Chapter 21: Takraav – Hadon Ka Ehsaas
Kaalnagar ki raat phir se bhaari thi।
Lekin is baar wajah alag thi।
Senapati clan ke base ke aas-paas hawa me ek ajeeb sa tanav tha—jaise tufaan aane se pehle ki khamoshi।
Gate ke bahar khada tha—
Pankaj।
Usne seedha saamne dekha।
Unchi deewarein… surakshit darwaze… aur andar chhupi hui shakti।
“Yahin hai…” usne dheere se kaha।
Jaise hi wo aage badha—
andar se kadmon ki awaaz aayi।
Gate dheere se khula।
Aur bahar nikle—
Senapati clan ke fighters।
Is baar—
ye aam guards nahi the।
[SYSTEM SCAN]
👉 4 × D Rank (High)
👉 3 × C Rank (Low – C-)
👉 1 × C Rank (Mid)
Pankaj ruk gaya।
Uski aankhen thodi si sikud gayi।
“Ek mid C…” usne andar hi andar calculate kiya।
“Direct fight = risky…”
Phir bhi—
wo peeche nahi hata।
Aage badh kar unhone ghera bana liya।
Beech me—
Pankaj।
Ek aadmi aage aaya।
Lamba, sakht chehra, aankhon me confidence।
[SYSTEM SCAN]
👉 Target: Raghunath Senapati
👉 Rank: C (Mid)
“Tu hi hai…” Raghunath ne dheere se kaha,
“jo apni maut khud lene aaya hai…”
Pankaj ne seedha jawab diya—
“Main bas kisi ko yaad dilane aaya hoon…”
“ki main zinda hoon…”
Agla pal—
fight shuru।
Pehla move—
unhone nahi, Pankaj ne kiya।
Wo seedha side me move hua—
aur ek D rank fighter par attack kiya।
“DHAM!”
Ek hi strike me—
wo zameen par gir gaya।
Baaki sab turant react hue।
Teen D rank aur ek C rank ek saath attack karne lage।
Pankaj ne speed ka use kiya।
Dodge… block… counter…
Usne ek ko chain se pakad kar doosre par patka।
Do down।
Lekin—
tab tak C rank fighters active ho chuke the।
Ek ne seedha punch maara।
Pankaj ne block kiya—
lekin is baar—
wo peeche ghis gaya।
“Force…” usne mehsoos kiya।
Dusra C rank side se aaya—
kick।
Pankaj barely dodge kar paya।
Ab pressure badh raha tha।
Usne turant Blood Core activate kiya।
Uski speed badhi।
Reaction sharp hua।
Wo phir se aggressive hua।
Ek C rank ke saath clash—
chain vs blade—
“CLANG!”
Is baar—
Pankaj ne equal fight di।
Usne ek opening pakdi—
aur uske shoulder par deep strike maara।
Wo peeche hata।
“D rank…?” wo shock me tha।
Lekin—
abhi main problem baaki thi।
Raghunath।
Wo ab tak khada dekh raha tha।
Phir—
wo aage badha।
“Bas itna hi?” usne thandi awaaz me kaha।
Agla pal—
wo gayab।
Pankaj react bhi nahi kar paya—
aur—
“DHAM!”
Ek powerful strike uske side par lagi।
Pankaj seedha peeche uda।
Deewar se takra kar rukha।
Uski saans ek pal ke liye ruk gayi।
“Speed… aur force dono…”
Wo turant khada hua।
Raghunath already saamne tha।
“Tumne galti ki…” usne dheere se kaha।
Attack।
Is baar—
Pankaj ready tha।
Usne block kiya—
lekin impact se haath hil gaya।
Dusra strike—
wo side hua।
Teesra—
usne chain se counter kiya।
Lekin—
Raghunath ne usse mid-air me hi pakad liya।
Aur zameen par patka।
“BOOOOM!”
Zameen toot gayi।
Pankaj ghutno par aa gaya।
Khoon uske muh se tapka।
“Ye…” usne socha।
“Difference hai…”
D vs mid C।
Direct fight me—
wo peeche tha।
Phir bhi—
wo gira nahi।
Wo dheere se khada hua।
Uski aankhen laal chamak rahi thi।
“Abhi khatam nahi…” usne dheere se kaha।
Is baar—
usne direct fight nahi ki।
Wo move karne laga।
Speed + terrain।
Raghunath attack karta—
Pankaj dodge karta।
Phir side se strike—
phir distance।
Gradually—
wo fight ko stretch kar raha tha।
Time le raha tha।
Raghunath irritate hone laga।
“Bhag raha hai?”
“Seekh raha hoon…” Pankaj ne jawab diya।
Ek moment aaya—
jab Raghunath ne overcommit kiya।
Pankaj ne chance liya—
aur uske ribs par full power strike maara।
“CRACK!”
Raghunath peeche hata।
Uski saans heavy ho gayi।
“Good…” usne dheere se kaha।
Lekin—
uski aankhen ab serious ho gayi।
“Ab main bhi…”
Uski aura badh gayi।
Pressure double।
Pankaj ne turant feel kiya—
“Ye… full power hai…”
Agla attack—
itna fast ki aankh follow na kar sake।
“DHAM!”
Pankaj seedha zameen par।
Is baar—
wo uthne me slow tha।
Sharir jawab de raha tha।
“Bas…” usne socha।
“Yahan se jeetna…”
“possible nahi…”
Raghunath dheere se uski taraf badha।
“Ab samajh aaya…” usne kaha।
Pankaj ne uski taraf dekha।
Aur phir—
muskuraaya।
“Kaafi hai…”
Agla pal—
dhool uthi।
Pankaj ne chain ko ground par maara—
aur us dhool ka use karke—
Side jump।
Phir building ki deewar—
phir upar—
“SWOOOSH!”
Wo gayab।
Raghunath ruk gaya।
Usne aas-paas dekha।
Phir halka sa hasa।
“Bhaga nahi…”
“Zinda rehna seekh gaya…”
Door—
ek chhat par—
Pankaj rukha।
Uski saans tez thi।
Sharir dard me tha।
Lekin—
uski aankhon me clarity thi।
“Mid C…” usne dheere se kaha।
“Abhi nahi…”
Usne apni muthi band ki।
“Next time…”
Wo seedha khada hua।
“Main ready honga…”
Hawa tez chalne lagi।
Aur Kaalnagar ke upar—
ek nayi jung ka rang bharne laga।
🔥 Chapter 21 End