#1. APEX PREDATOR ~ KHOONI DARINDA
Dragons island, 1760
"Naiil, sena ko vapsi ka aadesh do aur unke saath jaakar Island ke kinaare khade jahaajo tak logo ko pahuchao . ye ladai ab ham nahi jeet sakate... dragan dhaarak ke yahaan aate hee koi nahi bachega, mantro ka kavach jyaada der tak use rok kar nahi rakh sakta "dragan iland ki retile yuddh ke maidaan me sarp kee bhaati rengate hue ek dragan ke sir ke beecho -beech apani 6 feet lambi talvar ghusaate hue Martin ne apane senaapati se kaha.
Is samay dragan iland me Samrat Martin aur dragans ke beech bheeshan yuddh chal raha tha, jisme ek taraph Martin ki insaani sena thi to dusari taraf aasman me ek vishaal dragon me baithe huye kaale saaye ki aguaai me dragans ki asankhya fauj. dragans ke shamil hote hi keval ek prahar me hi yuddh ka paasa palat gaya tha aur samundar me raaj karne vaale samrat Martin ki vishaal sainya tukadiyon me se ab mahaj ek tukadi hi jinda us yuddh ke maidaan me bachi thi aur ek tukadi aailaind ke kinaare par saltanat ke logo ko jahaaj me baithaakar nikaalane me lagee thee.
"mai kya karunga samrat, yahaan se jinda jaakar... mai to ek samanya sa sainik hoon... mujh jaise to asankhya sainik mil jaayenge, saltanat ke logo kee raksha ke liye... aap jaiye..."jameen me sarp kee bhaati teji rengate hue ek dragon ko apne or aata dekh Naiil ek haath me talvaar liye saamne kooda aur usake sir par pair rakh kar apne talvaar se seedhe uska gardan uske shareer se alag kar diya... jiske saath hi us dragon ka poora shareer aag me dhadhakane laga...
us dragon ko shayad aabhaas ho gaya tha kee Naiil uski gardan kaatane vaala hai, isiliye usne apne munh se aag phekane ki koshish kee, lekin uske shareer me utpann aag us dragon ke shareer se baahar aatee, uske pahale hee Naiil ne uski gardan kaat dee, jisse uska shareer uske dvaara hee utpann agni se jalane laga.
sarp ke aakar ke draigans se to phir bhee samraat maartin kee sena mukaabala kar le rahee thee, lekin unake peechhe hava me udane vaale aur bina pankh ke kaee jahaajo ke aakaar ke vishaal draigan jab yuddh maidaan ko kampit karate hue aate to, vo samraat maartin kee sena ko cheetiyon kee tarah masal kar rakh dete. jo draigans kal tak yahaan kee rakshak the, vo aaj bhakshak ban gaye the.. jinakee aguaee, udate hue ek draigan me baitha insaanee roop ka ek kaala saanya kar raha tha... usake ek ishaare par draigans taabahee ka jo sailaab la rahe the, usane samraat maartin kee vishaal sena ko raatri ke ek pahar me hee maut ke ghaat sula diya tha aur samraat maartin, apane mitr naiil ke saath raksha kadee kee aakhiree tukadee me apane aur apane saltanat ke logo ke lie sangharsh kar raha tha... jis tukadee ka senaapati naiil tha.
"hamale ke lie taiyaayayayararar....."jameen me padee dhaal ko majabootee se apane baane haath me kasate hue naiil ko jab saamane aasamaan me udate hue vishaal aasamaanee darinde paas aate hue dikhe to usane hunkaar bharee aur jab usake sainiko ne bhee usee utsaah ke saath javaab diya to naiil, maartin kee or rukh kiya...
"ye hamaara aakhiree suraksha kavach hai, tab tak aap jitane logo ko lekar us naee duniya me ja sakate hai.. jaeeye.. yadi draigans logo ke nivaas sthal tak pahunch gaye to samajh leejiyega kee....ham me se koee nahin bacha "
"tum mere saath chalo naiil... ise tum mera nivedan maano ya phir aadesh... ham yuddh sthal se peechhe hatate hue bhee inaka mulaabala kar sakate hai..."
"jo samraat apane saltanat ke logo kee raksha nahin kar sakata, vo samraat kahalaane yogy nahin. aur itana moh kyoon samraat... kya abhee tak is moh ke kaaran hue chhal,kapat ne aapakee aankhon ke saamane se is moh ka parda nahin hataaya...?? "
"naiil, mera draigan nahin aane vaala.. use draigan dhaarak ne maar diya hai, pichhalee baar kee tarah is baar chamatkaar kee koee ummeed nahin hai.. tum haar jaoge.."
"ham jaise sainik ko haar aur jeet se pare sochakar sirph ladaee ladanee hotee hai, samraat... phir ham chaahe jeete ya haare. jie ya mare.... mujhe bachapan se yahee sikhaaya gaya hai aur yadi mai ab peechhe hat gaya to phir mera koee astitv hee nahin rahega. baaharee duniya ke chhal, kapat, prapancho se bhala mera kya mel samraat... mai to bas maamoolee sa sainik hoon, jisane jab se hosh sambhaala tab se use usake haath me talavaar dekar.. yuddh -sthal ko rakt se seenchane kee shiksha dee gaee hai, phir chaahe vo rakt saamane vaale pratidvandee ka ho ya phir svayan mera... vaise bhee yahaan oonchaee me tainaat tukadee kam se kam kuchh der tak un aasamaanee darindo ko rok sakatee hai.. yadi peechhe hate to seedhe bhoon diye jaayenge... aap jaeeye, aap samraat hai.. "
"main tumhaare bete se kya kahoonga... jab usakee aankhe mere agal -bagal tumhe dhoondhegee to.."apanee 6 ft lambee bhaaree bharakam talavaar naiil kee or badhaate hue maartin ne kaha
"usase kahana kee vo meree maut ka sammaan karen... alavida.... samraat..."
naiil ke jid ke kaaran maartin ko jhukana pada aur vaha se ek ghode me savaar hokar us jagah ke lie nikal pada, jaha saltanat ke log ab bhee phanse hue the, jaha se logo ko nikaal kar aailaind ke kinaare jaadooee murdo ke jahaaj ~thai spiritual ship tak pahunchaaya ja raha tha. par jaate -jaate maartin ne apanee jaadooee talavaar jo draigans ke prachand agni me bhee jal kar nahin pighalatee thee, use usane naiil ko de diya tha... us 6 phoot lambee talavaar ko usake siva aaj tak naiil ne hee chalaaya tha, doosare to us talavaar ko utha kar hava me ghuma tak nahin paate the.
ghode par savaar tejee se pahaadee chadhate hue maartin jab pahaadee ke oopar panhucha to vo peechhe muda.... use apanee sainiko kee aag se jalane kee cheekhe sunaee de rahee thee... naiil ka ek haath kat chuka tha aur phir maanav ke samaan seedha khade hokar do pairo me chalate hue ek draigan ne.. jisaka aadha shareer insaanee tha aur aadha draigan ka..... usane dard se garjana karate hue, ek haath kat jaane ke baavajood ek haath se talavaar chalaate hue naiil ko aag kee lapato me samaahit kar diya.
Present day, Atlantic Ocean
samundar mein ek ke baad ek uthti tej aur vishaal laharon ko cheerata hua ek vishaal jahaaj Atalantic mahasagar ke paschimi disha mein aage badh raha tha.. jahaaj ke dek par saamne ki chhor par khada us jahaaj mein kaam karne vaala ek shakhs apani aankhon ke paraas se door us bhayaavah samundar mein uth rahe ek ke baad ek bhayankar bavandaro ko dekh ghabara gaya aur seedhe apane kaptan ke kaksh ki taraph bhaaga...
" kaptaan... ham shaayad devils traayangal ke paas pahunchane vaale hain.." kaptaan ke kaksh ke baahar pahunchate hee vah cheekha aur vahi khada raha.. jab kuchh der baad intajaar karane ke baavjood andar se koi aavaaj nahin aai to vah phir bola....
" yah kaisa tharaki kaptaan diya hai jab dekho tab ship mein maujood ladakiyon ke saath maje karta rahta hai aur hame yahaan khada karke rakhavaali karvaata hai.. saala, tharaki... kabhee hame bhi chodne ko de.. lavda, samundar me mutth marva -marva ke machhaliyon ko pregnent karavata hai "kaptaan ke kaksh ke baahar khada jahaji badbadaya "
kya hua be.. apana gala kyon phaad raha hai.. "kaptaan ke kaksh se nikalate hue unche kad-kaathi aur majaboot shareer vaala aadamee apane shart kee batan band karate hue baahar aaya
"kaptaan Aditya, mujhe lagata hai ham shaayad devils traayangal ke paas pahunch gae hain"
" pahunch gaye, itane jaldi.. ye kaise mumkin hai... ab mujhe kya dekh raha, hat saamne se ..."
kaptaan ne apane shart kee jeb se naksha nikaala aur use khol kar saamane maujood vishaal samundar kee taraph dekhane laga... par usake nakshe kee haalat vaise hee thee jaise vishaal samundar mein usake jahaaj kee.. saamane uthate hue kohare ke kaaran use kuchh samajh hee nahin aaya...
"is naqshe kee bhee teree tarah phatee padee hai , sahee sthiti ka maaloom nahin chal raha... saare sampark to vaise bhee do din pahale toot chuka hai."
"ab kya karen kaptaan.. kahe to jahaaj ko rokane kee prakriya shuroo karoon ?"
" jahaaj kyon rokega.. apanee yah gataayan jaisee aankhon se dekhata rah, koee khatara dikhe to phir khabar dena ... badale me choot chaatane ke lie tujhe milega. ab, main aata hoon kaam adhoora chhoot gaya tha."
itana bol kar Aditya, bina daravaaja lagae andar ghus gaya. us aadamee kee najar kamare ke andar padee. saamane bistar par ek ladakee bina kapadon ke letee huee thee, usake ek haath apane seene kee ubhaaro ko masal rahe the to doosare haath se vo apanee yoni sahala rahee thee... Aditya , sirahaane ke paas rakhee table par kaanch kee ek gilaas jor se patak kar, usame sharaab udelane laga...
" aa gaye mere kaptaan.. aa jao ab aur intajaar nahin hota..."
" pahale ye apana jharana band kar be... saali, chodarri.... yah chaadar kya tera baap aakar dhoyega."sharaab ka pyaala apane gale se neeche utaarane ke baad us ladaki ke yoni par chaaro taraph haath pherate hue aditya bola aur usaki yoni ko apani hatheliya me bheench liya... vo ladaki sisak uthee.
"kaptaan... aao.."
" poora josh chala gaya.. us langoor ne beech mein bulaakar thanda kar diya, ab choos kar khada kar tabhee kaam banega, varana aaj bhee bhookhee nangee soyegee... "
ye sunate hee bistar par letee vah ladakee uth kar baith gaee aur jaise hee usane apana munh.. aditya kee kamar kee taraph kiya jahaaj achaanak buree tarah dagamagaane laga... aur vah ladakee bistar se seedhe neeche jameen par sir ke bal giree.. usake saath aditya bhee neeche gira...
" teree to... e ladakee. tum apana josh bacha ke rakh.. main dekh kar aata hoon kya hua... madarachod samundar... lagata hai samundar me kisee ne brekar bana diya hai ... jaaneman, tum kapade mat pahanana... mai yoon gaya aur yoon aaya.. "aditya ne apana land neeche behosh padee us ladakee ke honth par do -teen baar ragada aur phir baahar kee or bhaaga.
jahaaj ke baahar khada hua aadamee, ab paseene se tarabatar hua ja raha tha.. aur saamane samundar kee taraph dekh raha tha " abakee baar kya hua be"
" kaptaan lagata hai bhayaanak bavandar jahaaj kee or aa rahe hain..."
" bavandar ? hah ... lagata hai samundar ke pichhavaade mein khujalee ho rahee hai... abhee shaant karata hoon, samundar kee khujalee... abe.. teree to... yah kya be . isakee maan ka...."
" kahaan kaptaan"
" abe saamane uthate hue kohare kee taraph dekh.... aasamaan mein itane bade panchhee kab se regane lage mera matalab.. udane lage.."
jin pakshiyon par aditya kee najar padee thee, vah bade bade panchhee, jahaaj kee or hee aa rahe the aur thodee der baad un vishaalakaay panchhiyo kee parachhaee bhee jahaaj par padane lagee thee.. vo panchhee itane vishaal aur itanee sankhya me the kee jahaaj aur usake aasapaas ke eriya me un panchhiyo ke parachhaee maatra se andhera chhaane laga. samundar me uth rahee vishaal aur bhayankar laharen jahaaj se lagaataar takara rahee thee. jahaaj ke lagaataar dagamagaane ke kaaran jahaaj mein maujood sabhee log andar se baahar kee taraph bhaage aur aasamaan mein udate hue vishaal panchhiyon ko munh phaad kar dekhane lage... un panchhiyon ne poore jahaaj ko gher liya aur is kadar ghera hua tha kee ab soory kee roshanee tak jahaaj par nahin pad rahee thee.
"abe, koee bataega ki aasamaan mein kya ud raha hai"
" kaptaan, hato...
"jahaaj mein kaam karane vaale ek aadamee ne aditya ko turant peechhe kee taraph kheencha aur usake baad jo hua use dekh vahaan khade har ek shakhs ke rongate khade ho gae... aditya to bach gaya tha, lekin usake peechhe hatane se saamane do log jinda jal rahe the.
"kaptaan, mainne inake baare mein padha hai, ye to dragon hain. jo aaj se dhaee sau saal pahale mahaan samudree samraat Martin ke kaal me pae jaate the... par ye to vilupt ho gaye the, phir....... aaj to gae kaam se... samudr devata hamaaree raksha karana "
" achchha.. to yah dragon hai.. iseelie inake pichhavaade se aag nikal rahee hai.. bandooken nikaalo aur bhoon daalo.. saalon ko... aaj raat ke maans ka intajaam ho gaya... "
kaptaan ke aadesh ke baavajood, bandooken lene koee nahin gaya sb vahaan jinda jal rahe do logon ko ab bhee dekh rahe the... kisee ko apanee aankhon par yakeen nahin ho raha tha.... kee unake do jahaajee unhee ke saamane jinda jal rahe hai aur itana vishaalakaay aag ugalane vaale jeev bhee unake beech ho sakate hai.. jinake baare me unhonne sirph kisse -kahaaniyo me padha tha...
" in donon ko nahin khaana hai be.. saalo , in dragons ko khaana hai, isalie bandooke nikaalo aur bhoon daalo..... "aditya ne chillaakar kaha
is baar aditya ke chillaane par sabhee hadabadaahat mein idhar udhar bandooken lene bhaage. tab tak vishaal dragons ne jahaaj ko pooree tarah se dhak liya tha... jahaaj mein kaam karane vaale log, bandooken lekar aae.. aur andhere mein oopar goliyaan chalaane lage. tabhee thodee door samundar mein tej aavaaj goonjee, vah dhvani itanee teekshn thee kee sabhee ke haath unakee bandookon ko chhodakar, unake kaanon par aa gaye...
"ab yah besura kaun hai be... gaand....mera matalab...kaan phaad diya"aditya ne bhee bandook chhod apane kaano me ungaliya ghusaee
"kaptaan.... vah saamane dekho... baap re"
saamane samundar kee ek lahar jahaaj se bhee kaee guna oopar uth kar jahaaj kee or badh rahee thee... samundar mein vah aavaaj ek baar phir goonjee... samundar kee us vishaal raudr lahar evan dragons ne us vishaal jahaaj ko ek jhatake mein samundar ke andar kheench liya......
p.s. main pahli baar daivnagiri mai story post kr rah to sizai, stylai wagairah sahi hai ya chhangai karna padaiga??? aur story kai schainai sai railataid pichs bhi dalu,jaisai aik pich is updatai mai hai ya sirf taixt haiai thik rahaig... yai dono chhijai naiw hai mairai liyai..
, so do lait mai know