Underground room mein hawa bilkul freezing ho gayi thi. Aisha aur Meera floor par bane strange symbol ke andar khadi thi.
Stairs se woh black creature dheere-dheere neeche utar raha tha.
Uski glowing white eyes darkness mein chamak rahi thi.
Aisha ka heart itna fast beat kar raha tha ki usse lag raha tha woh gir jayegi.
"Meera… ye kya hai?" Aisha ne darr se pucha।
Meera ne slow voice mein jawab diya:
"Ye ek shadow spirit hai… bahut saal pehle kisi ne isse yahan bulaya tha।"
Creature ab room ke centre ke paas pahunch chuka tha।
Lekin jaise hi woh symbol ke paas aaya, woh suddenly ruk gaya।
Jaise koi invisible wall usse rok rahi ho।
Aisha ne notice kiya ki creature symbol ke andar nahi aa pa raha tha।
Meera ne whisper kiya:
"Ye symbol protection ke liye hai… isi wajah se main ab tak safe hoon।"
Aisha ka mind confuse ho gaya।
"Agar tum safe ho… toh tum yahan se nikal kyun nahi jaati?" usne pucha।
Meera ki aankhon mein sadness aa gayi।
"Kyuki main zinda nahi hoon," usne dheere se kaha।
Aisha ka heart ek second ke liye ruk gaya।
"Matlab…?" Aisha ne shock mein kaha।
Meera ne slowly jawab diya:
"Us raat jab main Room 13 mein aayi thi… maine bhi trapdoor open kiya tha। Maine bhi is creature ko dekha tha।"
Room suddenly aur bhi silent ho gaya।
"Usne mujhe attack kiya… aur tab se meri spirit yahin phas gayi hai," Meera ne kaha।
Aisha ka throat dry ho gaya।
"Iska matlab… tum ghost ho?" Aisha ne slowly pucha।
Meera ne sir jhuka kar haan mein head shake kiya।
Creature suddenly growl karne laga।
Grrrrrr…
Uski glowing eyes aur bright ho gayi।
Jaise woh gusse mein ho।
Meera ne quickly kaha:
"Ye creature dark ritual se yahan bandha hua hai। Jab tak ritual complete nahi hota… ye yahan phasa rahega।"
Aisha ne room ko dhyan se dekha।
Floor par symbol ke alawa ek old stone table bhi tha।
Table par ek ancient book rakhi hui thi।
Book ka cover black aur dusty tha।
Meera ne us direction mein point kiya।
"Wahi book hai jisse ritual start hua tha," usne kaha।
Aisha ka heart fast beat karne laga।
"Toh agar hum ritual ko destroy kar dein…?" Aisha ne pucha।
Meera ki eyes mein hope chamak uthi।
"Tab shayad ye creature hamesha ke liye gayab ho jaayega… aur meri spirit bhi free ho jayegi," usne kaha।
Lekin problem ye thi—
Stone table symbol ke bahar tha।
Aur creature bhi wahi khada tha।
Aisha nervous ho gayi।
"Agar main symbol se bahar gayi toh…?" usne pucha।
Meera ne honestly jawab diya:
"Toh woh tum par attack karega।"
Creature unki baat sun raha tha।
Uski glowing eyes Aisha par fix ho gayi।
Jaise woh wait kar raha ho ki Aisha symbol se bahar nikle।
Aisha ka heart fast beat kar raha tha।
Ye bahut dangerous tha।
Lekin agar woh kuch nahi karti…
Toh Meera hamesha ke liye yahan phasi rahegi।
Aur shayad ye creature kabhi na kabhi symbol ko break kar de।
Aisha ne deep breath li।
"Main try karungi," usne slowly kaha।
Meera shock ho gayi।
"Ye risky hai," usne kaha।
Aisha ne jawab diya:
"Lekin agar hum try hi nahi karenge… toh ye kabhi khatam nahi hoga।"
Creature suddenly loud growl karne laga।
Jaise usse samajh aa gaya ho ki Aisha kya karne wali hai।
Aisha ne symbol ke edge par step liya।
Uska heart zor se dhadak raha tha।
Meera ne uska haath pakad kar kaha:
"Jaldi karna… main creature ko distract karne ki koshish karungi।"
Aisha ne head nod kiya।
Phir woh slowly symbol ke bahar step rakhne lagi।
Aur jaise hi uska foot symbol se bahar aaya—
Creature suddenly speed se uski taraf badhne laga।