Paani ke andar sab kuch phir se shaant ho gaya tha…
Lekin iss baar woh shaanti ajeeb thi।
Jaise tufaan ke aane se pehle wali khamoshi।
Anmol bilkul hil nahi raha tha।
Uska sharir thak chuka tha… lekin uska dimaag abhi bhi active tha।
Uski nazar upar thi—
Paani ke surface par ek andhera sa shadow dheere dheere move kar raha tha।
Aur uske kaano me woh awaaz abhi bhi goonj rahi thi—
"Tum bach nahi sakte…"
Anmol ne dheere se apni mutthi kas li।
"Woh wapas aa gaya…"
Hunter।
Usne aankhen band ki… ek gehri saans li…
Aur phir dheere se kholi।
Iss baar uski aankhon me darr kam tha…
Aur samajh zyada।
"Seedha fight = death…"
"Bhaagna = temporary survival…"
"Jeetna hai to… sochna padega…"
Upar—
Hunter bridge ke toote hue edge par khada tha।
Uski nazar seedha paani ke andar thi।
Jaise woh Anmol ko clearly dekh sakta ho।
"Interesting…"
Usne dheere se kaha।
"Tum abhi tak zinda ho…"
Uske haath ke aas paas woh dark energy phir se jama hone lagi।
Paani ke upar halki si vibration hone lagi।
Neeche—
Anmol ne turant feel kiya।
"Attack aane wala hai…"
Uska heartbeat control me tha।
Lekin andar se—
Pressure badh raha tha।
Boom!!
Hunter ne paani ke andar ek powerful blast bheja।
Paani ek second ke liye hil gaya।
Shockwave seedha Anmol ki taraf aayi।
Anmol ne turant move kiya—
Aqua Reflex activate!
Uska sharir ek flow ke saath side me nikal gaya।
Blast uske paas se guzra—
Aur peeche ki wall tod di।
"Ye power… direct lagti to…"
Usne baat adhuri chhod di।
Answer obvious tha।
Death.
Hunter rukha nahi।
Doosra attack…
Teesra attack…
Lagataar energy blasts paani ko cheer rahe the।
Anmol bas dodge kar raha tha।
Har movement precise… lekin har second risky।
"Main kitni der tak bachta rahunga…?"
Uski energy dheere dheere kam ho rahi thi।
Uska dimaag ab ek hi cheez bol raha tha—
"Time khatam ho raha hai…"
Tabhi—
Uski nazar us broken structure par gayi…
Jo usne pehle notice kiya tha।
Wahan ek bada sa metal pillar aadha toot chuka tha।
Aur uske upar…
Cracks।
Anmol ki aankhon me ek plan bana।
"Chance hai…"
"Sirf ek…"
Woh tezi se pillar ki taraf badha।
Hunter ne turant notice kiya।
"Running again?"
Usne ek aur powerful attack charge kiya।
"End it…"
Anmol pillar ke paas pahucha…
Usne apni position set ki…
Aur Hunter ki direction me seedha khada ho gaya।
Jaise woh fight ke liye ready ho।
Hunter ke honton par halka sa smile aaya।
"Finally…"
BOOOOM!!!
Attack launch hua।
Seedha Anmol ki taraf।
Last moment par—
Anmol side me hata।
Blast seedha pillar par laga।
"CRAAACK!!!"
Pillar toot gaya।
Poora structure hil gaya।
Upar ke bade bade pieces toot kar neeche girne lage।
Paani ke andar chaos phail gaya।
Hunter ek second ke liye ruk gaya।
"Hmm…"
Usne situation ko analyze kiya।
Lekin tab tak—
Anmol apna next move kar chuka tha।
Woh pillar ke peeche se nikla—
Aur seedha Hunter ki direction me upar ki taraf swim karne laga।
"Ab bhaagna nahi…"
"Attack…"
Hunter ne use aate hue dekha।
Uski aankhon me thoda sa interest aaya।
"Tum… attack karoge?"
Anmol seedha uske neeche pahucha—
Aur poori speed se upar jump kiya।
Paani ke surface ko cheer kar—
Woh Hunter ke saamne aa gaya।
Do second ke liye—
Dono ki aankhen mili।
Ek taraf—
Cold killer।
Dusri taraf—
Survivor।
Anmol ne apna haath uthaya—
Aur poori taqat se punch maara।
Hunter ne easily block kar liya।
"Too weak…"
Lekin—
Anmol muskura diya।
Hunter ek second ke liye confuse hua।
"Why… are you smiling?"
Tabhi—
DHADDD!!!
Upar se girte hue heavy debris seedha Hunter par gira।
Anmol ka plan complete ho chuka tha।
"Direct fight nahi…"
"Environment use karo…"
Paani phir se shaant hone laga।
Debris ke neeche—
Hunter ka koi movement nahi tha।
Anmol heavy saans le raha tha।
"Ho gaya…?"
Lekin—
Uska dimaag ab itna simple believe nahi karta tha।
2 seconds…
5 seconds…
10 seconds…
Koi movement nahi।
Anmol dheere se peeche hata।
"Main… bach gaya…"
Uske chehre par halki si relief aayi।
Aur tabhi—
Debris ke neeche se ek haath bahar nikla।
Bilkul aaram se।
Jaise kuch hua hi na ho।
Anmol ka dil ruk gaya।
"Impossible…"
Hunter dheere dheere debris hata kar khada ho gaya।
Uske kapde thode damage hue the…
Lekin uski aankhen—
Ab pehle se zyada dangerous thi।
"Good…"
Usne dheere se kaha।
"Tumne mujhe… serious hone par majboor kar diya…"
Anmol ek step peeche hata।
"Ab… kya karega ye…?"
Hunter ne apna haath uthaya—
Aur iss baar—
Uske aas paas ki energy pehle se kai guna zyada hai
Paani hilne laga।
Hawa heavy ho gayi।
System flash hua—
"Warning: Extreme Threat Level"
Anmol ka gala sookh gaya।
"Ye… ab tak serious nahi tha…?"
Hunter ne seedha uski taraf dekha—
Aur dheere se bola—
"Ab game shuru hota hai…"