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SCO ka content parhne ke baad Sikandar ne halka sa sar hilaaya, jabke uske kandhe par baitha kaala kawwa paron ki dhaar se hawa ko cheer kar udd gaya.
Wo pehle hi faisla kar chuka tha ke woh designated waqt par SCO ki meeting mein zaroor jaayega.
Faraday University wapas jaane se pehle, usne socha ke woh us shop ko investigate karta chale jaye jiska zikr us Supernatural ne kiya tha.
“Isi taraf tha na…? Lagta hai aaj yahan thoda lamba rukna padega,” Sikandar ne socha.
Usne kabhi nahi socha tha ke Platchi ka illegal market itni door tak phail chuka hoga.
Supernatural ne jis direction mein ishara kiya tha, Sikandar wahan chal diya. Gali mein kayi shops theen, zyada tar band ho chuki theen.
Konsi shop us Supernatural ka matlab thi, ye usse samajh na aaya. Isliye woh beech wali bench par baith kar intezar karne laga.
Raat ka pichhla pehar tha. Chaand bilkul saaf aasmaan mein roshan ho raha tha.
Intezaar karte hue Sikandar ne apni breathing technique ke saath meditation shuru kar di. Ab woh mediate karte hue bhi apne aas paas se be-khabar nahi hota tha.
Awakened banne ke baad, breathing technique karna uske liye bahut aasaan ho gaya tha. Focus uska sabse bada weapon ban chuka tha.
Chahe din kitna bhi sakht guzarta, Sikandar kabhi apni daily quest aur meditation nahi chorta tha. Uske paas choice hi nahi thi… yeh sab uski survival ka hissa tha.
“Hm… Mom kya kar rahi hongi? Ab tak call bhi nahi ki…” Sikandar ne socha.
Usne phone nikala aur unhe message kar diya. Tournament ke baad toh unki call aani chahiye thi.
Message bhejne ke baad usne system khol liya.
Uske paas abhi 10,000 se zyada gold padha tha. Wo Adhara ke liye kuch acha lena chahta tha.
“Adhara ki elemental affinity upgrade karna aur usko ek breathing technique dena badhiya idea hoga,” wo sochta gaya.
Shop scroll karte hue usse mid-rank Fire Affinity mili jo sirf 2,000 gold ki thi.
“System… kya dusre log bhi shop se li hui affinity ya breathing technique use kar sakte hain?”
<System:
Haan. Shop ki har cheez real world mein materialize ho sakti hai. Breathing technique sirf Werewolf istemaal kar sakta hai. Adhara transformation ke baad use kar payegi.>
Yeh padh kar Sikandar ki khushi ka koi hisaab nahi raha. Usne foran mid-rank Fire Affinity khareed li.
Waqt guzarta gaya. Raat aur gehri hoti ja rahi thi.
Puray block mein koi nazar nahi aa raha tha. Jaise gali zinda hi nahi ho.
Shop scroll karte hue bhi wo kisi shakhs ko nahi dekh raha tha jo us market tak le ja sake.
Breathing technique ka faisla bhi woh baad ke liye rakh deta hai.
Chalte hue achanak usse aik baat yaad aayi.
“Ru— woh log Supernatural dekh kar bilkul shock nahi huay the…” Sikandar ruk gaya.
Agar black market aam logon ke liye khula nahi hota, toh unhe Supernatural dekh kar darr lagna chahiye tha…
Magar woh log toh be-dhadak unse panga le rahe the.
Sikandar turant bench se uth khada hua.
“Chalo… unhein dhoondta hoon,” usne socha aur us alley ki taraf chala jahan pehle unse mulaqat hui thi.
Wahan jaake usse un mein se ek ka gira hua hat mila. Shayad ghabrahat mein woh wahan gir gaya tha.
Sikandar ne hat uthaya aur apni enhanced smelling se uska scent pakda.
Werewolf banne ke baad, uski senses insanon jaisi nahi rahi thi. Ab woh door se fusahat ki baat bhi sun sakta tha, aur logon ki gandh ko door door se mehsoos kar sakta tha.
Isi wajah se usne un logon ka trail turant pakad liya.
Blocks badalte hue, woh andhere mein lightning ki tarah tezi se dash kar raha tha. Raat thi, koi aas paas nahi, isliye use powers chhupane ki zarurat bhi nahi thi.
Zyada dair nahi guzri ke usne woh group ek aur alley mein dhoond liya.
Wo cigarette peete hue baatein kar rahe the.
Unhe dekh kar Sikandar ne ek hi leap mein unke beech landing ki.
THUD!
Zameen hil gayi. Woh sab chatak kar uski taraf mud gaye.
“Y-yeh wohi Awakened hai! Bhaago!”
“M-mere bachay hain, please humein maaf kar do!”
Do log itne dare hue the ke ek toh darr ke maare wahan khara khara geela ho gaya.
“J-jee! Hum sach bolenge! Sab kuch bolenge!” Pant geeli karne wala banda bola.
“Tum log jaante ho ke woh Supernatural kahaan se aate hai. Mujhe us jagah ka pata chahiye jahan unko becha jata hai,” Sikandar ne seedhi baat ki.
Woh natak karta raha ke jaise wo bhi kharidna chahta ho.
Woh banda apne companion ki taraf dekh kar chid gaya, “Zaki, tu wahan kaam karta hai na! Bata de! Mujhe marna nahi!”
Sikandar ne Zaki ki taraf ghoora.
Zaki peeche hataa, “M-main… nahi bata sakta…”
Uske yeh kehne ki der thi, Sikandar ke andar ki mana phat kar bahar nikli.
Hawa bhaari ho gayi. Teeno ka khara rahna mushkal ho gaya aur wo zameen par gir gay.
“Th-theek hai! Bata deta hoon! Bas band karo!” Zaki cheekh utha.
Mana ka pressure rokne par, Sikandar uske saamne squats mein aa gaya.
“Bol…”
Zaki ne hichkichate hue kaha:
“Us area mein ek candy shop hai… Emma’s Candy. Darwaze par teen dafaa knock karna… aur kehna ‘I want to buy the best black candy’… tab darwaza khulega.”
“Timing 10 pm se 4 am tak hoti hai…”
Sikandar ne aankhen tang ki.
“Agar jhoot bola to…?”
Zameen phir se uske kadmon ke neeche crack karne lagi. Laal aura ne nikal kar Zaki ke hosh uda diye.
“KASAM SE SIR! SACH BOL RAHA HOON!”
Unke naak se khoon beh nikla tha jab Sikandar ne pressure rok diya.
“Jhoot hua… toh dhoond kar pakad lunga, aur wo hashir karon ga ke.... ” Sikandar ne baat bech mai chor di aur wahan se chala gaya.
Wapas block par aakar, usne mask aur black hood pehna aur hotel ke saath lagti white door wali shop Emma’s Candy ke saamne khada ho gaya.
KHAT—KHAT—KHAT.
Darwaza halkasa khula.
Clerk jaisi ek aurat jhaank kar boli, “We’re closed. Kal aana.”
Sikandar ne dheemi awaaz mein kaha:
“I want to buy… the best black candy.”
Jaisay hi us ne baat mukammal ki, woh aurat aik pal ko ruk gayi. Us ki nazar ne upar se neeche tak Sikandar ko jaise tol liya ho — phir woh darwaza khol deti hai.
“Dear customer, please follow me,” woh narmi se kehti hai.
‘Kaam kar gaya… lagta hai wo jhoot nahi bol raha tha,’ Sikandar ne socha aur araam se us ke peeche chal diya.
Woh aurat usey store ke pichlay hissa mein layi. Phir woh floor ke aik hisse par paon rakhti hai —
Click!
Floor halka sa hilta hai aur neeche ka raasta khul jata hai.
Yeh dekh kar Sikandar ka yaqeen aur gehra ho gaya, “Haan… yeh zaroor koi black market hai. Magar kiski?”
Dono neeche utarte hue lag bhag ek minute chaltay rahe, phir woh aik bari lakri ka darwaza kholti hai.
Darwaza khulte hi, bheed ka shor itni sakhti se andr se phoota ke Sikandar ko mutasir hona pada. Enhanced hearing ke bawajood woh awaaz upar se bilkul nahi sun saka tha.
‘Poora area soundproof… interesting,’ Sikandar ne socha.
Andar ka manzar dekh kar us ki aankhein bari ho gayi.
Mukhtalif log—sab Awakened—apni shakal chupaye phir rahe thay. Samne ki taraf, bohat si cages mein har qisam ke Supernatural qaidi band thay.
“Welcome to the Fire Band Market. Kya aap yahan naye hain?” aurat ne halka sa jhuk kar kaha.
Sikandar ne sirf sar hilaya.
Woh shuru ho gayi—
“Bilkul aam market ki tarah… yahan aap kuch bhi khareed ya bech saktay hain. Agar koi cheez yahan mojood na ho toh aap request kar sakte hain.”
Lekin Sikandar ki tawajjo us ke shabdon mein utni na thi jitni us ke samnay ke drishya par.
Spellbooks… Battle Gear… Elixirs… Insani ghulaam… Supernaturals… Materials…
Har woh cheez jo kisi ne sochi bhi na ho—sab yahan bik rahi thi.
Aik cage mein aik taaqatwar Supernatural be-hoshi ke qareeb apni saansen le raha tha.
“Yeh Supernaturals kis liye bechay ja rahe hain? Aur kya inhe bahar le jana allowed hai?” Sikandar ne sawaal kiya, aik insani size ke dragon ki taraf ishara karte hue.
Aurat ne drakon ko dekha aur jawab diya,
“Sirf Diamond Members aise qism ke Supernatural rakh sakte hain. Warna mushkil paida ho sakti hai agar customer control na kar paye.”
Phir woh jhuki aur madhur awaaz mein boli,
“Lekin naye customers ke liye hum Succubus Service recommend karte hain. Bohat mashhoor hai. Sirf $10,000 per session.”
Sikandar ne aik halki si hansi rok li.
‘Yeh toh had se zyada mehnga hai…’
“Insani slaves ka kya? Unhein khareeda ja sakta hai?”
Aurat ne sar hilaya—haan.
Sikandar ne socha:
“Kya main apne pack ke liye kisi ko lun? Nahi… ghalat baat hai.”
Lekin curiosity phir bhi kaam kar rahi thi.
“System, kya kisi insaan ko Werewolf bananay ka koi compatibility factor hota hai?”
<Yes. People with Gifts become stronger Werewolves than normal Awakened.>
“System, gifted log detect kar sakta hai?”
<Activating scanning field.>
Achanak har chehre ke upar tabs nazar aane lagay—kuch khaali, kuch me likha hua.
Sikandar hairan ho gaya,
“System, yeh tou tum pehle bhi kar sakte thay!”
<User must click inside Power section to see minor gifts. Default view shows only primary power.>
“Wah…” Sikandar ne socha.
Us ki nazar aik gifted insaan par ruki jo cage mein band tha.
Alma Ryze
Race: Human
Power: Rank 2 (Mid) – Super Strength
Mental: 10
Strength: 16
Agility: 12
Endurance: 6
Intelligence: 0
Detail khol kar dekha:
Super Strength – Gift
Super Speed – Gift
Sikandar ne muh bana kar kaha,
“Damn… mujhe shuru se hi shak tha.”
Phir us ne aurat se poocha,
“Kya information khareedne ya bechne ka option hai?”
“Ji haan. Mere saath aaiye.”
Jab woh bheed se guzra, to us ki nazar aik ajeeb si jaanwar wali tattoo per parti jo lag bhag har customer ke haath par bani thi.
Lekin us se pehle ke woh aur dekh pata, woh us stall par pohanch gaye.
Stall khaali tha. Aik admi baitha tha jiska chehra aik gehre zakhmu se barbaad lag raha tha—bila shakk darawna.
“What do you want to buy?” us ne poocha.
Sikandar ne mask ke peeche se dabi awaaz mein kaha,
“Main aik information bechna chahta hoon. Interested?”
Admi hans pada,
“Kaisi information?”
Sikandar ne ahista kaha,
“Is market ke staff ki naahli ka saboot.”
Woh asal mein Platchi ke baare mein poochna chahta tha—but yeh be-wuqoofana hota agar yeh market un ka hota.
Is liye us ne zara ghuma kar baat ki.
Admi ne maskharte howe kaha,
“Hum bohat professional hain. Staff ghalti nahi karta.”
Sikandar muskuraya,
“Agar dilchaspi nahi hai tou theek.”
Aur palatne laga.
Yeh dekh kar admi ruk gaya,
“Wapas aao. Agar baat sach hui tou khareed loonga.”
Sikandar ne kursi par baith kar kaha,
“Do Supernaturals iss jagah se farar hue hain. Main ne unhein bahar daikha.”
Admi stunned ho gaya,
“Kya?! Yeh mumkin nahi!”
“Unki laashein nearby trash area mein mil jayengi. Dono ko main ne maara hai."
Guards bhaagay aur baad mein wapas aa kar confirm kar diya—sab sach tha.
Admi ne gehra saans liya,
“Payment cash ya items?”
“Cash.”
Admi bola, “Theek… $10,000 de deta hoon—”
Sikandar ne us ki baat kaat di:
“$10,000,000.”
Admi hil gaya,
“Yeh itni worth nahi rakhta!”
Sikandar ne aas paas ki bheed ki taraf ishara karte hue kaha,
“Succubus service $10,000 per session. Yeh bheed dekho. Sirf aik service se hi millions ban rahe hain.”
Phir woh aaram se bola:
“Tumhare market ka exposed hona… uski keemat bhi sirf $10,000 hai?”
Guards qareeb aa gaye the—but Sikandar bilkul chain se baitha raha.
Us ne rank scan kiya tha—sirf do peak rank four. Aur raat ka waqt…
Admi ne haath utha kr guards ko rok diye,
“Fine… $5,000,000.”
Sikandar khara ho gaya aur haath barhaya,
“Deal. Mujhe abhi chahiye.”
Paise aa gaye.
Phir Sikandar ne halka sa jhuk kar kaha,
“Ab main kuch khareedna chahta hoon.”
Admi ne bhaon chadha kar poocha,
“Kya janna chahte ho?”
---
What do you want?
Sikandar ne gardan ghumai aur us aadmi ko dekha. Woh ek lamha ruk kar bolaa,
“Mujhe 25 Golden Crest ke baare mein kuch maloomaat chahiye.”
Yeh sunte hi us scar-faced aadmi ki aankhein hirani se phail gayeen.
“T–tum…?”
Woh hichkichaya, jaise yakeen hi na aa raha ho.
Sikandar halki muskurahat ke saath bola,
“Ohh, matlab tumhare paas kuch nahi? Maine toh suna tha ke tumhare paas har qisam ki info hoti hai.”
Woh uthane laga hi tha ke achanak woh aadmi cheekh kar bolaa,
“Ruko! Kaunsi info chahiye? Galat faisla mat karna, mr.”
Sikandar ne uski tone se hi samajh liya:
‘Haan… yeh jagah yaqeenan Platchi ka hi market hai.’
Sikandar dobara beth gaya.
“Maine suna hai Sullivan aur Platchi ki ladai chal rahi hai. Meri apni wajah hai… mujhe Sullivans ke baare mein sab kuch chahiye.”
Bas yeh kehna tha ke hawaa me tanau bhar gaya.
Guard ne apne hathiyaron par grip mazboot kar li.
Sikandar ke dil me halka sa khauf aaya:
‘La’nat… kahin masla na ho jaye? Shayad yeh Platchi ka area na ho.’
Lekin woh apni expression me koi dara hua paimana dikhaye baghair baitha raha.
Usne teleportation crystal ahtyat se system se khareed rakha tha — emergency ke liye.
Achanak, scar-faced aadmi zor se hans pada.
Guard bhi hansne lage.
“Yeh pehle hi kyun nahi bola?”
Usne drawer khola aur ek mota report file nikaal kar bola:
“Yeh lo—Sullivan ke tamam business, unki recent movement, unke members aur core Awakened ki info.”
Sikandar file lene laga, lekin aadmi ne uska haath rok liya.
“Qeemat hai $1,000,000… lekin dosti me $800,000.”
Sikandar ne seedha seedha jawab diya:
“Theek hai. Lekin main us bache ko bhi le jaa raha hoon.”
Usne us pinjray wale bache ki taraf ishara kiya.
Woh bacha Gifted tha—aur Sikandar use apni pack ka hissa banana chahta tha. Backup plan.
Aadmi ne guard ko ishara kiya, guard ne bache ko riha kar diya.
“Bachay ko kahan bhejna hai?”
Sikandar ne be-parwai se jawab diya,
“Ochyra University ke paas mera kaam hai. Address baad me bhej dunga.”
Aadmi ne number diya, file di, aur handshake ke liye Sikandar ki taraf haath badhaya.
Handshake ke waqt Sikandar ki nazar ek lamhe ko ruk gayi—
uski wrist par ek kale baagh ka tattoo.
Sikandar muskuraya.
Bina kuch keh ke market se bahar nikal gaya.
Jaise hi woh gaya, scar-faced aadmi guard se bola:
“Peecha karo. Dekho kahin top 20 me se toh nahi.”
Bahar nikal kar Sikandar halki si muskurahat ke saath sochne laga:
‘Haan… bilkul. Yeh log Platchi hi hain. Black Tiger Guild ka tattoo. Saari puzzle pieces fit ho gayi.’
Tournament khatam hotay hi Sikandar ka agla nishana Platchi hi the.
Aur ab woh bilkul unke beech me aa gira tha.
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Sikandar Faraday University ki taraf ja raha tha ke usne mehsoos kiya koi uska peecha kar raha hai.
Woh achanak ek andheri gali me mur gaya.
Peecha karne wala bhi gali me ghusa—
lekin gali khaali.
Sikandar gayab.
Phir uske peechay se khatarnak sa saaya ubhar kar saamne aaya—
laal surkh, garam, ghani aura ke saath.
Claw-like haath.
Mask.
Surkh roshni jise dekh kar aadmi ki taangen larazne lagin.
Woh creature uski gardan pakad leta hai.
Khoon behne lagta hai.
“Market laut jao… jab tak mera Master meherbaan hai.”
Woh aadmi dar ke maare sir hilaata hua bhaag gaya.
Use kya pata—
Woh creature… Sikandar khud tha.
Andhi gali me ghus kar usne cloak, mask aur disguise khareed liye the.
Supernatural aura bhi jaan bujh kar release kiya—
Aakhir yeh log supernatural deals karte hi the.
Koi shak nahi karta.
Is new identity ka maqsad saaf tha:
Platchi ko bharam ho jaye ke Sikandar ke peeche ek powerful rank 5 supernatural khaRa hai.
Jis se woh baad me Sullivan vs Platchi war me info ya advantage le sake.
Risky? Haan.
Lekin faida guaranteed.
---
Woh aadmi huffta hua market me wapas jaa gira.
Scar-faced ne hairan ho kar pucha:
“Itni jaldi wapas?”
Woh aadmi hichkichati awaaz me bola:
“Sahab… uske peeche protector hai. Rank 4 ya shayad rank 5 Supernatural!”
Scar-faced ne seedha jawab diya:
“Phir toh woh top 20 me se hi hoga…”
_______
Agla din…
Sikandar ne aahista se aankhein kholi. Kal raat ka saara waki’a itna tension bhara tha ke usse theek se aaram bhi na mila.
Usne side par dekha to Adhara uske saath chipki hui thi—lekin jaise hi woh hila, usse ehsaas hua ke Adhara to pehle se hi jaag rahi thi.
“Main raat bhar soti hi nahi…” Adhara ne halki si, thaki hui awaaz mein kaha.
Sikandar ne bhonwen chadhaye.
Jab woh raat ko kamre mein aaya tha, Rosie aur Hera doosri bed par soi hui theen aur Adhara uski bed par mobile chalati mil gayi.
Sikandar to aate hi so gaya tha… lekin Adhara ne poori raat aankh tak na jhapki.
Sikandar ne aankhon ko mal kar kaha,
“Tum kyun nahi soi? Tum to ek dum heavy sleeper hoti ho.”
Adhara dheere se uske kaan ke paas jhuki, aur halka sa kaan mai kaha.
“Main so hi nahi paayi… aur mujhe thakaan bhi mehsoos nahi ho rahi.”
Yeh sunkar Sikandar ki aankhein thodi si khul gayin.
Adhara ne gardan ghumayi aur usne Silverstar Mark dikhaya — abhi bhi halki si roshni chmak rahi thi, bilkul kal raat ki tarah.
‘System, Adhara ko neend kyun nahi aa rahi?’
<Werewolf ko hafton tak neend ki zaroorat nahi hoti. Kuch to mahino tak jaag sakte hain.>
‘Agar ye side-effect hai to main theek se kaise so leta hoon?’
Lekin system ne koi jawab nahi diya.
Sikandar ne halki saans li aur Adhara ke paas jhuk kar bola,
“Ye werewolf banne ka side-effect hai… waqt ke saath aadat ho jayegi.”
Dono bohot qareeb the. Adhara sirf tank top aur shorts mein thi aur Sikandar shirtless. Adhara ki gardan par chamakta mark dekh kar Rosie—jo ab jaag chuki thi—ki nazar seedha un dono par pad gayi.
Sikandar ne Rosie ki taraf aik jhalak daali aur uth kar bathroom chala gaya.
Fresh ho kar woh bahar nikla aur Hera ne bataya ke teen ghante baad lobby mein sab ko jama hona hai.
Adhara ne seedha baazu pakad liya,
“Sikandar, chalo khana khaatay! Bohot bhook lagi hai!”
Sikandar ne uski hyper energy dekh kar thoda hairani se kaha,
“Chalo, mujhe bhi bhook lagi hai.”
Cafeteria
Dono cafeteria mein menu dekh hi rahe the ke ek aadmi aakar unke paas baith gaya.
Sikandar ne gusse se uski taraf dekha.
“Sikandar Silverstar. Main Brim hoon, Assault Guild se.”
Woh ek card Sikandar ko deta hai.
“Ek business proposal par baat karni thi. Agar waqt ho to?”
Sikandar ne Adhara ki puffed cheeks dekhein aur kaha,
“Main khana kha raha hoon. Baad mein baat karte hain.”
Brim sharaafat se uth kar doosri table par jaa baitha.
Adhara ne usse ghoor kar kaha,
“Yahan bohot bheed hai… pasand nahi aa rahi.”
Sikandar hans pada,
“Bas khao… kya tumhari period waghera chal rahi hai?”
Adhara ne use ghura, lekin chup ho kar khane lagi.
Khana khatam kar ke Sikandar Brim se baat karta hai aur phir Adhara ke paas laut aata hai.
“Woh kya keh raha tha?” Adhara ne poocha.
Sikandar ne contract hilaya,
“Guild join karne ka offer hai. Achha offer hai lekin abhi decide nahi kiya.”
Adhara ne seedha kaha,
“Guild mat join karo. University ke missions lo aur azaad raho.”
Sikandar ne socha,
Ye theek keh rahi hai. Guild join kiya to leveling slow ho jayegi.
Lekin cafeteria se nikalte hi ek aur banda aaya…
Sikandar ne andar hi andar socha,
“Ye to roz ka scene ban jayega…”
VIP Train
Teen ghante baad…
Sikandar aur team VIP train mein Ochyra University wapas ja rahe the.
Pichle chand ghanton mein Sikandar ko 7 alag guilds ne approach kiya—har ek ne alag faide, alag contracts.
Is se Adhara bilkul chidh gayi thi.
“Tum doosri cart mein jao. Mujhe thoda sukoon chahiye,” Adhara ne ghussay se kaha.
Sikandar hairan reh gaya.
Adhara to kabhi itni chidh-chidh nahi karti…
Train chalte hi Hera unke paas aayi.
“Yeh tournament rewards hain,” usne Sikandar aur Adhara ko pouches diye.
Sikandar ke pouch mein:
– 2 blue blitzing stones
– Kuch chhote mana stones
– Ek Purple Spellbook – “Purple Detection”
Sikandar ne ek blitzing stone uthaya, system scan kiya:
<High Lightning Stone>
Dark blue pathar ke andar chamakti bijli ki taaron jaise spark ghoom rahe the. Jaise ke pathar use consume karne ka signal de raha ho.
Dono ne meditation shuru kar di.
____
Ek din baad woh University pohanch gaye.
Adhara ne seedha announce kar diya ke ab woh Sikandar ke kamre mein shift ho rahi hai.
Sikandar ko koi itiraz nahi tha—roz delicious breakfast mil raha tha usse.
Ab mujhe uss bache ke liye jagah tayyar karni hogi, Sikandar ne socha.
Fire Band Market se liya hua bachcha jald hi deliver ho jayega—werewolf banane se pehle use rehne ki jagah chahiye.
Nashta aur shower ke baad…
Sikandar ne decide kiya ke pehle task hall se mission uthayega.
Level up karna hi sabse bada target hai.
Adhara ke saath wo task hall ki taraf chala gaya…
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Task Hall hamesha ki tarah bheed se bhara hua tha. Itne logon ka hona Sikandar ko hamesha se be-chain kar deta hai — Faraday University ki shaant environment se ye jagah bilkul mukhtalif thi.
Zaada tar students idhar-udhar missions dekh rahe the, lekin woh sab dusre ya teesre saal ke the.
Sirf top rankers ko hi missions lene ki full azaadi hoti hai. Baqi students ko theories seekhne ke liye classes attend karni padti hain.
Sikandar ke liye classes faydemand ho sakti thi…
Lekin woh abhi sirf aik cheez chahta tha: Taquat.
Aur jab uske paas System jaisa raaz ho, to woh Supernatural ki theories mein waqt zaya nahi karna chahta.
Uske liye missions hi behtar raasta thay.
Sikandar aur Adhara mission board ki taraf badhe.
Hall ke andar chalne ke dauran kai students unhe dekh kar ruk gaye. Faraday University ke khilaf Sikandar ki jeet ne Ochyra University ka naam buland kar diya tha.
Un sab ko yaqeen tha ke uski wajah se Ratmawati City se unki university ko zyada supply milegi.
Isi liye sab uske saath achha bartao kar rahe thay…
…magar Sikandar ne sab ko apni thandi nazaron se hi jawab diya.
“Sikandar, hum ye mission le sakte hain,” Adhara ne peak rank-3 mission par ungli rakh kar kaha.
Sikandar ne aik jhalki li aur sar hila diya.
“Nahi… rank-4 ke shuruati missions dhundho. Tumhein strong opponents ka aadi hona hoga.”
Asal baat ye thi ke rank-3 opponents ko maar kar uski level slow barhti — woh ise mazmoon nahi banana chahta tha.
Achanak uski nazar aik mission par ruk gayi.
Adhara ne dekha to uski aankhein phail gayi.
“Sikandar, kya tumhein yaqeen hai? Pura battalion… aur unka leader Warchief?”
Sikandar muskuraya jaise ye koi badi baat hi na ho.
Woh mission uthakar counter par gaya.
“Is mission ko hum dono ke naam par assign kar dein.”
Staff ne mission dekha, kuch kehna chaha… lekin jaise hi uski nazar Sikandar par pari, uski awaaz hi ruk gayi.
“J-jee! Main turant assign karta hoon.”
Adhara ne pareshaani se kaha,
“Sikandar… main wahan jaa kar bojh ban jaungi.”
Sikandar hans para, “Fikr mat karo. Main tumhein aik cheez de kar tumhari taqat barha dunga.”
Mission assign hote hi dono apni rooms ki taraf gaye.
Wedron City level-4 area tha, do din ki train aur 8 ghante ki drive par.
Wahan aik battalion of orcs ne shehar ko giraa hua tha — aur Ratmawati City itni door thi ke reinforcement milna namumkin tha.
Gareeb level-3 aur level-4 cities ke log iss waqt bilkul tanha thay…
Aise waqt mein bohat se shehar seedha chhor diye jaate hain.
Room mein pohanch kar Sikandar ne foran Adhara ko baithne ko kaha.
Phir usne system se liya hua mid-rank fire affinity orb apne haath mein la kar dikhaya.
Aag ka chamakta hua gola uske hathon ke darmiyan tair raha tha.
Adhara ki saansen ruk gayin.
“Ye kya hai? Isme fire mana itna ghana kyun lag raha hai?”
Sikandar ne orb uske haath mein rakh diya.
“Isay absorb karo. Tumhari taqat barh jayegi.”
Adhara ne aik pal ke liye shak se use dekha…
Magar phir chup chaap uski baat man li — usay yakeen tha ke Sikandar kabhi kuch ghalat nahi karega.
Kuch ghanton baad orb choos kar gayab ho chuka tha.
Adhara ke jism se halki si shockwave nikli jo Sikandar ke gaalon ko choo gayi.
Uske aas-paas fire mana jalne laga jaise uska pura wujood agni mein dhal raha ho.
Aankhein kholi to unmein shola jhalak raha tha.
“Mujhe kuch farq mehsoos nahi ho raha… ye tha kya?”
Sikandar muskuraya.
“Meditate karo.”
Adhara ne aankhein band ki…
Aur foran hi uske aas-paas ghoomti red energy teen guna tezi se usmein daakhl hone lagi.
Usne hosh mein aa kar hairat se kaha,
“Ye… ye to bohat ajeeb hai!”
“Amazing hai na?” Sikandar ne bag uthaate hue kaha.
“Ab tum pehle se zyada tezi se strong ban sakogi.”
Lekin Adhara ne hichkichate hue kaha,
“Problem ye hai ke… main rank-4 tak breakthrough nahi kar sakti.”
Sikandar ruk gaya.
“Kya? Kyun?”
“Meri element abhi bhi Basic hai. Basic element rank-4 tak nahi ja sakta.”
Ye baat sun kar Sikandar ke dimaag mein bijli si koodi.
Usne haath maathay par rakh liya.
Bilkul sahi — element ko Great Element banana zaroori hota hai!
Basic Element se rune nahi bante.
Isi liye bohat se log hamesha rank-3 par atak jaate hain — resources laakhon mein lagte hain.
Rank-4 ke liye do cheezein lazmi hoti hain:
1. Higher rank element ka remnant
2. Catalyst jo dono ko merge kara sakay
Sikandar ne foran system shop khola.
Do remnants perfect thay…
Pehla tha:
Fire Soulstone
True Fire ka halki si essence rakhta hai.
Is se Basic Element ko Peak Great Element — Purple Fire (Fire of Jealousy) mein badla ja sakta hai.
Jitne zyada emotions, utni zyada iski taqat.
<Magma Flower>
Ye aik Mutated phool hota hai jo sirf volcano ke andar milta hai. Is ka istemaal kisi Basic Element ko upgrade karke Peak Great Element – Lava bananay ke liye kiya jata hai. Lava Fire ka woh roop hai jo jiss cheez ko choo le, usay pighla deta hai.
Yeh sab parh kar Sikandar ka chehra khil utha.
Woh chah raha tha ke Adhara se baat kare, lekin khud ko roak liya.
“Ek second rukna, main ne pehle hi is ka rasta soch liya tha,” Sikandar ne aise kaha jaise woh kuch bhool kar yaad aa gaya ho.
Adhara ne usay confusion ke saath dekha,
jabke Sikandar room se bahir nikal gaya.
Kuch minute baad woh wapas aaya—
uske haath mein Fire Soulstone chamak raha tha.
Crystal jaisa laal rang ka pathar…
Aur uske andar jhoomti hui halki si purple flame, jaise woh qaid se nikalna chahti ho.
Adhara ne hairan ho kar dekha.
Us ke andar ka Fire Mana hilne laga—jaise kisi ne soi hoi aag jagaa di ho.
Sikandar ne soulstone us ke haath mein rakha.
Adhara ke haath halkay se kaanp uthe.
Aik jhalak hi kaafi thi samajhne ke liye…
yeh cheez bohot qeemti hai.
Sikandar ne dil hi dil mein socha,
“Achha hai, ehmiyat samajh rahi hai… yeh cheez 6000 gold ki hai!”
Woh khush hua.
Cheez jaise bhi mehngi ho—
Sikandar jang tanha nahi jeet sakta.
Usay Adhara par bharosa chahiye.
Woh aisi saathi chah raha tha jo har surat uske saath khari ho—
chaahe woh kitna bhi taqatwar kyun na ban jaye.
“Yeh… yeh kahan se laye ho tum? Bohot haseen hai…”
Adhara ki awaaz laraz rahi thi.
Sikandar ne halka sa muskurate hue kaha,
“Isay Fire Soulstone kehte hain. Is se tum apna element upgrade karke Peak Great Element — Purple Fire bana sakti ho.”
Adhara ki aankhen gehri surprise mein phail gayi.
“Tum… tum ne yeh mere liye khareeda? Kitne ka hoga yeh?”
Sikandar halkay se hansa.
“Tum qeemat ki fikr mat karo. Bas mere liye taqatwar ban jao.”
Woh system ka raaz nahi bata sakta tha.
6000 gold…
Agar dollar mein dekha jaye toh lagbhag $600,000.
Sikandar ke paas abhi bhi 41,000 gold, yani 4 million se zyada dollars mojood thay.
Adhara agar yeh sun leti toh behosh ho jaati—
mehngai se nahi…
balke isliye ke itni sasti cheez itna bada upgrade deti hai!
Normally, aik item jo sirf Great Element ka early stage unlock kare,
woh hi kuch million dollar ka hota hai.
Agar Fire Soulstone jaise item ki khabar phel jaye…
toh taaqatwar khandaan apni daulat baha denge—
laakhon nahi, croreon dollars lag jayenge.
Adhara ne mazboot iraday se sar hilaya.
Uski aankhon mein woh purani nazuk si chamak nahi thi—
ab woh aag jaisi jazbaati lag rahi thi.
“Ruko yahin… main zara apna element upgrade kar ke aati hoon,”
Woh khushi ke saath kamray se nikal gayi.
Sikandar ne usay jate hue muskurahat se dekha.
“Chalo, packing shuru karta hoon.”
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Vampire Kingdom
Vampire Kingdom ke gehraayee mein…
King Solomon aur Nezera apne kamre mein pareshan chal rahe thay.
“Hum kya karein?” Nezera ne pareshaan ho kar kaha.
“Woh ab bilkul unstable ho chuki hai… main use is haal mein bardasht nahi kar sakti!”
Uski aankhon me maa wala dard tha.
“Us Werewolf ko dhoond nikalte hain! Pakad kar usay uske saamne phenk dein. Apni beti ko aise takleef mein nahi dekh sakti!”
King Solomon ne gehray saans ke saath jawab diya,
“Lekin agar hum ne aisa kiya… toh Eyes of Terror kamzor ho jayenge. Hum ne apni zindagi mein yeh dou dafa dekhe hain— yeh aik moajza hai… ultimate power!”
Nezera ki aankhen laal chamak uthen—
aur woh cheekhi:
“LEKIN WOH HUMARI BETI HAI!!!”
BOOM!!
Zameen jhatak gayi.
Uske ghusse ne poora kamra hila diya.
“Hum koi rasta nikaalenge… pehle Elders se mashwara karte hain.”
“Hmph! Agar dair hui na… toh main khud us Werewolf ka shikar karne nikloon gi!”
Solomon ne thandi saans bhari.
Woh mud kar ja raha tha ki Nezera ne phir pukara:
“Demons se mulakaat kaisi rahi? Kuch mila?”
Solomon ruk gaya.
Phir dheemi si, lekin shaitani muskurahat ke saath palta.
“Main ne aik tareeqa dhoond liya hai… jis se humari tadaad barh sakti hai. Demons bhi jald yehi karenge.”
Nezera bechain ho kar boli,
“Kya tareeqa? Jaldi batao!”
Solomon ki muskurahat gehri ho gayi.
“Agar yeh kaamyaab ho gaya…
aur hamara Spell Research bhi mukammal ho gaya…
toh insaniyat ka aakhri din qareeb hoga.”
Woh aage jhuka.
“Demons ke elder ki madad se…
main ne insaano ko Vampire mein tabdeel karne ka tareeqa dhoond liya hai.”
“Is tareeqe se hum jang hamesha ke liye jeet sakte hain…”
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Dopehar ka waqt ho chuka tha.
Sikandar abhi khamoshi se news scroll kar raha tha jab tak Adhara apne fire element ko evolve karke Purple Fire banane ka process mukammal kare.
News ka har channel Rombust Sea me Hendrick ke fatah se bhara hua tha.
Hendrickson ne Supernaturals ke khilaaf jang jeeti aur unki territory me ghus kar aik aham ilaka qaboo kar liya.
Is khabar ne poore mulk me hungama barpa kar diya tha.
Hendrickson ne to rank seven Seadra, jo Siren race ke neeche ek bht khatarnaak beast tha, usay bhi maar giraaya.
Insaniyat ke paas samundar me lagbhag koi territory na bachhi thi.
Be-shumar mutated beasts aur Supernaturals pani par hukoomat karte the — is liye kisi aam insaan ka ship me safar karna taqreeban khudkushi tha, jab tak koi high-rank Awakened sath na ho.
Har safar me insani lahtadad lashain hoti theen.
Aise me Faraday University me Sikandar ki jeet ki khabar dheere dheere peeche reh gayi.
Poora spotlight ab Assault Guild ke Hendrickson par tha.
Sikandar ne phone aur neeche slide kiya to ek aur interesting headline saamne aa gayi.
“Black Hand?”
Usne news tap ki.
Khabar ke mutabiq level four cities me riots phoot pade.
In shehron ke log samajhte the ke Ratmawati City ne unhe mukammal tor par chhor diya hai.
Ghusse me un sab ne aik saath mil kar ek group banaya —
A b L — Abandoned by Light.
Abhi tak kisi ko nahi pata ke in logon me itna hausla kahan se aa gaya, magar aik interview me ek admi ne kaha:
“Humein Black Hand ne himmat di hai. Awakened insaniyat ke heroes nahi hain.”
Sikandar ne hont bheinche.
“Black Hand to SCO ke log hain… Zrolis City me bhi aik dekha tha.”
Ye khabar sach me pareshan karne wali thi — 51 level-4 cities iss AoL ke sath mil chuki theen.
Unki taadaad 3 lakh ke qareeb thi.
UWO aur FAA jaisi bari organizations bhi in se deals karne par majboor ho rahi theen.
War ke beech me aise rebels uth kharay ho jayein to insaniyat ka anjaam accha nahi hota.
Sikandar soch me dub gaya:
“Inka asal maqsad kya hai? SCO kya chahta hai?”
Usay ye to pata tha ke SCO bhi Supernaturals ke khilaaf hai…
Magar unhein Awakened pasand bhi nahi.
Filhal dono ka dushman aik hi tha — Supernatural races.
Phir usne ek aur clip dekhi — border par Dragonman race ke khilaaf jang me char fauji uniform wale logon ka group.
Un teenon ne rank-five Supernaturals ko murghiyon ki tarah kaat dala.
Shaky, andheri video me aik aadmi ne ek Dragonman ke par phaar daale, phir uska dhad apne hathon se cheer diya.
Uniform par koi unit emblem nazar nahi aa raha tha.
Jab ke hamesha military logon ke right shoulder par emblem hota hai.
Sikandar ko unit emblems ka achhi tarah ilm tha —
Akhir ko woh Special Reconnaissance Unit ka hissa reh chuka tha.
Dead bodies pehchaan kar mission details tak ka andaza lagana padta tha.
Lekin video bohot andheri thi.
“Gifted log lagte hain…” Sikandar ne socha.
Isi waqt uska phone baj utha.
Screen par uski maa ka photo chamka.
Usne call uthai.
“Mere beta Sikandar… maafi chahti hoon ke pehle call na kar payi,” maa ne naram si, sharmindagi bhari awaaz me kaha.
Sikandar ke dil me chubhan hui.
“Aray maa, theek hai. Aap kaisi hain? Kya kar rahi hain aajkal?”
“Main bilkul theek hoon, fikar na karo. Abhi spa me hoon. Tum bhi kabhi aa jao!”
Unki awaaz khushi se bhari hui thi.
Phir hans kar boli,
“Maine suna tum Awakened ban gaye ho! Main to sab doston ko bata rahi hoon!”
Sikandar hans pada.
“Taqdeer ne sath diya bas, maa.”
“Kya baat karte ho! Muje boht fakhir hai tum par!”
Maa ki khushi sun kar Sikandar ka dil halka ho gaya.
“Apna khayal rakha karein maa…”
Uski maa ki tone achanak badal gayi.
“Sikandar… aik baat kehni thi…”
Sikandar ka chehra sakht ho gaya.
“Kya hua maa? Sab theek to hai? Paise chahiye?”
Unki udaas awaaz usay hamesha be-chain kar deti thi.
“Beta… paisay khatam ho rahe hain. Property tax iss saal bhar nahi paayenge. Robert ki naukri me bhi masla chal raha hai…”
Sikandar ne bina soche jawab diya:
“Kitne chahiye maa? 2 million dollars kaafi hain?”
Unki maa heraan reh gayi.
“Yeh… itne paise? Kahaan se laaye? Kya Awakened hone par itna paisa milta hai?”
“Paise ki fikar na karein. Ab aapko kabhi kisi cheez ki zaroorat nahi hogi.”
Sikandar ki awaaz me sakoon aur yaqeen tha.
Uske liye uski maa sab kuch thi.
Aasli parents ke guzar jaane ke baad Mrs. Greene ne hi use apna liya.
Apni tangi ke bawajood bhi usne Sikandar ko pal pos kar bada kiya.
Uske liye maa uski zindagi ki roshni thi.
Call khatam kar ke Sikandar ne foran paise transfer kar diye.
Zara sa bhi afsos nahi hua — maa ke liye duniya ki har cheez qurban thi.
Achanak darwaza zor se khula.
Adhara wapas aa chuki thi.
Jism par jalti hui aag ke nishaan, lekin chehra khushi se chamak raha tha.
Aik hi nazar me Sikandar samajh gaya —
Evolution complete.
Adhara ne haath uthaya.
Uss ki hathon ke upar purple fire tair rahi thi.
Shola itna khoobsurat aur khatarnaak tha ke Sikandar ki Black Lightning bhi khud ko kamzor mehsoos karne lagi.
“Iske sath, fire orb aur fire stones… main aasaani se rank four tak pohanch sakti hoon,” Adhara ne fakhr se kaha.
Sikandar ne sar hila kar tasdeeq ki.
“Bahut khoob. Humein Wedron City pohanchne se pehle tumhara rank four zaroor chahiye.”
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Ratmawati City ke kisi aur kone me…
“Baby, itni dair laga di? Main tumhara intezar kar rahi thi,”
Ek aurat ne pyaar se us aadmi ke gardan me bahen daal di.
Magar aadmi ne ajeeb si nazar se usay dekha…
Bina jawab diye andar chala gaya.
Aurat ne muh phula liya.
“Yeh kya? Tum aise to nahi behave karte.”
Aadmi seedha kitchen gaya aur dervaze darazay khojne laga.
CLANG!
Bartano aur glasson ki awazein poori kitchen me gunj uthi.
Aurat hiraan reh gayi —
Woh aadmi to jaise deewanawar kitchen ko ulat kar rakh raha tha.
“WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? STOP!!”
Woh cheekh uthi.
CLANG!
The woman jumped in shock jab aik plate uske paon ke bilkul qareeb girti hai. Woh hiraan si ho kar uss aadmi ki taraf dekhti hai,
"Malik! Tumhein kya ho gaya?!"
Woh ghabra kar Malik ka baazu pakadti hai, lekin aglay hi pal uss ka jism seedha deewar se takra jata hai jaise kisi ne halka sa dhakka diya ho.
“Akhhh!” uss aurat ki cheekh kamray mein gunjti hai.
Malik dheere dheere fridge ki taraf badhta hai. Jaise hi uski nazar khanay par padti hai, uski aankhon mein aik ajeeb chamak bhar jati hai.
Woh fridge ka sara khana jhapat kar nikalta hai, aur uska mooh ghair-insani taur par itna zahir hota hai ke aurat ki saansen thami jaati hain.
Uske mooh se tez, blade ki tarah daggers jaise daant chamak rahe the.
Aurat ka dil kaanp gaya.
Yeh Malik nahi raha tha… yeh kuch aur hi ban chuka tha.
Usse phir Malik ki halki si fufkaar sunai di:
“King Oddity… yeh sirf ek aur werewolf nahi hai…”
“Haan… is par Badshahon ka Nishaan hai. Main isse kharoch bhi nahi sakta… bohat taqatwar hai.”
“Blood Moon ka mark…”
Aurat ne hichkicha kar table par rakha phone uthaya, lekin palak jhapakte Malik uske bilkul qareeb aa gaya.
“AAAKKHH!!”
Khoon uske haath se behne laga, phone ke tukray uski haddi aur gosht mein ghus chuke the.
Malik andhere se nikle kisi saya ki tarah idhar-udhar ubhar raha tha. Aurat deewar se lag kar phisalti hui peeche hatne lagi.
“Tum… tum ho kya?”
Malik ke chehre par ek ghair-fitri, behad khtarnaak aur darawni muskurahat ubhar aayi.
Aurat ne cheekhna chaha—lekin awaaz hi nahi nikli.
Uska mooh khula… lekin bilkul khamosh.
Neeche dekha toh uski zubaan farsh par padi thi…
Woh samajh hi nahi paayi kab kaat di gayi.
Malik wohi darawni muskurahat liye usse ghoor raha tha…
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~ BLACK TIGER GUILD ~
Duncan apni kursi par baitha tha, kapray phate hue, chehra pareshaan. Aisa lag raha tha jaise bohat bada wakiya hua ho.
Uski biwi kamray mein daakhil hoti hai.
“Dear… Sector 3C ka cash deposit dobara Sullivan gang ne loot liya hai…”
Woh thak kar sofa par girti hai.
Duncan ki aankhon mein gussa bhar gaya. Mana hawa ki tarah kamray mein phailne laga.
BAM!!
Usne desk par zor ka mukka maara.
“FUCK!! Agar woh baat se nahi mann rahe toh hum khud hamla karenge!”
Biwi ne haan mein sar hila diya—jaise usey pehle se andaaza tha.
Phir woh boli:
“Aur woh ladka? Hamare agent ke mutabiq woh Wedron City mission par nikal gaya hai.”
Duncan ki aankhen phool gayin.
“LEON!!”
Leon turant kamray mein daakhil hota hai, adab se jhuk kar poochta hai:
“Aap ne bulaya, President?”
Duncan garaj kar kehta hai:
“Sikandar ko dhoondo! Kisi bhi qeemat par… uska sar mere saamne hona chahiye!”
Leon sarr jhukata hai:
“Jaise aap hukm karein.”
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~ 3 Ghante Baad… VIP TRAIN TO WEDRON CITY ~
Sikandar aur Adhara VIP train mein safar kar rahe thay.
Sikandar ne bacche ke rehne ka intizam Sector 3C mein kar diya tha—Ochyra University se zyada door nahi, aur aam logon ka ilaqa.
Fire Band Market ke log bacche ko wahan pohcha denge, aur kuch hifazati aadmi bhi hire kar liye gaye thay.
Magar unhein maloom nahi tha…
Wedron City mein ek tabah-kun toofan unka intezar kar raha tha.
Orcs har raat shehar ko charon taraf se gher lete, aur din ko hi thoda araam milta.
Waqt guzarne ke saath siege aur bhi sangeen hota ja raha tha.
Train mein dono aik jagah baith kar High Elemental Stones ke saath gehri meditations mein mashghool thay.
Adhara pur azm thi ke Wedron City pohachne se pehle Early Rank Four hasil kar le.
Lekin unhein kuch khabar nahi thi…
Jo hone wala tha, woh unki hadon ko… aur unki wafadari ko… dono ko aazmane wala tha.
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Aaj ke liye itnah hi. I hope ye episode be aap sub ko pasind ahye gah..
Is bar likes target complete nahi howa.
It's not fair.. Ham itni mahnet karte aur aap log 1 like nahi kar sakti.
Is se ahge story pir se apni raftar Pakrey gi. Mission start ho chuka hai. Jaha ap ko kafi fight be dekhne ko mile gi.
Likes target 50. Jese hi complete howa update ah jaye gah. Nahi to 1st December ko.
SCO ka content parhne ke baad Sikandar ne halka sa sar hilaaya, jabke uske kandhe par baitha kaala kawwa paron ki dhaar se hawa ko cheer kar udd gaya.
Wo pehle hi faisla kar chuka tha ke woh designated waqt par SCO ki meeting mein zaroor jaayega.
Faraday University wapas jaane se pehle, usne socha ke woh us shop ko investigate karta chale jaye jiska zikr us Supernatural ne kiya tha.
“Isi taraf tha na…? Lagta hai aaj yahan thoda lamba rukna padega,” Sikandar ne socha.
Usne kabhi nahi socha tha ke Platchi ka illegal market itni door tak phail chuka hoga.
Supernatural ne jis direction mein ishara kiya tha, Sikandar wahan chal diya. Gali mein kayi shops theen, zyada tar band ho chuki theen.
Konsi shop us Supernatural ka matlab thi, ye usse samajh na aaya. Isliye woh beech wali bench par baith kar intezar karne laga.
Raat ka pichhla pehar tha. Chaand bilkul saaf aasmaan mein roshan ho raha tha.
Intezaar karte hue Sikandar ne apni breathing technique ke saath meditation shuru kar di. Ab woh mediate karte hue bhi apne aas paas se be-khabar nahi hota tha.
Awakened banne ke baad, breathing technique karna uske liye bahut aasaan ho gaya tha. Focus uska sabse bada weapon ban chuka tha.
Chahe din kitna bhi sakht guzarta, Sikandar kabhi apni daily quest aur meditation nahi chorta tha. Uske paas choice hi nahi thi… yeh sab uski survival ka hissa tha.
“Hm… Mom kya kar rahi hongi? Ab tak call bhi nahi ki…” Sikandar ne socha.
Usne phone nikala aur unhe message kar diya. Tournament ke baad toh unki call aani chahiye thi.
Message bhejne ke baad usne system khol liya.
Uske paas abhi 10,000 se zyada gold padha tha. Wo Adhara ke liye kuch acha lena chahta tha.
“Adhara ki elemental affinity upgrade karna aur usko ek breathing technique dena badhiya idea hoga,” wo sochta gaya.
Shop scroll karte hue usse mid-rank Fire Affinity mili jo sirf 2,000 gold ki thi.
“System… kya dusre log bhi shop se li hui affinity ya breathing technique use kar sakte hain?”
<System:
Haan. Shop ki har cheez real world mein materialize ho sakti hai. Breathing technique sirf Werewolf istemaal kar sakta hai. Adhara transformation ke baad use kar payegi.>
Yeh padh kar Sikandar ki khushi ka koi hisaab nahi raha. Usne foran mid-rank Fire Affinity khareed li.
Waqt guzarta gaya. Raat aur gehri hoti ja rahi thi.
Puray block mein koi nazar nahi aa raha tha. Jaise gali zinda hi nahi ho.
Shop scroll karte hue bhi wo kisi shakhs ko nahi dekh raha tha jo us market tak le ja sake.
Breathing technique ka faisla bhi woh baad ke liye rakh deta hai.
Chalte hue achanak usse aik baat yaad aayi.
“Ru— woh log Supernatural dekh kar bilkul shock nahi huay the…” Sikandar ruk gaya.
Agar black market aam logon ke liye khula nahi hota, toh unhe Supernatural dekh kar darr lagna chahiye tha…
Magar woh log toh be-dhadak unse panga le rahe the.
Sikandar turant bench se uth khada hua.
“Chalo… unhein dhoondta hoon,” usne socha aur us alley ki taraf chala jahan pehle unse mulaqat hui thi.
Wahan jaake usse un mein se ek ka gira hua hat mila. Shayad ghabrahat mein woh wahan gir gaya tha.
Sikandar ne hat uthaya aur apni enhanced smelling se uska scent pakda.
Werewolf banne ke baad, uski senses insanon jaisi nahi rahi thi. Ab woh door se fusahat ki baat bhi sun sakta tha, aur logon ki gandh ko door door se mehsoos kar sakta tha.
Isi wajah se usne un logon ka trail turant pakad liya.
Blocks badalte hue, woh andhere mein lightning ki tarah tezi se dash kar raha tha. Raat thi, koi aas paas nahi, isliye use powers chhupane ki zarurat bhi nahi thi.
Zyada dair nahi guzri ke usne woh group ek aur alley mein dhoond liya.
Wo cigarette peete hue baatein kar rahe the.
Unhe dekh kar Sikandar ne ek hi leap mein unke beech landing ki.
THUD!
Zameen hil gayi. Woh sab chatak kar uski taraf mud gaye.
“Y-yeh wohi Awakened hai! Bhaago!”
“M-mere bachay hain, please humein maaf kar do!”
Do log itne dare hue the ke ek toh darr ke maare wahan khara khara geela ho gaya.
“J-jee! Hum sach bolenge! Sab kuch bolenge!” Pant geeli karne wala banda bola.
“Tum log jaante ho ke woh Supernatural kahaan se aate hai. Mujhe us jagah ka pata chahiye jahan unko becha jata hai,” Sikandar ne seedhi baat ki.
Woh natak karta raha ke jaise wo bhi kharidna chahta ho.
Woh banda apne companion ki taraf dekh kar chid gaya, “Zaki, tu wahan kaam karta hai na! Bata de! Mujhe marna nahi!”
Sikandar ne Zaki ki taraf ghoora.
Zaki peeche hataa, “M-main… nahi bata sakta…”
Uske yeh kehne ki der thi, Sikandar ke andar ki mana phat kar bahar nikli.
Hawa bhaari ho gayi. Teeno ka khara rahna mushkal ho gaya aur wo zameen par gir gay.
“Th-theek hai! Bata deta hoon! Bas band karo!” Zaki cheekh utha.
Mana ka pressure rokne par, Sikandar uske saamne squats mein aa gaya.
“Bol…”
Zaki ne hichkichate hue kaha:
“Us area mein ek candy shop hai… Emma’s Candy. Darwaze par teen dafaa knock karna… aur kehna ‘I want to buy the best black candy’… tab darwaza khulega.”
“Timing 10 pm se 4 am tak hoti hai…”
Sikandar ne aankhen tang ki.
“Agar jhoot bola to…?”
Zameen phir se uske kadmon ke neeche crack karne lagi. Laal aura ne nikal kar Zaki ke hosh uda diye.
“KASAM SE SIR! SACH BOL RAHA HOON!”
Unke naak se khoon beh nikla tha jab Sikandar ne pressure rok diya.
“Jhoot hua… toh dhoond kar pakad lunga, aur wo hashir karon ga ke.... ” Sikandar ne baat bech mai chor di aur wahan se chala gaya.
Wapas block par aakar, usne mask aur black hood pehna aur hotel ke saath lagti white door wali shop Emma’s Candy ke saamne khada ho gaya.
KHAT—KHAT—KHAT.
Darwaza halkasa khula.
Clerk jaisi ek aurat jhaank kar boli, “We’re closed. Kal aana.”
Sikandar ne dheemi awaaz mein kaha:
“I want to buy… the best black candy.”
Jaisay hi us ne baat mukammal ki, woh aurat aik pal ko ruk gayi. Us ki nazar ne upar se neeche tak Sikandar ko jaise tol liya ho — phir woh darwaza khol deti hai.
“Dear customer, please follow me,” woh narmi se kehti hai.
‘Kaam kar gaya… lagta hai wo jhoot nahi bol raha tha,’ Sikandar ne socha aur araam se us ke peeche chal diya.
Woh aurat usey store ke pichlay hissa mein layi. Phir woh floor ke aik hisse par paon rakhti hai —
Click!
Floor halka sa hilta hai aur neeche ka raasta khul jata hai.
Yeh dekh kar Sikandar ka yaqeen aur gehra ho gaya, “Haan… yeh zaroor koi black market hai. Magar kiski?”
Dono neeche utarte hue lag bhag ek minute chaltay rahe, phir woh aik bari lakri ka darwaza kholti hai.
Darwaza khulte hi, bheed ka shor itni sakhti se andr se phoota ke Sikandar ko mutasir hona pada. Enhanced hearing ke bawajood woh awaaz upar se bilkul nahi sun saka tha.
‘Poora area soundproof… interesting,’ Sikandar ne socha.
Andar ka manzar dekh kar us ki aankhein bari ho gayi.
Mukhtalif log—sab Awakened—apni shakal chupaye phir rahe thay. Samne ki taraf, bohat si cages mein har qisam ke Supernatural qaidi band thay.
“Welcome to the Fire Band Market. Kya aap yahan naye hain?” aurat ne halka sa jhuk kar kaha.
Sikandar ne sirf sar hilaya.
Woh shuru ho gayi—
“Bilkul aam market ki tarah… yahan aap kuch bhi khareed ya bech saktay hain. Agar koi cheez yahan mojood na ho toh aap request kar sakte hain.”
Lekin Sikandar ki tawajjo us ke shabdon mein utni na thi jitni us ke samnay ke drishya par.
Spellbooks… Battle Gear… Elixirs… Insani ghulaam… Supernaturals… Materials…
Har woh cheez jo kisi ne sochi bhi na ho—sab yahan bik rahi thi.
Aik cage mein aik taaqatwar Supernatural be-hoshi ke qareeb apni saansen le raha tha.
“Yeh Supernaturals kis liye bechay ja rahe hain? Aur kya inhe bahar le jana allowed hai?” Sikandar ne sawaal kiya, aik insani size ke dragon ki taraf ishara karte hue.
Aurat ne drakon ko dekha aur jawab diya,
“Sirf Diamond Members aise qism ke Supernatural rakh sakte hain. Warna mushkil paida ho sakti hai agar customer control na kar paye.”
Phir woh jhuki aur madhur awaaz mein boli,
“Lekin naye customers ke liye hum Succubus Service recommend karte hain. Bohat mashhoor hai. Sirf $10,000 per session.”
Sikandar ne aik halki si hansi rok li.
‘Yeh toh had se zyada mehnga hai…’
“Insani slaves ka kya? Unhein khareeda ja sakta hai?”
Aurat ne sar hilaya—haan.
Sikandar ne socha:
“Kya main apne pack ke liye kisi ko lun? Nahi… ghalat baat hai.”
Lekin curiosity phir bhi kaam kar rahi thi.
“System, kya kisi insaan ko Werewolf bananay ka koi compatibility factor hota hai?”
<Yes. People with Gifts become stronger Werewolves than normal Awakened.>
“System, gifted log detect kar sakta hai?”
<Activating scanning field.>
Achanak har chehre ke upar tabs nazar aane lagay—kuch khaali, kuch me likha hua.
Sikandar hairan ho gaya,
“System, yeh tou tum pehle bhi kar sakte thay!”
<User must click inside Power section to see minor gifts. Default view shows only primary power.>
“Wah…” Sikandar ne socha.
Us ki nazar aik gifted insaan par ruki jo cage mein band tha.
Alma Ryze
Race: Human
Power: Rank 2 (Mid) – Super Strength
Mental: 10
Strength: 16
Agility: 12
Endurance: 6
Intelligence: 0
Detail khol kar dekha:
Super Strength – Gift
Super Speed – Gift
Sikandar ne muh bana kar kaha,
“Damn… mujhe shuru se hi shak tha.”
Phir us ne aurat se poocha,
“Kya information khareedne ya bechne ka option hai?”
“Ji haan. Mere saath aaiye.”
Jab woh bheed se guzra, to us ki nazar aik ajeeb si jaanwar wali tattoo per parti jo lag bhag har customer ke haath par bani thi.
Lekin us se pehle ke woh aur dekh pata, woh us stall par pohanch gaye.
Stall khaali tha. Aik admi baitha tha jiska chehra aik gehre zakhmu se barbaad lag raha tha—bila shakk darawna.
“What do you want to buy?” us ne poocha.
Sikandar ne mask ke peeche se dabi awaaz mein kaha,
“Main aik information bechna chahta hoon. Interested?”
Admi hans pada,
“Kaisi information?”
Sikandar ne ahista kaha,
“Is market ke staff ki naahli ka saboot.”
Woh asal mein Platchi ke baare mein poochna chahta tha—but yeh be-wuqoofana hota agar yeh market un ka hota.
Is liye us ne zara ghuma kar baat ki.
Admi ne maskharte howe kaha,
“Hum bohat professional hain. Staff ghalti nahi karta.”
Sikandar muskuraya,
“Agar dilchaspi nahi hai tou theek.”
Aur palatne laga.
Yeh dekh kar admi ruk gaya,
“Wapas aao. Agar baat sach hui tou khareed loonga.”
Sikandar ne kursi par baith kar kaha,
“Do Supernaturals iss jagah se farar hue hain. Main ne unhein bahar daikha.”
Admi stunned ho gaya,
“Kya?! Yeh mumkin nahi!”
“Unki laashein nearby trash area mein mil jayengi. Dono ko main ne maara hai."
Guards bhaagay aur baad mein wapas aa kar confirm kar diya—sab sach tha.
Admi ne gehra saans liya,
“Payment cash ya items?”
“Cash.”
Admi bola, “Theek… $10,000 de deta hoon—”
Sikandar ne us ki baat kaat di:
“$10,000,000.”
Admi hil gaya,
“Yeh itni worth nahi rakhta!”
Sikandar ne aas paas ki bheed ki taraf ishara karte hue kaha,
“Succubus service $10,000 per session. Yeh bheed dekho. Sirf aik service se hi millions ban rahe hain.”
Phir woh aaram se bola:
“Tumhare market ka exposed hona… uski keemat bhi sirf $10,000 hai?”
Guards qareeb aa gaye the—but Sikandar bilkul chain se baitha raha.
Us ne rank scan kiya tha—sirf do peak rank four. Aur raat ka waqt…
Admi ne haath utha kr guards ko rok diye,
“Fine… $5,000,000.”
Sikandar khara ho gaya aur haath barhaya,
“Deal. Mujhe abhi chahiye.”
Paise aa gaye.
Phir Sikandar ne halka sa jhuk kar kaha,
“Ab main kuch khareedna chahta hoon.”
Admi ne bhaon chadha kar poocha,
“Kya janna chahte ho?”
---
What do you want?
Sikandar ne gardan ghumai aur us aadmi ko dekha. Woh ek lamha ruk kar bolaa,
“Mujhe 25 Golden Crest ke baare mein kuch maloomaat chahiye.”
Yeh sunte hi us scar-faced aadmi ki aankhein hirani se phail gayeen.
“T–tum…?”
Woh hichkichaya, jaise yakeen hi na aa raha ho.
Sikandar halki muskurahat ke saath bola,
“Ohh, matlab tumhare paas kuch nahi? Maine toh suna tha ke tumhare paas har qisam ki info hoti hai.”
Woh uthane laga hi tha ke achanak woh aadmi cheekh kar bolaa,
“Ruko! Kaunsi info chahiye? Galat faisla mat karna, mr.”
Sikandar ne uski tone se hi samajh liya:
‘Haan… yeh jagah yaqeenan Platchi ka hi market hai.’
Sikandar dobara beth gaya.
“Maine suna hai Sullivan aur Platchi ki ladai chal rahi hai. Meri apni wajah hai… mujhe Sullivans ke baare mein sab kuch chahiye.”
Bas yeh kehna tha ke hawaa me tanau bhar gaya.
Guard ne apne hathiyaron par grip mazboot kar li.
Sikandar ke dil me halka sa khauf aaya:
‘La’nat… kahin masla na ho jaye? Shayad yeh Platchi ka area na ho.’
Lekin woh apni expression me koi dara hua paimana dikhaye baghair baitha raha.
Usne teleportation crystal ahtyat se system se khareed rakha tha — emergency ke liye.
Achanak, scar-faced aadmi zor se hans pada.
Guard bhi hansne lage.
“Yeh pehle hi kyun nahi bola?”
Usne drawer khola aur ek mota report file nikaal kar bola:
“Yeh lo—Sullivan ke tamam business, unki recent movement, unke members aur core Awakened ki info.”
Sikandar file lene laga, lekin aadmi ne uska haath rok liya.
“Qeemat hai $1,000,000… lekin dosti me $800,000.”
Sikandar ne seedha seedha jawab diya:
“Theek hai. Lekin main us bache ko bhi le jaa raha hoon.”
Usne us pinjray wale bache ki taraf ishara kiya.
Woh bacha Gifted tha—aur Sikandar use apni pack ka hissa banana chahta tha. Backup plan.
Aadmi ne guard ko ishara kiya, guard ne bache ko riha kar diya.
“Bachay ko kahan bhejna hai?”
Sikandar ne be-parwai se jawab diya,
“Ochyra University ke paas mera kaam hai. Address baad me bhej dunga.”
Aadmi ne number diya, file di, aur handshake ke liye Sikandar ki taraf haath badhaya.
Handshake ke waqt Sikandar ki nazar ek lamhe ko ruk gayi—
uski wrist par ek kale baagh ka tattoo.
Sikandar muskuraya.
Bina kuch keh ke market se bahar nikal gaya.
Jaise hi woh gaya, scar-faced aadmi guard se bola:
“Peecha karo. Dekho kahin top 20 me se toh nahi.”
Bahar nikal kar Sikandar halki si muskurahat ke saath sochne laga:
‘Haan… bilkul. Yeh log Platchi hi hain. Black Tiger Guild ka tattoo. Saari puzzle pieces fit ho gayi.’
Tournament khatam hotay hi Sikandar ka agla nishana Platchi hi the.
Aur ab woh bilkul unke beech me aa gira tha.
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Sikandar Faraday University ki taraf ja raha tha ke usne mehsoos kiya koi uska peecha kar raha hai.
Woh achanak ek andheri gali me mur gaya.
Peecha karne wala bhi gali me ghusa—
lekin gali khaali.
Sikandar gayab.
Phir uske peechay se khatarnak sa saaya ubhar kar saamne aaya—
laal surkh, garam, ghani aura ke saath.
Claw-like haath.
Mask.
Surkh roshni jise dekh kar aadmi ki taangen larazne lagin.
Woh creature uski gardan pakad leta hai.
Khoon behne lagta hai.
“Market laut jao… jab tak mera Master meherbaan hai.”
Woh aadmi dar ke maare sir hilaata hua bhaag gaya.
Use kya pata—
Woh creature… Sikandar khud tha.
Andhi gali me ghus kar usne cloak, mask aur disguise khareed liye the.
Supernatural aura bhi jaan bujh kar release kiya—
Aakhir yeh log supernatural deals karte hi the.
Koi shak nahi karta.
Is new identity ka maqsad saaf tha:
Platchi ko bharam ho jaye ke Sikandar ke peeche ek powerful rank 5 supernatural khaRa hai.
Jis se woh baad me Sullivan vs Platchi war me info ya advantage le sake.
Risky? Haan.
Lekin faida guaranteed.
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Woh aadmi huffta hua market me wapas jaa gira.
Scar-faced ne hairan ho kar pucha:
“Itni jaldi wapas?”
Woh aadmi hichkichati awaaz me bola:
“Sahab… uske peeche protector hai. Rank 4 ya shayad rank 5 Supernatural!”
Scar-faced ne seedha jawab diya:
“Phir toh woh top 20 me se hi hoga…”
_______
Agla din…
Sikandar ne aahista se aankhein kholi. Kal raat ka saara waki’a itna tension bhara tha ke usse theek se aaram bhi na mila.
Usne side par dekha to Adhara uske saath chipki hui thi—lekin jaise hi woh hila, usse ehsaas hua ke Adhara to pehle se hi jaag rahi thi.
“Main raat bhar soti hi nahi…” Adhara ne halki si, thaki hui awaaz mein kaha.
Sikandar ne bhonwen chadhaye.
Jab woh raat ko kamre mein aaya tha, Rosie aur Hera doosri bed par soi hui theen aur Adhara uski bed par mobile chalati mil gayi.
Sikandar to aate hi so gaya tha… lekin Adhara ne poori raat aankh tak na jhapki.
Sikandar ne aankhon ko mal kar kaha,
“Tum kyun nahi soi? Tum to ek dum heavy sleeper hoti ho.”
Adhara dheere se uske kaan ke paas jhuki, aur halka sa kaan mai kaha.
“Main so hi nahi paayi… aur mujhe thakaan bhi mehsoos nahi ho rahi.”
Yeh sunkar Sikandar ki aankhein thodi si khul gayin.
Adhara ne gardan ghumayi aur usne Silverstar Mark dikhaya — abhi bhi halki si roshni chmak rahi thi, bilkul kal raat ki tarah.
‘System, Adhara ko neend kyun nahi aa rahi?’
<Werewolf ko hafton tak neend ki zaroorat nahi hoti. Kuch to mahino tak jaag sakte hain.>
‘Agar ye side-effect hai to main theek se kaise so leta hoon?’
Lekin system ne koi jawab nahi diya.
Sikandar ne halki saans li aur Adhara ke paas jhuk kar bola,
“Ye werewolf banne ka side-effect hai… waqt ke saath aadat ho jayegi.”
Dono bohot qareeb the. Adhara sirf tank top aur shorts mein thi aur Sikandar shirtless. Adhara ki gardan par chamakta mark dekh kar Rosie—jo ab jaag chuki thi—ki nazar seedha un dono par pad gayi.
Sikandar ne Rosie ki taraf aik jhalak daali aur uth kar bathroom chala gaya.
Fresh ho kar woh bahar nikla aur Hera ne bataya ke teen ghante baad lobby mein sab ko jama hona hai.
Adhara ne seedha baazu pakad liya,
“Sikandar, chalo khana khaatay! Bohot bhook lagi hai!”
Sikandar ne uski hyper energy dekh kar thoda hairani se kaha,
“Chalo, mujhe bhi bhook lagi hai.”
Cafeteria
Dono cafeteria mein menu dekh hi rahe the ke ek aadmi aakar unke paas baith gaya.
Sikandar ne gusse se uski taraf dekha.
“Sikandar Silverstar. Main Brim hoon, Assault Guild se.”
Woh ek card Sikandar ko deta hai.
“Ek business proposal par baat karni thi. Agar waqt ho to?”
Sikandar ne Adhara ki puffed cheeks dekhein aur kaha,
“Main khana kha raha hoon. Baad mein baat karte hain.”
Brim sharaafat se uth kar doosri table par jaa baitha.
Adhara ne usse ghoor kar kaha,
“Yahan bohot bheed hai… pasand nahi aa rahi.”
Sikandar hans pada,
“Bas khao… kya tumhari period waghera chal rahi hai?”
Adhara ne use ghura, lekin chup ho kar khane lagi.
Khana khatam kar ke Sikandar Brim se baat karta hai aur phir Adhara ke paas laut aata hai.
“Woh kya keh raha tha?” Adhara ne poocha.
Sikandar ne contract hilaya,
“Guild join karne ka offer hai. Achha offer hai lekin abhi decide nahi kiya.”
Adhara ne seedha kaha,
“Guild mat join karo. University ke missions lo aur azaad raho.”
Sikandar ne socha,
Ye theek keh rahi hai. Guild join kiya to leveling slow ho jayegi.
Lekin cafeteria se nikalte hi ek aur banda aaya…
Sikandar ne andar hi andar socha,
“Ye to roz ka scene ban jayega…”
VIP Train
Teen ghante baad…
Sikandar aur team VIP train mein Ochyra University wapas ja rahe the.
Pichle chand ghanton mein Sikandar ko 7 alag guilds ne approach kiya—har ek ne alag faide, alag contracts.
Is se Adhara bilkul chidh gayi thi.
“Tum doosri cart mein jao. Mujhe thoda sukoon chahiye,” Adhara ne ghussay se kaha.
Sikandar hairan reh gaya.
Adhara to kabhi itni chidh-chidh nahi karti…
Train chalte hi Hera unke paas aayi.
“Yeh tournament rewards hain,” usne Sikandar aur Adhara ko pouches diye.
Sikandar ke pouch mein:
– 2 blue blitzing stones
– Kuch chhote mana stones
– Ek Purple Spellbook – “Purple Detection”
Sikandar ne ek blitzing stone uthaya, system scan kiya:
<High Lightning Stone>
Dark blue pathar ke andar chamakti bijli ki taaron jaise spark ghoom rahe the. Jaise ke pathar use consume karne ka signal de raha ho.
Dono ne meditation shuru kar di.
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Ek din baad woh University pohanch gaye.
Adhara ne seedha announce kar diya ke ab woh Sikandar ke kamre mein shift ho rahi hai.
Sikandar ko koi itiraz nahi tha—roz delicious breakfast mil raha tha usse.
Ab mujhe uss bache ke liye jagah tayyar karni hogi, Sikandar ne socha.
Fire Band Market se liya hua bachcha jald hi deliver ho jayega—werewolf banane se pehle use rehne ki jagah chahiye.
Nashta aur shower ke baad…
Sikandar ne decide kiya ke pehle task hall se mission uthayega.
Level up karna hi sabse bada target hai.
Adhara ke saath wo task hall ki taraf chala gaya…
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Task Hall hamesha ki tarah bheed se bhara hua tha. Itne logon ka hona Sikandar ko hamesha se be-chain kar deta hai — Faraday University ki shaant environment se ye jagah bilkul mukhtalif thi.
Zaada tar students idhar-udhar missions dekh rahe the, lekin woh sab dusre ya teesre saal ke the.
Sirf top rankers ko hi missions lene ki full azaadi hoti hai. Baqi students ko theories seekhne ke liye classes attend karni padti hain.
Sikandar ke liye classes faydemand ho sakti thi…
Lekin woh abhi sirf aik cheez chahta tha: Taquat.
Aur jab uske paas System jaisa raaz ho, to woh Supernatural ki theories mein waqt zaya nahi karna chahta.
Uske liye missions hi behtar raasta thay.
Sikandar aur Adhara mission board ki taraf badhe.
Hall ke andar chalne ke dauran kai students unhe dekh kar ruk gaye. Faraday University ke khilaf Sikandar ki jeet ne Ochyra University ka naam buland kar diya tha.
Un sab ko yaqeen tha ke uski wajah se Ratmawati City se unki university ko zyada supply milegi.
Isi liye sab uske saath achha bartao kar rahe thay…
…magar Sikandar ne sab ko apni thandi nazaron se hi jawab diya.
“Sikandar, hum ye mission le sakte hain,” Adhara ne peak rank-3 mission par ungli rakh kar kaha.
Sikandar ne aik jhalki li aur sar hila diya.
“Nahi… rank-4 ke shuruati missions dhundho. Tumhein strong opponents ka aadi hona hoga.”
Asal baat ye thi ke rank-3 opponents ko maar kar uski level slow barhti — woh ise mazmoon nahi banana chahta tha.
Achanak uski nazar aik mission par ruk gayi.
Adhara ne dekha to uski aankhein phail gayi.
“Sikandar, kya tumhein yaqeen hai? Pura battalion… aur unka leader Warchief?”
Sikandar muskuraya jaise ye koi badi baat hi na ho.
Woh mission uthakar counter par gaya.
“Is mission ko hum dono ke naam par assign kar dein.”
Staff ne mission dekha, kuch kehna chaha… lekin jaise hi uski nazar Sikandar par pari, uski awaaz hi ruk gayi.
“J-jee! Main turant assign karta hoon.”
Adhara ne pareshaani se kaha,
“Sikandar… main wahan jaa kar bojh ban jaungi.”
Sikandar hans para, “Fikr mat karo. Main tumhein aik cheez de kar tumhari taqat barha dunga.”
Mission assign hote hi dono apni rooms ki taraf gaye.
Wedron City level-4 area tha, do din ki train aur 8 ghante ki drive par.
Wahan aik battalion of orcs ne shehar ko giraa hua tha — aur Ratmawati City itni door thi ke reinforcement milna namumkin tha.
Gareeb level-3 aur level-4 cities ke log iss waqt bilkul tanha thay…
Aise waqt mein bohat se shehar seedha chhor diye jaate hain.
Room mein pohanch kar Sikandar ne foran Adhara ko baithne ko kaha.
Phir usne system se liya hua mid-rank fire affinity orb apne haath mein la kar dikhaya.
Aag ka chamakta hua gola uske hathon ke darmiyan tair raha tha.
Adhara ki saansen ruk gayin.
“Ye kya hai? Isme fire mana itna ghana kyun lag raha hai?”
Sikandar ne orb uske haath mein rakh diya.
“Isay absorb karo. Tumhari taqat barh jayegi.”
Adhara ne aik pal ke liye shak se use dekha…
Magar phir chup chaap uski baat man li — usay yakeen tha ke Sikandar kabhi kuch ghalat nahi karega.
Kuch ghanton baad orb choos kar gayab ho chuka tha.
Adhara ke jism se halki si shockwave nikli jo Sikandar ke gaalon ko choo gayi.
Uske aas-paas fire mana jalne laga jaise uska pura wujood agni mein dhal raha ho.
Aankhein kholi to unmein shola jhalak raha tha.
“Mujhe kuch farq mehsoos nahi ho raha… ye tha kya?”
Sikandar muskuraya.
“Meditate karo.”
Adhara ne aankhein band ki…
Aur foran hi uske aas-paas ghoomti red energy teen guna tezi se usmein daakhl hone lagi.
Usne hosh mein aa kar hairat se kaha,
“Ye… ye to bohat ajeeb hai!”
“Amazing hai na?” Sikandar ne bag uthaate hue kaha.
“Ab tum pehle se zyada tezi se strong ban sakogi.”
Lekin Adhara ne hichkichate hue kaha,
“Problem ye hai ke… main rank-4 tak breakthrough nahi kar sakti.”
Sikandar ruk gaya.
“Kya? Kyun?”
“Meri element abhi bhi Basic hai. Basic element rank-4 tak nahi ja sakta.”
Ye baat sun kar Sikandar ke dimaag mein bijli si koodi.
Usne haath maathay par rakh liya.
Bilkul sahi — element ko Great Element banana zaroori hota hai!
Basic Element se rune nahi bante.
Isi liye bohat se log hamesha rank-3 par atak jaate hain — resources laakhon mein lagte hain.
Rank-4 ke liye do cheezein lazmi hoti hain:
1. Higher rank element ka remnant
2. Catalyst jo dono ko merge kara sakay
Sikandar ne foran system shop khola.
Do remnants perfect thay…
Pehla tha:
Fire Soulstone
True Fire ka halki si essence rakhta hai.
Is se Basic Element ko Peak Great Element — Purple Fire (Fire of Jealousy) mein badla ja sakta hai.
Jitne zyada emotions, utni zyada iski taqat.
<Magma Flower>
Ye aik Mutated phool hota hai jo sirf volcano ke andar milta hai. Is ka istemaal kisi Basic Element ko upgrade karke Peak Great Element – Lava bananay ke liye kiya jata hai. Lava Fire ka woh roop hai jo jiss cheez ko choo le, usay pighla deta hai.
Yeh sab parh kar Sikandar ka chehra khil utha.
Woh chah raha tha ke Adhara se baat kare, lekin khud ko roak liya.
“Ek second rukna, main ne pehle hi is ka rasta soch liya tha,” Sikandar ne aise kaha jaise woh kuch bhool kar yaad aa gaya ho.
Adhara ne usay confusion ke saath dekha,
jabke Sikandar room se bahir nikal gaya.
Kuch minute baad woh wapas aaya—
uske haath mein Fire Soulstone chamak raha tha.
Crystal jaisa laal rang ka pathar…
Aur uske andar jhoomti hui halki si purple flame, jaise woh qaid se nikalna chahti ho.
Adhara ne hairan ho kar dekha.
Us ke andar ka Fire Mana hilne laga—jaise kisi ne soi hoi aag jagaa di ho.
Sikandar ne soulstone us ke haath mein rakha.
Adhara ke haath halkay se kaanp uthe.
Aik jhalak hi kaafi thi samajhne ke liye…
yeh cheez bohot qeemti hai.
Sikandar ne dil hi dil mein socha,
“Achha hai, ehmiyat samajh rahi hai… yeh cheez 6000 gold ki hai!”
Woh khush hua.
Cheez jaise bhi mehngi ho—
Sikandar jang tanha nahi jeet sakta.
Usay Adhara par bharosa chahiye.
Woh aisi saathi chah raha tha jo har surat uske saath khari ho—
chaahe woh kitna bhi taqatwar kyun na ban jaye.
“Yeh… yeh kahan se laye ho tum? Bohot haseen hai…”
Adhara ki awaaz laraz rahi thi.
Sikandar ne halka sa muskurate hue kaha,
“Isay Fire Soulstone kehte hain. Is se tum apna element upgrade karke Peak Great Element — Purple Fire bana sakti ho.”
Adhara ki aankhen gehri surprise mein phail gayi.
“Tum… tum ne yeh mere liye khareeda? Kitne ka hoga yeh?”
Sikandar halkay se hansa.
“Tum qeemat ki fikr mat karo. Bas mere liye taqatwar ban jao.”
Woh system ka raaz nahi bata sakta tha.
6000 gold…
Agar dollar mein dekha jaye toh lagbhag $600,000.
Sikandar ke paas abhi bhi 41,000 gold, yani 4 million se zyada dollars mojood thay.
Adhara agar yeh sun leti toh behosh ho jaati—
mehngai se nahi…
balke isliye ke itni sasti cheez itna bada upgrade deti hai!
Normally, aik item jo sirf Great Element ka early stage unlock kare,
woh hi kuch million dollar ka hota hai.
Agar Fire Soulstone jaise item ki khabar phel jaye…
toh taaqatwar khandaan apni daulat baha denge—
laakhon nahi, croreon dollars lag jayenge.
Adhara ne mazboot iraday se sar hilaya.
Uski aankhon mein woh purani nazuk si chamak nahi thi—
ab woh aag jaisi jazbaati lag rahi thi.
“Ruko yahin… main zara apna element upgrade kar ke aati hoon,”
Woh khushi ke saath kamray se nikal gayi.
Sikandar ne usay jate hue muskurahat se dekha.
“Chalo, packing shuru karta hoon.”
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Vampire Kingdom
Vampire Kingdom ke gehraayee mein…
King Solomon aur Nezera apne kamre mein pareshan chal rahe thay.
“Hum kya karein?” Nezera ne pareshaan ho kar kaha.
“Woh ab bilkul unstable ho chuki hai… main use is haal mein bardasht nahi kar sakti!”
Uski aankhon me maa wala dard tha.
“Us Werewolf ko dhoond nikalte hain! Pakad kar usay uske saamne phenk dein. Apni beti ko aise takleef mein nahi dekh sakti!”
King Solomon ne gehray saans ke saath jawab diya,
“Lekin agar hum ne aisa kiya… toh Eyes of Terror kamzor ho jayenge. Hum ne apni zindagi mein yeh dou dafa dekhe hain— yeh aik moajza hai… ultimate power!”
Nezera ki aankhen laal chamak uthen—
aur woh cheekhi:
“LEKIN WOH HUMARI BETI HAI!!!”
BOOM!!
Zameen jhatak gayi.
Uske ghusse ne poora kamra hila diya.
“Hum koi rasta nikaalenge… pehle Elders se mashwara karte hain.”
“Hmph! Agar dair hui na… toh main khud us Werewolf ka shikar karne nikloon gi!”
Solomon ne thandi saans bhari.
Woh mud kar ja raha tha ki Nezera ne phir pukara:
“Demons se mulakaat kaisi rahi? Kuch mila?”
Solomon ruk gaya.
Phir dheemi si, lekin shaitani muskurahat ke saath palta.
“Main ne aik tareeqa dhoond liya hai… jis se humari tadaad barh sakti hai. Demons bhi jald yehi karenge.”
Nezera bechain ho kar boli,
“Kya tareeqa? Jaldi batao!”
Solomon ki muskurahat gehri ho gayi.
“Agar yeh kaamyaab ho gaya…
aur hamara Spell Research bhi mukammal ho gaya…
toh insaniyat ka aakhri din qareeb hoga.”
Woh aage jhuka.
“Demons ke elder ki madad se…
main ne insaano ko Vampire mein tabdeel karne ka tareeqa dhoond liya hai.”
“Is tareeqe se hum jang hamesha ke liye jeet sakte hain…”
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Dopehar ka waqt ho chuka tha.
Sikandar abhi khamoshi se news scroll kar raha tha jab tak Adhara apne fire element ko evolve karke Purple Fire banane ka process mukammal kare.
News ka har channel Rombust Sea me Hendrick ke fatah se bhara hua tha.
Hendrickson ne Supernaturals ke khilaaf jang jeeti aur unki territory me ghus kar aik aham ilaka qaboo kar liya.
Is khabar ne poore mulk me hungama barpa kar diya tha.
Hendrickson ne to rank seven Seadra, jo Siren race ke neeche ek bht khatarnaak beast tha, usay bhi maar giraaya.
Insaniyat ke paas samundar me lagbhag koi territory na bachhi thi.
Be-shumar mutated beasts aur Supernaturals pani par hukoomat karte the — is liye kisi aam insaan ka ship me safar karna taqreeban khudkushi tha, jab tak koi high-rank Awakened sath na ho.
Har safar me insani lahtadad lashain hoti theen.
Aise me Faraday University me Sikandar ki jeet ki khabar dheere dheere peeche reh gayi.
Poora spotlight ab Assault Guild ke Hendrickson par tha.
Sikandar ne phone aur neeche slide kiya to ek aur interesting headline saamne aa gayi.
“Black Hand?”
Usne news tap ki.
Khabar ke mutabiq level four cities me riots phoot pade.
In shehron ke log samajhte the ke Ratmawati City ne unhe mukammal tor par chhor diya hai.
Ghusse me un sab ne aik saath mil kar ek group banaya —
A b L — Abandoned by Light.
Abhi tak kisi ko nahi pata ke in logon me itna hausla kahan se aa gaya, magar aik interview me ek admi ne kaha:
“Humein Black Hand ne himmat di hai. Awakened insaniyat ke heroes nahi hain.”
Sikandar ne hont bheinche.
“Black Hand to SCO ke log hain… Zrolis City me bhi aik dekha tha.”
Ye khabar sach me pareshan karne wali thi — 51 level-4 cities iss AoL ke sath mil chuki theen.
Unki taadaad 3 lakh ke qareeb thi.
UWO aur FAA jaisi bari organizations bhi in se deals karne par majboor ho rahi theen.
War ke beech me aise rebels uth kharay ho jayein to insaniyat ka anjaam accha nahi hota.
Sikandar soch me dub gaya:
“Inka asal maqsad kya hai? SCO kya chahta hai?”
Usay ye to pata tha ke SCO bhi Supernaturals ke khilaaf hai…
Magar unhein Awakened pasand bhi nahi.
Filhal dono ka dushman aik hi tha — Supernatural races.
Phir usne ek aur clip dekhi — border par Dragonman race ke khilaaf jang me char fauji uniform wale logon ka group.
Un teenon ne rank-five Supernaturals ko murghiyon ki tarah kaat dala.
Shaky, andheri video me aik aadmi ne ek Dragonman ke par phaar daale, phir uska dhad apne hathon se cheer diya.
Uniform par koi unit emblem nazar nahi aa raha tha.
Jab ke hamesha military logon ke right shoulder par emblem hota hai.
Sikandar ko unit emblems ka achhi tarah ilm tha —
Akhir ko woh Special Reconnaissance Unit ka hissa reh chuka tha.
Dead bodies pehchaan kar mission details tak ka andaza lagana padta tha.
Lekin video bohot andheri thi.
“Gifted log lagte hain…” Sikandar ne socha.
Isi waqt uska phone baj utha.
Screen par uski maa ka photo chamka.
Usne call uthai.
“Mere beta Sikandar… maafi chahti hoon ke pehle call na kar payi,” maa ne naram si, sharmindagi bhari awaaz me kaha.
Sikandar ke dil me chubhan hui.
“Aray maa, theek hai. Aap kaisi hain? Kya kar rahi hain aajkal?”
“Main bilkul theek hoon, fikar na karo. Abhi spa me hoon. Tum bhi kabhi aa jao!”
Unki awaaz khushi se bhari hui thi.
Phir hans kar boli,
“Maine suna tum Awakened ban gaye ho! Main to sab doston ko bata rahi hoon!”
Sikandar hans pada.
“Taqdeer ne sath diya bas, maa.”
“Kya baat karte ho! Muje boht fakhir hai tum par!”
Maa ki khushi sun kar Sikandar ka dil halka ho gaya.
“Apna khayal rakha karein maa…”
Uski maa ki tone achanak badal gayi.
“Sikandar… aik baat kehni thi…”
Sikandar ka chehra sakht ho gaya.
“Kya hua maa? Sab theek to hai? Paise chahiye?”
Unki udaas awaaz usay hamesha be-chain kar deti thi.
“Beta… paisay khatam ho rahe hain. Property tax iss saal bhar nahi paayenge. Robert ki naukri me bhi masla chal raha hai…”
Sikandar ne bina soche jawab diya:
“Kitne chahiye maa? 2 million dollars kaafi hain?”
Unki maa heraan reh gayi.
“Yeh… itne paise? Kahaan se laaye? Kya Awakened hone par itna paisa milta hai?”
“Paise ki fikar na karein. Ab aapko kabhi kisi cheez ki zaroorat nahi hogi.”
Sikandar ki awaaz me sakoon aur yaqeen tha.
Uske liye uski maa sab kuch thi.
Aasli parents ke guzar jaane ke baad Mrs. Greene ne hi use apna liya.
Apni tangi ke bawajood bhi usne Sikandar ko pal pos kar bada kiya.
Uske liye maa uski zindagi ki roshni thi.
Call khatam kar ke Sikandar ne foran paise transfer kar diye.
Zara sa bhi afsos nahi hua — maa ke liye duniya ki har cheez qurban thi.
Achanak darwaza zor se khula.
Adhara wapas aa chuki thi.
Jism par jalti hui aag ke nishaan, lekin chehra khushi se chamak raha tha.
Aik hi nazar me Sikandar samajh gaya —
Evolution complete.
Adhara ne haath uthaya.
Uss ki hathon ke upar purple fire tair rahi thi.
Shola itna khoobsurat aur khatarnaak tha ke Sikandar ki Black Lightning bhi khud ko kamzor mehsoos karne lagi.
“Iske sath, fire orb aur fire stones… main aasaani se rank four tak pohanch sakti hoon,” Adhara ne fakhr se kaha.
Sikandar ne sar hila kar tasdeeq ki.
“Bahut khoob. Humein Wedron City pohanchne se pehle tumhara rank four zaroor chahiye.”
~
Ratmawati City ke kisi aur kone me…
“Baby, itni dair laga di? Main tumhara intezar kar rahi thi,”
Ek aurat ne pyaar se us aadmi ke gardan me bahen daal di.
Magar aadmi ne ajeeb si nazar se usay dekha…
Bina jawab diye andar chala gaya.
Aurat ne muh phula liya.
“Yeh kya? Tum aise to nahi behave karte.”
Aadmi seedha kitchen gaya aur dervaze darazay khojne laga.
CLANG!
Bartano aur glasson ki awazein poori kitchen me gunj uthi.
Aurat hiraan reh gayi —
Woh aadmi to jaise deewanawar kitchen ko ulat kar rakh raha tha.
“WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? STOP!!”
Woh cheekh uthi.
CLANG!
The woman jumped in shock jab aik plate uske paon ke bilkul qareeb girti hai. Woh hiraan si ho kar uss aadmi ki taraf dekhti hai,
"Malik! Tumhein kya ho gaya?!"
Woh ghabra kar Malik ka baazu pakadti hai, lekin aglay hi pal uss ka jism seedha deewar se takra jata hai jaise kisi ne halka sa dhakka diya ho.
“Akhhh!” uss aurat ki cheekh kamray mein gunjti hai.
Malik dheere dheere fridge ki taraf badhta hai. Jaise hi uski nazar khanay par padti hai, uski aankhon mein aik ajeeb chamak bhar jati hai.
Woh fridge ka sara khana jhapat kar nikalta hai, aur uska mooh ghair-insani taur par itna zahir hota hai ke aurat ki saansen thami jaati hain.
Uske mooh se tez, blade ki tarah daggers jaise daant chamak rahe the.
Aurat ka dil kaanp gaya.
Yeh Malik nahi raha tha… yeh kuch aur hi ban chuka tha.
Usse phir Malik ki halki si fufkaar sunai di:
“King Oddity… yeh sirf ek aur werewolf nahi hai…”
“Haan… is par Badshahon ka Nishaan hai. Main isse kharoch bhi nahi sakta… bohat taqatwar hai.”
“Blood Moon ka mark…”
Aurat ne hichkicha kar table par rakha phone uthaya, lekin palak jhapakte Malik uske bilkul qareeb aa gaya.
“AAAKKHH!!”
Khoon uske haath se behne laga, phone ke tukray uski haddi aur gosht mein ghus chuke the.
Malik andhere se nikle kisi saya ki tarah idhar-udhar ubhar raha tha. Aurat deewar se lag kar phisalti hui peeche hatne lagi.
“Tum… tum ho kya?”
Malik ke chehre par ek ghair-fitri, behad khtarnaak aur darawni muskurahat ubhar aayi.
Aurat ne cheekhna chaha—lekin awaaz hi nahi nikli.
Uska mooh khula… lekin bilkul khamosh.
Neeche dekha toh uski zubaan farsh par padi thi…
Woh samajh hi nahi paayi kab kaat di gayi.
Malik wohi darawni muskurahat liye usse ghoor raha tha…
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~ BLACK TIGER GUILD ~
Duncan apni kursi par baitha tha, kapray phate hue, chehra pareshaan. Aisa lag raha tha jaise bohat bada wakiya hua ho.
Uski biwi kamray mein daakhil hoti hai.
“Dear… Sector 3C ka cash deposit dobara Sullivan gang ne loot liya hai…”
Woh thak kar sofa par girti hai.
Duncan ki aankhon mein gussa bhar gaya. Mana hawa ki tarah kamray mein phailne laga.
BAM!!
Usne desk par zor ka mukka maara.
“FUCK!! Agar woh baat se nahi mann rahe toh hum khud hamla karenge!”
Biwi ne haan mein sar hila diya—jaise usey pehle se andaaza tha.
Phir woh boli:
“Aur woh ladka? Hamare agent ke mutabiq woh Wedron City mission par nikal gaya hai.”
Duncan ki aankhen phool gayin.
“LEON!!”
Leon turant kamray mein daakhil hota hai, adab se jhuk kar poochta hai:
“Aap ne bulaya, President?”
Duncan garaj kar kehta hai:
“Sikandar ko dhoondo! Kisi bhi qeemat par… uska sar mere saamne hona chahiye!”
Leon sarr jhukata hai:
“Jaise aap hukm karein.”
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~ 3 Ghante Baad… VIP TRAIN TO WEDRON CITY ~
Sikandar aur Adhara VIP train mein safar kar rahe thay.
Sikandar ne bacche ke rehne ka intizam Sector 3C mein kar diya tha—Ochyra University se zyada door nahi, aur aam logon ka ilaqa.
Fire Band Market ke log bacche ko wahan pohcha denge, aur kuch hifazati aadmi bhi hire kar liye gaye thay.
Magar unhein maloom nahi tha…
Wedron City mein ek tabah-kun toofan unka intezar kar raha tha.
Orcs har raat shehar ko charon taraf se gher lete, aur din ko hi thoda araam milta.
Waqt guzarne ke saath siege aur bhi sangeen hota ja raha tha.
Train mein dono aik jagah baith kar High Elemental Stones ke saath gehri meditations mein mashghool thay.
Adhara pur azm thi ke Wedron City pohachne se pehle Early Rank Four hasil kar le.
Lekin unhein kuch khabar nahi thi…
Jo hone wala tha, woh unki hadon ko… aur unki wafadari ko… dono ko aazmane wala tha.
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Aaj ke liye itnah hi. I hope ye episode be aap sub ko pasind ahye gah..
Is bar likes target complete nahi howa.
It's not fair.. Ham itni mahnet karte aur aap log 1 like nahi kar sakti.
Is se ahge story pir se apni raftar Pakrey gi. Mission start ho chuka hai. Jaha ap ko kafi fight be dekhne ko mile gi.
Likes target 50. Jese hi complete howa update ah jaye gah. Nahi to 1st December ko.
SCO ka content parhne ke baad Sikandar ne halka sa sar hilaaya, jabke uske kandhe par baitha kaala kawwa paron ki dhaar se hawa ko cheer kar udd gaya.
Wo pehle hi faisla kar chuka tha ke woh designated waqt par SCO ki meeting mein zaroor jaayega.
Faraday University wapas jaane se pehle, usne socha ke woh us shop ko investigate karta chale jaye jiska zikr us Supernatural ne kiya tha.
“Isi taraf tha na…? Lagta hai aaj yahan thoda lamba rukna padega,” Sikandar ne socha.
Usne kabhi nahi socha tha ke Platchi ka illegal market itni door tak phail chuka hoga.
Supernatural ne jis direction mein ishara kiya tha, Sikandar wahan chal diya. Gali mein kayi shops theen, zyada tar band ho chuki theen.
Konsi shop us Supernatural ka matlab thi, ye usse samajh na aaya. Isliye woh beech wali bench par baith kar intezar karne laga.
Raat ka pichhla pehar tha. Chaand bilkul saaf aasmaan mein roshan ho raha tha.
Intezaar karte hue Sikandar ne apni breathing technique ke saath meditation shuru kar di. Ab woh mediate karte hue bhi apne aas paas se be-khabar nahi hota tha.
Awakened banne ke baad, breathing technique karna uske liye bahut aasaan ho gaya tha. Focus uska sabse bada weapon ban chuka tha.
Chahe din kitna bhi sakht guzarta, Sikandar kabhi apni daily quest aur meditation nahi chorta tha. Uske paas choice hi nahi thi… yeh sab uski survival ka hissa tha.
“Hm… Mom kya kar rahi hongi? Ab tak call bhi nahi ki…” Sikandar ne socha.
Usne phone nikala aur unhe message kar diya. Tournament ke baad toh unki call aani chahiye thi.
Message bhejne ke baad usne system khol liya.
Uske paas abhi 10,000 se zyada gold padha tha. Wo Adhara ke liye kuch acha lena chahta tha.
“Adhara ki elemental affinity upgrade karna aur usko ek breathing technique dena badhiya idea hoga,” wo sochta gaya.
Shop scroll karte hue usse mid-rank Fire Affinity mili jo sirf 2,000 gold ki thi.
“System… kya dusre log bhi shop se li hui affinity ya breathing technique use kar sakte hain?”
<System:
Haan. Shop ki har cheez real world mein materialize ho sakti hai. Breathing technique sirf Werewolf istemaal kar sakta hai. Adhara transformation ke baad use kar payegi.>
Yeh padh kar Sikandar ki khushi ka koi hisaab nahi raha. Usne foran mid-rank Fire Affinity khareed li.
Waqt guzarta gaya. Raat aur gehri hoti ja rahi thi.
Puray block mein koi nazar nahi aa raha tha. Jaise gali zinda hi nahi ho.
Shop scroll karte hue bhi wo kisi shakhs ko nahi dekh raha tha jo us market tak le ja sake.
Breathing technique ka faisla bhi woh baad ke liye rakh deta hai.
Chalte hue achanak usse aik baat yaad aayi.
“Ru— woh log Supernatural dekh kar bilkul shock nahi huay the…” Sikandar ruk gaya.
Agar black market aam logon ke liye khula nahi hota, toh unhe Supernatural dekh kar darr lagna chahiye tha…
Magar woh log toh be-dhadak unse panga le rahe the.
Sikandar turant bench se uth khada hua.
“Chalo… unhein dhoondta hoon,” usne socha aur us alley ki taraf chala jahan pehle unse mulaqat hui thi.
Wahan jaake usse un mein se ek ka gira hua hat mila. Shayad ghabrahat mein woh wahan gir gaya tha.
Sikandar ne hat uthaya aur apni enhanced smelling se uska scent pakda.
Werewolf banne ke baad, uski senses insanon jaisi nahi rahi thi. Ab woh door se fusahat ki baat bhi sun sakta tha, aur logon ki gandh ko door door se mehsoos kar sakta tha.
Isi wajah se usne un logon ka trail turant pakad liya.
Blocks badalte hue, woh andhere mein lightning ki tarah tezi se dash kar raha tha. Raat thi, koi aas paas nahi, isliye use powers chhupane ki zarurat bhi nahi thi.
Zyada dair nahi guzri ke usne woh group ek aur alley mein dhoond liya.
Wo cigarette peete hue baatein kar rahe the.
Unhe dekh kar Sikandar ne ek hi leap mein unke beech landing ki.
THUD!
Zameen hil gayi. Woh sab chatak kar uski taraf mud gaye.
“Y-yeh wohi Awakened hai! Bhaago!”
“M-mere bachay hain, please humein maaf kar do!”
Do log itne dare hue the ke ek toh darr ke maare wahan khara khara geela ho gaya.
“J-jee! Hum sach bolenge! Sab kuch bolenge!” Pant geeli karne wala banda bola.
“Tum log jaante ho ke woh Supernatural kahaan se aate hai. Mujhe us jagah ka pata chahiye jahan unko becha jata hai,” Sikandar ne seedhi baat ki.
Woh natak karta raha ke jaise wo bhi kharidna chahta ho.
Woh banda apne companion ki taraf dekh kar chid gaya, “Zaki, tu wahan kaam karta hai na! Bata de! Mujhe marna nahi!”
Sikandar ne Zaki ki taraf ghoora.
Zaki peeche hataa, “M-main… nahi bata sakta…”
Uske yeh kehne ki der thi, Sikandar ke andar ki mana phat kar bahar nikli.
Hawa bhaari ho gayi. Teeno ka khara rahna mushkal ho gaya aur wo zameen par gir gay.
“Th-theek hai! Bata deta hoon! Bas band karo!” Zaki cheekh utha.
Mana ka pressure rokne par, Sikandar uske saamne squats mein aa gaya.
“Bol…”
Zaki ne hichkichate hue kaha:
“Us area mein ek candy shop hai… Emma’s Candy. Darwaze par teen dafaa knock karna… aur kehna ‘I want to buy the best black candy’… tab darwaza khulega.”
“Timing 10 pm se 4 am tak hoti hai…”
Sikandar ne aankhen tang ki.
“Agar jhoot bola to…?”
Zameen phir se uske kadmon ke neeche crack karne lagi. Laal aura ne nikal kar Zaki ke hosh uda diye.
“KASAM SE SIR! SACH BOL RAHA HOON!”
Unke naak se khoon beh nikla tha jab Sikandar ne pressure rok diya.
“Jhoot hua… toh dhoond kar pakad lunga, aur wo hashir karon ga ke.... ” Sikandar ne baat bech mai chor di aur wahan se chala gaya.
Wapas block par aakar, usne mask aur black hood pehna aur hotel ke saath lagti white door wali shop Emma’s Candy ke saamne khada ho gaya.
KHAT—KHAT—KHAT.
Darwaza halkasa khula.
Clerk jaisi ek aurat jhaank kar boli, “We’re closed. Kal aana.”
Sikandar ne dheemi awaaz mein kaha:
“I want to buy… the best black candy.”
Jaisay hi us ne baat mukammal ki, woh aurat aik pal ko ruk gayi. Us ki nazar ne upar se neeche tak Sikandar ko jaise tol liya ho — phir woh darwaza khol deti hai.
“Dear customer, please follow me,” woh narmi se kehti hai.
‘Kaam kar gaya… lagta hai wo jhoot nahi bol raha tha,’ Sikandar ne socha aur araam se us ke peeche chal diya.
Woh aurat usey store ke pichlay hissa mein layi. Phir woh floor ke aik hisse par paon rakhti hai —
Click!
Floor halka sa hilta hai aur neeche ka raasta khul jata hai.
Yeh dekh kar Sikandar ka yaqeen aur gehra ho gaya, “Haan… yeh zaroor koi black market hai. Magar kiski?”
Dono neeche utarte hue lag bhag ek minute chaltay rahe, phir woh aik bari lakri ka darwaza kholti hai.
Darwaza khulte hi, bheed ka shor itni sakhti se andr se phoota ke Sikandar ko mutasir hona pada. Enhanced hearing ke bawajood woh awaaz upar se bilkul nahi sun saka tha.
‘Poora area soundproof… interesting,’ Sikandar ne socha.
Andar ka manzar dekh kar us ki aankhein bari ho gayi.
Mukhtalif log—sab Awakened—apni shakal chupaye phir rahe thay. Samne ki taraf, bohat si cages mein har qisam ke Supernatural qaidi band thay.
“Welcome to the Fire Band Market. Kya aap yahan naye hain?” aurat ne halka sa jhuk kar kaha.
Sikandar ne sirf sar hilaya.
Woh shuru ho gayi—
“Bilkul aam market ki tarah… yahan aap kuch bhi khareed ya bech saktay hain. Agar koi cheez yahan mojood na ho toh aap request kar sakte hain.”
Lekin Sikandar ki tawajjo us ke shabdon mein utni na thi jitni us ke samnay ke drishya par.
Spellbooks… Battle Gear… Elixirs… Insani ghulaam… Supernaturals… Materials…
Har woh cheez jo kisi ne sochi bhi na ho—sab yahan bik rahi thi.
Aik cage mein aik taaqatwar Supernatural be-hoshi ke qareeb apni saansen le raha tha.
“Yeh Supernaturals kis liye bechay ja rahe hain? Aur kya inhe bahar le jana allowed hai?” Sikandar ne sawaal kiya, aik insani size ke dragon ki taraf ishara karte hue.
Aurat ne drakon ko dekha aur jawab diya,
“Sirf Diamond Members aise qism ke Supernatural rakh sakte hain. Warna mushkil paida ho sakti hai agar customer control na kar paye.”
Phir woh jhuki aur madhur awaaz mein boli,
“Lekin naye customers ke liye hum Succubus Service recommend karte hain. Bohat mashhoor hai. Sirf $10,000 per session.”
Sikandar ne aik halki si hansi rok li.
‘Yeh toh had se zyada mehnga hai…’
“Insani slaves ka kya? Unhein khareeda ja sakta hai?”
Aurat ne sar hilaya—haan.
Sikandar ne socha:
“Kya main apne pack ke liye kisi ko lun? Nahi… ghalat baat hai.”
Lekin curiosity phir bhi kaam kar rahi thi.
“System, kya kisi insaan ko Werewolf bananay ka koi compatibility factor hota hai?”
<Yes. People with Gifts become stronger Werewolves than normal Awakened.>
“System, gifted log detect kar sakta hai?”
<Activating scanning field.>
Achanak har chehre ke upar tabs nazar aane lagay—kuch khaali, kuch me likha hua.
Sikandar hairan ho gaya,
“System, yeh tou tum pehle bhi kar sakte thay!”
<User must click inside Power section to see minor gifts. Default view shows only primary power.>
“Wah…” Sikandar ne socha.
Us ki nazar aik gifted insaan par ruki jo cage mein band tha.
Alma Ryze
Race: Human
Power: Rank 2 (Mid) – Super Strength
Mental: 10
Strength: 16
Agility: 12
Endurance: 6
Intelligence: 0
Detail khol kar dekha:
Super Strength – Gift
Super Speed – Gift
Sikandar ne muh bana kar kaha,
“Damn… mujhe shuru se hi shak tha.”
Phir us ne aurat se poocha,
“Kya information khareedne ya bechne ka option hai?”
“Ji haan. Mere saath aaiye.”
Jab woh bheed se guzra, to us ki nazar aik ajeeb si jaanwar wali tattoo per parti jo lag bhag har customer ke haath par bani thi.
Lekin us se pehle ke woh aur dekh pata, woh us stall par pohanch gaye.
Stall khaali tha. Aik admi baitha tha jiska chehra aik gehre zakhmu se barbaad lag raha tha—bila shakk darawna.
“What do you want to buy?” us ne poocha.
Sikandar ne mask ke peeche se dabi awaaz mein kaha,
“Main aik information bechna chahta hoon. Interested?”
Admi hans pada,
“Kaisi information?”
Sikandar ne ahista kaha,
“Is market ke staff ki naahli ka saboot.”
Woh asal mein Platchi ke baare mein poochna chahta tha—but yeh be-wuqoofana hota agar yeh market un ka hota.
Is liye us ne zara ghuma kar baat ki.
Admi ne maskharte howe kaha,
“Hum bohat professional hain. Staff ghalti nahi karta.”
Sikandar muskuraya,
“Agar dilchaspi nahi hai tou theek.”
Aur palatne laga.
Yeh dekh kar admi ruk gaya,
“Wapas aao. Agar baat sach hui tou khareed loonga.”
Sikandar ne kursi par baith kar kaha,
“Do Supernaturals iss jagah se farar hue hain. Main ne unhein bahar daikha.”
Admi stunned ho gaya,
“Kya?! Yeh mumkin nahi!”
“Unki laashein nearby trash area mein mil jayengi. Dono ko main ne maara hai."
Guards bhaagay aur baad mein wapas aa kar confirm kar diya—sab sach tha.
Admi ne gehra saans liya,
“Payment cash ya items?”
“Cash.”
Admi bola, “Theek… $10,000 de deta hoon—”
Sikandar ne us ki baat kaat di:
“$10,000,000.”
Admi hil gaya,
“Yeh itni worth nahi rakhta!”
Sikandar ne aas paas ki bheed ki taraf ishara karte hue kaha,
“Succubus service $10,000 per session. Yeh bheed dekho. Sirf aik service se hi millions ban rahe hain.”
Phir woh aaram se bola:
“Tumhare market ka exposed hona… uski keemat bhi sirf $10,000 hai?”
Guards qareeb aa gaye the—but Sikandar bilkul chain se baitha raha.
Us ne rank scan kiya tha—sirf do peak rank four. Aur raat ka waqt…
Admi ne haath utha kr guards ko rok diye,
“Fine… $5,000,000.”
Sikandar khara ho gaya aur haath barhaya,
“Deal. Mujhe abhi chahiye.”
Paise aa gaye.
Phir Sikandar ne halka sa jhuk kar kaha,
“Ab main kuch khareedna chahta hoon.”
Admi ne bhaon chadha kar poocha,
“Kya janna chahte ho?”
---
What do you want?
Sikandar ne gardan ghumai aur us aadmi ko dekha. Woh ek lamha ruk kar bolaa,
“Mujhe 25 Golden Crest ke baare mein kuch maloomaat chahiye.”
Yeh sunte hi us scar-faced aadmi ki aankhein hirani se phail gayeen.
“T–tum…?”
Woh hichkichaya, jaise yakeen hi na aa raha ho.
Sikandar halki muskurahat ke saath bola,
“Ohh, matlab tumhare paas kuch nahi? Maine toh suna tha ke tumhare paas har qisam ki info hoti hai.”
Woh uthane laga hi tha ke achanak woh aadmi cheekh kar bolaa,
“Ruko! Kaunsi info chahiye? Galat faisla mat karna, mr.”
Sikandar ne uski tone se hi samajh liya:
‘Haan… yeh jagah yaqeenan Platchi ka hi market hai.’
Sikandar dobara beth gaya.
“Maine suna hai Sullivan aur Platchi ki ladai chal rahi hai. Meri apni wajah hai… mujhe Sullivans ke baare mein sab kuch chahiye.”
Bas yeh kehna tha ke hawaa me tanau bhar gaya.
Guard ne apne hathiyaron par grip mazboot kar li.
Sikandar ke dil me halka sa khauf aaya:
‘La’nat… kahin masla na ho jaye? Shayad yeh Platchi ka area na ho.’
Lekin woh apni expression me koi dara hua paimana dikhaye baghair baitha raha.
Usne teleportation crystal ahtyat se system se khareed rakha tha — emergency ke liye.
Achanak, scar-faced aadmi zor se hans pada.
Guard bhi hansne lage.
“Yeh pehle hi kyun nahi bola?”
Usne drawer khola aur ek mota report file nikaal kar bola:
“Yeh lo—Sullivan ke tamam business, unki recent movement, unke members aur core Awakened ki info.”
Sikandar file lene laga, lekin aadmi ne uska haath rok liya.
“Qeemat hai $1,000,000… lekin dosti me $800,000.”
Sikandar ne seedha seedha jawab diya:
“Theek hai. Lekin main us bache ko bhi le jaa raha hoon.”
Usne us pinjray wale bache ki taraf ishara kiya.
Woh bacha Gifted tha—aur Sikandar use apni pack ka hissa banana chahta tha. Backup plan.
Aadmi ne guard ko ishara kiya, guard ne bache ko riha kar diya.
“Bachay ko kahan bhejna hai?”
Sikandar ne be-parwai se jawab diya,
“Ochyra University ke paas mera kaam hai. Address baad me bhej dunga.”
Aadmi ne number diya, file di, aur handshake ke liye Sikandar ki taraf haath badhaya.
Handshake ke waqt Sikandar ki nazar ek lamhe ko ruk gayi—
uski wrist par ek kale baagh ka tattoo.
Sikandar muskuraya.
Bina kuch keh ke market se bahar nikal gaya.
Jaise hi woh gaya, scar-faced aadmi guard se bola:
“Peecha karo. Dekho kahin top 20 me se toh nahi.”
Bahar nikal kar Sikandar halki si muskurahat ke saath sochne laga:
‘Haan… bilkul. Yeh log Platchi hi hain. Black Tiger Guild ka tattoo. Saari puzzle pieces fit ho gayi.’
Tournament khatam hotay hi Sikandar ka agla nishana Platchi hi the.
Aur ab woh bilkul unke beech me aa gira tha.
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Sikandar Faraday University ki taraf ja raha tha ke usne mehsoos kiya koi uska peecha kar raha hai.
Woh achanak ek andheri gali me mur gaya.
Peecha karne wala bhi gali me ghusa—
lekin gali khaali.
Sikandar gayab.
Phir uske peechay se khatarnak sa saaya ubhar kar saamne aaya—
laal surkh, garam, ghani aura ke saath.
Claw-like haath.
Mask.
Surkh roshni jise dekh kar aadmi ki taangen larazne lagin.
Woh creature uski gardan pakad leta hai.
Khoon behne lagta hai.
“Market laut jao… jab tak mera Master meherbaan hai.”
Woh aadmi dar ke maare sir hilaata hua bhaag gaya.
Use kya pata—
Woh creature… Sikandar khud tha.
Andhi gali me ghus kar usne cloak, mask aur disguise khareed liye the.
Supernatural aura bhi jaan bujh kar release kiya—
Aakhir yeh log supernatural deals karte hi the.
Koi shak nahi karta.
Is new identity ka maqsad saaf tha:
Platchi ko bharam ho jaye ke Sikandar ke peeche ek powerful rank 5 supernatural khaRa hai.
Jis se woh baad me Sullivan vs Platchi war me info ya advantage le sake.
Risky? Haan.
Lekin faida guaranteed.
---
Woh aadmi huffta hua market me wapas jaa gira.
Scar-faced ne hairan ho kar pucha:
“Itni jaldi wapas?”
Woh aadmi hichkichati awaaz me bola:
“Sahab… uske peeche protector hai. Rank 4 ya shayad rank 5 Supernatural!”
Scar-faced ne seedha jawab diya:
“Phir toh woh top 20 me se hi hoga…”
_______
Agla din…
Sikandar ne aahista se aankhein kholi. Kal raat ka saara waki’a itna tension bhara tha ke usse theek se aaram bhi na mila.
Usne side par dekha to Adhara uske saath chipki hui thi—lekin jaise hi woh hila, usse ehsaas hua ke Adhara to pehle se hi jaag rahi thi.
“Main raat bhar soti hi nahi…” Adhara ne halki si, thaki hui awaaz mein kaha.
Sikandar ne bhonwen chadhaye.
Jab woh raat ko kamre mein aaya tha, Rosie aur Hera doosri bed par soi hui theen aur Adhara uski bed par mobile chalati mil gayi.
Sikandar to aate hi so gaya tha… lekin Adhara ne poori raat aankh tak na jhapki.
Sikandar ne aankhon ko mal kar kaha,
“Tum kyun nahi soi? Tum to ek dum heavy sleeper hoti ho.”
Adhara dheere se uske kaan ke paas jhuki, aur halka sa kaan mai kaha.
“Main so hi nahi paayi… aur mujhe thakaan bhi mehsoos nahi ho rahi.”
Yeh sunkar Sikandar ki aankhein thodi si khul gayin.
Adhara ne gardan ghumayi aur usne Silverstar Mark dikhaya — abhi bhi halki si roshni chmak rahi thi, bilkul kal raat ki tarah.
‘System, Adhara ko neend kyun nahi aa rahi?’
<Werewolf ko hafton tak neend ki zaroorat nahi hoti. Kuch to mahino tak jaag sakte hain.>
‘Agar ye side-effect hai to main theek se kaise so leta hoon?’
Lekin system ne koi jawab nahi diya.
Sikandar ne halki saans li aur Adhara ke paas jhuk kar bola,
“Ye werewolf banne ka side-effect hai… waqt ke saath aadat ho jayegi.”
Dono bohot qareeb the. Adhara sirf tank top aur shorts mein thi aur Sikandar shirtless. Adhara ki gardan par chamakta mark dekh kar Rosie—jo ab jaag chuki thi—ki nazar seedha un dono par pad gayi.
Sikandar ne Rosie ki taraf aik jhalak daali aur uth kar bathroom chala gaya.
Fresh ho kar woh bahar nikla aur Hera ne bataya ke teen ghante baad lobby mein sab ko jama hona hai.
Adhara ne seedha baazu pakad liya,
“Sikandar, chalo khana khaatay! Bohot bhook lagi hai!”
Sikandar ne uski hyper energy dekh kar thoda hairani se kaha,
“Chalo, mujhe bhi bhook lagi hai.”
Cafeteria
Dono cafeteria mein menu dekh hi rahe the ke ek aadmi aakar unke paas baith gaya.
Sikandar ne gusse se uski taraf dekha.
“Sikandar Silverstar. Main Brim hoon, Assault Guild se.”
Woh ek card Sikandar ko deta hai.
“Ek business proposal par baat karni thi. Agar waqt ho to?”
Sikandar ne Adhara ki puffed cheeks dekhein aur kaha,
“Main khana kha raha hoon. Baad mein baat karte hain.”
Brim sharaafat se uth kar doosri table par jaa baitha.
Adhara ne usse ghoor kar kaha,
“Yahan bohot bheed hai… pasand nahi aa rahi.”
Sikandar hans pada,
“Bas khao… kya tumhari period waghera chal rahi hai?”
Adhara ne use ghura, lekin chup ho kar khane lagi.
Khana khatam kar ke Sikandar Brim se baat karta hai aur phir Adhara ke paas laut aata hai.
“Woh kya keh raha tha?” Adhara ne poocha.
Sikandar ne contract hilaya,
“Guild join karne ka offer hai. Achha offer hai lekin abhi decide nahi kiya.”
Adhara ne seedha kaha,
“Guild mat join karo. University ke missions lo aur azaad raho.”
Sikandar ne socha,
Ye theek keh rahi hai. Guild join kiya to leveling slow ho jayegi.
Lekin cafeteria se nikalte hi ek aur banda aaya…
Sikandar ne andar hi andar socha,
“Ye to roz ka scene ban jayega…”
VIP Train
Teen ghante baad…
Sikandar aur team VIP train mein Ochyra University wapas ja rahe the.
Pichle chand ghanton mein Sikandar ko 7 alag guilds ne approach kiya—har ek ne alag faide, alag contracts.
Is se Adhara bilkul chidh gayi thi.
“Tum doosri cart mein jao. Mujhe thoda sukoon chahiye,” Adhara ne ghussay se kaha.
Sikandar hairan reh gaya.
Adhara to kabhi itni chidh-chidh nahi karti…
Train chalte hi Hera unke paas aayi.
“Yeh tournament rewards hain,” usne Sikandar aur Adhara ko pouches diye.
Sikandar ke pouch mein:
– 2 blue blitzing stones
– Kuch chhote mana stones
– Ek Purple Spellbook – “Purple Detection”
Sikandar ne ek blitzing stone uthaya, system scan kiya:
<High Lightning Stone>
Dark blue pathar ke andar chamakti bijli ki taaron jaise spark ghoom rahe the. Jaise ke pathar use consume karne ka signal de raha ho.
Dono ne meditation shuru kar di.
____
Ek din baad woh University pohanch gaye.
Adhara ne seedha announce kar diya ke ab woh Sikandar ke kamre mein shift ho rahi hai.
Sikandar ko koi itiraz nahi tha—roz delicious breakfast mil raha tha usse.
Ab mujhe uss bache ke liye jagah tayyar karni hogi, Sikandar ne socha.
Fire Band Market se liya hua bachcha jald hi deliver ho jayega—werewolf banane se pehle use rehne ki jagah chahiye.
Nashta aur shower ke baad…
Sikandar ne decide kiya ke pehle task hall se mission uthayega.
Level up karna hi sabse bada target hai.
Adhara ke saath wo task hall ki taraf chala gaya…
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Task Hall hamesha ki tarah bheed se bhara hua tha. Itne logon ka hona Sikandar ko hamesha se be-chain kar deta hai — Faraday University ki shaant environment se ye jagah bilkul mukhtalif thi.
Zaada tar students idhar-udhar missions dekh rahe the, lekin woh sab dusre ya teesre saal ke the.
Sirf top rankers ko hi missions lene ki full azaadi hoti hai. Baqi students ko theories seekhne ke liye classes attend karni padti hain.
Sikandar ke liye classes faydemand ho sakti thi…
Lekin woh abhi sirf aik cheez chahta tha: Taquat.
Aur jab uske paas System jaisa raaz ho, to woh Supernatural ki theories mein waqt zaya nahi karna chahta.
Uske liye missions hi behtar raasta thay.
Sikandar aur Adhara mission board ki taraf badhe.
Hall ke andar chalne ke dauran kai students unhe dekh kar ruk gaye. Faraday University ke khilaf Sikandar ki jeet ne Ochyra University ka naam buland kar diya tha.
Un sab ko yaqeen tha ke uski wajah se Ratmawati City se unki university ko zyada supply milegi.
Isi liye sab uske saath achha bartao kar rahe thay…
…magar Sikandar ne sab ko apni thandi nazaron se hi jawab diya.
“Sikandar, hum ye mission le sakte hain,” Adhara ne peak rank-3 mission par ungli rakh kar kaha.
Sikandar ne aik jhalki li aur sar hila diya.
“Nahi… rank-4 ke shuruati missions dhundho. Tumhein strong opponents ka aadi hona hoga.”
Asal baat ye thi ke rank-3 opponents ko maar kar uski level slow barhti — woh ise mazmoon nahi banana chahta tha.
Achanak uski nazar aik mission par ruk gayi.
Adhara ne dekha to uski aankhein phail gayi.
“Sikandar, kya tumhein yaqeen hai? Pura battalion… aur unka leader Warchief?”
Sikandar muskuraya jaise ye koi badi baat hi na ho.
Woh mission uthakar counter par gaya.
“Is mission ko hum dono ke naam par assign kar dein.”
Staff ne mission dekha, kuch kehna chaha… lekin jaise hi uski nazar Sikandar par pari, uski awaaz hi ruk gayi.
“J-jee! Main turant assign karta hoon.”
Adhara ne pareshaani se kaha,
“Sikandar… main wahan jaa kar bojh ban jaungi.”
Sikandar hans para, “Fikr mat karo. Main tumhein aik cheez de kar tumhari taqat barha dunga.”
Mission assign hote hi dono apni rooms ki taraf gaye.
Wedron City level-4 area tha, do din ki train aur 8 ghante ki drive par.
Wahan aik battalion of orcs ne shehar ko giraa hua tha — aur Ratmawati City itni door thi ke reinforcement milna namumkin tha.
Gareeb level-3 aur level-4 cities ke log iss waqt bilkul tanha thay…
Aise waqt mein bohat se shehar seedha chhor diye jaate hain.
Room mein pohanch kar Sikandar ne foran Adhara ko baithne ko kaha.
Phir usne system se liya hua mid-rank fire affinity orb apne haath mein la kar dikhaya.
Aag ka chamakta hua gola uske hathon ke darmiyan tair raha tha.
Adhara ki saansen ruk gayin.
“Ye kya hai? Isme fire mana itna ghana kyun lag raha hai?”
Sikandar ne orb uske haath mein rakh diya.
“Isay absorb karo. Tumhari taqat barh jayegi.”
Adhara ne aik pal ke liye shak se use dekha…
Magar phir chup chaap uski baat man li — usay yakeen tha ke Sikandar kabhi kuch ghalat nahi karega.
Kuch ghanton baad orb choos kar gayab ho chuka tha.
Adhara ke jism se halki si shockwave nikli jo Sikandar ke gaalon ko choo gayi.
Uske aas-paas fire mana jalne laga jaise uska pura wujood agni mein dhal raha ho.
Aankhein kholi to unmein shola jhalak raha tha.
“Mujhe kuch farq mehsoos nahi ho raha… ye tha kya?”
Sikandar muskuraya.
“Meditate karo.”
Adhara ne aankhein band ki…
Aur foran hi uske aas-paas ghoomti red energy teen guna tezi se usmein daakhl hone lagi.
Usne hosh mein aa kar hairat se kaha,
“Ye… ye to bohat ajeeb hai!”
“Amazing hai na?” Sikandar ne bag uthaate hue kaha.
“Ab tum pehle se zyada tezi se strong ban sakogi.”
Lekin Adhara ne hichkichate hue kaha,
“Problem ye hai ke… main rank-4 tak breakthrough nahi kar sakti.”
Sikandar ruk gaya.
“Kya? Kyun?”
“Meri element abhi bhi Basic hai. Basic element rank-4 tak nahi ja sakta.”
Ye baat sun kar Sikandar ke dimaag mein bijli si koodi.
Usne haath maathay par rakh liya.
Bilkul sahi — element ko Great Element banana zaroori hota hai!
Basic Element se rune nahi bante.
Isi liye bohat se log hamesha rank-3 par atak jaate hain — resources laakhon mein lagte hain.
Rank-4 ke liye do cheezein lazmi hoti hain:
1. Higher rank element ka remnant
2. Catalyst jo dono ko merge kara sakay
Sikandar ne foran system shop khola.
Do remnants perfect thay…
Pehla tha:
Fire Soulstone
True Fire ka halki si essence rakhta hai.
Is se Basic Element ko Peak Great Element — Purple Fire (Fire of Jealousy) mein badla ja sakta hai.
Jitne zyada emotions, utni zyada iski taqat.
<Magma Flower>
Ye aik Mutated phool hota hai jo sirf volcano ke andar milta hai. Is ka istemaal kisi Basic Element ko upgrade karke Peak Great Element – Lava bananay ke liye kiya jata hai. Lava Fire ka woh roop hai jo jiss cheez ko choo le, usay pighla deta hai.
Yeh sab parh kar Sikandar ka chehra khil utha.
Woh chah raha tha ke Adhara se baat kare, lekin khud ko roak liya.
“Ek second rukna, main ne pehle hi is ka rasta soch liya tha,” Sikandar ne aise kaha jaise woh kuch bhool kar yaad aa gaya ho.
Adhara ne usay confusion ke saath dekha,
jabke Sikandar room se bahir nikal gaya.
Kuch minute baad woh wapas aaya—
uske haath mein Fire Soulstone chamak raha tha.
Crystal jaisa laal rang ka pathar…
Aur uske andar jhoomti hui halki si purple flame, jaise woh qaid se nikalna chahti ho.
Adhara ne hairan ho kar dekha.
Us ke andar ka Fire Mana hilne laga—jaise kisi ne soi hoi aag jagaa di ho.
Sikandar ne soulstone us ke haath mein rakha.
Adhara ke haath halkay se kaanp uthe.
Aik jhalak hi kaafi thi samajhne ke liye…
yeh cheez bohot qeemti hai.
Sikandar ne dil hi dil mein socha,
“Achha hai, ehmiyat samajh rahi hai… yeh cheez 6000 gold ki hai!”
Woh khush hua.
Cheez jaise bhi mehngi ho—
Sikandar jang tanha nahi jeet sakta.
Usay Adhara par bharosa chahiye.
Woh aisi saathi chah raha tha jo har surat uske saath khari ho—
chaahe woh kitna bhi taqatwar kyun na ban jaye.
“Yeh… yeh kahan se laye ho tum? Bohot haseen hai…”
Adhara ki awaaz laraz rahi thi.
Sikandar ne halka sa muskurate hue kaha,
“Isay Fire Soulstone kehte hain. Is se tum apna element upgrade karke Peak Great Element — Purple Fire bana sakti ho.”
Adhara ki aankhen gehri surprise mein phail gayi.
“Tum… tum ne yeh mere liye khareeda? Kitne ka hoga yeh?”
Sikandar halkay se hansa.
“Tum qeemat ki fikr mat karo. Bas mere liye taqatwar ban jao.”
Woh system ka raaz nahi bata sakta tha.
6000 gold…
Agar dollar mein dekha jaye toh lagbhag $600,000.
Sikandar ke paas abhi bhi 41,000 gold, yani 4 million se zyada dollars mojood thay.
Adhara agar yeh sun leti toh behosh ho jaati—
mehngai se nahi…
balke isliye ke itni sasti cheez itna bada upgrade deti hai!
Normally, aik item jo sirf Great Element ka early stage unlock kare,
woh hi kuch million dollar ka hota hai.
Agar Fire Soulstone jaise item ki khabar phel jaye…
toh taaqatwar khandaan apni daulat baha denge—
laakhon nahi, croreon dollars lag jayenge.
Adhara ne mazboot iraday se sar hilaya.
Uski aankhon mein woh purani nazuk si chamak nahi thi—
ab woh aag jaisi jazbaati lag rahi thi.
“Ruko yahin… main zara apna element upgrade kar ke aati hoon,”
Woh khushi ke saath kamray se nikal gayi.
Sikandar ne usay jate hue muskurahat se dekha.
“Chalo, packing shuru karta hoon.”
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Vampire Kingdom
Vampire Kingdom ke gehraayee mein…
King Solomon aur Nezera apne kamre mein pareshan chal rahe thay.
“Hum kya karein?” Nezera ne pareshaan ho kar kaha.
“Woh ab bilkul unstable ho chuki hai… main use is haal mein bardasht nahi kar sakti!”
Uski aankhon me maa wala dard tha.
“Us Werewolf ko dhoond nikalte hain! Pakad kar usay uske saamne phenk dein. Apni beti ko aise takleef mein nahi dekh sakti!”
King Solomon ne gehray saans ke saath jawab diya,
“Lekin agar hum ne aisa kiya… toh Eyes of Terror kamzor ho jayenge. Hum ne apni zindagi mein yeh dou dafa dekhe hain— yeh aik moajza hai… ultimate power!”
Nezera ki aankhen laal chamak uthen—
aur woh cheekhi:
“LEKIN WOH HUMARI BETI HAI!!!”
BOOM!!
Zameen jhatak gayi.
Uske ghusse ne poora kamra hila diya.
“Hum koi rasta nikaalenge… pehle Elders se mashwara karte hain.”
“Hmph! Agar dair hui na… toh main khud us Werewolf ka shikar karne nikloon gi!”
Solomon ne thandi saans bhari.
Woh mud kar ja raha tha ki Nezera ne phir pukara:
“Demons se mulakaat kaisi rahi? Kuch mila?”
Solomon ruk gaya.
Phir dheemi si, lekin shaitani muskurahat ke saath palta.
“Main ne aik tareeqa dhoond liya hai… jis se humari tadaad barh sakti hai. Demons bhi jald yehi karenge.”
Nezera bechain ho kar boli,
“Kya tareeqa? Jaldi batao!”
Solomon ki muskurahat gehri ho gayi.
“Agar yeh kaamyaab ho gaya…
aur hamara Spell Research bhi mukammal ho gaya…
toh insaniyat ka aakhri din qareeb hoga.”
Woh aage jhuka.
“Demons ke elder ki madad se…
main ne insaano ko Vampire mein tabdeel karne ka tareeqa dhoond liya hai.”
“Is tareeqe se hum jang hamesha ke liye jeet sakte hain…”
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Dopehar ka waqt ho chuka tha.
Sikandar abhi khamoshi se news scroll kar raha tha jab tak Adhara apne fire element ko evolve karke Purple Fire banane ka process mukammal kare.
News ka har channel Rombust Sea me Hendrick ke fatah se bhara hua tha.
Hendrickson ne Supernaturals ke khilaaf jang jeeti aur unki territory me ghus kar aik aham ilaka qaboo kar liya.
Is khabar ne poore mulk me hungama barpa kar diya tha.
Hendrickson ne to rank seven Seadra, jo Siren race ke neeche ek bht khatarnaak beast tha, usay bhi maar giraaya.
Insaniyat ke paas samundar me lagbhag koi territory na bachhi thi.
Be-shumar mutated beasts aur Supernaturals pani par hukoomat karte the — is liye kisi aam insaan ka ship me safar karna taqreeban khudkushi tha, jab tak koi high-rank Awakened sath na ho.
Har safar me insani lahtadad lashain hoti theen.
Aise me Faraday University me Sikandar ki jeet ki khabar dheere dheere peeche reh gayi.
Poora spotlight ab Assault Guild ke Hendrickson par tha.
Sikandar ne phone aur neeche slide kiya to ek aur interesting headline saamne aa gayi.
“Black Hand?”
Usne news tap ki.
Khabar ke mutabiq level four cities me riots phoot pade.
In shehron ke log samajhte the ke Ratmawati City ne unhe mukammal tor par chhor diya hai.
Ghusse me un sab ne aik saath mil kar ek group banaya —
A b L — Abandoned by Light.
Abhi tak kisi ko nahi pata ke in logon me itna hausla kahan se aa gaya, magar aik interview me ek admi ne kaha:
“Humein Black Hand ne himmat di hai. Awakened insaniyat ke heroes nahi hain.”
Sikandar ne hont bheinche.
“Black Hand to SCO ke log hain… Zrolis City me bhi aik dekha tha.”
Ye khabar sach me pareshan karne wali thi — 51 level-4 cities iss AoL ke sath mil chuki theen.
Unki taadaad 3 lakh ke qareeb thi.
UWO aur FAA jaisi bari organizations bhi in se deals karne par majboor ho rahi theen.
War ke beech me aise rebels uth kharay ho jayein to insaniyat ka anjaam accha nahi hota.
Sikandar soch me dub gaya:
“Inka asal maqsad kya hai? SCO kya chahta hai?”
Usay ye to pata tha ke SCO bhi Supernaturals ke khilaaf hai…
Magar unhein Awakened pasand bhi nahi.
Filhal dono ka dushman aik hi tha — Supernatural races.
Phir usne ek aur clip dekhi — border par Dragonman race ke khilaaf jang me char fauji uniform wale logon ka group.
Un teenon ne rank-five Supernaturals ko murghiyon ki tarah kaat dala.
Shaky, andheri video me aik aadmi ne ek Dragonman ke par phaar daale, phir uska dhad apne hathon se cheer diya.
Uniform par koi unit emblem nazar nahi aa raha tha.
Jab ke hamesha military logon ke right shoulder par emblem hota hai.
Sikandar ko unit emblems ka achhi tarah ilm tha —
Akhir ko woh Special Reconnaissance Unit ka hissa reh chuka tha.
Dead bodies pehchaan kar mission details tak ka andaza lagana padta tha.
Lekin video bohot andheri thi.
“Gifted log lagte hain…” Sikandar ne socha.
Isi waqt uska phone baj utha.
Screen par uski maa ka photo chamka.
Usne call uthai.
“Mere beta Sikandar… maafi chahti hoon ke pehle call na kar payi,” maa ne naram si, sharmindagi bhari awaaz me kaha.
Sikandar ke dil me chubhan hui.
“Aray maa, theek hai. Aap kaisi hain? Kya kar rahi hain aajkal?”
“Main bilkul theek hoon, fikar na karo. Abhi spa me hoon. Tum bhi kabhi aa jao!”
Unki awaaz khushi se bhari hui thi.
Phir hans kar boli,
“Maine suna tum Awakened ban gaye ho! Main to sab doston ko bata rahi hoon!”
Sikandar hans pada.
“Taqdeer ne sath diya bas, maa.”
“Kya baat karte ho! Muje boht fakhir hai tum par!”
Maa ki khushi sun kar Sikandar ka dil halka ho gaya.
“Apna khayal rakha karein maa…”
Uski maa ki tone achanak badal gayi.
“Sikandar… aik baat kehni thi…”
Sikandar ka chehra sakht ho gaya.
“Kya hua maa? Sab theek to hai? Paise chahiye?”
Unki udaas awaaz usay hamesha be-chain kar deti thi.
“Beta… paisay khatam ho rahe hain. Property tax iss saal bhar nahi paayenge. Robert ki naukri me bhi masla chal raha hai…”
Sikandar ne bina soche jawab diya:
“Kitne chahiye maa? 2 million dollars kaafi hain?”
Unki maa heraan reh gayi.
“Yeh… itne paise? Kahaan se laaye? Kya Awakened hone par itna paisa milta hai?”
“Paise ki fikar na karein. Ab aapko kabhi kisi cheez ki zaroorat nahi hogi.”
Sikandar ki awaaz me sakoon aur yaqeen tha.
Uske liye uski maa sab kuch thi.
Aasli parents ke guzar jaane ke baad Mrs. Greene ne hi use apna liya.
Apni tangi ke bawajood bhi usne Sikandar ko pal pos kar bada kiya.
Uske liye maa uski zindagi ki roshni thi.
Call khatam kar ke Sikandar ne foran paise transfer kar diye.
Zara sa bhi afsos nahi hua — maa ke liye duniya ki har cheez qurban thi.
Achanak darwaza zor se khula.
Adhara wapas aa chuki thi.
Jism par jalti hui aag ke nishaan, lekin chehra khushi se chamak raha tha.
Aik hi nazar me Sikandar samajh gaya —
Evolution complete.
Adhara ne haath uthaya.
Uss ki hathon ke upar purple fire tair rahi thi.
Shola itna khoobsurat aur khatarnaak tha ke Sikandar ki Black Lightning bhi khud ko kamzor mehsoos karne lagi.
“Iske sath, fire orb aur fire stones… main aasaani se rank four tak pohanch sakti hoon,” Adhara ne fakhr se kaha.
Sikandar ne sar hila kar tasdeeq ki.
“Bahut khoob. Humein Wedron City pohanchne se pehle tumhara rank four zaroor chahiye.”
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Ratmawati City ke kisi aur kone me…
“Baby, itni dair laga di? Main tumhara intezar kar rahi thi,”
Ek aurat ne pyaar se us aadmi ke gardan me bahen daal di.
Magar aadmi ne ajeeb si nazar se usay dekha…
Bina jawab diye andar chala gaya.
Aurat ne muh phula liya.
“Yeh kya? Tum aise to nahi behave karte.”
Aadmi seedha kitchen gaya aur dervaze darazay khojne laga.
CLANG!
Bartano aur glasson ki awazein poori kitchen me gunj uthi.
Aurat hiraan reh gayi —
Woh aadmi to jaise deewanawar kitchen ko ulat kar rakh raha tha.
“WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? STOP!!”
Woh cheekh uthi.
CLANG!
The woman jumped in shock jab aik plate uske paon ke bilkul qareeb girti hai. Woh hiraan si ho kar uss aadmi ki taraf dekhti hai,
"Malik! Tumhein kya ho gaya?!"
Woh ghabra kar Malik ka baazu pakadti hai, lekin aglay hi pal uss ka jism seedha deewar se takra jata hai jaise kisi ne halka sa dhakka diya ho.
“Akhhh!” uss aurat ki cheekh kamray mein gunjti hai.
Malik dheere dheere fridge ki taraf badhta hai. Jaise hi uski nazar khanay par padti hai, uski aankhon mein aik ajeeb chamak bhar jati hai.
Woh fridge ka sara khana jhapat kar nikalta hai, aur uska mooh ghair-insani taur par itna zahir hota hai ke aurat ki saansen thami jaati hain.
Uske mooh se tez, blade ki tarah daggers jaise daant chamak rahe the.
Aurat ka dil kaanp gaya.
Yeh Malik nahi raha tha… yeh kuch aur hi ban chuka tha.
Usse phir Malik ki halki si fufkaar sunai di:
“King Oddity… yeh sirf ek aur werewolf nahi hai…”
“Haan… is par Badshahon ka Nishaan hai. Main isse kharoch bhi nahi sakta… bohat taqatwar hai.”
“Blood Moon ka mark…”
Aurat ne hichkicha kar table par rakha phone uthaya, lekin palak jhapakte Malik uske bilkul qareeb aa gaya.
“AAAKKHH!!”
Khoon uske haath se behne laga, phone ke tukray uski haddi aur gosht mein ghus chuke the.
Malik andhere se nikle kisi saya ki tarah idhar-udhar ubhar raha tha. Aurat deewar se lag kar phisalti hui peeche hatne lagi.
“Tum… tum ho kya?”
Malik ke chehre par ek ghair-fitri, behad khtarnaak aur darawni muskurahat ubhar aayi.
Aurat ne cheekhna chaha—lekin awaaz hi nahi nikli.
Uska mooh khula… lekin bilkul khamosh.
Neeche dekha toh uski zubaan farsh par padi thi…
Woh samajh hi nahi paayi kab kaat di gayi.
Malik wohi darawni muskurahat liye usse ghoor raha tha…
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~ BLACK TIGER GUILD ~
Duncan apni kursi par baitha tha, kapray phate hue, chehra pareshaan. Aisa lag raha tha jaise bohat bada wakiya hua ho.
Uski biwi kamray mein daakhil hoti hai.
“Dear… Sector 3C ka cash deposit dobara Sullivan gang ne loot liya hai…”
Woh thak kar sofa par girti hai.
Duncan ki aankhon mein gussa bhar gaya. Mana hawa ki tarah kamray mein phailne laga.
BAM!!
Usne desk par zor ka mukka maara.
“FUCK!! Agar woh baat se nahi mann rahe toh hum khud hamla karenge!”
Biwi ne haan mein sar hila diya—jaise usey pehle se andaaza tha.
Phir woh boli:
“Aur woh ladka? Hamare agent ke mutabiq woh Wedron City mission par nikal gaya hai.”
Duncan ki aankhen phool gayin.
“LEON!!”
Leon turant kamray mein daakhil hota hai, adab se jhuk kar poochta hai:
“Aap ne bulaya, President?”
Duncan garaj kar kehta hai:
“Sikandar ko dhoondo! Kisi bhi qeemat par… uska sar mere saamne hona chahiye!”
Leon sarr jhukata hai:
“Jaise aap hukm karein.”
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~ 3 Ghante Baad… VIP TRAIN TO WEDRON CITY ~
Sikandar aur Adhara VIP train mein safar kar rahe thay.
Sikandar ne bacche ke rehne ka intizam Sector 3C mein kar diya tha—Ochyra University se zyada door nahi, aur aam logon ka ilaqa.
Fire Band Market ke log bacche ko wahan pohcha denge, aur kuch hifazati aadmi bhi hire kar liye gaye thay.
Magar unhein maloom nahi tha…
Wedron City mein ek tabah-kun toofan unka intezar kar raha tha.
Orcs har raat shehar ko charon taraf se gher lete, aur din ko hi thoda araam milta.
Waqt guzarne ke saath siege aur bhi sangeen hota ja raha tha.
Train mein dono aik jagah baith kar High Elemental Stones ke saath gehri meditations mein mashghool thay.
Adhara pur azm thi ke Wedron City pohachne se pehle Early Rank Four hasil kar le.
Lekin unhein kuch khabar nahi thi…
Jo hone wala tha, woh unki hadon ko… aur unki wafadari ko… dono ko aazmane wala tha.
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Aaj ke liye itnah hi. I hope ye episode be aap sub ko pasind ahye gah..
Is bar likes target complete nahi howa.
It's not fair.. Ham itni mahnet karte aur aap log 1 like nahi kar sakti.
Is se ahge story pir se apni raftar Pakrey gi. Mission start ho chuka hai. Jaha ap ko kafi fight be dekhne ko mile gi.
Likes target 50. Jese hi complete howa update ah jaye gah. Nahi to 1st December ko.
SCO ka content parhne ke baad Sikandar ne halka sa sar hilaaya, jabke uske kandhe par baitha kaala kawwa paron ki dhaar se hawa ko cheer kar udd gaya.
Wo pehle hi faisla kar chuka tha ke woh designated waqt par SCO ki meeting mein zaroor jaayega.
Faraday University wapas jaane se pehle, usne socha ke woh us shop ko investigate karta chale jaye jiska zikr us Supernatural ne kiya tha.
“Isi taraf tha na…? Lagta hai aaj yahan thoda lamba rukna padega,” Sikandar ne socha.
Usne kabhi nahi socha tha ke Platchi ka illegal market itni door tak phail chuka hoga.
Supernatural ne jis direction mein ishara kiya tha, Sikandar wahan chal diya. Gali mein kayi shops theen, zyada tar band ho chuki theen.
Konsi shop us Supernatural ka matlab thi, ye usse samajh na aaya. Isliye woh beech wali bench par baith kar intezar karne laga.
Raat ka pichhla pehar tha. Chaand bilkul saaf aasmaan mein roshan ho raha tha.
Intezaar karte hue Sikandar ne apni breathing technique ke saath meditation shuru kar di. Ab woh mediate karte hue bhi apne aas paas se be-khabar nahi hota tha.
Awakened banne ke baad, breathing technique karna uske liye bahut aasaan ho gaya tha. Focus uska sabse bada weapon ban chuka tha.
Chahe din kitna bhi sakht guzarta, Sikandar kabhi apni daily quest aur meditation nahi chorta tha. Uske paas choice hi nahi thi… yeh sab uski survival ka hissa tha.
“Hm… Mom kya kar rahi hongi? Ab tak call bhi nahi ki…” Sikandar ne socha.
Usne phone nikala aur unhe message kar diya. Tournament ke baad toh unki call aani chahiye thi.
Message bhejne ke baad usne system khol liya.
Uske paas abhi 10,000 se zyada gold padha tha. Wo Adhara ke liye kuch acha lena chahta tha.
“Adhara ki elemental affinity upgrade karna aur usko ek breathing technique dena badhiya idea hoga,” wo sochta gaya.
Shop scroll karte hue usse mid-rank Fire Affinity mili jo sirf 2,000 gold ki thi.
“System… kya dusre log bhi shop se li hui affinity ya breathing technique use kar sakte hain?”
<System:
Haan. Shop ki har cheez real world mein materialize ho sakti hai. Breathing technique sirf Werewolf istemaal kar sakta hai. Adhara transformation ke baad use kar payegi.>
Yeh padh kar Sikandar ki khushi ka koi hisaab nahi raha. Usne foran mid-rank Fire Affinity khareed li.
Waqt guzarta gaya. Raat aur gehri hoti ja rahi thi.
Puray block mein koi nazar nahi aa raha tha. Jaise gali zinda hi nahi ho.
Shop scroll karte hue bhi wo kisi shakhs ko nahi dekh raha tha jo us market tak le ja sake.
Breathing technique ka faisla bhi woh baad ke liye rakh deta hai.
Chalte hue achanak usse aik baat yaad aayi.
“Ru— woh log Supernatural dekh kar bilkul shock nahi huay the…” Sikandar ruk gaya.
Agar black market aam logon ke liye khula nahi hota, toh unhe Supernatural dekh kar darr lagna chahiye tha…
Magar woh log toh be-dhadak unse panga le rahe the.
Sikandar turant bench se uth khada hua.
“Chalo… unhein dhoondta hoon,” usne socha aur us alley ki taraf chala jahan pehle unse mulaqat hui thi.
Wahan jaake usse un mein se ek ka gira hua hat mila. Shayad ghabrahat mein woh wahan gir gaya tha.
Sikandar ne hat uthaya aur apni enhanced smelling se uska scent pakda.
Werewolf banne ke baad, uski senses insanon jaisi nahi rahi thi. Ab woh door se fusahat ki baat bhi sun sakta tha, aur logon ki gandh ko door door se mehsoos kar sakta tha.
Isi wajah se usne un logon ka trail turant pakad liya.
Blocks badalte hue, woh andhere mein lightning ki tarah tezi se dash kar raha tha. Raat thi, koi aas paas nahi, isliye use powers chhupane ki zarurat bhi nahi thi.
Zyada dair nahi guzri ke usne woh group ek aur alley mein dhoond liya.
Wo cigarette peete hue baatein kar rahe the.
Unhe dekh kar Sikandar ne ek hi leap mein unke beech landing ki.
THUD!
Zameen hil gayi. Woh sab chatak kar uski taraf mud gaye.
“Y-yeh wohi Awakened hai! Bhaago!”
“M-mere bachay hain, please humein maaf kar do!”
Do log itne dare hue the ke ek toh darr ke maare wahan khara khara geela ho gaya.
“J-jee! Hum sach bolenge! Sab kuch bolenge!” Pant geeli karne wala banda bola.
“Tum log jaante ho ke woh Supernatural kahaan se aate hai. Mujhe us jagah ka pata chahiye jahan unko becha jata hai,” Sikandar ne seedhi baat ki.
Woh natak karta raha ke jaise wo bhi kharidna chahta ho.
Woh banda apne companion ki taraf dekh kar chid gaya, “Zaki, tu wahan kaam karta hai na! Bata de! Mujhe marna nahi!”
Sikandar ne Zaki ki taraf ghoora.
Zaki peeche hataa, “M-main… nahi bata sakta…”
Uske yeh kehne ki der thi, Sikandar ke andar ki mana phat kar bahar nikli.
Hawa bhaari ho gayi. Teeno ka khara rahna mushkal ho gaya aur wo zameen par gir gay.
“Th-theek hai! Bata deta hoon! Bas band karo!” Zaki cheekh utha.
Mana ka pressure rokne par, Sikandar uske saamne squats mein aa gaya.
“Bol…”
Zaki ne hichkichate hue kaha:
“Us area mein ek candy shop hai… Emma’s Candy. Darwaze par teen dafaa knock karna… aur kehna ‘I want to buy the best black candy’… tab darwaza khulega.”
“Timing 10 pm se 4 am tak hoti hai…”
Sikandar ne aankhen tang ki.
“Agar jhoot bola to…?”
Zameen phir se uske kadmon ke neeche crack karne lagi. Laal aura ne nikal kar Zaki ke hosh uda diye.
“KASAM SE SIR! SACH BOL RAHA HOON!”
Unke naak se khoon beh nikla tha jab Sikandar ne pressure rok diya.
“Jhoot hua… toh dhoond kar pakad lunga, aur wo hashir karon ga ke.... ” Sikandar ne baat bech mai chor di aur wahan se chala gaya.
Wapas block par aakar, usne mask aur black hood pehna aur hotel ke saath lagti white door wali shop Emma’s Candy ke saamne khada ho gaya.
KHAT—KHAT—KHAT.
Darwaza halkasa khula.
Clerk jaisi ek aurat jhaank kar boli, “We’re closed. Kal aana.”
Sikandar ne dheemi awaaz mein kaha:
“I want to buy… the best black candy.”
Jaisay hi us ne baat mukammal ki, woh aurat aik pal ko ruk gayi. Us ki nazar ne upar se neeche tak Sikandar ko jaise tol liya ho — phir woh darwaza khol deti hai.
“Dear customer, please follow me,” woh narmi se kehti hai.
‘Kaam kar gaya… lagta hai wo jhoot nahi bol raha tha,’ Sikandar ne socha aur araam se us ke peeche chal diya.
Woh aurat usey store ke pichlay hissa mein layi. Phir woh floor ke aik hisse par paon rakhti hai —
Click!
Floor halka sa hilta hai aur neeche ka raasta khul jata hai.
Yeh dekh kar Sikandar ka yaqeen aur gehra ho gaya, “Haan… yeh zaroor koi black market hai. Magar kiski?”
Dono neeche utarte hue lag bhag ek minute chaltay rahe, phir woh aik bari lakri ka darwaza kholti hai.
Darwaza khulte hi, bheed ka shor itni sakhti se andr se phoota ke Sikandar ko mutasir hona pada. Enhanced hearing ke bawajood woh awaaz upar se bilkul nahi sun saka tha.
‘Poora area soundproof… interesting,’ Sikandar ne socha.
Andar ka manzar dekh kar us ki aankhein bari ho gayi.
Mukhtalif log—sab Awakened—apni shakal chupaye phir rahe thay. Samne ki taraf, bohat si cages mein har qisam ke Supernatural qaidi band thay.
“Welcome to the Fire Band Market. Kya aap yahan naye hain?” aurat ne halka sa jhuk kar kaha.
Sikandar ne sirf sar hilaya.
Woh shuru ho gayi—
“Bilkul aam market ki tarah… yahan aap kuch bhi khareed ya bech saktay hain. Agar koi cheez yahan mojood na ho toh aap request kar sakte hain.”
Lekin Sikandar ki tawajjo us ke shabdon mein utni na thi jitni us ke samnay ke drishya par.
Spellbooks… Battle Gear… Elixirs… Insani ghulaam… Supernaturals… Materials…
Har woh cheez jo kisi ne sochi bhi na ho—sab yahan bik rahi thi.
Aik cage mein aik taaqatwar Supernatural be-hoshi ke qareeb apni saansen le raha tha.
“Yeh Supernaturals kis liye bechay ja rahe hain? Aur kya inhe bahar le jana allowed hai?” Sikandar ne sawaal kiya, aik insani size ke dragon ki taraf ishara karte hue.
Aurat ne drakon ko dekha aur jawab diya,
“Sirf Diamond Members aise qism ke Supernatural rakh sakte hain. Warna mushkil paida ho sakti hai agar customer control na kar paye.”
Phir woh jhuki aur madhur awaaz mein boli,
“Lekin naye customers ke liye hum Succubus Service recommend karte hain. Bohat mashhoor hai. Sirf $10,000 per session.”
Sikandar ne aik halki si hansi rok li.
‘Yeh toh had se zyada mehnga hai…’
“Insani slaves ka kya? Unhein khareeda ja sakta hai?”
Aurat ne sar hilaya—haan.
Sikandar ne socha:
“Kya main apne pack ke liye kisi ko lun? Nahi… ghalat baat hai.”
Lekin curiosity phir bhi kaam kar rahi thi.
“System, kya kisi insaan ko Werewolf bananay ka koi compatibility factor hota hai?”
<Yes. People with Gifts become stronger Werewolves than normal Awakened.>
“System, gifted log detect kar sakta hai?”
<Activating scanning field.>
Achanak har chehre ke upar tabs nazar aane lagay—kuch khaali, kuch me likha hua.
Sikandar hairan ho gaya,
“System, yeh tou tum pehle bhi kar sakte thay!”
<User must click inside Power section to see minor gifts. Default view shows only primary power.>
“Wah…” Sikandar ne socha.
Us ki nazar aik gifted insaan par ruki jo cage mein band tha.
Alma Ryze
Race: Human
Power: Rank 2 (Mid) – Super Strength
Mental: 10
Strength: 16
Agility: 12
Endurance: 6
Intelligence: 0
Detail khol kar dekha:
Super Strength – Gift
Super Speed – Gift
Sikandar ne muh bana kar kaha,
“Damn… mujhe shuru se hi shak tha.”
Phir us ne aurat se poocha,
“Kya information khareedne ya bechne ka option hai?”
“Ji haan. Mere saath aaiye.”
Jab woh bheed se guzra, to us ki nazar aik ajeeb si jaanwar wali tattoo per parti jo lag bhag har customer ke haath par bani thi.
Lekin us se pehle ke woh aur dekh pata, woh us stall par pohanch gaye.
Stall khaali tha. Aik admi baitha tha jiska chehra aik gehre zakhmu se barbaad lag raha tha—bila shakk darawna.
“What do you want to buy?” us ne poocha.
Sikandar ne mask ke peeche se dabi awaaz mein kaha,
“Main aik information bechna chahta hoon. Interested?”
Admi hans pada,
“Kaisi information?”
Sikandar ne ahista kaha,
“Is market ke staff ki naahli ka saboot.”
Woh asal mein Platchi ke baare mein poochna chahta tha—but yeh be-wuqoofana hota agar yeh market un ka hota.
Is liye us ne zara ghuma kar baat ki.
Admi ne maskharte howe kaha,
“Hum bohat professional hain. Staff ghalti nahi karta.”
Sikandar muskuraya,
“Agar dilchaspi nahi hai tou theek.”
Aur palatne laga.
Yeh dekh kar admi ruk gaya,
“Wapas aao. Agar baat sach hui tou khareed loonga.”
Sikandar ne kursi par baith kar kaha,
“Do Supernaturals iss jagah se farar hue hain. Main ne unhein bahar daikha.”
Admi stunned ho gaya,
“Kya?! Yeh mumkin nahi!”
“Unki laashein nearby trash area mein mil jayengi. Dono ko main ne maara hai."
Guards bhaagay aur baad mein wapas aa kar confirm kar diya—sab sach tha.
Admi ne gehra saans liya,
“Payment cash ya items?”
“Cash.”
Admi bola, “Theek… $10,000 de deta hoon—”
Sikandar ne us ki baat kaat di:
“$10,000,000.”
Admi hil gaya,
“Yeh itni worth nahi rakhta!”
Sikandar ne aas paas ki bheed ki taraf ishara karte hue kaha,
“Succubus service $10,000 per session. Yeh bheed dekho. Sirf aik service se hi millions ban rahe hain.”
Phir woh aaram se bola:
“Tumhare market ka exposed hona… uski keemat bhi sirf $10,000 hai?”
Guards qareeb aa gaye the—but Sikandar bilkul chain se baitha raha.
Us ne rank scan kiya tha—sirf do peak rank four. Aur raat ka waqt…
Admi ne haath utha kr guards ko rok diye,
“Fine… $5,000,000.”
Sikandar khara ho gaya aur haath barhaya,
“Deal. Mujhe abhi chahiye.”
Paise aa gaye.
Phir Sikandar ne halka sa jhuk kar kaha,
“Ab main kuch khareedna chahta hoon.”
Admi ne bhaon chadha kar poocha,
“Kya janna chahte ho?”
---
What do you want?
Sikandar ne gardan ghumai aur us aadmi ko dekha. Woh ek lamha ruk kar bolaa,
“Mujhe 25 Golden Crest ke baare mein kuch maloomaat chahiye.”
Yeh sunte hi us scar-faced aadmi ki aankhein hirani se phail gayeen.
“T–tum…?”
Woh hichkichaya, jaise yakeen hi na aa raha ho.
Sikandar halki muskurahat ke saath bola,
“Ohh, matlab tumhare paas kuch nahi? Maine toh suna tha ke tumhare paas har qisam ki info hoti hai.”
Woh uthane laga hi tha ke achanak woh aadmi cheekh kar bolaa,
“Ruko! Kaunsi info chahiye? Galat faisla mat karna, mr.”
Sikandar ne uski tone se hi samajh liya:
‘Haan… yeh jagah yaqeenan Platchi ka hi market hai.’
Sikandar dobara beth gaya.
“Maine suna hai Sullivan aur Platchi ki ladai chal rahi hai. Meri apni wajah hai… mujhe Sullivans ke baare mein sab kuch chahiye.”
Bas yeh kehna tha ke hawaa me tanau bhar gaya.
Guard ne apne hathiyaron par grip mazboot kar li.
Sikandar ke dil me halka sa khauf aaya:
‘La’nat… kahin masla na ho jaye? Shayad yeh Platchi ka area na ho.’
Lekin woh apni expression me koi dara hua paimana dikhaye baghair baitha raha.
Usne teleportation crystal ahtyat se system se khareed rakha tha — emergency ke liye.
Achanak, scar-faced aadmi zor se hans pada.
Guard bhi hansne lage.
“Yeh pehle hi kyun nahi bola?”
Usne drawer khola aur ek mota report file nikaal kar bola:
“Yeh lo—Sullivan ke tamam business, unki recent movement, unke members aur core Awakened ki info.”
Sikandar file lene laga, lekin aadmi ne uska haath rok liya.
“Qeemat hai $1,000,000… lekin dosti me $800,000.”
Sikandar ne seedha seedha jawab diya:
“Theek hai. Lekin main us bache ko bhi le jaa raha hoon.”
Usne us pinjray wale bache ki taraf ishara kiya.
Woh bacha Gifted tha—aur Sikandar use apni pack ka hissa banana chahta tha. Backup plan.
Aadmi ne guard ko ishara kiya, guard ne bache ko riha kar diya.
“Bachay ko kahan bhejna hai?”
Sikandar ne be-parwai se jawab diya,
“Ochyra University ke paas mera kaam hai. Address baad me bhej dunga.”
Aadmi ne number diya, file di, aur handshake ke liye Sikandar ki taraf haath badhaya.
Handshake ke waqt Sikandar ki nazar ek lamhe ko ruk gayi—
uski wrist par ek kale baagh ka tattoo.
Sikandar muskuraya.
Bina kuch keh ke market se bahar nikal gaya.
Jaise hi woh gaya, scar-faced aadmi guard se bola:
“Peecha karo. Dekho kahin top 20 me se toh nahi.”
Bahar nikal kar Sikandar halki si muskurahat ke saath sochne laga:
‘Haan… bilkul. Yeh log Platchi hi hain. Black Tiger Guild ka tattoo. Saari puzzle pieces fit ho gayi.’
Tournament khatam hotay hi Sikandar ka agla nishana Platchi hi the.
Aur ab woh bilkul unke beech me aa gira tha.
---
Sikandar Faraday University ki taraf ja raha tha ke usne mehsoos kiya koi uska peecha kar raha hai.
Woh achanak ek andheri gali me mur gaya.
Peecha karne wala bhi gali me ghusa—
lekin gali khaali.
Sikandar gayab.
Phir uske peechay se khatarnak sa saaya ubhar kar saamne aaya—
laal surkh, garam, ghani aura ke saath.
Claw-like haath.
Mask.
Surkh roshni jise dekh kar aadmi ki taangen larazne lagin.
Woh creature uski gardan pakad leta hai.
Khoon behne lagta hai.
“Market laut jao… jab tak mera Master meherbaan hai.”
Woh aadmi dar ke maare sir hilaata hua bhaag gaya.
Use kya pata—
Woh creature… Sikandar khud tha.
Andhi gali me ghus kar usne cloak, mask aur disguise khareed liye the.
Supernatural aura bhi jaan bujh kar release kiya—
Aakhir yeh log supernatural deals karte hi the.
Koi shak nahi karta.
Is new identity ka maqsad saaf tha:
Platchi ko bharam ho jaye ke Sikandar ke peeche ek powerful rank 5 supernatural khaRa hai.
Jis se woh baad me Sullivan vs Platchi war me info ya advantage le sake.
Risky? Haan.
Lekin faida guaranteed.
---
Woh aadmi huffta hua market me wapas jaa gira.
Scar-faced ne hairan ho kar pucha:
“Itni jaldi wapas?”
Woh aadmi hichkichati awaaz me bola:
“Sahab… uske peeche protector hai. Rank 4 ya shayad rank 5 Supernatural!”
Scar-faced ne seedha jawab diya:
“Phir toh woh top 20 me se hi hoga…”
_______
Agla din…
Sikandar ne aahista se aankhein kholi. Kal raat ka saara waki’a itna tension bhara tha ke usse theek se aaram bhi na mila.
Usne side par dekha to Adhara uske saath chipki hui thi—lekin jaise hi woh hila, usse ehsaas hua ke Adhara to pehle se hi jaag rahi thi.
“Main raat bhar soti hi nahi…” Adhara ne halki si, thaki hui awaaz mein kaha.
Sikandar ne bhonwen chadhaye.
Jab woh raat ko kamre mein aaya tha, Rosie aur Hera doosri bed par soi hui theen aur Adhara uski bed par mobile chalati mil gayi.
Sikandar to aate hi so gaya tha… lekin Adhara ne poori raat aankh tak na jhapki.
Sikandar ne aankhon ko mal kar kaha,
“Tum kyun nahi soi? Tum to ek dum heavy sleeper hoti ho.”
Adhara dheere se uske kaan ke paas jhuki, aur halka sa kaan mai kaha.
“Main so hi nahi paayi… aur mujhe thakaan bhi mehsoos nahi ho rahi.”
Yeh sunkar Sikandar ki aankhein thodi si khul gayin.
Adhara ne gardan ghumayi aur usne Silverstar Mark dikhaya — abhi bhi halki si roshni chmak rahi thi, bilkul kal raat ki tarah.
‘System, Adhara ko neend kyun nahi aa rahi?’
<Werewolf ko hafton tak neend ki zaroorat nahi hoti. Kuch to mahino tak jaag sakte hain.>
‘Agar ye side-effect hai to main theek se kaise so leta hoon?’
Lekin system ne koi jawab nahi diya.
Sikandar ne halki saans li aur Adhara ke paas jhuk kar bola,
“Ye werewolf banne ka side-effect hai… waqt ke saath aadat ho jayegi.”
Dono bohot qareeb the. Adhara sirf tank top aur shorts mein thi aur Sikandar shirtless. Adhara ki gardan par chamakta mark dekh kar Rosie—jo ab jaag chuki thi—ki nazar seedha un dono par pad gayi.
Sikandar ne Rosie ki taraf aik jhalak daali aur uth kar bathroom chala gaya.
Fresh ho kar woh bahar nikla aur Hera ne bataya ke teen ghante baad lobby mein sab ko jama hona hai.
Adhara ne seedha baazu pakad liya,
“Sikandar, chalo khana khaatay! Bohot bhook lagi hai!”
Sikandar ne uski hyper energy dekh kar thoda hairani se kaha,
“Chalo, mujhe bhi bhook lagi hai.”
Cafeteria
Dono cafeteria mein menu dekh hi rahe the ke ek aadmi aakar unke paas baith gaya.
Sikandar ne gusse se uski taraf dekha.
“Sikandar Silverstar. Main Brim hoon, Assault Guild se.”
Woh ek card Sikandar ko deta hai.
“Ek business proposal par baat karni thi. Agar waqt ho to?”
Sikandar ne Adhara ki puffed cheeks dekhein aur kaha,
“Main khana kha raha hoon. Baad mein baat karte hain.”
Brim sharaafat se uth kar doosri table par jaa baitha.
Adhara ne usse ghoor kar kaha,
“Yahan bohot bheed hai… pasand nahi aa rahi.”
Sikandar hans pada,
“Bas khao… kya tumhari period waghera chal rahi hai?”
Adhara ne use ghura, lekin chup ho kar khane lagi.
Khana khatam kar ke Sikandar Brim se baat karta hai aur phir Adhara ke paas laut aata hai.
“Woh kya keh raha tha?” Adhara ne poocha.
Sikandar ne contract hilaya,
“Guild join karne ka offer hai. Achha offer hai lekin abhi decide nahi kiya.”
Adhara ne seedha kaha,
“Guild mat join karo. University ke missions lo aur azaad raho.”
Sikandar ne socha,
Ye theek keh rahi hai. Guild join kiya to leveling slow ho jayegi.
Lekin cafeteria se nikalte hi ek aur banda aaya…
Sikandar ne andar hi andar socha,
“Ye to roz ka scene ban jayega…”
VIP Train
Teen ghante baad…
Sikandar aur team VIP train mein Ochyra University wapas ja rahe the.
Pichle chand ghanton mein Sikandar ko 7 alag guilds ne approach kiya—har ek ne alag faide, alag contracts.
Is se Adhara bilkul chidh gayi thi.
“Tum doosri cart mein jao. Mujhe thoda sukoon chahiye,” Adhara ne ghussay se kaha.
Sikandar hairan reh gaya.
Adhara to kabhi itni chidh-chidh nahi karti…
Train chalte hi Hera unke paas aayi.
“Yeh tournament rewards hain,” usne Sikandar aur Adhara ko pouches diye.
Sikandar ke pouch mein:
– 2 blue blitzing stones
– Kuch chhote mana stones
– Ek Purple Spellbook – “Purple Detection”
Sikandar ne ek blitzing stone uthaya, system scan kiya:
<High Lightning Stone>
Dark blue pathar ke andar chamakti bijli ki taaron jaise spark ghoom rahe the. Jaise ke pathar use consume karne ka signal de raha ho.
Dono ne meditation shuru kar di.
____
Ek din baad woh University pohanch gaye.
Adhara ne seedha announce kar diya ke ab woh Sikandar ke kamre mein shift ho rahi hai.
Sikandar ko koi itiraz nahi tha—roz delicious breakfast mil raha tha usse.
Ab mujhe uss bache ke liye jagah tayyar karni hogi, Sikandar ne socha.
Fire Band Market se liya hua bachcha jald hi deliver ho jayega—werewolf banane se pehle use rehne ki jagah chahiye.
Nashta aur shower ke baad…
Sikandar ne decide kiya ke pehle task hall se mission uthayega.
Level up karna hi sabse bada target hai.
Adhara ke saath wo task hall ki taraf chala gaya…
---
Task Hall hamesha ki tarah bheed se bhara hua tha. Itne logon ka hona Sikandar ko hamesha se be-chain kar deta hai — Faraday University ki shaant environment se ye jagah bilkul mukhtalif thi.
Zaada tar students idhar-udhar missions dekh rahe the, lekin woh sab dusre ya teesre saal ke the.
Sirf top rankers ko hi missions lene ki full azaadi hoti hai. Baqi students ko theories seekhne ke liye classes attend karni padti hain.
Sikandar ke liye classes faydemand ho sakti thi…
Lekin woh abhi sirf aik cheez chahta tha: Taquat.
Aur jab uske paas System jaisa raaz ho, to woh Supernatural ki theories mein waqt zaya nahi karna chahta.
Uske liye missions hi behtar raasta thay.
Sikandar aur Adhara mission board ki taraf badhe.
Hall ke andar chalne ke dauran kai students unhe dekh kar ruk gaye. Faraday University ke khilaf Sikandar ki jeet ne Ochyra University ka naam buland kar diya tha.
Un sab ko yaqeen tha ke uski wajah se Ratmawati City se unki university ko zyada supply milegi.
Isi liye sab uske saath achha bartao kar rahe thay…
…magar Sikandar ne sab ko apni thandi nazaron se hi jawab diya.
“Sikandar, hum ye mission le sakte hain,” Adhara ne peak rank-3 mission par ungli rakh kar kaha.
Sikandar ne aik jhalki li aur sar hila diya.
“Nahi… rank-4 ke shuruati missions dhundho. Tumhein strong opponents ka aadi hona hoga.”
Asal baat ye thi ke rank-3 opponents ko maar kar uski level slow barhti — woh ise mazmoon nahi banana chahta tha.
Achanak uski nazar aik mission par ruk gayi.
Adhara ne dekha to uski aankhein phail gayi.
“Sikandar, kya tumhein yaqeen hai? Pura battalion… aur unka leader Warchief?”
Sikandar muskuraya jaise ye koi badi baat hi na ho.
Woh mission uthakar counter par gaya.
“Is mission ko hum dono ke naam par assign kar dein.”
Staff ne mission dekha, kuch kehna chaha… lekin jaise hi uski nazar Sikandar par pari, uski awaaz hi ruk gayi.
“J-jee! Main turant assign karta hoon.”
Adhara ne pareshaani se kaha,
“Sikandar… main wahan jaa kar bojh ban jaungi.”
Sikandar hans para, “Fikr mat karo. Main tumhein aik cheez de kar tumhari taqat barha dunga.”
Mission assign hote hi dono apni rooms ki taraf gaye.
Wedron City level-4 area tha, do din ki train aur 8 ghante ki drive par.
Wahan aik battalion of orcs ne shehar ko giraa hua tha — aur Ratmawati City itni door thi ke reinforcement milna namumkin tha.
Gareeb level-3 aur level-4 cities ke log iss waqt bilkul tanha thay…
Aise waqt mein bohat se shehar seedha chhor diye jaate hain.
Room mein pohanch kar Sikandar ne foran Adhara ko baithne ko kaha.
Phir usne system se liya hua mid-rank fire affinity orb apne haath mein la kar dikhaya.
Aag ka chamakta hua gola uske hathon ke darmiyan tair raha tha.
Adhara ki saansen ruk gayin.
“Ye kya hai? Isme fire mana itna ghana kyun lag raha hai?”
Sikandar ne orb uske haath mein rakh diya.
“Isay absorb karo. Tumhari taqat barh jayegi.”
Adhara ne aik pal ke liye shak se use dekha…
Magar phir chup chaap uski baat man li — usay yakeen tha ke Sikandar kabhi kuch ghalat nahi karega.
Kuch ghanton baad orb choos kar gayab ho chuka tha.
Adhara ke jism se halki si shockwave nikli jo Sikandar ke gaalon ko choo gayi.
Uske aas-paas fire mana jalne laga jaise uska pura wujood agni mein dhal raha ho.
Aankhein kholi to unmein shola jhalak raha tha.
“Mujhe kuch farq mehsoos nahi ho raha… ye tha kya?”
Sikandar muskuraya.
“Meditate karo.”
Adhara ne aankhein band ki…
Aur foran hi uske aas-paas ghoomti red energy teen guna tezi se usmein daakhl hone lagi.
Usne hosh mein aa kar hairat se kaha,
“Ye… ye to bohat ajeeb hai!”
“Amazing hai na?” Sikandar ne bag uthaate hue kaha.
“Ab tum pehle se zyada tezi se strong ban sakogi.”
Lekin Adhara ne hichkichate hue kaha,
“Problem ye hai ke… main rank-4 tak breakthrough nahi kar sakti.”
Sikandar ruk gaya.
“Kya? Kyun?”
“Meri element abhi bhi Basic hai. Basic element rank-4 tak nahi ja sakta.”
Ye baat sun kar Sikandar ke dimaag mein bijli si koodi.
Usne haath maathay par rakh liya.
Bilkul sahi — element ko Great Element banana zaroori hota hai!
Basic Element se rune nahi bante.
Isi liye bohat se log hamesha rank-3 par atak jaate hain — resources laakhon mein lagte hain.
Rank-4 ke liye do cheezein lazmi hoti hain:
1. Higher rank element ka remnant
2. Catalyst jo dono ko merge kara sakay
Sikandar ne foran system shop khola.
Do remnants perfect thay…
Pehla tha:
Fire Soulstone
True Fire ka halki si essence rakhta hai.
Is se Basic Element ko Peak Great Element — Purple Fire (Fire of Jealousy) mein badla ja sakta hai.
Jitne zyada emotions, utni zyada iski taqat.
<Magma Flower>
Ye aik Mutated phool hota hai jo sirf volcano ke andar milta hai. Is ka istemaal kisi Basic Element ko upgrade karke Peak Great Element – Lava bananay ke liye kiya jata hai. Lava Fire ka woh roop hai jo jiss cheez ko choo le, usay pighla deta hai.
Yeh sab parh kar Sikandar ka chehra khil utha.
Woh chah raha tha ke Adhara se baat kare, lekin khud ko roak liya.
“Ek second rukna, main ne pehle hi is ka rasta soch liya tha,” Sikandar ne aise kaha jaise woh kuch bhool kar yaad aa gaya ho.
Adhara ne usay confusion ke saath dekha,
jabke Sikandar room se bahir nikal gaya.
Kuch minute baad woh wapas aaya—
uske haath mein Fire Soulstone chamak raha tha.
Crystal jaisa laal rang ka pathar…
Aur uske andar jhoomti hui halki si purple flame, jaise woh qaid se nikalna chahti ho.
Adhara ne hairan ho kar dekha.
Us ke andar ka Fire Mana hilne laga—jaise kisi ne soi hoi aag jagaa di ho.
Sikandar ne soulstone us ke haath mein rakha.
Adhara ke haath halkay se kaanp uthe.
Aik jhalak hi kaafi thi samajhne ke liye…
yeh cheez bohot qeemti hai.
Sikandar ne dil hi dil mein socha,
“Achha hai, ehmiyat samajh rahi hai… yeh cheez 6000 gold ki hai!”
Woh khush hua.
Cheez jaise bhi mehngi ho—
Sikandar jang tanha nahi jeet sakta.
Usay Adhara par bharosa chahiye.
Woh aisi saathi chah raha tha jo har surat uske saath khari ho—
chaahe woh kitna bhi taqatwar kyun na ban jaye.
“Yeh… yeh kahan se laye ho tum? Bohot haseen hai…”
Adhara ki awaaz laraz rahi thi.
Sikandar ne halka sa muskurate hue kaha,
“Isay Fire Soulstone kehte hain. Is se tum apna element upgrade karke Peak Great Element — Purple Fire bana sakti ho.”
Adhara ki aankhen gehri surprise mein phail gayi.
“Tum… tum ne yeh mere liye khareeda? Kitne ka hoga yeh?”
Sikandar halkay se hansa.
“Tum qeemat ki fikr mat karo. Bas mere liye taqatwar ban jao.”
Woh system ka raaz nahi bata sakta tha.
6000 gold…
Agar dollar mein dekha jaye toh lagbhag $600,000.
Sikandar ke paas abhi bhi 41,000 gold, yani 4 million se zyada dollars mojood thay.
Adhara agar yeh sun leti toh behosh ho jaati—
mehngai se nahi…
balke isliye ke itni sasti cheez itna bada upgrade deti hai!
Normally, aik item jo sirf Great Element ka early stage unlock kare,
woh hi kuch million dollar ka hota hai.
Agar Fire Soulstone jaise item ki khabar phel jaye…
toh taaqatwar khandaan apni daulat baha denge—
laakhon nahi, croreon dollars lag jayenge.
Adhara ne mazboot iraday se sar hilaya.
Uski aankhon mein woh purani nazuk si chamak nahi thi—
ab woh aag jaisi jazbaati lag rahi thi.
“Ruko yahin… main zara apna element upgrade kar ke aati hoon,”
Woh khushi ke saath kamray se nikal gayi.
Sikandar ne usay jate hue muskurahat se dekha.
“Chalo, packing shuru karta hoon.”
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Vampire Kingdom
Vampire Kingdom ke gehraayee mein…
King Solomon aur Nezera apne kamre mein pareshan chal rahe thay.
“Hum kya karein?” Nezera ne pareshaan ho kar kaha.
“Woh ab bilkul unstable ho chuki hai… main use is haal mein bardasht nahi kar sakti!”
Uski aankhon me maa wala dard tha.
“Us Werewolf ko dhoond nikalte hain! Pakad kar usay uske saamne phenk dein. Apni beti ko aise takleef mein nahi dekh sakti!”
King Solomon ne gehray saans ke saath jawab diya,
“Lekin agar hum ne aisa kiya… toh Eyes of Terror kamzor ho jayenge. Hum ne apni zindagi mein yeh dou dafa dekhe hain— yeh aik moajza hai… ultimate power!”
Nezera ki aankhen laal chamak uthen—
aur woh cheekhi:
“LEKIN WOH HUMARI BETI HAI!!!”
BOOM!!
Zameen jhatak gayi.
Uske ghusse ne poora kamra hila diya.
“Hum koi rasta nikaalenge… pehle Elders se mashwara karte hain.”
“Hmph! Agar dair hui na… toh main khud us Werewolf ka shikar karne nikloon gi!”
Solomon ne thandi saans bhari.
Woh mud kar ja raha tha ki Nezera ne phir pukara:
“Demons se mulakaat kaisi rahi? Kuch mila?”
Solomon ruk gaya.
Phir dheemi si, lekin shaitani muskurahat ke saath palta.
“Main ne aik tareeqa dhoond liya hai… jis se humari tadaad barh sakti hai. Demons bhi jald yehi karenge.”
Nezera bechain ho kar boli,
“Kya tareeqa? Jaldi batao!”
Solomon ki muskurahat gehri ho gayi.
“Agar yeh kaamyaab ho gaya…
aur hamara Spell Research bhi mukammal ho gaya…
toh insaniyat ka aakhri din qareeb hoga.”
Woh aage jhuka.
“Demons ke elder ki madad se…
main ne insaano ko Vampire mein tabdeel karne ka tareeqa dhoond liya hai.”
“Is tareeqe se hum jang hamesha ke liye jeet sakte hain…”
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Dopehar ka waqt ho chuka tha.
Sikandar abhi khamoshi se news scroll kar raha tha jab tak Adhara apne fire element ko evolve karke Purple Fire banane ka process mukammal kare.
News ka har channel Rombust Sea me Hendrick ke fatah se bhara hua tha.
Hendrickson ne Supernaturals ke khilaaf jang jeeti aur unki territory me ghus kar aik aham ilaka qaboo kar liya.
Is khabar ne poore mulk me hungama barpa kar diya tha.
Hendrickson ne to rank seven Seadra, jo Siren race ke neeche ek bht khatarnaak beast tha, usay bhi maar giraaya.
Insaniyat ke paas samundar me lagbhag koi territory na bachhi thi.
Be-shumar mutated beasts aur Supernaturals pani par hukoomat karte the — is liye kisi aam insaan ka ship me safar karna taqreeban khudkushi tha, jab tak koi high-rank Awakened sath na ho.
Har safar me insani lahtadad lashain hoti theen.
Aise me Faraday University me Sikandar ki jeet ki khabar dheere dheere peeche reh gayi.
Poora spotlight ab Assault Guild ke Hendrickson par tha.
Sikandar ne phone aur neeche slide kiya to ek aur interesting headline saamne aa gayi.
“Black Hand?”
Usne news tap ki.
Khabar ke mutabiq level four cities me riots phoot pade.
In shehron ke log samajhte the ke Ratmawati City ne unhe mukammal tor par chhor diya hai.
Ghusse me un sab ne aik saath mil kar ek group banaya —
A b L — Abandoned by Light.
Abhi tak kisi ko nahi pata ke in logon me itna hausla kahan se aa gaya, magar aik interview me ek admi ne kaha:
“Humein Black Hand ne himmat di hai. Awakened insaniyat ke heroes nahi hain.”
Sikandar ne hont bheinche.
“Black Hand to SCO ke log hain… Zrolis City me bhi aik dekha tha.”
Ye khabar sach me pareshan karne wali thi — 51 level-4 cities iss AoL ke sath mil chuki theen.
Unki taadaad 3 lakh ke qareeb thi.
UWO aur FAA jaisi bari organizations bhi in se deals karne par majboor ho rahi theen.
War ke beech me aise rebels uth kharay ho jayein to insaniyat ka anjaam accha nahi hota.
Sikandar soch me dub gaya:
“Inka asal maqsad kya hai? SCO kya chahta hai?”
Usay ye to pata tha ke SCO bhi Supernaturals ke khilaaf hai…
Magar unhein Awakened pasand bhi nahi.
Filhal dono ka dushman aik hi tha — Supernatural races.
Phir usne ek aur clip dekhi — border par Dragonman race ke khilaaf jang me char fauji uniform wale logon ka group.
Un teenon ne rank-five Supernaturals ko murghiyon ki tarah kaat dala.
Shaky, andheri video me aik aadmi ne ek Dragonman ke par phaar daale, phir uska dhad apne hathon se cheer diya.
Uniform par koi unit emblem nazar nahi aa raha tha.
Jab ke hamesha military logon ke right shoulder par emblem hota hai.
Sikandar ko unit emblems ka achhi tarah ilm tha —
Akhir ko woh Special Reconnaissance Unit ka hissa reh chuka tha.
Dead bodies pehchaan kar mission details tak ka andaza lagana padta tha.
Lekin video bohot andheri thi.
“Gifted log lagte hain…” Sikandar ne socha.
Isi waqt uska phone baj utha.
Screen par uski maa ka photo chamka.
Usne call uthai.
“Mere beta Sikandar… maafi chahti hoon ke pehle call na kar payi,” maa ne naram si, sharmindagi bhari awaaz me kaha.
Sikandar ke dil me chubhan hui.
“Aray maa, theek hai. Aap kaisi hain? Kya kar rahi hain aajkal?”
“Main bilkul theek hoon, fikar na karo. Abhi spa me hoon. Tum bhi kabhi aa jao!”
Unki awaaz khushi se bhari hui thi.
Phir hans kar boli,
“Maine suna tum Awakened ban gaye ho! Main to sab doston ko bata rahi hoon!”
Sikandar hans pada.
“Taqdeer ne sath diya bas, maa.”
“Kya baat karte ho! Muje boht fakhir hai tum par!”
Maa ki khushi sun kar Sikandar ka dil halka ho gaya.
“Apna khayal rakha karein maa…”
Uski maa ki tone achanak badal gayi.
“Sikandar… aik baat kehni thi…”
Sikandar ka chehra sakht ho gaya.
“Kya hua maa? Sab theek to hai? Paise chahiye?”
Unki udaas awaaz usay hamesha be-chain kar deti thi.
“Beta… paisay khatam ho rahe hain. Property tax iss saal bhar nahi paayenge. Robert ki naukri me bhi masla chal raha hai…”
Sikandar ne bina soche jawab diya:
“Kitne chahiye maa? 2 million dollars kaafi hain?”
Unki maa heraan reh gayi.
“Yeh… itne paise? Kahaan se laaye? Kya Awakened hone par itna paisa milta hai?”
“Paise ki fikar na karein. Ab aapko kabhi kisi cheez ki zaroorat nahi hogi.”
Sikandar ki awaaz me sakoon aur yaqeen tha.
Uske liye uski maa sab kuch thi.
Aasli parents ke guzar jaane ke baad Mrs. Greene ne hi use apna liya.
Apni tangi ke bawajood bhi usne Sikandar ko pal pos kar bada kiya.
Uske liye maa uski zindagi ki roshni thi.
Call khatam kar ke Sikandar ne foran paise transfer kar diye.
Zara sa bhi afsos nahi hua — maa ke liye duniya ki har cheez qurban thi.
Achanak darwaza zor se khula.
Adhara wapas aa chuki thi.
Jism par jalti hui aag ke nishaan, lekin chehra khushi se chamak raha tha.
Aik hi nazar me Sikandar samajh gaya —
Evolution complete.
Adhara ne haath uthaya.
Uss ki hathon ke upar purple fire tair rahi thi.
Shola itna khoobsurat aur khatarnaak tha ke Sikandar ki Black Lightning bhi khud ko kamzor mehsoos karne lagi.
“Iske sath, fire orb aur fire stones… main aasaani se rank four tak pohanch sakti hoon,” Adhara ne fakhr se kaha.
Sikandar ne sar hila kar tasdeeq ki.
“Bahut khoob. Humein Wedron City pohanchne se pehle tumhara rank four zaroor chahiye.”
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Ratmawati City ke kisi aur kone me…
“Baby, itni dair laga di? Main tumhara intezar kar rahi thi,”
Ek aurat ne pyaar se us aadmi ke gardan me bahen daal di.
Magar aadmi ne ajeeb si nazar se usay dekha…
Bina jawab diye andar chala gaya.
Aurat ne muh phula liya.
“Yeh kya? Tum aise to nahi behave karte.”
Aadmi seedha kitchen gaya aur dervaze darazay khojne laga.
CLANG!
Bartano aur glasson ki awazein poori kitchen me gunj uthi.
Aurat hiraan reh gayi —
Woh aadmi to jaise deewanawar kitchen ko ulat kar rakh raha tha.
“WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? STOP!!”
Woh cheekh uthi.
CLANG!
The woman jumped in shock jab aik plate uske paon ke bilkul qareeb girti hai. Woh hiraan si ho kar uss aadmi ki taraf dekhti hai,
"Malik! Tumhein kya ho gaya?!"
Woh ghabra kar Malik ka baazu pakadti hai, lekin aglay hi pal uss ka jism seedha deewar se takra jata hai jaise kisi ne halka sa dhakka diya ho.
“Akhhh!” uss aurat ki cheekh kamray mein gunjti hai.
Malik dheere dheere fridge ki taraf badhta hai. Jaise hi uski nazar khanay par padti hai, uski aankhon mein aik ajeeb chamak bhar jati hai.
Woh fridge ka sara khana jhapat kar nikalta hai, aur uska mooh ghair-insani taur par itna zahir hota hai ke aurat ki saansen thami jaati hain.
Uske mooh se tez, blade ki tarah daggers jaise daant chamak rahe the.
Aurat ka dil kaanp gaya.
Yeh Malik nahi raha tha… yeh kuch aur hi ban chuka tha.
Usse phir Malik ki halki si fufkaar sunai di:
“King Oddity… yeh sirf ek aur werewolf nahi hai…”
“Haan… is par Badshahon ka Nishaan hai. Main isse kharoch bhi nahi sakta… bohat taqatwar hai.”
“Blood Moon ka mark…”
Aurat ne hichkicha kar table par rakha phone uthaya, lekin palak jhapakte Malik uske bilkul qareeb aa gaya.
“AAAKKHH!!”
Khoon uske haath se behne laga, phone ke tukray uski haddi aur gosht mein ghus chuke the.
Malik andhere se nikle kisi saya ki tarah idhar-udhar ubhar raha tha. Aurat deewar se lag kar phisalti hui peeche hatne lagi.
“Tum… tum ho kya?”
Malik ke chehre par ek ghair-fitri, behad khtarnaak aur darawni muskurahat ubhar aayi.
Aurat ne cheekhna chaha—lekin awaaz hi nahi nikli.
Uska mooh khula… lekin bilkul khamosh.
Neeche dekha toh uski zubaan farsh par padi thi…
Woh samajh hi nahi paayi kab kaat di gayi.
Malik wohi darawni muskurahat liye usse ghoor raha tha…
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~ BLACK TIGER GUILD ~
Duncan apni kursi par baitha tha, kapray phate hue, chehra pareshaan. Aisa lag raha tha jaise bohat bada wakiya hua ho.
Uski biwi kamray mein daakhil hoti hai.
“Dear… Sector 3C ka cash deposit dobara Sullivan gang ne loot liya hai…”
Woh thak kar sofa par girti hai.
Duncan ki aankhon mein gussa bhar gaya. Mana hawa ki tarah kamray mein phailne laga.
BAM!!
Usne desk par zor ka mukka maara.
“FUCK!! Agar woh baat se nahi mann rahe toh hum khud hamla karenge!”
Biwi ne haan mein sar hila diya—jaise usey pehle se andaaza tha.
Phir woh boli:
“Aur woh ladka? Hamare agent ke mutabiq woh Wedron City mission par nikal gaya hai.”
Duncan ki aankhen phool gayin.
“LEON!!”
Leon turant kamray mein daakhil hota hai, adab se jhuk kar poochta hai:
“Aap ne bulaya, President?”
Duncan garaj kar kehta hai:
“Sikandar ko dhoondo! Kisi bhi qeemat par… uska sar mere saamne hona chahiye!”
Leon sarr jhukata hai:
“Jaise aap hukm karein.”
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~ 3 Ghante Baad… VIP TRAIN TO WEDRON CITY ~
Sikandar aur Adhara VIP train mein safar kar rahe thay.
Sikandar ne bacche ke rehne ka intizam Sector 3C mein kar diya tha—Ochyra University se zyada door nahi, aur aam logon ka ilaqa.
Fire Band Market ke log bacche ko wahan pohcha denge, aur kuch hifazati aadmi bhi hire kar liye gaye thay.
Magar unhein maloom nahi tha…
Wedron City mein ek tabah-kun toofan unka intezar kar raha tha.
Orcs har raat shehar ko charon taraf se gher lete, aur din ko hi thoda araam milta.
Waqt guzarne ke saath siege aur bhi sangeen hota ja raha tha.
Train mein dono aik jagah baith kar High Elemental Stones ke saath gehri meditations mein mashghool thay.
Adhara pur azm thi ke Wedron City pohachne se pehle Early Rank Four hasil kar le.
Lekin unhein kuch khabar nahi thi…
Jo hone wala tha, woh unki hadon ko… aur unki wafadari ko… dono ko aazmane wala tha.
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Aaj ke liye itnah hi. I hope ye episode be aap sub ko pasind ahye gah..
Is bar likes target complete nahi howa.
It's not fair.. Ham itni mahnet karte aur aap log 1 like nahi kar sakti.
Is se ahge story pir se apni raftar Pakrey gi. Mission start ho chuka hai. Jaha ap ko kafi fight be dekhne ko mile gi.
Likes target 50. Jese hi complete howa update ah jaye gah. Nahi to 1st December ko.
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