Vani: Against All Odds

Chapter 4

First Sunday without our Vani and Naagin 5 💔. I thought I should upload a chapter early just for this void so here it is!

Recap: Vani visit Naglok and meet Bela- the Nagrani. Daksh, Ponky and Pawan find more about the magical herb and its cure. They have cornered Shukla.

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D: Ab tera kya hoga takle?

Shukla gulped but there was nothing major that he could do given his age. What have him an upper hand was his knowledge but he was shocked to see the Singhanias immune to it.

S: Kon-kon ho tum log? Tum cheel to nahi ho skte! Kahin tum sb bh-bhoot to nahi..

Ponky: arey ye toh dar gaya dad!

Pawan: haan dekh paseena nikal raha hai

Shukla gulped. They were standing, blocking the only exit and somehow were immune to his weapons. He was truly trapped. He tried his last weapon- fake tears.

S: arey singhania sahab! Mai lalchi ho gaya tha, us adi naag ne mujhe vash me kr liya tha...maine itne saalon tk apke parivaar ki khidmat ki hai...mujhe chod do..

Ponky: chal be...jhutte ...

D: Mujhe iski baat pr bilkul bharosa nahi hai

Pawan: ruko baccho...uski baat to suno

Ponky: seriously dad?

Shukla saw this as an opportunity.

S: Pawan sahab!...aap samjhiye mujhe...

Pawan: haan Shukla...

He approached Shukla and gave him a side hug. Daksh and Ponky were fuming and confused but suddenly Pawan snapped his neck and Shukla fell to the ground.

Pawan: and this is for my son you killed. Backstabber!

Ponky sighed in relief. He thought his dad was going bonkers for a second. Daksh went and checked that Shukla was infact dead. The burnt his body; not out of respect but to remove any evidence.

Ponky: ye to gaya...ab?

D: abhi ke liye we stay hidden but keep track of that Naag. Try getting leads on him.

Pawan: haan, uske liye ab sabhi ki maut ho chukka hai, so we should not come in front of him and stay hidden while trying to get leads.

They change roop and fly away.

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Vani had been travelling for a while now. Bani was in Veer's arms as they flew to a temple. It was a magical one. For ages many nags and naagins had lost lives to decode it but its myth remained intact. Even the Sarvashresth Adi Naagin knew only a part of that mystery and that was the maximum any Naagin alive ever knew.

B: Bs yahin...wahan dekh raho...wahan utarna hai.

Vani got down and went towards the temple. They stood before the idol and asked for its blessing. Veer sat praying while Bani bowed down for one last time.

B: You know what I want. I want to know why is it happening to me. Help me!

Bani began to dance. A tandav that was as magical as her. A movement that no nag, naagin had ever seen. It was very ancient, probably as old as her soul- her former self. She performed it with devotion. Sweat beads began to rise on her forehead and suddenly a ring of fire appeared, encircling her.

V: BANI!

B: shh- It is working. The temple has acknowledged me.

Veer couldn't just stand there while Bani laboured for hours. He entered the ring and began mirroring her moves. The very core of the temple shook as a historical sight repeated itself. A Cheel was dancing like a saathi of Naagin. Bani's heart swelled with love as they offered their prayers through the tandav for hours.