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Sikandar is waqt Suraj ki car mein safar kar raha tha, lekin Supernatural territory ki taraf nikalne se pehle usay UWO ke office jana zaroori tha.
Insani duniya aur Supernatural territory ke darmiyan jo sarhad thi, woh sirf deewaron se nahi balkay military aur UWO ke high-ranking Awakened se bhi mehfooz thi. Itni sakht nigrani ke bawajood, chhup kar bahar nikalna namumkin tha.
Isi liye Sikandar ko UWO Office jana pad raha tha.
Insani territory se bahar jane ke liye aik lambi aur sakht procedure follow karni hoti thi.
Jo log is procedure ke baad bahar jate thay, unhein Scavengers kaha jata tha.
UWO, har Scavenger se kai documents sign karwati thi —
family acknowledgment,
death contract,
aur wapasi ka waqt.
Ye sab lazmi tha, kyun ke Scavenger banna intehai khatarnaak kaam tha.
Agar koi Scavenger muqarrar waqt tak wapas na aaye, to usey official taur par dead qarar de diya jata tha — aur uski laash tak dhoondi nahi jati thi.
Ye qanoon bay-rehmi par mabni tha…
magar Supernatural territory bhi kisi rehmat se kam nahi tha.
Mazhab ke mutabiq, murday ki laash hasil karna zaroori hota hai taake ghar walon ko matam ka moka mil sake, lekin UWO ne is zarurat ko ghair-zaroori qarar diya tha.
Kai log is faislay par ghussay mein thay…
lekin koi bhi UWO ke khilaf awaaz uthana afford nahi kar sakta tha.
Scavenger banne ke liye kam az kam Rank Five Awakened hona zaroori tha.
Rank Five se neeche ka koi bhi Awakened, chahay kitna hi strong ho, allow nahi hota tha.
Takreeban 30 minute ki drive ke baad, Sikandar qareebi UWO Office pohanch gaya.
Woh chahta to Vargas se seedha approval le sakta tha, lekin usne jaan boojh kar aisa nahi kiya.
Sikandar ka Scavenger banna SCO ki mission ka hissa tha.
Agar Faraday University ka aik student achanak Scavenger banne ki application deta, to ye bohot zyada suspicious lagta.
Isi liye Sikandar ne khud UWO jane ka faisla kiya.
Woh jaanta tha ke der-saber uski activities pakri jayengi…
lekin abhi nahi — yehi uske haq mein behtar tha.
UWO Office, Sector 3E ki sab se unchi building thi.
poore 60 floors.
Building itni buland thi ke uska sirha milon door se nazar aa jata tha. Square shape ki ye building logon se bhari hui thi.
Office ke gird military camps aur Awakened camps lage hue thay.
Ye kehna ghalat nahi hoga ke poore sector mein sab se mehfooz jagah UWO Office thi —
yahan tak ke mayor ka ghar bhi itna secure nahi tha.
Sikandar pur-aitmaad qadam uthata hua building ke andar dakhil hua.
Usne Faraday University ki uniform nahi pehni hui thi, balkay casual kapray pehne hue thay.
Is tarah kam az kam Scavenger banne ke chances barh jate thay.
Agar woh student uniform mein hota, to staff jaan boojh kar usay mushkil mein daal dete.
Phone par baat karte hue Sikandar ne kaha,
“Mom, main university se aik file bhej raha hoon, bas aapko sign karna hai.”
Dusri taraf se Mrs. Greene ki awaaz aayi,
“Kis cheez ke liye?”
Sikandar ne jhoot bola — lekin majboori ka jhoot.
“Aik tournament hai jo thora sa dangerous hai, is liye parents ki approval chahiye.”
Woh nahi chahta tha ke uski maa pareshan ho.
Supernatural territory mein bhatakne wale Scavenger ki haqeeqat batane ke bajaye,
dangerous tournament ka bahana zyada qabil-e-qabool tha.
“Tum theek rahoge na?”
Mrs. Greene ne fikr se poocha.
“Dangerous” lafz har maa ke dil ko hila deta hai.
Sikandar muskuraya aur kaha,
“maa, main strong hoon… bhool gayi kya?”
Kuch dair ki khamoshi ke baad, aakhirkaar Mrs. Greene ne razamandi de di.
Permission milte hi, Sikandar counter par gaya aur Scavenger verification ke liye apply kiya.
Usay aik jagah guide kiya gaya jahan kai log line mein kharay thay.
Wahan kharay har shakhs se jangon mein tap chuki hui aura nikal rahi thi.
Koi bhi kamzor nahi tha —
har aik aisa lag raha tha jaise sainkron laraiyon se guzra hua talwar.
Sikandar chup-chap unke peechay khara ho gaya.
Kai log usay dekh kar hairan reh gaye.
Hairani uski aura par nahi thi…
balkay uski kam umar shakal par thi.
Scavenger banna aam tor par sirf tajurba-kaar Awakened ka kaam hota tha.
Supernatural territory mein milne wali cheezein —
mutated plants,
mutated beasts,
ya Supernatural ki laashein —
sab be-had qeemti hoti hain.
Magar asal kashish hoti hai Scavenger ka rutba aur shohrat.
Aise treasures jo elements evolve kar dein,
spirits jinse assimilate kiya ja sake,
ya aise plants jo power seedha boost kar dein —
sab kuch wahan mojood hota hai.
Insani territory mein ye sab pehle hi loot liya gaya tha.
Supernatural territory, ghareeb lekin pur-josh Awakened ke liye jannat thi.
Scavengers ko sirf aam log hi nahi, balkay Awakened bhi izzat dete thay.
Unki power aur aqal-mandi mashhoor hoti thi.
Isi wajah se Scavengers ko aagay chal kar top guilds, FAA, ya UWO mein high post mil jati thi.
Unka standing la-jawab hota tha.
Tabhi aagay kharay aik aadmi ne kaha,
“Larke, kya tum pehli dafa Scavenger test de rahe ho?”
Uske jabrray mazboot thay, aur aankhon mein kai jangon ki kahaniyan likhi hui theen.
Sikandar ne seedha jawab diya,
“Haan, pehli dafa.”
“Agar pooch sakoon… Scavenger banne ki wajah?”
Usne adab se sawal kiya.
Sikandar ne gehri saans li,
“Supernatural ka khauf khud mehsoos karna chahta hoon… aur ye meri power growth ke liye bhi behtar hoga.”
Aadmi ne sar hila kar baat samajh li.
Kuch kehne se pehle woh ruka, phir bola,
“Tumhein pata hai na, Rank Five hona zaroori hota hai?”
Sikandar ke chehray par aik pur-raaz muskurahat aayi.
Aadmi ki aankhein phail gayin.
Uski shakal dekh kar lagta tha ke Sikandar 25 saal se zyada ka nahi —
lekin is muskurahat ne sab kuch clear kar diya.
Woh Rank Five tha.
“Kya… kya tum serious ho?”
Aadmi hairani se bola.
Tabhi peechay se aik aur awaaz aayi,
“Hah! Aise bachay jaisa larka Rank Five? Jhoot bolna band karo kid, sirf bewaqoof yaqeen karega.”
Woh shakhs abhi Sikandar ke peechay line mein laga tha…
Unke chehre par aik mocking si muskurahat thi jab unhon ne baat cheet suni.
Unke liye yeh baat namumkin thi ke sirf 25 saal ka koi shakhs Rank Five Awakened ho sakta hai.
Akhir, even aik genius ko bhi apne naye element ke saath kam az kam 2 saal lagte hain sirf assimilation ke liye, tab jaa kar uska rune Rank Five tak pohanchta hai.
Aur uske baad rune ko complete karne ke liye mana jama karna — woh bhi aik bohat lamba process hota hai.
Is liye unke standards ke mutabiq…
yeh bilkul possible nahi tha.
“Tumhare standards ke liye namumkin hai… lekin System ke saath Rank Five pohanchna bohat asaan hai,”
Sikandar ne dil hi dil mein socha.
Usay bilkul bhi bura nahi laga.
Agar unhein pata chal jata ke Sikandar sirf 3 mahine se thora zyada waqt mein Rank Five pohanch gaya hai…
toh shayad shock mein behosh hi ho jaate.
Sikandar ne koi jawab nahi diya.
Uski khamoshi dekh kar peeche kharay aadmi ke chehre par jeet ki muskurahat aa gayi.
Usay laga ke usne Sikandar ke jhoot ko expose kar diya hai.
Sikandar ke saamne khara aadmi aik aakhri nazar daal kar mud gaya.
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Scavenger Test Hall
Har shakhs ka test sirf 5 minute ka hota tha.
Sikandar bilkul motionless khara raha jab tak line choti hoti chali gayi.
Akhirkaar woh testing room ke itna qareeb aa gaya ke andar ka scene clearly nazar aane laga.
Uske baayein taraf aik one-way mirror tha jahan se test observe kiya ja raha tha.
Ab Sikandar ke aagay kharay aadmi ki baari thi.
“Crystal Elementalist… dekhte hain iski power kaisi hoti hai,”
Sikandar ne socha.
Pehlay hi woh usay scan kar chuka tha.
Uska naam Zane tha — aik Crystal Elementalist.
Yeh earth element tree ka higher-rank element tha, aur bohat kam logon ke paas hota hai.
Is liye Sikandar ko ismein genuine interest tha.
Zane aik safed room ke beech khara tha.
Side par aik observer maujood thi.
Kuch baat cheet ke baad, aik aur aadmi room mein daakhil hua.
Woh tha Peak Rank Five Fire Elementalist.
Woh Zane se 10 meter door ruk gaya.
Position lete hi, usne aik spell cast ki.
Uske sar ke upar aik bohat bara fire saber ban gaya — jo fire mana se bharpur tha.
Yeh dekh kar Zane ne bhi chant shuru kar di.
Uska jism red-pinkish roshni se chamak utha,
aur uske gird red crystals materialize hone lage, aik protective barrier ban gaya jo roshni ko reflect kar raha tha.
SWOOSH!!
Fire saber bijli ki raftaar se Zane ki taraf gaya.
Sikandar tak uski power mehsoos ho rahi thi.
BOOM!!
Fire saber seedha crystal barrier se takraya.
Zabardast dhamaka hua.
Observer ne aankhein tang kar li.
Jab dhuaan chhata…
toh crystal barrier abhi bhi chamak raha tha.
Ek bhi crack nahi.
Ek bhi scratch nahi.
Sikandar ki aankhein khul gayin.
Scan ke mutabiq, Zane sirf mid Rank Five mein naya naya enter hua tha,
uska intelligence stat bhi low tha.
Phir bhi…
usne Peak Rank Five ke attack ko rok liya!
“Defense-based elements waqai khatarnaak hotay hain…”
Sikandar ne dil mein maana.
Test ke baad Zane bahar nikal aaya.
Ab Sikandar testing room mein daakhil hua.
Usay andaza ho chuka tha ke test kis qisam ka hoga.
Lekin andar jaane se pehle…
“Good luck kid,”
peeche wala aadmi tanziya andaaz mein bola,
“tumhari Rank Five power ke saath toh test asaani se clear ho jayega.”
Sikandar ne ignore kiya aur confidence ke saath andar chala gaya.
“Tumhara rank?” observer ne poocha.
Sikandar ne sirf aik nazar daali aur bola,
“Early Rank Five — Black Lightning Elementalist.”
Observer ne sir hilaaya.
“Konsa test?”
“Power?
Defense?
Ya Versatility?”
“Versatility test,”
Sikandar ne beparwahi se kaha.
“Specification?”
“Multiple targets.”
Observer ne earpiece mein baat ki.
Thori dair baad,
doosray kamray se chaar chained mutated rhinos laaye gaye.
Unki skin par neelay hard scales,
laal aankhein,
bohat bhari jism,
aur 6 mazboot taangein — chaar nahi.
Sab Early Rank Five thay.
“Tum shuru kar sakte ho,” observer peeche hat’ti hui boli.
Chains khulte hi…
ROOOAR!!
Chaaron rhinos Sikandar ki taraf lapkay,
animal instinct unhein bhagna sikhata tha —
aur Sikandar unki raah mein tha.
Sikandar muskuraya.
Uska jism peeli roshni se chamak utha.
Force ko comprehend karna hi bohat mushkil hota hai…
aur Yellow Force?
Sirf woh log jo jism ko paglon ki tarah train karte hain, wohi is level tak pohanchte hain.
“Black Field Orko.”
ZOOM!!
Zameen pitch black ho gayi.
Lightning mana itni dense thi ke observer ka dil hil gaya.
“Peak Great Element…”
usne shock mein socha.
BLITZ!!
Kaali bijli zameen se phooti aur chaaron rhinos ko lapet liya.
Unke jism sakht ho gaye,
black whip jaisi lightning ne unhein jakar liya.
Sab kuch 5 second se kam mein khatam.
Sikandar ki mutthi chamki.
“Force Beam!”
BOOOOM!!
Hawa mein punch maara.
Chaar Force Beams niklay.
Seedha…
rhinos ke sar.
Unke hard scales bhi kisi kaam na aaye.
Mid ya Peak Rank Five jaisi strength ke saamne,
Early Rank Five ka koi chance nahi tha.
BRAK!!
Chaaron laash ban kar gir gaye.
Sikandar ne spells retract kiye.
Observer abhi bhi shock mein thi.
Sikandar ne haath pocket mein daala…
aur bina result sune bahar nikal gaya.
Woh aadmi jo usay mock kar raha tha,
Dar gaya.
Uska dil zor zor se dharkne laga jab Sikandar uske paas se guzra.
Woh sir jhuka kar khara raha —
lekin Sikandar ne kuch nahi kaha.
Bas…
guzar gaya.
Peeche se awaaz aayi:
“Mujhe meri jahalat par afsos hai…”
Sikandar ne halki si muskurahat ke saath bina muday
aage chal diya.
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Rank test khatam hone ke baad, staff ne Sikandar ke haath mein kagzon ka ek mota sa bundle thama diya.
Yeh papers bilkul wahi thay jo us ne pehle internet par search kiye thay —
Supernatural territory ka time schedule, family acknowledgment, aur death contract.
Sikandar ne apni tez nazron se tamam kagzon ko speed-read kiya aur kuch hi dair mein poora procedure samajh gaya.
Pehla contract uski pehchan se mutaliq tha.
Is mein likha tha:
Sikandar Silverstar ki identity
Rank test ke baad uski current power
Supernatural territory mein guzara jane wala waqt
Aur kaun se region mein usay bheja ja raha hai
Yeh contract asal mein Sikandar aur uske mission ka poora khaka tha.
Doosra contract family acknowledgment ka tha.
Is par kisi qareebi family member ke sign lazmi thay —
un ki identity, aur Scavenger ke sath un ka relation.
Is contract par ya to Mrs. Greene ya Robert ke sign zaroori thay, jo family ki taraf se approval ka proof hota.
Teesra aur sab se khatarnaak contract —
Death Contract.
Internet par Sikandar ne parha tha ke agar Scavenger wapas na aaye to yeh contract active hota hai.
Lekin asal baat yeh thi ke Scavenger paise de kar retrieval team hire bhi kar sakta tha.
Agar koi Scavenger muqarrar waqt mein wapas na aaye,
to yeh team Supernatural territory ke andar ja kar uski laash —
ya kam az kam us ka pata lagane ki koshish karti.
Yeh baat Sikandar ko sakht hairan kar gayi.
Supernatural territory mein laash dhoondhna
ek suicidal mission ke barabar tha…
aur phir bhi kuch log itne pagal thay ke yeh kaam lene ko tayar thay.
“Fees outstanding hain… $5 million advance?”
Sikandar ne dil hi dil mein socha.
Itni badi raqam hi shayad un pagal logon ko is mission ke liye razi karti thi.
Tamam contracts fill karne ke baad,
Sikandar ne kagaz staff ke hawale kar diye.
Staff member ne details computer mein daalte hue papers check kiye,
lekin jab uski nazar doosray contract par pari, to uska chehra sakht ho gaya.
“Sikandar Silverstar… kya tum apne ghar ke akelay bachay ho?”
staff ne poocha.
Sikandar ne sirf sar hila kar haan mein jawab diya.
Staff ne seedhi aur thandi awaz mein kaha:
“Maaf kijiye ga, Sir Sikandar.
Rules ke mutabiq, koi bhi Scavenger apne ghar ka akela beta nahi ho sakta.
Hum aap ki application accept nahi kar sakte.”
Sikandar ka chehra sakht ho gaya.
Us ne staff ke expression ko ghaur se dekha…
aur phir usay ek idea aaya.
Aahista se us ne apni jeb se ek chhota sa pouch nikala
aur staff ki taraf barhate hue kaha:
“Koi na koi raasta zaroor hoga…”
Staff ne pouch liya aur andar jhaank kar dekha.
Agla hi lamha —
uske chehre par muskurahat aa gayi.
“Main koshish karta hoon… thora intezar kijiye.”
Takreeban 10 minute baad,
Sikandar ko Temporary Scavenger ke taur par approve kar liya gaya.
Family rule ki wajah se reject hone ka darr uske dil mein baitha hua tha,
lekin 5 high-elemental stones ki rishwat ne kaam kar diya.
Temporary Scavenger license haath mein liye,
Sikandar wapas apni car mein baitha
aur border ki taraf rawana ho gaya.
Supernatural aur Humanity ke darmiyan jo border tha,
woh shehar ke kisi bhi level-four city se bhi zyada door tha.
Border tak pohanchne ke liye
usay Border Toll se guzarna zaroori tha.
UWO ne Border Toll is liye banaya tha
taake future mein kisi crisis ki surat mein
military aur Awakened asaani se move kar saken.
Agar Sikandar normal roads se jata,
to safar 3 din ka hota.
Lekin Border Toll ke zariye
sirf 20 ghantay mein manzil tak pohanchna mumkin tha.
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Car 300 mph ki raftaar se daur rahi thi.
Raat ho chuki thi.
Sikandar ne aankhen malte hue
car ko autopilot par daal diya.
Khidki kholi to tez hawa ka thappar uske chehre se takraya.
Us ne speed thori kam kar di.
Aasmaan mein chaand poori shiddat se chamak raha tha.
Zindagi mein doosri baar,
woh us zameen ki taraf ja raha tha
jahan uski sab se nafrat angez makhlooq rehti thi —
Supernaturals.
Lekin jitni baar woh yeh sochta,
utni hi baar usay yaad aata…
“Main khud bhi unhi mein se hoon.”
Woh khud ko tasalli deta:
“Main sirf jism se Supernatural hoon…
dil se main hamesha insaan rahoon ga.”
Border Toll par aur bhi gaariyan nazar aa rahi thin —
aur sab ke sab Scavengers ki thi.
Raat ki thandi hawa aur chaandni ki narmi
uske jism ko dheere dheere sukoon dene lagi.
Border qareeb aate hi bechaini barhi…
magar phir chaandni ke asar se
woh gehri neend mein chala gaya.
Car ki notification se uski aankh khuli.
“Arriving at destination in 20 minutes.”
Samne uski nazar
ek azeem-ush-shaan deewar par pari.
Yahi border ka entry point tha —
jahaan ab bhi jang ke nishanat mojood thay.
Military trucks, mobile artillery,
aur hawaa mein ghoomte hue aircraft…
Yahan se aagay aman khatam ho jata tha.
Yeh wahi jagah thi
jahan Sikandar ki pichli mission mein
uski jaan jate jate reh gayi thi.
Purani yaadein
dil par bojh ban kar aa girin.
Military ne uski car rok li.
Chaar armed soldiers ne usay gher liya.
Sirf 3 mahine hue thay
jab Sikandar ne military chhori thi,
lekin jo weapons yeh log pakray hue thay
woh us ne pehle kabhi nahi dekhe thay.
Orc mission ke weapons bhi
in ke samne purane lag rahe thay.
Sikandar ne weapon scan kiya.
<Little Guy>
Automatic rifle
Enhanced bullets — mutated animals aur Supernaturals se banay gaye.
Solid steel tak ko cheer sakti hai.
Power: 900
Equivalent: Rank 4 (Mid)
Sikandar ki aankhen phail gayin.
“Rank-4 Awakened ke barabar firepower…”
Agar poori military ke paas yeh weapons hon,
to rank-4 Supernaturals ka bachna mushkil ho jaye.
Sirf defensive spells
ya bohot high-grade armor hi
in bullets ko rok sakta tha.
Ek soldier ne ishara kiya.
“Window neeche karo, license dikhao.”
Sikandar ne apna Temporary Scavenger license diya.
Jab ek soldier license check kar raha tha,
baqi soldiers ne car ka trunk khol kar talashi shuru kar di.
Sikandar ne gusse aur hairani se poocha:
“Meri car check kyun ho rahi hai?”
Yeh tabdeeli Sikandar ko aur zyada mutajassas bana deti hai.
Uske samne kharay military aadmi ne jawab diya,
“Kuch bewakoof log baghair license ke logon ko chhup kar andar lanay ki koshish kar rahe thay, is liye humein andar tak checking karni par rahi.”
Sikandar ne halka sa sar hilaaya.
“Kuch log had se zyada hi kartay hain,” usne dil hi dil mein socha.
Saari zaroori checking mukammal honay ke baad, military aadmi ne usey raasta de diya.
“Takleef ke liye maazrat, aap ja saktay hain. Andar ja kar instructions follow kijiyega.”
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20 minute baad…
Gaari park karne ke baad Sikandar bahar nikla.
Yeh jagah asal border nahi thi, balkay insaniyat ki aakhri defense line thi. Asal border yahan se kai meel door tha.
Is jagah ko Great Barricade kaha jata tha.
Great Barricade aik aisi markazi jagah thi jahan khana, firearms, aur hospitals maujood thay.
Yeh asal mein aik safe house tha — jahan jang larnay walay military aur Awakened log rest kartay aur apni supply dobara hasil kartay thay.
Lekin Sikandar ka maqsad yahan rukna nahi tha.
Usey Supernatural Territory ke andar jana tha.
Insani border par aik lambi aur mazboot deewar thi jo Supernatural makhlooq ko chhup kar andar aanay se rokti thi.
Lekin Supernatural side par sirf scouting posts thay.
Isi liye Supernatural Territory mein chhup kar ghusna, insani ilaqay ke muqablay mein zyada mumkin tha.
Magar itni lambi deewar ko maintain karna asaan nahi tha.
Be-inteha manpower chahiye hoti thi, jo insaniyat ke paas nahi thi.
Isi wajah se Zrolis City jaisay waqiat paida hue.
Apni manzil tak pohanchne ke liye, Sikandar ko aik military aadmi escort karega jo Scavengers ko unke muqarrar ilaqon tak pohanchata hai.
Usey sirf compound tak jana tha.
Lekin us se pehle, usey Liliya se milna tha.
“Yahan is jagah par main usey kahan dhoondoon? Woh bhi Scavenger hi hogi, hai na?” Sikandar ne socha.
Woh Scavenger Camp ki taraf chala gaya, jo is jagah ke daayein hissay mein waqay tha.
Jab Sikandar ne idhar udhar dekha, to uski peshani par bal par gaye.
Jagah hadd se zyada bhari hui thi.
Supernatural Territory ke khatron ko dekh kar, Sikandar samajhta tha ke sirf kuch hi log honge jin mein itni himmat hogi.
Lekin daulat aur shohrat ka laalach bohoton ko yahan kheench laaya tha.
Veteran Scavengers se le kar beginners tak, sab idhar udhar phailay hue thay.
Is bheer mein kisi aik ko dhoondna mushkil tha.
Pandrah minute tak dhoondnay ke baad, Sikandar na-umeed ho kar camp se bahar aa gaya.
Usay yaad aaya ke Liliya ke paas phone nahi tha, is liye usey track karna mushkil tha.
“SCO ne is maslay ke liye koi intezaam zaroor kiya hoga,” usne socha.
Jab woh peechay mur kar dekhta hai, to achanak aik kawwa darakht ki shaakh par baitha usey door se ghoorta hua nazar aata hai.
Jese hi Sikandar ki nazar kawway par parti hai, kawwa par phaila kar aik taraf ur jata hai.
Sikandar ne andaza lagaya ke yeh usay Liliya tak le jaye ga — aur woh uske peechay chal diya.
Aur waqai…
Usne Liliya ko aik bench par baitha dekha, bilkul us compound ke paas jahan se log Supernatural Territory ke mukhtalif hisson ki taraf bhejay jatay thay.
“LILIYA!!” Sikandar ne zor se pukara.
Liliya ne awaz sun kar idhar udhar dekha, phir unki nazarain mil gayin.
Woh khari hui aur Sikandar ki taraf aayi.
“Tum kahan thay? Main to kai dinon se intezar kar rahi hoon,” Liliya ne kaha.
Sikandar ne sharmindagi se gardan khujaayi.
“Main canyon mein exp grind kar raha tha aur Liliya ko bhool hi gaya… baad mein usay phone lena hi parega,” usne socha.
“Sorry,” Sikandar ne kaha,
“Kuch kaam thay jo yahan aane se pehle niptaanay zaroori thay. Chalo, ab chaltay hain.”
Liliya ne sar hilaaya aur dono compound ki taraf chalay gaye.
Takreeban aik ghanta intezar ke baad, unka number aa hi gaya.
Jis Supernatural ilaqay mein unhein bheja ja raha tha, uska naam tha
Lightless Marsh, jo Barricade Wall ke maghrib mein waqay tha.
Apne stats dekh kar Sikandar ne itmiinan se sar hilaaya.
Woh chahta tha ke mission se pehle Level 30 tak pohanch jaye, lekin yeh kaam itna asaan sabit nahi hua.
Rank Five tak pohanchna uske liye bohot bara breakthrough tha.
Uske stats khaas taur par Intelligence, hadd se zyada barh chukay thay.
Horn of the Red Dragon, jo usne pursuit mission se hasil kiya tha, ne uski Claw EXP ko bohot boost kiya, aur uski Claw Level 8 tak pohanch gayi.
Uski Black Lightning ne bhi uski Agility aur Endurance ko kaafi barha diya.
Teen attributable stats usne Mental mein daal diye.
Military armored vehicle ke andar, Sikandar ne gehri saans li…
aur phir dheere se chhor di.
Gaari Supernatural Territory mein daakhil ho rahi thi.
Uska chehra sakht aur pur-azam ho gaya.
“Yahi woh jagah hai…”
Yeh woh waqt tha jab Sikandar Supernatural Territory ko samjhay ga.
Yeh zameen mustaqbil mein uske liye jang ka meydan banne wali thi.
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Jab military unhein Lightless Marsh ki taraf escort kar rahi hoti hai, to charon taraf bas veerani hoti hai.
Kuch bohat bari chattanain aisi kharri hoti hain jaise pahaar hon, aur un ke darmiyan purani, chhori hui buildings — jo ab sirf ek bhooli hui civilization ki laashen lagti hain.
Sikandar apne gird o nawaah ko dekhta hai… phir ahista se saans chhor deta hai.
Yeh veeran zameen…
Kabhi ek metropolitan city hua karti thi.
Log apni zindagiyon mein masroof, roz ke masail se ladte huay…
Unki mental halat toot chuki hoti thi, lekin aaj soch kar lagta hai ke unhein us waqt shukar guzar hona chahiye tha.
Kyun ke yahin se qiyamat shuru hui thi.
Jab pehli dafa Supernatural is duniya mein ubharay…
Zameen se.
Samandar se.
Aur kuch to aasman se meteor ki tarah giray.
Pehle pehle woh khud bhi hairaan thay — itnay zyada insaan dekh kar.
Kuch Supernatural to ulta bhaag gaye, jaise darr gaye hon.
Lekin phir…
Ek Supernatural ne laaparwahi mein ek insaan ko thappar maara —
Aur woh insaan waheen mar gaya.
Us aik lamhay ke baad…
Sab kuch badal gaya.
Supernatural ke andar dabhi hui wehshat phat kar bahar aa gayi.
Unki aankhon mein dar nahi… bhook thi.
Shehar aik qatal-gaah ban gaya.
Bachay, buzurg, jawan — sab apni jaan bachanay ke liye bhaag rahe thay.
Cheekhein, khoon, aur toot'ti hui imaaratein…
Aur jab military ne aakhir kar shehar wapas liya,
To kuch bhi baqi nahi bacha.
Na shehar.
Na log.
Na laashe bhi.
Aur wahin se…
Duniya neeche ki taraf girti chali gayi.
“Yaqeen nahi hota ke yeh jang ab tak chal rahi hai…”
Sikandar ne dil hi dil mein socha.
Yeh shehar uska nahi tha,
Lekin yehi woh pehli khabar thi jo live television par chali,
Aur jis ne poori duniya ko hila kar rakh diya.
Aadha jahan…
Insaniyat se chheen liya gaya.
Lightless Marsh ka safar lamba tha.
Agar koi mushkil na hoti, to ek aur din lagta pohanchne mein.
Woh log ab border cross kar chukay thay.
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Supernatural Territory.
Sikandar aur Liliya dono foran hoshiyar ho gaye.
Yeh jagah ab safe zone nahi thi —
Yeh dushman ka ilaqa tha.
Military vehicle ahista ahista ek scouting post ke paas se guzri.
Door kuch Supernatural nazar aa rahe thay,
Lekin gaari is tarah design ki gayi thi ke awaaz bohat kam ho.
Gaari ke andar Sikandar, Liliya, aur do military soldiers thay.
Un dono soldiers ki aankhon mein woh zakhm nazar aa raha tha
Jo kabhi bharte nahi.
Yeh unke liye jang ka ek aur din tha.
“Thank you,”
Sikandar ne achanak kaha.
Saath baithay soldier ne hairani se dekha.
“Ji?”
“Supernatural ke khilaaf humare liye ladnay ka shukriya,”
Sikandar ne wazeh alfaaz mein kaha.
Soldier takreeban 28 ya 30 saal ka lagta tha.
Baher se sakht…
Lekin andar se toot chuka.
Aur phir…
Uski aankhon se anso gir gaya.
Usay khud hairani hui.
Jaise jism ne woh aansu rokna chhor diya ho jo saalon se jama tha.
Woh foran chehra ghoomata hai aur aankh ponch leta hai.
Liliya ne bhi hamdardi se dekha.
Woh jaanti thi…
Shayad is aadmi ke paas kabhi choice thi hi nahi.
Gaari phir khamosh ho gayi.
Driver ne rear-view mirror se Sikandar ko dekha.
“Tum… military se ho?”
“Haan,”
Sikandar ne sukoon se jawab diya.
“Main Sikandar Silverstar hoon. Dwight City ke Ghoul Den mission se.”
Yeh suntay hi driver ki aankhein phail gayin.
“Main 6th Infantry Battalion se hoon… General Shin ke neeche.
Hum Dwight City ke Great War mein reinforce karne aaye thay.”
Phir woh achanak bola:
“THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, SIR!”
“No need,”
Sikandar muskuraya.
“Main sirf apna farz nibha raha tha.”
Driver wahi infantry soldier tha
Jis shehar mein Sikandar ne Ghoul Den tabah kiya tha.
Wohi mission…
Jis par Sikandar ko Medal of Honor mila.
Aur jis ki wajah se hazaaron log zinda bachay —
Yeh driver bhi un mein se aik tha.
“Sir… meri saans aaj bhi aap ki wajah se chal rahi hai,”
Usne jazbati lehje mein kaha.
Sikandar ne khamoshi se uska shukriya qubool kiya.
Aur phir…
“WATCH OUT!”
SCREEECH!!
Gaari ke tyre cheekhay…
Aur gaari ulti palat gayi.
BOOOOM!!
Sikandar ne aik bari si shadow ko side se takraatay dekha.
Koi bohat bhari cheez.
“Sab theek ho?!”
Sikandar ne cheekh kar poocha.
Driver khoon thookta hai.
Uski ribs toot chuki hoti hain.
Metal ka tukra pait mein ghus chuka hota hai.
Dusra soldier sirf sar par chot ke sath zinda hota hai.
CLANG!
Sikandar aik hi punch mein gaari ka darwaza ukhaar deta hai.
“Driver ko sambhalo! Usay zinda rakho!”
Aur phir…
Unhon ne Minotaur ko dekha.
“Insaan!”
Minotaur gurraya.
“Tumhein laga humara ilaqa itni asaani se paar kar logay?”
Soldier ka jism kaanp uthta hai.
Lekin Sikandar…
Bilkul nahi.
Black Lightning uske jism par sizzle karne lagti hai.
“Awakened?”
Minotaur hansta hai.
“Is choti si bijli se darao ge mujhe?”
BOOM!!
Zameen phat jaati hai.
Sikandar ke kandhay par rune gehri siyah roshni mein chamak uthta hai.
“Ruko—!”
“Flash.”
BLITZ!
Aik pal mein…
Sikandar Minotaur ke samnay hota hai.
Uska haath seedha uske sar par.
“Tumhein—”
BOOOOM!!
Minotaur ka sar zameen mein dhans jata hai.
Haddiyan toot'ti hain.
Andar ke azaa hil jaatay hain.
“HUAAKHH!!”
Sikandar us par sawar hota hai.
Aur phir…
BAM!
BAM!
BAM!
Har punch…
Jang ka gussa.
Minotaur, Sikandar ki musalsal maar ke neeche bilkul be-bas ho chuka tha. Har punch jo Sikandar Minotaur ke chehray par marta, aisa lagta jaise koi pahaar toot kar gir raha ho.
Gosht ke gosht se takranay ki bhari awaaz poore ilaqay mein goonj rahi thi.
Is be-rehm pounding ke neeche zyada dair nahi lagi ke system ki awaaz goonj uthi:
<Peak Rank Four Minotaur ko Qatl kar diya gaya, 100,000 EXP hasil hui>
Minotaur ke marne ke baad, Sikandar ne apna khoon se bhara haath us ke chehray se wapas kheench liya—chehra jo ab dekhne ke qabil bhi nahi raha tha.
Minotaur ki asli shakal ka koi nishan baqi nahi bacha tha. Khoon har taraf phaila hua tha, phati hui jild ke andar se haddiyan nazar aa rahi thin, aur us ke daant aur seengh toot kar lagbhag khatam ho chukay thay.
Sikandar ki aankhon mein ghussa saaf nazar aa raha tha. Khud usay bhi nahi pata tha ke woh itna ghussay mein kyun hai.
Woh military gaari ki taraf barha. Wahan ek military jawan gaari ke darwazay ke paas khara tha. Us ne sirf sir hila kar nafi ka ishara kiya.
Sikandar ka chehra sakht ho gaya.
Sikandar ne gaari ke andar jhaank kar dekha. Driver seat par baitha fauji zindagi aur maut ke darmiyan latak raha tha—ek tez dhaati cheez us ke jism ko cheer kar us ke paar nikal chuki thi.
Us ka chehra peela par chuka tha, aur dard us ki aankhon se tapak raha tha.
Driver ne Sikandar ki taraf dekha, aur Sikandar ki aankhon mein shadeed jurm ka ehsaas tha.
Agar Sikandar pehle se hoshiyar hota, agar woh baaton mein ulajh kar hosh na khota, to shayad woh Minotaur ko pehle mehsoos kar leta… aur yeh fauji aaj zinda hota.
“Apnay aap ko qasoorwaar mat samajhna…”
Driver ne kamzor awaaz mein kaha.
Sikandar chup chap gaari ke sheeshe ke paas khara raha. Woh jaanta tha ke agar darwaza khola gaya, to jism mein ghusi hui woh dhaati cheez bahar aa jaye gi… aur usi lamhay driver ki maut yaqini ho jaye gi.
Driver ne aasman ki taraf dekha aur halki si muskurahat us ke chehray par aa gayi.
“Jang ke dauran… main ne apnay bohot se saathi apni aankhon ke samnay martay dekhay,” us ne dheemi hansi ke sath kaha.
“Main hamesha khud ko koshta raha… ke itnay achay log mar gaye, aur main ab tak zinda kyun hoon.”
Phir woh bola,
“Dwight City ki jang ke baad… jab main zinda bacha, main ne dil hi dil mein tumhara shukar ada kiya… aur yeh bhi socha ke meri zindagi ab bas ek bonus hai.”
Woh saans le kar ruka, phir bola:
“Main ne apni family ko aakhri baar alvida kaha… aur poori zindagi military ke naam kar di. Khwaab yeh tha ke ek din… insaniyat phir se waisi ho jaye… pur-aman, khoobsurat—”
Khansi… khansi
Us ka jism dard se kaanp gaya.
Sikandar ne foran shop se ek elixir khareedi, lekin driver ne haath utha kar mana kar diya.
Woh mehsoos kar chuka tha… us ka waqt qareeb hai.
“Kya tumhein lagta hai…”
us ne mushkil se poocha,
“mera khwaab poora hoga?”
“Haan,” Sikandar ne mazboot awaaz mein kaha, driver ka haath pakarte hue,
“Main yaqeen se kehta hoon… zaroor poora hoga.”
Us lamhay Sikandar ko mehsoos hua ke us ka is fauji se ajeeb sa rishta ban gaya hai—lekin yeh rishta bohot hi mukhtasir tha.
Us ki baat khatam honay se pehle hi… driver ne aakhri saans le li.
Sikandar ne us ka haath hilaya… ek do baar.
Koi jawab nahi.
Us ki aankhon mein azm ki aag jal uthi.
“Main jaanta hoon tumhara khwaab poora hoga,”
woh dheemi lekin sakht awaaz mein bola,
“nahin… woh poora hona hi chahiye.”
Takreeban das minute baad…
Safar dobara shuru kiya gaya.
Driver ki qabar wahin banayi gayi—Sikandar aur baqi logon ne khud mitti khodi, taake us ke jism ko kam az kam sukoon mil sake.
Qabar ke paas zameen mein ek bhala gaara gaya tha…
Aur us bhale ke siray par Minotaur ka sar laga hua tha.
Yeh Sikandar ki taraf se aik bewakoofana qadam tha—ek Supernatural ka laash chhor dena baad mein usay mushkil mein daal sakta tha.
Lekin Sikandar yahi chahta tha.
Woh chahta tha ke Supernatural khud us tak aayein.
Woh chahta tha ke unhein pata chal jaye—
Supernatural ki tabahi aa chuki hai.
Aur us ka naam Sikandar hai.
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Ye jagah aik ghana dal-dal thi—aur jaisa ke naam se zahir tha, yahan roshni ka naam o nishan nahi tha. Ink-black darakht, jin par aik bhi patta nahi tha, har taraf kharay thay.
Sirf aik nazar mein hi koi bhi samajh sakta tha ke ye jagah rehne ke qabil nahi.
Lightless Marsh nami se bhari hui thi. Andhera, geela aur har qadam par ghutnon tak kam gehra pani—jahan jahan Sikandar ka paon parta, wahan kichar aur pani mil kar usay aur zyada khatarnaak bana dete. Is ke bawajood, ye jagah mutated janwaron se bhari hui thi.
Sikandar apni senses se aas paas kai mutated makhlooqaat mehsoos kar sakta tha. Sirf yahan rehna hi aik imtehaan tha.
“Tum akelay wapas ja saktay ho?” Sikandar ne military aadmi se poocha.
Phir us ne baat jaari rakhi,
“Driver ki maut ka matlab hai ke tumhein akelay lautna hoga. Kya tum is ke liye tayar ho?”
Ye sun kar military aadmi halka sa muskuraya aur yaqeen dilate hue bola,
“Us ka naam Gustavo tha. Aur haan, main theek rahoon ga. Tum fikar na karo.”
Driver ka naam Gustavo tha—aur Sikandar usay hamesha insaniyat ka aik sacha larraka yaad rakhe ga.
Jab military aadmi khamoshi se chala gaya, Sikandar aur Liliya map haath mein liye Lightless Marsh ke andar barhte chalay gaye.
“Tum hairaan nahi lag rahi,” Sikandar ne kaha.
Liliya ne usay sawaliya nazar se dekha, to Sikandar ne baat wazeh ki,
“Ye dekh kar ke main aik Awakened hoon.”
Ye pehli dafa thi ke Liliya ne Sikandar ko apna Black Lightning element istemal kartay dekha tha. Ab woh isay chhupa bhi nahi raha tha—kyun ke SCO ko is ka pehle hi ilm tha.
Aur Sikandar jaanta tha ke Liliya ne kabhi us ka tournament bhi nahi dekha hoga.
“Green Messenger ne mujhe bata diya tha,” Liliya ne be-parwah andaaz mein kaha.
Ye sun kar Sikandar ki aankhein halki si khul gayeen—thori si bechaini ke saath.
Woh mazeed poochna chahta tha, lekin Liliya ne baat jaari rakhi,
“Us ne kaha ke tum Awakened ho, lekin phir bhi SCO ke member rahoge.”
Sikandar ne sir hila diya.
Lagta tha ke Liliya ko bhi Awakened pasand nahi, lekin shukar tha ke woh Sikandar ke saath ajeeb rawaiya nahi rakh rahi thi.
Agar Liliya ka rawaiya badal jata, to team aur zyada toot jati—khaaskar jab Devan ko SCO ne team se nikal diya tha, jab unhein pata chala ke woh insaan nahi hai.
Bahir se Sikandar pur-sukoon lag raha tha, lekin us ke dimagh mein sawalat ka toofan tha.
“Kya mujhe kisi aur team mein daal diya jayega? Aur itni asaani se mujhe chhor kyun diya?”
Lekin phir us ne sir jhatka aur apni tawajjo mission par le aaya.
Ab woh insani ilaaqay se bahar tha—yahan kuch bhi ho sakta tha. Agar woh museebat mein phans gaya, to koi madad ke liye nahi aane wala.
“Tum ne kabhi Northern Black Head ka suna hai?” Sikandar ne baat badalte hue poocha.
University ke dauran usay is makhlooq ke baare mein research ka waqt nahi mila tha—canyon ke waqiat ki wajah se. Aur us ne kabhi bhi university mein is ka naam nahi suna tha.
Ye zaroor koi low-ranking supernatural hogi—warna Sikandar ko is ka ilm hota.
Liliya ne map ki taraf dekha aur kaha,
“Green Messenger ne sirf itna bataya ke un ka jism aik black hood se dhaka hota hai, aur un ki taangein safed tentacles jaisi hoti hain.”
“Black hood? Kya ye koi kapra pehente hain?” Sikandar ne poocha.
Liliya ne sir hila diya.
“Nahi, ye un ki skin hai. Un ki jild mutate ho kar aik black hood bana leti hai jo un ka chehra dhak leti hai.”
Ye sun kar Sikandar ki bhonhein sikur gayeen.
“Aur humein un ke aansu chahiye? Bina ye jaane ke un ka chehra kaisa hai?” us ne pareshani se kaha.
Phir woh bola,
“Aur ye makhlooq karti kya hai? Green Messenger ne is ke baare mein kuch bataya?”
Liliya kuch dair map par nazar jamaye rahi, phir boli,
“Kaha jata hai ke un ke aansuon mein hallucination ki salahiyat hoti hai. Is se zyada mujhe kuch nahi pata.”
Sikandar gehri soch mein chala gaya.
“Aakhir ye log hasil kya karna chahte hain?”
Us ne socha ke aansu nikaalne ka tareeqa kya hoga.
Agar Northern Black Head ki aankhein hui, to kaam asaan hota—aankhon ke gird force laga kar ya kisi tarah aansu nikalwaya ja sakta tha.
Lekin agar aankhein hi na hui… to masla ho sakta tha.
Is liye pehle makhlooq ko dekhna zaroori tha.
“Baad mein system se pooch loon ga,” Sikandar ne socha.
Aise waqt par system par bharosa karna ghalat nahi.
Ab tak system kabhi ghalat sabit nahi hua tha—chahe supernatural ho ya insaan.
Liliya ne baayen taraf ishara kiya aur kaha,
“Pehle dekh lete hain. Zyada mushkil nahi honi chahiye—akhir ye sirf aik low-ranking supernatural hai.”
Ye keh kar dono ehtiyaat se Lightless Marsh ke andar barhne lagay.
Un ke jootay ab poori tarah geelay aur kichar se bhar chuke thay. Jitna woh andar ja rahe thay, zameen utni hi phisalti ja rahi thi.
Mutated parinday, jin ki aankhein dehshat-naak thi, darakhton par baith kar un par nazar rakhay hue thay.
Lekin Sikandar aur Liliya ne unhein nazar-andaz kar diya—
ye itnay bewaqoof nahi thay ke apne se zyada taqatwar cheez par hamla karte.
PLOP!
“Hm?”
Liliya ne bhonwen sikorheen aur apne paon ki taraf dekha.
Usse mehsoos hua ke halkay pani ke neeche kuchh ajeeb sa tha. Woh jhuk kar dekhna hi chahti thi ke achanak—
SPLASH!
Sikandar ne foran Liliya ki taraf dekha… magar woh uski nazron se ghaib ho chuki thi.
Kuchh cheez ne usse zabardasti pani ke andar kheench liya tha.
Yeh Sikandar ke liye bilkul unexpected tha.
Pani toh sirf unke paon tak tha—
itna gehra hi nahi hona chahiye tha ke koi andar gir jaye.
“LILIYA?!” Sikandar zor se chillaya.
Woh pani mein koodne hi wala tha ke—
SPLASH!
Liliya pani se bahar nikli, saans phooli hui thi. Woh idhar-udhar dekhti hui boli,
“Main theek hoon… yahan pani achanak bohat gehra ho jata hai. Aur… kisi wajah se upar tairna bohat mushkil lagta hai.”
Yeh sun kar Sikandar ne ehtiyaat se aage qadam rakha.
Uske paon ke neeche achanak zameen khatam ho gayi—
jaise kisi chattan ya cliff ka kinara ho jahan se pani seedha gehra ho jata ho.
“Samajh gaya… tum phisal gayi hogi,” Sikandar ne dheemi awaaz mein kaha.
Dono ne jagah ko ghoom kar dekha aur thodi door par aik aur shallow raasta mil gaya.
Pichhle waqia ke baad, dono ne safar intehai ehtiyaat ke sath jari rakha.
Is swamp mein kahin kahin achanak gehra pani tha… aur yeh baat bilkul be-maani lagti thi ke yahan kuchh zinda na ho.
Kuchh ghanton tak chalne ke baad, Sikandar ne kaha,
“Humein koi panah dhoondhni hogi. Is terrain mein aise hi rukna khatarnaak hoga.”
Liliya ne khamoshi se sar hila diya.
Yeh jagah mutated beasts se bhari hui thi, lekin ajeeb baat yeh thi ke aksar woh sirf door se dekhte rehte—hamla nahi karte.
Jaise ke woh is pani se darrte hon.
Zyada tar janwar darakhton se darakhton par jump karte thay.
Sikandar aur Liliya dono is baat par shukar guzar thay.
Larna na parna matlab strong monsters attract na hona…
aur yahan Supernaturals se mulaqat hona sab se bura scenario hota.
Magar panah dhoondhna asaan nahi tha.
Jahan tak nazar jaati, sirf la-mehdood swamp aur murda siyah darakht thay.
Na zameen, na chattan—kuchh bhi nahi.
“Wahan!”
Liliya ne aik darakht ki taraf ishara kiya.
“Shayad hum wahan rest kar sakte hain.”
Woh darakht baqi sab se zyada mota aur buland tha—
itna strong ke dono ka wazan asaani se sambhal sakta tha.
Sikandar ne pehle upar ke mutated bugs, lizards aur chhoti creatures ko saaf kiya.
Jaisa ke unhone pehle notice kiya tha, yeh janwar bhi darakhton par rehte thay.
Safai ke baad dono upar charrh gaye.
“Main raat bhar watch rakhoon ga,” Sikandar ne kaha.
“Tum araam kar lo.”
Usse neend ki utni zarurat nahi hoti thi jitni normal insaan ko.
Liliya ne behas nahi ki.
Usne apni baazu par haath rakha—
ek laal nishaan ubhra.
Phir usne wahi nishaan Sikandar ki baazu par bhi bana diya.
Achanak aik notification ubhri—
<Stats 20% increase ho gaye hain>
Iske baad Liliya aik moti shaakh par let gayi aur aankhein band kar li.
Yeh safar waqai thaka dene wala tha…
aur Great Barricade par Sikandar ka intezar karna bhi usse aur zyada thaka chuka tha.
“Chalo… main meditation hi kar leta hoon,”
Sikandar ne socha aur aankhein band kar li.
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Meanwhile – Faraday University
Karan bed par baitha tha, aankhein band,
Sikandar ki di hui breathing technique par amal karte hue.
Har saans ke sath usse apni taqat barhti mehsoos ho rahi thi—
yeh feeling usse almost nasha de rahi thi.
Kone mein, Ryze chhupa hua tha.
Woh infirmary se wapas aa chuka tha aur physically theek tha,
lekin Karan ke qareeb rehne se abhi bhi darr lagta tha.
Isi liye woh bed ke bajaye kone mein pillow ke sath leta hua tha.
Woh is baat se bhi darta tha ke kahin Karan phir usse maar na de.
Kamre ke andar aik aur bedroom tha,
lekin Ryze ne abhi tak Sikandar se ijazat nahi maangi thi…
is liye woh wahi kone mein rehne par majboor tha.
Agar koi bahar wala dekhta,
toh bechare Ryze par reham aata—
woh aise logon ke sath reh raha tha jo asal mein Werewolves thay…
aur usse iska zara bhi andaza nahi tha.
Dusra Kamra
Adhara apne bed par seedhi baithi thi, meditation mein.
Chaand ki roshni us par parr rahi thi,
use aur bhi zyada pur-waqar bana rahi thi.
Achanak uski aankhein kaanp utheen…
aur woh them se aankhein khol baithi.
Agla hi lamha,
woh thak kar bed par gir gayi.
Usne apne paas wali bedsheet ko chhua—
dil ajeeb sa bhaari ho gaya.
Sikandar yahan nahi tha.
Itna bara kamra… aur woh bilkul akeli.
Khud ko distract karne ke liye,
usne apni fire element par kaam shuru kar diya.
Uske haath par aag bharrak uthi—
jaise koi khoobsurat dancer.
Woh usse aik gola banana chahti thi…
lekin jab usne aur condense karna chaha, uski bhonwen sikorh gayeen.
Aag sirf volleyball jitni hi reh pa rahi thi.
“Yeh challenge hai…”
Adhara seedhi baith gayi.
Lagbhag aadha ghanta laga…
magar aakhir kaar—
“Is dafa ho jaye ga,”
usne khud se kaha.
Purple fire phir se ubhri…
gola bani…
aur phir—
Uske haath kaanpne lage.
Aag jaise zid kar rahi ho…
magar Adhara ne zabardasti control aur tight kar diya.
Achanak—
SWISH!
Gola tennis ball jitna chhota ho gaya…
aur zor se chamakne laga.
Adhara hairaan reh gayi.
Usne pehle kabhi apni element ko aise react karte nahi dekha tha.
Woh usse chhoone hi wali thi ke—
BOOM!!
Zordaar dhamaka!
Purple fire phat gayi,
bedsheet jal uthi,
aur Adhara aik lamhe ke liye sakht shock mein chali gayi.
CLANK!
Usne foran aag bujhai aur dhuan hataya…
tab uski nazar aik cheez par pari.
Bed par…
aik purple pathar pada tha.
Us se nikalti energy bilkul uski element jaisi thi.
Adhara ne pathar uthaya, qareeb se dekha…
aur uski aankhein hairat se phail gayeen.
“Yeh toh…”
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Aaj ke liye itnah hi. I hope ye episode be aap sub ko pasind ahya ho gah. To like aur comments zaror karna.
Mission start ho gaya hai.
Next episode se aap ko boht hi zabardast fights dekhne ko mile gi.
Is episode mai fight nahi thi kyo ke mission abi start hi howa.
Is mission mai ap ko princess be dekhne ko mile. Aur apne hero se mulaqat boht interesting ho gi...
Is bar like targe ho ga 55.
Next episode 55 likes par.
Milty hai next episode mai bane rahiye sath.
Bohat khoobsurat update maza aa gaya ek khatrnak mission ka aghaz ho gaya hai aur impossible type ka mission. Idhar Vampire territory ke qareeb hai to jaldi hi mulaqat Rajkumari se hogi jo Sikander ka khoon peenay ko bechani se tayyar hai.
Dekhtey hai kia hoga jab shola aur Shabnam aamne samne honge.
Sikandar is waqt Suraj ki car mein safar kar raha tha, lekin Supernatural territory ki taraf nikalne se pehle usay UWO ke office jana zaroori tha.
Insani duniya aur Supernatural territory ke darmiyan jo sarhad thi, woh sirf deewaron se nahi balkay military aur UWO ke high-ranking Awakened se bhi mehfooz thi. Itni sakht nigrani ke bawajood, chhup kar bahar nikalna namumkin tha.
Isi liye Sikandar ko UWO Office jana pad raha tha.
Insani territory se bahar jane ke liye aik lambi aur sakht procedure follow karni hoti thi.
Jo log is procedure ke baad bahar jate thay, unhein Scavengers kaha jata tha.
UWO, har Scavenger se kai documents sign karwati thi —
family acknowledgment,
death contract,
aur wapasi ka waqt.
Ye sab lazmi tha, kyun ke Scavenger banna intehai khatarnaak kaam tha.
Agar koi Scavenger muqarrar waqt tak wapas na aaye, to usey official taur par dead qarar de diya jata tha — aur uski laash tak dhoondi nahi jati thi.
Ye qanoon bay-rehmi par mabni tha…
magar Supernatural territory bhi kisi rehmat se kam nahi tha.
Mazhab ke mutabiq, murday ki laash hasil karna zaroori hota hai taake ghar walon ko matam ka moka mil sake, lekin UWO ne is zarurat ko ghair-zaroori qarar diya tha.
Kai log is faislay par ghussay mein thay…
lekin koi bhi UWO ke khilaf awaaz uthana afford nahi kar sakta tha.
Scavenger banne ke liye kam az kam Rank Five Awakened hona zaroori tha.
Rank Five se neeche ka koi bhi Awakened, chahay kitna hi strong ho, allow nahi hota tha.
Takreeban 30 minute ki drive ke baad, Sikandar qareebi UWO Office pohanch gaya.
Woh chahta to Vargas se seedha approval le sakta tha, lekin usne jaan boojh kar aisa nahi kiya.
Sikandar ka Scavenger banna SCO ki mission ka hissa tha.
Agar Faraday University ka aik student achanak Scavenger banne ki application deta, to ye bohot zyada suspicious lagta.
Isi liye Sikandar ne khud UWO jane ka faisla kiya.
Woh jaanta tha ke der-saber uski activities pakri jayengi…
lekin abhi nahi — yehi uske haq mein behtar tha.
UWO Office, Sector 3E ki sab se unchi building thi.
poore 60 floors.
Building itni buland thi ke uska sirha milon door se nazar aa jata tha. Square shape ki ye building logon se bhari hui thi.
Office ke gird military camps aur Awakened camps lage hue thay.
Ye kehna ghalat nahi hoga ke poore sector mein sab se mehfooz jagah UWO Office thi —
yahan tak ke mayor ka ghar bhi itna secure nahi tha.
Sikandar pur-aitmaad qadam uthata hua building ke andar dakhil hua.
Usne Faraday University ki uniform nahi pehni hui thi, balkay casual kapray pehne hue thay.
Is tarah kam az kam Scavenger banne ke chances barh jate thay.
Agar woh student uniform mein hota, to staff jaan boojh kar usay mushkil mein daal dete.
Phone par baat karte hue Sikandar ne kaha,
“Mom, main university se aik file bhej raha hoon, bas aapko sign karna hai.”
Dusri taraf se Mrs. Greene ki awaaz aayi,
“Kis cheez ke liye?”
Sikandar ne jhoot bola — lekin majboori ka jhoot.
“Aik tournament hai jo thora sa dangerous hai, is liye parents ki approval chahiye.”
Woh nahi chahta tha ke uski maa pareshan ho.
Supernatural territory mein bhatakne wale Scavenger ki haqeeqat batane ke bajaye,
dangerous tournament ka bahana zyada qabil-e-qabool tha.
“Tum theek rahoge na?”
Mrs. Greene ne fikr se poocha.
“Dangerous” lafz har maa ke dil ko hila deta hai.
Sikandar muskuraya aur kaha,
“maa, main strong hoon… bhool gayi kya?”
Kuch dair ki khamoshi ke baad, aakhirkaar Mrs. Greene ne razamandi de di.
Permission milte hi, Sikandar counter par gaya aur Scavenger verification ke liye apply kiya.
Usay aik jagah guide kiya gaya jahan kai log line mein kharay thay.
Wahan kharay har shakhs se jangon mein tap chuki hui aura nikal rahi thi.
Koi bhi kamzor nahi tha —
har aik aisa lag raha tha jaise sainkron laraiyon se guzra hua talwar.
Sikandar chup-chap unke peechay khara ho gaya.
Kai log usay dekh kar hairan reh gaye.
Hairani uski aura par nahi thi…
balkay uski kam umar shakal par thi.
Scavenger banna aam tor par sirf tajurba-kaar Awakened ka kaam hota tha.
Supernatural territory mein milne wali cheezein —
mutated plants,
mutated beasts,
ya Supernatural ki laashein —
sab be-had qeemti hoti hain.
Magar asal kashish hoti hai Scavenger ka rutba aur shohrat.
Aise treasures jo elements evolve kar dein,
spirits jinse assimilate kiya ja sake,
ya aise plants jo power seedha boost kar dein —
sab kuch wahan mojood hota hai.
Insani territory mein ye sab pehle hi loot liya gaya tha.
Supernatural territory, ghareeb lekin pur-josh Awakened ke liye jannat thi.
Scavengers ko sirf aam log hi nahi, balkay Awakened bhi izzat dete thay.
Unki power aur aqal-mandi mashhoor hoti thi.
Isi wajah se Scavengers ko aagay chal kar top guilds, FAA, ya UWO mein high post mil jati thi.
Unka standing la-jawab hota tha.
Tabhi aagay kharay aik aadmi ne kaha,
“Larke, kya tum pehli dafa Scavenger test de rahe ho?”
Uske jabrray mazboot thay, aur aankhon mein kai jangon ki kahaniyan likhi hui theen.
Sikandar ne seedha jawab diya,
“Haan, pehli dafa.”
“Agar pooch sakoon… Scavenger banne ki wajah?”
Usne adab se sawal kiya.
Sikandar ne gehri saans li,
“Supernatural ka khauf khud mehsoos karna chahta hoon… aur ye meri power growth ke liye bhi behtar hoga.”
Aadmi ne sar hila kar baat samajh li.
Kuch kehne se pehle woh ruka, phir bola,
“Tumhein pata hai na, Rank Five hona zaroori hota hai?”
Sikandar ke chehray par aik pur-raaz muskurahat aayi.
Aadmi ki aankhein phail gayin.
Uski shakal dekh kar lagta tha ke Sikandar 25 saal se zyada ka nahi —
lekin is muskurahat ne sab kuch clear kar diya.
Woh Rank Five tha.
“Kya… kya tum serious ho?”
Aadmi hairani se bola.
Tabhi peechay se aik aur awaaz aayi,
“Hah! Aise bachay jaisa larka Rank Five? Jhoot bolna band karo kid, sirf bewaqoof yaqeen karega.”
Woh shakhs abhi Sikandar ke peechay line mein laga tha…
Unke chehre par aik mocking si muskurahat thi jab unhon ne baat cheet suni.
Unke liye yeh baat namumkin thi ke sirf 25 saal ka koi shakhs Rank Five Awakened ho sakta hai.
Akhir, even aik genius ko bhi apne naye element ke saath kam az kam 2 saal lagte hain sirf assimilation ke liye, tab jaa kar uska rune Rank Five tak pohanchta hai.
Aur uske baad rune ko complete karne ke liye mana jama karna — woh bhi aik bohat lamba process hota hai.
Is liye unke standards ke mutabiq…
yeh bilkul possible nahi tha.
“Tumhare standards ke liye namumkin hai… lekin System ke saath Rank Five pohanchna bohat asaan hai,”
Sikandar ne dil hi dil mein socha.
Usay bilkul bhi bura nahi laga.
Agar unhein pata chal jata ke Sikandar sirf 3 mahine se thora zyada waqt mein Rank Five pohanch gaya hai…
toh shayad shock mein behosh hi ho jaate.
Sikandar ne koi jawab nahi diya.
Uski khamoshi dekh kar peeche kharay aadmi ke chehre par jeet ki muskurahat aa gayi.
Usay laga ke usne Sikandar ke jhoot ko expose kar diya hai.
Sikandar ke saamne khara aadmi aik aakhri nazar daal kar mud gaya.
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Scavenger Test Hall
Har shakhs ka test sirf 5 minute ka hota tha.
Sikandar bilkul motionless khara raha jab tak line choti hoti chali gayi.
Akhirkaar woh testing room ke itna qareeb aa gaya ke andar ka scene clearly nazar aane laga.
Uske baayein taraf aik one-way mirror tha jahan se test observe kiya ja raha tha.
Ab Sikandar ke aagay kharay aadmi ki baari thi.
“Crystal Elementalist… dekhte hain iski power kaisi hoti hai,”
Sikandar ne socha.
Pehlay hi woh usay scan kar chuka tha.
Uska naam Zane tha — aik Crystal Elementalist.
Yeh earth element tree ka higher-rank element tha, aur bohat kam logon ke paas hota hai.
Is liye Sikandar ko ismein genuine interest tha.
Zane aik safed room ke beech khara tha.
Side par aik observer maujood thi.
Kuch baat cheet ke baad, aik aur aadmi room mein daakhil hua.
Woh tha Peak Rank Five Fire Elementalist.
Woh Zane se 10 meter door ruk gaya.
Position lete hi, usne aik spell cast ki.
Uske sar ke upar aik bohat bara fire saber ban gaya — jo fire mana se bharpur tha.
Yeh dekh kar Zane ne bhi chant shuru kar di.
Uska jism red-pinkish roshni se chamak utha,
aur uske gird red crystals materialize hone lage, aik protective barrier ban gaya jo roshni ko reflect kar raha tha.
SWOOSH!!
Fire saber bijli ki raftaar se Zane ki taraf gaya.
Sikandar tak uski power mehsoos ho rahi thi.
BOOM!!
Fire saber seedha crystal barrier se takraya.
Zabardast dhamaka hua.
Observer ne aankhein tang kar li.
Jab dhuaan chhata…
toh crystal barrier abhi bhi chamak raha tha.
Ek bhi crack nahi.
Ek bhi scratch nahi.
Sikandar ki aankhein khul gayin.
Scan ke mutabiq, Zane sirf mid Rank Five mein naya naya enter hua tha,
uska intelligence stat bhi low tha.
Phir bhi…
usne Peak Rank Five ke attack ko rok liya!
“Defense-based elements waqai khatarnaak hotay hain…”
Sikandar ne dil mein maana.
Test ke baad Zane bahar nikal aaya.
Ab Sikandar testing room mein daakhil hua.
Usay andaza ho chuka tha ke test kis qisam ka hoga.
Lekin andar jaane se pehle…
“Good luck kid,”
peeche wala aadmi tanziya andaaz mein bola,
“tumhari Rank Five power ke saath toh test asaani se clear ho jayega.”
Sikandar ne ignore kiya aur confidence ke saath andar chala gaya.
“Tumhara rank?” observer ne poocha.
Sikandar ne sirf aik nazar daali aur bola,
“Early Rank Five — Black Lightning Elementalist.”
Observer ne sir hilaaya.
“Konsa test?”
“Power?
Defense?
Ya Versatility?”
“Versatility test,”
Sikandar ne beparwahi se kaha.
“Specification?”
“Multiple targets.”
Observer ne earpiece mein baat ki.
Thori dair baad,
doosray kamray se chaar chained mutated rhinos laaye gaye.
Unki skin par neelay hard scales,
laal aankhein,
bohat bhari jism,
aur 6 mazboot taangein — chaar nahi.
Sab Early Rank Five thay.
“Tum shuru kar sakte ho,” observer peeche hat’ti hui boli.
Chains khulte hi…
ROOOAR!!
Chaaron rhinos Sikandar ki taraf lapkay,
animal instinct unhein bhagna sikhata tha —
aur Sikandar unki raah mein tha.
Sikandar muskuraya.
Uska jism peeli roshni se chamak utha.
Force ko comprehend karna hi bohat mushkil hota hai…
aur Yellow Force?
Sirf woh log jo jism ko paglon ki tarah train karte hain, wohi is level tak pohanchte hain.
“Black Field Orko.”
ZOOM!!
Zameen pitch black ho gayi.
Lightning mana itni dense thi ke observer ka dil hil gaya.
“Peak Great Element…”
usne shock mein socha.
BLITZ!!
Kaali bijli zameen se phooti aur chaaron rhinos ko lapet liya.
Unke jism sakht ho gaye,
black whip jaisi lightning ne unhein jakar liya.
Sab kuch 5 second se kam mein khatam.
Sikandar ki mutthi chamki.
“Force Beam!”
BOOOOM!!
Hawa mein punch maara.
Chaar Force Beams niklay.
Seedha…
rhinos ke sar.
Unke hard scales bhi kisi kaam na aaye.
Mid ya Peak Rank Five jaisi strength ke saamne,
Early Rank Five ka koi chance nahi tha.
BRAK!!
Chaaron laash ban kar gir gaye.
Sikandar ne spells retract kiye.
Observer abhi bhi shock mein thi.
Sikandar ne haath pocket mein daala…
aur bina result sune bahar nikal gaya.
Woh aadmi jo usay mock kar raha tha,
Dar gaya.
Uska dil zor zor se dharkne laga jab Sikandar uske paas se guzra.
Woh sir jhuka kar khara raha —
lekin Sikandar ne kuch nahi kaha.
Bas…
guzar gaya.
Peeche se awaaz aayi:
“Mujhe meri jahalat par afsos hai…”
Sikandar ne halki si muskurahat ke saath bina muday
aage chal diya.
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Rank test khatam hone ke baad, staff ne Sikandar ke haath mein kagzon ka ek mota sa bundle thama diya.
Yeh papers bilkul wahi thay jo us ne pehle internet par search kiye thay —
Supernatural territory ka time schedule, family acknowledgment, aur death contract.
Sikandar ne apni tez nazron se tamam kagzon ko speed-read kiya aur kuch hi dair mein poora procedure samajh gaya.
Pehla contract uski pehchan se mutaliq tha.
Is mein likha tha:
Sikandar Silverstar ki identity
Rank test ke baad uski current power
Supernatural territory mein guzara jane wala waqt
Aur kaun se region mein usay bheja ja raha hai
Yeh contract asal mein Sikandar aur uske mission ka poora khaka tha.
Doosra contract family acknowledgment ka tha.
Is par kisi qareebi family member ke sign lazmi thay —
un ki identity, aur Scavenger ke sath un ka relation.
Is contract par ya to Mrs. Greene ya Robert ke sign zaroori thay, jo family ki taraf se approval ka proof hota.
Teesra aur sab se khatarnaak contract —
Death Contract.
Internet par Sikandar ne parha tha ke agar Scavenger wapas na aaye to yeh contract active hota hai.
Lekin asal baat yeh thi ke Scavenger paise de kar retrieval team hire bhi kar sakta tha.
Agar koi Scavenger muqarrar waqt mein wapas na aaye,
to yeh team Supernatural territory ke andar ja kar uski laash —
ya kam az kam us ka pata lagane ki koshish karti.
Yeh baat Sikandar ko sakht hairan kar gayi.
Supernatural territory mein laash dhoondhna
ek suicidal mission ke barabar tha…
aur phir bhi kuch log itne pagal thay ke yeh kaam lene ko tayar thay.
“Fees outstanding hain… $5 million advance?”
Sikandar ne dil hi dil mein socha.
Itni badi raqam hi shayad un pagal logon ko is mission ke liye razi karti thi.
Tamam contracts fill karne ke baad,
Sikandar ne kagaz staff ke hawale kar diye.
Staff member ne details computer mein daalte hue papers check kiye,
lekin jab uski nazar doosray contract par pari, to uska chehra sakht ho gaya.
“Sikandar Silverstar… kya tum apne ghar ke akelay bachay ho?”
staff ne poocha.
Sikandar ne sirf sar hila kar haan mein jawab diya.
Staff ne seedhi aur thandi awaz mein kaha:
“Maaf kijiye ga, Sir Sikandar.
Rules ke mutabiq, koi bhi Scavenger apne ghar ka akela beta nahi ho sakta.
Hum aap ki application accept nahi kar sakte.”
Sikandar ka chehra sakht ho gaya.
Us ne staff ke expression ko ghaur se dekha…
aur phir usay ek idea aaya.
Aahista se us ne apni jeb se ek chhota sa pouch nikala
aur staff ki taraf barhate hue kaha:
“Koi na koi raasta zaroor hoga…”
Staff ne pouch liya aur andar jhaank kar dekha.
Agla hi lamha —
uske chehre par muskurahat aa gayi.
“Main koshish karta hoon… thora intezar kijiye.”
Takreeban 10 minute baad,
Sikandar ko Temporary Scavenger ke taur par approve kar liya gaya.
Family rule ki wajah se reject hone ka darr uske dil mein baitha hua tha,
lekin 5 high-elemental stones ki rishwat ne kaam kar diya.
Temporary Scavenger license haath mein liye,
Sikandar wapas apni car mein baitha
aur border ki taraf rawana ho gaya.
Supernatural aur Humanity ke darmiyan jo border tha,
woh shehar ke kisi bhi level-four city se bhi zyada door tha.
Border tak pohanchne ke liye
usay Border Toll se guzarna zaroori tha.
UWO ne Border Toll is liye banaya tha
taake future mein kisi crisis ki surat mein
military aur Awakened asaani se move kar saken.
Agar Sikandar normal roads se jata,
to safar 3 din ka hota.
Lekin Border Toll ke zariye
sirf 20 ghantay mein manzil tak pohanchna mumkin tha.
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Car 300 mph ki raftaar se daur rahi thi.
Raat ho chuki thi.
Sikandar ne aankhen malte hue
car ko autopilot par daal diya.
Khidki kholi to tez hawa ka thappar uske chehre se takraya.
Us ne speed thori kam kar di.
Aasmaan mein chaand poori shiddat se chamak raha tha.
Zindagi mein doosri baar,
woh us zameen ki taraf ja raha tha
jahan uski sab se nafrat angez makhlooq rehti thi —
Supernaturals.
Lekin jitni baar woh yeh sochta,
utni hi baar usay yaad aata…
“Main khud bhi unhi mein se hoon.”
Woh khud ko tasalli deta:
“Main sirf jism se Supernatural hoon…
dil se main hamesha insaan rahoon ga.”
Border Toll par aur bhi gaariyan nazar aa rahi thin —
aur sab ke sab Scavengers ki thi.
Raat ki thandi hawa aur chaandni ki narmi
uske jism ko dheere dheere sukoon dene lagi.
Border qareeb aate hi bechaini barhi…
magar phir chaandni ke asar se
woh gehri neend mein chala gaya.
Car ki notification se uski aankh khuli.
“Arriving at destination in 20 minutes.”
Samne uski nazar
ek azeem-ush-shaan deewar par pari.
Yahi border ka entry point tha —
jahaan ab bhi jang ke nishanat mojood thay.
Military trucks, mobile artillery,
aur hawaa mein ghoomte hue aircraft…
Yahan se aagay aman khatam ho jata tha.
Yeh wahi jagah thi
jahan Sikandar ki pichli mission mein
uski jaan jate jate reh gayi thi.
Purani yaadein
dil par bojh ban kar aa girin.
Military ne uski car rok li.
Chaar armed soldiers ne usay gher liya.
Sirf 3 mahine hue thay
jab Sikandar ne military chhori thi,
lekin jo weapons yeh log pakray hue thay
woh us ne pehle kabhi nahi dekhe thay.
Orc mission ke weapons bhi
in ke samne purane lag rahe thay.
Sikandar ne weapon scan kiya.
<Little Guy>
Automatic rifle
Enhanced bullets — mutated animals aur Supernaturals se banay gaye.
Solid steel tak ko cheer sakti hai.
Power: 900
Equivalent: Rank 4 (Mid)
Sikandar ki aankhen phail gayin.
“Rank-4 Awakened ke barabar firepower…”
Agar poori military ke paas yeh weapons hon,
to rank-4 Supernaturals ka bachna mushkil ho jaye.
Sirf defensive spells
ya bohot high-grade armor hi
in bullets ko rok sakta tha.
Ek soldier ne ishara kiya.
“Window neeche karo, license dikhao.”
Sikandar ne apna Temporary Scavenger license diya.
Jab ek soldier license check kar raha tha,
baqi soldiers ne car ka trunk khol kar talashi shuru kar di.
Sikandar ne gusse aur hairani se poocha:
“Meri car check kyun ho rahi hai?”
Yeh tabdeeli Sikandar ko aur zyada mutajassas bana deti hai.
Uske samne kharay military aadmi ne jawab diya,
“Kuch bewakoof log baghair license ke logon ko chhup kar andar lanay ki koshish kar rahe thay, is liye humein andar tak checking karni par rahi.”
Sikandar ne halka sa sar hilaaya.
“Kuch log had se zyada hi kartay hain,” usne dil hi dil mein socha.
Saari zaroori checking mukammal honay ke baad, military aadmi ne usey raasta de diya.
“Takleef ke liye maazrat, aap ja saktay hain. Andar ja kar instructions follow kijiyega.”
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20 minute baad…
Gaari park karne ke baad Sikandar bahar nikla.
Yeh jagah asal border nahi thi, balkay insaniyat ki aakhri defense line thi. Asal border yahan se kai meel door tha.
Is jagah ko Great Barricade kaha jata tha.
Great Barricade aik aisi markazi jagah thi jahan khana, firearms, aur hospitals maujood thay.
Yeh asal mein aik safe house tha — jahan jang larnay walay military aur Awakened log rest kartay aur apni supply dobara hasil kartay thay.
Lekin Sikandar ka maqsad yahan rukna nahi tha.
Usey Supernatural Territory ke andar jana tha.
Insani border par aik lambi aur mazboot deewar thi jo Supernatural makhlooq ko chhup kar andar aanay se rokti thi.
Lekin Supernatural side par sirf scouting posts thay.
Isi liye Supernatural Territory mein chhup kar ghusna, insani ilaqay ke muqablay mein zyada mumkin tha.
Magar itni lambi deewar ko maintain karna asaan nahi tha.
Be-inteha manpower chahiye hoti thi, jo insaniyat ke paas nahi thi.
Isi wajah se Zrolis City jaisay waqiat paida hue.
Apni manzil tak pohanchne ke liye, Sikandar ko aik military aadmi escort karega jo Scavengers ko unke muqarrar ilaqon tak pohanchata hai.
Usey sirf compound tak jana tha.
Lekin us se pehle, usey Liliya se milna tha.
“Yahan is jagah par main usey kahan dhoondoon? Woh bhi Scavenger hi hogi, hai na?” Sikandar ne socha.
Woh Scavenger Camp ki taraf chala gaya, jo is jagah ke daayein hissay mein waqay tha.
Jab Sikandar ne idhar udhar dekha, to uski peshani par bal par gaye.
Jagah hadd se zyada bhari hui thi.
Supernatural Territory ke khatron ko dekh kar, Sikandar samajhta tha ke sirf kuch hi log honge jin mein itni himmat hogi.
Lekin daulat aur shohrat ka laalach bohoton ko yahan kheench laaya tha.
Veteran Scavengers se le kar beginners tak, sab idhar udhar phailay hue thay.
Is bheer mein kisi aik ko dhoondna mushkil tha.
Pandrah minute tak dhoondnay ke baad, Sikandar na-umeed ho kar camp se bahar aa gaya.
Usay yaad aaya ke Liliya ke paas phone nahi tha, is liye usey track karna mushkil tha.
“SCO ne is maslay ke liye koi intezaam zaroor kiya hoga,” usne socha.
Jab woh peechay mur kar dekhta hai, to achanak aik kawwa darakht ki shaakh par baitha usey door se ghoorta hua nazar aata hai.
Jese hi Sikandar ki nazar kawway par parti hai, kawwa par phaila kar aik taraf ur jata hai.
Sikandar ne andaza lagaya ke yeh usay Liliya tak le jaye ga — aur woh uske peechay chal diya.
Aur waqai…
Usne Liliya ko aik bench par baitha dekha, bilkul us compound ke paas jahan se log Supernatural Territory ke mukhtalif hisson ki taraf bhejay jatay thay.
“LILIYA!!” Sikandar ne zor se pukara.
Liliya ne awaz sun kar idhar udhar dekha, phir unki nazarain mil gayin.
Woh khari hui aur Sikandar ki taraf aayi.
“Tum kahan thay? Main to kai dinon se intezar kar rahi hoon,” Liliya ne kaha.
Sikandar ne sharmindagi se gardan khujaayi.
“Main canyon mein exp grind kar raha tha aur Liliya ko bhool hi gaya… baad mein usay phone lena hi parega,” usne socha.
“Sorry,” Sikandar ne kaha,
“Kuch kaam thay jo yahan aane se pehle niptaanay zaroori thay. Chalo, ab chaltay hain.”
Liliya ne sar hilaaya aur dono compound ki taraf chalay gaye.
Takreeban aik ghanta intezar ke baad, unka number aa hi gaya.
Jis Supernatural ilaqay mein unhein bheja ja raha tha, uska naam tha
Lightless Marsh, jo Barricade Wall ke maghrib mein waqay tha.
Apne stats dekh kar Sikandar ne itmiinan se sar hilaaya.
Woh chahta tha ke mission se pehle Level 30 tak pohanch jaye, lekin yeh kaam itna asaan sabit nahi hua.
Rank Five tak pohanchna uske liye bohot bara breakthrough tha.
Uske stats khaas taur par Intelligence, hadd se zyada barh chukay thay.
Horn of the Red Dragon, jo usne pursuit mission se hasil kiya tha, ne uski Claw EXP ko bohot boost kiya, aur uski Claw Level 8 tak pohanch gayi.
Uski Black Lightning ne bhi uski Agility aur Endurance ko kaafi barha diya.
Teen attributable stats usne Mental mein daal diye.
Military armored vehicle ke andar, Sikandar ne gehri saans li…
aur phir dheere se chhor di.
Gaari Supernatural Territory mein daakhil ho rahi thi.
Uska chehra sakht aur pur-azam ho gaya.
“Yahi woh jagah hai…”
Yeh woh waqt tha jab Sikandar Supernatural Territory ko samjhay ga.
Yeh zameen mustaqbil mein uske liye jang ka meydan banne wali thi.
_ _ _
Jab military unhein Lightless Marsh ki taraf escort kar rahi hoti hai, to charon taraf bas veerani hoti hai.
Kuch bohat bari chattanain aisi kharri hoti hain jaise pahaar hon, aur un ke darmiyan purani, chhori hui buildings — jo ab sirf ek bhooli hui civilization ki laashen lagti hain.
Sikandar apne gird o nawaah ko dekhta hai… phir ahista se saans chhor deta hai.
Yeh veeran zameen…
Kabhi ek metropolitan city hua karti thi.
Log apni zindagiyon mein masroof, roz ke masail se ladte huay…
Unki mental halat toot chuki hoti thi, lekin aaj soch kar lagta hai ke unhein us waqt shukar guzar hona chahiye tha.
Kyun ke yahin se qiyamat shuru hui thi.
Jab pehli dafa Supernatural is duniya mein ubharay…
Zameen se.
Samandar se.
Aur kuch to aasman se meteor ki tarah giray.
Pehle pehle woh khud bhi hairaan thay — itnay zyada insaan dekh kar.
Kuch Supernatural to ulta bhaag gaye, jaise darr gaye hon.
Lekin phir…
Ek Supernatural ne laaparwahi mein ek insaan ko thappar maara —
Aur woh insaan waheen mar gaya.
Us aik lamhay ke baad…
Sab kuch badal gaya.
Supernatural ke andar dabhi hui wehshat phat kar bahar aa gayi.
Unki aankhon mein dar nahi… bhook thi.
Shehar aik qatal-gaah ban gaya.
Bachay, buzurg, jawan — sab apni jaan bachanay ke liye bhaag rahe thay.
Cheekhein, khoon, aur toot'ti hui imaaratein…
Aur jab military ne aakhir kar shehar wapas liya,
To kuch bhi baqi nahi bacha.
Na shehar.
Na log.
Na laashe bhi.
Aur wahin se…
Duniya neeche ki taraf girti chali gayi.
“Yaqeen nahi hota ke yeh jang ab tak chal rahi hai…”
Sikandar ne dil hi dil mein socha.
Yeh shehar uska nahi tha,
Lekin yehi woh pehli khabar thi jo live television par chali,
Aur jis ne poori duniya ko hila kar rakh diya.
Aadha jahan…
Insaniyat se chheen liya gaya.
Lightless Marsh ka safar lamba tha.
Agar koi mushkil na hoti, to ek aur din lagta pohanchne mein.
Woh log ab border cross kar chukay thay.
.
.
.
Supernatural Territory.
Sikandar aur Liliya dono foran hoshiyar ho gaye.
Yeh jagah ab safe zone nahi thi —
Yeh dushman ka ilaqa tha.
Military vehicle ahista ahista ek scouting post ke paas se guzri.
Door kuch Supernatural nazar aa rahe thay,
Lekin gaari is tarah design ki gayi thi ke awaaz bohat kam ho.
Gaari ke andar Sikandar, Liliya, aur do military soldiers thay.
Un dono soldiers ki aankhon mein woh zakhm nazar aa raha tha
Jo kabhi bharte nahi.
Yeh unke liye jang ka ek aur din tha.
“Thank you,”
Sikandar ne achanak kaha.
Saath baithay soldier ne hairani se dekha.
“Ji?”
“Supernatural ke khilaaf humare liye ladnay ka shukriya,”
Sikandar ne wazeh alfaaz mein kaha.
Soldier takreeban 28 ya 30 saal ka lagta tha.
Baher se sakht…
Lekin andar se toot chuka.
Aur phir…
Uski aankhon se anso gir gaya.
Usay khud hairani hui.
Jaise jism ne woh aansu rokna chhor diya ho jo saalon se jama tha.
Woh foran chehra ghoomata hai aur aankh ponch leta hai.
Liliya ne bhi hamdardi se dekha.
Woh jaanti thi…
Shayad is aadmi ke paas kabhi choice thi hi nahi.
Gaari phir khamosh ho gayi.
Driver ne rear-view mirror se Sikandar ko dekha.
“Tum… military se ho?”
“Haan,”
Sikandar ne sukoon se jawab diya.
“Main Sikandar Silverstar hoon. Dwight City ke Ghoul Den mission se.”
Yeh suntay hi driver ki aankhein phail gayin.
“Main 6th Infantry Battalion se hoon… General Shin ke neeche.
Hum Dwight City ke Great War mein reinforce karne aaye thay.”
Phir woh achanak bola:
“THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, SIR!”
“No need,”
Sikandar muskuraya.
“Main sirf apna farz nibha raha tha.”
Driver wahi infantry soldier tha
Jis shehar mein Sikandar ne Ghoul Den tabah kiya tha.
Wohi mission…
Jis par Sikandar ko Medal of Honor mila.
Aur jis ki wajah se hazaaron log zinda bachay —
Yeh driver bhi un mein se aik tha.
“Sir… meri saans aaj bhi aap ki wajah se chal rahi hai,”
Usne jazbati lehje mein kaha.
Sikandar ne khamoshi se uska shukriya qubool kiya.
Aur phir…
“WATCH OUT!”
SCREEECH!!
Gaari ke tyre cheekhay…
Aur gaari ulti palat gayi.
BOOOOM!!
Sikandar ne aik bari si shadow ko side se takraatay dekha.
Koi bohat bhari cheez.
“Sab theek ho?!”
Sikandar ne cheekh kar poocha.
Driver khoon thookta hai.
Uski ribs toot chuki hoti hain.
Metal ka tukra pait mein ghus chuka hota hai.
Dusra soldier sirf sar par chot ke sath zinda hota hai.
CLANG!
Sikandar aik hi punch mein gaari ka darwaza ukhaar deta hai.
“Driver ko sambhalo! Usay zinda rakho!”
Aur phir…
Unhon ne Minotaur ko dekha.
“Insaan!”
Minotaur gurraya.
“Tumhein laga humara ilaqa itni asaani se paar kar logay?”
Soldier ka jism kaanp uthta hai.
Lekin Sikandar…
Bilkul nahi.
Black Lightning uske jism par sizzle karne lagti hai.
“Awakened?”
Minotaur hansta hai.
“Is choti si bijli se darao ge mujhe?”
BOOM!!
Zameen phat jaati hai.
Sikandar ke kandhay par rune gehri siyah roshni mein chamak uthta hai.
“Ruko—!”
“Flash.”
BLITZ!
Aik pal mein…
Sikandar Minotaur ke samnay hota hai.
Uska haath seedha uske sar par.
“Tumhein—”
BOOOOM!!
Minotaur ka sar zameen mein dhans jata hai.
Haddiyan toot'ti hain.
Andar ke azaa hil jaatay hain.
“HUAAKHH!!”
Sikandar us par sawar hota hai.
Aur phir…
BAM!
BAM!
BAM!
Har punch…
Jang ka gussa.
Minotaur, Sikandar ki musalsal maar ke neeche bilkul be-bas ho chuka tha. Har punch jo Sikandar Minotaur ke chehray par marta, aisa lagta jaise koi pahaar toot kar gir raha ho.
Gosht ke gosht se takranay ki bhari awaaz poore ilaqay mein goonj rahi thi.
Is be-rehm pounding ke neeche zyada dair nahi lagi ke system ki awaaz goonj uthi:
<Peak Rank Four Minotaur ko Qatl kar diya gaya, 100,000 EXP hasil hui>
Minotaur ke marne ke baad, Sikandar ne apna khoon se bhara haath us ke chehray se wapas kheench liya—chehra jo ab dekhne ke qabil bhi nahi raha tha.
Minotaur ki asli shakal ka koi nishan baqi nahi bacha tha. Khoon har taraf phaila hua tha, phati hui jild ke andar se haddiyan nazar aa rahi thin, aur us ke daant aur seengh toot kar lagbhag khatam ho chukay thay.
Sikandar ki aankhon mein ghussa saaf nazar aa raha tha. Khud usay bhi nahi pata tha ke woh itna ghussay mein kyun hai.
Woh military gaari ki taraf barha. Wahan ek military jawan gaari ke darwazay ke paas khara tha. Us ne sirf sir hila kar nafi ka ishara kiya.
Sikandar ka chehra sakht ho gaya.
Sikandar ne gaari ke andar jhaank kar dekha. Driver seat par baitha fauji zindagi aur maut ke darmiyan latak raha tha—ek tez dhaati cheez us ke jism ko cheer kar us ke paar nikal chuki thi.
Us ka chehra peela par chuka tha, aur dard us ki aankhon se tapak raha tha.
Driver ne Sikandar ki taraf dekha, aur Sikandar ki aankhon mein shadeed jurm ka ehsaas tha.
Agar Sikandar pehle se hoshiyar hota, agar woh baaton mein ulajh kar hosh na khota, to shayad woh Minotaur ko pehle mehsoos kar leta… aur yeh fauji aaj zinda hota.
“Apnay aap ko qasoorwaar mat samajhna…”
Driver ne kamzor awaaz mein kaha.
Sikandar chup chap gaari ke sheeshe ke paas khara raha. Woh jaanta tha ke agar darwaza khola gaya, to jism mein ghusi hui woh dhaati cheez bahar aa jaye gi… aur usi lamhay driver ki maut yaqini ho jaye gi.
Driver ne aasman ki taraf dekha aur halki si muskurahat us ke chehray par aa gayi.
“Jang ke dauran… main ne apnay bohot se saathi apni aankhon ke samnay martay dekhay,” us ne dheemi hansi ke sath kaha.
“Main hamesha khud ko koshta raha… ke itnay achay log mar gaye, aur main ab tak zinda kyun hoon.”
Phir woh bola,
“Dwight City ki jang ke baad… jab main zinda bacha, main ne dil hi dil mein tumhara shukar ada kiya… aur yeh bhi socha ke meri zindagi ab bas ek bonus hai.”
Woh saans le kar ruka, phir bola:
“Main ne apni family ko aakhri baar alvida kaha… aur poori zindagi military ke naam kar di. Khwaab yeh tha ke ek din… insaniyat phir se waisi ho jaye… pur-aman, khoobsurat—”
Khansi… khansi
Us ka jism dard se kaanp gaya.
Sikandar ne foran shop se ek elixir khareedi, lekin driver ne haath utha kar mana kar diya.
Woh mehsoos kar chuka tha… us ka waqt qareeb hai.
“Kya tumhein lagta hai…”
us ne mushkil se poocha,
“mera khwaab poora hoga?”
“Haan,” Sikandar ne mazboot awaaz mein kaha, driver ka haath pakarte hue,
“Main yaqeen se kehta hoon… zaroor poora hoga.”
Us lamhay Sikandar ko mehsoos hua ke us ka is fauji se ajeeb sa rishta ban gaya hai—lekin yeh rishta bohot hi mukhtasir tha.
Us ki baat khatam honay se pehle hi… driver ne aakhri saans le li.
Sikandar ne us ka haath hilaya… ek do baar.
Koi jawab nahi.
Us ki aankhon mein azm ki aag jal uthi.
“Main jaanta hoon tumhara khwaab poora hoga,”
woh dheemi lekin sakht awaaz mein bola,
“nahin… woh poora hona hi chahiye.”
Takreeban das minute baad…
Safar dobara shuru kiya gaya.
Driver ki qabar wahin banayi gayi—Sikandar aur baqi logon ne khud mitti khodi, taake us ke jism ko kam az kam sukoon mil sake.
Qabar ke paas zameen mein ek bhala gaara gaya tha…
Aur us bhale ke siray par Minotaur ka sar laga hua tha.
Yeh Sikandar ki taraf se aik bewakoofana qadam tha—ek Supernatural ka laash chhor dena baad mein usay mushkil mein daal sakta tha.
Lekin Sikandar yahi chahta tha.
Woh chahta tha ke Supernatural khud us tak aayein.
Woh chahta tha ke unhein pata chal jaye—
Supernatural ki tabahi aa chuki hai.
Aur us ka naam Sikandar hai.
_ _ _
Ye jagah aik ghana dal-dal thi—aur jaisa ke naam se zahir tha, yahan roshni ka naam o nishan nahi tha. Ink-black darakht, jin par aik bhi patta nahi tha, har taraf kharay thay.
Sirf aik nazar mein hi koi bhi samajh sakta tha ke ye jagah rehne ke qabil nahi.
Lightless Marsh nami se bhari hui thi. Andhera, geela aur har qadam par ghutnon tak kam gehra pani—jahan jahan Sikandar ka paon parta, wahan kichar aur pani mil kar usay aur zyada khatarnaak bana dete. Is ke bawajood, ye jagah mutated janwaron se bhari hui thi.
Sikandar apni senses se aas paas kai mutated makhlooqaat mehsoos kar sakta tha. Sirf yahan rehna hi aik imtehaan tha.
“Tum akelay wapas ja saktay ho?” Sikandar ne military aadmi se poocha.
Phir us ne baat jaari rakhi,
“Driver ki maut ka matlab hai ke tumhein akelay lautna hoga. Kya tum is ke liye tayar ho?”
Ye sun kar military aadmi halka sa muskuraya aur yaqeen dilate hue bola,
“Us ka naam Gustavo tha. Aur haan, main theek rahoon ga. Tum fikar na karo.”
Driver ka naam Gustavo tha—aur Sikandar usay hamesha insaniyat ka aik sacha larraka yaad rakhe ga.
Jab military aadmi khamoshi se chala gaya, Sikandar aur Liliya map haath mein liye Lightless Marsh ke andar barhte chalay gaye.
“Tum hairaan nahi lag rahi,” Sikandar ne kaha.
Liliya ne usay sawaliya nazar se dekha, to Sikandar ne baat wazeh ki,
“Ye dekh kar ke main aik Awakened hoon.”
Ye pehli dafa thi ke Liliya ne Sikandar ko apna Black Lightning element istemal kartay dekha tha. Ab woh isay chhupa bhi nahi raha tha—kyun ke SCO ko is ka pehle hi ilm tha.
Aur Sikandar jaanta tha ke Liliya ne kabhi us ka tournament bhi nahi dekha hoga.
“Green Messenger ne mujhe bata diya tha,” Liliya ne be-parwah andaaz mein kaha.
Ye sun kar Sikandar ki aankhein halki si khul gayeen—thori si bechaini ke saath.
Woh mazeed poochna chahta tha, lekin Liliya ne baat jaari rakhi,
“Us ne kaha ke tum Awakened ho, lekin phir bhi SCO ke member rahoge.”
Sikandar ne sir hila diya.
Lagta tha ke Liliya ko bhi Awakened pasand nahi, lekin shukar tha ke woh Sikandar ke saath ajeeb rawaiya nahi rakh rahi thi.
Agar Liliya ka rawaiya badal jata, to team aur zyada toot jati—khaaskar jab Devan ko SCO ne team se nikal diya tha, jab unhein pata chala ke woh insaan nahi hai.
Bahir se Sikandar pur-sukoon lag raha tha, lekin us ke dimagh mein sawalat ka toofan tha.
“Kya mujhe kisi aur team mein daal diya jayega? Aur itni asaani se mujhe chhor kyun diya?”
Lekin phir us ne sir jhatka aur apni tawajjo mission par le aaya.
Ab woh insani ilaaqay se bahar tha—yahan kuch bhi ho sakta tha. Agar woh museebat mein phans gaya, to koi madad ke liye nahi aane wala.
“Tum ne kabhi Northern Black Head ka suna hai?” Sikandar ne baat badalte hue poocha.
University ke dauran usay is makhlooq ke baare mein research ka waqt nahi mila tha—canyon ke waqiat ki wajah se. Aur us ne kabhi bhi university mein is ka naam nahi suna tha.
Ye zaroor koi low-ranking supernatural hogi—warna Sikandar ko is ka ilm hota.
Liliya ne map ki taraf dekha aur kaha,
“Green Messenger ne sirf itna bataya ke un ka jism aik black hood se dhaka hota hai, aur un ki taangein safed tentacles jaisi hoti hain.”
“Black hood? Kya ye koi kapra pehente hain?” Sikandar ne poocha.
Liliya ne sir hila diya.
“Nahi, ye un ki skin hai. Un ki jild mutate ho kar aik black hood bana leti hai jo un ka chehra dhak leti hai.”
Ye sun kar Sikandar ki bhonhein sikur gayeen.
“Aur humein un ke aansu chahiye? Bina ye jaane ke un ka chehra kaisa hai?” us ne pareshani se kaha.
Phir woh bola,
“Aur ye makhlooq karti kya hai? Green Messenger ne is ke baare mein kuch bataya?”
Liliya kuch dair map par nazar jamaye rahi, phir boli,
“Kaha jata hai ke un ke aansuon mein hallucination ki salahiyat hoti hai. Is se zyada mujhe kuch nahi pata.”
Sikandar gehri soch mein chala gaya.
“Aakhir ye log hasil kya karna chahte hain?”
Us ne socha ke aansu nikaalne ka tareeqa kya hoga.
Agar Northern Black Head ki aankhein hui, to kaam asaan hota—aankhon ke gird force laga kar ya kisi tarah aansu nikalwaya ja sakta tha.
Lekin agar aankhein hi na hui… to masla ho sakta tha.
Is liye pehle makhlooq ko dekhna zaroori tha.
“Baad mein system se pooch loon ga,” Sikandar ne socha.
Aise waqt par system par bharosa karna ghalat nahi.
Ab tak system kabhi ghalat sabit nahi hua tha—chahe supernatural ho ya insaan.
Liliya ne baayen taraf ishara kiya aur kaha,
“Pehle dekh lete hain. Zyada mushkil nahi honi chahiye—akhir ye sirf aik low-ranking supernatural hai.”
Ye keh kar dono ehtiyaat se Lightless Marsh ke andar barhne lagay.
Un ke jootay ab poori tarah geelay aur kichar se bhar chuke thay. Jitna woh andar ja rahe thay, zameen utni hi phisalti ja rahi thi.
Mutated parinday, jin ki aankhein dehshat-naak thi, darakhton par baith kar un par nazar rakhay hue thay.
Lekin Sikandar aur Liliya ne unhein nazar-andaz kar diya—
ye itnay bewaqoof nahi thay ke apne se zyada taqatwar cheez par hamla karte.
PLOP!
“Hm?”
Liliya ne bhonwen sikorheen aur apne paon ki taraf dekha.
Usse mehsoos hua ke halkay pani ke neeche kuchh ajeeb sa tha. Woh jhuk kar dekhna hi chahti thi ke achanak—
SPLASH!
Sikandar ne foran Liliya ki taraf dekha… magar woh uski nazron se ghaib ho chuki thi.
Kuchh cheez ne usse zabardasti pani ke andar kheench liya tha.
Yeh Sikandar ke liye bilkul unexpected tha.
Pani toh sirf unke paon tak tha—
itna gehra hi nahi hona chahiye tha ke koi andar gir jaye.
“LILIYA?!” Sikandar zor se chillaya.
Woh pani mein koodne hi wala tha ke—
SPLASH!
Liliya pani se bahar nikli, saans phooli hui thi. Woh idhar-udhar dekhti hui boli,
“Main theek hoon… yahan pani achanak bohat gehra ho jata hai. Aur… kisi wajah se upar tairna bohat mushkil lagta hai.”
Yeh sun kar Sikandar ne ehtiyaat se aage qadam rakha.
Uske paon ke neeche achanak zameen khatam ho gayi—
jaise kisi chattan ya cliff ka kinara ho jahan se pani seedha gehra ho jata ho.
“Samajh gaya… tum phisal gayi hogi,” Sikandar ne dheemi awaaz mein kaha.
Dono ne jagah ko ghoom kar dekha aur thodi door par aik aur shallow raasta mil gaya.
Pichhle waqia ke baad, dono ne safar intehai ehtiyaat ke sath jari rakha.
Is swamp mein kahin kahin achanak gehra pani tha… aur yeh baat bilkul be-maani lagti thi ke yahan kuchh zinda na ho.
Kuchh ghanton tak chalne ke baad, Sikandar ne kaha,
“Humein koi panah dhoondhni hogi. Is terrain mein aise hi rukna khatarnaak hoga.”
Liliya ne khamoshi se sar hila diya.
Yeh jagah mutated beasts se bhari hui thi, lekin ajeeb baat yeh thi ke aksar woh sirf door se dekhte rehte—hamla nahi karte.
Jaise ke woh is pani se darrte hon.
Zyada tar janwar darakhton se darakhton par jump karte thay.
Sikandar aur Liliya dono is baat par shukar guzar thay.
Larna na parna matlab strong monsters attract na hona…
aur yahan Supernaturals se mulaqat hona sab se bura scenario hota.
Magar panah dhoondhna asaan nahi tha.
Jahan tak nazar jaati, sirf la-mehdood swamp aur murda siyah darakht thay.
Na zameen, na chattan—kuchh bhi nahi.
“Wahan!”
Liliya ne aik darakht ki taraf ishara kiya.
“Shayad hum wahan rest kar sakte hain.”
Woh darakht baqi sab se zyada mota aur buland tha—
itna strong ke dono ka wazan asaani se sambhal sakta tha.
Sikandar ne pehle upar ke mutated bugs, lizards aur chhoti creatures ko saaf kiya.
Jaisa ke unhone pehle notice kiya tha, yeh janwar bhi darakhton par rehte thay.
Safai ke baad dono upar charrh gaye.
“Main raat bhar watch rakhoon ga,” Sikandar ne kaha.
“Tum araam kar lo.”
Usse neend ki utni zarurat nahi hoti thi jitni normal insaan ko.
Liliya ne behas nahi ki.
Usne apni baazu par haath rakha—
ek laal nishaan ubhra.
Phir usne wahi nishaan Sikandar ki baazu par bhi bana diya.
Achanak aik notification ubhri—
<Stats 20% increase ho gaye hain>
Iske baad Liliya aik moti shaakh par let gayi aur aankhein band kar li.
Yeh safar waqai thaka dene wala tha…
aur Great Barricade par Sikandar ka intezar karna bhi usse aur zyada thaka chuka tha.
“Chalo… main meditation hi kar leta hoon,”
Sikandar ne socha aur aankhein band kar li.
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Meanwhile – Faraday University
Karan bed par baitha tha, aankhein band,
Sikandar ki di hui breathing technique par amal karte hue.
Har saans ke sath usse apni taqat barhti mehsoos ho rahi thi—
yeh feeling usse almost nasha de rahi thi.
Kone mein, Ryze chhupa hua tha.
Woh infirmary se wapas aa chuka tha aur physically theek tha,
lekin Karan ke qareeb rehne se abhi bhi darr lagta tha.
Isi liye woh bed ke bajaye kone mein pillow ke sath leta hua tha.
Woh is baat se bhi darta tha ke kahin Karan phir usse maar na de.
Kamre ke andar aik aur bedroom tha,
lekin Ryze ne abhi tak Sikandar se ijazat nahi maangi thi…
is liye woh wahi kone mein rehne par majboor tha.
Agar koi bahar wala dekhta,
toh bechare Ryze par reham aata—
woh aise logon ke sath reh raha tha jo asal mein Werewolves thay…
aur usse iska zara bhi andaza nahi tha.
Dusra Kamra
Adhara apne bed par seedhi baithi thi, meditation mein.
Chaand ki roshni us par parr rahi thi,
use aur bhi zyada pur-waqar bana rahi thi.
Achanak uski aankhein kaanp utheen…
aur woh them se aankhein khol baithi.
Agla hi lamha,
woh thak kar bed par gir gayi.
Usne apne paas wali bedsheet ko chhua—
dil ajeeb sa bhaari ho gaya.
Sikandar yahan nahi tha.
Itna bara kamra… aur woh bilkul akeli.
Khud ko distract karne ke liye,
usne apni fire element par kaam shuru kar diya.
Uske haath par aag bharrak uthi—
jaise koi khoobsurat dancer.
Woh usse aik gola banana chahti thi…
lekin jab usne aur condense karna chaha, uski bhonwen sikorh gayeen.
Aag sirf volleyball jitni hi reh pa rahi thi.
“Yeh challenge hai…”
Adhara seedhi baith gayi.
Lagbhag aadha ghanta laga…
magar aakhir kaar—
“Is dafa ho jaye ga,”
usne khud se kaha.
Purple fire phir se ubhri…
gola bani…
aur phir—
Uske haath kaanpne lage.
Aag jaise zid kar rahi ho…
magar Adhara ne zabardasti control aur tight kar diya.
Achanak—
SWISH!
Gola tennis ball jitna chhota ho gaya…
aur zor se chamakne laga.
Adhara hairaan reh gayi.
Usne pehle kabhi apni element ko aise react karte nahi dekha tha.
Woh usse chhoone hi wali thi ke—
BOOM!!
Zordaar dhamaka!
Purple fire phat gayi,
bedsheet jal uthi,
aur Adhara aik lamhe ke liye sakht shock mein chali gayi.
CLANK!
Usne foran aag bujhai aur dhuan hataya…
tab uski nazar aik cheez par pari.
Bed par…
aik purple pathar pada tha.
Us se nikalti energy bilkul uski element jaisi thi.
Adhara ne pathar uthaya, qareeb se dekha…
aur uski aankhein hairat se phail gayeen.
“Yeh toh…”
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Aaj ke liye itnah hi. I hope ye episode be aap sub ko pasind ahya ho gah. To like aur comments zaror karna.
Mission start ho gaya hai.
Next episode se aap ko boht hi zabardast fights dekhne ko mile gi.
Is episode mai fight nahi thi kyo ke mission abi start hi howa.
Is mission mai ap ko princess be dekhne ko mile. Aur apne hero se mulaqat boht interesting ho gi...
Is bar like targe ho ga 55.
Next episode 55 likes par.
Milty hai next episode mai bane rahiye sath.
zbardast bro shandar update old awakned ne samjha hero kam umar hai power aam hogi but jab show ki to sabki jal ke hath me aagai sikandar ne jawab sahi diya baki intersting awakned bhi mile hero ko or mission start howa lekin shuru me miltry boy ki death ne hero ko gussa dila diya or menitor ne samjha koi aam awakned hoga hero ko tount kiya lekin jab hero ne apni power show ki to usne kuch bolna chaha but uska moqa nhi mila mybe mentor ko hero ki supernatural power mehsos ho gai hogi but uska haal jo hero ne kiya wo bwal tha or lightless jaga per pani me shahid kuch hai jis se muted bhi darte hain aage shahid samne aae or hero ne sahi socha jab system hai to kaya possible nhi system ne har bar sab kuch samjhne ke liye asan banaya hero ke liye or system ki waja se itni kam age me powerful bana baki karan ko nasha mil raha hai power ka or bechare reyz ka haal behal hai thik ho jae ga apni herion ke sath kaya ho gaya last me uska element stone bahir agaya ya kaya tha wo next update me samne aayga shahid waiting 1 cheez to rah gai next full moon voilent hoga mean kuch aane updates ya mission wapsi pe kuch khas dekhne ko milne wala hai mybe issi ka asar ho jo adhara bechain hai conscrate nhi kar pa rahi or ye stone bhi agaya kuch naya ...............
Sikandar is waqt Suraj ki car mein safar kar raha tha, lekin Supernatural territory ki taraf nikalne se pehle usay UWO ke office jana zaroori tha.
Insani duniya aur Supernatural territory ke darmiyan jo sarhad thi, woh sirf deewaron se nahi balkay military aur UWO ke high-ranking Awakened se bhi mehfooz thi. Itni sakht nigrani ke bawajood, chhup kar bahar nikalna namumkin tha.
Isi liye Sikandar ko UWO Office jana pad raha tha.
Insani territory se bahar jane ke liye aik lambi aur sakht procedure follow karni hoti thi.
Jo log is procedure ke baad bahar jate thay, unhein Scavengers kaha jata tha.
UWO, har Scavenger se kai documents sign karwati thi —
family acknowledgment,
death contract,
aur wapasi ka waqt.
Ye sab lazmi tha, kyun ke Scavenger banna intehai khatarnaak kaam tha.
Agar koi Scavenger muqarrar waqt tak wapas na aaye, to usey official taur par dead qarar de diya jata tha — aur uski laash tak dhoondi nahi jati thi.
Ye qanoon bay-rehmi par mabni tha…
magar Supernatural territory bhi kisi rehmat se kam nahi tha.
Mazhab ke mutabiq, murday ki laash hasil karna zaroori hota hai taake ghar walon ko matam ka moka mil sake, lekin UWO ne is zarurat ko ghair-zaroori qarar diya tha.
Kai log is faislay par ghussay mein thay…
lekin koi bhi UWO ke khilaf awaaz uthana afford nahi kar sakta tha.
Scavenger banne ke liye kam az kam Rank Five Awakened hona zaroori tha.
Rank Five se neeche ka koi bhi Awakened, chahay kitna hi strong ho, allow nahi hota tha.
Takreeban 30 minute ki drive ke baad, Sikandar qareebi UWO Office pohanch gaya.
Woh chahta to Vargas se seedha approval le sakta tha, lekin usne jaan boojh kar aisa nahi kiya.
Sikandar ka Scavenger banna SCO ki mission ka hissa tha.
Agar Faraday University ka aik student achanak Scavenger banne ki application deta, to ye bohot zyada suspicious lagta.
Isi liye Sikandar ne khud UWO jane ka faisla kiya.
Woh jaanta tha ke der-saber uski activities pakri jayengi…
lekin abhi nahi — yehi uske haq mein behtar tha.
UWO Office, Sector 3E ki sab se unchi building thi.
poore 60 floors.
Building itni buland thi ke uska sirha milon door se nazar aa jata tha. Square shape ki ye building logon se bhari hui thi.
Office ke gird military camps aur Awakened camps lage hue thay.
Ye kehna ghalat nahi hoga ke poore sector mein sab se mehfooz jagah UWO Office thi —
yahan tak ke mayor ka ghar bhi itna secure nahi tha.
Sikandar pur-aitmaad qadam uthata hua building ke andar dakhil hua.
Usne Faraday University ki uniform nahi pehni hui thi, balkay casual kapray pehne hue thay.
Is tarah kam az kam Scavenger banne ke chances barh jate thay.
Agar woh student uniform mein hota, to staff jaan boojh kar usay mushkil mein daal dete.
Phone par baat karte hue Sikandar ne kaha,
“Mom, main university se aik file bhej raha hoon, bas aapko sign karna hai.”
Dusri taraf se Mrs. Greene ki awaaz aayi,
“Kis cheez ke liye?”
Sikandar ne jhoot bola — lekin majboori ka jhoot.
“Aik tournament hai jo thora sa dangerous hai, is liye parents ki approval chahiye.”
Woh nahi chahta tha ke uski maa pareshan ho.
Supernatural territory mein bhatakne wale Scavenger ki haqeeqat batane ke bajaye,
dangerous tournament ka bahana zyada qabil-e-qabool tha.
“Tum theek rahoge na?”
Mrs. Greene ne fikr se poocha.
“Dangerous” lafz har maa ke dil ko hila deta hai.
Sikandar muskuraya aur kaha,
“maa, main strong hoon… bhool gayi kya?”
Kuch dair ki khamoshi ke baad, aakhirkaar Mrs. Greene ne razamandi de di.
Permission milte hi, Sikandar counter par gaya aur Scavenger verification ke liye apply kiya.
Usay aik jagah guide kiya gaya jahan kai log line mein kharay thay.
Wahan kharay har shakhs se jangon mein tap chuki hui aura nikal rahi thi.
Koi bhi kamzor nahi tha —
har aik aisa lag raha tha jaise sainkron laraiyon se guzra hua talwar.
Sikandar chup-chap unke peechay khara ho gaya.
Kai log usay dekh kar hairan reh gaye.
Hairani uski aura par nahi thi…
balkay uski kam umar shakal par thi.
Scavenger banna aam tor par sirf tajurba-kaar Awakened ka kaam hota tha.
Supernatural territory mein milne wali cheezein —
mutated plants,
mutated beasts,
ya Supernatural ki laashein —
sab be-had qeemti hoti hain.
Magar asal kashish hoti hai Scavenger ka rutba aur shohrat.
Aise treasures jo elements evolve kar dein,
spirits jinse assimilate kiya ja sake,
ya aise plants jo power seedha boost kar dein —
sab kuch wahan mojood hota hai.
Insani territory mein ye sab pehle hi loot liya gaya tha.
Supernatural territory, ghareeb lekin pur-josh Awakened ke liye jannat thi.
Scavengers ko sirf aam log hi nahi, balkay Awakened bhi izzat dete thay.
Unki power aur aqal-mandi mashhoor hoti thi.
Isi wajah se Scavengers ko aagay chal kar top guilds, FAA, ya UWO mein high post mil jati thi.
Unka standing la-jawab hota tha.
Tabhi aagay kharay aik aadmi ne kaha,
“Larke, kya tum pehli dafa Scavenger test de rahe ho?”
Uske jabrray mazboot thay, aur aankhon mein kai jangon ki kahaniyan likhi hui theen.
Sikandar ne seedha jawab diya,
“Haan, pehli dafa.”
“Agar pooch sakoon… Scavenger banne ki wajah?”
Usne adab se sawal kiya.
Sikandar ne gehri saans li,
“Supernatural ka khauf khud mehsoos karna chahta hoon… aur ye meri power growth ke liye bhi behtar hoga.”
Aadmi ne sar hila kar baat samajh li.
Kuch kehne se pehle woh ruka, phir bola,
“Tumhein pata hai na, Rank Five hona zaroori hota hai?”
Sikandar ke chehray par aik pur-raaz muskurahat aayi.
Aadmi ki aankhein phail gayin.
Uski shakal dekh kar lagta tha ke Sikandar 25 saal se zyada ka nahi —
lekin is muskurahat ne sab kuch clear kar diya.
Woh Rank Five tha.
“Kya… kya tum serious ho?”
Aadmi hairani se bola.
Tabhi peechay se aik aur awaaz aayi,
“Hah! Aise bachay jaisa larka Rank Five? Jhoot bolna band karo kid, sirf bewaqoof yaqeen karega.”
Woh shakhs abhi Sikandar ke peechay line mein laga tha…
Unke chehre par aik mocking si muskurahat thi jab unhon ne baat cheet suni.
Unke liye yeh baat namumkin thi ke sirf 25 saal ka koi shakhs Rank Five Awakened ho sakta hai.
Akhir, even aik genius ko bhi apne naye element ke saath kam az kam 2 saal lagte hain sirf assimilation ke liye, tab jaa kar uska rune Rank Five tak pohanchta hai.
Aur uske baad rune ko complete karne ke liye mana jama karna — woh bhi aik bohat lamba process hota hai.
Is liye unke standards ke mutabiq…
yeh bilkul possible nahi tha.
“Tumhare standards ke liye namumkin hai… lekin System ke saath Rank Five pohanchna bohat asaan hai,”
Sikandar ne dil hi dil mein socha.
Usay bilkul bhi bura nahi laga.
Agar unhein pata chal jata ke Sikandar sirf 3 mahine se thora zyada waqt mein Rank Five pohanch gaya hai…
toh shayad shock mein behosh hi ho jaate.
Sikandar ne koi jawab nahi diya.
Uski khamoshi dekh kar peeche kharay aadmi ke chehre par jeet ki muskurahat aa gayi.
Usay laga ke usne Sikandar ke jhoot ko expose kar diya hai.
Sikandar ke saamne khara aadmi aik aakhri nazar daal kar mud gaya.
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Scavenger Test Hall
Har shakhs ka test sirf 5 minute ka hota tha.
Sikandar bilkul motionless khara raha jab tak line choti hoti chali gayi.
Akhirkaar woh testing room ke itna qareeb aa gaya ke andar ka scene clearly nazar aane laga.
Uske baayein taraf aik one-way mirror tha jahan se test observe kiya ja raha tha.
Ab Sikandar ke aagay kharay aadmi ki baari thi.
“Crystal Elementalist… dekhte hain iski power kaisi hoti hai,”
Sikandar ne socha.
Pehlay hi woh usay scan kar chuka tha.
Uska naam Zane tha — aik Crystal Elementalist.
Yeh earth element tree ka higher-rank element tha, aur bohat kam logon ke paas hota hai.
Is liye Sikandar ko ismein genuine interest tha.
Zane aik safed room ke beech khara tha.
Side par aik observer maujood thi.
Kuch baat cheet ke baad, aik aur aadmi room mein daakhil hua.
Woh tha Peak Rank Five Fire Elementalist.
Woh Zane se 10 meter door ruk gaya.
Position lete hi, usne aik spell cast ki.
Uske sar ke upar aik bohat bara fire saber ban gaya — jo fire mana se bharpur tha.
Yeh dekh kar Zane ne bhi chant shuru kar di.
Uska jism red-pinkish roshni se chamak utha,
aur uske gird red crystals materialize hone lage, aik protective barrier ban gaya jo roshni ko reflect kar raha tha.
SWOOSH!!
Fire saber bijli ki raftaar se Zane ki taraf gaya.
Sikandar tak uski power mehsoos ho rahi thi.
BOOM!!
Fire saber seedha crystal barrier se takraya.
Zabardast dhamaka hua.
Observer ne aankhein tang kar li.
Jab dhuaan chhata…
toh crystal barrier abhi bhi chamak raha tha.
Ek bhi crack nahi.
Ek bhi scratch nahi.
Sikandar ki aankhein khul gayin.
Scan ke mutabiq, Zane sirf mid Rank Five mein naya naya enter hua tha,
uska intelligence stat bhi low tha.
Phir bhi…
usne Peak Rank Five ke attack ko rok liya!
“Defense-based elements waqai khatarnaak hotay hain…”
Sikandar ne dil mein maana.
Test ke baad Zane bahar nikal aaya.
Ab Sikandar testing room mein daakhil hua.
Usay andaza ho chuka tha ke test kis qisam ka hoga.
Lekin andar jaane se pehle…
“Good luck kid,”
peeche wala aadmi tanziya andaaz mein bola,
“tumhari Rank Five power ke saath toh test asaani se clear ho jayega.”
Sikandar ne ignore kiya aur confidence ke saath andar chala gaya.
“Tumhara rank?” observer ne poocha.
Sikandar ne sirf aik nazar daali aur bola,
“Early Rank Five — Black Lightning Elementalist.”
Observer ne sir hilaaya.
“Konsa test?”
“Power?
Defense?
Ya Versatility?”
“Versatility test,”
Sikandar ne beparwahi se kaha.
“Specification?”
“Multiple targets.”
Observer ne earpiece mein baat ki.
Thori dair baad,
doosray kamray se chaar chained mutated rhinos laaye gaye.
Unki skin par neelay hard scales,
laal aankhein,
bohat bhari jism,
aur 6 mazboot taangein — chaar nahi.
Sab Early Rank Five thay.
“Tum shuru kar sakte ho,” observer peeche hat’ti hui boli.
Chains khulte hi…
ROOOAR!!
Chaaron rhinos Sikandar ki taraf lapkay,
animal instinct unhein bhagna sikhata tha —
aur Sikandar unki raah mein tha.
Sikandar muskuraya.
Uska jism peeli roshni se chamak utha.
Force ko comprehend karna hi bohat mushkil hota hai…
aur Yellow Force?
Sirf woh log jo jism ko paglon ki tarah train karte hain, wohi is level tak pohanchte hain.
“Black Field Orko.”
ZOOM!!
Zameen pitch black ho gayi.
Lightning mana itni dense thi ke observer ka dil hil gaya.
“Peak Great Element…”
usne shock mein socha.
BLITZ!!
Kaali bijli zameen se phooti aur chaaron rhinos ko lapet liya.
Unke jism sakht ho gaye,
black whip jaisi lightning ne unhein jakar liya.
Sab kuch 5 second se kam mein khatam.
Sikandar ki mutthi chamki.
“Force Beam!”
BOOOOM!!
Hawa mein punch maara.
Chaar Force Beams niklay.
Seedha…
rhinos ke sar.
Unke hard scales bhi kisi kaam na aaye.
Mid ya Peak Rank Five jaisi strength ke saamne,
Early Rank Five ka koi chance nahi tha.
BRAK!!
Chaaron laash ban kar gir gaye.
Sikandar ne spells retract kiye.
Observer abhi bhi shock mein thi.
Sikandar ne haath pocket mein daala…
aur bina result sune bahar nikal gaya.
Woh aadmi jo usay mock kar raha tha,
Dar gaya.
Uska dil zor zor se dharkne laga jab Sikandar uske paas se guzra.
Woh sir jhuka kar khara raha —
lekin Sikandar ne kuch nahi kaha.
Bas…
guzar gaya.
Peeche se awaaz aayi:
“Mujhe meri jahalat par afsos hai…”
Sikandar ne halki si muskurahat ke saath bina muday
aage chal diya.
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Rank test khatam hone ke baad, staff ne Sikandar ke haath mein kagzon ka ek mota sa bundle thama diya.
Yeh papers bilkul wahi thay jo us ne pehle internet par search kiye thay —
Supernatural territory ka time schedule, family acknowledgment, aur death contract.
Sikandar ne apni tez nazron se tamam kagzon ko speed-read kiya aur kuch hi dair mein poora procedure samajh gaya.
Pehla contract uski pehchan se mutaliq tha.
Is mein likha tha:
Sikandar Silverstar ki identity
Rank test ke baad uski current power
Supernatural territory mein guzara jane wala waqt
Aur kaun se region mein usay bheja ja raha hai
Yeh contract asal mein Sikandar aur uske mission ka poora khaka tha.
Doosra contract family acknowledgment ka tha.
Is par kisi qareebi family member ke sign lazmi thay —
un ki identity, aur Scavenger ke sath un ka relation.
Is contract par ya to Mrs. Greene ya Robert ke sign zaroori thay, jo family ki taraf se approval ka proof hota.
Teesra aur sab se khatarnaak contract —
Death Contract.
Internet par Sikandar ne parha tha ke agar Scavenger wapas na aaye to yeh contract active hota hai.
Lekin asal baat yeh thi ke Scavenger paise de kar retrieval team hire bhi kar sakta tha.
Agar koi Scavenger muqarrar waqt mein wapas na aaye,
to yeh team Supernatural territory ke andar ja kar uski laash —
ya kam az kam us ka pata lagane ki koshish karti.
Yeh baat Sikandar ko sakht hairan kar gayi.
Supernatural territory mein laash dhoondhna
ek suicidal mission ke barabar tha…
aur phir bhi kuch log itne pagal thay ke yeh kaam lene ko tayar thay.
“Fees outstanding hain… $5 million advance?”
Sikandar ne dil hi dil mein socha.
Itni badi raqam hi shayad un pagal logon ko is mission ke liye razi karti thi.
Tamam contracts fill karne ke baad,
Sikandar ne kagaz staff ke hawale kar diye.
Staff member ne details computer mein daalte hue papers check kiye,
lekin jab uski nazar doosray contract par pari, to uska chehra sakht ho gaya.
“Sikandar Silverstar… kya tum apne ghar ke akelay bachay ho?”
staff ne poocha.
Sikandar ne sirf sar hila kar haan mein jawab diya.
Staff ne seedhi aur thandi awaz mein kaha:
“Maaf kijiye ga, Sir Sikandar.
Rules ke mutabiq, koi bhi Scavenger apne ghar ka akela beta nahi ho sakta.
Hum aap ki application accept nahi kar sakte.”
Sikandar ka chehra sakht ho gaya.
Us ne staff ke expression ko ghaur se dekha…
aur phir usay ek idea aaya.
Aahista se us ne apni jeb se ek chhota sa pouch nikala
aur staff ki taraf barhate hue kaha:
“Koi na koi raasta zaroor hoga…”
Staff ne pouch liya aur andar jhaank kar dekha.
Agla hi lamha —
uske chehre par muskurahat aa gayi.
“Main koshish karta hoon… thora intezar kijiye.”
Takreeban 10 minute baad,
Sikandar ko Temporary Scavenger ke taur par approve kar liya gaya.
Family rule ki wajah se reject hone ka darr uske dil mein baitha hua tha,
lekin 5 high-elemental stones ki rishwat ne kaam kar diya.
Temporary Scavenger license haath mein liye,
Sikandar wapas apni car mein baitha
aur border ki taraf rawana ho gaya.
Supernatural aur Humanity ke darmiyan jo border tha,
woh shehar ke kisi bhi level-four city se bhi zyada door tha.
Border tak pohanchne ke liye
usay Border Toll se guzarna zaroori tha.
UWO ne Border Toll is liye banaya tha
taake future mein kisi crisis ki surat mein
military aur Awakened asaani se move kar saken.
Agar Sikandar normal roads se jata,
to safar 3 din ka hota.
Lekin Border Toll ke zariye
sirf 20 ghantay mein manzil tak pohanchna mumkin tha.
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Car 300 mph ki raftaar se daur rahi thi.
Raat ho chuki thi.
Sikandar ne aankhen malte hue
car ko autopilot par daal diya.
Khidki kholi to tez hawa ka thappar uske chehre se takraya.
Us ne speed thori kam kar di.
Aasmaan mein chaand poori shiddat se chamak raha tha.
Zindagi mein doosri baar,
woh us zameen ki taraf ja raha tha
jahan uski sab se nafrat angez makhlooq rehti thi —
Supernaturals.
Lekin jitni baar woh yeh sochta,
utni hi baar usay yaad aata…
“Main khud bhi unhi mein se hoon.”
Woh khud ko tasalli deta:
“Main sirf jism se Supernatural hoon…
dil se main hamesha insaan rahoon ga.”
Border Toll par aur bhi gaariyan nazar aa rahi thin —
aur sab ke sab Scavengers ki thi.
Raat ki thandi hawa aur chaandni ki narmi
uske jism ko dheere dheere sukoon dene lagi.
Border qareeb aate hi bechaini barhi…
magar phir chaandni ke asar se
woh gehri neend mein chala gaya.
Car ki notification se uski aankh khuli.
“Arriving at destination in 20 minutes.”
Samne uski nazar
ek azeem-ush-shaan deewar par pari.
Yahi border ka entry point tha —
jahaan ab bhi jang ke nishanat mojood thay.
Military trucks, mobile artillery,
aur hawaa mein ghoomte hue aircraft…
Yahan se aagay aman khatam ho jata tha.
Yeh wahi jagah thi
jahan Sikandar ki pichli mission mein
uski jaan jate jate reh gayi thi.
Purani yaadein
dil par bojh ban kar aa girin.
Military ne uski car rok li.
Chaar armed soldiers ne usay gher liya.
Sirf 3 mahine hue thay
jab Sikandar ne military chhori thi,
lekin jo weapons yeh log pakray hue thay
woh us ne pehle kabhi nahi dekhe thay.
Orc mission ke weapons bhi
in ke samne purane lag rahe thay.
Sikandar ne weapon scan kiya.
<Little Guy>
Automatic rifle
Enhanced bullets — mutated animals aur Supernaturals se banay gaye.
Solid steel tak ko cheer sakti hai.
Power: 900
Equivalent: Rank 4 (Mid)
Sikandar ki aankhen phail gayin.
“Rank-4 Awakened ke barabar firepower…”
Agar poori military ke paas yeh weapons hon,
to rank-4 Supernaturals ka bachna mushkil ho jaye.
Sirf defensive spells
ya bohot high-grade armor hi
in bullets ko rok sakta tha.
Ek soldier ne ishara kiya.
“Window neeche karo, license dikhao.”
Sikandar ne apna Temporary Scavenger license diya.
Jab ek soldier license check kar raha tha,
baqi soldiers ne car ka trunk khol kar talashi shuru kar di.
Sikandar ne gusse aur hairani se poocha:
“Meri car check kyun ho rahi hai?”
Yeh tabdeeli Sikandar ko aur zyada mutajassas bana deti hai.
Uske samne kharay military aadmi ne jawab diya,
“Kuch bewakoof log baghair license ke logon ko chhup kar andar lanay ki koshish kar rahe thay, is liye humein andar tak checking karni par rahi.”
Sikandar ne halka sa sar hilaaya.
“Kuch log had se zyada hi kartay hain,” usne dil hi dil mein socha.
Saari zaroori checking mukammal honay ke baad, military aadmi ne usey raasta de diya.
“Takleef ke liye maazrat, aap ja saktay hain. Andar ja kar instructions follow kijiyega.”
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20 minute baad…
Gaari park karne ke baad Sikandar bahar nikla.
Yeh jagah asal border nahi thi, balkay insaniyat ki aakhri defense line thi. Asal border yahan se kai meel door tha.
Is jagah ko Great Barricade kaha jata tha.
Great Barricade aik aisi markazi jagah thi jahan khana, firearms, aur hospitals maujood thay.
Yeh asal mein aik safe house tha — jahan jang larnay walay military aur Awakened log rest kartay aur apni supply dobara hasil kartay thay.
Lekin Sikandar ka maqsad yahan rukna nahi tha.
Usey Supernatural Territory ke andar jana tha.
Insani border par aik lambi aur mazboot deewar thi jo Supernatural makhlooq ko chhup kar andar aanay se rokti thi.
Lekin Supernatural side par sirf scouting posts thay.
Isi liye Supernatural Territory mein chhup kar ghusna, insani ilaqay ke muqablay mein zyada mumkin tha.
Magar itni lambi deewar ko maintain karna asaan nahi tha.
Be-inteha manpower chahiye hoti thi, jo insaniyat ke paas nahi thi.
Isi wajah se Zrolis City jaisay waqiat paida hue.
Apni manzil tak pohanchne ke liye, Sikandar ko aik military aadmi escort karega jo Scavengers ko unke muqarrar ilaqon tak pohanchata hai.
Usey sirf compound tak jana tha.
Lekin us se pehle, usey Liliya se milna tha.
“Yahan is jagah par main usey kahan dhoondoon? Woh bhi Scavenger hi hogi, hai na?” Sikandar ne socha.
Woh Scavenger Camp ki taraf chala gaya, jo is jagah ke daayein hissay mein waqay tha.
Jab Sikandar ne idhar udhar dekha, to uski peshani par bal par gaye.
Jagah hadd se zyada bhari hui thi.
Supernatural Territory ke khatron ko dekh kar, Sikandar samajhta tha ke sirf kuch hi log honge jin mein itni himmat hogi.
Lekin daulat aur shohrat ka laalach bohoton ko yahan kheench laaya tha.
Veteran Scavengers se le kar beginners tak, sab idhar udhar phailay hue thay.
Is bheer mein kisi aik ko dhoondna mushkil tha.
Pandrah minute tak dhoondnay ke baad, Sikandar na-umeed ho kar camp se bahar aa gaya.
Usay yaad aaya ke Liliya ke paas phone nahi tha, is liye usey track karna mushkil tha.
“SCO ne is maslay ke liye koi intezaam zaroor kiya hoga,” usne socha.
Jab woh peechay mur kar dekhta hai, to achanak aik kawwa darakht ki shaakh par baitha usey door se ghoorta hua nazar aata hai.
Jese hi Sikandar ki nazar kawway par parti hai, kawwa par phaila kar aik taraf ur jata hai.
Sikandar ne andaza lagaya ke yeh usay Liliya tak le jaye ga — aur woh uske peechay chal diya.
Aur waqai…
Usne Liliya ko aik bench par baitha dekha, bilkul us compound ke paas jahan se log Supernatural Territory ke mukhtalif hisson ki taraf bhejay jatay thay.
“LILIYA!!” Sikandar ne zor se pukara.
Liliya ne awaz sun kar idhar udhar dekha, phir unki nazarain mil gayin.
Woh khari hui aur Sikandar ki taraf aayi.
“Tum kahan thay? Main to kai dinon se intezar kar rahi hoon,” Liliya ne kaha.
Sikandar ne sharmindagi se gardan khujaayi.
“Main canyon mein exp grind kar raha tha aur Liliya ko bhool hi gaya… baad mein usay phone lena hi parega,” usne socha.
“Sorry,” Sikandar ne kaha,
“Kuch kaam thay jo yahan aane se pehle niptaanay zaroori thay. Chalo, ab chaltay hain.”
Liliya ne sar hilaaya aur dono compound ki taraf chalay gaye.
Takreeban aik ghanta intezar ke baad, unka number aa hi gaya.
Jis Supernatural ilaqay mein unhein bheja ja raha tha, uska naam tha
Lightless Marsh, jo Barricade Wall ke maghrib mein waqay tha.
Apne stats dekh kar Sikandar ne itmiinan se sar hilaaya.
Woh chahta tha ke mission se pehle Level 30 tak pohanch jaye, lekin yeh kaam itna asaan sabit nahi hua.
Rank Five tak pohanchna uske liye bohot bara breakthrough tha.
Uske stats khaas taur par Intelligence, hadd se zyada barh chukay thay.
Horn of the Red Dragon, jo usne pursuit mission se hasil kiya tha, ne uski Claw EXP ko bohot boost kiya, aur uski Claw Level 8 tak pohanch gayi.
Uski Black Lightning ne bhi uski Agility aur Endurance ko kaafi barha diya.
Teen attributable stats usne Mental mein daal diye.
Military armored vehicle ke andar, Sikandar ne gehri saans li…
aur phir dheere se chhor di.
Gaari Supernatural Territory mein daakhil ho rahi thi.
Uska chehra sakht aur pur-azam ho gaya.
“Yahi woh jagah hai…”
Yeh woh waqt tha jab Sikandar Supernatural Territory ko samjhay ga.
Yeh zameen mustaqbil mein uske liye jang ka meydan banne wali thi.
_ _ _
Jab military unhein Lightless Marsh ki taraf escort kar rahi hoti hai, to charon taraf bas veerani hoti hai.
Kuch bohat bari chattanain aisi kharri hoti hain jaise pahaar hon, aur un ke darmiyan purani, chhori hui buildings — jo ab sirf ek bhooli hui civilization ki laashen lagti hain.
Sikandar apne gird o nawaah ko dekhta hai… phir ahista se saans chhor deta hai.
Yeh veeran zameen…
Kabhi ek metropolitan city hua karti thi.
Log apni zindagiyon mein masroof, roz ke masail se ladte huay…
Unki mental halat toot chuki hoti thi, lekin aaj soch kar lagta hai ke unhein us waqt shukar guzar hona chahiye tha.
Kyun ke yahin se qiyamat shuru hui thi.
Jab pehli dafa Supernatural is duniya mein ubharay…
Zameen se.
Samandar se.
Aur kuch to aasman se meteor ki tarah giray.
Pehle pehle woh khud bhi hairaan thay — itnay zyada insaan dekh kar.
Kuch Supernatural to ulta bhaag gaye, jaise darr gaye hon.
Lekin phir…
Ek Supernatural ne laaparwahi mein ek insaan ko thappar maara —
Aur woh insaan waheen mar gaya.
Us aik lamhay ke baad…
Sab kuch badal gaya.
Supernatural ke andar dabhi hui wehshat phat kar bahar aa gayi.
Unki aankhon mein dar nahi… bhook thi.
Shehar aik qatal-gaah ban gaya.
Bachay, buzurg, jawan — sab apni jaan bachanay ke liye bhaag rahe thay.
Cheekhein, khoon, aur toot'ti hui imaaratein…
Aur jab military ne aakhir kar shehar wapas liya,
To kuch bhi baqi nahi bacha.
Na shehar.
Na log.
Na laashe bhi.
Aur wahin se…
Duniya neeche ki taraf girti chali gayi.
“Yaqeen nahi hota ke yeh jang ab tak chal rahi hai…”
Sikandar ne dil hi dil mein socha.
Yeh shehar uska nahi tha,
Lekin yehi woh pehli khabar thi jo live television par chali,
Aur jis ne poori duniya ko hila kar rakh diya.
Aadha jahan…
Insaniyat se chheen liya gaya.
Lightless Marsh ka safar lamba tha.
Agar koi mushkil na hoti, to ek aur din lagta pohanchne mein.
Woh log ab border cross kar chukay thay.
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Supernatural Territory.
Sikandar aur Liliya dono foran hoshiyar ho gaye.
Yeh jagah ab safe zone nahi thi —
Yeh dushman ka ilaqa tha.
Military vehicle ahista ahista ek scouting post ke paas se guzri.
Door kuch Supernatural nazar aa rahe thay,
Lekin gaari is tarah design ki gayi thi ke awaaz bohat kam ho.
Gaari ke andar Sikandar, Liliya, aur do military soldiers thay.
Un dono soldiers ki aankhon mein woh zakhm nazar aa raha tha
Jo kabhi bharte nahi.
Yeh unke liye jang ka ek aur din tha.
“Thank you,”
Sikandar ne achanak kaha.
Saath baithay soldier ne hairani se dekha.
“Ji?”
“Supernatural ke khilaaf humare liye ladnay ka shukriya,”
Sikandar ne wazeh alfaaz mein kaha.
Soldier takreeban 28 ya 30 saal ka lagta tha.
Baher se sakht…
Lekin andar se toot chuka.
Aur phir…
Uski aankhon se anso gir gaya.
Usay khud hairani hui.
Jaise jism ne woh aansu rokna chhor diya ho jo saalon se jama tha.
Woh foran chehra ghoomata hai aur aankh ponch leta hai.
Liliya ne bhi hamdardi se dekha.
Woh jaanti thi…
Shayad is aadmi ke paas kabhi choice thi hi nahi.
Gaari phir khamosh ho gayi.
Driver ne rear-view mirror se Sikandar ko dekha.
“Tum… military se ho?”
“Haan,”
Sikandar ne sukoon se jawab diya.
“Main Sikandar Silverstar hoon. Dwight City ke Ghoul Den mission se.”
Yeh suntay hi driver ki aankhein phail gayin.
“Main 6th Infantry Battalion se hoon… General Shin ke neeche.
Hum Dwight City ke Great War mein reinforce karne aaye thay.”
Phir woh achanak bola:
“THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, SIR!”
“No need,”
Sikandar muskuraya.
“Main sirf apna farz nibha raha tha.”
Driver wahi infantry soldier tha
Jis shehar mein Sikandar ne Ghoul Den tabah kiya tha.
Wohi mission…
Jis par Sikandar ko Medal of Honor mila.
Aur jis ki wajah se hazaaron log zinda bachay —
Yeh driver bhi un mein se aik tha.
“Sir… meri saans aaj bhi aap ki wajah se chal rahi hai,”
Usne jazbati lehje mein kaha.
Sikandar ne khamoshi se uska shukriya qubool kiya.
Aur phir…
“WATCH OUT!”
SCREEECH!!
Gaari ke tyre cheekhay…
Aur gaari ulti palat gayi.
BOOOOM!!
Sikandar ne aik bari si shadow ko side se takraatay dekha.
Koi bohat bhari cheez.
“Sab theek ho?!”
Sikandar ne cheekh kar poocha.
Driver khoon thookta hai.
Uski ribs toot chuki hoti hain.
Metal ka tukra pait mein ghus chuka hota hai.
Dusra soldier sirf sar par chot ke sath zinda hota hai.
CLANG!
Sikandar aik hi punch mein gaari ka darwaza ukhaar deta hai.
“Driver ko sambhalo! Usay zinda rakho!”
Aur phir…
Unhon ne Minotaur ko dekha.
“Insaan!”
Minotaur gurraya.
“Tumhein laga humara ilaqa itni asaani se paar kar logay?”
Soldier ka jism kaanp uthta hai.
Lekin Sikandar…
Bilkul nahi.
Black Lightning uske jism par sizzle karne lagti hai.
“Awakened?”
Minotaur hansta hai.
“Is choti si bijli se darao ge mujhe?”
BOOM!!
Zameen phat jaati hai.
Sikandar ke kandhay par rune gehri siyah roshni mein chamak uthta hai.
“Ruko—!”
“Flash.”
BLITZ!
Aik pal mein…
Sikandar Minotaur ke samnay hota hai.
Uska haath seedha uske sar par.
“Tumhein—”
BOOOOM!!
Minotaur ka sar zameen mein dhans jata hai.
Haddiyan toot'ti hain.
Andar ke azaa hil jaatay hain.
“HUAAKHH!!”
Sikandar us par sawar hota hai.
Aur phir…
BAM!
BAM!
BAM!
Har punch…
Jang ka gussa.
Minotaur, Sikandar ki musalsal maar ke neeche bilkul be-bas ho chuka tha. Har punch jo Sikandar Minotaur ke chehray par marta, aisa lagta jaise koi pahaar toot kar gir raha ho.
Gosht ke gosht se takranay ki bhari awaaz poore ilaqay mein goonj rahi thi.
Is be-rehm pounding ke neeche zyada dair nahi lagi ke system ki awaaz goonj uthi:
<Peak Rank Four Minotaur ko Qatl kar diya gaya, 100,000 EXP hasil hui>
Minotaur ke marne ke baad, Sikandar ne apna khoon se bhara haath us ke chehray se wapas kheench liya—chehra jo ab dekhne ke qabil bhi nahi raha tha.
Minotaur ki asli shakal ka koi nishan baqi nahi bacha tha. Khoon har taraf phaila hua tha, phati hui jild ke andar se haddiyan nazar aa rahi thin, aur us ke daant aur seengh toot kar lagbhag khatam ho chukay thay.
Sikandar ki aankhon mein ghussa saaf nazar aa raha tha. Khud usay bhi nahi pata tha ke woh itna ghussay mein kyun hai.
Woh military gaari ki taraf barha. Wahan ek military jawan gaari ke darwazay ke paas khara tha. Us ne sirf sir hila kar nafi ka ishara kiya.
Sikandar ka chehra sakht ho gaya.
Sikandar ne gaari ke andar jhaank kar dekha. Driver seat par baitha fauji zindagi aur maut ke darmiyan latak raha tha—ek tez dhaati cheez us ke jism ko cheer kar us ke paar nikal chuki thi.
Us ka chehra peela par chuka tha, aur dard us ki aankhon se tapak raha tha.
Driver ne Sikandar ki taraf dekha, aur Sikandar ki aankhon mein shadeed jurm ka ehsaas tha.
Agar Sikandar pehle se hoshiyar hota, agar woh baaton mein ulajh kar hosh na khota, to shayad woh Minotaur ko pehle mehsoos kar leta… aur yeh fauji aaj zinda hota.
“Apnay aap ko qasoorwaar mat samajhna…”
Driver ne kamzor awaaz mein kaha.
Sikandar chup chap gaari ke sheeshe ke paas khara raha. Woh jaanta tha ke agar darwaza khola gaya, to jism mein ghusi hui woh dhaati cheez bahar aa jaye gi… aur usi lamhay driver ki maut yaqini ho jaye gi.
Driver ne aasman ki taraf dekha aur halki si muskurahat us ke chehray par aa gayi.
“Jang ke dauran… main ne apnay bohot se saathi apni aankhon ke samnay martay dekhay,” us ne dheemi hansi ke sath kaha.
“Main hamesha khud ko koshta raha… ke itnay achay log mar gaye, aur main ab tak zinda kyun hoon.”
Phir woh bola,
“Dwight City ki jang ke baad… jab main zinda bacha, main ne dil hi dil mein tumhara shukar ada kiya… aur yeh bhi socha ke meri zindagi ab bas ek bonus hai.”
Woh saans le kar ruka, phir bola:
“Main ne apni family ko aakhri baar alvida kaha… aur poori zindagi military ke naam kar di. Khwaab yeh tha ke ek din… insaniyat phir se waisi ho jaye… pur-aman, khoobsurat—”
Khansi… khansi
Us ka jism dard se kaanp gaya.
Sikandar ne foran shop se ek elixir khareedi, lekin driver ne haath utha kar mana kar diya.
Woh mehsoos kar chuka tha… us ka waqt qareeb hai.
“Kya tumhein lagta hai…”
us ne mushkil se poocha,
“mera khwaab poora hoga?”
“Haan,” Sikandar ne mazboot awaaz mein kaha, driver ka haath pakarte hue,
“Main yaqeen se kehta hoon… zaroor poora hoga.”
Us lamhay Sikandar ko mehsoos hua ke us ka is fauji se ajeeb sa rishta ban gaya hai—lekin yeh rishta bohot hi mukhtasir tha.
Us ki baat khatam honay se pehle hi… driver ne aakhri saans le li.
Sikandar ne us ka haath hilaya… ek do baar.
Koi jawab nahi.
Us ki aankhon mein azm ki aag jal uthi.
“Main jaanta hoon tumhara khwaab poora hoga,”
woh dheemi lekin sakht awaaz mein bola,
“nahin… woh poora hona hi chahiye.”
Takreeban das minute baad…
Safar dobara shuru kiya gaya.
Driver ki qabar wahin banayi gayi—Sikandar aur baqi logon ne khud mitti khodi, taake us ke jism ko kam az kam sukoon mil sake.
Qabar ke paas zameen mein ek bhala gaara gaya tha…
Aur us bhale ke siray par Minotaur ka sar laga hua tha.
Yeh Sikandar ki taraf se aik bewakoofana qadam tha—ek Supernatural ka laash chhor dena baad mein usay mushkil mein daal sakta tha.
Lekin Sikandar yahi chahta tha.
Woh chahta tha ke Supernatural khud us tak aayein.
Woh chahta tha ke unhein pata chal jaye—
Supernatural ki tabahi aa chuki hai.
Aur us ka naam Sikandar hai.
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Ye jagah aik ghana dal-dal thi—aur jaisa ke naam se zahir tha, yahan roshni ka naam o nishan nahi tha. Ink-black darakht, jin par aik bhi patta nahi tha, har taraf kharay thay.
Sirf aik nazar mein hi koi bhi samajh sakta tha ke ye jagah rehne ke qabil nahi.
Lightless Marsh nami se bhari hui thi. Andhera, geela aur har qadam par ghutnon tak kam gehra pani—jahan jahan Sikandar ka paon parta, wahan kichar aur pani mil kar usay aur zyada khatarnaak bana dete. Is ke bawajood, ye jagah mutated janwaron se bhari hui thi.
Sikandar apni senses se aas paas kai mutated makhlooqaat mehsoos kar sakta tha. Sirf yahan rehna hi aik imtehaan tha.
“Tum akelay wapas ja saktay ho?” Sikandar ne military aadmi se poocha.
Phir us ne baat jaari rakhi,
“Driver ki maut ka matlab hai ke tumhein akelay lautna hoga. Kya tum is ke liye tayar ho?”
Ye sun kar military aadmi halka sa muskuraya aur yaqeen dilate hue bola,
“Us ka naam Gustavo tha. Aur haan, main theek rahoon ga. Tum fikar na karo.”
Driver ka naam Gustavo tha—aur Sikandar usay hamesha insaniyat ka aik sacha larraka yaad rakhe ga.
Jab military aadmi khamoshi se chala gaya, Sikandar aur Liliya map haath mein liye Lightless Marsh ke andar barhte chalay gaye.
“Tum hairaan nahi lag rahi,” Sikandar ne kaha.
Liliya ne usay sawaliya nazar se dekha, to Sikandar ne baat wazeh ki,
“Ye dekh kar ke main aik Awakened hoon.”
Ye pehli dafa thi ke Liliya ne Sikandar ko apna Black Lightning element istemal kartay dekha tha. Ab woh isay chhupa bhi nahi raha tha—kyun ke SCO ko is ka pehle hi ilm tha.
Aur Sikandar jaanta tha ke Liliya ne kabhi us ka tournament bhi nahi dekha hoga.
“Green Messenger ne mujhe bata diya tha,” Liliya ne be-parwah andaaz mein kaha.
Ye sun kar Sikandar ki aankhein halki si khul gayeen—thori si bechaini ke saath.
Woh mazeed poochna chahta tha, lekin Liliya ne baat jaari rakhi,
“Us ne kaha ke tum Awakened ho, lekin phir bhi SCO ke member rahoge.”
Sikandar ne sir hila diya.
Lagta tha ke Liliya ko bhi Awakened pasand nahi, lekin shukar tha ke woh Sikandar ke saath ajeeb rawaiya nahi rakh rahi thi.
Agar Liliya ka rawaiya badal jata, to team aur zyada toot jati—khaaskar jab Devan ko SCO ne team se nikal diya tha, jab unhein pata chala ke woh insaan nahi hai.
Bahir se Sikandar pur-sukoon lag raha tha, lekin us ke dimagh mein sawalat ka toofan tha.
“Kya mujhe kisi aur team mein daal diya jayega? Aur itni asaani se mujhe chhor kyun diya?”
Lekin phir us ne sir jhatka aur apni tawajjo mission par le aaya.
Ab woh insani ilaaqay se bahar tha—yahan kuch bhi ho sakta tha. Agar woh museebat mein phans gaya, to koi madad ke liye nahi aane wala.
“Tum ne kabhi Northern Black Head ka suna hai?” Sikandar ne baat badalte hue poocha.
University ke dauran usay is makhlooq ke baare mein research ka waqt nahi mila tha—canyon ke waqiat ki wajah se. Aur us ne kabhi bhi university mein is ka naam nahi suna tha.
Ye zaroor koi low-ranking supernatural hogi—warna Sikandar ko is ka ilm hota.
Liliya ne map ki taraf dekha aur kaha,
“Green Messenger ne sirf itna bataya ke un ka jism aik black hood se dhaka hota hai, aur un ki taangein safed tentacles jaisi hoti hain.”
“Black hood? Kya ye koi kapra pehente hain?” Sikandar ne poocha.
Liliya ne sir hila diya.
“Nahi, ye un ki skin hai. Un ki jild mutate ho kar aik black hood bana leti hai jo un ka chehra dhak leti hai.”
Ye sun kar Sikandar ki bhonhein sikur gayeen.
“Aur humein un ke aansu chahiye? Bina ye jaane ke un ka chehra kaisa hai?” us ne pareshani se kaha.
Phir woh bola,
“Aur ye makhlooq karti kya hai? Green Messenger ne is ke baare mein kuch bataya?”
Liliya kuch dair map par nazar jamaye rahi, phir boli,
“Kaha jata hai ke un ke aansuon mein hallucination ki salahiyat hoti hai. Is se zyada mujhe kuch nahi pata.”
Sikandar gehri soch mein chala gaya.
“Aakhir ye log hasil kya karna chahte hain?”
Us ne socha ke aansu nikaalne ka tareeqa kya hoga.
Agar Northern Black Head ki aankhein hui, to kaam asaan hota—aankhon ke gird force laga kar ya kisi tarah aansu nikalwaya ja sakta tha.
Lekin agar aankhein hi na hui… to masla ho sakta tha.
Is liye pehle makhlooq ko dekhna zaroori tha.
“Baad mein system se pooch loon ga,” Sikandar ne socha.
Aise waqt par system par bharosa karna ghalat nahi.
Ab tak system kabhi ghalat sabit nahi hua tha—chahe supernatural ho ya insaan.
Liliya ne baayen taraf ishara kiya aur kaha,
“Pehle dekh lete hain. Zyada mushkil nahi honi chahiye—akhir ye sirf aik low-ranking supernatural hai.”
Ye keh kar dono ehtiyaat se Lightless Marsh ke andar barhne lagay.
Un ke jootay ab poori tarah geelay aur kichar se bhar chuke thay. Jitna woh andar ja rahe thay, zameen utni hi phisalti ja rahi thi.
Mutated parinday, jin ki aankhein dehshat-naak thi, darakhton par baith kar un par nazar rakhay hue thay.
Lekin Sikandar aur Liliya ne unhein nazar-andaz kar diya—
ye itnay bewaqoof nahi thay ke apne se zyada taqatwar cheez par hamla karte.
PLOP!
“Hm?”
Liliya ne bhonwen sikorheen aur apne paon ki taraf dekha.
Usse mehsoos hua ke halkay pani ke neeche kuchh ajeeb sa tha. Woh jhuk kar dekhna hi chahti thi ke achanak—
SPLASH!
Sikandar ne foran Liliya ki taraf dekha… magar woh uski nazron se ghaib ho chuki thi.
Kuchh cheez ne usse zabardasti pani ke andar kheench liya tha.
Yeh Sikandar ke liye bilkul unexpected tha.
Pani toh sirf unke paon tak tha—
itna gehra hi nahi hona chahiye tha ke koi andar gir jaye.
“LILIYA?!” Sikandar zor se chillaya.
Woh pani mein koodne hi wala tha ke—
SPLASH!
Liliya pani se bahar nikli, saans phooli hui thi. Woh idhar-udhar dekhti hui boli,
“Main theek hoon… yahan pani achanak bohat gehra ho jata hai. Aur… kisi wajah se upar tairna bohat mushkil lagta hai.”
Yeh sun kar Sikandar ne ehtiyaat se aage qadam rakha.
Uske paon ke neeche achanak zameen khatam ho gayi—
jaise kisi chattan ya cliff ka kinara ho jahan se pani seedha gehra ho jata ho.
“Samajh gaya… tum phisal gayi hogi,” Sikandar ne dheemi awaaz mein kaha.
Dono ne jagah ko ghoom kar dekha aur thodi door par aik aur shallow raasta mil gaya.
Pichhle waqia ke baad, dono ne safar intehai ehtiyaat ke sath jari rakha.
Is swamp mein kahin kahin achanak gehra pani tha… aur yeh baat bilkul be-maani lagti thi ke yahan kuchh zinda na ho.
Kuchh ghanton tak chalne ke baad, Sikandar ne kaha,
“Humein koi panah dhoondhni hogi. Is terrain mein aise hi rukna khatarnaak hoga.”
Liliya ne khamoshi se sar hila diya.
Yeh jagah mutated beasts se bhari hui thi, lekin ajeeb baat yeh thi ke aksar woh sirf door se dekhte rehte—hamla nahi karte.
Jaise ke woh is pani se darrte hon.
Zyada tar janwar darakhton se darakhton par jump karte thay.
Sikandar aur Liliya dono is baat par shukar guzar thay.
Larna na parna matlab strong monsters attract na hona…
aur yahan Supernaturals se mulaqat hona sab se bura scenario hota.
Magar panah dhoondhna asaan nahi tha.
Jahan tak nazar jaati, sirf la-mehdood swamp aur murda siyah darakht thay.
Na zameen, na chattan—kuchh bhi nahi.
“Wahan!”
Liliya ne aik darakht ki taraf ishara kiya.
“Shayad hum wahan rest kar sakte hain.”
Woh darakht baqi sab se zyada mota aur buland tha—
itna strong ke dono ka wazan asaani se sambhal sakta tha.
Sikandar ne pehle upar ke mutated bugs, lizards aur chhoti creatures ko saaf kiya.
Jaisa ke unhone pehle notice kiya tha, yeh janwar bhi darakhton par rehte thay.
Safai ke baad dono upar charrh gaye.
“Main raat bhar watch rakhoon ga,” Sikandar ne kaha.
“Tum araam kar lo.”
Usse neend ki utni zarurat nahi hoti thi jitni normal insaan ko.
Liliya ne behas nahi ki.
Usne apni baazu par haath rakha—
ek laal nishaan ubhra.
Phir usne wahi nishaan Sikandar ki baazu par bhi bana diya.
Achanak aik notification ubhri—
<Stats 20% increase ho gaye hain>
Iske baad Liliya aik moti shaakh par let gayi aur aankhein band kar li.
Yeh safar waqai thaka dene wala tha…
aur Great Barricade par Sikandar ka intezar karna bhi usse aur zyada thaka chuka tha.
“Chalo… main meditation hi kar leta hoon,”
Sikandar ne socha aur aankhein band kar li.
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Meanwhile – Faraday University
Karan bed par baitha tha, aankhein band,
Sikandar ki di hui breathing technique par amal karte hue.
Har saans ke sath usse apni taqat barhti mehsoos ho rahi thi—
yeh feeling usse almost nasha de rahi thi.
Kone mein, Ryze chhupa hua tha.
Woh infirmary se wapas aa chuka tha aur physically theek tha,
lekin Karan ke qareeb rehne se abhi bhi darr lagta tha.
Isi liye woh bed ke bajaye kone mein pillow ke sath leta hua tha.
Woh is baat se bhi darta tha ke kahin Karan phir usse maar na de.
Kamre ke andar aik aur bedroom tha,
lekin Ryze ne abhi tak Sikandar se ijazat nahi maangi thi…
is liye woh wahi kone mein rehne par majboor tha.
Agar koi bahar wala dekhta,
toh bechare Ryze par reham aata—
woh aise logon ke sath reh raha tha jo asal mein Werewolves thay…
aur usse iska zara bhi andaza nahi tha.
Dusra Kamra
Adhara apne bed par seedhi baithi thi, meditation mein.
Chaand ki roshni us par parr rahi thi,
use aur bhi zyada pur-waqar bana rahi thi.
Achanak uski aankhein kaanp utheen…
aur woh them se aankhein khol baithi.
Agla hi lamha,
woh thak kar bed par gir gayi.
Usne apne paas wali bedsheet ko chhua—
dil ajeeb sa bhaari ho gaya.
Sikandar yahan nahi tha.
Itna bara kamra… aur woh bilkul akeli.
Khud ko distract karne ke liye,
usne apni fire element par kaam shuru kar diya.
Uske haath par aag bharrak uthi—
jaise koi khoobsurat dancer.
Woh usse aik gola banana chahti thi…
lekin jab usne aur condense karna chaha, uski bhonwen sikorh gayeen.
Aag sirf volleyball jitni hi reh pa rahi thi.
“Yeh challenge hai…”
Adhara seedhi baith gayi.
Lagbhag aadha ghanta laga…
magar aakhir kaar—
“Is dafa ho jaye ga,”
usne khud se kaha.
Purple fire phir se ubhri…
gola bani…
aur phir—
Uske haath kaanpne lage.
Aag jaise zid kar rahi ho…
magar Adhara ne zabardasti control aur tight kar diya.
Achanak—
SWISH!
Gola tennis ball jitna chhota ho gaya…
aur zor se chamakne laga.
Adhara hairaan reh gayi.
Usne pehle kabhi apni element ko aise react karte nahi dekha tha.
Woh usse chhoone hi wali thi ke—
BOOM!!
Zordaar dhamaka!
Purple fire phat gayi,
bedsheet jal uthi,
aur Adhara aik lamhe ke liye sakht shock mein chali gayi.
CLANK!
Usne foran aag bujhai aur dhuan hataya…
tab uski nazar aik cheez par pari.
Bed par…
aik purple pathar pada tha.
Us se nikalti energy bilkul uski element jaisi thi.
Adhara ne pathar uthaya, qareeb se dekha…
aur uski aankhein hairat se phail gayeen.
“Yeh toh…”
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Aaj ke liye itnah hi. I hope ye episode be aap sub ko pasind ahya ho gah. To like aur comments zaror karna.
Mission start ho gaya hai.
Next episode se aap ko boht hi zabardast fights dekhne ko mile gi.
Is episode mai fight nahi thi kyo ke mission abi start hi howa.
Is mission mai ap ko princess be dekhne ko mile. Aur apne hero se mulaqat boht interesting ho gi...
Is bar like targe ho ga 55.
Next episode 55 likes par.
Milty hai next episode mai bane rahiye sath.
