অধ্যায় একশ চৌষষ্টি: দেবতারা কি ফিরে আসার মিছিলে নেই?

তakahashi-shonikan bhalo bhabei jane, yoshimura murayoshi bishesho kore bishwer
bibhinna pranter alaukik ghotona gulo shongrokhon korchhen, kintu china-ke bad deben na.

mona rakhte hobe, china tader khub kachhe, alaukik ghotonar tothyo shongrokhoner shomoy
shobar age japaner shobcheye kachher ghotona gulo shongroho kora hoyechhe, ebong chinay
alaukik shokti royechhe, tamamo no mae-r shomoy eita pramanito hoyechhe, ebong kono debota
royechhe ki na?

mazak korchhen ki, tamamo no mae holo daji, daji-r itihashe ye shob chini debotar
probesh ghotechhe tar kono shongkhya nei.

daji-r itihash bad dileo, eka china je bishwer charti puraton sabhyotar ekti, shekhane
puran thakbe na eta o Shombhob noy, tar puraton puraner boibhob aj obdhi bishwer puran
gabeshakder kachhe akorshoniyo bisoy.

jokhon yoshimura murayoshir pokkhe china-ke bad dewa shombhob noy, ebong shongrihito
tothyey china-r kono tothyo nei.

tobe matro ekti shombhobona baki thake...
china-r kono alaukik ghotona nei!

alaukik ghotona nei, tai yoshimura murayoshi shongroho korte parenni.

ebong takahashi-shonikaner anuman, yoshimura murayoshi china-ke obohela korenni, borong
she alaukik ghotona shongrohe byasto chhilen, shob alaukik ghotonar proti tar dhyan
chhilo, kintu china-ke se bhule giyechhen, karon chinay kono alaukik ghotona chhilo na,
tai sohojei sheita bad pore gechhe, she shudhumatro kothay alaukik ghotona ghotchhe tai
dekhchhen.

etar e shonge shonge.
takahashi-shonikaner kothay shobar chokh-mukh stobdho hoye gelo.

yake bole shob shabdhoner majheo bhul, japaner aat shotto debotar alaukik ghotona,
ebong bibhinna pranter alaukik ghotona gulo shobar dhyan alaukik ghotonar upor rekhechhe,
fole alaukik ghotona-hin china-ke obohela kora hoyechhe.

"ki? nei? shombhob na." yoshimura murayoshi chokh boro boro kore takalen, tarpor matha
niye niche table-er upor bibhinna pranter alaukik ghotonar tothyo khujte laglen.

bibhinna pranter alaukik ghotona onek beshi, kebol shongroho korte giyei tar matha
kharab howar dosha, shob ghotonar nirdisto jayga gulo ki kore mone rakhbe.

kichukkhon khujbar por yoshimura ashchorjo hoye bolen: "sotti-i nei!"

onnanno shobai bujhte pere, tader tothyo gulo shabdhane shajate laglen, dekha gelo
sotti-i china-r kono tothyo nei.

takhon yoshimura murayoshi kotha bollen, tar gola chhilo drirho ebong nirdhidhay.

"ami nishchit, ami shob alaukik ghotona shongroho korechhi, kono kichu bad porar kotha
noy, ebong ami cheng-er (king) videor shongeo miliye dekhechhi, tar videote ye shob alaukik
chhilo, amar kachheo ta achhe, china-r kono tothyo nei, karon china-r kono alaukik
ghotona ghotenai."

yoshimura murayoshir kothay shobar cheng-er kotha mone pore gelo.

yoshimura yodi bhul o koren, kintu cheng-er bhul kora ki kono vabe shombhob?

"jeye dekho chinay kono alaukik ghotona ghotechhe ki na."

takahashi-shonikan tar odhinostho-der adesh dilen, tarpor shonikan ebong onnyanno
montri shing-der shonge cheng-er prokashito video gulo dekhte laglen.

kichu shomoyer modhyei.
"sotti-i china-r kono tothyo nei." montri shing ashchorjo hoye bollen.

shei shomoy odhinostho-ra daure eshe janalo, ektu age khuje dekha hoyechhe, chinay shotti
kono alaukik ghotona ghotenai.

ekti pin porar o shobdo nei.
shobai chokh chhalachhala kore dakhchhe, ekjon onnyer dike takachhe, shobar chokhe
atongko, obak howa, ebong ekti govir rahasyo churiye gechhe.

chinay alaukik shokti royechhe, tate kono shondeho nei, tamamo no mae tar shobcheye bhalo
drishtanto.

eto shoktishali alaukikotar por o ki kono debota nei? ki bajicho bolchhen, eta kono vatei
shombhob noy.

kintu tobuo keno china-r kono debotar alaukik ghotona nei?

ki emon byapar...
"china ki debotader fire ashar talikay nei?" hothat ektukhani shondeho niye prokolpo
prodhank (professor kitayama) ekti kotha bollen, tar golay chilo anuman ebong anishchoyota.

eta shune shobai bhrubhanghi korlo.

bortoman obosthay eta shotti, china-r kono alaukik ghotona nei, eitai proman kore je china
fire ashar talikay nei.

kintu, keno china fire ashar talikay nei?

fire asha manei ki china-r kono debota nei? na, chinay oboshshoi debota royechhe.

tobe keno china-r debotara fire asheni?

fire ashar ichchha chhilo na? naki onnyo kono karon royechhe?

ki karone china-r debotara fire asheni...

ebong bishwer onnanno desher debotara jokhon shobai fire aschhe, tobe keno shudhumatro
china-r debota fire asheni?

ki prothom shonggramer karone? naki onnanno desher debotader shonge kono jogajog achhe?
naki onnyo kono shombhobona?

kichukkhoner modhyei shobar mone onek chinta ebong anuman eshe gelo, china je debotader
fire ashar talikay nei, tar onek gulo karon thakte pare.

tobe anuman onek thakle o, prottektai khubi atongkojonoq ebong aschorjojonok.

yoto bhabchhe, shobar chokh ujjol hoye uthchhe.

"eta ki tamamo no mae-r shonge jukto?" prokolpo prodhank arekti kotha jog korlen.
shobai: "eh?!"

"etao shombhobonahin emon noy." takahashi-shonikan prokolpo prodhank-ke uttor dilen.

tamamo no mae holo ekhonkar shobcheye shoktishali alaukikoti, tar shokti shobai chokhe
dekhechhe, take debota bola o bhul hobe na, ebong daji-r itihasho bolchhe, tamamo no mae-r
shokti chilo debotader shonge mukomukhi howar.

er porshe, daji-r itihash thekeo bojha jay je daji ebong debotader modhye shatru-ta
royechhe.

debotader shonge lorar shokti achhe, abar debotader shonge shatrutao achhe.

daji-r kachhe bishesh karon royechhe china-r debotader fire asha thambanor ba badha
debar jonno.

tai apnar apni.
shobar mone porlo alpo age tamamo no mae-r itihash poriborton korar anumaner kotha.

kintu ki... tamamo no mae ki itihash poriborton kore ashole zhou king ba zhou-r raja-r
kache kono khobor ba uddeshya pathan ni, borong she tar itihash poriborton kore china-r
kache pathate cheyechhe, china-r debotader kache pathate cheyechhe.

tar fole kono nirdisto uddeshya sadhon kora, jemon china-r debotara fire ashar talikay
nei.

jokhon shobai bibhinna anuman korchhe, ebong china keno fire ashar talikay nei ta
bhebe matha kharap korchhe,

"china-r debotara shobai mara jayni to..." montri shing onekkhon nirob thakar por,
hirdopindo kepe uthe bollen.

shobai: "..."

hothat kora ei kothay, shob jaygay shobdo thame gelo, ek muhurte mrittur nirobota
neme elo.

dekha gelo, shobar chokh-mukh poriborton hoyechhe, keu niwash niche, keu chokh boro boro
kore takachhe, shobai atongker shoromoye pohochhechhe, mukhgulo bhoye bikrito hoye
gechhe.

china-r debotara shobai mara gechhe?!!!

"eta." nakamura prodhan obak hoye kotha bolte parlen na, jeno keu tar gola chepe dhorechhe.

sotti bolte, yodi montri shing ei kotha na bolten, tobe shobar mathay kono din aseni
je china-r debotara mara jete pare.

jokhon theke japaner alaukik ghotona ghotechhe, toto beshi alaukik byaktider khoj
newa hoyechhe, onekei dekhechhe je japaner alaukik byakti, bhoot-pre-t-er shonge china-r
jogajog achhe, kono shondeho nei je chinay japaner cheyeo beshi shoktishali alaukik
ebong bhoot-pre-t royechhe.

na hole japaner alaukik byaktira keno purbe giyechhe, purbe shiksha niye fire ashar
por shobai obonshhor kirti orjon korechhe.

bola jay, moner goviro, takahashi ebong onnanno shobai mene niyechhe je china-r alaukik
shokti japaner cheye onek beshi, jokhon alaukik shokti emon, tobe debotara aro beshi
hobe.

japaner debotar cheyeo beshi shoktishali debota.

emon debotader kothay manush shudhumartoi shokti, obhaboniyo, mukti mone kore, kothay
mrittur kotha asbe, mrittur shonge tar kono jogajog nei, shovabik bhabei mene newa
hoyechhe je emon debota konodin morte pare na.

kintu eta shudhumatro tader dharona, er mane na je eta shombhob noy.

debota khub shoktishali, tobuo mrityu shombhob, karon jekono desher purane debota
pothobhrashtho ba mrityu boron korar udahoron royechhe.

karon china-r debotara shoktishali, tai debotader mrityur byapar ti obohela kora hoyechhe,
shudhu bhabha hoyechhe keno fire asheni, kintu ashole, fire ashar talikay na thakar
mane ei noy je fire asbe na, er mane a-o hote pare je tara ar nei.

debota-i jokhon nei, tobe ki bhabe fire asbe.

ei muhurte.
dhup dhup kore druto nishwas bolar shobdo cholechhe, protteker mone hochhe tar shorir
gorom hoye uthechhe, jeno aguner kachhe bose achhe, tader rokto gorom hoye uthechhe,
mukhe thonthone shukiye gechhe, mathar chul khara hoye jacche.

yodi shotti-i montri shing-er kotha sotti hoy...

tabe.
keno china-r debotara mara gelo?
ke hattya korlo? ebong kibhabe mara gelo?

bhablei shatru bhoy lage.
shobar thonthone thaba shuru korlo.

agerta-r kolahol purno shova-kokh, hothat ekdom nirob hoye gelo, shudhu table-er upor
tablet gulo theke cheng-er video-r shobdo bajchhe.

"eh??"
onnanner moto, atongkor modhye thaka takahashi-shonikan obak hoye sthir hoye gelen,
manober sahajik protikriyar karone, nirob poribeshe shabdhane shobder proti akarshit
hoben, sthir hoye nijer matha niche name dilen, drishti table-er upor cholte thaka
videor upor porlo.

shei shomoye, kono ek pashe chokh porlo, thik dekhte pelen ekta tablet-e cholchhe
ekti video, ekti duronto shobdo-r chobi.

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