প্রথম খণ্ড: সিদ্ধির পথ তিরাশি অধ্যায়: পুরানো বন্ধু

তরwari roop dharon kore shareer er bhitore miliye gelo. tar shaktir prachurjo ebong speed e shatrudere majhe diye chole gelo. lathir gaye bachiye thaka tarwariy er anubhuti bashbik roop nilo.

ei hatat ghote jawa poriborton theke somvhal krar agei, ekjon er por ekjon bhumite pore gelo. mrittur por chokh gulo obdhi bondho holo na, shudhu kontonali er ghaye theke obiroto roktpater dhara boite laglo, jate puro matir jol rokte lal hoye gelo.

"wenhuan, mama tola r pichone eso." eki dike shata metre dure dowre jawa xu wenhuan, tar mama er mrittur muhurto dekhe tar bukh ta kede uthlo, kintu tar mama chomotkar bhabe beche utheche dekhe se obak holo.

ebong matir opor tar poribarer shobai ke hatya kara shatrudere nij hater torwar diye shesh korleo, hridoyer bedona kono motei komchilo na. xu wenhuan chupchap xu xiao jie er pichone giye dariye gelo.

hawar bae chole jawa cliff er pashe alada hoye jawa mati gulo, shudhu bachiye rakha ektuku ushnota ke kure niye gelo. xu wenhuan hotat xu xiao jie er pichone theke take joriye dhorlo, tar bhejhe jawa chokh gulo ar atke rakha gelo na. xu xiao jie ke joriye dhore kanna shuru korlo, jeno tar harano poribarer eka thakar jontrona ke ber kore dicche.

shondha goriye asche, shomoy ta onek holo. matir opor bishal agun jele, xu poribarer dujon bhai bon aguner samne bose roilo. tader chokhe eklanto chara shudhu matro ashru r kshoti chilo.

"mama, amra ekhon kothay jabo? amader bari nei, keu ar beche nei." gola fule uthe, kono motei chokher jol atke rakhar chesta kore, nijer ekmatro aponjon ke jiggesh korlo.

"bari nei, kintu amra to achi. amra xu poribar ke emni bhabe ei prithibi theke harate dite pari na. amader eto boro protishodh newa baki ache. amader poribar ke hatya koreche ekhane theke shata metre dure thaka tiandao gu er lokjon. amra khub kom shomoyer modhye protishodh nite parbo na." koto bebesi toto bashi raga hhochilo. se mathar ghas gulo joriye dhore matir opor fele dilo.

mati chardike choriye gelo, jeno kono bandhon chara balu r moto, ar kono ekota chilo na, mul shokti chole giyechilo.

"amra jowar shanti pahar." kichu khon chup thakar por, shei shomoyer ghotona mone kore, shei aloukik sadhur nirdesh chilo je manob jati er shobcheye boro tarwar sadhona kora dol shanti pahar e jaoar jonno.

"kintu, shei shanti pahar to manob sadhukoder shobcheye boro doder dol gulo er ekta. parikhar shorto khub kothin, amra gele ki shoti kono asha thakbe?" xu wenhuan kachapacher onek jaigay ghuriyche, tai se onek kichu janto.

"emon bhabe bhabo na, na kore kibhabe bujhte parbe je tumi nishchoy haraibe? nijer upor bishwas rakho." nijeke shantona dewar moto kore, hater lathi nie, akasher dike asha niye takiye roilo.

tianxuan tar notun shika shohor er shokti porikkha kore, okhane theke onek agei chole giyechilo. jodio eta ekta porikkha chilo, kintu eta ekjon kishorer jibon poriborton kore diyechilo, ebong manob jatir jonno tarwar sadhonar ekta opar protiva sristi korechilo.

tianxuan er ei jattrar uddesho chilo shanti pahar er purono bondhu, purono shanti pahar er torwar kumar hu ming er sathe dekha kora. se ekhon shanti pahar er mukho patro, ebong tar karonei ajker shanti pahar notun unnotite poucherche.

tianxuan er ei jatra lukiye chilo na, jekhan diye jeto sekhan thekei beguni alo chorato. hu ming er ekhon er shokti khub kom chilo na, purono choto sadhuk dhoroner lok ekhon prithibir kachapachi prithibi er torwar kumar hoye geche.

dang! dang! dang!

puro shanti pahar er joruri ghonta beje uthlo. vitorer ba bairi shobai shanti paharer probeshe ektrito holo. tora tader shanti pahar sthaponer por theke shobcheye boro shagotom anusthan korlo. je kono shokti hok na keno, yuaning hok ba zhuji hok, shobai shanti paharer duare tianxuan er ashray er jonno opekha korche.

jei shomoy tianxuan shanti paharer pouchalo, dekha gelo shanti pahar gulo akashe veshe ache. ei bhasho shondhya pahar gulo kousholopurno montro diye unnotito rakha hoyeche.

"dure theke bondhura ashe, eta ki anander noy? shaoqing hou shei diner por theke onekdin dekha nei. jodi ghorer chhatra ra na bolto, tabe amra bhebechilm shaoqing hou shei durghotonay mara geche." hu ming khub vhadro chilo. ekjon mukhopatro hishebe eto shomman kora khub kom dekha jay. tar upor hu ming nijei ekjon khub kothin byokti, tai emon byektir shomman kora khub i birosh byapar.

"ji xun er kach theke amake mrittur mukhe fela er chesta, ekhuno onek deri ache. ekhane kibhabe achen?" tianxuan er kache ji xun ekdom i beporoya chilo, jeno ei byokti kichui noy.

kintu shanti paharer chhatrara jokhon shunte pelo, tokhon tarai dhew tule gelo. ei ji xun ke ta onekei jane na, kintu jodi zhou ping wang er byapare bola hoy, tobe choto bacharao bole dite parbe.

"hei, senior, ei byokti ke? keno mukhopatrer sathe eto valo somporko, dekhte khub chena chena lagche." boro tarwar piche nie ekjon chhele shamne thaka byokti ke ghire rekhe karon jiggesh korlo.

"takeo chino na? se to shaoqing hou, protham purono byokti. shudhu tar megh ghurabar dorkar dekhei tar bortoman shokti bujhe newa jay." ekjon bisheshojno hishebe ei tarwar dhari byokti ke shaoqing hou er shob ghotona bolchilo.

"eto shoktishali!" shei tarwar dhari byokti dovre eka pashe chole gelo, jeno karor sathe khobor share korbe, eta khub tarae chilo.

tader tarwar dhari byokti keu noy, kintu kichu din agei tianxuan er dwara pran bachiye newa xu xiao jie. jabe theke xu xiao jie ebong xu wenhuan shanti pahar ashar nishpotti koreche.

dujon i eka ebong andhokar din gulo shuru korechilo. shudhu janto shanti pahar zhongzhou te ache, kintu jane na zhongzhou er kon jaigay.

jar fole dujon i pother manush der dwara protarito hoye, onek bar jhor jhamela par kore, sheshe ei shanti pahar khuje pelo. koyek din chul thik na kora chul gulo gal er pashe neme ashe, dekhte khub bridho lagchilo. eta bodhoy poribar harabar bedona thike asha oggota.

jokhon se shei din jibon-mrittur shokti theke take bachiye chilo, ebong tarwar shastro diyechilo, tokhon se bhuulei gechilo je se ekhono shanti paharer chhatra noy, shanti paharer duare ghure berachilo.

tianxuan tokhoni xu xiao jie er upasthiti anubhav korlo, mone mone ektu obak holo. eta eto kom shomoy e ei shanti pahar pouchalo.

"shaoqing bhai, onekdin dekha nei, tarwar sadhonay kono unnoti ache ki? choto vai er ekhon tarwar sadhonay nijer bujhh hoyeche, anurogh kori shaoqing bhai er motamot janaben." hu ming er khub tarahuro chilo. ekjon mukhopatro hoyeo se khub larae er kotha bolto.

"ami jani tomar shovab. shei diner por, tomar tarwar amake kache pete chay." tianxuan hashi diye thottha korlo, kintu se janto ekhane larae korar jonno ashe ni.

"tumi jokhon jano, tobe tarwar ber koro. ami amar sathe tomar juddho opekha korchi." eta bole kachapachi jomano jaigay theke tarwar ber korlo.

tar porer shanti pahar er chhatrara ebong shanti paharer duare thaka byoktira alaap korlo.

"tora dekho, mukhopatro aji ei shaoqing hou er sathe larae korbe. nishchoy khub sundor hobe, ke jitbe ke jane." ekjon asha kore dujon er dike takiye roilo, jeno kono kichu mishe na jay.

"eta ki jiggesh korte hoy? nishchoy amader mukhopatro jitbe. mukhopatro prithibir shobcheye shoktishali tarwar sadhuk. ami mukhopatro ke samorthon kori!" meye chhatrara choto sor e alochona korchilo.

"ami eta bhabi na. amar mone hoy shaoqing hou jitbe. shei shomoy shaoqing hou manob jatir notun pidhir shobcheye shoktishali chilo, bortoman zhou shokti ebong qin raja er chese shoktishali." kachapacher uchu siri te bose chilo ekjon jubok, tar poshak vhadro chilo, bodhoy kono boro poribarer shontan.

shob chhatra-chhatrara tader mukhopatro er tarwar shathey legendery shaoqing hou er juddho dekhar jonno opekha korchilo. khub anandomoy poribesh ti dhire dhire kothin hoye uthlo.

"tarwar ber koro, amake dekhao je tomar purono tarwar ekhono koto dharalo." tianxuan hat ghurie, jama er dhar diye prithibir shokti diye ekta sahaj tarwar sristi korlo.

"tumi eta ki korcho?" tianxuan shei shoktishali god der tarwar na bere, prithibir shokti diye tiri tarwar sristi korlo, hu ming obak holo.

"tumi aro beshi bhabbe na, amar tarwar porle kintu chot lagbe." bhalo ovhipraye bolar moto, kintu tianxuan er emon dekhe se ar kotha baralo na.

"tobe, shaoqing hou amar tarwar dekhuk." tarwar tianxuan er dike ashe, shei sadharon tarwar er modhye puro prithibi lukachilo.

"ei tarwar er nam manush." ei tarwar er modhye shobvab er bhrom chilo, ekta ekta kore kete fela.

"manush to kichui noy, ami shob kichu." shei prithibir shokti diye sristi tarwar muhurto er modhye prithibite miliye gelo. shei shomoy tianxuan khali hat e dariye chilo.

hu ming er tarwar tianxuan er gae porbe mone hochilo, kintu porlo na, jeno kachapachi dure thakar moto. chardike khub shoktishali dheu ashe, ei tarwar er anubhuti bhanga fela.

prothom bar, hu ming here gelo.

ekta ghuriye, dwitiyo tarwar chole elo. ei tarwar khub sthir chilo, tarwar hater modhye chilo na, matir niche chilo, xuanhuang er shokti cholchilo.

dwitiyo tarwar er anubhuti ashar sathe sathe, tritiyo tarwar aghe thekei tairi chilo. prithibi ebong akash du ti ghotonay jaiga sristi korlo, yin yang er shokti poriborton hoto.

"tomar choto prithibi ache, amar hongmeng bishwo ache, tarwar porlo." dekha gelo tianxuan halke hat ghurie, ei du ti ghotona chole gelo, ar kono baki thaklo na.

"ami ki abaro here gelam?" matir opor pore thaka tarwar er dike takiye, tar vishwas jeno dhue gelo. se joto koshish koruk na keno, sheshe here gelo.

hotat dekha gelo, hu ming sadhona er karkhane notun drishti peyeche. akash er bijli puro jaiga ta ghire felo. eta prithibi er prithibi houar jonno bijli er parikkha chilo.

nisshondehe hu ming nijer bujhte perechilo, tarwar er joy-parajoy bujhe, shotta dekhar sujog peyechilo. akash er nirdesh take shubhagto dilo, ebong bijli ke taniye nilo.

bijli jol er doler moto ek tar por ek hu ming er gae porchilo. sadhonar bujhar shomoy shob bijli shatru er dan hoye gelo, gae porleo hridoye shokti dilo.

ekta ekta bijli er por, sheshe porichoy holo shanti megh, tarikha ebong shushrusha byabostha hu ming ke puro roop diye ekjon prithibi er sadhuk banalo. ekhon theke hu ming shobai er shomman kora amar shurjo sadhuk hobe, ar matro kichu shata bochori sadharon manush thakbe na.