chapter 5:Baraf Ka Senapati

Kismat Ka Samay (Chapter 5: Baraf Ka Senapati Aur Kalai Ka Raaz)

Barfi Lee Ghati Ka Sannata

Valley of Frozen Shadows (Baraf Ki Ghati) mein kadam rakhte hi aisa laga jaise yahan waqt khud baraf ki tarah jam chuka ho. Chaaron taraf sirf safed pahad, teez chalne wali barfili hawa, aur ek ajeeb sa, zeharila sannata tha.

Reyansh aur Aanya ke paanv baraf mein dhas rahe the. Thand itni zyada thi ki saans lene par phepdon mein suiyan si chubh rahi thin.

Do Time Crystals haasil karne ke baad Reyansh ki pocket watch ab pehle se kahin zyada bhaari aur chamakdar ho chuki thi. Lekin is baar ghadi mein ek ajeeb sa badlaav aa raha tha—wo garmahat dene ki jagah Reyansh ke haath ko thanda kar rahi thi, jaise use aane wale khatre ka ehsaas ho.

"Reyansh, dhyan se!" Aanya ne apne muh par rumaal baandhte hue kaha. "Is ghati mein jo baraf hai, wo aam nahi hai. Yeh 'Frozen Memories' (Jami Hui Yaadein) hain. Is baraf ko chhoone se insaan ke dimaag mein uske sabse bure sapne chalne lagte hain."

Reyansh ne apni kalai ko dekha. Uski kalai par bana symbol ab neela nahi, balki ek ajeeb se Sunhere-Rupahle (Gold-Silver) rang mein chamak raha tha.

"Aanya, jab se humne doosra crystal haasil kiya hai, meri ragon mein ek alag hi garmahat daud rahi hai," Reyansh ne apni ungliyan bhinchte hue kaha. "Aisa lagta hai jaise mere andar ghadi ke ilawa bhi kuch hai jo jaagne ki koshish kar raha hai."

Aanya ne chaunk kar use dekha. "Toh kya... Kronos ne jo kaha tha wo sach tha? Tumhare khoon mein Pehle Player ki shakti hai?"

Baraf Ka Senapati: Frost-Gore

Abhi Aanya ki baat poori bhi nahi hui thi ki achanak poori ghati mein ek bhayanak dhmaka hua!

BOOOM!

Unke samne se baraf ka ek vishaal pahad toot kar gira, aur uske andar se nikal kar aaya Shadow Sovereign ka sabse shaktishali Senapati—Frost-Gore!

Frost-Gore aam dushmano jaisa nahi tha. Uska sharir poori tarah se kaale kanch aur baraf se bana hua tha. Uske haath mein ek vishaal Ice-Axe (Baraf ki Kulhari) thi, jisme se kaala dhuyein jaisa zehar nikal raha tha. Uski aankhon mein sirf ek hi maksad dikh raha tha—Reyansh aur uski pocket watch ko mita dena.

"Toh tum ho wo chhota ladka jo Kismat ke khel ko jeetne ka sapna dekh raha hai?" Frost-Gore ne ek garajti hue aawaz mein kaha, jisse aaspas ki baraf toot kar girne lagi. "Mera aaka, Shadow Sovereign, tumhein yahin dafn karne ke liye mujhe bheja hai!"

Frost-Gore ne apni kulhari ko zameen par mara.

CRACK!

Zameen phat gayi aur usme se baraf ke hazaron sharp kante (Ice Spikes) tezi se Reyansh aur Aanya ki taraf badhe!

"Aanya, piche hato!" Reyansh ne chillakar pocket watch ka button dabaya aur apni Chronos-Blade nikal li.

Usne talwar se baraf ke kanton ko kaatne ki koshish ki, lekin Frost-Gore ki taakat bohot zyada thi. Ek teez jhatke se Reyansh ki talwar hawa mein uchhal kar door ja giri, aur Frost-Gore ne aage badhkar Reyansh ko apni bhari baah se itna teez dhakka mara ki Reyansh door baraf ke ek teela par ja gira!

"Reyansh!" Aanya ne chillaya. Usne apne Time-Freeze discs nikale, lekin Frost-Gore ne ek hi phoonk se Aanya ko baraf ke ek jaal mein freeze kar diya. Aanya wahi jam gayi, wo hil bhi nahi pa rahi thi.

Ek Alag Aur Nayi Power Ka Jagna

Reyansh baraf par pada hua tha. Uska sharir dard se toot raha tha. Chronos-Blade door thi, Aanya jam chuki thi, aur Frost-Gore uski taraf dhere-dhere badh raha tha, apni kulhari uthaye hue.

"Khatam!" Frost-Gore ne hass kar kaha aur kulhari ko Reyansh ke sar par de mara.

Reyansh ne darr se apni aankhein band kar lin aur apne dono haath aage kar diye. Usne Socha—Kya meri zindagi yahin samapt ho jayegi? Kya main apne maata-pita ka sach kabhi nahi jaan paunga?

Lekin usi pal, kuch aisa hua jiski kalpana kisi ne nahi ki thi!

Reyansh ki pocket watch se koi roshni nahi nikali. Is baar roshni nikali Reyansh ke apne jism se!

Uski ragon mein behta hua khoon achanak sunhera chamakne laga. Uski kalai par bana symbol itna teez chamka ki uski roshni ne pooray ghati ke andhere ko cheer diya.

GZZZZZZT!

Frost-Gore ki kulhari jaise hi Reyansh ke haath se takrayi, kulhari zameen par girne ki jagah hawa mein hi ruk gayi!

Frost-Gore chaunk gaya. "Yeh... yeh kya hai? Tumne ghadi ka istemal nahi kiya!"

Reyansh ne dhere se apni aankhein kholin. Uski aankhon ka rang kaala nahi, balki poori tarah se Golden (Sunhera) ho chuka tha. Uske chaaron taraf ek aisa aura phail raha tha jisse aaspas ki baraf pighalni shuru ho gayi!

Yeh ghadi ki power nahi thi... Yeh thi Reyansh ki apni hidden power—"The Origin Touch" (Swayam Samay Ka Sparsh)!

Reyansh Pehle Player ka vanshaj tha, jiske paas bina kisi ghadi ya instrument ke bhi Waqt aur Matter (Vastuon) ke roop ko badalney ki shakti thi!

Swayam Samay Ka Sparsh (Action Scene)

"Tumne mere dosto ko frozen kiya... ab dekho waqt kisse kehte hain!" Reyansh ne ek aisi aawaz mein kaha jisme ek raja ka teez tha.

Reyansh ne bina talwar ke apna nanga haath aage badhaya aur khali haath se Frost-Gore ki vishaal kulhari ko pakad liya!

Frost-Gore ki aankhein phataye reh gayin. Uski baraf ki kulhari, jo hazaron saal se nahi tooti thi, Reyansh ke chhoote hi dhere-dhere mitti aur raakh mein badalne lagi!

Reyansh kisi bhi cheez ke 'Time Perception' ko itna fast kar sakta tha ki wo cheez pal bhar mein hazaron saal purani hokar gal jaye!

"Nahi! Yeh nahi ho sakta! Origin Power toh hazaron saalon se lupt thi!" Frost-Gore ghabra kar piche hatne laga.

Reyansh ne zameen par apna haath rakha. Usne Aanya ke charon taraf jami baraf ke 'Time Cycle' ko reverse kar diya. Kuch hi seconds mein Aanya ke aaspas ki baraf gaayab ho gayi aur Aanya saans leti hui zameen par gir padi.

"Reyansh... tumne bina ghadi ke yeh kaise kiya?" Aanya ne achambhe se Reyansh ki glowing golden aankhon ko dekha.

"Mujhe nahi pata, Aanya," Reyansh ne apne haath ko dekha jisse abhi bhi sunheri sparks nikal rahi thin. "Lekin ab mujhe samajh aaya ki Shadow Sovereign mujhe kyun maarna chahta tha. Wo ghadi se nahi... wo mujhse darta hai!"

Teesra Crystal Aur Ek Naya Suspense

Frost-Gore ne apni poori taakat lagakar ek aakhri attack karna chaaha. Usne ghati ki saari baraf ko ek jagah ik इकट्ठा karke ek vishaal Ice Dragon banaya aur use Reyansh ki taraf phenka.

Reyansh ne apni pocket watch aur apni naye Origin Power ko ek saath combine kiya. Usne hawa mein ek teez Golden-Blue Wave phenki.

SHWWWOOOOOOSH!

Ice Dragon hawa mein hi pighal kar paani ke chhote-chhote droplets mein badal gaya. Wave sidhe Frost-Gore se takrayi. Frost-Gore ka baraf ka sharir chatakne laga aur wo ek teez cheekh ke sath shishe ki tarah toot kar bikhar gaya!

Frost-Gore ke khatam hote hi, uske sharir ke andar se nikal kar aaya Teesra Time Crystal—jo ki ek gehre Neelam (Sapphire Blue) rang mein chamak raha tha. Yeh tha 'The Crystal of Frozen Reality'.

Crystal hawa mein tairta hua Reyansh ke paas aaya. Jaise hi Reyansh ne use chhua, uski Origin Power aur Crystal ki shakti aapas mein mil gayin. Pocket watch ab ek Arm-Guard (Kalai ka Kavach) mein badal gayi jo Reyansh ke poore daahine haath par set ho gayi.

Aanya ne aage badhkar kaha, "Reyansh... tum ab sirf ek Player nahi ho. Tum is brahmand ke 'Time Archon' (Samay ke Rakhwale) ban chuke ho!"

Lekin tabhi, Teesre Crystal se ek aawaz goonji—par yeh Kronos ki nahi, balki kisi anjaan mahila (woman) ki thi!

"Reyansh... mere beta..."

Reyansh ka dil ek pal ke liye doob gaya. Uski aankhon mein aansu aa gaye. Wo aawaz... wo aawaz uski Maa ki thi!

"Agar tum meri aawaz sun rahe ho, toh dhyan se suno... Shadow Sovereign koi aur nahi, balki tumhare..."

Aawaz achanak teez static noise ke sath kat gayi!

"Maa!" Reyansh chillaya. "Maa! Baath poori karo!"

Lekin crystal shant ho gaya.

Aanya ne Reyansh ke kandhe par haath rakha. "Reyansh... tumhari Maa ki aawaz crystal mein kaise ho sakti hai? Iska matlab tumhare mata-pita ka rishta is Kismat ke Khel se usse bhi gehra hai jitna humne socha tha!"

Reyansh ne apni glowing kalai ko kas kar pakada. Uske chehre par ab darr ka ek katra bhi nahi tha. Uski aankhon mein sirf ek zid thi—sach ko dhoondhna aur apni Kismat ko khud likhna.

"Hum agle padaav par chal rahe hain, Aanya," Reyansh ne aasmaan ki taraf dekhkar kaha. "Ab main Shadow Sovereign se dhoondhne nahi jaunga... ab main use khud chunauti doonga!"

[Chapter 5 Samapt]

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