Episode 17
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"I'm not done yet," Sikandar ne kaha aur uski nazar Lucas ki taraf gyi.
Adhara ne bhi uski nazar follow ki aur dekha ke Lucas zameen par reng raha tha, poora khoon mein lathpat.
Lucas apni jaan bachane ki koshish kar raha tha. Usne khud dekha tha ke Sikandar ne ek Rank Three Supernatural ko maar giraya tha aur woh bhi blast se bach kar, baghair zara si chot khaye.
"Nahi, yeh sapna hoga… ek non-awakened insaan itna taqatwar kaise ho sakta hai!" Lucas ne socha aur aur tez renga.
Tap… Tap… Tap…
Crawling ke beech usne qareeb aane wali footsteps suni.
Sirf woh awaaz sunkar hi uske jism mein kaanp utthi. Uske dil par ek saaya sa chhane laga, jaise maut uske peeche khadi ho.
Lucas daanton ko bhinch kar aur tez renga, lekin achanak ek paao uski peeth par aaya aur usse zameen se chipka diya.
Woh paao aur bhari hota gaya, "Aaakhhh!!" Lucas ke moonh se khoon nikal aaya. Usse mehsoos hua jaise uski ribs toot rahi hon.
"Forgive me! Please, mercy! MERCY!!" Lucas cheekhne laga.
Sikandar ne dabao rok diya. Woh aage chal kar Lucas ke saamne squat ho gaya.
Lucas ne mushkil se apna sar uthaya aur Sikandar ki aankhon mein dekha. Sikandar uski taraf devilish muskaan ke saath dekh raha tha.
"Thik hai, main tumhein maaf karta hoon. Aao, tumhein baithne mein madad karta hoon. Chalo guzishta baatein bhool jaate hain," Sikandar ne kaha.
Lucas ke dil mein ek chhoti si umeed jagi. Woh muskuraya aur bola,
"Ji, main Lucas Platchi, wada karta hoon ke tumhare aur mere darmiyan jo kuch hua, main bhool jaunga."
Sikandar bhi muskuraya aur usse baithne mein madad ki.
Awakened ka jism aam insaan se zyada mazboot hota hai, is liye Lucas itni saari injuries ke bawajood zinda tha.
Magar jaise hi Sikandar ne usse uthaya, woh achanak ladkhadaya aur uske saamne be-hoshi mein gir gaya.
Lucas ki aankhein khul gayin. Pehle shock, phir uski shakal par ek khooni muskaan chha gayi.
Usne apni kamar se chhura nikala, "Hahaha! Ab tujhe maar kar chain aayega!" Usne chhura uthaya aur Sikandar par war karne hi wala tha.
Magar usi lamhe Sikandar ki aankhein khul gayin. Usne war karte hue chhure ko beech mein hi pakad liya.
Uske chehre par abhi bhi wohi muskaan thi. Dheere dheere woh uth khada hua, aur Lucas ki aankhon mein seedha dekhne laga.
Lucas ka rang udh gaya. Pasine ke qatre uske maathay se tapakne lage.
Sikandar dobara uske paas squat hua, aur uske kaan ke qareeb jhuk kar dheemi awaaz mein bola,
"Lucas Platchi… lagta hai tumhaare liye guzishta baat abhi bhi guzishta nahi hui."
Phir uski muskaan achanak ek khooni shakal mein badal gayi.
Sikandar ne Lucas ki gardan pakdi aur use hawa mein uthaa liya.
"Me…rcy… Please… aik aur chance!" Lucas hanspte hanspte cheekhne laga.
Lekin Sikandar ka chehra badla nahi. Usne ek hi twist mein Lucas ki gardan tod di.
CRACK!
Lucas ki jaan ek lamhe mein nikal gayi. Sikandar ne uska laash ek taraf phenk di.
Adhara ne sab dekha aur uska gala khushk ho gaya. Woh apni saans rok gayi.
"Sikandar kabhi kabhi bilkul be-reham lagta hai…" usne socha.
Usne barracks ke ek kone mein upar ki taraf dekha, jahan se chandni ki roshni aa rahi thi. Woh roshni seedha Sikandar par gir rahi thi, aur uske violent andaaz ko aur bhi darawna bana rahi thi.
"Mera shak aur gehra hota ja raha hai… main maanti hoon, Sikandar insaan nahi hai. Raat hamesha uske mizaj ko badal deti hai." Adhara ne dil mein kaha.
Lucas ko maarne ke baad Sikandar ke saamne aik ke baad aik system notifications aa gayin:
<DING!!!>
<Sudden Quest Completed!>
<Protect Rosie and Adhara!>
<+1500 Exp, +2 Skill Upgrade>
<Level Up! All stats +1>
<+3 Attribute Points>
<Prevent Lucas From Running Away!>
<+2000 Exp, Primeval Blessing Stone, +3 Skill Upgrade, 500 Gold>
<Killed Mid-Rank Three Supernatural! +5000 Exp>
<Level Up! All stats +1>
<+3 Attribute Points>
<Shop Unlocked!>
<Host has reached Level 10 — Evolution will begin!>
Rows of notifications dekh kar Sikandar ki aankhen ghoom gayin. Lekin uska dil tham gaya jab usne aakhri notification pada.
"Evolution? System, iska kya matlab hai?"
System ne jawaab diya:
<Beginning Evolution Process>
Uske sath hi Sikandar ki duniya hil gayi. Uska sar ghoom gaya, uski soch dhundhli hone lagi.
Woh apna sar pakad kar dard mein cheekhne laga. Aisa lag raha tha jaise sooiniyan har taraf se uske dimagh ko chubh rahi hon.
Achanak uski haddiyan hilne aur tootne jaisi awazain karne lagin.
"AAKHHH!!" Sikandar dard se dahadta raha, magar woh is dard ko bardasht nahi kar paa raha tha. Aakhir woh behosh ho kar gir gaya.
Adhara ek kone se sab kuch dekh rahi thi. Uski aankhon mein ek sath bohot si emotions thay — khauf, shak, fikr, aur thodi si rehmat bhi.
Uska dimagh kehta tha ke Sikandar se door raho, magar uska dil kehta tha ke uske paas jao.
Woh pehle Rosie ko check karti hai, phir dobara Sikandar ki taraf dekhti hai.
Zindagi mein pehli dafa, usne apne dil ki sun li. Woh dheere se aage aayi aur Sikandar ka sar uthakar apni god mein rakh liya.
Phir uske sar ko rub karte hue uske dard ko kam karne ki koshish ki.
Haddiyan ab bhi crack kar rahi thi, lekin Adhara ne un awazon ko ignore kar diya…
Barrack bohot bara tha, aur Sikandar south wali side par tha jahan aas paas koi bhi nahin tha.
Lekin itne bare barrack mein bhi us scene ko kisi ne dekha bina chorha nahin.
Dusri taraf ek T-junction ke kone se, Laura aur Tom ne sab kuch dekha – shuru se lekar aakhir tak.
Laura ki aankhein gham, shak, aur curiosity se bhari hui thi, jabke Tom ki aankhon mein gussa, jazba aur nafrat jal rahi thi.
"Sikandar, tumhare sath asal mein kya hua…?" Laura ne socha aur apne hont bite karte hue wahan se nikal gayi.
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30 minute guzr gaye. Adhara abhi tak intizaar kar rahi thi ke Sikandar hosh mein aaye.
Cracking ki awaz khatam ho chuki thi, aur use yaqeen tha ke Sikandar ab kabhi bhi jag sakta hai.
Lekin usi waqt…
“Woohooo! Hum fourth position par aa gaye apni harvest ki wajah se!”
“Haan, humein toh injured students ka group mil gaya tha, wahi se 100 points kama liye!”
“Hahaha! Sahi kaha, waise agar dobara aisi kismat saath de toh maza aa jaye.”
“Chinta mat karo, agli baar bhi koi injured group mil hi jayega.”
Chhatrion ka aik group qareeb aata hua sunayi diya.
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Thodi dair mein teen larkon aur do larkiyon ka group wahan aa gaya.
Unki leader larki ne Adhara aur Skeletal Dragon ka bara sa corpse dekha… pehle surprise hui, phir zor se hansne lagi.
“HAHAHA! Oh my God, hum kitne lucky hain!” usne apne group se kaha.
Baaki students bhi hansne lage. Unki nazar mein ye asaan shikar tha – do be-hosh aur ek zakhmi.
Un mein se ek larka Adhara ke paas aaya aur bola:
“Sun, humein apne points de de!”
Magar uske alfaaz adhoore reh gaye jab usne Rosie ko dekha.
“Eeeek! Rosie!!” wo chilaya.
Leader larki ne bhi Rosie ko pehchana aur uska chehra turant bigar gaya. Usne andaza lagaya ke jo be-hosh larka hai, woh shayad Sikandar hi hai – wohi jis se har larka nafrat karta tha.
Uska gala sukh gaya. Use yaad tha ke Sikandar ne Class 1-C ki Laura ko hara diya tha, jo unse kaafi zyada powerful thi.
Phir usne apni saans sambhali aur demandingly boli:
“Tum log Class 1-C se ho, lekin tum humein hara nahin sakte. Behtareen yehi hoga ke points de do.”
Adhara ne afsos ke saath sir hilaaya:
“Agar main tumhari jaga hoti, toh abhi laut jaati aur pretend karti ke yeh kuch hua hi nahin.”
Usne kaha, kyunke usne mehsoos kar liya tha ke Sikandar ki aura barh rahi hai.
Leader ne insult mehsoos ki aur aage badhi. Lal aura uske jism ko lapet liya.
“Apni halat dekho! Hum paanch hain, tum ek!” usne gusse se kaha.
Adhara ne gahri saans li aur kaha:
“Yaad rakhna, maine tumhein pehle hi warn kar diya tha.”
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Aur usi pal…
Leader kuch kehne wali thi ke achanak usse mehsoos hua ke ek Holnaak aura uspar lock ho gayi hai. Uska gala band ho gaya, alfaaz uske honton tak nahin aa paaye.
Achanak – palak jhapakte hi – Sikandar uske samne tha, uske gale ko pakad kar!
Leader ko samajh hi nahin aaya ke Sikandar kab aaya, aur uske peechhe se Holnaak cheekhon ki awaz aayi.
Usne dheere se palat kar dekha… aur uski taange kamzor ho gayi.
Uske chaar saathi zameen par be-hosh padhe the, aur beech mein Sikandar khada tha – uski aankhein shikari jaise chamak rahi thi.
Sikandar aaram se leader ki taraf qadam barhata gaya. Har qadam ke saath leader ke dil mein bhagne ki khwahish ubhar rahi thi, lekin woh jaanti thi – bhaagna namumkin hai.
Sikandar uske samne ruk gaya. Uska jism leader par saaya ban raha tha.
Phir usne uske kaan ke qareeb jhuk kar dheemi aawaz mein kaha:
“Tumhein meri baat sunn leni chahiye thi. Ab main tumhe punch karne wala hoon. Yeh dard yaad rakhna – aur agle dafa zyada humble hona.”
Leader suni khadi reh gayi. Uske dil mein sirf pachtawa bhar gaya.
Sikandar ne apna baaya haath uske kandhe par rakha, aur aik dam apna mukka uske pait mein de maara.
BAAMM!!
“Huuaakk!!” Leader ka khoon uske munh se ubal kar nikla.
Uska jism jet ki tarah udd kar diwar se takraya, aur ek badi darar chhod kar gira.
Us waqt Sikandar ke alfaaz uske zehan mein goonj rahe the – aur dheere dheere uski hosh ki roshni bujh gayi.
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BAAM!!
Leader zid se ura aur deewar se jaa takraya jo Sikandar ke saamne thi.
Sikandar ne ek jhatki nazar leader par dali jo be-hosh para tha, phir wo palat kar Rosie aur Adhara ki taraf gaya.
Sikandar: "Rosie kaisi hai?" — usne ghabrahat ke saath poocha.
Rosie safed aur be-hosh thi.
Adhara ne gehri saans li aur kaha, "Mujhe lagta hai wo puri tarah be-hosh hai… chalo lecturer ko bulate hain taake wo ise le jaye."
Sikandar ne turant palat kar zor se chillaya, "HELP!!"
Lekin kuch dair guzarne ke baad bhi koi lecturer nahi aaya. Dusri minute bhi guzar gayi magar khamoshi hi rahi.
Sikandar ne gusse se bhawein charhayi. Isi dauran uske peechay se halki si hansi ki aawaaz ayi.
Usne Adhara ki taraf dekha jo dheemi hansi has rahi thi.
Adhara ne hansi rokte hue kaha, "Tum bhool gaye kya? Grey Stone abhi bhi active hai."
Sikandar ne apne aap ko kosaa, usne foran stone ko kuchal diya. Wo dobara chillane wala tha magar Adhara ne use rok diya.
Sikandar ne hairani se Adhara ki taraf dekha.
Adhara ne afsos ke saath kaha, "Tum pagal ho gaye ho kya? Tumne Lucas ko abhi maar dala aur tum lecturer ko bulana chahte ho?"
Ye sun kar Sikandar ki aankhein khul gayin, "Oh… haan, ye to main bhool hi gaya tha."
Wo Lucas ki lash ke paas gaya, usne use uthaya to uske haath hilne lage.
Sikandar neh socha: "Mujhe theek lag raha hai… magar insaan ko pehli dafa maarna… ajeeb lagta hai."
Usne Lucas ki lash ko kheench kar Skeletal Dragon ke paanjay ke neeche rakh diya, aur dragon ka panja Lucas ke pait mai ghusa diya, taake aisa lage ke dragon ne hi use maara ho.
Kaam mukammal karne ke baad, usne dobara lecturer ko bulaya.
Kuch dair baad, ek lecturer aa gayi.
Wo aasmaan se utar rahi thi, neeche se aag ka badal uske paon ko ghere hue tha. Zameen se dekhne par wo ek jalti hui aag ki devi lag rahi thi.
Sikandar ne pehle bhi suna tha is lecturer ke baare mai — students uski khoobsurti ke deewane hain. Wo sabse kamzor lecturer kehlati hai, magar uski tabaahi ki taaqat sabse zyada hai.
Uska naam tha Hera Larson – Ochyra University ki mashhoor "Red Rose".
Wo Sikandar ke saamne utari. Uske surkh baal, jalti aag ke saath aur bhi chmak rahe the.
Sikandar ne socha: "Ye uske asli baal hain ya rang kar rakhe hain?"
Hera ne Skeletal Dragon ki lash dekhi aur thodi dair ko hairan hui — ek rank three supernatural ko maar dena koi aam kaam nahi tha.
Usne Adhara aur Sikandar ki taraf dekha aur sir hila diya.
Hera ne socha : "Ye dono students to kabhi nahi jeet sakte… aur phir ye Sikandar jo abhi tak Awakened bhi nahi hai."
Uski nazar aas paas ghoomi aur wo hiran reh gayi. Dozens students ya to behosh the ya deewaron se chime hue jaise kisi ne zordaar dhakka mara ho.
Hera (seedhi aawaaz mai): "Ye sab ke sath hua kya?"
Sikandar ne shanti se jawab diya:
"Meri team Skeletal Dragon se lad rahi thi, lekin baaki students hume lootna chahte the. Wahan se teen tarafah jang shuru ho gayi. Meri dost ghayal hai, mujhe lagta hai wo aur test continue nahi kar payegi."
Hera ne ek fire cloud bulaya aur Rosie ke aas paas suraksha ka hisaar banaya. Lekin jaise hi wo Rosie ko uthana chah rahi thi, Sikandar ne pehle hi Rosie ko kandhon par utha kar fire cloud par rakh diya.
Us waqt Hera ki aankhen khul gayin — wo yakin nahi kar pa rahi thi ke ek non-Awakened ladka uske fire cloud ke itne qareeb aa kar jalay baghair Rosie ko rakh sakta hai.
Hera ne socha: "Ye kaise mumkin hai?"
Sikandar ne halka sa muskurane ki koshish ki, lekin andar se wo paseene paseena ho rha tha:
"Kahin isne meri jhoot pakad to nahi li?"
Hera ne shake kar baqi students ko bhi fire cloud mai rakha. Lekin jaise hi usne Lucas ki lash dekhi, uska chehra sakh ho gaya.
Hera neh dil main socha: "Ye musibat barh jayegi…"
Udte hue Hera ne student watches Sikandar ki taraf phenke aur kaha:
"Tumhara naam?"
Sikandar ne jhijak kar jawab diya:
"Sikandar Silverstar… Class 1-C."
Hera ke zehan mai awaaz gunji:
"To ye hai Sikandar Silverstar… ab samajh aaya."
Aur wo ud gayi.
Sikandar ne gehri saans chhodi. Usne watches mai points apne account mai daale. Uske points 70 se seedha 190 ho gaye. Leaderboard mai wo chouthi position par aa gaya.
Jab usne Skeletal Dragon ki lash ko touch kiya to points aur barh kar usse teesri position mil gayi.
Magar dusre students Ivy ki team 400 points aur Gregg ki team 445 points ke sath upar the.
Sikandar ke andar ka mukabla karne wala jazba ubhar aaya, uska dil keh raha tha ke wo no.1 bane.
Lekin jab usne Adhara ki taraf dekha jo thaki hui aur safed chehra le kar saans le rahi thi, usne sir hila diya.
Sikandar: "Aaj kaafi hai… rest karte hain."
Adhara ne sukoon ki saans li aur deewar se sar lagakar aankhen band kar li.
Wo Mana Exhaustion ka shikar thi — jab Awakened apni mana hadd se zyada istimaal kar le to unka jism thak jaata hai. Mana waapas lana ya to aram ya meditation se mumkin hai, warna mehngi potions ki zaroorat parti hai.
Sikandar bhi uske paas baith gaya. Mahol ek dum awkward ho gaya.
Adhara ne aankhen band kar ke neend ka natak kiya, jabke Sikandar khayalon mai gum ho gaya.
Soch (Sikandar): "Wo mere baare mai kya sochti hogi? Kya wo dari nahi? Lagta to nahi tha…"
Usne bechaini se saans li.
"Main dobara ghalti kar gaya… pehle Rosie ke saamne, ab Adhara ke saamne."
Usne ek jhalak Adhara ki taraf dekhi jo sukun se soti hui lag rahi thi. Achaanak ek khayal uske zehan mai aya:
"Kya mujhe ise maar dena chahiye?"
Magar foran usne apna sir hila kar us khayal ko door kar diya.
"Main qatil nahin hoon! Bas baad mai us se pooch lenge," Sikandar ne socha aur apni aankhein band karke aaram karne ki koshish ki.
Adhara bahar se shaant nazar aa rahi thi, magar andar se woh bilkul bikhar chuki thi. Uska dimaag sawalon se ghoom raha tha—woh lafz dhoondh rahi thi jinhon ke zariye woh Sikandar se yeh pooch sake ke asal mai woh hai kya.
Magar thodi dair baad thakaan ne us par kabza kar liya aur woh bhi so gayi.
Maze hamesha ki tarah andhera aur dhundhla tha. Kabhi kabhi cheekh ki awaaz sunayi deti thi magar skeletons paas nahi aate the. Maze ki eeriness ke bawajood, Sikandar ko ajib si rahat aur sukoon mehsoos ho raha tha. Agar zameen itni sakht na hoti, to uske liye yeh jagah mukammal hoti.
Kuch der (lagbhag das minute) baad, Sikandar ne aankhein kholi aur apne stats dekhne ka faisla kiya.
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<Stats>
Name: Sikandar Silverstar
Pack: Un-Named (0/2)
Level: 11 (1520/8900)
Race: Werewolf
Full-Moon: 23 Days – Dark Moon
Berserk: 45%
Sanity: 70%
Mental: 30
Strength: 35 (+3)
Agility: 21
Endurance: 23 (+3)
Intelligence: 0
Attributable Stats: 6
<Average Human Adults have 5–7 points for each stats except for Intelligence>
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Sikandar ne stats ko dekha aur uski nazar "Race" section par ruki.
"Toh main ab ek asal ka Werewolf ban chuka hoon..." usne socha.
Yeh soch uske dil ko ab bhi cheer deti thi, lekin usne is dard ko nazarandaz karne ka faisla kiya.
Phir usne apne stats mai tabdeeli dekhi, khaaskar apni strength mai.
"Evolution ka matlab overall stats mai izafa hona chahiye tha... phir meri strength itni zyada kyun barh gayi jabke baaki stats wahi ke wahi hain?"
Jese hi usne yeh socha, ek ding ki awaaz goonj uthi.
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<During the evolution process, the user’s potential has been unlocked. You can check in the skill section>
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Yeh dekh kar Sikandar ne skill section khola aur ek nayi passive skill saamne aayi.
<Absolute Strength>
"User ko qudrati taur par strength mai azim quwwat di gayi hai. Har level up par, strength ki barhoti 1 ke bajaye 3 hogi."
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Yeh dekh kar Sikandar ke chehre par khushi chamak uthi.
Bachpan se hi uski khwahish thi ke woh mazboot bane. Woh kabhi woh banda nahi banna chahta tha jo sirf bachne ke liye dodhta hai ya peeche se vaar karta hai. Uske liye asal mardangi yeh thi ke saamne se ladai ki jaye, poori taqat ke sath.
Aur ab usse woh quwwat mil gayi thi jo woh hamesha chahta tha.
Sikandar ka mood aur behtareen ho gaya. Usne dobara stats tab kholi aur is dafa uski nazar "Pack" section par gayi.
"Pack?... matlab wolf ke jhund jaisa?" usne hairani se socha.
Aur phir uske zehan mai bijli si chamki—
"Kya iska matlab yeh hai ke main dusron ko bhi apni tarah Werewolf bana sakta hoon?!!!"
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Aaj ke liye itnah hi...
I hope aap koh pasind ahye gah..
Baki next update mai.
Likes target same 20...
Target howe to next update mega update ho gah. Nahi to same normal.
Next update 4 September koh.
