College Mein Khauf Aur System Ka Pehla Mission

Pahadi se niche utarne ke baad Veer shehar ke sunsaan raaste par paidal chal raha tha. Raat ke lagbhag teen baj rahe the. Pehle jab wo is raaste se guzarta tha, toh thandi hawayein uske jism ko kanpane par majboor kar deti then. Lekin aaj situation bilkul alag thi. Uske andar daudne waali neeli energy uske shareer ko ek ajeeb sa garm ehsaas de rahi thi.

Usne apna phone nikala aur bank ka message dobara dekha:

'Account XXXX1234 credited with INR 80,00,000.00. Available Balance: INR 8,00,00,240.00.'

"8 Crore..." Veer ne ek gehri saans li aur aasmaan ki taraf dekha. "Pehle mere paas agle din ke khane ke paise nahi hote the. Sneha ke chhotey-mote shauk poore karne ke liye main canteen mein bartan dho kar aur part-time delivery boy ban kar paise kamata tha. Aur badle mein mujhe kya mila? Maut..."

Usne apni mutthi itni zor se bhichi ki uske knuckles safed pad gaye. "Lekin ab nahi. Ab main kisi ke samne sir nahi jhukaunga."

[DING!]

[System Notification: Host's Mental State Evaluated - Determination Level: High!]

[New Main Mission Assigned: 'The Return of the Phoenix']

* Target: College jaakar apne reborn hone ki khabar chhupa kar rakhein aur Rohan Malhotra ke pehle vaar ko nakaam karein.

* Time Limit: 12 Hours

* Reward: 500 System Points + 'Luxury Mansion Access Pass' + 'Basic Martial Arts Master Blueprint'

* Failure Penalty: System level downgrade.

Veer ke samne fir se neeli holographic screen chamki. Usne mission ki details dhyaan se padhin.

"Toh System chahta hai ki main abhi turant jaakar un par hamla na karoon, balki dhang se ek plan banakar unhe barbaad karoon... Sahi bhi hai. Rohan ke baap ka Shehar mein bada naam hai. Police se lekar gundo tak sab uske pocket mein hain. Agar main bina tayari ke seedhe uspar hamla karunga, toh wo apne paise ke dum par bachat nikal jayega. Mujhe use sadak par lana hoga."

Veer ne apne jhopde ki taraf rukh kiya. Wo shehar ki ek chhoti si basti mein ek chhotey se kamre mein rehta tha. Wahan pahunchkar usne sabse pehle apne khoon se sane hue kapde utare. Unhe jala kar raakh kar diya taaki koi evidence na bache.

Jab usne mirror mein apne aap ko dekha, toh wo khud hairan reh gaya. Uska pehle se sukh kar patla ho chuka shareer ab ek dam toned aur athletic lag raha tha. Uske chehre ke daag-dhabbe aur purane zakhm gaayab ho chuke the. Uski aankhein pehle se kahin zyada sharp aur bright lag rahi then.

"Yeh System wakai mein kamaal hai," Veer ne khud se kaha aur bathroom mein jaakar fresh hua.

Agle din subah 9:00 baje.

Imperial University—shehar ka sabse mehnga aur VIP college. Yahan sirf ameer baap ki auladein ya fir top-rank scholarship wale students hi padhte the. Veer scholarship par tha, jabki Rohan aur Sneha ameer baap ke bigadail bachhe the.

College ke main gate par roz ki tarah mehangi gadiyon ki line lagi thi. BMW, Audi aur Mercedes se ameer ladke-ladkiyan utar rahe the.

Tabhi gate par ek kaale rang ki jacket, blue jeans aur dark sunglasses pehne hue ladke ne entry li. Wo aur koi nahi, balki Veer tha. Lekin uski walk, uski personality aur uska confidence itna badal chuka tha ki raaste se guzarne wala har student use hi ghoor raha tha.

"Yeh kaun hai? Naya student hai kya?" ek ladki ne apni friend se poochha.

"Pata nahi, par kitna stylish aur handsome lag raha hai!" doosri ladki ne kaha.

Veer un sabhi baaton ko ignore karte hue campus ke andar badha. Uski destination thi Class 3-A, jahan Sneha aur Rohan baithe honge.

Class ke andar ka mahaul alag hi tha. Rohan ke chaar-paanch chamche uske charon taraf gher kar baithe the aur Rohan bade ghamand se coffee sip kar raha tha. Sneha uske bagal mein baithi uske haath ko pakde hue thi.

"Bhai, kal raat wo Veer kaha gaya? Aaj college nahi aaya?" Rohan ke ek chamche, Vicky ne poochha.

Rohan ne ek khaufnak muskaan ke saath Sneha ko dekha aur bola, "Wo? Wo ab kabhi college nahi aayega. Usne hamesha ke liye is shehar... balki is duniya se chutti le li hai."

Sneha ne halki si hansi hanste hue kaha, "Achha hua peecha chhuta us kangle se. Hamesha mere peeche pada rehta tha. Ab kam se kam mujhe uski shakal toh nahi dekhni padegi."

Dono zor-zor se hanse lage. Pura group unke sath hasne laga.

THAD!

Achanak class ka darwaza zor se khula. Poori class mein sannata chha gaya. Sabhi student ne darwaze ki taraf dekha.

Wahan Veer khada tha. Usne apne sunglasses utare aur seedhe Rohan aur Sneha ki aankhon mein dekha. Uski neeli shaktiyon ki wajah se uski 'Eyes of Truth' activate ho chuki thi. Uske samne Rohan aur Sneha ke sir ke upar red color ka system aura dikh raha tha, jisme unki details likhi thi:

[Target: Rohan Malhotra | Threat Level: Low | Weakness: Fear of losing Money & Power]

[Target: Sneha Sharma | Threat Level: None | Weakness: Pure Greed for Wealth]

Class ke sabhi log hairan the.

Rohan ke haath se coffee ka cup chhut kar zameen par gira aur bikhar gaya. Uski aankhein phati ki phati reh gayi. Sneha ka chehra safed pad gaya, jaise usne koi bhoot dekh liya ho.

"V-Veer...???" Sneha ke hothon se sirf itna hi nikla. Uski aawaz kaanp rahi thi.

Rohan ki chhati dhak-dhak karne lagi. 'Yeh kaise ho sakta hai?! Maine khud use 500 feet gehri khai mein feka tha! Uski haddiyan toot chuki then... Wo zinda kaise bacha? Aur uske chehre par ek bhi zakhm ka nishaan kyun nahi hai?!' Rohan ke dimaag mein tehalaka mach gaya.

Veer dheere-dheere aage badha. Uski har ek step ki aawaz poori class mein goonj rahi thi. Class ke baaki students ko laga ki yeh koi normal baatchit hai, lekin Rohan aur Sneha ke liye Veer ka har ek kadam maut ki aahat jaisa tha.

Veer, Rohan ke desk ke paas aakar ruka. Usne desk par dono haath rakhe aur thoda jhuk kar Rohan ki aankhon mein dekha.

"Kya hua Rohan? Mujhe dekh kar aisa lag raha hai jaise tune koi murda dekh liya ho?" Veer ne ek thandi aur gehraai bhari aawaz mein kaha.

Rohan ne apni ghabrahat ko chhupane ki koshish ki aur gusse mein khada ho gaya. "T-Tu... Tu zinda kaise hai?! Tu yahan kya kar raha hai?"

"Kyun? Mujhe college nahi aana chahiye tha?" Veer ne halki si muskaan ke sath kaha. Phir usne Sneha ki taraf dekha. "Aur Sneha... tum toh keh rahi thi na ki main tumhari life deserve nahi karta? Bilkul sahi kaha tha tumne. Kyunki tum jaise log meri jooti ke barabar bhi nahi hain."

"Tu... Teri itni himmat!" Rohan ne gusse mein aakar Veer ka collar pakadne ke liye haath aage badhaya.

Lekin isse pehle ki Rohan ka haath Veer ke kapdon ko chhoo pata, Veer ne apna haath ghumaya aur Rohan ki kalai (wrist) ko pakad liya.

[DING!]

[Eyes of Truth Feature Activated: Enemy Motion Predicted!]

Veer ne halka sa pressure daala.

"AHHHH! MERA HAATH! CHHOD... CHHOD MERA HAATH!" Rohan dard se karah utha. Uska poora sharir jhuk gaya. Usse vishwas nahi ho raha tha ki jo Veer kal tak ek thappad se gir jata tha, uske haath mein itni taakat kahan se aayi.

Class ke baaki students yeh dekh kar dang reh gaye. College ka sabse bada gunda aur ameer baap ka beta Rohan Malhotra ek garib student ke samne dard se ro raha tha.

"Suno Rohan," Veer ne Rohan ke kaan ke paas jhuk kar dhimiaawaz mein kaha, "Kal raat tumne jo kiya, uski keemat tumhein chukani padegi. Abhi toh yeh sirf shuruaat hai. Main tumse tumhara ghamand, tumhara paisa aur tumhari aukaat... sab kuch chheen lunga."

Veer ne jhatke se uska haath chhod diya. Rohan zameen par gir pada aur apni kalai pakad kar haanpne laga.

Sneha dar ke maare do kadam peeche khisak gayi. Wo Veer ko dekh rahi thi, lekin use lag raha tha ki yeh wo purana masoom aur laachar Veer nahi hai. Yeh koi aur hi insaan hai.

Tabhi Veer ke dimaag mein system ki aawaz goonji:

[DING!]

[Mission Completed: 'The Return of the Phoenix']

[Rewards Dispatched:]

* +500 System Points

* Luxury Mansion Access Pass (Royal Palm Estate)

* Basic Martial Arts Master Blueprint Auto-Integrated!

Ek jhatke mein Veer ke dimaag mein hazaron saal purani martial arts ki techniques, fighting skills aur self-defense moves download ho gaye. Uska jism aur bhi zyada strong aur flexible mehsus hone laga.

Veer ne apni jacket ko sahi kiya, Rohan aur Sneha par ek nafrat bhari nazar daali aur bina kuch bole apni seat ki taraf badh gaya.

Rohan ne zameen par baithe-beithe gusse mein Veer ko dekha. 'Main tujhe nahi chhodunga Veer! Aaj raat hi main apne baap ke sabse khatarnak shooters ko bhej kar tera kaam tamam karwaunga!'

Lekin Rohan ko nahi pata tha ki Veer ab koi aam ladka nahi, balki System ka Host ban chuka tha, aur agla vaar Veer ka hone wala tha.

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