অধ্যায় ১৩৮: ভাগ্যের প্রতীক ট্যারোট কার্ড-সমুদ্রের ডাকাত: অসীম গ্লাভসের অধিকারী(নিঃসঙ্গ ও মুখবিহীন বিষণ্নতা)

অধ্যায় ১৩৮: ভাগ্যের প্রতীক ট্যারোট কার্ড

সমুদ্রের ডাকাত: অসীম গ্লাভসের অধিকারী নিঃসঙ্গ ও মুখবিহীন বিষণ্নতা 2390শব্দ 2026-03-24 11:15:01

“ইshōk-dāshām, gurutvokri tālē shibāri dibōm nā?”

Ishōk ē kathā shunē tār bhrurū īshat kūnchīyēchilēn, eboṇgh ētī nīshchitō hoyē jē kurir gurutvotā tākē konō prānnashāk zhūnkītē phēlbe nā, tīnī tār torwārītī ābār nīchē tēpē dharīlēn.

Kurir gurutvotā ēmon bēpār noī jē kebāl kurirtī nījēr shokti diyē tūlē dhorītē pārlei tā shohojē shohjo korā yābē; ētī holo, tār shorīrēr protītī koshēr uporē kurir guno gurutvo proyokto hōwā.

Lō-Chhing ishōk-dāshām-er proyokto gurutvotā anubhob korē shutoshtīr shāthē māthā duliyē ābār proshīkshoṇē manē-prānē dūbē gēlēn.

Tohon ākāsh-dwīp thēkē nēmē āshār por sētē pōrō ēk māsh shomoy portēchilē, eboṇgh ākāsh-dwīpē shōbār shrānti-tinār dur korē ārām nēwār shādēkā māsh milē, tēlā-bēlāy tēlā-kālē samudra-dinponjīr ōnshō shomoy ketē gēchē.

kāron ēbār ākāsh-dwīpē Ēnilu-kē chyālenj korār prokrētītī otyonto bhoyonkor chhilo, yā Lō-Chhing-er jonyē ētī shatorkotār ghaṇṭā bējēchilo!

Tīnī bhabechilēn jē ānonto-hustāgni (infiniṭī gāuntlēt) thākāy tār shoktīr unnotir gotī onyo kāro shathē tulonāī cholē nā, kintu tīnī ēktī byapār bhulē gēchilēn, tētī holo, yānkhon tāmrā konō kichui chhilen nā, tohon ī ē dunīyāy osongkho shoktimān byakti bīdyamān chhīlēn!

Pothotē chyālenj chaliyē yāwār jonyē, Lō-Chhing-kē oboshyī kothin shatorkotār shāthē nijōkē porīchālonā kortē hobē.

Ānonto-hustāgni byabār korē nijōkē shoktimān korār ēī shohoj pothē tīnī mukta kobēn nā, kintu shāthē shāthē tīnī dwi-mukhī poth ō bēchē nīyēchilēn; nijōr proshīkshoṇ-er mādhyomē khātato-hātē khōrkhot-bārhī (hākī) shoktī druto unnoti korā yāy. Ēībhābē tīnī āro druto unnotir shāthē ēmon shoktimān shatrūdēr shāmnā kortē pārbēn, yādēr ēkhono tīnī hārīyē ditē pārchhen nā!

Tai tīnī ishōk-dāshām-kē tār dainik proshīkshoṇ-er dāyitwo nēwār anurodh korēchilēn. Khen-nō-khōrkhot-bārhī (kenbun-shoku hākī) unnoti korār upay Lō-Chhing tō dūrer kathā, ishōk-o sothikbhābē boltē pārēn nī, kintu shastro-khōrkhot-bārhī (busoshoku hākī) sādhonā holo shorīrēr upor niyontron bārīyē tīr protītī suttir shokti nijō ichchāmoto chālonā korā!

Yānkhon tīnī kōyek-shō shoytān-phol (dēmil frūt) shoktī shoktimān korē shastro-khōrkhot-bārhī-kē shorvochcho pārbē niyē yābēn, tohon kebāl hātēhāti lorāi-ei onēkkē nirashār andhōkārē dūbē fēlbe!

Eboṇgh gūrūkē ēto porishrom korē proshīkshoṇ kortē dēkhē, shob-shomoy monodyogē kāj korā Kibī ō nijō thēkē ētītē jog dēwār prārthonā jurālo. Kintu āshā jā ēto sundor, bāstob tātōi rukshu, ishōk tākē mātro dui-gun gurutvotā diyēi jāhājēr dekhē fēlechilēn jē tār uthē dānrābār shokti chilo nā.

Kintu Kibī dānt cēpē dhorē tā shohjo korē nīyēchilo, ās̄e āj tīnī tin-gun gurutvēro proshīkshoṇ shudhu nīyomito chalchhē. Tār ōchto ōta āro bōrē pāyeni, kintu bhabishyotēr 'samudra-rājā' hobēr ēī sombhābonātī āro chēpē barhāno yābē!

Purushrā protīdin proshīkshoṇērī kātē. Abosh-ī ēmon du'jon byakti chhīlēn yārā prati-din prēmē mātīyē thākto.

Bhālo byapār ēī jē Kīrān eboṇgh Chīnj-er chokhē mātro ēkē-oporer prēm ī chilo, noito Lō-Chhing nischoy-i hījrā-bāhinī-kē dākīyē tādēr pathāyē dito.

Bāki nārīrā samudra-jhurir pratikulo pārbārik obosthā mukonkor hobar shomoy bādē, shūyē shūyē rōd pōhōto eboṇgh nārīder gopon kathā nīyē alopochārā korto.

Kebāl Nāmī bhabto jē Lō-Chhing bodlē gēchē, ākāsh-dwīp thēkē phirē āshār por tīnī lovānūr bīrāg-o porīhār kortē pērēchilēn.

Sottī-i purush-mānurhēr hātē takā holē swabhāv bodlē yāy! Hum!

Āro ēktī byapār ūllekh-yogya, Peronā nāmek ēī nōtun nārī-chākorānītī shoshoktimān bhābē prārokshīkā kāl shomapto korē, shob-shomoy-er samudra-dās-dol-er ēktī sodoshyo hoyē gēlēn. Tār kāj tō chākorānī-rī, ābōshyo proyojonē tīnī odhā-yoddhār kāj-o kortē pārbēn.

Yādēr konō proyojon bā khōrkhot-bārhī nei, tādēr biropokhē Peronā ēkā-i ēk dol-kē shēsh korē ditē pārē!

...............................

"Nābik-prān, shāmnē ēktī jāhāj aschhe!"

"Dēkho tō kī nishān uriyēchhē?"

"Upor ēktī mānush ānkā āchhē bolē monē hoy, mukh bōrhā yāchhē nā, hātē ēktī sūrnoya hāstakhu (gōlden gāuntlēt) porē āchhē..."

"Āmī monē korēchi! Shētī Shichhibūkai 'Mūt-hīn' (Facelēs) Lō-Chhing-er nishān!"

Dūr-drishyī nābiker ājrātē shob-i chānchholyo tulēchilo!

Shotrū shoktimān byaktīdē bhorpūr 'Mahāpath' (Grānd Līn) er diṭīyo ānsh-o shichhibūkai-er nāmē ātranto bhoy royēchhē, ār shētī jodi bāndhā-dharā puroskār shoko-shata-koti shtīr shimāy thāke, tobē tār kathā tō bōlai bāhulyo!

Āro ēktī gurutwopurna kathā, ēī Shichhibūkai-tīr nām shobīshor bhabē kunkhyāt!

Shichhibūkai hōwār āgēi tīnī pūrber Shichhibūkai, prākritik phol (Lōgi-ā) shoktīr ōdhikārī Syānd Krokodail-kē shēsh korēchilēn!

Tārpor dāsh-tī yuddha-torīr sēnāpoti Ēdmirāl Kīzarūr shathē mukhomukhī yuddhē nēmēchīlēn, eboṇgh pholaphol holo du'jon-i āhoto, shob-i yuddha-torī dubōgechhē!

Ghotonār por yuddho-kshētro hishēbē dubō gēlē choto-khāto dwīptī onēk sāhosī dās-kē 'tīrtha' kortē ākrishto korēchilo!

Ār kichudin āgēi, samudra-bāhinīs'ra mukhya-dāptar puratun Shichhibūkai Mōrīa-r mrityūr sambad ghoshā korēchilo, eboṇgh nōtun Shichhibūkai khōjār kāj chalchhē.

Guptochor-er khobor ashē, Mōrīa-kē htyā kārī tīnī ēī Shichhibūkai hōwā mātrō 'Mūt-hīn' (Facelēs) Lō-Chhing!

Tār uddeshyo chilo Mōrīa-r chhāyā-phol (Kāge-kāge no Mī) khushī korē nēwā!

Samudra-bāhinī-r koushaler mādhyomē Lō-Chhing-kē ēmon ēktī shōytān baniyē dēwā hoyēchhē, yē shudhu shoktimān byaktīdē hētyā korē tādēr shoktī churī korē!

Ē byapārē, keu keu hēshē uriyē diyēchhē!

Kintu onēkkē āndhārē rēkhē nishshīto bhabē Lō-Chhing-kē kāto bhoyonkor mānush bolē mānē, bhoē thākēn pāchē ēkdin tīnī ēsē phol churī korē nīyē yān!

Shomosto samudra ēī khobor-er kāraṇē ōshanto hoyē othē, keu keu hūnkār dei Lō-Chhing-kē khun korē ē saba ajugti dūr kortē!

Āro onyoan-yo shoktīr ōdhikārīrā pratidin bhoyē-bhitro hoyē ēkhānē-ōkhānē pāliyē bērāchhē.

Lō-Chhing-er birodhī ēktī shōytānī āndholon toiri hocchhē...

Mūt-hīn (Facelēs) Samudra-dās-dol-er shamabed ghotonā-shompūrno tothyo-shob sritītē ānīyē, Bāzil Hōkinz totkhanī bhabyo-bānī (Tārōt) pāth kortē shurū korēn!

Tīnī tār phola-phol onuyāyī thik korbēn jē tādēr porobortī ghotonā kī hobē, kī shāthē jogyāyog korbēn, nākī tārā būzbār āgēi pāliyē yābēn.

Yānkhon tīnī sammukhē rakha tārōt-kārdo pātho korē dēkhlēn, yā tār bhābyo-bhagyo nīrdōsho korē, tohon tār mukhē gham-e bhorē gēlo!

"Ghuriē dō!"

"Poth ghuriē, shokti puron-dotē chaliyē dō!"

"Konōmatē ōr nojor ākarshit korā jābē nā!"

Nābikrā nirāpodāyē ēmon bhoyonkor ātonko nār mukhē dekhēchilo, tārā abhyasto chhīlo yē konō shatrū bā bipad asuk, tādēr nāpi-prān konō bhabē bhronto nā hoyē shētārōt-kārd ghuriē mūrto-hāsītē bolto: "Bhālo-manobhābē bēchē thākār shombhābonā shato-shatāngsho!"

Kintu ēbār tārā sottī i bhātōr bhoē kānē tanā diyēchilo!

Nābik-prān-kē ēto bhoy-e phēlēchē yē tārōt-er pholaphol, kī tabē...

MRITYU!

Mrityu...

Hōkinz ōshanto monē shāmnē sēi gurutwo-shomoti dās-jāhāj-er dikē takiyē thaklēn, ēi dūratvē tārā tākē chinbe nā, etā asombhāb, kintu pichhē pāhārīyē āsēni mānē tīnī kichui monē rakhēni.

Ētī tīnī bhabyo-bānī pātho korar por shēsh khobor pēyēchilēn!

Kintu āro shatorko thkātī uchit!

Āro kōyek minit por, tādēr jāhāj sothikbhābē dik ghuriē sēi jāhāj thēkē dūrē cholē gēlo!

Yānkhon tārā shēi nishān dekhtē pēlo nā, tohon shob-i jomi-uporē shuto shōyē porlo.

Ār Hōkinz ōshōntra maṇē shēi tārōt-kārd-tī phēlē dilēn, yā tār nirdoshon bhāgyo-phol dekhāchilo...

Shato-shatāngsho 'mrityu', ēto kāchhē tīnī prothombār āshlēn!