📖 System of Punishment: Rebirth in Another World
⚔️ Chapter 11: Shikaar Ki Shuruaat
Kaalnagar…
Subah ka waqt tha, lekin shehar me ek ajeeb si bechaini phaili hui thi। Bazaar khule the, log apne kaam me lage hue the… par har jagah ek hi baat chal rahi thi—
“Wo ladka…”
“Jo do parivaaron se takra gaya tha…”
“Kya wo sach me zinda hai…?”
Kuch log haste hue use afwaah bol rahe the…
kuch chup the… jaise sach jaante ho।
Aur tabhi—
shehar ke mukhya gate par ek saya dikha।
Dheere… shaant… aur seedha।
Pankaj wapas aa chuka tha।
Uska chalna badal chuka tha। Na jaldi, na ghabrahat… har kadam me ek ajeeb sa bharosa tha। Uski aankhen seedha aage dekh rahi thi, jaise usse koi rok nahi sakta।
Gate par khade guards ne use dekha।
“Ruk!” ek guard chillaya।
Pankaj ruk gaya… par sirf ek pal ke liye।
“Naam batao aur maksad—”
Guard apni baat poori karta, usse pehle hi Pankaj uske saamne aa chuka tha।
Ek halka sa jhatka…
Aur guard hawa me uchhal kar zameen par gir gaya।
Doosra guard talwar nikalne hi wala tha—
par Pankaj ne uska haath pakda… aur dheere se mod diya।
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Guard cheekh bhi nahi paaya।
Gate ke paas khade log jam gaye।
“Ye… ye wahi hai…”
“Kaalnagar wala…”
Pankaj bina kuch bole andar chal diya।
Shehar ke beech se guzarte hue log raste se hatne lage। Jo usse pehchaan gaye the, unki aankhon me dar tha। Jo nahi jaante the, wo sirf uski presence se hi chup ho gaye।
Uska naam ab awaaz nahi… ehsaas ban chuka tha।
Thodi door par, ek chowk ke paas kuch log jama the।
Beech me khada tha—
Senapati Clan ka ek young warrior।
Uska naam tha Raghav Senapati।
Uski aankhon me gussa tha, aur awaaz me ghamand—
“Sunaa hai tu wapas aa gaya…”
Log turant peeche hat gaye।
“Ye to Raghav hai…”
“Senapati Clan ka strong fighter…”
Pankaj ruk gaya।
Usne Raghav ki taraf dekha… bina kisi expression ke।
“Accha…” Raghav hasa, “To tu hi hai wo… jo khud ko hero samajhne laga hai?”
Pankaj ne dheere se jawab diya—
“Hero nahi…”
Ek pal ke liye khamoshi chha gayi।
“Shikari.”
Raghav ka chehra sakht ho gaya।
“Bahut bol liya…” usne talwar nikali, “Ab dekhte hain kitna dum hai tujhme!”
Wo tezi se aage badha।
Uski speed aam logon se kai guna zyada thi।
Ek tez vaar seedha Pankaj ke gardan ki taraf—
Lekin…
talwar hawa me ruk gayi।
Pankaj ne usse apni ungliyon se pakad liya tha।
Poora chowk ek pal ke liye jam gaya।
“Impossible…”
Raghav ne jhatka dene ki koshish ki—
lekin talwar hil bhi nahi rahi thi।
Pankaj dheere se aage badha।
Usne talwar ko side me fek diya… aur seedha Raghav ke paas aa gaya।
“Yehi dum hai?” usne dheere se kaha।
Agla pal—
Raghav hawa me tha।
Pankaj ka ghunsa uske pet me laga tha।
DHAAAM!!
Zameen toot gayi।
Raghav ka sharir hil bhi nahi raha tha।
Logon ki saansen ruk gayi।
“Ek hi attack me…”
“Raghav… khatam…?”
Pankaj ne uski taraf dekha।
Phir dheere se bola—
“Abhi to shuruaat hai…”
Usne apna haath uthaya।
Hawa me halki si laal urja chamki।
Aur agle hi pal—
Raghav ka sharir bilkul shaant ho gaya।
Koi cheekh nahi।
Koi fight nahi।
Bas khatam।
Chowk me khamoshi chha gayi।
Phir dheere-dheere log peeche hatne lage।
“Ye sach hai…”
“Wo wapas aa gaya…”
“Ab… kya hoga…?”
Kuch log daudte hue Senapati Clan ki taraf bhaage।
Kuch log chupchap khade rahe… jaise unhone kuch aisa dekh liya ho jo unhe kabhi nahi dekhna chahiye tha।
Pankaj ne aasman ki taraf dekha।
Suraj upar aa chuka tha।
Shehar jaag raha tha…
aur uske saath—
darr bhi।
Usne bina peeche dekhe chalna shuru kiya।
Uske kadam ab rukne wale nahi the।
Har gali… har mod…
ab uska shikaar tha।
Do ghante ke andar—
poore Kaalnagar me khabar fail chuki thi।
“Raghav mar gaya…”
“Ek hi attack me…”
“Wo ladka… wapas aa gaya…”
Senapati Clan ke mahal me hungama mach gaya।
“Impossible!” ek buzurg chillaya।
“Raghav itni aasani se nahi haar sakta!”
Ek aur awaaz aayi—
“Wo aam ladka nahi raha…”
Bhairav Senapati chup khada tha।
Uski aankhen band thi।
Phir usne dheere se kaha—
“Main jaanta tha…”
Sab log uski taraf dekhne lage।
“Wo wapas aayega…”
Usne aankhen kholi।
Aur unme ek ajeeb si chamak thi—
“Par itni jaldi… aur itna strong…”
Dusri taraf, Rajvansh Clan me bhi wahi haal tha।
Veer Rajvansh ne talwar pakdi hui thi।
“Ye sirf ek ladka nahi…” usne dheere se kaha,
“Ye ek samasya hai…”
Aur samasya ko—
khatam karna padta hai।
Shehar ke kone me, ek chhat par khada Pankaj neeche dekh raha tha।
Log bhaag rahe the… baatein kar rahe the… darr rahe the।
Uske honton par ek halki si muskaan aayi।
“Ab shuruaat hui hai…”
Hawa tez chalne lagi।
Aur us hawa ke saath—
Kaalnagar me ek naya daur shuru ho chuka tha।
Shikaar ka daur।
Aur is baar—
shikari koi aur nahi…
Pankaj tha।
🔥 Chapter 11 End