🔱Mahayudh: War For Balance🔱

45. Swarg

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The terrains of Kushdweep shuddered as Purush and Prakriti walked over them and somewhere far from them, in Samridhpuri,  Vrishketu could feel that shudder.

The more the reality seeped into Umika's consciousness that they were in Kushdweep, the more scared she was getting. It was not the territory of her father who would forget all her mistakes with one glance on her or the territory of her benevolent brother Sumali. 

It was the territory of her Jyeshth. He was always ruthless and anger-driven and though he always showered love upon her, she always knew he was not the person whom she could show her tantrums. He was the most disciplined one out of all 108 of them- the ideal brother, ideal son, ideal warrior. He was not in favour of pressurizing them but also their strict guardian.

Her Jyeshth was perfect but only had one flaw- ego, which she had hurt badly when she escaped her waghdan. None was more loyal to Asur race and Mata Diti than Sulochana-Putra Vrishketu. And he must have known till now what Umika and her friends were upto. That meant he had 2 very strong reasons to kill them on spot.

Yes. Umika believed that Vrishketu could kill her no matter how much he loved her or how much he would mourn after killing her.......She did believed that he can kill her.

Mrityunjay turned to look behind and found Umika lost in her thoughts. He stopped while Mheem and Khyati kept walking ahead not aware of his stopping. Umika was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't realize when he had stopped and collided with him.

She back away and looked up in his eyes which were looking down at them questioningly. Her expressions were grave and she didn't mind to change them, for she knew that she could wear thousands of masks and he could still see the reality of her heart. 

Where was life taking her? 

Escaped her waghdan to follow her heart's will to restore the balance of Universe. Turned her family into her enemies. Betrayed not only her parents but also her race and the mother who gave birth to her race. Threw her friends in danger. And then fell in love with a man who loved her so much that he has vowed to stay apart from her.

Tears brimmed in her eyes but she decided not to show him and walked passed him. 

Kushdweep was mostly dark and cold unlike Shakdweep, even though Maharaj Vrishketu was the source of heat and light in reign of Asuras. Evergreen forests covered the whole Dweep and also the hills on which they were walking.

Mrityunjay was now walking behind Umika, fully aware of the trauma she was suffering. 

Umika gazed in her right direction and her gaze was fixed on some point. She stopped after a moment, causing the other three to stop too. Mheem and Khyati looked behind and Mrityunjay ahead only to find her looking at something very attentively. 

Not very far from them, some wood locks were burning aggressively, causing big flames to dance in the air. Umika's lips were parted a bit and she gazed at the fire that slowly all the oil of life from the wood, turning it lifeless.

'Sati?'

A low whisper, that she didn't know came from where within herself, left her mouth. She was not even in her senses. Not aware of what she has said and what it meant. It just came out.

But that whisper of her echoed in Mrityunjay's ears like the loudest of scream. A scream of agony. With that word ringing in his ears, he turned to observe the fire in the same way in which Umika was observing.

Sati. Sati. Sati.

His mind kept repeating. Mrityunjay clutched the left side of his chest and winced in pain while still looking at the wood that was being consumed by fire.