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Incredible maja aa gya to is duniya me kul 30 system hai jinme 18 bache hain aur Veer ko ek system owner ne bachaya hai ise bhi us phone call wale ne lagaya hai ye ranshu kanhi Chinatown arc se related to nhi hai wating for next UpdateUpdate - 145 ~ X
Ab tak...
Ava ke poore badan me sihran daud gayi. Woh kisi chidiya ki tarah harr taraf gardan modte hue apne chaaro orr dekhne lagi.
'V-Veer!!!!?'
Agle hi pal uski nazre bagal se lagi building ke uss terrace par gayi.
Par, usne jo saamne dekha toh-
Siwae aasmaan me chamakte chaand ke alaawa waha koi nahi tha.
Terrace khaali thi.
'Veer!!!????'
Ab aage...
Andhkaar!
Kya hota hai? Kya prakaash ka na hona andhkaar hai?
Maut!
Kya hoti hai?
Kya saans na le paana mrityu hai? Kuch sunn na paana, dekh na paana, bol na paana, mehsoos na kar paana. Kya yahi hai maut?
Agar vyakti inme se kuch bhi kar na paaye, ye bhi pata na ho ki uski dhadkane chal rahi hai ya nahi? Toh kya usse mrat ghoshit kiya jaa sakta hai?
Uss soch ka kya jo waha ab bhi maujood hai? Woh soch jo duniya bhar ke gyaan ko samajhne ke liye saksham hai.
Veer ki soch iss waqt issi sthiti se guzar rahi thi. Chaaro orr andhkaar fela hua tha.
Na hi wo apne shareer ko mehsoos kar paa raha tha aur na hi kuch dekh ya sunn paa raha tha.
Kaisa mehsoos hota hoga jab aapke saamne andhera chhaa jaaye. Aap jaante ho aapki soch ab bhi kaam kar rahi hai. Aap ye bhi samajh paa rahe ho ki aap andhkaar me doobe hue ho. Par kaisa mehsoos hoga jab ye bodh hoye ki sirf sochne ke alaawa aap aur kuch nahi kar sakte.
Koi awaaz nahi, koi drishya nahi, koi anubhooti nahi. Kaisa lagega tab?
Veer abhi issi sthiti me tha.
Aisa lag raha tha jaise woh kisi antariksh me ghoom raha hai. Farq sirf itna tha ki yaha koi taare nahi the aur na hi koi roshni.
Jab woh apne mann ke vichaaro me ladte ladte maansik roop se thak gaya, aur iss paristhiti se baahar nikalne ka koi hal khoj na saka, tabhi usse kuch dhundh si nazar aayi.
'Huh?'
Aur fir ek dhwani,
[....ster!!!]
[.....errrr!!!!!]
'Huh?'
Veer ki saansein tej ho uthi. Yeh awaaz woh bhali-bhati jaanta tha.
Aur agle hi shan, uska shareer kisi chumbak ki tarah khichta chala gaya. Uski consciousness drift hone lagi.
"Aaaarrrghhhh!!!"
Laga jaise woh aseem raftaar me antariksh me udd raha hai.
Theek uske turant baad hi,
'Uhh!!?'
Sab kuch akasmaat shaant ho gaya. Andhkaar toh abhi bhi tha. Magar ab,
Uska seena upar neeche ho raha tha. Woh saans le raha tha.
Uski naak me aas paas ke vatavaran ki praanvayu aane lagi. Samudra ki lehro ka shor sunaayi dene laga.
Ek ek karke harr senses uske apna apna kaam karne lage. Woh zinda tha.
Saath hi,
[Maaaasttttteeerrrrr!!!]
Woh awaaz bhi usse sunaayi di.
Palke jhapki aur dheere dheere Veer ki aankhon ke saamne kuch drishya aane lage.
'Urgh!'
Ek andhruni karaah uski nikli. Aankhein dard kar rahi thi. Usse fir kuch nazar aaya.
Apni baayi orr dekhte hi kuch aisa nazaara uske saamne tha.
Akaash me chandrama apni roshni bikhere chamak raha tha. Derr raat ho rakhi thi.
[Master!!! Thank god! Finally! Can you hear me?]
Veer ne mann hi mann haami bhari.
Poora badan uska dard kar raha tha. Lag raha tha jaise uske shareer ke tukde tukde kar ke zameen par bikher diye ho.
Jab usne aas-paas ka jayza liya toh usse anumaan ho gaya ki woh samudra me maujood chattaano ke nichle hisse me bani kisi gufa me tha.
Uska shareer chattaan ki deewaar se hi tika hua tha. Peeche usse kuch gadd raha tha. Apne haath ko tatol ke usne uss cheez ko sehlaaya toh paaya ki ye wahi gun thi.
Jo usne Ushant Island me uss ek gang member ko behosh kar ke chhinaayi thi.
Abhi woh kuch harqat karta ki tabhi usse kuch awaaz sunaayi di. Kisi ke qadmo ki awaaz thi. Dheere dheere ye awaaz uske nazdeek aa rahi thi.
Veer turant hi sachet ho gaya. Khatre ki bhanak lagte hi usne sarr utha ke saamne dekha.
Ek bade se shareer ki chhaaya aakriti uske saamne thi. Usse dekhte hi,
'Check!!!'
*Ding*
[No information available.]
Notification dekhte hi Veer ki aankhein bhay ke maare fel gayi.
'Crimson???'
Uski aadat bann chuki tha harr nazdeek maujood insaan ko check karna.
Notification ka bodh hote hi,
*Swoooshhhh*
Woh apni jagah se ekdum se ucchla.
[Master-!!! No-!!! Wait!!]
Par Pari ki baat sunn'ne me usse derri ho gayi. Woh tab tak hawa me kood chuka tha.
Saamne khada vyakti uske iss tarah achanak hamle se achambhav me reh gaya.
"Y-You-!!!!"
Veer kisi ghaayal sher ki tarah uss aadmi par lapka aur uske vishaal shareer ke upar chadh gaya.
Furti me uska haath peeche kamar par gaya, aur haath me gun aate hi Veer ne bandook uss aadmi ki khopdi par upar se taan di.
Magar,
Trigger nahi daba paaya. Kyuki,
Veer ki aankh ke theek saamne ek paini sui bas 0.5 cm ki duri par tainaat thi.
Jaha Veer uss aadmi ki peeth par chadh uske sarr par aim lagaya tha. Toh wahi uss aadmi ne jhatse kahi se lagbhag 15 cm lambi ek sui nikaal ke Veer ki aankh ki putli ke saamne kar di thi.
Veer ki aankhein adh-khuli thi. Saansein bhi ukhdi-ukhdi le raha tha woh. Yu jaldbaazi me ucchalne se uske shareer ka dard bhadha aur jagah jagah se khoon nikalne laga. Parantu, uske baad bhi woh tass se mass na hua.
Aadmi : Such will power-!!!
Haafte hue woh uss aadmi ke upar hi chadha hua tha.
Aadmi : Ladke!!! Neeche aao!! Issi waqt! Warna apni aankh kho doge. Tumhari bandook me goli nahi hai!
Ye toh Crimson nahi tha. Aadmi ki awaaz sunte hi Veer ne forun hi trigger daba diya.
*Click* *Click*
Par uss aadmi ki baat satya thi.
Gun me waqai bullets nahi thi.
'Tsk!'
Veer jaise hi neeche aaya woh ladkhada ke gir pada.
[Master!!!!]
Uske girte hi saamne khade shaks ka chehra gufa me chaand ki aati roshni ke saamne aaya. Veer ne dekha ki qareeban 50 kuch ki umr ka vyakti uske saamne tha.
Bhayanak badi kad-kaathi. Lambe ghane baal jo adhiktar kaale the magar kuch safed baal bhi unme shaamil the.
Badi badi daadhi aur lambi latakti hui mooche.
Ghaayal Veer usse bas satarkta me ghoor raha tha. Iss haalat me bhi woh ladne se bhaag nahi raha tha.
Aadmi ne apne haath me li hui badi si sui ko apni kamar ke peeche ek kapde ke bag me rakh liya.
[Master! Don't worry! He's our benefactor. Usne hi aapki jaan bachaayi hai.]
'What?'
Pari ki baat sunn, Veer hairat me uss aadmi ko dekha.
Aadmi : Taajub hua? System ne sach bata diya? Mein tumhara dushman nahi ladke.
Aadmi ne chinese bhaasha me bola. Jiske jawaab me Veer ne bhi chinese me hi baat ki,
Veer : Kaun ho tum?
Aadmi : Tum mujhe 'Renshu' keh ke bula sakte ho.
Renshu apna vishaal shareer liye wahi bane ek patthar par baitha. Kamar par latki ek bottle gourd usne nikaali aur usme se paani peene laga.
Pyaas bhujte hi usne bottle gourd Veer ki orr feki.
Veer ne ek haath se uss bottle ko catch kiya. Ye natural water bottles hoti thi jinhe bottle gourd ki sabzi se banaaya jaata tha.
Renshu : Paani hai! Tum 2 din se behosh the. Pee lo!
Veer ne kuch shan tak Renshu ko dekha aur fir apne haath me uss natural water bottle ko.
[It's okay Master! Drink it.]
Pari ki sahanubhuti se Veer ne fir koi virodh nahi dikhaya.
Usne paani piya. Ab harr jagah usse dard mehsoos ho raha tha. Josh josh me woh ucchal ke Renshu pe chadh toh gaya tha par uske chalte uske shareer ke ghaav firse khul gaye the. Khoon fir behne laga tha.
Renshu wahi se kuch qadmo ki duri par lakdiya ikhatta kar aag jalaane chala gaya. Derr raat ho rahi thi aur thand thodi badh chuki thi.
Renshu : Ladke!!! Tumhe pata hai tumhare behosh hone ke baad kya kya hua hai?
Veer ko sab jaise yaad aaya. Ushant Island ki woh vardaate.
Veer : R-Right-!! Mein! Kya hua tha?
Iss baar usne Hindi me bola aur uska jawaab Renshu ne bhi Hindi me hi diya,
Renshu : 2 din tak Island ke aas-paas chhaan been chali hai. Tumhari laash ko dhundhne ki. Kuch derr pehle hi woh sab yaha se nikle hai.
Yaani Veer 2 din se behosh tha. Aur waha DGSI aur police force do din tak Island ke tat par chhaan been karte rahe.
Veer : Hum unse kitni dur hai?
Renshu : Kareeb 2 KM dur. Chinta ki zaroorat nahi. Ye jagah surakshit hai ladke.
Dono ke liye koi bhi language barrier nahi tha. Woh harr bhaasha me baat kar sakte the. Aur DGSI logo ke jaane ke baad shayad isliye ab Renshu bina kisi fiqr ke aag jala raha tha.
Veer : Mein 2 din se behosh tha?
Renshu : Poore 2 din aur 3 raat.
Veer : That's-!!
Renshu : Mein sab kuch samjhane nahi baitha tumhare liye. Apne system se pucho. Woh tumhe samjha dega. Ya…! Samjha degi!?
Veer ne Pari ko awaaz lagayi toh andar se Pari ki awaaz aayi. Woh toh tatpar hi baithi thi sab kuch bataane ke liye.
[Master-!!]
'Pari! Kya hua tha akhir? Mujhe yaad hai, mein-! Crimson se ladayi kar raha tha. Uske baad-! Right! Ava!! She-!'
[First of all-]
'!!??'
[Don't you fucking do that ever again!!]
Pari ki awaaz bilkul wesi hi thi. Ruwaasi. Jab usne antim baar uss se baat ki thi. Awaaz bilkul wesi hi thi.
'I-'
[Stop! A-Aur meri baat suniye pehle-!]
[Kya soch ke aapne aisa kiya haan? Who told you to do that? Aapne ek baar bhi mere baare me nahi socha? I told you. Didn't I? Mein firse koi energy se space travel nahi kar sakti. Once you die. I die as well. Aur uske baad bhi aapne-]
'I-I… I'm sorry Pari!'
Apne Master ke muh se sorry sunn, Pari turant hi shaant ho gayi.
[J-Just keep in mind from now on. Ahinda se aap aisa kuch nahi karenge.]
'Yes!'
[Aur rahi baat kya hua tha? Then allow me to explain.]
'Hmm!'
Veer kisi bacche ki tarah tha abhi jo apni maa se daant kha raha tha. Pari uski laparwahi par bhadak rahi thi. Magar zyada derr apne Master se gussa kaise reh sakti thi.
[Sabse pehli baat Master. Jo aadmi aapke saamne hai. Usne hi aapki jaan bachaayi hai.]
'Renshu?'
[Yes. Jab aap paani me gire the toh Renshu hi tha jo aapke shareer ko saath leke waha se dur leke aaya.]
'I see! Magar police ne dekha nahi? Hum underwater aaye? Mein bach kaise gaya?'
[Aap underwater kuch seconds ke liye hi the. Renshu aapko neeche ke raaste se laaya hai. Aur fir tairte tairte yaha iss gufa me. It was so hard. Kayi baar bache hai. Then, he removed the water you swallowed, and the bullets as well. Fir dressing hui aur ab jaake aapko hosh aaya hai.]
'I see!'
[And that witch-!!!]
'Huh?'
[AVA GRACE MARTIN! The witch framed us. Usne hume dhoka diya Master. Woh uss Crimson ke saath mili hui thi.]
Veer ko andaaza toh tab hi ho gaya tha jab usne Ava ko helicopter me baithe dekha tha. Uska kuch na kehna. Woh khamoshi sab kuch bayaa kar gayi thi. Veer sab jaan gaya tha. Par ek baat se abhi bhi anibhigya tha woh.
[Also, she has a system.]
Aur Pari ne keh diya. Ye jaante hi Veer ko ek bada jhatka laga.
'Kya????'
Woh ye jaanta tha ki Ava ne usse dhoka diya hai. Par uske paas system tha? Ye bhala kaise ho sakta tha?
'N-No! Ye namumkin hai. Mene check kiya tha aur-'
Pari ne tabhi uske mann me screen ke saamne kuch rakh diya.
*Ding*
[Skill : Camouflage.
Bio : Allows the host to set a fake status according to their will. Favourability can also be altered.]
Skill ka description padhte hi Veer hakka bakka reh gaya.
'N-Nahi!!'
[Shuru se ant tak, woh aapke saath game khel rahi thi.]
'N-No!'
Ek ajeeb si peeda Veer ke dil me janm li. Aur baar baar ek hi sawaal pe uski sui aake atak rahi thi.
Akhir kyu?
Kyu kiya Ava ne uske saath ye sab? Kya bigada tha usne Ava ka? Woh toh yaha uski madad ke liye aaya tha na? Toh fir kyu?
Pari ne jaise apne Master ki peeda ko mehsoos kar liya. Andar hi andar Veer ki iss haalat ko dekh Pari ka khud ka seena chhalni ho raha tha.
Parantu, apne Master ko satya se avgat karana zaroori tha.
'T-Tumhe kaise pata chala Pari?'
Veer ki awaaz ahista se Pari ko sunaayi padi.
[Jab aap paani me waha se kood rahe the. Aapki nazre police officers par thi. Par meri nazre, Ava par tiki hui thi.]
'??'
[She was leaning down towards the door of the helicopter. Woh jhuk ke aapke girte shareer ko bade hi dhyaan se dekh rahi thi. Uski aankhon me woh glaze.... The moment I saw it- I knew what was happening.]
'Magar-'
Veer punaah apni baat rakh paata ki tabhi Pari ne ek aur jankaari uske saamne pesh kar di.
*Ding*
[Skill : Death Flag.
Bio : Allows the host to set a target on any living being. A Death Flag will then be raised indicating the being's life and death condition. As long as the Flag is up, being will be considered alive. Once the Flag falls, it means the being is dead.
Range : 1 KM (Upgradable upto 2 times.)
Note : Host must remain within the range to check the condition.]
Aaj Veer ka imtihaan tha. Usse jhatke pe jhatke lag rahe the. Harr baat usse stabdh kar ke chhodh rahi thi.
[That explains why she was leaning down to see you.]
'P-Pari!!! Tumne ye sab kaise itne kam time me-?'
[Yes. I did it. Also, I'm sorry Master.]
'Sorry? K-Kyu?'
[Aapki heartbeat rokne ke liye.]
'What?'
[I'm sorry! Lekin, Ava kitni hi smart kyu na ho. I'm still smarter than her.]
'???'
[Death Flag, woh skill hai Master jo aapko ye bataati hai ki koi zinda hai ya nahi. Ava ne aapke upar Death Flag lagaya tha. Taaki, usse pata chal sake ki aap zinda rahoge ya nahi.]
Abhi bhi Veer ko ye sab sach hazam nahi ho raha tha. Par yahi satya tha.
'Ava ne!? Mujh par? K-Kab?'
[Kabhi bhi kar sakti hai Master woh. But I think mujhe pata hai usne kab kiya tha.]
'K-Kab?'
[Remember the time when we went to her concert?]
Veer ne tabhi apni yaadon me jhaak ke dekha. Aur uske haath ek khaas pal laga. Jaha woh Las Vegas me Suhana aur Divya ke saath Ava ke concert me gaya tha. Ava ne hi toh invitation bheja tha.
[Kya hua tha jab aapne usse check kiya tha?]
Veer ko jaise hi dhyaan aaya, uske badan me raungte khade ho gaye.
Jab usne Ava ko check kiya tha, toh stage par maujood Ava ne ek jhatke me uski orr dekha tha. Tab Veer aur Pari dono hi hairaan reh gaye the. Lekin, uske baad jab Ava ne Suhana aur Divya ko bhi dekh haami bhari thi toh Veer ne uss baat ko apne dimaag se nikaal diya tha.
[Yes! Now you remember. I think that was the time when she marked you.]
Veer ke hosh udte hi jaa rahe the. Ye saari sacchaayi ek saath hazam karna behad kathin tha.
Ab ek ek karke Ava ke saath guzaare harr pal usse yaad aa rahe the.
Ab usse samajh aa raha tha kyu woh haath se goli maarne ka ishaara karti thi. Woh sirf mazaakiya dhang nahi tha uska.
She was after his life, all along. Aur woh sanket the uske.
Woh alley me le jaana, fake police, protection ke liye invitation. Sab kuch frame kiya gaya tha.
Veer ka sarr apne aap hi neeche jhuk gaya. Uske ghane baalo ne uski aankhon ko dhak liya. Renshu dur baithe side-eye kar Veer ke expressions padhne ki koshish kar raha tha. Kintu, woh nakaam raha.
[As I said, woh bhale hi smart ho. Magar mujhse smart nahi ho sakti. Death Flag me apna ek fault hai Master. After all, it's just a Gold Tier Skill. Nothing much.]
'???'
[Aur woh fault ye hai ki Death Flag sirf targeted person ki heartbeat ko check karke notification deti hai. Basically, kisi ki heartbeat band ho gayi toh woh dead maana jaata hai. Right?]
'Aur isliye tumne meri heartbeat-!?'
[Yes. Sorry. Mene bataya tha aapko ki mein ek time par ek hi cheez par focus kar sakti hu. Pehle aapke blood loss ko rok rahi thi. Lekin, Ava ko galat notification dene ke liye mujhe blood loss se focus hata ke heartbeat par dhyaan lagana pada.]
'I see!'
[Woh abhi yahi samajh rahi hogi ki aap marr chuke ho.]
'Why did she-?'
[Zaroor uss Crimson ke saath mili hui hai woh Master.]
Veer ki mutthi achanak hi kass uthi.
[Time to time mene Beowulf activate kiya hua tha. It gives 50% more healing. Isliye aap jald hi hosh me aa gaye.]
'Ohh!'
[Yes! So, Beowulf ka use karte rahiye. Energy zaroor lega woh lekin aap heal jaldi hoge.]
'Pari!'
[Umm?]
'Thank you so much! Mene laparwahi ki par tumne fir bhi mujhe-'
[Yahi mera kaam hai Master. And didn't I tell you?]
'???'
[As long as I'm here. I won't let you die.]
Iss baar Veer ke honth halke se muskaan me fel gaye. Aur gaal se ek ashru ki boond fisal ke beh gayi. Kintu, aankhein ab bhi baalo se dhaki hui thi.
'Kyu kiya Ava ne mere saath aisa? Mission??'
[Ho sakta hai. Dusra case ye bhi ho sakta hai ki woh majboor ho. Lekin, fir bhi-! Mein usse maaf nahi karne wali.]
Veer ne koi jawaab na diya. Uske chehre par kya bhaav the ye koi nahi jaanta tha.
[Aur ek baat bataani hai Master.]
'What is it?'
Tabhi ek aur notification Veer ke mann me jhalka,
*Ding*
[Mission - 'Get to Ava as soon as possible' is failed.]
[2500 Points will be deducted.]
'Ah!!!'
[Aap puch rahe the na ki mission ki penalty sirf 5000 points kyu hai? Toh ye raha jawaab. Ava kabhi mushqil me thi hi nahi Master.]
'Aur uske baad bhi system bewakoof bann gaya?'
[Yes. Almost actually. Ava sirf acting kar rahi thi. Kahi na kahi system ne bhaanp liya tha ki kuch gadbad hai lekin pin-point nahi kar paaya. Isliye penalty me sirf 5000 points hi the.]
'Aur agar woh asliyat me mushqil me hoti toh?'
[Toh penalty points kam se kam 10,000 toh hote hi.]
'Ab mujhe sab samajh aa raha hai Pari.'
[Yes. Isliye mission fail hone par penalty sirf 2500 points ki lagi hai. System ne realise kar liya tha ki ye sab framing hai.]
'I see! Mere paas itne points toh nahi hai Pari. Kya zaroori hai abhi deduct hoye saare points?'
[Don't worry. System update ho chuka hai Master. Aap points collect karke fir penalty bhar sakte hai.]
Veer ne ye sunn ek raahat ki saans li.
'That's a relief.'
Veer ki nigaahein fir dur baithe Renshu par tik gayi.
[Master. Mujhe nahi lagta woh hamara dushman hai.]
'Hmm!'
Ab jaake Veer ko samajh aa raha tha. Ava ka yu singer hona. Usse ye bhi yaad aaya ki Suhana itna kyu pareshaan thi concert ke dauraan. Bachpan me kabhi Ava ne singing me koi ruchi nahi dikhayi thi. Toh achanak itne kam samay me itni safalta paana. Upar se aise darje ki singing.
Sab samajh aa gaya tha Veer ko.
[Kahi na kahi mene Renshu ki skills ka andaaza bhi laga liya hai. This guy must have some survival skills, medical skills and some identifying skills.]
Renshu itne me uth ke Veer ke nazdeek aaya aur uske shareer par jagah jagah bandhi pattiyo ko kholne laga.
Veer bas chup chaap uski harqato ka aaklan kar raha tha. Uske mann me abhi aneko sawaal ghoom rahe the.
Apni potli se nayi pattiya Renshu ne nikaali aur Veer ke badan par ghaav waali jagaho par baandh di.
Veer : Urgh!!! Why help me?
Renshu : Kyuki yahi mera kaam hai. Sansaar ke sanrakshan ke liye, tum jaiso ka zinda rehna zaroori hai.
Veer : Huh?
Renshu : It's my duty. I must protect those who can help in sustaining peace.
Veer (frowns) : Oh really? Toh meri jagah Crimson ko kyu nahi bachaya?
Renshu : Kya yahi naam hai uska?
Veer : Tumhe uska naam bhi nahi pata?
Renshu ne naa me sarr hila diya.
Renshu : Bilkul nahi! Mein uss se pehle kabhi nahi mila. Bhala mujhe kaise uska naam pata hoga. Ladke! Ek system dhaarak vyakti dusre system dhaarak vyakti ko check nahi kar sakta.
Veer : Ohh!
Veer ko ek aur nayi jankaari haath lagi. Matlab ek system owner dusre system owner ko check nahi kar sakta tha. Ava ko woh isliye check kar paaya tha kyuki Ava Camouflage skill rakhi hui thi. Ab sab kuch sense bana raha tha.
Veer : Agar aisa hai toh fir Crimson ko kaise mere baare me-?
Renshu : Baahri source bhi hote hai ladke.
Veer : Mera naam Veer hai.
Renshu (nods) : Hmm!
Veer : Tumne abhi bhi mere sawaal ka jawaab nahi diya. Agar, system owners ko bachaana hi tumhara kaam hai toh meri jagah Crimson ko kyu nahi bachaya?
Renshu : Mene tumse kaha na. Mein unhe bachata hu jo shaanti ke santulan ko banaaye rakhne ke yogya ho. Woh Crimson...! Mujhe uss se koi umeed nahi. You are the one who matters.
Veer : Bina matlab ke tumne meri madad nahi kari hogi. So tell me. What do you want from me?
Renshu : Samajhdar ho! Par abhi ye samay nahi. Sahi waqt pe tumhe pata chal jayega ki favour kab return karna hai. For now, just rest. And heal your wounds.
Veer shaant ho gaya. Kuch derr baad usne apni baat rakhi,
Veer : Tumhare paas phone hai? Mujhe ek call karna hai.
Renshu ne naa me gardan hilaayi.
Veer : Whattt??? Tumhare paas phone bhi nahi hai?
*Whistle*
Agle hi shan Renshu ne ek zordaar seeti maari. Aur kuch hi palo me waha ek kabootar apne pankh fadfadate hue gufa ke andar pravesh kiya.
[Ah! It's a pigeon.]
Kabootar andar aake seedha Renshu ke kandhe par baith gaya. Aur fir neeche utar Veer ko tak-taki laga ke dekhne laga.
Apne jhole me se Renshu ne ek kaagaz ka tukda nikaala aur syaahi waala ek pen. Kaagaz par kuch likha aur fir usse roll karte hue woh kabootar ke perr me baandhne laga.
Veer uski harr harqat ko padh raha tha.
'This guy seems a bit old-fashioned.'
[Old fashioned ho ya na ho. Lekin, uske paas pigeon ko tame karne ki bhi skill hai. I see.]
Jaha Veer nayi nayi jankaari praapt kar stabdh hota jaa raha tha toh wahi Pari pehle se 10 guna aur satark ho chuki thi. Woh apna poora dhyaan system owners ki skills aur cards ko identify karne me laga rahi thi.
Veer : Tumhe system ke baare me itni jankaari kaise hai?
Renshu kuch derr ke liye maun raha. Woh Veer ko taakta raha aur Veer usse. Fir ek gehri saans lete hue usna batana shuru kiya.
Renshu : Tumhe bataane me koi harz nahi hai. Toh suno.
Veer : Hmm?
Renshu : Sansaar me kul 30 System dhaaran karne waale log the.
Veer : 30???
Veer ko ek aur bada jhatka laga. Pari ne toh shuruaat me uss se kaha tha ki wahi ekmaatr hai. Fir ye sab?
Renshu : Aur ab sirf 18 bache hai.
Veer : You mean-!!!?
Renshu ne jaise hi haami bhari toh Veer ke badan me ek sihran daud gayi.
Veer : Baaki 12 logo ka kya hua?
Renshu : Woh marr gaye. Ya maar diye gaye.
Veer : A-Aur ab?
Renshu : Isliye mene tumhe bachaya hai. Santulan banaaye rakhne ke liye. Tumhara zinda rehna zaroori hai.
Veer (frowns) : Tumhe kaise pata chala ki mein aur Crimson aapas me bhidenge. Aur mera ye haal hoga?
Renshu (sighs) : Mujhe ek call aaya tha.
Veer : Huh?
Renshu : Sach kahu!!! Toh koi hai...! Koi hai jo shayad iss shatranj ke khel me hum sabko pyaade ki tarah istemaal kar raha hai. Aisa mera mann keh raha hai.
Veer : Phone se tumhara kya matlab hai?
Renshu : Uss phone call se hi mujhe pata laga ki tum jaisa naujavan yaha musibat me aane waala hai. Woh aadmi ye bhi jaanta tha ki mein tum jaise logo ko bachaane ke liye hi kaam karta hu.
[That's strange Master.]
Veer : Iska matlab Crimson par woh goli-
Renshu : Woh goli mene hi chalaayi thi. Mujhe laga tha tum usse shayad shikast dedo. Lekin, woh tum par haawi tha.
Veer : Kaun hai woh unknown?
Renshu : Abhi ke liye-
Veer : ??
Renshu : Mein usse 'X' keh ke bulaata hu. Koi toh hai, jo ham sab se zyada jaanta hai inn sab ke baare me.
Veer : X!!?
Renshu : Hmm! Sandesh bhej diya hai mene. Jald hi ek helicopter yaha aa jayega. Lekin 2 din lagenge. Tab tak hume yahi rukna hoga. Aur tum-!!! Ab zyada hiloge nahi.
Toh isliye shayad usne woh kabootar ke perr me sandesh baandh ke bheja tha. Ye saari information Veer ke liye bohut zyada thi. Apne mastishk ko araam dene ke liye Veer aankhein band kar araam karne laga.
Yaha se nikalne me abhi usse samay tha.
Dekhte hi dekhte kaafi waqt beet chuka tha. Renshu aur woh Paris aa chuke the. Aur yaha aate hi Veer ne sabse pehla jo kaam tha woh tha apne ghar waalo ko soochna dena.
Usse gaayab hue ab hafte ho chuke the. Paris aane me bhi usse zyada hi samay lag gaya tha. Uska shareer lagbhag 70% heal ho chuka tha.
Pichli ek raat full moon ki raat thi. Beowulf ke stat percentages full moon me double ho jaate the. Jaha usse normally 50% healing me baddhotri milti thi toh wahi full moon me ye 100% ho jaati thi. Matlab duguni.
Jis kaaran woh kaafi jaldi heal ho gaya. Jis vyatha me woh pehle tha, udhar se aane me warna usse mahine se upar lag jaata.
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3 hafte ho chuke the. Paris me Bhavna sang sabhi log ek hotel ke kamre me maujood the. Yaha ki sthiti dekh ke iss waqt unke andar ki bechaini ka varnan nahi kiya jaa sakta tha.
Ek Maa apne bete ki khabar paane ke liye tadap rahi thi. Behne apne bhai ke baare me jaan’ne ke liye vyaakul thi. Ek buzurg apne pote ke haal-chaal ke baare me jaan’ne ke liye icchuk the.
Magar koi khabar haath nahi lag rahi thi. Tej Paris ke hi logo ke social media par unke kuch open accounts me chhaan-been karne me lagi hui thi.
Bhavna : Kuch pata chala beta?
Tej : Dekh rahi hu Mom!
Woh abhi kuch accounts ko dekhi hi thi ki kisi ek ladke ke open account me usse woh dikh gaya jo usse bilkul nahi dikhna chaahiye tha.
Uske hi bagal se baithi Arohi bhi sab dekh rahi thi. Saamne dali post ko jaise hi usne padha. Arohi bechaari ke haath se uska mobile chhutak ke neeche gir gaya. Woh kisi murti ki tarah apni jagah par jamm gayi.
Paris me janta kitne virodh me thi ye sirf Paris hi nahi poora France jaanta tha. Achanak se kisi criminal ki photos harr platforms se hata di jaaye toh kya karegi janta aise me?
Vidroh! DGSI ke iss action se jaise aam janta aur gusse me aa padi. Bhale hi Veer ki photos daalne par karyavaahi honi thi. Magar, janta ne uska hal bhi dhoondh nikala tha.
Koi na koi, fake accounts bana ke Veer ki wahi news aur photos daalne me laga hua tha. Taaki, janta tak khabar barabar bani rahi ki yahi woh shaks hai jisne unke sheher me aatanki hamla kiya hai. Ye bach ke jaane na paaye.
Arohi aur Tej ke saamne wahi khabar thi jo hafto pehle news channels par release hui thi.
Bhavna ne jaise unke haav-bhaav padh liye,
Bhavna : K-Kya hua?
Par koi jawaab na mila. Tej ke haath ki ungliyaan laptop ke touch pad par rakhi hui kaanp rahi thi.
Arohi aur woh, dono hi bhaybheet aankhein faade murti ki tarah wahi baithi hui thi.
Bhavna tezz qadmo ke saath unke paas aayi aur jaise hi usne screen par maujood khabar ko dekha. Pal bhar ke liye toh usse kuch samajh na aaya. Fir jaise bodh hua. Aur abhaas ka fir bada sa patthar jaise uske sarr ke upar aake gira.
Apne muh ko saree ke chhor se dhakte hue woh ladkhada ke wahi gir padi
“N-Nahi!!!”
Arohi ki aankhein apne aap hi bheeg gayi. Naino me aansu panapne lage. Veer ke akhiri shabd uske dimaag me goonjne lage.
“Arohi di!! Aap se mujhe kaam hai. Kya aap ghar aa jaogi? Teju di aur baaki sab aapko yaha sab samjha dengi. Aur Kavya ko bhi le aana. Warna baad me woh muh fula ke baith jayegi.”
Uske baad se uski baat Veer se nahi hui thi. Woh Paris jaa chuka tha. Aur ab ye khabar…!
Arohi ka dimaag jaise kaam karna band kar chuka tha. Tej ka haal aur bhi bura tha. Woh becchari wese hi baat karne ke liye kitne dino se tadap rahi thi. Kintu, uske saamne toh-
Uske bhai ki maut ki khabar jhalak rahi thi.
Ab sab dorr aapas me judti jaa rahi thi. Kyu phone nahi lag raha tha. Kyu usne Bhavna se ghar par rehne ke liye zidd ki thi. Sab kuch Bhavna ko samajh aa raha tha.
Manorath ye drishya dekh aage badhe. Unki kuch samajh nahi aa raha tha. Ye sab iss tarah se kyu pesh aa rahe the?
Par abhi woh aage badhi hi the ki Tej ka phone baj utha.
Ghanti bajti jaa rahi thi magar Tej ko jaise duniya ka ab koi shor sunaayi nahi de raha tha.
Arohi ka haath apne aap phone par gaya, usne call uthaaya aur phone apne kaan se laga liya. Aur tabhi, dusri orr se ek awaaz aayi,
“Teju dii!”
Pal bhar ke liye laga jaise Arohi kisi sapne me thi. Uske dil ne kayi dhadkane ek saath phaand li. Haath kaanpne lage.
Arohi : Veeeeeeeeerrrr????
Aur uske iss shor se Tej aur Bhavna dono hi hosh me aa gayi. Bhavna ne fauran hi Arohi se mobile chhina ke apne kaano me lagaaya.
Bhavna : H-Hellooo???
Toh fir ek awaaz waha se aayi,
“M-Maa?”
Aur bas! Bhavna ki tezz dhadkane aur tezz hui magar uss awaaz ko sunte hi uski saansein fir durust hone lagi. Aur aankhon se nirantar aansu behne lage. Ye awaaz sunn’ne ke liye uske kaan taras gaye the.
Bhavna : V-Veeeeeer? B-Beta???
Veer : Umm! Mein theek hu. Surakshit hu. Aap chinta mat kariye!
Bhavna jaise muh se shabd baahar hi nahi nikaal paa rahi thi. Tej ne phone lete hue apne kaan se lagaya aur boli,
Tej : V-Veeeeer????
Veer : Teju dii!
Aur Tej ka bhi yahi haal tha. Woh ro padi.
Tej : K-Kaha ho tum? Ye khabar! Y-Ye sab kya hai? Hum sab Paris me hai!!
Veer : Aap sab Paris me ho? Mene Maa se kaha tha na ki ghar se baahar mat nikalna, jab tak mein laut nahi aata then-
Tej : SHUT UP!!!
Veer : Huh?
Tej : Shut up! *sniff* Bolo kaha ho tum!! Jaldi!!!
Veer : Mein-
Tej : Don’t you fucking dare!! Tell me!!! *sniff*
Veer : Aap sab jaha par hai. Wahi rukiye. Mein kuch hi dino me aapke saamne hounga. Ghabrana nahi Teju di. Haan? Maa ko sambhaalna!
Tej : T-Tum kya keh rahe ho? Veeeeeer!!!
Veer : Mera aapke paas rehna abhi theek nahi. Jo khabar aapne padhi hai. Woh ek badi misunderstanding hai Teju di. You believe me na? Then trust me. Mere baare me koi bhi topic mat uthana public me. Mein sab samjha dunga baad me-
Tej : N-Nooooo!!
Veer : Abhi aapko bas wahi rehna hai. Don’t get out okay? Mein jald hi lautunga. Don’t worry!
Tej : N-Nahiiiiii! Veeeeeerrrrr!!
Par tab tak call cut chuka tha.
Idhar Veer ki nazre call cut karne ke baad uss saamne hotel ki building par tik gayi.
7th floor par, ek khubsoorat celebrity, aur singer khidki se lag ke khadi hui thi.
Veer ke baal raat me tezz hawao me lehra rahe the.
Theek uske peeche kuch duri par Renshu khada hua tha. Veer ka aura woh mehsoos kar paa raha tha.
‘The air has changed around him. It- It feels heavy.’
Renshu ki bauhe thode aashcharya me uthi hui thi.
Veer ki aankhon me koi bhaav nahi jhalak rahe the. Renshu ne usse kapde diye the. Iss samay woh ek white shirt pehna hua tha, jo tezz hawao me lehra rahi thi.
Pari ki awaaz tabhi uske mann me aayi,
[Uddyamen hi sidhyanti, kaaryaani na manorathe,
Na hi suptasya singhasya, pravishanti mukhe mragah.]
'!!!?'
[Yaani ki, koi bhi kaarya kadi mehnat ke bina poora nahi kiya jaa sakta Master. Sirf sochne bhar se kaarya poore nahi hote. Unke liye prayatn bhi karna padta hai. Kabhi bhi sote hue sher ke muh me hiran khud nahi aata. Usse shikaar karna padta hai.]
'Pariiiiii!!!!'
[Y-Yes!!!]
'Get ready!!! We're going on a hunt!!!'
Aur woh agle hi shan uss building se tezz raftaar me gaayab ho gaya.
Aur yaha dur hotel ki building me khadi Ava bas uss building ki khaali terrace ko dekhti reh gayi.
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Aaj ke liye itna hi guys.
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WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOWUpdate - 145 ~ X
Ab tak...
Ava ke poore badan me sihran daud gayi. Woh kisi chidiya ki tarah harr taraf gardan modte hue apne chaaro orr dekhne lagi.
'V-Veer!!!!?'
Agle hi pal uski nazre bagal se lagi building ke uss terrace par gayi.
Par, usne jo saamne dekha toh-
Siwae aasmaan me chamakte chaand ke alaawa waha koi nahi tha.
Terrace khaali thi.
'Veer!!!????'
Ab aage...
Andhkaar!
Kya hota hai? Kya prakaash ka na hona andhkaar hai?
Maut!
Kya hoti hai?
Kya saans na le paana mrityu hai? Kuch sunn na paana, dekh na paana, bol na paana, mehsoos na kar paana. Kya yahi hai maut?
Agar vyakti inme se kuch bhi kar na paaye, ye bhi pata na ho ki uski dhadkane chal rahi hai ya nahi? Toh kya usse mrat ghoshit kiya jaa sakta hai?
Uss soch ka kya jo waha ab bhi maujood hai? Woh soch jo duniya bhar ke gyaan ko samajhne ke liye saksham hai.
Veer ki soch iss waqt issi sthiti se guzar rahi thi. Chaaro orr andhkaar fela hua tha.
Na hi wo apne shareer ko mehsoos kar paa raha tha aur na hi kuch dekh ya sunn paa raha tha.
Kaisa mehsoos hota hoga jab aapke saamne andhera chhaa jaaye. Aap jaante ho aapki soch ab bhi kaam kar rahi hai. Aap ye bhi samajh paa rahe ho ki aap andhkaar me doobe hue ho. Par kaisa mehsoos hoga jab ye bodh hoye ki sirf sochne ke alaawa aap aur kuch nahi kar sakte.
Koi awaaz nahi, koi drishya nahi, koi anubhooti nahi. Kaisa lagega tab?
Veer abhi issi sthiti me tha.
Aisa lag raha tha jaise woh kisi antariksh me ghoom raha hai. Farq sirf itna tha ki yaha koi taare nahi the aur na hi koi roshni.
Jab woh apne mann ke vichaaro me ladte ladte maansik roop se thak gaya, aur iss paristhiti se baahar nikalne ka koi hal khoj na saka, tabhi usse kuch dhundh si nazar aayi.
'Huh?'
Aur fir ek dhwani,
[....ster!!!]
[.....errrr!!!!!]
'Huh?'
Veer ki saansein tej ho uthi. Yeh awaaz woh bhali-bhati jaanta tha.
Aur agle hi shan, uska shareer kisi chumbak ki tarah khichta chala gaya. Uski consciousness drift hone lagi.
"Aaaarrrghhhh!!!"
Laga jaise woh aseem raftaar me antariksh me udd raha hai.
Theek uske turant baad hi,
'Uhh!!?'
Sab kuch akasmaat shaant ho gaya. Andhkaar toh abhi bhi tha. Magar ab,
Uska seena upar neeche ho raha tha. Woh saans le raha tha.
Uski naak me aas paas ke vatavaran ki praanvayu aane lagi. Samudra ki lehro ka shor sunaayi dene laga.
Ek ek karke harr senses uske apna apna kaam karne lage. Woh zinda tha.
Saath hi,
[Maaaasttttteeerrrrr!!!]
Woh awaaz bhi usse sunaayi di.
Palke jhapki aur dheere dheere Veer ki aankhon ke saamne kuch drishya aane lage.
'Urgh!'
Ek andhruni karaah uski nikli. Aankhein dard kar rahi thi. Usse fir kuch nazar aaya.
Apni baayi orr dekhte hi kuch aisa nazaara uske saamne tha.
Akaash me chandrama apni roshni bikhere chamak raha tha. Derr raat ho rakhi thi.
[Master!!! Thank god! Finally! Can you hear me?]
Veer ne mann hi mann haami bhari.
Poora badan uska dard kar raha tha. Lag raha tha jaise uske shareer ke tukde tukde kar ke zameen par bikher diye ho.
Jab usne aas-paas ka jayza liya toh usse anumaan ho gaya ki woh samudra me maujood chattaano ke nichle hisse me bani kisi gufa me tha.
Uska shareer chattaan ki deewaar se hi tika hua tha. Peeche usse kuch gadd raha tha. Apne haath ko tatol ke usne uss cheez ko sehlaaya toh paaya ki ye wahi gun thi.
Jo usne Ushant Island me uss ek gang member ko behosh kar ke chhinaayi thi.
Abhi woh kuch harqat karta ki tabhi usse kuch awaaz sunaayi di. Kisi ke qadmo ki awaaz thi. Dheere dheere ye awaaz uske nazdeek aa rahi thi.
Veer turant hi sachet ho gaya. Khatre ki bhanak lagte hi usne sarr utha ke saamne dekha.
Ek bade se shareer ki chhaaya aakriti uske saamne thi. Usse dekhte hi,
'Check!!!'
*Ding*
[No information available.]
Notification dekhte hi Veer ki aankhein bhay ke maare fel gayi.
'Crimson???'
Uski aadat bann chuki tha harr nazdeek maujood insaan ko check karna.
Notification ka bodh hote hi,
*Swoooshhhh*
Woh apni jagah se ekdum se ucchla.
[Master-!!! No-!!! Wait!!]
Par Pari ki baat sunn'ne me usse derri ho gayi. Woh tab tak hawa me kood chuka tha.
Saamne khada vyakti uske iss tarah achanak hamle se achambhav me reh gaya.
"Y-You-!!!!"
Veer kisi ghaayal sher ki tarah uss aadmi par lapka aur uske vishaal shareer ke upar chadh gaya.
Furti me uska haath peeche kamar par gaya, aur haath me gun aate hi Veer ne bandook uss aadmi ki khopdi par upar se taan di.
Magar,
Trigger nahi daba paaya. Kyuki,
Veer ki aankh ke theek saamne ek paini sui bas 0.5 cm ki duri par tainaat thi.
Jaha Veer uss aadmi ki peeth par chadh uske sarr par aim lagaya tha. Toh wahi uss aadmi ne jhatse kahi se lagbhag 15 cm lambi ek sui nikaal ke Veer ki aankh ki putli ke saamne kar di thi.
Veer ki aankhein adh-khuli thi. Saansein bhi ukhdi-ukhdi le raha tha woh. Yu jaldbaazi me ucchalne se uske shareer ka dard bhadha aur jagah jagah se khoon nikalne laga. Parantu, uske baad bhi woh tass se mass na hua.
Aadmi : Such will power-!!!
Haafte hue woh uss aadmi ke upar hi chadha hua tha.
Aadmi : Ladke!!! Neeche aao!! Issi waqt! Warna apni aankh kho doge. Tumhari bandook me goli nahi hai!
Ye toh Crimson nahi tha. Aadmi ki awaaz sunte hi Veer ne forun hi trigger daba diya.
*Click* *Click*
Par uss aadmi ki baat satya thi.
Gun me waqai bullets nahi thi.
'Tsk!'
Veer jaise hi neeche aaya woh ladkhada ke gir pada.
[Master!!!!]
Uske girte hi saamne khade shaks ka chehra gufa me chaand ki aati roshni ke saamne aaya. Veer ne dekha ki qareeban 50 kuch ki umr ka vyakti uske saamne tha.
Bhayanak badi kad-kaathi. Lambe ghane baal jo adhiktar kaale the magar kuch safed baal bhi unme shaamil the.
Badi badi daadhi aur lambi latakti hui mooche.
Ghaayal Veer usse bas satarkta me ghoor raha tha. Iss haalat me bhi woh ladne se bhaag nahi raha tha.
Aadmi ne apne haath me li hui badi si sui ko apni kamar ke peeche ek kapde ke bag me rakh liya.
[Master! Don't worry! He's our benefactor. Usne hi aapki jaan bachaayi hai.]
'What?'
Pari ki baat sunn, Veer hairat me uss aadmi ko dekha.
Aadmi : Taajub hua? System ne sach bata diya? Mein tumhara dushman nahi ladke.
Aadmi ne chinese bhaasha me bola. Jiske jawaab me Veer ne bhi chinese me hi baat ki,
Veer : Kaun ho tum?
Aadmi : Tum mujhe 'Renshu' keh ke bula sakte ho.
Renshu apna vishaal shareer liye wahi bane ek patthar par baitha. Kamar par latki ek bottle gourd usne nikaali aur usme se paani peene laga.
Pyaas bhujte hi usne bottle gourd Veer ki orr feki.
Veer ne ek haath se uss bottle ko catch kiya. Ye natural water bottles hoti thi jinhe bottle gourd ki sabzi se banaaya jaata tha.
Renshu : Paani hai! Tum 2 din se behosh the. Pee lo!
Veer ne kuch shan tak Renshu ko dekha aur fir apne haath me uss natural water bottle ko.
[It's okay Master! Drink it.]
Pari ki sahanubhuti se Veer ne fir koi virodh nahi dikhaya.
Usne paani piya. Ab harr jagah usse dard mehsoos ho raha tha. Josh josh me woh ucchal ke Renshu pe chadh toh gaya tha par uske chalte uske shareer ke ghaav firse khul gaye the. Khoon fir behne laga tha.
Renshu wahi se kuch qadmo ki duri par lakdiya ikhatta kar aag jalaane chala gaya. Derr raat ho rahi thi aur thand thodi badh chuki thi.
Renshu : Ladke!!! Tumhe pata hai tumhare behosh hone ke baad kya kya hua hai?
Veer ko sab jaise yaad aaya. Ushant Island ki woh vardaate.
Veer : R-Right-!! Mein! Kya hua tha?
Iss baar usne Hindi me bola aur uska jawaab Renshu ne bhi Hindi me hi diya,
Renshu : 2 din tak Island ke aas-paas chhaan been chali hai. Tumhari laash ko dhundhne ki. Kuch derr pehle hi woh sab yaha se nikle hai.
Yaani Veer 2 din se behosh tha. Aur waha DGSI aur police force do din tak Island ke tat par chhaan been karte rahe.
Veer : Hum unse kitni dur hai?
Renshu : Kareeb 2 KM dur. Chinta ki zaroorat nahi. Ye jagah surakshit hai ladke.
Dono ke liye koi bhi language barrier nahi tha. Woh harr bhaasha me baat kar sakte the. Aur DGSI logo ke jaane ke baad shayad isliye ab Renshu bina kisi fiqr ke aag jala raha tha.
Veer : Mein 2 din se behosh tha?
Renshu : Poore 2 din aur 3 raat.
Veer : That's-!!
Renshu : Mein sab kuch samjhane nahi baitha tumhare liye. Apne system se pucho. Woh tumhe samjha dega. Ya…! Samjha degi!?
Veer ne Pari ko awaaz lagayi toh andar se Pari ki awaaz aayi. Woh toh tatpar hi baithi thi sab kuch bataane ke liye.
[Master-!!]
'Pari! Kya hua tha akhir? Mujhe yaad hai, mein-! Crimson se ladayi kar raha tha. Uske baad-! Right! Ava!! She-!'
[First of all-]
'!!??'
[Don't you fucking do that ever again!!]
Pari ki awaaz bilkul wesi hi thi. Ruwaasi. Jab usne antim baar uss se baat ki thi. Awaaz bilkul wesi hi thi.
'I-'
[Stop! A-Aur meri baat suniye pehle-!]
[Kya soch ke aapne aisa kiya haan? Who told you to do that? Aapne ek baar bhi mere baare me nahi socha? I told you. Didn't I? Mein firse koi energy se space travel nahi kar sakti. Once you die. I die as well. Aur uske baad bhi aapne-]
'I-I… I'm sorry Pari!'
Apne Master ke muh se sorry sunn, Pari turant hi shaant ho gayi.
[J-Just keep in mind from now on. Ahinda se aap aisa kuch nahi karenge.]
'Yes!'
[Aur rahi baat kya hua tha? Then allow me to explain.]
'Hmm!'
Veer kisi bacche ki tarah tha abhi jo apni maa se daant kha raha tha. Pari uski laparwahi par bhadak rahi thi. Magar zyada derr apne Master se gussa kaise reh sakti thi.
[Sabse pehli baat Master. Jo aadmi aapke saamne hai. Usne hi aapki jaan bachaayi hai.]
'Renshu?'
[Yes. Jab aap paani me gire the toh Renshu hi tha jo aapke shareer ko saath leke waha se dur leke aaya.]
'I see! Magar police ne dekha nahi? Hum underwater aaye? Mein bach kaise gaya?'
[Aap underwater kuch seconds ke liye hi the. Renshu aapko neeche ke raaste se laaya hai. Aur fir tairte tairte yaha iss gufa me. It was so hard. Kayi baar bache hai. Then, he removed the water you swallowed, and the bullets as well. Fir dressing hui aur ab jaake aapko hosh aaya hai.]
'I see!'
[And that witch-!!!]
'Huh?'
[AVA GRACE MARTIN! The witch framed us. Usne hume dhoka diya Master. Woh uss Crimson ke saath mili hui thi.]
Veer ko andaaza toh tab hi ho gaya tha jab usne Ava ko helicopter me baithe dekha tha. Uska kuch na kehna. Woh khamoshi sab kuch bayaa kar gayi thi. Veer sab jaan gaya tha. Par ek baat se abhi bhi anibhigya tha woh.
[Also, she has a system.]
Aur Pari ne keh diya. Ye jaante hi Veer ko ek bada jhatka laga.
'Kya????'
Woh ye jaanta tha ki Ava ne usse dhoka diya hai. Par uske paas system tha? Ye bhala kaise ho sakta tha?
'N-No! Ye namumkin hai. Mene check kiya tha aur-'
Pari ne tabhi uske mann me screen ke saamne kuch rakh diya.
*Ding*
[Skill : Camouflage.
Bio : Allows the host to set a fake status according to their will. Favourability can also be altered.]
Skill ka description padhte hi Veer hakka bakka reh gaya.
'N-Nahi!!'
[Shuru se ant tak, woh aapke saath game khel rahi thi.]
'N-No!'
Ek ajeeb si peeda Veer ke dil me janm li. Aur baar baar ek hi sawaal pe uski sui aake atak rahi thi.
Akhir kyu?
Kyu kiya Ava ne uske saath ye sab? Kya bigada tha usne Ava ka? Woh toh yaha uski madad ke liye aaya tha na? Toh fir kyu?
Pari ne jaise apne Master ki peeda ko mehsoos kar liya. Andar hi andar Veer ki iss haalat ko dekh Pari ka khud ka seena chhalni ho raha tha.
Parantu, apne Master ko satya se avgat karana zaroori tha.
'T-Tumhe kaise pata chala Pari?'
Veer ki awaaz ahista se Pari ko sunaayi padi.
[Jab aap paani me waha se kood rahe the. Aapki nazre police officers par thi. Par meri nazre, Ava par tiki hui thi.]
'??'
[She was leaning down towards the door of the helicopter. Woh jhuk ke aapke girte shareer ko bade hi dhyaan se dekh rahi thi. Uski aankhon me woh glaze.... The moment I saw it- I knew what was happening.]
'Magar-'
Veer punaah apni baat rakh paata ki tabhi Pari ne ek aur jankaari uske saamne pesh kar di.
*Ding*
[Skill : Death Flag.
Bio : Allows the host to set a target on any living being. A Death Flag will then be raised indicating the being's life and death condition. As long as the Flag is up, being will be considered alive. Once the Flag falls, it means the being is dead.
Range : 1 KM (Upgradable upto 2 times.)
Note : Host must remain within the range to check the condition.]
Aaj Veer ka imtihaan tha. Usse jhatke pe jhatke lag rahe the. Harr baat usse stabdh kar ke chhodh rahi thi.
[That explains why she was leaning down to see you.]
'P-Pari!!! Tumne ye sab kaise itne kam time me-?'
[Yes. I did it. Also, I'm sorry Master.]
'Sorry? K-Kyu?'
[Aapki heartbeat rokne ke liye.]
'What?'
[I'm sorry! Lekin, Ava kitni hi smart kyu na ho. I'm still smarter than her.]
'???'
[Death Flag, woh skill hai Master jo aapko ye bataati hai ki koi zinda hai ya nahi. Ava ne aapke upar Death Flag lagaya tha. Taaki, usse pata chal sake ki aap zinda rahoge ya nahi.]
Abhi bhi Veer ko ye sab sach hazam nahi ho raha tha. Par yahi satya tha.
'Ava ne!? Mujh par? K-Kab?'
[Kabhi bhi kar sakti hai Master woh. But I think mujhe pata hai usne kab kiya tha.]
'K-Kab?'
[Remember the time when we went to her concert?]
Veer ne tabhi apni yaadon me jhaak ke dekha. Aur uske haath ek khaas pal laga. Jaha woh Las Vegas me Suhana aur Divya ke saath Ava ke concert me gaya tha. Ava ne hi toh invitation bheja tha.
[Kya hua tha jab aapne usse check kiya tha?]
Veer ko jaise hi dhyaan aaya, uske badan me raungte khade ho gaye.
Jab usne Ava ko check kiya tha, toh stage par maujood Ava ne ek jhatke me uski orr dekha tha. Tab Veer aur Pari dono hi hairaan reh gaye the. Lekin, uske baad jab Ava ne Suhana aur Divya ko bhi dekh haami bhari thi toh Veer ne uss baat ko apne dimaag se nikaal diya tha.
[Yes! Now you remember. I think that was the time when she marked you.]
Veer ke hosh udte hi jaa rahe the. Ye saari sacchaayi ek saath hazam karna behad kathin tha.
Ab ek ek karke Ava ke saath guzaare harr pal usse yaad aa rahe the.
Ab usse samajh aa raha tha kyu woh haath se goli maarne ka ishaara karti thi. Woh sirf mazaakiya dhang nahi tha uska.
She was after his life, all along. Aur woh sanket the uske.
Woh alley me le jaana, fake police, protection ke liye invitation. Sab kuch frame kiya gaya tha.
Veer ka sarr apne aap hi neeche jhuk gaya. Uske ghane baalo ne uski aankhon ko dhak liya. Renshu dur baithe side-eye kar Veer ke expressions padhne ki koshish kar raha tha. Kintu, woh nakaam raha.
[As I said, woh bhale hi smart ho. Magar mujhse smart nahi ho sakti. Death Flag me apna ek fault hai Master. After all, it's just a Gold Tier Skill. Nothing much.]
'???'
[Aur woh fault ye hai ki Death Flag sirf targeted person ki heartbeat ko check karke notification deti hai. Basically, kisi ki heartbeat band ho gayi toh woh dead maana jaata hai. Right?]
'Aur isliye tumne meri heartbeat-!?'
[Yes. Sorry. Mene bataya tha aapko ki mein ek time par ek hi cheez par focus kar sakti hu. Pehle aapke blood loss ko rok rahi thi. Lekin, Ava ko galat notification dene ke liye mujhe blood loss se focus hata ke heartbeat par dhyaan lagana pada.]
'I see!'
[Woh abhi yahi samajh rahi hogi ki aap marr chuke ho.]
'Why did she-?'
[Zaroor uss Crimson ke saath mili hui hai woh Master.]
Veer ki mutthi achanak hi kass uthi.
[Time to time mene Beowulf activate kiya hua tha. It gives 50% more healing. Isliye aap jald hi hosh me aa gaye.]
'Ohh!'
[Yes! So, Beowulf ka use karte rahiye. Energy zaroor lega woh lekin aap heal jaldi hoge.]
'Pari!'
[Umm?]
'Thank you so much! Mene laparwahi ki par tumne fir bhi mujhe-'
[Yahi mera kaam hai Master. And didn't I tell you?]
'???'
[As long as I'm here. I won't let you die.]
Iss baar Veer ke honth halke se muskaan me fel gaye. Aur gaal se ek ashru ki boond fisal ke beh gayi. Kintu, aankhein ab bhi baalo se dhaki hui thi.
'Kyu kiya Ava ne mere saath aisa? Mission??'
[Ho sakta hai. Dusra case ye bhi ho sakta hai ki woh majboor ho. Lekin, fir bhi-! Mein usse maaf nahi karne wali.]
Veer ne koi jawaab na diya. Uske chehre par kya bhaav the ye koi nahi jaanta tha.
[Aur ek baat bataani hai Master.]
'What is it?'
Tabhi ek aur notification Veer ke mann me jhalka,
*Ding*
[Mission - 'Get to Ava as soon as possible' is failed.]
[2500 Points will be deducted.]
'Ah!!!'
[Aap puch rahe the na ki mission ki penalty sirf 5000 points kyu hai? Toh ye raha jawaab. Ava kabhi mushqil me thi hi nahi Master.]
'Aur uske baad bhi system bewakoof bann gaya?'
[Yes. Almost actually. Ava sirf acting kar rahi thi. Kahi na kahi system ne bhaanp liya tha ki kuch gadbad hai lekin pin-point nahi kar paaya. Isliye penalty me sirf 5000 points hi the.]
'Aur agar woh asliyat me mushqil me hoti toh?'
[Toh penalty points kam se kam 10,000 toh hote hi.]
'Ab mujhe sab samajh aa raha hai Pari.'
[Yes. Isliye mission fail hone par penalty sirf 2500 points ki lagi hai. System ne realise kar liya tha ki ye sab framing hai.]
'I see! Mere paas itne points toh nahi hai Pari. Kya zaroori hai abhi deduct hoye saare points?'
[Don't worry. System update ho chuka hai Master. Aap points collect karke fir penalty bhar sakte hai.]
Veer ne ye sunn ek raahat ki saans li.
'That's a relief.'
Veer ki nigaahein fir dur baithe Renshu par tik gayi.
[Master. Mujhe nahi lagta woh hamara dushman hai.]
'Hmm!'
Ab jaake Veer ko samajh aa raha tha. Ava ka yu singer hona. Usse ye bhi yaad aaya ki Suhana itna kyu pareshaan thi concert ke dauraan. Bachpan me kabhi Ava ne singing me koi ruchi nahi dikhayi thi. Toh achanak itne kam samay me itni safalta paana. Upar se aise darje ki singing.
Sab samajh aa gaya tha Veer ko.
[Kahi na kahi mene Renshu ki skills ka andaaza bhi laga liya hai. This guy must have some survival skills, medical skills and some identifying skills.]
Renshu itne me uth ke Veer ke nazdeek aaya aur uske shareer par jagah jagah bandhi pattiyo ko kholne laga.
Veer bas chup chaap uski harqato ka aaklan kar raha tha. Uske mann me abhi aneko sawaal ghoom rahe the.
Apni potli se nayi pattiya Renshu ne nikaali aur Veer ke badan par ghaav waali jagaho par baandh di.
Veer : Urgh!!! Why help me?
Renshu : Kyuki yahi mera kaam hai. Sansaar ke sanrakshan ke liye, tum jaiso ka zinda rehna zaroori hai.
Veer : Huh?
Renshu : It's my duty. I must protect those who can help in sustaining peace.
Veer (frowns) : Oh really? Toh meri jagah Crimson ko kyu nahi bachaya?
Renshu : Kya yahi naam hai uska?
Veer : Tumhe uska naam bhi nahi pata?
Renshu ne naa me sarr hila diya.
Renshu : Bilkul nahi! Mein uss se pehle kabhi nahi mila. Bhala mujhe kaise uska naam pata hoga. Ladke! Ek system dhaarak vyakti dusre system dhaarak vyakti ko check nahi kar sakta.
Veer : Ohh!
Veer ko ek aur nayi jankaari haath lagi. Matlab ek system owner dusre system owner ko check nahi kar sakta tha. Ava ko woh isliye check kar paaya tha kyuki Ava Camouflage skill rakhi hui thi. Ab sab kuch sense bana raha tha.
Veer : Agar aisa hai toh fir Crimson ko kaise mere baare me-?
Renshu : Baahri source bhi hote hai ladke.
Veer : Mera naam Veer hai.
Renshu (nods) : Hmm!
Veer : Tumne abhi bhi mere sawaal ka jawaab nahi diya. Agar, system owners ko bachaana hi tumhara kaam hai toh meri jagah Crimson ko kyu nahi bachaya?
Renshu : Mene tumse kaha na. Mein unhe bachata hu jo shaanti ke santulan ko banaaye rakhne ke yogya ho. Woh Crimson...! Mujhe uss se koi umeed nahi. You are the one who matters.
Veer : Bina matlab ke tumne meri madad nahi kari hogi. So tell me. What do you want from me?
Renshu : Samajhdar ho! Par abhi ye samay nahi. Sahi waqt pe tumhe pata chal jayega ki favour kab return karna hai. For now, just rest. And heal your wounds.
Veer shaant ho gaya. Kuch derr baad usne apni baat rakhi,
Veer : Tumhare paas phone hai? Mujhe ek call karna hai.
Renshu ne naa me gardan hilaayi.
Veer : Whattt??? Tumhare paas phone bhi nahi hai?
*Whistle*
Agle hi shan Renshu ne ek zordaar seeti maari. Aur kuch hi palo me waha ek kabootar apne pankh fadfadate hue gufa ke andar pravesh kiya.
[Ah! It's a pigeon.]
Kabootar andar aake seedha Renshu ke kandhe par baith gaya. Aur fir neeche utar Veer ko tak-taki laga ke dekhne laga.
Apne jhole me se Renshu ne ek kaagaz ka tukda nikaala aur syaahi waala ek pen. Kaagaz par kuch likha aur fir usse roll karte hue woh kabootar ke perr me baandhne laga.
Veer uski harr harqat ko padh raha tha.
'This guy seems a bit old-fashioned.'
[Old fashioned ho ya na ho. Lekin, uske paas pigeon ko tame karne ki bhi skill hai. I see.]
Jaha Veer nayi nayi jankaari praapt kar stabdh hota jaa raha tha toh wahi Pari pehle se 10 guna aur satark ho chuki thi. Woh apna poora dhyaan system owners ki skills aur cards ko identify karne me laga rahi thi.
Veer : Tumhe system ke baare me itni jankaari kaise hai?
Renshu kuch derr ke liye maun raha. Woh Veer ko taakta raha aur Veer usse. Fir ek gehri saans lete hue usna batana shuru kiya.
Renshu : Tumhe bataane me koi harz nahi hai. Toh suno.
Veer : Hmm?
Renshu : Sansaar me kul 30 System dhaaran karne waale log the.
Veer : 30???
Veer ko ek aur bada jhatka laga. Pari ne toh shuruaat me uss se kaha tha ki wahi ekmaatr hai. Fir ye sab?
Renshu : Aur ab sirf 18 bache hai.
Veer : You mean-!!!?
Renshu ne jaise hi haami bhari toh Veer ke badan me ek sihran daud gayi.
Veer : Baaki 12 logo ka kya hua?
Renshu : Woh marr gaye. Ya maar diye gaye.
Veer : A-Aur ab?
Renshu : Isliye mene tumhe bachaya hai. Santulan banaaye rakhne ke liye. Tumhara zinda rehna zaroori hai.
Veer (frowns) : Tumhe kaise pata chala ki mein aur Crimson aapas me bhidenge. Aur mera ye haal hoga?
Renshu (sighs) : Mujhe ek call aaya tha.
Veer : Huh?
Renshu : Sach kahu!!! Toh koi hai...! Koi hai jo shayad iss shatranj ke khel me hum sabko pyaade ki tarah istemaal kar raha hai. Aisa mera mann keh raha hai.
Veer : Phone se tumhara kya matlab hai?
Renshu : Uss phone call se hi mujhe pata laga ki tum jaisa naujavan yaha musibat me aane waala hai. Woh aadmi ye bhi jaanta tha ki mein tum jaise logo ko bachaane ke liye hi kaam karta hu.
[That's strange Master.]
Veer : Iska matlab Crimson par woh goli-
Renshu : Woh goli mene hi chalaayi thi. Mujhe laga tha tum usse shayad shikast dedo. Lekin, woh tum par haawi tha.
Veer : Kaun hai woh unknown?
Renshu : Abhi ke liye-
Veer : ??
Renshu : Mein usse 'X' keh ke bulaata hu. Koi toh hai, jo ham sab se zyada jaanta hai inn sab ke baare me.
Veer : X!!?
Renshu : Hmm! Sandesh bhej diya hai mene. Jald hi ek helicopter yaha aa jayega. Lekin 2 din lagenge. Tab tak hume yahi rukna hoga. Aur tum-!!! Ab zyada hiloge nahi.
Toh isliye shayad usne woh kabootar ke perr me sandesh baandh ke bheja tha. Ye saari information Veer ke liye bohut zyada thi. Apne mastishk ko araam dene ke liye Veer aankhein band kar araam karne laga.
Yaha se nikalne me abhi usse samay tha.
Dekhte hi dekhte kaafi waqt beet chuka tha. Renshu aur woh Paris aa chuke the. Aur yaha aate hi Veer ne sabse pehla jo kaam tha woh tha apne ghar waalo ko soochna dena.
Usse gaayab hue ab hafte ho chuke the. Paris aane me bhi usse zyada hi samay lag gaya tha. Uska shareer lagbhag 70% heal ho chuka tha.
Pichli ek raat full moon ki raat thi. Beowulf ke stat percentages full moon me double ho jaate the. Jaha usse normally 50% healing me baddhotri milti thi toh wahi full moon me ye 100% ho jaati thi. Matlab duguni.
Jis kaaran woh kaafi jaldi heal ho gaya. Jis vyatha me woh pehle tha, udhar se aane me warna usse mahine se upar lag jaata.
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3 hafte ho chuke the. Paris me Bhavna sang sabhi log ek hotel ke kamre me maujood the. Yaha ki sthiti dekh ke iss waqt unke andar ki bechaini ka varnan nahi kiya jaa sakta tha.
Ek Maa apne bete ki khabar paane ke liye tadap rahi thi. Behne apne bhai ke baare me jaan’ne ke liye vyaakul thi. Ek buzurg apne pote ke haal-chaal ke baare me jaan’ne ke liye icchuk the.
Magar koi khabar haath nahi lag rahi thi. Tej Paris ke hi logo ke social media par unke kuch open accounts me chhaan-been karne me lagi hui thi.
Bhavna : Kuch pata chala beta?
Tej : Dekh rahi hu Mom!
Woh abhi kuch accounts ko dekhi hi thi ki kisi ek ladke ke open account me usse woh dikh gaya jo usse bilkul nahi dikhna chaahiye tha.
Uske hi bagal se baithi Arohi bhi sab dekh rahi thi. Saamne dali post ko jaise hi usne padha. Arohi bechaari ke haath se uska mobile chhutak ke neeche gir gaya. Woh kisi murti ki tarah apni jagah par jamm gayi.
Paris me janta kitne virodh me thi ye sirf Paris hi nahi poora France jaanta tha. Achanak se kisi criminal ki photos harr platforms se hata di jaaye toh kya karegi janta aise me?
Vidroh! DGSI ke iss action se jaise aam janta aur gusse me aa padi. Bhale hi Veer ki photos daalne par karyavaahi honi thi. Magar, janta ne uska hal bhi dhoondh nikala tha.
Koi na koi, fake accounts bana ke Veer ki wahi news aur photos daalne me laga hua tha. Taaki, janta tak khabar barabar bani rahi ki yahi woh shaks hai jisne unke sheher me aatanki hamla kiya hai. Ye bach ke jaane na paaye.
Arohi aur Tej ke saamne wahi khabar thi jo hafto pehle news channels par release hui thi.
Bhavna ne jaise unke haav-bhaav padh liye,
Bhavna : K-Kya hua?
Par koi jawaab na mila. Tej ke haath ki ungliyaan laptop ke touch pad par rakhi hui kaanp rahi thi.
Arohi aur woh, dono hi bhaybheet aankhein faade murti ki tarah wahi baithi hui thi.
Bhavna tezz qadmo ke saath unke paas aayi aur jaise hi usne screen par maujood khabar ko dekha. Pal bhar ke liye toh usse kuch samajh na aaya. Fir jaise bodh hua. Aur abhaas ka fir bada sa patthar jaise uske sarr ke upar aake gira.
Apne muh ko saree ke chhor se dhakte hue woh ladkhada ke wahi gir padi
“N-Nahi!!!”
Arohi ki aankhein apne aap hi bheeg gayi. Naino me aansu panapne lage. Veer ke akhiri shabd uske dimaag me goonjne lage.
“Arohi di!! Aap se mujhe kaam hai. Kya aap ghar aa jaogi? Teju di aur baaki sab aapko yaha sab samjha dengi. Aur Kavya ko bhi le aana. Warna baad me woh muh fula ke baith jayegi.”
Uske baad se uski baat Veer se nahi hui thi. Woh Paris jaa chuka tha. Aur ab ye khabar…!
Arohi ka dimaag jaise kaam karna band kar chuka tha. Tej ka haal aur bhi bura tha. Woh becchari wese hi baat karne ke liye kitne dino se tadap rahi thi. Kintu, uske saamne toh-
Uske bhai ki maut ki khabar jhalak rahi thi.
Ab sab dorr aapas me judti jaa rahi thi. Kyu phone nahi lag raha tha. Kyu usne Bhavna se ghar par rehne ke liye zidd ki thi. Sab kuch Bhavna ko samajh aa raha tha.
Manorath ye drishya dekh aage badhe. Unki kuch samajh nahi aa raha tha. Ye sab iss tarah se kyu pesh aa rahe the?
Par abhi woh aage badhi hi the ki Tej ka phone baj utha.
Ghanti bajti jaa rahi thi magar Tej ko jaise duniya ka ab koi shor sunaayi nahi de raha tha.
Arohi ka haath apne aap phone par gaya, usne call uthaaya aur phone apne kaan se laga liya. Aur tabhi, dusri orr se ek awaaz aayi,
“Teju dii!”
Pal bhar ke liye laga jaise Arohi kisi sapne me thi. Uske dil ne kayi dhadkane ek saath phaand li. Haath kaanpne lage.
Arohi : Veeeeeeeeerrrr????
Aur uske iss shor se Tej aur Bhavna dono hi hosh me aa gayi. Bhavna ne fauran hi Arohi se mobile chhina ke apne kaano me lagaaya.
Bhavna : H-Hellooo???
Toh fir ek awaaz waha se aayi,
“M-Maa?”
Aur bas! Bhavna ki tezz dhadkane aur tezz hui magar uss awaaz ko sunte hi uski saansein fir durust hone lagi. Aur aankhon se nirantar aansu behne lage. Ye awaaz sunn’ne ke liye uske kaan taras gaye the.
Bhavna : V-Veeeeeer? B-Beta???
Veer : Umm! Mein theek hu. Surakshit hu. Aap chinta mat kariye!
Bhavna jaise muh se shabd baahar hi nahi nikaal paa rahi thi. Tej ne phone lete hue apne kaan se lagaya aur boli,
Tej : V-Veeeeer????
Veer : Teju dii!
Aur Tej ka bhi yahi haal tha. Woh ro padi.
Tej : K-Kaha ho tum? Ye khabar! Y-Ye sab kya hai? Hum sab Paris me hai!!
Veer : Aap sab Paris me ho? Mene Maa se kaha tha na ki ghar se baahar mat nikalna, jab tak mein laut nahi aata then-
Tej : SHUT UP!!!
Veer : Huh?
Tej : Shut up! *sniff* Bolo kaha ho tum!! Jaldi!!!
Veer : Mein-
Tej : Don’t you fucking dare!! Tell me!!! *sniff*
Veer : Aap sab jaha par hai. Wahi rukiye. Mein kuch hi dino me aapke saamne hounga. Ghabrana nahi Teju di. Haan? Maa ko sambhaalna!
Tej : T-Tum kya keh rahe ho? Veeeeeer!!!
Veer : Mera aapke paas rehna abhi theek nahi. Jo khabar aapne padhi hai. Woh ek badi misunderstanding hai Teju di. You believe me na? Then trust me. Mere baare me koi bhi topic mat uthana public me. Mein sab samjha dunga baad me-
Tej : N-Nooooo!!
Veer : Abhi aapko bas wahi rehna hai. Don’t get out okay? Mein jald hi lautunga. Don’t worry!
Tej : N-Nahiiiiii! Veeeeeerrrrr!!
Par tab tak call cut chuka tha.
Idhar Veer ki nazre call cut karne ke baad uss saamne hotel ki building par tik gayi.
7th floor par, ek khubsoorat celebrity, aur singer khidki se lag ke khadi hui thi.
Veer ke baal raat me tezz hawao me lehra rahe the.
Theek uske peeche kuch duri par Renshu khada hua tha. Veer ka aura woh mehsoos kar paa raha tha.
‘The air has changed around him. It- It feels heavy.’
Renshu ki bauhe thode aashcharya me uthi hui thi.
Veer ki aankhon me koi bhaav nahi jhalak rahe the. Renshu ne usse kapde diye the. Iss samay woh ek white shirt pehna hua tha, jo tezz hawao me lehra rahi thi.
Pari ki awaaz tabhi uske mann me aayi,
[Uddyamen hi sidhyanti, kaaryaani na manorathe,
Na hi suptasya singhasya, pravishanti mukhe mragah.]
'!!!?'
[Yaani ki, koi bhi kaarya kadi mehnat ke bina poora nahi kiya jaa sakta Master. Sirf sochne bhar se kaarya poore nahi hote. Unke liye prayatn bhi karna padta hai. Kabhi bhi sote hue sher ke muh me hiran khud nahi aata. Usse shikaar karna padta hai.]
'Pariiiiii!!!!'
[Y-Yes!!!]
'Get ready!!! We're going on a hunt!!!'
Aur woh agle hi shan uss building se tezz raftaar me gaayab ho gaya.
Aur yaha dur hotel ki building me khadi Ava bas uss building ki khaali terrace ko dekhti reh gayi.
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Aaj ke liye itna hi guys.
Update consists of 5.5k words. Emergency ke chalte ye update late aaya hai. Length kaafi badi hai. Kul 5 updates aur baaki hai iss arc ke. Target is still the same. 150. Likes thokne ka revos rakhna ka. Agla update jald dene ki koshish rahegi. Since this one came late.
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ShaandaarUpdate - 145 ~ X
Ab tak...
Ava ke poore badan me sihran daud gayi. Woh kisi chidiya ki tarah harr taraf gardan modte hue apne chaaro orr dekhne lagi.
'V-Veer!!!!?'
Agle hi pal uski nazre bagal se lagi building ke uss terrace par gayi.
Par, usne jo saamne dekha toh-
Siwae aasmaan me chamakte chaand ke alaawa waha koi nahi tha.
Terrace khaali thi.
'Veer!!!????'
Ab aage...
Andhkaar!
Kya hota hai? Kya prakaash ka na hona andhkaar hai?
Maut!
Kya hoti hai?
Kya saans na le paana mrityu hai? Kuch sunn na paana, dekh na paana, bol na paana, mehsoos na kar paana. Kya yahi hai maut?
Agar vyakti inme se kuch bhi kar na paaye, ye bhi pata na ho ki uski dhadkane chal rahi hai ya nahi? Toh kya usse mrat ghoshit kiya jaa sakta hai?
Uss soch ka kya jo waha ab bhi maujood hai? Woh soch jo duniya bhar ke gyaan ko samajhne ke liye saksham hai.
Veer ki soch iss waqt issi sthiti se guzar rahi thi. Chaaro orr andhkaar fela hua tha.
Na hi wo apne shareer ko mehsoos kar paa raha tha aur na hi kuch dekh ya sunn paa raha tha.
Kaisa mehsoos hota hoga jab aapke saamne andhera chhaa jaaye. Aap jaante ho aapki soch ab bhi kaam kar rahi hai. Aap ye bhi samajh paa rahe ho ki aap andhkaar me doobe hue ho. Par kaisa mehsoos hoga jab ye bodh hoye ki sirf sochne ke alaawa aap aur kuch nahi kar sakte.
Koi awaaz nahi, koi drishya nahi, koi anubhooti nahi. Kaisa lagega tab?
Veer abhi issi sthiti me tha.
Aisa lag raha tha jaise woh kisi antariksh me ghoom raha hai. Farq sirf itna tha ki yaha koi taare nahi the aur na hi koi roshni.
Jab woh apne mann ke vichaaro me ladte ladte maansik roop se thak gaya, aur iss paristhiti se baahar nikalne ka koi hal khoj na saka, tabhi usse kuch dhundh si nazar aayi.
'Huh?'
Aur fir ek dhwani,
[....ster!!!]
[.....errrr!!!!!]
'Huh?'
Veer ki saansein tej ho uthi. Yeh awaaz woh bhali-bhati jaanta tha.
Aur agle hi shan, uska shareer kisi chumbak ki tarah khichta chala gaya. Uski consciousness drift hone lagi.
"Aaaarrrghhhh!!!"
Laga jaise woh aseem raftaar me antariksh me udd raha hai.
Theek uske turant baad hi,
'Uhh!!?'
Sab kuch akasmaat shaant ho gaya. Andhkaar toh abhi bhi tha. Magar ab,
Uska seena upar neeche ho raha tha. Woh saans le raha tha.
Uski naak me aas paas ke vatavaran ki praanvayu aane lagi. Samudra ki lehro ka shor sunaayi dene laga.
Ek ek karke harr senses uske apna apna kaam karne lage. Woh zinda tha.
Saath hi,
[Maaaasttttteeerrrrr!!!]
Woh awaaz bhi usse sunaayi di.
Palke jhapki aur dheere dheere Veer ki aankhon ke saamne kuch drishya aane lage.
'Urgh!'
Ek andhruni karaah uski nikli. Aankhein dard kar rahi thi. Usse fir kuch nazar aaya.
Apni baayi orr dekhte hi kuch aisa nazaara uske saamne tha.
Akaash me chandrama apni roshni bikhere chamak raha tha. Derr raat ho rakhi thi.
[Master!!! Thank god! Finally! Can you hear me?]
Veer ne mann hi mann haami bhari.
Poora badan uska dard kar raha tha. Lag raha tha jaise uske shareer ke tukde tukde kar ke zameen par bikher diye ho.
Jab usne aas-paas ka jayza liya toh usse anumaan ho gaya ki woh samudra me maujood chattaano ke nichle hisse me bani kisi gufa me tha.
Uska shareer chattaan ki deewaar se hi tika hua tha. Peeche usse kuch gadd raha tha. Apne haath ko tatol ke usne uss cheez ko sehlaaya toh paaya ki ye wahi gun thi.
Jo usne Ushant Island me uss ek gang member ko behosh kar ke chhinaayi thi.
Abhi woh kuch harqat karta ki tabhi usse kuch awaaz sunaayi di. Kisi ke qadmo ki awaaz thi. Dheere dheere ye awaaz uske nazdeek aa rahi thi.
Veer turant hi sachet ho gaya. Khatre ki bhanak lagte hi usne sarr utha ke saamne dekha.
Ek bade se shareer ki chhaaya aakriti uske saamne thi. Usse dekhte hi,
'Check!!!'
*Ding*
[No information available.]
Notification dekhte hi Veer ki aankhein bhay ke maare fel gayi.
'Crimson???'
Uski aadat bann chuki tha harr nazdeek maujood insaan ko check karna.
Notification ka bodh hote hi,
*Swoooshhhh*
Woh apni jagah se ekdum se ucchla.
[Master-!!! No-!!! Wait!!]
Par Pari ki baat sunn'ne me usse derri ho gayi. Woh tab tak hawa me kood chuka tha.
Saamne khada vyakti uske iss tarah achanak hamle se achambhav me reh gaya.
"Y-You-!!!!"
Veer kisi ghaayal sher ki tarah uss aadmi par lapka aur uske vishaal shareer ke upar chadh gaya.
Furti me uska haath peeche kamar par gaya, aur haath me gun aate hi Veer ne bandook uss aadmi ki khopdi par upar se taan di.
Magar,
Trigger nahi daba paaya. Kyuki,
Veer ki aankh ke theek saamne ek paini sui bas 0.5 cm ki duri par tainaat thi.
Jaha Veer uss aadmi ki peeth par chadh uske sarr par aim lagaya tha. Toh wahi uss aadmi ne jhatse kahi se lagbhag 15 cm lambi ek sui nikaal ke Veer ki aankh ki putli ke saamne kar di thi.
Veer ki aankhein adh-khuli thi. Saansein bhi ukhdi-ukhdi le raha tha woh. Yu jaldbaazi me ucchalne se uske shareer ka dard bhadha aur jagah jagah se khoon nikalne laga. Parantu, uske baad bhi woh tass se mass na hua.
Aadmi : Such will power-!!!
Haafte hue woh uss aadmi ke upar hi chadha hua tha.
Aadmi : Ladke!!! Neeche aao!! Issi waqt! Warna apni aankh kho doge. Tumhari bandook me goli nahi hai!
Ye toh Crimson nahi tha. Aadmi ki awaaz sunte hi Veer ne forun hi trigger daba diya.
*Click* *Click*
Par uss aadmi ki baat satya thi.
Gun me waqai bullets nahi thi.
'Tsk!'
Veer jaise hi neeche aaya woh ladkhada ke gir pada.
[Master!!!!]
Uske girte hi saamne khade shaks ka chehra gufa me chaand ki aati roshni ke saamne aaya. Veer ne dekha ki qareeban 50 kuch ki umr ka vyakti uske saamne tha.
Bhayanak badi kad-kaathi. Lambe ghane baal jo adhiktar kaale the magar kuch safed baal bhi unme shaamil the.
Badi badi daadhi aur lambi latakti hui mooche.
Ghaayal Veer usse bas satarkta me ghoor raha tha. Iss haalat me bhi woh ladne se bhaag nahi raha tha.
Aadmi ne apne haath me li hui badi si sui ko apni kamar ke peeche ek kapde ke bag me rakh liya.
[Master! Don't worry! He's our benefactor. Usne hi aapki jaan bachaayi hai.]
'What?'
Pari ki baat sunn, Veer hairat me uss aadmi ko dekha.
Aadmi : Taajub hua? System ne sach bata diya? Mein tumhara dushman nahi ladke.
Aadmi ne chinese bhaasha me bola. Jiske jawaab me Veer ne bhi chinese me hi baat ki,
Veer : Kaun ho tum?
Aadmi : Tum mujhe 'Renshu' keh ke bula sakte ho.
Renshu apna vishaal shareer liye wahi bane ek patthar par baitha. Kamar par latki ek bottle gourd usne nikaali aur usme se paani peene laga.
Pyaas bhujte hi usne bottle gourd Veer ki orr feki.
Veer ne ek haath se uss bottle ko catch kiya. Ye natural water bottles hoti thi jinhe bottle gourd ki sabzi se banaaya jaata tha.
Renshu : Paani hai! Tum 2 din se behosh the. Pee lo!
Veer ne kuch shan tak Renshu ko dekha aur fir apne haath me uss natural water bottle ko.
[It's okay Master! Drink it.]
Pari ki sahanubhuti se Veer ne fir koi virodh nahi dikhaya.
Usne paani piya. Ab harr jagah usse dard mehsoos ho raha tha. Josh josh me woh ucchal ke Renshu pe chadh toh gaya tha par uske chalte uske shareer ke ghaav firse khul gaye the. Khoon fir behne laga tha.
Renshu wahi se kuch qadmo ki duri par lakdiya ikhatta kar aag jalaane chala gaya. Derr raat ho rahi thi aur thand thodi badh chuki thi.
Renshu : Ladke!!! Tumhe pata hai tumhare behosh hone ke baad kya kya hua hai?
Veer ko sab jaise yaad aaya. Ushant Island ki woh vardaate.
Veer : R-Right-!! Mein! Kya hua tha?
Iss baar usne Hindi me bola aur uska jawaab Renshu ne bhi Hindi me hi diya,
Renshu : 2 din tak Island ke aas-paas chhaan been chali hai. Tumhari laash ko dhundhne ki. Kuch derr pehle hi woh sab yaha se nikle hai.
Yaani Veer 2 din se behosh tha. Aur waha DGSI aur police force do din tak Island ke tat par chhaan been karte rahe.
Veer : Hum unse kitni dur hai?
Renshu : Kareeb 2 KM dur. Chinta ki zaroorat nahi. Ye jagah surakshit hai ladke.
Dono ke liye koi bhi language barrier nahi tha. Woh harr bhaasha me baat kar sakte the. Aur DGSI logo ke jaane ke baad shayad isliye ab Renshu bina kisi fiqr ke aag jala raha tha.
Veer : Mein 2 din se behosh tha?
Renshu : Poore 2 din aur 3 raat.
Veer : That's-!!
Renshu : Mein sab kuch samjhane nahi baitha tumhare liye. Apne system se pucho. Woh tumhe samjha dega. Ya…! Samjha degi!?
Veer ne Pari ko awaaz lagayi toh andar se Pari ki awaaz aayi. Woh toh tatpar hi baithi thi sab kuch bataane ke liye.
[Master-!!]
'Pari! Kya hua tha akhir? Mujhe yaad hai, mein-! Crimson se ladayi kar raha tha. Uske baad-! Right! Ava!! She-!'
[First of all-]
'!!??'
[Don't you fucking do that ever again!!]
Pari ki awaaz bilkul wesi hi thi. Ruwaasi. Jab usne antim baar uss se baat ki thi. Awaaz bilkul wesi hi thi.
'I-'
[Stop! A-Aur meri baat suniye pehle-!]
[Kya soch ke aapne aisa kiya haan? Who told you to do that? Aapne ek baar bhi mere baare me nahi socha? I told you. Didn't I? Mein firse koi energy se space travel nahi kar sakti. Once you die. I die as well. Aur uske baad bhi aapne-]
'I-I… I'm sorry Pari!'
Apne Master ke muh se sorry sunn, Pari turant hi shaant ho gayi.
[J-Just keep in mind from now on. Ahinda se aap aisa kuch nahi karenge.]
'Yes!'
[Aur rahi baat kya hua tha? Then allow me to explain.]
'Hmm!'
Veer kisi bacche ki tarah tha abhi jo apni maa se daant kha raha tha. Pari uski laparwahi par bhadak rahi thi. Magar zyada derr apne Master se gussa kaise reh sakti thi.
[Sabse pehli baat Master. Jo aadmi aapke saamne hai. Usne hi aapki jaan bachaayi hai.]
'Renshu?'
[Yes. Jab aap paani me gire the toh Renshu hi tha jo aapke shareer ko saath leke waha se dur leke aaya.]
'I see! Magar police ne dekha nahi? Hum underwater aaye? Mein bach kaise gaya?'
[Aap underwater kuch seconds ke liye hi the. Renshu aapko neeche ke raaste se laaya hai. Aur fir tairte tairte yaha iss gufa me. It was so hard. Kayi baar bache hai. Then, he removed the water you swallowed, and the bullets as well. Fir dressing hui aur ab jaake aapko hosh aaya hai.]
'I see!'
[And that witch-!!!]
'Huh?'
[AVA GRACE MARTIN! The witch framed us. Usne hume dhoka diya Master. Woh uss Crimson ke saath mili hui thi.]
Veer ko andaaza toh tab hi ho gaya tha jab usne Ava ko helicopter me baithe dekha tha. Uska kuch na kehna. Woh khamoshi sab kuch bayaa kar gayi thi. Veer sab jaan gaya tha. Par ek baat se abhi bhi anibhigya tha woh.
[Also, she has a system.]
Aur Pari ne keh diya. Ye jaante hi Veer ko ek bada jhatka laga.
'Kya????'
Woh ye jaanta tha ki Ava ne usse dhoka diya hai. Par uske paas system tha? Ye bhala kaise ho sakta tha?
'N-No! Ye namumkin hai. Mene check kiya tha aur-'
Pari ne tabhi uske mann me screen ke saamne kuch rakh diya.
*Ding*
[Skill : Camouflage.
Bio : Allows the host to set a fake status according to their will. Favourability can also be altered.]
Skill ka description padhte hi Veer hakka bakka reh gaya.
'N-Nahi!!'
[Shuru se ant tak, woh aapke saath game khel rahi thi.]
'N-No!'
Ek ajeeb si peeda Veer ke dil me janm li. Aur baar baar ek hi sawaal pe uski sui aake atak rahi thi.
Akhir kyu?
Kyu kiya Ava ne uske saath ye sab? Kya bigada tha usne Ava ka? Woh toh yaha uski madad ke liye aaya tha na? Toh fir kyu?
Pari ne jaise apne Master ki peeda ko mehsoos kar liya. Andar hi andar Veer ki iss haalat ko dekh Pari ka khud ka seena chhalni ho raha tha.
Parantu, apne Master ko satya se avgat karana zaroori tha.
'T-Tumhe kaise pata chala Pari?'
Veer ki awaaz ahista se Pari ko sunaayi padi.
[Jab aap paani me waha se kood rahe the. Aapki nazre police officers par thi. Par meri nazre, Ava par tiki hui thi.]
'??'
[She was leaning down towards the door of the helicopter. Woh jhuk ke aapke girte shareer ko bade hi dhyaan se dekh rahi thi. Uski aankhon me woh glaze.... The moment I saw it- I knew what was happening.]
'Magar-'
Veer punaah apni baat rakh paata ki tabhi Pari ne ek aur jankaari uske saamne pesh kar di.
*Ding*
[Skill : Death Flag.
Bio : Allows the host to set a target on any living being. A Death Flag will then be raised indicating the being's life and death condition. As long as the Flag is up, being will be considered alive. Once the Flag falls, it means the being is dead.
Range : 1 KM (Upgradable upto 2 times.)
Note : Host must remain within the range to check the condition.]
Aaj Veer ka imtihaan tha. Usse jhatke pe jhatke lag rahe the. Harr baat usse stabdh kar ke chhodh rahi thi.
[That explains why she was leaning down to see you.]
'P-Pari!!! Tumne ye sab kaise itne kam time me-?'
[Yes. I did it. Also, I'm sorry Master.]
'Sorry? K-Kyu?'
[Aapki heartbeat rokne ke liye.]
'What?'
[I'm sorry! Lekin, Ava kitni hi smart kyu na ho. I'm still smarter than her.]
'???'
[Death Flag, woh skill hai Master jo aapko ye bataati hai ki koi zinda hai ya nahi. Ava ne aapke upar Death Flag lagaya tha. Taaki, usse pata chal sake ki aap zinda rahoge ya nahi.]
Abhi bhi Veer ko ye sab sach hazam nahi ho raha tha. Par yahi satya tha.
'Ava ne!? Mujh par? K-Kab?'
[Kabhi bhi kar sakti hai Master woh. But I think mujhe pata hai usne kab kiya tha.]
'K-Kab?'
[Remember the time when we went to her concert?]
Veer ne tabhi apni yaadon me jhaak ke dekha. Aur uske haath ek khaas pal laga. Jaha woh Las Vegas me Suhana aur Divya ke saath Ava ke concert me gaya tha. Ava ne hi toh invitation bheja tha.
[Kya hua tha jab aapne usse check kiya tha?]
Veer ko jaise hi dhyaan aaya, uske badan me raungte khade ho gaye.
Jab usne Ava ko check kiya tha, toh stage par maujood Ava ne ek jhatke me uski orr dekha tha. Tab Veer aur Pari dono hi hairaan reh gaye the. Lekin, uske baad jab Ava ne Suhana aur Divya ko bhi dekh haami bhari thi toh Veer ne uss baat ko apne dimaag se nikaal diya tha.
[Yes! Now you remember. I think that was the time when she marked you.]
Veer ke hosh udte hi jaa rahe the. Ye saari sacchaayi ek saath hazam karna behad kathin tha.
Ab ek ek karke Ava ke saath guzaare harr pal usse yaad aa rahe the.
Ab usse samajh aa raha tha kyu woh haath se goli maarne ka ishaara karti thi. Woh sirf mazaakiya dhang nahi tha uska.
She was after his life, all along. Aur woh sanket the uske.
Woh alley me le jaana, fake police, protection ke liye invitation. Sab kuch frame kiya gaya tha.
Veer ka sarr apne aap hi neeche jhuk gaya. Uske ghane baalo ne uski aankhon ko dhak liya. Renshu dur baithe side-eye kar Veer ke expressions padhne ki koshish kar raha tha. Kintu, woh nakaam raha.
[As I said, woh bhale hi smart ho. Magar mujhse smart nahi ho sakti. Death Flag me apna ek fault hai Master. After all, it's just a Gold Tier Skill. Nothing much.]
'???'
[Aur woh fault ye hai ki Death Flag sirf targeted person ki heartbeat ko check karke notification deti hai. Basically, kisi ki heartbeat band ho gayi toh woh dead maana jaata hai. Right?]
'Aur isliye tumne meri heartbeat-!?'
[Yes. Sorry. Mene bataya tha aapko ki mein ek time par ek hi cheez par focus kar sakti hu. Pehle aapke blood loss ko rok rahi thi. Lekin, Ava ko galat notification dene ke liye mujhe blood loss se focus hata ke heartbeat par dhyaan lagana pada.]
'I see!'
[Woh abhi yahi samajh rahi hogi ki aap marr chuke ho.]
'Why did she-?'
[Zaroor uss Crimson ke saath mili hui hai woh Master.]
Veer ki mutthi achanak hi kass uthi.
[Time to time mene Beowulf activate kiya hua tha. It gives 50% more healing. Isliye aap jald hi hosh me aa gaye.]
'Ohh!'
[Yes! So, Beowulf ka use karte rahiye. Energy zaroor lega woh lekin aap heal jaldi hoge.]
'Pari!'
[Umm?]
'Thank you so much! Mene laparwahi ki par tumne fir bhi mujhe-'
[Yahi mera kaam hai Master. And didn't I tell you?]
'???'
[As long as I'm here. I won't let you die.]
Iss baar Veer ke honth halke se muskaan me fel gaye. Aur gaal se ek ashru ki boond fisal ke beh gayi. Kintu, aankhein ab bhi baalo se dhaki hui thi.
'Kyu kiya Ava ne mere saath aisa? Mission??'
[Ho sakta hai. Dusra case ye bhi ho sakta hai ki woh majboor ho. Lekin, fir bhi-! Mein usse maaf nahi karne wali.]
Veer ne koi jawaab na diya. Uske chehre par kya bhaav the ye koi nahi jaanta tha.
[Aur ek baat bataani hai Master.]
'What is it?'
Tabhi ek aur notification Veer ke mann me jhalka,
*Ding*
[Mission - 'Get to Ava as soon as possible' is failed.]
[2500 Points will be deducted.]
'Ah!!!'
[Aap puch rahe the na ki mission ki penalty sirf 5000 points kyu hai? Toh ye raha jawaab. Ava kabhi mushqil me thi hi nahi Master.]
'Aur uske baad bhi system bewakoof bann gaya?'
[Yes. Almost actually. Ava sirf acting kar rahi thi. Kahi na kahi system ne bhaanp liya tha ki kuch gadbad hai lekin pin-point nahi kar paaya. Isliye penalty me sirf 5000 points hi the.]
'Aur agar woh asliyat me mushqil me hoti toh?'
[Toh penalty points kam se kam 10,000 toh hote hi.]
'Ab mujhe sab samajh aa raha hai Pari.'
[Yes. Isliye mission fail hone par penalty sirf 2500 points ki lagi hai. System ne realise kar liya tha ki ye sab framing hai.]
'I see! Mere paas itne points toh nahi hai Pari. Kya zaroori hai abhi deduct hoye saare points?'
[Don't worry. System update ho chuka hai Master. Aap points collect karke fir penalty bhar sakte hai.]
Veer ne ye sunn ek raahat ki saans li.
'That's a relief.'
Veer ki nigaahein fir dur baithe Renshu par tik gayi.
[Master. Mujhe nahi lagta woh hamara dushman hai.]
'Hmm!'
Ab jaake Veer ko samajh aa raha tha. Ava ka yu singer hona. Usse ye bhi yaad aaya ki Suhana itna kyu pareshaan thi concert ke dauraan. Bachpan me kabhi Ava ne singing me koi ruchi nahi dikhayi thi. Toh achanak itne kam samay me itni safalta paana. Upar se aise darje ki singing.
Sab samajh aa gaya tha Veer ko.
[Kahi na kahi mene Renshu ki skills ka andaaza bhi laga liya hai. This guy must have some survival skills, medical skills and some identifying skills.]
Renshu itne me uth ke Veer ke nazdeek aaya aur uske shareer par jagah jagah bandhi pattiyo ko kholne laga.
Veer bas chup chaap uski harqato ka aaklan kar raha tha. Uske mann me abhi aneko sawaal ghoom rahe the.
Apni potli se nayi pattiya Renshu ne nikaali aur Veer ke badan par ghaav waali jagaho par baandh di.
Veer : Urgh!!! Why help me?
Renshu : Kyuki yahi mera kaam hai. Sansaar ke sanrakshan ke liye, tum jaiso ka zinda rehna zaroori hai.
Veer : Huh?
Renshu : It's my duty. I must protect those who can help in sustaining peace.
Veer (frowns) : Oh really? Toh meri jagah Crimson ko kyu nahi bachaya?
Renshu : Kya yahi naam hai uska?
Veer : Tumhe uska naam bhi nahi pata?
Renshu ne naa me sarr hila diya.
Renshu : Bilkul nahi! Mein uss se pehle kabhi nahi mila. Bhala mujhe kaise uska naam pata hoga. Ladke! Ek system dhaarak vyakti dusre system dhaarak vyakti ko check nahi kar sakta.
Veer : Ohh!
Veer ko ek aur nayi jankaari haath lagi. Matlab ek system owner dusre system owner ko check nahi kar sakta tha. Ava ko woh isliye check kar paaya tha kyuki Ava Camouflage skill rakhi hui thi. Ab sab kuch sense bana raha tha.
Veer : Agar aisa hai toh fir Crimson ko kaise mere baare me-?
Renshu : Baahri source bhi hote hai ladke.
Veer : Mera naam Veer hai.
Renshu (nods) : Hmm!
Veer : Tumne abhi bhi mere sawaal ka jawaab nahi diya. Agar, system owners ko bachaana hi tumhara kaam hai toh meri jagah Crimson ko kyu nahi bachaya?
Renshu : Mene tumse kaha na. Mein unhe bachata hu jo shaanti ke santulan ko banaaye rakhne ke yogya ho. Woh Crimson...! Mujhe uss se koi umeed nahi. You are the one who matters.
Veer : Bina matlab ke tumne meri madad nahi kari hogi. So tell me. What do you want from me?
Renshu : Samajhdar ho! Par abhi ye samay nahi. Sahi waqt pe tumhe pata chal jayega ki favour kab return karna hai. For now, just rest. And heal your wounds.
Veer shaant ho gaya. Kuch derr baad usne apni baat rakhi,
Veer : Tumhare paas phone hai? Mujhe ek call karna hai.
Renshu ne naa me gardan hilaayi.
Veer : Whattt??? Tumhare paas phone bhi nahi hai?
*Whistle*
Agle hi shan Renshu ne ek zordaar seeti maari. Aur kuch hi palo me waha ek kabootar apne pankh fadfadate hue gufa ke andar pravesh kiya.
[Ah! It's a pigeon.]
Kabootar andar aake seedha Renshu ke kandhe par baith gaya. Aur fir neeche utar Veer ko tak-taki laga ke dekhne laga.
Apne jhole me se Renshu ne ek kaagaz ka tukda nikaala aur syaahi waala ek pen. Kaagaz par kuch likha aur fir usse roll karte hue woh kabootar ke perr me baandhne laga.
Veer uski harr harqat ko padh raha tha.
'This guy seems a bit old-fashioned.'
[Old fashioned ho ya na ho. Lekin, uske paas pigeon ko tame karne ki bhi skill hai. I see.]
Jaha Veer nayi nayi jankaari praapt kar stabdh hota jaa raha tha toh wahi Pari pehle se 10 guna aur satark ho chuki thi. Woh apna poora dhyaan system owners ki skills aur cards ko identify karne me laga rahi thi.
Veer : Tumhe system ke baare me itni jankaari kaise hai?
Renshu kuch derr ke liye maun raha. Woh Veer ko taakta raha aur Veer usse. Fir ek gehri saans lete hue usna batana shuru kiya.
Renshu : Tumhe bataane me koi harz nahi hai. Toh suno.
Veer : Hmm?
Renshu : Sansaar me kul 30 System dhaaran karne waale log the.
Veer : 30???
Veer ko ek aur bada jhatka laga. Pari ne toh shuruaat me uss se kaha tha ki wahi ekmaatr hai. Fir ye sab?
Renshu : Aur ab sirf 18 bache hai.
Veer : You mean-!!!?
Renshu ne jaise hi haami bhari toh Veer ke badan me ek sihran daud gayi.
Veer : Baaki 12 logo ka kya hua?
Renshu : Woh marr gaye. Ya maar diye gaye.
Veer : A-Aur ab?
Renshu : Isliye mene tumhe bachaya hai. Santulan banaaye rakhne ke liye. Tumhara zinda rehna zaroori hai.
Veer (frowns) : Tumhe kaise pata chala ki mein aur Crimson aapas me bhidenge. Aur mera ye haal hoga?
Renshu (sighs) : Mujhe ek call aaya tha.
Veer : Huh?
Renshu : Sach kahu!!! Toh koi hai...! Koi hai jo shayad iss shatranj ke khel me hum sabko pyaade ki tarah istemaal kar raha hai. Aisa mera mann keh raha hai.
Veer : Phone se tumhara kya matlab hai?
Renshu : Uss phone call se hi mujhe pata laga ki tum jaisa naujavan yaha musibat me aane waala hai. Woh aadmi ye bhi jaanta tha ki mein tum jaise logo ko bachaane ke liye hi kaam karta hu.
[That's strange Master.]
Veer : Iska matlab Crimson par woh goli-
Renshu : Woh goli mene hi chalaayi thi. Mujhe laga tha tum usse shayad shikast dedo. Lekin, woh tum par haawi tha.
Veer : Kaun hai woh unknown?
Renshu : Abhi ke liye-
Veer : ??
Renshu : Mein usse 'X' keh ke bulaata hu. Koi toh hai, jo ham sab se zyada jaanta hai inn sab ke baare me.
Veer : X!!?
Renshu : Hmm! Sandesh bhej diya hai mene. Jald hi ek helicopter yaha aa jayega. Lekin 2 din lagenge. Tab tak hume yahi rukna hoga. Aur tum-!!! Ab zyada hiloge nahi.
Toh isliye shayad usne woh kabootar ke perr me sandesh baandh ke bheja tha. Ye saari information Veer ke liye bohut zyada thi. Apne mastishk ko araam dene ke liye Veer aankhein band kar araam karne laga.
Yaha se nikalne me abhi usse samay tha.
Dekhte hi dekhte kaafi waqt beet chuka tha. Renshu aur woh Paris aa chuke the. Aur yaha aate hi Veer ne sabse pehla jo kaam tha woh tha apne ghar waalo ko soochna dena.
Usse gaayab hue ab hafte ho chuke the. Paris aane me bhi usse zyada hi samay lag gaya tha. Uska shareer lagbhag 70% heal ho chuka tha.
Pichli ek raat full moon ki raat thi. Beowulf ke stat percentages full moon me double ho jaate the. Jaha usse normally 50% healing me baddhotri milti thi toh wahi full moon me ye 100% ho jaati thi. Matlab duguni.
Jis kaaran woh kaafi jaldi heal ho gaya. Jis vyatha me woh pehle tha, udhar se aane me warna usse mahine se upar lag jaata.
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3 hafte ho chuke the. Paris me Bhavna sang sabhi log ek hotel ke kamre me maujood the. Yaha ki sthiti dekh ke iss waqt unke andar ki bechaini ka varnan nahi kiya jaa sakta tha.
Ek Maa apne bete ki khabar paane ke liye tadap rahi thi. Behne apne bhai ke baare me jaan’ne ke liye vyaakul thi. Ek buzurg apne pote ke haal-chaal ke baare me jaan’ne ke liye icchuk the.
Magar koi khabar haath nahi lag rahi thi. Tej Paris ke hi logo ke social media par unke kuch open accounts me chhaan-been karne me lagi hui thi.
Bhavna : Kuch pata chala beta?
Tej : Dekh rahi hu Mom!
Woh abhi kuch accounts ko dekhi hi thi ki kisi ek ladke ke open account me usse woh dikh gaya jo usse bilkul nahi dikhna chaahiye tha.
Uske hi bagal se baithi Arohi bhi sab dekh rahi thi. Saamne dali post ko jaise hi usne padha. Arohi bechaari ke haath se uska mobile chhutak ke neeche gir gaya. Woh kisi murti ki tarah apni jagah par jamm gayi.
Paris me janta kitne virodh me thi ye sirf Paris hi nahi poora France jaanta tha. Achanak se kisi criminal ki photos harr platforms se hata di jaaye toh kya karegi janta aise me?
Vidroh! DGSI ke iss action se jaise aam janta aur gusse me aa padi. Bhale hi Veer ki photos daalne par karyavaahi honi thi. Magar, janta ne uska hal bhi dhoondh nikala tha.
Koi na koi, fake accounts bana ke Veer ki wahi news aur photos daalne me laga hua tha. Taaki, janta tak khabar barabar bani rahi ki yahi woh shaks hai jisne unke sheher me aatanki hamla kiya hai. Ye bach ke jaane na paaye.
Arohi aur Tej ke saamne wahi khabar thi jo hafto pehle news channels par release hui thi.
Bhavna ne jaise unke haav-bhaav padh liye,
Bhavna : K-Kya hua?
Par koi jawaab na mila. Tej ke haath ki ungliyaan laptop ke touch pad par rakhi hui kaanp rahi thi.
Arohi aur woh, dono hi bhaybheet aankhein faade murti ki tarah wahi baithi hui thi.
Bhavna tezz qadmo ke saath unke paas aayi aur jaise hi usne screen par maujood khabar ko dekha. Pal bhar ke liye toh usse kuch samajh na aaya. Fir jaise bodh hua. Aur abhaas ka fir bada sa patthar jaise uske sarr ke upar aake gira.
Apne muh ko saree ke chhor se dhakte hue woh ladkhada ke wahi gir padi
“N-Nahi!!!”
Arohi ki aankhein apne aap hi bheeg gayi. Naino me aansu panapne lage. Veer ke akhiri shabd uske dimaag me goonjne lage.
“Arohi di!! Aap se mujhe kaam hai. Kya aap ghar aa jaogi? Teju di aur baaki sab aapko yaha sab samjha dengi. Aur Kavya ko bhi le aana. Warna baad me woh muh fula ke baith jayegi.”
Uske baad se uski baat Veer se nahi hui thi. Woh Paris jaa chuka tha. Aur ab ye khabar…!
Arohi ka dimaag jaise kaam karna band kar chuka tha. Tej ka haal aur bhi bura tha. Woh becchari wese hi baat karne ke liye kitne dino se tadap rahi thi. Kintu, uske saamne toh-
Uske bhai ki maut ki khabar jhalak rahi thi.
Ab sab dorr aapas me judti jaa rahi thi. Kyu phone nahi lag raha tha. Kyu usne Bhavna se ghar par rehne ke liye zidd ki thi. Sab kuch Bhavna ko samajh aa raha tha.
Manorath ye drishya dekh aage badhe. Unki kuch samajh nahi aa raha tha. Ye sab iss tarah se kyu pesh aa rahe the?
Par abhi woh aage badhi hi the ki Tej ka phone baj utha.
Ghanti bajti jaa rahi thi magar Tej ko jaise duniya ka ab koi shor sunaayi nahi de raha tha.
Arohi ka haath apne aap phone par gaya, usne call uthaaya aur phone apne kaan se laga liya. Aur tabhi, dusri orr se ek awaaz aayi,
“Teju dii!”
Pal bhar ke liye laga jaise Arohi kisi sapne me thi. Uske dil ne kayi dhadkane ek saath phaand li. Haath kaanpne lage.
Arohi : Veeeeeeeeerrrr????
Aur uske iss shor se Tej aur Bhavna dono hi hosh me aa gayi. Bhavna ne fauran hi Arohi se mobile chhina ke apne kaano me lagaaya.
Bhavna : H-Hellooo???
Toh fir ek awaaz waha se aayi,
“M-Maa?”
Aur bas! Bhavna ki tezz dhadkane aur tezz hui magar uss awaaz ko sunte hi uski saansein fir durust hone lagi. Aur aankhon se nirantar aansu behne lage. Ye awaaz sunn’ne ke liye uske kaan taras gaye the.
Bhavna : V-Veeeeeer? B-Beta???
Veer : Umm! Mein theek hu. Surakshit hu. Aap chinta mat kariye!
Bhavna jaise muh se shabd baahar hi nahi nikaal paa rahi thi. Tej ne phone lete hue apne kaan se lagaya aur boli,
Tej : V-Veeeeer????
Veer : Teju dii!
Aur Tej ka bhi yahi haal tha. Woh ro padi.
Tej : K-Kaha ho tum? Ye khabar! Y-Ye sab kya hai? Hum sab Paris me hai!!
Veer : Aap sab Paris me ho? Mene Maa se kaha tha na ki ghar se baahar mat nikalna, jab tak mein laut nahi aata then-
Tej : SHUT UP!!!
Veer : Huh?
Tej : Shut up! *sniff* Bolo kaha ho tum!! Jaldi!!!
Veer : Mein-
Tej : Don’t you fucking dare!! Tell me!!! *sniff*
Veer : Aap sab jaha par hai. Wahi rukiye. Mein kuch hi dino me aapke saamne hounga. Ghabrana nahi Teju di. Haan? Maa ko sambhaalna!
Tej : T-Tum kya keh rahe ho? Veeeeeer!!!
Veer : Mera aapke paas rehna abhi theek nahi. Jo khabar aapne padhi hai. Woh ek badi misunderstanding hai Teju di. You believe me na? Then trust me. Mere baare me koi bhi topic mat uthana public me. Mein sab samjha dunga baad me-
Tej : N-Nooooo!!
Veer : Abhi aapko bas wahi rehna hai. Don’t get out okay? Mein jald hi lautunga. Don’t worry!
Tej : N-Nahiiiiii! Veeeeeerrrrr!!
Par tab tak call cut chuka tha.
Idhar Veer ki nazre call cut karne ke baad uss saamne hotel ki building par tik gayi.
7th floor par, ek khubsoorat celebrity, aur singer khidki se lag ke khadi hui thi.
Veer ke baal raat me tezz hawao me lehra rahe the.
Theek uske peeche kuch duri par Renshu khada hua tha. Veer ka aura woh mehsoos kar paa raha tha.
‘The air has changed around him. It- It feels heavy.’
Renshu ki bauhe thode aashcharya me uthi hui thi.
Veer ki aankhon me koi bhaav nahi jhalak rahe the. Renshu ne usse kapde diye the. Iss samay woh ek white shirt pehna hua tha, jo tezz hawao me lehra rahi thi.
Pari ki awaaz tabhi uske mann me aayi,
[Uddyamen hi sidhyanti, kaaryaani na manorathe,
Na hi suptasya singhasya, pravishanti mukhe mragah.]
'!!!?'
[Yaani ki, koi bhi kaarya kadi mehnat ke bina poora nahi kiya jaa sakta Master. Sirf sochne bhar se kaarya poore nahi hote. Unke liye prayatn bhi karna padta hai. Kabhi bhi sote hue sher ke muh me hiran khud nahi aata. Usse shikaar karna padta hai.]
'Pariiiiii!!!!'
[Y-Yes!!!]
'Get ready!!! We're going on a hunt!!!'
Aur woh agle hi shan uss building se tezz raftaar me gaayab ho gaya.
Aur yaha dur hotel ki building me khadi Ava bas uss building ki khaali terrace ko dekhti reh gayi.
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Wonderful update bhaiUpdate - 145 ~ X
Ab tak...
Ava ke poore badan me sihran daud gayi. Woh kisi chidiya ki tarah harr taraf gardan modte hue apne chaaro orr dekhne lagi.
'V-Veer!!!!?'
Agle hi pal uski nazre bagal se lagi building ke uss terrace par gayi.
Par, usne jo saamne dekha toh-
Siwae aasmaan me chamakte chaand ke alaawa waha koi nahi tha.
Terrace khaali thi.
'Veer!!!????'
Ab aage...
Andhkaar!
Kya hota hai? Kya prakaash ka na hona andhkaar hai?
Maut!
Kya hoti hai?
Kya saans na le paana mrityu hai? Kuch sunn na paana, dekh na paana, bol na paana, mehsoos na kar paana. Kya yahi hai maut?
Agar vyakti inme se kuch bhi kar na paaye, ye bhi pata na ho ki uski dhadkane chal rahi hai ya nahi? Toh kya usse mrat ghoshit kiya jaa sakta hai?
Uss soch ka kya jo waha ab bhi maujood hai? Woh soch jo duniya bhar ke gyaan ko samajhne ke liye saksham hai.
Veer ki soch iss waqt issi sthiti se guzar rahi thi. Chaaro orr andhkaar fela hua tha.
Na hi wo apne shareer ko mehsoos kar paa raha tha aur na hi kuch dekh ya sunn paa raha tha.
Kaisa mehsoos hota hoga jab aapke saamne andhera chhaa jaaye. Aap jaante ho aapki soch ab bhi kaam kar rahi hai. Aap ye bhi samajh paa rahe ho ki aap andhkaar me doobe hue ho. Par kaisa mehsoos hoga jab ye bodh hoye ki sirf sochne ke alaawa aap aur kuch nahi kar sakte.
Koi awaaz nahi, koi drishya nahi, koi anubhooti nahi. Kaisa lagega tab?
Veer abhi issi sthiti me tha.
Aisa lag raha tha jaise woh kisi antariksh me ghoom raha hai. Farq sirf itna tha ki yaha koi taare nahi the aur na hi koi roshni.
Jab woh apne mann ke vichaaro me ladte ladte maansik roop se thak gaya, aur iss paristhiti se baahar nikalne ka koi hal khoj na saka, tabhi usse kuch dhundh si nazar aayi.
'Huh?'
Aur fir ek dhwani,
[....ster!!!]
[.....errrr!!!!!]
'Huh?'
Veer ki saansein tej ho uthi. Yeh awaaz woh bhali-bhati jaanta tha.
Aur agle hi shan, uska shareer kisi chumbak ki tarah khichta chala gaya. Uski consciousness drift hone lagi.
"Aaaarrrghhhh!!!"
Laga jaise woh aseem raftaar me antariksh me udd raha hai.
Theek uske turant baad hi,
'Uhh!!?'
Sab kuch akasmaat shaant ho gaya. Andhkaar toh abhi bhi tha. Magar ab,
Uska seena upar neeche ho raha tha. Woh saans le raha tha.
Uski naak me aas paas ke vatavaran ki praanvayu aane lagi. Samudra ki lehro ka shor sunaayi dene laga.
Ek ek karke harr senses uske apna apna kaam karne lage. Woh zinda tha.
Saath hi,
[Maaaasttttteeerrrrr!!!]
Woh awaaz bhi usse sunaayi di.
Palke jhapki aur dheere dheere Veer ki aankhon ke saamne kuch drishya aane lage.
'Urgh!'
Ek andhruni karaah uski nikli. Aankhein dard kar rahi thi. Usse fir kuch nazar aaya.
Apni baayi orr dekhte hi kuch aisa nazaara uske saamne tha.
Akaash me chandrama apni roshni bikhere chamak raha tha. Derr raat ho rakhi thi.
[Master!!! Thank god! Finally! Can you hear me?]
Veer ne mann hi mann haami bhari.
Poora badan uska dard kar raha tha. Lag raha tha jaise uske shareer ke tukde tukde kar ke zameen par bikher diye ho.
Jab usne aas-paas ka jayza liya toh usse anumaan ho gaya ki woh samudra me maujood chattaano ke nichle hisse me bani kisi gufa me tha.
Uska shareer chattaan ki deewaar se hi tika hua tha. Peeche usse kuch gadd raha tha. Apne haath ko tatol ke usne uss cheez ko sehlaaya toh paaya ki ye wahi gun thi.
Jo usne Ushant Island me uss ek gang member ko behosh kar ke chhinaayi thi.
Abhi woh kuch harqat karta ki tabhi usse kuch awaaz sunaayi di. Kisi ke qadmo ki awaaz thi. Dheere dheere ye awaaz uske nazdeek aa rahi thi.
Veer turant hi sachet ho gaya. Khatre ki bhanak lagte hi usne sarr utha ke saamne dekha.
Ek bade se shareer ki chhaaya aakriti uske saamne thi. Usse dekhte hi,
'Check!!!'
*Ding*
[No information available.]
Notification dekhte hi Veer ki aankhein bhay ke maare fel gayi.
'Crimson???'
Uski aadat bann chuki tha harr nazdeek maujood insaan ko check karna.
Notification ka bodh hote hi,
*Swoooshhhh*
Woh apni jagah se ekdum se ucchla.
[Master-!!! No-!!! Wait!!]
Par Pari ki baat sunn'ne me usse derri ho gayi. Woh tab tak hawa me kood chuka tha.
Saamne khada vyakti uske iss tarah achanak hamle se achambhav me reh gaya.
"Y-You-!!!!"
Veer kisi ghaayal sher ki tarah uss aadmi par lapka aur uske vishaal shareer ke upar chadh gaya.
Furti me uska haath peeche kamar par gaya, aur haath me gun aate hi Veer ne bandook uss aadmi ki khopdi par upar se taan di.
Magar,
Trigger nahi daba paaya. Kyuki,
Veer ki aankh ke theek saamne ek paini sui bas 0.5 cm ki duri par tainaat thi.
Jaha Veer uss aadmi ki peeth par chadh uske sarr par aim lagaya tha. Toh wahi uss aadmi ne jhatse kahi se lagbhag 15 cm lambi ek sui nikaal ke Veer ki aankh ki putli ke saamne kar di thi.
Veer ki aankhein adh-khuli thi. Saansein bhi ukhdi-ukhdi le raha tha woh. Yu jaldbaazi me ucchalne se uske shareer ka dard bhadha aur jagah jagah se khoon nikalne laga. Parantu, uske baad bhi woh tass se mass na hua.
Aadmi : Such will power-!!!
Haafte hue woh uss aadmi ke upar hi chadha hua tha.
Aadmi : Ladke!!! Neeche aao!! Issi waqt! Warna apni aankh kho doge. Tumhari bandook me goli nahi hai!
Ye toh Crimson nahi tha. Aadmi ki awaaz sunte hi Veer ne forun hi trigger daba diya.
*Click* *Click*
Par uss aadmi ki baat satya thi.
Gun me waqai bullets nahi thi.
'Tsk!'
Veer jaise hi neeche aaya woh ladkhada ke gir pada.
[Master!!!!]
Uske girte hi saamne khade shaks ka chehra gufa me chaand ki aati roshni ke saamne aaya. Veer ne dekha ki qareeban 50 kuch ki umr ka vyakti uske saamne tha.
Bhayanak badi kad-kaathi. Lambe ghane baal jo adhiktar kaale the magar kuch safed baal bhi unme shaamil the.
Badi badi daadhi aur lambi latakti hui mooche.
Ghaayal Veer usse bas satarkta me ghoor raha tha. Iss haalat me bhi woh ladne se bhaag nahi raha tha.
Aadmi ne apne haath me li hui badi si sui ko apni kamar ke peeche ek kapde ke bag me rakh liya.
[Master! Don't worry! He's our benefactor. Usne hi aapki jaan bachaayi hai.]
'What?'
Pari ki baat sunn, Veer hairat me uss aadmi ko dekha.
Aadmi : Taajub hua? System ne sach bata diya? Mein tumhara dushman nahi ladke.
Aadmi ne chinese bhaasha me bola. Jiske jawaab me Veer ne bhi chinese me hi baat ki,
Veer : Kaun ho tum?
Aadmi : Tum mujhe 'Renshu' keh ke bula sakte ho.
Renshu apna vishaal shareer liye wahi bane ek patthar par baitha. Kamar par latki ek bottle gourd usne nikaali aur usme se paani peene laga.
Pyaas bhujte hi usne bottle gourd Veer ki orr feki.
Veer ne ek haath se uss bottle ko catch kiya. Ye natural water bottles hoti thi jinhe bottle gourd ki sabzi se banaaya jaata tha.
Renshu : Paani hai! Tum 2 din se behosh the. Pee lo!
Veer ne kuch shan tak Renshu ko dekha aur fir apne haath me uss natural water bottle ko.
[It's okay Master! Drink it.]
Pari ki sahanubhuti se Veer ne fir koi virodh nahi dikhaya.
Usne paani piya. Ab harr jagah usse dard mehsoos ho raha tha. Josh josh me woh ucchal ke Renshu pe chadh toh gaya tha par uske chalte uske shareer ke ghaav firse khul gaye the. Khoon fir behne laga tha.
Renshu wahi se kuch qadmo ki duri par lakdiya ikhatta kar aag jalaane chala gaya. Derr raat ho rahi thi aur thand thodi badh chuki thi.
Renshu : Ladke!!! Tumhe pata hai tumhare behosh hone ke baad kya kya hua hai?
Veer ko sab jaise yaad aaya. Ushant Island ki woh vardaate.
Veer : R-Right-!! Mein! Kya hua tha?
Iss baar usne Hindi me bola aur uska jawaab Renshu ne bhi Hindi me hi diya,
Renshu : 2 din tak Island ke aas-paas chhaan been chali hai. Tumhari laash ko dhundhne ki. Kuch derr pehle hi woh sab yaha se nikle hai.
Yaani Veer 2 din se behosh tha. Aur waha DGSI aur police force do din tak Island ke tat par chhaan been karte rahe.
Veer : Hum unse kitni dur hai?
Renshu : Kareeb 2 KM dur. Chinta ki zaroorat nahi. Ye jagah surakshit hai ladke.
Dono ke liye koi bhi language barrier nahi tha. Woh harr bhaasha me baat kar sakte the. Aur DGSI logo ke jaane ke baad shayad isliye ab Renshu bina kisi fiqr ke aag jala raha tha.
Veer : Mein 2 din se behosh tha?
Renshu : Poore 2 din aur 3 raat.
Veer : That's-!!
Renshu : Mein sab kuch samjhane nahi baitha tumhare liye. Apne system se pucho. Woh tumhe samjha dega. Ya…! Samjha degi!?
Veer ne Pari ko awaaz lagayi toh andar se Pari ki awaaz aayi. Woh toh tatpar hi baithi thi sab kuch bataane ke liye.
[Master-!!]
'Pari! Kya hua tha akhir? Mujhe yaad hai, mein-! Crimson se ladayi kar raha tha. Uske baad-! Right! Ava!! She-!'
[First of all-]
'!!??'
[Don't you fucking do that ever again!!]
Pari ki awaaz bilkul wesi hi thi. Ruwaasi. Jab usne antim baar uss se baat ki thi. Awaaz bilkul wesi hi thi.
'I-'
[Stop! A-Aur meri baat suniye pehle-!]
[Kya soch ke aapne aisa kiya haan? Who told you to do that? Aapne ek baar bhi mere baare me nahi socha? I told you. Didn't I? Mein firse koi energy se space travel nahi kar sakti. Once you die. I die as well. Aur uske baad bhi aapne-]
'I-I… I'm sorry Pari!'
Apne Master ke muh se sorry sunn, Pari turant hi shaant ho gayi.
[J-Just keep in mind from now on. Ahinda se aap aisa kuch nahi karenge.]
'Yes!'
[Aur rahi baat kya hua tha? Then allow me to explain.]
'Hmm!'
Veer kisi bacche ki tarah tha abhi jo apni maa se daant kha raha tha. Pari uski laparwahi par bhadak rahi thi. Magar zyada derr apne Master se gussa kaise reh sakti thi.
[Sabse pehli baat Master. Jo aadmi aapke saamne hai. Usne hi aapki jaan bachaayi hai.]
'Renshu?'
[Yes. Jab aap paani me gire the toh Renshu hi tha jo aapke shareer ko saath leke waha se dur leke aaya.]
'I see! Magar police ne dekha nahi? Hum underwater aaye? Mein bach kaise gaya?'
[Aap underwater kuch seconds ke liye hi the. Renshu aapko neeche ke raaste se laaya hai. Aur fir tairte tairte yaha iss gufa me. It was so hard. Kayi baar bache hai. Then, he removed the water you swallowed, and the bullets as well. Fir dressing hui aur ab jaake aapko hosh aaya hai.]
'I see!'
[And that witch-!!!]
'Huh?'
[AVA GRACE MARTIN! The witch framed us. Usne hume dhoka diya Master. Woh uss Crimson ke saath mili hui thi.]
Veer ko andaaza toh tab hi ho gaya tha jab usne Ava ko helicopter me baithe dekha tha. Uska kuch na kehna. Woh khamoshi sab kuch bayaa kar gayi thi. Veer sab jaan gaya tha. Par ek baat se abhi bhi anibhigya tha woh.
[Also, she has a system.]
Aur Pari ne keh diya. Ye jaante hi Veer ko ek bada jhatka laga.
'Kya????'
Woh ye jaanta tha ki Ava ne usse dhoka diya hai. Par uske paas system tha? Ye bhala kaise ho sakta tha?
'N-No! Ye namumkin hai. Mene check kiya tha aur-'
Pari ne tabhi uske mann me screen ke saamne kuch rakh diya.
*Ding*
[Skill : Camouflage.
Bio : Allows the host to set a fake status according to their will. Favourability can also be altered.]
Skill ka description padhte hi Veer hakka bakka reh gaya.
'N-Nahi!!'
[Shuru se ant tak, woh aapke saath game khel rahi thi.]
'N-No!'
Ek ajeeb si peeda Veer ke dil me janm li. Aur baar baar ek hi sawaal pe uski sui aake atak rahi thi.
Akhir kyu?
Kyu kiya Ava ne uske saath ye sab? Kya bigada tha usne Ava ka? Woh toh yaha uski madad ke liye aaya tha na? Toh fir kyu?
Pari ne jaise apne Master ki peeda ko mehsoos kar liya. Andar hi andar Veer ki iss haalat ko dekh Pari ka khud ka seena chhalni ho raha tha.
Parantu, apne Master ko satya se avgat karana zaroori tha.
'T-Tumhe kaise pata chala Pari?'
Veer ki awaaz ahista se Pari ko sunaayi padi.
[Jab aap paani me waha se kood rahe the. Aapki nazre police officers par thi. Par meri nazre, Ava par tiki hui thi.]
'??'
[She was leaning down towards the door of the helicopter. Woh jhuk ke aapke girte shareer ko bade hi dhyaan se dekh rahi thi. Uski aankhon me woh glaze.... The moment I saw it- I knew what was happening.]
'Magar-'
Veer punaah apni baat rakh paata ki tabhi Pari ne ek aur jankaari uske saamne pesh kar di.
*Ding*
[Skill : Death Flag.
Bio : Allows the host to set a target on any living being. A Death Flag will then be raised indicating the being's life and death condition. As long as the Flag is up, being will be considered alive. Once the Flag falls, it means the being is dead.
Range : 1 KM (Upgradable upto 2 times.)
Note : Host must remain within the range to check the condition.]
Aaj Veer ka imtihaan tha. Usse jhatke pe jhatke lag rahe the. Harr baat usse stabdh kar ke chhodh rahi thi.
[That explains why she was leaning down to see you.]
'P-Pari!!! Tumne ye sab kaise itne kam time me-?'
[Yes. I did it. Also, I'm sorry Master.]
'Sorry? K-Kyu?'
[Aapki heartbeat rokne ke liye.]
'What?'
[I'm sorry! Lekin, Ava kitni hi smart kyu na ho. I'm still smarter than her.]
'???'
[Death Flag, woh skill hai Master jo aapko ye bataati hai ki koi zinda hai ya nahi. Ava ne aapke upar Death Flag lagaya tha. Taaki, usse pata chal sake ki aap zinda rahoge ya nahi.]
Abhi bhi Veer ko ye sab sach hazam nahi ho raha tha. Par yahi satya tha.
'Ava ne!? Mujh par? K-Kab?'
[Kabhi bhi kar sakti hai Master woh. But I think mujhe pata hai usne kab kiya tha.]
'K-Kab?'
[Remember the time when we went to her concert?]
Veer ne tabhi apni yaadon me jhaak ke dekha. Aur uske haath ek khaas pal laga. Jaha woh Las Vegas me Suhana aur Divya ke saath Ava ke concert me gaya tha. Ava ne hi toh invitation bheja tha.
[Kya hua tha jab aapne usse check kiya tha?]
Veer ko jaise hi dhyaan aaya, uske badan me raungte khade ho gaye.
Jab usne Ava ko check kiya tha, toh stage par maujood Ava ne ek jhatke me uski orr dekha tha. Tab Veer aur Pari dono hi hairaan reh gaye the. Lekin, uske baad jab Ava ne Suhana aur Divya ko bhi dekh haami bhari thi toh Veer ne uss baat ko apne dimaag se nikaal diya tha.
[Yes! Now you remember. I think that was the time when she marked you.]
Veer ke hosh udte hi jaa rahe the. Ye saari sacchaayi ek saath hazam karna behad kathin tha.
Ab ek ek karke Ava ke saath guzaare harr pal usse yaad aa rahe the.
Ab usse samajh aa raha tha kyu woh haath se goli maarne ka ishaara karti thi. Woh sirf mazaakiya dhang nahi tha uska.
She was after his life, all along. Aur woh sanket the uske.
Woh alley me le jaana, fake police, protection ke liye invitation. Sab kuch frame kiya gaya tha.
Veer ka sarr apne aap hi neeche jhuk gaya. Uske ghane baalo ne uski aankhon ko dhak liya. Renshu dur baithe side-eye kar Veer ke expressions padhne ki koshish kar raha tha. Kintu, woh nakaam raha.
[As I said, woh bhale hi smart ho. Magar mujhse smart nahi ho sakti. Death Flag me apna ek fault hai Master. After all, it's just a Gold Tier Skill. Nothing much.]
'???'
[Aur woh fault ye hai ki Death Flag sirf targeted person ki heartbeat ko check karke notification deti hai. Basically, kisi ki heartbeat band ho gayi toh woh dead maana jaata hai. Right?]
'Aur isliye tumne meri heartbeat-!?'
[Yes. Sorry. Mene bataya tha aapko ki mein ek time par ek hi cheez par focus kar sakti hu. Pehle aapke blood loss ko rok rahi thi. Lekin, Ava ko galat notification dene ke liye mujhe blood loss se focus hata ke heartbeat par dhyaan lagana pada.]
'I see!'
[Woh abhi yahi samajh rahi hogi ki aap marr chuke ho.]
'Why did she-?'
[Zaroor uss Crimson ke saath mili hui hai woh Master.]
Veer ki mutthi achanak hi kass uthi.
[Time to time mene Beowulf activate kiya hua tha. It gives 50% more healing. Isliye aap jald hi hosh me aa gaye.]
'Ohh!'
[Yes! So, Beowulf ka use karte rahiye. Energy zaroor lega woh lekin aap heal jaldi hoge.]
'Pari!'
[Umm?]
'Thank you so much! Mene laparwahi ki par tumne fir bhi mujhe-'
[Yahi mera kaam hai Master. And didn't I tell you?]
'???'
[As long as I'm here. I won't let you die.]
Iss baar Veer ke honth halke se muskaan me fel gaye. Aur gaal se ek ashru ki boond fisal ke beh gayi. Kintu, aankhein ab bhi baalo se dhaki hui thi.
'Kyu kiya Ava ne mere saath aisa? Mission??'
[Ho sakta hai. Dusra case ye bhi ho sakta hai ki woh majboor ho. Lekin, fir bhi-! Mein usse maaf nahi karne wali.]
Veer ne koi jawaab na diya. Uske chehre par kya bhaav the ye koi nahi jaanta tha.
[Aur ek baat bataani hai Master.]
'What is it?'
Tabhi ek aur notification Veer ke mann me jhalka,
*Ding*
[Mission - 'Get to Ava as soon as possible' is failed.]
[2500 Points will be deducted.]
'Ah!!!'
[Aap puch rahe the na ki mission ki penalty sirf 5000 points kyu hai? Toh ye raha jawaab. Ava kabhi mushqil me thi hi nahi Master.]
'Aur uske baad bhi system bewakoof bann gaya?'
[Yes. Almost actually. Ava sirf acting kar rahi thi. Kahi na kahi system ne bhaanp liya tha ki kuch gadbad hai lekin pin-point nahi kar paaya. Isliye penalty me sirf 5000 points hi the.]
'Aur agar woh asliyat me mushqil me hoti toh?'
[Toh penalty points kam se kam 10,000 toh hote hi.]
'Ab mujhe sab samajh aa raha hai Pari.'
[Yes. Isliye mission fail hone par penalty sirf 2500 points ki lagi hai. System ne realise kar liya tha ki ye sab framing hai.]
'I see! Mere paas itne points toh nahi hai Pari. Kya zaroori hai abhi deduct hoye saare points?'
[Don't worry. System update ho chuka hai Master. Aap points collect karke fir penalty bhar sakte hai.]
Veer ne ye sunn ek raahat ki saans li.
'That's a relief.'
Veer ki nigaahein fir dur baithe Renshu par tik gayi.
[Master. Mujhe nahi lagta woh hamara dushman hai.]
'Hmm!'
Ab jaake Veer ko samajh aa raha tha. Ava ka yu singer hona. Usse ye bhi yaad aaya ki Suhana itna kyu pareshaan thi concert ke dauraan. Bachpan me kabhi Ava ne singing me koi ruchi nahi dikhayi thi. Toh achanak itne kam samay me itni safalta paana. Upar se aise darje ki singing.
Sab samajh aa gaya tha Veer ko.
[Kahi na kahi mene Renshu ki skills ka andaaza bhi laga liya hai. This guy must have some survival skills, medical skills and some identifying skills.]
Renshu itne me uth ke Veer ke nazdeek aaya aur uske shareer par jagah jagah bandhi pattiyo ko kholne laga.
Veer bas chup chaap uski harqato ka aaklan kar raha tha. Uske mann me abhi aneko sawaal ghoom rahe the.
Apni potli se nayi pattiya Renshu ne nikaali aur Veer ke badan par ghaav waali jagaho par baandh di.
Veer : Urgh!!! Why help me?
Renshu : Kyuki yahi mera kaam hai. Sansaar ke sanrakshan ke liye, tum jaiso ka zinda rehna zaroori hai.
Veer : Huh?
Renshu : It's my duty. I must protect those who can help in sustaining peace.
Veer (frowns) : Oh really? Toh meri jagah Crimson ko kyu nahi bachaya?
Renshu : Kya yahi naam hai uska?
Veer : Tumhe uska naam bhi nahi pata?
Renshu ne naa me sarr hila diya.
Renshu : Bilkul nahi! Mein uss se pehle kabhi nahi mila. Bhala mujhe kaise uska naam pata hoga. Ladke! Ek system dhaarak vyakti dusre system dhaarak vyakti ko check nahi kar sakta.
Veer : Ohh!
Veer ko ek aur nayi jankaari haath lagi. Matlab ek system owner dusre system owner ko check nahi kar sakta tha. Ava ko woh isliye check kar paaya tha kyuki Ava Camouflage skill rakhi hui thi. Ab sab kuch sense bana raha tha.
Veer : Agar aisa hai toh fir Crimson ko kaise mere baare me-?
Renshu : Baahri source bhi hote hai ladke.
Veer : Mera naam Veer hai.
Renshu (nods) : Hmm!
Veer : Tumne abhi bhi mere sawaal ka jawaab nahi diya. Agar, system owners ko bachaana hi tumhara kaam hai toh meri jagah Crimson ko kyu nahi bachaya?
Renshu : Mene tumse kaha na. Mein unhe bachata hu jo shaanti ke santulan ko banaaye rakhne ke yogya ho. Woh Crimson...! Mujhe uss se koi umeed nahi. You are the one who matters.
Veer : Bina matlab ke tumne meri madad nahi kari hogi. So tell me. What do you want from me?
Renshu : Samajhdar ho! Par abhi ye samay nahi. Sahi waqt pe tumhe pata chal jayega ki favour kab return karna hai. For now, just rest. And heal your wounds.
Veer shaant ho gaya. Kuch derr baad usne apni baat rakhi,
Veer : Tumhare paas phone hai? Mujhe ek call karna hai.
Renshu ne naa me gardan hilaayi.
Veer : Whattt??? Tumhare paas phone bhi nahi hai?
*Whistle*
Agle hi shan Renshu ne ek zordaar seeti maari. Aur kuch hi palo me waha ek kabootar apne pankh fadfadate hue gufa ke andar pravesh kiya.
[Ah! It's a pigeon.]
Kabootar andar aake seedha Renshu ke kandhe par baith gaya. Aur fir neeche utar Veer ko tak-taki laga ke dekhne laga.
Apne jhole me se Renshu ne ek kaagaz ka tukda nikaala aur syaahi waala ek pen. Kaagaz par kuch likha aur fir usse roll karte hue woh kabootar ke perr me baandhne laga.
Veer uski harr harqat ko padh raha tha.
'This guy seems a bit old-fashioned.'
[Old fashioned ho ya na ho. Lekin, uske paas pigeon ko tame karne ki bhi skill hai. I see.]
Jaha Veer nayi nayi jankaari praapt kar stabdh hota jaa raha tha toh wahi Pari pehle se 10 guna aur satark ho chuki thi. Woh apna poora dhyaan system owners ki skills aur cards ko identify karne me laga rahi thi.
Veer : Tumhe system ke baare me itni jankaari kaise hai?
Renshu kuch derr ke liye maun raha. Woh Veer ko taakta raha aur Veer usse. Fir ek gehri saans lete hue usna batana shuru kiya.
Renshu : Tumhe bataane me koi harz nahi hai. Toh suno.
Veer : Hmm?
Renshu : Sansaar me kul 30 System dhaaran karne waale log the.
Veer : 30???
Veer ko ek aur bada jhatka laga. Pari ne toh shuruaat me uss se kaha tha ki wahi ekmaatr hai. Fir ye sab?
Renshu : Aur ab sirf 18 bache hai.
Veer : You mean-!!!?
Renshu ne jaise hi haami bhari toh Veer ke badan me ek sihran daud gayi.
Veer : Baaki 12 logo ka kya hua?
Renshu : Woh marr gaye. Ya maar diye gaye.
Veer : A-Aur ab?
Renshu : Isliye mene tumhe bachaya hai. Santulan banaaye rakhne ke liye. Tumhara zinda rehna zaroori hai.
Veer (frowns) : Tumhe kaise pata chala ki mein aur Crimson aapas me bhidenge. Aur mera ye haal hoga?
Renshu (sighs) : Mujhe ek call aaya tha.
Veer : Huh?
Renshu : Sach kahu!!! Toh koi hai...! Koi hai jo shayad iss shatranj ke khel me hum sabko pyaade ki tarah istemaal kar raha hai. Aisa mera mann keh raha hai.
Veer : Phone se tumhara kya matlab hai?
Renshu : Uss phone call se hi mujhe pata laga ki tum jaisa naujavan yaha musibat me aane waala hai. Woh aadmi ye bhi jaanta tha ki mein tum jaise logo ko bachaane ke liye hi kaam karta hu.
[That's strange Master.]
Veer : Iska matlab Crimson par woh goli-
Renshu : Woh goli mene hi chalaayi thi. Mujhe laga tha tum usse shayad shikast dedo. Lekin, woh tum par haawi tha.
Veer : Kaun hai woh unknown?
Renshu : Abhi ke liye-
Veer : ??
Renshu : Mein usse 'X' keh ke bulaata hu. Koi toh hai, jo ham sab se zyada jaanta hai inn sab ke baare me.
Veer : X!!?
Renshu : Hmm! Sandesh bhej diya hai mene. Jald hi ek helicopter yaha aa jayega. Lekin 2 din lagenge. Tab tak hume yahi rukna hoga. Aur tum-!!! Ab zyada hiloge nahi.
Toh isliye shayad usne woh kabootar ke perr me sandesh baandh ke bheja tha. Ye saari information Veer ke liye bohut zyada thi. Apne mastishk ko araam dene ke liye Veer aankhein band kar araam karne laga.
Yaha se nikalne me abhi usse samay tha.
Dekhte hi dekhte kaafi waqt beet chuka tha. Renshu aur woh Paris aa chuke the. Aur yaha aate hi Veer ne sabse pehla jo kaam tha woh tha apne ghar waalo ko soochna dena.
Usse gaayab hue ab hafte ho chuke the. Paris aane me bhi usse zyada hi samay lag gaya tha. Uska shareer lagbhag 70% heal ho chuka tha.
Pichli ek raat full moon ki raat thi. Beowulf ke stat percentages full moon me double ho jaate the. Jaha usse normally 50% healing me baddhotri milti thi toh wahi full moon me ye 100% ho jaati thi. Matlab duguni.
Jis kaaran woh kaafi jaldi heal ho gaya. Jis vyatha me woh pehle tha, udhar se aane me warna usse mahine se upar lag jaata.
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3 hafte ho chuke the. Paris me Bhavna sang sabhi log ek hotel ke kamre me maujood the. Yaha ki sthiti dekh ke iss waqt unke andar ki bechaini ka varnan nahi kiya jaa sakta tha.
Ek Maa apne bete ki khabar paane ke liye tadap rahi thi. Behne apne bhai ke baare me jaan’ne ke liye vyaakul thi. Ek buzurg apne pote ke haal-chaal ke baare me jaan’ne ke liye icchuk the.
Magar koi khabar haath nahi lag rahi thi. Tej Paris ke hi logo ke social media par unke kuch open accounts me chhaan-been karne me lagi hui thi.
Bhavna : Kuch pata chala beta?
Tej : Dekh rahi hu Mom!
Woh abhi kuch accounts ko dekhi hi thi ki kisi ek ladke ke open account me usse woh dikh gaya jo usse bilkul nahi dikhna chaahiye tha.
Uske hi bagal se baithi Arohi bhi sab dekh rahi thi. Saamne dali post ko jaise hi usne padha. Arohi bechaari ke haath se uska mobile chhutak ke neeche gir gaya. Woh kisi murti ki tarah apni jagah par jamm gayi.
Paris me janta kitne virodh me thi ye sirf Paris hi nahi poora France jaanta tha. Achanak se kisi criminal ki photos harr platforms se hata di jaaye toh kya karegi janta aise me?
Vidroh! DGSI ke iss action se jaise aam janta aur gusse me aa padi. Bhale hi Veer ki photos daalne par karyavaahi honi thi. Magar, janta ne uska hal bhi dhoondh nikala tha.
Koi na koi, fake accounts bana ke Veer ki wahi news aur photos daalne me laga hua tha. Taaki, janta tak khabar barabar bani rahi ki yahi woh shaks hai jisne unke sheher me aatanki hamla kiya hai. Ye bach ke jaane na paaye.
Arohi aur Tej ke saamne wahi khabar thi jo hafto pehle news channels par release hui thi.
Bhavna ne jaise unke haav-bhaav padh liye,
Bhavna : K-Kya hua?
Par koi jawaab na mila. Tej ke haath ki ungliyaan laptop ke touch pad par rakhi hui kaanp rahi thi.
Arohi aur woh, dono hi bhaybheet aankhein faade murti ki tarah wahi baithi hui thi.
Bhavna tezz qadmo ke saath unke paas aayi aur jaise hi usne screen par maujood khabar ko dekha. Pal bhar ke liye toh usse kuch samajh na aaya. Fir jaise bodh hua. Aur abhaas ka fir bada sa patthar jaise uske sarr ke upar aake gira.
Apne muh ko saree ke chhor se dhakte hue woh ladkhada ke wahi gir padi
“N-Nahi!!!”
Arohi ki aankhein apne aap hi bheeg gayi. Naino me aansu panapne lage. Veer ke akhiri shabd uske dimaag me goonjne lage.
“Arohi di!! Aap se mujhe kaam hai. Kya aap ghar aa jaogi? Teju di aur baaki sab aapko yaha sab samjha dengi. Aur Kavya ko bhi le aana. Warna baad me woh muh fula ke baith jayegi.”
Uske baad se uski baat Veer se nahi hui thi. Woh Paris jaa chuka tha. Aur ab ye khabar…!
Arohi ka dimaag jaise kaam karna band kar chuka tha. Tej ka haal aur bhi bura tha. Woh becchari wese hi baat karne ke liye kitne dino se tadap rahi thi. Kintu, uske saamne toh-
Uske bhai ki maut ki khabar jhalak rahi thi.
Ab sab dorr aapas me judti jaa rahi thi. Kyu phone nahi lag raha tha. Kyu usne Bhavna se ghar par rehne ke liye zidd ki thi. Sab kuch Bhavna ko samajh aa raha tha.
Manorath ye drishya dekh aage badhe. Unki kuch samajh nahi aa raha tha. Ye sab iss tarah se kyu pesh aa rahe the?
Par abhi woh aage badhi hi the ki Tej ka phone baj utha.
Ghanti bajti jaa rahi thi magar Tej ko jaise duniya ka ab koi shor sunaayi nahi de raha tha.
Arohi ka haath apne aap phone par gaya, usne call uthaaya aur phone apne kaan se laga liya. Aur tabhi, dusri orr se ek awaaz aayi,
“Teju dii!”
Pal bhar ke liye laga jaise Arohi kisi sapne me thi. Uske dil ne kayi dhadkane ek saath phaand li. Haath kaanpne lage.
Arohi : Veeeeeeeeerrrr????
Aur uske iss shor se Tej aur Bhavna dono hi hosh me aa gayi. Bhavna ne fauran hi Arohi se mobile chhina ke apne kaano me lagaaya.
Bhavna : H-Hellooo???
Toh fir ek awaaz waha se aayi,
“M-Maa?”
Aur bas! Bhavna ki tezz dhadkane aur tezz hui magar uss awaaz ko sunte hi uski saansein fir durust hone lagi. Aur aankhon se nirantar aansu behne lage. Ye awaaz sunn’ne ke liye uske kaan taras gaye the.
Bhavna : V-Veeeeeer? B-Beta???
Veer : Umm! Mein theek hu. Surakshit hu. Aap chinta mat kariye!
Bhavna jaise muh se shabd baahar hi nahi nikaal paa rahi thi. Tej ne phone lete hue apne kaan se lagaya aur boli,
Tej : V-Veeeeer????
Veer : Teju dii!
Aur Tej ka bhi yahi haal tha. Woh ro padi.
Tej : K-Kaha ho tum? Ye khabar! Y-Ye sab kya hai? Hum sab Paris me hai!!
Veer : Aap sab Paris me ho? Mene Maa se kaha tha na ki ghar se baahar mat nikalna, jab tak mein laut nahi aata then-
Tej : SHUT UP!!!
Veer : Huh?
Tej : Shut up! *sniff* Bolo kaha ho tum!! Jaldi!!!
Veer : Mein-
Tej : Don’t you fucking dare!! Tell me!!! *sniff*
Veer : Aap sab jaha par hai. Wahi rukiye. Mein kuch hi dino me aapke saamne hounga. Ghabrana nahi Teju di. Haan? Maa ko sambhaalna!
Tej : T-Tum kya keh rahe ho? Veeeeeer!!!
Veer : Mera aapke paas rehna abhi theek nahi. Jo khabar aapne padhi hai. Woh ek badi misunderstanding hai Teju di. You believe me na? Then trust me. Mere baare me koi bhi topic mat uthana public me. Mein sab samjha dunga baad me-
Tej : N-Nooooo!!
Veer : Abhi aapko bas wahi rehna hai. Don’t get out okay? Mein jald hi lautunga. Don’t worry!
Tej : N-Nahiiiiii! Veeeeeerrrrr!!
Par tab tak call cut chuka tha.
Idhar Veer ki nazre call cut karne ke baad uss saamne hotel ki building par tik gayi.
7th floor par, ek khubsoorat celebrity, aur singer khidki se lag ke khadi hui thi.
Veer ke baal raat me tezz hawao me lehra rahe the.
Theek uske peeche kuch duri par Renshu khada hua tha. Veer ka aura woh mehsoos kar paa raha tha.
‘The air has changed around him. It- It feels heavy.’
Renshu ki bauhe thode aashcharya me uthi hui thi.
Veer ki aankhon me koi bhaav nahi jhalak rahe the. Renshu ne usse kapde diye the. Iss samay woh ek white shirt pehna hua tha, jo tezz hawao me lehra rahi thi.
Pari ki awaaz tabhi uske mann me aayi,
[Uddyamen hi sidhyanti, kaaryaani na manorathe,
Na hi suptasya singhasya, pravishanti mukhe mragah.]
'!!!?'
[Yaani ki, koi bhi kaarya kadi mehnat ke bina poora nahi kiya jaa sakta Master. Sirf sochne bhar se kaarya poore nahi hote. Unke liye prayatn bhi karna padta hai. Kabhi bhi sote hue sher ke muh me hiran khud nahi aata. Usse shikaar karna padta hai.]
'Pariiiiii!!!!'
[Y-Yes!!!]
'Get ready!!! We're going on a hunt!!!'
Aur woh agle hi shan uss building se tezz raftaar me gaayab ho gaya.
Aur yaha dur hotel ki building me khadi Ava bas uss building ki khaali terrace ko dekhti reh gayi.
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Aaj ke liye itna hi guys.
Update consists of 5.5k words. Emergency ke chalte ye update late aaya hai. Length kaafi badi hai. Kul 5 updates aur baaki hai iss arc ke. Target is still the same. 150. Likes thokne ka revos rakhna ka. Agla update jald dene ki koshish rahegi. Since this one came late.
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Bahut hi badhiya update diya hai Werewolf bhai....Update - 145 ~ X
Ab tak...
Ava ke poore badan me sihran daud gayi. Woh kisi chidiya ki tarah harr taraf gardan modte hue apne chaaro orr dekhne lagi.
'V-Veer!!!!?'
Agle hi pal uski nazre bagal se lagi building ke uss terrace par gayi.
Par, usne jo saamne dekha toh-
Siwae aasmaan me chamakte chaand ke alaawa waha koi nahi tha.
Terrace khaali thi.
'Veer!!!????'
Ab aage...
Andhkaar!
Kya hota hai? Kya prakaash ka na hona andhkaar hai?
Maut!
Kya hoti hai?
Kya saans na le paana mrityu hai? Kuch sunn na paana, dekh na paana, bol na paana, mehsoos na kar paana. Kya yahi hai maut?
Agar vyakti inme se kuch bhi kar na paaye, ye bhi pata na ho ki uski dhadkane chal rahi hai ya nahi? Toh kya usse mrat ghoshit kiya jaa sakta hai?
Uss soch ka kya jo waha ab bhi maujood hai? Woh soch jo duniya bhar ke gyaan ko samajhne ke liye saksham hai.
Veer ki soch iss waqt issi sthiti se guzar rahi thi. Chaaro orr andhkaar fela hua tha.
Na hi wo apne shareer ko mehsoos kar paa raha tha aur na hi kuch dekh ya sunn paa raha tha.
Kaisa mehsoos hota hoga jab aapke saamne andhera chhaa jaaye. Aap jaante ho aapki soch ab bhi kaam kar rahi hai. Aap ye bhi samajh paa rahe ho ki aap andhkaar me doobe hue ho. Par kaisa mehsoos hoga jab ye bodh hoye ki sirf sochne ke alaawa aap aur kuch nahi kar sakte.
Koi awaaz nahi, koi drishya nahi, koi anubhooti nahi. Kaisa lagega tab?
Veer abhi issi sthiti me tha.
Aisa lag raha tha jaise woh kisi antariksh me ghoom raha hai. Farq sirf itna tha ki yaha koi taare nahi the aur na hi koi roshni.
Jab woh apne mann ke vichaaro me ladte ladte maansik roop se thak gaya, aur iss paristhiti se baahar nikalne ka koi hal khoj na saka, tabhi usse kuch dhundh si nazar aayi.
'Huh?'
Aur fir ek dhwani,
[....ster!!!]
[.....errrr!!!!!]
'Huh?'
Veer ki saansein tej ho uthi. Yeh awaaz woh bhali-bhati jaanta tha.
Aur agle hi shan, uska shareer kisi chumbak ki tarah khichta chala gaya. Uski consciousness drift hone lagi.
"Aaaarrrghhhh!!!"
Laga jaise woh aseem raftaar me antariksh me udd raha hai.
Theek uske turant baad hi,
'Uhh!!?'
Sab kuch akasmaat shaant ho gaya. Andhkaar toh abhi bhi tha. Magar ab,
Uska seena upar neeche ho raha tha. Woh saans le raha tha.
Uski naak me aas paas ke vatavaran ki praanvayu aane lagi. Samudra ki lehro ka shor sunaayi dene laga.
Ek ek karke harr senses uske apna apna kaam karne lage. Woh zinda tha.
Saath hi,
[Maaaasttttteeerrrrr!!!]
Woh awaaz bhi usse sunaayi di.
Palke jhapki aur dheere dheere Veer ki aankhon ke saamne kuch drishya aane lage.
'Urgh!'
Ek andhruni karaah uski nikli. Aankhein dard kar rahi thi. Usse fir kuch nazar aaya.
Apni baayi orr dekhte hi kuch aisa nazaara uske saamne tha.
Akaash me chandrama apni roshni bikhere chamak raha tha. Derr raat ho rakhi thi.
[Master!!! Thank god! Finally! Can you hear me?]
Veer ne mann hi mann haami bhari.
Poora badan uska dard kar raha tha. Lag raha tha jaise uske shareer ke tukde tukde kar ke zameen par bikher diye ho.
Jab usne aas-paas ka jayza liya toh usse anumaan ho gaya ki woh samudra me maujood chattaano ke nichle hisse me bani kisi gufa me tha.
Uska shareer chattaan ki deewaar se hi tika hua tha. Peeche usse kuch gadd raha tha. Apne haath ko tatol ke usne uss cheez ko sehlaaya toh paaya ki ye wahi gun thi.
Jo usne Ushant Island me uss ek gang member ko behosh kar ke chhinaayi thi.
Abhi woh kuch harqat karta ki tabhi usse kuch awaaz sunaayi di. Kisi ke qadmo ki awaaz thi. Dheere dheere ye awaaz uske nazdeek aa rahi thi.
Veer turant hi sachet ho gaya. Khatre ki bhanak lagte hi usne sarr utha ke saamne dekha.
Ek bade se shareer ki chhaaya aakriti uske saamne thi. Usse dekhte hi,
'Check!!!'
*Ding*
[No information available.]
Notification dekhte hi Veer ki aankhein bhay ke maare fel gayi.
'Crimson???'
Uski aadat bann chuki tha harr nazdeek maujood insaan ko check karna.
Notification ka bodh hote hi,
*Swoooshhhh*
Woh apni jagah se ekdum se ucchla.
[Master-!!! No-!!! Wait!!]
Par Pari ki baat sunn'ne me usse derri ho gayi. Woh tab tak hawa me kood chuka tha.
Saamne khada vyakti uske iss tarah achanak hamle se achambhav me reh gaya.
"Y-You-!!!!"
Veer kisi ghaayal sher ki tarah uss aadmi par lapka aur uske vishaal shareer ke upar chadh gaya.
Furti me uska haath peeche kamar par gaya, aur haath me gun aate hi Veer ne bandook uss aadmi ki khopdi par upar se taan di.
Magar,
Trigger nahi daba paaya. Kyuki,
Veer ki aankh ke theek saamne ek paini sui bas 0.5 cm ki duri par tainaat thi.
Jaha Veer uss aadmi ki peeth par chadh uske sarr par aim lagaya tha. Toh wahi uss aadmi ne jhatse kahi se lagbhag 15 cm lambi ek sui nikaal ke Veer ki aankh ki putli ke saamne kar di thi.
Veer ki aankhein adh-khuli thi. Saansein bhi ukhdi-ukhdi le raha tha woh. Yu jaldbaazi me ucchalne se uske shareer ka dard bhadha aur jagah jagah se khoon nikalne laga. Parantu, uske baad bhi woh tass se mass na hua.
Aadmi : Such will power-!!!
Haafte hue woh uss aadmi ke upar hi chadha hua tha.
Aadmi : Ladke!!! Neeche aao!! Issi waqt! Warna apni aankh kho doge. Tumhari bandook me goli nahi hai!
Ye toh Crimson nahi tha. Aadmi ki awaaz sunte hi Veer ne forun hi trigger daba diya.
*Click* *Click*
Par uss aadmi ki baat satya thi.
Gun me waqai bullets nahi thi.
'Tsk!'
Veer jaise hi neeche aaya woh ladkhada ke gir pada.
[Master!!!!]
Uske girte hi saamne khade shaks ka chehra gufa me chaand ki aati roshni ke saamne aaya. Veer ne dekha ki qareeban 50 kuch ki umr ka vyakti uske saamne tha.
Bhayanak badi kad-kaathi. Lambe ghane baal jo adhiktar kaale the magar kuch safed baal bhi unme shaamil the.
Badi badi daadhi aur lambi latakti hui mooche.
Ghaayal Veer usse bas satarkta me ghoor raha tha. Iss haalat me bhi woh ladne se bhaag nahi raha tha.
Aadmi ne apne haath me li hui badi si sui ko apni kamar ke peeche ek kapde ke bag me rakh liya.
[Master! Don't worry! He's our benefactor. Usne hi aapki jaan bachaayi hai.]
'What?'
Pari ki baat sunn, Veer hairat me uss aadmi ko dekha.
Aadmi : Taajub hua? System ne sach bata diya? Mein tumhara dushman nahi ladke.
Aadmi ne chinese bhaasha me bola. Jiske jawaab me Veer ne bhi chinese me hi baat ki,
Veer : Kaun ho tum?
Aadmi : Tum mujhe 'Renshu' keh ke bula sakte ho.
Renshu apna vishaal shareer liye wahi bane ek patthar par baitha. Kamar par latki ek bottle gourd usne nikaali aur usme se paani peene laga.
Pyaas bhujte hi usne bottle gourd Veer ki orr feki.
Veer ne ek haath se uss bottle ko catch kiya. Ye natural water bottles hoti thi jinhe bottle gourd ki sabzi se banaaya jaata tha.
Renshu : Paani hai! Tum 2 din se behosh the. Pee lo!
Veer ne kuch shan tak Renshu ko dekha aur fir apne haath me uss natural water bottle ko.
[It's okay Master! Drink it.]
Pari ki sahanubhuti se Veer ne fir koi virodh nahi dikhaya.
Usne paani piya. Ab harr jagah usse dard mehsoos ho raha tha. Josh josh me woh ucchal ke Renshu pe chadh toh gaya tha par uske chalte uske shareer ke ghaav firse khul gaye the. Khoon fir behne laga tha.
Renshu wahi se kuch qadmo ki duri par lakdiya ikhatta kar aag jalaane chala gaya. Derr raat ho rahi thi aur thand thodi badh chuki thi.
Renshu : Ladke!!! Tumhe pata hai tumhare behosh hone ke baad kya kya hua hai?
Veer ko sab jaise yaad aaya. Ushant Island ki woh vardaate.
Veer : R-Right-!! Mein! Kya hua tha?
Iss baar usne Hindi me bola aur uska jawaab Renshu ne bhi Hindi me hi diya,
Renshu : 2 din tak Island ke aas-paas chhaan been chali hai. Tumhari laash ko dhundhne ki. Kuch derr pehle hi woh sab yaha se nikle hai.
Yaani Veer 2 din se behosh tha. Aur waha DGSI aur police force do din tak Island ke tat par chhaan been karte rahe.
Veer : Hum unse kitni dur hai?
Renshu : Kareeb 2 KM dur. Chinta ki zaroorat nahi. Ye jagah surakshit hai ladke.
Dono ke liye koi bhi language barrier nahi tha. Woh harr bhaasha me baat kar sakte the. Aur DGSI logo ke jaane ke baad shayad isliye ab Renshu bina kisi fiqr ke aag jala raha tha.
Veer : Mein 2 din se behosh tha?
Renshu : Poore 2 din aur 3 raat.
Veer : That's-!!
Renshu : Mein sab kuch samjhane nahi baitha tumhare liye. Apne system se pucho. Woh tumhe samjha dega. Ya…! Samjha degi!?
Veer ne Pari ko awaaz lagayi toh andar se Pari ki awaaz aayi. Woh toh tatpar hi baithi thi sab kuch bataane ke liye.
[Master-!!]
'Pari! Kya hua tha akhir? Mujhe yaad hai, mein-! Crimson se ladayi kar raha tha. Uske baad-! Right! Ava!! She-!'
[First of all-]
'!!??'
[Don't you fucking do that ever again!!]
Pari ki awaaz bilkul wesi hi thi. Ruwaasi. Jab usne antim baar uss se baat ki thi. Awaaz bilkul wesi hi thi.
'I-'
[Stop! A-Aur meri baat suniye pehle-!]
[Kya soch ke aapne aisa kiya haan? Who told you to do that? Aapne ek baar bhi mere baare me nahi socha? I told you. Didn't I? Mein firse koi energy se space travel nahi kar sakti. Once you die. I die as well. Aur uske baad bhi aapne-]
'I-I… I'm sorry Pari!'
Apne Master ke muh se sorry sunn, Pari turant hi shaant ho gayi.
[J-Just keep in mind from now on. Ahinda se aap aisa kuch nahi karenge.]
'Yes!'
[Aur rahi baat kya hua tha? Then allow me to explain.]
'Hmm!'
Veer kisi bacche ki tarah tha abhi jo apni maa se daant kha raha tha. Pari uski laparwahi par bhadak rahi thi. Magar zyada derr apne Master se gussa kaise reh sakti thi.
[Sabse pehli baat Master. Jo aadmi aapke saamne hai. Usne hi aapki jaan bachaayi hai.]
'Renshu?'
[Yes. Jab aap paani me gire the toh Renshu hi tha jo aapke shareer ko saath leke waha se dur leke aaya.]
'I see! Magar police ne dekha nahi? Hum underwater aaye? Mein bach kaise gaya?'
[Aap underwater kuch seconds ke liye hi the. Renshu aapko neeche ke raaste se laaya hai. Aur fir tairte tairte yaha iss gufa me. It was so hard. Kayi baar bache hai. Then, he removed the water you swallowed, and the bullets as well. Fir dressing hui aur ab jaake aapko hosh aaya hai.]
'I see!'
[And that witch-!!!]
'Huh?'
[AVA GRACE MARTIN! The witch framed us. Usne hume dhoka diya Master. Woh uss Crimson ke saath mili hui thi.]
Veer ko andaaza toh tab hi ho gaya tha jab usne Ava ko helicopter me baithe dekha tha. Uska kuch na kehna. Woh khamoshi sab kuch bayaa kar gayi thi. Veer sab jaan gaya tha. Par ek baat se abhi bhi anibhigya tha woh.
[Also, she has a system.]
Aur Pari ne keh diya. Ye jaante hi Veer ko ek bada jhatka laga.
'Kya????'
Woh ye jaanta tha ki Ava ne usse dhoka diya hai. Par uske paas system tha? Ye bhala kaise ho sakta tha?
'N-No! Ye namumkin hai. Mene check kiya tha aur-'
Pari ne tabhi uske mann me screen ke saamne kuch rakh diya.
*Ding*
[Skill : Camouflage.
Bio : Allows the host to set a fake status according to their will. Favourability can also be altered.]
Skill ka description padhte hi Veer hakka bakka reh gaya.
'N-Nahi!!'
[Shuru se ant tak, woh aapke saath game khel rahi thi.]
'N-No!'
Ek ajeeb si peeda Veer ke dil me janm li. Aur baar baar ek hi sawaal pe uski sui aake atak rahi thi.
Akhir kyu?
Kyu kiya Ava ne uske saath ye sab? Kya bigada tha usne Ava ka? Woh toh yaha uski madad ke liye aaya tha na? Toh fir kyu?
Pari ne jaise apne Master ki peeda ko mehsoos kar liya. Andar hi andar Veer ki iss haalat ko dekh Pari ka khud ka seena chhalni ho raha tha.
Parantu, apne Master ko satya se avgat karana zaroori tha.
'T-Tumhe kaise pata chala Pari?'
Veer ki awaaz ahista se Pari ko sunaayi padi.
[Jab aap paani me waha se kood rahe the. Aapki nazre police officers par thi. Par meri nazre, Ava par tiki hui thi.]
'??'
[She was leaning down towards the door of the helicopter. Woh jhuk ke aapke girte shareer ko bade hi dhyaan se dekh rahi thi. Uski aankhon me woh glaze.... The moment I saw it- I knew what was happening.]
'Magar-'
Veer punaah apni baat rakh paata ki tabhi Pari ne ek aur jankaari uske saamne pesh kar di.
*Ding*
[Skill : Death Flag.
Bio : Allows the host to set a target on any living being. A Death Flag will then be raised indicating the being's life and death condition. As long as the Flag is up, being will be considered alive. Once the Flag falls, it means the being is dead.
Range : 1 KM (Upgradable upto 2 times.)
Note : Host must remain within the range to check the condition.]
Aaj Veer ka imtihaan tha. Usse jhatke pe jhatke lag rahe the. Harr baat usse stabdh kar ke chhodh rahi thi.
[That explains why she was leaning down to see you.]
'P-Pari!!! Tumne ye sab kaise itne kam time me-?'
[Yes. I did it. Also, I'm sorry Master.]
'Sorry? K-Kyu?'
[Aapki heartbeat rokne ke liye.]
'What?'
[I'm sorry! Lekin, Ava kitni hi smart kyu na ho. I'm still smarter than her.]
'???'
[Death Flag, woh skill hai Master jo aapko ye bataati hai ki koi zinda hai ya nahi. Ava ne aapke upar Death Flag lagaya tha. Taaki, usse pata chal sake ki aap zinda rahoge ya nahi.]
Abhi bhi Veer ko ye sab sach hazam nahi ho raha tha. Par yahi satya tha.
'Ava ne!? Mujh par? K-Kab?'
[Kabhi bhi kar sakti hai Master woh. But I think mujhe pata hai usne kab kiya tha.]
'K-Kab?'
[Remember the time when we went to her concert?]
Veer ne tabhi apni yaadon me jhaak ke dekha. Aur uske haath ek khaas pal laga. Jaha woh Las Vegas me Suhana aur Divya ke saath Ava ke concert me gaya tha. Ava ne hi toh invitation bheja tha.
[Kya hua tha jab aapne usse check kiya tha?]
Veer ko jaise hi dhyaan aaya, uske badan me raungte khade ho gaye.
Jab usne Ava ko check kiya tha, toh stage par maujood Ava ne ek jhatke me uski orr dekha tha. Tab Veer aur Pari dono hi hairaan reh gaye the. Lekin, uske baad jab Ava ne Suhana aur Divya ko bhi dekh haami bhari thi toh Veer ne uss baat ko apne dimaag se nikaal diya tha.
[Yes! Now you remember. I think that was the time when she marked you.]
Veer ke hosh udte hi jaa rahe the. Ye saari sacchaayi ek saath hazam karna behad kathin tha.
Ab ek ek karke Ava ke saath guzaare harr pal usse yaad aa rahe the.
Ab usse samajh aa raha tha kyu woh haath se goli maarne ka ishaara karti thi. Woh sirf mazaakiya dhang nahi tha uska.
She was after his life, all along. Aur woh sanket the uske.
Woh alley me le jaana, fake police, protection ke liye invitation. Sab kuch frame kiya gaya tha.
Veer ka sarr apne aap hi neeche jhuk gaya. Uske ghane baalo ne uski aankhon ko dhak liya. Renshu dur baithe side-eye kar Veer ke expressions padhne ki koshish kar raha tha. Kintu, woh nakaam raha.
[As I said, woh bhale hi smart ho. Magar mujhse smart nahi ho sakti. Death Flag me apna ek fault hai Master. After all, it's just a Gold Tier Skill. Nothing much.]
'???'
[Aur woh fault ye hai ki Death Flag sirf targeted person ki heartbeat ko check karke notification deti hai. Basically, kisi ki heartbeat band ho gayi toh woh dead maana jaata hai. Right?]
'Aur isliye tumne meri heartbeat-!?'
[Yes. Sorry. Mene bataya tha aapko ki mein ek time par ek hi cheez par focus kar sakti hu. Pehle aapke blood loss ko rok rahi thi. Lekin, Ava ko galat notification dene ke liye mujhe blood loss se focus hata ke heartbeat par dhyaan lagana pada.]
'I see!'
[Woh abhi yahi samajh rahi hogi ki aap marr chuke ho.]
'Why did she-?'
[Zaroor uss Crimson ke saath mili hui hai woh Master.]
Veer ki mutthi achanak hi kass uthi.
[Time to time mene Beowulf activate kiya hua tha. It gives 50% more healing. Isliye aap jald hi hosh me aa gaye.]
'Ohh!'
[Yes! So, Beowulf ka use karte rahiye. Energy zaroor lega woh lekin aap heal jaldi hoge.]
'Pari!'
[Umm?]
'Thank you so much! Mene laparwahi ki par tumne fir bhi mujhe-'
[Yahi mera kaam hai Master. And didn't I tell you?]
'???'
[As long as I'm here. I won't let you die.]
Iss baar Veer ke honth halke se muskaan me fel gaye. Aur gaal se ek ashru ki boond fisal ke beh gayi. Kintu, aankhein ab bhi baalo se dhaki hui thi.
'Kyu kiya Ava ne mere saath aisa? Mission??'
[Ho sakta hai. Dusra case ye bhi ho sakta hai ki woh majboor ho. Lekin, fir bhi-! Mein usse maaf nahi karne wali.]
Veer ne koi jawaab na diya. Uske chehre par kya bhaav the ye koi nahi jaanta tha.
[Aur ek baat bataani hai Master.]
'What is it?'
Tabhi ek aur notification Veer ke mann me jhalka,
*Ding*
[Mission - 'Get to Ava as soon as possible' is failed.]
[2500 Points will be deducted.]
'Ah!!!'
[Aap puch rahe the na ki mission ki penalty sirf 5000 points kyu hai? Toh ye raha jawaab. Ava kabhi mushqil me thi hi nahi Master.]
'Aur uske baad bhi system bewakoof bann gaya?'
[Yes. Almost actually. Ava sirf acting kar rahi thi. Kahi na kahi system ne bhaanp liya tha ki kuch gadbad hai lekin pin-point nahi kar paaya. Isliye penalty me sirf 5000 points hi the.]
'Aur agar woh asliyat me mushqil me hoti toh?'
[Toh penalty points kam se kam 10,000 toh hote hi.]
'Ab mujhe sab samajh aa raha hai Pari.'
[Yes. Isliye mission fail hone par penalty sirf 2500 points ki lagi hai. System ne realise kar liya tha ki ye sab framing hai.]
'I see! Mere paas itne points toh nahi hai Pari. Kya zaroori hai abhi deduct hoye saare points?'
[Don't worry. System update ho chuka hai Master. Aap points collect karke fir penalty bhar sakte hai.]
Veer ne ye sunn ek raahat ki saans li.
'That's a relief.'
Veer ki nigaahein fir dur baithe Renshu par tik gayi.
[Master. Mujhe nahi lagta woh hamara dushman hai.]
'Hmm!'
Ab jaake Veer ko samajh aa raha tha. Ava ka yu singer hona. Usse ye bhi yaad aaya ki Suhana itna kyu pareshaan thi concert ke dauraan. Bachpan me kabhi Ava ne singing me koi ruchi nahi dikhayi thi. Toh achanak itne kam samay me itni safalta paana. Upar se aise darje ki singing.
Sab samajh aa gaya tha Veer ko.
[Kahi na kahi mene Renshu ki skills ka andaaza bhi laga liya hai. This guy must have some survival skills, medical skills and some identifying skills.]
Renshu itne me uth ke Veer ke nazdeek aaya aur uske shareer par jagah jagah bandhi pattiyo ko kholne laga.
Veer bas chup chaap uski harqato ka aaklan kar raha tha. Uske mann me abhi aneko sawaal ghoom rahe the.
Apni potli se nayi pattiya Renshu ne nikaali aur Veer ke badan par ghaav waali jagaho par baandh di.
Veer : Urgh!!! Why help me?
Renshu : Kyuki yahi mera kaam hai. Sansaar ke sanrakshan ke liye, tum jaiso ka zinda rehna zaroori hai.
Veer : Huh?
Renshu : It's my duty. I must protect those who can help in sustaining peace.
Veer (frowns) : Oh really? Toh meri jagah Crimson ko kyu nahi bachaya?
Renshu : Kya yahi naam hai uska?
Veer : Tumhe uska naam bhi nahi pata?
Renshu ne naa me sarr hila diya.
Renshu : Bilkul nahi! Mein uss se pehle kabhi nahi mila. Bhala mujhe kaise uska naam pata hoga. Ladke! Ek system dhaarak vyakti dusre system dhaarak vyakti ko check nahi kar sakta.
Veer : Ohh!
Veer ko ek aur nayi jankaari haath lagi. Matlab ek system owner dusre system owner ko check nahi kar sakta tha. Ava ko woh isliye check kar paaya tha kyuki Ava Camouflage skill rakhi hui thi. Ab sab kuch sense bana raha tha.
Veer : Agar aisa hai toh fir Crimson ko kaise mere baare me-?
Renshu : Baahri source bhi hote hai ladke.
Veer : Mera naam Veer hai.
Renshu (nods) : Hmm!
Veer : Tumne abhi bhi mere sawaal ka jawaab nahi diya. Agar, system owners ko bachaana hi tumhara kaam hai toh meri jagah Crimson ko kyu nahi bachaya?
Renshu : Mene tumse kaha na. Mein unhe bachata hu jo shaanti ke santulan ko banaaye rakhne ke yogya ho. Woh Crimson...! Mujhe uss se koi umeed nahi. You are the one who matters.
Veer : Bina matlab ke tumne meri madad nahi kari hogi. So tell me. What do you want from me?
Renshu : Samajhdar ho! Par abhi ye samay nahi. Sahi waqt pe tumhe pata chal jayega ki favour kab return karna hai. For now, just rest. And heal your wounds.
Veer shaant ho gaya. Kuch derr baad usne apni baat rakhi,
Veer : Tumhare paas phone hai? Mujhe ek call karna hai.
Renshu ne naa me gardan hilaayi.
Veer : Whattt??? Tumhare paas phone bhi nahi hai?
*Whistle*
Agle hi shan Renshu ne ek zordaar seeti maari. Aur kuch hi palo me waha ek kabootar apne pankh fadfadate hue gufa ke andar pravesh kiya.
[Ah! It's a pigeon.]
Kabootar andar aake seedha Renshu ke kandhe par baith gaya. Aur fir neeche utar Veer ko tak-taki laga ke dekhne laga.
Apne jhole me se Renshu ne ek kaagaz ka tukda nikaala aur syaahi waala ek pen. Kaagaz par kuch likha aur fir usse roll karte hue woh kabootar ke perr me baandhne laga.
Veer uski harr harqat ko padh raha tha.
'This guy seems a bit old-fashioned.'
[Old fashioned ho ya na ho. Lekin, uske paas pigeon ko tame karne ki bhi skill hai. I see.]
Jaha Veer nayi nayi jankaari praapt kar stabdh hota jaa raha tha toh wahi Pari pehle se 10 guna aur satark ho chuki thi. Woh apna poora dhyaan system owners ki skills aur cards ko identify karne me laga rahi thi.
Veer : Tumhe system ke baare me itni jankaari kaise hai?
Renshu kuch derr ke liye maun raha. Woh Veer ko taakta raha aur Veer usse. Fir ek gehri saans lete hue usna batana shuru kiya.
Renshu : Tumhe bataane me koi harz nahi hai. Toh suno.
Veer : Hmm?
Renshu : Sansaar me kul 30 System dhaaran karne waale log the.
Veer : 30???
Veer ko ek aur bada jhatka laga. Pari ne toh shuruaat me uss se kaha tha ki wahi ekmaatr hai. Fir ye sab?
Renshu : Aur ab sirf 18 bache hai.
Veer : You mean-!!!?
Renshu ne jaise hi haami bhari toh Veer ke badan me ek sihran daud gayi.
Veer : Baaki 12 logo ka kya hua?
Renshu : Woh marr gaye. Ya maar diye gaye.
Veer : A-Aur ab?
Renshu : Isliye mene tumhe bachaya hai. Santulan banaaye rakhne ke liye. Tumhara zinda rehna zaroori hai.
Veer (frowns) : Tumhe kaise pata chala ki mein aur Crimson aapas me bhidenge. Aur mera ye haal hoga?
Renshu (sighs) : Mujhe ek call aaya tha.
Veer : Huh?
Renshu : Sach kahu!!! Toh koi hai...! Koi hai jo shayad iss shatranj ke khel me hum sabko pyaade ki tarah istemaal kar raha hai. Aisa mera mann keh raha hai.
Veer : Phone se tumhara kya matlab hai?
Renshu : Uss phone call se hi mujhe pata laga ki tum jaisa naujavan yaha musibat me aane waala hai. Woh aadmi ye bhi jaanta tha ki mein tum jaise logo ko bachaane ke liye hi kaam karta hu.
[That's strange Master.]
Veer : Iska matlab Crimson par woh goli-
Renshu : Woh goli mene hi chalaayi thi. Mujhe laga tha tum usse shayad shikast dedo. Lekin, woh tum par haawi tha.
Veer : Kaun hai woh unknown?
Renshu : Abhi ke liye-
Veer : ??
Renshu : Mein usse 'X' keh ke bulaata hu. Koi toh hai, jo ham sab se zyada jaanta hai inn sab ke baare me.
Veer : X!!?
Renshu : Hmm! Sandesh bhej diya hai mene. Jald hi ek helicopter yaha aa jayega. Lekin 2 din lagenge. Tab tak hume yahi rukna hoga. Aur tum-!!! Ab zyada hiloge nahi.
Toh isliye shayad usne woh kabootar ke perr me sandesh baandh ke bheja tha. Ye saari information Veer ke liye bohut zyada thi. Apne mastishk ko araam dene ke liye Veer aankhein band kar araam karne laga.
Yaha se nikalne me abhi usse samay tha.
Dekhte hi dekhte kaafi waqt beet chuka tha. Renshu aur woh Paris aa chuke the. Aur yaha aate hi Veer ne sabse pehla jo kaam tha woh tha apne ghar waalo ko soochna dena.
Usse gaayab hue ab hafte ho chuke the. Paris aane me bhi usse zyada hi samay lag gaya tha. Uska shareer lagbhag 70% heal ho chuka tha.
Pichli ek raat full moon ki raat thi. Beowulf ke stat percentages full moon me double ho jaate the. Jaha usse normally 50% healing me baddhotri milti thi toh wahi full moon me ye 100% ho jaati thi. Matlab duguni.
Jis kaaran woh kaafi jaldi heal ho gaya. Jis vyatha me woh pehle tha, udhar se aane me warna usse mahine se upar lag jaata.
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3 hafte ho chuke the. Paris me Bhavna sang sabhi log ek hotel ke kamre me maujood the. Yaha ki sthiti dekh ke iss waqt unke andar ki bechaini ka varnan nahi kiya jaa sakta tha.
Ek Maa apne bete ki khabar paane ke liye tadap rahi thi. Behne apne bhai ke baare me jaan’ne ke liye vyaakul thi. Ek buzurg apne pote ke haal-chaal ke baare me jaan’ne ke liye icchuk the.
Magar koi khabar haath nahi lag rahi thi. Tej Paris ke hi logo ke social media par unke kuch open accounts me chhaan-been karne me lagi hui thi.
Bhavna : Kuch pata chala beta?
Tej : Dekh rahi hu Mom!
Woh abhi kuch accounts ko dekhi hi thi ki kisi ek ladke ke open account me usse woh dikh gaya jo usse bilkul nahi dikhna chaahiye tha.
Uske hi bagal se baithi Arohi bhi sab dekh rahi thi. Saamne dali post ko jaise hi usne padha. Arohi bechaari ke haath se uska mobile chhutak ke neeche gir gaya. Woh kisi murti ki tarah apni jagah par jamm gayi.
Paris me janta kitne virodh me thi ye sirf Paris hi nahi poora France jaanta tha. Achanak se kisi criminal ki photos harr platforms se hata di jaaye toh kya karegi janta aise me?
Vidroh! DGSI ke iss action se jaise aam janta aur gusse me aa padi. Bhale hi Veer ki photos daalne par karyavaahi honi thi. Magar, janta ne uska hal bhi dhoondh nikala tha.
Koi na koi, fake accounts bana ke Veer ki wahi news aur photos daalne me laga hua tha. Taaki, janta tak khabar barabar bani rahi ki yahi woh shaks hai jisne unke sheher me aatanki hamla kiya hai. Ye bach ke jaane na paaye.
Arohi aur Tej ke saamne wahi khabar thi jo hafto pehle news channels par release hui thi.
Bhavna ne jaise unke haav-bhaav padh liye,
Bhavna : K-Kya hua?
Par koi jawaab na mila. Tej ke haath ki ungliyaan laptop ke touch pad par rakhi hui kaanp rahi thi.
Arohi aur woh, dono hi bhaybheet aankhein faade murti ki tarah wahi baithi hui thi.
Bhavna tezz qadmo ke saath unke paas aayi aur jaise hi usne screen par maujood khabar ko dekha. Pal bhar ke liye toh usse kuch samajh na aaya. Fir jaise bodh hua. Aur abhaas ka fir bada sa patthar jaise uske sarr ke upar aake gira.
Apne muh ko saree ke chhor se dhakte hue woh ladkhada ke wahi gir padi
“N-Nahi!!!”
Arohi ki aankhein apne aap hi bheeg gayi. Naino me aansu panapne lage. Veer ke akhiri shabd uske dimaag me goonjne lage.
“Arohi di!! Aap se mujhe kaam hai. Kya aap ghar aa jaogi? Teju di aur baaki sab aapko yaha sab samjha dengi. Aur Kavya ko bhi le aana. Warna baad me woh muh fula ke baith jayegi.”
Uske baad se uski baat Veer se nahi hui thi. Woh Paris jaa chuka tha. Aur ab ye khabar…!
Arohi ka dimaag jaise kaam karna band kar chuka tha. Tej ka haal aur bhi bura tha. Woh becchari wese hi baat karne ke liye kitne dino se tadap rahi thi. Kintu, uske saamne toh-
Uske bhai ki maut ki khabar jhalak rahi thi.
Ab sab dorr aapas me judti jaa rahi thi. Kyu phone nahi lag raha tha. Kyu usne Bhavna se ghar par rehne ke liye zidd ki thi. Sab kuch Bhavna ko samajh aa raha tha.
Manorath ye drishya dekh aage badhe. Unki kuch samajh nahi aa raha tha. Ye sab iss tarah se kyu pesh aa rahe the?
Par abhi woh aage badhi hi the ki Tej ka phone baj utha.
Ghanti bajti jaa rahi thi magar Tej ko jaise duniya ka ab koi shor sunaayi nahi de raha tha.
Arohi ka haath apne aap phone par gaya, usne call uthaaya aur phone apne kaan se laga liya. Aur tabhi, dusri orr se ek awaaz aayi,
“Teju dii!”
Pal bhar ke liye laga jaise Arohi kisi sapne me thi. Uske dil ne kayi dhadkane ek saath phaand li. Haath kaanpne lage.
Arohi : Veeeeeeeeerrrr????
Aur uske iss shor se Tej aur Bhavna dono hi hosh me aa gayi. Bhavna ne fauran hi Arohi se mobile chhina ke apne kaano me lagaaya.
Bhavna : H-Hellooo???
Toh fir ek awaaz waha se aayi,
“M-Maa?”
Aur bas! Bhavna ki tezz dhadkane aur tezz hui magar uss awaaz ko sunte hi uski saansein fir durust hone lagi. Aur aankhon se nirantar aansu behne lage. Ye awaaz sunn’ne ke liye uske kaan taras gaye the.
Bhavna : V-Veeeeeer? B-Beta???
Veer : Umm! Mein theek hu. Surakshit hu. Aap chinta mat kariye!
Bhavna jaise muh se shabd baahar hi nahi nikaal paa rahi thi. Tej ne phone lete hue apne kaan se lagaya aur boli,
Tej : V-Veeeeer????
Veer : Teju dii!
Aur Tej ka bhi yahi haal tha. Woh ro padi.
Tej : K-Kaha ho tum? Ye khabar! Y-Ye sab kya hai? Hum sab Paris me hai!!
Veer : Aap sab Paris me ho? Mene Maa se kaha tha na ki ghar se baahar mat nikalna, jab tak mein laut nahi aata then-
Tej : SHUT UP!!!
Veer : Huh?
Tej : Shut up! *sniff* Bolo kaha ho tum!! Jaldi!!!
Veer : Mein-
Tej : Don’t you fucking dare!! Tell me!!! *sniff*
Veer : Aap sab jaha par hai. Wahi rukiye. Mein kuch hi dino me aapke saamne hounga. Ghabrana nahi Teju di. Haan? Maa ko sambhaalna!
Tej : T-Tum kya keh rahe ho? Veeeeeer!!!
Veer : Mera aapke paas rehna abhi theek nahi. Jo khabar aapne padhi hai. Woh ek badi misunderstanding hai Teju di. You believe me na? Then trust me. Mere baare me koi bhi topic mat uthana public me. Mein sab samjha dunga baad me-
Tej : N-Nooooo!!
Veer : Abhi aapko bas wahi rehna hai. Don’t get out okay? Mein jald hi lautunga. Don’t worry!
Tej : N-Nahiiiiii! Veeeeeerrrrr!!
Par tab tak call cut chuka tha.
Idhar Veer ki nazre call cut karne ke baad uss saamne hotel ki building par tik gayi.
7th floor par, ek khubsoorat celebrity, aur singer khidki se lag ke khadi hui thi.
Veer ke baal raat me tezz hawao me lehra rahe the.
Theek uske peeche kuch duri par Renshu khada hua tha. Veer ka aura woh mehsoos kar paa raha tha.
‘The air has changed around him. It- It feels heavy.’
Renshu ki bauhe thode aashcharya me uthi hui thi.
Veer ki aankhon me koi bhaav nahi jhalak rahe the. Renshu ne usse kapde diye the. Iss samay woh ek white shirt pehna hua tha, jo tezz hawao me lehra rahi thi.
Pari ki awaaz tabhi uske mann me aayi,
[Uddyamen hi sidhyanti, kaaryaani na manorathe,
Na hi suptasya singhasya, pravishanti mukhe mragah.]
'!!!?'
[Yaani ki, koi bhi kaarya kadi mehnat ke bina poora nahi kiya jaa sakta Master. Sirf sochne bhar se kaarya poore nahi hote. Unke liye prayatn bhi karna padta hai. Kabhi bhi sote hue sher ke muh me hiran khud nahi aata. Usse shikaar karna padta hai.]
'Pariiiiii!!!!'
[Y-Yes!!!]
'Get ready!!! We're going on a hunt!!!'
Aur woh agle hi shan uss building se tezz raftaar me gaayab ho gaya.
Aur yaha dur hotel ki building me khadi Ava bas uss building ki khaali terrace ko dekhti reh gayi.
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Aaj ke liye itna hi guys.
Update consists of 5.5k words. Emergency ke chalte ye update late aaya hai. Length kaafi badi hai. Kul 5 updates aur baaki hai iss arc ke. Target is still the same. 150. Likes thokne ka revos rakhna ka. Agla update jald dene ki koshish rahegi. Since this one came late.
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