📖 Chapter 18 : Aghor Garbh – Andhere Ka Raaz
Aghor Garbh ke andar hawa bhaari thi…
lekin is baar kuch aur bhi tha।
Jaise andhera khud zinda ho।
Pankaj dheere-dheere aage badh raha tha।
Uska sharir ab pehle jaisa nahi tha—Chapter 17 ke evolution ke baad uski senses sharp ho chuki thi।
Har awaaz… har vibration… wo mehsoos kar sakta tha।
Phir—
ek gehri garaj।
Na kisi janwar ki…
na kisi insaan ki…
Pankaj turant ruk gaya।
Usne seedha aage dekha।
Andhere ke beech—
ek bada sa saya hil raha tha।
Dheere-dheere…
wo saamne aaya।
Ek vishaal creature।
Uska sharir aadha haddi jaisa… aadha andhere se bana hua।
Jaise wo poori tarah real bhi nahi…
aur poori tarah illusion bhi nahi।
Uski aankhen—
gehri…
khali…
lekin unme kuch chhupa tha।
Pankaj ne dheere se saans li।
"Yahi hai…"
Jaise hi usne ek kadam aage badhaya—
creature ne bina warning ke attack kiya।
"DHAAAM!"
Impact itna tez tha ki Pankaj peeche uda aur zameen par ghisak gaya।
Usne turant khud ko sambhala।
"Speed… high…"
Creature rukha nahi।
Wo phir se jhapta।
Is baar—
Pankaj ready tha।
Usne side step kiya—
aur counter strike maara।
Impact hua—
lekin creature hilkar bhi stable raha।
"Hard body…"
Fight shuru ho chuki thi।
Creature har attack ke baad gayab ho jata…
phir kisi aur jagah se nikal kar attack karta।
Jaise wo andhere ka hissa ho।
Pankaj ne aankhen band ki।
"Feel…"
Usne hawa ko mehsoos kiya…
movement ko pakda…
Achanak—
usne peeche haath badhaya—
aur creature ka attack rok liya।
Ek pal ke liye—
dono takraaye।
"Mil gaya…"
Usne creature ko zameen par patka।
"BOOOOM!"
Lekin—
creature phir khada ho gaya।
Jaise kuch hua hi nahi।
Pankaj ki aankhen sikud gayi।
"Normal nahi hai…"
Usne dhyaan se observe kiya।
Creature ki body lagataar badal rahi thi…
lekin beech me ek jagah—
stable thi।
Energy waha fix thi।
"Core…"
Pankaj samajh gaya।
Agla attack aaya—
Is baar—
wo seedha uske andar ghusa।
Risky move।
Creature ka panja uske kandhe ko chhoo gaya—
chot lagi—
lekin Pankaj ruka nahi।
Usne seedha uske chest ke andar haath daala।
Ek second…
Phir—
usne mehsoos kiya।
Ek solid energy point।
"Yahi hai…"
Creature zor se garja।
Poora Aghor Garbh hil gaya।
Pankaj ne apni poori taqat jamaa ki—
Aur core ko zor se daba diya।
"CRAAACK!"
Ek tez awaaz hui।
Creature ruk gaya।
Uski body dheere-dheere tootne lagi।
Aur phir—
wo bikhar gaya।
Khamoshi।
Sirf Pankaj ki saansein sunayi de rahi thi।
Wo ghutno par baith gaya।
Sharir thak chuka tha…
lekin andar kuch aur jag gaya tha।
Usne apne haath ko dekha।
Laal energy dheere-dheere flow kar rahi thi।
"Ye jagah…"
"sirf ladai nahi…"
"test hai…"
Usne aas-paas dekha।
Aghor Garbh ab shaant tha।
Lekin ek ajeeb si feeling ab bhi thi—
jaise koi dekh raha ho…
ya jaise ye jagah khud zinda ho।
Pankaj dheere se khada hua।
"Ab samajh aa raha hai…"
"Yahan survive karne ke liye…"
"sirf power nahi…"
"samajh bhi chahiye…"
Wo dheere-dheere bahar ki taraf badhne laga।
Is baar—
andhera usse rok nahi raha tha।
Wo usse accept kar raha tha।
Aur Pankaj—
us andhere ka hissa ban chuka tha।
🔥 Chapter 18 End