Chapter 26: Andhere Se Jung – Qaid Hui Shakti
Andhera…
Is baar bahar nahi…
andar tha।
Pankaj ne aankhen kholi—
lekin uske saamne jungle nahi tha…
na Kaalnagar…
na koi insaan।
Sirf ek khaali jagah…
jahan zameen bhi andheri thi…
aur aasman bhi।
"Ye… kaha hoon main…?"
Uski awaaz goonj kar wapas aayi।
Tabhi—
ek halki si hansi sunayi di।
"Tumhare andar…"
Pankaj turant mudha।
Aur saamne—
wo khada tha।
Dusra Pankaj।
Lekin is baar—
wo sirf reflection nahi tha।
Uski aankhen poori laal…
uski aura bhaari…
aur uski presence—
khaufnaak।
"Tum…"
"Main hi hoon…" usne muskura kar kaha,
"tumhara asli roop…"
Pankaj chup raha।
"Tumne mujhe rokne ki koshish ki…"
"Control karne ki…"
Wo dheere-dheere paas aaya।
"Lekin sach kya hai pata hai?"
Ek pal ki khamoshi।
"Tumhe power chahiye…"
"aur power ke liye…"
"tum mujhe chahte ho…"
Pankaj ne seedha uski aankhon me dekha।
"Galat…"
Agla pal—
usne attack kiya।
Dusra Pankaj ready tha।
Clash।
Ye fight alag thi।
Na sharir…
na physical limit…
Sirf willpower।
Har strike—
andar tak lag rahi thi।
Dusra Pankaj har baar strong hota ja raha tha।
"Tum jitna mujhe rokoge…"
"main utna badhunga…"
Pankaj peeche hata।
Usne feel kiya—
andar ka control hil raha hai।
"Ye… sirf fight nahi hai…"
Wo samajh gaya।
"Ye decision hai…"
Dusra Pankaj phir se attack ke liye aaya।
Lekin is baar—
Pankaj ne attack nahi kiya।
Wo khada raha।
Seedha।
Stable।
Attack aaya—
Lekin usne bas apna haath aage badhaya—
Aur roka।
Ek pal ke liye—
dono ruk gaye।
"Main tumhe khatam nahi karunga…"
Dusra Pankaj hairaan hua।
"Main tumhe control karunga…"
Ek tez laal roshni chamki।
Andhera hil gaya।
Dusra Pankaj dheere-dheere tootne laga।
"Impossible…"
"Ye meri power hai…" Pankaj ne dheere se kaha,
"mera malik nahi…"
Ek final flash—
Aur sab kuch gayab।
Reality…
Pankaj ne aankhen kholi।
Wo jungle me tha।
Zameen par pada hua।
Uski saans heavy thi।
Lekin—
dimag clear।
Tabhi—
system flash hua।
[CRITICAL WARNING]
→ Blood Influence Stabilized
→ System Overload Detected
Pankaj seedha uthkar baitha।
"Overload…?"
Screen crack jaisi hone lagi।
[EMERGENCY PROTOCOL ACTIVATED]
→ System Lockdown Initiated
Pankaj ki aankhen sikud gayi।
"Wait—"
Lekin der ho chuki thi।
[SYSTEM OFFLINE]
Sab gayab।
Na stats…
na abilities…
na support।
Sirf—
khud।
Pankaj kuch pal chup raha।
Usne apni muthi band ki।
Koi laal energy nahi।
Koi boost nahi।
"Matlab…"
"Ab sirf main…"
Usne dheere se saans li।
Is baar—
wo hasa।
"Accha hai…"
Wo dheere se khada hua।
"Ab pata chalega…"
"Main kitna strong hoon…"
Kaalnagar door tha।
Aur waha—
ab uske enemies ya to mare hue the…
ya toot chuke the।
Wapas jana—
abhi zaroori nahi tha।
Usne jungle ki taraf dekha।
"Training…"
"Without system…"
Wo dheere-dheere andhere jungle ke andar chala gaya।
Har kadam ke saath—
wo aur gehra ja raha tha।
Is baar—
na revenge…
na system…
Sirf survival।
Aur asli strength।
Hawa tez chalne lagi।
Jungle me kahin door—
janwaron ki aankhen chamki।
Aur beech me—
ek ladka…
jo ab bina kisi sahare ke—
khud ko todne aur banane ja raha tha।
🔥 Chapter 26 End