Update -04 - Awakening (1)
Shreya dinning hall me akeli bethi thi. Uski patli fingers polish ki hue mahogany ki table par slow rhythm beat me thapthapa rahi thi.
Tak. Tak. Tak.
Uski violet aankhe candlelight me chamak rahi thi.
" kya tumhe nahi lagta ki mera bachha mature ho gaya hai?"
Ek aavaj-- emotionless and unseen-- responded from the shadows.
" Yes, my lady. Young master ne aaj alag rang dhikhaye hai.
Shreya ke hotho par ek soft smile aa gai.
" mujhe pata tha ki vo mere pas wapas aayega. Kya tumne nahi dekha ki usne mujhe kaise gale lagaya? Uski aankhe mujhe dekh rahi thi...kitni pyaar se bhari hue?"
Lekin phir--uski nigahe sakht ho gai.
Room ka temperature bahot gir gaya.
Ice par ice ek pal main table par phelne lagi. Or crystalline ice me nigal ne lagi. Hawa bhi itni tej thi ki kaat ko ready thi.
" un sab ko dhundo."
Shadow se aati aavaj silent rahi.
" jo log uski pith piche kanaphusi karte the. Jinhone ne mere apne bete ko itne saal tak mujhse durr rakha, unhe mere pas lao."
Deeware cold ke weight tale kahra rahi thi, hawa bhi mano freeze hue thi.
S-rank ke niche ka koi bhi person minutes me mar jayega.
" jaisi aapki command, my lady."
Bas yuhi hi, ice pighal gai. Room me phir se apni shandar garmahat lout aai, mano kuch hua hi na ho.
Shreya ne sans li , uske expression soft pad gaye.
" kal uske liye ek bada din hai."
Usne apni finger apne lips par thapthapai, uski aavaj achanak halki, lagbhag chanchal ho gai.
" main soch rahi hu... mujhe kis tarah ka gift ready karna chahiye?."
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Virat estate se hokar chala, uske kadam nape-tule the, uska face shant tha.
Lekin under?
Bilkul bhi shanti nahi thi.
" System, main jinke pas se nikalta hu un sabhi ko scan karo. Kisi aise person ko dhundo jo mere prati kam se kam 50% affection rakhta ho-- rank C ya usase kam."
[ Understood. ]
Or iss tarah, hunt start hua.
Virat training ground se nikla, jaha knights moonlight main training karte the.
Nothing.
Vo library main gaya, jaha prachin books se bhari uchi-uchi almariya thi. Virat kisi lucky encounter ki talash main tha.
Nothing.
Phir vo gardens,maids ke quarters, knights ke barracks --har jagah ghuma .
Still nothing.
Ghante bit gaye.
Virat courtyard me akela khada tha, blue moonlights uske charo or long shadows bana rahi thi.
Uski fingers fists me bandh gai.
" This is ridiculous. "
Mujhe pata tha ki mera predecessor ek arrogant fool tha, lekin kya truly usase itni nafrat ki jati thi?
Uske muh se ek slowly, kadvi or cold hasi nikli.
" tumne truly mujhe barbad kar diya, hain na?"
Woh cool grass par let gaya or raat ke endless sky ko ghurne laga.
Ek pal ke liye usne apni past life ke bare me socha. Woh duniya jo usne pichhe chhod di thi.
Or tab----
Sarsarahat.
Virat turant uth betha. Uski sharp silver jaisi aankhe andhere ko ghurne lagi thi.
" waha kon hai?."
Jhadiyo ke pas ek shadow move hua. Virat tense ho gaya -- phir thithak gaya.
Ek small si black cat moonlight main tahel rahi thi, uska sleek fur chamak raha tha.
Uski aankhe cat jaisi piercing purple thi, jo normal animal se jyada intelligence se glow kar rahi thi.
" Ek....cat?."
Woh creature use kafi time tak ghurta raha, phir gracefully se uske pas aaya - uske pair par apna sar sehlane laga.
[ Ding! Target mil gaya.]
Virat ki breath hitched.
" kyaa? "
Usne apna sar idhar-udhar ghumaya, is umeed me ki pas me koi hidden figure dikhay degi.
Nothing.
" System, tumhara kya matlab hai? "
[ target aapke samne wala creature hai. ]
Virat ne palke jhapkai.
Phir palke jhapkai.
Cat ki taraf dekha
" phir se aao? "
Cat ne apna sar jhuka liya, uski bright purple eyes khushi se chamak uthi, kyon ki virat ka attention us par focused tha.
" kya woh sirf ek cat nahi hai? "
[ wo ek divine beast ki santan hai. Ye to bas uska base form hai -- ek baar enough roop se strong ho jayegi, to woh human roop dharan kar legi. ]
Virat niche jhuk gaya, uska hath sahaj roop se cat ko sahlane ke liye aage badha.
Cat ghur-ghurai.
" Scan her. "
Uske samne ek translucent panel appear hua
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Name : Neko Neko
Race : Divine Beast - Ba'astara
Rank : C
Titles : None
Affinity : Ice ( S - rank )
Talent : Child of Ice ( S-rank )
Physique : Divine beast's Ba'astara physique (S Level )
Bloodline : Divine beast's ba'astara bloodline ( S level )
Affection Level : 75 %
[ Note: woh tumhe tumhare born ke din se hi like karti hai. Tumhari beauty charm ne use mohit kar liya tha, or tab se woh tumhe dur se hi dekhti rehti thi. ]
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Virat ghurta raha.
Phir halki si hasi nikali.
" mujhe pata tha ki kisi ko to mujh par mohit hona hi tha... bas mujhe cat ki umeed nahi thi or sach me tum kaha se aay ho."
" System, kya main iska talent share kar sakta hu?."
[ Yes.]
Virat ke face par smile aa gai.
Usne small cat ko apni baho me utha liya. Cat ne halki si meow ki, phir uske pas beth gai.
" Alright, Neko. Tumne mujhe bacha liya."
Bina ek bhi second wast kiye, Virat apne room main aa gaya.
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Virat apne bad par palthi mar kar beth gaya, Neko uski god me simat gai.
" System, do it. "
[ Ding! You have formed a Bond with Neko. ]
Virat ke chest me ek ajib si garmahat phail gai. Ek dor -- Ek link -- use apni baho main liye small creature se connect kar rahi thi.
Cat ne bhi feel kiya. Uski blue aankhe soft pad gai, or woh or pas aa gai.
" ab, iske talent or affinity ko share karo."
[ Ding! Applying the ×10,000 effect
[ You have gained the Ice Affinity( SSS- rank). ]
[ You have gained the Talent : Sovereign of Ice ( SSS - rank - unawakene )
Virat ne dheere se sans chhodi .
Usne expect kiya tha ki kuch badlega -- uski body main power ka sanchar hoga -- uske mind expand hova-- Lekin inke bajay, usne mehsus kiya .
Nothing.
" System, muje kuch bhi mehsus kyu nahi ho raha?."
[ tumhari awakening abhi baki hai. Ek baar awakening ho jaoge, to tumhara talent puri tarah se manifest ho jayega
Virat ne sar hilaya , Window se bahar dekhte huve uski silver jaisi aankhe chamak uthi.
Stars chamak rahe the. Blue moon duniya ko cold roshni se nehla raha tha.
Virat ke face par halki smile phail gai.
" SSS-rank, huh?."
woh pichhe jhuk gaya, uski fingers Neko ke soft balo ko sehla rahi thi.
" Well, that changes everything."
And ye to bas beginning thi.
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