25 Indrajeet ka Spar aur Bharat ka Chaku.
Vijaypur – Asha Modern College – Cricket Practice ke Baad
Cricket practice khatam hote hi Arjun nikal pada, kyunki uske secret burner phone pe ek unknown number se message aaya tha. Message padhte hi usko samajh aa gaya ki yeh kaun hai.
[Karan ne yeh number diya aur kaha tujhse baat karoon. Usne bataya ki tum dono ne Bilal ke mamle aur agle tag team match ke baare mein baat ki hai. Main yahan wait kar raha hoon.] Sender ne apni location map pe mark ki thi—jo ke ek Vijaypur ke ek park ka address.
Arjun ka mann nahi tha itni jaldi Indrajeet se milne ka. Usko lag Raha tha ki Indrajeet uske saath ya toh sparring match khelege ya training karne ko bolega. Uski Energy bar [52/110] pe thi, aur dono options uske leye risk se bhare the. Cricket practice mein bhi usne kuch khaas nahi kiya tha, phir bhi uski Energy itni tezi se ghat rahi thi.
Indrajeet se milne ki asli wajah thi Karan ka suggestion—Arjun usse paise udhaar maangna chahta tha taaki apni Energy ki problem solve kar sake. Usse Meat kharidne ke liye paise chahiye the.
Arjun Location pe pahuncha toh Arjun hairaan reh gaya. Yeh Sanjay Park tha, Vijaypur ka ek sundar sa park—khula hara maidan jahan log football khel rahe the, jhoole lage huye the, aur kuch parivaar picnic mana rahe the. Yeh Asha Modern College aur Nirbhay Academy ke beech mein sathith tha.
“Yeh jagah itni shant kaise hai? Vijaypur mein toh Viper Gang ka raaz hai, par yeh area kiska hai?” Arjun ne socha. Indrajeet ne aisi jagah kyun chuni, yeh usko samajh nahi aa raha tha.
“Idhar aa!” Indrajeet ne awaaz di, ek haath uska jeb mein rakhe usne doosra haath hila ke Arjun ko pukara. Arjun ne dekha ki uske dono haathon mai abhi bhi bandage bandhi huyi hai, bilkul vaise hi jaise RedZone Club ke arena mein pehli mulaqaat mein usne Indrajeet ko dekha tha. Bas farak yeh tha ki abh usne Dark Legion ka uniform pehne tha—black jacket aur golden stripes wala.
“Kya baat hai, bhai? Main yahan gang ke uniform mein poora taiyaar hoke aaeya hoon, aur hamara ‘leader’ school uniform mein?”
Indrajeet ka tone mai thoda gussa aur thodi sharmindagi ka mix tha, jaise usko akela gang ki uniform pehan ke aane mai awkward sa lag raha tha.
“Sorry, yaar,” Arjun ne kaha. “Maine socha yeh koi gang meeting nahi hai, aur main seedha school se aaya hoon. Waise bhi, itne openly apni gang ke rang ke kapde pehnna safe nahi hai. Nahi toh Viper Gang ya kisi aur ke liye yeh challenge ho sakta hai.”
Indrajeet ne ek lambi saans chhodi, jaise uska sabr abh jawab de raha ho. Koi bhi Gang member aise apne leader ke saamne baat nahi karta, par Arjun ke saath baat karte hi usko lag raha tha Karan ne usko leader baanna kar galti kar di hai. Toh usne thoda gusse mai bolna shuru kiya.
“Jab tak badi gangs ko nahi pata hum kaun hain ya kon humara backer hai, woh humse nahi uljhengi. Unka style hi yeh hai. Vijaypur mein kitni chhoti gangs apne colors dikha ke ghoomti hain, dekha nahi? Jab tak baat badi nahi hoti, bade log involve nahi hote.”
“Dusri baat, apni gang ki uniform ka colour dikhana hi gang ka point hai. Gang ka matlab darr dikhana nahi hota, na kisi se peeche hatna hota hai. Agar tu gang shuru karne ke liye serious hai, toh sahi se kar!” Indrajeet ne gyan dete huye kaha.
Arjun usko rokna chahta tha—kyunki yeh gang banane ka idea uska tha hi nahi! Karan ne hi usko zabardasti leader banaya diya tha. Par usko Indrajeet ko yeh samjhana bekaar laga, aur shayad uski baat ka koi faayda bhi nahi hota.
Indrajeet ne fighting stance le li, maidan ke khule hisse mein Arjun ko apne saamne aane ka ishara kiya. Paas hi bacche khel rahe the, aur parents unko dekh sakte the.
“Tu sach mai yaahan je sab karna chahat hai?” Arjun ne poocha, aankhein chhoti karke.
“Haan, toh kya hai? Hamara koi hideout toh hai nahi abhi,” Indrajeet ne kaha. “Sharma mat, Lunar Claw . Main jab ladta hoon, toh sirf jeetne ke liye ladta hoon. Tu mera partner hai, toh mujhe dekhna hai tu kya ka sakta hai.” Yeh bolte hi usne ek tezi se kick maari.
Arjun ne reflex mein dodge karne ki koshish ki, par woh dheela padh gya. Kick uske haath pe lagi, par block karne ke bawajood bhi usko zor ka jhatka laga.
[-5 HP]
[75/100 HP]
“Saala, yeh dard! Aur yeh serious bhi nahi tha,” Arjun ne socha. “Agar Health aur kaam hui, toh health puri karne mai meri energy use hogi, aur agar Energy bar neeche gayi toh!”
Indrajeet ne usee sochne ka mauka hi nahi diya aur dusra attack kar diya. Arjun bas dodge aur block kar raha tha, counter-attack karna uske liye impossible tha.
Chand ke +2 stats boost ki wajah se uski speed normal se thodi behtar thi, par Charging Heart ke bina woh Indrajeet ke aage tik nahi pa raha tha.
Kuch der ki ek-tarfaa pitai ke baad, Indrajeet ne fight rok di. Arjun ka Energy bar ab [31/110] pe tha, aur pet mein bhookh ke mare chubhan badh rahi thi.
“Kya hua tujhe? Tu distracted lag raha hai, aur thoda… weak bhi?” Indrajeet ne poocha. “Bilal ke chakkar mein itna darr gaya kya?”
Arjun ne sar hila diya. “Nahi, bas thak gaya hoon. Cricket practice se aaya hoon, aur aajkal paise nahi hain kuch acha khane ke. Waise main soch raha tha, kya tu mujhe—”
“Nahi,” Indrajeet ne bich mein hi kaha. “Paise ke mamle mein main bhi tang hoon. Warna main kyun Dark Legion join karta? Agar bhookh lagi hai, toh khud kuch jugad kar. Main bhi yahi karta hoon—kuch shikaar kar, chura, jo bhi kar. Bhookha insaan rasta nikal hi leta hai.”
“Yeh thakan shayad bhookh ki wajah se ho, par distraction ka kya? Karan ne kaha hai ki hum ek doosre ka khayal rakhein, par main apna khayal khud rakh sakta hoon. Mere paas tujhe babysit karne ka time nahi. Maine Bilal ko teen baar haraaya hai, aur agar woh mere peeche hai, toh chauthi baar bhi hara doonga. Shayad usko police ko saunp ke inaam bhi mil jaye!”
Arjun kehna chahta tha ki Bilal ab insaan nahi, werewolf hai, par Indrajeet uski werewolf wali baat pe yakeen nahi karta. Shayad usko pagal samajhta, ya aur bhi bekaar leader.
“Bas, yehi meri tujhe pep talk thi,” Indrajeet ne kaha, jaane ke liye taiyaar hote hue. “Match se pehle hum yahan hi training karenge. Agli baar rest karkar aana, main tujhe kuch naya sikhaunga. Tu ladna janta hai, lekin tujhe laadne ki takneek nahi aati. Aur agli baar uniform pehen ke aa, warna main akela uniform mai bewakoof lagoonga!”
“Ruk!” Arjun ne awaaz di. “Agar… kuch hota hai… agar Bilal dikhe ya tujhe lage woh paas hai, toh mujhe text ya call karna! Main turant aa jaunga!”
“Maine kaha na, mujhe—” Indrajeet bol hi raha ki Arjun beech mai bol pada.
“Please, bas bol dena!” Arjun ne zor dete huye kaha.
Indrajeet ne Arjun ki aankhon mein dekha. Usme ek aag thi, jo sparring karte wakt gaeb thi “Thik hai, whatever,” usne kandhe uchkaye aur haath hila ke chala gaya.
[30/110 Energy]
[Energy ab critically low hai]
[Energy bachane ke liye Marks ab dikhai nahi denge]
“Ye kya bakchodi hai? Yeh bhi option tha? Pehle kyun nahi bataya?!” Arjun ka sar dard se phatne laga. “Khair, isse kya farak padta, problem toh solve nahi hui. Ab emergency cash ka use karna padega. Yeh bhookh… itna dard pehle kabhi nahi hua.”
Marks ka dhundhla sa nishaan ab dikhai nahi de raha tha. Uska ek hi faayda tha—Energy ab dheere ghat rahi thi. Woh school ke paas se guzra aur ghar ki taraf chal diya. Bhookh ke baare mein sochne se bhookh aur lag rahi thi.
“Yeh bhookh hai ya meri nazar kamzor ho rahi hai? … Nahi, smell bhi… kya main normal insaan ban raha hoon?” Arjun ne system check kiya. Energy low thi, par stats unchanged the, jo achi baat thi.
Raste pe chalte hue, usne socha gym jana chahiye kya. Kal miss kiya tha, aur Strength [7 (+2)] badhne ke baad aur training chahiye thi. Sunai bhi kam de raha tha, par usne peeche se kisi ke aane ki awaaz suni. Din ka waqt tha, public sadak thi, toh usne kuch socha nahi. Shayad koi jaldi mein tha. Arjun mud ke usee rasta diya, par tab usne us saksh ko pehchaan liya.
“Bharat?!” Arjun ne hairaani se kaha.
Agli hi pal, Bharat ne dono ke beech ka faasla ghata diya. Achanak Arjun ko ek jana-pehchana dard mehsoos hua—pet mein ek dheema sa dard jo badhta gaya, aur garam khoon uski taang pe behne laga.
[Chaku se hamla hua hai!]
[-30 HP]
[70/100 HP]
[Energy critically low hai, emergency healing band ki jaati hai!]
[Khoon beh raha hai!]
[Har minute -4 HP kam hogi jab tak zakhm band ya heal na ho.]
Arjun ko system ki zarurat nahi thi yeh jaanne ke liye ki uske pet mai chaku ghusa tha. Yeh dard woh kabhi nahi bhool sakta tha. Par system ke messages ne uski tension badha di thi. Agar Energy bar full nahi hui, ya zakhm band nahi kiya, toh woh khoon behne se mar jayega.
“Bharat, saale harami!” Arjun ka gussa bach raha tha. “Tu kahan se aaya aur kyun mujhe chaku maara?! Pehle Varun ko hospital pahunchaya, aur ab yeh! Main tujhe… bas tujhe khatam kar doonga!”
Uska werewolf bloodlust usko baar baar ek hi baat keh raha tah. “Bharat ka khoon”.
Bharat ne upar dekha, usne socha shayad Arjun darr ke maare chillaya hai. Par uske samne Arjun ka chehra tha jispar gussa bhara huya tha, uski laal aankhein, jaise woh Bharat ko apne saath hi yamraj ke paas le jana chahta ho.
Bharat ka dil dhadak gaya, aur woh peeche haat gya. Uska haath abhi bhi chaku ke handle pe tha, aur ghabrahat mein usne woh chaku kheench liya. Usne pehle kabhi kisi ko chaku nahi maara tha, aur woh abhi bhi shock mein tha.
“Sorry, bhai, main tujhe marna nahi chahta!” Lekin Bharat chillaya aur dobara chaku maarne laga. Par Arjun abh taiyaar tha.
“Saale!” Arjun ne Charging Heart activate Kar diya.
[18/110 Energy]
Bina ruke, usne chaku ko haath se pakad liya, jisse uska haath kat gaya.
[-5 HP]
[65/100 HP]
[Haath pe gehra zakhm hua hai]
[Khoon ka behna tez ho gaya hai: -2 HP]
[63/100 HP]
“Yeh isne kaise kiya?!” Bharat poori tarah heran tha. “Kaise koi chaku pakad sakta hai? Itna khoon behne se bhi yeh bilkul bhi dara nahi?!”
“Tu ek monster hai!” Bharat chillaya. Arjun ne jawab dene mai time waste nahi kiya. Aur apna doosra haath tezi se ghumaya, pura zor laga ke Bharat ke sir ke right side pe de maara, temple ke paas. Bharat ka sharir ek taraf ghoom gya, woh girte-girte bacha. Chaku uske haath se chhoot gaya, aur Arjun ne ek jordaar laath usko de maari. Phir usne Bharat ko usi taraf ek aur laath maari, jisse woh gir pada.
“Kyun… maine yeh kyun kiya… kyun socha main is monster se jeet jaunga!” Bharat apne aap se bol raha tha, jaise Arjun wahan tha hi nahi. Arjun jhuka, Bharat ko hoodie se pakda, aur usko gali ke aur andhere mein kheenchne laga. Bharat ka dimaag abhi bhi shock mein tha, par usne zameen pe ek eent dekhi. Jaldi se usne eent uthayi aur Arjun ke sir pe de maari.
[-10 HP]
[51/100 HP]
[Skull is partially fractured.]
[Badhai ho! Baar-baar maar khaane se apke sharir ki mazbooti badh gayi hai. Lekin iski aadat mat daal lena, dimag ke cells khatam ho sakte hain!]
[Endurance +1]
Arjun ke haath se Bharat chhoot gaya. Ek pal ke liye uski aankhon ke samne andhera chha gaya. Jab usee hosh aaya, toh Bharat bhaag raha tha. Arjun ka werewolf instinct jaag gaya. Woh uske peeche dauda, ek cheetah ki tarah tez. Usne ek lambi chhalaang maari, aur Bharat ko kandhon se pakad kar gira diya, jisse Bharat ka chehra zameen pe laga. Arjun ne usko palat diya aur uske upar baith gaya, dono ghutno se usko pin kar diya.
“Saale, kya problem hai teri?!” Arjun chillaya. “Varun ko itna maara ki woh hospital mein hai, aur ab mujhpe chaku chala diya, woh bhi din ke ujaale mein! Sirf isliye ki tera dost bench pe na baith jaye?! Tu ek number ka gunda hai!” Arjun ka gussa ab bahut badh chuka tha.
Usne apne haath se Bharat ki school uniform ko noch daala. Uske naakhun ab jaise panje ban gaye the, jo Bharat ki chaati pe ghus rahe the. Uski chaati se khoon beh raha tha, uski chaati ki chamrdi tak chil chuki thi, aur Bharat dard se cheekh raha tha.
“Koi meri madad karo mujhe koi baachayo is raksash se ! Yeh monster hai… monster!” Bharat ke muh se bas yahi nikal raha tha, ummeed mein ki koi sun lega.
“Jab Varun ne tujhe kaha hoga ki ruk jayo, tab tu ruka tha kya? Mai teri jaan le loonga!” Arjun ka haath phir utha, jaise woh Bharat ko khatam karne wala ho.
“Police! Haath upar karo aur uske upar se hato!” Ek awaaz aayi.
Awaaz samne se aayi thi, par Arjun ne police ki baat nahi maani. Usne apni hoodie upar kiya aur gali ke andhere mein bhaag gaya.
DCP Vikrant Sharma daudta hua aaya. Usne Bharat ke zakhm dekhe—gehre, panje jaise nishaan. Yeh koi normal insaan ka kaam nahi hai. Usne ladke ke peeche baghne ka socha lekin Bharat ki haalat dekhkar usne ambulance bulana hi zaroori samja.
“Mai DCP Vikrant Sharma bol raha hai. Ek culprit ne high schooler pe hamla kiya hai, woh 163 gali se bhaag raha hai. Turant ambulance bhejo!”
Vikrant ne Bharat ki chaati dekhi. Zakhm geere the, aur nishaan jaise kisi jaanwar ke. Bharat kuch bol raha tha, halki awaaz mein.
“Aram se, ambulance aa rahi hai,” Vikrant ne kaha.
Bharat ke muh se bas yeh nikal raha tha: “Monster… monster…”
“Kya yeh mutant ka kaam hai?” Vikrant sochne laga.
Gali – Raat
Arjun galiyon se daudta raha, khoon abhi bhi beh raha tha. Energy bar [18/110] pe thi, aur Charging Heart ka effect khatam ho chuka tha. Usne socha woh police se kaafi door aa gaya hai toh woh ruk gya.
“Saali police! Jab zarurat nahi hoti tab hi aati hai… koi asli criminal pakad le kabhi lekin nahi!” Arjun ne diwar ke sahare ruk gya aur apne zakhm pe dabav dalne laga.
“Arghh!” Woh Dard se chillaya. “Ab kya karoon… main… main kya karne wala tha?”
“Kya main Bharat ko khaane wala tha Energy ke liye? Agar police nahi aati toh…” Woh yeh soch kar kaanp gaya.
Uski Energy almost zero thi, aur woh ghar se door, kisi anjaan jagah pe tha. Tabhi usee ek chuhe ki awaaz suni. Usne Andhere mein dekha, kai chuhe uski taraf aa rahe the.
“Main… bahut bhookha hoon,” Arjun ne halke se kaha. Ek chuha uske paas aaya, aur usne tezi se usee pakad liya. Chuhe ne uski ungli kaat li.
“Mere pass aur koi raasta nahi hai… sorry, chhote bhai,” Arjun ne yeh kaha aur chuha ko kha liya.
[+10 Energy points]
Milte hain agle update mein, jab Arjun apni bhookh ka raaz samjhega aur Bilal ke agle hamle ka saamna karega!