Title daal: Shadow of Balance
Genre: Fantasy / Action
Language: English
🌑 Shadow of Balance
Episode 1 – "Ek Normal ladka
Shaam ka waqt tha…
Aasman narangi rang me dhal raha tha… hawa halki si chal rahi thi.
Ek ladka — Akira — kandhe pe apna bag latkaye dheere dheere raste se chal raha tha.
Uske chehre par thakan thi… lekin sirf sharir ki nahi.
Jaise dimaag me kuch chal raha ho… kuch ajeeb… kuch unknown.
Achanak ek truck tez speed se guzarta hai…
Aur raste ka pani uchal kar seedha Akira ke kapdo par gir jata hai.
Akira rukta hai… neeche dekhta hai…
Phir halki si saans lekar aage badh jata hai.
Koi reaction nahi.
Jaise woh already itna thak chuka hai ki chhoti cheezon ka koi matlab nahi.
Kuch der chalne ke baad…
Woh ek chhote se garden ke paas rukta hai.
Andar jata hai…
Aur ek bench par baith jata hai.
Chaaro taraf shaanti thi.
Halka hawa ka jhonka… pedon ki halki awaaz…
Akira dheere se aasman ki taraf dekhta hai…
Uski aankhon me ek ajeeb sa feel tha…
Phir woh dheere se bolta hai —
"Yeh shaanti… zyada der nahi rahegi…"
Ek pal ke liye sab kuch ruk sa jata hai.
Jaise hawa bhi uski baat sun rahi ho.
Door se uske dost aate hue dikhte hain —
Daichi, Mira aur Ren.
Daichi chillata hai —
"Arey Akira! Yahan kya kar raha hai bhai?"
Mira haste hue kehti hai —
"Phir se akela baitha hai…"
Ren bas chup chaap usse dekh raha tha…
Jaise woh kuch notice kar raha ho.
Akira halka sa smile karta hai…
"Bas… aise hi."
Sab uske paas baith jaate hain…
Aur normal baatein shuru ho jaati hain.
Par…
Us shaanti ke andar…
Kuch tootne wala tha.
Achanak —
Hawa ka flow badal jata hai.
Temperature gir jata hai.
Aur Akira ka expression serious ho jata hai.
"Tum log… feel kar rahe ho?"
Sab confuse ho jaate hain.
"Feel kya?"
Tabhi —
👉 unke saamne hawa hilne lagti hai…
Jaise space distort ho raha ho.
Aur dheere dheere…
👉 ek dark figure saamne aata hai.
Uski presence… normal nahi thi.
Mira darr ke peeche hat jaati hai…
Daichi ready hone ki koshish karta hai…
Ren ki aankhen sharp ho jaati hain…
Akira… bas usse dekh raha tha.
Uska dil tez dhadak raha tha…
Par uske andar ek ajeeb si feeling thi —
Jaise yeh sab… bas shuruaat hai.
Dark figure dheere se move karta hai…
Aur ek hi pal me —
👉 attack karta hai.
"Bhago!!"
Par…
Is baar…
👉 bhagna itna easy nahi tha.
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To be continued…