"Who Rules The World"
Next day...
Child eagerly waiting for his grandpa for this story..
"Hey you are waiting for me? ", Grandpa smiled.
"Ha Grandpa, bolo naa after Mace disappeared, kya huva?", Child pulled his hand and made him sit on his chair.
" Ha baba, listen, I will tell you everything ", Grandpa smiled and started narrating the story.
Chapter 3:- Killer Mace
Grandpa continued, " Sab log Rajadanda ko dundne lage, kaun nahi chahta Bharat Samrajya ka raaja ban naa bolo"
"Lekin achanak Rajdanda kisi ek chote samrajy ke ek mahaan yodha ke paas hai ye khabar mili"
"Sab log usse dund mein lag gaye"
"Voh yodha taa Sikandar"
"Voh Dakshin(South) Bharat ke ek chote se Ratnagiri naam ka Samrajya se aaya ta"
"Raja ke agyanusaar usne Rajadanda ko haasil ki"
"Lekin usse pata taa, Pure Bharat ke samrajya se ladhna naa mumkin hai"
"Isiliye Ratnagiri ke Maharaj Veer Pratap ne Kingdom of Bravery, Sherdil jo apne param mitr bhi te usse madad maangi"
"Sherdil turant apne bahadur sainikonko bheja aur Sikandar ki raksha ki"
"Lekin Sikandar aur Sherdil ke sainik sab log milkar 25 matr te aur Rajadanda ke piche pure Bharatvarsh padhi ti"
"Ek jagah pe rehna khatron se khaali nahi taa isiliye, Sikandar ne Kingdom of Bravery jaane ko soch li aur uss taraf jaane laga"
"Lekin voh kahavat suni hogi naa ", Grandpa smiled.
" Kaun si kahavat Grandpa", Child asked.
"Agar tum javaab nahi diya toh kahani aage nahi bhadegi", Grandpa smiled.
" Nahi nahi ek minute Grandpa,... Sikandar aur 25 log... kya ho sakta hai ... haa javaab milgaya", Child shouted.
"Accha bolo voh kaun si kahavat hai? ", Grandpa asked.
" There is a traitor among us", Child happily said.
"Arey waah tumhara javaab nahi ", Grandpa smiled..
" Sahi kaha tumne, Sikandar aur unke log baar baar shatruvonka samna kiya"
"Agar ek bar 2 baar yaa 3 baar hota toh Sikandar ko shak nahi hota"
"10 se zyada baar attack ho chuka ta aur toh aur ye kufiya rasta Bravery Kingdom ke shaahi khandaan ke logonke alava kisi aur ko pata nahi"
"Iska ek hi matlab hai inmein se koi Gaddar hai yaa fir... sab ke sab gaddar hai"
"Sikandar ko ye sochkar aisa jhatka laga vaise asmaan niche gira ho"
"Sikandad bhaagne laga achanak se, lekin voh 25 te toh bechara kaha bhagta, baar baar yudh karke voh ghayal taa toh asaani se haar gaya", Grandpa sighed.
" Aage kya huva? kya voh log Rajadanda leke gaye? ", Child asked
" Batata hu suno", Grandpa said.
"Sikandar, tum pehle se ghayal ho, agar ye Rajadanda humhe doge toh shayad tum zinda bach paaoge shayad" , Leader of the team laughed along with others.
"Sapne mein bhi nahi, ye Maharaj Sherdil(Pradyuman) ka amanat hai mai unhe jaake dedunga tum log hatho mere raste se", Sikandar hold his sword..
" Hahaha, Sikandar agar tum ghayal nahi hote toh shayad, shayad hum log tumhe apna barabar maan lete lekin tu toh ghayal hai marnewala hai tujhe iss Rajadanda se kya kaam? Chinta mat karo, hum Kingdom of Bravery ke hi Sainik hai lekin farq itna hai ki hum log sirf agle Maharaj ka hukm maante hai, Old Lord ka nahi", Leader laughed.
Sikandar shocked, "Tum... tum log Rajkumaar Nakul ke log ho? "
"Baccha hoshiyaar nikla, chalo khel khatam, arey kya dekh rahe ho usse khatam karo aur Rajadanda leke aao rey", Leader shouted.
" Voh tum logonka nahi hai"
Suddenly someone said from the above hill.
"Who is it? Come out", Leader shouted.
SWOOOSHHHH...
Sikandar saw one girl in her twenties standing in front of her with Noble robe.
" Warrior Purvi", Sikandar little shocked.
"Kya? Warrior Purvi? ", All looked at each other and no one dare to confront her.
" Warrior Purvi, ye hum logonka mamlaa hai behtar yahi hoga ki aap ismein dhakal andaazi mat do", Leader said.
Purvi smiled and hold her dupatta, "Agar mai ye kahu Sikandar mera hai toh... "
"Kill her", Leader raised her hand.
BANG...Purvi smashed her dupatta right his chest..
He quickly blocked the attack with his sword but still ended up getting fee steps back.
Purvi is an extraordinary fighter but those 25 warriors are also terrifying characters.
Purvi defeated them after a long battle but ended up with many cuts on her body.
"Warrior Purvi, are you alright? ", Sikandar asked.
" Don't worry about me, you are heavily injured and you even have Rajadanda, lets go "
"Once you cross this mountain then you will be safe", Purvi hold his hand and jumped towards the clip.
" No I can't survive for long, the moment I touched this treasure I bound to die"
"So please can you do me one favor? ", he asked.
" You want me to protect this Rajadanda for you? ", Purvi asked .
" Please help me with this", Sikandar begged.
"Fine first take this money and find good doctor"
"Give me that treasure", Purvi forwarded her hand.
Sikandad quickly gave her the treasure and ran from there, " you go ahead, I am going to distract those other warriors "
Purvi sighed, "Pure duniya pagal ho chuki hai sab ko power aur status chahiye huh"
"Ye rajadanda... aahhhh", Purvi touched the tip of the Rajadanda but suddenly small needle pierced her hand...
Little amount of blood came out..
" Damn it", Purvi wiped the blood and kept the Rajdanda..
"There she is... Warrior Purvi, abi abi Rajadanda ko tere haat mein dekha hai vapas karo humhe" , Some soldiers and bandits shouted.
"Khud kyun nahi le lete? ", Purvi smiled and charged.
BANG... BANG... BANG...
With dupatta in her hand, she is invincible.
She defeated almost all of them but suddenly...
Her vision turned blur...
" Kill her, she seems to be poisoned ", Someone shouted and remaining fighters rushed...
Purvi suddenly felt dizzy... her head was heavy..
" I have to escape "
Purvi ran from there but no matter what, those fighters rushed behind her...
"Oochhhh", Purvi lost balance and fell from the cliff.
" Jaldi us taraf, zyada gehra nahi hai ye", Fighters rushed towards the ground.
Purvi losing her conscious slowly but if she lands on the ground then she won't survive.
Suddenly two pair of hands appeared in front of her..
Man in black appeared above her jumping down.
One hand hold her shoulder and another hand hold her waist..., "Come with me"
"Cunning Lion.. ", she fainted.
Chapter 4:- Fake Mace(Rajadanda)
It was Abhi who saved her from the cliff.
He ignored everything and jumped right from the cliff in order to save Purvi.
" Master, aap teak hai? Aapke pichle ghaav bahut ghehra hai aap ko... ", Assistant said.
" Bro, ye lo maine saara medicine leke aaya hu", Pankaj quickly arrived.
"Pankaj usse garam paani mein daalo 15 minute ke baad ek bowl mein lekar aao jaldi", Abhi said.
" Okay Bro", Pankaj rushed out once again.
Abhijeet saw Purvi still holding the Mace in her hands tightly.
"Madad karo", Abhi glanced at his assistant.
" Tum khatre se bahar ho toh relax Purvi", Abhi slowly said
Purvi seems to be responded and loosened her grip.
"No, don't touch it with bare hands", Abhi quickly stopped his assistant.
" Master, but why? ", Assistant asked.
" Prithvi, Purvi iss Rajadanda ko chuke hi behosh huyi hai, ye dekho"
Abhi slowly twisted a tip and suddenly needle pierced but Abhi was quick enough to escape.
"Poison? ", Prithvi shocked, " Lekin Rajdanda ko aise poison me kyun dubaya gaya ha"
Abhi smiled...
Pankaj arrived, "Bhai ye le dede iss musibat sherni ko aur bhagao isse yaha se"
"Ki... kisne kaha aisa? ", Purvi slowly sat down and looked at Pankaj, " Tu mote... shukr mana maine tujhe zinda choda hai"
"Chal hat, jab dekho musibat khada kar deti hai, mere bhai kya tera pati hai jo har mushkil mein tere saat de? ", Pankaj shouted.
" Mai aur ye Cunning Lion? Mai zindagi bhar akele rehlungi lekin iss kamine se shadi nahi karnewaali", Purvi hissed.
"Zyada stress mat lo, dard se mare jaaoge abi tak teak nahi huyi ho tum ye le peele", Abhi forwarded the spoon.
" Kya? tumne banaya hai? Ismein zarur zeher hoga chal hat nai pinewaali", Purvi sighed.
"Besharam Sherni, bhai ne pehle tere liye khud Khaayi mein ku de aur tujhe bachaya"
"Uske baad 20 gold coins kharch karke tere liye voh bhi 50 kilometers dur se dawaayi leke aayi aur tum", Pankaj shouted but Abhi glanced at him.
Pankaj stopped, " Chal Prithvi yaha humhari baat kaun sunega"
Pankaj dragged Prithvi out.
"Cunning Lion, tujhe pata hai naa mai tumse koi udaar nahi le sakti? Mujhe pasand nahi", Purvi sighed.
Abhi smiled and forwarded his hand..
Purvi obediently took those medicine and said, " Tumne mujhe bachaya kyun? "
"Agar mujhe marne ke liye chodoge ya phir abi mujhe maaroge toh koi nahi puche ga mai bhi iss halat mein tum se nahi kadhi sakti", She smiled , " Duniya mein sirf tum akele mahaan yodha no. 1 kehlaaoge"..
" Tum mujhe humhesha galat hi kyun samajh ti ho? ", he asked.
" Kyun ki tum Cunning Lion ho, har kaam mein sirf apna profit dekhte ho, isbaar bhi aisa hi kuch... ek minute, Rajdanda kaha hai? Tumne mujh se", Purvi shouted.
"Araam se, mai sun sakta hu, tere aage hi rakha hai dekh le sahi salamat hai", Abhi said.
" That's surprising, 2 hi karan ho sakta hai"
"Ek, tum mere kubsurti mein andha hoke bachaya mujhe"
"Dusra ye Rajdanda mein kuch problem hai", She narrowed her eyes.
Seeing Abhi's smile she instantly realised, " Whoaa... this is a fake imperial mace then... kya chaal hai, sab log nakli Rajadanda ke piche hai aur itne saare log... such a cruel world", she sighed.
"Ek minute, Sikandar ko kahi dekha hai tumne? ", Purvi asked.
" Voh mara gaya, 27 ghaav te uske sharir pe... 27 sword se ghatak humla jhela usne phir bhi voh haar nahi mana", Abhi smiled.
"You Cunning Lion, jaisa maine socha ta tum sirf apne baare mein sochte ho, Sikandar ko bacha sakte te tum lekin nahi... usse marne ke liye chod diya tumse ummeed rakhna hi bekaar hai shi", Purvi rolled her eyes in pain.
" Jaha faydaa nahi vaha Abhi nahi.. Abhi sirf apne baare mein sochta hai", Abhi smiled.
"Curse you", Purvi about to go but collapsed on Abhi..
" Mai itna dashing nahi hu, toh aisa flirt mat karo...agar girna hi taa toh style se gir jaati"
"Vaise bhi puri tarah se teak nahi ho tum, 2 din aur rest karle", Abhi patted her back and made her sit again.
" Tumhe kaun chahta hai, chalo akele marjaa tum.. thank you", Purvi said.
"Maine aisaan kiya hai tere uper, thank you se kaam nahi chalega... ", Abhi smiled.
" Pata hai aage mauka mile toh kharza utaar dungi mujhe akela chod de Cunning Lion", Purvi pushed him gently.
Abhi nodded and went out.
"Kya yaar kyun aise selfish hi tum", Purvi sighed.
After 2 days, Purvi separated from Abhi once again..
She went in search of Sikandar's body.
A brave warrior must be treated well after his death.
She remembered Prithvi's words, " Mountain ke left side "
Abhi refused to tell her about his location so she asked Prithvi.
She went in search of Sikandar... After 2-3 hours of searching she found one huge cave..
When she entered she was shocked..
So many dead bodies..
She quickly recognised these are those who attacked her earlier..
What happened to them? ...
Who killed these fighters?
Sikandar? .. that can't be..
He is not that strong enough.
Among those 5 gentlemen... yes this was done by one of them only.
Purvi was shocked to see so many of them... more than 100 warriors.
When she reached the deep, she saw one moving figure..
But when she went near him she was shocked, "Sikandar? Tum zinda ho? "
"Oh... Warrior Purvi, aaap hai.. Aap aap toh pahadi se gir gayi ti toh zinda kaise bach gay", Sikandar surprised.
" Cunning Lion saved my life", Purvi sighed.
"Where is the Imperial Mace? ", Sikandar quickly asked.
" It's with him only but it was fake, someone purposefully released the duplicate and it was poisoned ", Purvi said.
" What a cunning strategy, by the way.. wait you said Mr. Abhi saved you earlier? That is impossible ", Sikandar was shocked.
" Leave him, he said you were stabbed 27 times but your inner strength seems to be magical You look better than before", Purvi smiled.
"What? He lied to you", Sikandar gave a dry smile.
" What do you mean? ", Purvi asked.
" Ye log... ye sab logonko Mr. Abhi ne mara hai"
"Aur voh 27 swords ka ghav.. mujhe nahi unhe lagi hai mujhe bachaate vakt unhone voh ghatak humla jhela aur bahut ghayal te voh"
"Phir bhi aap ko bachaya.. sach mein Mr. Abhi ka koi mukabla nahi", Sikandar said.
" Mai chalta hu, Maharaj ko khabar dena hoga iss fake Mace ke baare mein "..
Purvi nodded... Sikandar went..
" Meri zindagi mein jitne jhoote dekhi hai unmein Tu sabse bada jhootha hai Cunning Lion huh... ", Purvi sighed.
" 27 stabs, ek bar boldeta toh kya hojata?chalo mujhe kya voh zinda hai toh teak hai", she went outside the cave.
"Jaldi uske liye medicine laani hogi, pata nahi itne ghayal hone ke baad bhi aise rough and tough mukota(mask) kyun pehna hai usne"
She quickly changed her decision and decided to treat his wounds.
"Meri dar se... haha bewakoof", Purvi rushed towards the medical field.
" Chalo sojaao,kal batata hu kya huva", Grandpa switched off the light.
"Kal toda zyada bolna hoga", Child shouted.
" Teak hai mere laadle", Grandpa smiled and slept too...
TO BE CONTINUED...