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“Astra ka Bandhan — Aatma-Se-Aatma, Aur Pehla Hunter-Warrior”
Aravali ki raat patthar jaisi suni padi thi.
Na hawa, na patton ki sar-sar.
Bas ek cheez zinda thi—
Trivector ka dhadkana.
Akshat ne Astra ko pakda hi tha
ki weapon uski ungliyon ke beech halki gharmahat se hilne laga—
jaise koi saans le raha ho.
Mahaguru chup the.
Khaeryon mask ke andar se dekhta raha.
“Beta,” Mahaguru ne fusfusa kar kaha,
“ye samay shastra ki pariksha ka nahi…
tumhari aatma ki pariksha ka hai.”
Achanak Trivector ke beech ki joint me se
ek silent pulse nikla.
Aur uske baad—
Akshat ko laga jaise koi uske andar ki duniya me ghus gaya ho.
White backdrop.
Black-veined energy.
Aur beech me ek floating tri-symbol.
Trivector ki Aatma ki Aawaaz
(voice echoing inside Akshat’s soul)
“Tum mujhe haath se nahi…
apni aatma se pakdo.”
Akshat breathless ho gaya.
Astra ne phir bola—
“Bahut dino baad ek dharak mila hai…
jisme kroadh bhi hai…
aur daya bhi.”
Akshat ne pucha,
“Tum… mujhe jaante ho?”
Astra ki aawaaz gungi si garaj bani—
“Main tumhari naslon ki laraiyon ka gavaah hoon.
Tumhari aatma me ek zabardast shadow-balance hai.
Agar tum giroge…
to main toot jaaunga.
Agar tum utho…
to main duniya ko phaad doonga.”
Akshat ke seene me ek lightning jaisi thand utar gayi.
Astra ne poocha—
“Kya tum mujhe svikar karte ho?
Apne khoon, apni aatma aur apne kismat se?”
Akshat ne haath zameen par tikaya.
Aankhon me ek ajeeb sa determination tha.
“Ha… main karta hoon.”
Ek dum—
Trivector ka glow Akshat ki aankhon me ghus gaya.
Mahaguru ne dekha ki
Akshat ka soul-link frame shuru ho gaya hai.
Khaeryon harka gaya—
“Holy hell… Ye Astra usse… choose kar raha hai!”
---
Trivector ke teen prongs
ek second ke liye white ban gaye…
Fir deep violet…
phir pure black…
aur phir Akshat ki heartbeat ke saath sync ho gaye.
Dhad.
Dhad.
Dhad.
(Akshat + Astra now bonded)
Astra ne final baar kaha—
“Aaj se tum mere dharak ho.
Aur jo tumhara dushman hoga…
main uska ant likhunga.”
Link complete.
Akshat ki aankhon me ek second ke liye
purple flame jali…
phir gayab.
Mahaguru ne haath uthaya—
“Dhyaan do.
Trivector apni shakti dikhane wala hai.”
---
1) Pratham Roop — “Rekha” (The Line Form)
Trivector ek dum se halka ho gaya.
Uske teen prongs ek seedhi luminous rekha me melt ho gaye—
jaise ek energy-staff ban gaya ho.
Ye shakti basic thi:
✔ fast movement
✔ defensive blocks
✔ small energy strikes
Mahaguru bole—
“Ye tumhara pehla roop hai—
Raksha aur control.”
Akshat ne stance liya—
aur weapon breeze ki tarah chalne laga.
Koi bojh nahi.
Koi pain nahi.
Bas ek smooth energy flow.
Khaeryon ne impressed tone me bola—
“Nice. Ye form beginners ke liye hota hai,
par tum isse already tune ho rahe ho.”
— — —
2) Dwitiya Roop — “Trishul” (The Battle Form)
Akshat ne dheere se saans li—
trident ek dum se solid ho gaya.
Metal jaisa…
par metal nahi.
Shadow-joint se bana hua.
Is roop me
teenon prongs pure shadow-energy se chamak रहे थे.
Ye shakti advanced thi:
✔ heavy damage
✔ phasing cuts
✔ shadow-push attacks
Jab Akshat ne ek slash maarा—
hawa vibration se hil gayi.
Mahaguru bole—
“Ye yuddh ka roop hai.
Par isse chalana…
tumhare control ka real test hoga.”
Akshat ke haath thode bhaari hue—
par wo handle kar raha tha.
Tabhi weapon me se ek halki garaj jaisi aawaz aayi.
Khaeryon ne suni aur turant bola—
“Careful. Agar ye garje…
matlab ye ROOP-3 ke paas ja raha hai.”
— — —
3) Tritiya Roop — “Aarambh” (The Forbidden Form)
Raat ek second ke liye bilkul suni ho gayi.
Trivector ki saari light band ho gayi.
Purpish glow black me gir gaya.
Metal ki jagah “alive-shadow” bhaag raha tha.
Mahaguru ne turant command diya—
“Akshat— USE MAT JAAGNE DO!”
Par der ho chuki thi.
Astra Akshat ke haath me
zikr ki tarah kampne laga.
Jaise koi beast andar se jaag raha ho.
Weapon ke prongs lambe ho gaye…
edges translucent ho gaye…
aur ek heartbeat jaisi dham-dham hone lagi.
Aur phir—
Tritiya Roop ka pehla spark phoota—
Hawa seedhi line me kataar ban kar fat gayi.
Dharti par ek crack lightning ki tarah khul gaya.
Akshat ka haath jalne laga— weapon ki energy uske nerves me daud padhi.
Khaeryon garja—
“MASK ON!
He can’t hold this!”
Mahaguru ekdum se Akshat ke saamne aaye—
aur dono ne ek invisible barrier create kiya
jo Tritiya roop ki blast ko rok raha tha.
Mahaguru cheekhe—
“BAS KARO, TRIVECTOR!
WO ABHI READY NAHI!”
Trident ek final roar kar ke
suddenly calm ho gaya.
Wo wapas Dwitiya roop me aa gaya.
Phir pratham roop me melt hua.
Aur finally normal state me.
Akshat zameen par bet gaya—
saans tez.
“Ye… kya tha?”
Mahaguru ne bohot gehri awaaz me jawab diya:
“Tritiya Roop—
Aarambh—
tumhari phase-lineage ka sabse khatarnak roop hai.”
Khaeryon ne add kiya—
“Jab ye roop fully jag jayega…
koi chakra, koi soldier, koi creature…
tumhe rok nahi paayega.”
Mahaguru ne hawaa ki taraf ishara kiya—
“Par yaad rakhna, beta…
Tritiya Roop jagna
tumhari takat nahi…
tumhari kismat ka signal hoga.”
Akshat ne pucha—
“Kaisa signal?”
---
Aravali ki hawa ekdum se latex ki tarah pull hui—
aur phir phat gayi.
Aawaaz aayi.
Khurduri.
Insani nahi.
Par creature bhi nahi.
“TOH… AASTRA JAAG GAYA.”
Andhere me se ek admi nikla.
Nahi—
admi jaisa.
6’5 height.
Puri body metallic-shadow armour me.
Aankhen dark green fluorescent.
Back me do curved phase-blades.
Khaeryon ne chilla kar kaha—
“OH SHIT—
Hunter-Warrior Class-III!”
Mahaguru ki awaaz patthar si ho gayi—
“Woh tumhe maarne aaya hai, Akshat.
Aastra-link jaise hi complete hota hai…
Hunter-Warriors us dharak ko eliminate karne bheje jaate hain.”
Hunter ne sidhe Trivector ki aur ungli uthai—
“Ye Astra humari realm ka shikari tha.
Tum jaise aadmi ke haath me…
ye ek apmaan hai.”
Akshat ne Astra tight hold kiya—
uske haath me Astra ne halki energy bheji:
“Mat daro.
Main hoon.”
Hunter-warior vanish hua—
aur Akshat ke peeche phase-shift karke aaya.
Mahaguru cheekhe—
“PHASE-JUMP! RIGHT BEHIND YOU!”
---
Hunter ka talwar Akshat ke seene se 1 inch door hi thi
ki Trivector ne khud ko activate kar diya.
Ek shadow-bubble burst hua—
Akshat blink kar ke left side me phase ho gaya.
Wo pehli baar phase-shift hua tha—
aur wo bhi bina training ke.
Hunter ne hansi nikali—
“Astra ne tumhe bacha liya…
interesting.”
Akshat hil gaya—
“Ye… main kaise?”
Mahaguru garje—
“Trivector tumhari reflex amplify kar raha hai!”
Hunter ne next slash kiya—
is baar Trivector ne Akshat ke haath ko
khud swing karwaya
aur dono talwaren takra gayi.
CLANGGGG!
Hunter peeche sarak gaya.
Wo impressed lag raha tha.
“Acha…
Tum marne layak nahi lagte.”
Akshat ne gusse me bola—
“Toh fight ka reason kya hai?”
Hunter ne slow walk kiya—
aankhen Akshat ke seene ko scan karti hui—
Akshat ka heart skip.
Hunter ne jhuk kar
almost whisper tone me kaha—
“Jis din us Astra ka forbidden roop
poori tarah jag jayega…
Rajwanshi ghar ka pehla khoon tapkega.”
Mahaguru froze.
Akshat shock me.
Khaeryon speechless.
Hunter ne peeche mud kar kaha—
“Main aaj tumhe maarne nahi aaya…
par jab woh roop jag gaya…
toh main wapas aaoonga.”
Shadow energy phatke—
wo gayab ho gaya.
---
Aravali ki raat ab shaant thi…
par Akshat ke andar tufaan chal raha tha.
Hunter-Warrior hawa me gum ho chuka tha,
par uske last words
Akshat ke dimaag me ghanti ki tarah goonj rahe the—
“Jis din Tritiya Roop jaagega…
Rajwanshi ghar ka pehla khoon bahaayega…”
Akshat ka haath Trivector par tighten hua.
Ungliyan thodi kaamp rahi thi.
Heartbeat fast.
Khaeryon ne door se hi mehsoos kar liya.
“Hmmm… mind collapsing. Classic first-warning shock.”
Mahaguru Devendra Nath
dheere se uske saamne aaye.
Unki aankhon me woh shanti thi jo andhere ko bhi thandi kar de.
---
Akshat gusse aur confusion me phat pada—
“Guruji…
agar mera Astra jagne se kisi ki maut likhi hai…
toh main yeh shakti chahta hi kyun hoon?”
Uski awaaz me
darr bhi tha…
aur dard bhi.
“Main kisi ki maut ka kaaran nahi banna chahta.
Chahe wo Rajwanshi kyu na ho…”
Usne zameen par nazar jhuka li.
“Main badla bhi loonga…
par kisi ki jaan lekar nahi.”
Trivector uske haath me
halka sa thanda padne laga—
jaise Astra bhi uski halat samajh raha tha.
---
Mahaguru ne apna haath
Akshat ke kandhe par rakha.
Unki awaaz gehri thi,
lekin prem se bhari—
“Akshat…
Hunter ne jo kaha,
vo ek ‘shaap’ nahi…
ek sanket hai.”
Akshat ne unke taraf dekha.
Mahaguru jari rakhe—
“Shastra ka kaam koi ko maarna nahi hota.
Shastra ka kaam hota hai—
karte ka satya dikhana.”
Unhone Trivector ki taraf dekha.
“Ye Astra tumhare dard se bana hai.
Tritiya Roop tab jaagega
jab tum apne astitva ko dabaa doge…
ya pura chhod doge.”
Akshat confused.
“Kya matlab?”
Mahaguru—
“Agar tum sahi raste par chale…
agar tum control rakho…
agar tum daayitva nibhao…
toh ye roop kisi ki jaan nahi lega.”
Phir unki awaaz thodi kadak ho gayi—
“Par agar tum darr me jeena shuru kar doge…
andar ka dard daba loge…
ya apni sachchai se bhaagoge…
toh ye roop apne aap jaag jayega.”
Unhone ek line boli
jo Akshat ki haddi tak utar gayi—
“Astra tumhara pratinidhitva karta hai, beta…
agar tum tut gaye, toh Astra bhi tutega.”
---
Akshat chup ho gaya.
Uski saans dheere dheere normal hui.
Usne koma sa keh diya—
“Matlab…
warning mere liye thi?
Rajwanshi ke liye nahi?”
Mahaguru ne dheere se sir hilaya—
“Bilkul.
Usne jo kaha, vo ek dar ka manifestation tha.
Kisi ka future likha nahi—
sirf sambhavna batayi.”
Khaeryon ne thoda sarcastic tone me bola—
“Simply put, hero…
agar tum gadbad karoge, koi marega.
Agar tum theek se control rakhoge,
toh sab zinda rahenge.
Simple.”
Mahaguru ne ek aakhri sentence add kiya—
“Shakti ka dar zyada khatarnak hota hai, Akshat…
shakti khud se zyada.”
---
Akshat dheere se uthta hai.
Aankhon me tension ab bhi hai,
par unki jagah ek naya sankalp aa raha tha.
“Guruji…
Agar mujhe ye shakti mili hai…
toh main ise sahi rasta hi dunga.”
Usne Trivector ko haath me ghumaaya.
Weapon ne jyada bright glow diya—
jaise woh khush ho.
“Main kisi ki jaan nahi lunga…
par kisi ko bachane me kabhi peeche nahi hatunga.”
Khaeryon ne thoda proud tone me bola—
“Ab sahi hero jaisi baat.”
Mahaguru ne aasman ki taraf dekha—
“Training ab agle charan me jayegi.
Aaj pehli baar tumne
Hunter ki warning me apna dar dekha.
Kal… tum apna niyantran dekhoge.”
---
“Shakti ka bojh ab Akshat ke kandhe par tha…
par pehli baar,
darr ki jagah usne iraada chuna.”
---
Raat ka bojh utar chuka tha…
magar Aravali ki hawa me abhi bhi Trivector ki energy ki gandh bas rahi thi—
jaise kuch bada hone ka aasaar abhi bhi hawa me rakha ho.
Akshat ne hunter ki warning ko
andar se lock kar liya tha.
Par us warning ka nishaan,
dil ke kone me abhi bhi zinda sa tha.
Mahaguru Devendra Nath
subah se hi training arena me the—
beech me ek naya mandala bana hua tha,
shadow-mantras se bhara hua.
Khaeryon ek patthar par
apna mask theek karte hue baitha tha—
aaj uski vibe unusual serious thi.
“Hero,” usne kaha,
“aaj tum apne Astra ko chalana nahi…
samajhna seekhoge.”
Akshat aage aaya.
Trivector uske haath me thoda vibrate hua—
jaise wo khud bhi ready ho.
---
Mahaguru ne apna danda zameen par tek kar bola:
“Trivector ke teen roop hain.
Aaj tum un roopon ko niyantrit karna seekhoge.
Zor lagakar nahi…
mann ko saaf karke.”
Unhone hava me teen glowing chakr banaye:
1st Ring — Shanti (Calm Focus)
Ye halka safed-bilkul transparent sa mandal.
“Isme tum Trivector ka ‘Rekha-roop’ stable karoge.”
2nd Ring — Sankalp (Will-Control)
Yeh thoda dark-blue energy se bankar ghoom raha tha.
“Isme tum Trivector ka Trishul-roop bina blast ke chalana seekhoge.”
3rd Ring — Chhaya (The Inner Darkness)
Yeh ring bilkul kaali nahi—
andar jaise purple lightning phasi hui ho.
“Isme tum Trivector ke Tritiya Roop ko jagaye bina
uski energy ko feel karna seekhoge.”
Akshat ka gala sook gaya.
“Guruji… agar energy phat gayi to?”
Mahaguru shanti se bole—
“Is baar tum apne Astra ko sambhaloge…
Astra tumhe nahi.”
---
Akshat 1st ring me kadam rakhta hai.
Trivector uske haath me halki dhoop ki tarah glow karta hai—
Rekha-Roop activate.
Mahaguru ki voice background me goonjti hai—
“Saans ghari nahi…
dheere.”
Akshat:
Inhale… Exhale…
Weapon ki vibration ekdum soft ho gayi.
Khaeryon ne comment mara—
“Good… good…
Astra tumhari heartbeat sun raha hai.”
Ring stable ho gaya.
---
Ye tough tha.
Jab Akshat ne kadam rakha
Trivector turant heavy ho gaya.
Teen prongs solid metal ban kar
hawa ka weight tod rahe the.
Mahaguru ne kaha—
“Handle ko tight mat karo.
Will ko tight karo.”
Akshat ne weapon ko hawa me ghumaaya—
par energy blast hone laga.
Ring hilne laga.
“NO!” Mahaguru ki command.
Akshat ne aankhen band ki…
aur hunter ke last words dimaag me ghoom gaye—
“Jis din Tritiya jaagega…
koi marega…”
Ye yaad aate hi
uska control phisal gaya.
Ring crack ho gaya.
Astra garajne laga.
“AKSHAT!”
Khaeryon seedha uske peeche aa gaya.
“Focus hero… ye tumse darr raha hai, tum isse nahi.”
Akshat ne apni saans theek ki:
Inhale… steady… steady…
Phir weapon ki shake dheere dheere ruk gayi.
Mahaguru ne muskurakar haath uthaaya—
“Perfect.
Yuddh me shakti se nahi…
sankalp se jeeta jata hai.”
---
Ye sabse zyada dangerous.
Mahaguru ne Akshat ko aakhri baar dekha—
“Tayyar ho?”
Akshat ne bas sir hilaya.
Inside, he wasn’t.
Par himmat darr ke baad shuru hoti hai.
Jab usne ring me kadam rakha—
purpish-black lightning ring ke andar activate ho gayi,
jaise ring uska dil padh raha ho.
Astra uske haath me
ek dum se “cold-to-burning” shift hua.
Jaise Tritiya Roop
andar se ungliyan phela raha ho:
“Mujhe jaagane do…”
Akshat ka haath ek second ke liye transparent ho gaya—
Phase-shift involuntary.
Khaeryon ne mask ke andar teeth grit kiye—
“Oh boy…
yaha se koi bhi phat sakta hai.”
Mahaguru ne turant mantra chalu kiya—
“Na daro.
Na tallo.
Na dabban do.”
Akshat ka mind blank hone laga—
jaise koi do aawaze lad rahi ho:
Trivector:
“Jaago…”
Akshat:
“NAHIN!”
Usne poore zor se
apne mann ko ek point par hold kiya—
“I will control you.
You won’t control me.”
Aur ek dum se—
ring shant ho gaya.
Lightning ruk gayi.
Trivector ka third energy
compress hokar
shaant ho gayi.
Mahaguru ne gahri saans li—
“Tumne kar dikhaya, beta.”
---
Akshat ring se bahar aaya.
Poora paseene me tha.
Par aankhon me ek nayi clarity thi.
Trivector thi…
par pehli baar “aman” me thi.
Jaise Astra ne apna sar
uske saamne jhuka diya ho.
Khaeryon ne sarcastic pride se bola—
“Good job, hero.
Aaj tumne shakti ko rokna seekh liya.
Kal tum shakti ko chalana seekhoge.”
Mahaguru ne uske haath par
khud Trivector wapas rakha—
aur kaha:
“Beta… ab tum shastr ke haqdaar ho.
Aur yaad rakh—
warning ek bhavishya nahi…
ek imtihaan thi.”
Akshat ne halka sa smile diya.
“Main is shakti ko…
shayad pehli baar sahi tarah samajh raha hoon.”
---
“Hunter ki warning ne darr jagaya tha…
par aaj ki training ne us darr ko
shakti ka hissa bana diya.”



