AISHA: The Cursed Name

Chapter -18 The Kingdom Of Maya Lok

The Kingdom Of Maya Lok

The next day was a bright sunny day. The weather was pleasant, with a cool breeze accompanying the light of the sun. All the students were loitering around in their casual clothes. Many students returned home to spend the weekend, and some accompanied their friends.

Groups of girls and boys were leaving the campus. Many were sneaking out for a date, and a few were sitting in the garden. The atmosphere was beautiful, as it was the first weekend, and every soul was enjoying. Even the cruellest of all times were spotted laughing and chatting.

'God knows what this day will show me. But the assorted feelings in me need to be heard and answered. And I am sure that no one other than the priest who invited me here could be my dictionary here.'

Aisha was gazing at herself, standing in front of the mirror. Aisha dressed decently since she was going to see the priest. She wore a simple blue suit, holding an embroidered dupatta. She tied her hair in a ponytail and pulled up her low platform-heeled sandals. Her friends also had the same sort of get-up.

They approached the guard and informed him of their plans and left the campus.

Aisha had never witnessed the world outside the huge gates of the school. However, she had seen the forest, but now she was going to see the lifestyle of Maya Lok.

The large gates of iron dipped in black paint had enormous designs and carvings of floral shapes to fill the frame. Stepping out, Aisha could see the large green field until her eyes got tired of gawking.
"So, all I can see from my eyes is a green land ahead. How far is the temple and the market?"

Aisha spoke with a smile on her face when Ishita chuckled, saying,
"First, we will have to cross the barrier."

Namrata stops Ishita and pops in between, saying,
"You should have elaborated a bit.
Aisha, the school land is almost a different place from the rest of Maya Lok. The magical barrier prevents the outside world from affecting this place in any way. We can only perform magic within the barrier until we turn twenty. Moving outside, we leave our abilities behind. The barrier also covers the Pillars. Since it is the most holy spot in our world, it must always be preserved. And so, it is. Nothing in Maya Lok is more protected than this barrier, not even the palace. The outside people do not know how to break through if not told. And whenever someone passes through this barrier, the school administrative body, and especially the headmistress, knows.
However, the barrier is not far, will take only a few minutes to reach."

Got things sorted, Aisha followed her friends until they stopped. They were looking up at something when Aisha confirmed,
"So, have we reached?"

All four bobbed their heads, and then Bani raised her hand. There was a spark of red glow in her eyes, and a little light appeared between her middle finger and the ring finger. She lightly pushed something. Suddenly, a transparent red barrier that resembles a thin glass started melting back and made a circular opening.

They stepped out of it, and the particles of the barrier quickly merged back. Aisha smiled, saying,
"Well, I have witnessed something like that before, but in a different way."

Bani shook her head, saying,
"Yeah! You might have travelled through it on the day you came here. With Prat, right?"

After she agreed with her, Aisha drew her eyes away from her friends to the view in front of her.

She could see a beautiful town with pillared houses and buildings aligned in straight rows till her eyes could see. Houses had slanted, conical, and arched roofs. There was a set colour pattern of cream, white and mustard. However, the flags fluttering above each roof were differentiated in the colours of the four elements according to Maya of the oldest member of the family, living.