Kahani: Chandni Jungle Ka Raaz
Chapter 1 – Raat Ka Rahasya
Raat ka samay tha. Aasmaan mein poora chand chamak raha tha aur uski safed roshni zameen par padh kar jungle ko ek ajeeb si chamak de rahi thi. Hawa dheere-dheere chal rahi thi aur pedon ke patte halki si awaaz kar rahe the.
Gaon ke kinaare rehta tha ek ladka – Rehan. Rehan bahut hi curious aur himmatwala ladka tha. Use hamesha naye raaz aur adventures pasand the. Gaon ke log aksar ek purani kahani batate the – jungle ke beech ek jadui cheez chhupi hai jo kisi ki bhi zindagi badal sakti hai.
Aksar log is kahani ko bas ek purani afwah samajh kar bhool jaate the. Lekin Rehan ko lagta tha ki is kahani mein zaroor koi sachchai hai.
Us raat Rehan ne decide kiya ki woh jungle ke andar jaakar sach pata karega.
Rehan dheere-dheere jungle ki taraf chalne laga. Raat ka andhera thoda darawna lag raha tha, lekin chand ki roshni uska raasta dikha rahi thi. Jungle ke paas pahunchte hi usne ek gehri saans li.
"Bas thoda sa andar jaake dekhunga… phir wapas aa jaunga," Rehan ne khud se kaha.
Jaise hi woh jungle ke andar gaya, mahaul bilkul alag lagne laga. Ped bahut bade the aur unki shaakhein itni ghani thi ki kuch jagah par chand ki roshni bhi mushkil se aa rahi thi.
Achanak ek ullu ki awaaz sunai di.
"Hoo… Hoo…"
Rehan thoda sa ruk gaya, lekin phir muskuraya.
"Darne ki koi baat nahi… bas jungle hai," usne khud ko himmat di.
Woh aur andar chalne laga. Kuch der baad usse laga jaise jungle mein halki si chamak ho rahi hai.
Rehan ne aankhen sikod kar dekha.
"Yeh roshni kahan se aa rahi hai?" usne hairani se kaha.
Woh dheere-dheere us roshni ki taraf badhne laga. Jitna woh paas jaata, roshni utni hi tez hoti ja rahi thi.
Aakhirkaar woh ek chhoti si khuli jagah par pahunch gaya.
Aur waha jo usne dekha… usse uski saanse ruk gayi.
Zameen par ek chamakta hua dil pada tha.
Woh bilkul asli dil jaisa lag raha tha, lekin usmein se neeli aur safed roshni nikal rahi thi.
Rehan dheere-dheere uske paas gaya.
"Yeh kya cheez hai?" usne dheere se kaha.
Uska dil tez dhadakne laga. Usse lag raha tha jaise woh koi bahut bada raaz dekh raha ho.
Rehan ne haath badhaya aur us chamakte dil ko chhoo liya.
Jaise hi usne usse chhua…
Achanak tez hawa chalne lagi.
Ped zor-zor se hilne lage. Jungle mein ajeeb si awaaz gunjne lagi.
"Yeh kya ho raha hai?" Rehan ghabra gaya.
Uske haath mein pakda hua dil aur zyada chamakne laga.
Tabhi achanak piche se ek awaaz aayi.
"Usse turant chhod do!"
Rehan darr kar piche mudha.
Uske saamne ek ladki khadi thi.
Chand ki roshni uske chehre par padh rahi thi. Uski aankhen chamak rahi thi aur uske baal hawa mein hil rahe the.
Rehan hairan reh gaya.
"Tum… kaun ho?" usne poocha.
Ladki ne gusse aur chinta ke saath kaha,
"Tumhe pata bhi hai tumne kya chhoo liya hai?"
Rehan ne haath mein pakde dil ki taraf dekha.
"Nahi… mujhe to bas yeh chamakta hua mila."
Ladki ne gehri saans li.
"Yeh koi normal cheez nahi hai. Yeh Jungle Heart hai. Ismein bahut powerful magic hai."
Rehan aur bhi confused ho gaya.
"Magic?"
Ladki ne sir hilaaya.
"Haan. Agar yeh galat haathon mein chala gaya to bahut badi tabahi ho sakti hai."
Rehan kuch aur poochne hi wala tha ki achanak jungle ke andhere se ek ajeeb si hansi sunai di.
"Hahahaha…"
Dono ek saath us taraf mud gaye.
Andhere mein do laal chamakti aankhen nazar aa rahi thi.
Rehan ka gala sukh gaya.
"Yeh… kya hai?"
Ladki ne dheere se kaha,
"Woh aa gaya…"
"Kaun?"
"Shadow."
Achanak andhere se ek lamba sa saya bahar aaya. Uska chehra andhere mein chhupa hua tha, lekin uski aankhen laal aag ki tarah chamak rahi thi.
Usne dheere se kaha,
"Bahut saalon baad… kisi ne Jungle Heart ko jagaya hai."
Rehan ka haath kaanpne laga.
Shadow ne apna haath aage badhaya.
"Woh dil mujhe de do."
Ladki turant Rehan ke saamne aa gayi.
"Nahi! Yeh tumhe kabhi nahi milega!"
Shadow zor se hasa.
"Tum mujhe rok nahi sakti."
Achanak Jungle Heart aur tez chamakne laga.
Roshni itni tez ho gayi ki Rehan aur ladki dono ko aankhen band karni pad gayi.
Aur us roshni ke beech…
Rehan ko mehsoos hua jaise uske andar koi ajeeb si power jaag rahi ho.
Usse samajh nahi aa raha tha ki kya ho raha hai.
Lekin ek baat pakki thi.
Us raat ke baad…
Uski zindagi kabhi bhi pehle jaisi nahi rehne wali thi.
To be continued…