Paani ke andar sab kuch ghoom raha tha…
Jaise do taaqatein ek dusre se takraane wali ho।
Ek taraf—
Hunter।
Thanda… control me… lethal।
Dusri taraf—
Anmol।
Thaka hua… lekin ab rukne wala nahi।
Dono ek dusre ko ghur rahe the।
Koi jaldi nahi kar raha tha।
Kyuki dono samajh chuke the—
Ek galti = maut।
Anmol ki saanse dheere dheere stable ho rahi thi।
Limit Break uske andar active tha…
Lekin woh feel kar raha tha—
"Ye permanent nahi hai…"
"Time limited hai…"
Dusri taraf Hunter bilkul calm tha।
Uski aankhen Anmol ke har movement ko read kar rahi thi।
"Interesting…"
Usne dheere se kaha।
"Tumne apni limit tod di…"
"Lekin kya tum use control kar paoge?"
Anmol ne jawab nahi diya।
Woh sirf observe kar raha tha।
"Seedha attack karunga to ye counter karega…"
"Wait… pattern samajh…"
Ek second…
Do second…
Teesra second—
WHOOSH!!!
Hunter ne pehla move kiya।
Uski speed ab pehle se bhi zyada thi।
Woh seedha Anmol ke saamne appear hua—
Aur bina time waste kiye punch maara।
Anmol ne last moment par block kiya—
DHAD!!!
Impact itna strong tha ki uska sharir peeche slide ho gaya।
"Power… abhi bhi zyada hai…"
Hunter rukha nahi।
Dusra attack…
Teesra…
Chautha…
Har move precise… lethal… calculated।
Anmol sirf defend kar raha tha।
Har block ke saath uske haath kaanp rahe the।
"Ye… brute force se nahi hoga…"
Tabhi—
Usne ek cheez notice ki।
Hunter har attack ke baad ek micro-second ke liye rukta tha।
Bas ek chhota sa gap।
"Yahi chance hai…"
Next attack aaya—
Anmol ne block kiya—
Aur iss baar—
Usne turant counter kiya।
DHAD!!!
Uska punch seedha Hunter ke shoulder par laga।
Hunter ek second ke liye ruk gaya।
Uski aankhon me halka sa surprise aaya।
"Good…"
Anmol ka confidence thoda badha।
"Pattern mil gaya…"
Ab fight ka flow change hone laga।
Hunter attack karta—
Anmol block + counter।
Slowly…
Difference kam hone laga।
Paani ke andar dono ke moves ek rhythm me aa gaye।
Jaise koi deadly dance ho।
Lekin—
Hunter ke honton par phir se smile aayi।
"Tum seekh rahe ho…"
"Lekin…"
Agle hi pal—
Usne apni speed double kar di।
Anmol react nahi kar paaya—
DHAD!!!
Ek heavy kick uske ribs par lagi।
"Ahhh!"
Uska sharir control se bahar ho gaya।
Hunter uske paas aaya—
Aur uska collar pakad liya।
"Ye tumhari problem hai…"
"Tum adapt karte ho…"
"Lekin main evolve karta hoon…"
Aur usne Anmol ko zor se neeche phek diya।
BOOM!!!
Anmol ground se takraya।
Uski saans ruk gayi।
"Main… phir se peeche aa gaya…"
Uska dimaag blank hone laga।
Limit Break ki energy dheere dheere kam ho rahi thi।
"Time khatam ho raha hai…"
Hunter dheere dheere uski taraf aaya।
Iss baar uski aankhon me koi interest nahi tha।
Sirf decision tha।
"End it…"
Usne apna haath uthaya—
Aur ek concentrated energy sphere banaya।
Anmol ne us sphere ko dekha—
Aur samajh gaya—
"Agar ye laga… to sab khatam…"
Uska sharir hil nahi raha tha।
Energy almost khatam।
"Ab kya karu…?"
Aur tabhi—
Uske dimaag me ek flash aaya।
Paani ke andar ka structure…
Tooti hui walls…
Flow… pressure…
"Environment…"
Usne dheere se apna haath ground par rakha।
Aur apni bachi hui energy use ki।
Hunter ne attack launch kiya—
BOOOOM!!!
Last moment par—
Anmol ne apne aap ko side me slide kiya—
Aur attack seedha us wall par laga।
CRASH!!!
Wall toot gayi।
Uske peeche—
Ek strong water current tha।
Ekdam se—
Poora paani ek direction me bahne laga।
Hunter ek second ke liye unstable ho gaya।
"Ye…?"
Anmol ne wahi chance liya।
Woh poori speed se aage badha—
Aur seedha Hunter ke paas pahucha।
Usne apna haath uske chest par rakha—
Aur poori taqat se push kiya।
DHADDD!!!
Water current ne Hunter ko kheench liya।
Woh flow ke saath door jaane laga।
Anmol heavy saans le raha tha।
"Ho gaya…?"
Paani dheere dheere shaant hone laga।
Kuch seconds tak—
Koi movement nahi।
Anmol khada raha…
Uska sharir hil raha tha…
Lekin aankhen alert thi।
"Is baar… sach me khatam hua…?"
Aur tabhi—
Paani ke andhere me—
Ek halki si roshni jali।
Phir—
Do aankhen khuli।
Hunter।
Lekin iss baar—
Kuch alag tha।
Uski aankhon ka rang badal chuka tha।
Gehra… aur zyada dark।
Uski awaaz dheere se goonji—
"Tumne mujhe majboor kar diya…"
System turant flash hua—
"Warning: Phase 2 Activated"
Anmol ka dil ruk gaya।
"Phase… 2…?"
Hunter ke sharir ke aas paas ki energy explode karne lagi।
Paani violently hilne laga।
"Ab tak… main sirf test kar raha tha…"
Anmol ek step peeche hata।
Uski saanse phir se tez ho gayi।
"Ab… main shikar karunga…"
Aur iss baar—
Hunter gayab nahi hua…
Woh directly Anmol ke saamne appear hua।
Speed—
Unbelievable.
Anmol react bhi nahi kar paaya—
DHADDD!!!
Aur iss baar—
Woh seedha andhere me uchhal gaya।
Uska sharir control se bahar tha…
Aankhon ke saamne sab blur…
"Ye… power…"
Aur phir—
Sab kuch andhera ho gaya।