Chapter 1: The End of Innocence

​Akito, ek 18 saal ka 12th class ka student, jiski zindagi haal hi mein ulat-pulat ho gayi thi. Uske papa ab is duniya mein nahi the. Ghar mein uski mummy aur bada bhai tha, jo ab family business sambhal raha tha. Ameer family se hone ke bawajood, Akito andar se poora khaali ho chuka tha. Uske dost, sirf 10-12 log hi sacche the, baaki sab bas dikhave ke. Uski girlfriend tak ne usse dhokha diya tha. Sab kuch itna bojh ban gaya tha ki Akito ne ek din apni zindagi khatam karne ka faisla kar liya.

​Ek oonchi building ki chhat par khada Akito, hawa mein apne baalon ko lehrate hue, apni aankhon mein ek aakhri aansu liye, neeche ki taraf dekh raha tha. Uske dimag mein bas ek hi khayal tha – 'Ab aur nahi'. Jaise hi usne aage kadam badhaya, ek tez haath ne uski kalaai pakad li.

​"Ruk jao, Akito-kun," ek gehri awaaz sunayi di.

​Akito ne palat kar dekha. Ek lamba, kaale coat mein ek mysterious aadmi khada tha, jiske chehre par ek ajeeb si shanti thi. Usne Akito ko neeche khincha aur uske dil ka haal poochha. Akito ne usse apni saari kahaani bata di – kaise uski girlfriend ne use dhokha diya, kaise sab kuch bikhar gaya, aur kaise woh ab bilkul akela mehsoos karta hai.

​"Tum sach jaante ho, phir bhi usne tumhe dhokha diya," us aadmi ne kaha, uski awaaz mein koi gussa nahi tha, bas ek gahra gyaan. Akito ne haan mein sir hilaya.

​Woh aadmi thodi der chup raha, phir usne Akito ko ek offer diya. "Meri organization join karoge?"

​Akito ne hairani se poocha, "Kaisi organization?"

​"Yeh organization duniya ke har ek special insaan ko ek saath laati hai, duniya ke har kone se," us aadmi ne samjhaya. "Yeh Earth par maujood anjaani takaton, monsters aur un jeevon se ladti hai jinke baare mein kisi bhi normal insaan ko nahi pata. Earthquake tak inhi jeevon ki wajah se aate hain. Yeh jeev insaano par hamla karte hain aur hamari organization inhe rokti hai."

​Akito sunn ho gaya. Aisi duniya bhi exist karti hai?

​"Is organization ke baare mein sirf world leaders hi jaante hain," us aadmi ne aage kaha. "Aur Akito, tum kab se hamari nazar mein the."

​Akito ko laga woh mazak kar raha hai. "Main? Mere paas kya hai?"

​"Tumhare paas kuch khaas takatein hain, Akito, magar woh abhi tak jaagi nahi hain. Tumhe bhi nahi pata," usne jawaab diya. "Tumhare paas hai 'The Divine Eye'. Yeh takat future mein jab awaken hogi, Akito, tumhe all elements powers degi – Sun, Moon, Fire, Water, Ice, Thunder, Wind, Storm, Wood, Forest, Shadow, Earth, Mud, Rock. Aur har element ke hisaab se tumhari aankhon ka rang badlega."

​Akito ko yaad aaya, kabhi-kabhi usse saans lene mein mushkil hoti thi. Jab bhi aisa hota tha, use lagta tha jaise koi cheez uske andar se bahar aana chahti hai. Kya woh uski powers thi?

​"Magar is organization ki ek shart hai," us aadmi ne gambhirta se kaha. "Agar tumhe hame join karna hai, toh tumhe duniya se mitna hoga."

​Akito: "Matlab?"

​"Tumhe gayab hone ka natak karna padega," us aadmi ne bataya. "Tum sirf kabhi-kabhi apni family se mil sakte ho, magar apne dosto se kabhi nahi mil paoge. Hum tumhari fake death body ka intezam kar denge, jiska chehra bigad chuka hoga, jisse woh fake hai, koi pehchan na paye. Duniya tumhe bhool jayegi."

​Akito bina kuch bole thodi der chup raha. Uske dard bhare pal uski aankhon ke samne se guzar gaye. Uski aankhon se aansu behne lage. Phir usne apni mummy aur bhai ki fikar, aur apne papa ka pyaar yaad kiya. Apni family aur insaano ke liye, Akito maan gaya.

​Woh ghar gaya, ek aakhri raat apni family ke saath bitane. Agle din, usse koi lene aane wala tha, ek kaali car mein. Akito ki fake death ko ek accident bataya gaya, ek bacchi ko bachate hue.

​Akito ne door se gaadi mein apni roti hui mummy, aur dard bhare apne bhai ko dekha. Uske kuch sacche aur khaas best friends bhi wahan the, unki aankhon mein aansu the. Yeh aakhri baar tha jab usne unhe dekha. Udhar uski ex-girlfriend ko bhi realise hua ki usne kitni badi galti kar di thi, magar ab bahut der ho chuki thi.

​Akito bina kuch bole us black car mein baith gaya. Uski nayi zindagi shuru ho chuki thi. Asal mein, Akito naam uska asli naam nahi tha. Akito naam usko organization ne diya tha. Uska asli naam, jisse sab jaante the, yaani uski family – woh tha RAJDWIP DEBBARMA. Magar duniya ke samne woh mar chuka tha, isliye ab woh tha Akito, The Black Wolf.

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