অধ্যায় একশো বিয়াল্লিশ: বার্ডকেজ মাউন্টেনের সাতশ তলোয়ারচালক (পূর্বাংশ)

কথ hadhache, guchan dao, agun er shonket dekhe, anonde utphullo hoye gelo ebong triptir shathe se dikhe doure cholechilo. kintu path er modhye giye tar mone holo, aro ekta shonket thik temni rokom durer paharer churay udbhasito holo. prothom shonket er sthan theke er durto onek beshi chilo. sadharon paer shokti ba odhikar diye eto kaje shomvob noy. er modhye onno kono rohossho royeche. guchan dao ektu chinta kore moner jore sthir korlo, "jodi eto bihopod thake, tobe ami ei guha te probesh korboi!" erpor se tar gontobyo poriborton kore shei dike doure gelo.

guchan dao jokhon bonoler modhye diye puron shokti niye cholechilo, tokhon dhoya gulo kramonoye ghono hote laglo. shei dhoya take jokhon shwaser shathe modhye tene nilo, tokhon tar gala shukiye giye bishon byetha onubhov holo. obak hoye se dekhlo, shei byetha jeno akta angar gile feler moto jontronadayok. tar du chokh jeno koraoyasa dhokay dheke geche, ebong shathe shathe se trishartho o klanto hoye porlo.

"e ki! dhoyay nischoy bish ache!" guchan dao mone mone bhablo. tarpor shei bishal gach er gaye pith lagiye, pa duhani bhenge boshe porlo ebong dhyan shuru korlo. proman hoye gelo je dhoya tike bishakta chilo. ebar tar shorire pranbayu oheto vabe chorate laglo. kintu shubher bishoy, shei bish er shokti khub beshi chilo na. ekti dhupkoler shomoy katar por, tar shorirer shokti abar shobhabik holo. guchan dao-er buker bojha neme gelo. se jokhon uthte gelo, tokhon hothat karo kothar shobdo shunte pelo.

"amra anek din dhore apekha korchi. mone hoy apni shei bishal byokti bishal brihot byokti bishal kheyal rakhen jini bishal brihot bishal ke dekhte chan, tahole amader shathe cholen." guchan dao jokhon khub obak hoye chilo, tokhon e shobdo tar kane elo. kotha gulo shunte khub vinroto ebong shommanjonok mone hachilo. phire takiye se dekhlo je sekhane dosh jon shongiboddho thik-thak tishur dharonkora, nil basone abrito khorgo shonggiri drishto hochche. tader chul gulo pichone bandha chilo. tader dekhei bujha jachche je tader shomman onnanyo manush der theke onek beshi.

guchan dao mone mone bhablo: ki bhoyongkor chokranto! tara bishakta dhoya byabohar koreche! eta vebe se ekti mridu hashi haslo ebong mone mone bhablo, "ami jodi tomader shathe na jai, tahole ki korbe?"

tarpor asha byokti matha nelete laglo ebong bujhiye bolar shure bollo, "onurodh kori, apnar ei mohan byokti amar porisimar kheyal rakhen."

"er mane ki?" guchan dao kothata bujhte parlo na.

"ekhon bishal brihotbyokti amader hate bondi, ebong tar priyo shongyee rora-paharer konnya ro-lin-yu-o amader shoinik der shathe atithi hishebe royeche. er fole bishal sainik der kono neta nei. eto din dhore cholle bipod oshotto hote pare. ebong eta shomoye tader bishakta dhoyer foke porte hoyeche. tader aro kono shokti nei je tarai amar sathe lorte parbe. amra shob shomoy prostut chilam. amader dui bahini joddho shuru howar agei porajoy nischit hoye geche. sheshe matro ekti folafol baki ache, sheta holo keo jibe bachbe na. kintu kebol matro apnar maddhomei eta rohodho kora shomvob. apnar kono porisrom chara amader shathe je akbar ashate hobe."

guchan dao bujhte perechilo ekhane ki dhoroner bipod ache. tobu se nije bujhte parchilo na je ki bhabe se eta poriborton korbe. je kono obosthay, ekhane asha darkar chilo ebong poristhiti bujhe kaj kora uchit. tai se nirosh hashi haslo ebong bollo, "tomra ki korte chao, ami ta bujhi na, kintu ami tomader keu voy pai na. cholo, agiye cholo!"

"biplobee door-gari kono voy nai, apni ekjon shotyi karer biplobee. cholo!"

tarpor tader dolti soje paharer churay chole gelo. matro ekti cha paner shomoye tader shomoy laglo, shikhya-poribarer chaoa shongkolok camp e giye pourocho. bishal byokti tar shorirer odhek ongsho manush ebong odhek ongsho lota diye abrito, ebong tar shorir bishal sobuj ronge ranga, dekhte khub voyongkor lagchilo. ro-lin-yu-o er mukh fashika-shada hoye giyechilo, se tar pashe dareye chilo. guchan dao ke aste dekhe tar chokhe ekti niras o ashahayotar chaya khele gelo. ar shei kao-shun ebong ekjon puron armor porihito bishal shongimoy senapati porshoporsho boshe chilen. guchan dao bhitore dhukei jokhon dekhte pelo, tokhon tar mone hachilo eta shobi kao-shun er karkhazi. ki je kharap lok e!

"apni je kono vobisshot er bhalo lok non, eta amar agei bujha uchit chilo!" guchan dao camp e dhukei kao-shun ke gari dite laglo.

armor porihito senapati uthe darelo ebong hashte hashte bollo, "apni vul bujhechen. kao-shun amar bhalo atithi. apnar motoi tar nam o ami sunechi, kintu konodin dekha hoyni. ami ekjon shadharon manush, kothar pech-poyal bujhi na, shada mathe kotha boli. apnar motoi ami sohoj-shorol manush, tai cholun amra asol kothay ashi!"

"chup! tomar ebong amar potho alada. amake jodi hate hoy, maro. beshi kotha bolo na. sudhu ekti bar amar guru ke dekhte dao, tahole ami tomar kache kritoggo thakbo." guchan dao tokhon o janto na je oi odhek manush odhek gach er moto dekhano byokti ekti shonghatik lok.

senapati ektu chokh kunchalo, tarpor hothat bujhte pere hashi hashte laglo ebong bollo, "ami apnar shathe jei byapare alochona korte chai, seta holo oi biplobee byokti tar jibon-mrityu ebong bishal pahar-er bhabishot niye. hoyto apni ekhon bishal pahar-er shongstha theke alada hoye gechen, tai apnar ar etate kono agroho nei."

guchan dao kichukkhon chinta korlo, tarpor bollo, "ja bolar taratari bolo!"

"ami dosh bochor age bishal paharer onek dur giyechilam. kintu shekhane onek bipod chilo, rasta-ghat khub kharap chilo, tai ami majpothe ese thamte badhikkhoyechilam, ebong amar pran jabar upokrom hoyechilo. shei karone ami bishal paharer manush der khub shomman kori. bishal paharer churar upor bishal shongstha ke ami khub bhoy kori ebong bhabtam je konodin ami sekhane giye shongsthar shundorjo dekhbo. kintu shomoy er shathe shathe onek kichu bodle geche. shorkari chakori korte korte kuri bochor kete geche. boyosh jokhon kom chilo, tokhon er shopno gulo kono din puron hobe na. kintu immodhye ekti ghotona hothat amake purano din er kotha mone koriye diyeche. tar fole amar ekhon bishal pahar e jabar jonno khub ichche korche. shei jonno ami apekha korchilam, ebong bishal byoktir shathe juddho kore ami ekhane eshechi. amader rasta khub kosto kor chilo. bishal byoktir andharer shongstha khub bhalo, ja amake obokryo koreche. kintu amar uddessho shothik chilo, tai ami kono kichu theke pichie ashi ni. ami loker hashi hashte paro, tobuo ami juddho-bidhi er kharap nti prayog korechi, jate ami tader ei guha te atke rakhte pari. ami je tader ekhane enechi, tar pichone onno karon ache. guchan dao, apnake ektu shadharon cha diye apayon korchi!"

guchan dao eto gulo bakwas shuneo bujhte parlo na senapati ki bolte chacche. se taratari jiggesha korlo, "onno karon? er mane ki?"

"asole apnar moto ekjon byokti r jonnoi amar apekha!"

"amar jonno?"

senapati jokhon shonlo guchan dao nijeke "ami" bole dakche, tokhon se bujhte parlo je tar mone bishal obokryo hoyeche. se hashte hashte bollo, "thik bolechen. ami sunechilam je apnar bishal paharer shesh shishyo lu-i biplob koreche. jokhon mukhyo byokti bipode chilo, tokhon se bishal brihotbyoktir konnya ke bondi kore, mukhyo pad dokhol koreche. tar shongsthar onek shishyo tader jibon diyeche, abar keu keu chole geche. apnar moto byokti lokjon sei ghotona dekhte chayni, tader loker hathe opomanito hote chayni. apnijee sei rajpath diye shongsthar shokti niye chole eshechen. amar mone hoy eta ekti shundor shujog."

"ki shujog?"

"bishal byokti ke tar pad ferot ante shajjo kora, ebong abar purono jaygay phire jawa. kintu etake shomvob korte gele apnar moto byokti chara cholbe na."

guchan dao bishon obak holo. tar mone hothat ekti kotha vese uthlo, ebong tar mukh er rong obak howa theke voye palee gelo. (chaliye jaowa hobe.)