Episode 54
Carabidis Temple
Zor-zor se barish ho rahi thi jab Sikandar chattan ke kinare khara neeche dekh raha tha. Uska dil abhi bhi uljhan mein tha ke kya is waqt Carabidis Temple ka jaiza lena sahi hoga ya nahi.
Woh poore yaqeen ke sath yahan aaya tha…
lekin ab, yahan pohanch kar, uska hausla larakhra raha tha.
Uski maa ne ek dafa kaha tha,
“Agar kabhi faisla mushkil ho jaye, to apne Dil ki baat par bharosa karna.”
Iss waqt Sikandar ka Dil cheekh cheekh kar keh raha tha ke andar na jao.
Lekin mandir bilkul samne tha…
yahan tak aa kar wapas jana bhi bewaqoofi lag raha tha.
“Bas thora sa dekh k wapis ah jaon gah …”
Sikandar ne khud se socha.
Takreeban paanch minute tak khud se behas karne ke baad, usne aakhir faisla kar liya.
Usne system ke shop se ek High Transferral Crystal khareeda.
Agar kuch bhi ghalat hota…
ye crystal use seedha Ochyra University ke apne room mein teleport kar deta.
Yeh ek risky gamble tha…
lekin Sikandar ne hamesha risk lena seekha tha.
Usne side mein dekha aur ek raasta nazar aaya jahan se bina chalang lagaye chattan se neeche utar sakta tha.
Fringes bohot zyada steep the.
Use deewar se chipak kar, crab ki tarah side-walking karni par rahi thi.
Barish ke qatre raaste ko aur bhi slippery bana rahe the.
“Yeh bohot bura idea hai…”
Sikandar ne socha.
Lekin ab wapas jana aur bhi mushkil tha.
Woh aadha neeche aa chuka tha, aur is terrain par upar chadhna zyada khatarnak hota.
Chattan ki mitti keechad ban chuki thi.
Majbooran, Sikandar ne apne naakhun claws mein tabdeel kiye aur unhein chattan ki deewar mein ghopa.
Neeche jaane ke ilawa ab koi raasta nahi tha.
Ahista aur ehtiyaat se fringes cross karte hue, Sikandar dark clouds ke bilkul upar pohanch gaya.
Yeh kaale baadal chattan ke beech mein mandla rahe the.
Neeche kya hai — kuch bhi nazar nahi aa raha tha.
“Agar main chalang laga doon aur zameen abhi door hui…
to main ek bewaqoofi wali maut mar jaunga.”
Kuch dair sochne ke baad, Sikandar ne faisla kiya ke woh slide karega aur apni claws se speed control karega.
“Hup!”
SWOOSH!
Woh deewar ko pakar kar neeche phisalta gaya.
Jaise hi woh baadalon ke andar ghusa, uski skin achanak thandi par gayi — ek ajeeb ehsaas.
Phir achanak…
“Yeh kya—?”
Usne mehsoos kiya ke kuch uski skin ko chubho raha hai.
Bugs.
Bohot saare bugs.
Usne foran apne gird force barrier bana li.
Girawat ke dauran uski vision bilkul dhundhli thi, woh bugs ko theek se dekh bhi nahi pa raha tha.
Takreeban 40 seconds ke baad…
Sikandar baadalon se bahar nikla.
Aur jo manzar uske samne aaya…
uski soch se bilkul alag tha.
Neeche Carabidis Temple mojood tha.
Cliff ke neeche ka hissa ek dark desert nikla — roshni naam ki cheez nahi thi.
Beechon-beech ek square-shaped massive temple, jiske samne do bohot bade statues kharay the.
Mandir Egyptian style ka tha, har taraf mashaalen jal rahi thi.
Yeh itna bara tha ke Faraday University ki imarat bhi iske samne choti lagay.
Sikandar ne deewar ko zor se pakar kar apni girawat roki aur neeche dekha.
Wahan…
be-shumaar creatures mandla rahe the.
“Yahan mutated animals bhi hain… masla hone wala hai,”
usne dil mein kaha.
Usne dekha:
Hadd se zyada bare mutated camels, jinke jism se haddiyan bahar nikli hui theen
10 feet lambi scorpions
Aur bare mutated big cats, jo doosre creatures ka shikaar kar rahe the
Scan karne par pata chala ke big cats early rank five mutated animals the.
Mandir ka entrance confirm karne ke baad, Sikandar neeche kood gaya.
Thud!
Uska landing bilkul khamosh tha.
Uski aankhein idhar-udhar ghoom rahi theen.
Woh be-wajah larna nahi chahta tha.
Uska maqsad sirf mandir ko scan karna tha.
Kuch darakht paas hi the — unhein cover bana kar, apni stealth abilities ke zariye woh rank three creatures ko bhi bina notice hue cross kar gaya.
Mandir ka entrance bilkul samne tha…
lekin—
“Yahan teen big cats hain…
yeh yahan ke apex predators lagte hain.”
Unka fur sand color ka tha, thora sa white mix ke sath.
Unke front legs bohot zyada muscular the, aur munh se green venomous fangs bahar nikle hue the.
Hara zehreela liquid tapak raha tha.
Achanak ek big cat ne mutated bighorn sheep ka peechha kiya.
Woh sandstorm mein tabdeel hua…
aur pal bhar mein shikar ke samne appear ho gaya.
SLASH!!
“BEEEEK!!”
Bighorn sheep ki chest phat gayi.
Woh zameen par gir gaya.
Jaise hi big cat ne khaane ka irada kiya—
ROAR!!!
Mandir ke entrance se ek dehshatnaak dahaar gunji.
Itni bhari presence…
baqi mutated animals dar kar bhaag gaye.
Sikandar ne bhi kaan band kar liye.
Usne kabhi aisi overwhelming aura mehsoos nahi ki thi.
Mandir ke andar se ek cheez bijli ki tarah nikli…
aur pal bhar mein big cat ke paas thi.
Uski speed dekh kar Sikandar ka dil doob gaya.
“Main is cheez ko chhoo bhi nahi sakta…”
Usne foran level-up se milne wale 6 attribute points apni Agility mein daal diye.
Tabhi woh creature saaf nazar aaya.
Ek sand-colored do-sar wala saanp.
Ek sar samne
Doosra uski dum ke end par
Bade, taqatwar par
Aur curved horns jo main head se nikle hue the
Sikandar foran jhuk gaya.
Scan result:
Mid-Rank Five Mutated Animal
“Agar isse larna chaha…
to seedha maut.”
Saanp ne big cat par hiss ki…
phir apni nazar bighorn sheep par daal di.
Aur Sikandar…
bilkul saans roke, chhupa hua tha.
Us ke do tez aankhen green rang mein chamak uthin, aur bighorn sheep ke seene par laga zakhm ankhon ke samne bharna shuru ho gaya. Zakhm itni tezi se heal hua ke kuch hi lamhon mein bighorn sheep phir se apne pairon par khara ho chuka tha.
Do-sar wala saanp phir tez hiss ki awaaz nikaalta hai, jis se woh bari jungli billi ghabra kar bhaag jati hai. Is ke baad saanp wapas mandir ke darwaze ke paas aa kar apni jagah sambhal leta hai.
Yeh sab kuch Sikandar apni aankhon se dekh raha tha.
“Yeh saanp ne sheep ki madad kyun ki? Kya yeh log ek doosray ko khatay nahi?” Sikandar ne dil mein socha.
Ab jab usey pata chal chuka tha ke main entrance do-sar walay saanp ke zair-e-nigraani hai, Sikandar ne faisla kiya ke woh kisi aur raaste se andar jaane ki koshish karega.
Woh mandir ke left side ki taraf chal diya—yeh hissa kaafi pur-sukoon tha. Yahan sirf Rank 3 aur early Rank 4 mutated jaanwar rehte thay.
Chup chaap aage badhte hue bhi Sikandar ki nazar bar-bar main entrance par ja rahi thi.
Tabhi achanak—
Grrr…!!
Ek mutated jaanwar ne uski maujoodgi mehsoos kar li aur usay par jhapta.
Sikandar foran saamne dekhta hai—
Uski tawajjoh mandir ke darwaze par zyada thi, jis ki wajah se woh apni baqi sides se ghaafil ho gaya.
Us ke bilkul saamne ek mutated wolf khara tha. Woh halki si growl karta hua Sikandar ko ghur raha tha.
Sikandar ne apna daahna haath aage barhaya, jaise wolf ko ishara de raha ho ke awaaz na kare, warna woh do-sar wala saanp yahan aa sakta tha.
Magar wolf ne daant dikha diye, ehtiyaat ke sath Sikandar ke gird ghoomne laga.
Sikandar aur bhi nervous ho gaya. Us ne foran transferral crystal nikaal li—agar zara si bhi gadbad hui to.
Lekin phir—
Jab woh wolf ko calm karne se bilkul mayoos ho chuka tha, wolf achanak us ke barhaye hue haath ke qareeb aaya aur usay sunghna shuru kar diya.
Woh ajeeb si nazar se Sikandar ko dekhne laga.
Tab Sikandar ne apni dark red energy release ki.
Is energy mein uski Supernatural presence chhupi hui thi. Wolf jhatkay se peeche hata, jaise usay achanak ehsaas ho gaya ho ke Sikandar koi aam insaan nahi.
“Fikr mat karo… main tumhein nuqsan nahi pohanchaoon ga,” Sikandar ne ahista kaha, dheere dheere aage barhte hue.
Wolf thora hichkichaya, lekin phir dobara haath sungha.
Sikandar ne ahista se wolf ke jabre ke neeche haath phaira.
Wolf ne halki si whimper ki.
Us lamhe Sikandar ko mehsoos hua ke kuch connection ban gaya hai.
“Kya yeh is liye hai kyun ke main khud ek werewolf hoon? Aik taur par main is se zyada high-rank hoon,” Sikandar ne socha.
Wolf bilkul shaant ho chuka tha.
Sikandar ne us se baat karni shuru ki, jaise woh samajh sakta ho:
“Kya tumhein main entrance ke ilawa koi aur raasta pata hai?”
Wolf ne sir ek taraf jhukaya, bilkul confused.
Sikandar ne idhar udhar dekha, phir do-sar walay saanp ki acting ki:
“Woh saanp… bohot strong! Main wahan se andar nahi ja sakta!”
Agar koi aur hota to Sikandar ko dekh kar hansta—woh ek wolf se baatein kar raha tha.
Magar achanak—
Wolf ki aankhen chamak uthi.
Woh foran Sikandar ke peeche se daurnay laga.
Sikandar bina sochay us ke peeche chal diya.
Wolf usay mandir ke ek chhoti si darar tak le aaya—
Itni chhoti ke koi aam insaan shayad notice bhi na kare, magar yeh seedha mandir ke andar ja rahi thi.
Sikandar ne wolf ke sar par pyar se haath phaira.
“Yahin ruko… mere peeche mat aana, theek hai?” us ne kaha.
Jaise hi us ne yaqeen kar li ke wolf wahan guard kar raha hai, Sikandar mandir ke andar daakhil ho gaya.
Andar ka mahaul bahar se kaafi zyada andhera tha.
Lekin shukar hai ke us ki night vision active thi.
Jaise hi woh andar gaya—
<User ne Carabidis Temple mein qadam rakh diya>
<Sudden Quest Activated>
Teen Carabidis Guardians ko qatl karo aur un ke cores haasil karo taake Carabidis Exchequer ka raasta khul sake. Agar user ne yeh Sudden Quest, Pack Quest se pehle mukammal ki, to bonus reward milega.
“Carabidis Guardians… naam hi khatarnaak lagta hai,” Sikandar ne socha.
Us ne quest ko filhaal ignore kar diya. Abhi woh sirf jagah ko samajhna chahta tha—
Yeh dekhna chahta tha ke andar ke khatray kis level ke hain.
Mandir ke andar ajeeb o ghareeb nishanaat aur likhai bani hui thi—aisi zaban jo Sikandar ne kabhi nahi dekhi.
Raaste bhool bhulaiyan jaise thay. Har path ek jaisa lagta tha.
Chalte chalte, achanak Sikandar ki nazar roshni ki aik jhalak par padi.
“Roshni? Yahan se?” us ne socha.
Woh us roshni ke peeche chal diya.
Roshni upar lagi sheesha-numa satah se reflect ho rahi thi.
Akhirkaar woh aik bohot bade darwaze ke samne aa gaya—
Jo thora sa khula hua tha.
Darwaze ke beech mein hawa jaisa nishaan bana hua tha.
Sikandar ne jootay se rait jhaari aur andar jhaank kar dekha.
Andar aik ajeeb makhlooq stage jaisi jagah par leti hui thi.
Us ka neeche ka hissa rait ka bana hua tha, jab ke upar ka dhad insani shakal ka.
Woh so rahi thi—lekin us ka aura itna khatarnaak tha ke hawa bhaari lag rahi thi.
Sikandar ne scan kiya—
Us ki aankhen hairat se khul gayin.
Rank 6 Creature!
“Yeh to meri soch se bhi zyada taqatwar hai…”
“Yeh zaroor guardians mein se ek hai.”
Is aik guardian ko dekh kar hi Sikandar ko andaza ho gaya ke abhi us ka yahan rukna maut ke barabar hai.
Woh palat kar jaane hi wala tha ke—
Achanak us ne do laal aankhen mehsoos ki.
Us ka jism sunn ho gaya.
Woh makhlooq usay dekh chuki thi.
Rait us ke gird hilne lagi.
Aik pal bhi zaya kiye baghair Sikandar ne transferral crystal crush kar di.
CRASH!
Agley hi lamhe—
Sikandar apne Ochyra University ke kamray mein tha.
Mehfooz… magar us ka jism pasine se bheega hua tha.
Usey ab bhi mehsoos ho raha tha jaise woh makhlooq ki aankhen usay ghur rahi hon.
“Aaj main bilkul… marne wala tha.”
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Sikandar ek jhatkay ke sath Ochyra University ke apne kamray mein teleport hua.
Uski peeth paseenay se bhigi hui thi, aur abhi tak usay Carabidis Guardian ki woh cheerti hui nazrein mehsoos ho rahi thi.
Sikandar ko is baat ka ilm nahi tha ke—
Jaisay hi woh wahan se teleport hua, uske neeche mojood ret achanak sakht ho gayi…
aur phir us jagah par tezi se bhale ki tarah ubhar aayi.
Agar woh sirf aik second bhi dair karta, to us jagah par achanak materialize hone wali kai ret ki neezain uske jism ko ched detin.
“Main us cheez se larr bhi nahi sakta… teen ko maarna to door ki baat hai,”
Sikandar ne dil hi dil mein socha.
Usay laga tha ke mandir mein zyada se zyada Rank Five ke makhlooqat hongi,
lekin haqeeqat ne uske khayalat ko poori tarah ghalat sabit kar diya.
Woh makhlooq jo usne dekhi thi—
Rank Six thi!
Zrolis City ke werewolves ke baad, yeh sab se taqatwar makhlooq thi jiska Sikandar ne samna kiya tha.
Apni maujooda taqat ke sath, usay shikast dena to na-mumkin tha.
Apni tez dhadakti hui dharkan ko thora sambhal kar, Sikandar ne faisla kiya ke woh Suraj ko check karne jaye.
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Isi dauran, Adhara abhi tak training mein mashgool thi.
Pichlay kuch dino se Hera usay chain se nahi baithne de rahi thi.
Woh bar-bar Adhara ko kehti ke Sikandar se baat kare aur unke sath rehne par raazi kare—
is waday ke sath ke university unhein “faiday” degi.
Lekin Adhara un baaton par yaqeen nahi karti thi.
Woh Hera ke chehray ke peechay chhupi hui jhoot ko saaf dekh sakti thi.
“University humein faiday dene se itni zidd kyun kar rahi hai?
Top students ko rewards dena to aam baat hoti hai,”
usne uljhan mein socha.
Ghusay ke sath usne apni peshani malish ki.
Woh bas yahi chahti thi ke Sikandar jaldi wapas aaye aur is mamlay ko seedha kare.
Tabhi achanak—
Usay mehsoos hua ke Sikandar qareeb hai.
“Woh wapas aa gaya?
Itni achanak kaise?”
Yeh soch kar Adhara uski taraf chal di.
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Kuch minute baad,
Adhara ne Sikandar ko University ke main entrance par dekha—
bilkul us waqt jab woh bahar nikalne wala tha.
Lekin usse pehle ke woh awaaz lagati—
Achaanak kisi ne usay peechay se pakar liya.
Adhara ne mud kar dekha to Hera thi, aur uske sath aik aur larka khara tha.
“Tum kya chahti ho? Maine kaha tha main madad nahi kar sakti,”
Adhara ne sakhti se kaha.
Phir usne Sikandar ki taraf ishara karte hue kaha,
“Dekho, Sikandar wapas aa gaya hai—tum us se baat kar lo.”
Hera ne aik lamhay ke liye Sikandar ko dekha jo university se nikal chuka tha,
phir thanday lehjay mein boli,
“Meray sath chalo.
Main tumhein mushkil se bachana chahti thi, lekin tum ishara samajhna hi nahi chahti.”
Adhara uljhan mein Hera ko dekhnay lagi.
Uske sath kharay larkay ne kaha,
“Adhara, please hamaray sath chalo.
Principal tum se kisi baat par guftagu karna chahte hain.”
Yeh sun kar Adhara inkaar karna chahti thi,
lekin larkay ne zidd ki.
Usne peechay dekha—
Sikandar ja chuka tha.
Aur koi rasta na dekh kar,
usne aakhirkaar haan mein sir hila diya.
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Principal ke office mein pohanch kar,
Adhara aik azeem kamray ko dekh kar hairan reh gayi.
Yeh kamra do manzilon par mushtamil tha.
Neechi manzil lakri se bani hui thi,
jo poora medieval ehsaas deti thi.
Beech mein do bari surkh sofas thi mehmanon ke liye,
peeche principal ki table thi,
aur kamra qadeem lamps se bhara hua tha.
Upar wali manzil—
taareekh aur jadoo ki kitaabon se bhari hui thi.
Adhara hairani se idhar-udhar dekh rahi thi.
Yeh uski zindagi ka pehla mauqa tha jab woh principal ke office aayi thi—
shayad woh pehli student bhi thi.
Hera aur woh larka kamray se nikal gaye,
aur Adhara akeli reh gayi.
Tabhi aik awaaz goonji—
“Adhara Alpenore…
First-year students mein doosri sab se taqatwar, Sikandar ke baad.”
Adhara ne upar dekha.
Principal doosri manzil par aik kitaab parh raha tha.
Uske sath aik siyah talwar hawa mein tair rahi thi—
jo uski pehchan thi.
Woh neeche aaya aur surkh sofa par baith gaya,
phir bina aankhon mein dekhe Adhara ko ishara kiya ke baith jaye.
Adhara ka jism tan gaya.
Uske samnay university ka sab se taqatwar Awakened tha—
jiski taqat mid Rank Eight ya us se bhi zyada batayi jati thi.
Usne ehtiyaat se principal ke samnay baith kar adab se sir jhuka liya.
“Tum pehle aik aam si student thi,”
principal ne kitaab band karte hue kaha,
“lekin sab kuch tab badla jab tum Sikandar se mili.”
Usne aankhein utha kar Adhara ki taraf dekha.
“Kya yeh sirf ittefaq hai?”
Adhara ne beahtyar saans rok li.
Kamray mein aik bojhal khamoshi cha gayi.
Principal ki thandi, cheerti hui nazrein us par jam gayin,
jis se Adhara ne dabao mehsoos karte hue apni nazar jhuka li.
Kuch dair baad, principal ne nazar hata kar kaha,
“Tumhein pata hai main ne tumhein yahan kyun bulaya hai?”
Adhara ne dheemi awaaz mein kaha,
“Kya yeh… Sikandar ke Ochyra University chhor kar Faraday University jaane ke baray mein hai?”
Principal ne ungli snap ki aur achanak un dono ke samne do drinks zahir ho gaye.
Woh araam se apni drink uthata hai, ek sip leta hai aur kehta hai,
“Yeh baat bilkul aisi nahi hai jaisi tum soch rahi ho. Tumhein yahan is liye bulaya gaya hai kyun ke mere paas tumhare liye ek proposition hai.”
Adhara ki aankhen hairat se khul jaati hain.
“Proposition… mere liye? Sikandar ke liye nahi?”
Principal halki si muskurahat ke sath kehta hai,
“Tum dekho, mujhe Sikandar se zyada tum mein dilchaspi hai… ek student ke taur par.”
Woh Adhara ke samne ek kagaz rakh deta hai aur kehta hai,
“Ochyra University abhi dheere dheere grow kar rahi hai, lekin koi bhi yeh deny nahi kar sakta ke yahan padhne wale students mein bohot potential hai.”
Ochyra University ke students ki tadaad baqi universities se das guna zyada thi, aur yahi baat Awakened students par bhi apply hoti thi.
Itni zyada Awakened taqat, agar sahi tarah develop ho jaaye, toh Ochyra University ek din bohot hi khofnaak aur powerful institution ban sakti hai.
“Isi wajah se baqi universities hum se khatra mehsoos karti hain,” principal bolta hai.
“Is liye woh hamare students ko zyada benefits de kar scout kar leti hain.”
Is dauran Adhara proposition parhi ja rahi hoti hai.
Achaanak uski awaaz laraz jaati hai,
“Aap… mere Dad ka haath theek kar denge?”
Principal sar hila deta hai.
“Sirf yahi nahi. Tumhein hamari priority banaya jayega. Jab waqt aayega, tumhein woh tamam benefits milenge jo koi aur soch bhi nahi sakta. Bas tumhein yeh contract sign karna hai aur Ochyra University ke sath rehna hai.”
Adhara hichkichati hai.
Yeh offer bohot pur-kashish thi.
Woh apne Dad se darti zaroor thi, lekin dil ke kisi kone mein woh bhi chahti thi ke uska baap dobara normal ho jaaye… khush ho jaaye.
“Tum soch sakti ho,” principal ne pur-asraar muskurahat ke sath kaha,
“Lekin yaad rakhna… mere paas aur bhi candidates hain.”
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Meanwhile…
Sikandar us ghar mein pohanchta hai jahan Surak aur baqi log training kar rahe thay.
Woh Suraj ko balcony mein cigarette peete dekhta hai.
Suraj bhi Sikandar ko dekh leta hai aur haath hila kar ishara karta hai.
Sikandar paas aata hai aur Suraj ke haath se cigarette chheen kar masal deta hai.
“Smoking band kar do. Aise chalta raha toh jaldi mar jao ge.”
Suraj halki si wry smile ke sath cigarette phenk deta hai.
“Toh training kaisi chal rahi hai?” Sikandar poochta hai.
Platchi ke maamlay par kuch karna tha, lekin us se pehle Karan ka kaam theek hona zaroori tha. Agar Karan yeh kaam na kar saka, toh plan fail ho jata.
Suraj andar ki taraf dekhta hai aur kehta hai,
“Yeh Karan … tumhein kahan se mila?”
Sikandar ghambheer si muskurahat ke sath jawab deta hai,
“Kyun? Out of this world lagta hai na?”
System se mili Dark Rune ab Karan ke andar embed ho chuki thi.
Uski stealth abilities bohot zyada enhance ho chuki thin.
Woh na sirf bilkul be-awaz move karta tha, balkay andheron mein ghul bhi jata tha.
Suraj gehri saans leta hai.
“Maine aaj tak itna talented banda nahi dekha. Agar yeh USR ke sath train kare, toh seedha priority ban jayega… aur hum peechay reh jayenge.”
Sikandar andar jhaank kar dekhta hai. Karan aur Ryze kuch parh rahe hotay hain.
Suraj baat jaari rakhta hai,
“Lekin sawal yeh hai… kis standard ki baat ho rahi hai?”
“Normal standard,” Sikandar kehta hai.
Suraj fakhar se hans deta hai.
“Meri training ke sath, agar koi expert aas paas na ho, toh yeh araam se sneak karke intel le aayega.”
Phir sar hila kar kehta hai,
“USR standard pe rakho… toh abhi yeh bilkul trash hai.”
Sikandar hans padta hai.
USR ke tests usse yaad aa jaate hain—
Virtual death scenarios,
Red box torture endurance,
Aur real-life missions jo aam insaan ke bas ke bahar hotay hain.
Us standard par Karan waqai kuch bhi nahi tha.
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Confirmation ke baad, Sikandar ghar ke andar jaata hai.
“Training kaisi chal rahi hai?” woh poochta hai.
Ryze hairaan ho jaata hai, jab ke Karan pehle hi uski presence mehsoos kar chuka hota hai.
“Achhi hai,” Karan laaparwahi se jawab deta hai.
“Lagta hai handle kar sakta hoon.”
Sikandar khush ho jaata hai.
Woh Ryze ki taraf dekhta hai.
Ryze thora ghabra kar kehta hai,
“Mujhe abhi aur practice chahiye.”
Sikandar sar hila deta hai aur Karan ko ishara karta hai ke saath aaye.
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Dusre Kamray Mein
Sikandar peeth ghoom kar khara hota hai, chehra sanjeeda.
Karan bhonwen chadha leta hai.
“Kya baat hai? Koi kaam hai?”
“Haan,” Sikandar kehta hai.
“Mujhe tum se kuch jaghon ki scouting karwani hai.”
Woh map nikalta hai, jismein kuch locations marked hoti hain.
“Subah se raat tak unka routine note karna.
Kaun aata hai, kaun jata hai, kis waqt kya hota hai.”
“Jab routine samajh aa jaaye,” Sikandar bolta hai,
“Tum chaho toh unka kaam disrupt kar sakte ho—inventory se cheez uthana, ya sirf chaos create karna. Lekin zyada risk nahi lena.”
Yeh Fireband Market tha, jo Platchi’s ke control mein tha.
Yeh intel Sikandar ko Sullivan ke spy se mila tha… jise usse majbooran maarna pada.
Agar woh spy zinda rehta, toh sari information bekaar ho jaati.
Is liye Sikandar ke paas koi aur choice nahi thi.
“Yeh jaghein kis ki hain?” Karan poochta hai.
Sikandar ki aankhon mein cold si chamak aa jaati hai.
“Hamare dushman… Platchi’s.”
“Yaad rakhna,” Sikandar narmi se kehta hai,
“Jagah zyada dangerous lage toh seedha wapas aa jana.
Chahe mission kitna bhi important ho, tumhari jaan pehle hai.”
Karan is baat ko mukhtalif tareeke se leta hai.
Woh hairani aur junoon se Sikandar ko dekhta hai.
“Main karunga. Main zaroor karunga.”
Yeh keh kar Karan determination ke sath kamray se nikal jaata hai.
Karan ke jaate hi, Sikandar dheemi si muskurahat ke sath sochta hai—
Game shuru ho chuki thi.
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Raat kaafi ho chuki thi.
Mehnati mard aur auratein apne gharon mein wapas ja chuki theen, gehri neend mein taake aglay din ke liye apne jism ko tayar kar saken.
Zyada tar dukaanain aur offices band ho chuke the, aur waqt raat ke 11 baj chuka tha.
Karan ne poora all-black suit pehna hua tha jo use Suraj ne diya tha. Ye suit asal mein USR ke dauran Suraj ka uniform tha — halkay material se bana hua, jo movement ko bilkul bhi restrict nahi karta tha.
Jab Sikandar ne use teen jagahon ki scouting ka task diya, Karan ne aik pal bhi zaya nahi kiya aur foran nikal pada.
Use apni skills par poora yaqeen tha. Suraj ke banaye hue obstacle courses ab uske liye bilkul asaan ho chuke the. Sach kahun to, ab use woh challenges lagtay hi nahi thay.
Iss waqt Karan pehli jagah ke qareeb tha, jo Sikandar ke ghar ke sab se zyada nazdeek thi.
Raat honay ke bawajood, kuch log abhi bhi sarkon par thay — night shift walay log chal phir rahe thay, baatein kar rahe thay.
Pehli jagah aik tang si gali thi jo aik wine store ke bilkul saath thi.
Rawangi se pehle Sikandar ne use bata diya tha ke market ke andar jaanay ke liye aik password chahiye hota hai, aur Sikandar khud is market ka password nahi jaanta tha.
Uske paas aik password tha, lekin use shak tha ke shayad ye universal market ka password ho, is liye usne Karan ko nahi bataya.
Isi wajah se Sikandar ne Karan ko hukm diya tha ke sirf nigrani kare —
kisi bhi mashkook harkat ka peecha kare, aur ye jaanay ki koshish kare ke samaan ka transfer kaise hota hai.
Ye mission ka sab se aham hissa tha.
Sikandar ne ye bhi kaha tha ke market mein daakhil honay walay customers mask pehnay hotay hain.
Karan ne idhar-udhar dekha aur do aadmi dekhe jo darwazay ke samnay cigarette pee rahe thay. Uska andaza tha ke yehi guards hain jo market ke entrance ki hifazat kar rahe thay.
Woh saamne wali building ki chhat par maujood tha — is jagah se poori jagah wazeh nazar aa rahi thi.
Suraj ka pehla qanoon jo usne training ke dauran sikha tha ye tha:
“Observation ke liye hamesha unchi jagah chuno, kyun ke wahan zyada hifazat hoti hai.”
Doosra qanoon tha:
Escape routes tayar rakhna.
Sun’ne mein ye asaan lagta tha, lekin Suraj ne kaha tha ke zyada tar log isi qanoon mein fail hotay hain.
Kam az kam teen mukhtalif escape plans hona zaroori hota hai.
Teesra aur aakhri qanoon:
Jagah ko traps se secure karna — aur behtar hai ke traps non-lethal hon.
Suraj ne samjhaya tha ke scout ka maqsad sirf information hasil karna hota hai. Seedha muqabla hamesha avoid karna chahiye.
Is liye lethal traps ke bajaye aise traps behtar hotay hain jo sirf ye batayein ke koi tumhari jagah mein ghus raha hai.
Suraj ke is stress ki wajah se, Karan har cheez bohat ehtiyaat se kar raha tha.
Usne rassi aur chhoti bells laga kar multiple strings bana diye jo seedha us rooftop tak aati theen jahan woh tha.
Usne har mumkin rasta calculate kiya jahan se koi us tak pahunch sakta tha.
Usne un khidkiyon ko bhi nail se band kar diya jo uski jagah tak pohanchne ke liye istemal ho sakti theen.
Ye building aik hotel thi, is liye decoration ke saman se use bohat se keel mil gaye.
Maqsad ye tha ke agar koi zabardasti khidki kholnay ki koshish kare, to kam az kam awaaz ho — aur woh foran alert ho jaye.
Werewolf ban’nay ke baad uski senses had se zyada tez ho chuki theen.
Ye kehna ghalat nahi hoga ke koi bhi us par chupkay se hamla nahi kar sakta tha.
Ye pehli dafa thi ke Karan akela aisi mission par nikla tha.
Use aise missions pasand thay, kyun ke Karan insaanon ko maarna pasand nahi karta tha.
Har baar ye cheez use guilty aur khud se nafrat mehsoos karwati thi.
“Ye zaroor koi customer hoga,”
Karan ne dheemi awaaz mein kaha jab usne aik masked aadmi ko gali ki taraf aatay dekha.
Woh aadmi guards se baat karta hai.
Karan unki baate sun sakta tha, lekin mask ki wajah se awaaz bhari hui thi — alfaaz wazeh nahi thay.
Kuch lafzon ke tabadlay ke baad,
guards ne use andar nahi jane diya.
Aadmi aisay hi wapas mud gaya, jaise kuch hua hi na ho.
Lekin Karan ka matha sikud gaya jab usne mehsoos kiya ke us aadmi mein kuch ghalat hai.
Achanak use ehsaas hua:
“Main iski presence mehsoos hi nahi kar paa raha.”
Pehlay woh us aadmi ki presence wazeh mehsoos kar raha tha, lekin ab… kuch bhi nahi.
Karan ne uska peecha kiya, building se building par bilkul khamoshi se jump karta hua.
Woh aadmi aik T-junction par pohncha, baen taraf mura aur doosri gali mein ghus gaya.
Karan ne socha ke shayad asal entrance yahan ho —
lekin aglay hi lamhay usne dekha ke us aadmi ka jism tukron mein bikhar kar ghulnay laga.
Karan ne kabhi aisa manzar nahi dekha tha.
“Ye… illusion hai?” usne socha.
Woh wapas pehli gali mein gaya —
guards abhi bhi wahi thay, cigarette pee rahe thay, aur unki presence bilkul normal mehsoos ho rahi thi.
“Phir woh aadmi gaya kahan?”
Karan poori tarah confuse ho chuka tha.
Kuch aur customers ko observe karne ke baad, aakhirkar woh pattern samajh gaya.
Asal mein zameen achanak khulti thi aur customer ko neeche kheench leti thi.
Jo aadmi wapas jaatay hue dikhte thay aur phir ghul jate thay —
woh sirf illusion hota tha.
Kahin na kahin yahan aik illusionist maujood tha.
Karan ko iska ilm nahi tha, is liye usne sirf ye andaza lagaya ke koi Awakened ye sab kar raha hoga.
“Toh ye jo entrance hai, sirf dikhawa hai… asal rasta neeche hai,”
Karan ne zameen par gehri nazar rakhte hue kaha.
Use bilkul bhi samajh nahi aaya ke guards ye sab kaise kar rahe thay —
woh apni jagah se hiltay tak nahi thay.
Agli kuch ghanton tak Karan ne sirf intezar kiya.
Un ghanton mein usne kai customers ko market ke andar jaatay dekha.
Usne ye bhi notice kiya ke guards earpieces pehnay hue thay.
Usne andaza lagaya ke guard pehle andar walay ko inform karta hoga,
phir zameen ka entrance khola jata hoga.
Phir aik customer ne ghalat password bola.
Agla manzar dekh kar Karan ka chehra sakht ho gaya —
us aadmi ke sar mein mana-enhanced bullet seedha maar di gayi.
Usay bilkul aisay maara gaya jaise ye roz ka kaam ho.
Phir guards ne side wala darwaza khola aur laash ko andar phenk diya.
“Is liye fake entrance banayi gayi hai…”
Karan ne daant bheench liye.
Uska dil in logon se bhar gaya jo insaani jaan ko itna sasta samajhtay thay.
Aur jo bhi is sab ke peechay tha, uske liye uske dil mein nafrat ki chingari jal uthi.
Karan ko Platchi’s se bhi nafrat hone lagi.
Kuch dair baad, do black cars gali ke aakhir mein aa kar ruk gayeen.
Aik aadmi driver seat se utra, kone mein gaya aur peshab karne laga —
sab kuch bilkul normal lag raha tha, lekin Karan mutmain nahi tha.
Usi waqt us aadmi ki guards se aankhon hi aankhon mein baat hui.
Guards ne halki si gardan hila kar ishara diya.
Driver wapas car mein baitha.
Thori dair ke liye gaari left aur right hilti rahi,
phir dono cars wahan se chali gayeen.
Tab Karan samajh gaya.
Jaise customers ko neeche bheja jata tha,
waisay hi supplies ka transfer bhi hota tha.
Guards andar walon ko signal dete thay,
zameen ka entrance khulta,
aur cars ke neeche maujood kisi chhupay hue hole se samaan seedha market ke andar slide ho jata —
baghair kisi ko shak hue.
Karan ne gehri saans li.
Mission ka sab se aham raaz ab uske haath lag chuka tha.
Market ka entrance guards ke bilkul samne customers ke liye tha, jab ke alley ka end transfers ke liye use hota tha, Karan ne socha.
Us ki enhanced senses ki wajah se us ne un ka pura mechanism aik hi nazar mein samajh liya.
Jab woh is jagah ki taraf aa raha tha, to raaste mein us ne logon ko is jagah ke bare mein kahaniyan sunate hue suna.
Log kehte thay ke yeh jagah haunted hai, yahan aise log ghoomte hain jo masks pehne hote hain aur pal bhar mein ghaib ho jate hain.
Yeh bhi mashhoor tha ke woh masked log asal mein aik qatil ke victims hain jise is Ratmawati City ki side mein “The Night Butcher” ke naam se jana jata hai.
Karan ne bas kandhay uchaak diye.
Usay achi tarah pata tha ke yeh sab afwahein hoti hain.
Lekin kis ne socha tha ke yeh kahani asal mein Platchi’s ki banai hui strategy niklay gi—sirf apne business ke liye.
Is baat par Karan dil hi dil mein un ke dimaagh ki daad diye baghair na reh saka.
“Isi liye yeh area itna sunsaan rehta hai,” Karan ne socha.
Jab woh wahan se nikal kar kisi aur din wapas aane ka irada kar hi raha tha ke achanak police ki gaari aayi aur seedha alley ke paas ruk gayi.
Guards ne yeh dekha aur foran police ki taraf barh gaye.
Police ne sawal kiya,
“Mujhe report mili hai ke yahan masked log ghoom rahe hain, kya aap ne kisi ko dekha?”
Police FAA ke under kaam karti thi—yeh aam logon ke liye law enforcement thi.
FAA zyada tar Awakened ke mamlaat dekhti thi, lekin apne area mein aman qaim rakhna bhi un ki zimmedari thi.
Isi liye police ka hona zaroori tha.
Donon guards ne aik doosre ko ajeeb nazron se dekha, phir aik ne kaha,
“Nahi sir, hum ne to kisi ko nahi dekha. Log kehte hain yeh jagah haunted hai, shayad report karne walay ne koi waham dekh liya ho.”
“Bas bhoot ki kahani hai, aur kuch nahi,” doosray ne baat jori.
Police ne dono ko ghour se dekha.
“Agar yeh jagah haunted hai to phir tum dono yahan kya kar rahe ho?”
Aik guard hans pada, police ke kandhay par halka sa haath rakh kar bola,
“Pet bhi to palna hota hai sir. Naukri yahin mili hai.”
Policeman abhi bhi mutmain nahi tha, lekin aakhir kaar us ne unhein chhor diya.
Jaane se pehle aik guard ne poocha,
“Agar bura na maanain officer, report kis ne ki thi?”
Policeman hairan hua,
“Tumhein kyun maloom karna hai?”
Guard ne muskurate hue kaha,
“Bas yun hi, jo yahan rehta hai woh to in kahaniyon ka aadhi hota hai. Naya banda hi hoga jo dar gaya.”
Donon guards bilkul normal aur friendly lag rahe thay.
Policeman ne gaari start ki aur kaha,
“Newton Residence ka rehne wala hai. Shayad bhooton se darr gaya hoga.”
Itna keh kar police wahan se chali gayi.
Police ke jaate hi aik guard ne doosray ko ishara kiya, aur doosra guard foran wahan se nikal gaya.
Un dono ko zara bhi ehsaas nahi hua ke un ke peechay aik saaya darwaza cross kar chuka tha.
Jab guards police mein uljhay hue thay, Karan ne mauqa ghaneemat samjha aur us fake entrance ki taraf barha jahan se laashein phenki jati thin.
Yeh faisla khatarnak tha—kyun ke usay bilkul andaza nahi tha ke andar kya hoga.
Jaise hi us ne darwaza khola, waha room mein sadi hui laashon ki badboo phaili aur seedhi us ki naak mein ghus gayi.
Us ki enhanced senses is waqt us ke liye azaab ban gayin.
Woh foran ulti kar baitha.
Yeh us ka pehla experience tha—usay kabhi andaza nahi tha ke laash ki badboo itni na-qabil-e-bardaasht hoti hai.
Kisi tarah bina awaaz kiye, us ne khud ko sambhala.
Woh is waqt aik lambi hall mein khara tha jahan aakhri sira par teen lakri ke darwazay thay—teenon bilkul aik jaise.
Jo laash andar phenki gayi thi, woh bilkul ghaib ho chuki thi.
Khoon ka aik qatra tak nahi tha.
Yeh ajeeb baat thi—jagah hadd se zyada saaf thi, jab ke hawa mein maut ki badboo bhari hui thi.
Crunch!
Hall ke aakhri siray se, baen walay darwazay ke andar se awaaz aayi.
Roshni bohot kam thi, is liye Karan asaani se saayon mein ghul mil gaya.
Pakray jaane ka usey koi darr nahi tha.
Us ne baen wala darwaza ahista se khola.
Us ki harkat bilkul khamosh thi—na qadam ki awaaz, na saans ki.
Samne aik mota aadmi mez par kuch kha raha tha.
Sirf aik nazar mein Karan samajh gaya ke woh kya kha raha hai.
Us ka pait matli se uthne laga.
Us ne foran aik kapra nikaal kar apni black mask ke andar laga li, taake badboo kam ho sake.
Phir us ne dagger nikaala aur bilkul saaye ki tarah us aadmi ke peechay pohanch gaya.
Dheemi lekin qaatil awaaz mein us ne kaha:
“Harkat mat karna… warna mar jao ge.”
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Aaj ke itnah hi I hope ye episode be pasind ahye gah..
Wade ke mutabik 18 ko update ah gaya next episode 50 likes par.
Nahi to 25 December ko.
Comments aur likes zaror karna. Aur koi suggestions hun to wo be.
Milte hai next episode mai bane rahiye sath. Tab tak ke liye
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