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MAHAPRALAY - 1(Qayamat Ka Janam)
PART 4: MONASTERY MEIN MAYAJAAL (Jannat Mein Jahannum)
(Bus Gaden Monastery ki taraf badh raha hai)
Pahaadi raasta har mod ke saath aur bhi tang aur khatarnaak hota jaa raha tha. Buson ke tyres kachhe pathreele raaste par apni pakad banaaye rakhne ke liye sangharsh kar rahe the. Ek taraf oonche, barf se dhake pahaad the, jin par suraj ki roshni aankhon ko chaundhiya rahi thi; doosri taraf hazaaron feet gehri khaai, jiske neeche ghoomti hui Beas nadi ek chaandi ke dhaage jaisi lag rahe the.
Hawa mein pine ke pedon ka taazi mehek tha aur door se kahin-kahin prayer flags ki phadphadahat sunayi de raha tha. Mahaul roohaniyat se bharpoor tha, par buson ke andar baithi kuch roohon mein toofan pal raha tha.
Bus 1 (The Chaos & The Calm):
Iss bus mein zyadatar students the, jahan Kabir ne mahaul ko halka karne ka zimmedari utha rakha tha. Antakshari aur jokes chal rahe the.
Amit, hamesha ke tarah, khidki se bahar pahaadon ki banawat ko dekh kar kuch calculations mein laga tha.
KABIR: "Oye Professor! Kya gin raha hai? Pahaadon ki umar ya khaai ka gehraayi? Dono hi tere samajh se bahar hain!"
AMIT: (Bina nazar hataye) "Main 'structural integrity' aur 'potential geological stress points' ka anumaan laga raha hoon. Yeh pahaad dekhne mein sthir lagte hain, Kabir, par andar hi andar 'tectonic pressure' accumulate ho raha hai. Ek chhota sa trigger... aur poora ka poora 'system collapse' kar sakta hai. Physics hamesha warning deti hai, bas hum usey sunte nahi."
Kabir ne uska sar hila diya. "Tu rehne de. Tu bas yeh soch ki bonfire mein kaun sa gaana gaayega."
Issi bus ke pichhle hisse mein Ravi, Sia, Riya aur Alisha the. Unke beech ki ankahee tension bus ke shor mein bhi mehsoos ho rahe the. Ravi khidki se bahar dekh raha tha, par woh pahaadon ko nahi, woh raaston ko, chhipne ki jagahon ko scan kar raha tha. Sia khaali aankhon se saamne dekh rahi thi.
Bus 2 (The Power & The Plot):
Iss bus mein khamoshi itni gehra tha ki engine ki awaaz bhi shor lag raha tha.
Arjun Rathore aage ki seat par, apne doston Virat, Rishi, aur dehshat-zada Sameer ke saath baitha tha, jaise apne command center mein ho.
Aryan kuch seats piche baitha tha, khidki se bahar ghoorta hua, uska chehra pathar jaisa sakht tha, uske dimaag mein sirf apne bhai ke khoon ka khayal tha.
Issi bus mein YuKi aankhein band kiye, meditation mein tha. Aarav (Phoenix) khidki se bahar dekh raha tha, uski nazar kisi khaas cheez ko talaash raha tha.
Zayn, Adira aur Maya shaant baithe the, par unke aankhein... unke aankhein har mod, har ped, har saaye ko scan kar rahe the. Jaise woh nazaare nahi, khatre dhoondh rahe hon.
(Scene: Gaden Monastery ka pravesh dwaar)
Buson ka kaafila Monastery ke vishaal, lakdi ke bane pravesh dwaar ke saamne ruka.
Jagah... adbhut tha. Ek oonchi pahaadi ke kataav par bana yeh Monastery aasman mein tairta hua lag raha tha. Sadiyon purane pathar, jin par waqt ne apni kahaani likh diya tha, Tibetan architecture ka behtareen namoona the. Hawa mein jalta hua jadi-bootiyon ki ek pavitra mehek tha aur hazaaron prarthna-chakra ke ghoomne ki halki, dhyaan lagane wali dhwani tha. Yeh jagah shaanti ka saagar lag raha tha.
Sabhi students neeche utre, unke chehron par hairat aur curiosity saaf tha. Unke awaazein uss shaant mahaul mein thodi be-sur lag rahe the.
Lama Tashi, apne maroon choge mein, darwaze par unka swagat karne ke liye khade the. Unke chehre par ek gehri, sadiyon purani shaanti tha, par unke aankhein... unke aankhein zinda the. Woh har student ko dekh rahe the, par unke nazar bheed mein Ravi, Sia, Aarav aur YuKi par aakar kuch pal ke liye theher gaya. Jaise woh unke naqaabon ke paar, unke andar sulagti aag ko dekh sakte hon.
LAMA TASHI: (Muskurate hue, awaaz mein pahaadon jaisa thehraav)
"Om Mani Padme Hum. Aap sab ka is shaanti ke ghar mein swagat hai. Yeh Gaden Math hai, jahan pahaad dhyaan karte hain aur hawa mantr gungunata hai. Yaad rakhiyega, yahan ki deewarein patthar ka nahi, gyaan aur itihaas ka bana hain. Har painting ek kahani kehta hai, har mantra ek raaz kholta hai, aur har khamoshi... ek jawaab deta hai."
Sab andar daakhil hue. Monastery ka aangan vishaal tha. Beech mein ek bada sa stupa tha, jiske chaaron taraf rang-birange prayer flags hawa mein lehra rahe the. Mahaul ek picnic jaisa ho gaya. Students idhar-udhar phail gaye, photos lene lage.
KABIR: (Ek vishaal Thangka painting ko dekh kar)
"Wow! Amit, dekh! Yeh 'Wheel of Life' hai! Maine Discovery par dekha tha. Ismein janam, maran, aur karma ka poora cycle hai!"
AMIT: (Painting ke intricate details ko gaur se dekhte hue)
"Technically, Kabir, yeh sirf story nahi, yeh cosmic blueprint hai. Ek representation of cyclical existence governed by the laws of cause and effect. Har rang ek emotion represent karta hai, har symbol ek philosophical concept. Yeh sirf art nahi, yeh physics aur metaphysics ka sangam hai..." Dekho, patterns mein ek underlying mathematical structure hai... shayad fractal geometry? It represents the universe's fundamental principles – impermanence, interdependence..."
Ms. Meera unhein Baudh dharm ke mool siddhanton ke baare mein bata rahi theen. Unki awaaz shaant mahaul mein ek guide ki tarah thi.
MS. MEERA: "Buddhism ka sabse buniyaadi siddhant hai 'Ahimsa', yaani kisi bhi jeev ko kasht na pahunchana. Aur 'Karma'... yeh universe ka fundamental law hai. Aap jaisa karoge, waisa hi bharoge. Aapke har action ka ek reaction hota hai, jo aap tak laut kar zaroor aata hai... isi janam mein, ya agle mein."
Arjun, jo Sia ke saath khada tha, ne yeh sunkar dheere se Sia ke kaan mein kaha, uski awaaz mein ek thanda, vyangya bhara ishaara tha.
ARJUN: "Aur kuch karmon ka phal... isi janam mein, isi jagah par dena padta hai, Sia."
Uska ishara, bina naam liye, bheed mein kahin khade Ravi ke taraf tha. Sia ne uska baat sunkar uncomfortable feel kiya aur nazrein ghuma li.
Ravi, Aarav aur YuKi aangan ke ek kone mein, ek purane ghanta ghar ke saaye mein khade the. Jaise woh is duniya ke hansi-mazaak ka hissa hi na hon.
Ravi ka aankhein... woh ek hawk ki tarah theen. Woh students ko nahi, woh unke beech chhupe saayon ko, woh Monastery ki banawat ko, woh har chhipne ki jagah, har nikalne ke raaste ko scan kar raha tha.
Woh jaanta tha, yeh shaanti ek dhokha hai. Ek behad khoobsurat, behad khatarnaak dhokha.
Usne Aarav ki taraf dekha. Aarav ne halka sa sar hilaya. 'Hum par nazar hai.' YuKi ka aankhein band theen, par uska jism ek kamaan ke tarah khincha hua tha. 'Woh yahan hain.'
Tabhi...
PSSSSssssssss.....
Ek halka sa, saanp ki phunkar jaisa awaaz. Aur uske saath hi, 3-4 chandi rang ke, fist-sized canister hawa mein udte hue aaye aur aangan ke alag-alag hisson mein, students ke beech jaa gire.
Unke girne ki awaaz itna halka tha ki zyadatar logon ne notice bhi nahi kiya.
"Gas!" Aarav chillaya.
Par bahut der ho chuka tha , isse pehle ki koi kuch samajh paata, un canisters se gaadha, doodh jaisa safed dhuaan behad tezi se nikalne laga. Dhuaan zameen par nahi phaila, woh hawa mein ek deewar ke tarah uthne laga, tezi se poore aangan ko apni lapet mein leta hua.
PRINCIPAL MALHOTRA: (Hairat aur gusse se) "Yeh kya badtameezi hai?! Kisne phenka yeh?! Sab log..."
Unka baat poori nahi ho saka. Dhuaan ab un tak pahunch chuka tha. Usmein ek ajeeb sa, behosh karne wala meetha sa gandh tha – jaise Gulaab aur... maut ka milan ho.
Students aur teachers ke chehron par hairat ki jagah ab khauf aur confusion ne le li. Kuch log khansne lage. Kuch ki aankhon mein jalan hone lagi.
RAVI: (Sia ki taraf daudte hue cheekha) "SAANS ROK LO! SIA!"
Par Sia us tak pahunch paati, usse pehle hi uski aankhein band ho gayin.
Phir... ek-ek karke, jaise kisi ne unke putlon ki dor kaat di ho, woh bina koi awaaz kiye, behosh hokar girne lage. Ek ladki, jo photo le rahi thi, uska phone haath se chhoot kar pathar par gira. Ek ladka, jo hans raha tha, uska hansi adhoori reh gaya aur woh wahin dher ho gaya. Kuch log bhaagne ke koshish kiye, par unke pair unka saath chhod gaye.
Ek minute... shayad usse bhi kam waqt mein... poora aangan behosh jismon se pat gaya. Jaise kisi anjaan kalaakar ne 'still life' ki painting bana di ho. Jaise kisi ne waqt ka button 'pause' kar diya ho.
Sirf woh safed dhuaan tha jo ab bhi hawa mein halke-halke tair raha tha, aur Lama Tashi, jo stupa ke paas pathar ke buut bane khade the, unke aankhon mein sadiyon mein pehla baar... khauf dikh raha tha.
...Lekin uss dhuein ke samundar mein... teen saaye abhi bhi khade the.
Ravi. Aarav. YuKi.
Unhone pehli 'hiss' ki awaaz par hi apni saansein rok liye the. Unka anushaasan (discipline) uss chemical zehar se zyada taaqatwar tha.
Aur uss dhuein ke pardey ke peeche se... bilkul shaanti se... bilkul be-awaaz... Kai aur uske lagbhag 20 naqaabposh aadmi nikle.
Un sabne gas mask pehne hue the, unki aankhein kaale sheeshon ke peeche chhipi thi. Unke kadmon ki koi awaaz nahi thi. Woh zameen par nahi, hawa mein tair rahe the. Woh bhoot the. Andhere ke bhoot... jo din ke ujaale mein shikaar karne aaye the.
KAI: (Apne high-tech earpiece mein, awaaz bilkul sapaat, jaise weather report de raha ho)
"Stage set hai. Audience so chuka hai. Ab hum... mehmanon ko dhoondhte hain."
Uske aadmi behosh jismon ke beech tezi se phail gaye. Unke movements behad professional aur coordinated the. Unka kaam sirf Jaanvi ko dhoondhna tha. Ek aadmi ne behosh Sia ke paas aakar uski nabz check ki. Phir usne ek choti si device se uski aankh ki putli ko scan kiya.
AADMI 1: (Earpiece mein) "Negative ID. Subject sedated. Not the primary targ.......
Uska baat adhoori reh gaya. Uska nazrein dhuein ke paar un teen saayon par pada jo abhi bhi saans roke khade the. Uska poora jism ek pal ke liye jhannn se reh gaya. Yeh plan mein nahi tha.
Arjun ka order tha: 1. Jaanvi ko uthao. 2. Ravi Mishra ko zinda pakdo.
Par Ravi Mishra zinda aur hosh mein tha. Aur uske saath do aur thay, jo 'aam' nahi lag rahe the. Kai samajh gaya... 20 aadmiyon ke saath in teen se ladna... ek su*cide mission tha.
Use ek second mein faisla lena tha.
KAI: (Earpiece mein, plan badalte hue)
"PLAN B! PLAN B! TARGET 1 (JAANVI) KO SECURE KARO! TARGET 2 (RAVI) KO CHHODO! USKA KAMZORI (SIA) KO UTHA LO! COVER FIRE! MOVE! MOVE!"
Kai ke aadmi do hisson mein bant gaye.
10 aadmiyon ne apni automatic rifles uthayi aur Ravi, Aarav aur YuKi ke taraf andhadhund firing shuru kar diye. TRA-TA-TA-TA-TA-TA-TA!
Goliyon ka bauchaar ne teeno ko Stupa aur purane ghanta ghar ke peeche cover lene par majboor kar diya. Pathar se goliyan takra kar chingaariyan nikaal rahe the.
Issi cover fire ka faayda uthaate hue, Kai aur uske 10 aadmi tezi se aage badhe. Ek team ne behosh Jaanvi ko (jo alag kamre mein thi) aur doosri team ne behosh Sia ko apne kandhon par aise uthaya jaise woh maans ki boriyaan hon.
RAVI: (Cover se nikalne ki koshish karte hue dahaada) "SIA!!!"
Par goliyon ki baarish itna tez tha ki woh sar nahi utha paaya.
KAI: (Apne aadmiyon ko earpiece mein) "Retreat! Jungle ki taraf! Abhi!"
Jaise bhoot ki tarah woh aaye the, waise hi Monastery ke pichle, gupt darwaze se jungle ke andhere mein gayab ho gaye.
Goliyan chalne band ho gaye.
Peeche chhod gaye sirf ek aangan bhara behosh jism, hawa mein tairta woh meetha zehar, aur teen yoddha jo pehli baar... haar gaye the.
(Ravi stupa ke peeche se nikla. Uska aankhein laal angaare ban chuke the. Hawa mein ab bhi meetha zehar ghula tha, par Ravi ke saanson mein ab sirf inteqaam ka aag jal rahe the. Goliyon ka goonj khamosh tha.
Aarav aur YuKi uske paas aaye. Unke chehron par haar nahi, ek naye toofan ka intezaar tha.
Ravi ne apni zakhmi mutthi kassa. Zakhm se tapakta khoon barfili zameen par gir kar jam gaya.
Usne jungle ke taraf dekha jahan Kai, Sia ko lekar gayab hua tha.
Uska chehra bilkul shaant ho gaya. Ek aisa qabristani shaanti jo hazaar dahaadon se zyada bhayanak tha. Uska awaaz ab insaani nahi tha. Woh ek sargoshi tha, jo pahaadon se takra kar,
poore ghaate mein goonj utha.)
RAVI:"Arjun Rathore ne ek bohot bada galti kar diya."
(YuKi aur Aarav ne uske taraf dekha.)
RAVIBina unki taraf palte, uska nazrein ab bhi uss jungle par tha)
"Usne socha... woh meri kamzori ko chheen kar mujhe tod dega."
(Ek pal ka khamoshi. Aur phir... Ravi ke honthon par ek aisa sard, zehreele saanp jaisa muskaan phail gaya, jise dekh kar Aarav aur YuKi ka rooh bhi kaanp gaye)
RAVI:"Naadan ko yeh nahi pata... ki usne Qayamat ka aakhri zanjeer... khud apne haathon se tod diya hai."
(Usne apni gardan ek taraf chatkaya, jaise sadiyon ki thakaan utaar raha ho.)
RAVI:"Khel khatm. Ab... sirf shikaar hoga."
(Ek pal ka sard pause, uske honthon par ek maut jaisa muskaan tair jaata hai.)
RAVI:"...Ki usne meri rooh nahi, apne 'Mahapralay' ko azaad kiya hai."
RAVI:"Aur Mahapralay... jung nahi jeetta. Woh bas... har cheez ko raakh mein badal deta hai. Shuruaat... uske naam se hoga."
Mahapralay ke agle UPDATE mein: Qayamat Ka Inteqaam.
Buhat Shandar update tha bahiUPDATE 12 (B)
MAHAPRALAY - 1(Qayamat Ka Janam)
PART 4: MONASTERY MEIN MAYAJAAL (Jannat Mein Jahannum)
(Bus Gaden Monastery ki taraf badh raha hai)
Pahaadi raasta har mod ke saath aur bhi tang aur khatarnaak hota jaa raha tha. Buson ke tyres kachhe pathreele raaste par apni pakad banaaye rakhne ke liye sangharsh kar rahe the. Ek taraf oonche, barf se dhake pahaad the, jin par suraj ki roshni aankhon ko chaundhiya rahi thi; doosri taraf hazaaron feet gehri khaai, jiske neeche ghoomti hui Beas nadi ek chaandi ke dhaage jaisi lag rahe the.
Hawa mein pine ke pedon ka taazi mehek tha aur door se kahin-kahin prayer flags ki phadphadahat sunayi de raha tha. Mahaul roohaniyat se bharpoor tha, par buson ke andar baithi kuch roohon mein toofan pal raha tha.
Bus 1 (The Chaos & The Calm):
Iss bus mein zyadatar students the, jahan Kabir ne mahaul ko halka karne ka zimmedari utha rakha tha. Antakshari aur jokes chal rahe the.
Amit, hamesha ke tarah, khidki se bahar pahaadon ki banawat ko dekh kar kuch calculations mein laga tha.
KABIR: "Oye Professor! Kya gin raha hai? Pahaadon ki umar ya khaai ka gehraayi? Dono hi tere samajh se bahar hain!"
AMIT: (Bina nazar hataye) "Main 'structural integrity' aur 'potential geological stress points' ka anumaan laga raha hoon. Yeh pahaad dekhne mein sthir lagte hain, Kabir, par andar hi andar 'tectonic pressure' accumulate ho raha hai. Ek chhota sa trigger... aur poora ka poora 'system collapse' kar sakta hai. Physics hamesha warning deti hai, bas hum usey sunte nahi."
Kabir ne uska sar hila diya. "Tu rehne de. Tu bas yeh soch ki bonfire mein kaun sa gaana gaayega."
Issi bus ke pichhle hisse mein Ravi, Sia, Riya aur Alisha the. Unke beech ki ankahee tension bus ke shor mein bhi mehsoos ho rahe the. Ravi khidki se bahar dekh raha tha, par woh pahaadon ko nahi, woh raaston ko, chhipne ki jagahon ko scan kar raha tha. Sia khaali aankhon se saamne dekh rahi thi.
Bus 2 (The Power & The Plot):
Iss bus mein khamoshi itni gehra tha ki engine ki awaaz bhi shor lag raha tha.
Arjun Rathore aage ki seat par, apne doston Virat, Rishi, aur dehshat-zada Sameer ke saath baitha tha, jaise apne command center mein ho.
Aryan kuch seats piche baitha tha, khidki se bahar ghoorta hua, uska chehra pathar jaisa sakht tha, uske dimaag mein sirf apne bhai ke khoon ka khayal tha.
Issi bus mein YuKi aankhein band kiye, meditation mein tha. Aarav (Phoenix) khidki se bahar dekh raha tha, uski nazar kisi khaas cheez ko talaash raha tha.
Zayn, Adira aur Maya shaant baithe the, par unke aankhein... unke aankhein har mod, har ped, har saaye ko scan kar rahe the. Jaise woh nazaare nahi, khatre dhoondh rahe hon.
(Scene: Gaden Monastery ka pravesh dwaar)
Buson ka kaafila Monastery ke vishaal, lakdi ke bane pravesh dwaar ke saamne ruka.
Jagah... adbhut tha. Ek oonchi pahaadi ke kataav par bana yeh Monastery aasman mein tairta hua lag raha tha. Sadiyon purane pathar, jin par waqt ne apni kahaani likh diya tha, Tibetan architecture ka behtareen namoona the. Hawa mein jalta hua jadi-bootiyon ki ek pavitra mehek tha aur hazaaron prarthna-chakra ke ghoomne ki halki, dhyaan lagane wali dhwani tha. Yeh jagah shaanti ka saagar lag raha tha.
Sabhi students neeche utre, unke chehron par hairat aur curiosity saaf tha. Unke awaazein uss shaant mahaul mein thodi be-sur lag rahe the.
Lama Tashi, apne maroon choge mein, darwaze par unka swagat karne ke liye khade the. Unke chehre par ek gehri, sadiyon purani shaanti tha, par unke aankhein... unke aankhein zinda the. Woh har student ko dekh rahe the, par unke nazar bheed mein Ravi, Sia, Aarav aur YuKi par aakar kuch pal ke liye theher gaya. Jaise woh unke naqaabon ke paar, unke andar sulagti aag ko dekh sakte hon.
LAMA TASHI: (Muskurate hue, awaaz mein pahaadon jaisa thehraav)
"Om Mani Padme Hum. Aap sab ka is shaanti ke ghar mein swagat hai. Yeh Gaden Math hai, jahan pahaad dhyaan karte hain aur hawa mantr gungunata hai. Yaad rakhiyega, yahan ki deewarein patthar ka nahi, gyaan aur itihaas ka bana hain. Har painting ek kahani kehta hai, har mantra ek raaz kholta hai, aur har khamoshi... ek jawaab deta hai."
Sab andar daakhil hue. Monastery ka aangan vishaal tha. Beech mein ek bada sa stupa tha, jiske chaaron taraf rang-birange prayer flags hawa mein lehra rahe the. Mahaul ek picnic jaisa ho gaya. Students idhar-udhar phail gaye, photos lene lage.
KABIR: (Ek vishaal Thangka painting ko dekh kar)
"Wow! Amit, dekh! Yeh 'Wheel of Life' hai! Maine Discovery par dekha tha. Ismein janam, maran, aur karma ka poora cycle hai!"
AMIT: (Painting ke intricate details ko gaur se dekhte hue)
"Technically, Kabir, yeh sirf story nahi, yeh cosmic blueprint hai. Ek representation of cyclical existence governed by the laws of cause and effect. Har rang ek emotion represent karta hai, har symbol ek philosophical concept. Yeh sirf art nahi, yeh physics aur metaphysics ka sangam hai..." Dekho, patterns mein ek underlying mathematical structure hai... shayad fractal geometry? It represents the universe's fundamental principles – impermanence, interdependence..."
Ms. Meera unhein Baudh dharm ke mool siddhanton ke baare mein bata rahi theen. Unki awaaz shaant mahaul mein ek guide ki tarah thi.
MS. MEERA: "Buddhism ka sabse buniyaadi siddhant hai 'Ahimsa', yaani kisi bhi jeev ko kasht na pahunchana. Aur 'Karma'... yeh universe ka fundamental law hai. Aap jaisa karoge, waisa hi bharoge. Aapke har action ka ek reaction hota hai, jo aap tak laut kar zaroor aata hai... isi janam mein, ya agle mein."
Arjun, jo Sia ke saath khada tha, ne yeh sunkar dheere se Sia ke kaan mein kaha, uski awaaz mein ek thanda, vyangya bhara ishaara tha.
ARJUN: "Aur kuch karmon ka phal... isi janam mein, isi jagah par dena padta hai, Sia."
Uska ishara, bina naam liye, bheed mein kahin khade Ravi ke taraf tha. Sia ne uska baat sunkar uncomfortable feel kiya aur nazrein ghuma li.
Ravi, Aarav aur YuKi aangan ke ek kone mein, ek purane ghanta ghar ke saaye mein khade the. Jaise woh is duniya ke hansi-mazaak ka hissa hi na hon.
Ravi ka aankhein... woh ek hawk ki tarah theen. Woh students ko nahi, woh unke beech chhupe saayon ko, woh Monastery ki banawat ko, woh har chhipne ki jagah, har nikalne ke raaste ko scan kar raha tha.
Woh jaanta tha, yeh shaanti ek dhokha hai. Ek behad khoobsurat, behad khatarnaak dhokha.
Usne Aarav ki taraf dekha. Aarav ne halka sa sar hilaya. 'Hum par nazar hai.' YuKi ka aankhein band theen, par uska jism ek kamaan ke tarah khincha hua tha. 'Woh yahan hain.'
Tabhi...
PSSSSssssssss.....
Ek halka sa, saanp ki phunkar jaisa awaaz. Aur uske saath hi, 3-4 chandi rang ke, fist-sized canister hawa mein udte hue aaye aur aangan ke alag-alag hisson mein, students ke beech jaa gire.
Unke girne ki awaaz itna halka tha ki zyadatar logon ne notice bhi nahi kiya.
"Gas!" Aarav chillaya.
Par bahut der ho chuka tha , isse pehle ki koi kuch samajh paata, un canisters se gaadha, doodh jaisa safed dhuaan behad tezi se nikalne laga. Dhuaan zameen par nahi phaila, woh hawa mein ek deewar ke tarah uthne laga, tezi se poore aangan ko apni lapet mein leta hua.
PRINCIPAL MALHOTRA: (Hairat aur gusse se) "Yeh kya badtameezi hai?! Kisne phenka yeh?! Sab log..."
Unka baat poori nahi ho saka. Dhuaan ab un tak pahunch chuka tha. Usmein ek ajeeb sa, behosh karne wala meetha sa gandh tha – jaise Gulaab aur... maut ka milan ho.
Students aur teachers ke chehron par hairat ki jagah ab khauf aur confusion ne le li. Kuch log khansne lage. Kuch ki aankhon mein jalan hone lagi.
RAVI: (Sia ki taraf daudte hue cheekha) "SAANS ROK LO! SIA!"
Par Sia us tak pahunch paati, usse pehle hi uski aankhein band ho gayin.
Phir... ek-ek karke, jaise kisi ne unke putlon ki dor kaat di ho, woh bina koi awaaz kiye, behosh hokar girne lage. Ek ladki, jo photo le rahi thi, uska phone haath se chhoot kar pathar par gira. Ek ladka, jo hans raha tha, uska hansi adhoori reh gaya aur woh wahin dher ho gaya. Kuch log bhaagne ke koshish kiye, par unke pair unka saath chhod gaye.
Ek minute... shayad usse bhi kam waqt mein... poora aangan behosh jismon se pat gaya. Jaise kisi anjaan kalaakar ne 'still life' ki painting bana di ho. Jaise kisi ne waqt ka button 'pause' kar diya ho.
Sirf woh safed dhuaan tha jo ab bhi hawa mein halke-halke tair raha tha, aur Lama Tashi, jo stupa ke paas pathar ke buut bane khade the, unke aankhon mein sadiyon mein pehla baar... khauf dikh raha tha.
...Lekin uss dhuein ke samundar mein... teen saaye abhi bhi khade the.
Ravi. Aarav. YuKi.
Unhone pehli 'hiss' ki awaaz par hi apni saansein rok liye the. Unka anushaasan (discipline) uss chemical zehar se zyada taaqatwar tha.
Aur uss dhuein ke pardey ke peeche se... bilkul shaanti se... bilkul be-awaaz... Kai aur uske lagbhag 20 naqaabposh aadmi nikle.
Un sabne gas mask pehne hue the, unki aankhein kaale sheeshon ke peeche chhipi thi. Unke kadmon ki koi awaaz nahi thi. Woh zameen par nahi, hawa mein tair rahe the. Woh bhoot the. Andhere ke bhoot... jo din ke ujaale mein shikaar karne aaye the.
KAI: (Apne high-tech earpiece mein, awaaz bilkul sapaat, jaise weather report de raha ho)
"Stage set hai. Audience so chuka hai. Ab hum... mehmanon ko dhoondhte hain."
Uske aadmi behosh jismon ke beech tezi se phail gaye. Unke movements behad professional aur coordinated the. Unka kaam sirf Jaanvi ko dhoondhna tha. Ek aadmi ne behosh Sia ke paas aakar uski nabz check ki. Phir usne ek choti si device se uski aankh ki putli ko scan kiya.
AADMI 1: (Earpiece mein) "Negative ID. Subject sedated. Not the primary targ.......
Uska baat adhoori reh gaya. Uska nazrein dhuein ke paar un teen saayon par pada jo abhi bhi saans roke khade the. Uska poora jism ek pal ke liye jhannn se reh gaya. Yeh plan mein nahi tha.
Arjun ka order tha: 1. Jaanvi ko uthao. 2. Ravi Mishra ko zinda pakdo.
Par Ravi Mishra zinda aur hosh mein tha. Aur uske saath do aur thay, jo 'aam' nahi lag rahe the. Kai samajh gaya... 20 aadmiyon ke saath in teen se ladna... ek su*cide mission tha.
Use ek second mein faisla lena tha.
KAI: (Earpiece mein, plan badalte hue)
"PLAN B! PLAN B! TARGET 1 (JAANVI) KO SECURE KARO! TARGET 2 (RAVI) KO CHHODO! USKA KAMZORI (SIA) KO UTHA LO! COVER FIRE! MOVE! MOVE!"
Kai ke aadmi do hisson mein bant gaye.
10 aadmiyon ne apni automatic rifles uthayi aur Ravi, Aarav aur YuKi ke taraf andhadhund firing shuru kar diye. TRA-TA-TA-TA-TA-TA-TA!
Goliyon ka bauchaar ne teeno ko Stupa aur purane ghanta ghar ke peeche cover lene par majboor kar diya. Pathar se goliyan takra kar chingaariyan nikaal rahe the.
Issi cover fire ka faayda uthaate hue, Kai aur uske 10 aadmi tezi se aage badhe. Ek team ne behosh Jaanvi ko (jo alag kamre mein thi) aur doosri team ne behosh Sia ko apne kandhon par aise uthaya jaise woh maans ki boriyaan hon.
RAVI: (Cover se nikalne ki koshish karte hue dahaada) "SIA!!!"
Par goliyon ki baarish itna tez tha ki woh sar nahi utha paaya.
KAI: (Apne aadmiyon ko earpiece mein) "Retreat! Jungle ki taraf! Abhi!"
Jaise bhoot ki tarah woh aaye the, waise hi Monastery ke pichle, gupt darwaze se jungle ke andhere mein gayab ho gaye.
Goliyan chalne band ho gaye.
Peeche chhod gaye sirf ek aangan bhara behosh jism, hawa mein tairta woh meetha zehar, aur teen yoddha jo pehli baar... haar gaye the.
(Ravi stupa ke peeche se nikla. Uska aankhein laal angaare ban chuke the. Hawa mein ab bhi meetha zehar ghula tha, par Ravi ke saanson mein ab sirf inteqaam ka aag jal rahe the. Goliyon ka goonj khamosh tha.
Aarav aur YuKi uske paas aaye. Unke chehron par haar nahi, ek naye toofan ka intezaar tha.
Ravi ne apni zakhmi mutthi kassa. Zakhm se tapakta khoon barfili zameen par gir kar jam gaya.
Usne jungle ke taraf dekha jahan Kai, Sia ko lekar gayab hua tha.
Uska chehra bilkul shaant ho gaya. Ek aisa qabristani shaanti jo hazaar dahaadon se zyada bhayanak tha. Uska awaaz ab insaani nahi tha. Woh ek sargoshi tha, jo pahaadon se takra kar,
poore ghaate mein goonj utha.)
RAVI:"Arjun Rathore ne ek bohot bada galti kar diya."
(YuKi aur Aarav ne uske taraf dekha.)
RAVI
"Usne socha... woh meri kamzori ko chheen kar mujhe tod dega."
(Ek pal ka khamoshi. Aur phir... Ravi ke honthon par ek aisa sard, zehreele saanp jaisa muskaan phail gaya, jise dekh kar Aarav aur YuKi ka rooh bhi kaanp gaye)
RAVI:"Naadan ko yeh nahi pata... ki usne Qayamat ka aakhri zanjeer... khud apne haathon se tod diya hai."
(Usne apni gardan ek taraf chatkaya, jaise sadiyon ki thakaan utaar raha ho.)
RAVI:"Khel khatm. Ab... sirf shikaar hoga."
(Ek pal ka sard pause, uske honthon par ek maut jaisa muskaan tair jaata hai.)
RAVI:"...Ki usne meri rooh nahi, apne 'Mahapralay' ko azaad kiya hai."
RAVI:"Aur Mahapralay... jung nahi jeetta. Woh bas... har cheez ko raakh mein badal deta hai. Shuruaat... uske naam se hoga."
Mahapralay ke agle UPDATE mein: Qayamat Ka Inteqaam.
Happy Diwali bahi from PakistanHappy Diwali Doston ........
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