Chapter 9- "Mrityu Ka Sachi"

(Scene Andhkaar se bhari duniya Sab kuch shunyata me docb chuka hai. Ek taraf Aarav, jiska saamna uske maata-pita se ho raha hai-jo mrityu ke baad bhi jeevit dikh rahe hain. Dusri taraf Anaya, jo apni chhoti behen Riya ka samna kar rahi hai jo sirf ek aatma ban chuki hall)

(Yeh koi aam ladaai nahi yeh Mrityu-Pareeksha thi, jo sirf usi ko paar karne degi jo mrityu ka sach jaan sake!)

[Aarav vs. Uski Maa-Baba - Mrityu Ki Talwar

Aarav (shock me, dil zor zor se dhadak raha

hai): "Maa... Babe... yeh sab kya ho raha hai? Tum log... tum log toh...?"

Aarav ke Pita (ek thandi awaaz me): Hum mare nahi, Aarav. Hum Yama-Shakti ke rakhwale hain. Agar tujhe yeh shakti chahiye,

toh tujhe hume haraana hoga!"

(Aarav ka dil cheekh uthta hai. Uske haath me jo talwar thi, woh ek pal ke liye kamzor mehsoos hoti hai. Kya woh apne maa-baba

par talwar utha sakega?)

Aarav ki Maa (pyar bhari, lekin kathor awaaz

me): "Beta, agar tu yeh shakti lena chahta hai, toh tujhe yeh samajhna hoga ki mrityu ek ant nahi, ek naye jeevan ki shuruaat hai."

(Aarav ki aankhon me aansu aa jate hain. Uska pura sharir bhaar mehsoos hone lagta hai Lekin tabhi uske andar ek aawaaz gunjti hai)

"Mrityu ka dar sirf usse hota hai jo jeevan ka satya nahi samajhtal Agar tu Yama-Shakti

chahta hai, toh tujhe apne andar ki kamzori se ladna hogal

(Ek pal me, Aarav ki aankhein ekdum chamak uthti hain! Uski neel agni ek nayi shakti se

jhalakne lagti hai. Woh samajh chuka tha-

uske maa-baba uske dushman nahi the. Yeh sirf ek pareeksha thi, jo uska mann aur aatma

tod rahi thi!)

Aarav (ek zor ki cheekh ke saath): "Main apni maa-baba se nahi lad sakta... lekin main apne darr se zaroor lad sakta hoon!"

(Usne apni talwar zor se uthai, lekin uska vaar

maa-baba par nahi tha... usne apni hi parchai (shadow) par vaar kiyal)

(Ek dum se, ek tez roshni ka visphot hota hai, aur pura mahaul hil jata hai! Uski chhaya todne lagti hai, aur dheere dheere uski maa-baba ki

shakal bhi badalne lagti hal!)

(Jab roshni dheere dheere kam hoti hai, toh Aarav dekhta hai... uske maa-baba ab waha

nahi hain Sirf ek bada shwet dwar saamne hai, jisme Yama-Shakti ki likhayi hai)

(Aarav ne Mrityu-Pareeksha paar kar li thi!)

Anaya Ki Pareeksha - Behen Ki Nafrat Ya Pyaar?]

(Doosri taraf, Anaya ab bhi apni chhoti behen Riya ke saamne khadi thi. Riya ki aankhein laal

ho chuki thi, jaise uske andar sirf nafrat aur

shikayat thi.)

Riya (roti hui, lekin gusse se):

"Didil Tune mujhe bachaya kyun nahi?! Main sirf ek bachi thi! Tune mujhe marne diya! Ab tu mere saath chaleg!!"

(Ek dum se, Riya ki haath me kala dhuasn badhne lagta hai. Woh bhoot jaisi shakl me

badalne lagti haif

(Anaya ka dil phat raha tha. Uski aankhon se aansu beh rahe the. Yeh uski behen thi! Jo

kabhi uske saath khelti thi, jo uske bina reh

nahi sakti thi!)

Anaya (dil me) "Nahil Main isse nahi ladh saktil Yeh meri behen hai!"

(Lekin tabhi, Anaya ke andar ek nayi awaaz guniti hai. Yeh Aarav ki awaaz thi, jo uske

mann me goonj rahi thi.)

Aarav (dil ki awaaz me):

"Mrityu ek ant nahi... yeh ek naye jeevan ki

shuruaat hai"

(Ek pal me, Anaya ki aankhein ekdum chamak

uthti hain! Uska sharir ekdum halka mehsoos

hone lagta hai. Woh samajh chuki thi-Riya sirf ek yaad hai. Uske dil me ek zakham tha jo ab

tak bhara nahi thai)

Anaya (ruke bina, roti hui):

"Mujhe tujhe haarane ki zaroorat nahi, Riya.. mujhe sirf tujhe apnaane ki zaroorat hai!"

(Usne apni talwar gira di sur Riya ko zor se

gale laga liyal Riya zor zor se cheekhne lagi,

lekin dheere dheere uska shakal badalne laga.

Woh phir se ek chhoti si bachi ban gayi-jo

apni didi ki godi me sona chahti thi)

(Ek pal me, Riya roshni me badal gayi... aur ek bada shwet dwar saamne aagaya! Anaya ne bhi Mrityu-Pareeksha paar kar li thil)

[Yama-Shakti Ka Prakatikaran!)

(Aarav aur Anaya dono wah pahunch gaye,

jaha ek bada shakti dwar khada tha. Yeh

Yama-Shakti ka antim dwar tha. Jaise hi dono

uske kareeb gaye, dwar dheere dheere khuine laga.)

Anaya (dil me):

"Kya humne jeet liye?"

(Jaise ni dono dwar ke andar gaye, ek tej roshni ka blast hota hail Saamne ek bada

platform dikhai deta hai, jisme ek kala aur safed bijli se bani hui shakti ghoom rahi hail)

(Yeh Yama-Shakti thi! Ek aisi shakti jo jeevan aur mrityu ke beech ka antar samjh sakti thi.)

Aarav (haath badhata hua)

Yeh shakti ab hamari hai!"

(Lekin jaise hi Aaray aur Anaya us shakti ko chhune jaate hain, tabhi ek tez cheekh goonjti hal, aur aasman ekdum kaala pad jata hail)

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Tum samajh rahe ho ki tumne jeet liya?!"

(Ek dum se, saamne ek bada aakar banne

lagta hai... ek laal aankhon wala shaktishaali

purush!)

Aarav (shock me):

Yeh yeh kaun hai?"

(Woh aadmi cheere dheere aage bachta hai Uske haath me ek badi talwar hal, jo sirf mrityu

ka hi fais a karti hai)

"Main hoon "Yama-Shakti Ka Aakhri Rakhwala. Yama-Rakshas! Agar tumhe yeh shakti chahiye, toh pehle mujhe harao!"

(Aasman me ek bade bijli ka dhamaka hota hai, aur poora mandir hil jata hai! Aarav aur Anaya ab apni sabse badi ladaal ke saamne

khade hain!)