৬৩তম অধ্যায়: হান নদীর জলড্রাগন
qing-luan si? na-i noy! se ta-ra na...
han jing-lü-e bhruru kucake nile, tarpor barandari-r kache giye parda tene dilen, ebong mone mone se dine xiao yu-jing tader bola bibhinna shaktigulor katha smaran karle.
“da-tong sabha, punarjanma sabha, tian-ren geh...”
nihsandehe, qing-luan si-o jara thikmoto jane na, ei tian-ren geh chara baki du-ti dol ek dharane-r kshudro ba asuray shokti.
shobar age jar proti tar sabcheye boro biplab ba bhoy, ta holo punarjanma sabha. ei sangathan-ti mukhyoto tarae tara kore jara guixu-te prabesh korte pare.
keno tara ei bhabe tara korche, ta han jing-lü-e motamuti anuman korte parche.
jekono pranir guixu theke asar ghotona se jakhan jenechhe, takhan thekei se satarko hoye uthechhe.
jadi manush guixu-te prabesh karite pare, tabe ki se guixu-te prabesh karbar khomota arjan karite pare?
ei bishay-ti bartamane take bujhe nite hobe.
jadi para jay, tabe nihsandehe punarjanma sabha-r uddeshyo holo guixu-te prabesh karbar khomota chiriye neoya.
guixu-te bhoyonkor bhoy ache, kintu boro subidha-o ache.
se nijei ekti sabcheye spasto udaharan...
guixu na thakle, se ekhono hoyto matro kichui na jana sadharon ekjon manush hoto, kemon kore se emon deba-devir moto shokti pete pare?
yadi-o se jane na punarjanma sabha-r ki upay ache, yara guixu-te prabesh kare, tader upaye guixu-te prabesh karbar poddhati nijer upare sthanantor karbar.
kintu nihsandehe, se tader lakshyo hoye uthechhe.
ar da-tong sabha, eta nischitrupe ekti kshudro dal jara kichu nitchtar guixu-prabeshkari ke tader sathe jog dite prarocona day, tarpor "bishwo da-tong" ei shlogan-er madhyome tader porishram karay.
"bishwo da-tong" ei char-ti shabdo khub bhalo.
kintu samasya holo, itihase ei pataka tule bidroha karbar manush onek chilo.
da-xia rajtommo shatak shatak dhori pratisthita, bartamane samajik samasyar ekti shorbochcho abostha.
kintu jekhababei hok, rajbarir pradhan lakshyo holo sadharon manush, ekti sthir samaj sadharon manushke shantir jibon dite pare.
ager oi shob manush yara atyacharer shikar hoyechhe, shokti peye tader upar atyachar karbar byaktider bishal bhabe protirodh karbe.
yadi kichu atyachari byakti thake, tabe rastay manush ke khun kara asambhav noy.
da-tong sabha kichu matro ugrabadi guixu-prabeshkarike ekhatro kore nijer shokti baranor shrestho upay banay.
li fang, xiao yu-jing, lei dong prabhriti byaktira mukhe tader ke abojha karleo, da-xia rajtarangini bishesh bhabe tader bhenger dharay nirdesh korechhe.
yadi garm ashtra byabahar na kora hoy, tabe nagarer bhitore lukiye thaka ei manushgulo da-xia rajbarike mathar byatha ditey paryapti.
yadi unnata imarat na thakto, tabe ei manushgulo matro ekti misayl-er byapar hoto.
tarao ei satti bujhe, tai tara uthcho imarat o koti koti manush-er nagari-te lukiye thake.
tader dhorar jonyo bishal manobik o aarthik shokti nosto hobe, ya guixu-r rakshas der dharar cheyeo bishal samasya.
ebong tader katha to cherei dilam, yadi ei manushgulo ekhatro hoye guixu-te prabesh kare, tabe tar sankhya diye tader nijer shokti-r cheye onek beshi pauranik pranike hatya kore unnotir raton pete pare.
tara andhare lukiye theke rajbarir durbol abosthar jonyo apeksha kare, ei dharaner manushke han jing-lü-e pachhondo kare na.
se ei shob bisheye joriye porte chay na, kebal guixu-te pauranik prani hatya kore shaktishali hote chay.
matro ekhon ektu asubidha, gu-diao-r lakshyo take ghire rekhechhe, ar kichu din lagbe ta dur hote.
bhru kucake ei samasya niye chinta kore, han jing-lü-e ekti pauranik itihas boi tule pore nilo.
ding...
sei samasya, mobayl-e sms-er shabdo holo.
niche takiye dekhlo, ek-ti ajana nombor theke mmms asheche.
"ei jinis-ti, onek din dekhi ni..."
mmms er moto jinis-ti koyek bochor ager utpad, han jing-lü-e obak holo, ke take mmms pathabe.
kintu mmms kholar por, se bujhe gelo ke chhilo.
mmms-er bishay-ti chhilo hanjiang-er bishal shaper shomosto tathyo.
bhabar dorkar nei, ei mobayl nombor-ti xiao yu-jing tiner.
tar tulonay, tar kachhe arbeshi akarshoniyo chilo ei shaper tathyo.
char sho bochor jibito bishal shap, shokti-r shorbochcho sthor...
"yadi ami er raton har, shap-er shira niye ni, tabe amar shokti-shali dhanuk-er byabastha hoye jabe."
han jing-lü-e akarshon niye porte laglo, ar uporer porichoy, xiao yu-jing tader bola porichoyer matoi chhilo.
parthokya matro ei, ei gupthochari tathyo aro bisad bhabe bola hoyechhe.
ei gupthochari tathyote, prae bisad bhabe ei bishal shaper briddhir itihas ullekh chhilo.
isvi 1589 sale keu er sandhan peyechhe, kintu tokhon er akriti matro shat-at mitar chhilo.
tarpor se shat ti bochor lukiye theke, abar jokhan dekha dilo, tokhon chilo chashi bidrohi rajar shohor dhongsao, jara hanjiang-er bishal laash bhaste thekechhe.
ebar er akriti, dash-baro mitar pochechhe.
pet bhore khabar kheye, se abhar chupi mere gelo, jekhon dui sho bochor age abar dekha dilo.
ei ongsho-ti xiao yu-jing take boleni.
dui sho bochor age, ei byakti-r akriti tris mitar hoyechhe ebong ekjon sthaniyo shokti-shali byakti-r sathe yuddho korechhe, hare geleo hanjiang-e palabar siddhanto nilo.
tarpor theke, se dui sho bochorer beshi samay luko-chupi korechhe, gata mase abar dekha diyechhe, ebong ekti nouka dhongsa kore, shat-shasti ti manushke gile kheyechhe.
"kichu ekta bhul ache..."
ei gupthochari tathyo dekhe, han jing-lü-e bhruru kucalo.
"mane holo, ei byakti gata bar dekha diyechhe dui sho bochor age, ar pratham bar manusher chokhe porechhe, pray 433 bochor age."
bhul mone kore han jing-lü-e, kompyutar khule shaper pauranik upokatha khujte shuru korlo.
shighroi, dash-shata upokatha tar samne ese gelo.
[hui panca sho bochorer pore jaoya jiao, jiao hajar bochorer pore jaoya dragon, dragon panca sho bochorer pore shringa dragon, hajar bochorer pore ying dragon -- <<suy-yi-ji>>]
hui holo prachin pauranik ek dharaner bishal shap, prae jol-e bas kare, luko-chupi kare, pasher nouka olte dite pochhondo kare, manusher mangsho kheye bikash labh kare.
"ei bishal shap pratham bar manusher chokhe porle, tar akriti shat-at mitar chilo."
"yadi se er age koyek doshok bochor beche thake, tabe nischit bhabe jiao-te porinoto hoite pare..."
eta bhebe, han jing-lü-e nischit hote parlo na.
yadi-o ei nibondh-ti nan-bei yug-er lekha, kintu nan-bei yug purba-qin yug-er thike dure noy.
yadi ei nibondh-e kono bhul na thake, tabe bhul chhilo amar.
"ei byakti ki jiao-te porinoto hobe na..."
ekti chinta mathay aslo, jar fole han jing-lü-e oyebsayt bondho korlo, tarpor xiao yu-jing dine phone kara nombor-e phone korlo.
"halo?"
prae shighroi phone dhora holo, xiao yu-jing-er porichito shabdo ashlo, ebong han jing-lü-e sohojei bollo:
"tumi tomar manush diye khoj nao, itihase kothao ki shap theke jao-dragon-er sotti ghotona ache!"
"thik ache!" ashol katha sune, ar dragon-er katha sune, xiao yu-jing han jing-lü-e sathe jhogra korlo na, borong shidha ghurie lei dong prabhriti byaktike khabar khujte bollo.
shighroi, phone-er opar theke byasto pawyer shabdo, ebong kibor-er chapi-r shabdo ashlo.
han jing-lü-e dhoirjo dhore apeksha korlo, mone mone keno jani na, hanjiang-er bishal shap jao hobar jonyo apeksha korchhe...
ajke tin ti songkhya, shighroi shap jao-te porinoto hoar kahini sesh kare, tarpor guixu lekha hobe.
(adhyay shesh)