Deva, Temple of Treachery

Chapter 8

(For you interested in the mantra in this chapter, take a look at the video :) )

"Run!" Vihaan shouted.

"Like I didn't know that!" Amara panted as she was pulled along the stairs. The room was vast and open spaced, which meant that the creature had them fully in view. She didn't have to look back to know that the thing was tumbling down the stairs on all four, the smell of smole and cinder filled the air.

What did surprise Amara though was the sound of gunshots. She had expected the mercernaries to run away since the creature ignored them. Looking back, she could se that that was truly the case. Only one stood there, Silas's eyes turned fierce as he shot the creature with his gun. Each bullet hit the creature's vital point showing his scaringly accurate aim. The creature let out horrid screeches, slowing down by the bullets.

Her arm twisted around, ripping out the bullets from her body with her claws. He eyes turned to Silas for a moment who was reloading without hesitation. "Your small weapon might hurt me, but your little iron pearls won't put me down, child of-"

She didn't finish her sentence, a gentle gong sounded as a mantra echoed in the room. The creature along with Amara's eyes turned toward a brilliant light behind a closed door. Amara recognized the sound of the beautiful boy and didn't even hesitate to pull Vihaan in that direction. "Over there!"

"Where?!" Vihaan's eyes peered aimlessly around and Amara realized that he couldn't see it. Pulling him along, Amara rushed toward the door.

The creature finally wincing out of her haze, as she threw herself into the air, jumping across the room towards them with a horrifying screech. "Prahlada!"

Opening the door, Vihaan and Amara turned back to close it. Claws just inches from the door, as it was shut in the creatures face. The both of them had just a few seconds to breathe though as the door started to shake as the creature tried to slam in open.

"Hold it back!" Vihaan shouted, laying all his weight on the door. Amara did the same but soon shouted when the golden doors started to heat up to burn her. "The damn creature must be heating up the door."

"The gold is melting!" Amara briskly backed away, turning around to run away only to face the beautiful boy who stood only inches away from her. Lifting his hand, the boy muttered another mantra, clear and beautiful. As a gong rang out, the boy hand slammed the door. A force sent both Vihaan and Amara flying and the last thing she heard before being send into a wall was the piercing scream of a woman.

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"Om Daamodaraye vidhmahe-"

A calming mantra, reach Amara's subconscious, making her move her heavy eyelids. She blinked, trying to clear her muddle mind, looking around to see Vihaan still unconscious.

"Vihaan?" her voice was raspy, her throat dry and she let out a groan as her head started to throb when she moved. Vihaan didn't move and Amara crawled over, touching him to ensure he was okay. His heartbeat was steady, and outside being dirty, he seemed fine.

"-Bansi Dharai Dhimahi-"

Lifting her head, Amara saw a little wisp of light soaring around the hall. Seemingly wanting her to follow. With a grimace, Amara stood up, deciding to follow after a few moments of hesitation, looking over at Vihaan, before deciding that it would be worth the risk.

"-tano Krishna prachodayat."

Amara recognize the mantra, as Krishna Gayatri Mantra, asking for healing and protection. She could feel it warm her, the headache fading away for each step she took toward the music. A golden light hit her, as the narrow hallway open up to an open space. Moist air hit Amara's face, shielding her eyes from the light she soon saw why as a room filled with pools, waterfalls filling them up while in the middle of the lake was a small island. The pools was filled with Lotus flowers, floating on the surfaces while a on the small island was a Banyan Tree, standing strong and old in the hall.