Chapter 33
Abyss ka Pehla Level aur Khooni Milan
Forgotten Abyss ki gehraayi mein saans lena kisi kachlte hue kanch (glass) ko nigalne jaisa tha. Har taraf laal dhund thi aur zameen se purani aatmaon ki sarsarahat aa rahi thi. Aryan wahan khada tha, uski safed zulfien hawa mein lehra rahi thin aur uski baingani (purple) aankhein us 50-foot lambe Three-Headed Cerberus par tiki thin.
Cerberus ke teeno saron se alag-alag energy nikal rahi thiโek se ubalta hua lava, doosre se jam dene wali neeli barf, aur teesre se kaala zehar.
"Roooaaarrrr!"
Cerberus ne ek saath teeno saron se hamla kiya. Lava aur barf ki lehrein Aryan ki taraf lapkin.
[System Notification!]
[Warning: Sky Realm Beast detected. Direct impact will result in 90% health loss.]
[Activating: Abyssal Adaptation.]
Aryan ne apni Shadow Fang ko zameen mein ghusa diya.
"Gravity Field: 100x Compression!"
Aryan ke charo taraf ki gravity itni bhari ho gayi ki wo lava aur barf ki lehrein usse takrane se pehle hi zameen par gir kar kuchal gayin. Lekin Cerberus ruka nahi, wo apni bhari taangon se Aryan ki taraf lapka.
"Kaalu! Abhi!" Aryan chillaya.
Kaalu, jo ab tak andhere mein chupa tha, achanak Cerberus ke piche prakat hua. Usne Cerberus ki poonch pakad li aur use Void Energy se jalane laga. Cerberus dard se karaha aur uska dhyan bhatak gaya.
Aryan ne mauka dekha. Wo hawa mein udte hue Cerberus ke beech wale sar ke upar pahuncha. Usne apni saari Asura Qi aur Gravity power ko Shadow Fang ki tip par jama kiya.
"Asura Secret Art: SOUL-PIERCING GRAVITY!"
SHWING!
Talwaar seedha Cerberus ke sar ke beech mein ghus gayi. Cerberus ka sharir kaanpne laga aur agle hi pal wo ek bhayanak dhamake ke saath dhuan ban kar ud gaya.
Ting!
[Boss Defeated!]
[Absorbing Sky Realm Core...]
[Level Up: Earth Realm Stage 3 -> Stage 5!]
[New Skill Unlocked: 'Asura Wings'.]
Aryan ke piche do kaale, aag jaise par (wings) nikal aaye. Usne mehsoos kiya ki uski taqat ab pehle se kahin zyada badh gayi hai.
The Heart-Breaking Encounter (Dardnaak Mulaqat)
Cerberus ke marte hi uske piche ka vishal darwaza dheere se khula. Aryan uske andar gaya. Wahan ka nazaara dekh kar uska dil phat gaya.
Ek vishal gufa mein, do sunehre crystal ke pillars thay. Un pillars se kaali zanjeerein nikli thin jo beech mein latke do logo ko jakde hue thin. Wo log dhal chuke thay, unke kapde fate thay aur unka sharir sukha hua tha.
Lekin Aryan ne unhein pehchaan liya. Uski maa, Savitri, aur uske pita, Arjun.
Dono pillars ke beech mein ek chamakta hua purple pathar tair raha thaโThe Asura Key. Har baar jab wo pathar chamakta, Aryan ke parents ke shareer se thodi si 'Life Essence' khinch kar us pathar mein chali jati thi.
"Maa... Pitaji..." Aryan ki awaaz kaanp rahi thi.
Usne aage badhne ki koshish ki, lekin ek transparent shield ne use rok diya.
Arjun ne dheere se apni aankhein kholi. Usne apne samne ek safed baalon wale yoddha ko dekha. "Aryan...? Mera beta... tum yahan kya kar rahe ho?"
"Pitaji! Main aapko bachaane aaya hoon! Main is shield ko abhi todta hoon!" Aryan ne apni talwaar uthayi.
"Nahi!" Arjun chillaya, uske muh se khoon nikalne laga. "Aryan, ruko! Princess Ling ne tumhe dhokha diya hai. Yeh shield humari jaan se judi hai. Agar tumne ise bahar se toda, toh hum turant mar jayenge. Aur agar tumne Asura Key nikaali, toh Abyss ka balance toot jayega aur Central Empire ke saath-saath hum bhi tabah ho jayenge."
Aryan ke haath ruk gaye. Uski aankhon se aansu girne lage. "Toh main kya karun? Kya main aapko yahan marne ke liye chhod dun?"
Savitri ne bhi apni aankhein kholi, uski muskaan mein abhi bhi wahi mamta thi. "Beta... tumhare paas Asura Bloodline hai. Tumhe is Key ko 'absorb' karna hoga. Sirf tabhi hum azad ho payenge. Lekin iska matlab hai ki tumhe 'The Asura God's Trial' se guzarna hoga. Agar tum fail hue, toh tumhari aatma hamesha ke liye is Abyss mein qaid ho jayegi."
Aryan ne apne parents ko dekha, fir us chamakti hui Key ko. Usne piche mudkar upar ki taraf dekha jahan Central Empire tha. Usne Ling ka wo dhokebaaz chehra yaad kiya.
"Main ye karunga," Aryan ne mutthi bhinchi. "Main sirf aapko azad nahi karunga... main us Empire ko raakh kar dunga jisne aapke saath yeh kiya."
[System Warning!]
[Initiating Asura God's Trial...]
[Death Probability: 80%. Do you wish to proceed?]
"Proceed," Aryan ne thande swar mein kaha.
Aryan ne us shield ke andar apna haath dala. Usne Asura Key ko pakad liya.
BAMMMMM!
Ek bhayanak purple roshni poore Abyss mein phail gayi. Aryan ka sharir pighalne laga aur uski haddiyan tootne lagin. Use aisa laga jaise lakho bijliyaan ek saath uske dimaag mein giri hon.
Lekin usne haath nahi chhoda.
"Aahhhhhhhhhhh!"
Aryan ki cheekh poore Central Empire tak sunayi di. Palace mein baithi Princess Ling khadi ho gayi, uske chehre par ek shaitani khushi thi. "Usne Key ko chhu liya... ab wo marega aur Key meri hogi!"
Lekin Ling ko nahi pata tha ki Aryan mar nahi raha tha... wo Evolve ho raha tha.
Aryan ke shareer par kaale scales aane lage, uski aankhein puri tarah glowing purple ho gayin, aur uski Shadow Fang talwaar uske haath mein hi pighal kar uski skin ka hissa ban gayi.
[Trial 50% Complete...]
[Host is breaking the limits of Earth Realm...]
Gufa ke andar, Arjun aur Savitri ki zanjeerein tootne lagin. Unki Life Essence wapis unke shareer mein aane lagi.
Lekin bahar se ek bhari kadamon ki awaaz aayi.
"Asura ka waaris jag gaya hai... ise khatam karo!"
Abyss ke andhere se 10 aise yoddha nikle jo hazaron saal purane thayโThe Ancient Guardians (Half-Step Sky Realm).
Aryan abhi bhi Trial ke beech mein tha. Wo hil nahi sakta tha.
"Kaalu!" Aryan ne mann mein chillaya. "Unhe roko! Mujhe sirf 5 minute chahiye!"
Kaalu ne apni poori taqat laga di aur un Guardians ke saamne ek deewar ban kar khada ho gaya.
The real battle for the Abyss had begun.