Prompt

The Lost Princess of Light** *(Ek Shehzadi ki Dastaan)* Subah ka waqt tha, lekin Suraj abhi poori tarah utra nahi tha. Aasman halkay sunehray rang mein rang chuka tha aur hawa mein ek pur-asraar khamoshi thi. Door tak phailay huay pahaar, jin par safed dhundh ne apna qabal jamaa rakha tha, is baat ka ehsaas dilatay thay ke yeh zameen aam nahi, balkay jadoo aur qismat se judi hui hai. Issi dhundh ke beech ek azeem saltanat basti thi — **Aeloria**. Aeloria ek aisi kingdom thi jahan sang-e-mar-mar ke buland qasr, chamaktay burj aur hawa mein lehraatay huay jhanday iss baat ki gawahi detay thay ke yeh sirf taqatwar hi nahi, balkay bohot purani saltanat hai. Log kehte thay ke is zameen par roshni aur andheray ke darmiyan hamesha se jung chalti aa rahi hai. Aur iss jung ka markaz thi ek shehzadi. Shehzadi **Elara**. Elara subah subah apnay kamray ke khulay darwazay se balcony ki taraf aayi. Uska libaas aasmani neelay rang ka tha, jismein sunehray dhagay se naqsh o nigar banay huay thay. Halki si hawa chal rahi thi jo uske lambe baalon ko aahista aahista lehranay par majboor kar rahi thi. Uski aankhon mein gehra soch tha — ek aisa bojh jo sirf taaj pehnay se nahi, balkay qismat ke saath paida hota hai. Neechay shehar jaag raha tha. Bazaar khul rahay thay, ghantiyan baj rahi theen, aur log apni rozmarrah zindagi mein masroof thay. Magar Elara ka dil kahin aur tha. Usay bachpan se mehsoos hota tha ke woh sirf ek shehzadi nahi — kuch aur bhi hai. Kuch aisa jo abhi tak bay-naam tha. Us din shehzadi ko qasr ke sab se puranay hissay mein bulaya gaya. Wahan ek kamra tha jahan sadiyon purani cheezen mehfooz rakhi jaati theen. Kamray ke beech ek **qadeem aaina** tha — itna purana ke uska sheesha halki roshni mein bhi chamak uthta tha. Jaise hi Elara ne aainay ke qareeb qadam rakha, hawa bhari ho gayi. Kamray mein ajnabee si garmi mehsoos hui. Aainay ke andar roshni lehranay lagi aur phir achanak — usmein Elara ka aks badal gaya. Usne apnay aap ko aik jung ke beech dekha, jahan andhera aasman par chhaa chuka tha aur woh