Chapter 19: "Bichhde Pal, Judaai ki Kahani"
[Flashback - 4 saal pehle | Avalon Academy Training Grounds]
Choti si Marianne training kar rahi thi, thoda thoda ladkhadati, lekin aankhon mein tha junoon. Tabhi ek patli si awaz sunayi deti hai...
Reinhardt (muskurate hue):
"Footwork weak hai tumhara… par himmat achhi hai."
Marianne:
"Toh sikhaiyega mujhe, ya bas judge karenge?"
Dono muskuraate hai. Tab se ek bond bana — thoda sa dosti ka, thoda kuch aur...
Marianne ki aankhon mein ek pal ke liye khushi, aur Reinhardt ke dil mein ek ajeeb si chuppi thi.
Wo usse pasand karta tha, par kabhi keh nahi paya...
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[Present Day | Jungle Battlefield]
Dhoondhte dhoondhte, ek aur A-rank demon milta hai. Ye demon zyada hi wild hai — naam hai "Gorvax" — jiska sharir aadha metal se bana hua hai, aur aankhen puri tarah se laal.
Team ladh rahi hoti hai... sab milke. Reinhardt ka sword ek ajeeb si dark energy se chamak raha hota hai.
Sylvia (Hayashi se):
"Uske moves… alag lag rahe hai. Ye wohi Reinhardt hai?"
Tabhi demon ki defeat ke baad, sab thoda relax hote hai. Lekin Reinhardt chup chaap jungle ke ek kone mein chala jata hai…
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[Secret Scene | Jungle ke Andar]
Zarek tree ke upar baitha hota hai, chhoti si smirk ke saath.
Zarek:
"Toh… tum aagaye. Jaise maine expect kiya tha."
Reinhardt (gussa):
"Tumne Marianne ko kisliye target banaya?"
Zarek:
"Kyunki tumhare emotions tumhari sabse badi kamzori hai, Reinhardt. Aur main kamzor cheezon ko todta hoon."
Phir Zarek apni full villain energy ke saath poora sach batata hai:
Zarek ek mastermind hai jo demons mein Top #5 hai — lekin uska goal hai #1 banna.
Usne Reinhardt ke parents ka bhi indirectly murder plan kiya tha, centuries se revenge game chal raha hai.
Aur Marianne sirf ek chess piece thi uske liye.
Zarek:
"Tu sochta hai tu strong hai? Tu bas ek pawn tha mere plan ka... lekin ab tu mera knight banega."
Reinhardt ke andar kuch toot jaata hai. Uski aankhon mein wo pehli baar woh andhera aata hai —
Reinhardt (andar hi andar):
"Main tumse seekhunga, lekin ek din… tumhara game main todunga."
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[End Scene]
Hayashi aur team jungle se bahar nikalte hain, unaware ki Reinhardt ka andar kuch badal gaya hai…
Hayashi (khud se):
"Reinhardt… kuch toh badla hai tere andar. Par kya?"
Camera zoom out karta hai... Jungle mein ek crow udta hai, aur Zarek ki awaz echo karti hai...
Zarek:
"Game shuru ho gaya hai, Hayashi Leonhart."
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TO BE CONTINUED…
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