"Bas… yahi tumhari weakness hai…"
Dusra Anmol ki awaaz andhere me goonj uthi।
Uska attack seedha Anmol ki taraf aaya—
SWISH!!!
Lekin is baar—
Anmol ne dodge nahi kiya।
Woh wahi khada raha।
Uski aankhen shock me jam gayi thi—
"MAA…"
Ye word uske dimaag me baar baar flash ho raha tha।
Ek broken image—
Ek halka sa chehra—
Ek awaaz—
"Anmol…"
Uska dil pehli baar zor se dhadka।
"Ye… kya ho raha hai…?"
Uska haath apne seene par chala gaya।
"Yahan… dard…?"
Dusra Anmol ka attack uske bilkul paas aa chuka tha—
"End ho jao…"
DHAM!!!
Impact hua—
Lekin—
attack connect nahi hua।
Anmol ne uska haath pakad liya।
Tight grip।
Dusra Anmol ki aankhen halki si faili।
"Impossible…"
Anmol ka sar dheere se utha।
Uski aankhon me—
pehli baar emotion tha।
Confusion…
Dard…
Aur…
gussa।
"Tumne kaha…"
"Ye meri weakness hai…"
Uski awaaz heavy ho gayi।
"Lekin…"
"Ye… mujhe zinda mehsoos karwa raha hai…"
Ek second ke liye silence।
Phir—
Anmol ne uska haath zor se jhatka।
Dusra Anmol peeche slide ho gaya।
"Interesting…"
Woh halka sa hasa।
"Toh emotions wapas aa rahe hain…"
"Matlab… tum phir se weak ban rahe ho…"
Anmol seedha khada ho gaya।
Usne apni mutthi band ki—
"Weak…?"
Uski aankhon me ab ek nayi shine thi—
"Ya strong…"
Aur bina warning—
Anmol ne attack kiya।
BAM!!!
Punch direct face par—
Is baar—
Dusra Anmol block nahi kar paaya।
Woh peeche gira—
"Speed increase…"
Anmol khud bhi shock me tha।
"Ye… kaise…?"
System turant flash hua—
"Memory Fragment Detected"
"Fragment…?"
"Matlab…"
"Main sab kuch nahi… lekin thoda yaad kar raha hoon…"
Dusra Anmol dheere se khada hua—
Usne apne honton se khoon saaf kiya—
Aur muskuraaya।
"Good…"
"Ab fight interesting ho gayi…"
"Lekin yaad rakh—"
"Jitni yaadein wapas aayengi…"
"Utna tum tootoge…"
Anmol ne seedha jawab diya—
"Phir bhi… main rokunga nahi…"
"Kyuki…"
Usne apni aankhen band ki—
Aur ek aur flash aaya—
Maa ka haath uske sir par
"Tu strong banega…"
Uski saanse heavy ho gayi।
"Ye… main hoon…"
Usne dheere se kaha—
"Main koi empty player nahi hoon…"
"Main…"
"ANMOL hoon…"
Aur us moment—
uske andar kuch snap hua।
TING!!!
System flash—
"Hidden Skill Unlocked"
"Emotion Drive – Level 1"
Anmol ki aankhen chamak uthi।
"Emotion… power ban gaya…?"
Dusra Anmol serious ho gaya।
"System ne ye unlock kar diya…?"
"Matlab…"
"Tum expected se jaldi evolve kar rahe ho…"
Anmol ne halka sa smile kiya—
"Game badal raha hai…"
"Ab main rule follow nahi karunga…"
"Main rule banaunga…"
Aur woh full speed me uski taraf badha—
BAM!!! BAM!!! BAM!!!
Rapid attacks—
Is baar—
Dusra Anmol defensive ho gaya।
"Impossible…"
"Without full memory…"
"Ye power…"
Anmol ne uska collar pakad liya—
Aur usse wall par smash kiya—
DHAM!!!
"Tum galat the…"
Uski awaaz thandi thi—
"Emotion weakness nahi hai…"
"Ye reason hai ladne ka…"
Dusra Anmol usse ghur raha tha—
Phir—
woh muskuraaya।
"Perfect…"
"Ab tum ready ho…"
Anmol ruk gaya।
"Ready…?"
Dusra Anmol dheere se bola—
"Merge ke liye…"
Room ka atmosphere suddenly heavy ho gaya।
System flash—
"Final Phase Initiated"
"Absorption Starting…"
Anmol ke body me ek ajeeb si energy flow hone lagi।
"Ye… kya—"
Dusra Anmol ka sharir dheere dheere dissolve hone laga—
light ke particles me।
"Main… tum hoon…"
"Tum mujhe rok nahi sakte…"
Particles seedha Anmol ke body me enter hone lage—
"AAAAHHHH…!!!"
Anmol zor se chillaya।
Uske dimaag me—
hazaar images ek saath flash hone lagiं—
Bachpan…
Ladai…
Pain…
Dreams…
Sab kuch ek saath—
"Too much…"
"Ye… control nahi ho raha…"
Uski aankhen red ho gayiं।
Body ka control hilne laga—
"System— STOP—"
Koi response nahi।
Overload start ho chuka tha।
Aur tabhi—
Ek final memory flash—
Maa ka chehra…
"Anmol…"
Uski awaaz clear thi।
Aur us moment—
Anmol ki body freeze ho gayi।
Uski aankhen dheere dheere upar uthiं…
Aur uske lips se ek ajeeb si awaaz nikli—
"Main… kaun ban gaya hoon…?"
Uske saamne glass me uska reflection dikha—
lekin is baar—
wo sirf Anmol nahi tha… kuch aur tha।