Subah ka waqt tha…
Lekin Aarohi ke andar raat abhi bhi zinda thi.
Wo mandir ke bahar khadi thi…
Aankhon me ab ek nayi power.
"Main feel kar sakti hoon…" usne dheere se kaha,
"Naagmani… mere andar hai."
Arjun uske paas aaya—
"Tum theek ho na?"
Aarohi ne uski taraf dekha…
Halki si smile di—
"Ab main pehle se zyada strong hoon."
Lekin…
Us smile ke peeche kuch aur bhi tha.
Ek darkness.
⚠️ NIYARA KA SACH
Peeche se Niyara aayi…
Uska face serious.
"Hume baat karni hogi," usne kaha.
Aarohi seedha boli—
"Tum kuch chhupa rahi ho."
Silence.
Arjun confused—
"Kya matlab?"
Niyara ne deep breath li…
"Main sirf Naagmani ki rakshak nahi hoon…"
"Main… uski creator hoon."
⚡ Shock.
"WHAT??" Arjun chillaaya.
Aarohi ki aankhein narrow—
"Explain."
Niyara dheere se aage badhi—
"Hazaron saal pehle…"
"Naagmani ek normal shakti nahi thi…"
"Wo ek jeevit urja thi… jise maine apni power se banaya."
Silence.
"Lekin…" Niyara boli,
"wo control se bahar ho gayi."
"Usme itni power aa gayi… ki wo kisi ko bhi destroy kar sakti thi."
Aarohi ne dheere se kaha—
"Isliye tum use guard kar rahi thi…"
Niyara ne haan me sir hilaya—
"Main use kisi galat haath me nahi jaane dena chahti thi…"
"Par ab…"
"Wo tumhare andar hai."
Room me hawa heavy.
💔 DARK TRUTH
Arjun ne pucha—
"Iska matlab kya hai?"
Niyara ne seedha jawab diya—
"Iska matlab… Aarohi zyada der tak zinda nahi rahegi."
Silence.
Aarohi ka face freeze.
"Kya…?" usne dheere se kaha.
"Naagmani ek human body me stable nahi reh sakti…" Niyara boli,
"dheere dheere… wo tumhe andar se khatam kar degi."
Arjun ka dil toot gaya—
"NO… koi aur way hoga!"
Niyara ne aankhen jhuka li—
"Ek hi tareeka hai…"
Aarohi ne seedha pucha—
"Kaunsa?"
Niyara ne uski aankhon me dekha—
"Naagmani ko destroy karna hoga."
Shock.
"Lekin…" Arjun bola,
"agar Naagmani destroy hui… toh Aarohi—"
Niyara ne dheere se kaha—
"Wo bhi nahi bachegi."
Silence.
Sab kuch ruk gaya.
💔 DECISION
Aarohi chup thi.
Uska dimaag blank…
Dil heavy…
"Matlab…" usne dheere se kaha,
"ya toh main mar jaungi… ya main monster ban jaungi."
Koi jawab nahi.
Arjun uske paas aaya—
"Main tumhe kuch nahi hone dunga…"
Aarohi ne uski taraf dekha…
Aankhon me aansu.
"Is baar…" wo dheere se boli,
"shayad main khud ko nahi bacha paungi."
⚡ MAHIR RETURNS
Tabhi…
Hawa ekdum se dark ho gayi.
"Emotional moment khatam hua?"
Mahir.
Wo saamne khada tha…
Aur is baar aur powerful.
"Naagmani uske andar hai…" wo muskuraaya,
"perfect."
Arjun gusse me—
"Door reh usse!"
Mahir hansa—
"Ab wo sirf tumhari Aarohi nahi hai…"
"Wo meri power ka source hai."
Aarohi dheere se aage badhi…
Uski aankhon me full glow.
"Tumne galti ki…" usne Mahir se kaha.
Mahir smirk—
"Kaunsi?"
Aarohi ki awaaz thandi—
"Mujhe zinda chhod ke."
⚡ POWER CLASH START
Aarohi ne attack kiya—
Is baar…
Pehle se 10x powerful.
Mahir bhi ready tha.
Dono ki energy clash—
⚡ BOOOOM ⚡
Poora jungle hil gaya.
Arjun peeche khada sab dekh raha tha…
Niyara dheere se uske paas aayi—
"Final battle shuru ho chuki hai…"
Arjun ne kaha—
"Iska end kya hoga?"
Niyara ne dheere se jawab diya—
"Ya toh duniya bachegi…"
"Ya Aarohi."
Silence.
Aur us moment me…
Sab kuch daav par lag chuka tha.