Raat ka andhera jungle ko nigal chuka tha…
Hawa tez chal rahi thi… ped hil rahe the… aur aasman me bijli chamak rahi thi.
Ek purana mandir.
Toota hua… sunsaan…
Lekin aaj wahan kuch hone wala tha.
Mandir ke beech me ek chamakti hui cheez rakhi thi—
Naagmani.
Uski roshni poore mandir ko neeli light se bhar rahi thi.
Achanak…
2 bade saanp wahan appear hue.
Dheere dheere…
wo insaan ke roop me badalne lage.
Ek ladka… aur ek ladki.
"Hum finally pahunch gaye…" ladke ne kaha.
Ladki — Naagin — usne Naagmani ki taraf dekha…
Uski aankhon me chamak thi.
"Ye hi hai wo shakti…" usne dheere se kaha,
"Iske bina humara vansh khatam ho jayega."
Ladka uske paas aaya…
"Main hoon na, Shivanya… main tumhe kuch nahi hone dunga."
Shivanya halka sa muskuraayi.
Lekin…
Usse nahi pata tha—
Wo akeli nahi thi.
Mandir ke bahar…
Kuch log chhupe hue the.
Black kapde… haath me weapons…
Aankhon me sirf ek hi aim—
Naagmani chahiye.
"Jaise hi wo touch karegi… attack," ek aadmi ne dheere se kaha.
Andar…
Shivanya ne haath aage badhaya…
Jaise hi usne Naagmani ko touch kiya—
BOOM! ⚡
Ek tez roshni poore jungle me phail gayi.
"Ab ye humari hai…" Shivanya ne kaha.
Tabhi…
"AB NAHI."
Ek awaaz goonji.
Aur agle hi second…
Teer seedha ladke ke seene me laga.
"AAHH!" wo chillaaya.
"SHIV!" Shivanya shock me uski taraf bhaagi.
Mandir ke bahar se log andar ghus aaye.
"Naagmani de do… warna tum dono zinda nahi bachoge," unka leader bola.
Shivanya ki aankhon me gussa bhar gaya.
Uski aankhein chamakne lagi…
Aur uska roop badalne laga—
Half human… half Naagin.
"Tum sabki maut likhi ja chuki hai…" usne dheere se kaha.
Lekin…
Uska saathi zameen par gir chuka tha.
"Shiv…" wo uske paas baithi.
"Naagmani… bachana…" usne weak voice me kaha…
Aur uski saanse ruk gayi.
Silence.
Shivanya ki aankhon se aansu gir gaye…
Phir wo dheere se khadi hui…
Uska face badal gaya.
Pyaar se… badle me.
"Tumne mera sab kuch cheen liya…" usne dheere se kaha.
"Ab main tum sabka sab kuch cheen lungi."
⚡ Bijli chamki.
Aur us raat…
Ek Naagin ka janam nahi… balki ek badle ki kahani shuru hui.
🐍 20 SAAL BAAD…
Sheher.
Modern life.
Ek simple ladki — Aarohi.
College ja rahi hai…
Normal life…
Normal duniya…
Lekin…
Usse khud nahi pata—
Uske andar ek Naagin so rahi hai.
Aur…
Naagmani fir se activate ho chuki hai.