Chapter 25 : Shocking Changes
Do din jaldi se guzar gaye aur ek jawan ladki Dry city ki taraf badh rahi thi. Veh ek spiritual beast ka upayog kar rahi thi jo cultivation ki 4th stage mein tha, jo ek maha pakshi ki tarah tha. Yeh poori tarah se safed tha, do meter se adhik uncha tha, aur uski beak poori tarah se shark thi aur peele rang ki thi.
Us jawan ladki ke khoobsurat kaale baal, ek komal chehra, aur uski curvy figure, jo kisi bhi samanya vyakti ko ek pal ke liye bhi use delk kar dhyan kho dene par majboor kar de. Aur usne dress v bhut achi pehni huyi thi jo hare rang ki thi aur ek safed topi v apne sir par lagyi huyi thi.
Woh khardi hokar apne samne Dry city ko dekh rahi thi, toh use ek ajeeb drishya dekha. Yahan par bade hisse mein haryiali chhaayi hui hai. Spasht roop se,woh us ilake ko dekh rahi thi jahan par Arjun ne fasal ughani shuru ki thi.
Haalanki kheti karne wali jagah itni badi nahi tha, lekin kisi ke notice karne ke liye kafi thi. Isse woh jawan ladki thodi der ke liye sandeh mein aayi ki kya vah sach mein Black Plain par hai ja kahin aur hi a gyi hai aur upar dry city mein aisi koi jagah hona, uska yakeen nahi ho raha tha.
Woh isliye kyunki jab veh yahan sirf 13 mahine pahle aayi thi, tab aisa kuch nahi tha! Usko isne bahut uljhan mein dal diya, lekin usne phir aage badhne nirnay kiya.
Vah dheere-dheere shahar ke dakshini bhaag mein utarti gayi, apne maha pakshi ko ek khuli jagah mein chhodkar, veh paidal chalne lagi shahar ke madhyam baagh ki taraf. Jab vah sadakon par chal rahi thi, to veh jaldi hi gum ho gayi aur usse pata nahi chala ki veh kahan a gayi hai. Yahan ka mahol pehle se bilkul alag tha!
Jab vah pehle yahan aayi thi, tab usne is shahar mein itni saari imaraton ko nahi dekha tha! 'Yah jagah itna kam samay mein itni badal kaise gayi?' Usne apne chehre par ek chakit bhaav ke sath kaha.
Aur sach mein, Dry city ne pichle saal mein jo parivartan aye the, vah hairatangez the. Ab, shahar ka kshetra chhota ho gaya tha, lagbhag do-tihaai tak, lekin utna hissa sabse achhe tareeke se develop ho raha tha!
Iska karan shahar ke kendriya kshetra ke paas lage 4 spiritual arrays the jo grade-1 high level ke the. Iska parinaam mein shehar mein jaldi hi bada parivartan hua.
Khali jagahon par abh naye ghar, imaaratein ban gayi thi aur jo purani imaaratein thi unko v modify kar diya gya taki usme adik sankhya mein log aa sake. Is beech, sheher ke baaki hisse khali kar diye gaye aur puri tarah se tabah kar diya gaye the.
Aur yeh sab kuch Arjun ki yojana ke anusaar kiya gaya tha. Jisse sheher ab bahut sundar dikhta tha. Kyunki Arjun ne isko ek systematic tarike se banaya tha jiska wajah se sab well planned, comfortable aur convenient dikh raha tha.
Upar se dekha jaye toh, sheher ka roop 4 bade golon ki tarah tha jo Arjun ke mahal ke paas milte the. Sadakon par bhi kafi ped-paudhe the jo aapko yakeen dilate the ki aap Black Plain ke koi garib ilaakon mein nahi hain.
'Ahhh' uss ladki ki ek halki si hairani se awaaz nikal gayi, lekin ussne bhagwan ka shukar maneya ki uski aawaz kisi ne use suni nahi. Us halki si cheekh ki wajah yeh thi ki usne mehsoos kiya ki yahan ki spiritual urja ka star kam se kam 50% badh gaya hai jab woh pehli baar yahan aayi thi.
'Kaise ho gaya yeh sab? Mujhe toh laga is jagah ek spiritual root tha jo heaven aur earth ki free energy ko kheench leta tha. Is problem ko kaise solve kiya gya?' woh sheher mein ghoomti huyi se sab soch rahi thi.
Usne logon se raste poochh kar sheher ke beech wale mansion ko dhundh liya.
Lekin mansion dekh kar usko phir surprise hua. Yeh jagah pehle se kam se kam teen guna badi ban gayi thi. Yahan par uniform pehne logon ki bheed thi jo aaa jaaa rahe the.
Mansion ke samne ek khubsurat bagicha tha jiske beech mein ek fountain tha. Aur uske aage thi building jiski chaar manzile thi aur bahut saari khidkiyan. Lekin abhi je itna Luxury nahi tha, lekin acchi tarah se banaya gaya tha.
Wahan building mein abhii zyada spiritual arrays nahi the kyun ki Arjun ko abhi array masters nahi mile the jo arrays bana sake, lekin modernization se pehle ke jo kuch arrays the woh abhi v building mein lage huye the.
Anyways, woh ladki dheere dheere building mein dakhil huyi, toh use woh sab dekh shock laga.
Woh normal tab hui jab kisi ne usse pukara. "Local government mein apka swagat hai. Main Aapki kaise help kar sakti hoon?" Reception mein bethi Secretary Shikha boli, jo Arjun ke office ke paas hi bethi thi.
"Hmm, main Arjun Singh se milna chahti hoon," jaldi se woh ladki boli.
"Yeh baat jaan kar apko afsoos hoga ki young master Dry City mein is waqt nahi hain," Shikha ne imaandari se jawab diya.
"Kya? Aur woh kahan gaye hain?"
Shikha phir bina kuch soche samjhe kehne lagi, "Main yeh nahi bata sakti."
"Tum nahi bata sakti? Toh yahan kaun charge mein hai? Mujhe usse baat karne do. Main aapke young master ki maa ki taraf se aayi hoon," us ladki ne besabri se kaha.
Woh ladki Arjun ki maa ki student hoon Anjali jo pehle v Miss Avantika ke saath aayi thi. Time betne ke sath, woh ab 45 level pe thi, aur apni last training ke baad, woh apni teacher ki assignment puri karne ke liye yahan aayi thi.
"Oh! Toh tum Anjali ho. Ab Butler Ramesh yaahan ke charge mein hain. Mere peeche ayo," Shikha ne jawab diya.
Thodi der baad, woh Arjun ke office ki taraf chale gaye, jahan Ramesh maujood tha.
Ramesh ek soldier se baat kar raha tha jab office ka darwaza khula, aur Shikha aur Anjali andar aayi.
"Butler Ramesh, yeh lady young master ki maa ki taraf se aayi hai," Shikha ne jaldi se kaha aur phir kamre se chali gayi.
"Toh aap Mrs. Avantika ki taraf se yahan hain. Aapki yahan aane ki wajah kya hai?" Ramesh ne apni chehre par ek muskurahat ke saath poocha.
"Meri teacher ne mujhe yeh mission diya tha yahan anne ka ek saal baad, lekin jab meri training khatam huyi, toh maine socha abhi ke abhi aajaun," Anjali ne bataya.
"Unho ne mujhe order diy tha ki mein unke bete ki level ko assess karon. aur Agar woh 4th stage of cultivation tak pahunch jaye, toh mein usse Spiritual Tournament ke baare mein batayo jo ki 7 mahine baad Cromwell Kingdom mein hone wala hai, aur agar woh is competition mein participate karna chahta hai, toh main use wahan le jaaun," usne jawaab diya.
"Hm, samajh gaya, Mrs. Avantika chahti hain ki young master younger generation ke saath ladai kare, taki woh duniya ko samajh sake,"
Ramesh ne haath peechhe karke kaha.
"Mujhe lagta hai yeh ek achha idea ho sakta hai, lekin young master Stone Island ki taraf ja rahe hain. Aur mujhe nahi pata woh kab wapas aayenge. Kuch hafte v lag sakte hain," Ramesh ne jawaab diya.
"Stone island? Woh wahan kyun gaye?" Anjali ne curiosity ke saath poocha.
Butler Ramesh ne vaguely kaha, "Leader ke taur pe, young master ke paas apni zimmedariyan hain."
"Agar aap uske peeche jaana chahte hain, toh aapko Megha Sinha naam ki kisi ladki se milna hoga. Jab young master Stone Island pahunchenge, toh unse zaror mile ge."
"Samajh gayi... Yahan itna kuch badal kaise gaya itni kam samay mein?" Anjali ne curious expression ke saath poocha.
"Haha, aap bahut curious hain, hain na? Main zyada details mein nahi jaunga, lekin jab young master ne kaha ki unhe Mrs. Avantika ki madad ki zaroorat nahi, toh woh mazaak nahi kar rahe the," Ramesh ne proud smile ke saath kaha.
Anjali khud se soch rahi thi. 'Yeh confidence kahan se aata hai inko? Yahan kaafi improvement ho gayi hai, lekin iska matlab yeh nahi ki inko hamaare jaise sect ki madad ki zaroorat nahi.'
Thodi der baad, usne kaha, "Hehe, lagta hai aap apne young master par bahut bharosa karte hain."
Butler Ramesh sirf muskuraye, lekin kuch nahi bole. Unko Arjun ke raaz baatne ki zaroorat nahi thi! Haalanki woh lardki dushman nahi thi lekin Ramesh woh raaz tab v nahi batate Agar uss ladki ki jagah young master ki maa hi kyun na khardi hoti.
Jab usne dekha ki uski koshish asafal rahi, Anjali ko disappointment huyi. Usko in logon ke baare mein sach mein curiosity thi. Butler Ramesh ke alawa, yahan ke log bhi is Arjun Singh par bharosa karte dikh rahe the.
Peechle baar bhi jab woh yahan aayi thi, log Arjun ko kisi maseeha ki tarah dekhte the!
'Koi baat nahi. Jab main use Spiritual Tournament mein saath le jayon gi toh, shayad mujhe samajh aa jaye.' Anjali khud se soch rahi thi.
"Achha, agar mere master ka beta yahan nahi hai, toh main Stone Island chalti hoon... Baad mein milte hain," Anjali goodbye keh kar sheher ke south side ki taraf tezi se chali gayi, jahan usne apna spiritual beast chhoda tha.
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Arjun jald hi Stone Island ke nazdeek pahunch gya tha. Suraj doobh raha tha aur Arjun samne ka nazara enjoy kar raha tha, uske chehre par muskurahat thi jab usne socha, 'Stone Island, huh. Main dekhna chahta hoon ki tum mujhe kya offer kar sakte ho.'
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