Rising through the flames

Chapter 01 - The Massacre

Festive lights decorated whole Thrailokapura by rousing the ecstasy within it's dwellers. Ordinary folks gathered in groups while young damsels danced to amuse the crowds. Under the canvas along the street young men began to display their strength by gambling. Traders went on cajoling their customers as usual and bragged about the quality of their goods. The whole city was swallowed by joy and happiness hardly unaware of the upcoming power revolution.

Clan leaders of the main clans gathered into the small compartment. The whole atmosphere was deadned with silence as if to announce a rivalry. They all stood up with the presence of a youthful figure,the most arrogant and evil prince of all time, Prince Yanak. His body was graceful and his brownish saturation made him look more fierce. Even his glare would be able to kill people at an instant.

The young prince placed his sword before the gathering to commence the secret conference. His eyes searched all over the room to notice the absence of the clan leader Naga.

"I've warned this old man about a thousand times but he is too arrogant to deny my request."

Prince Yanak uttered with his eyes glistening with anger.
The other clan leaders looked at each other.

"Hm,,, I'll leave him for now. Dasthan, did you make all the necessary arrangements for the attack?" The young prince questioned from prince Dasthan.

"Yes my lord, you do not need to fear of any mishap, with the falling of dawn we'll carry on our attack on the scarlet edifice and enter into the council." He said with confidence.

The temptation of vengeance for the sake of maternal love implicitly flowed into the prince's mind and he laughed wickedly.

"I am so eagerly waiting for tomorrow to succeed and become the new successor of the throne by getting rid of that dog, Badhra." The young prince said by clutching the handle beside the chair.

"He was his favourite son.... The rightful heir of the throne.... Ha... Ha.. No more. I will kick him off the throne. I will.... People love him and admire him more. From tomorrow onwards it won't last. My father always looked down upon me and my mother but now his soul will get to know how powerful I would become."

His devilish laughs echoed throughout the small chamber and it sent a chill through their spine. The darkness happened to enhance the dreadful essence of a new existence, even the nature was shuddering to welcome the young prince.

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"young Prince Badhra has fled to Sanpura"

People began to gossip here and there. They were too shocked to accept the truth regarding this sudden attack on the scarlet edifice. They had no other choice except welcoming their new king Yanak but the naga clan thoroughly affirmed that they would never ever accept prince Yanak as the king. This happens to put the whole clan in danger but clan leader Naga was more faithful to prince Badhra and queen Sukarna.

Meanwhile the Naga cave was in a hassle. Clan leader Naga chanted mantras in order to summon the water spirits who were trained by his ancestors.