Part 1 in Devansh Series
The Mantri sisters have been thrown into a familiar yet unfamiliar world of devas, asuras, devansh, and age-old enmity. When faced with a choice, they have to follow into a mission to the lands of the enemy. Will they prove...
Music for the Chapter: Shankara Shashidhara by S.P. Balasumbramanya from Shabarimale Swamy Ayyappa
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They were like us, original children of the gods, only, unlike Adi and me, they were immortal by birth.
The urumi slashed through the targets. He looked like he had it under his control. The sword moved the way he wanted it to move.
Suryaputra.
I know a few of them to know that they're a bit self-righteous. It is almost their fatal flaw. Like all the Suryavanshis carry it. Their word is their worth. Even with death, they keep their word. Even if the enemy takes up weapons after the sun-down, Suryaputras are known not to pick up their weapons. Even if everyone else is picking up weapons, they wouldn't.
His precision with weapon training was quite surprising.
"Are you going stand there and stare at me secretly like a creep?" He asked. He turned around.
"I was just seeing your skills. Must have trained for a long time."
"I was around 4 years old when I began."
"Okay... way too young. So, it has been like what, 15 years?"
"10 years of training. 6 years of doing penance."
"That is still a thing? I thought no one does it these days."
"Penances are generally longer like 12 years or something. Actually, longer but yes. Again. I think 6 years is still a short time." He answered.
"Sona." I introduced myself.
"Shivanshika Sonakshi. Yes, I know. The only child ever born from the Goddess's womb. Most of her children are not born from her."
I gave a smile, worry creeping up in me again. Not that people judged me less, now I have another one.
"What? Why do you have that look?"
"Look? What look?"
"That look I give when I'm being hoarded by my father."
"Suryadev?"
"Yes. That 'super done with people's shit' look."
"Adi would have that look. I don't."
He laughed.
"It is okay. You can tell me." He made a sign of sealing his lips. "Not gonna tell anyone."
"I just don't know how to deal with the fact that I'm the daughter of Kali." I confessed. Now, I'm going to regret it because he will judge me. I've gone up to the enemy and spilled my secret to him. I turned to leave.
"I guess I can't say that I understand the situation. Whatever I would say wouldn't make much of a difference. I can't say that I can sympathize with your doubts because I don't but I can't say that it is foolish either because it is you in the place and not me. Everyone reacts to things differently. Imagining how it is to be Kali's child and being her child are two different things. I've never spoken about things unless I've had a similar experience. But all I can say is that I hope whatever the underlining issue that bothers you would soon be gone. Because even if you are Kali's child, you're also Shivanshika."
