Chapter 23 – "Andhkaar Ka Naya Swaroop!"

(Scene: Ek shunyata se bhari jagah, jahan sirf gehra andhkaar hai. Bechain saans lene ki awaaz gunjti hai. Ek purani awaaz hawa me ghoonj rahi hai—"Main wapas aa raha hoon…")

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[Ek Bhayankar Shuruaat!]

(Kahin door ek gufa me, ek mystical black crystal chamak raha hai. Uske aaspaas ek krur haath dheere-dheere ubharne lagta hai. Yeh wahi jagah hai jahan Raudra-Senapati ka antim vishram tha!)

??? (dheemi awaaz me):

"Mujhe jo kabhi hara nahi sakta, uska shesh hamesha bacha rehta hai… aur us shesh se hi naye andhkaar ka janm hota hai!"

(Ek laal aankhon wala shadayantri purush dhire-dhire crystal se bahar aata hai. Uska naam abhi anjaana hai, magar uski mojudgi hi mahashaktiyon ke liye ek naya sanket hai!)

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[Rishi Ki Pehli Shiksha!]

(Dusri taraf, Aarav aur Anaya Rishi ko naye yudh ke liye tayyar kar rahe hain. Ek gupt mandir ke andar, Rishi apne Pashupati-Astra ka prashikshan le raha hai.)

Aarav (sakt swar me):

"Tumhara shastra sirf tumhari shakti ka pratibimb hai. Jab tak tum apne andar ki bhavnaon ko samjhoge nahi, tum ek sachha yodha nahi ban sakte!"

Rishi (saans lete hue):

"Lekin yeh Astra itna bhari kyun mehsoos hota hai?!"

(Anaya ek shant muskurahat ke saath aage aati hai.)

Anaya:

"Kyuki yeh sirf ek astra nahi, yeh ek zimmedari hai. Tum naye Yug ke pehle rakshak ho, Rishi!"

(Rishi apni mutthi band karta hai. Uske andar ek naya vishwas jaagta hai. Magar tabhi ek tez shakti ka kampan mehsoos hota hai!)

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[Andhkaar Ki Nayi Aaghaat!]

(Ek shaitaani awaz aasman me goonjti hai. Ek kali hawa Rishi ke aaspaas chalne lagti hai. Aarav aur Anaya samajh jate hain ki naya shatru ab aagaya hai!)

??? (andhkaar se aati awaz):

"Naye Rakshak… kya tum tayyar ho? Ya sirf ek balidaan banne wale ho?"

(Ek kale vastra me lapeta hua shaktishaali purush mandir ke samne aata hai. Uske haath me ek Andhkaar-Khadag hai, jo Vishnu-Seal ke prakash ko todne ki shakti rakhta hai!)

Aarav (gambhir awaaz me):

"Yeh sambhav nahi… Yeh toh Kali-Samraat ka antim senapati, Vyagrah hai!"

(Rishi ek kadam peechhe leta hai, magar Anaya uska haath thaam leti hai.)

Anaya:

"Darna mat, Rishi. Yeh tumhari pehli pariksha hai!"

(Vyagrah zor se hasne lagta hai. Uski laal aankhen chamakne lagti hain.)

Vyagrah:

"Agar yeh naye Yug ka Rakshak hai, toh aao, dekhte hain yeh kitni der khada reh sakta hai!"

(Aur isi ke saath shuru hoti hai Rishi ki pehli mahasangram! Kya wo apni shaktiyon ko pehchaan payega? Kya Vyagrah ka asli uddeshya samajh me aayega?)

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