Paani ke andar sab kuch shaant tha…
Lekin woh shaanti sirf bahar se thi।
Andar—
Ek khauf tha… jo dheere dheere badh raha tha।
Anmol bilkul freeze ho gaya tha।
Uski aankhen seedha us andhere par tikki thi…
Jahan se do laal aankhen usse ghur rahi thi।
Uska dil itni tez dhadak raha tha ki jaise abhi phat jayega।
"Ye… kya cheez hai…?"
Usne dheere se peeche hatna chaha…
Lekin uska pair kisi pathar se takra gaya।
"Takk…"
Paani me halki si awaaz hui—
Aur ussi pal—
Woh laal aankhen aur tez chamak uthi।
Anmol ka gala sookh gaya।
"Galti ho gayi…"
Agla moment—
WHOOSH!!!
Paani ke andar se ek bada sa shadow seedha uski taraf dauda।
Speed itni zyada thi ki Anmol react hi nahi kar paaya।
Bas last moment par—
Uska naya skill activate hua—
Aqua Reflex
Uska sharir apne aap side me slip ho gaya।
Monster uske paas se nikal gaya—
Itna kareeb se ki uski skin thandi ho gayi।
"Ye… kitna fast hai…!"
Ab Anmol ko clearly dikh raha tha—
Woh koi normal creature nahi tha।
Uska sharir aadha insaan jaisa… aadha machhli jaisa…
Tez daant…
Lambi poonch…
Aur aankhen—
Khoon jaisi laal।
System turant flash hua—
"Name : Unknown "
" Threat Level : High "
Anmol ka dimaag turant samajh gaya—
"Seedha fight = death…"
Monster phir se mudha।
Iss baar uski speed aur bhi zyada thi।
"Think Anmol… THINK!"
Anmol tezi se idhar udhar move karne laga।
Paani ke andar uski body ab pehle se zyada control me thi।
"Ye skill… meri jaan bacha sakta hai…"
Monster ne phir attack kiya—
SWISH!!!
Uske naakhun Anmol ke shoulder ko halka sa cut kar gaye।
"Ahh…!"
Khoon paani me failne laga।
Aur jaise hi khoon phaila—
Monster aur zyada aggressive ho gaya।
"Shit… ye to blood par react kar raha hai…"
Ab situation aur dangerous ho gayi।
Anmol ka dimaag full speed me chalne laga।
"Direct fight nahi… trick use karni padegi…"
Usne aas paas dekha—
Tooti hui building…
Girne wale pillars…
Aur ek narrow passage।
Ek idea uske dimaag me aaya।
"Risk lena padega…"
Woh tezi se us narrow passage ki taraf bhaga।
Monster uske peeche—
Aur bhi zyada speed ke saath।
"Bas thoda aur…"
Jaise hi Anmol passage ke andar ghusa—
Usne apni speed slow kar di।
Monster bina soche samjhe seedha andar ghus gaya—
Aur phas gaya।
"THUD!!!"
Uska bada sharir narrow jagah me atak gaya।
Anmol ne turant ek bada pathar uthaya—
Aur us par zor se maara।
"CRACK!!!"
Pathar seedha monster ke sir par laga।
Monster zor se chilaya—
Paani me vibration fail gayi।
"Kaam kar gaya!"
Lekin—
Agle hi pal—
Monster ne apni poonch jhatki—
Aur Anmol seedha peeche jaakar takra gaya।
"DHAMM!"
Uska sharir wall se takraya।
Uski saans ruk gayi।
"Main… underestimate kar raha tha…"
Monster ab aur zyada gusse me tha।
Uski aankhen aur tez chamak rahi thi।
"Ab ye rukne wala nahi…"
Anmol dheere dheere khada hua।
Uske haath kaanp rahe the—
Lekin aankhon me darr kam ho chuka tha।
"Ya to tu marega…"
"Ya main…"
Monster phir se attack ke liye aage badha—
Aur iss baar—
Anmol bhaaga nahi।
Usne seedha uski taraf dekha।
Last moment par—
Aqua Reflex full activate!
Time jaise slow ho gaya।
Monster ka attack clearly dikh raha tha।
Anmol ne perfect timing se side step liya—
Aur seedha uski gardan ke paas punch maara।
"DHAD!!!"
Impact strong tha—
Monster peeche hil gaya।
"Yahi chance hai!"
Anmol ne lagataar attacks start kar diye—
Punch… kick… movement…
Har hit precise tha।
Monster weak padne laga।
Uski speed kam ho rahi thi।
"Finish it…"
Anmol ne last attack ke liye haath uthaya—
Aur poori taqat se maara—
" BOOM!!!"
Monster ka sharir dheere dheere shaant ho gaya।
Laal aankhen bujh gayi।
Aur kuch seconds baad—
Woh bilkul still ho gaya।
Anmol heavy saans le raha tha।
"Main… jeet gaya…"
Tabhi—
System flash hua—
"Enemy Eliminated"
"Reward: +Exp"
"New Title Unlocked: First Hunter"
Anmol shock me tha।
"Title…?"
Lekin uski smile zyada der tak nahi rahi।
Kyuki—
System ka next message aaya—
"Alert: Hunter Lock Activated"
Anmol ka dil ruk gaya।
"Hunter…?"
Tabhi—
Upar paani ke surface par ek shadow dikhi।
Jaise koi wapas aa gaya ho।
Aur uske dimaag me ek awaaz goonji—
"Tum bach nahi sakte…"
Anmol ki aankhen phail gayi—
"Woh… wapas aa gaya…"