Thriller The Omega Box

[Aryan567]

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[Aryan567]

Chapter 4: The Genius Awakening and The Cold Shoulder​

Cafeteria mein jo kuch bhi hua, wo aag ki tarah poore campus mein fail gaya. Ek E-Rank jaisa garib ladka, jise kal tak sab kachra samajhte the, usne aaj college ke sabse taqatwar bully ko uski aukaat dikha di thi. B.Tech 1st year CSE department ke corridors mein sirf ek hi naam gunj raha tha—Aryan. Par Aryan ko in sab baaton se koi farq nahi pad raha tha. Uska focus ab poori tarah clear tha. Usne apne class ki taraf kadam badhaye.

(Scene: B.Tech CSE ka Lecture Hall 3. Class poori tarah bhari hui thi. Professor Desai, jo apne strict nature aur mushkil grading ke liye poore college mein badnaam the, wo C Programming ka ek complex lecture le rahe the. Whiteboard par Pointers aur Dynamic Memory Allocation ka ek lamba aur uljha hua code likha tha. Tabhi, class ka darwaza khulta hai aur Aryan andar enter karta hai.)

(Narration)
Jaise hi Aryan andar aaya, poori class mein pin-drop silence ho gaya. Sabki nazarein us par tiki thi. Front row mein baithi Riya ne bhi peeche mud kar dekha. Aryan ka naya, confident aura poore room mein mehsoos kiya ja sakta tha. Wo chupchap aakhiri bench ki taraf gaya aur baith gaya.

Professor Desai (Gusse mein chalk table par patakte hue, is achanak aaye interruption se chidh kar): "Class mein dhyan kahan hai sabka?! Tum log yahan engineering padhne aaye ho ya gossip karne? Aur tum, jo abhi late aaye ho... haan tum, Aryan! Khade ho jao!"

(Scene: Aryan shanti se apni jagah par khada ho jata hai. Uske chehre par koi darr ya ghabrahat nahi hai, jo hamesha Professor Desai ko dekh kar hoti thi.)

Professor Desai (Board ki taraf ishara karte hue, ek smirk ke sath): "Tumhara dhyan padhai mein toh lagta nahi. Chalo, board par likhe is C program ka output batao. Aur agar nahi bata paye, toh meri class se bahar nikal jao. Is code mein ek hidden bug hai, dekhte hain tumhara dimaag kitna chalta hai."

(Narration)
Class ke baki students ek doosre ko dekhne lage. Wo code sach mein bohot mushkil tha. Second-year ke students bhi usme galti kar dete. Riya ne ek second ke liye socha ki wo Aryan ki madad kare, par Aryan ki nazarein seedhe whiteboard par lock thi.

Aryan (Apne man mein sochte hue): Pointers aur memory allocation? Pehle mujhe ye sab samajhne mein ghanto lagte the. Par ab...

System Voice (Aryan ke dimaag mein):
"[Passive Effect: Intelligence Stat (20) processing information...]"
"[Logic paths identified. Code syntax analyzed in 0.2 seconds.]"

(Narration)
Aryan ko wo lamba-chauda code achanak bohot simple lagne laga. Jaise uske dimaag ke andar ek supercomputer fit ho gaya ho jo har ek line of code ko ek second se bhi kam waqt mein compile kar raha tha. Usne apna jawab dena shuru kiya, aur uski aawaz poore hall mein bina kisi hesitation ke gunji.

Aryan (Bilkul clear aur confident aawaz mein): "Sir, is program ka koi output nahi aayega kyunki ye runtime error dega (Segmentation Fault). Line number 14 mein aapne pointer `*ptr` ko uninitialized memory address par dereference kiya hai. Aur line number 18 mein `malloc` function ka use toh kiya hai, par loop ke andar hone ki wajah se har iteration mein memory leak ho rahi hai. Agar hum memory ko `free()` karke pointer ko sahi address par point karein, toh code optimize ho jayega aur execution time bhi half ho jayega."

(Scene: Professor Desai ka haath hawa mein hi atak gaya. Unka muh thoda sa khula reh gaya. Poori class shock mein thi. Riya ki aankhein badi ho gayi thi. Ye wahi Aryan tha jo pichle hafte ek simple 'for-loop' mein atak gaya tha?)

Professor Desai (Apne chashme ko theek karte hue, haklate hue): "E-Ekdum... ekdum sahi jawab. Memory leak... haan. B-Baith jao."

(Narration)
Aryan shanti se baith gaya. Usne apne naye Intelligence stat ki power dekh li thi. Wo ab sirf physically strong nahi tha, uska dimaag bhi kisi aam insaan ki samajh se bahar nikal chuka tha. Class khatam hone ke baad, jab sab log bahar nikal rahe the, Aryan bhi corridor mein aaya. Tabhi piche se kisi ne use aawaz di.

Riya (Piche se daud kar aate hue, thodi saans fulti hui): "Aryan! Ruko!"

(Scene: Aryan rukta hai aur dheere se peeche mudta hai. Riya uske theek samne khadi thi. Wo hamesha ki tarah bohot sundar lag rahi thi, par Aryan ki aankhon mein uske liye ab wo pehle jaisa obsession nahi tha. Wahan sirf ek thandi shanti thi.)

Riya (Uski aankhon mein dekh kar thodi nर्वस (nervous) feel karti hai): "Aryan... tum aaj subah se bohot alag lag रहे ho. Cafeteria mein tumne jo Vikram ke sath kiya... aur ab class mein. Mujhe samajh nahi aa raha ki ye sab kya hai. Aur... main kal raat ke baare mein baat karna chahti thi. Mujhe nahi pata tha Vikram itna gussa ho jayega."

Aryan (Uski baat beech mein kaat-te hue, bilkul flat aawaz mein): "Tumhe nahi pata tha? Riya, tum janti thi ki Vikram ka ego kitna bada hai. Tumhe pata tha ki mera naam lene se wo apna saara gussa mujh par nikalega. Tumne kal raat mujhe ek shield ki tarah use kiya, bina ye soche ki meri jaan par kya banegi."

Riya (Hairan reh jati hai, uski aawaz thodi kaanpne lagti hai): "N-Nahi Aryan! Mera wo matlab nahi tha... main toh bas use avoid..."

Aryan (Ek cold look dete hue, aage badh kar Riya ke thoda kareeb aata hai): "Kal raat us bridge par, main marte-marte bacha hu, Riya. Tumhara ek chota sa 'Truth' game meri maut ka farmaan ban gaya tha. Pehle jo main tha, wo shayad tumhare ek ishare par apni jaan de deta. Par wo Aryan kal raat us nadi mein doob chuka hai."

(Narration)
Riya ke paas bolne ke liye shabd hi nahi the. College ki 'Goddess', jiske aage har ladka ghutne tek deta tha, aaj use pehli baar kisi ne itni buri tarah reject kiya tha. Aryan ka ye naya attitude Riya ke ego ko hurt kar raha tha, par ajeeb baat ye thi ki isne Riya ke dil mein Aryan ke liye ek nayi aur strong attraction paida kar di thi.

Aryan (Peeche mudte hue, bina mude kehta hai): "Apne games Vikram ke sath khelo, Riya. Mujhe ab in sab mein koi interest nahi hai. Mere raaste ab alag hain."

System Voice (Aryan ke dimaag mein):
"[Ding!]"
"[Pride Index updated. Host's mental fortitude acknowledged.]"
"[Quest 'The Path of the Strong' Progress: Intimidation of Vikram (40%). Bonus: Breaking free from emotional bindings.]"

(Scene Shift: College ke peeche ka ek sunsaan parking lot.)

(Narration)
Vikram apni car ke paas khada tha. Uska face gusse se laal tha aur uske maathe par paseene ki boondein thi. Kabir abhi bhi apna tuta hua haath pakde hue hospital jane ki tayari kar raha tha. Vikram ne apna mehnga phone nikala aur kaanpte hue haatho se ek number dial kiya.

Vikram (Phone par chillaate hue): "Hello? Bhaiya... haan, Vikram bol raha hu. Mujhe aapki madad chahiye. Mere college mein ek keede ne apne par nikal liye hain. Pata nahi kahan se usme itni taqat aa gayi hai, par main use ab zinda nahi chhodna chahta. Aap apne best aadmiyo ko bhejo. Mujhe us Aryan ki haddiyan tootne ki aawaz sunni hai!"

(Scene: Phone ke doosri taraf se ek bhari aur darawni aawaz aati hai.)

Mysterious Voice (Haste hue): "Relax, chote. Tu paise tayar rakh. Tere us college ke kide ko aisi jagah dafnaunga ki uski aatma bhi raasta bhool jayegi. Kal shaam tak ka intezaar kar."

(Narration)
Vikram ne ek shaitani muskaan ke sath phone kaat diya. Use lag raha tha ki paise aur underground power ke aage Aryan ka naya attitude kuch nahi kar payega. Par use is baat ka bilkul andaza nahi tha ki Aryan ab kisi street fighter se nahi, balki ek aisi taqat se jud chuka tha jo is duniya k
e rules hi badalne wali thi. Khel ka agla level ab shuru hone wala tha.

 

[Aryan567]

Chapter 5: The Hunter in the Shadows and The Blood-Stained Alley​

Dopehar dhall chuki thi aur Vadodara ke aasmaan par shaam ke halke orange aur purple rang bikharne lage the. College ka shor-sharaba ab dheere-dheere kam ho raha tha kyunki zyada tar students apne hostel ya ghar wapas ja chuke the. Par Aryan abhi bhi college campus mein hi tha. Usne apna pichla poora din sirf ek jagah par bitaya tha—College ki Central Library.

Jahan kal tak padhai ke naam se hi uske sarr mein dard hone lagta tha, wahan aaj wo ek ke baad ek moti-moti kitaabein nigalta ja raha tha. Uski 20 Intelligence/Spirit stat koi aam cheez nahi thi. Ek normal genius ka IQ 140 ke aas-paas hota hai, par Aryan ka dimaag ab ek quantum computer ki tarah process kar raha tha.

(Scene: Library ka sabse aakhiri aur sunsaan kona. Aryan ek lambi wooden table par baitha hai. Uske samne lagbhag 20-25 moti engineering, advanced mathematics, aur human anatomy ki kitaabein rakhi hain. Uske haath machine ki tarah tezi se panne (pages) palat rahe hain. Har do second mein ek panna. Shhh... Shhh... Shhh...)

Aryan (Apni aankhein lagatar kitaab par gadaye hue, dimaag mein sochte hue): Ye asambhav lagta hai, par mere dimaag mein ye saari information ek dam clear HD video ki tarah store hoti ja rahi hai. Pointers, thermodynamics, organic chemistry ke complex structures... sab kuch bilkul baccho ke khel jaisa lag raha hai. Par sirf padhai se meri life ki problems solve nahi hongi. Maa wahan akele struggle kar rahi hai, mujhe paiso ki zaroorat hai, aur is System ki poori limit ko samajhne ki zaroorat hai.

System Voice (Achanak uske dimaag mein ek soothing neeli roshni ke sath gunjti hai):
"[Ding!]"
"[Host has continuously absorbed high-density information for 6 hours.]"
"[Passive Skill Unlocked: Beginner's Photographic Memory (E-Rank).]"
"[Passive Skill Unlocked: Rapid Comprehension (E-Rank).]"
"[Intelligence Stat increased by +1. Current Intelligence: 21]"

Aryan (Kitaab band karte hue aur ek gehri saans lete hue): "Perfect. Mera dimaag itna light aur sharp mehsoos kar raha hai jaise mere sarr se salon ka bojh utar gaya ho. Par ab waqt aa gaya hai yahan se nikalne ka. Vikram kal raat ki beizzati ka badla lene ke liye shant nahi baithega. Mujhe uske agle move ke liye tayar rehna hoga."

(Narration)
Aryan ne apna bag uthaya aur library se bahar nikal gaya. Jaise hi wo college ke main gate se bahar nikalne wala tha, piche se ek scooty tezi se aakar uske theek samne ruki. Usne break zor se maari jisse tires ki cheekhne ki aawaz aayi. Ye Riya thi. Uski saansein fulti hui thi aur uske chehre par ek ajeeb si ghabrahat thi jo usne pehle kabhi kisi ladke ke liye nahi dikhayi thi.

Riya (Scooty se utarte hue, Aryan ke theek samne aakar khadi ho jati hai): "Aryan! Shukar hai tum abhi bhi yahi ho. Tumhe mere sath aana hoga, abhi ke abhi! Meri gaadi par baitho, main tumhe tumhare PG tak chhod dungi."

(Scene: Aryan apni jagah par ruk jata hai. Uske chehre par koi emotion nahi hai. Wo apne haath fold karke Riya ko dekhta hai. Hawa chal rahi hai jisse uske thode bikhre hue baal uske maathe par aa rahe hain. Uski sharp jawline aur glowing neeli aankhon jaisi chamak Riya ko ek pal ke liye hypnotize kar deti hai, par wo khud ko sambhalti hai.)

Aryan (Bina kisi expression ke, thandi aawaz mein): "Aur main ye kyu karu? Subah maine tumhe clear kar diya tha Riya, mujhe tumhare in ajeeb games mein koi interest nahi hai."

Riya (Thoda gussa aur fikar dikhate hue): "Ye koi game nahi hai, Aryan! Tum samajh kyu nahi rahe ho? Tumne subah cafeteria mein Vikram ke chamche Kabir ka haath tod diya tha. Vikram pagal ho chuka hai. Maine abhi-abhi washroom ke paas se nikalte hue uski baatein suni hain. Usne apne bade bhai ke aadmiyon ko bulaya hai. 'Rana Gang'. Wo log poore sehar mein badnaam hain apni brutality ke liye. Wo log tumhara intezaar kar rahe honge. Tum akele unse nahi bach paoge!"

Aryan (Halka sa muskurata hai, ek aisi muskaan jisme koi khushi nahi thi, sirf ek shikaari ka mazaak tha): "Rana Gang? Toh Vikram ko ab kiraaye ke gundo (hired thugs) ki zaroorat pad rahi hai ek E-Rank ke loser ko maarne ke liye? Lagta hai uska ego aur uska dimaag dono ghutno mein aa chuke hain."

Riya (Aryan ka haath pakadne ki koshish karti hai, par Aryan thoda piche hat jata hai): "Tum ise mazaak mein le rahe ho? Wo log tumhe jaan se maar denge! Please Aryan, meri baat maano. Main tumhe is tarah marte hue nahi dekh sakti."

Aryan (Ek aakhiri, cold look Riya ko deta hai): "Tumhari is jhoothi sympathy ke liye shukriya, Riya. Par ab kisi ko mujhe bachane ki zaroorat nahi hai. Aur jahan tak maut ki baat hai... maut ka darr unhe lagta hai jinhone kabhi uski thandak mehsoos na ki ho. Main usse kal raat mil kar aa chuka hu. Tum ghar jao, aur Vikram se keh dena... uska night-mare abhi bas shuru hua hai."

(Narration)
Bina Riya ki taraf dobara dekhe, Aryan mud gaya aur dheemi raftar se sunsaan sadak ki taraf badh gaya. Riya wahan akele khadi, aashcharya aur ek ajeeb se darr mein use jaate hue dekhti rahi. Ye Aryan sach mein wo ladka nahi tha jise wo janti thi. Ye koi aur hi ban chuka tha.

(Scene Shift: College ke peeche ka ek under-construction flyover area. Ye ilaka raat ke waqt bilkul sunsaan rehta tha. Badi-badi cranes, lohe ke sariye (iron rods), aur cement ke blocks yahan-wahan bikhre pade the. Street lights yahan kaam nahi karti thi. Yahi wo shortcut tha jo Aryan hamesha hostel jane ke liye leta tha. Par aaj, is andhere raaste par maut uski raah dekh rahi thi.)

(Narration)
Aryan dheere-dheere chal raha tha. Uski 20 Agility aur 21 Intelligence lagatar uske aas-paas ke environment ko scan kar rahi thi. Achanak, aage se aati hui do black SUVs ne uska raasta rok liya. Aur theek uske peeche se ek aur car aakar ruki, jisse uska peeche jane ka raasta bhi band ho gaya.

Gaadiyon ke darwaze khulne ki 'Dhad! Dhad!' aawaz aayi. Kareeb 15 log un gaadiyon se bahar nikle. Ye college ke ladke nahi the. Ye hardened criminals the, jinke chehron par cuts the, aur jinki aankhon mein khoon ki pyas thi. Unke haathon mein lohe ke pipes, baseball bats, aur knuckles the.

Un gundo ke beecho-beech se ek lamba, chauda aadmi aage aaya. Uska naam Ranga tha, Rana Gang ka right-hand man. Uske ek haath mein phone tha, jis par video call chal raha tha. Screen par Vikram ka gusse se bhara chehra chamak raha tha.

Ranga (Phone ki screen Aryan ki taraf karte hue, ek bhaddi hasi hasta hai): "Toh tu hi hai wo chooha jisne Vikram bhaiya ko pareshan kiya hai? Shakal se toh tu ek phoonk maarne se udne wala keeda lagta hai. Pata nahi is chote se kaam ke liye humein kyu bulaya gaya."

Vikram (Video call se chillaate hue, uski aawaz mein zeher bhara tha): "Ranga! Ise aasan maut mat dena. Iske dono haath aur dono pairo ki ek-ek haddi tod do. Isay zindagi bhar zameen par rengne ke layak bana do. Ye rona chahiye mere samne!"

Aryan (Apni jagah par bilkul shant khada tha. Uske face par ghabrahat ka ek katra bhi nahi tha. Usne dheere se apni neck ko stretch kiya, jisse ek halki si 'crack' aawaz aayi): "Tum logo ne meri ek choti si problem solve kar di. Main khud dhoondhne wala tha Vikram ko, par usne khud apne pille (dogs) mere paas bhej diye."

System Voice (Achanak Aryan ke dimaag mein ek khoon-laal (blood-red) rang ki warning screen pop-up hoti hai):
"[EMERGENCY QUEST TRIGGERED!]"
"[Quest Name: The Blood-Stained Ambush]"
"[Objective: Survive and eliminate all 15 hostile threats. Leave no room for mercy.]"
"[Hostile Average Physical Strength: 14]"
"[Hostile Average Agility: 12]"
"[Host's Current Stats: Strength 18, Agility 20, Intelligence 21]"
"[Reward: +1000 EXP, Level Up, 1x Silver Treasure Chest.]"
"[Penalty for failure: Death.]"

(Scene: Aryan ki aankhein us laal screen ko padhne ke baad achanak ek khatarnak, neeli chamak se glow karne lagti hain. Uski body ka har ek muscle fiber tense ho jata hai. 'Novice Combat Intuition' skill poori tarah se active ho chuki hai. Use ab apne samne khade har gunde ke body stance mein hazaaro weak points aur unke agle moves ke trajectories (raaste) bilkul clear lines ki tarah dikh rahe the.)

Ranga (Apne aadmiyo ko ishara karte hue gusse se dahaadta hai): "Is kide ki zabaan bohot chalti hai! Maaro saale ko, kachumar nikal do iska!"

(Narration)
Teen gunde sabse pehle Aryan ki taraf daude. Ek ne hawa mein baseball bat ghuma kar Aryan ke sarr par maarna chaha, jabki doosre ne lohe ke pipe se uski pasliyon (ribs) ko nishana banaya. Ek normal insaan ke liye is tez attack se bachna namumkin tha.

Par Aryan ab ek normal insaan nahi tha.

(Scene: Waqt jaise Aryan ke liye slow ho gaya. Uske dimaag ne 0.1 second mein equation solve kar li. Aryan ne apne left foot par pivot kiya aur apne sharir ko hawa mein ek impossible angle par twist kiya. Baseball bat uske chehre se sirf ek millimeter ki doori se guzre hue hawa ko cheer gaya.)

Aryan (Gunde ki aankhon mein dekhte hue, jiske chehre par ab darr aana shuru ho gaya tha): "Bohot slow."

BAM! CRAAAACK!

(Narration)
Is se pehle ki wo gunda apni position wapas le pata, Aryan ki 18 Strength se bhari right mutthi seedhe uske seene ke beecho-beech jaakar takrayi. Ek bhayankar haddi tootne ki aawaz us khali ilake mein gunj uthi. Wo 90 kilo ka bhari aadmi kisi toote hue khilone ki tarah hawa mein piche ki taraf ud gaya aur ek doosri car ke windshield par jaakar gira. KAAANCH! Poora sheesha chaknachoor ho gaya aur wo aadmi wahin behosh ho gaya. Uske seene ki kam se kam teen pasliyan ek hi punch mein toot chuki thi.

Gunda 2 (Haklate hue, apna lohe ka pipe chalane ki koshish karta hai): "K-Kya?! Ye kaise..."

(Scene: Aryan bina ruke ek smooth motion mein piche ghoomta hai. Wo us doosre gunde ka lohe wala haath pakad leta hai. Aryan ki pakad kisi hydraulic press jaisi thi. Wo gunda dard se chillane hi wala tha ki Aryan ne uske usi haath ko twist kiya aur uske apne hi lohe ke pipe ko uske ghutne par de maara. CRACK!)

"AAAAAAHHHHHH!" Wo doosra gunda apne toote hue ghutne ko pakad kar zameen par tadapne laga.

Aryan ne sirf 3 second ke andar do sabse tagde aadmiyon ko completely destroy kar diya tha. Baaki ke 13 aadmi apni jagah par jam gaye the. Unke pairo tale zameen khisak chuki thi. Ye koi college ka weak ladka nahi tha. Ye koi bhoot tha, ek rakshas jo insaani roop mein wahan khada tha.

Ranga (Apni fati hui aawaz mein chillaata hai, uska darr ab poori tarah visible tha): "Khade kya ho murkho?! Ek sath attack karo! Ek sath! Iske paas koi magic nahi hai, bas lucky tha!"

(Narration)
Saare bache hue gunde ek sath chillaate hue Aryan par toot pade. Par bheed mein attack karna unki sabse badi galti thi. Aryan ki 20 Agility ne use ek maut ke naach (dance of death) mein badal diya tha. Wo kisi chhote, kaale saaye ki tarah unke beech ghoom raha tha.

SPLAT! WHACK! CRACK!

Aryan ek aadmi ke bat ke niche se duck karta hai aur ek uppercut uske jabde (jaw) par maarta hai. Khoon hawa mein uchhal jata hai aur uske kuch daant zameen par girte hain. Aryan ghoomta hai, ek roundhouse kick doosre gunde ke temple (kanpati) par lagata hai, jisse wo instantly knockout ho jata hai. Ek aur gunda piche se chaaku (knife) lekar Aryan par hamla karne ki koshish karta hai. Par System ke warning map ki wajah se Aryan ko apne piche ki bhi saari activities pata thi.

Aryan bina mudey apna ek haath piche karta hai, theek us chaaku wale haath ko kalai se pakadta hai, aur use aage ki taraf kheenchte hue apne kandhe ke upar se ek bhayankar Judo throw de maarta hai. Wo aadmi seedhe cement ke block par sarr ke bal girta hai.

(Scene: Sirf do minute. Sirf do minute ke andar wo poora under-construction area ek battlefield ban chuka tha. Zameen par khoon ke chheente the aur 14 khunkhar criminals zameen par pade ro rahe the, karaah rahe the, aur apne toote hue haathon pairo ko pakad kar zameen par reng rahe the. Aryan ke kapdo par dhool thi, par uski saans tak nahi fuli thi. Uski neeli aankhein ab bache hue aakhiri aadmi par lock thi—Ranga.)

Ranga (Darr se kaanpte hue peeche hat raha tha. Uske haath se Vikram ka video call wala phone zameen par gir chuka tha par call abhi bhi chalu thi): "M-Mujhe... mujhe maaf kar de. Bhai, humein nahi pata tha tu koun hai. P-Paise... humein sirf paise mile the. Main chala jaunga, promise!"

Aryan (Dheere-dheere Ranga ki taraf chalte hue aage badhta hai. Uske kadmo ki aawaz kisi maut ki ghadi (ticking clock of death) jaisi lag rahi thi): "Tune mujhe keeda kaha tha na? Ab bata... is mitti mein kon reng raha hai?"

(Scene: Aryan ek jhatke mein Ranga ke theek samne pahunch jata hai. Ranga apne bachaav ke liye haath uthata hai, par Aryan uske collar ko pakad kar us 6 foot ke bhari aadmi ko hawa mein aise utha leta hai jaise wo rui ka bana ho. Aryan ki strength ab kisi absolute monster jaisi thi.)

Aryan (Ranga ko hawa mein latka kar, uske chehre ke paas aakar bilkul khamoshi se kehta hai): "Apne us 'Rana' boss se kehna ki ye sehar ab uski jageer nahi raha. Aur agar wo mere raaste mein dubara aaya, toh agali baar uski naliyon (gutters) mein behne wala khoon usi ka hoga."

(Narration)
Aryan apna haath chhodta hai aur Ranga zameen par darr aur shock ke mare behosh ho jata hai. Aryan dheere se jhukta hai aur zameen par gira hua wo phone uthata hai. Screen par Vikram ka chehra bilkul jam chuka tha. Uske chashme ke piche uski aankhon mein itna darr tha ki wo saans bhi nahi le pa raha tha. Wo dekh chuka tha ki is akele ladke ne uske 15 armed gundo ka kya haal kiya tha.

Aryan (Phone ke camera mein seedhe dekhte hue, uske honto par wahi thandi muskaan thi): "Dekh liya apna nateeja, Vikram? Maine kal hi kaha tha, game ab main khelunga. Aaj tere aadmi the... kal teri baari aayegi. Tu ab college aane se, apne kamre se bahar nikalne se, aur yahan tak ki chain se sone se bhi darega. Tera countdown shuru ho chuka hai."

(Scene: Aryan apne angoothe se call cut kar deta hai aur phone ko apne joote ke niche rakh kar ek jhatke mein crush kar deta hai. CRUNCH. Hawa mein ek bhari shanti phail jati hai, sirf wahan pade gundo ke rone ki aawaz aa rahi thi.)

System Voice (Dimaag mein ek vijeta (triumphant) tune bajti hai):
"[QUEST COMPLETED: The Blood-Stained Ambush.]"
"[Host eliminated all 15 targets in 2 minutes and 14 seconds. Exceptional Combat Prowess detected.]"
"[Calculating Rewards...]"
"[+1000 EXP Acquired.]"
"[LEVEL UP! Host is now Level 2.]"
"[LEVEL UP! Host is now Level 3.]"
"[You have received 1x Silver Treasure Chest.]"
"[All stats have increased by +2 naturally due to Level Ups.]"

Aryan (Apne khoon se bhare haathon ko dekhta hai aur gehri saans leta hai): "Level 3... aur ek Silver Chest. Vikram ki bewakoofi ne mere evolution ka raasta aur aasan kar diya hai."

(Narration)
Kaale aasmaan se achanak boondein girne lagti hain, jaise baarish is khooni zameen ko saaf karne ke liye wapas aa gayi ho. Aryan apni hoodie ko sarr par daalta hai aur apne hostel ki taraf chal deta hai. Ye uski nayi zindagi ka pehla din tha, aur is ek din mein usne is poore sehar ki underground hierarchy ke roots hila diye the. Ab wo college ka bullied ladka nahi tha... Ab wo the 'Super Cube' ka Host tha. The absolute predator.

 

[kaka kkk]

Chapter 5: The Hunter in the Shadows and The Blood-Stained Alley​

Dopehar dhall chuki thi aur Vadodara ke aasmaan par shaam ke halke orange aur purple rang bikharne lage the. College ka shor-sharaba ab dheere-dheere kam ho raha tha kyunki zyada tar students apne hostel ya ghar wapas ja chuke the. Par Aryan abhi bhi college campus mein hi tha. Usne apna pichla poora din sirf ek jagah par bitaya tha—College ki Central Library.

Jahan kal tak padhai ke naam se hi uske sarr mein dard hone lagta tha, wahan aaj wo ek ke baad ek moti-moti kitaabein nigalta ja raha tha. Uski 20 Intelligence/Spirit stat koi aam cheez nahi thi. Ek normal genius ka IQ 140 ke aas-paas hota hai, par Aryan ka dimaag ab ek quantum computer ki tarah process kar raha tha.

(Scene: Library ka sabse aakhiri aur sunsaan kona. Aryan ek lambi wooden table par baitha hai. Uske samne lagbhag 20-25 moti engineering, advanced mathematics, aur human anatomy ki kitaabein rakhi hain. Uske haath machine ki tarah tezi se panne (pages) palat rahe hain. Har do second mein ek panna. Shhh... Shhh... Shhh...)

Aryan (Apni aankhein lagatar kitaab par gadaye hue, dimaag mein sochte hue): Ye asambhav lagta hai, par mere dimaag mein ye saari information ek dam clear HD video ki tarah store hoti ja rahi hai. Pointers, thermodynamics, organic chemistry ke complex structures... sab kuch bilkul baccho ke khel jaisa lag raha hai. Par sirf padhai se meri life ki problems solve nahi hongi. Maa wahan akele struggle kar rahi hai, mujhe paiso ki zaroorat hai, aur is System ki poori limit ko samajhne ki zaroorat hai.

System Voice (Achanak uske dimaag mein ek soothing neeli roshni ke sath gunjti hai):
"[Ding!]"
"[Host has continuously absorbed high-density information for 6 hours.]"
"[Passive Skill Unlocked: Beginner's Photographic Memory (E-Rank).]"
"[Passive Skill Unlocked: Rapid Comprehension (E-Rank).]"
"[Intelligence Stat increased by +1. Current Intelligence: 21]"

Aryan (Kitaab band karte hue aur ek gehri saans lete hue): "Perfect. Mera dimaag itna light aur sharp mehsoos kar raha hai jaise mere sarr se salon ka bojh utar gaya ho. Par ab waqt aa gaya hai yahan se nikalne ka. Vikram kal raat ki beizzati ka badla lene ke liye shant nahi baithega. Mujhe uske agle move ke liye tayar rehna hoga."

(Narration)
Aryan ne apna bag uthaya aur library se bahar nikal gaya. Jaise hi wo college ke main gate se bahar nikalne wala tha, piche se ek scooty tezi se aakar uske theek samne ruki. Usne break zor se maari jisse tires ki cheekhne ki aawaz aayi. Ye Riya thi. Uski saansein fulti hui thi aur uske chehre par ek ajeeb si ghabrahat thi jo usne pehle kabhi kisi ladke ke liye nahi dikhayi thi.

Riya (Scooty se utarte hue, Aryan ke theek samne aakar khadi ho jati hai): "Aryan! Shukar hai tum abhi bhi yahi ho. Tumhe mere sath aana hoga, abhi ke abhi! Meri gaadi par baitho, main tumhe tumhare PG tak chhod dungi."

(Scene: Aryan apni jagah par ruk jata hai. Uske chehre par koi emotion nahi hai. Wo apne haath fold karke Riya ko dekhta hai. Hawa chal rahi hai jisse uske thode bikhre hue baal uske maathe par aa rahe hain. Uski sharp jawline aur glowing neeli aankhon jaisi chamak Riya ko ek pal ke liye hypnotize kar deti hai, par wo khud ko sambhalti hai.)

Aryan (Bina kisi expression ke, thandi aawaz mein): "Aur main ye kyu karu? Subah maine tumhe clear kar diya tha Riya, mujhe tumhare in ajeeb games mein koi interest nahi hai."

Riya (Thoda gussa aur fikar dikhate hue): "Ye koi game nahi hai, Aryan! Tum samajh kyu nahi rahe ho? Tumne subah cafeteria mein Vikram ke chamche Kabir ka haath tod diya tha. Vikram pagal ho chuka hai. Maine abhi-abhi washroom ke paas se nikalte hue uski baatein suni hain. Usne apne bade bhai ke aadmiyon ko bulaya hai. 'Rana Gang'. Wo log poore sehar mein badnaam hain apni brutality ke liye. Wo log tumhara intezaar kar rahe honge. Tum akele unse nahi bach paoge!"

Aryan (Halka sa muskurata hai, ek aisi muskaan jisme koi khushi nahi thi, sirf ek shikaari ka mazaak tha): "Rana Gang? Toh Vikram ko ab kiraaye ke gundo (hired thugs) ki zaroorat pad rahi hai ek E-Rank ke loser ko maarne ke liye? Lagta hai uska ego aur uska dimaag dono ghutno mein aa chuke hain."

Riya (Aryan ka haath pakadne ki koshish karti hai, par Aryan thoda piche hat jata hai): "Tum ise mazaak mein le rahe ho? Wo log tumhe jaan se maar denge! Please Aryan, meri baat maano. Main tumhe is tarah marte hue nahi dekh sakti."

Aryan (Ek aakhiri, cold look Riya ko deta hai): "Tumhari is jhoothi sympathy ke liye shukriya, Riya. Par ab kisi ko mujhe bachane ki zaroorat nahi hai. Aur jahan tak maut ki baat hai... maut ka darr unhe lagta hai jinhone kabhi uski thandak mehsoos na ki ho. Main usse kal raat mil kar aa chuka hu. Tum ghar jao, aur Vikram se keh dena... uska night-mare abhi bas shuru hua hai."

(Narration)
Bina Riya ki taraf dobara dekhe, Aryan mud gaya aur dheemi raftar se sunsaan sadak ki taraf badh gaya. Riya wahan akele khadi, aashcharya aur ek ajeeb se darr mein use jaate hue dekhti rahi. Ye Aryan sach mein wo ladka nahi tha jise wo janti thi. Ye koi aur hi ban chuka tha.

(Scene Shift: College ke peeche ka ek under-construction flyover area. Ye ilaka raat ke waqt bilkul sunsaan rehta tha. Badi-badi cranes, lohe ke sariye (iron rods), aur cement ke blocks yahan-wahan bikhre pade the. Street lights yahan kaam nahi karti thi. Yahi wo shortcut tha jo Aryan hamesha hostel jane ke liye leta tha. Par aaj, is andhere raaste par maut uski raah dekh rahi thi.)

(Narration)
Aryan dheere-dheere chal raha tha. Uski 20 Agility aur 21 Intelligence lagatar uske aas-paas ke environment ko scan kar rahi thi. Achanak, aage se aati hui do black SUVs ne uska raasta rok liya. Aur theek uske peeche se ek aur car aakar ruki, jisse uska peeche jane ka raasta bhi band ho gaya.

Gaadiyon ke darwaze khulne ki 'Dhad! Dhad!' aawaz aayi. Kareeb 15 log un gaadiyon se bahar nikle. Ye college ke ladke nahi the. Ye hardened criminals the, jinke chehron par cuts the, aur jinki aankhon mein khoon ki pyas thi. Unke haathon mein lohe ke pipes, baseball bats, aur knuckles the.

Un gundo ke beecho-beech se ek lamba, chauda aadmi aage aaya. Uska naam Ranga tha, Rana Gang ka right-hand man. Uske ek haath mein phone tha, jis par video call chal raha tha. Screen par Vikram ka gusse se bhara chehra chamak raha tha.

Ranga (Phone ki screen Aryan ki taraf karte hue, ek bhaddi hasi hasta hai): "Toh tu hi hai wo chooha jisne Vikram bhaiya ko pareshan kiya hai? Shakal se toh tu ek phoonk maarne se udne wala keeda lagta hai. Pata nahi is chote se kaam ke liye humein kyu bulaya gaya."

Vikram (Video call se chillaate hue, uski aawaz mein zeher bhara tha): "Ranga! Ise aasan maut mat dena. Iske dono haath aur dono pairo ki ek-ek haddi tod do. Isay zindagi bhar zameen par rengne ke layak bana do. Ye rona chahiye mere samne!"

Aryan (Apni jagah par bilkul shant khada tha. Uske face par ghabrahat ka ek katra bhi nahi tha. Usne dheere se apni neck ko stretch kiya, jisse ek halki si 'crack' aawaz aayi): "Tum logo ne meri ek choti si problem solve kar di. Main khud dhoondhne wala tha Vikram ko, par usne khud apne pille (dogs) mere paas bhej diye."

System Voice (Achanak Aryan ke dimaag mein ek khoon-laal (blood-red) rang ki warning screen pop-up hoti hai):
"[EMERGENCY QUEST TRIGGERED!]"
"[Quest Name: The Blood-Stained Ambush]"
"[Objective: Survive and eliminate all 15 hostile threats. Leave no room for mercy.]"
"[Hostile Average Physical Strength: 14]"
"[Hostile Average Agility: 12]"
"[Host's Current Stats: Strength 18, Agility 20, Intelligence 21]"
"[Reward: +1000 EXP, Level Up, 1x Silver Treasure Chest.]"
"[Penalty for failure: Death.]"

(Scene: Aryan ki aankhein us laal screen ko padhne ke baad achanak ek khatarnak, neeli chamak se glow karne lagti hain. Uski body ka har ek muscle fiber tense ho jata hai. 'Novice Combat Intuition' skill poori tarah se active ho chuki hai. Use ab apne samne khade har gunde ke body stance mein hazaaro weak points aur unke agle moves ke trajectories (raaste) bilkul clear lines ki tarah dikh rahe the.)

Ranga (Apne aadmiyo ko ishara karte hue gusse se dahaadta hai): "Is kide ki zabaan bohot chalti hai! Maaro saale ko, kachumar nikal do iska!"

(Narration)
Teen gunde sabse pehle Aryan ki taraf daude. Ek ne hawa mein baseball bat ghuma kar Aryan ke sarr par maarna chaha, jabki doosre ne lohe ke pipe se uski pasliyon (ribs) ko nishana banaya. Ek normal insaan ke liye is tez attack se bachna namumkin tha.

Par Aryan ab ek normal insaan nahi tha.

(Scene: Waqt jaise Aryan ke liye slow ho gaya. Uske dimaag ne 0.1 second mein equation solve kar li. Aryan ne apne left foot par pivot kiya aur apne sharir ko hawa mein ek impossible angle par twist kiya. Baseball bat uske chehre se sirf ek millimeter ki doori se guzre hue hawa ko cheer gaya.)

Aryan (Gunde ki aankhon mein dekhte hue, jiske chehre par ab darr aana shuru ho gaya tha): "Bohot slow."

BAM! CRAAAACK!

(Narration)
Is se pehle ki wo gunda apni position wapas le pata, Aryan ki 18 Strength se bhari right mutthi seedhe uske seene ke beecho-beech jaakar takrayi. Ek bhayankar haddi tootne ki aawaz us khali ilake mein gunj uthi. Wo 90 kilo ka bhari aadmi kisi toote hue khilone ki tarah hawa mein piche ki taraf ud gaya aur ek doosri car ke windshield par jaakar gira. KAAANCH! Poora sheesha chaknachoor ho gaya aur wo aadmi wahin behosh ho gaya. Uske seene ki kam se kam teen pasliyan ek hi punch mein toot chuki thi.

Gunda 2 (Haklate hue, apna lohe ka pipe chalane ki koshish karta hai): "K-Kya?! Ye kaise..."

(Scene: Aryan bina ruke ek smooth motion mein piche ghoomta hai. Wo us doosre gunde ka lohe wala haath pakad leta hai. Aryan ki pakad kisi hydraulic press jaisi thi. Wo gunda dard se chillane hi wala tha ki Aryan ne uske usi haath ko twist kiya aur uske apne hi lohe ke pipe ko uske ghutne par de maara. CRACK!)

"AAAAAAHHHHHH!" Wo doosra gunda apne toote hue ghutne ko pakad kar zameen par tadapne laga.

Aryan ne sirf 3 second ke andar do sabse tagde aadmiyon ko completely destroy kar diya tha. Baaki ke 13 aadmi apni jagah par jam gaye the. Unke pairo tale zameen khisak chuki thi. Ye koi college ka weak ladka nahi tha. Ye koi bhoot tha, ek rakshas jo insaani roop mein wahan khada tha.

Ranga (Apni fati hui aawaz mein chillaata hai, uska darr ab poori tarah visible tha): "Khade kya ho murkho?! Ek sath attack karo! Ek sath! Iske paas koi magic nahi hai, bas lucky tha!"

(Narration)
Saare bache hue gunde ek sath chillaate hue Aryan par toot pade. Par bheed mein attack karna unki sabse badi galti thi. Aryan ki 20 Agility ne use ek maut ke naach (dance of death) mein badal diya tha. Wo kisi chhote, kaale saaye ki tarah unke beech ghoom raha tha.

SPLAT! WHACK! CRACK!

Aryan ek aadmi ke bat ke niche se duck karta hai aur ek uppercut uske jabde (jaw) par maarta hai. Khoon hawa mein uchhal jata hai aur uske kuch daant zameen par girte hain. Aryan ghoomta hai, ek roundhouse kick doosre gunde ke temple (kanpati) par lagata hai, jisse wo instantly knockout ho jata hai. Ek aur gunda piche se chaaku (knife) lekar Aryan par hamla karne ki koshish karta hai. Par System ke warning map ki wajah se Aryan ko apne piche ki bhi saari activities pata thi.

Aryan bina mudey apna ek haath piche karta hai, theek us chaaku wale haath ko kalai se pakadta hai, aur use aage ki taraf kheenchte hue apne kandhe ke upar se ek bhayankar Judo throw de maarta hai. Wo aadmi seedhe cement ke block par sarr ke bal girta hai.

(Scene: Sirf do minute. Sirf do minute ke andar wo poora under-construction area ek battlefield ban chuka tha. Zameen par khoon ke chheente the aur 14 khunkhar criminals zameen par pade ro rahe the, karaah rahe the, aur apne toote hue haathon pairo ko pakad kar zameen par reng rahe the. Aryan ke kapdo par dhool thi, par uski saans tak nahi fuli thi. Uski neeli aankhein ab bache hue aakhiri aadmi par lock thi—Ranga.)

Ranga (Darr se kaanpte hue peeche hat raha tha. Uske haath se Vikram ka video call wala phone zameen par gir chuka tha par call abhi bhi chalu thi): "M-Mujhe... mujhe maaf kar de. Bhai, humein nahi pata tha tu koun hai. P-Paise... humein sirf paise mile the. Main chala jaunga, promise!"

Aryan (Dheere-dheere Ranga ki taraf chalte hue aage badhta hai. Uske kadmo ki aawaz kisi maut ki ghadi (ticking clock of death) jaisi lag rahi thi): "Tune mujhe keeda kaha tha na? Ab bata... is mitti mein kon reng raha hai?"

(Scene: Aryan ek jhatke mein Ranga ke theek samne pahunch jata hai. Ranga apne bachaav ke liye haath uthata hai, par Aryan uske collar ko pakad kar us 6 foot ke bhari aadmi ko hawa mein aise utha leta hai jaise wo rui ka bana ho. Aryan ki strength ab kisi absolute monster jaisi thi.)

Aryan (Ranga ko hawa mein latka kar, uske chehre ke paas aakar bilkul khamoshi se kehta hai): "Apne us 'Rana' boss se kehna ki ye sehar ab uski jageer nahi raha. Aur agar wo mere raaste mein dubara aaya, toh agali baar uski naliyon (gutters) mein behne wala khoon usi ka hoga."

(Narration)
Aryan apna haath chhodta hai aur Ranga zameen par darr aur shock ke mare behosh ho jata hai. Aryan dheere se jhukta hai aur zameen par gira hua wo phone uthata hai. Screen par Vikram ka chehra bilkul jam chuka tha. Uske chashme ke piche uski aankhon mein itna darr tha ki wo saans bhi nahi le pa raha tha. Wo dekh chuka tha ki is akele ladke ne uske 15 armed gundo ka kya haal kiya tha.

Aryan (Phone ke camera mein seedhe dekhte hue, uske honto par wahi thandi muskaan thi): "Dekh liya apna nateeja, Vikram? Maine kal hi kaha tha, game ab main khelunga. Aaj tere aadmi the... kal teri baari aayegi. Tu ab college aane se, apne kamre se bahar nikalne se, aur yahan tak ki chain se sone se bhi darega. Tera countdown shuru ho chuka hai."

(Scene: Aryan apne angoothe se call cut kar deta hai aur phone ko apne joote ke niche rakh kar ek jhatke mein crush kar deta hai. CRUNCH. Hawa mein ek bhari shanti phail jati hai, sirf wahan pade gundo ke rone ki aawaz aa rahi thi.)

System Voice (Dimaag mein ek vijeta (triumphant) tune bajti hai):
"[QUEST COMPLETED: The Blood-Stained Ambush.]"
"[Host eliminated all 15 targets in 2 minutes and 14 seconds. Exceptional Combat Prowess detected.]"
"[Calculating Rewards...]"
"[+1000 EXP Acquired.]"
"[LEVEL UP! Host is now Level 2.]"
"[LEVEL UP! Host is now Level 3.]"
"[You have received 1x Silver Treasure Chest.]"
"[All stats have increased by +2 naturally due to Level Ups.]"

Aryan (Apne khoon se bhare haathon ko dekhta hai aur gehri saans leta hai): "Level 3... aur ek Silver Chest. Vikram ki bewakoofi ne mere evolution ka raasta aur aasan kar diya hai."

(Narration)
Kaale aasmaan se achanak boondein girne lagti hain, jaise baarish is khooni zameen ko saaf karne ke liye wapas aa gayi ho. Aryan apni hoodie ko sarr par daalta hai aur apne hostel ki taraf chal deta hai. Ye uski nayi zindagi ka pehla din tha, aur is ek din mein usne is poore sehar ki underground hierarchy ke roots hila diye the. Ab wo college ka bullied ladka nahi tha... Ab wo the 'Super Cube' ka Host tha. The absolute predator.

Ye 4 aur 5 update padke maja aa gaya aisi story ki talash thi update dene mei koi kanjususi nhi super story hai

 

[Gurseeak]

Chapter 5: The Hunter in the Shadows and The Blood-Stained Alley​

Dopehar dhall chuki thi aur Vadodara ke aasmaan par shaam ke halke orange aur purple rang bikharne lage the. College ka shor-sharaba ab dheere-dheere kam ho raha tha kyunki zyada tar students apne hostel ya ghar wapas ja chuke the. Par Aryan abhi bhi college campus mein hi tha. Usne apna pichla poora din sirf ek jagah par bitaya tha—College ki Central Library.

Jahan kal tak padhai ke naam se hi uske sarr mein dard hone lagta tha, wahan aaj wo ek ke baad ek moti-moti kitaabein nigalta ja raha tha. Uski 20 Intelligence/Spirit stat koi aam cheez nahi thi. Ek normal genius ka IQ 140 ke aas-paas hota hai, par Aryan ka dimaag ab ek quantum computer ki tarah process kar raha tha.

(Scene: Library ka sabse aakhiri aur sunsaan kona. Aryan ek lambi wooden table par baitha hai. Uske samne lagbhag 20-25 moti engineering, advanced mathematics, aur human anatomy ki kitaabein rakhi hain. Uske haath machine ki tarah tezi se panne (pages) palat rahe hain. Har do second mein ek panna. Shhh... Shhh... Shhh...)

Aryan (Apni aankhein lagatar kitaab par gadaye hue, dimaag mein sochte hue): Ye asambhav lagta hai, par mere dimaag mein ye saari information ek dam clear HD video ki tarah store hoti ja rahi hai. Pointers, thermodynamics, organic chemistry ke complex structures... sab kuch bilkul baccho ke khel jaisa lag raha hai. Par sirf padhai se meri life ki problems solve nahi hongi. Maa wahan akele struggle kar rahi hai, mujhe paiso ki zaroorat hai, aur is System ki poori limit ko samajhne ki zaroorat hai.

System Voice (Achanak uske dimaag mein ek soothing neeli roshni ke sath gunjti hai):
"[Ding!]"
"[Host has continuously absorbed high-density information for 6 hours.]"
"[Passive Skill Unlocked: Beginner's Photographic Memory (E-Rank).]"
"[Passive Skill Unlocked: Rapid Comprehension (E-Rank).]"
"[Intelligence Stat increased by +1. Current Intelligence: 21]"

Aryan (Kitaab band karte hue aur ek gehri saans lete hue): "Perfect. Mera dimaag itna light aur sharp mehsoos kar raha hai jaise mere sarr se salon ka bojh utar gaya ho. Par ab waqt aa gaya hai yahan se nikalne ka. Vikram kal raat ki beizzati ka badla lene ke liye shant nahi baithega. Mujhe uske agle move ke liye tayar rehna hoga."

(Narration)
Aryan ne apna bag uthaya aur library se bahar nikal gaya. Jaise hi wo college ke main gate se bahar nikalne wala tha, piche se ek scooty tezi se aakar uske theek samne ruki. Usne break zor se maari jisse tires ki cheekhne ki aawaz aayi. Ye Riya thi. Uski saansein fulti hui thi aur uske chehre par ek ajeeb si ghabrahat thi jo usne pehle kabhi kisi ladke ke liye nahi dikhayi thi.

Riya (Scooty se utarte hue, Aryan ke theek samne aakar khadi ho jati hai): "Aryan! Shukar hai tum abhi bhi yahi ho. Tumhe mere sath aana hoga, abhi ke abhi! Meri gaadi par baitho, main tumhe tumhare PG tak chhod dungi."

(Scene: Aryan apni jagah par ruk jata hai. Uske chehre par koi emotion nahi hai. Wo apne haath fold karke Riya ko dekhta hai. Hawa chal rahi hai jisse uske thode bikhre hue baal uske maathe par aa rahe hain. Uski sharp jawline aur glowing neeli aankhon jaisi chamak Riya ko ek pal ke liye hypnotize kar deti hai, par wo khud ko sambhalti hai.)

Aryan (Bina kisi expression ke, thandi aawaz mein): "Aur main ye kyu karu? Subah maine tumhe clear kar diya tha Riya, mujhe tumhare in ajeeb games mein koi interest nahi hai."

Riya (Thoda gussa aur fikar dikhate hue): "Ye koi game nahi hai, Aryan! Tum samajh kyu nahi rahe ho? Tumne subah cafeteria mein Vikram ke chamche Kabir ka haath tod diya tha. Vikram pagal ho chuka hai. Maine abhi-abhi washroom ke paas se nikalte hue uski baatein suni hain. Usne apne bade bhai ke aadmiyon ko bulaya hai. 'Rana Gang'. Wo log poore sehar mein badnaam hain apni brutality ke liye. Wo log tumhara intezaar kar rahe honge. Tum akele unse nahi bach paoge!"

Aryan (Halka sa muskurata hai, ek aisi muskaan jisme koi khushi nahi thi, sirf ek shikaari ka mazaak tha): "Rana Gang? Toh Vikram ko ab kiraaye ke gundo (hired thugs) ki zaroorat pad rahi hai ek E-Rank ke loser ko maarne ke liye? Lagta hai uska ego aur uska dimaag dono ghutno mein aa chuke hain."

Riya (Aryan ka haath pakadne ki koshish karti hai, par Aryan thoda piche hat jata hai): "Tum ise mazaak mein le rahe ho? Wo log tumhe jaan se maar denge! Please Aryan, meri baat maano. Main tumhe is tarah marte hue nahi dekh sakti."

Aryan (Ek aakhiri, cold look Riya ko deta hai): "Tumhari is jhoothi sympathy ke liye shukriya, Riya. Par ab kisi ko mujhe bachane ki zaroorat nahi hai. Aur jahan tak maut ki baat hai... maut ka darr unhe lagta hai jinhone kabhi uski thandak mehsoos na ki ho. Main usse kal raat mil kar aa chuka hu. Tum ghar jao, aur Vikram se keh dena... uska night-mare abhi bas shuru hua hai."

(Narration)
Bina Riya ki taraf dobara dekhe, Aryan mud gaya aur dheemi raftar se sunsaan sadak ki taraf badh gaya. Riya wahan akele khadi, aashcharya aur ek ajeeb se darr mein use jaate hue dekhti rahi. Ye Aryan sach mein wo ladka nahi tha jise wo janti thi. Ye koi aur hi ban chuka tha.

(Scene Shift: College ke peeche ka ek under-construction flyover area. Ye ilaka raat ke waqt bilkul sunsaan rehta tha. Badi-badi cranes, lohe ke sariye (iron rods), aur cement ke blocks yahan-wahan bikhre pade the. Street lights yahan kaam nahi karti thi. Yahi wo shortcut tha jo Aryan hamesha hostel jane ke liye leta tha. Par aaj, is andhere raaste par maut uski raah dekh rahi thi.)

(Narration)
Aryan dheere-dheere chal raha tha. Uski 20 Agility aur 21 Intelligence lagatar uske aas-paas ke environment ko scan kar rahi thi. Achanak, aage se aati hui do black SUVs ne uska raasta rok liya. Aur theek uske peeche se ek aur car aakar ruki, jisse uska peeche jane ka raasta bhi band ho gaya.

Gaadiyon ke darwaze khulne ki 'Dhad! Dhad!' aawaz aayi. Kareeb 15 log un gaadiyon se bahar nikle. Ye college ke ladke nahi the. Ye hardened criminals the, jinke chehron par cuts the, aur jinki aankhon mein khoon ki pyas thi. Unke haathon mein lohe ke pipes, baseball bats, aur knuckles the.

Un gundo ke beecho-beech se ek lamba, chauda aadmi aage aaya. Uska naam Ranga tha, Rana Gang ka right-hand man. Uske ek haath mein phone tha, jis par video call chal raha tha. Screen par Vikram ka gusse se bhara chehra chamak raha tha.

Ranga (Phone ki screen Aryan ki taraf karte hue, ek bhaddi hasi hasta hai): "Toh tu hi hai wo chooha jisne Vikram bhaiya ko pareshan kiya hai? Shakal se toh tu ek phoonk maarne se udne wala keeda lagta hai. Pata nahi is chote se kaam ke liye humein kyu bulaya gaya."

Vikram (Video call se chillaate hue, uski aawaz mein zeher bhara tha): "Ranga! Ise aasan maut mat dena. Iske dono haath aur dono pairo ki ek-ek haddi tod do. Isay zindagi bhar zameen par rengne ke layak bana do. Ye rona chahiye mere samne!"

Aryan (Apni jagah par bilkul shant khada tha. Uske face par ghabrahat ka ek katra bhi nahi tha. Usne dheere se apni neck ko stretch kiya, jisse ek halki si 'crack' aawaz aayi): "Tum logo ne meri ek choti si problem solve kar di. Main khud dhoondhne wala tha Vikram ko, par usne khud apne pille (dogs) mere paas bhej diye."

System Voice (Achanak Aryan ke dimaag mein ek khoon-laal (blood-red) rang ki warning screen pop-up hoti hai):
"[EMERGENCY QUEST TRIGGERED!]"
"[Quest Name: The Blood-Stained Ambush]"
"[Objective: Survive and eliminate all 15 hostile threats. Leave no room for mercy.]"
"[Hostile Average Physical Strength: 14]"
"[Hostile Average Agility: 12]"
"[Host's Current Stats: Strength 18, Agility 20, Intelligence 21]"
"[Reward: +1000 EXP, Level Up, 1x Silver Treasure Chest.]"
"[Penalty for failure: Death.]"

(Scene: Aryan ki aankhein us laal screen ko padhne ke baad achanak ek khatarnak, neeli chamak se glow karne lagti hain. Uski body ka har ek muscle fiber tense ho jata hai. 'Novice Combat Intuition' skill poori tarah se active ho chuki hai. Use ab apne samne khade har gunde ke body stance mein hazaaro weak points aur unke agle moves ke trajectories (raaste) bilkul clear lines ki tarah dikh rahe the.)

Ranga (Apne aadmiyo ko ishara karte hue gusse se dahaadta hai): "Is kide ki zabaan bohot chalti hai! Maaro saale ko, kachumar nikal do iska!"

(Narration)
Teen gunde sabse pehle Aryan ki taraf daude. Ek ne hawa mein baseball bat ghuma kar Aryan ke sarr par maarna chaha, jabki doosre ne lohe ke pipe se uski pasliyon (ribs) ko nishana banaya. Ek normal insaan ke liye is tez attack se bachna namumkin tha.

Par Aryan ab ek normal insaan nahi tha.

(Scene: Waqt jaise Aryan ke liye slow ho gaya. Uske dimaag ne 0.1 second mein equation solve kar li. Aryan ne apne left foot par pivot kiya aur apne sharir ko hawa mein ek impossible angle par twist kiya. Baseball bat uske chehre se sirf ek millimeter ki doori se guzre hue hawa ko cheer gaya.)

Aryan (Gunde ki aankhon mein dekhte hue, jiske chehre par ab darr aana shuru ho gaya tha): "Bohot slow."

BAM! CRAAAACK!

(Narration)
Is se pehle ki wo gunda apni position wapas le pata, Aryan ki 18 Strength se bhari right mutthi seedhe uske seene ke beecho-beech jaakar takrayi. Ek bhayankar haddi tootne ki aawaz us khali ilake mein gunj uthi. Wo 90 kilo ka bhari aadmi kisi toote hue khilone ki tarah hawa mein piche ki taraf ud gaya aur ek doosri car ke windshield par jaakar gira. KAAANCH! Poora sheesha chaknachoor ho gaya aur wo aadmi wahin behosh ho gaya. Uske seene ki kam se kam teen pasliyan ek hi punch mein toot chuki thi.

Gunda 2 (Haklate hue, apna lohe ka pipe chalane ki koshish karta hai): "K-Kya?! Ye kaise..."

(Scene: Aryan bina ruke ek smooth motion mein piche ghoomta hai. Wo us doosre gunde ka lohe wala haath pakad leta hai. Aryan ki pakad kisi hydraulic press jaisi thi. Wo gunda dard se chillane hi wala tha ki Aryan ne uske usi haath ko twist kiya aur uske apne hi lohe ke pipe ko uske ghutne par de maara. CRACK!)

"AAAAAAHHHHHH!" Wo doosra gunda apne toote hue ghutne ko pakad kar zameen par tadapne laga.

Aryan ne sirf 3 second ke andar do sabse tagde aadmiyon ko completely destroy kar diya tha. Baaki ke 13 aadmi apni jagah par jam gaye the. Unke pairo tale zameen khisak chuki thi. Ye koi college ka weak ladka nahi tha. Ye koi bhoot tha, ek rakshas jo insaani roop mein wahan khada tha.

Ranga (Apni fati hui aawaz mein chillaata hai, uska darr ab poori tarah visible tha): "Khade kya ho murkho?! Ek sath attack karo! Ek sath! Iske paas koi magic nahi hai, bas lucky tha!"

(Narration)
Saare bache hue gunde ek sath chillaate hue Aryan par toot pade. Par bheed mein attack karna unki sabse badi galti thi. Aryan ki 20 Agility ne use ek maut ke naach (dance of death) mein badal diya tha. Wo kisi chhote, kaale saaye ki tarah unke beech ghoom raha tha.

SPLAT! WHACK! CRACK!

Aryan ek aadmi ke bat ke niche se duck karta hai aur ek uppercut uske jabde (jaw) par maarta hai. Khoon hawa mein uchhal jata hai aur uske kuch daant zameen par girte hain. Aryan ghoomta hai, ek roundhouse kick doosre gunde ke temple (kanpati) par lagata hai, jisse wo instantly knockout ho jata hai. Ek aur gunda piche se chaaku (knife) lekar Aryan par hamla karne ki koshish karta hai. Par System ke warning map ki wajah se Aryan ko apne piche ki bhi saari activities pata thi.

Aryan bina mudey apna ek haath piche karta hai, theek us chaaku wale haath ko kalai se pakadta hai, aur use aage ki taraf kheenchte hue apne kandhe ke upar se ek bhayankar Judo throw de maarta hai. Wo aadmi seedhe cement ke block par sarr ke bal girta hai.

(Scene: Sirf do minute. Sirf do minute ke andar wo poora under-construction area ek battlefield ban chuka tha. Zameen par khoon ke chheente the aur 14 khunkhar criminals zameen par pade ro rahe the, karaah rahe the, aur apne toote hue haathon pairo ko pakad kar zameen par reng rahe the. Aryan ke kapdo par dhool thi, par uski saans tak nahi fuli thi. Uski neeli aankhein ab bache hue aakhiri aadmi par lock thi—Ranga.)

Ranga (Darr se kaanpte hue peeche hat raha tha. Uske haath se Vikram ka video call wala phone zameen par gir chuka tha par call abhi bhi chalu thi): "M-Mujhe... mujhe maaf kar de. Bhai, humein nahi pata tha tu koun hai. P-Paise... humein sirf paise mile the. Main chala jaunga, promise!"

Aryan (Dheere-dheere Ranga ki taraf chalte hue aage badhta hai. Uske kadmo ki aawaz kisi maut ki ghadi (ticking clock of death) jaisi lag rahi thi): "Tune mujhe keeda kaha tha na? Ab bata... is mitti mein kon reng raha hai?"

(Scene: Aryan ek jhatke mein Ranga ke theek samne pahunch jata hai. Ranga apne bachaav ke liye haath uthata hai, par Aryan uske collar ko pakad kar us 6 foot ke bhari aadmi ko hawa mein aise utha leta hai jaise wo rui ka bana ho. Aryan ki strength ab kisi absolute monster jaisi thi.)

Aryan (Ranga ko hawa mein latka kar, uske chehre ke paas aakar bilkul khamoshi se kehta hai): "Apne us 'Rana' boss se kehna ki ye sehar ab uski jageer nahi raha. Aur agar wo mere raaste mein dubara aaya, toh agali baar uski naliyon (gutters) mein behne wala khoon usi ka hoga."

(Narration)
Aryan apna haath chhodta hai aur Ranga zameen par darr aur shock ke mare behosh ho jata hai. Aryan dheere se jhukta hai aur zameen par gira hua wo phone uthata hai. Screen par Vikram ka chehra bilkul jam chuka tha. Uske chashme ke piche uski aankhon mein itna darr tha ki wo saans bhi nahi le pa raha tha. Wo dekh chuka tha ki is akele ladke ne uske 15 armed gundo ka kya haal kiya tha.

Aryan (Phone ke camera mein seedhe dekhte hue, uske honto par wahi thandi muskaan thi): "Dekh liya apna nateeja, Vikram? Maine kal hi kaha tha, game ab main khelunga. Aaj tere aadmi the... kal teri baari aayegi. Tu ab college aane se, apne kamre se bahar nikalne se, aur yahan tak ki chain se sone se bhi darega. Tera countdown shuru ho chuka hai."

(Scene: Aryan apne angoothe se call cut kar deta hai aur phone ko apne joote ke niche rakh kar ek jhatke mein crush kar deta hai. CRUNCH. Hawa mein ek bhari shanti phail jati hai, sirf wahan pade gundo ke rone ki aawaz aa rahi thi.)

System Voice (Dimaag mein ek vijeta (triumphant) tune bajti hai):
"[QUEST COMPLETED: The Blood-Stained Ambush.]"
"[Host eliminated all 15 targets in 2 minutes and 14 seconds. Exceptional Combat Prowess detected.]"
"[Calculating Rewards...]"
"[+1000 EXP Acquired.]"
"[LEVEL UP! Host is now Level 2.]"
"[LEVEL UP! Host is now Level 3.]"
"[You have received 1x Silver Treasure Chest.]"
"[All stats have increased by +2 naturally due to Level Ups.]"

Aryan (Apne khoon se bhare haathon ko dekhta hai aur gehri saans leta hai): "Level 3... aur ek Silver Chest. Vikram ki bewakoofi ne mere evolution ka raasta aur aasan kar diya hai."

(Narration)
Kaale aasmaan se achanak boondein girne lagti hain, jaise baarish is khooni zameen ko saaf karne ke liye wapas aa gayi ho. Aryan apni hoodie ko sarr par daalta hai aur apne hostel ki taraf chal deta hai. Ye uski nayi zindagi ka pehla din tha, aur is ek din mein usne is poore sehar ki underground hierarchy ke roots hila diye the. Ab wo college ka bullied ladka nahi tha... Ab wo the 'Super Cube' ka Host tha. The absolute predator.

Shandaar update
Best of luck

 

[Aryan567]

Chapter 6: The Silver Chest and The Shadows of the Underworld​

Raat ke kareeb 2 baj chuke the. Vadodara ke aasmaan se girne wali baarish ab halki phuhaar (drizzle) mein badal chuki thi. Hostel ka corridor bilkul sunsaan tha, sirf ek-do tubelights jhilmila rahi thi. Aryan chupchap apne kamre mein dakhil hua. Uska roommate, Rohan, abhi bhi gehri neend mein tha aur uske kharraato ki aawaz poore kamre mein gunj rahi thi. Aryan ne darwaza lock kiya aur apne bheege, khoon aur keechad se sane hue kapde utaar kar bathroom ki taraf chala gaya.

(Scene: Aryan bathroom ke aaine (mirror) ke samne khada hai. Thande paani ka shower uske muscular aur defined sharir par gir raha hai, saara khoon aur dhool dho raha hai. Usne aaine mein apni neeli glowing aankhon ko dekha. Aaj usne 15 logo ki haddiyan todi thi, par uske dil mein darr ya pachtawa (regret) ka ek katra bhi nahi tha. Usay bas ek ajeeb sa sukoon mehsoos ho raha tha.)

Aryan (Paani ki boondo ke beech apne reflection ko dekhte hue, man mein sochte hue): "Ek aam insaan hone ke naate mujhe darr lagna chahiye tha. Police, gang wars, khoon... par nahi. System ne sirf meri body ko upgrade nahi kiya hai, isne meri mentality ko bhi badal diya hai. Main ab is duniya ko ek prey (shikar) aur predator (shikari) ki nazar se dekhta hu. Aur main ab prey nahi banunga."

(Narration)
Shower lene ke baad, Aryan ne ek saaf t-shirt aur track pants pehne aur apne bed par baith gaya. Usne ek gehri saans li aur apne dimaag mein command di. "System. Open Panel."

System Voice (Dimaag mein gunjte hue):
"[System interface loaded. Welcome, Host Aryan.]"

[Host Profile Panel]
Name: Aryan
Level: 3 (100/400 EXP)
Physical Strength: 22 (Average adult: 10)
Agility: 24 (Average adult: 10)
Intelligence/Spirit: 25
Active Skills: Basic Water Adaptation (Passive)
Passive Skills: Novice Combat Intuition, Beginner's Photographic Memory, Rapid Comprehension.
System Storage: 1x Silver Treasure Chest Available.

Aryan (Apne naye stats ko dekh kar thoda hairan hote hue): "Level 3. Har level up par mere saare stats naturally +2 badh gaye hain. Meri Agility 24 ho chuki hai. Iska matlab meri speed aur reflexes kisi Olympic gold medalist se bhi kahin zyada hain. Par sabse important cheez yahan hai... Silver Chest."

(Scene: Aryan ne 'System Storage' par tap kiya. Hawa mein ek chamakta hua chandi (silver) ka sandook (chest) prakat ho gaya. Us par ajeeb aur mystical runes bane hue the jo halke neele rang mein glow kar rahe the.)

Aryan (Utsukta se): "Open Silver Chest."

System Voice:
"[Opening Silver Treasure Chest...]"
"[Congratulations, Host! You have received the following rare items:]"
"[1. Active Skill Book: Phantom Dash (D-Rank)]"
"[2. Item: Pure Gold Ingot (500 Grams) - System Forged]"
"[3. Consumable: Low-Grade Healing Potion x2]"

Aryan (Aankhein badi karte hue, almost bed se uchhal jata hai): "Gold Ingot?! 500 grams?!"

(Narration)
Aryan ne jaldi se us item par tap kiya. Ek halki roshni ke sath uske haath mein aadhe kilo ka ek solid sone ka biscuit aa gaya. Wo itna bhari aur chamakdar tha ki uski roshni se kamra thoda roshan ho gaya. System dwara banaya gaya ye sona 100% pure tha. Aryan ki saansein tez ho gayi.

Aryan (Apne kaanpte hue haathon se us sone ko chhoote hue): "Aaj ke rate ke hisaab se 500 gram sone ki keemat lagbhag 35 se 40 lakh rupaye hogi... Chaalis lakh! Meri maa wahan gaon mein din-raat ek karke meri B.Tech ki fees bhar rahi hai. Wo pichle 5 saal se ek hi saadi pehan rahi hain. Aur ab... ab meri family ko kabhi paise ke liye rona nahi padega. System, tune sach mein meri zindagi badal di."

(Scene: Aryan apni aankhon se aansu poonchta hai. Ye aansu dukh ke nahi, balki salon ki garibi aur helplessness (majboori) ke khatam hone ke the. Phir usne apni doosri reward ki taraf dekha. 'Phantom Dash'.)

Aryan (Skill book par tap karte hue): "Learn Skill."

System Voice:
"[Learning Active Skill: Phantom Dash (D-Rank)...]"
"[Skill Info: Allows the host to dash forward up to 5 meters instantly. Leaves a phantom afterimage to confuse enemies. Cooldown: 10 seconds. Stamina cost: Low.]"

Aryan (Ek shaitani muskaan ke sath): "Ek teleportation jaisi skill? Agar mere paas ye aaj under-construction site par hoti, toh un 15 gundo ko mitaane mein mujhe 2 minute bhi nahi lagte. Vikram, tu soch bhi nahi sakta ki tere samne kaun khada hai."

(Scene Shift: Sehar ka doosra kona. Rana Gang ka underground base. Ye ek abandoned godown tha jise unhone ek high-tech aur darawne hideout mein badal diya tha. Wahan mahol mein darr aur khoon ki boo thi.)

(Narration)
Godown ke beecho-beech ek badi si leather chair par Bhawani Rana baitha tha. Wo 6 foot 4 inch ka ek vishal aadmi tha. Uske chehre par ek bada sa cut ka nishan tha jo uski baayi aankh se shuru hokar uske jabde tak jata tha. Uske samne zameen par uske 15 aadmi ghaayal halat mein pade the. Ranga ke dono haath plaster mein bandhe hue the aur wo darr ke maare kaanp raha tha.

Bhawani Rana (Apne haath mein pakde hue lohe ke rod ko zameen par patakte hue, ek dahadti hui aawaz mein): "Tum 15 the... 15! Aur tumhare haath mein hathiyar the. Aur tum mujhe ye bata rahe ho ki ek college ke E-Rank bacche ne tumhara ye haal kiya hai? Tum sab ki mardaangi kahan mar gayi thi?!"

Ranga (Zameen par sarr rakhte hue, rote hue): "B-Boss... wo koi baccha nahi tha. Uski aankhon mein... uski speed... wo insaan nahi hai! Usne mere hathiyar ko ek haath se rok liya. Humne attack kiya par wo wahan tha hi nahi! Vikram bhaiya ne humein kisi shaitaan ke paas bhej diya tha!"

Bhawani Rana (Gusse se uthta hai aur Ranga ke pet mein ek zor ki laat maarta hai): "Bakwas band kar! Mere aadmiyon ko ek 18 saal ke ladke ne dho diya aur tu yahan bhoot-preto ki kahaniyaan suna raha hai? Rana Gang ki izzat mitti mein mil gayi hai. Vikram ke baap se humein mahine ka laakho ka protection money milta hai, agar usay pata chala ki hum uska chota sa kaam nahi kar paye, toh market mein humari kya value reh jayegi?"

(Scene: Bhawani Rana ke piche se andhere mein ek patla aur lamba saya bahar nikalta hai. Ye 'Kaal' tha, Rana Gang ka sabse khatarnak assassin, jo chaku (knives) chalane mein expert tha. Uske chehre par ek kaala mask tha.)

Kaal (Apne haath mein ek chaku ko tezi se ghumate hue, thandi aawaz mein): "Boss. Agar aap hukum de, toh us ladke ka sarr main kal subah tak aapke table par la kar rakh du. Use darr sikhana meri zimmedari hai."

Bhawani Rana (Ek bhayanak hasi haste hue): "Nahi Kaal. Use seedhe marna bohot aasan hoga. Usne mere aadmiyo ki haddiyan todi hain. Pata lagao wo Aryan kahan rehta hai, uske dost kaun hain, uski family kahan hai. Hum use uski psychological limit tak todenge. Jab wo bheekh mangega maut ki, tab usay marna."

(Scene Shift: Agli subah, B.Tech CSE department.)

(Narration)
Suraj nikal chuka tha. College campus mein hamesha jaisi bheed thi. Par aaj hawa mein ek alag hi tension thi. Vikram, jo college ka self-proclaimed raja tha, wo aaj college nahi aaya tha. Uska chamcha Kabir hospital mein admit tha, jiska haath buri tarah toot chuka tha. Aur in sabke beech, Aryan bilkul shant, ek normal student ki tarah library ke bahar khada tha.

Riya (Dheere kadmo se Aryan ke paas aati hai, uski aawaz mein pehle jaisa over-confidence nahi hai): "Aryan... tum theek ho? Kal raat... mera matlab hai, kal shaam tum jis raaste se gaye the, wahan baad mein police ki gaadiyan aayi thi. Tum ghar sahi salamat pahunch gaye the na?"

Aryan (Apne phone mein kuch check karte hue, bina Riya ki taraf dekhe): "Tumhe dikh raha hai na ki main theek hu, Riya? Phir ye faltu ke sawal kyu? Mujhe lagta hai maine kal clear kar diya tha ki mujhe akele rehna pasand hai."

Riya (Thoda hurt feel karte hue, par apni jagah par ruki rehti hai): "Aryan, mujhe nahi pata kal tumne Vikram ke sath kya kiya jo wo college nahi aaya. Par Vikram ka background bohot dark hai. Uske connections un logo se hain jo gair-kanooni kaam karte hain. Tum uske level par nahi jeet sakte. Please, meri baat maano aur college ki management ko involve karo."

Aryan (Apna phone jeb mein dalta hai aur Riya ki aakhon mein sidhe dekhta hai. Uski neeli aakhein ek jhatke ke liye flash hoti hain): "Riya, college management unke rules follow karti hai jinke paas power hai. Kal tak Vikram ke paas thi. Par ab... rules main bana raha hu. Tumhari fikar ke liye shukriya, par tumhare hero ko bachane ke liye koi prince charming nahi chahiye. Wo apni ladaai khud ladna seekh gaya hai."

(Narration)
Aryan wahan se palat kar chal deta hai, aur Riya wahan akele khadi use dekhti reh jati hai. Wo ladka jo kabhi uske ek ishare par bhaga aata tha, aaj uski aukaat, uska aura, Riya se kahin zyada bada ho chuka tha.

TRING! TRING!

(Scene: Aryan ka purana screen-cracked phone bajne lagta hai. Screen par 'Maa' likha tha. Aryan ke chehre ki wo thandak, wo khatarnak expression ek jhatke mein pighal gaya, aur uski jagah ek bohot hi soft, loving muskaan ne le li. Usne jaldi se call uthaya.)

Aryan (Bohot pyar bhari aawaz mein): "Haan Maa, pranaam! Kaisi ho aap?"

Maa (Phone ke doosre taraf se ek thaki hui, par pyar bhari aawaz): "Main theek hu beta. Tu kaisa hai? Padhai kaisi chal rahi hai? Tu theek se kha toh raha hai na? Teri bohot yaad aa rahi thi."

Aryan (Apni aankhein halke se band karte hue, feeling emotional): "Main bilkul theek hu Maa. Padhai bhi bohot achhi chal rahi hai. Aap meri tension mat lijiye."

Maa (Thoda hichkichate hue): "Beta... wo tere mid-semester exams aane wale hain na? Maine teri fees ka intezaam kar liya hai. Lala ji se thoda aur udhaar le liya tha. Tu chinta mat karna, main kal tak tere account mein paise dalwa dungi. Tu bas padhai par dhyan de."

Aryan (Uska dil andar se ro padta hai, par wo apni aawaz theek rakhta hai): "Nahi Maa! Rukiye. Aap Lala ji se koi udhaar nahi lengi. Aur mere paas... mere paas fees ke paise aa gaye hain. Mujhe college se ek choti si scholarship mili hai. Aapko ek rupiya bhejne ki zaroorat nahi hai. Balki main aapko kuch paise bhejunga, aap apne liye naye kapde lijiye."

Maa (Hairan aur khush hote hue): "Sach mein beta?! Hey Bhagwan, meri toh saari chinta hi door ho gayi. Mera beta sach mein bada ho gaya hai."

(Narration)
Call katne ke baad, Aryan ne gehri saans li. Usne apne backpack ke andar haath daala, jahan usne ek kapde mein lapet kar wo 500 gram sone ka biscuit rakha hua tha. Uska agla mission clear tha.

Aryan (Khud se kehte hue): "Rana Gang aur Vikram ka chapter raat mein khulega. Abhi mujhe is gold ko cash mein convert karna hai. Mujhe is shahar ki sabse badi, par aisi jewelry shop dhoondhni hogi jo bina zyada sawal kiye isey kharid le."

(Scene: Aryan apna backpack theek karta hai aur campus se bahar nikalne lagta hai. Wo apni
nayi Agility aur Strength ko test karne, aur underworld se ek naya panga lene ke liye poori tarah tayar tha.)

 

[Aryan567]

Chapter 7: The Alchemist's Gold and The Assassin's Shadow​

Dopehar ke teen baj chuke the. Vadodara ki chamakti dhoop aur heavy traffic ke beech se guzar kar Aryan sehar ke sabse puraane aur busy ilake, 'Sarafa Bazaar' (Jewelry Market) mein dakhil hua. Ye wo jagah thi jahan karodo ka len-den rozana cash mein hota tha, aur jahan sawaal kam aur munafa (profit) zyada dekha jata tha. Aryan ke kandhe par uska purana backpack tha, jiske andar system dwara diya gaya 500 gram pure sone (gold) ka biscuit rakha tha. Ek aam college student ke roop mein itna bada sona bechna khatarnaak ho sakta tha, par Aryan ki 21 Intelligence stat ab uske dimaag ko kisi supercomputer ki tarah chala rahi thi.

(Scene: Aryan ek patli gali mein rukta hai aur wahan bani line se kai dukaano ko scan karta hai. Uske dimaag mein uski passive skill 'Rapid Comprehension' tezi se kaam kar rahi thi. Wo dukaano ke bahar khade guards, cctv cameras ki positions, aur dukaandaro ke chehre ke expressions padh raha tha.)

Aryan (Apne man mein, aakhon ko slightly narrow karte hue): "Badi dukaano mein jana bewakoofi hogi. Wahan KYC aur source of income ke pachasi (50) sawaal honge. Mujhe ek aisi dukaan chahiye jiska owner greedy ho, jiske paas cash ka flow ho, par wo rules ko bypass karne mein expert ho. System ka banaya hua gold 100% pure hai, isme koi hallmark ya serial number nahi hai. Ye untraceable hai."

(Narration)
Aryan ki nazar gali ke bilkul aakhiri kone mein ek thodi purani, par highly secure dukaan par jaakar ruki. Board par likha tha: 'Dhanraj Jewellers & Pawnbrokers'. Bahar do tagde armed guards the aur dukaan ke andar kaafi andhera lag raha tha. Aryan ne apna backpack theek kiya aur seedhe dukaan ke andar chala gaya.

(Scene: Dukaan ke andar AC ki thandi hawa chal rahi thi. Counter ke piche ek bhari bharkam aadmi, Seth Dhanraj, baitha tha. Uske gale mein sone ki moti chains thi aur uski ungliyon mein keemti anguthiyaan (rings). Uski aankhein choti aur chaalaak thi. Aryan ko itne sadharan kapdon mein andar aate dekh, usne Aryan ko upar se niche tak scan kiya aur ek dismissive look diya.)

Seth Dhanraj (Apne paan ko chabate hue, rukhaypan se): "Haan bhai ladke, kya chahiye? Chandi ki chain dekhni hai toh udhar chote counter par ja. Ye main counter hai, yahan timepass karne mat aana."

Aryan (Bina koi reaction diye, theek counter ke samne aakar khada ho jata hai. Uski aawaz bilkul shant aur deep thi): "Khareedne nahi, bechne aaya hu, Seth ji. Aur chandi (silver) mein main deal nahi karta."

(Scene: Aryan apna backpack aage karta hai aur usme se ek kaale kapde mein lipti hui bhari cheez nikal kar kaanch ke counter par rakhta hai. THUD! Aawaz itni bhari thi ki Seth Dhanraj chaunk gaya. Aryan dheere se us kaale kapde ko kholta hai. Andar rakhe 500 gram ke pure gold ingot (biscuit) ki chamak se dukaan ki tubelight ki roshni bhi fiki pad gayi.)

Seth Dhanraj (Uski aankhein fati ki fati reh jati hain. Wo paan chabana bhool jata hai aur jaldi se apna chashma theek karta hai): "B-Baap re... ye... ye kya hai? Itna bada biscuit? Ye asli bhi hai ya peetal (brass) par polish kar ke laya hai tu?"

Aryan (Apne dono haath counter par fold karte hue, ek cold stare ke sath): "Test kar lijiye Seth ji. Kasauti (testing stone), acid, machine... jo lagana hai lagaiye. Ye 24-carat, 99.99% pure gold hai. Na isme koi khot hai, aur na hi iski koi history. Pura 500 gram."

(Narration)
Seth Dhanraj ke haath kaanp rahe the. Usne jaldi se apne drawer se magnifying glass aur testing kit nikali. Usne us biscuit ko dhyan se check kiya. Sone ki purity dekh kar uske dimaag ke fuse udd gaye. Usne apni poori zindagi mein itna pure, bina kisi impurity ka sona nahi dekha tha. Ye kisi aam khadaan (mine) ka nahi, kisi divine system ka forge kiya hua sona tha. Par Dhanraj ki greed (lalach) jaag chuki thi. Usne socha ye ek garib, anjaan college ka ladka hai jise kisi ne chori ka maal pakda diya hai. Isey aaram se bewakoof banaya ja sakta hai.

Seth Dhanraj (Apne expression ko normal karne ka natak karte hue, ek jhoothi hasi hasta hai): "Haan, sona toh theek-thak lag raha hai. Par dekh ladke, ispe koi hallmark nahi hai. Pata nahi kahan ka chori ka maal hai. Police ka bohot lafda hota hai aisi cheezon mein. Market rate abhi 75,000 rupaye per 10 gram chal raha hai. Total 37.5 Lakh banta hai. Par risk itna bada hai... main tujhe iska zyada se zyada 20 Lakh cash de sakta hu. Lena hai toh bol, warna rasta naap."

(Scene: Aryan ek halki si, maut jaisi thandi muskaan ke sath Seth Dhanraj ki aankhon mein dekhta hai. Uski 22 Strength aur 21 Intelligence ka aura achanak us choti si dukaan mein itna heavy ho jata hai ki Dhanraj ko saans lene mein takleef hone lagti hai.)

Aryan (Dhanraj ki taraf jhukte hue, uski aawaz mein ek khatarnak shanti thi): "20 Lakh? Lagta hai Seth ji aapka chashma number badh gaya hai. Ya shayad aap bhool gaye hain ki aap jis weighing scale (tarazu) par ise taul rahe the, uske niche aapne 20 gram ka magnet chipka rakha hai. Aur aapki right side wali drawer mein jo laal rang ki diary rakhi hai, usme aapke saare hawala transactions aur gair-kanooni smuggling ke hisaab hain. Kya main GST department aur local police ko ek anonymous tip du?"

Seth Dhanraj (Uska chehra completely safed pad jata hai. Uske maathe se paseena behne lagta hai): "T-Tu... tu koun hai? Tujhe meri diary aur magnet ke baare mein kaise pata?!"

System Voice (Aryan ke dimaag mein):
"[Passive Skill: Rapid Comprehension fully utilized. Weaknesses of target exposed.]"

Aryan (Biscuit ko wapas kapde mein lapet-te hue): "Main kaun hu, ye janne ki aapki aukaat nahi hai. Mujhe 35 Lakh chahiye. 10 Lakh cash abhi mere bag mein, aur baaki 25 Lakh in teen alag-alag accounts mein turant RTGS kijiye. Ek rupiya kam nahi, ek second ki deri nahi. Warna ye sona main samne wali dukan par bechunga aur aapki diary police ke table par hogi."

(Narration)
Dhanraj buri tarah darr chuka tha. Us ladke ki aankhon mein ek aisi warning thi jo usne sehar ke sabse bade gangsters mein bhi nahi dekhi thi. Usne bina ek shabd bole apna locker khola. 5-5 sau ke naye noto ki gaddiyan nikal kar Aryan ke bag mein daali, aur apne computer se Aryan dwara diye gaye bank accounts mein 25 Lakh transfer kar diye.

TRING!
Aryan ke phone par message aaya: "Rs. 25,00,000 successfully credited to your account."

Aryan (Bag ki chain band karte hue, ek choti si muskaan ke sath): "Business karne ka shukriya, Seth ji. Umeed hai aap us magnet ko hata lenge."

(Scene Shift: Aryan dukaan se bahar nikal kar ek sunsaan ATM ke paas aata hai. Usne apne phone se sabse pehle apni Maa ke gaon wale bank account mein 10 Lakh rupaye transfer kiye. Phir usne wahan ke local sahukar (money lender) Lala ji ke account mein 5 Lakh transfer kiye, jisse uski maa par chadha poora karz ek second mein clear ho gaya. Baki 10 Lakh usne apne college fees aur future use ke liye save kar liye.)

Aryan (ATM ke bahar khade hokar aasmaan ki taraf dekhta hai. Uski aakhon mein aansu the, par is baar ye aansu jeet ke the): "Maa... aaj ke baad tumhe kabhi kisi ke aage haath nahi phailana padega. Tumhara beta ab kisi se nahi harega. Vikram aur Rana Gang toh sirf chote se kide hain... main is poori duniya ko apne aage jhuka dunga."

System Voice:
"[Ding! Host has resolved a major mental burden.]"
"[Spirit/Intelligence Stat permanently increased by +2. Current Intelligence: 27]"
"[A new milestone achieved in The Path of the Strong.]"

(Narration)
Shaam dhalne lagi thi. Aasmaan ka rang gahra laal aur kaala hone laga tha. Aryan apne hostel ki taraf wapas laut raha tha. Usne is baar main road ki jagah ek purani, sunsaan factory area ka shortcut liya. Uske bag mein 10 lakh cash tha, par usay kisi chor-uchakke ka darr nahi tha.

Par achanak... System ka alarm uske dimaag mein zor se bajne laga.

System Voice (Blinking Red Screen):
"[DANGER DETECTED!]"
"[Lethal threat approaching from behind. Extremely high velocity projectile detected!]"
"[Host's Agility (24) automatically triggering evasive maneuver.]"

(Scene: Aryan chalte-chalte achanak apni jagah par jam jata hai. Uski spine (reedh ki haddi) mein ek thandi siharan daud jati hai. Bina peeche mude, Aryan ek jhatke mein apna sarr right side ki taraf tilt karta hai.)

SWOOOSH! TAAK!

(Narration)
Ek 6-inch lamba, chamakta hua kaale rang ka chaaku (throwing knife) hawa ko cheerte hue aaya aur Aryan ke kaan ko chhoote hue samne diwar mein aadhi gehrai tak ghus gaya. Agar Aryan ne ek fraction of a second ki bhi deri ki hoti, toh wo chaaku uske bheje (brain) ke aar-paar ho chuka hota.

Aryan dheere-dheere peeche mudta hai. Gali ke aakhiri chhor (end) par, street lamp ke thik niche, ek patla aur lamba saya khada tha. Us aadmi ne kaale kapde pehne hue the aur uske chehre ka aadha hissa ek kaale mask se dhaka hua tha. Uske dono haathon mein waise hi khatarnak chaaku the. Ye 'Kaal' tha, Rana Gang ka top assassin.

Kaal (Apne chaaku ko ungliyon ke beech ghumate hue, ek khokhli, darawni aawaz mein): "Hmm. Tere reflexes toh sach mein kamaal ke hain, college boy. Mere boss Bhawani Rana ne kaha tha ki tujhe apne paas zinda lekar aau, taaki wo teri cheekhein sun sake. Par meri aadat hai apne shikaar ko thoda zakhmi karne ki... taaki wo bhag na sake."

Aryan (Apni jagah par bilkul shant khada rehta hai. Uske face par koi darr nahi hai, balki uske hontho par ek shaitani muskaan aa jati hai): "Bhawani Rana? Acha, toh us Ranga ne jaakar apne boss ke samne rona shuru kar diya. Mujhe laga tha wo log kuch din darr ke rahenge. Par lagta hai unhe apni maut ki thodi jaldi hai."

Kaal (Gusse se apni aawaz bhari karte hue): "Teri zabaan bohot chalti hai, bache. Abhi jab main teri dono tangon ki nasein (hamstrings) katunga, tab dekhte hain ye attitude kahan jata hai!"

(Scene: Kaal ek jhatke mein apni jagah se gayab hota hai. Uski speed kisi normal insaan se kai guna zyada thi. Wo parkour moves ka use karte hue diwar se uchhal kar hawa mein aata hai aur apne dono chaaku Aryan ki gardan (neck) ki taraf swing karta hai. Kaal ki speed itni thi ki aam aadmi ko sirf hawa ka jhoka mehsoos hota.)

Aryan (Apne man mein, bilkul calm rehte hue): "Iski speed kareeb 18 Agility ke aas-paas hogi. Ye ek trained killer hai. Par mere 24 Agility ke aage... ye kisi kachue (turtle) ki tarah slow hai."

System Voice:
"[Hostile intent locked. Recommending counter-attack.]"

Aryan (Halka sa muskurata hai aur dimaag mein command deta hai): "System. Active Skill: Phantom Dash."

(Narration)
SWHIIISH!
Jaise hi Kaal ke chaaku Aryan ki gardan ko chhoone wale the, Aryan ka sharir achanak wahan se gayab ho gaya. Kaal ke chaaku hawa ko cheerte hue sirf ek after-image (halki parchhai) ke aar-paar nikal gaye. Kaal ki aankhein shock se fail gayi.

Kaal (Hawa mein hi panic karte hue): "K-Kya?! Wo kahan gaya?! Ye impossible hai!"

"Yahan hu main, chuhay (rat)."

(Scene: Ye aawaz theek Kaal ke peechhe se aayi. Phantom Dash ne Aryan ko instant teleport karke Kaal ke blind spot mein pahuncha diya tha. Is se pehle ki Kaal zameen par land karke mud pata, Aryan ne apni 22 Strength se bhari hui right leg ko uthaya aur hawa mein hi Kaal ki spine (peeth) par ek bhayankar axe-kick de maari.)

BAMMM! CRAAAACK!

(Narration)
Kaal ka sharir ek rocket ki tarah zameen se jaakar takraya. Concrete ka rasta buri tarah toot gaya aur wahan ek chota sa gadha (crater) ban gaya. Kaal ke muh se khoon ka ek bada sa fawwara nikla. Uski spine buri tarah damage ho chuki thi aur wo apni jagah se hilne ke layaq bhi nahi bacha tha. Ek second pehle ka sabse khatarnak assassin, ab ek toote hue khilone ki tarah zameen par pada tadap raha tha.

Aryan (Zameen par pade Kaal ke theek samne khada hota hai. Uske expression mein koi reham nahi tha): "Maine us Ranga se kaha tha ki apne boss ko samjha dena. Par lagta hai tumhari Rana Gang ko meri bhasha samajh nahi aati. Theek hai... ab main khud Bhawani Rana se milne aaunga. Aur jab main wahan aunga, toh poore sehar ko pata chalega ki 'underworld' ki asli aukaat kya hoti hai."

(Scene: Aryan apne joote se Kaal ka chaaku side mein fekta hai aur andheri gali mein dheere-dheere aage badh jata hai. System screen dobara uske samne blink hoti hai.)

System Voice:
"[Ding! New Sub-Quest Triggered: Dismantle the Rana Gang.]"
"[Objective: Destroy Bhawani Rana's syndicate and establish absolute authority.]"
"[Reward: +2000 EXP, 1x Golden Treasure C
hest, New Title.]"

Aryan (Apne backpack ko theek karte hue): "Golden Chest? Ye raat toh abhi bas shuru hui hai."

 

[netsunil]

NICE....

 

[Aryan567]

Chapter 8: The Viper’s Den and The S-Rank Anomaly​

Raat ke 9 baj chuke the. Aasmaan se girne wali halki phuhaar ab ek bhayankar toofan mein badal chuki thi. Bijli ki kadak ne poore sehar ko apni dehshat mein le rakha tha. Aryan ne Kaal ke zameen par gire hue phone ko apne haath mein pakda hua tha. Uski 27 Intelligence stat ne lagbhag 10 second ke andar us phone ke encrypted password ko bypass kar diya tha aur GPS tracker on kar liya tha. Screen par ek laal bindi (red dot) chamak rahi thi—Rana Gang ka main hideout. Sehar ke bahar ek band padi chemical factory.

Aryan (Phone ko wahi zameen par phek kar apne joote se crush karte hue, dimaag mein sochte hue): "Golden Chest ka reward aur sehar ke is sabse bade kachre ki safaai... Dono ek hi jagah milenge. Raat bohot lambi hone wali hai."

(Scene Shift: Rana Gang ki Abandoned Chemical Factory. Factory ke chaaro taraf oonchi lohe ki fencing thi. Kareeb 30 armed gunde bahar pehra de rahe the. Unke paas desi katte (local pistols), lohe ki rods, aur hockey sticks thi. Andar ka mahol aur bhi zyada tense tha.)

(Narration)
Factory ke andar wale vishal (massive) hall mein, Bhawani Rana ek oonchi kursi par baitha sharaab pi raha tha. Uski aankhein gusse se laal thi. Uske theek samne Vikram khada tha. College ka wo 'Raja' aaj buri tarah kaanp raha tha, uske chehre par darr ka paseena tha.

Vikram (Kaanpti hui aawaz mein, haath jodte hue): "Rana bhai... Kaal ko gaye hue do ghante ho chuke hain. U-Uska koi phone nahi aaya. Mujhe lagta hai humein police ke paas jana chahiye ya sehar chhod dena chahiye! Wo Aryan insaan nahi hai!"

Bhawani Rana (Apna sharaab ka glass zameen par patakte hue): "Chup kar buzdil! Police ke paas jayega tu? Rana Gang ki izzat mitti mein mila di tune. Kaal mera best aadmi hai, wo aaj tak fail nahi hua. Usne ab tak us kide ka sarr kaat kar gutter mein fek diya hoga. Tu yahan baith aur..."

(Scene: Achanak... factory ke bahar ek bhayankar aawaz aati hai. CRASSSHH! Jaise lohe ka koi bada gate apni jagah se ukhad kar fenk diya gaya ho. Hall ke andar sabki saansein atak jati hain. Bhawani Rana apni kursi se khada ho jata hai.)

Bhawani Rana (Apne guards par chillaate hue): "Bahar kya hua?! Ja kar check karo!"

(Narration)
Do guards apni bandooke (guns) load karte hue main lohe ke darwaze ki taraf bhagte hain. Par is se pehle ki wo darwaza khol paate...

BOOOOOOM!

(Scene: Factory ka do-ton (2000 kg) bhari lohe ka darwaza kisi kagaz ke tukde ki tarah andar ki taraf udta hua aata hai. Dono guards us darwaze ke niche dab kar chillate hain. Dhool aur dhuwa poore hall mein bhar jata hai. Bahar ki tez baarish aur bijli ki roshni us dhool ke beech se andar aa rahi thi. Aur us roshni ke theek beecho-beech... ek saya khada tha.)

Vikram (Darwaze par khade us saaye ko dekhte hi ghutno ke bal zameen par gir jata hai, uski aawaz fati ja rahi hai): "N-Nahi... ye... ye nahi ho sakta!"

(Narration)
Dhool dheere-dheere chhat-ti hai. Wahan Aryan khada tha. Uske kapde baarish se poori tarah bheege hue the, aur uski dark hoodie se paani tapak raha tha. Uske right haath mein ek gunde ka collar tha jise usne hawa mein uthaya hua tha, jo pehle hi behosh ho chuka tha. Aryan us behosh gunde ko aage fenk deta hai. Uski neeli glowing aankhein andhere mein kisi maut ke farishte (Angel of Death) jaisi lag rahi thi.

Aryan (Hall ke andar aate hue, uski aawaz mein ek aisi thandi goonj thi jisse wahan khade 40 gundo ke dil kaanp gaye): "Bhawani Rana. Maine Kaal se kaha tha ki main khud milne aaunga. Par mujhe nahi pata tha ki mera purana dost Vikram bhi yahan mera intezaar kar raha hoga. Aaj toh jaise jackpot lag gaya."

Bhawani Rana (Gusse se paagal hote hue, apni jacket se ek badi pistol nikalta hai): "Tu yahan tak pahunch toh gaya bache, par ab zinda wapas nahi jayega! Maaro isay! Bhun (roast) dalo isay goliyon se!"

(Scene: Hall mein khade saare gundo ne apne hathiyar Aryan ki taraf taan liye. Goliyon ki aawaz se poori factory gunj uthi. BANG! BANG! BANG! Ek second mein lagbhag 50 goliyan Aryan ki direction mein fire ki gayi. Vikram ne darr ke maare apni aankhein band kar li.)

System Voice (Aryan ke dimaag mein, time bilkul slow ho jata hai):
"[Multiple high-velocity projectiles detected.]"
"[Host's Agility (24) and Intelligence (27) syncing for predictive evasion.]"
"[Passive Skill: Rapid Comprehension predicting bullet trajectories.]"

Aryan (Apne man mein, ek cold smirk ke sath): "Inki accuracy zero hai. Inke darr ne inke haath kaanpne par majboor kar diye hain. System... Phantom Dash."

(Narration)
SWOOSH!
Goliyan Aryan ke sharir ke aar-paar nikal gayi, par wahan se khoon ka ek katra bhi nahi gira. Wo sirf uski ek 'Phantom Afterimage' thi. Gunde hairani se apni bandooke rok dete hain. Wo gayab ho chuka tha.

Gunda 1 (Panic karte hue idhar-udhar dekhta hai): "W-Wo kahan gaya?! Zameen kha gayi ya aasmaan nigal gaya?!"

(Scene: Aryan theek us gunde ke peeche hawa mein materialize hota hai. Bina koi aawaz kiye, Aryan apna haath uske sarr par rakhta hai aur ek jhatke mein use zameen par patak deta hai. CRACK! Gunda instantly behosh. Is se pehle ki koi react kar paata, Aryan ka maut ka naach (Dance of Death) shuru ho jata hai.)

(Narration)
Ye koi ladaai nahi thi, ye ek tarfa shikaar (one-sided slaughter) tha. Aryan ki speed kisi parchhai jaisi thi. Wo goliyon ke beech se aise nikal raha tha jaise use unka raasta pehle se pata ho. Ek roundhouse kick... teen aadmi hawa mein udte hue containers se ja takraye. Ek palm strike... doosre aadmi ki pasliyan (ribs) chur-chur ho gayi. Khoon ke chheente (splatters) hawa mein udd rahe the. Un 40 aadmiyon ki cheekhon se wo factory kisi bhayanak narak (hell) mein tabdeel ho chuki thi.

Bhawani Rana (Apni bandook se andhadhundh fire karte hue, darr aur shock mein chillata hai): "Mar kyu nahi raha tu!! Kon hai tu rakshas?!"

(Scene: Aryan sirf ek minute ke andar bache hue aakhiri 5 gundo ko bhi zameen par dher kar deta hai. Ab poore vishal hall mein sirf teen log hosh mein the. Zameen par ro raha Vikram, haaf raha Bhawani Rana, aur unke theek samne bina ek bhi scratch ke khada Aryan. Aryan ke face par paseene ki ek boond tak nahi thi.)

Aryan (Bhawani Rana ki taraf dheere-dheere kadam badhate hue): "Tumhe lagta hai power tumhare hathiyaron mein hai? Tum logo ne is duniya ko hamesha darr se chalaya hai. Aaj... aaj main tumhe bataunga ki asli darr dikhta kaisa hai."

Vikram (Ghutno par chalte hue Aryan ke pairo ki taraf aata hai aur rote hue gidgidata hai): "A-Aryan... mere bhai! Mujhe maaf kar de! Main andha ho gaya tha. Mere baap ke paas bohot paisa hai, tu jitna bolega main dunga! Riya bhi teri, college bhi tera! Bas mujhe zinda chhod de!"

Aryan (Vikram ko ek ghinauni nazar se dekhte hue, apne joote se uske chehre par halki si laat maarta hai, jisse Vikram piche gir jata hai): "Tere paas aisi koi cheez nahi hai Vikram, jo main khud chheen na saku. Tera hisaab main aakhiri mein karunga."

(Narration)
Aryan seedha Bhawani Rana ki taraf badhta hai. Bhawani ne apni pistol Aryan ke sarr par taan li aur trigger daba diya. CLICK! Gun empty thi. Goliyaan khatam ho chuki thi. Bhawani ka chehra safed pad gaya. Is se pehle ki wo gun piche fek kar bhaag pata, Aryan ne uska gala (throat) apne ek haath se pakda aur us 120 kilo ke vishal aadmi ko hawa mein utha liya.

Bhawani Rana (Hawa mein pair maarte hue, saans ghootne ki wajah se uska chehra neela padne lagta hai): "A-Aaargh... c-chhod... chhod mujhe!"

Aryan (Uski aankhon mein maut ki shanti thi. Wo Bhawani ki gardan ki haddi todne ke liye apne angoothe ka pressure badhane hi wala tha): "Khel khatam, Rana. Tumhara chapter close."

(Scene: Aryan jaise hi force lagane wala hota hai... achanak factory ki chhat (roof) ka ek bada hissa ek bhayankar dhamake ke sath toot kar niche girta hai. KABOOOM! Dhool ka ek bada gubaar uthta hai. Aur us dhool ke beech se aasmaan se ek insaan seedhe niche girta hai. Zameen par uske land hote hi ek shockwave paida hoti hai jisse Aryan ko bhi do kadam piche hatna padta hai. Aryan ke haath se chhoot kar Bhawani Rana zameen par gir jata hai aur khansne lagta hai.)

(Narration)
Aryan ki aakhein shock se badi ho jati hain. Ye shockwave kisi 'skill' ki tarah thi. Dhool chhat-ti hai. Wahan ek aadmi khada tha jiske baal safed the, par uski body kisi 25 saal ke naujawan jaisi muscular thi. Usne ek purana, traditional martial arts ka suit pehna hua tha. Us aadmi ki aankhein bilkul kaali (pitch black) thi, aur uske sharir se ek ajeeb si dark-red energy (aura) bahar nikal rahi thi jo hawa ko bhari kar rahi thi. Ye energy theek waisi hi thi, jaise Aryan ke System ki neeli energy thi.

System Voice (Achanak Aryan ke dimaag mein ek deafening (behra kar dene wala) SIREN bajne lagta hai. Screen ka rang poori tarah BLOOD RED ho jata hai):
"[CRITICAL WARNING! CRITICAL WARNING!]"
"[EXTREME DANGER DETECTED!]"
"[Entity Classification: Awakened Human (Aura User).]"
"[Hostile Power Level: Cannot be determined at Host's current level!]"
"[Probability of Survival: 4%]"
"[System Recommendation: FLEE IMMEDIATELY!]"

Aryan (Apne dimaag mein chal rahe red sirens ko ignore karne ki koshish karte hue, us naye aadmi ko ghoorta hai. Uski 22 Strength ka sharir pehli baar kisi aur ki presence se kaanp raha tha): "Ye... ye kya hai? Ye insaan nahi hai... iski energy... mere System jaisi kyu hai?!"

Mysterious Man (Ek bhari, pahaad jaisi aawaz mein hasta hai. Uski aawaz seedhe dimaag ke andar gunj rahi thi): "Bohot saalo baad... ek aur System Host. Mujhe laga tha mere ilawa is desh mein 'Players' khatam ho chuke hain. Bacche, tune mere ek income source (Bhawani) ko tabah kar diya. Ab iski keemat tujhe apna 'System Core' dekar chukani padegi."

(Scene: Wo Mysterious aadmi achanak apni jagah se dhundhla (blur) ho jata hai. Wo itni tez tha ki Aryan ki 24 Agility aur System ka predictive evasion bhi use track nahi kar pa raha tha! Agle hi micro-second mein, wo aadmi Aryan ke theek samne face-to-face khada tha, uski kaali aankhein Aryan ki aatma (soul) ko ghoor rahi thi.)

Mysterious Man (Aryan ke kaan mein fushfusate hue): "Mera naam 'Rudra' hai. Tere System ko absorb karne mein mujhe bohot maza aayega."

Aryan (Apne man mein panic karte hue): "System! Phantom Dash!!!"

System Voice:
"[ERROR: Space has been locked by Hostile Aura. Skill activation FAILED.]"

(Narration)
Is se pehle ki Aryan apni defense position le paata, Rudra ka haath Aryan ki chhati (chest) ko chhoo jata hai. Aur ek bhayankar, seena cheer dene wala dard Aryan ke poore sharir mein daud jata hai.

"[CRITICAL HIT RECEIVED! HP DROPPING TO 10%!]"

Kya Aryan is naye, namumkin dushman se bach payega? Ya 'Super Cube' ka safar yahi is factory mein khatam ho jayega?

 

[kaka kkk]

Chapter 6: The Silver Chest and The Shadows of the Underworld​

Raat ke kareeb 2 baj chuke the. Vadodara ke aasmaan se girne wali baarish ab halki phuhaar (drizzle) mein badal chuki thi. Hostel ka corridor bilkul sunsaan tha, sirf ek-do tubelights jhilmila rahi thi. Aryan chupchap apne kamre mein dakhil hua. Uska roommate, Rohan, abhi bhi gehri neend mein tha aur uske kharraato ki aawaz poore kamre mein gunj rahi thi. Aryan ne darwaza lock kiya aur apne bheege, khoon aur keechad se sane hue kapde utaar kar bathroom ki taraf chala gaya.

(Scene: Aryan bathroom ke aaine (mirror) ke samne khada hai. Thande paani ka shower uske muscular aur defined sharir par gir raha hai, saara khoon aur dhool dho raha hai. Usne aaine mein apni neeli glowing aankhon ko dekha. Aaj usne 15 logo ki haddiyan todi thi, par uske dil mein darr ya pachtawa (regret) ka ek katra bhi nahi tha. Usay bas ek ajeeb sa sukoon mehsoos ho raha tha.)

Aryan (Paani ki boondo ke beech apne reflection ko dekhte hue, man mein sochte hue): "Ek aam insaan hone ke naate mujhe darr lagna chahiye tha. Police, gang wars, khoon... par nahi. System ne sirf meri body ko upgrade nahi kiya hai, isne meri mentality ko bhi badal diya hai. Main ab is duniya ko ek prey (shikar) aur predator (shikari) ki nazar se dekhta hu. Aur main ab prey nahi banunga."

(Narration)
Shower lene ke baad, Aryan ne ek saaf t-shirt aur track pants pehne aur apne bed par baith gaya. Usne ek gehri saans li aur apne dimaag mein command di. "System. Open Panel."

System Voice (Dimaag mein gunjte hue):
"[System interface loaded. Welcome, Host Aryan.]"

[Host Profile Panel]
Name: Aryan
Level: 3 (100/400 EXP)
Physical Strength: 22 (Average adult: 10)
Agility: 24 (Average adult: 10)
Intelligence/Spirit: 25
Active Skills: Basic Water Adaptation (Passive)
Passive Skills: Novice Combat Intuition, Beginner's Photographic Memory, Rapid Comprehension.
System Storage: 1x Silver Treasure Chest Available.

Aryan (Apne naye stats ko dekh kar thoda hairan hote hue): "Level 3. Har level up par mere saare stats naturally +2 badh gaye hain. Meri Agility 24 ho chuki hai. Iska matlab meri speed aur reflexes kisi Olympic gold medalist se bhi kahin zyada hain. Par sabse important cheez yahan hai... Silver Chest."

(Scene: Aryan ne 'System Storage' par tap kiya. Hawa mein ek chamakta hua chandi (silver) ka sandook (chest) prakat ho gaya. Us par ajeeb aur mystical runes bane hue the jo halke neele rang mein glow kar rahe the.)

Aryan (Utsukta se): "Open Silver Chest."

System Voice:
"[Opening Silver Treasure Chest...]"
"[Congratulations, Host! You have received the following rare items:]"
"[1. Active Skill Book: Phantom Dash (D-Rank)]"
"[2. Item: Pure Gold Ingot (500 Grams) - System Forged]"
"[3. Consumable: Low-Grade Healing Potion x2]"

Aryan (Aankhein badi karte hue, almost bed se uchhal jata hai): "Gold Ingot?! 500 grams?!"

(Narration)
Aryan ne jaldi se us item par tap kiya. Ek halki roshni ke sath uske haath mein aadhe kilo ka ek solid sone ka biscuit aa gaya. Wo itna bhari aur chamakdar tha ki uski roshni se kamra thoda roshan ho gaya. System dwara banaya gaya ye sona 100% pure tha. Aryan ki saansein tez ho gayi.

Aryan (Apne kaanpte hue haathon se us sone ko chhoote hue): "Aaj ke rate ke hisaab se 500 gram sone ki keemat lagbhag 35 se 40 lakh rupaye hogi... Chaalis lakh! Meri maa wahan gaon mein din-raat ek karke meri B.Tech ki fees bhar rahi hai. Wo pichle 5 saal se ek hi saadi pehan rahi hain. Aur ab... ab meri family ko kabhi paise ke liye rona nahi padega. System, tune sach mein meri zindagi badal di."

(Scene: Aryan apni aankhon se aansu poonchta hai. Ye aansu dukh ke nahi, balki salon ki garibi aur helplessness (majboori) ke khatam hone ke the. Phir usne apni doosri reward ki taraf dekha. 'Phantom Dash'.)

Aryan (Skill book par tap karte hue): "Learn Skill."

System Voice:
"[Learning Active Skill: Phantom Dash (D-Rank)...]"
"[Skill Info: Allows the host to dash forward up to 5 meters instantly. Leaves a phantom afterimage to confuse enemies. Cooldown: 10 seconds. Stamina cost: Low.]"

Aryan (Ek shaitani muskaan ke sath): "Ek teleportation jaisi skill? Agar mere paas ye aaj under-construction site par hoti, toh un 15 gundo ko mitaane mein mujhe 2 minute bhi nahi lagte. Vikram, tu soch bhi nahi sakta ki tere samne kaun khada hai."

(Scene Shift: Sehar ka doosra kona. Rana Gang ka underground base. Ye ek abandoned godown tha jise unhone ek high-tech aur darawne hideout mein badal diya tha. Wahan mahol mein darr aur khoon ki boo thi.)

(Narration)
Godown ke beecho-beech ek badi si leather chair par Bhawani Rana baitha tha. Wo 6 foot 4 inch ka ek vishal aadmi tha. Uske chehre par ek bada sa cut ka nishan tha jo uski baayi aankh se shuru hokar uske jabde tak jata tha. Uske samne zameen par uske 15 aadmi ghaayal halat mein pade the. Ranga ke dono haath plaster mein bandhe hue the aur wo darr ke maare kaanp raha tha.

Bhawani Rana (Apne haath mein pakde hue lohe ke rod ko zameen par patakte hue, ek dahadti hui aawaz mein): "Tum 15 the... 15! Aur tumhare haath mein hathiyar the. Aur tum mujhe ye bata rahe ho ki ek college ke E-Rank bacche ne tumhara ye haal kiya hai? Tum sab ki mardaangi kahan mar gayi thi?!"

Ranga (Zameen par sarr rakhte hue, rote hue): "B-Boss... wo koi baccha nahi tha. Uski aankhon mein... uski speed... wo insaan nahi hai! Usne mere hathiyar ko ek haath se rok liya. Humne attack kiya par wo wahan tha hi nahi! Vikram bhaiya ne humein kisi shaitaan ke paas bhej diya tha!"

Bhawani Rana (Gusse se uthta hai aur Ranga ke pet mein ek zor ki laat maarta hai): "Bakwas band kar! Mere aadmiyon ko ek 18 saal ke ladke ne dho diya aur tu yahan bhoot-preto ki kahaniyaan suna raha hai? Rana Gang ki izzat mitti mein mil gayi hai. Vikram ke baap se humein mahine ka laakho ka protection money milta hai, agar usay pata chala ki hum uska chota sa kaam nahi kar paye, toh market mein humari kya value reh jayegi?"

(Scene: Bhawani Rana ke piche se andhere mein ek patla aur lamba saya bahar nikalta hai. Ye 'Kaal' tha, Rana Gang ka sabse khatarnak assassin, jo chaku (knives) chalane mein expert tha. Uske chehre par ek kaala mask tha.)

Kaal (Apne haath mein ek chaku ko tezi se ghumate hue, thandi aawaz mein): "Boss. Agar aap hukum de, toh us ladke ka sarr main kal subah tak aapke table par la kar rakh du. Use darr sikhana meri zimmedari hai."

Bhawani Rana (Ek bhayanak hasi haste hue): "Nahi Kaal. Use seedhe marna bohot aasan hoga. Usne mere aadmiyo ki haddiyan todi hain. Pata lagao wo Aryan kahan rehta hai, uske dost kaun hain, uski family kahan hai. Hum use uski psychological limit tak todenge. Jab wo bheekh mangega maut ki, tab usay marna."

(Scene Shift: Agli subah, B.Tech CSE department.)

(Narration)
Suraj nikal chuka tha. College campus mein hamesha jaisi bheed thi. Par aaj hawa mein ek alag hi tension thi. Vikram, jo college ka self-proclaimed raja tha, wo aaj college nahi aaya tha. Uska chamcha Kabir hospital mein admit tha, jiska haath buri tarah toot chuka tha. Aur in sabke beech, Aryan bilkul shant, ek normal student ki tarah library ke bahar khada tha.

Riya (Dheere kadmo se Aryan ke paas aati hai, uski aawaz mein pehle jaisa over-confidence nahi hai): "Aryan... tum theek ho? Kal raat... mera matlab hai, kal shaam tum jis raaste se gaye the, wahan baad mein police ki gaadiyan aayi thi. Tum ghar sahi salamat pahunch gaye the na?"

Aryan (Apne phone mein kuch check karte hue, bina Riya ki taraf dekhe): "Tumhe dikh raha hai na ki main theek hu, Riya? Phir ye faltu ke sawal kyu? Mujhe lagta hai maine kal clear kar diya tha ki mujhe akele rehna pasand hai."

Riya (Thoda hurt feel karte hue, par apni jagah par ruki rehti hai): "Aryan, mujhe nahi pata kal tumne Vikram ke sath kya kiya jo wo college nahi aaya. Par Vikram ka background bohot dark hai. Uske connections un logo se hain jo gair-kanooni kaam karte hain. Tum uske level par nahi jeet sakte. Please, meri baat maano aur college ki management ko involve karo."

Aryan (Apna phone jeb mein dalta hai aur Riya ki aakhon mein sidhe dekhta hai. Uski neeli aakhein ek jhatke ke liye flash hoti hain): "Riya, college management unke rules follow karti hai jinke paas power hai. Kal tak Vikram ke paas thi. Par ab... rules main bana raha hu. Tumhari fikar ke liye shukriya, par tumhare hero ko bachane ke liye koi prince charming nahi chahiye. Wo apni ladaai khud ladna seekh gaya hai."

(Narration)
Aryan wahan se palat kar chal deta hai, aur Riya wahan akele khadi use dekhti reh jati hai. Wo ladka jo kabhi uske ek ishare par bhaga aata tha, aaj uski aukaat, uska aura, Riya se kahin zyada bada ho chuka tha.

TRING! TRING!

(Scene: Aryan ka purana screen-cracked phone bajne lagta hai. Screen par 'Maa' likha tha. Aryan ke chehre ki wo thandak, wo khatarnak expression ek jhatke mein pighal gaya, aur uski jagah ek bohot hi soft, loving muskaan ne le li. Usne jaldi se call uthaya.)

Aryan (Bohot pyar bhari aawaz mein): "Haan Maa, pranaam! Kaisi ho aap?"

Maa (Phone ke doosre taraf se ek thaki hui, par pyar bhari aawaz): "Main theek hu beta. Tu kaisa hai? Padhai kaisi chal rahi hai? Tu theek se kha toh raha hai na? Teri bohot yaad aa rahi thi."

Aryan (Apni aankhein halke se band karte hue, feeling emotional): "Main bilkul theek hu Maa. Padhai bhi bohot achhi chal rahi hai. Aap meri tension mat lijiye."

Maa (Thoda hichkichate hue): "Beta... wo tere mid-semester exams aane wale hain na? Maine teri fees ka intezaam kar liya hai. Lala ji se thoda aur udhaar le liya tha. Tu chinta mat karna, main kal tak tere account mein paise dalwa dungi. Tu bas padhai par dhyan de."

Aryan (Uska dil andar se ro padta hai, par wo apni aawaz theek rakhta hai): "Nahi Maa! Rukiye. Aap Lala ji se koi udhaar nahi lengi. Aur mere paas... mere paas fees ke paise aa gaye hain. Mujhe college se ek choti si scholarship mili hai. Aapko ek rupiya bhejne ki zaroorat nahi hai. Balki main aapko kuch paise bhejunga, aap apne liye naye kapde lijiye."

Maa (Hairan aur khush hote hue): "Sach mein beta?! Hey Bhagwan, meri toh saari chinta hi door ho gayi. Mera beta sach mein bada ho gaya hai."

(Narration)
Call katne ke baad, Aryan ne gehri saans li. Usne apne backpack ke andar haath daala, jahan usne ek kapde mein lapet kar wo 500 gram sone ka biscuit rakha hua tha. Uska agla mission clear tha.

Aryan (Khud se kehte hue): "Rana Gang aur Vikram ka chapter raat mein khulega. Abhi mujhe is gold ko cash mein convert karna hai. Mujhe is shahar ki sabse badi, par aisi jewelry shop dhoondhni hogi jo bina zyada sawal kiye isey kharid le."

(Scene: Aryan apna backpack theek karta hai aur campus se bahar nikalne lagta hai. Wo apni
nayi Agility aur Strength ko test karne, aur underworld se ek naya panga lene ke liye poori tarah tayar tha.)

Chapter 7: The Alchemist's Gold and The Assassin's Shadow​

Dopehar ke teen baj chuke the. Vadodara ki chamakti dhoop aur heavy traffic ke beech se guzar kar Aryan sehar ke sabse puraane aur busy ilake, 'Sarafa Bazaar' (Jewelry Market) mein dakhil hua. Ye wo jagah thi jahan karodo ka len-den rozana cash mein hota tha, aur jahan sawaal kam aur munafa (profit) zyada dekha jata tha. Aryan ke kandhe par uska purana backpack tha, jiske andar system dwara diya gaya 500 gram pure sone (gold) ka biscuit rakha tha. Ek aam college student ke roop mein itna bada sona bechna khatarnaak ho sakta tha, par Aryan ki 21 Intelligence stat ab uske dimaag ko kisi supercomputer ki tarah chala rahi thi.

(Scene: Aryan ek patli gali mein rukta hai aur wahan bani line se kai dukaano ko scan karta hai. Uske dimaag mein uski passive skill 'Rapid Comprehension' tezi se kaam kar rahi thi. Wo dukaano ke bahar khade guards, cctv cameras ki positions, aur dukaandaro ke chehre ke expressions padh raha tha.)

Aryan (Apne man mein, aakhon ko slightly narrow karte hue): "Badi dukaano mein jana bewakoofi hogi. Wahan KYC aur source of income ke pachasi (50) sawaal honge. Mujhe ek aisi dukaan chahiye jiska owner greedy ho, jiske paas cash ka flow ho, par wo rules ko bypass karne mein expert ho. System ka banaya hua gold 100% pure hai, isme koi hallmark ya serial number nahi hai. Ye untraceable hai."

(Narration)
Aryan ki nazar gali ke bilkul aakhiri kone mein ek thodi purani, par highly secure dukaan par jaakar ruki. Board par likha tha: 'Dhanraj Jewellers & Pawnbrokers'. Bahar do tagde armed guards the aur dukaan ke andar kaafi andhera lag raha tha. Aryan ne apna backpack theek kiya aur seedhe dukaan ke andar chala gaya.

(Scene: Dukaan ke andar AC ki thandi hawa chal rahi thi. Counter ke piche ek bhari bharkam aadmi, Seth Dhanraj, baitha tha. Uske gale mein sone ki moti chains thi aur uski ungliyon mein keemti anguthiyaan (rings). Uski aankhein choti aur chaalaak thi. Aryan ko itne sadharan kapdon mein andar aate dekh, usne Aryan ko upar se niche tak scan kiya aur ek dismissive look diya.)

Seth Dhanraj (Apne paan ko chabate hue, rukhaypan se): "Haan bhai ladke, kya chahiye? Chandi ki chain dekhni hai toh udhar chote counter par ja. Ye main counter hai, yahan timepass karne mat aana."

Aryan (Bina koi reaction diye, theek counter ke samne aakar khada ho jata hai. Uski aawaz bilkul shant aur deep thi): "Khareedne nahi, bechne aaya hu, Seth ji. Aur chandi (silver) mein main deal nahi karta."

(Scene: Aryan apna backpack aage karta hai aur usme se ek kaale kapde mein lipti hui bhari cheez nikal kar kaanch ke counter par rakhta hai. THUD! Aawaz itni bhari thi ki Seth Dhanraj chaunk gaya. Aryan dheere se us kaale kapde ko kholta hai. Andar rakhe 500 gram ke pure gold ingot (biscuit) ki chamak se dukaan ki tubelight ki roshni bhi fiki pad gayi.)

Seth Dhanraj (Uski aankhein fati ki fati reh jati hain. Wo paan chabana bhool jata hai aur jaldi se apna chashma theek karta hai): "B-Baap re... ye... ye kya hai? Itna bada biscuit? Ye asli bhi hai ya peetal (brass) par polish kar ke laya hai tu?"

Aryan (Apne dono haath counter par fold karte hue, ek cold stare ke sath): "Test kar lijiye Seth ji. Kasauti (testing stone), acid, machine... jo lagana hai lagaiye. Ye 24-carat, 99.99% pure gold hai. Na isme koi khot hai, aur na hi iski koi history. Pura 500 gram."

(Narration)
Seth Dhanraj ke haath kaanp rahe the. Usne jaldi se apne drawer se magnifying glass aur testing kit nikali. Usne us biscuit ko dhyan se check kiya. Sone ki purity dekh kar uske dimaag ke fuse udd gaye. Usne apni poori zindagi mein itna pure, bina kisi impurity ka sona nahi dekha tha. Ye kisi aam khadaan (mine) ka nahi, kisi divine system ka forge kiya hua sona tha. Par Dhanraj ki greed (lalach) jaag chuki thi. Usne socha ye ek garib, anjaan college ka ladka hai jise kisi ne chori ka maal pakda diya hai. Isey aaram se bewakoof banaya ja sakta hai.

Seth Dhanraj (Apne expression ko normal karne ka natak karte hue, ek jhoothi hasi hasta hai): "Haan, sona toh theek-thak lag raha hai. Par dekh ladke, ispe koi hallmark nahi hai. Pata nahi kahan ka chori ka maal hai. Police ka bohot lafda hota hai aisi cheezon mein. Market rate abhi 75,000 rupaye per 10 gram chal raha hai. Total 37.5 Lakh banta hai. Par risk itna bada hai... main tujhe iska zyada se zyada 20 Lakh cash de sakta hu. Lena hai toh bol, warna rasta naap."

(Scene: Aryan ek halki si, maut jaisi thandi muskaan ke sath Seth Dhanraj ki aankhon mein dekhta hai. Uski 22 Strength aur 21 Intelligence ka aura achanak us choti si dukaan mein itna heavy ho jata hai ki Dhanraj ko saans lene mein takleef hone lagti hai.)

Aryan (Dhanraj ki taraf jhukte hue, uski aawaz mein ek khatarnak shanti thi): "20 Lakh? Lagta hai Seth ji aapka chashma number badh gaya hai. Ya shayad aap bhool gaye hain ki aap jis weighing scale (tarazu) par ise taul rahe the, uske niche aapne 20 gram ka magnet chipka rakha hai. Aur aapki right side wali drawer mein jo laal rang ki diary rakhi hai, usme aapke saare hawala transactions aur gair-kanooni smuggling ke hisaab hain. Kya main GST department aur local police ko ek anonymous tip du?"

Seth Dhanraj (Uska chehra completely safed pad jata hai. Uske maathe se paseena behne lagta hai): "T-Tu... tu koun hai? Tujhe meri diary aur magnet ke baare mein kaise pata?!"

System Voice (Aryan ke dimaag mein):
"[Passive Skill: Rapid Comprehension fully utilized. Weaknesses of target exposed.]"

Aryan (Biscuit ko wapas kapde mein lapet-te hue): "Main kaun hu, ye janne ki aapki aukaat nahi hai. Mujhe 35 Lakh chahiye. 10 Lakh cash abhi mere bag mein, aur baaki 25 Lakh in teen alag-alag accounts mein turant RTGS kijiye. Ek rupiya kam nahi, ek second ki deri nahi. Warna ye sona main samne wali dukan par bechunga aur aapki diary police ke table par hogi."

(Narration)
Dhanraj buri tarah darr chuka tha. Us ladke ki aankhon mein ek aisi warning thi jo usne sehar ke sabse bade gangsters mein bhi nahi dekhi thi. Usne bina ek shabd bole apna locker khola. 5-5 sau ke naye noto ki gaddiyan nikal kar Aryan ke bag mein daali, aur apne computer se Aryan dwara diye gaye bank accounts mein 25 Lakh transfer kar diye.

TRING!
Aryan ke phone par message aaya: "Rs. 25,00,000 successfully credited to your account."

Aryan (Bag ki chain band karte hue, ek choti si muskaan ke sath): "Business karne ka shukriya, Seth ji. Umeed hai aap us magnet ko hata lenge."

(Scene Shift: Aryan dukaan se bahar nikal kar ek sunsaan ATM ke paas aata hai. Usne apne phone se sabse pehle apni Maa ke gaon wale bank account mein 10 Lakh rupaye transfer kiye. Phir usne wahan ke local sahukar (money lender) Lala ji ke account mein 5 Lakh transfer kiye, jisse uski maa par chadha poora karz ek second mein clear ho gaya. Baki 10 Lakh usne apne college fees aur future use ke liye save kar liye.)

Aryan (ATM ke bahar khade hokar aasmaan ki taraf dekhta hai. Uski aakhon mein aansu the, par is baar ye aansu jeet ke the): "Maa... aaj ke baad tumhe kabhi kisi ke aage haath nahi phailana padega. Tumhara beta ab kisi se nahi harega. Vikram aur Rana Gang toh sirf chote se kide hain... main is poori duniya ko apne aage jhuka dunga."

System Voice:
"[Ding! Host has resolved a major mental burden.]"
"[Spirit/Intelligence Stat permanently increased by +2. Current Intelligence: 27]"
"[A new milestone achieved in The Path of the Strong.]"

(Narration)
Shaam dhalne lagi thi. Aasmaan ka rang gahra laal aur kaala hone laga tha. Aryan apne hostel ki taraf wapas laut raha tha. Usne is baar main road ki jagah ek purani, sunsaan factory area ka shortcut liya. Uske bag mein 10 lakh cash tha, par usay kisi chor-uchakke ka darr nahi tha.

Par achanak... System ka alarm uske dimaag mein zor se bajne laga.

System Voice (Blinking Red Screen):
"[DANGER DETECTED!]"
"[Lethal threat approaching from behind. Extremely high velocity projectile detected!]"
"[Host's Agility (24) automatically triggering evasive maneuver.]"

(Scene: Aryan chalte-chalte achanak apni jagah par jam jata hai. Uski spine (reedh ki haddi) mein ek thandi siharan daud jati hai. Bina peeche mude, Aryan ek jhatke mein apna sarr right side ki taraf tilt karta hai.)

SWOOOSH! TAAK!

(Narration)
Ek 6-inch lamba, chamakta hua kaale rang ka chaaku (throwing knife) hawa ko cheerte hue aaya aur Aryan ke kaan ko chhoote hue samne diwar mein aadhi gehrai tak ghus gaya. Agar Aryan ne ek fraction of a second ki bhi deri ki hoti, toh wo chaaku uske bheje (brain) ke aar-paar ho chuka hota.

Aryan dheere-dheere peeche mudta hai. Gali ke aakhiri chhor (end) par, street lamp ke thik niche, ek patla aur lamba saya khada tha. Us aadmi ne kaale kapde pehne hue the aur uske chehre ka aadha hissa ek kaale mask se dhaka hua tha. Uske dono haathon mein waise hi khatarnak chaaku the. Ye 'Kaal' tha, Rana Gang ka top assassin.

Kaal (Apne chaaku ko ungliyon ke beech ghumate hue, ek khokhli, darawni aawaz mein): "Hmm. Tere reflexes toh sach mein kamaal ke hain, college boy. Mere boss Bhawani Rana ne kaha tha ki tujhe apne paas zinda lekar aau, taaki wo teri cheekhein sun sake. Par meri aadat hai apne shikaar ko thoda zakhmi karne ki... taaki wo bhag na sake."

Aryan (Apni jagah par bilkul shant khada rehta hai. Uske face par koi darr nahi hai, balki uske hontho par ek shaitani muskaan aa jati hai): "Bhawani Rana? Acha, toh us Ranga ne jaakar apne boss ke samne rona shuru kar diya. Mujhe laga tha wo log kuch din darr ke rahenge. Par lagta hai unhe apni maut ki thodi jaldi hai."

Kaal (Gusse se apni aawaz bhari karte hue): "Teri zabaan bohot chalti hai, bache. Abhi jab main teri dono tangon ki nasein (hamstrings) katunga, tab dekhte hain ye attitude kahan jata hai!"

(Scene: Kaal ek jhatke mein apni jagah se gayab hota hai. Uski speed kisi normal insaan se kai guna zyada thi. Wo parkour moves ka use karte hue diwar se uchhal kar hawa mein aata hai aur apne dono chaaku Aryan ki gardan (neck) ki taraf swing karta hai. Kaal ki speed itni thi ki aam aadmi ko sirf hawa ka jhoka mehsoos hota.)

Aryan (Apne man mein, bilkul calm rehte hue): "Iski speed kareeb 18 Agility ke aas-paas hogi. Ye ek trained killer hai. Par mere 24 Agility ke aage... ye kisi kachue (turtle) ki tarah slow hai."

System Voice:
"[Hostile intent locked. Recommending counter-attack.]"

Aryan (Halka sa muskurata hai aur dimaag mein command deta hai): "System. Active Skill: Phantom Dash."

(Narration)
SWHIIISH!
Jaise hi Kaal ke chaaku Aryan ki gardan ko chhoone wale the, Aryan ka sharir achanak wahan se gayab ho gaya. Kaal ke chaaku hawa ko cheerte hue sirf ek after-image (halki parchhai) ke aar-paar nikal gaye. Kaal ki aankhein shock se fail gayi.

Kaal (Hawa mein hi panic karte hue): "K-Kya?! Wo kahan gaya?! Ye impossible hai!"

"Yahan hu main, chuhay (rat)."

(Scene: Ye aawaz theek Kaal ke peechhe se aayi. Phantom Dash ne Aryan ko instant teleport karke Kaal ke blind spot mein pahuncha diya tha. Is se pehle ki Kaal zameen par land karke mud pata, Aryan ne apni 22 Strength se bhari hui right leg ko uthaya aur hawa mein hi Kaal ki spine (peeth) par ek bhayankar axe-kick de maari.)

BAMMM! CRAAAACK!

(Narration)
Kaal ka sharir ek rocket ki tarah zameen se jaakar takraya. Concrete ka rasta buri tarah toot gaya aur wahan ek chota sa gadha (crater) ban gaya. Kaal ke muh se khoon ka ek bada sa fawwara nikla. Uski spine buri tarah damage ho chuki thi aur wo apni jagah se hilne ke layaq bhi nahi bacha tha. Ek second pehle ka sabse khatarnak assassin, ab ek toote hue khilone ki tarah zameen par pada tadap raha tha.

Aryan (Zameen par pade Kaal ke theek samne khada hota hai. Uske expression mein koi reham nahi tha): "Maine us Ranga se kaha tha ki apne boss ko samjha dena. Par lagta hai tumhari Rana Gang ko meri bhasha samajh nahi aati. Theek hai... ab main khud Bhawani Rana se milne aaunga. Aur jab main wahan aunga, toh poore sehar ko pata chalega ki 'underworld' ki asli aukaat kya hoti hai."

(Scene: Aryan apne joote se Kaal ka chaaku side mein fekta hai aur andheri gali mein dheere-dheere aage badh jata hai. System screen dobara uske samne blink hoti hai.)

System Voice:
"[Ding! New Sub-Quest Triggered: Dismantle the Rana Gang.]"
"[Objective: Destroy Bhawani Rana's syndicate and establish absolute authority.]"
"[Reward: +2000 EXP, 1x Golden Treasure C
hest, New Title.]"

Aryan (Apne backpack ko theek karte hue): "Golden Chest? Ye raat toh abhi bas shuru hui hai."

Dono update shaandar hai

 

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Chapter 8: The Viper’s Den and The S-Rank Anomaly​

Raat ke 9 baj chuke the. Aasmaan se girne wali halki phuhaar ab ek bhayankar toofan mein badal chuki thi. Bijli ki kadak ne poore sehar ko apni dehshat mein le rakha tha. Aryan ne Kaal ke zameen par gire hue phone ko apne haath mein pakda hua tha. Uski 27 Intelligence stat ne lagbhag 10 second ke andar us phone ke encrypted password ko bypass kar diya tha aur GPS tracker on kar liya tha. Screen par ek laal bindi (red dot) chamak rahi thi—Rana Gang ka main hideout. Sehar ke bahar ek band padi chemical factory.

Aryan (Phone ko wahi zameen par phek kar apne joote se crush karte hue, dimaag mein sochte hue): "Golden Chest ka reward aur sehar ke is sabse bade kachre ki safaai... Dono ek hi jagah milenge. Raat bohot lambi hone wali hai."

(Scene Shift: Rana Gang ki Abandoned Chemical Factory. Factory ke chaaro taraf oonchi lohe ki fencing thi. Kareeb 30 armed gunde bahar pehra de rahe the. Unke paas desi katte (local pistols), lohe ki rods, aur hockey sticks thi. Andar ka mahol aur bhi zyada tense tha.)

(Narration)
Factory ke andar wale vishal (massive) hall mein, Bhawani Rana ek oonchi kursi par baitha sharaab pi raha tha. Uski aankhein gusse se laal thi. Uske theek samne Vikram khada tha. College ka wo 'Raja' aaj buri tarah kaanp raha tha, uske chehre par darr ka paseena tha.

Vikram (Kaanpti hui aawaz mein, haath jodte hue): "Rana bhai... Kaal ko gaye hue do ghante ho chuke hain. U-Uska koi phone nahi aaya. Mujhe lagta hai humein police ke paas jana chahiye ya sehar chhod dena chahiye! Wo Aryan insaan nahi hai!"

Bhawani Rana (Apna sharaab ka glass zameen par patakte hue): "Chup kar buzdil! Police ke paas jayega tu? Rana Gang ki izzat mitti mein mila di tune. Kaal mera best aadmi hai, wo aaj tak fail nahi hua. Usne ab tak us kide ka sarr kaat kar gutter mein fek diya hoga. Tu yahan baith aur..."

(Scene: Achanak... factory ke bahar ek bhayankar aawaz aati hai. CRASSSHH! Jaise lohe ka koi bada gate apni jagah se ukhad kar fenk diya gaya ho. Hall ke andar sabki saansein atak jati hain. Bhawani Rana apni kursi se khada ho jata hai.)

Bhawani Rana (Apne guards par chillaate hue): "Bahar kya hua?! Ja kar check karo!"

(Narration)
Do guards apni bandooke (guns) load karte hue main lohe ke darwaze ki taraf bhagte hain. Par is se pehle ki wo darwaza khol paate...

BOOOOOOM!

(Scene: Factory ka do-ton (2000 kg) bhari lohe ka darwaza kisi kagaz ke tukde ki tarah andar ki taraf udta hua aata hai. Dono guards us darwaze ke niche dab kar chillate hain. Dhool aur dhuwa poore hall mein bhar jata hai. Bahar ki tez baarish aur bijli ki roshni us dhool ke beech se andar aa rahi thi. Aur us roshni ke theek beecho-beech... ek saya khada tha.)

Vikram (Darwaze par khade us saaye ko dekhte hi ghutno ke bal zameen par gir jata hai, uski aawaz fati ja rahi hai): "N-Nahi... ye... ye nahi ho sakta!"

(Narration)
Dhool dheere-dheere chhat-ti hai. Wahan Aryan khada tha. Uske kapde baarish se poori tarah bheege hue the, aur uski dark hoodie se paani tapak raha tha. Uske right haath mein ek gunde ka collar tha jise usne hawa mein uthaya hua tha, jo pehle hi behosh ho chuka tha. Aryan us behosh gunde ko aage fenk deta hai. Uski neeli glowing aankhein andhere mein kisi maut ke farishte (Angel of Death) jaisi lag rahi thi.

Aryan (Hall ke andar aate hue, uski aawaz mein ek aisi thandi goonj thi jisse wahan khade 40 gundo ke dil kaanp gaye): "Bhawani Rana. Maine Kaal se kaha tha ki main khud milne aaunga. Par mujhe nahi pata tha ki mera purana dost Vikram bhi yahan mera intezaar kar raha hoga. Aaj toh jaise jackpot lag gaya."

Bhawani Rana (Gusse se paagal hote hue, apni jacket se ek badi pistol nikalta hai): "Tu yahan tak pahunch toh gaya bache, par ab zinda wapas nahi jayega! Maaro isay! Bhun (roast) dalo isay goliyon se!"

(Scene: Hall mein khade saare gundo ne apne hathiyar Aryan ki taraf taan liye. Goliyon ki aawaz se poori factory gunj uthi. BANG! BANG! BANG! Ek second mein lagbhag 50 goliyan Aryan ki direction mein fire ki gayi. Vikram ne darr ke maare apni aankhein band kar li.)

System Voice (Aryan ke dimaag mein, time bilkul slow ho jata hai):
"[Multiple high-velocity projectiles detected.]"
"[Host's Agility (24) and Intelligence (27) syncing for predictive evasion.]"
"[Passive Skill: Rapid Comprehension predicting bullet trajectories.]"

Aryan (Apne man mein, ek cold smirk ke sath): "Inki accuracy zero hai. Inke darr ne inke haath kaanpne par majboor kar diye hain. System... Phantom Dash."

(Narration)
SWOOSH!
Goliyan Aryan ke sharir ke aar-paar nikal gayi, par wahan se khoon ka ek katra bhi nahi gira. Wo sirf uski ek 'Phantom Afterimage' thi. Gunde hairani se apni bandooke rok dete hain. Wo gayab ho chuka tha.

Gunda 1 (Panic karte hue idhar-udhar dekhta hai): "W-Wo kahan gaya?! Zameen kha gayi ya aasmaan nigal gaya?!"

(Scene: Aryan theek us gunde ke peeche hawa mein materialize hota hai. Bina koi aawaz kiye, Aryan apna haath uske sarr par rakhta hai aur ek jhatke mein use zameen par patak deta hai. CRACK! Gunda instantly behosh. Is se pehle ki koi react kar paata, Aryan ka maut ka naach (Dance of Death) shuru ho jata hai.)

(Narration)
Ye koi ladaai nahi thi, ye ek tarfa shikaar (one-sided slaughter) tha. Aryan ki speed kisi parchhai jaisi thi. Wo goliyon ke beech se aise nikal raha tha jaise use unka raasta pehle se pata ho. Ek roundhouse kick... teen aadmi hawa mein udte hue containers se ja takraye. Ek palm strike... doosre aadmi ki pasliyan (ribs) chur-chur ho gayi. Khoon ke chheente (splatters) hawa mein udd rahe the. Un 40 aadmiyon ki cheekhon se wo factory kisi bhayanak narak (hell) mein tabdeel ho chuki thi.

Bhawani Rana (Apni bandook se andhadhundh fire karte hue, darr aur shock mein chillata hai): "Mar kyu nahi raha tu!! Kon hai tu rakshas?!"

(Scene: Aryan sirf ek minute ke andar bache hue aakhiri 5 gundo ko bhi zameen par dher kar deta hai. Ab poore vishal hall mein sirf teen log hosh mein the. Zameen par ro raha Vikram, haaf raha Bhawani Rana, aur unke theek samne bina ek bhi scratch ke khada Aryan. Aryan ke face par paseene ki ek boond tak nahi thi.)

Aryan (Bhawani Rana ki taraf dheere-dheere kadam badhate hue): "Tumhe lagta hai power tumhare hathiyaron mein hai? Tum logo ne is duniya ko hamesha darr se chalaya hai. Aaj... aaj main tumhe bataunga ki asli darr dikhta kaisa hai."

Vikram (Ghutno par chalte hue Aryan ke pairo ki taraf aata hai aur rote hue gidgidata hai): "A-Aryan... mere bhai! Mujhe maaf kar de! Main andha ho gaya tha. Mere baap ke paas bohot paisa hai, tu jitna bolega main dunga! Riya bhi teri, college bhi tera! Bas mujhe zinda chhod de!"

Aryan (Vikram ko ek ghinauni nazar se dekhte hue, apne joote se uske chehre par halki si laat maarta hai, jisse Vikram piche gir jata hai): "Tere paas aisi koi cheez nahi hai Vikram, jo main khud chheen na saku. Tera hisaab main aakhiri mein karunga."

(Narration)
Aryan seedha Bhawani Rana ki taraf badhta hai. Bhawani ne apni pistol Aryan ke sarr par taan li aur trigger daba diya. CLICK! Gun empty thi. Goliyaan khatam ho chuki thi. Bhawani ka chehra safed pad gaya. Is se pehle ki wo gun piche fek kar bhaag pata, Aryan ne uska gala (throat) apne ek haath se pakda aur us 120 kilo ke vishal aadmi ko hawa mein utha liya.

Bhawani Rana (Hawa mein pair maarte hue, saans ghootne ki wajah se uska chehra neela padne lagta hai): "A-Aaargh... c-chhod... chhod mujhe!"

Aryan (Uski aankhon mein maut ki shanti thi. Wo Bhawani ki gardan ki haddi todne ke liye apne angoothe ka pressure badhane hi wala tha): "Khel khatam, Rana. Tumhara chapter close."

(Scene: Aryan jaise hi force lagane wala hota hai... achanak factory ki chhat (roof) ka ek bada hissa ek bhayankar dhamake ke sath toot kar niche girta hai. KABOOOM! Dhool ka ek bada gubaar uthta hai. Aur us dhool ke beech se aasmaan se ek insaan seedhe niche girta hai. Zameen par uske land hote hi ek shockwave paida hoti hai jisse Aryan ko bhi do kadam piche hatna padta hai. Aryan ke haath se chhoot kar Bhawani Rana zameen par gir jata hai aur khansne lagta hai.)

(Narration)
Aryan ki aakhein shock se badi ho jati hain. Ye shockwave kisi 'skill' ki tarah thi. Dhool chhat-ti hai. Wahan ek aadmi khada tha jiske baal safed the, par uski body kisi 25 saal ke naujawan jaisi muscular thi. Usne ek purana, traditional martial arts ka suit pehna hua tha. Us aadmi ki aankhein bilkul kaali (pitch black) thi, aur uske sharir se ek ajeeb si dark-red energy (aura) bahar nikal rahi thi jo hawa ko bhari kar rahi thi. Ye energy theek waisi hi thi, jaise Aryan ke System ki neeli energy thi.

System Voice (Achanak Aryan ke dimaag mein ek deafening (behra kar dene wala) SIREN bajne lagta hai. Screen ka rang poori tarah BLOOD RED ho jata hai):
"[CRITICAL WARNING! CRITICAL WARNING!]"
"[EXTREME DANGER DETECTED!]"
"[Entity Classification: Awakened Human (Aura User).]"
"[Hostile Power Level: Cannot be determined at Host's current level!]"
"[Probability of Survival: 4%]"
"[System Recommendation: FLEE IMMEDIATELY!]"

Aryan (Apne dimaag mein chal rahe red sirens ko ignore karne ki koshish karte hue, us naye aadmi ko ghoorta hai. Uski 22 Strength ka sharir pehli baar kisi aur ki presence se kaanp raha tha): "Ye... ye kya hai? Ye insaan nahi hai... iski energy... mere System jaisi kyu hai?!"

Mysterious Man (Ek bhari, pahaad jaisi aawaz mein hasta hai. Uski aawaz seedhe dimaag ke andar gunj rahi thi): "Bohot saalo baad... ek aur System Host. Mujhe laga tha mere ilawa is desh mein 'Players' khatam ho chuke hain. Bacche, tune mere ek income source (Bhawani) ko tabah kar diya. Ab iski keemat tujhe apna 'System Core' dekar chukani padegi."

(Scene: Wo Mysterious aadmi achanak apni jagah se dhundhla (blur) ho jata hai. Wo itni tez tha ki Aryan ki 24 Agility aur System ka predictive evasion bhi use track nahi kar pa raha tha! Agle hi micro-second mein, wo aadmi Aryan ke theek samne face-to-face khada tha, uski kaali aankhein Aryan ki aatma (soul) ko ghoor rahi thi.)

Mysterious Man (Aryan ke kaan mein fushfusate hue): "Mera naam 'Rudra' hai. Tere System ko absorb karne mein mujhe bohot maza aayega."

Aryan (Apne man mein panic karte hue): "System! Phantom Dash!!!"

System Voice:
"[ERROR: Space has been locked by Hostile Aura. Skill activation FAILED.]"

(Narration)
Is se pehle ki Aryan apni defense position le paata, Rudra ka haath Aryan ki chhati (chest) ko chhoo jata hai. Aur ek bhayankar, seena cheer dene wala dard Aryan ke poore sharir mein daud jata hai.

"[CRITICAL HIT RECEIVED! HP DROPPING TO 10%!]"

Kya Aryan is naye, namumkin dushman se bach payega? Ya 'Super Cube' ka safar yahi is factory mein khatam ho jayega?

Isme alag level ka thrill hai