Ek Din Baad – Sikandar ki Wapsi
"Main Tumhe Muqable Ka Challenge Deta Hoon!!"
Vampire Kingdom 
Amazing update bro bhut khub Calidora ka guard to bhut powerful nikla agar Calidora nhi rokti to aaj trinity gang ke to 12 baj jane to fir to Sikandar ke 12 din hone pr hi milna hota apna to vaise lgta h ki aap ab werewolf and vampire ki love story bnane valeEpisode 33
Royal Vempire
Teenon abhi bhi us gehri aur badboodar daldal se guzar rahe the.
Green Messenger ke jaane se pehle usne unhein sakht hidayat di thi —
“Kisi bhi guild se raabta mat karna... aur seedha wapas daldal ke raste hi aana.”
Isliye wo teeno isi mushkil raaste se wapas ja rahe the.
Sikandar apni peeth par Calidora ko uthaye hue tha —
wo ab hosh mein thi, lekin Liliya ne use puri tarah band kar rakha tha.
Liliya ne teen spells cast kiye hue the:
Mark of Detonation, Immutable Mark, aur Suppression Mark.
Mark of Detonation — ek aisi chaap jo Liliya ke hukm par phat sakti thi.
Immutable Mark — Calidora agar bhaagne ki koshish kare, to use track kar sake.
Suppression Mark — uske mana ko rokne ke liye.
Ye marks asaani se tod sakte the wo Blood Fighter vampires jinka jism mazboot hota hai,
lekin Calidora ek Blood Magician thi, aur uska jism kamzor tha —
isliye wo un chaapon se chut nahi sakti thi.
Suraj ubhar chuka tha, naye din ki shuruat ka ishara deta hua.
Sikandar ke chehre par halki si muskurahat thi —
“Ek din mein mission poora ho gaya… ab bas wapas jakar training karni hai,”
usne socha.
Chalte hue jab paani unke paon ke neeche chup chup ki awaaz kar raha tha,
Sikandar ko ek khayal aaya,
“Haan… wo sudden quest! Poora ho gaya tha lekin maine reward dekha hi nahi!”
Usne system screen kholi:
<Sudden Quest Completed!>
<Calculating Reward...>
<User obtained three petals of Dark Mooncress.>
<Reward: 500,000 EXP | 10,000 Gold | 8 Skill Upgrades | Dark Mooncress Manual | Whiro Necklace of Fear>
Sikandar ki aankhen hairani se phail gayin.
“Itna bada reward... ye to deewanapan hai!”
usne dil mein socha.
Agar sirf teen petals par itna mila hai, to agar poore Dark Mooncress mil jayein to?
Ye soch kar uska dil aur lalach se bhar gaya… lekin phir khud ko sambhala,
“Nahi… agar ek lafz hai kalpana ka. Jo mila hai, uska shukriya ada karna chahiye.”
Aage Liliya aur Devan raaste saaf kar rahe the, mutated janwaron ko maarte hue.
Sikandar sirf Calidora ko sambhal raha tha,
magar uska dhyan poora system ki screen par tha.
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Usne apna pehla item khola —
Dark Mooncress Manual
Ek kitaab jisme Dark Mooncress ke baare mein har raaz likha tha —
kaise banti hai, kyon banti hai, aur kaise uska asar badhaya ja sakta hai.
“Hmm… ye to umeed ke mutabiq hi hai,”
Sikandar ne socha, aur phir agla item khola.
Uske haath mein ek zanjeer chamki —
Whiro Necklace of Fear
<Whiro Necklace of Fear – Rank 6>
Banaya gaya Whiro ke dwara — ek aisi makhlooq jo zinda logon ke negative emotions se paida hui thi.
Is necklace mein uska khaufnaak aura basa hua hai.
Mental stat +30
Har un qatil par jiska mental stat zyada ho — +2 extra milega.
Active Skill: Wicked Aura
Passive Skill: Bleak Sense
Sikandar ke chehre par muskurahat phail gayi.
“Rank 6 equipment… aur do naye skills! Ye to kamaal hai!”
Usne necklace pehna — turant uske dimagh mein ek thandak si mehsoos hui.
Sab kuch zyada saaf lagne laga, jaise uske khayal tez ho gaye hon.
“Ab ye Bleak Sense kya hai?”
usne curiosity se system khola.
<Bleak Sense>
Allows user to sense fear in a 10-meter radius.
Sikandar ne aas-paas dekha — Liliya aur Devan dono se koi fear signal nahi mil raha tha…
Lekin achanak uske peechhe se ek tez darr ki leh mehsoos hui.
Usne peeche dekha —
Calidora ka jism kaanp raha tha, uska chehra peela pad chuka tha.
Aankhon mein aansu chamak rahe the.
“Darti ho?” Sikandar ne shanti se poocha.
Calidora ne jawab nahi diya. Uske hoth hilay, lekin awaaz nahi nikli.
Sikandar ne ahista se kaha,
“Fikr mat karo… agar tum hamare saath cooperate karogi, to koi nuksaan nahi hoga.”
Calidora ki aankhon se aansu girte rahe, lekin wo chup rahi.
Uske jism ka har hisa darr se sikkud gaya tha.
Kuch der tak khamoshi chhayi rahi.
Phir Sikandar ne narmi se kaha,
“Ek baat batao… tumne pehle insaano ki madad kyon ki thi?”
Uske lehje mein curiosity thi, gussa nahi.
Uske zehan mein sawal tha —
Supernatural makhlooqen hamesha insaano se nafrat karti hain,
lekin Calidora alag thi.
Wo kyun?
Sikandar ke liye yeh manzar ajeeb tha...
Calidora — ek Vampire, ek Supernatural — insaano ki madad kar rahi thi.
Yeh dekh kar wo khamoshi me sochta reh gaya.
Phir achanak uske kaano me ek kamzor magar meethi awaaz gunjti hai,
“Mujhe lagta hai... kuch insaan bhi be-gunaah hote hain.”
Sikandar ne sar thoda jhuka kar kaha,
“Be-gunaah?”
Calidora ne halki si muskurahat ke saath kaha,
“Main sochti hoon... jaise Supernaturals me civilians hote hain, waise insaano me bhi hote honge.”
Uski awaaz kamzor thi, lekin uske lafzon me yaqeen tha —
ek mazboot soch, ek narm dil ke peeche chhupi hui.
Sikandar andar se hil gaya, “Kya usne abhi kaha... Supernatural civilians?”
Ye baat to usne kabhi sochi hi nahi thi.
Wo kuch aur poochhne wala tha ke achanak Devan ki awaaz aayi,
“Sikandar! Yahan rukte hain thodi der, aage ka safar lamba hai!”
Sikandar ne sir hila kar haan ki, aur unke peeche chal diya.
Teeno ne ek bade darakht ke jhad se bane root par baith kar saans li.
Sikandar ne Calidora ko halka sa sambhal kar tree ke saath tek diya,
phir apni inventory me se khana nikaala — ration kaafi tha.
Liliya, Devan aur Sikandar teeno hi ladai se thake hue the.
Zakhmon ka dard to kuch kam ho gaya tha,
lekin zehni thakaan abhi tak baaqi thi.
Sikandar ne khana baant diya,
kisi ne nahi poocha ke ye sab uske paas kahan se aaya —
sab khamoshi se khaane lage.
Dhoop hone ke bawajood swamp ka mahaul sardi se bharpoor tha.
Thandi hawa aur keechad ki badbu me bhi wo log alert the —
kahin koi mutated janwar achanak na nikal aaye.
Thodi der baad Devan ne kaha,
“Main kuch sukhay lakriyan dhoondhta hoon. Apni telekinesis se aag jala loonga.”
“Sambhal ke jaana,” Liliya ne neend bhari awaaz me kaha.
Kuch minute baad,
Liliya ne aankhein band kar li — thakaan ne use poori tarah girift me le liya.
Sikandar ne mehsoos kiya ke Liliya pehle se bhi kamzor lag rahi hai.
Usne Calidora ki taraf dekha —
uske baal hawa me hil rahe the,
uski purple aankhen dur kisi khayal me gum thi.
Sikandar ne dil me socha,
“Ab samajh aaya sab kehte kyu hain ke Vampires khatarnaak hote hain... Dilkash bhi.”
Lekin uske chehre par dard tha.
Wo bechain lag rahi thi, saans tez chal rahi thi.
Sikandar ne aankh me shakk se dekha,
“Vampires thakte nahi... phir yeh kyun kamzor hai?”
Phir use yaad aaya — “Dhoop me hone ki wajah se! Lekin wo jal kyun nahi rahi?”
Usne gaur se dekha,
Calidora bilkul theek thi, dhoop me bhi koi nuksaan nahi ho raha tha.
“Lagta hai koi magical item pehna hai, jo sunlight ko rokta hai... Lekin shayad wo bhooki hai, khoon ke bina zyada der nahi reh sakti.”
Sikandar ne system se poocha,
“Agar main apna khoon doon to koi nuksaan hoga?”
System ne jawab diya,
<Nahi, Calidora itni taqatwar nahi ke tumhe nuksaan pohchaye.>
Confirmation milte hi Sikandar ne apni sleeve upar kari aur haath aage badhaya.
Calidora ne use hairani se dekha,
“Tum... kya keh rahe ho?”
“Tum bhooki ho na? Mera khoon le lo,” Sikandar ne shaant lehje me kaha.
Calidora ne aankh me shakk liya,
“Insaan ko agar Vampire kaate to wo turant mar jaata hai... agar uska rank kam ho to.”
“Fikr mat karo, mujhe kuch nahi hoga... main aam insaan nahi hoon,” Sikandar ne halka sa muskura kar kaha.
Calidora ne phir bhi hichkichahat se kaha,
“Agar main control kho baithi to?”
Sikandar ne hans kar kaha,
“Tum samajhti ho ke tum mujhe nuksaan pohcha sakti ho?”
Uske lafz me itna yaqeen tha ke Calidora bas chup ho gayi.
Usne dheere se uska haath pakra — aur apni fangs uske kareeb le gayi.
Kuch pal ruk kar...
Bite!
Sikandar ne mehsoos kiya,
uska khoon dheere dheere nikal raha hai — sirf kuch boondein.
Dard to tha, lekin zyada nahi.
Uska werewolf jism turant naye khoon se kami poori kar raha tha.
Calidora ke hont halkay se uski skin par the —
wo har gulp ke saath bechaini se saans le rahi thi.
Kuch hi lamhon me uska kamzor jism wapas taqat se bhar gaya.
Kuch der baad wo alag hoti hai,
Sikandar apna haath peeche kar ke sleeve wapas neeche karta hai.
“Kaisa tha? Mazaa aaya?” usne mazaak me poocha.
Calidora ne uski taraf dekha, aankhon me ajeeb si shiddat thi.
“Tumhara khoon... ajeeb hai. Khata meetha... mujhe laga kadva hoga, par yeh to bilkul alag hai.”
Sikandar muskuraya,
“Lagta hai mere andar ka Werewolf flavor de raha hai.”
Usne apna ration uthaya aur khana shuru kar diya,
lekin Calidora ki nazar ab us par tik gayi thi.
Do minute beet gaye, wo bas use dekh rahi thi.
Sikandar ne hairani se poocha,
“Kya hua? Aise kyun dekh rahi ho?”
Calidora ne chup reh kar kaha,
“Tum asal me ho kya?”
Sikandar ne dheere se jawab diya,
“Mujhe khud nahi pata... lekin dil se main abhi bhi insaan hoon.”
Calidora ne aankh me thodi shakk li,
“Kahi tum Werewolves ke jasoos to nahi?”
Sikandar kuch kehne hi wala tha ke tabhi Devan wapas aa gaya.
“Bohat waqt laga diya, hum to thand se mar rahe the!” Sikandar ne mazaak me kaha.
Devan ne aankh ghumayi,
“Bhai, ye swamp hai! Sukhay lakdi dhoondhna asaan nahi hota!”
Sikandar hans pada, aur lakdi beech me rakhi.
Devan ne chhoti chingari jala kar aag laga di.
Aag ke aas paas baith kar teeno ne chain ki saans li.
“Main ghar jaake garam paani se nahaunga!” Devan ne kaha.
“Tere ghar to Ratmawati City ke andar hoga, koi bada sa mahal hoga na?” Sikandar ne hansi me kaha.
“Haan bhai, kabhi aa jaana,” Devan ne jawab diya.
“Pachtana mat, kahin main jal kar tera mahal tod na doon!” Sikandar hans kar bola.
Dono hans rahe the —
tabhi...
Swiish...
Dahine taraf ke bushes me kuch hila.
Sikandar aur Devan abhi bhi baat kar rahe the,
lekin Sikandar ke andar ka sense jaag gaya.
Ek pal me uska chehra badal gaya.
“Devan—”
Aur phir...
WHOOSH!!
Kali cheez hawa me seedha Devan ki taraf nikalti hai!
“BACHO!!” Sikandar zor se chillaaya!
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“WATCH OUT!!”
Sikandar ne cheekha, magar Dave ka jism jaise jam gaya tha — react hi nahi kar raha tha.
Sikandar ne apni tez reflexes se Dave ka collar pakda aur use ek jhatke se peeche kheench liya.
Ek kala object unke saamne se bijli ki tarah guzra, Dave ke gaal ko halkasa kaat gaya.
KABOOM!!
Jis ped par woh baithe the, woh ek hi war me gir gaya — us attack ke samne khud ko ek pal ke liye bhi bacha na saka.
Dave ne hosh sambhala aur turant apni telekinesis ability se Liliya ke ird gird ek invisible shield banaya, jo abhi bhi neend me thi.
Sikandar ne foran Liliya ko utha liya aur us jagah se hat gaya.
Liliya ne aankhein kholi aur ghabrakar poocha,
“Yeh... kya ho raha hai?”
Sikandar ne apni nazar aage uthai —
Wahan kuch door ek pheele rang ka aadmi khada tha... aur uska wajood ek hi nazar me sab kuch keh raha tha —
Vampire.
Uske lambe brown baal the, jinme halka sa siyah pan mila hua tha.
Chamakti hazel eyes, talwar ki tarah tez nazar, aur ek stoic expression jaise use duniya ki kisi baat se farq hi nahi padta.
Kuch lamhe ke liye hawa bhi ruk gayi.
Achanak ek kali talwar piche se unke paas se guzri aur seedha us Vampire ke haath me laut aayi.
Us talwar se laal khoon ki aura nikal rahi thi — aise lag raha tha jaise khud maut uske ird gird ghoom rahi ho.
Vampire ke aas paas koi khaas energy mehsoos nahi ho rahi thi,
lekin Sikandar ke andar ka har ek sense chillaa raha tha — “Bhaag jao!”
Aur tabhi...
SWOOSH!!
Vampire ke peechhe se kale par nikle — bade, furless aur shaandar — kam se kam das meter tak faile hue.
Woh aasman me uth gaya, suraj uske peeche chhup gaya aur uska chehra andhere me chamak raha tha.
Usne haath uthaya aur dheere se kaha,
“Hand over the princess, mortal.”
Liliya gusse se cheekhi, “Tum kaun ho?!”
Vampire ne bilkul bhi interest nahi liya, sirf kaha,
“Main do baar nahi kehta... princess hume de do.”
Uska lehja bilkul shaant tha, jaise Liliya uske liye ek tuchchh cheez ho.
Liliya ne socha ki Green Messenger ab bhi unpar nazar rakhta hoga, is liye usne himmat nahi haari.
Sikandar ne apni system screen dekhi —
<Seth>
Race: Pure Vampire – Adult Rook
Power: ???
Mental: ???
Strength: ???
Agility: ???
Endurance: ???
Intelligence: ???
Sikandar ka dil doob gaya —
“Yeh Brutal Grey jitna to kam se kam hoga… Shayad yeh Royal Vampire hai jo Calidora ki hifazat ke liye bheja gaya hai.”
Usne socha, ‘Hum lad hi nahi sakte... aur mere senses bata rahe hain ke aas paas aur bhi vampires hain… kam az kam paanch.’
Unka poora area vampires se ghir chuka tha.
Sikandar ne chupke se Liliya ka kohni se ishaara kiya — mat ladao.
Magar Liliya ziddi thi,
“Hum khaali haath nahi ja sakte! Hum—”
BOOM!!
Vampire ne ungli uthai aur ek laal energy blast chhodi —
Liliya ke gaal ke paas se guzri aur ped ke peeche ek bada hole bana diya.
Sab ke chehre safed pad gaye — koi samajh hi nahi paaya ke hua kya.
Tabhi ek narmi bhari lekin taqatwar awaz aayi,
“Enough!”
Calidora cheekhi.
Vampire ne use dekha — aur agle hi pal me woh ek blur ban gaya.
Sab ne aankh jhapki — aur dekha ke Calidora uske haath me thi.
Sikandar, Dave aur Liliya — sab be-bas.
Unke saamne woh vampire kisi devta se kam nahi lag raha tha.
Sikandar ne Calidora ki taraf dekha aur sir hila kar aankhon me kaha,
"Main ne tujhe apna khoon diya... kam az kam hume jaane de."
Calidora ne use dekha — aur vampire ke kaan me kuch phusphusayi.
Vampire ki aankhein ek pal ke liye chhoti, fir wapas shaant ho gayi.
Usne Sikandar ki taraf dekha — aisi nazar se jaise har waqt usse maar sakta ho.
Kuch pal ka sannata chhaya raha.
Phir vampire halki si muskurahat ke sath bola,
“Consider this mercy.”
Usne Calidora ke haath par bane Liliya ke red mark ko pakda — aur ek jhatke me crush kar diya.
Calidora ne peeche mud kar kaha,
“We’ll meet again.”
Woh dono aasman me ud gaye,
aur kuch hi der me dono swamp ke andhere me gayab ho gaye.
Liliya ne gusse me cheekha,
“DAMN!!”
Usne ped par mukka maara — ped ka tukda tut gaya.
Dave ne haath rakha,
“Shukriya ada karo ke hum abhi zinda hain... yeh mission humare bas ka nahi tha.”
Sikandar ne chup chap un dono ko dekha.
Liliya insaanon ke samne kamzor aur chup rehti hai... lekin supernatural ke samne jungli ban jaati hai.
Un teenon ne khud par laanat bheji ke unhone rest kiya.
Agar woh rukte nahi, to Calidora unke saath hoti.
Woh swamp chhod kar nikal gaye — haar ke saath, lekin zinda.
Dave aur Liliya ke liye yeh failure tha,
magar Sikandar ke liye yeh ek kadam aage tha.
Usne apni inventory dekhi, jahan Dark Mooncress rakha tha.
“Bas... thoda aur waqt de. Main mazboot banunga.”
Uske chehre par ek thandi muskurahat thi.
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Kuch door, Zrolis City ke kinare par,
Bertolf aur Zegrath chupchaap ruk gaye — jaise unhe kuch mehsoos hua ho...
Zegrath ab bhi gusse se jal raha tha. Uski aankhen dur kahin Zrolis City ki chamakti roshniyon par tikki hui thi, aur uske zehan mein Sikandar ka chehra baar baar ubhar raha tha. Uski saanson ka utrao-chadhaav tez hota ja raha tha.
Bertolf ne ye dekha to halki muskurahat ke saath bola,
“Fikr mat kar, tera badla jald milega...”
Phir usne Zegrath ke haath ki taraf dekha aur poocha,
“Toh... kya tu ne Dark Mooncress hasil kar li?”
Zegrath ne apna haath uthaya — teen kali si chamakti Dark Mooncress ki patiyan uski mutthi mein thi.
Bertolf ne bhaari saans li,
“Woh laanat wala insaan sab le gaya... khair, teeno patiyan kaafi hongi. Main tujhe Rank Five tak pahunchne mein madad karunga.”
Phir uska lehja thoda thanda ho gaya,
“Lekin ek shart hai... tu mujhe apna sardaar maanega.”
Zegrath ne zyada soche bagair sar hila diya. Uske dil mein sirf ek hi baat thi — taqat hasil karni hai, aur insaano ko mitti mein mila dena hai.
Bertolf ke hothon par ek khaufnaak muskurahat phail gayi.
“Accha... chalo, phir waqt zaya na karein.”
Phir Zegrath ne poocha,
“Jarvald ka kya hua? Kya tu use maar paya?”
Bertolf ka chehra ek pal ko kathor ho gaya,
“Woh bach nikla... aur mujhe maloom hai, woh badla lene zaroor aayega.”
Donon ne chupchaap asmaan ki taraf dekha aur phir tez raftaar se Werewolf Kingdom ki taraf daud pade.
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Zrolis City se lautne ke baad Sikandar ne apni report SCO ko de di.
Mission pura nahi hua tha, lekin kyunki yeh unka pehla mission tha, unhein saza nahi mili.
Sikandar seedha Ochyra University laut aaya.
Wahan usse Rosie aur Adhara ne ghair liya — dono ne poora din usse sawal pe sawal kiye:
“Kahan gaya tha?”
“Kis ke saath tha?”
“Itni dair kyun lagayi?”
Sikandar ne hamesha ki tarah muskurakar kaha,
“Main apni maa ke paas gaya tha.”
Lekin uske alfaaz mein itni jhooth ki boo thi ke dono ladkiyan gusse se laal ho gayin.
Aakhirkar unhone use tang karna chhod diya.
Thakaan ki wajah se Sikandar ne classes bhi miss kar di thi.
Uska dimaag ab Kevin Luc ke saath hone wale muqable par tha — Faraday University ka ace.
Sikandar poori tayyari mein tha, pur-aitemad aur mazboot.
Rosie kabhi kabhi use khana khane chalne ke liye kehti,
lekin hamesha Adhara beech mein aa jaati.
Us waqt Sikandar ek café mein dono ke saath baitha coffee pee raha tha.
Adhara aur Rosie phir se jhagde mein uljhi hui thi —
jaise billi aur chuhiya, ek dusre ke bagair chain nahi milta.
Sikandar muskurate hue bahar ka manzar dekh raha tha.
Tabhi Adhara ne hichkichate hue kaha,
“Sikandar…”
Rosie bhi achanak serious ho gayi.
Sikandar ne bhonhein chadha kar poocha,
“Kya hua? Dono itni serious kyun ho gayin?”
Adhara ne dheemi awaaz mein kaha,
“Jab tum gayab the… kya tum kisi khatre mein the? Mujhe us raat neend nahi aayi.”
Rosie ne bhi sar hila diya.
Sikandar hairan reh gaya —
“Yeh dono kaise mehsoos kar gayin?”
Tabhi ek system notification samne aayi:
<Adhara has a special bond with the user. She can feel every emotion you feel.>
Sikandar ne sirf Adhara ke liye toh samajh liya…
Lekin Rosie?
“Yeh kya mamla hai…” usne dil mein socha.
Usne khansi karte hue kaha,
“Haan, main kuch din pehle ek bohot khatarnak jagah par tha.”
Dono ladkiyan jhuki hui thi, har lafz sunne ko bechain.
Sikandar ne muskurakar kaha,
“Wahan ek aisi makhlooq thi… itni khamosh ke uska ehsaas bhi nahi hota. Achanak mere peeche aayi jaise koi shikari apne shikar par toot padta hai. Us waqt mujhe laga main… kamzor ho gaya hoon.”
Rosie aur Adhara dono sust ho gayin —
“Agar Sikandar ko kamzori mehsoos hui, to humara kya haal hota?”
Sikandar ne baat jari rakhi,
“Khair, kisi ne meri madad ki. Kaun tha, yeh tum dono ke liye raaz hai. Wahi meri zindagi bachakar aaya.”
Usne halka sa hans kar kaha,
“Soch kar bhi ajib lagta hai.”
Tabhi dono ladkiyan cheekh uthi:
“SIKANDAR!!”
Aur dono ne use zor se jhappi daal di.
THUD!
Sikandar kursi se gir gaya, dono uske upar ro rahi thi.
“Kya kar rahi ho tum dono! Log dekh rahe hain!”
Rosie ne rote hue kaha,
“Dobara aisi harkat mat karna! Agar tum mar gaye to mera shield kaun banega!!”
Adhara ne bhi aansuon se bhari awaaz mein kaha,
“Please… apni jaan khatre mein mat daalna…”
Sikandar ne un dono ko dekha, halka sa muskura kar bola,
“Thik hai, thik hai… wada karta hoon, aisi situation dobara nahi aayegi. Main nahi marne wala, abhi nahi.”
Adhara ne uske lafz pe thoda socha — “abhi nahi” — lekin kuch na kaha.
Teeno café se nikle, logon ki curious nigahon ke beech.
Ab wo khana khane ke liye ja rahe the.
Sab kuch theek tha… tabhi peeche se awaaz aayi:
“YOU THERE!!”
Sikandar ne pehle to ignore kiya, lekin phir…
“STOP!! SIKANDAR SILVERSTAR!!”
Awaaz kisi ladke ki thi, laal baalon wala, mehnga armor pehne hue, aur aankhon mein junoon bhara hua.
Sikandar ne mud kar dekha —
wo ladka bhaagta hua uske samne aa kar ruk gaya, saans phool rahi thi.
Usne seena tan kar kaha,
“Main tumhe… DUEL ke liye challenge karta hoon!!”
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Ek chhote qadd ka larka, jiska chehra masoom aur bhola lagta hai, lekin is waqt woh apni talwar Sikandar ki taraf taani hui hai.
Uski zor daar awaaz ne aas paas ke logon ka dhyaan kheench liya.
“Ye awaaz...? Kya kisi ne ladaai shuru kar di?”
“Woh toh Sikandar hai! Oh nahi, kisi ne phir usse panga le liya!”
“Magar... Sikandar toh Awakened nahi hai na? Shayad is liye us ne use challenge kiya hoga.”
“Ye naya banda kaun hai? Pehli dafa dekha hai.”
Logon mai fusahat mach gayi — kuch us bechare ladke ke liye pareshan the, aur kuch ne toh dil hi dil mai uske liye duaen padh di ke wo zinda bach jaaye.
Sikandar ne haath jeb mai daal kar seedha uski taraf dekha. Aankhon mai koi emotion nahi tha.
“Tum kaun ho?” usne be-parwai se poocha.
Uske liye ye larka kuch bhi nahi tha.
Ek jhalak mai hi usne samajh liya ke uska power level sirf Mid-Rank Three hai. Theek hai, lekin Sikandar ke maqaam tak pohanchne ke liye kaafi nahi.
“Ek non-Awakened ne sparring tournament mai entry kaisi le li?! Tum is layak nahi ho!” larke ne cheekh kar kaha.
Sikandar bas thoda hairaan hua, phir uska chehra thanda pad gaya.
Wo mud kar jaane laga.
Uske saath Rosie bhi chal rahi thi — usne mazaak udata hua zubaan bahar nikali aur larke ki taraf smug chehra banaya, phir dono aaram se wahan se chale gaye.
Larke ke gusse ne uska chehra laal kar diya. Usse aaj tak kisi ne is tarah ignore nahi kiya tha.
“RUKO!!” usne cheekh kar kaha, magar Sikandar aur uski team ne peechay dekha bhi nahi.
Gusse se usne apni talwar mazbooti se pakri, aur us par dark-red aag bhadak uthhi. Aag talwar ke gird is tarah ghoom rahi thi jaise zinda ho.
“Ye kis qisam ki aag hai?!”
“Dark red fire?! Ye toh advanced element lagta hai!”
“Wah, kitna talent hai isme. Shayad Sikandar bhi mushkil mai aa jaaye!”
Larka ab khud par poora bharosa kar chuka tha. Uske pairo ke muscles tight hue aur wo bijli ki raftaar se Sikandar ki taraf jhapaṭa.
“Dekhata hoon kaise mujhe ignore karta hai!”
Slash!!
Usne talwar poori taqat se Sikandar ki peeth par maari —
Magar Sikandar ne aik kadam side mai le kar asaani se bach gaya.
Sikandar ne andar hi andar socha, “Ye banda bhi kam zidi nahi hai… Magar agar mujhe apni value university ke saamne badhani hai, toh mujhe kuch dikhana hoga.”
Larka ghoom kar dobara talwar uthaata hai, is dafa uske andar se dark red energy phoot kar nikli.
“Normal Magic — FIRE DRAGON!!”
ROAARRR!!!
Aag ka ek azeem dragon talwar ke ird gird ghuma, uski garaj se hawa ka rung badal gaya.
Jab wo dragon Sikandar ke paas pohanchta hai —
Toh uski aankhon mai bijli chamak uthi.
Achanak uske jism se electric current nikalta hai, jo hawa mai tarrakkay maarta phir raha tha.
Logon ne yeh dekh kar cheekh maar di,
“Ye... Ye toh Awakened ban gaya!!”
“Kaise mumkin hai?!”
Sikandar ka badalna sab ke liye hairaan-kun tha. Wo larka ab bhi samajhta tha ke Sikandar uska muqabla nahi kar payega — lekin uski umeedein jald toot gayin.
Ek pal mai Sikandar gaayab ho gaya.
Sab ne aankhein jhapaaki bhi nahi thi ke Sikandar us larke ke bilkul saamne tha!
Larka ghabra gaya, usne talwar hawa mai ghumai —
SWOOSH!!
Aag se bhari talwar seedha Sikandar ke sir ki taraf gayi,
uske zehan mai ek khayal aaya, “Oh nahi! Ye toh poori taqat se chal gayi! Agar ye lagi toh ye mar jaayega!”
Magar sab ke dekhte dekhte, Sikandar ne apna haath uthaya aur talwar nangi ungliyon se pakad li!
BAMMM!!
Aag ke jhatke se zameen hil gayi, hawa ka pressure sab ko peeche dhakel gaya.
“Usne... Usne talwar haath se roki?!”
“Impossible...!”
Sikandar ka haath zaroor jal raha tha, magar uski regeneration ne sab kuch niraas kar diya. Uski jild par halki si raakh bani, lekin aag be-asar ho gayi.
Larke ka rang udh gaya, “Ye... Ye mumkin nahi!”
Sikandar ki aankhon mai neeli roshni chamki —
Wo Alpha Intimidation chala deta hai.
Ek pal mai, larke ke liye Sikandar insaan nahi — ek daanu, ek rakshas lag raha tha.
Uske pair kaanpne lage, talwar uske haath se hilne lagi.
Sikandar ne thandi awaaz mai kaha:
“Chhote... Kabhi us shaks ko challenge mat karna, jise samajhne ke liye tum abhi chhote ho. Ye tumhare liye sabaq hai.”
Uske baad usne apna haath ghumaya —
Ek seedha mukkah larke ke pait par laga.
BAM!!
Larka hawa mai uchhal gaya, mooh se “Huaaakhh!!” karte hue khoon ugal diya.
Uske liye wo ek mukka nahi, jaise poori train takra gayi ho.
Wo zameen par ghutnon ke bal gir gaya, haath pait par tha, saans ruk gayi thi.
Sikandar ne haath peechhe kar liya, uska chehra bilkul be-ta’asur tha.
Aas paas ke log sann rehte gaye —
Koi cheer nahi raha tha, sab ke dil mai sirf ek soch chal rahi thi:
“Agar ye banda pehle se Awakened nahi tha…
Toh phir ab wo kis level ka dānaw ban gaya hai?”
Agar wo apni poori taqat istimaal karta to use darr tha ke uss larkay ki peeth ke store tabah ho jaate, aur shayad uska haath uske pait ke paar nikal jaata.
Sikandar ne chaha ke aur masla na badhe, is liye usne apni taqat rok li.
Wo thandi aankhon se uss larkay ko dekhte hue uske paas gaya, uska iraada tha poochhne ka ke usay kisne bheja hai.
Zameen par ghutnon ke bal gira hua larka be-bass aur hairan tha.
“Yeh... yeh banda Awakened hai?! Lekin mujhe to iski lightning mana zyada taqatwar mehsoos nahi hoti... phir yeh itna strong kaise?!”
Uske zehan mein khauf aur shaq ka tufaan tha.
As-paas kharay log khamosh the. Kuch logon ne ye socha tha ke Sikandar jeet jaayega, lekin iss andaaz mein nahi.
Jab Sikandar ne uska collar pakar kar poochhne ke liye haath badhaya hi tha, tabhi door se ek aurat ki awaaz goonji —
“Ruk jao!!”
Sikandar ne awaaz pehchaani. Wo mud kar dekhta hai to Hera daudti hui uski taraf aa rahi hoti hai.
“Ruko, Sikandar! Galatfehmi hai! Baat kar ke suljha lete hain!” Hera ne pareshaani se kaha, aur foran zakhmi larkay ka haal dekha.
Larka be-hosh hone ke qareeb tha, uske chehre par dard likha hua tha.
“Yeh kaun hai?” Sikandar ne thanday lehje mein poocha.
Hera ne hont kaate, wo jhijak gayi, lekin phir gehri saans le kar boli —
“Yeh Luke hai... Kevin ka chhota bhai.”
Sikandar ne bhonain utha kar halki si muskurahat di,
“Yeh? Iska bhai? Sachi?”
Zameen par pada Luke khoon udaalte hue chilaya,
“Tum intezaar karna! Mera bhai tumhe zaroor hara dega!”
Sikandar halki si hansi hansa,
“Apne bhai ki fikr karo. Tumhare liye maine haath roka, lekin shayad uske saath main aisa na karoon.”
Luke kuch kehne hi wala tha ke achanak Rosie peechhe se aayi aur Sikandar ka haath pakad kar boli,
“Sikandar! Chalo, is bachay se behas kar ke kya faida? Chhodo na!”
Sikandar ne uska haath hila kar chhudaya, Rosie ne thoda sa mooh banaya,
“Fine, chalo chalte hain.”
Lekin jaane se pehle Luke ne bechaini se kaha,
“Tum... tum Rosie ho na?”
Hera ne foran use roknay ki koshish ki, lekin Rosie ne jawab de diya,
“Haan, kyun?”
Luke ne gusse se poocha,
“Tum uss aadmi ki girlfriend ho?”
Rosie ne ungli apne honton par rakhi aur sochne lagi, phir hansi,
“Well... keh sakte ho.”
Luke ka chehra gusse se laal ho gaya, uske daant kas gaye,
“Tumne mere bhai ke saath dhoka kiya hai! Mera bhai Sikandar ko hara kar rahega!”
Sikandar ne bhonain chadha kar Rosie se poocha,
“Yeh kya keh raha hai?”
Rosie ghabra gayi,
“Mujhe kya pata! Main ne kabhi Kevin ko dekha bhi nahi...”,
phir usay kuch yaad aaya — wo raat jab wo kisi se takra gayi thi.
Sikandar ne uske chehre par badalti soch dekhi aur socha,
“Lagta hai yeh usay mil chuki hai... kab?”
Hera ne halat samajh kar turant beech mein bola,
“Nahi, nahi! Aisa kuch nahi hai! Kevin bas curious tha, is liye kal raat university aaya tha.”
Sikandar ne thandi nazar se kaha,
“To phir yeh bachha aise kyun keh raha hai?”
Hera ne jhooth sochne ki koshish ki, lekin Sikandar ki nazar ke saamne uski zubaan bandh ho gayi.
Phir Sikandar ke chehre par halka sa grin ubhar aaya,
“To phir... hum bhi chalte hain Faraday University... badla dene.”
Hera aankhein phaad kar boli,
“Kya?! Kya kaha tumne?”
Sikandar ne muskurate hue kaha,
“Maine kaha... chalo, hum bhi visit karte hain.”
Aur wo chal pada.
Hera ne cheekh kar kaha,
“Eh?! Nahi! Yeh bura hone wala hai!”
Tournament ka opening kal hona tha, lekin Kevin ka university aana aur provoke karna — Sikandar yeh be-izzati nahi chhod sakta tha.
Ab wo uska jawab dega — uski tarah.
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Is dauraan, Calidora abhi abhi Vampire Kingdom wapas aayi thi.
Zrolis City ka safar uske liye ek anmol tajurba tha — insaano ka jang ka tareeqa, unki zindagi, aur jab wo qaid hui to unse milne ka mauqa bhi.
Usne wahan se kuch ajeeb aur rangeen cheezen bhi laayi thi.
Wo sheeshe ke saamne khushi se muskurai.
Vampire log uski safe wapsi par khushi se naach uthe,
Unhone apne “Origin” ka shukriya ada kiya, khoon chhidka aur gaanay gaaye.
Jab Calidora qile ke darwaze tak pohanchi, to pehre-dar ne foran jhuk kar uske liye darwaza khola.
Andar jaate hi uski maa Nezera daudti hui aayi, aansuon se uska chehra bheeg gaya tha.
Usne Calidora ko zor se gale lagaya.
“Meray bachay... main ne socha tha tu laut ke nahi aayegi!”
Calidora ne uski peeth thapthapai,
“Bas maa, main wapas aa gayi hoon.”
Phir Vampire King bhi aage badha aur dono ko gale lagaya,
“Ab zyada ehtiyaat karna, Calidora. Teri maa ko phir se rula mat dena.”
Calidora ne aankh poch kar kaha,
“Sorry, dad. Ab dobara nahi hoga.”
Thodi der baad Calidora ne muskurate hue kaha,
“Dekho maa, baba! Main kya layi hoon!”
Ek guard ne aage barh kar ek mirror pesh kiya.
Calidora ne maa ka haath pakar kar bola,
“Maa, isme dekho! Tum apna chehra dekh sakti ho!”
Nezera ne muskurate hue kaha,
“Oh, kitna ajeeb cheez hai! Maine aisa pehli dafa dekha hai!”
Vampire King ne hans kar kaha,
“Wah, main to kaafi handsome lag raha hoon!”
Nezera aur Calidora dono ne usay ghura.
King ne jhijak kar khansi ki aur kaha,
“Khair, mazaak tha.”
Calidora ne phir khushi se kaha,
“Papa, aap yakin nahi karenge... lekin jab main insaano ke paas thi, tab maine ek Werewolf Spy se mulaqat ki!”
King aur Nezera dono ne hairan ho kar dekha.
Calidora ne josh se kaha,
“Wo bohot jawan tha, lagbhag meri umar ka! Maine Fredrick se kaha ke use mat maarna. Uske paas ek bohot taqatwar madadgar bhi tha... aur mujhe laga wo spy important hai.”
Nezera ne shock se kaha,
“Tumne... Werewolf spy dekha?”
Calidora ne masoomi se muskurate hue kaha,
“Haan! Usne mujhe apna khoon diya tha meri madad ke liye... bohot achha tha wo! Baaki Werewolves jaisa nahi.”
King ne gehri saans li aur phir kaha,
“Sab kuch batao... us Werewolf ke baare mein.”
Calidora ke hont par halki muskurahat thi.
Uska dil kahin aur kho gaya tha...
Sikandar ke yaadon mein.
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Bahut hi zabardast update bhaiEpisode 33
Royal Vempire
Teenon abhi bhi us gehri aur badboodar daldal se guzar rahe the.
Green Messenger ke jaane se pehle usne unhein sakht hidayat di thi —
“Kisi bhi guild se raabta mat karna... aur seedha wapas daldal ke raste hi aana.”
Isliye wo teeno isi mushkil raaste se wapas ja rahe the.
Sikandar apni peeth par Calidora ko uthaye hue tha —
wo ab hosh mein thi, lekin Liliya ne use puri tarah band kar rakha tha.
Liliya ne teen spells cast kiye hue the:
Mark of Detonation, Immutable Mark, aur Suppression Mark.
Mark of Detonation — ek aisi chaap jo Liliya ke hukm par phat sakti thi.
Immutable Mark — Calidora agar bhaagne ki koshish kare, to use track kar sake.
Suppression Mark — uske mana ko rokne ke liye.
Ye marks asaani se tod sakte the wo Blood Fighter vampires jinka jism mazboot hota hai,
lekin Calidora ek Blood Magician thi, aur uska jism kamzor tha —
isliye wo un chaapon se chut nahi sakti thi.
Suraj ubhar chuka tha, naye din ki shuruat ka ishara deta hua.
Sikandar ke chehre par halki si muskurahat thi —
“Ek din mein mission poora ho gaya… ab bas wapas jakar training karni hai,”
usne socha.
Chalte hue jab paani unke paon ke neeche chup chup ki awaaz kar raha tha,
Sikandar ko ek khayal aaya,
“Haan… wo sudden quest! Poora ho gaya tha lekin maine reward dekha hi nahi!”
Usne system screen kholi:
<Sudden Quest Completed!>
<Calculating Reward...>
<User obtained three petals of Dark Mooncress.>
<Reward: 500,000 EXP | 10,000 Gold | 8 Skill Upgrades | Dark Mooncress Manual | Whiro Necklace of Fear>
Sikandar ki aankhen hairani se phail gayin.
“Itna bada reward... ye to deewanapan hai!”
usne dil mein socha.
Agar sirf teen petals par itna mila hai, to agar poore Dark Mooncress mil jayein to?
Ye soch kar uska dil aur lalach se bhar gaya… lekin phir khud ko sambhala,
“Nahi… agar ek lafz hai kalpana ka. Jo mila hai, uska shukriya ada karna chahiye.”
Aage Liliya aur Devan raaste saaf kar rahe the, mutated janwaron ko maarte hue.
Sikandar sirf Calidora ko sambhal raha tha,
magar uska dhyan poora system ki screen par tha.
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Usne apna pehla item khola —
Dark Mooncress Manual
Ek kitaab jisme Dark Mooncress ke baare mein har raaz likha tha —
kaise banti hai, kyon banti hai, aur kaise uska asar badhaya ja sakta hai.
“Hmm… ye to umeed ke mutabiq hi hai,”
Sikandar ne socha, aur phir agla item khola.
Uske haath mein ek zanjeer chamki —
Whiro Necklace of Fear
<Whiro Necklace of Fear – Rank 6>
Banaya gaya Whiro ke dwara — ek aisi makhlooq jo zinda logon ke negative emotions se paida hui thi.
Is necklace mein uska khaufnaak aura basa hua hai.
Mental stat +30
Har un qatil par jiska mental stat zyada ho — +2 extra milega.
Active Skill: Wicked Aura
Passive Skill: Bleak Sense
Sikandar ke chehre par muskurahat phail gayi.
“Rank 6 equipment… aur do naye skills! Ye to kamaal hai!”
Usne necklace pehna — turant uske dimagh mein ek thandak si mehsoos hui.
Sab kuch zyada saaf lagne laga, jaise uske khayal tez ho gaye hon.
“Ab ye Bleak Sense kya hai?”
usne curiosity se system khola.
<Bleak Sense>
Allows user to sense fear in a 10-meter radius.
Sikandar ne aas-paas dekha — Liliya aur Devan dono se koi fear signal nahi mil raha tha…
Lekin achanak uske peechhe se ek tez darr ki leh mehsoos hui.
Usne peeche dekha —
Calidora ka jism kaanp raha tha, uska chehra peela pad chuka tha.
Aankhon mein aansu chamak rahe the.
“Darti ho?” Sikandar ne shanti se poocha.
Calidora ne jawab nahi diya. Uske hoth hilay, lekin awaaz nahi nikli.
Sikandar ne ahista se kaha,
“Fikr mat karo… agar tum hamare saath cooperate karogi, to koi nuksaan nahi hoga.”
Calidora ki aankhon se aansu girte rahe, lekin wo chup rahi.
Uske jism ka har hisa darr se sikkud gaya tha.
Kuch der tak khamoshi chhayi rahi.
Phir Sikandar ne narmi se kaha,
“Ek baat batao… tumne pehle insaano ki madad kyon ki thi?”
Uske lehje mein curiosity thi, gussa nahi.
Uske zehan mein sawal tha —
Supernatural makhlooqen hamesha insaano se nafrat karti hain,
lekin Calidora alag thi.
Wo kyun?
Sikandar ke liye yeh manzar ajeeb tha...
Calidora — ek Vampire, ek Supernatural — insaano ki madad kar rahi thi.
Yeh dekh kar wo khamoshi me sochta reh gaya.
Phir achanak uske kaano me ek kamzor magar meethi awaaz gunjti hai,
“Mujhe lagta hai... kuch insaan bhi be-gunaah hote hain.”
Sikandar ne sar thoda jhuka kar kaha,
“Be-gunaah?”
Calidora ne halki si muskurahat ke saath kaha,
“Main sochti hoon... jaise Supernaturals me civilians hote hain, waise insaano me bhi hote honge.”
Uski awaaz kamzor thi, lekin uske lafzon me yaqeen tha —
ek mazboot soch, ek narm dil ke peeche chhupi hui.
Sikandar andar se hil gaya, “Kya usne abhi kaha... Supernatural civilians?”
Ye baat to usne kabhi sochi hi nahi thi.
Wo kuch aur poochhne wala tha ke achanak Devan ki awaaz aayi,
“Sikandar! Yahan rukte hain thodi der, aage ka safar lamba hai!”
Sikandar ne sir hila kar haan ki, aur unke peeche chal diya.
Teeno ne ek bade darakht ke jhad se bane root par baith kar saans li.
Sikandar ne Calidora ko halka sa sambhal kar tree ke saath tek diya,
phir apni inventory me se khana nikaala — ration kaafi tha.
Liliya, Devan aur Sikandar teeno hi ladai se thake hue the.
Zakhmon ka dard to kuch kam ho gaya tha,
lekin zehni thakaan abhi tak baaqi thi.
Sikandar ne khana baant diya,
kisi ne nahi poocha ke ye sab uske paas kahan se aaya —
sab khamoshi se khaane lage.
Dhoop hone ke bawajood swamp ka mahaul sardi se bharpoor tha.
Thandi hawa aur keechad ki badbu me bhi wo log alert the —
kahin koi mutated janwar achanak na nikal aaye.
Thodi der baad Devan ne kaha,
“Main kuch sukhay lakriyan dhoondhta hoon. Apni telekinesis se aag jala loonga.”
“Sambhal ke jaana,” Liliya ne neend bhari awaaz me kaha.
Kuch minute baad,
Liliya ne aankhein band kar li — thakaan ne use poori tarah girift me le liya.
Sikandar ne mehsoos kiya ke Liliya pehle se bhi kamzor lag rahi hai.
Usne Calidora ki taraf dekha —
uske baal hawa me hil rahe the,
uski purple aankhen dur kisi khayal me gum thi.
Sikandar ne dil me socha,
“Ab samajh aaya sab kehte kyu hain ke Vampires khatarnaak hote hain... Dilkash bhi.”
Lekin uske chehre par dard tha.
Wo bechain lag rahi thi, saans tez chal rahi thi.
Sikandar ne aankh me shakk se dekha,
“Vampires thakte nahi... phir yeh kyun kamzor hai?”
Phir use yaad aaya — “Dhoop me hone ki wajah se! Lekin wo jal kyun nahi rahi?”
Usne gaur se dekha,
Calidora bilkul theek thi, dhoop me bhi koi nuksaan nahi ho raha tha.
“Lagta hai koi magical item pehna hai, jo sunlight ko rokta hai... Lekin shayad wo bhooki hai, khoon ke bina zyada der nahi reh sakti.”
Sikandar ne system se poocha,
“Agar main apna khoon doon to koi nuksaan hoga?”
System ne jawab diya,
<Nahi, Calidora itni taqatwar nahi ke tumhe nuksaan pohchaye.>
Confirmation milte hi Sikandar ne apni sleeve upar kari aur haath aage badhaya.
Calidora ne use hairani se dekha,
“Tum... kya keh rahe ho?”
“Tum bhooki ho na? Mera khoon le lo,” Sikandar ne shaant lehje me kaha.
Calidora ne aankh me shakk liya,
“Insaan ko agar Vampire kaate to wo turant mar jaata hai... agar uska rank kam ho to.”
“Fikr mat karo, mujhe kuch nahi hoga... main aam insaan nahi hoon,” Sikandar ne halka sa muskura kar kaha.
Calidora ne phir bhi hichkichahat se kaha,
“Agar main control kho baithi to?”
Sikandar ne hans kar kaha,
“Tum samajhti ho ke tum mujhe nuksaan pohcha sakti ho?”
Uske lafz me itna yaqeen tha ke Calidora bas chup ho gayi.
Usne dheere se uska haath pakra — aur apni fangs uske kareeb le gayi.
Kuch pal ruk kar...
Bite!
Sikandar ne mehsoos kiya,
uska khoon dheere dheere nikal raha hai — sirf kuch boondein.
Dard to tha, lekin zyada nahi.
Uska werewolf jism turant naye khoon se kami poori kar raha tha.
Calidora ke hont halkay se uski skin par the —
wo har gulp ke saath bechaini se saans le rahi thi.
Kuch hi lamhon me uska kamzor jism wapas taqat se bhar gaya.
Kuch der baad wo alag hoti hai,
Sikandar apna haath peeche kar ke sleeve wapas neeche karta hai.
“Kaisa tha? Mazaa aaya?” usne mazaak me poocha.
Calidora ne uski taraf dekha, aankhon me ajeeb si shiddat thi.
“Tumhara khoon... ajeeb hai. Khata meetha... mujhe laga kadva hoga, par yeh to bilkul alag hai.”
Sikandar muskuraya,
“Lagta hai mere andar ka Werewolf flavor de raha hai.”
Usne apna ration uthaya aur khana shuru kar diya,
lekin Calidora ki nazar ab us par tik gayi thi.
Do minute beet gaye, wo bas use dekh rahi thi.
Sikandar ne hairani se poocha,
“Kya hua? Aise kyun dekh rahi ho?”
Calidora ne chup reh kar kaha,
“Tum asal me ho kya?”
Sikandar ne dheere se jawab diya,
“Mujhe khud nahi pata... lekin dil se main abhi bhi insaan hoon.”
Calidora ne aankh me thodi shakk li,
“Kahi tum Werewolves ke jasoos to nahi?”
Sikandar kuch kehne hi wala tha ke tabhi Devan wapas aa gaya.
“Bohat waqt laga diya, hum to thand se mar rahe the!” Sikandar ne mazaak me kaha.
Devan ne aankh ghumayi,
“Bhai, ye swamp hai! Sukhay lakdi dhoondhna asaan nahi hota!”
Sikandar hans pada, aur lakdi beech me rakhi.
Devan ne chhoti chingari jala kar aag laga di.
Aag ke aas paas baith kar teeno ne chain ki saans li.
“Main ghar jaake garam paani se nahaunga!” Devan ne kaha.
“Tere ghar to Ratmawati City ke andar hoga, koi bada sa mahal hoga na?” Sikandar ne hansi me kaha.
“Haan bhai, kabhi aa jaana,” Devan ne jawab diya.
“Pachtana mat, kahin main jal kar tera mahal tod na doon!” Sikandar hans kar bola.
Dono hans rahe the —
tabhi...
Swiish...
Dahine taraf ke bushes me kuch hila.
Sikandar aur Devan abhi bhi baat kar rahe the,
lekin Sikandar ke andar ka sense jaag gaya.
Ek pal me uska chehra badal gaya.
“Devan—”
Aur phir...
WHOOSH!!
Kali cheez hawa me seedha Devan ki taraf nikalti hai!
“BACHO!!” Sikandar zor se chillaaya!
---
“WATCH OUT!!”
Sikandar ne cheekha, magar Dave ka jism jaise jam gaya tha — react hi nahi kar raha tha.
Sikandar ne apni tez reflexes se Dave ka collar pakda aur use ek jhatke se peeche kheench liya.
Ek kala object unke saamne se bijli ki tarah guzra, Dave ke gaal ko halkasa kaat gaya.
KABOOM!!
Jis ped par woh baithe the, woh ek hi war me gir gaya — us attack ke samne khud ko ek pal ke liye bhi bacha na saka.
Dave ne hosh sambhala aur turant apni telekinesis ability se Liliya ke ird gird ek invisible shield banaya, jo abhi bhi neend me thi.
Sikandar ne foran Liliya ko utha liya aur us jagah se hat gaya.
Liliya ne aankhein kholi aur ghabrakar poocha,
“Yeh... kya ho raha hai?”
Sikandar ne apni nazar aage uthai —
Wahan kuch door ek pheele rang ka aadmi khada tha... aur uska wajood ek hi nazar me sab kuch keh raha tha —
Vampire.
Uske lambe brown baal the, jinme halka sa siyah pan mila hua tha.
Chamakti hazel eyes, talwar ki tarah tez nazar, aur ek stoic expression jaise use duniya ki kisi baat se farq hi nahi padta.
Kuch lamhe ke liye hawa bhi ruk gayi.
Achanak ek kali talwar piche se unke paas se guzri aur seedha us Vampire ke haath me laut aayi.
Us talwar se laal khoon ki aura nikal rahi thi — aise lag raha tha jaise khud maut uske ird gird ghoom rahi ho.
Vampire ke aas paas koi khaas energy mehsoos nahi ho rahi thi,
lekin Sikandar ke andar ka har ek sense chillaa raha tha — “Bhaag jao!”
Aur tabhi...
SWOOSH!!
Vampire ke peechhe se kale par nikle — bade, furless aur shaandar — kam se kam das meter tak faile hue.
Woh aasman me uth gaya, suraj uske peeche chhup gaya aur uska chehra andhere me chamak raha tha.
Usne haath uthaya aur dheere se kaha,
“Hand over the princess, mortal.”
Liliya gusse se cheekhi, “Tum kaun ho?!”
Vampire ne bilkul bhi interest nahi liya, sirf kaha,
“Main do baar nahi kehta... princess hume de do.”
Uska lehja bilkul shaant tha, jaise Liliya uske liye ek tuchchh cheez ho.
Liliya ne socha ki Green Messenger ab bhi unpar nazar rakhta hoga, is liye usne himmat nahi haari.
Sikandar ne apni system screen dekhi —
<Seth>
Race: Pure Vampire – Adult Rook
Power: ???
Mental: ???
Strength: ???
Agility: ???
Endurance: ???
Intelligence: ???
Sikandar ka dil doob gaya —
“Yeh Brutal Grey jitna to kam se kam hoga… Shayad yeh Royal Vampire hai jo Calidora ki hifazat ke liye bheja gaya hai.”
Usne socha, ‘Hum lad hi nahi sakte... aur mere senses bata rahe hain ke aas paas aur bhi vampires hain… kam az kam paanch.’
Unka poora area vampires se ghir chuka tha.
Sikandar ne chupke se Liliya ka kohni se ishaara kiya — mat ladao.
Magar Liliya ziddi thi,
“Hum khaali haath nahi ja sakte! Hum—”
BOOM!!
Vampire ne ungli uthai aur ek laal energy blast chhodi —
Liliya ke gaal ke paas se guzri aur ped ke peeche ek bada hole bana diya.
Sab ke chehre safed pad gaye — koi samajh hi nahi paaya ke hua kya.
Tabhi ek narmi bhari lekin taqatwar awaz aayi,
“Enough!”
Calidora cheekhi.
Vampire ne use dekha — aur agle hi pal me woh ek blur ban gaya.
Sab ne aankh jhapki — aur dekha ke Calidora uske haath me thi.
Sikandar, Dave aur Liliya — sab be-bas.
Unke saamne woh vampire kisi devta se kam nahi lag raha tha.
Sikandar ne Calidora ki taraf dekha aur sir hila kar aankhon me kaha,
"Main ne tujhe apna khoon diya... kam az kam hume jaane de."
Calidora ne use dekha — aur vampire ke kaan me kuch phusphusayi.
Vampire ki aankhein ek pal ke liye chhoti, fir wapas shaant ho gayi.
Usne Sikandar ki taraf dekha — aisi nazar se jaise har waqt usse maar sakta ho.
Kuch pal ka sannata chhaya raha.
Phir vampire halki si muskurahat ke sath bola,
“Consider this mercy.”
Usne Calidora ke haath par bane Liliya ke red mark ko pakda — aur ek jhatke me crush kar diya.
Calidora ne peeche mud kar kaha,
“We’ll meet again.”
Woh dono aasman me ud gaye,
aur kuch hi der me dono swamp ke andhere me gayab ho gaye.
Liliya ne gusse me cheekha,
“DAMN!!”
Usne ped par mukka maara — ped ka tukda tut gaya.
Dave ne haath rakha,
“Shukriya ada karo ke hum abhi zinda hain... yeh mission humare bas ka nahi tha.”
Sikandar ne chup chap un dono ko dekha.
Liliya insaanon ke samne kamzor aur chup rehti hai... lekin supernatural ke samne jungli ban jaati hai.
Un teenon ne khud par laanat bheji ke unhone rest kiya.
Agar woh rukte nahi, to Calidora unke saath hoti.
Woh swamp chhod kar nikal gaye — haar ke saath, lekin zinda.
Dave aur Liliya ke liye yeh failure tha,
magar Sikandar ke liye yeh ek kadam aage tha.
Usne apni inventory dekhi, jahan Dark Mooncress rakha tha.
“Bas... thoda aur waqt de. Main mazboot banunga.”
Uske chehre par ek thandi muskurahat thi.
---
Kuch door, Zrolis City ke kinare par,
Bertolf aur Zegrath chupchaap ruk gaye — jaise unhe kuch mehsoos hua ho...
Zegrath ab bhi gusse se jal raha tha. Uski aankhen dur kahin Zrolis City ki chamakti roshniyon par tikki hui thi, aur uske zehan mein Sikandar ka chehra baar baar ubhar raha tha. Uski saanson ka utrao-chadhaav tez hota ja raha tha.
Bertolf ne ye dekha to halki muskurahat ke saath bola,
“Fikr mat kar, tera badla jald milega...”
Phir usne Zegrath ke haath ki taraf dekha aur poocha,
“Toh... kya tu ne Dark Mooncress hasil kar li?”
Zegrath ne apna haath uthaya — teen kali si chamakti Dark Mooncress ki patiyan uski mutthi mein thi.
Bertolf ne bhaari saans li,
“Woh laanat wala insaan sab le gaya... khair, teeno patiyan kaafi hongi. Main tujhe Rank Five tak pahunchne mein madad karunga.”
Phir uska lehja thoda thanda ho gaya,
“Lekin ek shart hai... tu mujhe apna sardaar maanega.”
Zegrath ne zyada soche bagair sar hila diya. Uske dil mein sirf ek hi baat thi — taqat hasil karni hai, aur insaano ko mitti mein mila dena hai.
Bertolf ke hothon par ek khaufnaak muskurahat phail gayi.
“Accha... chalo, phir waqt zaya na karein.”
Phir Zegrath ne poocha,
“Jarvald ka kya hua? Kya tu use maar paya?”
Bertolf ka chehra ek pal ko kathor ho gaya,
“Woh bach nikla... aur mujhe maloom hai, woh badla lene zaroor aayega.”
Donon ne chupchaap asmaan ki taraf dekha aur phir tez raftaar se Werewolf Kingdom ki taraf daud pade.
---
Zrolis City se lautne ke baad Sikandar ne apni report SCO ko de di.
Mission pura nahi hua tha, lekin kyunki yeh unka pehla mission tha, unhein saza nahi mili.
Sikandar seedha Ochyra University laut aaya.
Wahan usse Rosie aur Adhara ne ghair liya — dono ne poora din usse sawal pe sawal kiye:
“Kahan gaya tha?”
“Kis ke saath tha?”
“Itni dair kyun lagayi?”
Sikandar ne hamesha ki tarah muskurakar kaha,
“Main apni maa ke paas gaya tha.”
Lekin uske alfaaz mein itni jhooth ki boo thi ke dono ladkiyan gusse se laal ho gayin.
Aakhirkar unhone use tang karna chhod diya.
Thakaan ki wajah se Sikandar ne classes bhi miss kar di thi.
Uska dimaag ab Kevin Luc ke saath hone wale muqable par tha — Faraday University ka ace.
Sikandar poori tayyari mein tha, pur-aitemad aur mazboot.
Rosie kabhi kabhi use khana khane chalne ke liye kehti,
lekin hamesha Adhara beech mein aa jaati.
Us waqt Sikandar ek café mein dono ke saath baitha coffee pee raha tha.
Adhara aur Rosie phir se jhagde mein uljhi hui thi —
jaise billi aur chuhiya, ek dusre ke bagair chain nahi milta.
Sikandar muskurate hue bahar ka manzar dekh raha tha.
Tabhi Adhara ne hichkichate hue kaha,
“Sikandar…”
Rosie bhi achanak serious ho gayi.
Sikandar ne bhonhein chadha kar poocha,
“Kya hua? Dono itni serious kyun ho gayin?”
Adhara ne dheemi awaaz mein kaha,
“Jab tum gayab the… kya tum kisi khatre mein the? Mujhe us raat neend nahi aayi.”
Rosie ne bhi sar hila diya.
Sikandar hairan reh gaya —
“Yeh dono kaise mehsoos kar gayin?”
Tabhi ek system notification samne aayi:
<Adhara has a special bond with the user. She can feel every emotion you feel.>
Sikandar ne sirf Adhara ke liye toh samajh liya…
Lekin Rosie?
“Yeh kya mamla hai…” usne dil mein socha.
Usne khansi karte hue kaha,
“Haan, main kuch din pehle ek bohot khatarnak jagah par tha.”
Dono ladkiyan jhuki hui thi, har lafz sunne ko bechain.
Sikandar ne muskurakar kaha,
“Wahan ek aisi makhlooq thi… itni khamosh ke uska ehsaas bhi nahi hota. Achanak mere peeche aayi jaise koi shikari apne shikar par toot padta hai. Us waqt mujhe laga main… kamzor ho gaya hoon.”
Rosie aur Adhara dono sust ho gayin —
“Agar Sikandar ko kamzori mehsoos hui, to humara kya haal hota?”
Sikandar ne baat jari rakhi,
“Khair, kisi ne meri madad ki. Kaun tha, yeh tum dono ke liye raaz hai. Wahi meri zindagi bachakar aaya.”
Usne halka sa hans kar kaha,
“Soch kar bhi ajib lagta hai.”
Tabhi dono ladkiyan cheekh uthi:
“SIKANDAR!!”
Aur dono ne use zor se jhappi daal di.
THUD!
Sikandar kursi se gir gaya, dono uske upar ro rahi thi.
“Kya kar rahi ho tum dono! Log dekh rahe hain!”
Rosie ne rote hue kaha,
“Dobara aisi harkat mat karna! Agar tum mar gaye to mera shield kaun banega!!”
Adhara ne bhi aansuon se bhari awaaz mein kaha,
“Please… apni jaan khatre mein mat daalna…”
Sikandar ne un dono ko dekha, halka sa muskura kar bola,
“Thik hai, thik hai… wada karta hoon, aisi situation dobara nahi aayegi. Main nahi marne wala, abhi nahi.”
Adhara ne uske lafz pe thoda socha — “abhi nahi” — lekin kuch na kaha.
Teeno café se nikle, logon ki curious nigahon ke beech.
Ab wo khana khane ke liye ja rahe the.
Sab kuch theek tha… tabhi peeche se awaaz aayi:
“YOU THERE!!”
Sikandar ne pehle to ignore kiya, lekin phir…
“STOP!! SIKANDAR SILVERSTAR!!”
Awaaz kisi ladke ki thi, laal baalon wala, mehnga armor pehne hue, aur aankhon mein junoon bhara hua.
Sikandar ne mud kar dekha —
wo ladka bhaagta hua uske samne aa kar ruk gaya, saans phool rahi thi.
Usne seena tan kar kaha,
“Main tumhe… DUEL ke liye challenge karta hoon!!”
---
Ek chhote qadd ka larka, jiska chehra masoom aur bhola lagta hai, lekin is waqt woh apni talwar Sikandar ki taraf taani hui hai.
Uski zor daar awaaz ne aas paas ke logon ka dhyaan kheench liya.
“Ye awaaz...? Kya kisi ne ladaai shuru kar di?”
“Woh toh Sikandar hai! Oh nahi, kisi ne phir usse panga le liya!”
“Magar... Sikandar toh Awakened nahi hai na? Shayad is liye us ne use challenge kiya hoga.”
“Ye naya banda kaun hai? Pehli dafa dekha hai.”
Logon mai fusahat mach gayi — kuch us bechare ladke ke liye pareshan the, aur kuch ne toh dil hi dil mai uske liye duaen padh di ke wo zinda bach jaaye.
Sikandar ne haath jeb mai daal kar seedha uski taraf dekha. Aankhon mai koi emotion nahi tha.
“Tum kaun ho?” usne be-parwai se poocha.
Uske liye ye larka kuch bhi nahi tha.
Ek jhalak mai hi usne samajh liya ke uska power level sirf Mid-Rank Three hai. Theek hai, lekin Sikandar ke maqaam tak pohanchne ke liye kaafi nahi.
“Ek non-Awakened ne sparring tournament mai entry kaisi le li?! Tum is layak nahi ho!” larke ne cheekh kar kaha.
Sikandar bas thoda hairaan hua, phir uska chehra thanda pad gaya.
Wo mud kar jaane laga.
Uske saath Rosie bhi chal rahi thi — usne mazaak udata hua zubaan bahar nikali aur larke ki taraf smug chehra banaya, phir dono aaram se wahan se chale gaye.
Larke ke gusse ne uska chehra laal kar diya. Usse aaj tak kisi ne is tarah ignore nahi kiya tha.
“RUKO!!” usne cheekh kar kaha, magar Sikandar aur uski team ne peechay dekha bhi nahi.
Gusse se usne apni talwar mazbooti se pakri, aur us par dark-red aag bhadak uthhi. Aag talwar ke gird is tarah ghoom rahi thi jaise zinda ho.
“Ye kis qisam ki aag hai?!”
“Dark red fire?! Ye toh advanced element lagta hai!”
“Wah, kitna talent hai isme. Shayad Sikandar bhi mushkil mai aa jaaye!”
Larka ab khud par poora bharosa kar chuka tha. Uske pairo ke muscles tight hue aur wo bijli ki raftaar se Sikandar ki taraf jhapaṭa.
“Dekhata hoon kaise mujhe ignore karta hai!”
Slash!!
Usne talwar poori taqat se Sikandar ki peeth par maari —
Magar Sikandar ne aik kadam side mai le kar asaani se bach gaya.
Sikandar ne andar hi andar socha, “Ye banda bhi kam zidi nahi hai… Magar agar mujhe apni value university ke saamne badhani hai, toh mujhe kuch dikhana hoga.”
Larka ghoom kar dobara talwar uthaata hai, is dafa uske andar se dark red energy phoot kar nikli.
“Normal Magic — FIRE DRAGON!!”
ROAARRR!!!
Aag ka ek azeem dragon talwar ke ird gird ghuma, uski garaj se hawa ka rung badal gaya.
Jab wo dragon Sikandar ke paas pohanchta hai —
Toh uski aankhon mai bijli chamak uthi.
Achanak uske jism se electric current nikalta hai, jo hawa mai tarrakkay maarta phir raha tha.
Logon ne yeh dekh kar cheekh maar di,
“Ye... Ye toh Awakened ban gaya!!”
“Kaise mumkin hai?!”
Sikandar ka badalna sab ke liye hairaan-kun tha. Wo larka ab bhi samajhta tha ke Sikandar uska muqabla nahi kar payega — lekin uski umeedein jald toot gayin.
Ek pal mai Sikandar gaayab ho gaya.
Sab ne aankhein jhapaaki bhi nahi thi ke Sikandar us larke ke bilkul saamne tha!
Larka ghabra gaya, usne talwar hawa mai ghumai —
SWOOSH!!
Aag se bhari talwar seedha Sikandar ke sir ki taraf gayi,
uske zehan mai ek khayal aaya, “Oh nahi! Ye toh poori taqat se chal gayi! Agar ye lagi toh ye mar jaayega!”
Magar sab ke dekhte dekhte, Sikandar ne apna haath uthaya aur talwar nangi ungliyon se pakad li!
BAMMM!!
Aag ke jhatke se zameen hil gayi, hawa ka pressure sab ko peeche dhakel gaya.
“Usne... Usne talwar haath se roki?!”
“Impossible...!”
Sikandar ka haath zaroor jal raha tha, magar uski regeneration ne sab kuch niraas kar diya. Uski jild par halki si raakh bani, lekin aag be-asar ho gayi.
Larke ka rang udh gaya, “Ye... Ye mumkin nahi!”
Sikandar ki aankhon mai neeli roshni chamki —
Wo Alpha Intimidation chala deta hai.
Ek pal mai, larke ke liye Sikandar insaan nahi — ek daanu, ek rakshas lag raha tha.
Uske pair kaanpne lage, talwar uske haath se hilne lagi.
Sikandar ne thandi awaaz mai kaha:
“Chhote... Kabhi us shaks ko challenge mat karna, jise samajhne ke liye tum abhi chhote ho. Ye tumhare liye sabaq hai.”
Uske baad usne apna haath ghumaya —
Ek seedha mukkah larke ke pait par laga.
BAM!!
Larka hawa mai uchhal gaya, mooh se “Huaaakhh!!” karte hue khoon ugal diya.
Uske liye wo ek mukka nahi, jaise poori train takra gayi ho.
Wo zameen par ghutnon ke bal gir gaya, haath pait par tha, saans ruk gayi thi.
Sikandar ne haath peechhe kar liya, uska chehra bilkul be-ta’asur tha.
Aas paas ke log sann rehte gaye —
Koi cheer nahi raha tha, sab ke dil mai sirf ek soch chal rahi thi:
“Agar ye banda pehle se Awakened nahi tha…
Toh phir ab wo kis level ka dānaw ban gaya hai?”
Agar wo apni poori taqat istimaal karta to use darr tha ke uss larkay ki peeth ke store tabah ho jaate, aur shayad uska haath uske pait ke paar nikal jaata.
Sikandar ne chaha ke aur masla na badhe, is liye usne apni taqat rok li.
Wo thandi aankhon se uss larkay ko dekhte hue uske paas gaya, uska iraada tha poochhne ka ke usay kisne bheja hai.
Zameen par ghutnon ke bal gira hua larka be-bass aur hairan tha.
“Yeh... yeh banda Awakened hai?! Lekin mujhe to iski lightning mana zyada taqatwar mehsoos nahi hoti... phir yeh itna strong kaise?!”
Uske zehan mein khauf aur shaq ka tufaan tha.
As-paas kharay log khamosh the. Kuch logon ne ye socha tha ke Sikandar jeet jaayega, lekin iss andaaz mein nahi.
Jab Sikandar ne uska collar pakar kar poochhne ke liye haath badhaya hi tha, tabhi door se ek aurat ki awaaz goonji —
“Ruk jao!!”
Sikandar ne awaaz pehchaani. Wo mud kar dekhta hai to Hera daudti hui uski taraf aa rahi hoti hai.
“Ruko, Sikandar! Galatfehmi hai! Baat kar ke suljha lete hain!” Hera ne pareshaani se kaha, aur foran zakhmi larkay ka haal dekha.
Larka be-hosh hone ke qareeb tha, uske chehre par dard likha hua tha.
“Yeh kaun hai?” Sikandar ne thanday lehje mein poocha.
Hera ne hont kaate, wo jhijak gayi, lekin phir gehri saans le kar boli —
“Yeh Luke hai... Kevin ka chhota bhai.”
Sikandar ne bhonain utha kar halki si muskurahat di,
“Yeh? Iska bhai? Sachi?”
Zameen par pada Luke khoon udaalte hue chilaya,
“Tum intezaar karna! Mera bhai tumhe zaroor hara dega!”
Sikandar halki si hansi hansa,
“Apne bhai ki fikr karo. Tumhare liye maine haath roka, lekin shayad uske saath main aisa na karoon.”
Luke kuch kehne hi wala tha ke achanak Rosie peechhe se aayi aur Sikandar ka haath pakad kar boli,
“Sikandar! Chalo, is bachay se behas kar ke kya faida? Chhodo na!”
Sikandar ne uska haath hila kar chhudaya, Rosie ne thoda sa mooh banaya,
“Fine, chalo chalte hain.”
Lekin jaane se pehle Luke ne bechaini se kaha,
“Tum... tum Rosie ho na?”
Hera ne foran use roknay ki koshish ki, lekin Rosie ne jawab de diya,
“Haan, kyun?”
Luke ne gusse se poocha,
“Tum uss aadmi ki girlfriend ho?”
Rosie ne ungli apne honton par rakhi aur sochne lagi, phir hansi,
“Well... keh sakte ho.”
Luke ka chehra gusse se laal ho gaya, uske daant kas gaye,
“Tumne mere bhai ke saath dhoka kiya hai! Mera bhai Sikandar ko hara kar rahega!”
Sikandar ne bhonain chadha kar Rosie se poocha,
“Yeh kya keh raha hai?”
Rosie ghabra gayi,
“Mujhe kya pata! Main ne kabhi Kevin ko dekha bhi nahi...”,
phir usay kuch yaad aaya — wo raat jab wo kisi se takra gayi thi.
Sikandar ne uske chehre par badalti soch dekhi aur socha,
“Lagta hai yeh usay mil chuki hai... kab?”
Hera ne halat samajh kar turant beech mein bola,
“Nahi, nahi! Aisa kuch nahi hai! Kevin bas curious tha, is liye kal raat university aaya tha.”
Sikandar ne thandi nazar se kaha,
“To phir yeh bachha aise kyun keh raha hai?”
Hera ne jhooth sochne ki koshish ki, lekin Sikandar ki nazar ke saamne uski zubaan bandh ho gayi.
Phir Sikandar ke chehre par halka sa grin ubhar aaya,
“To phir... hum bhi chalte hain Faraday University... badla dene.”
Hera aankhein phaad kar boli,
“Kya?! Kya kaha tumne?”
Sikandar ne muskurate hue kaha,
“Maine kaha... chalo, hum bhi visit karte hain.”
Aur wo chal pada.
Hera ne cheekh kar kaha,
“Eh?! Nahi! Yeh bura hone wala hai!”
Tournament ka opening kal hona tha, lekin Kevin ka university aana aur provoke karna — Sikandar yeh be-izzati nahi chhod sakta tha.
Ab wo uska jawab dega — uski tarah.
---
Is dauraan, Calidora abhi abhi Vampire Kingdom wapas aayi thi.
Zrolis City ka safar uske liye ek anmol tajurba tha — insaano ka jang ka tareeqa, unki zindagi, aur jab wo qaid hui to unse milne ka mauqa bhi.
Usne wahan se kuch ajeeb aur rangeen cheezen bhi laayi thi.
Wo sheeshe ke saamne khushi se muskurai.
Vampire log uski safe wapsi par khushi se naach uthe,
Unhone apne “Origin” ka shukriya ada kiya, khoon chhidka aur gaanay gaaye.
Jab Calidora qile ke darwaze tak pohanchi, to pehre-dar ne foran jhuk kar uske liye darwaza khola.
Andar jaate hi uski maa Nezera daudti hui aayi, aansuon se uska chehra bheeg gaya tha.
Usne Calidora ko zor se gale lagaya.
“Meray bachay... main ne socha tha tu laut ke nahi aayegi!”
Calidora ne uski peeth thapthapai,
“Bas maa, main wapas aa gayi hoon.”
Phir Vampire King bhi aage badha aur dono ko gale lagaya,
“Ab zyada ehtiyaat karna, Calidora. Teri maa ko phir se rula mat dena.”
Calidora ne aankh poch kar kaha,
“Sorry, dad. Ab dobara nahi hoga.”
Thodi der baad Calidora ne muskurate hue kaha,
“Dekho maa, baba! Main kya layi hoon!”
Ek guard ne aage barh kar ek mirror pesh kiya.
Calidora ne maa ka haath pakar kar bola,
“Maa, isme dekho! Tum apna chehra dekh sakti ho!”
Nezera ne muskurate hue kaha,
“Oh, kitna ajeeb cheez hai! Maine aisa pehli dafa dekha hai!”
Vampire King ne hans kar kaha,
“Wah, main to kaafi handsome lag raha hoon!”
Nezera aur Calidora dono ne usay ghura.
King ne jhijak kar khansi ki aur kaha,
“Khair, mazaak tha.”
Calidora ne phir khushi se kaha,
“Papa, aap yakin nahi karenge... lekin jab main insaano ke paas thi, tab maine ek Werewolf Spy se mulaqat ki!”
King aur Nezera dono ne hairan ho kar dekha.
Calidora ne josh se kaha,
“Wo bohot jawan tha, lagbhag meri umar ka! Maine Fredrick se kaha ke use mat maarna. Uske paas ek bohot taqatwar madadgar bhi tha... aur mujhe laga wo spy important hai.”
Nezera ne shock se kaha,
“Tumne... Werewolf spy dekha?”
Calidora ne masoomi se muskurate hue kaha,
“Haan! Usne mujhe apna khoon diya tha meri madad ke liye... bohot achha tha wo! Baaki Werewolves jaisa nahi.”
King ne gehri saans li aur phir kaha,
“Sab kuch batao... us Werewolf ke baare mein.”
Calidora ke hont par halki muskurahat thi.
Uska dil kahin aur kho gaya tha...
Sikandar ke yaadon mein.
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Nice update bro keep it upEpisode 33
Royal Vempire
Teenon abhi bhi us gehri aur badboodar daldal se guzar rahe the.
Green Messenger ke jaane se pehle usne unhein sakht hidayat di thi —
“Kisi bhi guild se raabta mat karna... aur seedha wapas daldal ke raste hi aana.”
Isliye wo teeno isi mushkil raaste se wapas ja rahe the.
Sikandar apni peeth par Calidora ko uthaye hue tha —
wo ab hosh mein thi, lekin Liliya ne use puri tarah band kar rakha tha.
Liliya ne teen spells cast kiye hue the:
Mark of Detonation, Immutable Mark, aur Suppression Mark.
Mark of Detonation — ek aisi chaap jo Liliya ke hukm par phat sakti thi.
Immutable Mark — Calidora agar bhaagne ki koshish kare, to use track kar sake.
Suppression Mark — uske mana ko rokne ke liye.
Ye marks asaani se tod sakte the wo Blood Fighter vampires jinka jism mazboot hota hai,
lekin Calidora ek Blood Magician thi, aur uska jism kamzor tha —
isliye wo un chaapon se chut nahi sakti thi.
Suraj ubhar chuka tha, naye din ki shuruat ka ishara deta hua.
Sikandar ke chehre par halki si muskurahat thi —
“Ek din mein mission poora ho gaya… ab bas wapas jakar training karni hai,”
usne socha.
Chalte hue jab paani unke paon ke neeche chup chup ki awaaz kar raha tha,
Sikandar ko ek khayal aaya,
“Haan… wo sudden quest! Poora ho gaya tha lekin maine reward dekha hi nahi!”
Usne system screen kholi:
<Sudden Quest Completed!>
<Calculating Reward...>
<User obtained three petals of Dark Mooncress.>
<Reward: 500,000 EXP | 10,000 Gold | 8 Skill Upgrades | Dark Mooncress Manual | Whiro Necklace of Fear>
Sikandar ki aankhen hairani se phail gayin.
“Itna bada reward... ye to deewanapan hai!”
usne dil mein socha.
Agar sirf teen petals par itna mila hai, to agar poore Dark Mooncress mil jayein to?
Ye soch kar uska dil aur lalach se bhar gaya… lekin phir khud ko sambhala,
“Nahi… agar ek lafz hai kalpana ka. Jo mila hai, uska shukriya ada karna chahiye.”
Aage Liliya aur Devan raaste saaf kar rahe the, mutated janwaron ko maarte hue.
Sikandar sirf Calidora ko sambhal raha tha,
magar uska dhyan poora system ki screen par tha.
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Usne apna pehla item khola —
Dark Mooncress Manual
Ek kitaab jisme Dark Mooncress ke baare mein har raaz likha tha —
kaise banti hai, kyon banti hai, aur kaise uska asar badhaya ja sakta hai.
“Hmm… ye to umeed ke mutabiq hi hai,”
Sikandar ne socha, aur phir agla item khola.
Uske haath mein ek zanjeer chamki —
Whiro Necklace of Fear
<Whiro Necklace of Fear – Rank 6>
Banaya gaya Whiro ke dwara — ek aisi makhlooq jo zinda logon ke negative emotions se paida hui thi.
Is necklace mein uska khaufnaak aura basa hua hai.
Mental stat +30
Har un qatil par jiska mental stat zyada ho — +2 extra milega.
Active Skill: Wicked Aura
Passive Skill: Bleak Sense
Sikandar ke chehre par muskurahat phail gayi.
“Rank 6 equipment… aur do naye skills! Ye to kamaal hai!”
Usne necklace pehna — turant uske dimagh mein ek thandak si mehsoos hui.
Sab kuch zyada saaf lagne laga, jaise uske khayal tez ho gaye hon.
“Ab ye Bleak Sense kya hai?”
usne curiosity se system khola.
<Bleak Sense>
Allows user to sense fear in a 10-meter radius.
Sikandar ne aas-paas dekha — Liliya aur Devan dono se koi fear signal nahi mil raha tha…
Lekin achanak uske peechhe se ek tez darr ki leh mehsoos hui.
Usne peeche dekha —
Calidora ka jism kaanp raha tha, uska chehra peela pad chuka tha.
Aankhon mein aansu chamak rahe the.
“Darti ho?” Sikandar ne shanti se poocha.
Calidora ne jawab nahi diya. Uske hoth hilay, lekin awaaz nahi nikli.
Sikandar ne ahista se kaha,
“Fikr mat karo… agar tum hamare saath cooperate karogi, to koi nuksaan nahi hoga.”
Calidora ki aankhon se aansu girte rahe, lekin wo chup rahi.
Uske jism ka har hisa darr se sikkud gaya tha.
Kuch der tak khamoshi chhayi rahi.
Phir Sikandar ne narmi se kaha,
“Ek baat batao… tumne pehle insaano ki madad kyon ki thi?”
Uske lehje mein curiosity thi, gussa nahi.
Uske zehan mein sawal tha —
Supernatural makhlooqen hamesha insaano se nafrat karti hain,
lekin Calidora alag thi.
Wo kyun?
Sikandar ke liye yeh manzar ajeeb tha...
Calidora — ek Vampire, ek Supernatural — insaano ki madad kar rahi thi.
Yeh dekh kar wo khamoshi me sochta reh gaya.
Phir achanak uske kaano me ek kamzor magar meethi awaaz gunjti hai,
“Mujhe lagta hai... kuch insaan bhi be-gunaah hote hain.”
Sikandar ne sar thoda jhuka kar kaha,
“Be-gunaah?”
Calidora ne halki si muskurahat ke saath kaha,
“Main sochti hoon... jaise Supernaturals me civilians hote hain, waise insaano me bhi hote honge.”
Uski awaaz kamzor thi, lekin uske lafzon me yaqeen tha —
ek mazboot soch, ek narm dil ke peeche chhupi hui.
Sikandar andar se hil gaya, “Kya usne abhi kaha... Supernatural civilians?”
Ye baat to usne kabhi sochi hi nahi thi.
Wo kuch aur poochhne wala tha ke achanak Devan ki awaaz aayi,
“Sikandar! Yahan rukte hain thodi der, aage ka safar lamba hai!”
Sikandar ne sir hila kar haan ki, aur unke peeche chal diya.
Teeno ne ek bade darakht ke jhad se bane root par baith kar saans li.
Sikandar ne Calidora ko halka sa sambhal kar tree ke saath tek diya,
phir apni inventory me se khana nikaala — ration kaafi tha.
Liliya, Devan aur Sikandar teeno hi ladai se thake hue the.
Zakhmon ka dard to kuch kam ho gaya tha,
lekin zehni thakaan abhi tak baaqi thi.
Sikandar ne khana baant diya,
kisi ne nahi poocha ke ye sab uske paas kahan se aaya —
sab khamoshi se khaane lage.
Dhoop hone ke bawajood swamp ka mahaul sardi se bharpoor tha.
Thandi hawa aur keechad ki badbu me bhi wo log alert the —
kahin koi mutated janwar achanak na nikal aaye.
Thodi der baad Devan ne kaha,
“Main kuch sukhay lakriyan dhoondhta hoon. Apni telekinesis se aag jala loonga.”
“Sambhal ke jaana,” Liliya ne neend bhari awaaz me kaha.
Kuch minute baad,
Liliya ne aankhein band kar li — thakaan ne use poori tarah girift me le liya.
Sikandar ne mehsoos kiya ke Liliya pehle se bhi kamzor lag rahi hai.
Usne Calidora ki taraf dekha —
uske baal hawa me hil rahe the,
uski purple aankhen dur kisi khayal me gum thi.
Sikandar ne dil me socha,
“Ab samajh aaya sab kehte kyu hain ke Vampires khatarnaak hote hain... Dilkash bhi.”
Lekin uske chehre par dard tha.
Wo bechain lag rahi thi, saans tez chal rahi thi.
Sikandar ne aankh me shakk se dekha,
“Vampires thakte nahi... phir yeh kyun kamzor hai?”
Phir use yaad aaya — “Dhoop me hone ki wajah se! Lekin wo jal kyun nahi rahi?”
Usne gaur se dekha,
Calidora bilkul theek thi, dhoop me bhi koi nuksaan nahi ho raha tha.
“Lagta hai koi magical item pehna hai, jo sunlight ko rokta hai... Lekin shayad wo bhooki hai, khoon ke bina zyada der nahi reh sakti.”
Sikandar ne system se poocha,
“Agar main apna khoon doon to koi nuksaan hoga?”
System ne jawab diya,
<Nahi, Calidora itni taqatwar nahi ke tumhe nuksaan pohchaye.>
Confirmation milte hi Sikandar ne apni sleeve upar kari aur haath aage badhaya.
Calidora ne use hairani se dekha,
“Tum... kya keh rahe ho?”
“Tum bhooki ho na? Mera khoon le lo,” Sikandar ne shaant lehje me kaha.
Calidora ne aankh me shakk liya,
“Insaan ko agar Vampire kaate to wo turant mar jaata hai... agar uska rank kam ho to.”
“Fikr mat karo, mujhe kuch nahi hoga... main aam insaan nahi hoon,” Sikandar ne halka sa muskura kar kaha.
Calidora ne phir bhi hichkichahat se kaha,
“Agar main control kho baithi to?”
Sikandar ne hans kar kaha,
“Tum samajhti ho ke tum mujhe nuksaan pohcha sakti ho?”
Uske lafz me itna yaqeen tha ke Calidora bas chup ho gayi.
Usne dheere se uska haath pakra — aur apni fangs uske kareeb le gayi.
Kuch pal ruk kar...
Bite!
Sikandar ne mehsoos kiya,
uska khoon dheere dheere nikal raha hai — sirf kuch boondein.
Dard to tha, lekin zyada nahi.
Uska werewolf jism turant naye khoon se kami poori kar raha tha.
Calidora ke hont halkay se uski skin par the —
wo har gulp ke saath bechaini se saans le rahi thi.
Kuch hi lamhon me uska kamzor jism wapas taqat se bhar gaya.
Kuch der baad wo alag hoti hai,
Sikandar apna haath peeche kar ke sleeve wapas neeche karta hai.
“Kaisa tha? Mazaa aaya?” usne mazaak me poocha.
Calidora ne uski taraf dekha, aankhon me ajeeb si shiddat thi.
“Tumhara khoon... ajeeb hai. Khata meetha... mujhe laga kadva hoga, par yeh to bilkul alag hai.”
Sikandar muskuraya,
“Lagta hai mere andar ka Werewolf flavor de raha hai.”
Usne apna ration uthaya aur khana shuru kar diya,
lekin Calidora ki nazar ab us par tik gayi thi.
Do minute beet gaye, wo bas use dekh rahi thi.
Sikandar ne hairani se poocha,
“Kya hua? Aise kyun dekh rahi ho?”
Calidora ne chup reh kar kaha,
“Tum asal me ho kya?”
Sikandar ne dheere se jawab diya,
“Mujhe khud nahi pata... lekin dil se main abhi bhi insaan hoon.”
Calidora ne aankh me thodi shakk li,
“Kahi tum Werewolves ke jasoos to nahi?”
Sikandar kuch kehne hi wala tha ke tabhi Devan wapas aa gaya.
“Bohat waqt laga diya, hum to thand se mar rahe the!” Sikandar ne mazaak me kaha.
Devan ne aankh ghumayi,
“Bhai, ye swamp hai! Sukhay lakdi dhoondhna asaan nahi hota!”
Sikandar hans pada, aur lakdi beech me rakhi.
Devan ne chhoti chingari jala kar aag laga di.
Aag ke aas paas baith kar teeno ne chain ki saans li.
“Main ghar jaake garam paani se nahaunga!” Devan ne kaha.
“Tere ghar to Ratmawati City ke andar hoga, koi bada sa mahal hoga na?” Sikandar ne hansi me kaha.
“Haan bhai, kabhi aa jaana,” Devan ne jawab diya.
“Pachtana mat, kahin main jal kar tera mahal tod na doon!” Sikandar hans kar bola.
Dono hans rahe the —
tabhi...
Swiish...
Dahine taraf ke bushes me kuch hila.
Sikandar aur Devan abhi bhi baat kar rahe the,
lekin Sikandar ke andar ka sense jaag gaya.
Ek pal me uska chehra badal gaya.
“Devan—”
Aur phir...
WHOOSH!!
Kali cheez hawa me seedha Devan ki taraf nikalti hai!
“BACHO!!” Sikandar zor se chillaaya!
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“WATCH OUT!!”
Sikandar ne cheekha, magar Dave ka jism jaise jam gaya tha — react hi nahi kar raha tha.
Sikandar ne apni tez reflexes se Dave ka collar pakda aur use ek jhatke se peeche kheench liya.
Ek kala object unke saamne se bijli ki tarah guzra, Dave ke gaal ko halkasa kaat gaya.
KABOOM!!
Jis ped par woh baithe the, woh ek hi war me gir gaya — us attack ke samne khud ko ek pal ke liye bhi bacha na saka.
Dave ne hosh sambhala aur turant apni telekinesis ability se Liliya ke ird gird ek invisible shield banaya, jo abhi bhi neend me thi.
Sikandar ne foran Liliya ko utha liya aur us jagah se hat gaya.
Liliya ne aankhein kholi aur ghabrakar poocha,
“Yeh... kya ho raha hai?”
Sikandar ne apni nazar aage uthai —
Wahan kuch door ek pheele rang ka aadmi khada tha... aur uska wajood ek hi nazar me sab kuch keh raha tha —
Vampire.
Uske lambe brown baal the, jinme halka sa siyah pan mila hua tha.
Chamakti hazel eyes, talwar ki tarah tez nazar, aur ek stoic expression jaise use duniya ki kisi baat se farq hi nahi padta.
Kuch lamhe ke liye hawa bhi ruk gayi.
Achanak ek kali talwar piche se unke paas se guzri aur seedha us Vampire ke haath me laut aayi.
Us talwar se laal khoon ki aura nikal rahi thi — aise lag raha tha jaise khud maut uske ird gird ghoom rahi ho.
Vampire ke aas paas koi khaas energy mehsoos nahi ho rahi thi,
lekin Sikandar ke andar ka har ek sense chillaa raha tha — “Bhaag jao!”
Aur tabhi...
SWOOSH!!
Vampire ke peechhe se kale par nikle — bade, furless aur shaandar — kam se kam das meter tak faile hue.
Woh aasman me uth gaya, suraj uske peeche chhup gaya aur uska chehra andhere me chamak raha tha.
Usne haath uthaya aur dheere se kaha,
“Hand over the princess, mortal.”
Liliya gusse se cheekhi, “Tum kaun ho?!”
Vampire ne bilkul bhi interest nahi liya, sirf kaha,
“Main do baar nahi kehta... princess hume de do.”
Uska lehja bilkul shaant tha, jaise Liliya uske liye ek tuchchh cheez ho.
Liliya ne socha ki Green Messenger ab bhi unpar nazar rakhta hoga, is liye usne himmat nahi haari.
Sikandar ne apni system screen dekhi —
<Seth>
Race: Pure Vampire – Adult Rook
Power: ???
Mental: ???
Strength: ???
Agility: ???
Endurance: ???
Intelligence: ???
Sikandar ka dil doob gaya —
“Yeh Brutal Grey jitna to kam se kam hoga… Shayad yeh Royal Vampire hai jo Calidora ki hifazat ke liye bheja gaya hai.”
Usne socha, ‘Hum lad hi nahi sakte... aur mere senses bata rahe hain ke aas paas aur bhi vampires hain… kam az kam paanch.’
Unka poora area vampires se ghir chuka tha.
Sikandar ne chupke se Liliya ka kohni se ishaara kiya — mat ladao.
Magar Liliya ziddi thi,
“Hum khaali haath nahi ja sakte! Hum—”
BOOM!!
Vampire ne ungli uthai aur ek laal energy blast chhodi —
Liliya ke gaal ke paas se guzri aur ped ke peeche ek bada hole bana diya.
Sab ke chehre safed pad gaye — koi samajh hi nahi paaya ke hua kya.
Tabhi ek narmi bhari lekin taqatwar awaz aayi,
“Enough!”
Calidora cheekhi.
Vampire ne use dekha — aur agle hi pal me woh ek blur ban gaya.
Sab ne aankh jhapki — aur dekha ke Calidora uske haath me thi.
Sikandar, Dave aur Liliya — sab be-bas.
Unke saamne woh vampire kisi devta se kam nahi lag raha tha.
Sikandar ne Calidora ki taraf dekha aur sir hila kar aankhon me kaha,
"Main ne tujhe apna khoon diya... kam az kam hume jaane de."
Calidora ne use dekha — aur vampire ke kaan me kuch phusphusayi.
Vampire ki aankhein ek pal ke liye chhoti, fir wapas shaant ho gayi.
Usne Sikandar ki taraf dekha — aisi nazar se jaise har waqt usse maar sakta ho.
Kuch pal ka sannata chhaya raha.
Phir vampire halki si muskurahat ke sath bola,
“Consider this mercy.”
Usne Calidora ke haath par bane Liliya ke red mark ko pakda — aur ek jhatke me crush kar diya.
Calidora ne peeche mud kar kaha,
“We’ll meet again.”
Woh dono aasman me ud gaye,
aur kuch hi der me dono swamp ke andhere me gayab ho gaye.
Liliya ne gusse me cheekha,
“DAMN!!”
Usne ped par mukka maara — ped ka tukda tut gaya.
Dave ne haath rakha,
“Shukriya ada karo ke hum abhi zinda hain... yeh mission humare bas ka nahi tha.”
Sikandar ne chup chap un dono ko dekha.
Liliya insaanon ke samne kamzor aur chup rehti hai... lekin supernatural ke samne jungli ban jaati hai.
Un teenon ne khud par laanat bheji ke unhone rest kiya.
Agar woh rukte nahi, to Calidora unke saath hoti.
Woh swamp chhod kar nikal gaye — haar ke saath, lekin zinda.
Dave aur Liliya ke liye yeh failure tha,
magar Sikandar ke liye yeh ek kadam aage tha.
Usne apni inventory dekhi, jahan Dark Mooncress rakha tha.
“Bas... thoda aur waqt de. Main mazboot banunga.”
Uske chehre par ek thandi muskurahat thi.
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Kuch door, Zrolis City ke kinare par,
Bertolf aur Zegrath chupchaap ruk gaye — jaise unhe kuch mehsoos hua ho...
Zegrath ab bhi gusse se jal raha tha. Uski aankhen dur kahin Zrolis City ki chamakti roshniyon par tikki hui thi, aur uske zehan mein Sikandar ka chehra baar baar ubhar raha tha. Uski saanson ka utrao-chadhaav tez hota ja raha tha.
Bertolf ne ye dekha to halki muskurahat ke saath bola,
“Fikr mat kar, tera badla jald milega...”
Phir usne Zegrath ke haath ki taraf dekha aur poocha,
“Toh... kya tu ne Dark Mooncress hasil kar li?”
Zegrath ne apna haath uthaya — teen kali si chamakti Dark Mooncress ki patiyan uski mutthi mein thi.
Bertolf ne bhaari saans li,
“Woh laanat wala insaan sab le gaya... khair, teeno patiyan kaafi hongi. Main tujhe Rank Five tak pahunchne mein madad karunga.”
Phir uska lehja thoda thanda ho gaya,
“Lekin ek shart hai... tu mujhe apna sardaar maanega.”
Zegrath ne zyada soche bagair sar hila diya. Uske dil mein sirf ek hi baat thi — taqat hasil karni hai, aur insaano ko mitti mein mila dena hai.
Bertolf ke hothon par ek khaufnaak muskurahat phail gayi.
“Accha... chalo, phir waqt zaya na karein.”
Phir Zegrath ne poocha,
“Jarvald ka kya hua? Kya tu use maar paya?”
Bertolf ka chehra ek pal ko kathor ho gaya,
“Woh bach nikla... aur mujhe maloom hai, woh badla lene zaroor aayega.”
Donon ne chupchaap asmaan ki taraf dekha aur phir tez raftaar se Werewolf Kingdom ki taraf daud pade.
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Zrolis City se lautne ke baad Sikandar ne apni report SCO ko de di.
Mission pura nahi hua tha, lekin kyunki yeh unka pehla mission tha, unhein saza nahi mili.
Sikandar seedha Ochyra University laut aaya.
Wahan usse Rosie aur Adhara ne ghair liya — dono ne poora din usse sawal pe sawal kiye:
“Kahan gaya tha?”
“Kis ke saath tha?”
“Itni dair kyun lagayi?”
Sikandar ne hamesha ki tarah muskurakar kaha,
“Main apni maa ke paas gaya tha.”
Lekin uske alfaaz mein itni jhooth ki boo thi ke dono ladkiyan gusse se laal ho gayin.
Aakhirkar unhone use tang karna chhod diya.
Thakaan ki wajah se Sikandar ne classes bhi miss kar di thi.
Uska dimaag ab Kevin Luc ke saath hone wale muqable par tha — Faraday University ka ace.
Sikandar poori tayyari mein tha, pur-aitemad aur mazboot.
Rosie kabhi kabhi use khana khane chalne ke liye kehti,
lekin hamesha Adhara beech mein aa jaati.
Us waqt Sikandar ek café mein dono ke saath baitha coffee pee raha tha.
Adhara aur Rosie phir se jhagde mein uljhi hui thi —
jaise billi aur chuhiya, ek dusre ke bagair chain nahi milta.
Sikandar muskurate hue bahar ka manzar dekh raha tha.
Tabhi Adhara ne hichkichate hue kaha,
“Sikandar…”
Rosie bhi achanak serious ho gayi.
Sikandar ne bhonhein chadha kar poocha,
“Kya hua? Dono itni serious kyun ho gayin?”
Adhara ne dheemi awaaz mein kaha,
“Jab tum gayab the… kya tum kisi khatre mein the? Mujhe us raat neend nahi aayi.”
Rosie ne bhi sar hila diya.
Sikandar hairan reh gaya —
“Yeh dono kaise mehsoos kar gayin?”
Tabhi ek system notification samne aayi:
<Adhara has a special bond with the user. She can feel every emotion you feel.>
Sikandar ne sirf Adhara ke liye toh samajh liya…
Lekin Rosie?
“Yeh kya mamla hai…” usne dil mein socha.
Usne khansi karte hue kaha,
“Haan, main kuch din pehle ek bohot khatarnak jagah par tha.”
Dono ladkiyan jhuki hui thi, har lafz sunne ko bechain.
Sikandar ne muskurakar kaha,
“Wahan ek aisi makhlooq thi… itni khamosh ke uska ehsaas bhi nahi hota. Achanak mere peeche aayi jaise koi shikari apne shikar par toot padta hai. Us waqt mujhe laga main… kamzor ho gaya hoon.”
Rosie aur Adhara dono sust ho gayin —
“Agar Sikandar ko kamzori mehsoos hui, to humara kya haal hota?”
Sikandar ne baat jari rakhi,
“Khair, kisi ne meri madad ki. Kaun tha, yeh tum dono ke liye raaz hai. Wahi meri zindagi bachakar aaya.”
Usne halka sa hans kar kaha,
“Soch kar bhi ajib lagta hai.”
Tabhi dono ladkiyan cheekh uthi:
“SIKANDAR!!”
Aur dono ne use zor se jhappi daal di.
THUD!
Sikandar kursi se gir gaya, dono uske upar ro rahi thi.
“Kya kar rahi ho tum dono! Log dekh rahe hain!”
Rosie ne rote hue kaha,
“Dobara aisi harkat mat karna! Agar tum mar gaye to mera shield kaun banega!!”
Adhara ne bhi aansuon se bhari awaaz mein kaha,
“Please… apni jaan khatre mein mat daalna…”
Sikandar ne un dono ko dekha, halka sa muskura kar bola,
“Thik hai, thik hai… wada karta hoon, aisi situation dobara nahi aayegi. Main nahi marne wala, abhi nahi.”
Adhara ne uske lafz pe thoda socha — “abhi nahi” — lekin kuch na kaha.
Teeno café se nikle, logon ki curious nigahon ke beech.
Ab wo khana khane ke liye ja rahe the.
Sab kuch theek tha… tabhi peeche se awaaz aayi:
“YOU THERE!!”
Sikandar ne pehle to ignore kiya, lekin phir…
“STOP!! SIKANDAR SILVERSTAR!!”
Awaaz kisi ladke ki thi, laal baalon wala, mehnga armor pehne hue, aur aankhon mein junoon bhara hua.
Sikandar ne mud kar dekha —
wo ladka bhaagta hua uske samne aa kar ruk gaya, saans phool rahi thi.
Usne seena tan kar kaha,
“Main tumhe… DUEL ke liye challenge karta hoon!!”
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Ek chhote qadd ka larka, jiska chehra masoom aur bhola lagta hai, lekin is waqt woh apni talwar Sikandar ki taraf taani hui hai.
Uski zor daar awaaz ne aas paas ke logon ka dhyaan kheench liya.
“Ye awaaz...? Kya kisi ne ladaai shuru kar di?”
“Woh toh Sikandar hai! Oh nahi, kisi ne phir usse panga le liya!”
“Magar... Sikandar toh Awakened nahi hai na? Shayad is liye us ne use challenge kiya hoga.”
“Ye naya banda kaun hai? Pehli dafa dekha hai.”
Logon mai fusahat mach gayi — kuch us bechare ladke ke liye pareshan the, aur kuch ne toh dil hi dil mai uske liye duaen padh di ke wo zinda bach jaaye.
Sikandar ne haath jeb mai daal kar seedha uski taraf dekha. Aankhon mai koi emotion nahi tha.
“Tum kaun ho?” usne be-parwai se poocha.
Uske liye ye larka kuch bhi nahi tha.
Ek jhalak mai hi usne samajh liya ke uska power level sirf Mid-Rank Three hai. Theek hai, lekin Sikandar ke maqaam tak pohanchne ke liye kaafi nahi.
“Ek non-Awakened ne sparring tournament mai entry kaisi le li?! Tum is layak nahi ho!” larke ne cheekh kar kaha.
Sikandar bas thoda hairaan hua, phir uska chehra thanda pad gaya.
Wo mud kar jaane laga.
Uske saath Rosie bhi chal rahi thi — usne mazaak udata hua zubaan bahar nikali aur larke ki taraf smug chehra banaya, phir dono aaram se wahan se chale gaye.
Larke ke gusse ne uska chehra laal kar diya. Usse aaj tak kisi ne is tarah ignore nahi kiya tha.
“RUKO!!” usne cheekh kar kaha, magar Sikandar aur uski team ne peechay dekha bhi nahi.
Gusse se usne apni talwar mazbooti se pakri, aur us par dark-red aag bhadak uthhi. Aag talwar ke gird is tarah ghoom rahi thi jaise zinda ho.
“Ye kis qisam ki aag hai?!”
“Dark red fire?! Ye toh advanced element lagta hai!”
“Wah, kitna talent hai isme. Shayad Sikandar bhi mushkil mai aa jaaye!”
Larka ab khud par poora bharosa kar chuka tha. Uske pairo ke muscles tight hue aur wo bijli ki raftaar se Sikandar ki taraf jhapaṭa.
“Dekhata hoon kaise mujhe ignore karta hai!”
Slash!!
Usne talwar poori taqat se Sikandar ki peeth par maari —
Magar Sikandar ne aik kadam side mai le kar asaani se bach gaya.
Sikandar ne andar hi andar socha, “Ye banda bhi kam zidi nahi hai… Magar agar mujhe apni value university ke saamne badhani hai, toh mujhe kuch dikhana hoga.”
Larka ghoom kar dobara talwar uthaata hai, is dafa uske andar se dark red energy phoot kar nikli.
“Normal Magic — FIRE DRAGON!!”
ROAARRR!!!
Aag ka ek azeem dragon talwar ke ird gird ghuma, uski garaj se hawa ka rung badal gaya.
Jab wo dragon Sikandar ke paas pohanchta hai —
Toh uski aankhon mai bijli chamak uthi.
Achanak uske jism se electric current nikalta hai, jo hawa mai tarrakkay maarta phir raha tha.
Logon ne yeh dekh kar cheekh maar di,
“Ye... Ye toh Awakened ban gaya!!”
“Kaise mumkin hai?!”
Sikandar ka badalna sab ke liye hairaan-kun tha. Wo larka ab bhi samajhta tha ke Sikandar uska muqabla nahi kar payega — lekin uski umeedein jald toot gayin.
Ek pal mai Sikandar gaayab ho gaya.
Sab ne aankhein jhapaaki bhi nahi thi ke Sikandar us larke ke bilkul saamne tha!
Larka ghabra gaya, usne talwar hawa mai ghumai —
SWOOSH!!
Aag se bhari talwar seedha Sikandar ke sir ki taraf gayi,
uske zehan mai ek khayal aaya, “Oh nahi! Ye toh poori taqat se chal gayi! Agar ye lagi toh ye mar jaayega!”
Magar sab ke dekhte dekhte, Sikandar ne apna haath uthaya aur talwar nangi ungliyon se pakad li!
BAMMM!!
Aag ke jhatke se zameen hil gayi, hawa ka pressure sab ko peeche dhakel gaya.
“Usne... Usne talwar haath se roki?!”
“Impossible...!”
Sikandar ka haath zaroor jal raha tha, magar uski regeneration ne sab kuch niraas kar diya. Uski jild par halki si raakh bani, lekin aag be-asar ho gayi.
Larke ka rang udh gaya, “Ye... Ye mumkin nahi!”
Sikandar ki aankhon mai neeli roshni chamki —
Wo Alpha Intimidation chala deta hai.
Ek pal mai, larke ke liye Sikandar insaan nahi — ek daanu, ek rakshas lag raha tha.
Uske pair kaanpne lage, talwar uske haath se hilne lagi.
Sikandar ne thandi awaaz mai kaha:
“Chhote... Kabhi us shaks ko challenge mat karna, jise samajhne ke liye tum abhi chhote ho. Ye tumhare liye sabaq hai.”
Uske baad usne apna haath ghumaya —
Ek seedha mukkah larke ke pait par laga.
BAM!!
Larka hawa mai uchhal gaya, mooh se “Huaaakhh!!” karte hue khoon ugal diya.
Uske liye wo ek mukka nahi, jaise poori train takra gayi ho.
Wo zameen par ghutnon ke bal gir gaya, haath pait par tha, saans ruk gayi thi.
Sikandar ne haath peechhe kar liya, uska chehra bilkul be-ta’asur tha.
Aas paas ke log sann rehte gaye —
Koi cheer nahi raha tha, sab ke dil mai sirf ek soch chal rahi thi:
“Agar ye banda pehle se Awakened nahi tha…
Toh phir ab wo kis level ka dānaw ban gaya hai?”
Agar wo apni poori taqat istimaal karta to use darr tha ke uss larkay ki peeth ke store tabah ho jaate, aur shayad uska haath uske pait ke paar nikal jaata.
Sikandar ne chaha ke aur masla na badhe, is liye usne apni taqat rok li.
Wo thandi aankhon se uss larkay ko dekhte hue uske paas gaya, uska iraada tha poochhne ka ke usay kisne bheja hai.
Zameen par ghutnon ke bal gira hua larka be-bass aur hairan tha.
“Yeh... yeh banda Awakened hai?! Lekin mujhe to iski lightning mana zyada taqatwar mehsoos nahi hoti... phir yeh itna strong kaise?!”
Uske zehan mein khauf aur shaq ka tufaan tha.
As-paas kharay log khamosh the. Kuch logon ne ye socha tha ke Sikandar jeet jaayega, lekin iss andaaz mein nahi.
Jab Sikandar ne uska collar pakar kar poochhne ke liye haath badhaya hi tha, tabhi door se ek aurat ki awaaz goonji —
“Ruk jao!!”
Sikandar ne awaaz pehchaani. Wo mud kar dekhta hai to Hera daudti hui uski taraf aa rahi hoti hai.
“Ruko, Sikandar! Galatfehmi hai! Baat kar ke suljha lete hain!” Hera ne pareshaani se kaha, aur foran zakhmi larkay ka haal dekha.
Larka be-hosh hone ke qareeb tha, uske chehre par dard likha hua tha.
“Yeh kaun hai?” Sikandar ne thanday lehje mein poocha.
Hera ne hont kaate, wo jhijak gayi, lekin phir gehri saans le kar boli —
“Yeh Luke hai... Kevin ka chhota bhai.”
Sikandar ne bhonain utha kar halki si muskurahat di,
“Yeh? Iska bhai? Sachi?”
Zameen par pada Luke khoon udaalte hue chilaya,
“Tum intezaar karna! Mera bhai tumhe zaroor hara dega!”
Sikandar halki si hansi hansa,
“Apne bhai ki fikr karo. Tumhare liye maine haath roka, lekin shayad uske saath main aisa na karoon.”
Luke kuch kehne hi wala tha ke achanak Rosie peechhe se aayi aur Sikandar ka haath pakad kar boli,
“Sikandar! Chalo, is bachay se behas kar ke kya faida? Chhodo na!”
Sikandar ne uska haath hila kar chhudaya, Rosie ne thoda sa mooh banaya,
“Fine, chalo chalte hain.”
Lekin jaane se pehle Luke ne bechaini se kaha,
“Tum... tum Rosie ho na?”
Hera ne foran use roknay ki koshish ki, lekin Rosie ne jawab de diya,
“Haan, kyun?”
Luke ne gusse se poocha,
“Tum uss aadmi ki girlfriend ho?”
Rosie ne ungli apne honton par rakhi aur sochne lagi, phir hansi,
“Well... keh sakte ho.”
Luke ka chehra gusse se laal ho gaya, uske daant kas gaye,
“Tumne mere bhai ke saath dhoka kiya hai! Mera bhai Sikandar ko hara kar rahega!”
Sikandar ne bhonain chadha kar Rosie se poocha,
“Yeh kya keh raha hai?”
Rosie ghabra gayi,
“Mujhe kya pata! Main ne kabhi Kevin ko dekha bhi nahi...”,
phir usay kuch yaad aaya — wo raat jab wo kisi se takra gayi thi.
Sikandar ne uske chehre par badalti soch dekhi aur socha,
“Lagta hai yeh usay mil chuki hai... kab?”
Hera ne halat samajh kar turant beech mein bola,
“Nahi, nahi! Aisa kuch nahi hai! Kevin bas curious tha, is liye kal raat university aaya tha.”
Sikandar ne thandi nazar se kaha,
“To phir yeh bachha aise kyun keh raha hai?”
Hera ne jhooth sochne ki koshish ki, lekin Sikandar ki nazar ke saamne uski zubaan bandh ho gayi.
Phir Sikandar ke chehre par halka sa grin ubhar aaya,
“To phir... hum bhi chalte hain Faraday University... badla dene.”
Hera aankhein phaad kar boli,
“Kya?! Kya kaha tumne?”
Sikandar ne muskurate hue kaha,
“Maine kaha... chalo, hum bhi visit karte hain.”
Aur wo chal pada.
Hera ne cheekh kar kaha,
“Eh?! Nahi! Yeh bura hone wala hai!”
Tournament ka opening kal hona tha, lekin Kevin ka university aana aur provoke karna — Sikandar yeh be-izzati nahi chhod sakta tha.
Ab wo uska jawab dega — uski tarah.
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Is dauraan, Calidora abhi abhi Vampire Kingdom wapas aayi thi.
Zrolis City ka safar uske liye ek anmol tajurba tha — insaano ka jang ka tareeqa, unki zindagi, aur jab wo qaid hui to unse milne ka mauqa bhi.
Usne wahan se kuch ajeeb aur rangeen cheezen bhi laayi thi.
Wo sheeshe ke saamne khushi se muskurai.
Vampire log uski safe wapsi par khushi se naach uthe,
Unhone apne “Origin” ka shukriya ada kiya, khoon chhidka aur gaanay gaaye.
Jab Calidora qile ke darwaze tak pohanchi, to pehre-dar ne foran jhuk kar uske liye darwaza khola.
Andar jaate hi uski maa Nezera daudti hui aayi, aansuon se uska chehra bheeg gaya tha.
Usne Calidora ko zor se gale lagaya.
“Meray bachay... main ne socha tha tu laut ke nahi aayegi!”
Calidora ne uski peeth thapthapai,
“Bas maa, main wapas aa gayi hoon.”
Phir Vampire King bhi aage badha aur dono ko gale lagaya,
“Ab zyada ehtiyaat karna, Calidora. Teri maa ko phir se rula mat dena.”
Calidora ne aankh poch kar kaha,
“Sorry, dad. Ab dobara nahi hoga.”
Thodi der baad Calidora ne muskurate hue kaha,
“Dekho maa, baba! Main kya layi hoon!”
Ek guard ne aage barh kar ek mirror pesh kiya.
Calidora ne maa ka haath pakar kar bola,
“Maa, isme dekho! Tum apna chehra dekh sakti ho!”
Nezera ne muskurate hue kaha,
“Oh, kitna ajeeb cheez hai! Maine aisa pehli dafa dekha hai!”
Vampire King ne hans kar kaha,
“Wah, main to kaafi handsome lag raha hoon!”
Nezera aur Calidora dono ne usay ghura.
King ne jhijak kar khansi ki aur kaha,
“Khair, mazaak tha.”
Calidora ne phir khushi se kaha,
“Papa, aap yakin nahi karenge... lekin jab main insaano ke paas thi, tab maine ek Werewolf Spy se mulaqat ki!”
King aur Nezera dono ne hairan ho kar dekha.
Calidora ne josh se kaha,
“Wo bohot jawan tha, lagbhag meri umar ka! Maine Fredrick se kaha ke use mat maarna. Uske paas ek bohot taqatwar madadgar bhi tha... aur mujhe laga wo spy important hai.”
Nezera ne shock se kaha,
“Tumne... Werewolf spy dekha?”
Calidora ne masoomi se muskurate hue kaha,
“Haan! Usne mujhe apna khoon diya tha meri madad ke liye... bohot achha tha wo! Baaki Werewolves jaisa nahi.”
King ne gehri saans li aur phir kaha,
“Sab kuch batao... us Werewolf ke baare mein.”
Calidora ke hont par halki muskurahat thi.
Uska dil kahin aur kho gaya tha...
Sikandar ke yaadon mein.
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Bahot badhiya shaandar updateEpisode 33
Royal Vempire
Teenon abhi bhi us gehri aur badboodar daldal se guzar rahe the.
Green Messenger ke jaane se pehle usne unhein sakht hidayat di thi —
“Kisi bhi guild se raabta mat karna... aur seedha wapas daldal ke raste hi aana.”
Isliye wo teeno isi mushkil raaste se wapas ja rahe the.
Sikandar apni peeth par Calidora ko uthaye hue tha —
wo ab hosh mein thi, lekin Liliya ne use puri tarah band kar rakha tha.
Liliya ne teen spells cast kiye hue the:
Mark of Detonation, Immutable Mark, aur Suppression Mark.
Mark of Detonation — ek aisi chaap jo Liliya ke hukm par phat sakti thi.
Immutable Mark — Calidora agar bhaagne ki koshish kare, to use track kar sake.
Suppression Mark — uske mana ko rokne ke liye.
Ye marks asaani se tod sakte the wo Blood Fighter vampires jinka jism mazboot hota hai,
lekin Calidora ek Blood Magician thi, aur uska jism kamzor tha —
isliye wo un chaapon se chut nahi sakti thi.
Suraj ubhar chuka tha, naye din ki shuruat ka ishara deta hua.
Sikandar ke chehre par halki si muskurahat thi —
“Ek din mein mission poora ho gaya… ab bas wapas jakar training karni hai,”
usne socha.
Chalte hue jab paani unke paon ke neeche chup chup ki awaaz kar raha tha,
Sikandar ko ek khayal aaya,
“Haan… wo sudden quest! Poora ho gaya tha lekin maine reward dekha hi nahi!”
Usne system screen kholi:
<Sudden Quest Completed!>
<Calculating Reward...>
<User obtained three petals of Dark Mooncress.>
<Reward: 500,000 EXP | 10,000 Gold | 8 Skill Upgrades | Dark Mooncress Manual | Whiro Necklace of Fear>
Sikandar ki aankhen hairani se phail gayin.
“Itna bada reward... ye to deewanapan hai!”
usne dil mein socha.
Agar sirf teen petals par itna mila hai, to agar poore Dark Mooncress mil jayein to?
Ye soch kar uska dil aur lalach se bhar gaya… lekin phir khud ko sambhala,
“Nahi… agar ek lafz hai kalpana ka. Jo mila hai, uska shukriya ada karna chahiye.”
Aage Liliya aur Devan raaste saaf kar rahe the, mutated janwaron ko maarte hue.
Sikandar sirf Calidora ko sambhal raha tha,
magar uska dhyan poora system ki screen par tha.
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Usne apna pehla item khola —
Dark Mooncress Manual
Ek kitaab jisme Dark Mooncress ke baare mein har raaz likha tha —
kaise banti hai, kyon banti hai, aur kaise uska asar badhaya ja sakta hai.
“Hmm… ye to umeed ke mutabiq hi hai,”
Sikandar ne socha, aur phir agla item khola.
Uske haath mein ek zanjeer chamki —
Whiro Necklace of Fear
<Whiro Necklace of Fear – Rank 6>
Banaya gaya Whiro ke dwara — ek aisi makhlooq jo zinda logon ke negative emotions se paida hui thi.
Is necklace mein uska khaufnaak aura basa hua hai.
Mental stat +30
Har un qatil par jiska mental stat zyada ho — +2 extra milega.
Active Skill: Wicked Aura
Passive Skill: Bleak Sense
Sikandar ke chehre par muskurahat phail gayi.
“Rank 6 equipment… aur do naye skills! Ye to kamaal hai!”
Usne necklace pehna — turant uske dimagh mein ek thandak si mehsoos hui.
Sab kuch zyada saaf lagne laga, jaise uske khayal tez ho gaye hon.
“Ab ye Bleak Sense kya hai?”
usne curiosity se system khola.
<Bleak Sense>
Allows user to sense fear in a 10-meter radius.
Sikandar ne aas-paas dekha — Liliya aur Devan dono se koi fear signal nahi mil raha tha…
Lekin achanak uske peechhe se ek tez darr ki leh mehsoos hui.
Usne peeche dekha —
Calidora ka jism kaanp raha tha, uska chehra peela pad chuka tha.
Aankhon mein aansu chamak rahe the.
“Darti ho?” Sikandar ne shanti se poocha.
Calidora ne jawab nahi diya. Uske hoth hilay, lekin awaaz nahi nikli.
Sikandar ne ahista se kaha,
“Fikr mat karo… agar tum hamare saath cooperate karogi, to koi nuksaan nahi hoga.”
Calidora ki aankhon se aansu girte rahe, lekin wo chup rahi.
Uske jism ka har hisa darr se sikkud gaya tha.
Kuch der tak khamoshi chhayi rahi.
Phir Sikandar ne narmi se kaha,
“Ek baat batao… tumne pehle insaano ki madad kyon ki thi?”
Uske lehje mein curiosity thi, gussa nahi.
Uske zehan mein sawal tha —
Supernatural makhlooqen hamesha insaano se nafrat karti hain,
lekin Calidora alag thi.
Wo kyun?
Sikandar ke liye yeh manzar ajeeb tha...
Calidora — ek Vampire, ek Supernatural — insaano ki madad kar rahi thi.
Yeh dekh kar wo khamoshi me sochta reh gaya.
Phir achanak uske kaano me ek kamzor magar meethi awaaz gunjti hai,
“Mujhe lagta hai... kuch insaan bhi be-gunaah hote hain.”
Sikandar ne sar thoda jhuka kar kaha,
“Be-gunaah?”
Calidora ne halki si muskurahat ke saath kaha,
“Main sochti hoon... jaise Supernaturals me civilians hote hain, waise insaano me bhi hote honge.”
Uski awaaz kamzor thi, lekin uske lafzon me yaqeen tha —
ek mazboot soch, ek narm dil ke peeche chhupi hui.
Sikandar andar se hil gaya, “Kya usne abhi kaha... Supernatural civilians?”
Ye baat to usne kabhi sochi hi nahi thi.
Wo kuch aur poochhne wala tha ke achanak Devan ki awaaz aayi,
“Sikandar! Yahan rukte hain thodi der, aage ka safar lamba hai!”
Sikandar ne sir hila kar haan ki, aur unke peeche chal diya.
Teeno ne ek bade darakht ke jhad se bane root par baith kar saans li.
Sikandar ne Calidora ko halka sa sambhal kar tree ke saath tek diya,
phir apni inventory me se khana nikaala — ration kaafi tha.
Liliya, Devan aur Sikandar teeno hi ladai se thake hue the.
Zakhmon ka dard to kuch kam ho gaya tha,
lekin zehni thakaan abhi tak baaqi thi.
Sikandar ne khana baant diya,
kisi ne nahi poocha ke ye sab uske paas kahan se aaya —
sab khamoshi se khaane lage.
Dhoop hone ke bawajood swamp ka mahaul sardi se bharpoor tha.
Thandi hawa aur keechad ki badbu me bhi wo log alert the —
kahin koi mutated janwar achanak na nikal aaye.
Thodi der baad Devan ne kaha,
“Main kuch sukhay lakriyan dhoondhta hoon. Apni telekinesis se aag jala loonga.”
“Sambhal ke jaana,” Liliya ne neend bhari awaaz me kaha.
Kuch minute baad,
Liliya ne aankhein band kar li — thakaan ne use poori tarah girift me le liya.
Sikandar ne mehsoos kiya ke Liliya pehle se bhi kamzor lag rahi hai.
Usne Calidora ki taraf dekha —
uske baal hawa me hil rahe the,
uski purple aankhen dur kisi khayal me gum thi.
Sikandar ne dil me socha,
“Ab samajh aaya sab kehte kyu hain ke Vampires khatarnaak hote hain... Dilkash bhi.”
Lekin uske chehre par dard tha.
Wo bechain lag rahi thi, saans tez chal rahi thi.
Sikandar ne aankh me shakk se dekha,
“Vampires thakte nahi... phir yeh kyun kamzor hai?”
Phir use yaad aaya — “Dhoop me hone ki wajah se! Lekin wo jal kyun nahi rahi?”
Usne gaur se dekha,
Calidora bilkul theek thi, dhoop me bhi koi nuksaan nahi ho raha tha.
“Lagta hai koi magical item pehna hai, jo sunlight ko rokta hai... Lekin shayad wo bhooki hai, khoon ke bina zyada der nahi reh sakti.”
Sikandar ne system se poocha,
“Agar main apna khoon doon to koi nuksaan hoga?”
System ne jawab diya,
<Nahi, Calidora itni taqatwar nahi ke tumhe nuksaan pohchaye.>
Confirmation milte hi Sikandar ne apni sleeve upar kari aur haath aage badhaya.
Calidora ne use hairani se dekha,
“Tum... kya keh rahe ho?”
“Tum bhooki ho na? Mera khoon le lo,” Sikandar ne shaant lehje me kaha.
Calidora ne aankh me shakk liya,
“Insaan ko agar Vampire kaate to wo turant mar jaata hai... agar uska rank kam ho to.”
“Fikr mat karo, mujhe kuch nahi hoga... main aam insaan nahi hoon,” Sikandar ne halka sa muskura kar kaha.
Calidora ne phir bhi hichkichahat se kaha,
“Agar main control kho baithi to?”
Sikandar ne hans kar kaha,
“Tum samajhti ho ke tum mujhe nuksaan pohcha sakti ho?”
Uske lafz me itna yaqeen tha ke Calidora bas chup ho gayi.
Usne dheere se uska haath pakra — aur apni fangs uske kareeb le gayi.
Kuch pal ruk kar...
Bite!
Sikandar ne mehsoos kiya,
uska khoon dheere dheere nikal raha hai — sirf kuch boondein.
Dard to tha, lekin zyada nahi.
Uska werewolf jism turant naye khoon se kami poori kar raha tha.
Calidora ke hont halkay se uski skin par the —
wo har gulp ke saath bechaini se saans le rahi thi.
Kuch hi lamhon me uska kamzor jism wapas taqat se bhar gaya.
Kuch der baad wo alag hoti hai,
Sikandar apna haath peeche kar ke sleeve wapas neeche karta hai.
“Kaisa tha? Mazaa aaya?” usne mazaak me poocha.
Calidora ne uski taraf dekha, aankhon me ajeeb si shiddat thi.
“Tumhara khoon... ajeeb hai. Khata meetha... mujhe laga kadva hoga, par yeh to bilkul alag hai.”
Sikandar muskuraya,
“Lagta hai mere andar ka Werewolf flavor de raha hai.”
Usne apna ration uthaya aur khana shuru kar diya,
lekin Calidora ki nazar ab us par tik gayi thi.
Do minute beet gaye, wo bas use dekh rahi thi.
Sikandar ne hairani se poocha,
“Kya hua? Aise kyun dekh rahi ho?”
Calidora ne chup reh kar kaha,
“Tum asal me ho kya?”
Sikandar ne dheere se jawab diya,
“Mujhe khud nahi pata... lekin dil se main abhi bhi insaan hoon.”
Calidora ne aankh me thodi shakk li,
“Kahi tum Werewolves ke jasoos to nahi?”
Sikandar kuch kehne hi wala tha ke tabhi Devan wapas aa gaya.
“Bohat waqt laga diya, hum to thand se mar rahe the!” Sikandar ne mazaak me kaha.
Devan ne aankh ghumayi,
“Bhai, ye swamp hai! Sukhay lakdi dhoondhna asaan nahi hota!”
Sikandar hans pada, aur lakdi beech me rakhi.
Devan ne chhoti chingari jala kar aag laga di.
Aag ke aas paas baith kar teeno ne chain ki saans li.
“Main ghar jaake garam paani se nahaunga!” Devan ne kaha.
“Tere ghar to Ratmawati City ke andar hoga, koi bada sa mahal hoga na?” Sikandar ne hansi me kaha.
“Haan bhai, kabhi aa jaana,” Devan ne jawab diya.
“Pachtana mat, kahin main jal kar tera mahal tod na doon!” Sikandar hans kar bola.
Dono hans rahe the —
tabhi...
Swiish...
Dahine taraf ke bushes me kuch hila.
Sikandar aur Devan abhi bhi baat kar rahe the,
lekin Sikandar ke andar ka sense jaag gaya.
Ek pal me uska chehra badal gaya.
“Devan—”
Aur phir...
WHOOSH!!
Kali cheez hawa me seedha Devan ki taraf nikalti hai!
“BACHO!!” Sikandar zor se chillaaya!
---
“WATCH OUT!!”
Sikandar ne cheekha, magar Dave ka jism jaise jam gaya tha — react hi nahi kar raha tha.
Sikandar ne apni tez reflexes se Dave ka collar pakda aur use ek jhatke se peeche kheench liya.
Ek kala object unke saamne se bijli ki tarah guzra, Dave ke gaal ko halkasa kaat gaya.
KABOOM!!
Jis ped par woh baithe the, woh ek hi war me gir gaya — us attack ke samne khud ko ek pal ke liye bhi bacha na saka.
Dave ne hosh sambhala aur turant apni telekinesis ability se Liliya ke ird gird ek invisible shield banaya, jo abhi bhi neend me thi.
Sikandar ne foran Liliya ko utha liya aur us jagah se hat gaya.
Liliya ne aankhein kholi aur ghabrakar poocha,
“Yeh... kya ho raha hai?”
Sikandar ne apni nazar aage uthai —
Wahan kuch door ek pheele rang ka aadmi khada tha... aur uska wajood ek hi nazar me sab kuch keh raha tha —
Vampire.
Uske lambe brown baal the, jinme halka sa siyah pan mila hua tha.
Chamakti hazel eyes, talwar ki tarah tez nazar, aur ek stoic expression jaise use duniya ki kisi baat se farq hi nahi padta.
Kuch lamhe ke liye hawa bhi ruk gayi.
Achanak ek kali talwar piche se unke paas se guzri aur seedha us Vampire ke haath me laut aayi.
Us talwar se laal khoon ki aura nikal rahi thi — aise lag raha tha jaise khud maut uske ird gird ghoom rahi ho.
Vampire ke aas paas koi khaas energy mehsoos nahi ho rahi thi,
lekin Sikandar ke andar ka har ek sense chillaa raha tha — “Bhaag jao!”
Aur tabhi...
SWOOSH!!
Vampire ke peechhe se kale par nikle — bade, furless aur shaandar — kam se kam das meter tak faile hue.
Woh aasman me uth gaya, suraj uske peeche chhup gaya aur uska chehra andhere me chamak raha tha.
Usne haath uthaya aur dheere se kaha,
“Hand over the princess, mortal.”
Liliya gusse se cheekhi, “Tum kaun ho?!”
Vampire ne bilkul bhi interest nahi liya, sirf kaha,
“Main do baar nahi kehta... princess hume de do.”
Uska lehja bilkul shaant tha, jaise Liliya uske liye ek tuchchh cheez ho.
Liliya ne socha ki Green Messenger ab bhi unpar nazar rakhta hoga, is liye usne himmat nahi haari.
Sikandar ne apni system screen dekhi —
<Seth>
Race: Pure Vampire – Adult Rook
Power: ???
Mental: ???
Strength: ???
Agility: ???
Endurance: ???
Intelligence: ???
Sikandar ka dil doob gaya —
“Yeh Brutal Grey jitna to kam se kam hoga… Shayad yeh Royal Vampire hai jo Calidora ki hifazat ke liye bheja gaya hai.”
Usne socha, ‘Hum lad hi nahi sakte... aur mere senses bata rahe hain ke aas paas aur bhi vampires hain… kam az kam paanch.’
Unka poora area vampires se ghir chuka tha.
Sikandar ne chupke se Liliya ka kohni se ishaara kiya — mat ladao.
Magar Liliya ziddi thi,
“Hum khaali haath nahi ja sakte! Hum—”
BOOM!!
Vampire ne ungli uthai aur ek laal energy blast chhodi —
Liliya ke gaal ke paas se guzri aur ped ke peeche ek bada hole bana diya.
Sab ke chehre safed pad gaye — koi samajh hi nahi paaya ke hua kya.
Tabhi ek narmi bhari lekin taqatwar awaz aayi,
“Enough!”
Calidora cheekhi.
Vampire ne use dekha — aur agle hi pal me woh ek blur ban gaya.
Sab ne aankh jhapki — aur dekha ke Calidora uske haath me thi.
Sikandar, Dave aur Liliya — sab be-bas.
Unke saamne woh vampire kisi devta se kam nahi lag raha tha.
Sikandar ne Calidora ki taraf dekha aur sir hila kar aankhon me kaha,
"Main ne tujhe apna khoon diya... kam az kam hume jaane de."
Calidora ne use dekha — aur vampire ke kaan me kuch phusphusayi.
Vampire ki aankhein ek pal ke liye chhoti, fir wapas shaant ho gayi.
Usne Sikandar ki taraf dekha — aisi nazar se jaise har waqt usse maar sakta ho.
Kuch pal ka sannata chhaya raha.
Phir vampire halki si muskurahat ke sath bola,
“Consider this mercy.”
Usne Calidora ke haath par bane Liliya ke red mark ko pakda — aur ek jhatke me crush kar diya.
Calidora ne peeche mud kar kaha,
“We’ll meet again.”
Woh dono aasman me ud gaye,
aur kuch hi der me dono swamp ke andhere me gayab ho gaye.
Liliya ne gusse me cheekha,
“DAMN!!”
Usne ped par mukka maara — ped ka tukda tut gaya.
Dave ne haath rakha,
“Shukriya ada karo ke hum abhi zinda hain... yeh mission humare bas ka nahi tha.”
Sikandar ne chup chap un dono ko dekha.
Liliya insaanon ke samne kamzor aur chup rehti hai... lekin supernatural ke samne jungli ban jaati hai.
Un teenon ne khud par laanat bheji ke unhone rest kiya.
Agar woh rukte nahi, to Calidora unke saath hoti.
Woh swamp chhod kar nikal gaye — haar ke saath, lekin zinda.
Dave aur Liliya ke liye yeh failure tha,
magar Sikandar ke liye yeh ek kadam aage tha.
Usne apni inventory dekhi, jahan Dark Mooncress rakha tha.
“Bas... thoda aur waqt de. Main mazboot banunga.”
Uske chehre par ek thandi muskurahat thi.
---
Kuch door, Zrolis City ke kinare par,
Bertolf aur Zegrath chupchaap ruk gaye — jaise unhe kuch mehsoos hua ho...
Zegrath ab bhi gusse se jal raha tha. Uski aankhen dur kahin Zrolis City ki chamakti roshniyon par tikki hui thi, aur uske zehan mein Sikandar ka chehra baar baar ubhar raha tha. Uski saanson ka utrao-chadhaav tez hota ja raha tha.
Bertolf ne ye dekha to halki muskurahat ke saath bola,
“Fikr mat kar, tera badla jald milega...”
Phir usne Zegrath ke haath ki taraf dekha aur poocha,
“Toh... kya tu ne Dark Mooncress hasil kar li?”
Zegrath ne apna haath uthaya — teen kali si chamakti Dark Mooncress ki patiyan uski mutthi mein thi.
Bertolf ne bhaari saans li,
“Woh laanat wala insaan sab le gaya... khair, teeno patiyan kaafi hongi. Main tujhe Rank Five tak pahunchne mein madad karunga.”
Phir uska lehja thoda thanda ho gaya,
“Lekin ek shart hai... tu mujhe apna sardaar maanega.”
Zegrath ne zyada soche bagair sar hila diya. Uske dil mein sirf ek hi baat thi — taqat hasil karni hai, aur insaano ko mitti mein mila dena hai.
Bertolf ke hothon par ek khaufnaak muskurahat phail gayi.
“Accha... chalo, phir waqt zaya na karein.”
Phir Zegrath ne poocha,
“Jarvald ka kya hua? Kya tu use maar paya?”
Bertolf ka chehra ek pal ko kathor ho gaya,
“Woh bach nikla... aur mujhe maloom hai, woh badla lene zaroor aayega.”
Donon ne chupchaap asmaan ki taraf dekha aur phir tez raftaar se Werewolf Kingdom ki taraf daud pade.
---
Zrolis City se lautne ke baad Sikandar ne apni report SCO ko de di.
Mission pura nahi hua tha, lekin kyunki yeh unka pehla mission tha, unhein saza nahi mili.
Sikandar seedha Ochyra University laut aaya.
Wahan usse Rosie aur Adhara ne ghair liya — dono ne poora din usse sawal pe sawal kiye:
“Kahan gaya tha?”
“Kis ke saath tha?”
“Itni dair kyun lagayi?”
Sikandar ne hamesha ki tarah muskurakar kaha,
“Main apni maa ke paas gaya tha.”
Lekin uske alfaaz mein itni jhooth ki boo thi ke dono ladkiyan gusse se laal ho gayin.
Aakhirkar unhone use tang karna chhod diya.
Thakaan ki wajah se Sikandar ne classes bhi miss kar di thi.
Uska dimaag ab Kevin Luc ke saath hone wale muqable par tha — Faraday University ka ace.
Sikandar poori tayyari mein tha, pur-aitemad aur mazboot.
Rosie kabhi kabhi use khana khane chalne ke liye kehti,
lekin hamesha Adhara beech mein aa jaati.
Us waqt Sikandar ek café mein dono ke saath baitha coffee pee raha tha.
Adhara aur Rosie phir se jhagde mein uljhi hui thi —
jaise billi aur chuhiya, ek dusre ke bagair chain nahi milta.
Sikandar muskurate hue bahar ka manzar dekh raha tha.
Tabhi Adhara ne hichkichate hue kaha,
“Sikandar…”
Rosie bhi achanak serious ho gayi.
Sikandar ne bhonhein chadha kar poocha,
“Kya hua? Dono itni serious kyun ho gayin?”
Adhara ne dheemi awaaz mein kaha,
“Jab tum gayab the… kya tum kisi khatre mein the? Mujhe us raat neend nahi aayi.”
Rosie ne bhi sar hila diya.
Sikandar hairan reh gaya —
“Yeh dono kaise mehsoos kar gayin?”
Tabhi ek system notification samne aayi:
<Adhara has a special bond with the user. She can feel every emotion you feel.>
Sikandar ne sirf Adhara ke liye toh samajh liya…
Lekin Rosie?
“Yeh kya mamla hai…” usne dil mein socha.
Usne khansi karte hue kaha,
“Haan, main kuch din pehle ek bohot khatarnak jagah par tha.”
Dono ladkiyan jhuki hui thi, har lafz sunne ko bechain.
Sikandar ne muskurakar kaha,
“Wahan ek aisi makhlooq thi… itni khamosh ke uska ehsaas bhi nahi hota. Achanak mere peeche aayi jaise koi shikari apne shikar par toot padta hai. Us waqt mujhe laga main… kamzor ho gaya hoon.”
Rosie aur Adhara dono sust ho gayin —
“Agar Sikandar ko kamzori mehsoos hui, to humara kya haal hota?”
Sikandar ne baat jari rakhi,
“Khair, kisi ne meri madad ki. Kaun tha, yeh tum dono ke liye raaz hai. Wahi meri zindagi bachakar aaya.”
Usne halka sa hans kar kaha,
“Soch kar bhi ajib lagta hai.”
Tabhi dono ladkiyan cheekh uthi:
“SIKANDAR!!”
Aur dono ne use zor se jhappi daal di.
THUD!
Sikandar kursi se gir gaya, dono uske upar ro rahi thi.
“Kya kar rahi ho tum dono! Log dekh rahe hain!”
Rosie ne rote hue kaha,
“Dobara aisi harkat mat karna! Agar tum mar gaye to mera shield kaun banega!!”
Adhara ne bhi aansuon se bhari awaaz mein kaha,
“Please… apni jaan khatre mein mat daalna…”
Sikandar ne un dono ko dekha, halka sa muskura kar bola,
“Thik hai, thik hai… wada karta hoon, aisi situation dobara nahi aayegi. Main nahi marne wala, abhi nahi.”
Adhara ne uske lafz pe thoda socha — “abhi nahi” — lekin kuch na kaha.
Teeno café se nikle, logon ki curious nigahon ke beech.
Ab wo khana khane ke liye ja rahe the.
Sab kuch theek tha… tabhi peeche se awaaz aayi:
“YOU THERE!!”
Sikandar ne pehle to ignore kiya, lekin phir…
“STOP!! SIKANDAR SILVERSTAR!!”
Awaaz kisi ladke ki thi, laal baalon wala, mehnga armor pehne hue, aur aankhon mein junoon bhara hua.
Sikandar ne mud kar dekha —
wo ladka bhaagta hua uske samne aa kar ruk gaya, saans phool rahi thi.
Usne seena tan kar kaha,
“Main tumhe… DUEL ke liye challenge karta hoon!!”
---
Ek chhote qadd ka larka, jiska chehra masoom aur bhola lagta hai, lekin is waqt woh apni talwar Sikandar ki taraf taani hui hai.
Uski zor daar awaaz ne aas paas ke logon ka dhyaan kheench liya.
“Ye awaaz...? Kya kisi ne ladaai shuru kar di?”
“Woh toh Sikandar hai! Oh nahi, kisi ne phir usse panga le liya!”
“Magar... Sikandar toh Awakened nahi hai na? Shayad is liye us ne use challenge kiya hoga.”
“Ye naya banda kaun hai? Pehli dafa dekha hai.”
Logon mai fusahat mach gayi — kuch us bechare ladke ke liye pareshan the, aur kuch ne toh dil hi dil mai uske liye duaen padh di ke wo zinda bach jaaye.
Sikandar ne haath jeb mai daal kar seedha uski taraf dekha. Aankhon mai koi emotion nahi tha.
“Tum kaun ho?” usne be-parwai se poocha.
Uske liye ye larka kuch bhi nahi tha.
Ek jhalak mai hi usne samajh liya ke uska power level sirf Mid-Rank Three hai. Theek hai, lekin Sikandar ke maqaam tak pohanchne ke liye kaafi nahi.
“Ek non-Awakened ne sparring tournament mai entry kaisi le li?! Tum is layak nahi ho!” larke ne cheekh kar kaha.
Sikandar bas thoda hairaan hua, phir uska chehra thanda pad gaya.
Wo mud kar jaane laga.
Uske saath Rosie bhi chal rahi thi — usne mazaak udata hua zubaan bahar nikali aur larke ki taraf smug chehra banaya, phir dono aaram se wahan se chale gaye.
Larke ke gusse ne uska chehra laal kar diya. Usse aaj tak kisi ne is tarah ignore nahi kiya tha.
“RUKO!!” usne cheekh kar kaha, magar Sikandar aur uski team ne peechay dekha bhi nahi.
Gusse se usne apni talwar mazbooti se pakri, aur us par dark-red aag bhadak uthhi. Aag talwar ke gird is tarah ghoom rahi thi jaise zinda ho.
“Ye kis qisam ki aag hai?!”
“Dark red fire?! Ye toh advanced element lagta hai!”
“Wah, kitna talent hai isme. Shayad Sikandar bhi mushkil mai aa jaaye!”
Larka ab khud par poora bharosa kar chuka tha. Uske pairo ke muscles tight hue aur wo bijli ki raftaar se Sikandar ki taraf jhapaṭa.
“Dekhata hoon kaise mujhe ignore karta hai!”
Slash!!
Usne talwar poori taqat se Sikandar ki peeth par maari —
Magar Sikandar ne aik kadam side mai le kar asaani se bach gaya.
Sikandar ne andar hi andar socha, “Ye banda bhi kam zidi nahi hai… Magar agar mujhe apni value university ke saamne badhani hai, toh mujhe kuch dikhana hoga.”
Larka ghoom kar dobara talwar uthaata hai, is dafa uske andar se dark red energy phoot kar nikli.
“Normal Magic — FIRE DRAGON!!”
ROAARRR!!!
Aag ka ek azeem dragon talwar ke ird gird ghuma, uski garaj se hawa ka rung badal gaya.
Jab wo dragon Sikandar ke paas pohanchta hai —
Toh uski aankhon mai bijli chamak uthi.
Achanak uske jism se electric current nikalta hai, jo hawa mai tarrakkay maarta phir raha tha.
Logon ne yeh dekh kar cheekh maar di,
“Ye... Ye toh Awakened ban gaya!!”
“Kaise mumkin hai?!”
Sikandar ka badalna sab ke liye hairaan-kun tha. Wo larka ab bhi samajhta tha ke Sikandar uska muqabla nahi kar payega — lekin uski umeedein jald toot gayin.
Ek pal mai Sikandar gaayab ho gaya.
Sab ne aankhein jhapaaki bhi nahi thi ke Sikandar us larke ke bilkul saamne tha!
Larka ghabra gaya, usne talwar hawa mai ghumai —
SWOOSH!!
Aag se bhari talwar seedha Sikandar ke sir ki taraf gayi,
uske zehan mai ek khayal aaya, “Oh nahi! Ye toh poori taqat se chal gayi! Agar ye lagi toh ye mar jaayega!”
Magar sab ke dekhte dekhte, Sikandar ne apna haath uthaya aur talwar nangi ungliyon se pakad li!
BAMMM!!
Aag ke jhatke se zameen hil gayi, hawa ka pressure sab ko peeche dhakel gaya.
“Usne... Usne talwar haath se roki?!”
“Impossible...!”
Sikandar ka haath zaroor jal raha tha, magar uski regeneration ne sab kuch niraas kar diya. Uski jild par halki si raakh bani, lekin aag be-asar ho gayi.
Larke ka rang udh gaya, “Ye... Ye mumkin nahi!”
Sikandar ki aankhon mai neeli roshni chamki —
Wo Alpha Intimidation chala deta hai.
Ek pal mai, larke ke liye Sikandar insaan nahi — ek daanu, ek rakshas lag raha tha.
Uske pair kaanpne lage, talwar uske haath se hilne lagi.
Sikandar ne thandi awaaz mai kaha:
“Chhote... Kabhi us shaks ko challenge mat karna, jise samajhne ke liye tum abhi chhote ho. Ye tumhare liye sabaq hai.”
Uske baad usne apna haath ghumaya —
Ek seedha mukkah larke ke pait par laga.
BAM!!
Larka hawa mai uchhal gaya, mooh se “Huaaakhh!!” karte hue khoon ugal diya.
Uske liye wo ek mukka nahi, jaise poori train takra gayi ho.
Wo zameen par ghutnon ke bal gir gaya, haath pait par tha, saans ruk gayi thi.
Sikandar ne haath peechhe kar liya, uska chehra bilkul be-ta’asur tha.
Aas paas ke log sann rehte gaye —
Koi cheer nahi raha tha, sab ke dil mai sirf ek soch chal rahi thi:
“Agar ye banda pehle se Awakened nahi tha…
Toh phir ab wo kis level ka dānaw ban gaya hai?”
Agar wo apni poori taqat istimaal karta to use darr tha ke uss larkay ki peeth ke store tabah ho jaate, aur shayad uska haath uske pait ke paar nikal jaata.
Sikandar ne chaha ke aur masla na badhe, is liye usne apni taqat rok li.
Wo thandi aankhon se uss larkay ko dekhte hue uske paas gaya, uska iraada tha poochhne ka ke usay kisne bheja hai.
Zameen par ghutnon ke bal gira hua larka be-bass aur hairan tha.
“Yeh... yeh banda Awakened hai?! Lekin mujhe to iski lightning mana zyada taqatwar mehsoos nahi hoti... phir yeh itna strong kaise?!”
Uske zehan mein khauf aur shaq ka tufaan tha.
As-paas kharay log khamosh the. Kuch logon ne ye socha tha ke Sikandar jeet jaayega, lekin iss andaaz mein nahi.
Jab Sikandar ne uska collar pakar kar poochhne ke liye haath badhaya hi tha, tabhi door se ek aurat ki awaaz goonji —
“Ruk jao!!”
Sikandar ne awaaz pehchaani. Wo mud kar dekhta hai to Hera daudti hui uski taraf aa rahi hoti hai.
“Ruko, Sikandar! Galatfehmi hai! Baat kar ke suljha lete hain!” Hera ne pareshaani se kaha, aur foran zakhmi larkay ka haal dekha.
Larka be-hosh hone ke qareeb tha, uske chehre par dard likha hua tha.
“Yeh kaun hai?” Sikandar ne thanday lehje mein poocha.
Hera ne hont kaate, wo jhijak gayi, lekin phir gehri saans le kar boli —
“Yeh Luke hai... Kevin ka chhota bhai.”
Sikandar ne bhonain utha kar halki si muskurahat di,
“Yeh? Iska bhai? Sachi?”
Zameen par pada Luke khoon udaalte hue chilaya,
“Tum intezaar karna! Mera bhai tumhe zaroor hara dega!”
Sikandar halki si hansi hansa,
“Apne bhai ki fikr karo. Tumhare liye maine haath roka, lekin shayad uske saath main aisa na karoon.”
Luke kuch kehne hi wala tha ke achanak Rosie peechhe se aayi aur Sikandar ka haath pakad kar boli,
“Sikandar! Chalo, is bachay se behas kar ke kya faida? Chhodo na!”
Sikandar ne uska haath hila kar chhudaya, Rosie ne thoda sa mooh banaya,
“Fine, chalo chalte hain.”
Lekin jaane se pehle Luke ne bechaini se kaha,
“Tum... tum Rosie ho na?”
Hera ne foran use roknay ki koshish ki, lekin Rosie ne jawab de diya,
“Haan, kyun?”
Luke ne gusse se poocha,
“Tum uss aadmi ki girlfriend ho?”
Rosie ne ungli apne honton par rakhi aur sochne lagi, phir hansi,
“Well... keh sakte ho.”
Luke ka chehra gusse se laal ho gaya, uske daant kas gaye,
“Tumne mere bhai ke saath dhoka kiya hai! Mera bhai Sikandar ko hara kar rahega!”
Sikandar ne bhonain chadha kar Rosie se poocha,
“Yeh kya keh raha hai?”
Rosie ghabra gayi,
“Mujhe kya pata! Main ne kabhi Kevin ko dekha bhi nahi...”,
phir usay kuch yaad aaya — wo raat jab wo kisi se takra gayi thi.
Sikandar ne uske chehre par badalti soch dekhi aur socha,
“Lagta hai yeh usay mil chuki hai... kab?”
Hera ne halat samajh kar turant beech mein bola,
“Nahi, nahi! Aisa kuch nahi hai! Kevin bas curious tha, is liye kal raat university aaya tha.”
Sikandar ne thandi nazar se kaha,
“To phir yeh bachha aise kyun keh raha hai?”
Hera ne jhooth sochne ki koshish ki, lekin Sikandar ki nazar ke saamne uski zubaan bandh ho gayi.
Phir Sikandar ke chehre par halka sa grin ubhar aaya,
“To phir... hum bhi chalte hain Faraday University... badla dene.”
Hera aankhein phaad kar boli,
“Kya?! Kya kaha tumne?”
Sikandar ne muskurate hue kaha,
“Maine kaha... chalo, hum bhi visit karte hain.”
Aur wo chal pada.
Hera ne cheekh kar kaha,
“Eh?! Nahi! Yeh bura hone wala hai!”
Tournament ka opening kal hona tha, lekin Kevin ka university aana aur provoke karna — Sikandar yeh be-izzati nahi chhod sakta tha.
Ab wo uska jawab dega — uski tarah.
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Is dauraan, Calidora abhi abhi Vampire Kingdom wapas aayi thi.
Zrolis City ka safar uske liye ek anmol tajurba tha — insaano ka jang ka tareeqa, unki zindagi, aur jab wo qaid hui to unse milne ka mauqa bhi.
Usne wahan se kuch ajeeb aur rangeen cheezen bhi laayi thi.
Wo sheeshe ke saamne khushi se muskurai.
Vampire log uski safe wapsi par khushi se naach uthe,
Unhone apne “Origin” ka shukriya ada kiya, khoon chhidka aur gaanay gaaye.
Jab Calidora qile ke darwaze tak pohanchi, to pehre-dar ne foran jhuk kar uske liye darwaza khola.
Andar jaate hi uski maa Nezera daudti hui aayi, aansuon se uska chehra bheeg gaya tha.
Usne Calidora ko zor se gale lagaya.
“Meray bachay... main ne socha tha tu laut ke nahi aayegi!”
Calidora ne uski peeth thapthapai,
“Bas maa, main wapas aa gayi hoon.”
Phir Vampire King bhi aage badha aur dono ko gale lagaya,
“Ab zyada ehtiyaat karna, Calidora. Teri maa ko phir se rula mat dena.”
Calidora ne aankh poch kar kaha,
“Sorry, dad. Ab dobara nahi hoga.”
Thodi der baad Calidora ne muskurate hue kaha,
“Dekho maa, baba! Main kya layi hoon!”
Ek guard ne aage barh kar ek mirror pesh kiya.
Calidora ne maa ka haath pakar kar bola,
“Maa, isme dekho! Tum apna chehra dekh sakti ho!”
Nezera ne muskurate hue kaha,
“Oh, kitna ajeeb cheez hai! Maine aisa pehli dafa dekha hai!”
Vampire King ne hans kar kaha,
“Wah, main to kaafi handsome lag raha hoon!”
Nezera aur Calidora dono ne usay ghura.
King ne jhijak kar khansi ki aur kaha,
“Khair, mazaak tha.”
Calidora ne phir khushi se kaha,
“Papa, aap yakin nahi karenge... lekin jab main insaano ke paas thi, tab maine ek Werewolf Spy se mulaqat ki!”
King aur Nezera dono ne hairan ho kar dekha.
Calidora ne josh se kaha,
“Wo bohot jawan tha, lagbhag meri umar ka! Maine Fredrick se kaha ke use mat maarna. Uske paas ek bohot taqatwar madadgar bhi tha... aur mujhe laga wo spy important hai.”
Nezera ne shock se kaha,
“Tumne... Werewolf spy dekha?”
Calidora ne masoomi se muskurate hue kaha,
“Haan! Usne mujhe apna khoon diya tha meri madad ke liye... bohot achha tha wo! Baaki Werewolves jaisa nahi.”
King ne gehri saans li aur phir kaha,
“Sab kuch batao... us Werewolf ke baare mein.”
Calidora ke hont par halki muskurahat thi.
Uska dil kahin aur kho gaya tha...
Sikandar ke yaadon mein.
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Super update bro shandar. Maza aaya ab to lagta vampire Princess bhi hero ki diwani ho gai Hai or hero ko reward se mazeed power mili but abhi tak moonarc absorb nhi Kiya to jb absorb kare ga to Shahid taqat me izafe se wo aise enemy se nimat pae or ab zegrat bhi rank 5 pe Jae GA maza aayga dushman bhi takkar ka ho to or jerald bhi ab gusse me hoga wo bhi zegrat ke khilaf Jae GA or bertlof ke bhi hero ke khilaf to pahle se hai but bro Jisne hero ke parents ko mara wo konsa wala Tha ye suspense apni jaga qaim hai dekhty Hai aage boht raaz khule ge maza aaygaEpisode 33
Royal Vempire
Teenon abhi bhi us gehri aur badboodar daldal se guzar rahe the.
Green Messenger ke jaane se pehle usne unhein sakht hidayat di thi —
“Kisi bhi guild se raabta mat karna... aur seedha wapas daldal ke raste hi aana.”
Isliye wo teeno isi mushkil raaste se wapas ja rahe the.
Sikandar apni peeth par Calidora ko uthaye hue tha —
wo ab hosh mein thi, lekin Liliya ne use puri tarah band kar rakha tha.
Liliya ne teen spells cast kiye hue the:
Mark of Detonation, Immutable Mark, aur Suppression Mark.
Mark of Detonation — ek aisi chaap jo Liliya ke hukm par phat sakti thi.
Immutable Mark — Calidora agar bhaagne ki koshish kare, to use track kar sake.
Suppression Mark — uske mana ko rokne ke liye.
Ye marks asaani se tod sakte the wo Blood Fighter vampires jinka jism mazboot hota hai,
lekin Calidora ek Blood Magician thi, aur uska jism kamzor tha —
isliye wo un chaapon se chut nahi sakti thi.
Suraj ubhar chuka tha, naye din ki shuruat ka ishara deta hua.
Sikandar ke chehre par halki si muskurahat thi —
“Ek din mein mission poora ho gaya… ab bas wapas jakar training karni hai,”
usne socha.
Chalte hue jab paani unke paon ke neeche chup chup ki awaaz kar raha tha,
Sikandar ko ek khayal aaya,
“Haan… wo sudden quest! Poora ho gaya tha lekin maine reward dekha hi nahi!”
Usne system screen kholi:
<Sudden Quest Completed!>
<Calculating Reward...>
<User obtained three petals of Dark Mooncress.>
<Reward: 500,000 EXP | 10,000 Gold | 8 Skill Upgrades | Dark Mooncress Manual | Whiro Necklace of Fear>
Sikandar ki aankhen hairani se phail gayin.
“Itna bada reward... ye to deewanapan hai!”
usne dil mein socha.
Agar sirf teen petals par itna mila hai, to agar poore Dark Mooncress mil jayein to?
Ye soch kar uska dil aur lalach se bhar gaya… lekin phir khud ko sambhala,
“Nahi… agar ek lafz hai kalpana ka. Jo mila hai, uska shukriya ada karna chahiye.”
Aage Liliya aur Devan raaste saaf kar rahe the, mutated janwaron ko maarte hue.
Sikandar sirf Calidora ko sambhal raha tha,
magar uska dhyan poora system ki screen par tha.
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Usne apna pehla item khola —
Dark Mooncress Manual
Ek kitaab jisme Dark Mooncress ke baare mein har raaz likha tha —
kaise banti hai, kyon banti hai, aur kaise uska asar badhaya ja sakta hai.
“Hmm… ye to umeed ke mutabiq hi hai,”
Sikandar ne socha, aur phir agla item khola.
Uske haath mein ek zanjeer chamki —
Whiro Necklace of Fear
<Whiro Necklace of Fear – Rank 6>
Banaya gaya Whiro ke dwara — ek aisi makhlooq jo zinda logon ke negative emotions se paida hui thi.
Is necklace mein uska khaufnaak aura basa hua hai.
Mental stat +30
Har un qatil par jiska mental stat zyada ho — +2 extra milega.
Active Skill: Wicked Aura
Passive Skill: Bleak Sense
Sikandar ke chehre par muskurahat phail gayi.
“Rank 6 equipment… aur do naye skills! Ye to kamaal hai!”
Usne necklace pehna — turant uske dimagh mein ek thandak si mehsoos hui.
Sab kuch zyada saaf lagne laga, jaise uske khayal tez ho gaye hon.
“Ab ye Bleak Sense kya hai?”
usne curiosity se system khola.
<Bleak Sense>
Allows user to sense fear in a 10-meter radius.
Sikandar ne aas-paas dekha — Liliya aur Devan dono se koi fear signal nahi mil raha tha…
Lekin achanak uske peechhe se ek tez darr ki leh mehsoos hui.
Usne peeche dekha —
Calidora ka jism kaanp raha tha, uska chehra peela pad chuka tha.
Aankhon mein aansu chamak rahe the.
“Darti ho?” Sikandar ne shanti se poocha.
Calidora ne jawab nahi diya. Uske hoth hilay, lekin awaaz nahi nikli.
Sikandar ne ahista se kaha,
“Fikr mat karo… agar tum hamare saath cooperate karogi, to koi nuksaan nahi hoga.”
Calidora ki aankhon se aansu girte rahe, lekin wo chup rahi.
Uske jism ka har hisa darr se sikkud gaya tha.
Kuch der tak khamoshi chhayi rahi.
Phir Sikandar ne narmi se kaha,
“Ek baat batao… tumne pehle insaano ki madad kyon ki thi?”
Uske lehje mein curiosity thi, gussa nahi.
Uske zehan mein sawal tha —
Supernatural makhlooqen hamesha insaano se nafrat karti hain,
lekin Calidora alag thi.
Wo kyun?
Sikandar ke liye yeh manzar ajeeb tha...
Calidora — ek Vampire, ek Supernatural — insaano ki madad kar rahi thi.
Yeh dekh kar wo khamoshi me sochta reh gaya.
Phir achanak uske kaano me ek kamzor magar meethi awaaz gunjti hai,
“Mujhe lagta hai... kuch insaan bhi be-gunaah hote hain.”
Sikandar ne sar thoda jhuka kar kaha,
“Be-gunaah?”
Calidora ne halki si muskurahat ke saath kaha,
“Main sochti hoon... jaise Supernaturals me civilians hote hain, waise insaano me bhi hote honge.”
Uski awaaz kamzor thi, lekin uske lafzon me yaqeen tha —
ek mazboot soch, ek narm dil ke peeche chhupi hui.
Sikandar andar se hil gaya, “Kya usne abhi kaha... Supernatural civilians?”
Ye baat to usne kabhi sochi hi nahi thi.
Wo kuch aur poochhne wala tha ke achanak Devan ki awaaz aayi,
“Sikandar! Yahan rukte hain thodi der, aage ka safar lamba hai!”
Sikandar ne sir hila kar haan ki, aur unke peeche chal diya.
Teeno ne ek bade darakht ke jhad se bane root par baith kar saans li.
Sikandar ne Calidora ko halka sa sambhal kar tree ke saath tek diya,
phir apni inventory me se khana nikaala — ration kaafi tha.
Liliya, Devan aur Sikandar teeno hi ladai se thake hue the.
Zakhmon ka dard to kuch kam ho gaya tha,
lekin zehni thakaan abhi tak baaqi thi.
Sikandar ne khana baant diya,
kisi ne nahi poocha ke ye sab uske paas kahan se aaya —
sab khamoshi se khaane lage.
Dhoop hone ke bawajood swamp ka mahaul sardi se bharpoor tha.
Thandi hawa aur keechad ki badbu me bhi wo log alert the —
kahin koi mutated janwar achanak na nikal aaye.
Thodi der baad Devan ne kaha,
“Main kuch sukhay lakriyan dhoondhta hoon. Apni telekinesis se aag jala loonga.”
“Sambhal ke jaana,” Liliya ne neend bhari awaaz me kaha.
Kuch minute baad,
Liliya ne aankhein band kar li — thakaan ne use poori tarah girift me le liya.
Sikandar ne mehsoos kiya ke Liliya pehle se bhi kamzor lag rahi hai.
Usne Calidora ki taraf dekha —
uske baal hawa me hil rahe the,
uski purple aankhen dur kisi khayal me gum thi.
Sikandar ne dil me socha,
“Ab samajh aaya sab kehte kyu hain ke Vampires khatarnaak hote hain... Dilkash bhi.”
Lekin uske chehre par dard tha.
Wo bechain lag rahi thi, saans tez chal rahi thi.
Sikandar ne aankh me shakk se dekha,
“Vampires thakte nahi... phir yeh kyun kamzor hai?”
Phir use yaad aaya — “Dhoop me hone ki wajah se! Lekin wo jal kyun nahi rahi?”
Usne gaur se dekha,
Calidora bilkul theek thi, dhoop me bhi koi nuksaan nahi ho raha tha.
“Lagta hai koi magical item pehna hai, jo sunlight ko rokta hai... Lekin shayad wo bhooki hai, khoon ke bina zyada der nahi reh sakti.”
Sikandar ne system se poocha,
“Agar main apna khoon doon to koi nuksaan hoga?”
System ne jawab diya,
<Nahi, Calidora itni taqatwar nahi ke tumhe nuksaan pohchaye.>
Confirmation milte hi Sikandar ne apni sleeve upar kari aur haath aage badhaya.
Calidora ne use hairani se dekha,
“Tum... kya keh rahe ho?”
“Tum bhooki ho na? Mera khoon le lo,” Sikandar ne shaant lehje me kaha.
Calidora ne aankh me shakk liya,
“Insaan ko agar Vampire kaate to wo turant mar jaata hai... agar uska rank kam ho to.”
“Fikr mat karo, mujhe kuch nahi hoga... main aam insaan nahi hoon,” Sikandar ne halka sa muskura kar kaha.
Calidora ne phir bhi hichkichahat se kaha,
“Agar main control kho baithi to?”
Sikandar ne hans kar kaha,
“Tum samajhti ho ke tum mujhe nuksaan pohcha sakti ho?”
Uske lafz me itna yaqeen tha ke Calidora bas chup ho gayi.
Usne dheere se uska haath pakra — aur apni fangs uske kareeb le gayi.
Kuch pal ruk kar...
Bite!
Sikandar ne mehsoos kiya,
uska khoon dheere dheere nikal raha hai — sirf kuch boondein.
Dard to tha, lekin zyada nahi.
Uska werewolf jism turant naye khoon se kami poori kar raha tha.
Calidora ke hont halkay se uski skin par the —
wo har gulp ke saath bechaini se saans le rahi thi.
Kuch hi lamhon me uska kamzor jism wapas taqat se bhar gaya.
Kuch der baad wo alag hoti hai,
Sikandar apna haath peeche kar ke sleeve wapas neeche karta hai.
“Kaisa tha? Mazaa aaya?” usne mazaak me poocha.
Calidora ne uski taraf dekha, aankhon me ajeeb si shiddat thi.
“Tumhara khoon... ajeeb hai. Khata meetha... mujhe laga kadva hoga, par yeh to bilkul alag hai.”
Sikandar muskuraya,
“Lagta hai mere andar ka Werewolf flavor de raha hai.”
Usne apna ration uthaya aur khana shuru kar diya,
lekin Calidora ki nazar ab us par tik gayi thi.
Do minute beet gaye, wo bas use dekh rahi thi.
Sikandar ne hairani se poocha,
“Kya hua? Aise kyun dekh rahi ho?”
Calidora ne chup reh kar kaha,
“Tum asal me ho kya?”
Sikandar ne dheere se jawab diya,
“Mujhe khud nahi pata... lekin dil se main abhi bhi insaan hoon.”
Calidora ne aankh me thodi shakk li,
“Kahi tum Werewolves ke jasoos to nahi?”
Sikandar kuch kehne hi wala tha ke tabhi Devan wapas aa gaya.
“Bohat waqt laga diya, hum to thand se mar rahe the!” Sikandar ne mazaak me kaha.
Devan ne aankh ghumayi,
“Bhai, ye swamp hai! Sukhay lakdi dhoondhna asaan nahi hota!”
Sikandar hans pada, aur lakdi beech me rakhi.
Devan ne chhoti chingari jala kar aag laga di.
Aag ke aas paas baith kar teeno ne chain ki saans li.
“Main ghar jaake garam paani se nahaunga!” Devan ne kaha.
“Tere ghar to Ratmawati City ke andar hoga, koi bada sa mahal hoga na?” Sikandar ne hansi me kaha.
“Haan bhai, kabhi aa jaana,” Devan ne jawab diya.
“Pachtana mat, kahin main jal kar tera mahal tod na doon!” Sikandar hans kar bola.
Dono hans rahe the —
tabhi...
Swiish...
Dahine taraf ke bushes me kuch hila.
Sikandar aur Devan abhi bhi baat kar rahe the,
lekin Sikandar ke andar ka sense jaag gaya.
Ek pal me uska chehra badal gaya.
“Devan—”
Aur phir...
WHOOSH!!
Kali cheez hawa me seedha Devan ki taraf nikalti hai!
“BACHO!!” Sikandar zor se chillaaya!
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“WATCH OUT!!”
Sikandar ne cheekha, magar Dave ka jism jaise jam gaya tha — react hi nahi kar raha tha.
Sikandar ne apni tez reflexes se Dave ka collar pakda aur use ek jhatke se peeche kheench liya.
Ek kala object unke saamne se bijli ki tarah guzra, Dave ke gaal ko halkasa kaat gaya.
KABOOM!!
Jis ped par woh baithe the, woh ek hi war me gir gaya — us attack ke samne khud ko ek pal ke liye bhi bacha na saka.
Dave ne hosh sambhala aur turant apni telekinesis ability se Liliya ke ird gird ek invisible shield banaya, jo abhi bhi neend me thi.
Sikandar ne foran Liliya ko utha liya aur us jagah se hat gaya.
Liliya ne aankhein kholi aur ghabrakar poocha,
“Yeh... kya ho raha hai?”
Sikandar ne apni nazar aage uthai —
Wahan kuch door ek pheele rang ka aadmi khada tha... aur uska wajood ek hi nazar me sab kuch keh raha tha —
Vampire.
Uske lambe brown baal the, jinme halka sa siyah pan mila hua tha.
Chamakti hazel eyes, talwar ki tarah tez nazar, aur ek stoic expression jaise use duniya ki kisi baat se farq hi nahi padta.
Kuch lamhe ke liye hawa bhi ruk gayi.
Achanak ek kali talwar piche se unke paas se guzri aur seedha us Vampire ke haath me laut aayi.
Us talwar se laal khoon ki aura nikal rahi thi — aise lag raha tha jaise khud maut uske ird gird ghoom rahi ho.
Vampire ke aas paas koi khaas energy mehsoos nahi ho rahi thi,
lekin Sikandar ke andar ka har ek sense chillaa raha tha — “Bhaag jao!”
Aur tabhi...
SWOOSH!!
Vampire ke peechhe se kale par nikle — bade, furless aur shaandar — kam se kam das meter tak faile hue.
Woh aasman me uth gaya, suraj uske peeche chhup gaya aur uska chehra andhere me chamak raha tha.
Usne haath uthaya aur dheere se kaha,
“Hand over the princess, mortal.”
Liliya gusse se cheekhi, “Tum kaun ho?!”
Vampire ne bilkul bhi interest nahi liya, sirf kaha,
“Main do baar nahi kehta... princess hume de do.”
Uska lehja bilkul shaant tha, jaise Liliya uske liye ek tuchchh cheez ho.
Liliya ne socha ki Green Messenger ab bhi unpar nazar rakhta hoga, is liye usne himmat nahi haari.
Sikandar ne apni system screen dekhi —
<Seth>
Race: Pure Vampire – Adult Rook
Power: ???
Mental: ???
Strength: ???
Agility: ???
Endurance: ???
Intelligence: ???
Sikandar ka dil doob gaya —
“Yeh Brutal Grey jitna to kam se kam hoga… Shayad yeh Royal Vampire hai jo Calidora ki hifazat ke liye bheja gaya hai.”
Usne socha, ‘Hum lad hi nahi sakte... aur mere senses bata rahe hain ke aas paas aur bhi vampires hain… kam az kam paanch.’
Unka poora area vampires se ghir chuka tha.
Sikandar ne chupke se Liliya ka kohni se ishaara kiya — mat ladao.
Magar Liliya ziddi thi,
“Hum khaali haath nahi ja sakte! Hum—”
BOOM!!
Vampire ne ungli uthai aur ek laal energy blast chhodi —
Liliya ke gaal ke paas se guzri aur ped ke peeche ek bada hole bana diya.
Sab ke chehre safed pad gaye — koi samajh hi nahi paaya ke hua kya.
Tabhi ek narmi bhari lekin taqatwar awaz aayi,
“Enough!”
Calidora cheekhi.
Vampire ne use dekha — aur agle hi pal me woh ek blur ban gaya.
Sab ne aankh jhapki — aur dekha ke Calidora uske haath me thi.
Sikandar, Dave aur Liliya — sab be-bas.
Unke saamne woh vampire kisi devta se kam nahi lag raha tha.
Sikandar ne Calidora ki taraf dekha aur sir hila kar aankhon me kaha,
"Main ne tujhe apna khoon diya... kam az kam hume jaane de."
Calidora ne use dekha — aur vampire ke kaan me kuch phusphusayi.
Vampire ki aankhein ek pal ke liye chhoti, fir wapas shaant ho gayi.
Usne Sikandar ki taraf dekha — aisi nazar se jaise har waqt usse maar sakta ho.
Kuch pal ka sannata chhaya raha.
Phir vampire halki si muskurahat ke sath bola,
“Consider this mercy.”
Usne Calidora ke haath par bane Liliya ke red mark ko pakda — aur ek jhatke me crush kar diya.
Calidora ne peeche mud kar kaha,
“We’ll meet again.”
Woh dono aasman me ud gaye,
aur kuch hi der me dono swamp ke andhere me gayab ho gaye.
Liliya ne gusse me cheekha,
“DAMN!!”
Usne ped par mukka maara — ped ka tukda tut gaya.
Dave ne haath rakha,
“Shukriya ada karo ke hum abhi zinda hain... yeh mission humare bas ka nahi tha.”
Sikandar ne chup chap un dono ko dekha.
Liliya insaanon ke samne kamzor aur chup rehti hai... lekin supernatural ke samne jungli ban jaati hai.
Un teenon ne khud par laanat bheji ke unhone rest kiya.
Agar woh rukte nahi, to Calidora unke saath hoti.
Woh swamp chhod kar nikal gaye — haar ke saath, lekin zinda.
Dave aur Liliya ke liye yeh failure tha,
magar Sikandar ke liye yeh ek kadam aage tha.
Usne apni inventory dekhi, jahan Dark Mooncress rakha tha.
“Bas... thoda aur waqt de. Main mazboot banunga.”
Uske chehre par ek thandi muskurahat thi.
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Kuch door, Zrolis City ke kinare par,
Bertolf aur Zegrath chupchaap ruk gaye — jaise unhe kuch mehsoos hua ho...
Zegrath ab bhi gusse se jal raha tha. Uski aankhen dur kahin Zrolis City ki chamakti roshniyon par tikki hui thi, aur uske zehan mein Sikandar ka chehra baar baar ubhar raha tha. Uski saanson ka utrao-chadhaav tez hota ja raha tha.
Bertolf ne ye dekha to halki muskurahat ke saath bola,
“Fikr mat kar, tera badla jald milega...”
Phir usne Zegrath ke haath ki taraf dekha aur poocha,
“Toh... kya tu ne Dark Mooncress hasil kar li?”
Zegrath ne apna haath uthaya — teen kali si chamakti Dark Mooncress ki patiyan uski mutthi mein thi.
Bertolf ne bhaari saans li,
“Woh laanat wala insaan sab le gaya... khair, teeno patiyan kaafi hongi. Main tujhe Rank Five tak pahunchne mein madad karunga.”
Phir uska lehja thoda thanda ho gaya,
“Lekin ek shart hai... tu mujhe apna sardaar maanega.”
Zegrath ne zyada soche bagair sar hila diya. Uske dil mein sirf ek hi baat thi — taqat hasil karni hai, aur insaano ko mitti mein mila dena hai.
Bertolf ke hothon par ek khaufnaak muskurahat phail gayi.
“Accha... chalo, phir waqt zaya na karein.”
Phir Zegrath ne poocha,
“Jarvald ka kya hua? Kya tu use maar paya?”
Bertolf ka chehra ek pal ko kathor ho gaya,
“Woh bach nikla... aur mujhe maloom hai, woh badla lene zaroor aayega.”
Donon ne chupchaap asmaan ki taraf dekha aur phir tez raftaar se Werewolf Kingdom ki taraf daud pade.
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Zrolis City se lautne ke baad Sikandar ne apni report SCO ko de di.
Mission pura nahi hua tha, lekin kyunki yeh unka pehla mission tha, unhein saza nahi mili.
Sikandar seedha Ochyra University laut aaya.
Wahan usse Rosie aur Adhara ne ghair liya — dono ne poora din usse sawal pe sawal kiye:
“Kahan gaya tha?”
“Kis ke saath tha?”
“Itni dair kyun lagayi?”
Sikandar ne hamesha ki tarah muskurakar kaha,
“Main apni maa ke paas gaya tha.”
Lekin uske alfaaz mein itni jhooth ki boo thi ke dono ladkiyan gusse se laal ho gayin.
Aakhirkar unhone use tang karna chhod diya.
Thakaan ki wajah se Sikandar ne classes bhi miss kar di thi.
Uska dimaag ab Kevin Luc ke saath hone wale muqable par tha — Faraday University ka ace.
Sikandar poori tayyari mein tha, pur-aitemad aur mazboot.
Rosie kabhi kabhi use khana khane chalne ke liye kehti,
lekin hamesha Adhara beech mein aa jaati.
Us waqt Sikandar ek café mein dono ke saath baitha coffee pee raha tha.
Adhara aur Rosie phir se jhagde mein uljhi hui thi —
jaise billi aur chuhiya, ek dusre ke bagair chain nahi milta.
Sikandar muskurate hue bahar ka manzar dekh raha tha.
Tabhi Adhara ne hichkichate hue kaha,
“Sikandar…”
Rosie bhi achanak serious ho gayi.
Sikandar ne bhonhein chadha kar poocha,
“Kya hua? Dono itni serious kyun ho gayin?”
Adhara ne dheemi awaaz mein kaha,
“Jab tum gayab the… kya tum kisi khatre mein the? Mujhe us raat neend nahi aayi.”
Rosie ne bhi sar hila diya.
Sikandar hairan reh gaya —
“Yeh dono kaise mehsoos kar gayin?”
Tabhi ek system notification samne aayi:
<Adhara has a special bond with the user. She can feel every emotion you feel.>
Sikandar ne sirf Adhara ke liye toh samajh liya…
Lekin Rosie?
“Yeh kya mamla hai…” usne dil mein socha.
Usne khansi karte hue kaha,
“Haan, main kuch din pehle ek bohot khatarnak jagah par tha.”
Dono ladkiyan jhuki hui thi, har lafz sunne ko bechain.
Sikandar ne muskurakar kaha,
“Wahan ek aisi makhlooq thi… itni khamosh ke uska ehsaas bhi nahi hota. Achanak mere peeche aayi jaise koi shikari apne shikar par toot padta hai. Us waqt mujhe laga main… kamzor ho gaya hoon.”
Rosie aur Adhara dono sust ho gayin —
“Agar Sikandar ko kamzori mehsoos hui, to humara kya haal hota?”
Sikandar ne baat jari rakhi,
“Khair, kisi ne meri madad ki. Kaun tha, yeh tum dono ke liye raaz hai. Wahi meri zindagi bachakar aaya.”
Usne halka sa hans kar kaha,
“Soch kar bhi ajib lagta hai.”
Tabhi dono ladkiyan cheekh uthi:
“SIKANDAR!!”
Aur dono ne use zor se jhappi daal di.
THUD!
Sikandar kursi se gir gaya, dono uske upar ro rahi thi.
“Kya kar rahi ho tum dono! Log dekh rahe hain!”
Rosie ne rote hue kaha,
“Dobara aisi harkat mat karna! Agar tum mar gaye to mera shield kaun banega!!”
Adhara ne bhi aansuon se bhari awaaz mein kaha,
“Please… apni jaan khatre mein mat daalna…”
Sikandar ne un dono ko dekha, halka sa muskura kar bola,
“Thik hai, thik hai… wada karta hoon, aisi situation dobara nahi aayegi. Main nahi marne wala, abhi nahi.”
Adhara ne uske lafz pe thoda socha — “abhi nahi” — lekin kuch na kaha.
Teeno café se nikle, logon ki curious nigahon ke beech.
Ab wo khana khane ke liye ja rahe the.
Sab kuch theek tha… tabhi peeche se awaaz aayi:
“YOU THERE!!”
Sikandar ne pehle to ignore kiya, lekin phir…
“STOP!! SIKANDAR SILVERSTAR!!”
Awaaz kisi ladke ki thi, laal baalon wala, mehnga armor pehne hue, aur aankhon mein junoon bhara hua.
Sikandar ne mud kar dekha —
wo ladka bhaagta hua uske samne aa kar ruk gaya, saans phool rahi thi.
Usne seena tan kar kaha,
“Main tumhe… DUEL ke liye challenge karta hoon!!”
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Ek chhote qadd ka larka, jiska chehra masoom aur bhola lagta hai, lekin is waqt woh apni talwar Sikandar ki taraf taani hui hai.
Uski zor daar awaaz ne aas paas ke logon ka dhyaan kheench liya.
“Ye awaaz...? Kya kisi ne ladaai shuru kar di?”
“Woh toh Sikandar hai! Oh nahi, kisi ne phir usse panga le liya!”
“Magar... Sikandar toh Awakened nahi hai na? Shayad is liye us ne use challenge kiya hoga.”
“Ye naya banda kaun hai? Pehli dafa dekha hai.”
Logon mai fusahat mach gayi — kuch us bechare ladke ke liye pareshan the, aur kuch ne toh dil hi dil mai uske liye duaen padh di ke wo zinda bach jaaye.
Sikandar ne haath jeb mai daal kar seedha uski taraf dekha. Aankhon mai koi emotion nahi tha.
“Tum kaun ho?” usne be-parwai se poocha.
Uske liye ye larka kuch bhi nahi tha.
Ek jhalak mai hi usne samajh liya ke uska power level sirf Mid-Rank Three hai. Theek hai, lekin Sikandar ke maqaam tak pohanchne ke liye kaafi nahi.
“Ek non-Awakened ne sparring tournament mai entry kaisi le li?! Tum is layak nahi ho!” larke ne cheekh kar kaha.
Sikandar bas thoda hairaan hua, phir uska chehra thanda pad gaya.
Wo mud kar jaane laga.
Uske saath Rosie bhi chal rahi thi — usne mazaak udata hua zubaan bahar nikali aur larke ki taraf smug chehra banaya, phir dono aaram se wahan se chale gaye.
Larke ke gusse ne uska chehra laal kar diya. Usse aaj tak kisi ne is tarah ignore nahi kiya tha.
“RUKO!!” usne cheekh kar kaha, magar Sikandar aur uski team ne peechay dekha bhi nahi.
Gusse se usne apni talwar mazbooti se pakri, aur us par dark-red aag bhadak uthhi. Aag talwar ke gird is tarah ghoom rahi thi jaise zinda ho.
“Ye kis qisam ki aag hai?!”
“Dark red fire?! Ye toh advanced element lagta hai!”
“Wah, kitna talent hai isme. Shayad Sikandar bhi mushkil mai aa jaaye!”
Larka ab khud par poora bharosa kar chuka tha. Uske pairo ke muscles tight hue aur wo bijli ki raftaar se Sikandar ki taraf jhapaṭa.
“Dekhata hoon kaise mujhe ignore karta hai!”
Slash!!
Usne talwar poori taqat se Sikandar ki peeth par maari —
Magar Sikandar ne aik kadam side mai le kar asaani se bach gaya.
Sikandar ne andar hi andar socha, “Ye banda bhi kam zidi nahi hai… Magar agar mujhe apni value university ke saamne badhani hai, toh mujhe kuch dikhana hoga.”
Larka ghoom kar dobara talwar uthaata hai, is dafa uske andar se dark red energy phoot kar nikli.
“Normal Magic — FIRE DRAGON!!”
ROAARRR!!!
Aag ka ek azeem dragon talwar ke ird gird ghuma, uski garaj se hawa ka rung badal gaya.
Jab wo dragon Sikandar ke paas pohanchta hai —
Toh uski aankhon mai bijli chamak uthi.
Achanak uske jism se electric current nikalta hai, jo hawa mai tarrakkay maarta phir raha tha.
Logon ne yeh dekh kar cheekh maar di,
“Ye... Ye toh Awakened ban gaya!!”
“Kaise mumkin hai?!”
Sikandar ka badalna sab ke liye hairaan-kun tha. Wo larka ab bhi samajhta tha ke Sikandar uska muqabla nahi kar payega — lekin uski umeedein jald toot gayin.
Ek pal mai Sikandar gaayab ho gaya.
Sab ne aankhein jhapaaki bhi nahi thi ke Sikandar us larke ke bilkul saamne tha!
Larka ghabra gaya, usne talwar hawa mai ghumai —
SWOOSH!!
Aag se bhari talwar seedha Sikandar ke sir ki taraf gayi,
uske zehan mai ek khayal aaya, “Oh nahi! Ye toh poori taqat se chal gayi! Agar ye lagi toh ye mar jaayega!”
Magar sab ke dekhte dekhte, Sikandar ne apna haath uthaya aur talwar nangi ungliyon se pakad li!
BAMMM!!
Aag ke jhatke se zameen hil gayi, hawa ka pressure sab ko peeche dhakel gaya.
“Usne... Usne talwar haath se roki?!”
“Impossible...!”
Sikandar ka haath zaroor jal raha tha, magar uski regeneration ne sab kuch niraas kar diya. Uski jild par halki si raakh bani, lekin aag be-asar ho gayi.
Larke ka rang udh gaya, “Ye... Ye mumkin nahi!”
Sikandar ki aankhon mai neeli roshni chamki —
Wo Alpha Intimidation chala deta hai.
Ek pal mai, larke ke liye Sikandar insaan nahi — ek daanu, ek rakshas lag raha tha.
Uske pair kaanpne lage, talwar uske haath se hilne lagi.
Sikandar ne thandi awaaz mai kaha:
“Chhote... Kabhi us shaks ko challenge mat karna, jise samajhne ke liye tum abhi chhote ho. Ye tumhare liye sabaq hai.”
Uske baad usne apna haath ghumaya —
Ek seedha mukkah larke ke pait par laga.
BAM!!
Larka hawa mai uchhal gaya, mooh se “Huaaakhh!!” karte hue khoon ugal diya.
Uske liye wo ek mukka nahi, jaise poori train takra gayi ho.
Wo zameen par ghutnon ke bal gir gaya, haath pait par tha, saans ruk gayi thi.
Sikandar ne haath peechhe kar liya, uska chehra bilkul be-ta’asur tha.
Aas paas ke log sann rehte gaye —
Koi cheer nahi raha tha, sab ke dil mai sirf ek soch chal rahi thi:
“Agar ye banda pehle se Awakened nahi tha…
Toh phir ab wo kis level ka dānaw ban gaya hai?”
Agar wo apni poori taqat istimaal karta to use darr tha ke uss larkay ki peeth ke store tabah ho jaate, aur shayad uska haath uske pait ke paar nikal jaata.
Sikandar ne chaha ke aur masla na badhe, is liye usne apni taqat rok li.
Wo thandi aankhon se uss larkay ko dekhte hue uske paas gaya, uska iraada tha poochhne ka ke usay kisne bheja hai.
Zameen par ghutnon ke bal gira hua larka be-bass aur hairan tha.
“Yeh... yeh banda Awakened hai?! Lekin mujhe to iski lightning mana zyada taqatwar mehsoos nahi hoti... phir yeh itna strong kaise?!”
Uske zehan mein khauf aur shaq ka tufaan tha.
As-paas kharay log khamosh the. Kuch logon ne ye socha tha ke Sikandar jeet jaayega, lekin iss andaaz mein nahi.
Jab Sikandar ne uska collar pakar kar poochhne ke liye haath badhaya hi tha, tabhi door se ek aurat ki awaaz goonji —
“Ruk jao!!”
Sikandar ne awaaz pehchaani. Wo mud kar dekhta hai to Hera daudti hui uski taraf aa rahi hoti hai.
“Ruko, Sikandar! Galatfehmi hai! Baat kar ke suljha lete hain!” Hera ne pareshaani se kaha, aur foran zakhmi larkay ka haal dekha.
Larka be-hosh hone ke qareeb tha, uske chehre par dard likha hua tha.
“Yeh kaun hai?” Sikandar ne thanday lehje mein poocha.
Hera ne hont kaate, wo jhijak gayi, lekin phir gehri saans le kar boli —
“Yeh Luke hai... Kevin ka chhota bhai.”
Sikandar ne bhonain utha kar halki si muskurahat di,
“Yeh? Iska bhai? Sachi?”
Zameen par pada Luke khoon udaalte hue chilaya,
“Tum intezaar karna! Mera bhai tumhe zaroor hara dega!”
Sikandar halki si hansi hansa,
“Apne bhai ki fikr karo. Tumhare liye maine haath roka, lekin shayad uske saath main aisa na karoon.”
Luke kuch kehne hi wala tha ke achanak Rosie peechhe se aayi aur Sikandar ka haath pakad kar boli,
“Sikandar! Chalo, is bachay se behas kar ke kya faida? Chhodo na!”
Sikandar ne uska haath hila kar chhudaya, Rosie ne thoda sa mooh banaya,
“Fine, chalo chalte hain.”
Lekin jaane se pehle Luke ne bechaini se kaha,
“Tum... tum Rosie ho na?”
Hera ne foran use roknay ki koshish ki, lekin Rosie ne jawab de diya,
“Haan, kyun?”
Luke ne gusse se poocha,
“Tum uss aadmi ki girlfriend ho?”
Rosie ne ungli apne honton par rakhi aur sochne lagi, phir hansi,
“Well... keh sakte ho.”
Luke ka chehra gusse se laal ho gaya, uske daant kas gaye,
“Tumne mere bhai ke saath dhoka kiya hai! Mera bhai Sikandar ko hara kar rahega!”
Sikandar ne bhonain chadha kar Rosie se poocha,
“Yeh kya keh raha hai?”
Rosie ghabra gayi,
“Mujhe kya pata! Main ne kabhi Kevin ko dekha bhi nahi...”,
phir usay kuch yaad aaya — wo raat jab wo kisi se takra gayi thi.
Sikandar ne uske chehre par badalti soch dekhi aur socha,
“Lagta hai yeh usay mil chuki hai... kab?”
Hera ne halat samajh kar turant beech mein bola,
“Nahi, nahi! Aisa kuch nahi hai! Kevin bas curious tha, is liye kal raat university aaya tha.”
Sikandar ne thandi nazar se kaha,
“To phir yeh bachha aise kyun keh raha hai?”
Hera ne jhooth sochne ki koshish ki, lekin Sikandar ki nazar ke saamne uski zubaan bandh ho gayi.
Phir Sikandar ke chehre par halka sa grin ubhar aaya,
“To phir... hum bhi chalte hain Faraday University... badla dene.”
Hera aankhein phaad kar boli,
“Kya?! Kya kaha tumne?”
Sikandar ne muskurate hue kaha,
“Maine kaha... chalo, hum bhi visit karte hain.”
Aur wo chal pada.
Hera ne cheekh kar kaha,
“Eh?! Nahi! Yeh bura hone wala hai!”
Tournament ka opening kal hona tha, lekin Kevin ka university aana aur provoke karna — Sikandar yeh be-izzati nahi chhod sakta tha.
Ab wo uska jawab dega — uski tarah.
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Is dauraan, Calidora abhi abhi Vampire Kingdom wapas aayi thi.
Zrolis City ka safar uske liye ek anmol tajurba tha — insaano ka jang ka tareeqa, unki zindagi, aur jab wo qaid hui to unse milne ka mauqa bhi.
Usne wahan se kuch ajeeb aur rangeen cheezen bhi laayi thi.
Wo sheeshe ke saamne khushi se muskurai.
Vampire log uski safe wapsi par khushi se naach uthe,
Unhone apne “Origin” ka shukriya ada kiya, khoon chhidka aur gaanay gaaye.
Jab Calidora qile ke darwaze tak pohanchi, to pehre-dar ne foran jhuk kar uske liye darwaza khola.
Andar jaate hi uski maa Nezera daudti hui aayi, aansuon se uska chehra bheeg gaya tha.
Usne Calidora ko zor se gale lagaya.
“Meray bachay... main ne socha tha tu laut ke nahi aayegi!”
Calidora ne uski peeth thapthapai,
“Bas maa, main wapas aa gayi hoon.”
Phir Vampire King bhi aage badha aur dono ko gale lagaya,
“Ab zyada ehtiyaat karna, Calidora. Teri maa ko phir se rula mat dena.”
Calidora ne aankh poch kar kaha,
“Sorry, dad. Ab dobara nahi hoga.”
Thodi der baad Calidora ne muskurate hue kaha,
“Dekho maa, baba! Main kya layi hoon!”
Ek guard ne aage barh kar ek mirror pesh kiya.
Calidora ne maa ka haath pakar kar bola,
“Maa, isme dekho! Tum apna chehra dekh sakti ho!”
Nezera ne muskurate hue kaha,
“Oh, kitna ajeeb cheez hai! Maine aisa pehli dafa dekha hai!”
Vampire King ne hans kar kaha,
“Wah, main to kaafi handsome lag raha hoon!”
Nezera aur Calidora dono ne usay ghura.
King ne jhijak kar khansi ki aur kaha,
“Khair, mazaak tha.”
Calidora ne phir khushi se kaha,
“Papa, aap yakin nahi karenge... lekin jab main insaano ke paas thi, tab maine ek Werewolf Spy se mulaqat ki!”
King aur Nezera dono ne hairan ho kar dekha.
Calidora ne josh se kaha,
“Wo bohot jawan tha, lagbhag meri umar ka! Maine Fredrick se kaha ke use mat maarna. Uske paas ek bohot taqatwar madadgar bhi tha... aur mujhe laga wo spy important hai.”
Nezera ne shock se kaha,
“Tumne... Werewolf spy dekha?”
Calidora ne masoomi se muskurate hue kaha,
“Haan! Usne mujhe apna khoon diya tha meri madad ke liye... bohot achha tha wo! Baaki Werewolves jaisa nahi.”
King ne gehri saans li aur phir kaha,
“Sab kuch batao... us Werewolf ke baare mein.”
Calidora ke hont par halki muskurahat thi.
Uska dil kahin aur kho gaya tha...
Sikandar ke yaadon mein.
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