Chapter 32: Rakt Arena – Thakan Aur Faisle Ka Ant
Jungle ke beech jo khula maidan tha, wo kisi natural jagah jaisa nahi lag raha tha।
Zameen gol thi…
aur uske chaaro taraf bade-bade pathar jaise pillars khade the।
Jaise kisi ne jaan-bujhkar is jagah ko ek arena banaya ho।
Pankaj dheere-dheere andar gaya।
Har kadam par uski aankhen aas-paas scan kar rahi thi।
Yahan hawa bhi alag thi।
Gehri…
heavy…
aur jaise kisi purani maut ki yaad liye hue।
"Yeh jagah normal nahi hai…"
Wo ruk gaya।
Aur tabhi—
"GRRRRRRRR…"
Ek gehri garaj puri jagah me goonj gayi।
Pehla shadow pillar ke peeche se nikla।
Phir doosra…
phir teesra…
Aur kuch hi seconds me—
Pankaj ke chaaro taraf 6 beasts khade the।
Sab alag type ke…
lekin ek jaisa emotion—
shikaar ki bhookh।
Pankaj ne dheere se saans li।
"Pack nahi…"
"System hunting group…"
Ek beast jhapta।
"BOOM!"
Pankaj ne block kiya—
lekin force itna zyada tha ki uske pair piche chale gaye।
Doosra beast side se aaya।
Pankaj ne roll kiya—
lekin uske shoulder par claws lag gaye।
"SSSHHHH!"
Khoon nikal aaya।
Dard tez tha।
"Fast…"
Wo khada hua hi tha ki teesra beast upar se jump kar gaya।
Pankaj ne last moment par dodge kiya—
lekin hawa ka pressure hi usse ghuma gaya।
Uska balance bigad gaya।
"Strength gap badh raha hai…"
Charo taraf se attack hone lage।
Ab ye fight simple nahi thi।
Ye survival test ban chuka tha।
Pankaj dodge, block, counter kar raha tha…
lekin har hit ke baad uski energy gir rahi thi।
Uski saans tez ho chuki thi।
Pair heavy…
haath thak chuke…
"Ab limit…"
Ek beast ne uske side me strike kiya—
"CRACK!"
Pankaj wall se takra gaya।
Zameen par girte hi uska vision blur hua।
"Uth…"
"abhi nahi…"
Wo dheere se khada hua।
Lekin is baar movement slow tha।
Beasts ne circle tight kar diya।
Ab koi escape gap nahi tha।
Pankaj ne aas-paas dekha।
"Yahan se nikalna…"
"abhi priority hai…"
Ek beast final charge karne wala tha।
Pankaj ne apni last energy gather ki।
Aur usi moment—
ek tez hawa ka jhonka aaya।
Sab beasts ek second ke liye ruk gaye।
Hawa me kuch change tha…
jaise pressure suddenly badh gaya ho।
Pankaj ne mud kar dekha।
Aur waha—
ek aadmi khada tha।
Bada nahi…
lekin uski presence itni heavy thi ki beasts bhi silent ho gaye।
Uski aankhen seedhi Pankaj par thi।
"Kaafi der laga di…"
Usne dheere se kaha।
Pankaj ne aankhen narrow ki।
"Tum…"
Aadmi ne step aage liya।
Aur ussi pal—
sab beasts peeche hat gaye।
Jaise wo unka shikar nahi…
unka rule ho।
Pankaj samajh gaya—
ye normal insaan nahi hai।
"Tum yahan kaise…"
Aadmi ne beech me hi rok diya।
"Zyada sawal mat karo…"
Uski awaaz calm thi…
lekin command wali।
Pankaj ne apni stance tight ki।
"Enemy?"
Aadmi ne halka sa smile kiya।
"Shayad…"
Phir silence।
Beasts wapas move karne lage the…
lekin is baar unka target Pankaj nahi tha…
wo aadmi tha।
Pankaj ne notice kiya—
ye sab usse bhi dar rahe the।
Aadmi ne ek step aage liya।
Aur beasts ek saath attack karne lage।
Lekin—
ek hi moment me—
wo aadmi move hua।
Bas ek blur…
aur pehla beast gir gaya।
Doosra strike me cut ho gaya…
teesra peeche gir gaya।
Pankaj freeze ho gaya।
"Ye…"
"insaan level nahi…"
Kuch seconds me—
saare beasts gir chuke the।
Arena phir se shaant ho gaya।
Sirf Pankaj aur wo aadmi bache the।
Pankaj thak chuka tha…
lekin alert tha।
"Tum kaun ho?"
Aadmi ne usse dekha।
Long silence…
Phir usne kaha—
"Main tumhara future ho sakta hoon…"
Pankaj confuse hua।
"Matlab?"
Aadmi dheere se paas aaya।
Usne Pankaj ke zakhmon ko dekha।
"Tum survive kar sakte ho…"
"lekin control nahi hai abhi…"
Pankaj ne gusse se kaha—
"Mujhe training nahi chahiye…"
Aadmi ne uski baat cut ki—
"Chahiye…"
Phir silence।
Hawa aur heavy ho gayi।
Aadmi ne aasman ki taraf dekha।
"Main tumhara teacher ban sakta hoon…"
"ya tumhara obstacle…"
Pankaj ne usse ghura।
"Choice?"
Aadmi ne halki si smile ki।
"Abhi tumhare paas choice nahi hai…"
Phir wo ek step peeche gaya।
"Main tumhe dekhunga…"
"jab tum ready hoge…"
Aur tab—
wo gayab ho gaya।
Jaise waha tha hi nahi।
Pankaj wahi khada raha।
Uska sharir dard me tha…
lekin dimag aur tez ho gaya tha।
"Teacher…"
"ya enemy…"
Wo dheere se bola।
Aur phir—
wo ghutno par baith gaya।
Is baar—
jungle jeet gaya tha…
lekin usne haar nahi maani thi।
🔥 Chapter 32 End