Existing of god land

Kaanon mein sirf barood ke dhmakon aur cheekhon ki aawaz thi. Main koi hero ya yoddha nahi tha. Main, Kael, bas ek aam insaan tha jo do deshon ki is bematlab ki jung ke beech, galat waqt par galat jagah fas gaya tha.

Bhagne ki koshish mein achanak seene mein ek thandi, teekhi jalan hui. Ek stray bullet seedha mere dil ko cheerte hue nikal gayi thi. Zameen par girte hi dhool aur khoon ki mehak mere dimaag par haawi hone lagi. Meri aakhiri saans ke sath meri aankhon ke samne andhera chha gaya. Sab kuch dhundhla aur shant ho gaya...

Par wo shanti zyada der nahi tiki.

Andhere ko cheerte hue mere dimaag mein ek mechanical, par kisi zinda entity jaisi aawaz goonji:

[System Initialization... Soul Transfer Complete. Welcome to Verdantia.]

Jab meri aankhein khuli, toh wahan barood ka dhuaan nahi tha. Kamre mein ek meethi, taazi mehak thi jaise taazi barish ke baad mitti se aati hai. Main ek vishal, aalishan kamre mein tha. Kamre ki deewaron par aam patthar nahi, balki chamakti hui harayali thi—'Sacred Medicinal Vines' jo hawa mein ek neela aura filter kar rahi thin.

Main hilne ki koshish karne laga, par mere haath-pair bohot chote the. Main ek naye janme bacche ki body mein tha. Par mera dimaag earth wale Kael ka hi tha—pari-pakva (mature) aur shant.

Tabhi us system ki aawaz dobara aayi:

[Host race identified: Half-Human, Half-Demon.]

[Anomaly Detected. Demon trace in the Royal Human Bloodline.]

[Acquired 3 Base Skills: 1. Appraisal 2. Change Appearance 3. Lord Bag.]

Half-Demon?

Maine apni peeth ki taraf dhyan diya. Wahan kuch ajeeb sa tha. Mere chhote se naram sharir par do chote, jet-black, leathery pankh (wings) uge hue the.

Main is nayi duniya ke niyam nahi janta tha, par mujhe itna samajh aa gaya tha ki ye kaale pankh kisi bhi royal human ke nahi ho sakte the.

Mere samne ek intehaai khoobsurat aurat bed par leti thi, jiska chehra thakan aur darr se peela pad chuka tha. Wo meri is duniya ki maa thi. Usne jaise hi mujhe uthaya, uski nazar meri peeth par pade un kaale pankhon par gayi. Uski aankhein fati ki fati reh gayin.

Usi waqt, kamre ke bahari darwaze se bhari kadmon aur guards ki aawazein aane lagin. "King aa rahe hain! Pura chamber secure karo!"

Meri maa darr se kaanpi nahi, balki uski aankhon mein ek dridh nishchay (determination) aa gaya. Wo janti thi ki Terranova kingdom mein, jahan Agriculture hi magic hai, wahan Demons ko 'Dead Soil' ka rakshas mana jata hai. Agar un King ke Botanical Mages ne mere andar ka ye demon aura scan kar liya, toh mujhe isi waqt maar diya jayega.

Usne jaldi se mujhe apne paas khadi ek daasi—Elara—ke haathon mein thama diya.

"Elara... ise bacha lena. Ye bas mera beta hai," usne rote hue kaha.

Isse pehle ki Elara kuch samajh paati, meri maa ne apne haathon ko us royal bed ke chaaron taraf ugi 'Sacred Freezing Vines' ke andar daal diya. Uski body ka sara mana ek sath un vines mein drain hone laga. Kamre ka temperature achanak minus mein chala gaya.

Wo khud ko sacrifice kar rahi thi. Uski jaan aur uski royal human aura barf ban kar poore kamre mein fail gayi, taaki mere andar se nikalne wali us 'Demon Aura' ko wo apni thandak mein hamesha ke liye seal kar sake. Mere dekhte hi dekhte, wo barf ki ek khoobsurat murti mein badal gayi aur uski saansein hamesha ke liye ruk gayin.

Thud!

Bhari lakdi ka darwaza tootne jaisi aawaz ke sath khula.

Kamre mein ek uncha, roabdaar aadmi dakhil hua jiske pahanave mein pure gold aur hari pattiyon (leaves) ke symbol the—King of Terranova. Uske piche uske high-tier Botanical Mages the, jinki aankhon mein hari chamak thi.

"Queen ko kya hua? Aur ye kamra itna thanda kyu hai?!" King ne chillate hue pucha.

"My Lord... Queen ne aakhiri saans mein mana-overload se... khud ko freeze kar liya," ek mage ne deewaron par scan karte hue kaha. "Yahan ka mana bohot chaotic hai."

Mage ki nazar Elara ki god mein rote hue mujh par (Kael) padi. "My Lord, prince ko scan karna hoga. Aise chaotic mana mein bache ke andar corrupt roots ban sakti hain."

Mage apna haath meri taraf badhane laga. Uski hatheli se hara (green) magic nikal raha tha. Agar usne mujhe chua, toh mere pankh sabke samne aa jayenge.

Main earth par ek yuddh dekh chuka tha. Maut ko itne kareeb se dekhne ke baad dimaag panic nahi karta. Main samajh gaya ki mujhe kya karna hai.

System! Skill activate karo!

[Skill: Change Appearance - Activated.]

Mage ka haath mujh tak pahunchne se theek ek second pehle, meri peeth par uge wo jet-black wings tezi se sikudne lage. Wo skin ke andar ghus gaye aur unhone meri choti si peeth par ek bilkul aam se dikhne wale kaale birthmark (tattoo) ka roop le liya.

Mage ka hara magic meri body ke aar-paar gaya.

"Scan complete, My Lord," Mage ne peeche hat-te hue kaha. "Prince bilkul safe hain. Inme human mana flow ho raha hai. Par... inka mana-core bilkul kamzor hai. Shayad Queen ke freezing magic ne inki growth rok di hai. Ye aage chalkar high-tier fasal (crops) nahi uga payenge."

King ne mujhe ek baar dekha. Uski aankhon mein kisi pita ka pyar nahi, balki ek kamzor fasal ko dekhne wali nirasha thi.

"Ek useless prince," King ne mooh ferte hue kaha. "Ise Royal Nursery ke aakhiri hisse mein le jao, Elara. Main ab ispar apna waqt barbaad nahi karunga."

Elara mujhe seene se lagaye, kaanpte hue kadmon se us kamre se bahar le aayi. Main rote hue bacche ka natak kar raha tha, par mera dimaag bilkul shant tha. Main bach gaya tha.

Is duniya ke mutabik main ek weak, useless prince tha. Par unhe nahi pata tha ki us chhote se kaale tattoo ke andar, 'Game of Universe' ko palatne wale pankh aur ek nayi duniya ka Creator chhupa baitha hai.

Meri 'Appraisal' aur 'Lord Bag' skill abhi test karni baaki thi. Kael ka safar abhi shuru hua tha.

                                     Noted by AK CHIPER