Chapter 23: Asura Heart-Link aur Naya Dushman
Aryan mansion ke piche wale garden mein baitha tha, jahan thandi hawa chal rahi thi. Kaalu (Dragon) paas hi ek chattan par dhoop senk raha tha.
"System, mera status check karo," Aryan ne dimaag mein command diya.
Ting!
[Host Profile]
* Name: Aryan
* Rank: Spirit Awakening - Stage 1 (Initial)
* Experience: 1,200/5,000 (To reach Stage 2)
* Current State: Mental Fatigue (Zaroorat se zyada harem drama).
"Sirf Stage 1?" Aryan ne thandi saans li. "Manas jaise log jo Inner Sect mein hain, wo Earth Realm par honge. Mujhe apni speed badhani hogi."
Tabhi piche se ek meethi aur thodi ghamandi awaaz aayi.
"Sirf meditation karne se kuch nahi hoga, mere 'Pati Dev'."
Vanya chalti hui aayi. Usne aaj ek purani Asura-style ki dress pehni thi jo kaale aur sunehre (gold) rang ki thi. Uski purple aankhein suraj ki roshni mein chamak rahi thin.
"Vanya, tum yahan?"
"Main tumhe ek aisi technique sikhane aayi hoon jo mere clan mein sirf 'Royal Couples' ko sikhayi jati hai," Vanya ne Aryan ke bilkul paas baithte hue kaha. "Ise kehte hain—'Asura Heart-Link Resonance'."
Asura Heart-Link: Double Cultivation ka Raaz
Vanya ne samjhaya ki yeh koi aam training nahi hai. Isme do logo ko apni aatma (soul) aur 'Qi' ko ek-doosre ke saath sync karna hota hai.
"Aryan, mere haath pakdo aur apni aankhein band karo," Vanya ne hukm diya.
Aryan ne uske naram aur thande haath pakde. Jaise hi unki ungliyan judi, ek bijli ka jhatka Aryan ke pure shareer mein dauda.
"Ab apni 'Asura Qi' ko mere shareer mein bhejo, aur main apni energy tumhare andar bhejungi. Humein ek 'Circle' (chakra) banana hai."
Aryan ne waisa hi kiya.
* Phase 1: Aryan ki garam, raw energy Vanya ki meridians mein ghusi.
* Phase 2: Vanya ki thandi, ancient energy Aryan ke Dantian (energy center) mein wapis aayi.
Dono ka shareer hawa mein thoda upar uthne laga. Aryan ko aisa laga jaise uske dimaag ke saare band darwaze khul rahe hain. Vanya ki memories ka ek chota sa hissa use dikha—bade-bade yudh, udte hue mahal, aur uske parents ka ek dhundhla sa saya.
Ting!
[Alert: Heart-Link Resonance successful!]
[Experience Gained: +1000]
[Spirit Awakening Stage 1 -> Stage 2 (Early)!]
Sirf ek ghante ki practice mein Aryan Stage 2 par pahunch gaya!
"Uff..." Aryan ne aankhein kholi. Uska chehra laal tha aur wo haanf raha tha. Vanya bhi thodi thaki hui lag rahi thi, uski aankhon mein ek alag hi chamak thi.
"Yeh toh kamaal hai," Aryan ne kaha.
"Yeh toh bas shuruat hai," Vanya ne uske gaal par haath phera. "Lekin yaad rakhna, yeh jitna sukoon deta hai, utna hi khatarnak bhi hai agar focus hata toh."
The Rival: Manas ki Entry
Aryan aur Vanya abhi baatein kar hi rahe thay ki garden ka darwaza kisi ne zor se thokar maarke khola.
Wahan ek lamba ladka khada tha. Usne safed silk ki robe pehni thi aur uske haath mein ek chamakti hui sunehri talwaar thi. Uska aura itna bhari tha ki garden ke phool murjhane lage.
Yeh tha Manas. Inner Sect ka Rank 2 disciple aur Earth Realm - Stage 1 ka expert.
"Toh... yehi wo kooda (trash) hai jisne Kavya ko behlaya-phuslaya hai?" Manas ki awaaz mein zehar tha.
Aryan khada hua, Shadow Fang uske haath mein apne aap aa gayi. "Tu kaun hai bey? Aur darwaza kholne ka tameez nahi hai kya?"
Manas ne gusse mein apni talwaar taan di. "Main Manas hoon. Kavya ka mangetar (fiancé) banne wala tha main, jab tak tune uske dimaag mein kachra nahi bhara. Maine suna hai tu Level 2 par hai aur Vikram ko haraya? Vikram mere saamne ek bacha hai."
Aryan ne dekha ki Manas ki power sach mein zyada thi. Earth Realm ka matlab hai ki wo gravity ko halka sa control kar sakta tha.
"Kavya ne toh kabhi tera naam bhi nahi liya," Aryan ne aag mein ghee dala. "Shayad tu uske liye kisi side-character se zyada kuch nahi hai."
"TU MARREGA!"
Manas ne apni talwaar hawa mein ghumayi.
"Heavenly Sun Slash!"
Ek bada sa aag ka gola Aryan ki taraf badha. Aryan ne Void Shadow Step use karke side mein hone ki koshish ki, lekin Manas ki speed bohot zyada thi. Aag ke gole ne Aryan ke kandhe ko halka sa jhulas (burn) diya.
"Ugh!" Aryan piche hata.
"Aryan, hato!" Vanya aage badhne wali thi, lekin Aryan ne use rok diya.
"Nahi Vanya. Yeh mera Sect hai, aur yeh mera muqabla hai. Agar main aaj isse darr gaya, toh main Spirit Spring mein kabhi survive nahi kar paunga."
Aryan ne apni Shadow Fang ko zor se pakda. Usne Heart-Link se mili hui Vanya ki bachi-kuchi energy ko apni talwaar mein focus kiya. Shadow Fang ki blade kaali se Purple chamakne lagi.
"Asura Sword Art: Dark Moon Devour!"
Dono ki talwarein takrayi.
BOOOOOM!
Dhamaka itna zor ka tha ki poore mansion ki khidkiyan toot gayin. Aryan 20 feet piche ghista chala gaya, lekin Manas bhi apni jagah se 5 kadam piche hata.
Manas hairan tha. "Ek Spirit Awakening wale ne mujhe... Earth Realm ko piche dhakela? Kaise?!"
Tabhi wahan Kavya aa gayi. Usne apne haath se ek barf ki diwar khadi kar di dono ke beech.
"Bas karo Manas!" Kavya chillayi. "Aryan mera dost hai. Tum yahan tamasha nahi kar sakte."
Manas ne Kavya ko dekha, fir Aryan ko ghurra. "Theek hai. Aaj Sect ke rules tujhe bacha rahe hain, Aryan. Lekin Spirit Spring ke tournament mein... wahan koi rule nahi hota. Main tujhe wahan zinda gaad dunga."
Manas wahan se chala gaya, lekin uski aura ne Aryan ko bata diya tha ki asli ladai ab shuru hone wali hai.
Status Check & Preparation
Kavya Aryan ke paas aayi, chinta mein. "Tum theek ho? Manas bohot pagal hai, wo Inner Sect ke Elder ka beta hai."
Aryan ne apna zakhmi kandha pakda aur muskuraaya. "Main theek hoon. Lekin mujhe samajh aa gaya... Spirit Awakening Stage 2 kaafi nahi hai. Mujhe kam se kam Stage 7 ya 8 par hona hoga agar mujhe Manas ko dhool chatani hai."
Vanya paas aayi aur Aryan ka haath pakad liya. "Humein humari 'training' aur tez karni hogi, Aryan. Aaj raat... hum 3 ghante resonance karenge."
Kavya ne Vanya ka haath jhatak diya. "3 ghante? Main bhi yahan hoon! Main bhi Aryan ko training mein madad kar sakti hoon. Mere paas Ice Core hai."
Aryan ne dono ko dekha. Ek taraf Asura Princess, doosri taraf Ice Queen.
"Chalo... dono milkar mujhe train karo. Lekin please, ladna mat."
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