OkDrdanilovicente Neerav Arpan003 ayush01111 old readers do read if you want to. No pressure. I'll try to stay consistent this time with my best efforts.
Bahut hi shaandar update diya hai mistyvixen ji....Chapter 36
Drawn in Sand
Karan zameen ki taraf jhuka aur us lakdi se zameen par chitr banane laga. Chand ki roshni kaafi thi dekhne ke liye. Usne ek baar Payal ko dekha... uske chehre ki har detail ko note kiya.
Fir usne neeche tasveer banani shuru ki. Har lakeer ko sawdhani se banate hue. Pehle naksha... fir aankhen... fir naak aur honth.
Payal use dekh rahi thi. Karan ka dhyan poora tasveer par tha. Uski aankhen kendrit thi aur uska haath sthir tha.
Kuch pal dono chup rahe.
Tabhi Payal ne dheere se kaha, "Karan... main tumse kuch poochhna chahti hoon."
Karan ne bina upar deke tasveer banana jaari jawab diya, "Ji Di? Pochhiye."
Payal ne apne honth halke se kaate. Yeh sawaal poochhna uske liye mushkil tha. par usse poochhna tha. Woh baat jo uske man mein bahut din se thi.
"Uss... din jab..." Payal ne bolna shru kiya par beech mein ruk gayi.
Karan ne ab upar dekha. "Kya hua Di? Kya poochhna chahti hai aap?"
Payal ne gehri saans li. "Uss din... jab main nadhi mein... nahaa rahi thi..."
Jaise hi yeh shabd Payal ke muh se nikle, Karan ka haath ruk gaya. Uske chehre par achanak se lali chadh gayi.
Arrey nahi... woh baat.
"Tum... tum wahaan jaan boojhkar aaye the na?" Payal ne seedha Karan ki aankhon mein dekhte hue poocha. "Woh sirf ek galti thi... ya... ya tum jaanbujh kar dekh rahe the?"
Karan ki saans tez ho gayi. Uska chehra poora laal ho gaya. Usne zameen ki taraf dekha.
"Main... main..." Karan kuch kehne ki koshish kar raha tha par shabd nahi mil rahe the.
"Karan," Payal ne dheere se kaha. "Main gussa nahi hoon. Main bas... sach jaanna chahti hoon."
Karan ne apni aankhen band ki. Use yeh sach batana tha. Chahe kitna bhi mushkil kyun na ho.
"Ji," Karan ne aakhirkaar kaha. "Main wahaan tha. Par Di... main waada karta hoon... Woh ek galti thi. Main wahaan galti se aa gaya tha. Mujhe pata nahi tha ke aap wahaan hongi."
Payal ne sir hilaya. "Achha. Main... samajh sakti hoon."
"Di... main sach bolna chahta hoon," Karan ne kaha. Uski awaaz kaanp rahi thi. "Main... jab maine aapko wahaan dekha... toh...mein bhi chauk gaya tha. Par..."
"Par kya Karan?" Payal ne poocha. Uski awaaz mein koi gussa nahi tha. Bas jigyasa thi.
Karan ne apna chehra upar kiya aur Payal ki taraf dekha. Uski aankhen mein sharam aur sachchai bhi. "Aap... sabse khubsurat stri hai jise maine apni zindagi mein dekha hai," Karan ne dheere se kaha. Har shabd uske dil se nikla tha. "Jab... jab maine aapko wahaan dekha... toh main... rok nahi saka khud ko aapko dekhne se... main uske lie bahut sharminda hoon."
Karan ka sir jhuk gaya. Usne yeh sach bol diya tha. Ab... ab Payal kya kahegi? Kya woh gussa hogi? Kya woh use galat samjhegi?
Par Payal ke chehre par gussa nahi tha. Uske gaal laal ho gaye the. Aur uski aankhen badi ho gayi thi.
"Tum... tum sach mein aisa sochte ho?" Payal ke awaaz bahut halki thi.
"Ha," Karan ne kaha, ab bhi neeche dekhte hue. "aur isliye main aur bhi zyada sharminda hoon. Aap meri badi behen hai. Aur maine aisa kiya. Main sach mein maafi chahta hoon Di."
Kuch pal tak khamoshi rahi. Lambi gehri khamoshi. Karan ka dil tez dhadak raha tha. Usse darr lag raha tha ke Payal kya kahegi.
Tabhi Payal ne dheere se kaha, "Karan... koi baat nhi."
Karan ne fauran upar dekha. "Kya sach mein?"
Payal muskurai, uske gaal abhi bhi laal the par usne apne aap ko sambhal liya tha. "Haan" Payal ne dobara kaha. "Tum... itne lambe samay se door the. Aur woh ek duurghatna thi. Main samajh sakti hoon. Koi baat nahi."
Karan ko vishwas nahi ho raha tha. "Sach mein? Aap gussa nahi hai?"
"Nahi," Payal ne sir hilaya. "Main gussa nahi hoon. Bas dobara aisa kabhi mat karna."
"Nahi karunga," Karan ne fauran kaha. "Kabhi nahi karunga. Waada raha."
Payal halke se hanse. "Achha. Ab ab apna chitr khatam karo."
Karan ne fir se tasveer par dhyan diya. Par ab uske haath halke se kaanp rahe the. Payal ne usse maaf kar diya tha.
Kuch pal baad, Karan ne aakhri vivaran khtm kiya. Fir usne lakdi ko neeche rakha. "Ho gaya,"
"Dikhao!" Payal josh se boli. Woh aage jhuki tasveer dekhne ke liye.
Zameen par ek bahut hi khubsurat tasveer bani hui thi. Payal ka chehra. Har vivaran sampurna tha. Uski aankhen jo itni jivit lag rahi thi jaise sach mein dekh rahi ho. Uske baal jo halke se uske chehre par gir rahe the. Uski naak jo halki se tedi thi.
"Karan yeh......" Payal kuch bol nahi pa rahi thi.
"Kaisa hai Di?" Karan ne thode ghabrahat se pucha.
"Yeh adbhut hai," Payal ne kaha. Uski aankhon mein aashcharya tha. "Karan tumne yeh kaise... main soch bhi nahi sakti ke tum itna achha chitr bana sakte ho."
Karan ke chehre par sharmili muskaan aa gayi. "Shukriya Di."
Payal chitr ko dekhti rahi. Karan ne use kitne pyaar se banaya tha.
Achanak Payal ne Karan ka haath pakda.
Karan chaunk gaya. "Di?"
Payal ne Karan ki taraf dekha... fir dheere se usne apna doosra haath aage badhaya aur Karan ke chehre ko chhoo liya. Uski ungliyan Karan ke gaal par thi.
Karan ka dil ruk gaya. Yeh kya ho raha tha?
"Karan," Payal dheere se bole. "Tumhe pata hai na... ke yeh sab... yeh sab bhavnayen... yeh bilkul swabhavik hai."
"D-Di?" Karan ki awaaz kaanp gayi.
"Tum ek yuvak ho," Payal ne kaha ab bhi uska haath Karan ke chehre par tha. "Aur yeh bhavnayen hona... yeh koi galat baat nahi hai. Yeh... yeh bilkul prakritik hai." Usne Karan ki aankhon mein dekha. "Par... par humein seemaon ko samajhna hoga. Hume sammaan karna hoga us rekha ko jo humein paar nahi karni chahiye. Samajh rahe ho?"
Karan ne dheere se sir hilaya. Uska poora chehra laal ho gaya tha. Par usne samajh liya tha.
"Ji Di," Karan ne kaha. "Main... samajh gaya."
Payal ne muskurate hue apna haath hata liya. "Achha hai."
Fir usne dobara chitr ki taraf dekha. "Yeh sach mein bahut sundar hai Karan. Tumne bahut mehnat ki hai."
"Shukriya Di,"
Payal khadi ho gayi. Usne apne vastra jhaade.
Fir woh Karan ke paas aayi. Aur aur usne jhuk kar Karan ke gaal par ek halka sa chumbana kar diya.
Karan ka poora sharir jakad gaya. Uska dimaag kaam karna band ho gaya. Yeh abhi kya hua?
Payal peeche hati aur muskurai. Uske gaal laal the par usme ek alag hi aatmavishwas tha.
Fir woh peeche mudne lagi. Kuch kadam chalkar usne mudkar Karan ki taraf dekha. Karan abhi bhi wahi pure tarah se aval baitha hua tha.
"Ab tum bhi aaram karo," Payal ne muskurate hue kaha. "Kal subah toh tumhe jaldi nikalna hai na?"
Karan ne bas sir hilaya. Woh kuch bol nahi pa raha tha.
Payal hans padi. "Shubh ratri Karan."
"Sh-shubh ratri Di"
Payal chali gayi. Par us raat Karan wahaan baitha raha usse ped ke neeche. Apne gaal ko chhute hue jahan Payal ne chumbana kiya tha. Uska dil bahut tez dhadak raha tha. Uske dimaag mein bahut saare vichaar aa rahe the. Usne apne gaal par haath rakha. Usse jagah jahan Payal ne chumbana kiya tha. Aur usne muskurate hue aankhen band kar li.
Karan ne aakhirkaar khade hoke shivir ki taraf dekha. Haan use aaram karna chahiye. Kal bahut bada din tha par aaj ki raat woh kabhi nahi bhoolega. Woh dheere se chalne laga us tasveer ko ek aakhri baar dekhte hue jo chand ki roshni mein chamak rahi thi.
Aur uske honthon par abhi bhi woh muskaan thi. Woh khushi ki muskaan jo kisi ko tab aati hai jab unhe pata chalta hai ke koi unhe samajhta hai. Aur koi unki parwaah karta hai.
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Sonali aur uska bhai Akshay Tarkas ke rajmahal ki seedhiyon par chal rahe the. Mahal ke patthar sunehre rang mein chamak rahe the.
"Tum sochte ho Pitaji khush honge?" Sonali ne apne bhai se poocha. Woh thodi chintit thi.
Akshay ne apni behen ki taraf dekha. Woh
"Haan. Humne apna kaam pura kiya hai. Vanrajya se samjhoota ho gaya hai. Yahi toh Pitaji chahte the."
"Par par woh sab jo wahaan ho raha hai..." Sonali ne kaha. "Kya hume unhe batana chahiye ye sab kuch?"
Akshay ruk gaya. Usne Sonali ke kandhe par haath rakha. "Haan. Humein sab batana hoga. Pitaji ko pata hona chahiye ke Vanrajya ki asli sthiti kya hai. Tabhi woh sahi faisla le payenge."
Sonali ne sir hilaya. Haan Akshay sahi keh raha tha. Unhe sab batana hoga.
Dono mahal ke mukhya darwaze ke paas pahunche. Wahan do pehredaar khade the, lambi bhaalon ke saath. Jaise hi unhone Sonali aur Akshay ko dekha, woh seedhe khade ho gaye aur apne bhaale ko salami mein jhuka diya.
"Rajkumar Akshay! Rajkumari Sonali!" Ek pehredaar ne kaha. "Aap dono wapas aa gaye!"
"Ji," Akshay ne kaha.
"Hume Maharaj se milna hai. Woh darbaar mein hai?"
"Ji Rajkumar. Maharaj aapka hi intezaar kar rahe the. Unhone kaha tha ke jaise hi aap aaye, seedha unke paas le aaye."
Pehredaaron ne bhaari darwaze ko khola. Ek gehri awaaz hui jab woh darwaze khule. Andar se thandi hawa aayi jo Sonali ke chehre ko chhoo gayi.
Dono andar ghuse. Mahal ke andar ka nazaara bahut vishaal tha. Unchi chhat thi jahan se lambe chandelier latke hue the. Deewaron par Tarkas ke purane rajaon ki tasveeren lagi hui thi. Zameen par sangmarmar ke patthar the jo itne chamakdar the ke Sonali apni parchhaayi dekh sakti thi usme.
Woh ek lambe raaste se chalte gaye. Dono taraf darbaari khade the jo unhe dekhkar jhuk gaye. Kuch ne haath jod kar pranam kiya.
"Rajkumari ki jai ho!"
"Rajkumar ki jai ho!"
Awaazein charon taraf se aa rahi thi. Sonali ne sabko muskurate hue dekha. Yeh sab uske log the. Tarkas ke log. Jinka woh hissa thi.
Aakhir mein woh singhasan ke kamre tak pahunche. Yahan ek aur bhaari darwaza tha.
Raveena, Tarkas ki sabse taqatwar pehredaar thi. Woh karib chhe foot lambi thi aur uska sharir lauh ki tarah sakht tha. Uske haathon mein ek bhari talwar thi aur uski aankhen itni teekhi thi ke lagta tha woh kisi ki bhi aatma tak dekh sakti hai. Woh Maharaj Dravya ki niji rakshak thi aur pichhle pandrah saal se yeh zimmedari nibha rahi thi.
"Rajkumar Akshay. Rajkumari Sonali," Raveena ne jhukkar kaha. "Swagat hai aap dono ka. Maharaj aapka intezaar kar rahe hai."
"Shukriya Raveena," Akshay ne jawab diya. "Pitaji kaisa mehsoos kar rahe hai aaj?"
Raveena thoda sa mudkar darwaze ki taraf dekha fir wapas Akshay ki taraf. "Maharaj thode chintit hai. Varutha ka khatra badhta ja raha hai. Ab toh Samudra kinare ke gaon mein hamle ho rahe hai. Log dar se bhaag rahe hai. aur Maharaj ko yeh pasand nahi aa raha."
Sonali ne yeh suna aur uska dil bhaari ho gaya. Haan... Varutha. Woh darawna praani jo samudra ki gehraaiyon se nikla tha. Woh jo poore kinare ko aatank mein daal raha tha
"Hum samajh sakte hai," Sonali bole. "Isliye hum jaldi wapas aaye hai. Hume Pitaji se bahut kuch baat karne hai."
Akshay ne apne dono haath darwaze par rakhe aur use dheere se dhakela.
Singhasan ka kamra bahut bada tha. Shayad poore Tarkas mein sabse bada kamra. Chhat itni unchi thi ke nazar hi nahi aati thi. Deewaron par sunehra kaam kiya hua tha aur khidkiyan itni badi thi ke poora samudra dikh sakta tha unse. Aur beech mein ek vishaal singhasan rakha hua tha.
Aur us singhasan par par Maharaj Dravya baithe hue the.
Dravya karib sattar saal ke the. Unke baal poore safed ho chuke the aur lambi daadhi thi jo unke seene tak aa rahi thi. Par unki aankhen ab bhi utni hi teekhi thi.
Par sabse ajeeb cheez woh bada sa ajar tha jo singhasan ke aas paas ghuma hua tha. Woh karib pandrah foot lamba tha aur uska sharir itna mota tha ke ek insaan ko aasaani se nigal jaaye. Yeh Maharaj Dravya ka saathi tha. Uska naam Kaalnaag tha aur woh Dravya ke saath pichhle pachaas saal se tha.
"Pitaji," Akshay ne aage badhkar kaha.
Usne apna sir jhukaya.
"Pitaji," Sonali ne bhi kaha aur sir jhukaya.
Dono ghutno par baith gaye. Yeh sammaan dikhane ka tareeka tha. Yeh unke pratikriya the ke woh Maharaj ke saamne namr hai.
Dravya ne unhe dekha. Unke chehre par ek halki muskaan aayi. "Utho," Unki awaaz gehri aur bhaari thi. "Mere bachche wapas aa gaye. Utho aur yahan aao mere paas."
Akshay aur Sonali khade hue aur singhasan ki taraf badhne lage. Kaalnaag ne apna sar upar kiya aur dono ko dekha. Uski zuban bahar aayi aur phir wapas andar chali gayi. Woh unhe soongha raha tha.
"Darro mat Sonali," Dravya ne kaha jab unhone dekha ke Sonali thoda use dekh ke ghabra gayi thi. "Kaalnaag tumhe jaanta hai. Woh tumhe kuch nahi karega."
... woh jaanti thi. Par phir bhi Shesh ke baad keval usse ko dekhkar usse darr toh lagta tha.
"Aaj mein bahut khush hoon," Dravya ne apne haath thoda aage jhukkaye. "Mere dono bachche surakshit wapas aa gaye. Batao... tumhara safar kaisa raha?"
Akshaya "Lamba tha Pitaji. Par humne apna kaam pura kiya."
"Achha," Dravya. Unki aankhon mein ab woh chamak aayi jo tab aati hai jab koi rajneta koi jaruri khabar sunne wala hota hai. "Toh Vanrajya se baat ho gayi? Koi achhi khabar hai?"
Sonali ne Akshay ki taraf dekha. Fir usne Dravya ki taraf dekha. "Pitaji... humein aapse bahut kuch kehna hai. Achhi khabar bhi hai aur buri khabar bhi."
Dravya ki bhawe chaudi ho gayi. "Achhi aur buri dono?"
"Ji Pitaji."
Dravya ne kuch pal socha. Fir use apne haath ko apni daadhi par phera. Yeh unki aadat thi jab woh sochte the. "Toh pehle achhi khabar sunao" . "Main pehle hi Varutha ki wajah se pareshaan hoon. Har din khabar aati hai ke ek aur gaon par hamla hua. Pehle toh bas hamare jhahajon tak seemit the."
Sonali ne gehri saans li. "Pitaji humne Maharani Nandani se mulaqaat ki."
Dravya ki aankhen chamak uthi. "Sach mein? Tum Maharani se mile? Unse baat ki?"
"Ji Pitaji," Sonali ke awaaz mein ab thoda josh tha. "Maine unse kaafi lambi baat ki. Maine unhe bataya ke Tarkas ko madad chahiye. Ke Varutha ka khatraa kitna bada hai. Aur maine unse madad maangi."
"Aur?" Dravya aage jhuk gaye. Unka poora dhyan Sonali par tha.
"Aur Maharani Nandani ne... unhone haan kaha," Sonali ne jawab diya. Uske chehre par muskaan aayi. "Unhone kaha ke Vanrajya, Tarkas ki madad karega. Ke woh har tarah se sahyog karenge."
Dravya ke chehre par bhi ab muskaan aagyi. Ek badi muskaan jo unke poore chehre par fail gayi. Usne apne haath uthaye aur taaliya bajayi. "Shabaash! Shabaash mere bachche!"
Yahi main sunna chahta tha! Vanrajya humara saath dega! Yeh bahut badi baat hai!"
Usne apne singhasan ke bagal mein rakhe gilas ko uthaya aur paani piya. Fir usne Kaalnaag ki taraf dekha aur use sehlaya. "Suna Kaalnaag? Humein saath mil gaya hai. Ab hum Varutha ko harane ki tayaari kar sakte hai."
Kaalnaag ne apna sir hilaya jaise woh samajh gaya ho.
Dravya ne fir se Sonali aur Akshay ki taraf dekha. "Tum dono ne bahut achha kaam kiya hai. Main tumpar garv karta hoon. Tumne Tarkas ke liye bahut bada kaam kiya hai." Unhone yeh kaha aur unki awaaz mein woh garv saaf sunaayi de raha tha jo ek pita ko apne bachcho par hota hai.
Par fir unka chehra thoda gambhir ho gaya. Woh muskaan ab halki pad gayi. "Ab buri khabar kya hai?"
Sonali ne Akshay ki taraf dekha. Iss baar Akshay ne aage badhkar bola. "Pitaji khabar yeh hai ke... ke is waqt Vanrajya khud ek bahut bade sankat mein hai. Shayad humare sankat se bhi bade sankat mein."
Dravya ki aankhen sankri ho gayi. "Kya matlab?"
Akshay ne gehri saans li. "Pitaji... jab hum Vanrajya pahunche toh humne dekha ke wahan sab kuch badal gaya tha. Mahal dushman ke haath mein hai. Ek aurat jo Ravisha ke naam se jaani jaati hai woh ab Vanrajya par raaj kar rahi hai."
Dravya achanak khade ho gaya. Uske chehre par hairaani thi. "Kya? Dushman ne mahal par qabza kar liya?"
Woh kuch pal chup rahe. Bas sochte rahe. Fir unhone poocha, "Toh fir tumne Maharani Nandani se kaise baat ki? Woh kahaan hai?"
"Woh chhupe hue hai Pitaji," Sonali bole. "Apne kuch vishwaspaatr saathiyon ke saath. Woh jungle mein ek chhote se sthaan par reh rahi hai. Wahan humne unse mulaqaat ki."
Sonali ne muskurate hue kaha, "unka beta Rajakumar bhi wapas aa gaya hai. Abhi woh Mesaka ke rajaya mein gaya hua hai aur mujhe poora vishwas hai ke woh unhe apne taraf kar lega"
"Itna vaishwas hai tumhe uss par?" Dravya ne hairaani se poocha.
Sonali ke chere khil utha, "Ji Pitaji ...Karan ek nipun yodha hai meine khud usse ladte dekha hai. Woh kisi bhi sthithi ka saamna kar skta hai."
Dravya ne fir se socha. Kuch pal tak woh chup rahe. Bas apni daadhi ko sehlate rahe aur sochte rahe. Kaalnaag bhi shaant tha.
"Toh sthiti yeh hai," Dravya ne ant mein kaha, "Ke Vanrajya sankat mein hai. Par unhone humari madad karne ka waada kiya hai... yeh ek ajeeb sthiti hai."
"Ji Pitaji," Akshay ne kaha. "Par Maharani Nandani ne kaha ke jab woh apna rajya wapas le lenge... tab woh zaroor humari madad karenge."
"Aur agar woh apna rajya wapas nahi le paaye?. Yeh ek kathor sawaal tha par zaroor tha.
Sonali aur Akshay ne ek dusre ki taraf dekha. Unhone iske baare mein nahi socha tha.
"Toh... toh Pitaji..." Sonali
"Hume khud se hi yeh jung ladni hogi. Par humein bhi unke taraf madad ka hath badhana chaiye"
Dravya "Haan shayad. Par... humein ummeed rakhni chahiye. Agar Maharani Nandani ne waada kiya hai... toh woh zaroor nibhayengi. Main unhe jaanta hoon. Woh apne shabd par kayam rehne wali stri hai."
"Tum dono ne bahut achha kaam kiya. Bahut mushkil haalat mein bhi tumne Tarkas ke liye kaam kiya. Main tumpar bahut garv kar raha hoon."
"Shukriya Pitaji," Dono ne ek saath kaha.
"Ab jao," Dravya.
"Jao aur aaram karo. Tumhe bahut zaroorat hai aaram ki. Aur kal kal hum darbaar bulaayenge. Aur hum aage ke tayaari shuru karenge. Varutha ke khilaf. Aur agar zaroorat padi toh Vanrajya ki madad ke liye bhi."
Sonali aur Akshay ne jhuk kar pranam kiya. Fir woh dheere se peeche mudne lage.
Aur woh apne kamre ke taraf chali gayi. Woh Thaki hui the. par uske dil mein ek ummeed thi. Ummeed ke sab theek ho jayega. Shayad Vanrajya bach jayega. Aur shayad Tarkas bhi.
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Shivir ke kinare ek ghana naram ghass ka chabootra tha.
Karan shivir ke uttari kone mein khada tha jahan uska chhota sa tent khula tha aur saaman ek taraf rakha hua tha. Uske haathon mein Meher thi. Woh use dheere se ghuma raha tha talwar ki chamak uske chehre par pad rahi thi.
Aditya uske bagal mein khada tha haathon mein ek purane kagaz ko pakde. Usne aankhen sikod kar padha.
āRajkumar kuch der mein hi nikalna hai?ā
Karan ne sir hilaya par uska dhyan abhi bhi talwar par tha. āHaan.ā
Aditya ne muskurate hue kaha, āMain apna bag taiyaar kar leta hoon. Sirf zaroori cheezein thoda sa khana, paani ki botal, rassi, chhuri, aur do chhote kukri. Zyada wajan nahi chahiye
warna tez bhaagna mushkil ho jayega.ā
Karan ki nazar ab shivir ke doosre kone mein chale gye ek chhote se ped ke neeche Veleys so raha tha. Ab woh karib teen foot lamba ho chuka tha. Uske kaale sharir par suraj ki roshni aag ki tarah lapak rahi thi. Pankh ab poore viksit the. Usse dekh Karan ke dil mein ek garv aur pyaar ka toofan ubhra
āEk minute, Aditya,ā Karan ke awaaz mein halki si narmi thi. āMain Veleys ko dekh loon. Kal raat se usne kuch nahi khaya.ā
Karan dheere se dragon ke paas pahuncha. Veleys ne apni gehri sone jaisi aankhen kholi unmein woh purani anokhi samajh thi jo sirf purane janwaron mein hoti hai. Karan ne haath aage badhaya aur uske garam khaal par rakha.
Jaise hi haath laga Meher achanak jwalamukhi ki tarah chamak uthi. Laal roshni talwar se nikal kar Karan ke haath, baahon, seene tak fail gayi jaise uski nason mein agni daud rahi ho.
āMaster!ā Meher ki awaaz dimaag mein goonji
Karan chaunk gaya. āMeher? Kya hua?ā
āTum aur Veleys tum dono ke beech jo bandhan hai woh ab poora ho chuka hai.ā
Karan ne dheere se muskuraya, uske aankhen dragon par adi hue thein āHaanā¦ yeh mera hai.ā
āIsliye main keh rahi hoon,ā Meher bole. āAb waqt aa gaya hai. Tumhe agni tatav ki antim shakti seekhni hogi woh shakti jo sirf Agni par control nahi degi, balki aag ki rooh tak pahuncha degi. Tum khud aag ka roop ban jaoge.ā
Karan ki saans ruk gayi. āAntim shakti? Par mainā¦ abhi bhi itnaā¦ā
āTumne bahut kuch jeet liya hai,ā Meher ne beech mein hi kaha. āPar yeh sabse khatarnak aur sabse khoobsurat roop hai Agni tatav ka. Aur yeh sirf tab seekhi jaati hai jab har saans aakhri lage, jab dil dhadke jaise tootne wala ho, jab maut tumhare aankhon ke saamne ho.ā
Karan ne Veleys ko dekha aur uske sar par ek baar aur haath phera. Dragon ne aankhen band kar li aur khushi se siskari si nikali.
āSote raho Veleys,ā Karan ne pyaar se kaha.
āMujhe ab jaana hoga.ā
Wahan se chal ke woh shivir se ek shaant Kone ke taraf chalne laga.
Woh palat raha tha ki achanak kisi ne uska haath zor se pakda aur kheencha.
āKyaā!ā Karan ki awaaz ruk gayi. Jaise hi usne saamne dekha ke Prachi khadi hue hai.
Uske lambe, kaale baal bikhre hue the jaise kaali resham ki lakeerein faili hui hoon aur Uske chehre par woh sharaarti, dil churaane wali muskaan thi.
āPā¦ Prachi?!ā Karan ne halke se kaha, uska chehra ekdum laal hogaya dil zor se dhadak raha tha ke koi unhe aise dekh na le.
Prachi ne hans kar jawab diya āHaan, mere Rajkumar. Main hi hoonā¦aapki sevika.ā
āTumā¦ yahan? Aise? Din ki roshni mein kya kar rhe ho kisi ne dekh liya toh?ā Karan abhi bhi shock mein tha. Woh itna paas tha ke Prachi ki saans uske gaal par mehsoos ho rahi thi.
Prachi ke awaaz mein ek sulagti hui masti thi, āToh kya hua? Koi dekh le toh kya? Duniya ko pata chal jayega ke Rajkumar apni Prachi ke saath ghass mein khin kho gaye hainā
Karan ka dil tez dhadka āYehā¦ theek nahi hai. Agar koi aa gaya tohā¦ā
Prachi ne uske honthon par ungli rakh di. āChup karo Karan. Bas ek baarā¦ mujhe apna bana lo.ā
Aur phir bina intezaar kiye usne apne naram garam honth Karan ke honthon par rakh diye.
Pehla chumban dheema tha jaise dono ek dusre ko pehli baar itne dino baad mehsoos kar rahe hon. Karan ne Prachi ki kamar pakdi aur use zor se apne upar kheencha. Prachi ki taangein uski kamar par lipat gayein.
Dono ek saath neeche zameen par gir gye. Prachi uske bagal mein leti hue thi.
Karan ke haath Prachi ke kurte ke taaron par gaye. Kapde alag hue. Ab woh sirf laal lingerie mein thi ek patli, sheer bra jo uske bhare hue boobs ko mushkil se sambhal rahi thi, nipples ke outline saaf dikhai de rahe the. Chhoti si matching panty uski fair kamar aur gol, bhari nitamb par chipki hui thi jiske beech mein ek chhoti si geeli nishani thi.
Karan ki saans ruk gayi. Aankhen uske badan par ghoom rahi thi. āPrachi aaj tumhe saja milege..apne Rajkumar ko pareshan karne ke liye...ā
Fir Prachi ne palat kar peeth dikhayi. Karan ne uski kamar pakdi, aur dheere se uski panty ke upar haath phera.
Ek zor ka tamacha uski gaand par pada
*thapp!*
Prachi ne cheekh maari, par usmein dard se jayda sharat bhare hue thr. ā ha Karanā¦ mujhe iss ghustakhi ke saja do...heheā¦ā
Karan ne dobara thappad maara, is baar thoda zor se. Prachi ke laal Nishan padne lage. Woh hasi aur boli, āAur karoā¦Karan maza aa rha haiā
Karan ne jaldi se apne kapde utare. Prachi ne bhi apni bra aur panty utaar di. Ab dono ghass ke beech bilkul nange the.
Karan ne Prachi ko peeth ke bal litaya. Usne uske pair failaye
aur apna muh uski choot par le aaya. Jaise hi uske jeeb ne uske nichle ang ko chua Prachi ne peeth ko jhatka diya. Karan ne zubaan andar daali, clit ko choosa aur fir tezi se chaatne laga. Prachi ke haath ghaas ko noch rahe the, uski halki siskariyan jungle mein gunj rahi thi.
āAahā¦ Karan...mujhe gudgudi ho rhe haiā¦ā woh zor se moan karne lagi.
Karan ne uske boobs par muh lagaya ek nipple ko muh mein liya aur choosa, doosre ko ungli se dabaya. Prachi ka sharir kaanp raha tha.
Fir Karan ne uska ek pair uthaya, kandhe par rakha. Prachi ab bilkul khuli hui thi.
Karan ne apna ling uski choot ke muh par ragdaā¦ aur dheere se andar dhakela.
Prachi ne aankhen band kar li, muh se ek lambi siskari nikli. āAhhhā¦ Karanā¦ bhar do aaj mujhe itne dino baadā¦ā
Karan ne ek aur dhaake se poora andar daal diya. Dono ek pal ruk gaye. Fir Karan ne dhakke shuru kiye ...dheeme se tezā¦ tez se aur tez.
Prachi ke boobs upar neeche uchlne lage. Usne Karan ke kandhon ko pakad kar moan kar rahi thi. āAur tezā¦ Karan...itni din se adhoori thi mein...tumhare intezaar mein...mein nhi chati ke kabhi bhi tumhara ehsaas bhulunā¦ā
Karan ne usko palat diya ab Prachi ke peenth uske taraf the.
Uska ling abhi bhi use bhara hua tha.
Karan ne peeche se uski kamar pakdi, ek haath se uski gaand ko thappad maara aur fir ling ek jhatke se aur andar daal diya.
Prachi ki cheekhein tez ho gayi. Karan tezi se andar-bahar kar raha tha, uski gaand par haath rakh kar zor-zor se beech mein thapad mar deta tha.
Prachi ki choot chahal rhe thi.
*chap chap chap*
āAahā¦ Karanā¦ main jhadne wali hoonā¦ā Prachi ne mand aakon se moan Kiya.
Karan ne bina uske paravah kiye apne gati aur badha di. Uske haath uske nipple ko kheenchne lage. Prachi ka sharir kaanp utha aur woh jhtake ke saath jhad gayi.
Uske garam ras neeche ghaas pe chut gaya.
Karan ab ruk nahi sakta tha. Usne kuch aur zor ke dhakke maare aur fir usko andar hi bhar diya. Poora cum Prachi ke yoni mein chhod diya.
Dono ek saath gir pade peeche ghaas pe gir pade.
Prachi ne Karan ki taraf mudkar dekha, muskurai. āAb toh sach mein kaafi saza mil gayiā¦mujheā
Karan ne use kiss kiya āAur bhi mil sakti thi aur milege bhiā¦ jab main wapas aaunga tum chal bhi nh paoge kuch din tak.ā
Prachi ne apne muh par haath rkha,"Haha...khin tumhari kamar na lachak jaye mujhe saja dene mein mere bhole Rajkumar!"
Fir dono saath mein has pade.
Kuch der tak dono aise hi ek dusre ko gale lagaye pade raheā¦ jungle ki khamoshi mein sirf unki saans aur dil ki dhadkan ek duje ko sunai de rahi thi.
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Dopahar ka suraj apne shikhar par tha. Karan aur Aditya shivir se nikal chuke the unke chehron par kapde bandhe hue the taaki koi unhe pehchan na sake. Dono ne halke vastra pehne the jo tairne mein aasani ho. Hawa garam thi par dono ke kadam dradh the.
"Rajkumar yeh raasta thoda khatarnak hai par sabse surakshit bhi," Aditya ne aage bahdte hue kaha. Uski aankhen savdhaan th. "Humein pehle nadhi paar karni hogi. Wahan par kaankaalon ke pehredaar bahut kam hai kyunki unhe lagta hai ke koi bhi nadi ki tej dhara se nahi aa sakta. Par meine ek raasta dhoondh liya hai."
Karan ne sir hilaya aur apni talwar ki patri ko theek karte hue kaha "Achha. Tum nadi ki dhara ke baare mein jaante ho?"
"Ji Rajkumar. Maine pichle kuch dino mein yeh raasta kayi baar dekha hai. Ek jagah hai jahan dhara thodi kamzor hai aur hum aasaani se tair sakte hai. Par humein savdhaan rehna hoga. Ek bhi galti aur hum beh jayenge. Aur agar hum beh gaye... toh seedhe kaankaalon ke paas pahunch jayenge." Aditya ki awaaz mein gehraai thi. Woh jaanta tha ke yeh kaam kitna khatarnak tha.
Dono jungle ke ghane hisse se guzarte hue nadi ke kinare tak pahunche. Nadi chaudi thi par kuch aage chalkar sankri ho rhe the aur uska paani tej gati se beh raha tha jaise koi toofan aa raha ho. Paani ka rang thoda gehra tha aur usmein se awaaz aa rahi thi ek bhayanak si awaaz jo keh rahi thi ke yeh nadi kisi ko bhi nigal sakti hai. Door dusre kinare par Vanrajya ke kuch gaon dikhai de rahe the. Par ab woh gaon waise nahi the jaise pehle the.
Sab kuch veeran sa lag raha tha. Koi awaaz nahi aa rahi thi, koi hansi nahi, koi zindagi ke, na kisi ehsaas ke.
"Dekho Rajkumar," Aditya ne ek jagah ishara kiya jahan kuch bade patthar pani mein dikhai de rahe the. "Wahan. Us bade patthar ke paas. Wahan se hum shuru karenge. Dhara wahan thodi kamzor ho jaati hai aur hum use paar kar sakte hai." Usne apna thaila kaskar bandha taaki woh paani mein na khule.
Karan ne dekha. Haan woh jagah theek lag rahi thi. "Chalte hai. Aur haan Aditya... savdhaan rehna."
Dono paani mein utar gaye. Pehle toh bahut thanda laga, itna thanda ke Karan ki saans ruk gayi. Par fir aadat ho gayi. Aditya aage tair raha tha aur Karan uske peeche. Dhara tez thi par dono mazboot the aur achhe tairak bhi the. Dheere dheere woh dusre kinare ki taraf badhne lage. Paani mein se machliyaon ke awaazein aa rahi thi, jaise koi phusphusa raha ho, jaise koi bula raha ho. Par dono ne dhyan nahi diya. Unka bas ek hi maksad tha dusre kinare tak pahunchna.
Karib bees minute baad dono dusre kinare par pahunche. Woh ek jhadiyon ke peeche chhup gaye aur apne vastra nichhode.
Dono gaon ki taraf badhne laga jhadiyon aur pedon ke saaye mein chhalte hue. Jaise jaise woh paas aaye, unhone dekha ke sthiti kitni bhayankar thi. Ghar toote phoote the, kuch jale hue the. Dukanen band thi, unke darwaze toote hue the, bas ek do siphayon ke siva.
Aur sadkon par koi nahi tha. Koi bachcha nahi khel raha tha, koi aurat nahi has rahi thi, koi aadmi kaam par nahi ja raha tha. Bas kaankal sipahi the jo ghum rahe the.
"Chalo," Aditya ne ek patli gali ki taraf ishara kiya. "Us gali se. Wahan koi nhi dikh rha hai."
Dono ek patli gali mein ghuse jo do badi kutiyaon ke beech thi.
Tabhi achanak ek cheekh sunai di. Ek aurat ki cheekh jo unke kaano ko cheer kar nikal gayi.
"Chhodo mujhe! Kriya kar ke chhodo! Main kuch nahi ki!"
Ek ladki ki awaaz thi. Dar bhari. Dard bhari. Ro rahi thi woh. Aur gidgida bhi rahi thi.
Karan ruk gaya jaise kisi ne use pakad liya ho. Uska dil tez dhadakne laga. Woh awaaz... woh kisi mushkil mein thi. Kisi bade mushkil mein.
Aditya ne bhi woh awaaz sune. Usne fauran Karan ka haath pakda use rokne ki koshish karte hue. "Rajkumar... humein aage badhna chahiye. Yeh humara kaam nahi hai. Hum yahaan doosre maksad se aaye hai."
Par Karan ne us awaaz ki disha mein dekha. Ek kone ke paas teen kaankal sipahi ek jawan ladki ko ghere hue the. Woh usse pareshan kar rahe the. Ek ka haath ladki ke baalon par tha, doosra uski banh pakde hua tha. Ladki ro rahi thi, woh bhagane ki koshish kar rahi thi par woh use jaane nahi de rahe the. Uske vastr phate hue the the aur uske chehre par aansu beh rahe the.
Karan ka khoon khaulne laga. Uski mutthiyan bandh gayi. Yeh.. kaise ho sakta tha? Yeh kaankal... yeh mare hue the. Maut unhe apne aavesh mein le chuki thi. Par fir bhi inmein vasna thi? Kisi stri ko pareshan karne ki ichchha thi? Kya maut ke baad bhi yeh gandi aadatein nahi jaati?
"Rajkumar..." Aditya ne fir se kaha, ab uski awaaz mein vinati thi. "... hum baad mein madad karenge. Abhi agar humne kuch kiya toh sab sipahi yahan aa jayenge. Aur fir humara maksad adhura reh jayega."
Par Karan sun hi nahi raha tha. Woh bas us ladki ko dekh raha tha jo ab zameen par gir gayi thi aur kaankal uske charon taraf khade the.
"Nahi," Karan ke awaaz mein gussa tha. "Main use aise nahi chhod sakta.."
"Rajkumar parā"
"Nahi Aditya," Karan ne Aditya ki taraf dekha. Uski aankhen laal ho gayi thi. "Agar main ab use nahi bachaaya... toh main khud ko kabhi maaf nahi kar paunga... yeh galat hai. Bilkul galat hai."
Aditya ne Karan ko dekha. Usne uski aankhen mein woh dradta dekhi, woh gussa dekha. Aur usne samajh liya ke ab Karan ko koi rok nahi sakta. Usne ek lambi saans li aur apna sir hilaya. "Theek hai Rajkumar... par humein chalaki se kaam lena hoga. Sidhe wahan nahi ja sakte."
Usne apne thaile se ek rassi nikali jo bahut mazboot thi. "Dekho... woh kutiya." Usne paas ki ek chhoti si imarat ki taraf ishara kiya jo kaankal aur ladki ke bilkul paas thi. "Hum wahan par chadh jayenge... upar se hum ek kaankal ko pakad sakte hai bina doosron ko pata chale."
Karan ne dekha. Haan... yeh plan achha tha. "Chalo."
Dono dheere se us kutiya ki taraf badhe. Wahan pahunchkar Aditya ne rassi nikali aur ek hook ko upar ki taraf fenka. Hook chhat par atak gayi.
"Main pehle jata hoon," Aditya ne kaha aur tezi se chadne laga. Uske haath mazboot the aur woh jaldi chhat par pahunch gaya. Fir usne Karan ko madad ki.
Dono ab chhat par the, jahan se woh poora nazara dekh sakte the. Kaankal ab bhi us ladki ko pareshan kar rahe the. Ek ne uski banh pakdi hui thi aur kheench raha tha.
"Bas thoda intezaar karo," Aditya ne kaha. "Jab ek thoda alag ho jaye... tab."
Ek kaankal thoda hata, shayad kuch dekhne ke liye. Yeh mauka tha.
"Abhi,"
Aditya ne rassi ko ek kaankal ke gardan mein daala aur zor se kheencha. Kaankal upar utha, apne pair hawa se marate hue.
Karan seedha us kaankal ke saamne aa gaya. Usne apne dono haathon se uski khopdi pakdi... gussa uske poore sharir mein beh raha tha.
"Tumhari himmat kaise hui!" Karan chillaya aur apni poori taakat lagaakar dabaaya.
CRACK!
Kaankal ki khopdi toot gayi. Haddiyan bikhar gayi. Kaankal neeche chat par gir gaya
Doosre do kaankal mude, apni talwarein uthaye.
Par itne mein dono ek saath apne hathoyaron ke saath unke upar neeche koode aur unke kuch bhi awaaz karne se pehle unka ant kar diya.
"Bhaago!" Aditya chillaya. Usne ladki ka haath pakda. "Abhi bhaago yahan se!"
Ladki dari hui thi aur samajh nahi pa rahi thi kya ho raha hai. Par Aditya ne use kheencha aur ek gali ki taraf dhakel diya.
"Suno," Karan ne ladki se kaha "Bahar mat nikalna. Apne Ghar mein raho... main tumhe baad mein bachaunga. Waada hai. Par abhi tum khin aaspaas chhup jao!"
Ladki ne aansuon se bhari aankhen se Karan ko dekha. "Aap kaun hai?"
"Koi nahi," Karan ne jawab diya. "Bas bhaag jao. Abhi!"
Ladki bhaag gayi, paas ke ek gali mein ghus kar gayab ho gayi.
***
Nadi ke dusre kinare par ek bhayanak nazara tha.
Wahan par Agrak pahuch gaya tha. Uska sharir haddiyan aur maans ka ajeeb mishran tha. Usne ek kavach pehna hua tha jo loh ka bana tha.
Woh nadhi ke kinare khada aur dusre kinare ko dekh raha tha.
Uske peeche kaankaalon ki ek fauj khadi thi. Hazaaron kaankal sab ek line mein. Sab apne hathiyaar liye hue.
Tabhi ek kaankal aage aaya. Woh doosron se alag dikhai de raha tha. Uske kavach par ek nishan bhi tha.
"Mahanayak Agrak," unke commander ne kaha. Uski awaaz khokli thi, jaise kisi guffa se aa rahi ho. "Dushman.. dusre kinare par hai. Woh wahaan chhup gaye hai. Aur hum nadi paar nahi kar sakte. Pani mein humare haddiyan pighal jate hain."
Agrak ne commander ki taraf dekha... fir usne hansna shuru kiya. Ek darwaani hansi jo poore ilake mein goonj gayi.
"HAHAHAHAHA!"
"Toh bas itni si baat hai?" Agrak ne apni gehri awaaz mein kaha. "Nadi? Bas ek nadi tumhe rok rahi hai?"
"Ji Mahanayak," Commander ne jawab diya. "Hum paani mein nahi ja sakte."
Agrak fir se hansa. "Kaankalon ko kya farak padta hai? Tum doob bhi gaye toh mar thodi jaoge. Tum toh pehle se hi mare hue ho!"
Commander chup raha. Uske paas koi jawab nahi tha.
Agrak ne nadhi ki taraf dekha. Haan... dhara tez thi. Par kya yeh use rok sakti thi? Use? Agrak ko?
Usne apne bade haath se ek vishaal patthar pakda jo kinare par kuch din purane Bane pull se alag pada hua tha. Woh patthar itna bada tha ke das aadmi milkar bhi nahi utha sakte the. Par Agrak ne use aise uthaya jaise koi patta ho.
"Dekho," Agrak ne kaha.
"Aise."
Usne patthar ko nadhi mein fenka. Itna zor se ke patthar hawa mein ghoomta hua gaya aur beech nadhi mein ja gira.
SPLASH!
Paani uchchal pada. Lekin patthar nadi ke beech mein baith gaya.
Agrak ne ek aur patthar uthaya. Fir ek aur. Fir ek aur. Woh ek ek karke patthar nadi mein fenk raha tha.
Kuch samay baad, Agrak ne apna kaam khatam kiya. Ab nadhi par pattharon ka ek raasta ban gaya tha. Thoda teda meda par kood ke use paar kiya ja sakta tha.
Agrak "Lo ab tum paar kar sakte ho. Main thoda aaram kar raha hoon. Mujhe aalas aa raha hai." Usne ek bade ped ki taraf dekha aur wahan ja kar baith gaya.
"Par Mahanayak"
"Chup," Agrak ne apni aankhen band karte hue kaha aur
"Main thoda sounga ab. Mujhe jabhi uthana... Jab tumhare paas naateze hoon. Samajh gaye? Dushman Ko dhundo....ek bhi nhi bachna chaiye."
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Nice update....Chapter 36
Drawn in Sand
Karan zameen ki taraf jhuka aur us lakdi se zameen par chitr banane laga. Chand ki roshni kaafi thi dekhne ke liye. Usne ek baar Payal ko dekha... uske chehre ki har detail ko note kiya.
Fir usne neeche tasveer banani shuru ki. Har lakeer ko sawdhani se banate hue. Pehle naksha... fir aankhen... fir naak aur honth.
Payal use dekh rahi thi. Karan ka dhyan poora tasveer par tha. Uski aankhen kendrit thi aur uska haath sthir tha.
Kuch pal dono chup rahe.
Tabhi Payal ne dheere se kaha, "Karan... main tumse kuch poochhna chahti hoon."
Karan ne bina upar deke tasveer banana jaari jawab diya, "Ji Di? Pochhiye."
Payal ne apne honth halke se kaate. Yeh sawaal poochhna uske liye mushkil tha. par usse poochhna tha. Woh baat jo uske man mein bahut din se thi.
"Uss... din jab..." Payal ne bolna shru kiya par beech mein ruk gayi.
Karan ne ab upar dekha. "Kya hua Di? Kya poochhna chahti hai aap?"
Payal ne gehri saans li. "Uss din... jab main nadhi mein... nahaa rahi thi..."
Jaise hi yeh shabd Payal ke muh se nikle, Karan ka haath ruk gaya. Uske chehre par achanak se lali chadh gayi.
Arrey nahi... woh baat.
"Tum... tum wahaan jaan boojhkar aaye the na?" Payal ne seedha Karan ki aankhon mein dekhte hue poocha. "Woh sirf ek galti thi... ya... ya tum jaanbujh kar dekh rahe the?"
Karan ki saans tez ho gayi. Uska chehra poora laal ho gaya. Usne zameen ki taraf dekha.
"Main... main..." Karan kuch kehne ki koshish kar raha tha par shabd nahi mil rahe the.
"Karan," Payal ne dheere se kaha. "Main gussa nahi hoon. Main bas... sach jaanna chahti hoon."
Karan ne apni aankhen band ki. Use yeh sach batana tha. Chahe kitna bhi mushkil kyun na ho.
"Ji," Karan ne aakhirkaar kaha. "Main wahaan tha. Par Di... main waada karta hoon... Woh ek galti thi. Main wahaan galti se aa gaya tha. Mujhe pata nahi tha ke aap wahaan hongi."
Payal ne sir hilaya. "Achha. Main... samajh sakti hoon."
"Di... main sach bolna chahta hoon," Karan ne kaha. Uski awaaz kaanp rahi thi. "Main... jab maine aapko wahaan dekha... toh...mein bhi chauk gaya tha. Par..."
"Par kya Karan?" Payal ne poocha. Uski awaaz mein koi gussa nahi tha. Bas jigyasa thi.
Karan ne apna chehra upar kiya aur Payal ki taraf dekha. Uski aankhen mein sharam aur sachchai bhi. "Aap... sabse khubsurat stri hai jise maine apni zindagi mein dekha hai," Karan ne dheere se kaha. Har shabd uske dil se nikla tha. "Jab... jab maine aapko wahaan dekha... toh main... rok nahi saka khud ko aapko dekhne se... main uske lie bahut sharminda hoon."
Karan ka sir jhuk gaya. Usne yeh sach bol diya tha. Ab... ab Payal kya kahegi? Kya woh gussa hogi? Kya woh use galat samjhegi?
Par Payal ke chehre par gussa nahi tha. Uske gaal laal ho gaye the. Aur uski aankhen badi ho gayi thi.
"Tum... tum sach mein aisa sochte ho?" Payal ke awaaz bahut halki thi.
"Ha," Karan ne kaha, ab bhi neeche dekhte hue. "aur isliye main aur bhi zyada sharminda hoon. Aap meri badi behen hai. Aur maine aisa kiya. Main sach mein maafi chahta hoon Di."
Kuch pal tak khamoshi rahi. Lambi gehri khamoshi. Karan ka dil tez dhadak raha tha. Usse darr lag raha tha ke Payal kya kahegi.
Tabhi Payal ne dheere se kaha, "Karan... koi baat nhi."
Karan ne fauran upar dekha. "Kya sach mein?"
Payal muskurai, uske gaal abhi bhi laal the par usne apne aap ko sambhal liya tha. "Haan" Payal ne dobara kaha. "Tum... itne lambe samay se door the. Aur woh ek duurghatna thi. Main samajh sakti hoon. Koi baat nahi."
Karan ko vishwas nahi ho raha tha. "Sach mein? Aap gussa nahi hai?"
"Nahi," Payal ne sir hilaya. "Main gussa nahi hoon. Bas dobara aisa kabhi mat karna."
"Nahi karunga," Karan ne fauran kaha. "Kabhi nahi karunga. Waada raha."
Payal halke se hanse. "Achha. Ab ab apna chitr khatam karo."
Karan ne fir se tasveer par dhyan diya. Par ab uske haath halke se kaanp rahe the. Payal ne usse maaf kar diya tha.
Kuch pal baad, Karan ne aakhri vivaran khtm kiya. Fir usne lakdi ko neeche rakha. "Ho gaya,"
"Dikhao!" Payal josh se boli. Woh aage jhuki tasveer dekhne ke liye.
Zameen par ek bahut hi khubsurat tasveer bani hui thi. Payal ka chehra. Har vivaran sampurna tha. Uski aankhen jo itni jivit lag rahi thi jaise sach mein dekh rahi ho. Uske baal jo halke se uske chehre par gir rahe the. Uski naak jo halki se tedi thi.
"Karan yeh......" Payal kuch bol nahi pa rahi thi.
"Kaisa hai Di?" Karan ne thode ghabrahat se pucha.
"Yeh adbhut hai," Payal ne kaha. Uski aankhon mein aashcharya tha. "Karan tumne yeh kaise... main soch bhi nahi sakti ke tum itna achha chitr bana sakte ho."
Karan ke chehre par sharmili muskaan aa gayi. "Shukriya Di."
Payal chitr ko dekhti rahi. Karan ne use kitne pyaar se banaya tha.
Achanak Payal ne Karan ka haath pakda.
Karan chaunk gaya. "Di?"
Payal ne Karan ki taraf dekha... fir dheere se usne apna doosra haath aage badhaya aur Karan ke chehre ko chhoo liya. Uski ungliyan Karan ke gaal par thi.
Karan ka dil ruk gaya. Yeh kya ho raha tha?
"Karan," Payal dheere se bole. "Tumhe pata hai na... ke yeh sab... yeh sab bhavnayen... yeh bilkul swabhavik hai."
"D-Di?" Karan ki awaaz kaanp gayi.
"Tum ek yuvak ho," Payal ne kaha ab bhi uska haath Karan ke chehre par tha. "Aur yeh bhavnayen hona... yeh koi galat baat nahi hai. Yeh... yeh bilkul prakritik hai." Usne Karan ki aankhon mein dekha. "Par... par humein seemaon ko samajhna hoga. Hume sammaan karna hoga us rekha ko jo humein paar nahi karni chahiye. Samajh rahe ho?"
Karan ne dheere se sir hilaya. Uska poora chehra laal ho gaya tha. Par usne samajh liya tha.
"Ji Di," Karan ne kaha. "Main... samajh gaya."
Payal ne muskurate hue apna haath hata liya. "Achha hai."
Fir usne dobara chitr ki taraf dekha. "Yeh sach mein bahut sundar hai Karan. Tumne bahut mehnat ki hai."
"Shukriya Di,"
Payal khadi ho gayi. Usne apne vastra jhaade.
Fir woh Karan ke paas aayi. Aur aur usne jhuk kar Karan ke gaal par ek halka sa chumbana kar diya.
Karan ka poora sharir jakad gaya. Uska dimaag kaam karna band ho gaya. Yeh abhi kya hua?
Payal peeche hati aur muskurai. Uske gaal laal the par usme ek alag hi aatmavishwas tha.
Fir woh peeche mudne lagi. Kuch kadam chalkar usne mudkar Karan ki taraf dekha. Karan abhi bhi wahi pure tarah se aval baitha hua tha.
"Ab tum bhi aaram karo," Payal ne muskurate hue kaha. "Kal subah toh tumhe jaldi nikalna hai na?"
Karan ne bas sir hilaya. Woh kuch bol nahi pa raha tha.
Payal hans padi. "Shubh ratri Karan."
"Sh-shubh ratri Di"
Payal chali gayi. Par us raat Karan wahaan baitha raha usse ped ke neeche. Apne gaal ko chhute hue jahan Payal ne chumbana kiya tha. Uska dil bahut tez dhadak raha tha. Uske dimaag mein bahut saare vichaar aa rahe the. Usne apne gaal par haath rakha. Usse jagah jahan Payal ne chumbana kiya tha. Aur usne muskurate hue aankhen band kar li.
Karan ne aakhirkaar khade hoke shivir ki taraf dekha. Haan use aaram karna chahiye. Kal bahut bada din tha par aaj ki raat woh kabhi nahi bhoolega. Woh dheere se chalne laga us tasveer ko ek aakhri baar dekhte hue jo chand ki roshni mein chamak rahi thi.
Aur uske honthon par abhi bhi woh muskaan thi. Woh khushi ki muskaan jo kisi ko tab aati hai jab unhe pata chalta hai ke koi unhe samajhta hai. Aur koi unki parwaah karta hai.
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Sonali aur uska bhai Akshay Tarkas ke rajmahal ki seedhiyon par chal rahe the. Mahal ke patthar sunehre rang mein chamak rahe the.
"Tum sochte ho Pitaji khush honge?" Sonali ne apne bhai se poocha. Woh thodi chintit thi.
Akshay ne apni behen ki taraf dekha. Woh
"Haan. Humne apna kaam pura kiya hai. Vanrajya se samjhoota ho gaya hai. Yahi toh Pitaji chahte the."
"Par par woh sab jo wahaan ho raha hai..." Sonali ne kaha. "Kya hume unhe batana chahiye ye sab kuch?"
Akshay ruk gaya. Usne Sonali ke kandhe par haath rakha. "Haan. Humein sab batana hoga. Pitaji ko pata hona chahiye ke Vanrajya ki asli sthiti kya hai. Tabhi woh sahi faisla le payenge."
Sonali ne sir hilaya. Haan Akshay sahi keh raha tha. Unhe sab batana hoga.
Dono mahal ke mukhya darwaze ke paas pahunche. Wahan do pehredaar khade the, lambi bhaalon ke saath. Jaise hi unhone Sonali aur Akshay ko dekha, woh seedhe khade ho gaye aur apne bhaale ko salami mein jhuka diya.
"Rajkumar Akshay! Rajkumari Sonali!" Ek pehredaar ne kaha. "Aap dono wapas aa gaye!"
"Ji," Akshay ne kaha.
"Hume Maharaj se milna hai. Woh darbaar mein hai?"
"Ji Rajkumar. Maharaj aapka hi intezaar kar rahe the. Unhone kaha tha ke jaise hi aap aaye, seedha unke paas le aaye."
Pehredaaron ne bhaari darwaze ko khola. Ek gehri awaaz hui jab woh darwaze khule. Andar se thandi hawa aayi jo Sonali ke chehre ko chhoo gayi.
Dono andar ghuse. Mahal ke andar ka nazaara bahut vishaal tha. Unchi chhat thi jahan se lambe chandelier latke hue the. Deewaron par Tarkas ke purane rajaon ki tasveeren lagi hui thi. Zameen par sangmarmar ke patthar the jo itne chamakdar the ke Sonali apni parchhaayi dekh sakti thi usme.
Woh ek lambe raaste se chalte gaye. Dono taraf darbaari khade the jo unhe dekhkar jhuk gaye. Kuch ne haath jod kar pranam kiya.
"Rajkumari ki jai ho!"
"Rajkumar ki jai ho!"
Awaazein charon taraf se aa rahi thi. Sonali ne sabko muskurate hue dekha. Yeh sab uske log the. Tarkas ke log. Jinka woh hissa thi.
Aakhir mein woh singhasan ke kamre tak pahunche. Yahan ek aur bhaari darwaza tha.
Raveena, Tarkas ki sabse taqatwar pehredaar thi. Woh karib chhe foot lambi thi aur uska sharir lauh ki tarah sakht tha. Uske haathon mein ek bhari talwar thi aur uski aankhen itni teekhi thi ke lagta tha woh kisi ki bhi aatma tak dekh sakti hai. Woh Maharaj Dravya ki niji rakshak thi aur pichhle pandrah saal se yeh zimmedari nibha rahi thi.
"Rajkumar Akshay. Rajkumari Sonali," Raveena ne jhukkar kaha. "Swagat hai aap dono ka. Maharaj aapka intezaar kar rahe hai."
"Shukriya Raveena," Akshay ne jawab diya. "Pitaji kaisa mehsoos kar rahe hai aaj?"
Raveena thoda sa mudkar darwaze ki taraf dekha fir wapas Akshay ki taraf. "Maharaj thode chintit hai. Varutha ka khatra badhta ja raha hai. Ab toh Samudra kinare ke gaon mein hamle ho rahe hai. Log dar se bhaag rahe hai. aur Maharaj ko yeh pasand nahi aa raha."
Sonali ne yeh suna aur uska dil bhaari ho gaya. Haan... Varutha. Woh darawna praani jo samudra ki gehraaiyon se nikla tha. Woh jo poore kinare ko aatank mein daal raha tha
"Hum samajh sakte hai," Sonali bole. "Isliye hum jaldi wapas aaye hai. Hume Pitaji se bahut kuch baat karne hai."
Akshay ne apne dono haath darwaze par rakhe aur use dheere se dhakela.
Singhasan ka kamra bahut bada tha. Shayad poore Tarkas mein sabse bada kamra. Chhat itni unchi thi ke nazar hi nahi aati thi. Deewaron par sunehra kaam kiya hua tha aur khidkiyan itni badi thi ke poora samudra dikh sakta tha unse. Aur beech mein ek vishaal singhasan rakha hua tha.
Aur us singhasan par par Maharaj Dravya baithe hue the.
Dravya karib sattar saal ke the. Unke baal poore safed ho chuke the aur lambi daadhi thi jo unke seene tak aa rahi thi. Par unki aankhen ab bhi utni hi teekhi thi.
Par sabse ajeeb cheez woh bada sa ajar tha jo singhasan ke aas paas ghuma hua tha. Woh karib pandrah foot lamba tha aur uska sharir itna mota tha ke ek insaan ko aasaani se nigal jaaye. Yeh Maharaj Dravya ka saathi tha. Uska naam Kaalnaag tha aur woh Dravya ke saath pichhle pachaas saal se tha.
"Pitaji," Akshay ne aage badhkar kaha.
Usne apna sir jhukaya.
"Pitaji," Sonali ne bhi kaha aur sir jhukaya.
Dono ghutno par baith gaye. Yeh sammaan dikhane ka tareeka tha. Yeh unke pratikriya the ke woh Maharaj ke saamne namr hai.
Dravya ne unhe dekha. Unke chehre par ek halki muskaan aayi. "Utho," Unki awaaz gehri aur bhaari thi. "Mere bachche wapas aa gaye. Utho aur yahan aao mere paas."
Akshay aur Sonali khade hue aur singhasan ki taraf badhne lage. Kaalnaag ne apna sar upar kiya aur dono ko dekha. Uski zuban bahar aayi aur phir wapas andar chali gayi. Woh unhe soongha raha tha.
"Darro mat Sonali," Dravya ne kaha jab unhone dekha ke Sonali thoda use dekh ke ghabra gayi thi. "Kaalnaag tumhe jaanta hai. Woh tumhe kuch nahi karega."
... woh jaanti thi. Par phir bhi Shesh ke baad keval usse ko dekhkar usse darr toh lagta tha.
"Aaj mein bahut khush hoon," Dravya ne apne haath thoda aage jhukkaye. "Mere dono bachche surakshit wapas aa gaye. Batao... tumhara safar kaisa raha?"
Akshaya "Lamba tha Pitaji. Par humne apna kaam pura kiya."
"Achha," Dravya. Unki aankhon mein ab woh chamak aayi jo tab aati hai jab koi rajneta koi jaruri khabar sunne wala hota hai. "Toh Vanrajya se baat ho gayi? Koi achhi khabar hai?"
Sonali ne Akshay ki taraf dekha. Fir usne Dravya ki taraf dekha. "Pitaji... humein aapse bahut kuch kehna hai. Achhi khabar bhi hai aur buri khabar bhi."
Dravya ki bhawe chaudi ho gayi. "Achhi aur buri dono?"
"Ji Pitaji."
Dravya ne kuch pal socha. Fir use apne haath ko apni daadhi par phera. Yeh unki aadat thi jab woh sochte the. "Toh pehle achhi khabar sunao" . "Main pehle hi Varutha ki wajah se pareshaan hoon. Har din khabar aati hai ke ek aur gaon par hamla hua. Pehle toh bas hamare jhahajon tak seemit the."
Sonali ne gehri saans li. "Pitaji humne Maharani Nandani se mulaqaat ki."
Dravya ki aankhen chamak uthi. "Sach mein? Tum Maharani se mile? Unse baat ki?"
"Ji Pitaji," Sonali ke awaaz mein ab thoda josh tha. "Maine unse kaafi lambi baat ki. Maine unhe bataya ke Tarkas ko madad chahiye. Ke Varutha ka khatraa kitna bada hai. Aur maine unse madad maangi."
"Aur?" Dravya aage jhuk gaye. Unka poora dhyan Sonali par tha.
"Aur Maharani Nandani ne... unhone haan kaha," Sonali ne jawab diya. Uske chehre par muskaan aayi. "Unhone kaha ke Vanrajya, Tarkas ki madad karega. Ke woh har tarah se sahyog karenge."
Dravya ke chehre par bhi ab muskaan aagyi. Ek badi muskaan jo unke poore chehre par fail gayi. Usne apne haath uthaye aur taaliya bajayi. "Shabaash! Shabaash mere bachche!"
Yahi main sunna chahta tha! Vanrajya humara saath dega! Yeh bahut badi baat hai!"
Usne apne singhasan ke bagal mein rakhe gilas ko uthaya aur paani piya. Fir usne Kaalnaag ki taraf dekha aur use sehlaya. "Suna Kaalnaag? Humein saath mil gaya hai. Ab hum Varutha ko harane ki tayaari kar sakte hai."
Kaalnaag ne apna sir hilaya jaise woh samajh gaya ho.
Dravya ne fir se Sonali aur Akshay ki taraf dekha. "Tum dono ne bahut achha kaam kiya hai. Main tumpar garv karta hoon. Tumne Tarkas ke liye bahut bada kaam kiya hai." Unhone yeh kaha aur unki awaaz mein woh garv saaf sunaayi de raha tha jo ek pita ko apne bachcho par hota hai.
Par fir unka chehra thoda gambhir ho gaya. Woh muskaan ab halki pad gayi. "Ab buri khabar kya hai?"
Sonali ne Akshay ki taraf dekha. Iss baar Akshay ne aage badhkar bola. "Pitaji khabar yeh hai ke... ke is waqt Vanrajya khud ek bahut bade sankat mein hai. Shayad humare sankat se bhi bade sankat mein."
Dravya ki aankhen sankri ho gayi. "Kya matlab?"
Akshay ne gehri saans li. "Pitaji... jab hum Vanrajya pahunche toh humne dekha ke wahan sab kuch badal gaya tha. Mahal dushman ke haath mein hai. Ek aurat jo Ravisha ke naam se jaani jaati hai woh ab Vanrajya par raaj kar rahi hai."
Dravya achanak khade ho gaya. Uske chehre par hairaani thi. "Kya? Dushman ne mahal par qabza kar liya?"
Woh kuch pal chup rahe. Bas sochte rahe. Fir unhone poocha, "Toh fir tumne Maharani Nandani se kaise baat ki? Woh kahaan hai?"
"Woh chhupe hue hai Pitaji," Sonali bole. "Apne kuch vishwaspaatr saathiyon ke saath. Woh jungle mein ek chhote se sthaan par reh rahi hai. Wahan humne unse mulaqaat ki."
Sonali ne muskurate hue kaha, "unka beta Rajakumar bhi wapas aa gaya hai. Abhi woh Mesaka ke rajaya mein gaya hua hai aur mujhe poora vishwas hai ke woh unhe apne taraf kar lega"
"Itna vaishwas hai tumhe uss par?" Dravya ne hairaani se poocha.
Sonali ke chere khil utha, "Ji Pitaji ...Karan ek nipun yodha hai meine khud usse ladte dekha hai. Woh kisi bhi sthithi ka saamna kar skta hai."
Dravya ne fir se socha. Kuch pal tak woh chup rahe. Bas apni daadhi ko sehlate rahe aur sochte rahe. Kaalnaag bhi shaant tha.
"Toh sthiti yeh hai," Dravya ne ant mein kaha, "Ke Vanrajya sankat mein hai. Par unhone humari madad karne ka waada kiya hai... yeh ek ajeeb sthiti hai."
"Ji Pitaji," Akshay ne kaha. "Par Maharani Nandani ne kaha ke jab woh apna rajya wapas le lenge... tab woh zaroor humari madad karenge."
"Aur agar woh apna rajya wapas nahi le paaye?. Yeh ek kathor sawaal tha par zaroor tha.
Sonali aur Akshay ne ek dusre ki taraf dekha. Unhone iske baare mein nahi socha tha.
"Toh... toh Pitaji..." Sonali
"Hume khud se hi yeh jung ladni hogi. Par humein bhi unke taraf madad ka hath badhana chaiye"
Dravya "Haan shayad. Par... humein ummeed rakhni chahiye. Agar Maharani Nandani ne waada kiya hai... toh woh zaroor nibhayengi. Main unhe jaanta hoon. Woh apne shabd par kayam rehne wali stri hai."
"Tum dono ne bahut achha kaam kiya. Bahut mushkil haalat mein bhi tumne Tarkas ke liye kaam kiya. Main tumpar bahut garv kar raha hoon."
"Shukriya Pitaji," Dono ne ek saath kaha.
"Ab jao," Dravya.
"Jao aur aaram karo. Tumhe bahut zaroorat hai aaram ki. Aur kal kal hum darbaar bulaayenge. Aur hum aage ke tayaari shuru karenge. Varutha ke khilaf. Aur agar zaroorat padi toh Vanrajya ki madad ke liye bhi."
Sonali aur Akshay ne jhuk kar pranam kiya. Fir woh dheere se peeche mudne lage.
Aur woh apne kamre ke taraf chali gayi. Woh Thaki hui the. par uske dil mein ek ummeed thi. Ummeed ke sab theek ho jayega. Shayad Vanrajya bach jayega. Aur shayad Tarkas bhi.
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Shivir ke kinare ek ghana naram ghass ka chabootra tha.
Karan shivir ke uttari kone mein khada tha jahan uska chhota sa tent khula tha aur saaman ek taraf rakha hua tha. Uske haathon mein Meher thi. Woh use dheere se ghuma raha tha talwar ki chamak uske chehre par pad rahi thi.
Aditya uske bagal mein khada tha haathon mein ek purane kagaz ko pakde. Usne aankhen sikod kar padha.
āRajkumar kuch der mein hi nikalna hai?ā
Karan ne sir hilaya par uska dhyan abhi bhi talwar par tha. āHaan.ā
Aditya ne muskurate hue kaha, āMain apna bag taiyaar kar leta hoon. Sirf zaroori cheezein thoda sa khana, paani ki botal, rassi, chhuri, aur do chhote kukri. Zyada wajan nahi chahiye
warna tez bhaagna mushkil ho jayega.ā
Karan ki nazar ab shivir ke doosre kone mein chale gye ek chhote se ped ke neeche Veleys so raha tha. Ab woh karib teen foot lamba ho chuka tha. Uske kaale sharir par suraj ki roshni aag ki tarah lapak rahi thi. Pankh ab poore viksit the. Usse dekh Karan ke dil mein ek garv aur pyaar ka toofan ubhra
āEk minute, Aditya,ā Karan ke awaaz mein halki si narmi thi. āMain Veleys ko dekh loon. Kal raat se usne kuch nahi khaya.ā
Karan dheere se dragon ke paas pahuncha. Veleys ne apni gehri sone jaisi aankhen kholi unmein woh purani anokhi samajh thi jo sirf purane janwaron mein hoti hai. Karan ne haath aage badhaya aur uske garam khaal par rakha.
Jaise hi haath laga Meher achanak jwalamukhi ki tarah chamak uthi. Laal roshni talwar se nikal kar Karan ke haath, baahon, seene tak fail gayi jaise uski nason mein agni daud rahi ho.
āMaster!ā Meher ki awaaz dimaag mein goonji
Karan chaunk gaya. āMeher? Kya hua?ā
āTum aur Veleys tum dono ke beech jo bandhan hai woh ab poora ho chuka hai.ā
Karan ne dheere se muskuraya, uske aankhen dragon par adi hue thein āHaanā¦ yeh mera hai.ā
āIsliye main keh rahi hoon,ā Meher bole. āAb waqt aa gaya hai. Tumhe agni tatav ki antim shakti seekhni hogi woh shakti jo sirf Agni par control nahi degi, balki aag ki rooh tak pahuncha degi. Tum khud aag ka roop ban jaoge.ā
Karan ki saans ruk gayi. āAntim shakti? Par mainā¦ abhi bhi itnaā¦ā
āTumne bahut kuch jeet liya hai,ā Meher ne beech mein hi kaha. āPar yeh sabse khatarnak aur sabse khoobsurat roop hai Agni tatav ka. Aur yeh sirf tab seekhi jaati hai jab har saans aakhri lage, jab dil dhadke jaise tootne wala ho, jab maut tumhare aankhon ke saamne ho.ā
Karan ne Veleys ko dekha aur uske sar par ek baar aur haath phera. Dragon ne aankhen band kar li aur khushi se siskari si nikali.
āSote raho Veleys,ā Karan ne pyaar se kaha.
āMujhe ab jaana hoga.ā
Wahan se chal ke woh shivir se ek shaant Kone ke taraf chalne laga.
Woh palat raha tha ki achanak kisi ne uska haath zor se pakda aur kheencha.
āKyaā!ā Karan ki awaaz ruk gayi. Jaise hi usne saamne dekha ke Prachi khadi hue hai.
Uske lambe, kaale baal bikhre hue the jaise kaali resham ki lakeerein faili hui hoon aur Uske chehre par woh sharaarti, dil churaane wali muskaan thi.
āPā¦ Prachi?!ā Karan ne halke se kaha, uska chehra ekdum laal hogaya dil zor se dhadak raha tha ke koi unhe aise dekh na le.
Prachi ne hans kar jawab diya āHaan, mere Rajkumar. Main hi hoonā¦aapki sevika.ā
āTumā¦ yahan? Aise? Din ki roshni mein kya kar rhe ho kisi ne dekh liya toh?ā Karan abhi bhi shock mein tha. Woh itna paas tha ke Prachi ki saans uske gaal par mehsoos ho rahi thi.
Prachi ke awaaz mein ek sulagti hui masti thi, āToh kya hua? Koi dekh le toh kya? Duniya ko pata chal jayega ke Rajkumar apni Prachi ke saath ghass mein khin kho gaye hainā
Karan ka dil tez dhadka āYehā¦ theek nahi hai. Agar koi aa gaya tohā¦ā
Prachi ne uske honthon par ungli rakh di. āChup karo Karan. Bas ek baarā¦ mujhe apna bana lo.ā
Aur phir bina intezaar kiye usne apne naram garam honth Karan ke honthon par rakh diye.
Pehla chumban dheema tha jaise dono ek dusre ko pehli baar itne dino baad mehsoos kar rahe hon. Karan ne Prachi ki kamar pakdi aur use zor se apne upar kheencha. Prachi ki taangein uski kamar par lipat gayein.
Dono ek saath neeche zameen par gir gye. Prachi uske bagal mein leti hue thi.
Karan ke haath Prachi ke kurte ke taaron par gaye. Kapde alag hue. Ab woh sirf laal lingerie mein thi ek patli, sheer bra jo uske bhare hue boobs ko mushkil se sambhal rahi thi, nipples ke outline saaf dikhai de rahe the. Chhoti si matching panty uski fair kamar aur gol, bhari nitamb par chipki hui thi jiske beech mein ek chhoti si geeli nishani thi.
Karan ki saans ruk gayi. Aankhen uske badan par ghoom rahi thi. āPrachi aaj tumhe saja milege..apne Rajkumar ko pareshan karne ke liye...ā
Fir Prachi ne palat kar peeth dikhayi. Karan ne uski kamar pakdi, aur dheere se uski panty ke upar haath phera.
Ek zor ka tamacha uski gaand par pada
*thapp!*
Prachi ne cheekh maari, par usmein dard se jayda sharat bhare hue thr. ā ha Karanā¦ mujhe iss ghustakhi ke saja do...heheā¦ā
Karan ne dobara thappad maara, is baar thoda zor se. Prachi ke laal Nishan padne lage. Woh hasi aur boli, āAur karoā¦Karan maza aa rha haiā
Karan ne jaldi se apne kapde utare. Prachi ne bhi apni bra aur panty utaar di. Ab dono ghass ke beech bilkul nange the.
Karan ne Prachi ko peeth ke bal litaya. Usne uske pair failaye
aur apna muh uski choot par le aaya. Jaise hi uske jeeb ne uske nichle ang ko chua Prachi ne peeth ko jhatka diya. Karan ne zubaan andar daali, clit ko choosa aur fir tezi se chaatne laga. Prachi ke haath ghaas ko noch rahe the, uski halki siskariyan jungle mein gunj rahi thi.
āAahā¦ Karan...mujhe gudgudi ho rhe haiā¦ā woh zor se moan karne lagi.
Karan ne uske boobs par muh lagaya ek nipple ko muh mein liya aur choosa, doosre ko ungli se dabaya. Prachi ka sharir kaanp raha tha.
Fir Karan ne uska ek pair uthaya, kandhe par rakha. Prachi ab bilkul khuli hui thi.
Karan ne apna ling uski choot ke muh par ragdaā¦ aur dheere se andar dhakela.
Prachi ne aankhen band kar li, muh se ek lambi siskari nikli. āAhhhā¦ Karanā¦ bhar do aaj mujhe itne dino baadā¦ā
Karan ne ek aur dhaake se poora andar daal diya. Dono ek pal ruk gaye. Fir Karan ne dhakke shuru kiye ...dheeme se tezā¦ tez se aur tez.
Prachi ke boobs upar neeche uchlne lage. Usne Karan ke kandhon ko pakad kar moan kar rahi thi. āAur tezā¦ Karan...itni din se adhoori thi mein...tumhare intezaar mein...mein nhi chati ke kabhi bhi tumhara ehsaas bhulunā¦ā
Karan ne usko palat diya ab Prachi ke peenth uske taraf the.
Uska ling abhi bhi use bhara hua tha.
Karan ne peeche se uski kamar pakdi, ek haath se uski gaand ko thappad maara aur fir ling ek jhatke se aur andar daal diya.
Prachi ki cheekhein tez ho gayi. Karan tezi se andar-bahar kar raha tha, uski gaand par haath rakh kar zor-zor se beech mein thapad mar deta tha.
Prachi ki choot chahal rhe thi.
*chap chap chap*
āAahā¦ Karanā¦ main jhadne wali hoonā¦ā Prachi ne mand aakon se moan Kiya.
Karan ne bina uske paravah kiye apne gati aur badha di. Uske haath uske nipple ko kheenchne lage. Prachi ka sharir kaanp utha aur woh jhtake ke saath jhad gayi.
Uske garam ras neeche ghaas pe chut gaya.
Karan ab ruk nahi sakta tha. Usne kuch aur zor ke dhakke maare aur fir usko andar hi bhar diya. Poora cum Prachi ke yoni mein chhod diya.
Dono ek saath gir pade peeche ghaas pe gir pade.
Prachi ne Karan ki taraf mudkar dekha, muskurai. āAb toh sach mein kaafi saza mil gayiā¦mujheā
Karan ne use kiss kiya āAur bhi mil sakti thi aur milege bhiā¦ jab main wapas aaunga tum chal bhi nh paoge kuch din tak.ā
Prachi ne apne muh par haath rkha,"Haha...khin tumhari kamar na lachak jaye mujhe saja dene mein mere bhole Rajkumar!"
Fir dono saath mein has pade.
Kuch der tak dono aise hi ek dusre ko gale lagaye pade raheā¦ jungle ki khamoshi mein sirf unki saans aur dil ki dhadkan ek duje ko sunai de rahi thi.
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Dopahar ka suraj apne shikhar par tha. Karan aur Aditya shivir se nikal chuke the unke chehron par kapde bandhe hue the taaki koi unhe pehchan na sake. Dono ne halke vastra pehne the jo tairne mein aasani ho. Hawa garam thi par dono ke kadam dradh the.
"Rajkumar yeh raasta thoda khatarnak hai par sabse surakshit bhi," Aditya ne aage bahdte hue kaha. Uski aankhen savdhaan th. "Humein pehle nadhi paar karni hogi. Wahan par kaankaalon ke pehredaar bahut kam hai kyunki unhe lagta hai ke koi bhi nadi ki tej dhara se nahi aa sakta. Par meine ek raasta dhoondh liya hai."
Karan ne sir hilaya aur apni talwar ki patri ko theek karte hue kaha "Achha. Tum nadi ki dhara ke baare mein jaante ho?"
"Ji Rajkumar. Maine pichle kuch dino mein yeh raasta kayi baar dekha hai. Ek jagah hai jahan dhara thodi kamzor hai aur hum aasaani se tair sakte hai. Par humein savdhaan rehna hoga. Ek bhi galti aur hum beh jayenge. Aur agar hum beh gaye... toh seedhe kaankaalon ke paas pahunch jayenge." Aditya ki awaaz mein gehraai thi. Woh jaanta tha ke yeh kaam kitna khatarnak tha.
Dono jungle ke ghane hisse se guzarte hue nadi ke kinare tak pahunche. Nadi chaudi thi par kuch aage chalkar sankri ho rhe the aur uska paani tej gati se beh raha tha jaise koi toofan aa raha ho. Paani ka rang thoda gehra tha aur usmein se awaaz aa rahi thi ek bhayanak si awaaz jo keh rahi thi ke yeh nadi kisi ko bhi nigal sakti hai. Door dusre kinare par Vanrajya ke kuch gaon dikhai de rahe the. Par ab woh gaon waise nahi the jaise pehle the.
Sab kuch veeran sa lag raha tha. Koi awaaz nahi aa rahi thi, koi hansi nahi, koi zindagi ke, na kisi ehsaas ke.
"Dekho Rajkumar," Aditya ne ek jagah ishara kiya jahan kuch bade patthar pani mein dikhai de rahe the. "Wahan. Us bade patthar ke paas. Wahan se hum shuru karenge. Dhara wahan thodi kamzor ho jaati hai aur hum use paar kar sakte hai." Usne apna thaila kaskar bandha taaki woh paani mein na khule.
Karan ne dekha. Haan woh jagah theek lag rahi thi. "Chalte hai. Aur haan Aditya... savdhaan rehna."
Dono paani mein utar gaye. Pehle toh bahut thanda laga, itna thanda ke Karan ki saans ruk gayi. Par fir aadat ho gayi. Aditya aage tair raha tha aur Karan uske peeche. Dhara tez thi par dono mazboot the aur achhe tairak bhi the. Dheere dheere woh dusre kinare ki taraf badhne lage. Paani mein se machliyaon ke awaazein aa rahi thi, jaise koi phusphusa raha ho, jaise koi bula raha ho. Par dono ne dhyan nahi diya. Unka bas ek hi maksad tha dusre kinare tak pahunchna.
Karib bees minute baad dono dusre kinare par pahunche. Woh ek jhadiyon ke peeche chhup gaye aur apne vastra nichhode.
Dono gaon ki taraf badhne laga jhadiyon aur pedon ke saaye mein chhalte hue. Jaise jaise woh paas aaye, unhone dekha ke sthiti kitni bhayankar thi. Ghar toote phoote the, kuch jale hue the. Dukanen band thi, unke darwaze toote hue the, bas ek do siphayon ke siva.
Aur sadkon par koi nahi tha. Koi bachcha nahi khel raha tha, koi aurat nahi has rahi thi, koi aadmi kaam par nahi ja raha tha. Bas kaankal sipahi the jo ghum rahe the.
"Chalo," Aditya ne ek patli gali ki taraf ishara kiya. "Us gali se. Wahan koi nhi dikh rha hai."
Dono ek patli gali mein ghuse jo do badi kutiyaon ke beech thi.
Tabhi achanak ek cheekh sunai di. Ek aurat ki cheekh jo unke kaano ko cheer kar nikal gayi.
"Chhodo mujhe! Kriya kar ke chhodo! Main kuch nahi ki!"
Ek ladki ki awaaz thi. Dar bhari. Dard bhari. Ro rahi thi woh. Aur gidgida bhi rahi thi.
Karan ruk gaya jaise kisi ne use pakad liya ho. Uska dil tez dhadakne laga. Woh awaaz... woh kisi mushkil mein thi. Kisi bade mushkil mein.
Aditya ne bhi woh awaaz sune. Usne fauran Karan ka haath pakda use rokne ki koshish karte hue. "Rajkumar... humein aage badhna chahiye. Yeh humara kaam nahi hai. Hum yahaan doosre maksad se aaye hai."
Par Karan ne us awaaz ki disha mein dekha. Ek kone ke paas teen kaankal sipahi ek jawan ladki ko ghere hue the. Woh usse pareshan kar rahe the. Ek ka haath ladki ke baalon par tha, doosra uski banh pakde hua tha. Ladki ro rahi thi, woh bhagane ki koshish kar rahi thi par woh use jaane nahi de rahe the. Uske vastr phate hue the the aur uske chehre par aansu beh rahe the.
Karan ka khoon khaulne laga. Uski mutthiyan bandh gayi. Yeh.. kaise ho sakta tha? Yeh kaankal... yeh mare hue the. Maut unhe apne aavesh mein le chuki thi. Par fir bhi inmein vasna thi? Kisi stri ko pareshan karne ki ichchha thi? Kya maut ke baad bhi yeh gandi aadatein nahi jaati?
"Rajkumar..." Aditya ne fir se kaha, ab uski awaaz mein vinati thi. "... hum baad mein madad karenge. Abhi agar humne kuch kiya toh sab sipahi yahan aa jayenge. Aur fir humara maksad adhura reh jayega."
Par Karan sun hi nahi raha tha. Woh bas us ladki ko dekh raha tha jo ab zameen par gir gayi thi aur kaankal uske charon taraf khade the.
"Nahi," Karan ke awaaz mein gussa tha. "Main use aise nahi chhod sakta.."
"Rajkumar parā"
"Nahi Aditya," Karan ne Aditya ki taraf dekha. Uski aankhen laal ho gayi thi. "Agar main ab use nahi bachaaya... toh main khud ko kabhi maaf nahi kar paunga... yeh galat hai. Bilkul galat hai."
Aditya ne Karan ko dekha. Usne uski aankhen mein woh dradta dekhi, woh gussa dekha. Aur usne samajh liya ke ab Karan ko koi rok nahi sakta. Usne ek lambi saans li aur apna sir hilaya. "Theek hai Rajkumar... par humein chalaki se kaam lena hoga. Sidhe wahan nahi ja sakte."
Usne apne thaile se ek rassi nikali jo bahut mazboot thi. "Dekho... woh kutiya." Usne paas ki ek chhoti si imarat ki taraf ishara kiya jo kaankal aur ladki ke bilkul paas thi. "Hum wahan par chadh jayenge... upar se hum ek kaankal ko pakad sakte hai bina doosron ko pata chale."
Karan ne dekha. Haan... yeh plan achha tha. "Chalo."
Dono dheere se us kutiya ki taraf badhe. Wahan pahunchkar Aditya ne rassi nikali aur ek hook ko upar ki taraf fenka. Hook chhat par atak gayi.
"Main pehle jata hoon," Aditya ne kaha aur tezi se chadne laga. Uske haath mazboot the aur woh jaldi chhat par pahunch gaya. Fir usne Karan ko madad ki.
Dono ab chhat par the, jahan se woh poora nazara dekh sakte the. Kaankal ab bhi us ladki ko pareshan kar rahe the. Ek ne uski banh pakdi hui thi aur kheench raha tha.
"Bas thoda intezaar karo," Aditya ne kaha. "Jab ek thoda alag ho jaye... tab."
Ek kaankal thoda hata, shayad kuch dekhne ke liye. Yeh mauka tha.
"Abhi,"
Aditya ne rassi ko ek kaankal ke gardan mein daala aur zor se kheencha. Kaankal upar utha, apne pair hawa se marate hue.
Karan seedha us kaankal ke saamne aa gaya. Usne apne dono haathon se uski khopdi pakdi... gussa uske poore sharir mein beh raha tha.
"Tumhari himmat kaise hui!" Karan chillaya aur apni poori taakat lagaakar dabaaya.
CRACK!
Kaankal ki khopdi toot gayi. Haddiyan bikhar gayi. Kaankal neeche chat par gir gaya
Doosre do kaankal mude, apni talwarein uthaye.
Par itne mein dono ek saath apne hathoyaron ke saath unke upar neeche koode aur unke kuch bhi awaaz karne se pehle unka ant kar diya.
"Bhaago!" Aditya chillaya. Usne ladki ka haath pakda. "Abhi bhaago yahan se!"
Ladki dari hui thi aur samajh nahi pa rahi thi kya ho raha hai. Par Aditya ne use kheencha aur ek gali ki taraf dhakel diya.
"Suno," Karan ne ladki se kaha "Bahar mat nikalna. Apne Ghar mein raho... main tumhe baad mein bachaunga. Waada hai. Par abhi tum khin aaspaas chhup jao!"
Ladki ne aansuon se bhari aankhen se Karan ko dekha. "Aap kaun hai?"
"Koi nahi," Karan ne jawab diya. "Bas bhaag jao. Abhi!"
Ladki bhaag gayi, paas ke ek gali mein ghus kar gayab ho gayi.
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Nadi ke dusre kinare par ek bhayanak nazara tha.
Wahan par Agrak pahuch gaya tha. Uska sharir haddiyan aur maans ka ajeeb mishran tha. Usne ek kavach pehna hua tha jo loh ka bana tha.
Woh nadhi ke kinare khada aur dusre kinare ko dekh raha tha.
Uske peeche kaankaalon ki ek fauj khadi thi. Hazaaron kaankal sab ek line mein. Sab apne hathiyaar liye hue.
Tabhi ek kaankal aage aaya. Woh doosron se alag dikhai de raha tha. Uske kavach par ek nishan bhi tha.
"Mahanayak Agrak," unke commander ne kaha. Uski awaaz khokli thi, jaise kisi guffa se aa rahi ho. "Dushman.. dusre kinare par hai. Woh wahaan chhup gaye hai. Aur hum nadi paar nahi kar sakte. Pani mein humare haddiyan pighal jate hain."
Agrak ne commander ki taraf dekha... fir usne hansna shuru kiya. Ek darwaani hansi jo poore ilake mein goonj gayi.
"HAHAHAHAHA!"
"Toh bas itni si baat hai?" Agrak ne apni gehri awaaz mein kaha. "Nadi? Bas ek nadi tumhe rok rahi hai?"
"Ji Mahanayak," Commander ne jawab diya. "Hum paani mein nahi ja sakte."
Agrak fir se hansa. "Kaankalon ko kya farak padta hai? Tum doob bhi gaye toh mar thodi jaoge. Tum toh pehle se hi mare hue ho!"
Commander chup raha. Uske paas koi jawab nahi tha.
Agrak ne nadhi ki taraf dekha. Haan... dhara tez thi. Par kya yeh use rok sakti thi? Use? Agrak ko?
Usne apne bade haath se ek vishaal patthar pakda jo kinare par kuch din purane Bane pull se alag pada hua tha. Woh patthar itna bada tha ke das aadmi milkar bhi nahi utha sakte the. Par Agrak ne use aise uthaya jaise koi patta ho.
"Dekho," Agrak ne kaha.
"Aise."
Usne patthar ko nadhi mein fenka. Itna zor se ke patthar hawa mein ghoomta hua gaya aur beech nadhi mein ja gira.
SPLASH!
Paani uchchal pada. Lekin patthar nadi ke beech mein baith gaya.
Agrak ne ek aur patthar uthaya. Fir ek aur. Fir ek aur. Woh ek ek karke patthar nadi mein fenk raha tha.
Kuch samay baad, Agrak ne apna kaam khatam kiya. Ab nadhi par pattharon ka ek raasta ban gaya tha. Thoda teda meda par kood ke use paar kiya ja sakta tha.
Agrak "Lo ab tum paar kar sakte ho. Main thoda aaram kar raha hoon. Mujhe aalas aa raha hai." Usne ek bade ped ki taraf dekha aur wahan ja kar baith gaya.
"Par Mahanayak"
"Chup," Agrak ne apni aankhen band karte hue kaha aur
"Main thoda sounga ab. Mujhe jabhi uthana... Jab tumhare paas naateze hoon. Samajh gaye? Dushman Ko dhundo....ek bhi nhi bachna chaiye."
Aaj ke liye itna hi guys. Around 7.5k milte hai next mein parson tak.
Bhut hi badhiya update mistyvixen jiChapter 36
Drawn in Sand
Karan zameen ki taraf jhuka aur us lakdi se zameen par chitr banane laga. Chand ki roshni kaafi thi dekhne ke liye. Usne ek baar Payal ko dekha... uske chehre ki har detail ko note kiya.
Fir usne neeche tasveer banani shuru ki. Har lakeer ko sawdhani se banate hue. Pehle naksha... fir aankhen... fir naak aur honth.
Payal use dekh rahi thi. Karan ka dhyan poora tasveer par tha. Uski aankhen kendrit thi aur uska haath sthir tha.
Kuch pal dono chup rahe.
Tabhi Payal ne dheere se kaha, "Karan... main tumse kuch poochhna chahti hoon."
Karan ne bina upar deke tasveer banana jaari jawab diya, "Ji Di? Pochhiye."
Payal ne apne honth halke se kaate. Yeh sawaal poochhna uske liye mushkil tha. par usse poochhna tha. Woh baat jo uske man mein bahut din se thi.
"Uss... din jab..." Payal ne bolna shru kiya par beech mein ruk gayi.
Karan ne ab upar dekha. "Kya hua Di? Kya poochhna chahti hai aap?"
Payal ne gehri saans li. "Uss din... jab main nadhi mein... nahaa rahi thi..."
Jaise hi yeh shabd Payal ke muh se nikle, Karan ka haath ruk gaya. Uske chehre par achanak se lali chadh gayi.
Arrey nahi... woh baat.
"Tum... tum wahaan jaan boojhkar aaye the na?" Payal ne seedha Karan ki aankhon mein dekhte hue poocha. "Woh sirf ek galti thi... ya... ya tum jaanbujh kar dekh rahe the?"
Karan ki saans tez ho gayi. Uska chehra poora laal ho gaya. Usne zameen ki taraf dekha.
"Main... main..." Karan kuch kehne ki koshish kar raha tha par shabd nahi mil rahe the.
"Karan," Payal ne dheere se kaha. "Main gussa nahi hoon. Main bas... sach jaanna chahti hoon."
Karan ne apni aankhen band ki. Use yeh sach batana tha. Chahe kitna bhi mushkil kyun na ho.
"Ji," Karan ne aakhirkaar kaha. "Main wahaan tha. Par Di... main waada karta hoon... Woh ek galti thi. Main wahaan galti se aa gaya tha. Mujhe pata nahi tha ke aap wahaan hongi."
Payal ne sir hilaya. "Achha. Main... samajh sakti hoon."
"Di... main sach bolna chahta hoon," Karan ne kaha. Uski awaaz kaanp rahi thi. "Main... jab maine aapko wahaan dekha... toh...mein bhi chauk gaya tha. Par..."
"Par kya Karan?" Payal ne poocha. Uski awaaz mein koi gussa nahi tha. Bas jigyasa thi.
Karan ne apna chehra upar kiya aur Payal ki taraf dekha. Uski aankhen mein sharam aur sachchai bhi. "Aap... sabse khubsurat stri hai jise maine apni zindagi mein dekha hai," Karan ne dheere se kaha. Har shabd uske dil se nikla tha. "Jab... jab maine aapko wahaan dekha... toh main... rok nahi saka khud ko aapko dekhne se... main uske lie bahut sharminda hoon."
Karan ka sir jhuk gaya. Usne yeh sach bol diya tha. Ab... ab Payal kya kahegi? Kya woh gussa hogi? Kya woh use galat samjhegi?
Par Payal ke chehre par gussa nahi tha. Uske gaal laal ho gaye the. Aur uski aankhen badi ho gayi thi.
"Tum... tum sach mein aisa sochte ho?" Payal ke awaaz bahut halki thi.
"Ha," Karan ne kaha, ab bhi neeche dekhte hue. "aur isliye main aur bhi zyada sharminda hoon. Aap meri badi behen hai. Aur maine aisa kiya. Main sach mein maafi chahta hoon Di."
Kuch pal tak khamoshi rahi. Lambi gehri khamoshi. Karan ka dil tez dhadak raha tha. Usse darr lag raha tha ke Payal kya kahegi.
Tabhi Payal ne dheere se kaha, "Karan... koi baat nhi."
Karan ne fauran upar dekha. "Kya sach mein?"
Payal muskurai, uske gaal abhi bhi laal the par usne apne aap ko sambhal liya tha. "Haan" Payal ne dobara kaha. "Tum... itne lambe samay se door the. Aur woh ek duurghatna thi. Main samajh sakti hoon. Koi baat nahi."
Karan ko vishwas nahi ho raha tha. "Sach mein? Aap gussa nahi hai?"
"Nahi," Payal ne sir hilaya. "Main gussa nahi hoon. Bas dobara aisa kabhi mat karna."
"Nahi karunga," Karan ne fauran kaha. "Kabhi nahi karunga. Waada raha."
Payal halke se hanse. "Achha. Ab ab apna chitr khatam karo."
Karan ne fir se tasveer par dhyan diya. Par ab uske haath halke se kaanp rahe the. Payal ne usse maaf kar diya tha.
Kuch pal baad, Karan ne aakhri vivaran khtm kiya. Fir usne lakdi ko neeche rakha. "Ho gaya,"
"Dikhao!" Payal josh se boli. Woh aage jhuki tasveer dekhne ke liye.
Zameen par ek bahut hi khubsurat tasveer bani hui thi. Payal ka chehra. Har vivaran sampurna tha. Uski aankhen jo itni jivit lag rahi thi jaise sach mein dekh rahi ho. Uske baal jo halke se uske chehre par gir rahe the. Uski naak jo halki se tedi thi.
"Karan yeh......" Payal kuch bol nahi pa rahi thi.
"Kaisa hai Di?" Karan ne thode ghabrahat se pucha.
"Yeh adbhut hai," Payal ne kaha. Uski aankhon mein aashcharya tha. "Karan tumne yeh kaise... main soch bhi nahi sakti ke tum itna achha chitr bana sakte ho."
Karan ke chehre par sharmili muskaan aa gayi. "Shukriya Di."
Payal chitr ko dekhti rahi. Karan ne use kitne pyaar se banaya tha.
Achanak Payal ne Karan ka haath pakda.
Karan chaunk gaya. "Di?"
Payal ne Karan ki taraf dekha... fir dheere se usne apna doosra haath aage badhaya aur Karan ke chehre ko chhoo liya. Uski ungliyan Karan ke gaal par thi.
Karan ka dil ruk gaya. Yeh kya ho raha tha?
"Karan," Payal dheere se bole. "Tumhe pata hai na... ke yeh sab... yeh sab bhavnayen... yeh bilkul swabhavik hai."
"D-Di?" Karan ki awaaz kaanp gayi.
"Tum ek yuvak ho," Payal ne kaha ab bhi uska haath Karan ke chehre par tha. "Aur yeh bhavnayen hona... yeh koi galat baat nahi hai. Yeh... yeh bilkul prakritik hai." Usne Karan ki aankhon mein dekha. "Par... par humein seemaon ko samajhna hoga. Hume sammaan karna hoga us rekha ko jo humein paar nahi karni chahiye. Samajh rahe ho?"
Karan ne dheere se sir hilaya. Uska poora chehra laal ho gaya tha. Par usne samajh liya tha.
"Ji Di," Karan ne kaha. "Main... samajh gaya."
Payal ne muskurate hue apna haath hata liya. "Achha hai."
Fir usne dobara chitr ki taraf dekha. "Yeh sach mein bahut sundar hai Karan. Tumne bahut mehnat ki hai."
"Shukriya Di,"
Payal khadi ho gayi. Usne apne vastra jhaade.
Fir woh Karan ke paas aayi. Aur aur usne jhuk kar Karan ke gaal par ek halka sa chumbana kar diya.
Karan ka poora sharir jakad gaya. Uska dimaag kaam karna band ho gaya. Yeh abhi kya hua?
Payal peeche hati aur muskurai. Uske gaal laal the par usme ek alag hi aatmavishwas tha.
Fir woh peeche mudne lagi. Kuch kadam chalkar usne mudkar Karan ki taraf dekha. Karan abhi bhi wahi pure tarah se aval baitha hua tha.
"Ab tum bhi aaram karo," Payal ne muskurate hue kaha. "Kal subah toh tumhe jaldi nikalna hai na?"
Karan ne bas sir hilaya. Woh kuch bol nahi pa raha tha.
Payal hans padi. "Shubh ratri Karan."
"Sh-shubh ratri Di"
Payal chali gayi. Par us raat Karan wahaan baitha raha usse ped ke neeche. Apne gaal ko chhute hue jahan Payal ne chumbana kiya tha. Uska dil bahut tez dhadak raha tha. Uske dimaag mein bahut saare vichaar aa rahe the. Usne apne gaal par haath rakha. Usse jagah jahan Payal ne chumbana kiya tha. Aur usne muskurate hue aankhen band kar li.
Karan ne aakhirkaar khade hoke shivir ki taraf dekha. Haan use aaram karna chahiye. Kal bahut bada din tha par aaj ki raat woh kabhi nahi bhoolega. Woh dheere se chalne laga us tasveer ko ek aakhri baar dekhte hue jo chand ki roshni mein chamak rahi thi.
Aur uske honthon par abhi bhi woh muskaan thi. Woh khushi ki muskaan jo kisi ko tab aati hai jab unhe pata chalta hai ke koi unhe samajhta hai. Aur koi unki parwaah karta hai.
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Sonali aur uska bhai Akshay Tarkas ke rajmahal ki seedhiyon par chal rahe the. Mahal ke patthar sunehre rang mein chamak rahe the.
"Tum sochte ho Pitaji khush honge?" Sonali ne apne bhai se poocha. Woh thodi chintit thi.
Akshay ne apni behen ki taraf dekha. Woh
"Haan. Humne apna kaam pura kiya hai. Vanrajya se samjhoota ho gaya hai. Yahi toh Pitaji chahte the."
"Par par woh sab jo wahaan ho raha hai..." Sonali ne kaha. "Kya hume unhe batana chahiye ye sab kuch?"
Akshay ruk gaya. Usne Sonali ke kandhe par haath rakha. "Haan. Humein sab batana hoga. Pitaji ko pata hona chahiye ke Vanrajya ki asli sthiti kya hai. Tabhi woh sahi faisla le payenge."
Sonali ne sir hilaya. Haan Akshay sahi keh raha tha. Unhe sab batana hoga.
Dono mahal ke mukhya darwaze ke paas pahunche. Wahan do pehredaar khade the, lambi bhaalon ke saath. Jaise hi unhone Sonali aur Akshay ko dekha, woh seedhe khade ho gaye aur apne bhaale ko salami mein jhuka diya.
"Rajkumar Akshay! Rajkumari Sonali!" Ek pehredaar ne kaha. "Aap dono wapas aa gaye!"
"Ji," Akshay ne kaha.
"Hume Maharaj se milna hai. Woh darbaar mein hai?"
"Ji Rajkumar. Maharaj aapka hi intezaar kar rahe the. Unhone kaha tha ke jaise hi aap aaye, seedha unke paas le aaye."
Pehredaaron ne bhaari darwaze ko khola. Ek gehri awaaz hui jab woh darwaze khule. Andar se thandi hawa aayi jo Sonali ke chehre ko chhoo gayi.
Dono andar ghuse. Mahal ke andar ka nazaara bahut vishaal tha. Unchi chhat thi jahan se lambe chandelier latke hue the. Deewaron par Tarkas ke purane rajaon ki tasveeren lagi hui thi. Zameen par sangmarmar ke patthar the jo itne chamakdar the ke Sonali apni parchhaayi dekh sakti thi usme.
Woh ek lambe raaste se chalte gaye. Dono taraf darbaari khade the jo unhe dekhkar jhuk gaye. Kuch ne haath jod kar pranam kiya.
"Rajkumari ki jai ho!"
"Rajkumar ki jai ho!"
Awaazein charon taraf se aa rahi thi. Sonali ne sabko muskurate hue dekha. Yeh sab uske log the. Tarkas ke log. Jinka woh hissa thi.
Aakhir mein woh singhasan ke kamre tak pahunche. Yahan ek aur bhaari darwaza tha.
Raveena, Tarkas ki sabse taqatwar pehredaar thi. Woh karib chhe foot lambi thi aur uska sharir lauh ki tarah sakht tha. Uske haathon mein ek bhari talwar thi aur uski aankhen itni teekhi thi ke lagta tha woh kisi ki bhi aatma tak dekh sakti hai. Woh Maharaj Dravya ki niji rakshak thi aur pichhle pandrah saal se yeh zimmedari nibha rahi thi.
"Rajkumar Akshay. Rajkumari Sonali," Raveena ne jhukkar kaha. "Swagat hai aap dono ka. Maharaj aapka intezaar kar rahe hai."
"Shukriya Raveena," Akshay ne jawab diya. "Pitaji kaisa mehsoos kar rahe hai aaj?"
Raveena thoda sa mudkar darwaze ki taraf dekha fir wapas Akshay ki taraf. "Maharaj thode chintit hai. Varutha ka khatra badhta ja raha hai. Ab toh Samudra kinare ke gaon mein hamle ho rahe hai. Log dar se bhaag rahe hai. aur Maharaj ko yeh pasand nahi aa raha."
Sonali ne yeh suna aur uska dil bhaari ho gaya. Haan... Varutha. Woh darawna praani jo samudra ki gehraaiyon se nikla tha. Woh jo poore kinare ko aatank mein daal raha tha
"Hum samajh sakte hai," Sonali bole. "Isliye hum jaldi wapas aaye hai. Hume Pitaji se bahut kuch baat karne hai."
Akshay ne apne dono haath darwaze par rakhe aur use dheere se dhakela.
Singhasan ka kamra bahut bada tha. Shayad poore Tarkas mein sabse bada kamra. Chhat itni unchi thi ke nazar hi nahi aati thi. Deewaron par sunehra kaam kiya hua tha aur khidkiyan itni badi thi ke poora samudra dikh sakta tha unse. Aur beech mein ek vishaal singhasan rakha hua tha.
Aur us singhasan par par Maharaj Dravya baithe hue the.
Dravya karib sattar saal ke the. Unke baal poore safed ho chuke the aur lambi daadhi thi jo unke seene tak aa rahi thi. Par unki aankhen ab bhi utni hi teekhi thi.
Par sabse ajeeb cheez woh bada sa ajar tha jo singhasan ke aas paas ghuma hua tha. Woh karib pandrah foot lamba tha aur uska sharir itna mota tha ke ek insaan ko aasaani se nigal jaaye. Yeh Maharaj Dravya ka saathi tha. Uska naam Kaalnaag tha aur woh Dravya ke saath pichhle pachaas saal se tha.
"Pitaji," Akshay ne aage badhkar kaha.
Usne apna sir jhukaya.
"Pitaji," Sonali ne bhi kaha aur sir jhukaya.
Dono ghutno par baith gaye. Yeh sammaan dikhane ka tareeka tha. Yeh unke pratikriya the ke woh Maharaj ke saamne namr hai.
Dravya ne unhe dekha. Unke chehre par ek halki muskaan aayi. "Utho," Unki awaaz gehri aur bhaari thi. "Mere bachche wapas aa gaye. Utho aur yahan aao mere paas."
Akshay aur Sonali khade hue aur singhasan ki taraf badhne lage. Kaalnaag ne apna sar upar kiya aur dono ko dekha. Uski zuban bahar aayi aur phir wapas andar chali gayi. Woh unhe soongha raha tha.
"Darro mat Sonali," Dravya ne kaha jab unhone dekha ke Sonali thoda use dekh ke ghabra gayi thi. "Kaalnaag tumhe jaanta hai. Woh tumhe kuch nahi karega."
... woh jaanti thi. Par phir bhi Shesh ke baad keval usse ko dekhkar usse darr toh lagta tha.
"Aaj mein bahut khush hoon," Dravya ne apne haath thoda aage jhukkaye. "Mere dono bachche surakshit wapas aa gaye. Batao... tumhara safar kaisa raha?"
Akshaya "Lamba tha Pitaji. Par humne apna kaam pura kiya."
"Achha," Dravya. Unki aankhon mein ab woh chamak aayi jo tab aati hai jab koi rajneta koi jaruri khabar sunne wala hota hai. "Toh Vanrajya se baat ho gayi? Koi achhi khabar hai?"
Sonali ne Akshay ki taraf dekha. Fir usne Dravya ki taraf dekha. "Pitaji... humein aapse bahut kuch kehna hai. Achhi khabar bhi hai aur buri khabar bhi."
Dravya ki bhawe chaudi ho gayi. "Achhi aur buri dono?"
"Ji Pitaji."
Dravya ne kuch pal socha. Fir use apne haath ko apni daadhi par phera. Yeh unki aadat thi jab woh sochte the. "Toh pehle achhi khabar sunao" . "Main pehle hi Varutha ki wajah se pareshaan hoon. Har din khabar aati hai ke ek aur gaon par hamla hua. Pehle toh bas hamare jhahajon tak seemit the."
Sonali ne gehri saans li. "Pitaji humne Maharani Nandani se mulaqaat ki."
Dravya ki aankhen chamak uthi. "Sach mein? Tum Maharani se mile? Unse baat ki?"
"Ji Pitaji," Sonali ke awaaz mein ab thoda josh tha. "Maine unse kaafi lambi baat ki. Maine unhe bataya ke Tarkas ko madad chahiye. Ke Varutha ka khatraa kitna bada hai. Aur maine unse madad maangi."
"Aur?" Dravya aage jhuk gaye. Unka poora dhyan Sonali par tha.
"Aur Maharani Nandani ne... unhone haan kaha," Sonali ne jawab diya. Uske chehre par muskaan aayi. "Unhone kaha ke Vanrajya, Tarkas ki madad karega. Ke woh har tarah se sahyog karenge."
Dravya ke chehre par bhi ab muskaan aagyi. Ek badi muskaan jo unke poore chehre par fail gayi. Usne apne haath uthaye aur taaliya bajayi. "Shabaash! Shabaash mere bachche!"
Yahi main sunna chahta tha! Vanrajya humara saath dega! Yeh bahut badi baat hai!"
Usne apne singhasan ke bagal mein rakhe gilas ko uthaya aur paani piya. Fir usne Kaalnaag ki taraf dekha aur use sehlaya. "Suna Kaalnaag? Humein saath mil gaya hai. Ab hum Varutha ko harane ki tayaari kar sakte hai."
Kaalnaag ne apna sir hilaya jaise woh samajh gaya ho.
Dravya ne fir se Sonali aur Akshay ki taraf dekha. "Tum dono ne bahut achha kaam kiya hai. Main tumpar garv karta hoon. Tumne Tarkas ke liye bahut bada kaam kiya hai." Unhone yeh kaha aur unki awaaz mein woh garv saaf sunaayi de raha tha jo ek pita ko apne bachcho par hota hai.
Par fir unka chehra thoda gambhir ho gaya. Woh muskaan ab halki pad gayi. "Ab buri khabar kya hai?"
Sonali ne Akshay ki taraf dekha. Iss baar Akshay ne aage badhkar bola. "Pitaji khabar yeh hai ke... ke is waqt Vanrajya khud ek bahut bade sankat mein hai. Shayad humare sankat se bhi bade sankat mein."
Dravya ki aankhen sankri ho gayi. "Kya matlab?"
Akshay ne gehri saans li. "Pitaji... jab hum Vanrajya pahunche toh humne dekha ke wahan sab kuch badal gaya tha. Mahal dushman ke haath mein hai. Ek aurat jo Ravisha ke naam se jaani jaati hai woh ab Vanrajya par raaj kar rahi hai."
Dravya achanak khade ho gaya. Uske chehre par hairaani thi. "Kya? Dushman ne mahal par qabza kar liya?"
Woh kuch pal chup rahe. Bas sochte rahe. Fir unhone poocha, "Toh fir tumne Maharani Nandani se kaise baat ki? Woh kahaan hai?"
"Woh chhupe hue hai Pitaji," Sonali bole. "Apne kuch vishwaspaatr saathiyon ke saath. Woh jungle mein ek chhote se sthaan par reh rahi hai. Wahan humne unse mulaqaat ki."
Sonali ne muskurate hue kaha, "unka beta Rajakumar bhi wapas aa gaya hai. Abhi woh Mesaka ke rajaya mein gaya hua hai aur mujhe poora vishwas hai ke woh unhe apne taraf kar lega"
"Itna vaishwas hai tumhe uss par?" Dravya ne hairaani se poocha.
Sonali ke chere khil utha, "Ji Pitaji ...Karan ek nipun yodha hai meine khud usse ladte dekha hai. Woh kisi bhi sthithi ka saamna kar skta hai."
Dravya ne fir se socha. Kuch pal tak woh chup rahe. Bas apni daadhi ko sehlate rahe aur sochte rahe. Kaalnaag bhi shaant tha.
"Toh sthiti yeh hai," Dravya ne ant mein kaha, "Ke Vanrajya sankat mein hai. Par unhone humari madad karne ka waada kiya hai... yeh ek ajeeb sthiti hai."
"Ji Pitaji," Akshay ne kaha. "Par Maharani Nandani ne kaha ke jab woh apna rajya wapas le lenge... tab woh zaroor humari madad karenge."
"Aur agar woh apna rajya wapas nahi le paaye?. Yeh ek kathor sawaal tha par zaroor tha.
Sonali aur Akshay ne ek dusre ki taraf dekha. Unhone iske baare mein nahi socha tha.
"Toh... toh Pitaji..." Sonali
"Hume khud se hi yeh jung ladni hogi. Par humein bhi unke taraf madad ka hath badhana chaiye"
Dravya "Haan shayad. Par... humein ummeed rakhni chahiye. Agar Maharani Nandani ne waada kiya hai... toh woh zaroor nibhayengi. Main unhe jaanta hoon. Woh apne shabd par kayam rehne wali stri hai."
"Tum dono ne bahut achha kaam kiya. Bahut mushkil haalat mein bhi tumne Tarkas ke liye kaam kiya. Main tumpar bahut garv kar raha hoon."
"Shukriya Pitaji," Dono ne ek saath kaha.
"Ab jao," Dravya.
"Jao aur aaram karo. Tumhe bahut zaroorat hai aaram ki. Aur kal kal hum darbaar bulaayenge. Aur hum aage ke tayaari shuru karenge. Varutha ke khilaf. Aur agar zaroorat padi toh Vanrajya ki madad ke liye bhi."
Sonali aur Akshay ne jhuk kar pranam kiya. Fir woh dheere se peeche mudne lage.
Aur woh apne kamre ke taraf chali gayi. Woh Thaki hui the. par uske dil mein ek ummeed thi. Ummeed ke sab theek ho jayega. Shayad Vanrajya bach jayega. Aur shayad Tarkas bhi.
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Shivir ke kinare ek ghana naram ghass ka chabootra tha.
Karan shivir ke uttari kone mein khada tha jahan uska chhota sa tent khula tha aur saaman ek taraf rakha hua tha. Uske haathon mein Meher thi. Woh use dheere se ghuma raha tha talwar ki chamak uske chehre par pad rahi thi.
Aditya uske bagal mein khada tha haathon mein ek purane kagaz ko pakde. Usne aankhen sikod kar padha.
āRajkumar kuch der mein hi nikalna hai?ā
Karan ne sir hilaya par uska dhyan abhi bhi talwar par tha. āHaan.ā
Aditya ne muskurate hue kaha, āMain apna bag taiyaar kar leta hoon. Sirf zaroori cheezein thoda sa khana, paani ki botal, rassi, chhuri, aur do chhote kukri. Zyada wajan nahi chahiye
warna tez bhaagna mushkil ho jayega.ā
Karan ki nazar ab shivir ke doosre kone mein chale gye ek chhote se ped ke neeche Veleys so raha tha. Ab woh karib teen foot lamba ho chuka tha. Uske kaale sharir par suraj ki roshni aag ki tarah lapak rahi thi. Pankh ab poore viksit the. Usse dekh Karan ke dil mein ek garv aur pyaar ka toofan ubhra
āEk minute, Aditya,ā Karan ke awaaz mein halki si narmi thi. āMain Veleys ko dekh loon. Kal raat se usne kuch nahi khaya.ā
Karan dheere se dragon ke paas pahuncha. Veleys ne apni gehri sone jaisi aankhen kholi unmein woh purani anokhi samajh thi jo sirf purane janwaron mein hoti hai. Karan ne haath aage badhaya aur uske garam khaal par rakha.
Jaise hi haath laga Meher achanak jwalamukhi ki tarah chamak uthi. Laal roshni talwar se nikal kar Karan ke haath, baahon, seene tak fail gayi jaise uski nason mein agni daud rahi ho.
āMaster!ā Meher ki awaaz dimaag mein goonji
Karan chaunk gaya. āMeher? Kya hua?ā
āTum aur Veleys tum dono ke beech jo bandhan hai woh ab poora ho chuka hai.ā
Karan ne dheere se muskuraya, uske aankhen dragon par adi hue thein āHaanā¦ yeh mera hai.ā
āIsliye main keh rahi hoon,ā Meher bole. āAb waqt aa gaya hai. Tumhe agni tatav ki antim shakti seekhni hogi woh shakti jo sirf Agni par control nahi degi, balki aag ki rooh tak pahuncha degi. Tum khud aag ka roop ban jaoge.ā
Karan ki saans ruk gayi. āAntim shakti? Par mainā¦ abhi bhi itnaā¦ā
āTumne bahut kuch jeet liya hai,ā Meher ne beech mein hi kaha. āPar yeh sabse khatarnak aur sabse khoobsurat roop hai Agni tatav ka. Aur yeh sirf tab seekhi jaati hai jab har saans aakhri lage, jab dil dhadke jaise tootne wala ho, jab maut tumhare aankhon ke saamne ho.ā
Karan ne Veleys ko dekha aur uske sar par ek baar aur haath phera. Dragon ne aankhen band kar li aur khushi se siskari si nikali.
āSote raho Veleys,ā Karan ne pyaar se kaha.
āMujhe ab jaana hoga.ā
Wahan se chal ke woh shivir se ek shaant Kone ke taraf chalne laga.
Woh palat raha tha ki achanak kisi ne uska haath zor se pakda aur kheencha.
āKyaā!ā Karan ki awaaz ruk gayi. Jaise hi usne saamne dekha ke Prachi khadi hue hai.
Uske lambe, kaale baal bikhre hue the jaise kaali resham ki lakeerein faili hui hoon aur Uske chehre par woh sharaarti, dil churaane wali muskaan thi.
āPā¦ Prachi?!ā Karan ne halke se kaha, uska chehra ekdum laal hogaya dil zor se dhadak raha tha ke koi unhe aise dekh na le.
Prachi ne hans kar jawab diya āHaan, mere Rajkumar. Main hi hoonā¦aapki sevika.ā
āTumā¦ yahan? Aise? Din ki roshni mein kya kar rhe ho kisi ne dekh liya toh?ā Karan abhi bhi shock mein tha. Woh itna paas tha ke Prachi ki saans uske gaal par mehsoos ho rahi thi.
Prachi ke awaaz mein ek sulagti hui masti thi, āToh kya hua? Koi dekh le toh kya? Duniya ko pata chal jayega ke Rajkumar apni Prachi ke saath ghass mein khin kho gaye hainā
Karan ka dil tez dhadka āYehā¦ theek nahi hai. Agar koi aa gaya tohā¦ā
Prachi ne uske honthon par ungli rakh di. āChup karo Karan. Bas ek baarā¦ mujhe apna bana lo.ā
Aur phir bina intezaar kiye usne apne naram garam honth Karan ke honthon par rakh diye.
Pehla chumban dheema tha jaise dono ek dusre ko pehli baar itne dino baad mehsoos kar rahe hon. Karan ne Prachi ki kamar pakdi aur use zor se apne upar kheencha. Prachi ki taangein uski kamar par lipat gayein.
Dono ek saath neeche zameen par gir gye. Prachi uske bagal mein leti hue thi.
Karan ke haath Prachi ke kurte ke taaron par gaye. Kapde alag hue. Ab woh sirf laal lingerie mein thi ek patli, sheer bra jo uske bhare hue boobs ko mushkil se sambhal rahi thi, nipples ke outline saaf dikhai de rahe the. Chhoti si matching panty uski fair kamar aur gol, bhari nitamb par chipki hui thi jiske beech mein ek chhoti si geeli nishani thi.
Karan ki saans ruk gayi. Aankhen uske badan par ghoom rahi thi. āPrachi aaj tumhe saja milege..apne Rajkumar ko pareshan karne ke liye...ā
Fir Prachi ne palat kar peeth dikhayi. Karan ne uski kamar pakdi, aur dheere se uski panty ke upar haath phera.
Ek zor ka tamacha uski gaand par pada
*thapp!*
Prachi ne cheekh maari, par usmein dard se jayda sharat bhare hue thr. ā ha Karanā¦ mujhe iss ghustakhi ke saja do...heheā¦ā
Karan ne dobara thappad maara, is baar thoda zor se. Prachi ke laal Nishan padne lage. Woh hasi aur boli, āAur karoā¦Karan maza aa rha haiā
Karan ne jaldi se apne kapde utare. Prachi ne bhi apni bra aur panty utaar di. Ab dono ghass ke beech bilkul nange the.
Karan ne Prachi ko peeth ke bal litaya. Usne uske pair failaye
aur apna muh uski choot par le aaya. Jaise hi uske jeeb ne uske nichle ang ko chua Prachi ne peeth ko jhatka diya. Karan ne zubaan andar daali, clit ko choosa aur fir tezi se chaatne laga. Prachi ke haath ghaas ko noch rahe the, uski halki siskariyan jungle mein gunj rahi thi.
āAahā¦ Karan...mujhe gudgudi ho rhe haiā¦ā woh zor se moan karne lagi.
Karan ne uske boobs par muh lagaya ek nipple ko muh mein liya aur choosa, doosre ko ungli se dabaya. Prachi ka sharir kaanp raha tha.
Fir Karan ne uska ek pair uthaya, kandhe par rakha. Prachi ab bilkul khuli hui thi.
Karan ne apna ling uski choot ke muh par ragdaā¦ aur dheere se andar dhakela.
Prachi ne aankhen band kar li, muh se ek lambi siskari nikli. āAhhhā¦ Karanā¦ bhar do aaj mujhe itne dino baadā¦ā
Karan ne ek aur dhaake se poora andar daal diya. Dono ek pal ruk gaye. Fir Karan ne dhakke shuru kiye ...dheeme se tezā¦ tez se aur tez.
Prachi ke boobs upar neeche uchlne lage. Usne Karan ke kandhon ko pakad kar moan kar rahi thi. āAur tezā¦ Karan...itni din se adhoori thi mein...tumhare intezaar mein...mein nhi chati ke kabhi bhi tumhara ehsaas bhulunā¦ā
Karan ne usko palat diya ab Prachi ke peenth uske taraf the.
Uska ling abhi bhi use bhara hua tha.
Karan ne peeche se uski kamar pakdi, ek haath se uski gaand ko thappad maara aur fir ling ek jhatke se aur andar daal diya.
Prachi ki cheekhein tez ho gayi. Karan tezi se andar-bahar kar raha tha, uski gaand par haath rakh kar zor-zor se beech mein thapad mar deta tha.
Prachi ki choot chahal rhe thi.
*chap chap chap*
āAahā¦ Karanā¦ main jhadne wali hoonā¦ā Prachi ne mand aakon se moan Kiya.
Karan ne bina uske paravah kiye apne gati aur badha di. Uske haath uske nipple ko kheenchne lage. Prachi ka sharir kaanp utha aur woh jhtake ke saath jhad gayi.
Uske garam ras neeche ghaas pe chut gaya.
Karan ab ruk nahi sakta tha. Usne kuch aur zor ke dhakke maare aur fir usko andar hi bhar diya. Poora cum Prachi ke yoni mein chhod diya.
Dono ek saath gir pade peeche ghaas pe gir pade.
Prachi ne Karan ki taraf mudkar dekha, muskurai. āAb toh sach mein kaafi saza mil gayiā¦mujheā
Karan ne use kiss kiya āAur bhi mil sakti thi aur milege bhiā¦ jab main wapas aaunga tum chal bhi nh paoge kuch din tak.ā
Prachi ne apne muh par haath rkha,"Haha...khin tumhari kamar na lachak jaye mujhe saja dene mein mere bhole Rajkumar!"
Fir dono saath mein has pade.
Kuch der tak dono aise hi ek dusre ko gale lagaye pade raheā¦ jungle ki khamoshi mein sirf unki saans aur dil ki dhadkan ek duje ko sunai de rahi thi.
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Dopahar ka suraj apne shikhar par tha. Karan aur Aditya shivir se nikal chuke the unke chehron par kapde bandhe hue the taaki koi unhe pehchan na sake. Dono ne halke vastra pehne the jo tairne mein aasani ho. Hawa garam thi par dono ke kadam dradh the.
"Rajkumar yeh raasta thoda khatarnak hai par sabse surakshit bhi," Aditya ne aage bahdte hue kaha. Uski aankhen savdhaan th. "Humein pehle nadhi paar karni hogi. Wahan par kaankaalon ke pehredaar bahut kam hai kyunki unhe lagta hai ke koi bhi nadi ki tej dhara se nahi aa sakta. Par meine ek raasta dhoondh liya hai."
Karan ne sir hilaya aur apni talwar ki patri ko theek karte hue kaha "Achha. Tum nadi ki dhara ke baare mein jaante ho?"
"Ji Rajkumar. Maine pichle kuch dino mein yeh raasta kayi baar dekha hai. Ek jagah hai jahan dhara thodi kamzor hai aur hum aasaani se tair sakte hai. Par humein savdhaan rehna hoga. Ek bhi galti aur hum beh jayenge. Aur agar hum beh gaye... toh seedhe kaankaalon ke paas pahunch jayenge." Aditya ki awaaz mein gehraai thi. Woh jaanta tha ke yeh kaam kitna khatarnak tha.
Dono jungle ke ghane hisse se guzarte hue nadi ke kinare tak pahunche. Nadi chaudi thi par kuch aage chalkar sankri ho rhe the aur uska paani tej gati se beh raha tha jaise koi toofan aa raha ho. Paani ka rang thoda gehra tha aur usmein se awaaz aa rahi thi ek bhayanak si awaaz jo keh rahi thi ke yeh nadi kisi ko bhi nigal sakti hai. Door dusre kinare par Vanrajya ke kuch gaon dikhai de rahe the. Par ab woh gaon waise nahi the jaise pehle the.
Sab kuch veeran sa lag raha tha. Koi awaaz nahi aa rahi thi, koi hansi nahi, koi zindagi ke, na kisi ehsaas ke.
"Dekho Rajkumar," Aditya ne ek jagah ishara kiya jahan kuch bade patthar pani mein dikhai de rahe the. "Wahan. Us bade patthar ke paas. Wahan se hum shuru karenge. Dhara wahan thodi kamzor ho jaati hai aur hum use paar kar sakte hai." Usne apna thaila kaskar bandha taaki woh paani mein na khule.
Karan ne dekha. Haan woh jagah theek lag rahi thi. "Chalte hai. Aur haan Aditya... savdhaan rehna."
Dono paani mein utar gaye. Pehle toh bahut thanda laga, itna thanda ke Karan ki saans ruk gayi. Par fir aadat ho gayi. Aditya aage tair raha tha aur Karan uske peeche. Dhara tez thi par dono mazboot the aur achhe tairak bhi the. Dheere dheere woh dusre kinare ki taraf badhne lage. Paani mein se machliyaon ke awaazein aa rahi thi, jaise koi phusphusa raha ho, jaise koi bula raha ho. Par dono ne dhyan nahi diya. Unka bas ek hi maksad tha dusre kinare tak pahunchna.
Karib bees minute baad dono dusre kinare par pahunche. Woh ek jhadiyon ke peeche chhup gaye aur apne vastra nichhode.
Dono gaon ki taraf badhne laga jhadiyon aur pedon ke saaye mein chhalte hue. Jaise jaise woh paas aaye, unhone dekha ke sthiti kitni bhayankar thi. Ghar toote phoote the, kuch jale hue the. Dukanen band thi, unke darwaze toote hue the, bas ek do siphayon ke siva.
Aur sadkon par koi nahi tha. Koi bachcha nahi khel raha tha, koi aurat nahi has rahi thi, koi aadmi kaam par nahi ja raha tha. Bas kaankal sipahi the jo ghum rahe the.
"Chalo," Aditya ne ek patli gali ki taraf ishara kiya. "Us gali se. Wahan koi nhi dikh rha hai."
Dono ek patli gali mein ghuse jo do badi kutiyaon ke beech thi.
Tabhi achanak ek cheekh sunai di. Ek aurat ki cheekh jo unke kaano ko cheer kar nikal gayi.
"Chhodo mujhe! Kriya kar ke chhodo! Main kuch nahi ki!"
Ek ladki ki awaaz thi. Dar bhari. Dard bhari. Ro rahi thi woh. Aur gidgida bhi rahi thi.
Karan ruk gaya jaise kisi ne use pakad liya ho. Uska dil tez dhadakne laga. Woh awaaz... woh kisi mushkil mein thi. Kisi bade mushkil mein.
Aditya ne bhi woh awaaz sune. Usne fauran Karan ka haath pakda use rokne ki koshish karte hue. "Rajkumar... humein aage badhna chahiye. Yeh humara kaam nahi hai. Hum yahaan doosre maksad se aaye hai."
Par Karan ne us awaaz ki disha mein dekha. Ek kone ke paas teen kaankal sipahi ek jawan ladki ko ghere hue the. Woh usse pareshan kar rahe the. Ek ka haath ladki ke baalon par tha, doosra uski banh pakde hua tha. Ladki ro rahi thi, woh bhagane ki koshish kar rahi thi par woh use jaane nahi de rahe the. Uske vastr phate hue the the aur uske chehre par aansu beh rahe the.
Karan ka khoon khaulne laga. Uski mutthiyan bandh gayi. Yeh.. kaise ho sakta tha? Yeh kaankal... yeh mare hue the. Maut unhe apne aavesh mein le chuki thi. Par fir bhi inmein vasna thi? Kisi stri ko pareshan karne ki ichchha thi? Kya maut ke baad bhi yeh gandi aadatein nahi jaati?
"Rajkumar..." Aditya ne fir se kaha, ab uski awaaz mein vinati thi. "... hum baad mein madad karenge. Abhi agar humne kuch kiya toh sab sipahi yahan aa jayenge. Aur fir humara maksad adhura reh jayega."
Par Karan sun hi nahi raha tha. Woh bas us ladki ko dekh raha tha jo ab zameen par gir gayi thi aur kaankal uske charon taraf khade the.
"Nahi," Karan ke awaaz mein gussa tha. "Main use aise nahi chhod sakta.."
"Rajkumar parā"
"Nahi Aditya," Karan ne Aditya ki taraf dekha. Uski aankhen laal ho gayi thi. "Agar main ab use nahi bachaaya... toh main khud ko kabhi maaf nahi kar paunga... yeh galat hai. Bilkul galat hai."
Aditya ne Karan ko dekha. Usne uski aankhen mein woh dradta dekhi, woh gussa dekha. Aur usne samajh liya ke ab Karan ko koi rok nahi sakta. Usne ek lambi saans li aur apna sir hilaya. "Theek hai Rajkumar... par humein chalaki se kaam lena hoga. Sidhe wahan nahi ja sakte."
Usne apne thaile se ek rassi nikali jo bahut mazboot thi. "Dekho... woh kutiya." Usne paas ki ek chhoti si imarat ki taraf ishara kiya jo kaankal aur ladki ke bilkul paas thi. "Hum wahan par chadh jayenge... upar se hum ek kaankal ko pakad sakte hai bina doosron ko pata chale."
Karan ne dekha. Haan... yeh plan achha tha. "Chalo."
Dono dheere se us kutiya ki taraf badhe. Wahan pahunchkar Aditya ne rassi nikali aur ek hook ko upar ki taraf fenka. Hook chhat par atak gayi.
"Main pehle jata hoon," Aditya ne kaha aur tezi se chadne laga. Uske haath mazboot the aur woh jaldi chhat par pahunch gaya. Fir usne Karan ko madad ki.
Dono ab chhat par the, jahan se woh poora nazara dekh sakte the. Kaankal ab bhi us ladki ko pareshan kar rahe the. Ek ne uski banh pakdi hui thi aur kheench raha tha.
"Bas thoda intezaar karo," Aditya ne kaha. "Jab ek thoda alag ho jaye... tab."
Ek kaankal thoda hata, shayad kuch dekhne ke liye. Yeh mauka tha.
"Abhi,"
Aditya ne rassi ko ek kaankal ke gardan mein daala aur zor se kheencha. Kaankal upar utha, apne pair hawa se marate hue.
Karan seedha us kaankal ke saamne aa gaya. Usne apne dono haathon se uski khopdi pakdi... gussa uske poore sharir mein beh raha tha.
"Tumhari himmat kaise hui!" Karan chillaya aur apni poori taakat lagaakar dabaaya.
CRACK!
Kaankal ki khopdi toot gayi. Haddiyan bikhar gayi. Kaankal neeche chat par gir gaya
Doosre do kaankal mude, apni talwarein uthaye.
Par itne mein dono ek saath apne hathoyaron ke saath unke upar neeche koode aur unke kuch bhi awaaz karne se pehle unka ant kar diya.
"Bhaago!" Aditya chillaya. Usne ladki ka haath pakda. "Abhi bhaago yahan se!"
Ladki dari hui thi aur samajh nahi pa rahi thi kya ho raha hai. Par Aditya ne use kheencha aur ek gali ki taraf dhakel diya.
"Suno," Karan ne ladki se kaha "Bahar mat nikalna. Apne Ghar mein raho... main tumhe baad mein bachaunga. Waada hai. Par abhi tum khin aaspaas chhup jao!"
Ladki ne aansuon se bhari aankhen se Karan ko dekha. "Aap kaun hai?"
"Koi nahi," Karan ne jawab diya. "Bas bhaag jao. Abhi!"
Ladki bhaag gayi, paas ke ek gali mein ghus kar gayab ho gayi.
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Nadi ke dusre kinare par ek bhayanak nazara tha.
Wahan par Agrak pahuch gaya tha. Uska sharir haddiyan aur maans ka ajeeb mishran tha. Usne ek kavach pehna hua tha jo loh ka bana tha.
Woh nadhi ke kinare khada aur dusre kinare ko dekh raha tha.
Uske peeche kaankaalon ki ek fauj khadi thi. Hazaaron kaankal sab ek line mein. Sab apne hathiyaar liye hue.
Tabhi ek kaankal aage aaya. Woh doosron se alag dikhai de raha tha. Uske kavach par ek nishan bhi tha.
"Mahanayak Agrak," unke commander ne kaha. Uski awaaz khokli thi, jaise kisi guffa se aa rahi ho. "Dushman.. dusre kinare par hai. Woh wahaan chhup gaye hai. Aur hum nadi paar nahi kar sakte. Pani mein humare haddiyan pighal jate hain."
Agrak ne commander ki taraf dekha... fir usne hansna shuru kiya. Ek darwaani hansi jo poore ilake mein goonj gayi.
"HAHAHAHAHA!"
"Toh bas itni si baat hai?" Agrak ne apni gehri awaaz mein kaha. "Nadi? Bas ek nadi tumhe rok rahi hai?"
"Ji Mahanayak," Commander ne jawab diya. "Hum paani mein nahi ja sakte."
Agrak fir se hansa. "Kaankalon ko kya farak padta hai? Tum doob bhi gaye toh mar thodi jaoge. Tum toh pehle se hi mare hue ho!"
Commander chup raha. Uske paas koi jawab nahi tha.
Agrak ne nadhi ki taraf dekha. Haan... dhara tez thi. Par kya yeh use rok sakti thi? Use? Agrak ko?
Usne apne bade haath se ek vishaal patthar pakda jo kinare par kuch din purane Bane pull se alag pada hua tha. Woh patthar itna bada tha ke das aadmi milkar bhi nahi utha sakte the. Par Agrak ne use aise uthaya jaise koi patta ho.
"Dekho," Agrak ne kaha.
"Aise."
Usne patthar ko nadhi mein fenka. Itna zor se ke patthar hawa mein ghoomta hua gaya aur beech nadhi mein ja gira.
SPLASH!
Paani uchchal pada. Lekin patthar nadi ke beech mein baith gaya.
Agrak ne ek aur patthar uthaya. Fir ek aur. Fir ek aur. Woh ek ek karke patthar nadi mein fenk raha tha.
Kuch samay baad, Agrak ne apna kaam khatam kiya. Ab nadhi par pattharon ka ek raasta ban gaya tha. Thoda teda meda par kood ke use paar kiya ja sakta tha.
Agrak "Lo ab tum paar kar sakte ho. Main thoda aaram kar raha hoon. Mujhe aalas aa raha hai." Usne ek bade ped ki taraf dekha aur wahan ja kar baith gaya.
"Par Mahanayak"
"Chup," Agrak ne apni aankhen band karte hue kaha aur
"Main thoda sounga ab. Mujhe jabhi uthana... Jab tumhare paas naateze hoon. Samajh gaye? Dushman Ko dhundo....ek bhi nhi bachna chaiye."
Aaj ke liye itna hi guys. Around 7.5k milte hai next mein parson tak.
Karan toh artist niklaChapter 36
Drawn in Sand
Karan zameen ki taraf jhuka aur us lakdi se zameen par chitr banane laga. Chand ki roshni kaafi thi dekhne ke liye. Usne ek baar Payal ko dekha... uske chehre ki har detail ko note kiya.
Fir usne neeche tasveer banani shuru ki. Har lakeer ko sawdhani se banate hue. Pehle naksha... fir aankhen... fir naak aur honth.
Payal use dekh rahi thi. Karan ka dhyan poora tasveer par tha. Uski aankhen kendrit thi aur uska haath sthir tha.
Kuch pal dono chup rahe.
Tabhi Payal ne dheere se kaha, "Karan... main tumse kuch poochhna chahti hoon."
Karan ne bina upar deke tasveer banana jaari jawab diya, "Ji Di? Pochhiye."
Payal ne apne honth halke se kaate. Yeh sawaal poochhna uske liye mushkil tha. par usse poochhna tha. Woh baat jo uske man mein bahut din se thi.
"Uss... din jab..." Payal ne bolna shru kiya par beech mein ruk gayi.
Karan ne ab upar dekha. "Kya hua Di? Kya poochhna chahti hai aap?"
Payal ne gehri saans li. "Uss din... jab main nadhi mein... nahaa rahi thi..."
Jaise hi yeh shabd Payal ke muh se nikle, Karan ka haath ruk gaya. Uske chehre par achanak se lali chadh gayi.
Arrey nahi... woh baat.
"Tum... tum wahaan jaan boojhkar aaye the na?" Payal ne seedha Karan ki aankhon mein dekhte hue poocha. "Woh sirf ek galti thi... ya... ya tum jaanbujh kar dekh rahe the?"
Karan ki saans tez ho gayi. Uska chehra poora laal ho gaya. Usne zameen ki taraf dekha.
"Main... main..." Karan kuch kehne ki koshish kar raha tha par shabd nahi mil rahe the.
"Karan," Payal ne dheere se kaha. "Main gussa nahi hoon. Main bas... sach jaanna chahti hoon."
Karan ne apni aankhen band ki. Use yeh sach batana tha. Chahe kitna bhi mushkil kyun na ho.
"Ji," Karan ne aakhirkaar kaha. "Main wahaan tha. Par Di... main waada karta hoon... Woh ek galti thi. Main wahaan galti se aa gaya tha. Mujhe pata nahi tha ke aap wahaan hongi."
Payal ne sir hilaya. "Achha. Main... samajh sakti hoon."
"Di... main sach bolna chahta hoon," Karan ne kaha. Uski awaaz kaanp rahi thi. "Main... jab maine aapko wahaan dekha... toh...mein bhi chauk gaya tha. Par..."
"Par kya Karan?" Payal ne poocha. Uski awaaz mein koi gussa nahi tha. Bas jigyasa thi.
Karan ne apna chehra upar kiya aur Payal ki taraf dekha. Uski aankhen mein sharam aur sachchai bhi. "Aap... sabse khubsurat stri hai jise maine apni zindagi mein dekha hai," Karan ne dheere se kaha. Har shabd uske dil se nikla tha. "Jab... jab maine aapko wahaan dekha... toh main... rok nahi saka khud ko aapko dekhne se... main uske lie bahut sharminda hoon."
Karan ka sir jhuk gaya. Usne yeh sach bol diya tha. Ab... ab Payal kya kahegi? Kya woh gussa hogi? Kya woh use galat samjhegi?
Par Payal ke chehre par gussa nahi tha. Uske gaal laal ho gaye the. Aur uski aankhen badi ho gayi thi.
"Tum... tum sach mein aisa sochte ho?" Payal ke awaaz bahut halki thi.
"Ha," Karan ne kaha, ab bhi neeche dekhte hue. "aur isliye main aur bhi zyada sharminda hoon. Aap meri badi behen hai. Aur maine aisa kiya. Main sach mein maafi chahta hoon Di."
Kuch pal tak khamoshi rahi. Lambi gehri khamoshi. Karan ka dil tez dhadak raha tha. Usse darr lag raha tha ke Payal kya kahegi.
Tabhi Payal ne dheere se kaha, "Karan... koi baat nhi."
Karan ne fauran upar dekha. "Kya sach mein?"
Payal muskurai, uske gaal abhi bhi laal the par usne apne aap ko sambhal liya tha. "Haan" Payal ne dobara kaha. "Tum... itne lambe samay se door the. Aur woh ek duurghatna thi. Main samajh sakti hoon. Koi baat nahi."
Karan ko vishwas nahi ho raha tha. "Sach mein? Aap gussa nahi hai?"
"Nahi," Payal ne sir hilaya. "Main gussa nahi hoon. Bas dobara aisa kabhi mat karna."
"Nahi karunga," Karan ne fauran kaha. "Kabhi nahi karunga. Waada raha."
Payal halke se hanse. "Achha. Ab ab apna chitr khatam karo."
Karan ne fir se tasveer par dhyan diya. Par ab uske haath halke se kaanp rahe the. Payal ne usse maaf kar diya tha.
Kuch pal baad, Karan ne aakhri vivaran khtm kiya. Fir usne lakdi ko neeche rakha. "Ho gaya,"
"Dikhao!" Payal josh se boli. Woh aage jhuki tasveer dekhne ke liye.
Zameen par ek bahut hi khubsurat tasveer bani hui thi. Payal ka chehra. Har vivaran sampurna tha. Uski aankhen jo itni jivit lag rahi thi jaise sach mein dekh rahi ho. Uske baal jo halke se uske chehre par gir rahe the. Uski naak jo halki se tedi thi.
"Karan yeh......" Payal kuch bol nahi pa rahi thi.
"Kaisa hai Di?" Karan ne thode ghabrahat se pucha.
"Yeh adbhut hai," Payal ne kaha. Uski aankhon mein aashcharya tha. "Karan tumne yeh kaise... main soch bhi nahi sakti ke tum itna achha chitr bana sakte ho."
Karan ke chehre par sharmili muskaan aa gayi. "Shukriya Di."
Payal chitr ko dekhti rahi. Karan ne use kitne pyaar se banaya tha.
Achanak Payal ne Karan ka haath pakda.
Karan chaunk gaya. "Di?"
Payal ne Karan ki taraf dekha... fir dheere se usne apna doosra haath aage badhaya aur Karan ke chehre ko chhoo liya. Uski ungliyan Karan ke gaal par thi.
Karan ka dil ruk gaya. Yeh kya ho raha tha?
"Karan," Payal dheere se bole. "Tumhe pata hai na... ke yeh sab... yeh sab bhavnayen... yeh bilkul swabhavik hai."
"D-Di?" Karan ki awaaz kaanp gayi.
"Tum ek yuvak ho," Payal ne kaha ab bhi uska haath Karan ke chehre par tha. "Aur yeh bhavnayen hona... yeh koi galat baat nahi hai. Yeh... yeh bilkul prakritik hai." Usne Karan ki aankhon mein dekha. "Par... par humein seemaon ko samajhna hoga. Hume sammaan karna hoga us rekha ko jo humein paar nahi karni chahiye. Samajh rahe ho?"
Karan ne dheere se sir hilaya. Uska poora chehra laal ho gaya tha. Par usne samajh liya tha.
"Ji Di," Karan ne kaha. "Main... samajh gaya."
Payal ne muskurate hue apna haath hata liya. "Achha hai."
Fir usne dobara chitr ki taraf dekha. "Yeh sach mein bahut sundar hai Karan. Tumne bahut mehnat ki hai."
"Shukriya Di,"
Payal khadi ho gayi. Usne apne vastra jhaade.
Fir woh Karan ke paas aayi. Aur aur usne jhuk kar Karan ke gaal par ek halka sa chumbana kar diya.
Karan ka poora sharir jakad gaya. Uska dimaag kaam karna band ho gaya. Yeh abhi kya hua?
Payal peeche hati aur muskurai. Uske gaal laal the par usme ek alag hi aatmavishwas tha.
Fir woh peeche mudne lagi. Kuch kadam chalkar usne mudkar Karan ki taraf dekha. Karan abhi bhi wahi pure tarah se aval baitha hua tha.
"Ab tum bhi aaram karo," Payal ne muskurate hue kaha. "Kal subah toh tumhe jaldi nikalna hai na?"
Karan ne bas sir hilaya. Woh kuch bol nahi pa raha tha.
Payal hans padi. "Shubh ratri Karan."
"Sh-shubh ratri Di"
Payal chali gayi. Par us raat Karan wahaan baitha raha usse ped ke neeche. Apne gaal ko chhute hue jahan Payal ne chumbana kiya tha. Uska dil bahut tez dhadak raha tha. Uske dimaag mein bahut saare vichaar aa rahe the. Usne apne gaal par haath rakha. Usse jagah jahan Payal ne chumbana kiya tha. Aur usne muskurate hue aankhen band kar li.
Karan ne aakhirkaar khade hoke shivir ki taraf dekha. Haan use aaram karna chahiye. Kal bahut bada din tha par aaj ki raat woh kabhi nahi bhoolega. Woh dheere se chalne laga us tasveer ko ek aakhri baar dekhte hue jo chand ki roshni mein chamak rahi thi.
Aur uske honthon par abhi bhi woh muskaan thi. Woh khushi ki muskaan jo kisi ko tab aati hai jab unhe pata chalta hai ke koi unhe samajhta hai. Aur koi unki parwaah karta hai.
***
Sonali aur uska bhai Akshay Tarkas ke rajmahal ki seedhiyon par chal rahe the. Mahal ke patthar sunehre rang mein chamak rahe the.
"Tum sochte ho Pitaji khush honge?" Sonali ne apne bhai se poocha. Woh thodi chintit thi.
Akshay ne apni behen ki taraf dekha. Woh
"Haan. Humne apna kaam pura kiya hai. Vanrajya se samjhoota ho gaya hai. Yahi toh Pitaji chahte the."
"Par par woh sab jo wahaan ho raha hai..." Sonali ne kaha. "Kya hume unhe batana chahiye ye sab kuch?"
Akshay ruk gaya. Usne Sonali ke kandhe par haath rakha. "Haan. Humein sab batana hoga. Pitaji ko pata hona chahiye ke Vanrajya ki asli sthiti kya hai. Tabhi woh sahi faisla le payenge."
Sonali ne sir hilaya. Haan Akshay sahi keh raha tha. Unhe sab batana hoga.
Dono mahal ke mukhya darwaze ke paas pahunche. Wahan do pehredaar khade the, lambi bhaalon ke saath. Jaise hi unhone Sonali aur Akshay ko dekha, woh seedhe khade ho gaye aur apne bhaale ko salami mein jhuka diya.
"Rajkumar Akshay! Rajkumari Sonali!" Ek pehredaar ne kaha. "Aap dono wapas aa gaye!"
"Ji," Akshay ne kaha.
"Hume Maharaj se milna hai. Woh darbaar mein hai?"
"Ji Rajkumar. Maharaj aapka hi intezaar kar rahe the. Unhone kaha tha ke jaise hi aap aaye, seedha unke paas le aaye."
Pehredaaron ne bhaari darwaze ko khola. Ek gehri awaaz hui jab woh darwaze khule. Andar se thandi hawa aayi jo Sonali ke chehre ko chhoo gayi.
Dono andar ghuse. Mahal ke andar ka nazaara bahut vishaal tha. Unchi chhat thi jahan se lambe chandelier latke hue the. Deewaron par Tarkas ke purane rajaon ki tasveeren lagi hui thi. Zameen par sangmarmar ke patthar the jo itne chamakdar the ke Sonali apni parchhaayi dekh sakti thi usme.
Woh ek lambe raaste se chalte gaye. Dono taraf darbaari khade the jo unhe dekhkar jhuk gaye. Kuch ne haath jod kar pranam kiya.
"Rajkumari ki jai ho!"
"Rajkumar ki jai ho!"
Awaazein charon taraf se aa rahi thi. Sonali ne sabko muskurate hue dekha. Yeh sab uske log the. Tarkas ke log. Jinka woh hissa thi.
Aakhir mein woh singhasan ke kamre tak pahunche. Yahan ek aur bhaari darwaza tha.
Raveena, Tarkas ki sabse taqatwar pehredaar thi. Woh karib chhe foot lambi thi aur uska sharir lauh ki tarah sakht tha. Uske haathon mein ek bhari talwar thi aur uski aankhen itni teekhi thi ke lagta tha woh kisi ki bhi aatma tak dekh sakti hai. Woh Maharaj Dravya ki niji rakshak thi aur pichhle pandrah saal se yeh zimmedari nibha rahi thi.
"Rajkumar Akshay. Rajkumari Sonali," Raveena ne jhukkar kaha. "Swagat hai aap dono ka. Maharaj aapka intezaar kar rahe hai."
"Shukriya Raveena," Akshay ne jawab diya. "Pitaji kaisa mehsoos kar rahe hai aaj?"
Raveena thoda sa mudkar darwaze ki taraf dekha fir wapas Akshay ki taraf. "Maharaj thode chintit hai. Varutha ka khatra badhta ja raha hai. Ab toh Samudra kinare ke gaon mein hamle ho rahe hai. Log dar se bhaag rahe hai. aur Maharaj ko yeh pasand nahi aa raha."
Sonali ne yeh suna aur uska dil bhaari ho gaya. Haan... Varutha. Woh darawna praani jo samudra ki gehraaiyon se nikla tha. Woh jo poore kinare ko aatank mein daal raha tha
"Hum samajh sakte hai," Sonali bole. "Isliye hum jaldi wapas aaye hai. Hume Pitaji se bahut kuch baat karne hai."
Akshay ne apne dono haath darwaze par rakhe aur use dheere se dhakela.
Singhasan ka kamra bahut bada tha. Shayad poore Tarkas mein sabse bada kamra. Chhat itni unchi thi ke nazar hi nahi aati thi. Deewaron par sunehra kaam kiya hua tha aur khidkiyan itni badi thi ke poora samudra dikh sakta tha unse. Aur beech mein ek vishaal singhasan rakha hua tha.
Aur us singhasan par par Maharaj Dravya baithe hue the.
Dravya karib sattar saal ke the. Unke baal poore safed ho chuke the aur lambi daadhi thi jo unke seene tak aa rahi thi. Par unki aankhen ab bhi utni hi teekhi thi.
Par sabse ajeeb cheez woh bada sa ajar tha jo singhasan ke aas paas ghuma hua tha. Woh karib pandrah foot lamba tha aur uska sharir itna mota tha ke ek insaan ko aasaani se nigal jaaye. Yeh Maharaj Dravya ka saathi tha. Uska naam Kaalnaag tha aur woh Dravya ke saath pichhle pachaas saal se tha.
"Pitaji," Akshay ne aage badhkar kaha.
Usne apna sir jhukaya.
"Pitaji," Sonali ne bhi kaha aur sir jhukaya.
Dono ghutno par baith gaye. Yeh sammaan dikhane ka tareeka tha. Yeh unke pratikriya the ke woh Maharaj ke saamne namr hai.
Dravya ne unhe dekha. Unke chehre par ek halki muskaan aayi. "Utho," Unki awaaz gehri aur bhaari thi. "Mere bachche wapas aa gaye. Utho aur yahan aao mere paas."
Akshay aur Sonali khade hue aur singhasan ki taraf badhne lage. Kaalnaag ne apna sar upar kiya aur dono ko dekha. Uski zuban bahar aayi aur phir wapas andar chali gayi. Woh unhe soongha raha tha.
"Darro mat Sonali," Dravya ne kaha jab unhone dekha ke Sonali thoda use dekh ke ghabra gayi thi. "Kaalnaag tumhe jaanta hai. Woh tumhe kuch nahi karega."
... woh jaanti thi. Par phir bhi Shesh ke baad keval usse ko dekhkar usse darr toh lagta tha.
"Aaj mein bahut khush hoon," Dravya ne apne haath thoda aage jhukkaye. "Mere dono bachche surakshit wapas aa gaye. Batao... tumhara safar kaisa raha?"
Akshaya "Lamba tha Pitaji. Par humne apna kaam pura kiya."
"Achha," Dravya. Unki aankhon mein ab woh chamak aayi jo tab aati hai jab koi rajneta koi jaruri khabar sunne wala hota hai. "Toh Vanrajya se baat ho gayi? Koi achhi khabar hai?"
Sonali ne Akshay ki taraf dekha. Fir usne Dravya ki taraf dekha. "Pitaji... humein aapse bahut kuch kehna hai. Achhi khabar bhi hai aur buri khabar bhi."
Dravya ki bhawe chaudi ho gayi. "Achhi aur buri dono?"
"Ji Pitaji."
Dravya ne kuch pal socha. Fir use apne haath ko apni daadhi par phera. Yeh unki aadat thi jab woh sochte the. "Toh pehle achhi khabar sunao" . "Main pehle hi Varutha ki wajah se pareshaan hoon. Har din khabar aati hai ke ek aur gaon par hamla hua. Pehle toh bas hamare jhahajon tak seemit the."
Sonali ne gehri saans li. "Pitaji humne Maharani Nandani se mulaqaat ki."
Dravya ki aankhen chamak uthi. "Sach mein? Tum Maharani se mile? Unse baat ki?"
"Ji Pitaji," Sonali ke awaaz mein ab thoda josh tha. "Maine unse kaafi lambi baat ki. Maine unhe bataya ke Tarkas ko madad chahiye. Ke Varutha ka khatraa kitna bada hai. Aur maine unse madad maangi."
"Aur?" Dravya aage jhuk gaye. Unka poora dhyan Sonali par tha.
"Aur Maharani Nandani ne... unhone haan kaha," Sonali ne jawab diya. Uske chehre par muskaan aayi. "Unhone kaha ke Vanrajya, Tarkas ki madad karega. Ke woh har tarah se sahyog karenge."
Dravya ke chehre par bhi ab muskaan aagyi. Ek badi muskaan jo unke poore chehre par fail gayi. Usne apne haath uthaye aur taaliya bajayi. "Shabaash! Shabaash mere bachche!"
Yahi main sunna chahta tha! Vanrajya humara saath dega! Yeh bahut badi baat hai!"
Usne apne singhasan ke bagal mein rakhe gilas ko uthaya aur paani piya. Fir usne Kaalnaag ki taraf dekha aur use sehlaya. "Suna Kaalnaag? Humein saath mil gaya hai. Ab hum Varutha ko harane ki tayaari kar sakte hai."
Kaalnaag ne apna sir hilaya jaise woh samajh gaya ho.
Dravya ne fir se Sonali aur Akshay ki taraf dekha. "Tum dono ne bahut achha kaam kiya hai. Main tumpar garv karta hoon. Tumne Tarkas ke liye bahut bada kaam kiya hai." Unhone yeh kaha aur unki awaaz mein woh garv saaf sunaayi de raha tha jo ek pita ko apne bachcho par hota hai.
Par fir unka chehra thoda gambhir ho gaya. Woh muskaan ab halki pad gayi. "Ab buri khabar kya hai?"
Sonali ne Akshay ki taraf dekha. Iss baar Akshay ne aage badhkar bola. "Pitaji khabar yeh hai ke... ke is waqt Vanrajya khud ek bahut bade sankat mein hai. Shayad humare sankat se bhi bade sankat mein."
Dravya ki aankhen sankri ho gayi. "Kya matlab?"
Akshay ne gehri saans li. "Pitaji... jab hum Vanrajya pahunche toh humne dekha ke wahan sab kuch badal gaya tha. Mahal dushman ke haath mein hai. Ek aurat jo Ravisha ke naam se jaani jaati hai woh ab Vanrajya par raaj kar rahi hai."
Dravya achanak khade ho gaya. Uske chehre par hairaani thi. "Kya? Dushman ne mahal par qabza kar liya?"
Woh kuch pal chup rahe. Bas sochte rahe. Fir unhone poocha, "Toh fir tumne Maharani Nandani se kaise baat ki? Woh kahaan hai?"
"Woh chhupe hue hai Pitaji," Sonali bole. "Apne kuch vishwaspaatr saathiyon ke saath. Woh jungle mein ek chhote se sthaan par reh rahi hai. Wahan humne unse mulaqaat ki."
Sonali ne muskurate hue kaha, "unka beta Rajakumar bhi wapas aa gaya hai. Abhi woh Mesaka ke rajaya mein gaya hua hai aur mujhe poora vishwas hai ke woh unhe apne taraf kar lega"
"Itna vaishwas hai tumhe uss par?" Dravya ne hairaani se poocha.
Sonali ke chere khil utha, "Ji Pitaji ...Karan ek nipun yodha hai meine khud usse ladte dekha hai. Woh kisi bhi sthithi ka saamna kar skta hai."
Dravya ne fir se socha. Kuch pal tak woh chup rahe. Bas apni daadhi ko sehlate rahe aur sochte rahe. Kaalnaag bhi shaant tha.
"Toh sthiti yeh hai," Dravya ne ant mein kaha, "Ke Vanrajya sankat mein hai. Par unhone humari madad karne ka waada kiya hai... yeh ek ajeeb sthiti hai."
"Ji Pitaji," Akshay ne kaha. "Par Maharani Nandani ne kaha ke jab woh apna rajya wapas le lenge... tab woh zaroor humari madad karenge."
"Aur agar woh apna rajya wapas nahi le paaye?. Yeh ek kathor sawaal tha par zaroor tha.
Sonali aur Akshay ne ek dusre ki taraf dekha. Unhone iske baare mein nahi socha tha.
"Toh... toh Pitaji..." Sonali
"Hume khud se hi yeh jung ladni hogi. Par humein bhi unke taraf madad ka hath badhana chaiye"
Dravya "Haan shayad. Par... humein ummeed rakhni chahiye. Agar Maharani Nandani ne waada kiya hai... toh woh zaroor nibhayengi. Main unhe jaanta hoon. Woh apne shabd par kayam rehne wali stri hai."
"Tum dono ne bahut achha kaam kiya. Bahut mushkil haalat mein bhi tumne Tarkas ke liye kaam kiya. Main tumpar bahut garv kar raha hoon."
"Shukriya Pitaji," Dono ne ek saath kaha.
"Ab jao," Dravya.
"Jao aur aaram karo. Tumhe bahut zaroorat hai aaram ki. Aur kal kal hum darbaar bulaayenge. Aur hum aage ke tayaari shuru karenge. Varutha ke khilaf. Aur agar zaroorat padi toh Vanrajya ki madad ke liye bhi."
Sonali aur Akshay ne jhuk kar pranam kiya. Fir woh dheere se peeche mudne lage.
Aur woh apne kamre ke taraf chali gayi. Woh Thaki hui the. par uske dil mein ek ummeed thi. Ummeed ke sab theek ho jayega. Shayad Vanrajya bach jayega. Aur shayad Tarkas bhi.
***
Shivir ke kinare ek ghana naram ghass ka chabootra tha.
Karan shivir ke uttari kone mein khada tha jahan uska chhota sa tent khula tha aur saaman ek taraf rakha hua tha. Uske haathon mein Meher thi. Woh use dheere se ghuma raha tha talwar ki chamak uske chehre par pad rahi thi.
Aditya uske bagal mein khada tha haathon mein ek purane kagaz ko pakde. Usne aankhen sikod kar padha.
āRajkumar kuch der mein hi nikalna hai?ā
Karan ne sir hilaya par uska dhyan abhi bhi talwar par tha. āHaan.ā
Aditya ne muskurate hue kaha, āMain apna bag taiyaar kar leta hoon. Sirf zaroori cheezein thoda sa khana, paani ki botal, rassi, chhuri, aur do chhote kukri. Zyada wajan nahi chahiye
warna tez bhaagna mushkil ho jayega.ā
Karan ki nazar ab shivir ke doosre kone mein chale gye ek chhote se ped ke neeche Veleys so raha tha. Ab woh karib teen foot lamba ho chuka tha. Uske kaale sharir par suraj ki roshni aag ki tarah lapak rahi thi. Pankh ab poore viksit the. Usse dekh Karan ke dil mein ek garv aur pyaar ka toofan ubhra
āEk minute, Aditya,ā Karan ke awaaz mein halki si narmi thi. āMain Veleys ko dekh loon. Kal raat se usne kuch nahi khaya.ā
Karan dheere se dragon ke paas pahuncha. Veleys ne apni gehri sone jaisi aankhen kholi unmein woh purani anokhi samajh thi jo sirf purane janwaron mein hoti hai. Karan ne haath aage badhaya aur uske garam khaal par rakha.
Jaise hi haath laga Meher achanak jwalamukhi ki tarah chamak uthi. Laal roshni talwar se nikal kar Karan ke haath, baahon, seene tak fail gayi jaise uski nason mein agni daud rahi ho.
āMaster!ā Meher ki awaaz dimaag mein goonji
Karan chaunk gaya. āMeher? Kya hua?ā
āTum aur Veleys tum dono ke beech jo bandhan hai woh ab poora ho chuka hai.ā
Karan ne dheere se muskuraya, uske aankhen dragon par adi hue thein āHaanā¦ yeh mera hai.ā
āIsliye main keh rahi hoon,ā Meher bole. āAb waqt aa gaya hai. Tumhe agni tatav ki antim shakti seekhni hogi woh shakti jo sirf Agni par control nahi degi, balki aag ki rooh tak pahuncha degi. Tum khud aag ka roop ban jaoge.ā
Karan ki saans ruk gayi. āAntim shakti? Par mainā¦ abhi bhi itnaā¦ā
āTumne bahut kuch jeet liya hai,ā Meher ne beech mein hi kaha. āPar yeh sabse khatarnak aur sabse khoobsurat roop hai Agni tatav ka. Aur yeh sirf tab seekhi jaati hai jab har saans aakhri lage, jab dil dhadke jaise tootne wala ho, jab maut tumhare aankhon ke saamne ho.ā
Karan ne Veleys ko dekha aur uske sar par ek baar aur haath phera. Dragon ne aankhen band kar li aur khushi se siskari si nikali.
āSote raho Veleys,ā Karan ne pyaar se kaha.
āMujhe ab jaana hoga.ā
Wahan se chal ke woh shivir se ek shaant Kone ke taraf chalne laga.
Woh palat raha tha ki achanak kisi ne uska haath zor se pakda aur kheencha.
āKyaā!ā Karan ki awaaz ruk gayi. Jaise hi usne saamne dekha ke Prachi khadi hue hai.
Uske lambe, kaale baal bikhre hue the jaise kaali resham ki lakeerein faili hui hoon aur Uske chehre par woh sharaarti, dil churaane wali muskaan thi.
āPā¦ Prachi?!ā Karan ne halke se kaha, uska chehra ekdum laal hogaya dil zor se dhadak raha tha ke koi unhe aise dekh na le.
Prachi ne hans kar jawab diya āHaan, mere Rajkumar. Main hi hoonā¦aapki sevika.ā
āTumā¦ yahan? Aise? Din ki roshni mein kya kar rhe ho kisi ne dekh liya toh?ā Karan abhi bhi shock mein tha. Woh itna paas tha ke Prachi ki saans uske gaal par mehsoos ho rahi thi.
Prachi ke awaaz mein ek sulagti hui masti thi, āToh kya hua? Koi dekh le toh kya? Duniya ko pata chal jayega ke Rajkumar apni Prachi ke saath ghass mein khin kho gaye hainā
Karan ka dil tez dhadka āYehā¦ theek nahi hai. Agar koi aa gaya tohā¦ā
Prachi ne uske honthon par ungli rakh di. āChup karo Karan. Bas ek baarā¦ mujhe apna bana lo.ā
Aur phir bina intezaar kiye usne apne naram garam honth Karan ke honthon par rakh diye.
Pehla chumban dheema tha jaise dono ek dusre ko pehli baar itne dino baad mehsoos kar rahe hon. Karan ne Prachi ki kamar pakdi aur use zor se apne upar kheencha. Prachi ki taangein uski kamar par lipat gayein.
Dono ek saath neeche zameen par gir gye. Prachi uske bagal mein leti hue thi.
Karan ke haath Prachi ke kurte ke taaron par gaye. Kapde alag hue. Ab woh sirf laal lingerie mein thi ek patli, sheer bra jo uske bhare hue boobs ko mushkil se sambhal rahi thi, nipples ke outline saaf dikhai de rahe the. Chhoti si matching panty uski fair kamar aur gol, bhari nitamb par chipki hui thi jiske beech mein ek chhoti si geeli nishani thi.
Karan ki saans ruk gayi. Aankhen uske badan par ghoom rahi thi. āPrachi aaj tumhe saja milege..apne Rajkumar ko pareshan karne ke liye...ā
Fir Prachi ne palat kar peeth dikhayi. Karan ne uski kamar pakdi, aur dheere se uski panty ke upar haath phera.
Ek zor ka tamacha uski gaand par pada
*thapp!*
Prachi ne cheekh maari, par usmein dard se jayda sharat bhare hue thr. ā ha Karanā¦ mujhe iss ghustakhi ke saja do...heheā¦ā
Karan ne dobara thappad maara, is baar thoda zor se. Prachi ke laal Nishan padne lage. Woh hasi aur boli, āAur karoā¦Karan maza aa rha haiā
Karan ne jaldi se apne kapde utare. Prachi ne bhi apni bra aur panty utaar di. Ab dono ghass ke beech bilkul nange the.
Karan ne Prachi ko peeth ke bal litaya. Usne uske pair failaye
aur apna muh uski choot par le aaya. Jaise hi uske jeeb ne uske nichle ang ko chua Prachi ne peeth ko jhatka diya. Karan ne zubaan andar daali, clit ko choosa aur fir tezi se chaatne laga. Prachi ke haath ghaas ko noch rahe the, uski halki siskariyan jungle mein gunj rahi thi.
āAahā¦ Karan...mujhe gudgudi ho rhe haiā¦ā woh zor se moan karne lagi.
Karan ne uske boobs par muh lagaya ek nipple ko muh mein liya aur choosa, doosre ko ungli se dabaya. Prachi ka sharir kaanp raha tha.
Fir Karan ne uska ek pair uthaya, kandhe par rakha. Prachi ab bilkul khuli hui thi.
Karan ne apna ling uski choot ke muh par ragdaā¦ aur dheere se andar dhakela.
Prachi ne aankhen band kar li, muh se ek lambi siskari nikli. āAhhhā¦ Karanā¦ bhar do aaj mujhe itne dino baadā¦ā
Karan ne ek aur dhaake se poora andar daal diya. Dono ek pal ruk gaye. Fir Karan ne dhakke shuru kiye ...dheeme se tezā¦ tez se aur tez.
Prachi ke boobs upar neeche uchlne lage. Usne Karan ke kandhon ko pakad kar moan kar rahi thi. āAur tezā¦ Karan...itni din se adhoori thi mein...tumhare intezaar mein...mein nhi chati ke kabhi bhi tumhara ehsaas bhulunā¦ā
Karan ne usko palat diya ab Prachi ke peenth uske taraf the.
Uska ling abhi bhi use bhara hua tha.
Karan ne peeche se uski kamar pakdi, ek haath se uski gaand ko thappad maara aur fir ling ek jhatke se aur andar daal diya.
Prachi ki cheekhein tez ho gayi. Karan tezi se andar-bahar kar raha tha, uski gaand par haath rakh kar zor-zor se beech mein thapad mar deta tha.
Prachi ki choot chahal rhe thi.
*chap chap chap*
āAahā¦ Karanā¦ main jhadne wali hoonā¦ā Prachi ne mand aakon se moan Kiya.
Karan ne bina uske paravah kiye apne gati aur badha di. Uske haath uske nipple ko kheenchne lage. Prachi ka sharir kaanp utha aur woh jhtake ke saath jhad gayi.
Uske garam ras neeche ghaas pe chut gaya.
Karan ab ruk nahi sakta tha. Usne kuch aur zor ke dhakke maare aur fir usko andar hi bhar diya. Poora cum Prachi ke yoni mein chhod diya.
Dono ek saath gir pade peeche ghaas pe gir pade.
Prachi ne Karan ki taraf mudkar dekha, muskurai. āAb toh sach mein kaafi saza mil gayiā¦mujheā
Karan ne use kiss kiya āAur bhi mil sakti thi aur milege bhiā¦ jab main wapas aaunga tum chal bhi nh paoge kuch din tak.ā
Prachi ne apne muh par haath rkha,"Haha...khin tumhari kamar na lachak jaye mujhe saja dene mein mere bhole Rajkumar!"
Fir dono saath mein has pade.
Kuch der tak dono aise hi ek dusre ko gale lagaye pade raheā¦ jungle ki khamoshi mein sirf unki saans aur dil ki dhadkan ek duje ko sunai de rahi thi.
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Dopahar ka suraj apne shikhar par tha. Karan aur Aditya shivir se nikal chuke the unke chehron par kapde bandhe hue the taaki koi unhe pehchan na sake. Dono ne halke vastra pehne the jo tairne mein aasani ho. Hawa garam thi par dono ke kadam dradh the.
"Rajkumar yeh raasta thoda khatarnak hai par sabse surakshit bhi," Aditya ne aage bahdte hue kaha. Uski aankhen savdhaan th. "Humein pehle nadhi paar karni hogi. Wahan par kaankaalon ke pehredaar bahut kam hai kyunki unhe lagta hai ke koi bhi nadi ki tej dhara se nahi aa sakta. Par meine ek raasta dhoondh liya hai."
Karan ne sir hilaya aur apni talwar ki patri ko theek karte hue kaha "Achha. Tum nadi ki dhara ke baare mein jaante ho?"
"Ji Rajkumar. Maine pichle kuch dino mein yeh raasta kayi baar dekha hai. Ek jagah hai jahan dhara thodi kamzor hai aur hum aasaani se tair sakte hai. Par humein savdhaan rehna hoga. Ek bhi galti aur hum beh jayenge. Aur agar hum beh gaye... toh seedhe kaankaalon ke paas pahunch jayenge." Aditya ki awaaz mein gehraai thi. Woh jaanta tha ke yeh kaam kitna khatarnak tha.
Dono jungle ke ghane hisse se guzarte hue nadi ke kinare tak pahunche. Nadi chaudi thi par kuch aage chalkar sankri ho rhe the aur uska paani tej gati se beh raha tha jaise koi toofan aa raha ho. Paani ka rang thoda gehra tha aur usmein se awaaz aa rahi thi ek bhayanak si awaaz jo keh rahi thi ke yeh nadi kisi ko bhi nigal sakti hai. Door dusre kinare par Vanrajya ke kuch gaon dikhai de rahe the. Par ab woh gaon waise nahi the jaise pehle the.
Sab kuch veeran sa lag raha tha. Koi awaaz nahi aa rahi thi, koi hansi nahi, koi zindagi ke, na kisi ehsaas ke.
"Dekho Rajkumar," Aditya ne ek jagah ishara kiya jahan kuch bade patthar pani mein dikhai de rahe the. "Wahan. Us bade patthar ke paas. Wahan se hum shuru karenge. Dhara wahan thodi kamzor ho jaati hai aur hum use paar kar sakte hai." Usne apna thaila kaskar bandha taaki woh paani mein na khule.
Karan ne dekha. Haan woh jagah theek lag rahi thi. "Chalte hai. Aur haan Aditya... savdhaan rehna."
Dono paani mein utar gaye. Pehle toh bahut thanda laga, itna thanda ke Karan ki saans ruk gayi. Par fir aadat ho gayi. Aditya aage tair raha tha aur Karan uske peeche. Dhara tez thi par dono mazboot the aur achhe tairak bhi the. Dheere dheere woh dusre kinare ki taraf badhne lage. Paani mein se machliyaon ke awaazein aa rahi thi, jaise koi phusphusa raha ho, jaise koi bula raha ho. Par dono ne dhyan nahi diya. Unka bas ek hi maksad tha dusre kinare tak pahunchna.
Karib bees minute baad dono dusre kinare par pahunche. Woh ek jhadiyon ke peeche chhup gaye aur apne vastra nichhode.
Dono gaon ki taraf badhne laga jhadiyon aur pedon ke saaye mein chhalte hue. Jaise jaise woh paas aaye, unhone dekha ke sthiti kitni bhayankar thi. Ghar toote phoote the, kuch jale hue the. Dukanen band thi, unke darwaze toote hue the, bas ek do siphayon ke siva.
Aur sadkon par koi nahi tha. Koi bachcha nahi khel raha tha, koi aurat nahi has rahi thi, koi aadmi kaam par nahi ja raha tha. Bas kaankal sipahi the jo ghum rahe the.
"Chalo," Aditya ne ek patli gali ki taraf ishara kiya. "Us gali se. Wahan koi nhi dikh rha hai."
Dono ek patli gali mein ghuse jo do badi kutiyaon ke beech thi.
Tabhi achanak ek cheekh sunai di. Ek aurat ki cheekh jo unke kaano ko cheer kar nikal gayi.
"Chhodo mujhe! Kriya kar ke chhodo! Main kuch nahi ki!"
Ek ladki ki awaaz thi. Dar bhari. Dard bhari. Ro rahi thi woh. Aur gidgida bhi rahi thi.
Karan ruk gaya jaise kisi ne use pakad liya ho. Uska dil tez dhadakne laga. Woh awaaz... woh kisi mushkil mein thi. Kisi bade mushkil mein.
Aditya ne bhi woh awaaz sune. Usne fauran Karan ka haath pakda use rokne ki koshish karte hue. "Rajkumar... humein aage badhna chahiye. Yeh humara kaam nahi hai. Hum yahaan doosre maksad se aaye hai."
Par Karan ne us awaaz ki disha mein dekha. Ek kone ke paas teen kaankal sipahi ek jawan ladki ko ghere hue the. Woh usse pareshan kar rahe the. Ek ka haath ladki ke baalon par tha, doosra uski banh pakde hua tha. Ladki ro rahi thi, woh bhagane ki koshish kar rahi thi par woh use jaane nahi de rahe the. Uske vastr phate hue the the aur uske chehre par aansu beh rahe the.
Karan ka khoon khaulne laga. Uski mutthiyan bandh gayi. Yeh.. kaise ho sakta tha? Yeh kaankal... yeh mare hue the. Maut unhe apne aavesh mein le chuki thi. Par fir bhi inmein vasna thi? Kisi stri ko pareshan karne ki ichchha thi? Kya maut ke baad bhi yeh gandi aadatein nahi jaati?
"Rajkumar..." Aditya ne fir se kaha, ab uski awaaz mein vinati thi. "... hum baad mein madad karenge. Abhi agar humne kuch kiya toh sab sipahi yahan aa jayenge. Aur fir humara maksad adhura reh jayega."
Par Karan sun hi nahi raha tha. Woh bas us ladki ko dekh raha tha jo ab zameen par gir gayi thi aur kaankal uske charon taraf khade the.
"Nahi," Karan ke awaaz mein gussa tha. "Main use aise nahi chhod sakta.."
"Rajkumar parā"
"Nahi Aditya," Karan ne Aditya ki taraf dekha. Uski aankhen laal ho gayi thi. "Agar main ab use nahi bachaaya... toh main khud ko kabhi maaf nahi kar paunga... yeh galat hai. Bilkul galat hai."
Aditya ne Karan ko dekha. Usne uski aankhen mein woh dradta dekhi, woh gussa dekha. Aur usne samajh liya ke ab Karan ko koi rok nahi sakta. Usne ek lambi saans li aur apna sir hilaya. "Theek hai Rajkumar... par humein chalaki se kaam lena hoga. Sidhe wahan nahi ja sakte."
Usne apne thaile se ek rassi nikali jo bahut mazboot thi. "Dekho... woh kutiya." Usne paas ki ek chhoti si imarat ki taraf ishara kiya jo kaankal aur ladki ke bilkul paas thi. "Hum wahan par chadh jayenge... upar se hum ek kaankal ko pakad sakte hai bina doosron ko pata chale."
Karan ne dekha. Haan... yeh plan achha tha. "Chalo."
Dono dheere se us kutiya ki taraf badhe. Wahan pahunchkar Aditya ne rassi nikali aur ek hook ko upar ki taraf fenka. Hook chhat par atak gayi.
"Main pehle jata hoon," Aditya ne kaha aur tezi se chadne laga. Uske haath mazboot the aur woh jaldi chhat par pahunch gaya. Fir usne Karan ko madad ki.
Dono ab chhat par the, jahan se woh poora nazara dekh sakte the. Kaankal ab bhi us ladki ko pareshan kar rahe the. Ek ne uski banh pakdi hui thi aur kheench raha tha.
"Bas thoda intezaar karo," Aditya ne kaha. "Jab ek thoda alag ho jaye... tab."
Ek kaankal thoda hata, shayad kuch dekhne ke liye. Yeh mauka tha.
"Abhi,"
Aditya ne rassi ko ek kaankal ke gardan mein daala aur zor se kheencha. Kaankal upar utha, apne pair hawa se marate hue.
Karan seedha us kaankal ke saamne aa gaya. Usne apne dono haathon se uski khopdi pakdi... gussa uske poore sharir mein beh raha tha.
"Tumhari himmat kaise hui!" Karan chillaya aur apni poori taakat lagaakar dabaaya.
CRACK!
Kaankal ki khopdi toot gayi. Haddiyan bikhar gayi. Kaankal neeche chat par gir gaya
Doosre do kaankal mude, apni talwarein uthaye.
Par itne mein dono ek saath apne hathoyaron ke saath unke upar neeche koode aur unke kuch bhi awaaz karne se pehle unka ant kar diya.
"Bhaago!" Aditya chillaya. Usne ladki ka haath pakda. "Abhi bhaago yahan se!"
Ladki dari hui thi aur samajh nahi pa rahi thi kya ho raha hai. Par Aditya ne use kheencha aur ek gali ki taraf dhakel diya.
"Suno," Karan ne ladki se kaha "Bahar mat nikalna. Apne Ghar mein raho... main tumhe baad mein bachaunga. Waada hai. Par abhi tum khin aaspaas chhup jao!"
Ladki ne aansuon se bhari aankhen se Karan ko dekha. "Aap kaun hai?"
"Koi nahi," Karan ne jawab diya. "Bas bhaag jao. Abhi!"
Ladki bhaag gayi, paas ke ek gali mein ghus kar gayab ho gayi.
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Nadi ke dusre kinare par ek bhayanak nazara tha.
Wahan par Agrak pahuch gaya tha. Uska sharir haddiyan aur maans ka ajeeb mishran tha. Usne ek kavach pehna hua tha jo loh ka bana tha.
Woh nadhi ke kinare khada aur dusre kinare ko dekh raha tha.
Uske peeche kaankaalon ki ek fauj khadi thi. Hazaaron kaankal sab ek line mein. Sab apne hathiyaar liye hue.
Tabhi ek kaankal aage aaya. Woh doosron se alag dikhai de raha tha. Uske kavach par ek nishan bhi tha.
"Mahanayak Agrak," unke commander ne kaha. Uski awaaz khokli thi, jaise kisi guffa se aa rahi ho. "Dushman.. dusre kinare par hai. Woh wahaan chhup gaye hai. Aur hum nadi paar nahi kar sakte. Pani mein humare haddiyan pighal jate hain."
Agrak ne commander ki taraf dekha... fir usne hansna shuru kiya. Ek darwaani hansi jo poore ilake mein goonj gayi.
"HAHAHAHAHA!"
"Toh bas itni si baat hai?" Agrak ne apni gehri awaaz mein kaha. "Nadi? Bas ek nadi tumhe rok rahi hai?"
"Ji Mahanayak," Commander ne jawab diya. "Hum paani mein nahi ja sakte."
Agrak fir se hansa. "Kaankalon ko kya farak padta hai? Tum doob bhi gaye toh mar thodi jaoge. Tum toh pehle se hi mare hue ho!"
Commander chup raha. Uske paas koi jawab nahi tha.
Agrak ne nadhi ki taraf dekha. Haan... dhara tez thi. Par kya yeh use rok sakti thi? Use? Agrak ko?
Usne apne bade haath se ek vishaal patthar pakda jo kinare par kuch din purane Bane pull se alag pada hua tha. Woh patthar itna bada tha ke das aadmi milkar bhi nahi utha sakte the. Par Agrak ne use aise uthaya jaise koi patta ho.
"Dekho," Agrak ne kaha.
"Aise."
Usne patthar ko nadhi mein fenka. Itna zor se ke patthar hawa mein ghoomta hua gaya aur beech nadhi mein ja gira.
SPLASH!
Paani uchchal pada. Lekin patthar nadi ke beech mein baith gaya.
Agrak ne ek aur patthar uthaya. Fir ek aur. Fir ek aur. Woh ek ek karke patthar nadi mein fenk raha tha.
Kuch samay baad, Agrak ne apna kaam khatam kiya. Ab nadhi par pattharon ka ek raasta ban gaya tha. Thoda teda meda par kood ke use paar kiya ja sakta tha.
Agrak "Lo ab tum paar kar sakte ho. Main thoda aaram kar raha hoon. Mujhe aalas aa raha hai." Usne ek bade ped ki taraf dekha aur wahan ja kar baith gaya.
"Par Mahanayak"
"Chup," Agrak ne apni aankhen band karte hue kaha aur
"Main thoda sounga ab. Mujhe jabhi uthana... Jab tumhare paas naateze hoon. Samajh gaye? Dushman Ko dhundo....ek bhi nhi bachna chaiye."
Aaj ke liye itna hi guys. Around 7.5k milte hai next mein parson tak.
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