ne unki location trace kar li. Aaram se khao. Phir chalte hain.”
Liliya hairan reh gayi.
Yeh aadmi sota kab hai?
Dono ne khamoshi se khana khatam kiya.
Phir Sikandar khara hua.
“Main un mein se ek se pehle mil chuka hoon,” us ne gehri awaaz mein kaha.
“Lekin kuch ajeeb ability thi… jis ne mujhe hit kiya aur woh Northern Black Head meri nazron se gayab ho gaya.”
“Yeh un ki power ka hissa hai. Is baar humein zyada hoshiyar rehna hoga.”
Liliya ne sar hilaya.
“Main hamare ird-gird invisible barrier bana dungi.”
Sikandar ne halka sa muskurate hue sar hilaya.
Agley hi pal…
Dono andhere daldal mein tezi se daud pade.
Unki chaal itni khamosh thi jaise saaye andhere mein ghul gaye hon.
Lightless Marsh phir se sunsaan ho gaya…
Magar is dafa andhera akela nahi tha.
Shikar shuru ho chuka tha.
_ _ _
SCO ke khufiya hideout ke andar gehri khamoshi chhayi hui thi.
“Andar aa jao,” lab ke darwaze se halki si hara rang ki roshni nikal rahi thi jab Jax andar dakhil hua.
“Anti-W research kaisi chal rahi hai? Progress ho rahi hai?” Jax ne seedha sawal kiya.
Us ke gardan par bana nine-headed crow ka tattoo ajeeb si dehshat phaila raha tha. Uska libaas hamesha ki tarah simple tha — magar uski shaksiyat ek badshah jaisi thi. Phir bhi Green Messenger ke saamne wo zyada relaxed lagta tha.
Lab ke andar ajeeb si boo phaili hui thi.
Mukhtalif qism ke substances, tubes, aur supernatural makhlooqon ke carcasses idhar udhar pade thay.
Green Messenger ki aankhein gehri aur siyah gaddhon jaisi lag rahi thi — jaise kayi dinon se soya na ho.
Green Messenger ne dheere se jawab diya:
“Red Team woh carcasses le aayi jo mujhe chahiye thay.”
Usne ek bartan mein ubalti siyah liquid ki taraf ishara kiya.
“In sab carcasses mein ek mushtarak cheez hai… yeh mana ko kha sakte hain. Agar main in sab ko merge kar doon, to Anti-W ka asar barh sakta hai. Magar waqt lagega… aur effect abhi bhi dheema hoga.”
Jax ne sar hilaya.
“Jab tak progress ho rahi hai… mujhe itna kaafi hai.”
Green Messenger ki aankhon mein halki si chamak aayi.
“Maine apni team ko Northern Black Head ka carcass lene bheja hai. Woh Anti-W ko accelerate kar sakta hai.”
Yeh sunte hi Jax ke chehre par khaufnaak muskurahat aa gayi.
“Bas thora sa aur… phir hum un ke barabar kharay honge,” usne dil hi dil mein socha.
“Is baat ka pata messengers ke ilawa kisi ko nahi chalna chahiye,” Jax ne sakhti se kaha aur wahan se nikal gaya.
Sikandar aur Liliya wapas us jagah aaye jahan Sikandar ne aakhri baar Northern Black Head dekha tha.
“Yahin tha… woh siyah pattay pakar raha tha jo in darakhton se ugte hain,” Sikandar ne dheere se kaha.
“Black leaves? Tumhein pata hai woh kya hotay hain?” Liliya ne hairani se poocha.
“Unhein Lightless Leaf kehte hain… aur pani se contact mein aate hi zahreelay ho jate hain.”
Liliya ne zameen ka jaiza liya.
Sikandar andar hi andar khud ko kos raha tha.
“Mujhe is Supernatural territory ke bare mein pehle research kar leni chahiye thi… yeh itna mushkil nahi hona chahiye tha.”
Jaise hi usne yeh socha, Liliya boli:
“Green Messenger ne kaha tha ke Northern Black Head ka data incomplete hai. Is mission mein hum unki poori information collect karenge.”
Sikandar ne use dekha.
“Kya yeh mera dimagh parh leti hai…?”
Dono ne alag alag directions mein search karna shuru kiya.
Magar Northern Black Heads… jaise hawa mein ghul jate hon.
Do din guzar gaye.
Lightless Marsh mein subah aur raat ka koi farq nahi tha. Sirf andhera.
“North clear hai. Kuch nahi mila,” Liliya ne thakay hue lehje mein kaha.
Woh muskuraya.
“Bas ek level aur… phir evolution.”
Level 10 par woh Werewolf bana tha.
Level 20 par High Werewolf.
Level 30 par… kuch aur bara hone wala tha.
Usne apne Attributable Points Mental stat mein daal diye.
Magar uski nazar achanak ruk gayi.
Full Moon – 4 Days – Violet Moon
“Yeh kaise mumkin hai…? Full Moon to mahine mein ek baar hoti hai.”
Usne dheere se system se poocha:
“System… Violet Moon ke liye mujhe kya prepare karna chahiye?”
Chand lamhon tak khamoshi rahi.
Phir screen par alfaaz ubhre:
<Only the Strong-Willed can stay loyal to the Female Alpha>
Sikandar ka chehra sakht ho gaya.
“Strong-Willed…? Kya Violet Moon meri will test karegi? Aur iska Adhara se kya taluq hai?”
System ne jawab nahi diya.
“Yeh system mujhe chidhata hai…”
Raat aur zyada thandi ho gayi.
Sikandar ek darakht ke paas ruk gaya.
Usne dheere se socha:
“System… Northern Black Head ke bare mein batao.”
<Northern Black Head>
<Low-ranking Supernatural.
Andhere mein rehna pasand karta hai.
Hood jaisi skin se chehra dhaka hota hai.
Safed tentacles unke paon ki jagah hote hain.
Zyada tar female ke ird gird pack mein rehte hain.
Roshni se shadeed nafrat.>
Sikandar ne daant bhinche.
“Yeh koi kaam ki info nahi…”
Phir uske dimagh mein ek khayal aya.
Usne paas wale darakht ko chhua.
“System… is darakht ko scan karo.”
Hawa achanak sard ho gayi.
Darakht ki chhaal par siyah rekhain ubharne lagen.
Aur tab…
Usse mehsoos hua ke andhera zinda hai.
Jaise kuch unhein dekh raha ho.
Jaise Northern Black Heads unke qareeb hi hon.
Aur shikar ka waqt shuru hone wala ho.
<Scanning...>
<Scanning Complete!>
<Dead Tree>
Yeh darakht environment ke mutabiq mutate nahi kar saka, is liye mar chuka hai. Yeh aam darakht se bhi kamzor hai.
Yeh parh kar Sikandar ne sir hilaya aur agla darakht dhoondhne laga.
Woh jis darakht ki talaash mein tha us ka naam tha:
<Dark Pixy Tree>
Yeh ek mutated darakht hai jo sirf andheron mein ugta hai. Is ki jarain milon tak phaili hoti hain. Yeh Lightless Leaves paida karta hai jo zehreeli hoti hain. Har 2 ya 3 din baad, yeh pehle toxic gas chhorta hai, phir patte ugte hain.
Yeh parh kar Sikandar ke honton par halki si muskurahat aa gayi.
“Is dafa system ne kaam ki info di hai…” us ne dil mein socha.
“Agar hum unhein dhoond nahi sakte… to unka intezar karte hain.”
Sikandar ne Liliya ko sab bataya, yeh keh kar ke usay yaad aaya hai.
Liliya thodi suspicious hui… magar aakhir kar us ne us par bharosa kar liya.
Dono wapas us jagah aa gaye jahan Sikandar ne pehle Northern Black Head dekha tha.
Sikandar ko yaqeen tha — woh makhlooq Lightless Leaves ke liye bechain hai.
Ghantay guzar gaye…
Dono apni aura chhupa kar bushes mein chup kar baithe thay. Jaise shikari apne shikar ka intezar karta hai.
Low-ranking supernatural bhi is mission mein mushkil sabit ho rahe thay.
Unki enhanced senses ke bawajood, woh Northern Black Head ko locate nahi kar pa rahe thay.
Phir…
Chhapp… chhapp…
Paani hilne ki awaaz.
Sikandar ke kaan kharay ho gaye.
“Yahi hai…” us ne dheere se kaha.
Unhon ne dekha — Northern Black Head paani ki satah ke upar tair raha tha.
Ajeeb manzar tha… magar shayad us ki tentacles ki ability thi.
Woh Dark Pixy Tree ke saamne ruk gaya… aur patton ka intezar karne laga.
Sikandar ne dheere se kaha:
“Main usay pakarne ki koshish karta hoon. Tum apna invisible barrier activate karo.”
Liliya ne sar hilaya.
Us ka skill 30 meter radius mein activate ho gaya — aur Northern Black Head be khabar us jaal mein phans gaya.
Yeh skill mana use nahi karta tha… is liye dushman ko kuch mehsoos nahi hua.
Signal milte hi—
Black Lightning Sikandar ki aankhon mein chamki.
BLITZ!
Woh flash skill se bijli ki tarah dash karta hua aage badha.
Magar—
SWIT!
Kuch us ke maathe par laga.
Us ki nazar dhundli ho gayi.
Magar us ne khud ko sambhala hi tha ke—
BOOM!
Liliya ka red mark activate hua jab Northern Black Head bhaagne ki koshish kar raha tha.
Liliya ka red mark waqai kafi powerful tha, 1 hi jatke mai Northern Black Head mar gaya.
Woh cheekha… aur paani mein gir gaya.
Magar paani gehra tha.
Reflex mein Sikandar ne chalang lagayi, usay pakda aur wapas tree trunk par aa gaya.
Makhlooq mar chuki thi.
Dono ne us ka black hood kholne ki koshish ki…
Magar woh hood asal mein us ki skin thi.
Andar kuch bhi nahi tha.
Woh… be-chehra tha.
“Yeh aansu kaise nikalenge?” Liliya ne pareshani se kaha.
Tabhi—
PSSSHH!!
Dark Pixy Tree ne naye Lightless Leaves uga diye.
Patte paani mein girte hi liquid ban gaye… aur paani zehreela hone laga.
Phir—
SCREEECHHH!!
Zameen hil gayi.
Paani ke andar se koi dahaar raha tha.
Dono ne ek dusre ko dekha.
“Yahan koi aur makhlooq hai…” Sikandar ne dheere se kaha.
Achanak Northern Black Head ki laash deflate hone lagi.
Liliya ki aankhein phat gayin.
“Yeh… yeh in ke aansu hain!”
Sikandar ka haath geela ho chuka tha.
<Northern Black Head's Tear>
Unke aansu weapon ke tor par use hote hain. Woh bijli ki raftaar se attack karte hain aur target ke dimagh par hamla karte hain — hypnosis tak ka asar kar sakte hain.
“Yahi chahiye tha…” Sikandar ne tasdeeq ki.
Achanak…
Chalis ke qareeb Northern Black Heads charon taraf se zahir ho gaye.
Woh darakhton par kharay thay… aur paani ko dekh rahe thay.
Doosra Lightless Leave uga.
PSSSHH!
Woh sab ek saath patton ki taraf jhapte.
Magar—
SWOOSH!
SHING!
Sikandar aur Liliya ne apne spells chalay.
BOOM!
Kai makhlooqein hawa mein hi phat kar paani mein gir gayin.
Group bana kar woh asaan nishana ban gaye.
Sikandar muskuraya.
Woh shallow water ke paas ghutnon ke bal baitha.
Quest reward se mila Lightless Leave nikaala.
Baaki Northern Black Heads pagal ho kar us ki taraf jhapte.
Magar Liliya ne sab rok liya.
Sikandar ne patta paani ki taraf le ja kar jhukaya…
Bas haath paani ko chune wala tha ke—
GRAB!
Ek bara sa safed tentacle paani se nikla aur Sikandar ka haath jakkar liya.
“Eh?!”
Woh sakht hairan reh gaya.
Tentacle barf jaisa safed tha… aur itna bara ke us ki baazu ko pura lapet chuka tha.
Paani ke andar kuch tha…
Kuch jo in sab se zyada khatarnaak tha.
Aur ab…
Woh jag chuka tha.
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"What the hell?!"
SPLASH!
Sikandar ko achanak kisi ne zor se paani ke andar ghaseet liya. Sab kuch itna tezi se hua ke uska enhanced sense bhi react na kar saka. Wo ek pal ke liye bhool gaya tha ke pani ke neeche bhi koi makhlooq maujood hai.
Uske haath mein pakray hue Lightless Leaves tez hawa se udd gaye.
Liliya ne yeh manzar dekha aur foran samajh gayi ke kya ho raha hai.
Lightless Leaves ne neeche wali makhlooq ko takleef di thi — woh makhlooq jo kisi tarah Northern Black Head se linked thi. Agar unki ansoo hasil karne thay, to neeche wali cheez ko aur zyada dard dena zaroori tha.
Yeh samajhte hi Liliya bijli ki tarah Lightless Leaves ki taraf jhapi.
Lekin…
Andhere se aur bhi Northern Black Heads nikal aaye.
Unki tadaad pehle se zyada thi.
Woh andhere se cheenti ki tarah umad kar bahar aaye. Liliya ka dil ek pal ke liye hil gaya.
Uski speed un sab se zyada thi, lekin agar usse Leaves ko pani mein dip karna tha to use in sab ke darmiyan se guzarna padta.
SWITTT!
Achanak kai Northern Black Heads ne apni abilities activate kar di.
Dimagh ko cheer dene wali psychic wave hawa mein phail gayi.
Sikandar jaisa banda bhi shayad dodge na kar pata — Liliya to phir bhi sirf Rank Five thi.
Uska sar phatne laga. Aisa laga jaise koi sadiyon purani migraine uske dimagh ko baar baar kuchal rahi ho.
Woh karah uthi.
Concentration toot chuki thi.
Liliya ne foran strategy change ki.
Agar woh seedha fight karti rahi to Leaves kho degi.
Aur woh bardasht nahi tha.
Woh ghoomte huye bhaagne lagi, unhe apne peeche lagate hue.
Rank Two aur Rank Three ke Northern Black Heads use kabhi nahi maar sakte thay — chahe dinon tak koshish kar lete.
Is dauran…
Sikandar gehre pani mein tha.
Sab kuch itna achanak hua ke woh saans tak nahi le saka.
Jo bhi makhlooq thi, uski taqat lagbhag Sikandar jaisi thi.
Sirf Rank Five ya us se upar ka creature hi use is tarah ghaseet sakta tha.
Blubble…
Blubble…
Bulbulay uske mooh se nikal rahe thay.
Woh gehraai mein ghaseeta gaya aur zor se neeche pathar se takraya.
Sikandar ne aankhen kholne ki koshish ki—
Magar aankhen jal uthin.
Safed dhuan uski aankhon se nikalne laga.
Uska bloodline activate ho gaya.
Healing shuru ho gayi.
Kuch lamhon baad aankhen normal ho gayin.
‘Yahan zyada der nahi reh sakta.’
Woh upar ki taraf tairne laga.
Tabhi—
SWOOSH!
Ek safed tentacle bijli ki tarah uski taraf aaya.
Sikandar side mein ghuma.
Tentacle pani ko cheer gaya.
Doosra tentacle uski taraf aaya.
“Lightning Salvo!”
BLITZZZZ!!
Kaali bijli uski ungliyon se phooti.
Pani bijli se bhar gaya.
Tentacle jhatka kha kar peeche hat gaya.
Ek khofnaak cheekh pani mein goonj uthi.
Sikandar ne moka dekh kar upar ki taraf tairna shuru kiya.
“HUAAH!”
Woh surface par aaya aur gehri saans li—
Lekin dobara neeche ghaseet liya gaya.
“Bas bohat ho gaya!”
Is dafa usne zor se aankhen kholi.
Neeche andhere mein ek bara sa saya tha.
Stats notification uske samne flash hua.
‘Mil gaya…’
Uski aankhen dard se phat rahi thin.
Magar usne daant bhinch liye.
‘System… Sky Rupture spell ko completely learn karo!’
<10,000 Gold required. Proceed?>
‘YES!’
SNAP!
Behad bhari maloomat uske dimagh mein toofan ki tarah daakhil hui.
Technique. Structure. Mana flow.
Sab kuch ek lamhe mein clear ho gaya.
Yeh high-ranking spell tha.
Mana ka samandar maangta tha.
Sikandar ka jism kaali bijli ke aura mein lapet gaya.
Itni ghani bijli ke pani bhi us tak nahi pahunch raha tha.
Chaotic black lightning uske gird crack kar rahi thi.
Pura pani roshan hone laga.
Usne mehsoos kiya—
Hawa ka rukh badal gaya hai.
Yeh aam hawa nahi thi.
Yeh woh hawa thi jo toofan se pehle chalti hai.
Kuch bara hone wala tha.
“Yeh… Sikandar hai?”
Uska dil halka sa bechain hua.
Woh wapas us jagah ki taraf bhagi.
Use pata tha—
Sikandar asani se nahi marega.
Magar yeh jo energy mehsoos ho rahi thi…
Yeh kisi aam spell ki nahi thi.
Pani Ke Neeche
Sikandar ne haath asmaan ki taraf uthaya—
Halaanke woh pani ke neeche tha.
Kaali bijli spiral ban kar uske gird ghoom rahi thi.
“Sky… Rupture.”
Uski awaaz pani mein goonj uthi.
Aur agle hi lamhe—
Aasmaan, pani aur zameen—
Sab phatne wale thay.
Northern Black Heads jo pehle Liliya ka peecha kar rahe thay, achanak ruk gaye aur ek dusre ke upar charhna shuru kar diya. Unki tadaad itni zyada thi ke woh poori pani ki satah ko dhak sakte thay.
“Kya yeh pani ke andar kisi cheez ko protect kar rahe hain?” Liliya ne dil hi dil mein socha.
Phir achanak…
RUMBLE!
Aasman se garaj ki awaaz goonji. Ghane dhund — Lightless Marsh ki moti fog — ki wajah se woh aasman dekh nahi sakti thi, lekin hawa ka mizaj badal chuka tha. Kuch bara hone wala tha.
Senkron Northern Black Heads ke darmiyan se pani achanak bijli ki roshni se chamak utha.
Sirf ek jhalak mein hi Liliya samajh gayi.
“Yeh Sikandar hai…”
“Yeh kis qisam ka spell use kar raha hai? Kya rank five Awakened ke paas itni taqat ho sakti hai? Namumkin… ya phir…?” woh hairani se sochne lagi.
Mana hawa ki tarah ghuma, jaise toofan ka markaz sirf ek hi jagah ho — Sikandar.
Phir…
CRAACKK!!
Aasman cheer gaya.
Ek azeem bijli ka bolt fog ko phaar kar seedha Northern Black Heads ke barricade par gira. Unka dher pal bhar mein cheer diya gaya aur bijli seedha pani tak pohanch gayi.
BOOOOM!!!
Zameen kaanp uthi.
Dhamake ki awaaz ne poore ilaqay ko hila diya. Pani phat kar hawa mein uda aur usi lamhe vapor ban kar ghaib ho gaya. Aadha mile ke radius mein sab kuch seedha ho gaya — darakht, pathar, geeli mitti — sab jal kar sukhi zameen mein tabdeel ho gaye.
Sab kuch ek pal mein hua.
Liliya ne sirf aasman ki taraf dekha tha… lekin jab tak woh samajh paati, shockwave usey, patharon ko, darakhton ko, aur Northern Black Heads ko hawa mein uda chuki thi.
Baqi bachha hua pani barish ki tarah neeche girne laga.
Liliya ne foran apne laal nishanon ka barrier bana liya, lekin phir bhi woh zor se peeche jaa lagi. Jab woh gir kar uthi, usne dekha ke uske barrier mein suraakh ho chuka tha.
“Yeh… itna powerful?”
Uske jism ke kuch hisson par jalne ke nishan thay. Dard har jagah phaila hua tha.
“Rank five Awakened se aisi taqat? Main ne kabhi nahi dekhi…”
Usne aasman ki taraf dekha — woh phata hua lag raha tha, jaise koi dragon usay cheer kar nikla ho.
Yeh manzar yaqeen se bahar tha.
Liliya dheere dheere aage badhi. Teen chothai pani ghaib ho chuka tha.
Lekin jaise hi woh Sikandar ko dhoondhne wali thi—
SPLASH!
Ek bara saya uski nazar ke saamne se guzra.
SPLAT!
Peeche gosht ki bhari si awaaz aayi.
Liliya ne palat kar dekha.
Zameen par ek makhlooq ki laash padi thi.
Woh pauday jaisi thi — sar ke gird phoolon jaisi pankhriyan, be-shumar tez daanton se bhara munh, aur aath safed tentacles. Uska size ek ghar ke barabar tha.
Tab pani mein se koi bahar nikla.
Woh tha — Sikandar.
Woh ek lamhe ke liye jam gaya jab usne Liliya ko ghurte dekha.
“Oops… mujhe andaza nahi tha ke spell itna strong hoga,” Sikandar ne sharmindagi se muskura kar sar khujaya.
Liliya bilkul khamosh reh gayi.
30 Minute Baad
Pata chala ke jo makhlooq Sikandar se pani ke andar lari thi, woh ek female Northern Black Head thi — bilkul system ke mutabiq.
Jis se Sikandar ne muqabla kiya, uski taqat mid rank five thi. Kuch females peak rank five tak bhi pohanch jati hain — magar woh kam hoti hain.
100 se zyada Northern Black Heads ke group mein hamesha ek female hoti hai, aur saare male uski hifazat ke liye apni jaan tak de dete hain.
Agar female ko chot lage ya woh mar jaye—
Toh saare male Northern Black Heads ro padte hain.
Kuch to marne ke baad bhi rote rehte hain… kyun ke woh ek dusre se linked hote hain.
Isi wajah se, Sikandar aur Liliya ne do bottles Northern Black Head ke aansuon se bhar li.
Mission kamyab raha.
Aur sirf kuch din lage — bilkul Sikandar ke schedule ke mutabiq — university wapas jane ke liye.
Ab unhe insani ilaqay tak pohanchne mein waqt lagega, aur ehtiyat zaroori thi.
“Chalo wapas chalte hain. Do bottles kaafi hain,” Sikandar ne bottles apni kamar se bandh kar kaha.
Liliya ne sar hilaya, lekin pehle woh baith gayi aur sari findings likhne lagi. Green Messenger ne usey hidayat di thi ke sab kuch document kare taake SCO ke database mein store kiya ja sake.
Jab woh khatam hui, dono ne wapas ka safar shuru kiya.
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~ Doosri Taraf ~
“Kya tum waqai haar maan rahe ho?” ek aurat ne mayoosi se kaha.
Woh ek aadmi se baat kar rahi thi jiski aankhen dhansi hui theen. Table par sharab ki bottles padi theen. Uska chehra toot chuka tha.
Woh tha — Duncan Platchi.
Reed Family ke Sikandar ki hifazat karne ki khabar ne usey andar se tor diya tha. Usne Sullivan Family par ho rahe hamlon ki parwah karna bhi chhor diya.
Uske kai wafadar log mar chuke thay.
Woh Sikandar se haar chuka tha — aur woh is haqeeqat ko samajh chuka tha.
Reed Family jo kabhi uska ally thi, ab zyada Sikandar ki taraf jhuki hui thi.
Iska matlab saaf tha.
Sikandar ki potential Platchi Family se bhi aage nikal sakti thi.
Aur aise dushman ke khilaf… woh kuch nahi kar sakta tha.
Uska inteqam lene ka jazba dheere dheere khatam ho chuka tha.
“Hamare bete ki rooh abhi tak bechain hai! Uska qatil azad ghoom raha hai!” uski biwi ghusse se cheekhi.
Lekin Duncan ne koi jawab nahi diya.
Woh sirf peeta raha.
“Phir main khud karungi!” uski biwi ne darwaze ki taraf qadam badhaye.
Magar Duncan ne usey rok liya.
“Bas karo… yeh khatam ho chuka hai. Main bhi inteqam chahta hoon… lekin humein zinda logon ka bhi sochna hai. Apne baray bete ka socho. Agar tum ne kuch kiya, Reed Family humein mita degi.”
Uski biwi ke honton par larzish aa gayi.
Aansu nikal aaye.
Woh Duncan ke seenay se lag kar ro pari.
Yeh sach tha — Sikandar unki pohanch se bahar ja chuka tha.
Zabardasti karna khudkushi hoti.
Duncan ne dheemi awaaz mein kaha:
“Maaf karna mere bete… main tumhara badla lene ke laiq nahi ho saka…”
Usne apni biwi ko zor se galay laga liya.
Aur kamra sirf unke dard ki khamoshi se bhar gaya.
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Aaj ke liye itnah hi. I hope ye episode be aap sub ko pasind ahya ho gah.
Let hone ki waja aap sub ko batai thi.
Isi liye ye mega update diya.
To likes aur comments zaror karna. Aur koi suggestions hun to wo be.
Mission to complete ho gaya but abi Dono wapis nahi ponche. Kya wo itni asani se wapis ja sake gay? Ye to sochne wali baat hai. Apni princess ke ilake mai ah kar, bina mile wapis jana impossible...
Bane rahiye sath.
Likes target is baar be 55 hai.
Next update target complete hone par.
Wow kia hi dhasu update diya hai maza aa gaya pad ker. Bohat khoob aur lagta to nahi bagair miley nikal payege yah log aur mulaqat hogi to khoon se bhari hui bhi hogi ab dekhtay hai aage kia hota hai.
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Lightless Marsh
Lightless Marsh
Black Lightning Sikandar ki aankhon mein chamki.
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