Reincarnation

Chapter Six

It was morning by the time we got to New Dheli. Ren and Kelsey had gone to a hotel near by from the shrine. She had called my cell, and Yajna had answered it for me. They talked for some time, and we pulled over so Yajna could type in the address to the GPS. I just laid in the back, just on the verge of sleep.

Ren and Kelsey came out to meet us. Ren looked better than he had in days, and Kelsey seemed less wary of him. I was glad. They had my door open, and I laid in the back in tiger form as they talked. Yajna took all the information well, better than I thought someone would with all this stuff. I guess Kelsey and her were made from the same stuff.

"Here is the golden fruit and the gada," she said, extended the silk wrapped items. Yajna took the bundle carefully. I purred in laughter at her delicacy. She shot me a smirk as Kelsey scratched the top of my head. I could tell Ren didn't like that since he inched a little closer to her.

"Where will you two be?" she asked, putting the bundle on the floor of the car. We had it just in case there was an off chance that we would need it to see the Goddess.

"We'll be here," Ren said. "You can either go now and miss the crowd and get this thing done now, or wait till it's night fall. I'd suggest waiting so you'll have more time. It took Kelsey and I awhile to figure it out the first time."

"Speaking of which..." Kelsey knelt, and took the little ankle bracelet and unclasped it. It jingled lightly. "You'll need the sound of bells. And do you have any food?"

"Yes," Yajna confirmed. I looked to the front seat where the fruit lay. She had only had an apple for breakfast, which left a banana and a mango. She motioned to it. "Will that be enough?"

"Yeah," Kelsey confirmed. She then smiled at the reincarnated princess. "I'm glad you're okay with all this."

"Well, apparently, this is all my Father's fault," she said, shrugging. I growled, and Yajna jumped lightly at the unexpected noise. She flicked my nose for scaring her, but I only purred in laughter.

"Ready?" I asked, holding my hand out to her.

"No," she groaned, taking my hand. We walked into the temple. It was beautiful, as expected. We went straight to looking. We looked for the hand print as Kelsey told us to do. I was worried, wandering how we didn't go get Yajna her special markings and it wouldn't work.

All worry vanished when she whispered, "Found it!" and a section of the wall began to move. It was moving swiftly, and it was rotating. Soon, it would close back into place... I transformed, and ran to the other side. We were encased in darkness, and I heard Yajna fumbling for a flashlight.

The light beam turned on, and we both gaped at the scene. Gold and fruit was placed all around the statue of the Goddess, which was gold and a pearly pink. There was a little bowl carved out of the ground at her feet, and Yajna took her food from her backpack and walked over.

"Like this?" she asked. I shrugged. She put the fruit in the bowl, and paused thinking. "Durga, I am Yajna. I am apparently the reincarnation of Yesubai. I've come to help the brothers and save India." And then she shook the bracelet on her wrist so the bells jingled.

Life was poured into the statue, and she arms began to move. Her eyes opened to golden irises, and her red lips turned up in a smile. "Accepted," she said, and the fruit vanished. We stared, and she laughed. "Come, for I don't have much time."

"We've come to ask for your blessing," I said, stepping up. "And where to find the next piece to help India."

She nodded. "The scarf. Tell me, have either of you been to Rome?" We shook our heads. "What about Roman symbols?"

"There's the S. P. Q. R.," Yajna said. "And... a wolf?"

"Very good," the Goddess praised. "Do you know the story of Romulus and Remus?"

I paused, thinking about it. It sounded familiar, but I didn't think I knew the whole story. But Yajna nodded. "It's the two brothers. They were abandoned and a mother wolf nursed them."

"Lupa," Durga agreed, smiling. "And in Rome, that's where you're journey shall begin. You and the Ebony One need to search for the statue. From there, you're journey begins."

"Wait, what will the statue tell us?" Yajna asked, stepping forward.

She just smiled. "You two will be able to figure it out..." She then reached out one of her hands, and offered me the discus. I paused, and then took it slowly. It was a beautiful weapon, with only one part around the sharpened edges that was safe to hold without being sliced. She waved her hand, offering me to try it out on one of the beams. I brought my hand hand, and took a deep breath, and whipped it forward. It hit the wall with a thunder like boom, and the whole wall shook. It left a sliced about a foot into the stone. It flew back to me, and I was amazed to see it slow so i could catch it correctly.

She looked to Yajna, and offered her the trident. Yajna took the golden trident, with blue rubies going up the sides and incrusted into the points. The young woman bowed. The Goddess smiled. "Remember, my daughter, that there is more happiness in the world than miseries."

And then she began to become stone once again. We both stared at the Goddess. She smiled at us, and became complete stone.

Author's Note: Thank you everyone who waited so long for this story! And I'm sorry. I don't have a PC, only Mac's, and FF doesn't like pages. So, luckily, at my school I can upload them and whatnot. And, my dad had a stroke. So, that kinda sucks...

Thank you everyone!

And if you like this Tiger's Curse Fanfiction, you can always go check out my other story, Jungle of the Heart. *Hint hint nudge nudge* Just kidding. Not really. But okay.

Oh, and would y'all like an interactive Tiger's Curse story or something? Where, I give you two options, and the one who gets the more demand, I write the next chapter? Like...

And Ren held the knife up, bringing his arm down to plunge into Kishan's neck.

Should Kishan Die?

Or should Kishan be saved?

Much better than that, but you know what I mean. I hope.

-Elisa