Nice updateA Night To Remember
Episode 01
Raat ne aasman ko dhak liya hai apni siyahi se,
Sitaaron ki shayari aasman ko saja rahi hai jabke chaand ki roshni ek chamakte heere ki tarah chamak rahi hai, jo rooh ko sukoon aur dil ko tasalli deti hai.
Chaandni ek saadgi bhare ghar ki khidki se andar aa rahi hai.
Ek paanch saal ka bacha apne bistar par aaram se lehta hua hai, jabke uski maa uske baalon mein pyaar se haath pher rahi hai.
Bacha takiya galay laga kar apni masoom aankhon se maa ki taraf dekhta hai,
"Maa, mujhe neend nahi aa rahi, main abhi abbu ke saath khelna chahta hoon."
"Nannay shaitaan, raat kaafi ho gayi hai. So jao warna beemaar ho jaogay," maa ne muskurate hue kaha, uske haath ab bhi narmi se uske baalon mein chal rahe thay.
"Theek hai maa... lekin! Mujhe kahani suna dein jaise hamesha sunati hain," bacha giraft mein lete hue bola.
Maa ne gehri saans li aur khidki ke baahir dekha, jahan poora chaand usay salam kar raha tha. Usne raat ki thandi hawa mehsoos ki aur kaha:
"Tum jaison ko yaad dilaana chahiye ke raat mein kuch monsters ghoomte hain jo un bachon ko pakad lete hain jo raat mein nahi sotay."
Yeh sunkar bache ne blanket ko zor se thaam liya aur apne chehre tak kheench liya, sirf aankhen baahar rakh kar curious nazar se maa ko dekhta raha.
Maa ne uski cute harkat dekh kar halki si hasi ki.
Thodi dair sochne ke baad maa ne kahani shuru ki,
"Main tumhein un monsters ki kahani sunati hoon jo raat mein nikalte hain. Pehle zamane mein raat ko ghar se baahar nikalne par sakht pabandi thi, kyunke log un monsters se darte thay. Unhein hum 'Children of the Moon' kehte hain."
Maa ne zara ruk kar bache ka reaction dekha aur phir bola:
"Unka jism bara aur darawna hota tha, kaale ghane baalon se dhaka hua jo raat mein chhup jaata tha. Unke panje aur daant tez thay, aur kaan seedhe kharay hote thay, jaise bhediye ke."
Bacha maa ki kahani sun kar darr gaya aur usne maa ka haath mazbooti se pakar liya.
Maa ne uski halat dekh kar pyaar se muskuraya:
"Kehte hain ke wo bachay jo raat mein khelte hain, kisi laanat ki wajah se aisay monsters ban jaate hain. Unki udaasi aur pachtawa unhein doosray bachon ka shikaar banata hai jo raat mein nahi sote."
"Yeh bachay jo monsters ban jaate hain, wo raat mein ghoomte hain — unki cheekh (howl) sunayi deti hai jab wo naughty bachon ko dhoond rahe hote hain. Unki laal aankhen andheray mein chamakti hain, intezaar karti hain... aur phir..."
Jaise hi maa itna bolti hai, wo achanak panje banakar bachay ki taraf haath marti hai.
"AAAAHHH!" Bacha cheekh kar chillata hai aur dar ke maare blanket apne upar kheench leta hai.
Maa zor zor se hansne lagti hai aur blanket ko halkay se utha kar kehti hai:
"Ab so jao, warna monster aa jaayega! Aur agar aaya bhi, to tumhare abbu tumhein bacha lenge. Aur dekho, tumhare paas wo necklace bhi hai jo abbu ne diya tha — wo tumhein protect karega."
Uske baad maa ne uske sir par pyar se haath phera aur kaha:
"Ab so jao, kal tumhara bara din hai."
Jab maa darwaze tak pohanchi aur usay aadha khola, to palat kar kaha:
"Good night mera chhota Silverstar," phir usne batti band ki aur darwaza band kar diya.
Sikandar ne apna bistar thoda theek kiya aur sohnay ki koshish ki.
Uski aankhen khidki ki taraf gayi jahan se moon ki roshni andar aa rahi thi.
"Children of the moon..." usne dheere se kaha.
Achaanak, jungle ki taraf se ek darawni howl sunayi di:
Aaoouuuuuu!
Yeh sun kar uska poora jism kaanp gaya.
Dar ke maare usne apni aankhen band kar li aur blanket poori tarah apne upar le liya, kahin "Children of the Moon" usay pakad na lein ke wo ab tak jaag raha hai.
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Agle din,
Sikandar ek khoobsurat khwab mein khoya hua tha jab usne mehsoos kiya ke koi usay hila raha hai. Aankhen dhire dhire khuliin aur usne gusse se dekha ke kisne uski neend tod di.
"Utho, tumhari school ka pehla din hai, der ho gayi to mushkil ho jaayegi."
"Jaldi se naha lo, main neeche nashta tayyar kar rahi hoon," maa ne kaha aur jaane se pehle yakeen kiya ke Sikandar jaag gaya hai.
Sikandar ne kuch martaba aankhen jhapkiin, phir aankhen mal ke khidki ki taraf dekha jahan moon ki jagah suraj chamak raha tha.
Usne neend mein uth kar bathroom ka rukh kiya.
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Nahane ke baad,
Sikandar school ka uniform pehne hue neeche aaya, uske kandhon par ek bara sa bag latak raha tha.
"Good morning beta, jaldi se nashta karo warna school ke liye late ho jaogay," ek darmiyani umr ka aadmi hans kar kehta hai jabke wo phone par kuch parh raha hota hai.
Woh ek aam office kaam karne wala shakhs lagta hai.
Maa kitchen mein hoti hai, aur phir aakar kehti hai:
"Chalo beta, aaj tumhara favourite nashta banaya hai — scrambled eggs aur sausage! Aaj to khaas din hai!"
Yeh sun kar Sikandar ko achanak yaad aata hai ke aaj school ka pehla din hai.
Uske maa-baap ke cheerful alfaaz uske dil ko aur zyada ghabrahat mein daal dete hain.
Uski aankhon mein aansuon ka jhalak aata hai.
Woh school ke liye ghabrahat mehsoos karta hai, ghar chhod kar aik ajnabi jagah jaane ka darr usay rulane lagta hai.
Baap uski soorat dekh kar samajh jaata hai aur kehta hai:
"Ghabra rahe ho beta? Aao mere paas baitho, kuch baat karta hoon."
Sikandar dheere dheere uski taraf badhta hai, lekin jaise jaise kareeb hota hai, uski aankhon se aansu behne lagte hain — woh baithne ke bajaye apne baap se jake lag jaata hai.
Baap usay pyar se gale lagata hai aur uski peeth thapthapata hai.
Phir woh usay halka sa peeche karta hai, dono gaalon ko hath mein leta hai aur kehta hai:
"Meri baat suno, sab theek hoga. Kya tum mere bahadur beta nahi ho?"
Sikandar aansuon bhari aankhon se sir hila kar haan karta hai.
"Mard ko mazboot banna padta hai beta. Rona theek hai, lekin hamesha aage badhna zaroori hai. Jab bhi mushkil waqt aaye aur dil kare ke ro do, to hamesha khushgawar khayalat sochna — aur yaqeen rakhna ke har mushkil waqt guzar jaata hai."
"Mushkil waqt hamesha nahi rehta, bilkul school ki tarah," Sikandar ke walid ne kaha aur phir uske sar par pyaar se haath phera.
Sikandar ki walida, jo kitchen saaf kar chuki thi, table ke paas aayi aur muskurakar boli,
"Jab tum bade ho jaoge, toh school ko miss karoge... bilkul apne walid ki tarah."
Yeh sunkar Sikandar ke walid zor se hans diye.
"Toh mazboot bano aur school ka maza lo, theek hai?", Sikandar ki maa ne chamakti muskurahat ke saath kaha.
Yeh sunkar, Sikandar ne baar baar sir hilaaya aur aansuon ko pochhtay hue chair par baith gaya, apne maa baap ke pyaar se banaye gaye nashta ko khane laga.
Nashtay ke baad, uske walid ne usey school chhora, chehre par muskurahat ke saath.
"Mujhe afsos hai beta ke main tumhare pehle din school nahi chal saka," uske walid ne car se kaha.
Phir unho ne himmat dene wali muskurahat ke saath kaha,
"Bahadur bano! Aur maze karo!"
Sikandar ne halka sa sir hilaaya, aur uske walid chalay gaye. Lekin jaise hi wo school ke darwazay ke paas pohancha jo bachon se bhar chuka tha, uska chehra phir se udaas hogaya.
'Main dar raha hoon…'
Darwazay ke paas ek board laga tha: "Rainbow Kindergarten"
Magar phir usay apne walid ki baat yaad aayi ke wo ek mazboot larka hai, aur usi himmat ke saath wo lambay kadam bhar ke school ke andar chala gaya.
Jab Sikandar us class tak pohncha jahan uska naam likha tha, toh wo bilkul doosray bachon ki tarah ghabraya hua tha.
Ghabrahat tab aur barh gayi jab usne dekha ke bohat se bachay apne maa baap ke saath aaye hain. Wo chupchaap apni seat par baith gaya, aur uski aankhon mein aansu bhar aaye.
Lekin phir uski nazar ek choti larki par padi jo class ke agay baithi thi.
Uski lambi sunehri baalon aur gol motay gaalon wali larki ne Sikandar ko jaise jadoo mein mubtala kar diya. Wo usay dekh kar shaant mehsoos karne laga.
Wo bilkul chand ki tarah thi, jo andheri raat mein roshni deta hai.
Lekin uska khwab us waqt toota jab ek teacher muskurahat ke saath class mein aayi. Teacher ne school ke qawaid bataye aur sab ko bahadur banne aur agle din akelay aane ka mashwara diya.
Pehle din ke aath ghantay:
Sikandar ne naye dost banaye, aur dheere dheere uski ghabrahat door hone lagi.
Usne mehsoos kiya ke doosray bache aur unke walidain dostana hain, aur phir achanak usne hausla ikattha kiya aur us sunehri baalon wali larki ke paas gaya.
Wo larki apne maa baap ke saath baithi thi, jis wajah se Sikandar thoda ruk gaya. Lekin phir bhi usne himmat ki.
"Hello… Mera naam Sikandar hai… Kya hum dost ban sakte hain?", usne halki si awaaz mein kaha.
Uske chehre par ghabrahat thi, aur wo kabhi us larki ko dekhta toh kabhi uske walidain ko.
Larki ke walidain hans diye, uski masoomiyat par.
Larki ke walid ne usay thums up diya, aur kaha ke itni choti si umar mein itna hausla dekh kar unhein khushi hui. Ye baat sunkar Sikandar ke dil mein himmat bhar gayi.
Larki ne usay thandi nazar se dekha, jis se Sikandar ka chehra jam gaya, use laga ke usay mana kar diya gaya hai.
Lekin phir achanak uska chehra ek roshan muskurahat mein badal gaya.
"Hi! Achha laga tumse mil kar, Sikandar! Mera naam Laura hai, Laura Frostbrand", usne purjosh lehje mein kaha aur haath aage barhaya.
Sikandar ke chehre par khushi ki lehar daud gayi aur usne Laura ka haath milaya.
Haath milate waqt, usne ek aur larka dekha jo Laura ke paas tha, baal sunehri aur chehra thoda naraaz.
Lagta tha ke wo Laura ka bhai hai.
Sikandar ne socha ke wo usse baat nahi karega, kyun ke wo dostana nahi lag raha.
Laura se dosti karne ke baad, Sikandar ne aur bhi dost banaye, lekin wo sirf Laura se dosti par hi khush tha.
RING!!
Bell baj gayi, class ka waqt khatam hua. Sab bache apne walidain ke saath ghar chale gaye.
Laura ne bhi Sikandar ko alvida kaha.
Sikandar ne haath hila kar usay ek safed jeep mein chalte dekha, phir wo school ke field ke ek kone mein baith gaya, apne walid ka intezaar karta hua.
Bache ek ek kar ke school se ja rahe the.
15 minutes guzre magar uske walid nahi aaye.
'Koi baat nahi, shaayad traffic mein phans gaye hon,' usne apne aap ko tasalli di.
Lekin jab ek ghanta guzra aur suraj dhalne laga, tab bhi uske walid nahi aaye.
Sikandar rone laga, 'Abbu… aap kahan hain?', uska dil dukh raha tha.
Ye uska pehla din tha, aur wo akela chhoda gaya tha.
Ek teacher, Ms. Greene, ne usay rota dekha. Wo uske paas aayi aur kandha thapthapaya:
"Hi beta, tum ab tak yahan kyun ho? Tumhare walidain kahan hain?"
Sikandar ne roti hui awaaz mein jawab diya, "Ms. Greene, sob mujhe nahi pata sob wo kahan hain"
Ms. Greene ne afsos bhari nazar se usay dekha aur kaha,
"Tumhara ghar kahan hai? Main tumhe chhor deti hoon. Raat ko akela rehna theek nahi."
Yeh sunkar Sikandar ke chehre par thodi umeed jagi.
"Khushi street, Dupok City ke border ke paas," usne jawab diya.
"Theek hai, door nahi hai. Chalo," Ms. Greene ne kaha aur uska haath pakad liya.
Dono school se bahar aaye aur Ms. Greene ke motorcycle par chadh gaye. Sikandar ne peechay se unhein zor se pakad liya.
Raat hone lagi.
Sikandar aasman ki taraf dekhta raha, sochta raha ke uske maa baap kyun nahi aaye.
Chaudhvin ka chand aasman mein roshan tha. Mamooli din hota toh wo zaroor darr jata, lekin aaj wo sirf ek cheez chahta tha — ghar wapas jana.
"Kya yeh tumhara ghar hai?" Ms. Greene ne ruk kar poocha.
Sikandar ne idhar udhar dekha aur khushi se bola,
"Haan! Yehi hai! Shukriya, Ms. Greene!"
Wo motorcycle se utra aur chhoti chhoti kadmon se apne ghar ki taraf chal diya.
Ms. Greene ne usay muskaraate hue dekha, lekin usay mehsoos hua ke mohallah kuch zyada hi khamosh hai.
Sikandar ghar ke darwazay tak gaya. Khushi uske chehre par thi... lekin zyada der tak nahi rahi.
Jab wo knock karne laga, darwaza khud-ba-khud thoda khul gaya.
Creak…
Sikandar ne hairani se dekha, 'Ye khula hai? Abbu ne kaha tha ke darwaza hamesha band rakhna.'
"Ammi? Abbu?" Usne dheere se kaha aur andar gaya.
Ghar ka drawing room andhera tha. Sirf khidki se aati roshni thi.
TV chalu tha.
Jese jese wo andar gaya, ghar ki khamoshi uski khushi ko phir se ghabrahat mein badal rahi thi...
Sikandar ne gehri saans li taake apne nerves ko shaant kar sake aur phir wo dheere dheere ghar ke andar chala gaya, uski ungliyan daanton se kaatne laga taake apni ghabrahat kam kar sake.
Thud... Thud... Thud...
Upar se halki lekin bhaari qadmon ki aawaz aa rahi thi.
Sikandar ne seedhiyon ki taraf kadam barhaye, ab bhi ghabrahat mein apne nakhun kaat raha tha. Usne seedhi ka rail pakdi aur ek ek kadam chadhne laga, ke achanak...
"AAARRGHHH!"
Upar se ek tez cheekh sunayi di, is aawaz ne Sikandar ko jhatka de diya.
Wo upar dekhne ke bajaye wahi jam gaya, is aawaz ne usay jadoo ki tarah rok diya tha... ye aawaz jaani-pehchani thi... "Mom?"
"Door ho jao tum darinde!"
Clang! (dhaat ki cheekhti aawaz)
Sikandar ke jism mein kaanp si uth gayi, paseena uske mathe se tapakne laga.
Wo upar hone wali cheekh-pukaar se dara hua tha, khaaskar jab usne apni maa ki cheekh suni. Phir bhi, kisi tarah wo us darwaze ke paas pohanch gaya jahan se aawaz aa rahi thi.
Yeh uske walidain ka kamra tha.
Darwaza poori tarah se band nahi tha, Sikandar ne halka sa jhaanka andar.
Uska pura jism kaanpne laga jab usne kamray ka manzar dekha.
Uske haath kaanp rahe the, mooh par hath rakha hua tha taake uski seeti (whimper) bahar na nikal jaye.
Kamray ke andar, ek bhayanak kaala baalon wala darinda khada tha — do paon par — jiska kaala aura dehshat phaila raha tha.
Darinde ka peeth Sikandar ki taraf tha, uske naakhun lambay aur tez thay, aise ke jaise loha bhi cheerh dein. Uska pura jism baalon se dhakka tha, andheray mein uska jism ghul sa gaya tha.
Uska jism itna bara tha ke chhat ko lag raha tha, aur chandni uske kandhay par ek T-shape wala laal chamakta hua nishan roshan kar rahi thi.
Ek hi soch dimagh mein aayi: "Children of the Moon!"
Yeh wohi makhlooq thi jo uski maa ne kal raat kahaani mein sunayi thi, lekin is darinde ko dekh kar uska dil keh raha tha ke yeh un mein sabse khatarnaak hai.
"Nahi! Ruko! Meri biwi ko kuch mat karo!"
Uske walid ki cheekh ne Sikandar ko jhaanjhor diya, lekin uska jism ab bhi hila nahi. Aisa lag raha tha ke us makhlooq ka aura usay pathar bana chuka ho.
Wo darwaze ke samne ek murti ki tarah jam gaya tha.
Kamray ki deewar mein ek bara suraakh tha — aisa lagta tha jaise darinde ne deewar ko cheerh diya ho.
Log jald is ehsaas se waqif ho jaayenge, lekin dar ka asal matlab Sikandar ne is umar mein hi mehsoos kiya — sirf paanch saal ka tha wo.
"AAAAAHHHH!!"
ROAARR!!
Slash!
Sikandar ki aankhon ke saamne, uski maa ka sar kaat diya gaya.
Uske walid ne roknay ki koshish ki lekin darinda ne unhein ek taraf uchhaal diya, aur phir usne maa ka sar pakad kar uska sar jism se alag kar diya.
Laal lahu uski maa ke jism se chhidak gaya, hawaa mein ghoomta hua uska chehra hamesha ke liye yaadgar ban gaya.
Thud! (maa ka sar zameen par gira)
"NABILA!!" Sikandar ke walid ne poori takat se cheekha aur bhaag kar apni biwi ke sar ko gale laga kar rona shuru kar diya.
Sikandar ne apne walid ko pehli baar itna toot kar rote hue dekha.
‘Father…?’ usne andar hi andar socha, hairaan ho kar.
Kuch dair ke gham ke baad, uske walid ki aankhon mein gussa bhadak utha.
Biwi ko khona ka dukh aur josh mila kar unhon ne darinde ki taraf dekha, "KYUN?! KYUN?! TUM DAAKU!"
Unhon ne ek metal ka bat uthaya aur puri taqat se darinde ke sir par maara.
BAM!
Bat ne mukammal taqat se sir par war kiya.
Lekin…
Kuch bhi nahi hua!
Darinda wahi ka wahi tha. Na to uska sir hila, na ek baal tak ukhadha.
Unke chehre ka gussa ek dam dar mein tabdeel ho gaya.
Achaanak, darinde ne unke gale ko pakda aur hawa mein utha liya.
Unke pair hawa mein latak rahe the. Wo chhutne ki koshish kar rahe thay, lekin darinde ka haath lohay ka tha — hilta bhi nahi tha.
Unhon ne sidha uske laal aankhon mein dekha, jahan sirf be-basi thi.
Darinda muskaraaya, apne tez daant dikhata hua.
Aur phir... usne moonh khola aur unka sara sar nigal gaya.
Crunch!
Lahu unke jism se fontain ki tarah nikalne laga, kuch Sikandar ke chehre par bhi gira.
Sirf paanch saal ka Sikandar yeh sab dekh raha tha, uske pair thande ho chuke thay, aankhon se zindagi chali gayi thi — usne sirf khali nazar se woh manzar dekha jahan uske maa-baap ka qatal ho raha tha... aur wo kuch bhi nahi kar saka.
Crack…
‘Khush soch…’
Crunch…
‘Khush soch…’
Krkkk…
‘Sab theek ho jaayega…’
Thud...
‘Sab theek ho jaayega…’
Apni shikaar khatam karne ke baad, darinda dheere se apna sir ghumaata hai.
Uski laal aankhon ne Sikandar ki aankhon se aankhon milayi… ek manhoos si muskurahat uske chehre par phail gayi… uske moonh se uske maa baap ka lahu tapak raha tha.
Kamra — uske walidain ke lahu se rang chuka tha.
Unki laashien — sirf gosht ke tukde ban chuki thi.
Us darinde ki laal aankhein, uski muskurahat, uske daant...
Yeh manzar Sikandar ke zehan mein hamesha ke liye naqs ho gaya.
Yeh zakhm kabhi nahi bhar paayega.
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Episode 02
Burning hatred
Shikaar kha kar woh darinda dheere dheere apna sir mor kar peechay dekhta hai, uski jaanwaron jaisi laal aankhein Sikandar par tik jati hain jo darwazay ke paas se jhaank raha hota hai.
Yeh dekh kar Sikandar bina kuch soche niche ki taraf daudta hai, apni puri taqat se.
Thud... Thud...
Woh sun sakta hai ke woh makhlooq uske peechay chal rahi hai. Woh ghar ke bahar bhaagna chahta tha magar achanak uss darinday ne ek hi chhalang mein darwazay ke samne aa kar uska rasta roka.
Itni tez harkat thi ke Sikandar uska harakat bhi nahi dekh saka.
Darwazay par woh bhayanak jism dekh kar Sikandar farsh par gir gaya, magar foran uth kar aansuon bhari aankhon ke saath ulte rukh mein bhaag gaya.
Living room mein usse ek almari nazar aayi aur usne usmein chhupne ka faisla kiya.
Sikandar ne almari band ki aur apni aankhein bhi. Woh apne dono haathon se apna sir thaam leta hai.
"Happy thoughts..."
"Woh chala jayega..."
Yeh alfaz woh bar bar apne zehan mein dohra raha tha — wahi baatein jo uske walid usse hamesha kehte thay. Usne apne aap ko samjhane ki koshish ki, magar sab kuch ab bhi ek khwab jaisa lag raha tha.
Thud... Thud... Thud...
Woh kadam aur qareeb aa rahe thay...
Thud!
Woh makhlooq almari ke bilkul samne ruk gaya. Sikandar almari ke suraakh se uska saya dekh sakta tha. Usne apni saans rokh li aur kaampti haath se munh dhak liya.
"Ammi... Abbu... Mujhe dar lag raha hai...", Sikandar ne roti aankhon ke saath socha.
Darinday ne apna panja almari par maara, halki halki tapping ki awaz aayi... aur almari ka darwaza dheere dheere khulne laga — jaise woh makhlooq jaankar uska dar barhane ki koshish kar rahi ho.
Magar achanak...
"AAAAHHHH!!"
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Kuch dair pehle:
Ms. Greene ne dekha ke Sikandar ghar ke andar gaya, uske baad unhone aas paas dekha, kuch ajeeb tha — poora mohalla khamosh tha.
Woh gully mein chalti gayin jab tak unko ek zor ka crash sunayi nahi diya.
"Yeh awaz kahan se aayi?", unhone socha aur dekha ke baazoo wale ghar ki taraf se roshni aa rahi thi.
Ek aur zor ka crash!
"Kya mujhe check karna chahiye?", Ms. Greene ne socha. Magar koi bhi apne ghar se bahar nahi nikal raha tha, jab ke awaz bohot zor ki thi.
Jab woh darwazay ke paas pohnchne wali thi...
Shatter!
Doosri manzil ki khidki tootti aur ek aadmi bahar gira — uska jism gehre panjey ke zakhamon se bhara hua tha.
Yeh dekh kar Ms. Greene zameen par gir gayin, unki aankhein phat gayin — woh aadmi mar chuka tha!
Grrrhh...
Woh neechay jhuki hi thi ke ek gurranay ki awaz sunayi di — unhone foran apni motorcycle ki taraf bhaagna shuru kiya.
Magar ussi waqt, gully ke doosre kinare par fauj ki gaariyan aati nazar aayin.
Ms. Greene ne motorcycle start karni chahi magar phir ek cheekh sunayi di — woh Sikandar ke ghar se aayi thi.
Unka jism ruk gaya.
Woh Sikandar ke ghar ki taraf dekh kar pareshaan ho gayin. Kuch seconds baad, unhone apni motorcycle chhodi aur ghar ke andar daud gayin.
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Wapas maujooda waqt mein:
"AAAAHHHH!!"
Ek cheekh ki awaz poori haveli mein gunji. Awaz Sikandar ko jaani-pehchani lag rahi thi, magar woh soch nahi pa raha tha.
Darinda uss taraf dekhta hai, jaise ek naya shikaar mil gaya ho...
Ms. Greene shock mein zameen par gir gayin. "Yeh kya hai?! Yeh janwar hai ya shaitaan?!" unka zehan cheekh raha tha.
Uska dar aur hairat itna zyada tha ke woh hil bhi nahi saki.
Darinda us taraf chala gaya — uske liye Ms. Greene ka jism zyada "mazedar" tha Sikandar ke mukable mein.
Magar jab woh us par vaar karne wala tha...
AOUUUUUU!!
Ek bhayanak bhediye ki cheekh hawaa mein gunji. Sikandar ka jism kaanp gaya.
Darinda ruk gaya. Ghussa aur dar dono uske chehre par nazar aaye.
Usne cheekh ke rukh mein dekha, phir ghusse mein ek couch uthaya aur Ms. Greene ke paas se guzar gaya.
Crash!
Couch ghar ki deewar tor kar bahar chala gaya.
Phir woh makhlooq bhi deewar phaad kar ussi raaste se chali gayi...
Chalte waqt, usne akhri baar Ms. Greene ki taraf dekha — magar Sikandar ko bhool gaya.
Jaise andhere mein aaya tha, waisa hi chala gaya...
Sikandar almari se bahar aaya. Har taraf khoon ka nishan tha.
Kuch bachay hue log bhi us raaste mein us makhlooq ka shikaar ban gaye thay.
Woh khoon se bhare raste ko dekhta hai — uski aankhon mein nafrat jhalakti hai, jis ka matlab shayad woh khud bhi nahi samajhta.
Tabhi TV se awaz aati hai:
"Duniya ke mukhtalif hisson mein achanak ajeeb makhlooq ka hamla. Har mulk mein laakhon log mar chuke hain. Hukumat ne martial law aur emergency ka elaan kar diya hai. Har shakhs ko ghar mein rehne ka hukam diya gaya hai. Apne aap ko chupayein aur kisi bhi cheez se tawajjo na khinchain."
Ms. Greene us TV ki awaz nahi sun rahi thi.
Uski nazar sirf Sikandar par tikki thi.
“Yeh chehra... yeh expression kisi bache ka nahi ho sakta!” unhone socha.
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CLANG!
Sikandar ne cheekh maar kar aankhen khol di. Military RV truck rukne ki awaz se uski neend tooti thi.
Uska chehra pasine mein bheeg gaya tha.
Uske chehre par thodi der ke liye shiddat bhari nafrat thi — magar ek pal mein woh chehra phir se theek ho gaya.
"Bas ab aur nahi... Yeh mera pehla qadam hai unn supernatural janwaron ko maarne ka. Tum logon ne meri maa-baap ko mara, aur ab main tum sab ko mitaa doonga!", Sikandar ne socha.
Woh lamha uske liye zindagi ka mod tha — jab uske maa baap ko bina wajah us makhlooq ne maar diya.
Usne har wo huliya yaad rakha hai — woh zakham, woh roar, woh hawaa ki boo...
Usne aankhen malin, taqat sambhali.
Uske aas paas do aur log thay — military gear mein tayyar — lekin woh dono Sikandar ko ajeeb nazaron se dekh rahe thay.
Insano aur Supernatural makhlooq ke darmiyan jang pichlay pandrah saalon se chal rahi hai...
Aur aaj se us jang ka asli roop shuru hone jaa raha hai — Sikandar ke haathon se.
Achaanak hi Supernaturals ne apne aap ko duniya ke samne zahir kiya aur aadhi duniya par qabza kar liya, har insaan ko qatl karte gaye jo unke raste mein aaya.
Ye mukhtalif qisam ki nasal se taluq rakhte hain,
Aur tamam wo makhluqat jo insaan nahi hain, unhein "Supernatural" keh kar classify kiya gaya hai. Ye sab mil kar un be-khabar insaano par hamla karte hain jo unki wujood se bilkul anjaan the.
Ye be-rehmi se maarte hain, kisi insaan ko nahi chhodte – na maaon ke god ke bachpan ko bhi.
Is achanak aur aalamgir khatre ke jawab mein,
Duniya bhar ke insani mulkon ne aik dosray ke sath mil kar in ka khatma karne ka faisla kiya – aur yun ek jang ka aghaz hua.
Lekin insani science aur advanced hathyaar bhi in Supernaturals ke muqable mein be-asar sabit hue.
Supernaturals har pehlu mein insaanon se behtar hain – in mein super strength, super speed, aur itni tez hisse hote hain ke palak jhapakne se pehle hi jaan le lete hain.
Kuch to aise hain jo ghaibana quwwaton ke malik hain, jo ke insani fouj ke elite logon ko bhi sharminda kar dete hain.
Lekin phir insani umeed ka aik naya roshni ka chiraagh roshan hua jab kuch insaanon ne taqat hasil ki.
Aisi taqat jo insaaniyat ke liye umeed ban gayi.
In insaanon ko "Awakened" kehte hain – ye wo log hain jinhon ne aik qudrati amal ke zariye jaaduvi taqat hasil ki.
Awakened log Supernatural ki raw power ka muqabla kar sakte hain.
Inhi Awakened logon ki wajah se jang ka maidan insaniyat ke haq mein badalne laga. Lekin jang abhi bhi khatam nahi hui hai.
Mazid taqat ki talaash mein, insaanon ne naujawano ko bhi jang mein bhejna shuru kar diya.
Sikandar bhi unhi mein se aik hai – sirf 22 saal ka, aur bina maa baap ke.
Woh sirf 12 saal ka tha jab usne fauj join ki, tab se le kar aaj tak training mein mashghool hai. Uska ta'alluq Special Reconnaissance Unit se hai – aik unit jo chhup kar kaam karti hai, aur scout karne mein mahir hai.
Fauj join karne se pehle,
Ms. Greene ne Sikandar par reham khaya – jab usne dekha ke uske maa baap uski aankhon ke samne mare gaye – usne Sikandar ko god le liya aur uski guardian ban gayi.
Aaj Sikandar apni pehli mission par ja raha hai, apne do team members ke sath.
Training ke doran, jab woh sirf aik bacha tha, to fauj ne dekha ke Sikandar kitni tezi se har halat mein khud ko dhal leta hai.
Isi wajah se usay Special Reconnaissance Unit mein shamil kiya gaya.
Halankeh Sikandar ne kai baar misson ke liye request ki, aaj usay pehli dafa aik asli mission mil gaya hai – Edward aur Kyle ke sath.
"Yo, tu theek hai? Aik ajeeb nightmare le raha tha lagta hai", Edward ne poocha.
Sikandar ne ajeeb si muskurahat ke sath jawab diya, "Main bilkul theek hoon, bas intezaar nahi hota ke in haramiyon ko zameen mein dafna doon."
Edward ne halka sa hans kar nazar pher li.
Tabhi Kyle – teesra ladka jo unke sath RV gaadi mein tha – hans ke bola, "Yeh kaam sab se ghatiya diya gaya hai humein."
Uski aankhon mein ghabrahat ka halkasa jhalak tha, lekin sirf Sikandar ne mehsoos kiya.
"Mujhe maloom hai, lekin yeh sab se sensitive operation hai, aur badkismati se hum teen iske liye chune gaye hain," Edward ne be-basi se kaha.
Kyle ne ghusse mein kaha, "Lekin sirf hum hi kyun? Doosre bhi to hain!"
"Maine sergeant major se suna hai ke chaahe hum ghouls ke sath deal kar rahe hain, lekin wahan aur bhi Supernaturals honge. Agar hum higher-rank Awakened ko bhejein to woh asani se pakre jaenge. Is liye yeh kaam hum jaison ke liye hi hai", Edward ne bayan diya.
Jab woh mission ki baat kar rahe hote hain,
Ek sakht chehra aur chhati par ghav wala aadmi unke samne ata hai – uske kandhe par aath lines bani hoti hain – yeh uske Sergeant Major hone ka saboot hai.
"Khare ho jao, Soldier!"
Bina dair kiye, Sikandar aur uske saathi sidhe ho kar khare ho jaate hain.
Sergeant Major sir hila kar kehte hain, "Aaj ka mission hai – ghouls ke den ka pata lagana. Hamein uska location air force ko report karna hai taake air strike se sab kuch khatam ho sake."
"Yeh operation bohot ahem hai. Tum teenon specially trained ho – aur tumhari presence Supernaturals ke sense se neeche hai. Agar tum kaamyab hue to Dwight City ki sab se badi jang jeet lenge, aur hazaroon zindagiyaan bacha lenge."
Sergeant Major ki har lafz mein ek tehqiq ka paighaam tha.
"Yeh ghouls mushkil bana rahe hain – unki taadaad khatam hone ka naam nahi leti – is liye kisi bhi surat mein yeh mission poora karna hoga. Apni jaan bhi qurbaan karni pare to peeche nahi hatna – samjhe, Soldiers?!"
"Sir, yes Sir!" – teenon ne jawab diya.
Sergeant Major ne Edward aur Kyle ki taraf dekha, "Tum dono rank 2 Awakened ho – ghalti ki gunjaish nahi hai!"
"Sir, yes Sir!" – dono ne kaha.
Phir usne Sikandar ki taraf dekha aur kaha, "Tum Awakened nahi ho, lekin tumne training aur intezaar kiya hai. In dono ko lead karo – apne andar ke gusse ko apna hathyaar banao!"
"Sir, yes Sir!" – Sikandar ne jazbe se jawab diya.
Thori dair baad RV ke peeche lage light ne pehle peela rang dikhaya.
Sikandar, Edward, aur Kyle apna gear pehnne lagte hain.
Har aik ne all-black uniform, boots, vest, headgear, aur night goggles pehne.
Kyle ne aik tez black talwar uthai, Edward ne do red aura walay daggers, aur Sikandar ne kai backpacks aur aik lamba sword apne sath liya.
Jab light green hui, RV ka darwaza khula aur teeno jungle mein ghus gaye.
Neeche ki mitti unke boots ko chaat rahi thi, hawa mein sadi hui lashon ki badboo thi, aur jungle itna andhera tha ke bina goggles ke kuch nazar nahi aata.
Teeno ne night vision goggles pehne aur kaam shuru kar diya.
Teeno ki gears silent the – woh andheray mein kisi bhatakti rooh ki tarah chale.
Unhein ek landslide mila – jo ke unke chhupne ke liye perfect tha.
Sikandar ne hand sign ke zariye Edward se bait nikalne ko kaha, jabke Kyle ne chaukidari shuru ki.
Edward ne apne bag se aik insan ka gosht nikala – aur khuli jagah mein phaink diya. Badboo phail gayi lekin teeno bilkul unfazed thay.
Uske baad woh sab landslide mein chhup gaye – ropes se bandh kar apne aap ko chhupaya – sab kuch itna khamoshi se ke ek awaaz bhi na ho.
Ab woh sirf intizaar kar rahe thay – ghouls ke bait par aane ka.
Lekin yeh asaan nahi tha.
5 din beet gaye – bait kaam nahi kar rahi thi.
Sikandar aur Kyle ne shak kiya – lekin military ne confirm kiya tha ke bait theek hai – is liye woh sirf intizaar hi kar sakte thay.
Pehlay pehlay woh thakawat mehsoos karne lage – lekin jese jese din guzray, garmi, paseena, aur sirf ration kha kar unka stamina ghutne laga.
Sikandar ke bags mein se sab kuch khatam ho gaya.
Woh plan banane lage ke khaana kahan se layein.
Mana kar diya gaya tha ke aag jalayein ya mana use karein – warna operation fail ho sakta hai.
Isi darmiyan,
Kayi Supernatural makhluqat jaise banshee, nymphs, aur dark pixies aaye – lekin Kyle aur Edward ne unhe aam hathyaaron se chhup kar maar diya.
Ek raat, hawa mein thand barh gayi.
Kyle ne dekha ke ek hooded figure jise dekh kar insaan ka khoon jam jaye – neela jism, laal aankhen – aur uske aate hi thand barhne lagi.
Woh Lich tha – Undead Race ka mage – jo sirf heat aur mana ko mehsoos karta hai.
Sikandar aur Edward bhi jaag gaye – Kyle ne turant paani un par daala – heat kam karne ke liye.
Lich ne unhein nahi dekha – lekin agar dekhta to woh zinda na rehte.
Ek aur hafta guzar gaya – teeno bhookh se pareshaan ho gaye.
"Ab nahi bardasht hota – kuch karna parega", Edward ne kaha.
Kyle ne shanakht ki – woh shikar karega.
Sikandar aur Edward bait par nazar rakhte rahenge.
Kyle aik deer maar ke laya – teeno ne aik dosre ki taraf dekha – aur phir raw gosht khana shuru kar diya.
Zehar lag raha tha – lekin zinda rehna tha.
Edward bola, "Agar is sab ke baad humein medal nahi mila, to main side badal loonga!" – usne mazak mein kaha.
Sikandar aur Kyle hans diye – phir khans gaye.
Tabhi daayen taraf se kuch awazen aayi.
Kyle ne deer ka gosht turant uthake phaink diya – taake ghouls ko bait ki smell aaye, gosht ki nahi.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Zyada dair nahi guzri thi ke
Kai Ghouls ke qadamoun ki awaz sunayi dene lagi. Chaar paon walay Ghouls, insani gosht ki taraf barhne lage aur foran us par toot paray.
Jaise hi khanay lage, unke darmiyan larai chhid gayi – ye to hona hi tha.
Sikandar, Edward aur Kyle side mein chup kar sab kuch dekh rahe thay, teeno ne apni naak par haath rakha hua tha kyun ke Ghoul ki boo insani bardasht se bahar thi.
Training ke bawajood, Ghoul ki smell ne un teeno ko ulti kar dene pe majboor kar diya tha.
Bohat zyada hosla chahiye tha is smell ko bardasht karne ke liye – ye boo kisi ke liye bhi ghinona khwab ban sakti thi.
Ye Ghouls insano ki tarah thay lekin chaar haathon (ya paon) pe chal rahe thay.
Unki kamar jhuki hui thi, peeth mein nokeelay haddi nikal rahi thi, khooni panjey jo kisi bhi naye faujiyon ko kaanpne par majboor kar dein, aur unki aankhein bilkul kali thi – andheray jaisi gehri.
Unke pet se larkti hui aantay sab se zyada boo phaila rahi thi – ek aisi smell jo ek mile tak mehsoos ki ja sakti thi.
Sikandar ka haath kaanpne laga – yehi wo lamha tha jis ka usay intezar tha. Uski aankhein gusse mein laal ho gayin, lekin wo mushkil se apna jazba daba raha tha, Supernatural ke samne khamosh rehna zaroori tha.
Kyle ne Sikandar ke chehre ka izhar mehsoos kiya,
Usne foran apna haath Sikandar ke kandhay par rakha aur dheere se bola:
"Ghouls se direct larai nahi karni, humara maqsad bas report karna hai aur wapas jana hai."
Sikandar ne gusse se daant bhincha, lekin usne apna ghussa daba liya.
Wo mitti ko kas ke pakad raha tha ke kuch na kar baithe, lekin tabhi…
Snap!
Mitti ke andar ek sukha teeli toot gaya, jo Ghouls mein se ek ko hoshiyar kar gaya.
Teeno ne foran sans rok li, jaise marion ki tarah chup kar gaye.
Unho ne rassi dheeli chhodi aur dheere dheere piche sarakne lage taa ke apni position chhupaye rakh sakein – agar Ghouls ne dekh liya to poori mission kharab ho jaye gi.
Ghouls ki nazar kutto ki tarah hoti hai – achi nahi, lekin kuch na kuch dekh sakte hain.
Sikandar aur baqi dono sans rok kar chup gaye, wo Ghoul ghoor kar dekhta raha – lekin phir jab ek aur Ghoul us se takra gaya to usne phir se khana khana shuru kar diya.
Sikandar ne jhaank kar dekha aur sukoon ka saans liya.
Khush qismati se, teeno abhi tak Ghouls ki nazar se bache huay thay. Kyle aur Edward ne Sikandar ko gusse bhari nazar se dekha aur phir Ghouls ka peecha karna shuru kar diya.
Insani gosht kam tha is liye kuch hi der mein Ghouls ne sab kuch khatam kar diya.
Ghouls ko kam aql Supernaturals mana jata hai, is liye wo kisi cheez ko le kar sawaal nahi karte – jahan gosht milay, kha kar wapas chale jaate hain.
Sikandar ka team un ka peecha karte huay 15 meter ka faasla banaye rakhte hain – itna faasla kafi hai taake Ghouls ko shak na ho.
Takreeban pandrah minute baad, wo log aik purani qabaristan tak pohanch gaye.
Sirf aik nazar mein unho ne kai Ghouls ko ghoomte huay dekha.
Kuch Ghouls aik bade maqbare mein ja rahe thay – be shak yehi wo Ghoul’s Den tha jise unhe mark kar ke air force ko signal bhejna tha.
Lekin plan banane se pehle hi,
Dayein taraf se ghoomta hua ek Ghoul un tak aa gaya.
Ye Ghoul doosron se bohot zyada khatarnaak lag raha tha – uske pathay phule huay thay, daanton ki darindagi chehre se baras rahi thi, aur uske jism par haddi ka armor tha.
Ghoul un ki taraf dheere dheere chalne laga – shayad abhi wo confirm nahi kar pa raha tha ke samne kya hai.
Edward aur Kyle abhi plan soch hi rahe thay ke Sikandar ne us Ghoul ko dekh liya.
Lekin us ke bolne se pehle hi Ghoul un par chalang lagata hai!
ROAR!
Edward aur Kyle ne apni peeth ke peechay se ane wali khaufnaak lehaz mehsoos ki.
Un dono ne laal roshni se bharpoor aura generate kiya.
Lekin ghoul ka attack itna tez tha ke Kyle ke sir par seedha panja laga – red aura hone ke bawajood wo us se bacha nahi.
"KYLE!" Edward cheekh pada.
Kyle ne sambhalte hi apna saber nikaala, lekin Ghoul ne dobara us par vaar kiya – is baar seedha gardan par.
Us waqt,
Sikandar ne foran Kyle ko kheench liya – uski gardan bach gayi lekin Ghoul ka vaar Sikandar ke kandhay ko cheer gaya.
"Arghh!" Sikandar ne dard mein karahte huay kaha.
Bhaari chot lagne ke bawajood, uski aankhon mein zinda rehne ki roshni abhi bhi thi – usne Kyle ki taraf dekha jo ab pure laal roshni mein lapeta hua tha.
Red aura aur tez ho gaya – Kyle ne Ghoul ko ek laat maari aur Sikandar ko sambhalte huay bhagna shuru kar diya.
Iss thokar se sabit ho gaya ke ye teenon is Ghoul ke muqable mein kuch bhi nahi hain.
Jab wo bhaag rahe thay, Kyle ne khoon bhari aankhon se kaha:
"Qabaristan jao! Main is darinday ke sath khelta hoon!"
Edward aur Sikandar ne uski aankhon mein uska azm dekh liya…
"Woh marne wala hai...", Sikandar ne socha jab usne Kyle ki taraf aakhri baar dekha.
Sikandar ne mehsoos kiya tha ke Kyle RV mein bohot bechain tha, lekin kisne socha tha ke woh sabse pehle apni jaan de kar waqt khareedne ka faisla karega.
Uske azm ko dekh kar, woh dono sir hila kar qabaristan ki taraf chal diye.
Kyle achanak ruk gaya aur cheekha, "Oye teri shakal kay bhayanak shetan! Aa jaa idhar, main tera intezar kar raha hoon, ghaleez Supernatural!"
Yeh taana kaam kar gaya, ek darawna Ghoul ruk gaya aur Kyle ki taraf dekha. "INSAAN!" usne gusse bhari garaj ke sath kaha aur Kyle ke peeche bhaag pada.
Kyle ne kaamyabi se un Ghouls ko Sikandar aur Edward se door le gaya.
Sikandar ne peechay dekha aur dekha ke Kyle un Ghouls ke saath bhaag raha hai — ye tasveer saaf thi, Kyle zinda wapas nahi aayega.
"Tu hamesha ghabrata rehta tha, lekin andar se bohot himmat wala tha," Sikandar ne dheere se kaha.
Phir usne apni daant bhinchte hue kaha, "Main yaad rakhunga ye, aur sabko bataya jaayega."
Zyada tar Ghouls ko Kyle ne distract kar diya tha.
Baaqi ko Sikandar aur Edward ne mil kar khatam kar diya, aur tezi se qabaristan mein ghus gaye.
"GRAAH!"
"GRRR!"
"ROARR!"
Edward ne apni laal aura ko azaad kiya jo har pal zyada taqatwar ho rahi thi.
Ek haath ke ishaare se, zameen par aag ka dhamaka hua aur Ghouls hawa mein uchhal gaye — Sikandar ne foran un sab ko apni lambi talwar se kaat diya.
"SHRING!!"
Ghouls ke gardan par zakhm aaye lekin woh abhi zinda thay.
Unhein maarne ka sirf ek tareeqa tha — sir kaatna.
Lekin Sikandar ke paas waqt nahi tha, aur naye naye Ghouls aa rahe thay.
Achanak, ek Ghoul ne apne tez panje uthaye aur Sikandar par hamla kar diya.
Sikandar ne apni talwar se block kiya lekin us panje ki taqat bohot zyada thi — woh hawa mein door ja gira.
Edward ne foran react karte hue Ghoul ka chehra pakda aur zameen par de maara — uska sir chutkiyon mein choor choor ho gaya.
"Sikandar! Theek ho?", Edward ne poocha.
Sikandar mushkil se uthte hue bola, "Theek hoon... chalo qabaristan andar."
Uska kandha khoon se bhara hua tha, lekin dard uske iraaday ko nahi tod saka.
"Yeh dard kuch bhi nahi us dard ke samne jab maa baap ko khoya tha," usne socha.
Usne apna bag uthaya aur kaha, "Humein andar ka raasta uda dena hoga taake koi aur Ghoul bhaag na sake."
Jab Edward jawab dene laga, unhone dekha ke qabar ke andar se aur Ghouls nikal rahe hain.
Waqt zaya kiye bina, woh dono un Ghouls ke dher mein ghus gaye.
Sikandar har Ghoul par talwar chalata gaya — kisi ke sir, kisi ke aankh, kisi ke seene mein.
Edward apni taqat se tezi se unhe qatl kar raha tha, uske daggers hawa mein gaayab se lag rahe thay.
Phir Sikandar cheekha, "Edward!"
"Yeh ruk nahi sakta! Yeh explosives le lo aur darwaze par laga do!"
Edward ne explosive pakday, aur phir...
BOOM!
Apni aura ka istemal karte hue Edward ne ek dhamake se khud ko hawa mein uchhala aur seedha qabar ke darwaze par gaya.
Sikandar dekh kar sochne laga, "Yeh rank 3 ke kareeb hoga, spell bhi use kar gaya."
Uska pura jism Ghouls ke khoon se bheeg chuka tha.
Phir ek cheekh sunai di: "ARGHH!!"
Sikandar ne dekha Edward khoon thook raha hai — ek bohot zyada bara Ghoul ne us par hamla kiya tha.
Sikandar ne socha, ‘Yeh toh... King of Ghouls hai…’
Lekin Edward ne haath uthaye dikhane ke liye ke usne explosive laga diya hai — "UDA DO!"
Sikandar ne foran detonator daba diya —
BOOOOOOOM!!!
Ek bara dhamaka hua, darwaza gir gaya, aur sare Ghouls ka raasta band ho gaya.
King of Ghouls bhi is dhamake se peeche gira, lekin zinda tha.
Jab Sikandar ne air support ko contact karna chaha, usne dekha ke King of Ghouls Edward ki taraf bhaag raha hai.
"Edward!!"
Sikandar foran bhaaga, taake King of Ghouls ko roke.
King of Ghouls ne laal chamak wale panje uthaye — Edward ki jaan lene aaya tha — lekin usse pehle Sikandar aa gaya.
"MAIN TUMHE YE KARNE NAHI DENE WALA!!"
Sikandar ne uske gale ko pakad liya aur poori taqat se uska gala daba diya.
Ghoul ne apna jism idhar udhar de maara lekin Sikandar chhoda nahi.
"RARGHHH!", Sikandar gussa kar ke cheekha, uska zakhmi kandha ab aur phat gaya tha.
Boom! Bam! — Ghoul har jagah takraya lekin Sikandar ne chhodne se inkaar kar diya.
"Edward! Flare jalao aur Air Force ko bulao!"
"Lekin tum—"
"ZINDA RAHO!" Sikandar ne uski baat kaat di.
"Tum Awakened ho... tum aur zyada Supernaturals maar sakte ho. Main bas ek insaan hoon, lekin aaj ka kaam mere liye kaafi hai."
Edward ki aankhon mein aansu aa gaye.
"Private Sikandar... nahi, Sikandar Silverstar! Main sabko bataunga jo tumne aaj kiya!"
"Tum aur Kyle — Dwight City ke heroes ban gaye ho!"
Edward ne Sikandar ka bag uthaya, flare chalaaya, aur contact kiya:
"Hawk 89, yeh USR 08 hai, flare deployed. Danger Close confirm karo."
"Copy that USR 08, Danger Close. Good Luck Sir!"
Is dauraan, King of Ghouls ne Sikandar ko patak diya.
CRACK!
Sikandar zameen par gira, har haddi tooti hui thi — lekin uske chehre par muskaraahat thi.
Asmaan mein jets ke awaz sunayi di — missiles aate hue.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
King of Ghouls uske paas aaya, lekin Sikandar ne cheekha,
"SIKANDAR SILVERSTAR!"
"INSANIYAT KA NAAAM YAAD RAKHNA JO TUM SABKO JAHANNUM LE GAYA!"
Uski aankhon mein aag thi — woh ek hero tha, ek asal fauj ka sipahi jo insaniyat ke liye jaan deta hai.
Apni maa baap ka locket pakad kar usne kaha, "Maa... Baba... aa raha hoon. Mere paas ek kahani hai... meri kahani."
ZOONG!! — Jets ka shor.
King of Ghouls bhaagna chaha — lekin ab dair ho chuki thi.
"AB DER HO CHUKI HAI! MAR JAO SAB!"
BOOOOOOOOOM!!!
Ek zabardast dhamaka hua jab missiles seedha maqbare par jaa lage, puri qabristan tukdon mein bikhar gayi, sirf raakh aur matti ka dher reh gaya.
Us dhamake ki taqat ne Sikandar ko door phaink diya aur uski skin kaafi hadd tak jal gayi thi.
Sikandar ka jism jungle mein jaa takraya, aur zameen par girte hi ruk gaya — sirf dekh kar hi lagta tha ke koi bhi insaan aise crash se zinda nahi bach sakta.
Jungle ke doosri taraf,
Edward ne zameen ka larazna mehsoos kiya jab hawai fauj ne hamla kiya. Usne peechay mudh kar us jungle ki taraf dekha jahan missiles ki aag ne roshni phaila di thi.
Beep "USR 08, Target tabah kar diya gaya hai, Over"
"Copy that Hawk 89" Beep
Edward ne ek gehri saans li, jismein jali hui cheezon ki boo thi. Phir usne communication device nikaala, "Sergeant Major, Objective complete ho gaya hai, do casualty hui hain. Over" Beep
Halankay mission khatam ho chuka tha, lekin Edward ke dil mein dard abhi bhi mehsoos ho raha tha.
Beep "Pick-up point par report karo, ek RV tumhara intezar kar rahi hai. Baaki team lashain uthayegi", Sergeant Major ne jawab diya.
"Roger That" Beep
Edward ke labon se nikalte alfaaz bhaari the.
Usne communication device neeche rakha, phir jungle ki taraf ek aakhri udaas nazar daali — woh jungle jo uske do doston ki jaan le gaya tha.
Ek udaasi bhari aah bhar kar, wo mudh gaya aur pick-up point ki taraf chal diya.
Na usse pata tha, na kisi aur ko — lekin yeh waqia insani tareekh mein hamesha yaad rakha jaayega, ek aisi daastaan ke aaghaz ke tor par jo baad mein Sikandar Silverstar ki Legendary Saga ke naam se jaani jaayegi.
Burning hatred
Shikaar kha kar woh darinda dheere dheere apna sir mor kar peechay dekhta hai, uski jaanwaron jaisi laal aankhein Sikandar par tik jati hain jo darwazay ke paas se jhaank raha hota hai.
Yeh dekh kar Sikandar bina kuch soche niche ki taraf daudta hai, apni puri taqat se.
Thud... Thud...
Woh sun sakta hai ke woh makhlooq uske peechay chal rahi hai. Woh ghar ke bahar bhaagna chahta tha magar achanak uss darinday ne ek hi chhalang mein darwazay ke samne aa kar uska rasta roka.
Itni tez harkat thi ke Sikandar uska harakat bhi nahi dekh saka.
Darwazay par woh bhayanak jism dekh kar Sikandar farsh par gir gaya, magar foran uth kar aansuon bhari aankhon ke saath ulte rukh mein bhaag gaya.
Living room mein usse ek almari nazar aayi aur usne usmein chhupne ka faisla kiya.
Sikandar ne almari band ki aur apni aankhein bhi. Woh apne dono haathon se apna sir thaam leta hai.
"Happy thoughts..."
"Woh chala jayega..."
Yeh alfaz woh bar bar apne zehan mein dohra raha tha — wahi baatein jo uske walid usse hamesha kehte thay. Usne apne aap ko samjhane ki koshish ki, magar sab kuch ab bhi ek khwab jaisa lag raha tha.
Thud... Thud... Thud...
Woh kadam aur qareeb aa rahe thay...
Thud!
Woh makhlooq almari ke bilkul samne ruk gaya. Sikandar almari ke suraakh se uska saya dekh sakta tha. Usne apni saans rokh li aur kaampti haath se munh dhak liya.
"Ammi... Abbu... Mujhe dar lag raha hai...", Sikandar ne roti aankhon ke saath socha.
Darinday ne apna panja almari par maara, halki halki tapping ki awaz aayi... aur almari ka darwaza dheere dheere khulne laga — jaise woh makhlooq jaankar uska dar barhane ki koshish kar rahi ho.
Magar achanak...
"AAAAHHHH!!"
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Kuch dair pehle:
Ms. Greene ne dekha ke Sikandar ghar ke andar gaya, uske baad unhone aas paas dekha, kuch ajeeb tha — poora mohalla khamosh tha.
Woh gully mein chalti gayin jab tak unko ek zor ka crash sunayi nahi diya.
"Yeh awaz kahan se aayi?", unhone socha aur dekha ke baazoo wale ghar ki taraf se roshni aa rahi thi.
Ek aur zor ka crash!
"Kya mujhe check karna chahiye?", Ms. Greene ne socha. Magar koi bhi apne ghar se bahar nahi nikal raha tha, jab ke awaz bohot zor ki thi.
Jab woh darwazay ke paas pohnchne wali thi...
Shatter!
Doosri manzil ki khidki tootti aur ek aadmi bahar gira — uska jism gehre panjey ke zakhamon se bhara hua tha.
Yeh dekh kar Ms. Greene zameen par gir gayin, unki aankhein phat gayin — woh aadmi mar chuka tha!
Grrrhh...
Woh neechay jhuki hi thi ke ek gurranay ki awaz sunayi di — unhone foran apni motorcycle ki taraf bhaagna shuru kiya.
Magar ussi waqt, gully ke doosre kinare par fauj ki gaariyan aati nazar aayin.
Ms. Greene ne motorcycle start karni chahi magar phir ek cheekh sunayi di — woh Sikandar ke ghar se aayi thi.
Unka jism ruk gaya.
Woh Sikandar ke ghar ki taraf dekh kar pareshaan ho gayin. Kuch seconds baad, unhone apni motorcycle chhodi aur ghar ke andar daud gayin.
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Wapas maujooda waqt mein:
"AAAAHHHH!!"
Ek cheekh ki awaz poori haveli mein gunji. Awaz Sikandar ko jaani-pehchani lag rahi thi, magar woh soch nahi pa raha tha.
Darinda uss taraf dekhta hai, jaise ek naya shikaar mil gaya ho...
Ms. Greene shock mein zameen par gir gayin. "Yeh kya hai?! Yeh janwar hai ya shaitaan?!" unka zehan cheekh raha tha.
Uska dar aur hairat itna zyada tha ke woh hil bhi nahi saki.
Darinda us taraf chala gaya — uske liye Ms. Greene ka jism zyada "mazedar" tha Sikandar ke mukable mein.
Magar jab woh us par vaar karne wala tha...
AOUUUUUU!!
Ek bhayanak bhediye ki cheekh hawaa mein gunji. Sikandar ka jism kaanp gaya.
Darinda ruk gaya. Ghussa aur dar dono uske chehre par nazar aaye.
Usne cheekh ke rukh mein dekha, phir ghusse mein ek couch uthaya aur Ms. Greene ke paas se guzar gaya.
Crash!
Couch ghar ki deewar tor kar bahar chala gaya.
Phir woh makhlooq bhi deewar phaad kar ussi raaste se chali gayi...
Chalte waqt, usne akhri baar Ms. Greene ki taraf dekha — magar Sikandar ko bhool gaya.
Jaise andhere mein aaya tha, waisa hi chala gaya...
Sikandar almari se bahar aaya. Har taraf khoon ka nishan tha.
Kuch bachay hue log bhi us raaste mein us makhlooq ka shikaar ban gaye thay.
Woh khoon se bhare raste ko dekhta hai — uski aankhon mein nafrat jhalakti hai, jis ka matlab shayad woh khud bhi nahi samajhta.
Tabhi TV se awaz aati hai:
"Duniya ke mukhtalif hisson mein achanak ajeeb makhlooq ka hamla. Har mulk mein laakhon log mar chuke hain. Hukumat ne martial law aur emergency ka elaan kar diya hai. Har shakhs ko ghar mein rehne ka hukam diya gaya hai. Apne aap ko chupayein aur kisi bhi cheez se tawajjo na khinchain."
Ms. Greene us TV ki awaz nahi sun rahi thi.
Uski nazar sirf Sikandar par tikki thi.
“Yeh chehra... yeh expression kisi bache ka nahi ho sakta!” unhone socha.
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CLANG!
Sikandar ne cheekh maar kar aankhen khol di. Military RV truck rukne ki awaz se uski neend tooti thi.
Uska chehra pasine mein bheeg gaya tha.
Uske chehre par thodi der ke liye shiddat bhari nafrat thi — magar ek pal mein woh chehra phir se theek ho gaya.
"Bas ab aur nahi... Yeh mera pehla qadam hai unn supernatural janwaron ko maarne ka. Tum logon ne meri maa-baap ko mara, aur ab main tum sab ko mitaa doonga!", Sikandar ne socha.
Woh lamha uske liye zindagi ka mod tha — jab uske maa baap ko bina wajah us makhlooq ne maar diya.
Usne har wo huliya yaad rakha hai — woh zakham, woh roar, woh hawaa ki boo...
Usne aankhen malin, taqat sambhali.
Uske aas paas do aur log thay — military gear mein tayyar — lekin woh dono Sikandar ko ajeeb nazaron se dekh rahe thay.
Insano aur Supernatural makhlooq ke darmiyan jang pichlay pandrah saalon se chal rahi hai...
Aur aaj se us jang ka asli roop shuru hone jaa raha hai — Sikandar ke haathon se.
Achaanak hi Supernaturals ne apne aap ko duniya ke samne zahir kiya aur aadhi duniya par qabza kar liya, har insaan ko qatl karte gaye jo unke raste mein aaya.
Ye mukhtalif qisam ki nasal se taluq rakhte hain,
Aur tamam wo makhluqat jo insaan nahi hain, unhein "Supernatural" keh kar classify kiya gaya hai. Ye sab mil kar un be-khabar insaano par hamla karte hain jo unki wujood se bilkul anjaan the.
Ye be-rehmi se maarte hain, kisi insaan ko nahi chhodte – na maaon ke god ke bachpan ko bhi.
Is achanak aur aalamgir khatre ke jawab mein,
Duniya bhar ke insani mulkon ne aik dosray ke sath mil kar in ka khatma karne ka faisla kiya – aur yun ek jang ka aghaz hua.
Lekin insani science aur advanced hathyaar bhi in Supernaturals ke muqable mein be-asar sabit hue.
Supernaturals har pehlu mein insaanon se behtar hain – in mein super strength, super speed, aur itni tez hisse hote hain ke palak jhapakne se pehle hi jaan le lete hain.
Kuch to aise hain jo ghaibana quwwaton ke malik hain, jo ke insani fouj ke elite logon ko bhi sharminda kar dete hain.
Lekin phir insani umeed ka aik naya roshni ka chiraagh roshan hua jab kuch insaanon ne taqat hasil ki.
Aisi taqat jo insaaniyat ke liye umeed ban gayi.
In insaanon ko "Awakened" kehte hain – ye wo log hain jinhon ne aik qudrati amal ke zariye jaaduvi taqat hasil ki.
Awakened log Supernatural ki raw power ka muqabla kar sakte hain.
Inhi Awakened logon ki wajah se jang ka maidan insaniyat ke haq mein badalne laga. Lekin jang abhi bhi khatam nahi hui hai.
Mazid taqat ki talaash mein, insaanon ne naujawano ko bhi jang mein bhejna shuru kar diya.
Sikandar bhi unhi mein se aik hai – sirf 22 saal ka, aur bina maa baap ke.
Woh sirf 12 saal ka tha jab usne fauj join ki, tab se le kar aaj tak training mein mashghool hai. Uska ta'alluq Special Reconnaissance Unit se hai – aik unit jo chhup kar kaam karti hai, aur scout karne mein mahir hai.
Fauj join karne se pehle,
Ms. Greene ne Sikandar par reham khaya – jab usne dekha ke uske maa baap uski aankhon ke samne mare gaye – usne Sikandar ko god le liya aur uski guardian ban gayi.
Aaj Sikandar apni pehli mission par ja raha hai, apne do team members ke sath.
Training ke doran, jab woh sirf aik bacha tha, to fauj ne dekha ke Sikandar kitni tezi se har halat mein khud ko dhal leta hai.
Isi wajah se usay Special Reconnaissance Unit mein shamil kiya gaya.
Halankeh Sikandar ne kai baar misson ke liye request ki, aaj usay pehli dafa aik asli mission mil gaya hai – Edward aur Kyle ke sath.
"Yo, tu theek hai? Aik ajeeb nightmare le raha tha lagta hai", Edward ne poocha.
Sikandar ne ajeeb si muskurahat ke sath jawab diya, "Main bilkul theek hoon, bas intezaar nahi hota ke in haramiyon ko zameen mein dafna doon."
Edward ne halka sa hans kar nazar pher li.
Tabhi Kyle – teesra ladka jo unke sath RV gaadi mein tha – hans ke bola, "Yeh kaam sab se ghatiya diya gaya hai humein."
Uski aankhon mein ghabrahat ka halkasa jhalak tha, lekin sirf Sikandar ne mehsoos kiya.
"Mujhe maloom hai, lekin yeh sab se sensitive operation hai, aur badkismati se hum teen iske liye chune gaye hain," Edward ne be-basi se kaha.
Kyle ne ghusse mein kaha, "Lekin sirf hum hi kyun? Doosre bhi to hain!"
"Maine sergeant major se suna hai ke chaahe hum ghouls ke sath deal kar rahe hain, lekin wahan aur bhi Supernaturals honge. Agar hum higher-rank Awakened ko bhejein to woh asani se pakre jaenge. Is liye yeh kaam hum jaison ke liye hi hai", Edward ne bayan diya.
Jab woh mission ki baat kar rahe hote hain,
Ek sakht chehra aur chhati par ghav wala aadmi unke samne ata hai – uske kandhe par aath lines bani hoti hain – yeh uske Sergeant Major hone ka saboot hai.
"Khare ho jao, Soldier!"
Bina dair kiye, Sikandar aur uske saathi sidhe ho kar khare ho jaate hain.
Sergeant Major sir hila kar kehte hain, "Aaj ka mission hai – ghouls ke den ka pata lagana. Hamein uska location air force ko report karna hai taake air strike se sab kuch khatam ho sake."
"Yeh operation bohot ahem hai. Tum teenon specially trained ho – aur tumhari presence Supernaturals ke sense se neeche hai. Agar tum kaamyab hue to Dwight City ki sab se badi jang jeet lenge, aur hazaroon zindagiyaan bacha lenge."
Sergeant Major ki har lafz mein ek tehqiq ka paighaam tha.
"Yeh ghouls mushkil bana rahe hain – unki taadaad khatam hone ka naam nahi leti – is liye kisi bhi surat mein yeh mission poora karna hoga. Apni jaan bhi qurbaan karni pare to peeche nahi hatna – samjhe, Soldiers?!"
"Sir, yes Sir!" – teenon ne jawab diya.
Sergeant Major ne Edward aur Kyle ki taraf dekha, "Tum dono rank 2 Awakened ho – ghalti ki gunjaish nahi hai!"
"Sir, yes Sir!" – dono ne kaha.
Phir usne Sikandar ki taraf dekha aur kaha, "Tum Awakened nahi ho, lekin tumne training aur intezaar kiya hai. In dono ko lead karo – apne andar ke gusse ko apna hathyaar banao!"
"Sir, yes Sir!" – Sikandar ne jazbe se jawab diya.
Thori dair baad RV ke peeche lage light ne pehle peela rang dikhaya.
Sikandar, Edward, aur Kyle apna gear pehnne lagte hain.
Har aik ne all-black uniform, boots, vest, headgear, aur night goggles pehne.
Kyle ne aik tez black talwar uthai, Edward ne do red aura walay daggers, aur Sikandar ne kai backpacks aur aik lamba sword apne sath liya.
Jab light green hui, RV ka darwaza khula aur teeno jungle mein ghus gaye.
Neeche ki mitti unke boots ko chaat rahi thi, hawa mein sadi hui lashon ki badboo thi, aur jungle itna andhera tha ke bina goggles ke kuch nazar nahi aata.
Teeno ne night vision goggles pehne aur kaam shuru kar diya.
Teeno ki gears silent the – woh andheray mein kisi bhatakti rooh ki tarah chale.
Unhein ek landslide mila – jo ke unke chhupne ke liye perfect tha.
Sikandar ne hand sign ke zariye Edward se bait nikalne ko kaha, jabke Kyle ne chaukidari shuru ki.
Edward ne apne bag se aik insan ka gosht nikala – aur khuli jagah mein phaink diya. Badboo phail gayi lekin teeno bilkul unfazed thay.
Uske baad woh sab landslide mein chhup gaye – ropes se bandh kar apne aap ko chhupaya – sab kuch itna khamoshi se ke ek awaaz bhi na ho.
Ab woh sirf intizaar kar rahe thay – ghouls ke bait par aane ka.
Lekin yeh asaan nahi tha.
5 din beet gaye – bait kaam nahi kar rahi thi.
Sikandar aur Kyle ne shak kiya – lekin military ne confirm kiya tha ke bait theek hai – is liye woh sirf intizaar hi kar sakte thay.
Pehlay pehlay woh thakawat mehsoos karne lage – lekin jese jese din guzray, garmi, paseena, aur sirf ration kha kar unka stamina ghutne laga.
Sikandar ke bags mein se sab kuch khatam ho gaya.
Woh plan banane lage ke khaana kahan se layein.
Mana kar diya gaya tha ke aag jalayein ya mana use karein – warna operation fail ho sakta hai.
Isi darmiyan,
Kayi Supernatural makhluqat jaise banshee, nymphs, aur dark pixies aaye – lekin Kyle aur Edward ne unhe aam hathyaaron se chhup kar maar diya.
Ek raat, hawa mein thand barh gayi.
Kyle ne dekha ke ek hooded figure jise dekh kar insaan ka khoon jam jaye – neela jism, laal aankhen – aur uske aate hi thand barhne lagi.
Woh Lich tha – Undead Race ka mage – jo sirf heat aur mana ko mehsoos karta hai.
Sikandar aur Edward bhi jaag gaye – Kyle ne turant paani un par daala – heat kam karne ke liye.
Lich ne unhein nahi dekha – lekin agar dekhta to woh zinda na rehte.
Ek aur hafta guzar gaya – teeno bhookh se pareshaan ho gaye.
"Ab nahi bardasht hota – kuch karna parega", Edward ne kaha.
Kyle ne shanakht ki – woh shikar karega.
Sikandar aur Edward bait par nazar rakhte rahenge.
Kyle aik deer maar ke laya – teeno ne aik dosre ki taraf dekha – aur phir raw gosht khana shuru kar diya.
Zehar lag raha tha – lekin zinda rehna tha.
Edward bola, "Agar is sab ke baad humein medal nahi mila, to main side badal loonga!" – usne mazak mein kaha.
Sikandar aur Kyle hans diye – phir khans gaye.
Tabhi daayen taraf se kuch awazen aayi.
Kyle ne deer ka gosht turant uthake phaink diya – taake ghouls ko bait ki smell aaye, gosht ki nahi.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Zyada dair nahi guzri thi ke
Kai Ghouls ke qadamoun ki awaz sunayi dene lagi. Chaar paon walay Ghouls, insani gosht ki taraf barhne lage aur foran us par toot paray.
Jaise hi khanay lage, unke darmiyan larai chhid gayi – ye to hona hi tha.
Sikandar, Edward aur Kyle side mein chup kar sab kuch dekh rahe thay, teeno ne apni naak par haath rakha hua tha kyun ke Ghoul ki boo insani bardasht se bahar thi.
Training ke bawajood, Ghoul ki smell ne un teeno ko ulti kar dene pe majboor kar diya tha.
Bohat zyada hosla chahiye tha is smell ko bardasht karne ke liye – ye boo kisi ke liye bhi ghinona khwab ban sakti thi.
Ye Ghouls insano ki tarah thay lekin chaar haathon (ya paon) pe chal rahe thay.
Unki kamar jhuki hui thi, peeth mein nokeelay haddi nikal rahi thi, khooni panjey jo kisi bhi naye faujiyon ko kaanpne par majboor kar dein, aur unki aankhein bilkul kali thi – andheray jaisi gehri.
Unke pet se larkti hui aantay sab se zyada boo phaila rahi thi – ek aisi smell jo ek mile tak mehsoos ki ja sakti thi.
Sikandar ka haath kaanpne laga – yehi wo lamha tha jis ka usay intezar tha. Uski aankhein gusse mein laal ho gayin, lekin wo mushkil se apna jazba daba raha tha, Supernatural ke samne khamosh rehna zaroori tha.
Kyle ne Sikandar ke chehre ka izhar mehsoos kiya,
Usne foran apna haath Sikandar ke kandhay par rakha aur dheere se bola:
"Ghouls se direct larai nahi karni, humara maqsad bas report karna hai aur wapas jana hai."
Sikandar ne gusse se daant bhincha, lekin usne apna ghussa daba liya.
Wo mitti ko kas ke pakad raha tha ke kuch na kar baithe, lekin tabhi…
Snap!
Mitti ke andar ek sukha teeli toot gaya, jo Ghouls mein se ek ko hoshiyar kar gaya.
Teeno ne foran sans rok li, jaise marion ki tarah chup kar gaye.
Unho ne rassi dheeli chhodi aur dheere dheere piche sarakne lage taa ke apni position chhupaye rakh sakein – agar Ghouls ne dekh liya to poori mission kharab ho jaye gi.
Ghouls ki nazar kutto ki tarah hoti hai – achi nahi, lekin kuch na kuch dekh sakte hain.
Sikandar aur baqi dono sans rok kar chup gaye, wo Ghoul ghoor kar dekhta raha – lekin phir jab ek aur Ghoul us se takra gaya to usne phir se khana khana shuru kar diya.
Sikandar ne jhaank kar dekha aur sukoon ka saans liya.
Khush qismati se, teeno abhi tak Ghouls ki nazar se bache huay thay. Kyle aur Edward ne Sikandar ko gusse bhari nazar se dekha aur phir Ghouls ka peecha karna shuru kar diya.
Insani gosht kam tha is liye kuch hi der mein Ghouls ne sab kuch khatam kar diya.
Ghouls ko kam aql Supernaturals mana jata hai, is liye wo kisi cheez ko le kar sawaal nahi karte – jahan gosht milay, kha kar wapas chale jaate hain.
Sikandar ka team un ka peecha karte huay 15 meter ka faasla banaye rakhte hain – itna faasla kafi hai taake Ghouls ko shak na ho.
Takreeban pandrah minute baad, wo log aik purani qabaristan tak pohanch gaye.
Sirf aik nazar mein unho ne kai Ghouls ko ghoomte huay dekha.
Kuch Ghouls aik bade maqbare mein ja rahe thay – be shak yehi wo Ghoul’s Den tha jise unhe mark kar ke air force ko signal bhejna tha.
Lekin plan banane se pehle hi,
Dayein taraf se ghoomta hua ek Ghoul un tak aa gaya.
Ye Ghoul doosron se bohot zyada khatarnaak lag raha tha – uske pathay phule huay thay, daanton ki darindagi chehre se baras rahi thi, aur uske jism par haddi ka armor tha.
Ghoul un ki taraf dheere dheere chalne laga – shayad abhi wo confirm nahi kar pa raha tha ke samne kya hai.
Edward aur Kyle abhi plan soch hi rahe thay ke Sikandar ne us Ghoul ko dekh liya.
Lekin us ke bolne se pehle hi Ghoul un par chalang lagata hai!
ROAR!
Edward aur Kyle ne apni peeth ke peechay se ane wali khaufnaak lehaz mehsoos ki.
Un dono ne laal roshni se bharpoor aura generate kiya.
Lekin ghoul ka attack itna tez tha ke Kyle ke sir par seedha panja laga – red aura hone ke bawajood wo us se bacha nahi.
"KYLE!" Edward cheekh pada.
Kyle ne sambhalte hi apna saber nikaala, lekin Ghoul ne dobara us par vaar kiya – is baar seedha gardan par.
Us waqt,
Sikandar ne foran Kyle ko kheench liya – uski gardan bach gayi lekin Ghoul ka vaar Sikandar ke kandhay ko cheer gaya.
"Arghh!" Sikandar ne dard mein karahte huay kaha.
Bhaari chot lagne ke bawajood, uski aankhon mein zinda rehne ki roshni abhi bhi thi – usne Kyle ki taraf dekha jo ab pure laal roshni mein lapeta hua tha.
Red aura aur tez ho gaya – Kyle ne Ghoul ko ek laat maari aur Sikandar ko sambhalte huay bhagna shuru kar diya.
Iss thokar se sabit ho gaya ke ye teenon is Ghoul ke muqable mein kuch bhi nahi hain.
Jab wo bhaag rahe thay, Kyle ne khoon bhari aankhon se kaha:
"Qabaristan jao! Main is darinday ke sath khelta hoon!"
Edward aur Sikandar ne uski aankhon mein uska azm dekh liya…
"Woh marne wala hai...", Sikandar ne socha jab usne Kyle ki taraf aakhri baar dekha.
Sikandar ne mehsoos kiya tha ke Kyle RV mein bohot bechain tha, lekin kisne socha tha ke woh sabse pehle apni jaan de kar waqt khareedne ka faisla karega.
Uske azm ko dekh kar, woh dono sir hila kar qabaristan ki taraf chal diye.
Kyle achanak ruk gaya aur cheekha, "Oye teri shakal kay bhayanak shetan! Aa jaa idhar, main tera intezar kar raha hoon, ghaleez Supernatural!"
Yeh taana kaam kar gaya, ek darawna Ghoul ruk gaya aur Kyle ki taraf dekha. "INSAAN!" usne gusse bhari garaj ke sath kaha aur Kyle ke peeche bhaag pada.
Kyle ne kaamyabi se un Ghouls ko Sikandar aur Edward se door le gaya.
Sikandar ne peechay dekha aur dekha ke Kyle un Ghouls ke saath bhaag raha hai — ye tasveer saaf thi, Kyle zinda wapas nahi aayega.
"Tu hamesha ghabrata rehta tha, lekin andar se bohot himmat wala tha," Sikandar ne dheere se kaha.
Phir usne apni daant bhinchte hue kaha, "Main yaad rakhunga ye, aur sabko bataya jaayega."
Zyada tar Ghouls ko Kyle ne distract kar diya tha.
Baaqi ko Sikandar aur Edward ne mil kar khatam kar diya, aur tezi se qabaristan mein ghus gaye.
"GRAAH!"
"GRRR!"
"ROARR!"
Edward ne apni laal aura ko azaad kiya jo har pal zyada taqatwar ho rahi thi.
Ek haath ke ishaare se, zameen par aag ka dhamaka hua aur Ghouls hawa mein uchhal gaye — Sikandar ne foran un sab ko apni lambi talwar se kaat diya.
"SHRING!!"
Ghouls ke gardan par zakhm aaye lekin woh abhi zinda thay.
Unhein maarne ka sirf ek tareeqa tha — sir kaatna.
Lekin Sikandar ke paas waqt nahi tha, aur naye naye Ghouls aa rahe thay.
Achanak, ek Ghoul ne apne tez panje uthaye aur Sikandar par hamla kar diya.
Sikandar ne apni talwar se block kiya lekin us panje ki taqat bohot zyada thi — woh hawa mein door ja gira.
Edward ne foran react karte hue Ghoul ka chehra pakda aur zameen par de maara — uska sir chutkiyon mein choor choor ho gaya.
"Sikandar! Theek ho?", Edward ne poocha.
Sikandar mushkil se uthte hue bola, "Theek hoon... chalo qabaristan andar."
Uska kandha khoon se bhara hua tha, lekin dard uske iraaday ko nahi tod saka.
"Yeh dard kuch bhi nahi us dard ke samne jab maa baap ko khoya tha," usne socha.
Usne apna bag uthaya aur kaha, "Humein andar ka raasta uda dena hoga taake koi aur Ghoul bhaag na sake."
Jab Edward jawab dene laga, unhone dekha ke qabar ke andar se aur Ghouls nikal rahe hain.
Waqt zaya kiye bina, woh dono un Ghouls ke dher mein ghus gaye.
Sikandar har Ghoul par talwar chalata gaya — kisi ke sir, kisi ke aankh, kisi ke seene mein.
Edward apni taqat se tezi se unhe qatl kar raha tha, uske daggers hawa mein gaayab se lag rahe thay.
Phir Sikandar cheekha, "Edward!"
"Yeh ruk nahi sakta! Yeh explosives le lo aur darwaze par laga do!"
Edward ne explosive pakday, aur phir...
BOOM!
Apni aura ka istemal karte hue Edward ne ek dhamake se khud ko hawa mein uchhala aur seedha qabar ke darwaze par gaya.
Sikandar dekh kar sochne laga, "Yeh rank 3 ke kareeb hoga, spell bhi use kar gaya."
Uska pura jism Ghouls ke khoon se bheeg chuka tha.
Phir ek cheekh sunai di: "ARGHH!!"
Sikandar ne dekha Edward khoon thook raha hai — ek bohot zyada bara Ghoul ne us par hamla kiya tha.
Sikandar ne socha, ‘Yeh toh... King of Ghouls hai…’
Lekin Edward ne haath uthaye dikhane ke liye ke usne explosive laga diya hai — "UDA DO!"
Sikandar ne foran detonator daba diya —
BOOOOOOOM!!!
Ek bara dhamaka hua, darwaza gir gaya, aur sare Ghouls ka raasta band ho gaya.
King of Ghouls bhi is dhamake se peeche gira, lekin zinda tha.
Jab Sikandar ne air support ko contact karna chaha, usne dekha ke King of Ghouls Edward ki taraf bhaag raha hai.
"Edward!!"
Sikandar foran bhaaga, taake King of Ghouls ko roke.
King of Ghouls ne laal chamak wale panje uthaye — Edward ki jaan lene aaya tha — lekin usse pehle Sikandar aa gaya.
"MAIN TUMHE YE KARNE NAHI DENE WALA!!"
Sikandar ne uske gale ko pakad liya aur poori taqat se uska gala daba diya.
Ghoul ne apna jism idhar udhar de maara lekin Sikandar chhoda nahi.
"RARGHHH!", Sikandar gussa kar ke cheekha, uska zakhmi kandha ab aur phat gaya tha.
Boom! Bam! — Ghoul har jagah takraya lekin Sikandar ne chhodne se inkaar kar diya.
"Edward! Flare jalao aur Air Force ko bulao!"
"Lekin tum—"
"ZINDA RAHO!" Sikandar ne uski baat kaat di.
"Tum Awakened ho... tum aur zyada Supernaturals maar sakte ho. Main bas ek insaan hoon, lekin aaj ka kaam mere liye kaafi hai."
Edward ki aankhon mein aansu aa gaye.
"Private Sikandar... nahi, Sikandar Silverstar! Main sabko bataunga jo tumne aaj kiya!"
"Tum aur Kyle — Dwight City ke heroes ban gaye ho!"
Edward ne Sikandar ka bag uthaya, flare chalaaya, aur contact kiya:
"Hawk 89, yeh USR 08 hai, flare deployed. Danger Close confirm karo."
"Copy that USR 08, Danger Close. Good Luck Sir!"
Is dauraan, King of Ghouls ne Sikandar ko patak diya.
CRACK!
Sikandar zameen par gira, har haddi tooti hui thi — lekin uske chehre par muskaraahat thi.
Asmaan mein jets ke awaz sunayi di — missiles aate hue.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
King of Ghouls uske paas aaya, lekin Sikandar ne cheekha,
"SIKANDAR SILVERSTAR!"
"INSANIYAT KA NAAAM YAAD RAKHNA JO TUM SABKO JAHANNUM LE GAYA!"
Uski aankhon mein aag thi — woh ek hero tha, ek asal fauj ka sipahi jo insaniyat ke liye jaan deta hai.
Apni maa baap ka locket pakad kar usne kaha, "Maa... Baba... aa raha hoon. Mere paas ek kahani hai... meri kahani."
ZOONG!! — Jets ka shor.
King of Ghouls bhaagna chaha — lekin ab dair ho chuki thi.
"AB DER HO CHUKI HAI! MAR JAO SAB!"
BOOOOOOOOOM!!!
Ek zabardast dhamaka hua jab missiles seedha maqbare par jaa lage, puri qabristan tukdon mein bikhar gayi, sirf raakh aur matti ka dher reh gaya.
Us dhamake ki taqat ne Sikandar ko door phaink diya aur uski skin kaafi hadd tak jal gayi thi.
Sikandar ka jism jungle mein jaa takraya, aur zameen par girte hi ruk gaya — sirf dekh kar hi lagta tha ke koi bhi insaan aise crash se zinda nahi bach sakta.
Jungle ke doosri taraf,
Edward ne zameen ka larazna mehsoos kiya jab hawai fauj ne hamla kiya. Usne peechay mudh kar us jungle ki taraf dekha jahan missiles ki aag ne roshni phaila di thi.
Beep "USR 08, Target tabah kar diya gaya hai, Over"
"Copy that Hawk 89" Beep
Edward ne ek gehri saans li, jismein jali hui cheezon ki boo thi. Phir usne communication device nikaala, "Sergeant Major, Objective complete ho gaya hai, do casualty hui hain. Over" Beep
Halankay mission khatam ho chuka tha, lekin Edward ke dil mein dard abhi bhi mehsoos ho raha tha.
Beep "Pick-up point par report karo, ek RV tumhara intezar kar rahi hai. Baaki team lashain uthayegi", Sergeant Major ne jawab diya.
"Roger That" Beep
Edward ke labon se nikalte alfaaz bhaari the.
Usne communication device neeche rakha, phir jungle ki taraf ek aakhri udaas nazar daali — woh jungle jo uske do doston ki jaan le gaya tha.
Ek udaasi bhari aah bhar kar, wo mudh gaya aur pick-up point ki taraf chal diya.
Na usse pata tha, na kisi aur ko — lekin yeh waqia insani tareekh mein hamesha yaad rakha jaayega, ek aisi daastaan ke aaghaz ke tor par jo baad mein Sikandar Silverstar ki Legendary Saga ke naam se jaani jaayegi.
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Sikandar ne kabhi Socha nahi Hoga Jo uski maa ne Raat me Kahani sunayi wahi same uske samne uske maa baap ke Saath ho gaya
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Thanks for comment. Story hai hi zabardast. Is main action boht zayada hai. Maza ahye ga par ke.
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Episode 03
Medal of Honor and System
Kahin Ghoul’s Den ke jungle mein...
“Khhh... Khhh...”
Zameen par aik aadmi pada tha jiska jism jala hua tha, aisa lagta tha ke woh mar gaya hoga—magar woh ab bhi zinda tha. Uski aankhein raat ke aasman ko tak rahi thi, jahan chamakte hue sitare nazar aa rahe the.
Sikandar kisi tarah us dhamake se bach gaya tha, lekin zyada der ke liye nahi...
Uska poora jism hil bhi nahi raha tha, har haddi tooti hui thi.
Uska daayan kandha khoon mein lathpath tha, zakhm jalan ki wajah se phphola ban chuka tha. Uska haath aur pair jale hue the, aur ulte mud gaye the.
Lekin is halat ke bawajood, Sikandar ki aankhon mein na dard tha, na pachtawa.
Usne apne jism ka jaiza lene ki koshish ki magar kuch faida nahi hua, uska gala bhi nahi hil raha tha. Uska sar thoda daayein ki taraf jhuka hua tha, jiss se usne dekha ke aas paas ke darakht aag mein jal rahe hain.
Kismat achhi thi ya buri, woh aik khula maidan tha jo aag se kuch door tha.
‘Main zinda kaise hoon...? Mujhe to mar jana chahiye tha...’
‘Main kuch bhi nahi sun sakta... lagta hai dhamake se meri sunayi chali gayi hai’, usne socha.
Jalte hue ghoulon ke dhiron ko dekh kar, Sikandar ke chehre par halka sa muskaraahat aayi. Jab usne dekha ke King of Ghouls aag ke paas bejaan pada hai, to woh andar se khush hua.
‘Akhir tum bhaag nahi paaye... Ab mujhe koi pachtawa nahi’ “Khhh...”
Sikandar dheere se apni aankhein band kar raha tha, maut ko qubool karte hue jo ab us se bas aik kadam door thi.
Uski halat waisi thi jo kisi bhi waqt uski jaan le leti. Magar jaise hi usne aankhein band ki, achanak uske zehan mein woh furry monster ka chehra aaya jo uske walidain ko zinda kha raha tha.
Uski aankhein phir se khul gayin, “Main mar nahi sakta! Woh darinda abhi zinda hai!”, usne kamzor awaaz mein kaha.
Sikandar ne poori koshish ki apne aap ko uthaanay ki, lekin uska jism uska saath nahi de raha tha. Sirf khooni khaansi hi uski koshish ka nateeja thi.
‘Main abhi nahi mar sakta! Khuda ke liye! Koi... koi madad karo!’, usne bechaini se socha.
Lekin uske aas paas sirf aag thi... aur ghouls ke laashein. ‘Ya Allah! Meri dua qubool kar lo... Mujhe abhi nahi marna... Mujhe badla lena hai!’
‘Please...’
Khaamoshi...
Raat bepanah khaamosh thi, ya shayad Sikandar ki senses ab kamzor ho chuki thi.
‘Woh darinda abhi zinda hai!’, usne gusse se socha. Woh bechain tha, lekin Khuda ne bhi uski dua ka jawab nahi diya.
‘Agar Khuda nahi madad kar raha to... koi bhi kar de!’
‘Shaitaan bhi agar madad kare, to mujhe zinda rakho! Mera badla lena abhi baaqi hai!’
‘Meri rooh le lo! Jo chahiye le lo! Bus mujhe zinda rakho jab tak main us darinde ko khatam na kar doon!’
Jaise hi usne yeh iltija poori ki, aik ajeeb si lehr raat ki khaamoshi mein goonj uthi.
Sikandar ne kamzori se aasman ki taraf dekha, jahan aadha chaand uski taraf ghoor raha tha—ya shayad usse aisa mehsoos hua.
Usne apne dil mein hans ke socha, ‘Na Khuda, na Shaitaan... dono sirf kahaniyan reh gayi hain Supernaturals ke aane ke baad. Aakhir mein, sirf maut bachi hai.’
Magar usi waqt chaand ne aik kaala noor Sikandar ki taraf bhej diya.
Woh kuch samajh bhi nahi paaya tha ke woh noor us tak pohanch gaya aur uske andar aik chakkar si chal gayi. Woh ghoomne laga, samajh gaya ke shayad ab uska aakhri waqt hai.
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<Binding the Host Body>
<Changing Bloodline>
<Accepting the blessing of the moon, healing all injuries>
Sikandar ki nazar ke samne aik ke baad aik notifications aane lage.
Uski aankhein bhaari hone lagi thi. Usay pata bhi nahi chala ke kya ho raha hai, woh notifications parh bhi nahi paaya.
Magar neend mein jaane se pehle usay aakhri notification nazar aayi:
<Successfully assimilated with the Invincible Full-Moon System>
<Congratulations on becoming a We...>
Us se pehle ke poora likha jaata, Sikandar behosh ho gaya.
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Ek ghanta baad...
Ek rescue team jungle mein pohanch chuki thi.
“Do laashein mil chuki hain, Kyle aur Sikandar.”
“Information ke mutabiq, Kyle qabristan ke maghribi side mein tha. Unit Five usay uthayegi. Hum log Sikandar ko dhondtay hain.” Aik aurat ne kaha jo poori military gear mein thi. Uski patli soorat hi use mardon se mukhtalif bana rahi thi.
Unit Five ka leader sir hila kar maghrib ki taraf chala gaya, jab ke woh aurat apni team ke saath qabaristan ke aas paas chhaanbeen mein masroof ho gayi.
Kuch ghouls abhi bhi zinda thay, lekin unhein foran maar diya gaya.
Woh aurat dil se chaahti thi ke Kyle ya Sikandar zinda mil jayein. Un dono ki wajah se Dwight City ke nukhsanat aadhe ho gaye thay.
Magar jab usne jagah dekhi—
Jale hue ghouls ka dher, kuch to bilkul raakh ho chuke thay... dhamake ki tabahi... ‘Yeh sirf khayali baat thi’, usne socha aur udaasi se taana bhara saans liya.
Jaise hi woh wapas jaane lagi, usne door ek insani jism dekha jo baaqiyon se alag tha.
Woh dheere dheere us laash ki taraf chali...
Jab woh paas pohanchi, usne neeche dekha aur aik hiran kun andaaz mein saans roak gayi!
‘Yeh jism to jala hua bhi nahi... Khoon se lathpath hai lekin bura haal nahi hai’, usne socha, hairaan hokar.
Phir aik soch uske zehan mein aayi, ‘Shayad... bas shayad...’
Woh umeed se aage badhi, usne Sikandar ki aankh kholi aur flashlight se us mein roshni daali.
‘Uski aankhein laal hain, magar pupil contract ho rahi hai’, uske chehre par ek chingari si chamak uthi. Usne phir Sikandar ki naak ke neeche ungli rakh kar uski saans mehsoos ki.
Woh peeche hatt gayi, “Woh zinda hai!”, usne hairani se kaha.
Usne qabristan ki taraf dekha aur phir Sikandar ki taraf, ‘Yeh to 50 meter door tha, phir bhi zinda hai?! Kya yeh bhi Awakened hai?’ usne socha.
“Sikandar mil gaya hai, rally point par milte hain” Beep
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Kuch dair baad...
Sikandar ne dheere se aankhein kholi, uski nazar dheere dheere aas paas adjust hone lagi.
Jaise hi usne aankhein kholi, uske sir mein dard utha. Woh be-ikhteyaar apna haath sir par le gaya dard kam karne ke liye.
Magar jaise hi usne apna haath dekha, uski aankhein phatt gayi.
‘Mera haath kaam kar raha hai?! Yeh kaise ho gaya?’, usne hairani se socha.
Phir usne dekha ke woh jungle mein nahi tha.
Uske aas paas ka mahal kisi military barrack ke hospital jaisa tha.
‘Hmm... lekin yahan sirf aik bunk bed kyun hai?’, usne socha, medical equipment dekhte hue.
Lekin jaise hi woh soch raha tha, darwaza zor se khul gaya...
Ek nurse jo ke apni twenties mein thi, achanak ek kamray mein daakhil hoti hai jabke woh kisi kagaz par kuch likh rahi hoti hai. Jaise hi woh andar aayi, uski nazar Sikandar par padti hai jo ke jaag chuka hota hai.
"How are you today?", us ne poocha, jabke woh Sikandar ki aankhon mein dekhti hai jo uski taraf seedha dekh raha hota hai.
Magar dono ke darmiyan sirf khamoshi hoti hai. Phir achanak se, "Eh...?", woh hairani se Sikandar ko dekhti hai. Uske baad us ne gehri saans li aur achanak usay yaad aaya ke woh to ek comatose (behosh) patient se baat kar rahi hai.
"You're awake?!", nurse cheekh kar boli.
Sikandar kuch keh bhi nahi paata ke nurse ghabra kar daudti hai, "Doctor! Doctor! Room 303 ka patient jo coma mein tha, woh hosh mein aa gaya hai!"
Yeh sunkar Sikandar hairan hota hai, "Main coma mein tha?"
Nurse ke cheekhne ke baad kaafi logon ke tez qadamoun ki awaazen kamray ki taraf aati hain, phir ek doctor safed coat mein andar daakhil hota hai, jiske chehre par shak bhara izhaar hota hai.
Magar jese hi uski nazar Sikandar par padti hai, uski aankhein phail jaati hain, "Kaise?"
Yeh sawaal doctor ne Sikandar se nahi, khud se kiya hota hai jaise woh apni aankhon par yaqeen nahi kar sakta.
Doctor ka hairan chehra dekh kar,
Sikandar sochta hai, "Sab itne hairan kyun hain? Kya main waqi coma mein tha?"
Phir achanak uske zehan mein woh yaadein wapas aane lagti hain — woh operation jahan unhon ne Ghouls ka thikana dhoondhna tha... jahan usay mar jana chahiye tha.
"Mujhe to toti hui gudiya ki tarah tod diya gaya tha! Main wapis kaise aa gaya itni badi chot ke baad?" us ne socha.
Sikandar doctor ki taraf dekhta hai jo ab thoda sambhal chuka hota hai, aur us se poochta hai, "Doctor, mujhe kitna arsa ho gaya hai yahan?"
"Yahan laaye hue do haftay ho gaye hain," doctor ne jawab diya.
Phir woh dheeme se kehne laga, "Mujhe yaqeen nahi hota ke tum in zakhmon se itni jaldi theek ho gaye... yeh kisi mo’jize se kam nahi."
Yeh sunkar Sikandar bhi hairan reh gaya, "Do haftay? Kya main koi superhuman hoon?"
Doctor ne poora muaina karne ke baad jab dekha ke sab kuch bilkul normal tha, jaise koi chot lagi hi na ho, to woh report likhne chala gaya.
Nurse ruki rahi aur us ne Sikandar ko us din ke baare mein bataya jab usay hospital laya gaya tha.
"Jab military tumhein yahan laya, tumhara haal dekhne laayak nahi tha. Adhi ribs tooti hui thein, skull fractured tha, androon-e-jism choton se bhara tha, tumhari back aur arms ki haddiyan kuchli gayi thein, aur baen taang bhi tooti hui thi. Koi bhi insaan aise haalaat mein zinda nahi bachta."
Yeh kehte kehte nurse ki aankhon mein aansu aa gaye, "Main soch bhi nahi sakti ke tumne kya kuch saha hoga."
Sikandar yeh sab sun kar hairan ho gaya, "Toh duniya mein ab bhi kuch ache log baaqi hain," us ne socha aur pyar se nurse ke kandhe par haath rakha.
Nurse ne aansu pochay aur roshan chehra banakar muskuraayi, "Tumhari qurbaniyon ka shukriya."
"Yeh mera farz tha, shukriya ki zarurat nahi," Sikandar ne bhi ek roshan muskurahat ke saath jawab diya.
Jese hi nurse jaane lagi taake Sikandar ko aaram mil sake, us ne phir se mud kar haichaan mein ek kagaz haath mein liya.
Sikandar uski taraf dekhta hai — thoda confused.
Thodi dair ke baad, nurse ne himmat jutayi aur poocha, "Kya main tumse autograph le sakti hoon, agar tumhein aitraaz na ho?"
Sikandar ka matha shikan se bhar gaya, "Kyun? Main to koi celebrity nahi hoon."
Nurse ke chehre par thodi muskurahat aayi aur woh boli, "Mujhe yaad hi nahi raha ke tum coma mein thay, teehee..."
Phir woh dobara baith gayi aur woh waqeaat batane lagi jo Sikandar ke hosh mein na hone ke doran hue:
"Pichle hafte humne Dwight City ki jang jeet li. Ghouls jaise Supernatural force ke khatam hone ke baad baaqi dushmanon par hamla karna aasan ho gaya. Aur issi wajah se woh impenetrable fortress bhi gir gaya."
"Teen din pehle ek ceremony hui jisme tum, Edward Rearta aur Kyle Hinton ko Medal of Honour diya gaya. Tum logon ko do medals milein — Medal of Bravery aur Heroes of Dwight City."
Yeh sunkar Sikandar ke chehre par hairani aayi.
Uski aankhon mein chamak aa gayi jab us ne kaha, "Kyle? Kyle ab bhi zinda hai?"
Usay yaad tha ke Kyle ne Ghouls ko divert kiya tha taake woh aur Edward bach sakein. Agar woh zinda hai to...?
Nurse ne afsos se sir hila diya.
"Uski family uski representative thi, aur tumhari taraf se tumhari guardian Mrs. Greene aayi thi... mujhe afsos hai," nurse ne kaha.
Yeh sunkar Sikandar ka chehra udaas ho gaya.
Nurse ne halka sa afsos mehsoos kiya aur bataya ke uski maa aur Edward ne do hafton mein kai dafa usay dekhne ki koshish ki.
"Chahe main Kyle ke qareeb nahi tha, magar uska izzat karta hoon... Mujhe uski family se milna chahiye," Sikandar ne socha.
Woh zara aram karna hi chahta tha ke usay ek dhundhla notification yaad aaya jo be-hoshi se pehle dikha tha — ek ajeeb si cheez jo usay nazar aayi thi jaise hi woh be-hosh hone laga tha.
"Aakhir woh kya tha? Mujhe yaad hai ek hologram notification tha."
Aur jaise hi us ne us baat ke baare mein socha, uske samne achanak ek blue hologram float karta hua nazar aaya:
<Notifications>
<Stats>
<Skills>
<Inventory>
<Shop>
"Hmm?", Sikandar ne hairani se thodi dair usay dekha.
Yeh interface kisi game jaisa lagta tha.
Sikandar ko Mrs. Greene ne god le rakha tha, jise woh apni maa kehta tha. Waqt ke saath woh military mein chala gaya, isliye doosre bachon ki tarah games khelne ka waqt nahi mila.
"Kya yeh koi naya game hai? Magar yeh to khud-ba-khud khula hai... maine to yeh khareeda bhi nahi," us ne socha.
Phir us ne <Stats> tab tap karne ki koshish ki — magar finger us ke andar se guzri.
Phir jab us ne soch kar usay open karna chaha to tab screen change ho gayi:
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<Stats>
Sikandar Silverstar
Level: 1 (0/100)
Race: Half-Blood
Full-Moon: 33 Hours – Blood Moon
Berserk: 10%
Sanity: 47%
Mental: 2
Strength: 9
Agility: 7
Endurance: 6
Intelligence: 0
<Average Human Adults have 5–7 points for each stat except for Intelligence>
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Sikandar ne ajeeb lafzon ko skip karte hue un stats par focus kiya jo usay samajh aayein.
"Hmm, yeh mere stats hain? Bure nahi... lekin strength thodi kam hai, jabke maine us par zyada mehnat ki thi," us ne socha.
Strength, Agility, aur Endurance to simple thay, magar Intelligence, Mental, Sanity, Berserk, aur Full-Moon — yeh sab uske liye naye thay.
Sochte sochte uske sir mein dard hone laga aur woh sochta hai ke tab close kar de...
Magar phir uski nazar Race wale section par padti hai.
Uska chehra gusse se bhar jaata hai aur woh zor se cheekhta hai:
"HALF-BLOOD KA KYA MATLAB HAI?!?"
Medal of Honor and System
Kahin Ghoul’s Den ke jungle mein...
“Khhh... Khhh...”
Zameen par aik aadmi pada tha jiska jism jala hua tha, aisa lagta tha ke woh mar gaya hoga—magar woh ab bhi zinda tha. Uski aankhein raat ke aasman ko tak rahi thi, jahan chamakte hue sitare nazar aa rahe the.
Sikandar kisi tarah us dhamake se bach gaya tha, lekin zyada der ke liye nahi...
Uska poora jism hil bhi nahi raha tha, har haddi tooti hui thi.
Uska daayan kandha khoon mein lathpath tha, zakhm jalan ki wajah se phphola ban chuka tha. Uska haath aur pair jale hue the, aur ulte mud gaye the.
Lekin is halat ke bawajood, Sikandar ki aankhon mein na dard tha, na pachtawa.
Usne apne jism ka jaiza lene ki koshish ki magar kuch faida nahi hua, uska gala bhi nahi hil raha tha. Uska sar thoda daayein ki taraf jhuka hua tha, jiss se usne dekha ke aas paas ke darakht aag mein jal rahe hain.
Kismat achhi thi ya buri, woh aik khula maidan tha jo aag se kuch door tha.
‘Main zinda kaise hoon...? Mujhe to mar jana chahiye tha...’
‘Main kuch bhi nahi sun sakta... lagta hai dhamake se meri sunayi chali gayi hai’, usne socha.
Jalte hue ghoulon ke dhiron ko dekh kar, Sikandar ke chehre par halka sa muskaraahat aayi. Jab usne dekha ke King of Ghouls aag ke paas bejaan pada hai, to woh andar se khush hua.
‘Akhir tum bhaag nahi paaye... Ab mujhe koi pachtawa nahi’ “Khhh...”
Sikandar dheere se apni aankhein band kar raha tha, maut ko qubool karte hue jo ab us se bas aik kadam door thi.
Uski halat waisi thi jo kisi bhi waqt uski jaan le leti. Magar jaise hi usne aankhein band ki, achanak uske zehan mein woh furry monster ka chehra aaya jo uske walidain ko zinda kha raha tha.
Uski aankhein phir se khul gayin, “Main mar nahi sakta! Woh darinda abhi zinda hai!”, usne kamzor awaaz mein kaha.
Sikandar ne poori koshish ki apne aap ko uthaanay ki, lekin uska jism uska saath nahi de raha tha. Sirf khooni khaansi hi uski koshish ka nateeja thi.
‘Main abhi nahi mar sakta! Khuda ke liye! Koi... koi madad karo!’, usne bechaini se socha.
Lekin uske aas paas sirf aag thi... aur ghouls ke laashein. ‘Ya Allah! Meri dua qubool kar lo... Mujhe abhi nahi marna... Mujhe badla lena hai!’
‘Please...’
Khaamoshi...
Raat bepanah khaamosh thi, ya shayad Sikandar ki senses ab kamzor ho chuki thi.
‘Woh darinda abhi zinda hai!’, usne gusse se socha. Woh bechain tha, lekin Khuda ne bhi uski dua ka jawab nahi diya.
‘Agar Khuda nahi madad kar raha to... koi bhi kar de!’
‘Shaitaan bhi agar madad kare, to mujhe zinda rakho! Mera badla lena abhi baaqi hai!’
‘Meri rooh le lo! Jo chahiye le lo! Bus mujhe zinda rakho jab tak main us darinde ko khatam na kar doon!’
Jaise hi usne yeh iltija poori ki, aik ajeeb si lehr raat ki khaamoshi mein goonj uthi.
Sikandar ne kamzori se aasman ki taraf dekha, jahan aadha chaand uski taraf ghoor raha tha—ya shayad usse aisa mehsoos hua.
Usne apne dil mein hans ke socha, ‘Na Khuda, na Shaitaan... dono sirf kahaniyan reh gayi hain Supernaturals ke aane ke baad. Aakhir mein, sirf maut bachi hai.’
Magar usi waqt chaand ne aik kaala noor Sikandar ki taraf bhej diya.
Woh kuch samajh bhi nahi paaya tha ke woh noor us tak pohanch gaya aur uske andar aik chakkar si chal gayi. Woh ghoomne laga, samajh gaya ke shayad ab uska aakhri waqt hai.
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<Binding the Host Body>
<Changing Bloodline>
<Accepting the blessing of the moon, healing all injuries>
Sikandar ki nazar ke samne aik ke baad aik notifications aane lage.
Uski aankhein bhaari hone lagi thi. Usay pata bhi nahi chala ke kya ho raha hai, woh notifications parh bhi nahi paaya.
Magar neend mein jaane se pehle usay aakhri notification nazar aayi:
<Successfully assimilated with the Invincible Full-Moon System>
<Congratulations on becoming a We...>
Us se pehle ke poora likha jaata, Sikandar behosh ho gaya.
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Ek ghanta baad...
Ek rescue team jungle mein pohanch chuki thi.
“Do laashein mil chuki hain, Kyle aur Sikandar.”
“Information ke mutabiq, Kyle qabristan ke maghribi side mein tha. Unit Five usay uthayegi. Hum log Sikandar ko dhondtay hain.” Aik aurat ne kaha jo poori military gear mein thi. Uski patli soorat hi use mardon se mukhtalif bana rahi thi.
Unit Five ka leader sir hila kar maghrib ki taraf chala gaya, jab ke woh aurat apni team ke saath qabaristan ke aas paas chhaanbeen mein masroof ho gayi.
Kuch ghouls abhi bhi zinda thay, lekin unhein foran maar diya gaya.
Woh aurat dil se chaahti thi ke Kyle ya Sikandar zinda mil jayein. Un dono ki wajah se Dwight City ke nukhsanat aadhe ho gaye thay.
Magar jab usne jagah dekhi—
Jale hue ghouls ka dher, kuch to bilkul raakh ho chuke thay... dhamake ki tabahi... ‘Yeh sirf khayali baat thi’, usne socha aur udaasi se taana bhara saans liya.
Jaise hi woh wapas jaane lagi, usne door ek insani jism dekha jo baaqiyon se alag tha.
Woh dheere dheere us laash ki taraf chali...
Jab woh paas pohanchi, usne neeche dekha aur aik hiran kun andaaz mein saans roak gayi!
‘Yeh jism to jala hua bhi nahi... Khoon se lathpath hai lekin bura haal nahi hai’, usne socha, hairaan hokar.
Phir aik soch uske zehan mein aayi, ‘Shayad... bas shayad...’
Woh umeed se aage badhi, usne Sikandar ki aankh kholi aur flashlight se us mein roshni daali.
‘Uski aankhein laal hain, magar pupil contract ho rahi hai’, uske chehre par ek chingari si chamak uthi. Usne phir Sikandar ki naak ke neeche ungli rakh kar uski saans mehsoos ki.
Woh peeche hatt gayi, “Woh zinda hai!”, usne hairani se kaha.
Usne qabristan ki taraf dekha aur phir Sikandar ki taraf, ‘Yeh to 50 meter door tha, phir bhi zinda hai?! Kya yeh bhi Awakened hai?’ usne socha.
“Sikandar mil gaya hai, rally point par milte hain” Beep
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Kuch dair baad...
Sikandar ne dheere se aankhein kholi, uski nazar dheere dheere aas paas adjust hone lagi.
Jaise hi usne aankhein kholi, uske sir mein dard utha. Woh be-ikhteyaar apna haath sir par le gaya dard kam karne ke liye.
Magar jaise hi usne apna haath dekha, uski aankhein phatt gayi.
‘Mera haath kaam kar raha hai?! Yeh kaise ho gaya?’, usne hairani se socha.
Phir usne dekha ke woh jungle mein nahi tha.
Uske aas paas ka mahal kisi military barrack ke hospital jaisa tha.
‘Hmm... lekin yahan sirf aik bunk bed kyun hai?’, usne socha, medical equipment dekhte hue.
Lekin jaise hi woh soch raha tha, darwaza zor se khul gaya...
Ek nurse jo ke apni twenties mein thi, achanak ek kamray mein daakhil hoti hai jabke woh kisi kagaz par kuch likh rahi hoti hai. Jaise hi woh andar aayi, uski nazar Sikandar par padti hai jo ke jaag chuka hota hai.
"How are you today?", us ne poocha, jabke woh Sikandar ki aankhon mein dekhti hai jo uski taraf seedha dekh raha hota hai.
Magar dono ke darmiyan sirf khamoshi hoti hai. Phir achanak se, "Eh...?", woh hairani se Sikandar ko dekhti hai. Uske baad us ne gehri saans li aur achanak usay yaad aaya ke woh to ek comatose (behosh) patient se baat kar rahi hai.
"You're awake?!", nurse cheekh kar boli.
Sikandar kuch keh bhi nahi paata ke nurse ghabra kar daudti hai, "Doctor! Doctor! Room 303 ka patient jo coma mein tha, woh hosh mein aa gaya hai!"
Yeh sunkar Sikandar hairan hota hai, "Main coma mein tha?"
Nurse ke cheekhne ke baad kaafi logon ke tez qadamoun ki awaazen kamray ki taraf aati hain, phir ek doctor safed coat mein andar daakhil hota hai, jiske chehre par shak bhara izhaar hota hai.
Magar jese hi uski nazar Sikandar par padti hai, uski aankhein phail jaati hain, "Kaise?"
Yeh sawaal doctor ne Sikandar se nahi, khud se kiya hota hai jaise woh apni aankhon par yaqeen nahi kar sakta.
Doctor ka hairan chehra dekh kar,
Sikandar sochta hai, "Sab itne hairan kyun hain? Kya main waqi coma mein tha?"
Phir achanak uske zehan mein woh yaadein wapas aane lagti hain — woh operation jahan unhon ne Ghouls ka thikana dhoondhna tha... jahan usay mar jana chahiye tha.
"Mujhe to toti hui gudiya ki tarah tod diya gaya tha! Main wapis kaise aa gaya itni badi chot ke baad?" us ne socha.
Sikandar doctor ki taraf dekhta hai jo ab thoda sambhal chuka hota hai, aur us se poochta hai, "Doctor, mujhe kitna arsa ho gaya hai yahan?"
"Yahan laaye hue do haftay ho gaye hain," doctor ne jawab diya.
Phir woh dheeme se kehne laga, "Mujhe yaqeen nahi hota ke tum in zakhmon se itni jaldi theek ho gaye... yeh kisi mo’jize se kam nahi."
Yeh sunkar Sikandar bhi hairan reh gaya, "Do haftay? Kya main koi superhuman hoon?"
Doctor ne poora muaina karne ke baad jab dekha ke sab kuch bilkul normal tha, jaise koi chot lagi hi na ho, to woh report likhne chala gaya.
Nurse ruki rahi aur us ne Sikandar ko us din ke baare mein bataya jab usay hospital laya gaya tha.
"Jab military tumhein yahan laya, tumhara haal dekhne laayak nahi tha. Adhi ribs tooti hui thein, skull fractured tha, androon-e-jism choton se bhara tha, tumhari back aur arms ki haddiyan kuchli gayi thein, aur baen taang bhi tooti hui thi. Koi bhi insaan aise haalaat mein zinda nahi bachta."
Yeh kehte kehte nurse ki aankhon mein aansu aa gaye, "Main soch bhi nahi sakti ke tumne kya kuch saha hoga."
Sikandar yeh sab sun kar hairan ho gaya, "Toh duniya mein ab bhi kuch ache log baaqi hain," us ne socha aur pyar se nurse ke kandhe par haath rakha.
Nurse ne aansu pochay aur roshan chehra banakar muskuraayi, "Tumhari qurbaniyon ka shukriya."
"Yeh mera farz tha, shukriya ki zarurat nahi," Sikandar ne bhi ek roshan muskurahat ke saath jawab diya.
Jese hi nurse jaane lagi taake Sikandar ko aaram mil sake, us ne phir se mud kar haichaan mein ek kagaz haath mein liya.
Sikandar uski taraf dekhta hai — thoda confused.
Thodi dair ke baad, nurse ne himmat jutayi aur poocha, "Kya main tumse autograph le sakti hoon, agar tumhein aitraaz na ho?"
Sikandar ka matha shikan se bhar gaya, "Kyun? Main to koi celebrity nahi hoon."
Nurse ke chehre par thodi muskurahat aayi aur woh boli, "Mujhe yaad hi nahi raha ke tum coma mein thay, teehee..."
Phir woh dobara baith gayi aur woh waqeaat batane lagi jo Sikandar ke hosh mein na hone ke doran hue:
"Pichle hafte humne Dwight City ki jang jeet li. Ghouls jaise Supernatural force ke khatam hone ke baad baaqi dushmanon par hamla karna aasan ho gaya. Aur issi wajah se woh impenetrable fortress bhi gir gaya."
"Teen din pehle ek ceremony hui jisme tum, Edward Rearta aur Kyle Hinton ko Medal of Honour diya gaya. Tum logon ko do medals milein — Medal of Bravery aur Heroes of Dwight City."
Yeh sunkar Sikandar ke chehre par hairani aayi.
Uski aankhon mein chamak aa gayi jab us ne kaha, "Kyle? Kyle ab bhi zinda hai?"
Usay yaad tha ke Kyle ne Ghouls ko divert kiya tha taake woh aur Edward bach sakein. Agar woh zinda hai to...?
Nurse ne afsos se sir hila diya.
"Uski family uski representative thi, aur tumhari taraf se tumhari guardian Mrs. Greene aayi thi... mujhe afsos hai," nurse ne kaha.
Yeh sunkar Sikandar ka chehra udaas ho gaya.
Nurse ne halka sa afsos mehsoos kiya aur bataya ke uski maa aur Edward ne do hafton mein kai dafa usay dekhne ki koshish ki.
"Chahe main Kyle ke qareeb nahi tha, magar uska izzat karta hoon... Mujhe uski family se milna chahiye," Sikandar ne socha.
Woh zara aram karna hi chahta tha ke usay ek dhundhla notification yaad aaya jo be-hoshi se pehle dikha tha — ek ajeeb si cheez jo usay nazar aayi thi jaise hi woh be-hosh hone laga tha.
"Aakhir woh kya tha? Mujhe yaad hai ek hologram notification tha."
Aur jaise hi us ne us baat ke baare mein socha, uske samne achanak ek blue hologram float karta hua nazar aaya:
<Notifications>
<Stats>
<Skills>
<Inventory>
<Shop>
"Hmm?", Sikandar ne hairani se thodi dair usay dekha.
Yeh interface kisi game jaisa lagta tha.
Sikandar ko Mrs. Greene ne god le rakha tha, jise woh apni maa kehta tha. Waqt ke saath woh military mein chala gaya, isliye doosre bachon ki tarah games khelne ka waqt nahi mila.
"Kya yeh koi naya game hai? Magar yeh to khud-ba-khud khula hai... maine to yeh khareeda bhi nahi," us ne socha.
Phir us ne <Stats> tab tap karne ki koshish ki — magar finger us ke andar se guzri.
Phir jab us ne soch kar usay open karna chaha to tab screen change ho gayi:
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<Stats>
Sikandar Silverstar
Level: 1 (0/100)
Race: Half-Blood
Full-Moon: 33 Hours – Blood Moon
Berserk: 10%
Sanity: 47%
Mental: 2
Strength: 9
Agility: 7
Endurance: 6
Intelligence: 0
<Average Human Adults have 5–7 points for each stat except for Intelligence>
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Sikandar ne ajeeb lafzon ko skip karte hue un stats par focus kiya jo usay samajh aayein.
"Hmm, yeh mere stats hain? Bure nahi... lekin strength thodi kam hai, jabke maine us par zyada mehnat ki thi," us ne socha.
Strength, Agility, aur Endurance to simple thay, magar Intelligence, Mental, Sanity, Berserk, aur Full-Moon — yeh sab uske liye naye thay.
Sochte sochte uske sir mein dard hone laga aur woh sochta hai ke tab close kar de...
Magar phir uski nazar Race wale section par padti hai.
Uska chehra gusse se bhar jaata hai aur woh zor se cheekhta hai:
"HALF-BLOOD KA KYA MATLAB HAI?!?"