Chapter 2: Jaagna
Pichhle chhe saalon mein, jabse Aryan Rathore behosh tha, uske wafadar mukhya sewak Devraj ne uske sharir par kai khaas spiritual dawaiyan lagayi aur bahar se bhi madad dhoondne ki koshish ki. Lekin koi khaas safalta nahi mili.
Aryan ki maa, jo kabhi-kabhi hi usse milne aati thi, usne bhi apne hisab se koshish ki, lekin afsos, kuch aisa tha jo Aryan ko jagne se rok raha tha, jaise koi baddua usse lagi ho.
Is dauran, Senapati Arjun Rathore par hue us khooni hamle ke baad kai badlaav aaye the. Maslan, Surkhila Kshetra, jo Rajputana Rajya mein cultivation ke liye sabse behtareen jagah thi, woh Arjun ke parivar ko milni chahiye thi. Lekin uski jagah, yeh kshetra Rajya ki sabse badi shahi family, Shekhawat khandaan, ke haathon chala gaya. Shekhawat parivaar ke pass aisa sena bal tha jo bas rajvansh se thoda hi kam tha.
Shekhawaton ne Raja par dabav dala ki Surkhila Kshetra, jo Rathore parivar ko diya gaya tha, usko unse le liya jaaye. Unka kehna tha ki Arjun toh mar chuka hai, aur uska ek hi beta hai, jisne kabhi koi rajya ke leye yogdaan nahi diya aur abhi bhi maut se lad raha hai, uske liye aisi zameen ka kya matlab? Aise hi, mahinon ki baatcheet ke baad, Shekhawaton ne Surkhila Kshetra apne naam kar liya.
Aur Aryan? Usko ‘bakshees’ mein mili Kaalivan ki banjar zameen—ek aisa ilaaka jo bada toh tha, lekin spiritual urja ke mamle mein ekdum khokhla, jansankhya sabse kam, aur Rajya ki sabse gandi arthvyavastha wala rajya.
Aur Kaalivan ka naya raja chhe saal se behosh pada tha. Isi ke chalte Kaalivan ke logon ke dil mein Aryan ke liye nafrat paida ho gayi. Raja ke hukm ka virodh toh woh nahi kar sakte the, isliye yeh nafrat bas is kamzor bacche par nikalti thi.
Ab Aryan Rathore 15 saal ka ho chuka tha, aur usne cultivation ke paanch saal barbaad kar diye the, kyunki cultivation ki shuruaat das saal ki umar se hoti hai—woh perfect waqt jab sharir taiyaar hota hai. 15 saal ke umar mein, Rajya ke sabse talented ladke level 20 se 29 ke beech hote hain, jo Spiritual Beginner stage hai, cultivation ka teesra charan. Lekin Aryan? Woh abhi bhi pehle charan, Sharir Adhaar, level 0 par tha—ek aise sadharan insaan ka level jisne zindagi mein kabhi cultivation nahi ki!
Lekin yeh thodi si der itni buri nahi thi. Kyunki usne ek level 100 ke maharathi, Shivendra Pratap, ka gyaan hasil kiya tha! Uska talent, jo pehle black varg ka tha, ab Shivendra ke Divine-level talent ke saath Gold varg se bhi aage nikal gaya tha! Ab uske saamne bass ek hi rukawat thi—level 100 tak pahunchna, aur uske liye bhi uske paas 50% se zyada chance the.
Ab bas ek hi problem thi—Aryan ka jagna aur sahi matra mein urja ikattha karna. Haan, har level aur sharir ki ek seema hoti hai, toh koi bhi Spatial Kingdom ki divine dawaiyan kha kar ekdum se Devta nahi ban sakta. Agar usne aisa chutiyapa kiya, toh uska sharir ek second mein phat jayega!
Lekin uske paas jo Shivendra Pratap ka gyaan tha, uske karan yeh ek choti baat ban gayi thi.
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Aur aise hi, waqt guzarta gaya, aur aakhirkaar, ab jawaan ho chuka yeh ladka, jiska sharir chhe saal se behosh tha, jagne ke sanket dikhane laga. Usne apni aankhein kholi aur us jagah ko dekha jahan woh tha.
Yeh uska kamra tha, bilkul waisa hi jaise usne us manhoos din chhoda tha. Ek kitaabon ki almaari thi, jisme dawaiyon, goliyon, rajneeti, aur Spiritual Academy mein sikhi hui kai zaroori cheezon ke baare mein kitaabein thi. Iske alawa, ek bada wardrobe, ek padhai ka jagah, aur uska bistar. Aryan, ek shahi hone ke bawajood, ek sada insaan tha, toh uska kamra fuzool cheezon se bhara nahi tha.
Usi pal, Aryan ko sab yaad aane laga—apne baap ki maut, Shivendra Pratap ki virasat—aur uski aankhon mein aansu aa gaye. “Mere papa ne apni jaan de di… Main abhi kuch nahi kar sakta. Mujhe cultivation par focus karna hoga. Nahi toh mai mere pita ki maut ka badla kaise loonga?”
Aryan ekdum shant aur gambhir tha. Chhe saal behosh rehne ke bawajood, uski soch abhi bhi ek 9 saal ke bacche jaisi honi chahiye thi, lekin aisa nahi tha. Shivendra Pratap ke 50,000 saal ke jeevan ka gyaan usse haasil ho chuka tha, Aryan ab uski umar se kahi zyada mature ho chuka tha.
“Jo gyaan mujhe mila hai, uske hisab se Cultivation mein 11 stages hote hain, ek ke baad ek, jaise level-up karna—Sharir Adhaar, Sankraman, Spiritual Beginner, Warrior, General, King, Emperor, Saint, Sage, Demigod, aur phir Devta! Har stage ke saath taakat aur zindagi double hoti hai. Spiritual Beginner se shuru karke, har level par hum zyada lambi zindagi jeete hai—Devta toh 50,000 saal tak jee sakta hai, bhenchod! Aur har stage par hamari spiritual urja ekdum rocket ki tarah badhti hai. Jaise, level 69 ka banda level 59 se saat guna zyada taakatvar hota hai, aur ek Devta? Woh level 99 Demigod se gyarah guna zyada powerful hota hai!
“Iske alawa, Spiritual Emperor banne par koi ud sakta hai, agar sharir nasht ho jaye toh Spiritual Saint ke roop mein woh ek aatma ke roop mein thodi der jee sakta hai, aur woh phirse apna sharir bana sakta hai ya kisi aur ka sharir le sakta hai. Spiritual Sage Stage par koi antriksh mein safar kar sakta hai, aur level 100 par Spatial Kingdoms bana sakta hai.”
“Tch! Aur woh Spiritual Academy ke buddhe apne aap ko bada samajhte the kyunki hamare Rajya mein Spiritual Kings the. Kitne jahil the woh…”
“Agar mai mere Sharirik Dhanche ki baat karoon toh, Hahaha, yeh toh ekdum jackpot hai! Pehle yeh King-grade ka tha, lekin us haadse ne isse ek mutant Sadharan-grade bana diya, jo dheere-dheere Devin-grade tak jayega—woh level jahan bande Devta bante hain! Aur, yeh Dhancha ek secret weapon hai—yeh har cultivation level par mujhe thodi extra spiritual urja store karne deta hai, shuru mein 5% zyada, aur jab Devin-grade tak pahunchunga, toh 40% zyada! Matlab, main apne level ke har bande se kahi zyada taakatvar hunga.
Usi waqt, Aryan ke kamre ka darwaza khula, aur ek adhed umar ka aadmi andar aaya. Yeh Devraj tha, mare hue Senapati Rathore ka sewak. Woh 150 saal ka tha aur level 45 par tha.
Jab usne dekha ki Aryan bistar par baitha hai, woh ekdum uski taraf dauda, jaise koi chamatkar ho gaya ho. “Chhote sahab, kya aap abhi jaage? Aap kaisa mehsoos kar rahe hain?”
“Main theek hoon, Devraj chacha. Abhi jaaga hoon. Aisa lag raha hai jaise main ek lambi neend ke baad utha hoon,”
Aryan ne sacchai se kaha. Aakhir, Devraj uske papa ke saath kayi dashakon se hai, uske janm se pehle se, aur Aryan ki zindagi mein, jab uske papa zinda the, Devraj woh doosra insaan tha jiske bharose woh reh sakta tha.
“Bahut badhiya! Chhote sahab, itne saalon baad, mujhe darr tha ki shayad aap kabhi na jaagein,” Devraj ne gambhir chehre se kaha.
“Hmm, mere papa par hamle ke baad kitna waqt guzar gaya?”
“Chhe saal, chhote sahab. Master ke guzar jane ke baad, aapko yahan laya gaya, aur in saalon mein, main har sambhav koshish kar raha tha aapko jagane ki. Aapki maa, Meenakshi ji, ne bhi bahut madad ki.”
“Meenakshi ne yeh kiya? Jaise unhe koi parwah hai meri. Mere life ke 9 saalon mein maine unhe paanch baar mushkil se dekha hoga. Main toh soch raha tha ki woh is waqt ka maja le rahi hongi kyunki unhe mujhse milne nahi aana padta hoga,” Aryan ne mazakiya lehje se kaha, apni dur rehne wali maa ke baare mein.
Adhed aadmi ne jawab diya, “Aisa mat bolo, chhote sahab. Meenakshi ji ke kandhon par bahut zimmedariyan hain. Meenakshi ji ke peeche ek badi shakti hai, ek secretive group jo Rajya ke bade-bade faisle control karta hai. Unke orders ke wajah se woh itni busy rehti hai.”
“Tch, yeh bas unka bahana hai, yeh sab chhododo, mujhe pichhle chhe saalon mein kya kya hua, woh batao.”
Phir Devraj aur Aryan ne agle kuch ghanton tak baat ki, us dauran hui ghatnaon ke baare mein.
“Toh yeh haal hai… Abhi ke liye humein yeh haalat accept karni hogi kyunki humare paas badla lene ka koi tareeka nahi hai. Lekin sab kuch bura nahi hai. Kaalivan ko shayad sudhara ja sakta hai.”
Jab Aryan ne yeh kaha, usne turant Spatial Kingdom mein jane ka socha, aur woh yeh dekhna chahta tha ki woh wahan kya kar sakta hai. Aakhir mai, kisi se sunna alag baat hai, aur apni aankhon se dekhna alag.
Woh gambhirta se sochne laga, “Mujhe Spatial Kingdom mein jana hoga taaki wahan ka haal samajh sakun, phir main Kaalivan ke problems ke saath deal karunga. Mujhe kuch resources lekar cultivation bhi shuru karni hogi. Main yeh dekhna chahta hoon ki Gold se upar ka talent kaisa kaam karta hai.”
Spatial Kingdom mein jane ke liye, uske right hand ki ungli mein ek ajeeb si angoothi thi, jo usse virasat ke waqt Shivendra ki aatma ke tukde ne di thi. Yeh angoothi Aryan ke alawa kisi aur ko dikhayi nahi deti thi, aur yeh uske liye Spatial Kingdom mein aane-jane ka zariya thi, chahe woh kahan bhi ho. Bilkul ek teleportation device jaisa.
To be continued………