yaha se shuru hota he Chapter 1: Khoon Ka Nishaan?....
Raat ka waqt tha. Bijli chamak rahi thi. Tez baarish sheher ko dhote hue gir rahi thi.
17 saal ka Vishal apne chhote se kamre ki khidki ke paas khada tha. Uski aankhon mein ajeeb si bechaini thi. Har baar baarish hoti, use lagta jaise koi use dekh raha ho.
"Aaj phir wahi sapna aayega…" usne dheere se khud se kaha.
Har raat ek hi sapna.
Ek andhera mahal.
Zameen par lahu.
Aur ek awaaz — "Tum hi ho andhere ke waris."
Vishal hamesha paseene mein bheeg kar uthta tha.
Par aaj kuch alag tha.
Jaise hi bijli chamki, usne apni kalai par ek chamakta hua kaala nishaan dekha. Wo nishaan pehle kabhi nahi tha.
"Yeh kya hai?" Vishal ne ghabra kar kaha.
Nishaan dheere dheere jalne laga. Dard itna tha ki Vishal ghutno par gir gaya. Kamre ki light apne aap blink karne lagi.
Phir achanak…
Sab kuch shaant ho gaya.
Dard khatam. Baarish ruk gayi. Hawa ruk gayi.
Jaise waqt thamm gaya ho.
Vishal ne dheere se khidki se bahar dekha — baarish ki boonde hawa mein hi jam chuki thi!
"Impossible…" usne fusfusa kar kaha.
Tabhi uske peeche se ek bhaari awaaz aayi —
"Finally… tum jag gaye."
Vishal ne mud kar dekha. Kamre ke kone mein ek lamba, kaale kapdo mein lipta aadmi khada tha. Uski aankhen laal chamak rahi thi.
"Tum kaun ho?" Vishal chillaaya.
"Aur tum kaun ho, yeh tumhe nahi pata?" aadmi muskuraya.
Usne apna haath uthaya. Hawaa mein kaale dhuein ka gola bana.
Aur us dhuein ke andar ek tasveer dikhne lagi.
Ek bada mahal.
Singhasan par baitha ek aadmi — uske chehre par bilkul Vishal aisa chehra.
"Yeh… main hoon?" Vishal ka gala sukh gaya.
"Tum sirf Vishal nahi ho," aadmi ne kaha, "Tum ho Noctyra ke rajkumar. Andhere ke samrajya ke waris."
Vishal ka dimaag ghoomne laga.
"Yeh mazaak hai?"
Aadmi ne haath ghumaaya. Kamra toot kar hawa mein bikhar gaya. Vishal ne dekha ki wo ek alag jagah par khada hai — ek andhera mahal, bilkul uske sapne jaisa.
"Yeh tumhari asal duniya hai," aadmi bola.
Tabhi zameen hilli. Aasman se ek roshni ki teer jaisi kiran neeche aayi.
Door se awaaz aayi —
"Shadow Blood ko khatam karo!"
Safed kapdo mein sainik mahal par hamla kar rahe the.
"Light Order…" kaale kapdo wala aadmi garja.
Usne Vishal ki taraf dekha.
"Ab faisla tumhara hai. Ya to bhago… ya apni taakat jagao."
Ek sainik Vishal ki taraf talwar lekar dauda.
Vishal ka dil zor se dhadak raha tha.
"Main… main kuch nahi kar sakta!"
Talwar uske kareeb aayi.
Tabhi uski kalai ka nishaan tez chamka.
Andhera phail gaya.
Talwar hawa mein hi ruk gayi.
Sainik hawa mein uth kar deewar se takra gaya.
Vishal ki aankhen kaali ho chuki thi.
Uske ird-gird kaali urja ghoom rahi thi.
"Yeh… maine kiya?" usne hairani se kaha.
Kaale kapdo wala aadmi muskuraya.
"Welcome back, Rajkumar."
Vishal ke dimaag mein achanak hazaaron yaadein daudne lagi. Jung, takht, dhokha, khoon…
Wo cheekh pada.
Sab kuch achanak normal ho gaya.
Wo phir apne kamre mein tha.
Baarish phir se gir rahi thi.
Saamne koi nahi tha.
Par uski kalai ka nishaan ab permanent ho chuka tha.
Uska phone vibrate hua.
Unknown number se message aaya:
"They know you are awake."
Vishal ka dil dub gaya.
Khidki ke bahar usne dekha — saamne wali building ki chhat par teen safed kapdo wale log khade the. Unki aankhen seedha us par tikki hui thi.
Aur tab use samajh aaya…
Yeh sirf shuruaat thi.
(Chapter 2: Shikaar Ya Shikari)
Subah school mein Vishal normal rehne ki koshish kar raha tha. Par har jagah use ajeeb sa darr mehsoos ho raha tha.
Uska best friend Kabir bola,
"Bro tu theek hai? Kal raat ko tujhe 20 baar call kiya."
Vishal ne jhooth bola, "Network issue tha."
Tabhi school ki nayi student class mein aayi.
Safed baal. Halki neeli aankhen.
Teacher ne kaha, "Meet your new classmate, Mira."
Mira ki nazar seedha Vishal par tik gayi.
Aur uske honton par halki si muskaan aayi.
Lunch break mein Mira uske paas aayi.
"Tumhe sapne aate hain na?" usne seedha poocha.
Vishal ka khoon jam gaya.
"Tum kaun ho?"
Mira dheere se boli,
"Main Light Order ki trainee hoon… aur mujhe tumhe maarne bheja gaya hai."
Vishal ka dil zor se dhadakne laga.
Par Mira ne aage kaha—
"Par main tumhe bachane aayi hoon."
Us pal Vishal samajh gaya —
Uski zindagi ab kabhi normal nahi hogi.
(Chapter 3: Hidden Power Unleashed)
School ke baad Vishal seedha ghar nahi gaya.
Mira ne use ek purane, sunsaan warehouse mein bulaya tha.
"Tum pagal ho?" Vishal gusse mein bola. "Tum mujhe maarne wali thi!"
Mira shaant khadi rahi.
"Light Order ne mujhe training di hai. Par mujhe sach pata chala hai… tum villain nahi ho."
"Phir main kya hoon?" Vishal garja.
Mira ne haath uthaya. Hawa mein ek chamakti hui safed energy ka circle bana.
"Shadow Blood ek curse nahi hai. Wo ek balance hai. Roshni aur andhera ek doosre ke bina adhure hain."
Vishal ka nishaan dheere dheere jalne laga.
Tabhi warehouse ka darwaza zor se toot gaya.
Teen Light Order ke soldiers andar ghus aaye.
"Target located!" unhone chillaya.
Mira ne Vishal ki taraf dekha —
"Ab choice ka time khatam. Fight."
Ek soldier ne roshni ki beam chhodi. Vishal gir gaya.
Dard… gussa… darr…
Achanak uske dimaag mein ek awaaz gunji —
"Andhera darr se nahi, iraade se jagta hai."
Uski aankhen kaali ho gayi.
Zameen par chhaya phailne lagi.
Warehouse ke kone se kaali energy ke dhaage nikal kar soldiers ko pakadne lage.
"Yeh impossible hai!" ek soldier chillaaya.
Vishal hawa mein uth gaya.
"Main shikaar nahi hoon…" usne dheere se kaha.
Ek zor ka blast hua.
Roshni aur andhera takra gaye.
Jab dhuaan hata — soldiers behosh the.
Mira shock mein thi.
"Tumne apni power ka sirf 10% use kiya hai…"
Vishal ne apni kalai dekhi. Nishaan ab aur zyada chamak raha tha.
Aur uske dimaag mein ek chehra ubhar raha tha…
Ek aadmi… jo us jaisa dikhta tha.
(Chapter 4: The Dark King's Truth)
Us raat Vishal ko phir wahi sapna aaya.
Par iss baar sapna clear tha.
Wo mahal ke singhasan par baitha tha.
Uske saamne hazaaron soldiers jhuk kar khade the.
Aur saamne khada tha —
Wahi aadmi jo pehle warehouse mein mila tha.
"Pitaji…" Vishal ke muh se nikal gaya.
Haan.
Wo Noctyra ka raja tha.
Aur Vishal ka pita.
"Light Order ne dhokha diya," Raja ki awaaz goonj uthi.
"Hum balance chahte the. Par unhone power chahi."
Vishal ne dekha — ek bada yudh chal raha hai.
Light Order ke leader ne peeche se vaar kiya.
Raja zameen par gir gaya.
"Beta… agar kabhi tum jag gaye… to yaad rakhna… badla nahi… balance."
Sapna toot gaya.
Vishal tez saans le raha tha.
Subah Mira ne usse milte hi kaha,
"Light Order ke Grandmaster ne personally tumhari hunt announce ki hai."
"Grandmaster kaun hai?" Vishal ne poocha.
Mira ka chehra safed pad gaya.
"Wo… mere father hain."
Vishal chup ho gaya.
Yeh sirf jung nahi thi.
Yeh khoon aur farz ki ladai thi.
(Chapter 5: The Grandmaster's Arrival)
Shaam ko sheher ke beech achanak aasman ka rang badal gaya.
Log panic mein aa gaye.
Badalon ke beech ek bada safed circle bana.
Aur us circle se neeche utar raha tha —
Light Order ka Grandmaster.
Uski aankhon mein thandi shanti thi.
"Shadow Heir… saamne aao."
Vishal building ki chhat par khada tha.
Mira uske saath thi.
"Main apne father ke against nahi ja sakti…" Mira ne dheere se kaha.
Vishal ne uski taraf dekha.
"Tumhe decide karna hoga. Light ya truth?"
Grandmaster hawa mein tha.
"Tumhare pita ne duniya ko andhere mein dhakel diya tha. Main wahi galti dobara nahi hone dunga."
Vishal ka gussa ubhar raha tha.
"Unhone balance chaha tha!"
Grandmaster ne haath uthaya.
Sheher ke ird-gird roshni ki deewar ban gayi.
"Phir sabit karo… ki tum unse alag ho."
Ek teekhi roshni ki talwar Vishal ki taraf daudi.
Vishal ne aankhen band ki.
Andhera uske ird-gird jama hone laga.
Par iss baar wo gusse se nahi…
Control se.
Roshni aur andhera takraye.
Aasman do hisson mein bat gaya.
Mira ne dekha —
Vishal ki aankhen kaali nahi… balki aadhi safed, aadhi kaali thi.
Balance.
Grandmaster ki aankhon mein pehli baar doubt aaya.
"Yeh… kaise possible hai?"
Vishal ne dheere se kaha—
"Main sirf Shadow Blood nahi hoon…
Main balance hoon."
Ek zabardast explosion hua.
Sheher ka aasman phir normal ho gaya.
Grandmaster peeche hat gaya.
"Yeh abhi khatam nahi hua, Rajkumar."
Wo gayab ho gaya.
Mira ne Vishal ki taraf dekha.
"Ab kya?"
Vishal ne door andhere aasman ko dekha.
"Ab main bhaagunga nahi.
Main Noctyra wapas jaunga."
Uski kalai ka nishaan phir chamka.
Aur kahin door, andhere mahal ke darwaze khul gaye…
(Chapter 6: Return to Noctyra)
Raat shaant thi.
Par Vishal ke andar tufaan chal raha tha.
Uski kalai ka nishaan dheere-dheere jal raha tha — jaise koi use bula raha ho.
Mira uske saamne khadi thi.
"Tum sach mein Noctyra jaoge? Waha sirf andhera hai… aur dushman."
Vishal ne aasman ki taraf dekha.
"Waha meri sachchai hai."
Jaise hi usne apna haath aage badhaya, hawa mein kaale rang ka ek gol portal khul gaya. Andar se thandi hawa ka jhonka aaya.
Mira ek pal ke liye ruki.
"Main bhi chalungi."
Vishal ne use dekha.
"Waha tumhari Light powers kamzor pad sakti hain."
Mira muskurayi.
"Phir main tum par bharosa karungi."
Dono ne portal mein kadam rakha!...