Bunker ka darwaza kisi purane pappe ki tarah hawa mein ud gaya tha. Dhool aur dhuen ke beech se ek saaya nikal kar samne aaya. Woh insaan nahi tha. Uski height 7 feet thi, uska pura sharir matte-black armor se cover tha, aur uske chest ke beech mein ek bada sa glowing core tha jo 'Blood Red' raushni chhod raha tha.
[WARNING: Omega Unit Detected.]
[Classification: Monarch-Hunter Prototype.]
[Threat Level: Extinction.]
"Toh yeh hai Bureau ka sabse bada kutta," maine apni 'Void Edge' ko kas ke pakda. Meri ungliyan kanp rahi thi, par darr se nahi, balki us energy ke pressure se jo Omega se nikal rahi thi.
Omega ne koi baat nahi ki. Usne bas apna haath uthaya, aur uski hatheli se ek massive sonic wave nikli.
BOOM!
Main aur Aryan dono peeche diwar se ja takraye. Sia ne turant ek 'Mana Shield' banayi, warna humari haddiyaan chura ho jati.
"Harsh! Yeh bahut fast hai!" Aryan chillaaya. Usne apne plasma blades activate kiye aur Omega ki taraf dash kiya.
Aryan ki speed Sentinel training ki wajah se lajawab thi. Woh Omega ke charo taraf ek bijli ki tarah ghoom raha tha, har angle se strike kar raha tha. Par Omega... woh hila tak nahi. Usne bas apna ek haath Aryan ki gardan par rakha aur use ek makkhi ki tarah zameen par patak diya.
"Aryan!" Sia ne chillate hue ek healing burst mara, par Omega ne use hawa mein hi neutralize kar diya.
The Monarch's Awakening
Mujhe gussa aa raha tha. Woh gussa jo mere core ko andar se jala raha tha. Maine apne dimaag mein system ko ek hi command diya: [Release ALL Constraints.]
[System Warning: Physical body cannot handle 100% output. Risk of Heart Failure: 80%.]
"I DON'T CARE! JUST DO IT!"
Ek dum se mera vision purple ho gaya. Mere sharir ki har ek cell se kaali energy nikalne lagi. Meri 'Void Edge' ab ek chhoti dagger nahi rahi thi—woh ek badi, kaali aag se bani talwar (claymore) mein badal gayi thi.
Maine ek step liya, aur bunker ka floor mere pair ke neeche dhas gaya. Agle hi pal, main Omega ke bilkul samne tha.
CLANG!
Meri talwar aur Omega ka armor takraye. Pura underground bunker kisi earthquake ki tarah hilne laga. Omega ki red eyes pehli baar thodi blink hui. Use umeed nahi thi ki koi use itni taqat se piche dhakel sakta hai.
"Tumhe kya laga?" maine thookte hue kaha, meri awaz ab gunj rahi thi jaise do log ek saath bol rahe ho. "Ki tum ek Monarch ko pinjre mein rakhoge?"
Maine apni talwar ghumayi. Void Slash! Ek kaali wave nikli jisne Omega ke shoulder armor ko kaat diya. Uska mechanical khoon (dark oil) zameen par girne laga.
The Strategy of Survival
Omega ne ek khatarnak mechanical sound nikaali—jaise hazaron machines ek saath cheekh rahi hon. Usne apne dono haath zameen par maare, aur pure bunker mein red lasers ka ek jaal ban gaya.
"Sia, Aryan! Upar jump karo!" maine chillaaya.
Maine apne 'Shadow Soldiers' ko summon kiya. 10 kaale saaye zameen se nikle aur Omega par toot pade. Woh use maar toh nahi sakte the, par unhone use uljha diya.
"Harsh, iska core!" Aryan ne chillaate hue bataya. "Iske chest ka core hi iska power source hai. Agar tum use destroy kar doge, toh ye dead-metal ban jayega!"
Lekin Omega ka core protect karne ke liye uske paas ek 'Energy Field' tha. Har baar jab main paas jane ki koshish karta, mujhe ek electric shock lagta jo meri skin ko jala deta.
"Sia," maine piche mud kar dekha. "Mujhe 10 seconds ki 'Full Immunity' chahiye. Kya tum kar sakti ho?"
Sia ka chehra paseene se bhara tha. "Harsh, agar maine apni puri energy ek saath tumhare upar daali, toh main behosh ho jaungi. Aur tumhare sharir par bhi iska bahut bura asar padega."
"Kar do. Mere paas koi aur option nahi hai."
Sia ne apni aankhein band ki aur apne haath jode. Ek brilliant safed raushni mujh par giri. Mere wounds bharne lage aur mere charo taraf ek golden layer ban gayi.
"GO NOW!" Sia chillaayi aur wahi zameen par gir gayi, behosh hokar.
The Final Strike: Zero Error
Main ek missile ki tarah Omega ki taraf lapka. Omega ne mujh par apni saari weapons fire kar di—missiles, lasers, bullets. Par Sia ki shield ki wajah se main unhe cheerte hue nikal gaya.
Omega ne apne dono haath mere sar par maarne ke liye uthaye, par main uske neeche se slide hua.
Maine apni puri energy—apna sara gussa, apni sari yaadein, aur system ki sari power—apni talwar ki tip par jama kar li.
"Life Error: VOID BURST!"
Maine apni talwar seedha uske chest core mein ghusa di.
SILENCE.
Ek pal ke liye sab ruk gaya. Phir ek kaala aur laal explosion hua. Ek bahut bada dhamaka!
Bunker ki diwarein girne lagi. Omega ka sharir tukdon mein bikhar gaya. Uska red core mere haath mein tha, jo ab dheere-dheere thanda ho raha tha. Maine use kas ke pakda aur use crush kar diya.
[Target Neutralized.]
[XP Gained: 500,000.]
[Level Up! Level Up! Level Up!...]
The Aftermath
Main wahi ghutno ke bal gir gaya. Mera sharir kaamp raha tha. Meri skin ke neeche ki vein purple ho chuki thi. Maine dekha ki mere haath se khoon tapak raha hai.
Aryan daudta hua aaya aur usne Sia ko uthaya. "Woh zinda hai, bas behosh hai. Harsh... tumne kar dikhaya. Tumne ek Omega Unit ko hara diya."
Maine dhuen ke beech se dekha. Bunker ab rehne layak nahi raha tha. Humein turant yahan se nikalna tha warna Bureau ki backup team humein zinda dafna deti.
"Humein nikalna hoga," maine ladkhadate hue kaha. "Aryan, Sia ko uthao. Humein border cross karni hogi."
Hum bunker se bahar nikle. Suraj nikal raha tha. Maine peeche mud kar dekha—mere piche tabahi ka manzar tha. Maine aaj ek machine ko nahi, balki Bureau ke darr ko haraaya tha.
Par mujhe pata tha, Director ab chup nahi baithega. Maine unka sabse bada weapon destroy kiya tha. Ab yeh 'Guerilla Warfare' nahi rahi... ab yeh OPEN WAR thi.
Maine Aryan ki taraf dekha. "Ab hum shikaar nahi hain, Aryan. Ab hum shikaari hain."
Humne apni purani bike uthayi aur pahadiyon ki taraf nikal gaye, dhuen aur raakh ko peeche chhodte hue.
Bhai, Chapter 16 khatam! Action kaafi intense tha aur Harsh ne Omega ko khatam kar diya. Ab woh Level-up bhi ho chuka hai!