Ruthless Emperor

13. Crystal

"There is no chance " he walks away but I follow him.

"He has your sister , taking me along won't be that bad" I tell him but he gives me a black look .

"Shut up and go back"

"I want to come Abhimanyu"

"Why the fuck ? You can't even spit a word in front of him . Scratch that, you can't even raise your eyes. I told you, come when you have the courage to because there is no going back . I've held your wrist and I'm not letting it go . Run if you can Miss Raghuvanshi " he stops and looks into my eyes " Although walking away is not an option but coming closer will be taken as a fatal commitment. I haven't touched you not because I'm scared of your brother but because I wanna do it the other way love . When I fight, I want you to be standing by my side not by his . "

"That " I look at him with teary eyes " isn't possible"

His face expressions remain the same " think about it because you won't like what I become when your brother looses the last lifeline " he smiles like a maniac .

"Don't" my voice comes out broken.

"Don't break so soon my love , there is a long long way to go"

"I don't want to go anywhere with you" I yell at him and shivay turns to look at him.

"I'm not Asking you , I'm telling you Cryatal Raghuvanshi" he speaks louder than me mentioning my complete name ."go back to your room or there is no going back"

"I won't " I tell him as all boys look at me arguing with him for no reason at all . I want to come and that's it.

"Then if you want to do this , tell your asshole brother what is in there" he points a finger at my chest . "Tell him exactly what I know"

I look at him with a brutal expression and deadpan "you know nothing" and walk towards his car.

Brutal reality of my life is that the person I consider my hero is the biggest villain . I know , I know what he is doing , what he has become but do I accept it ? NO , NEVER .

I wish, I so wish I could shake some sense into him . I could ask him why ? Why is he doing this . Does he really not love me now ? Does he not care one little bit about how upset it makes me seeing him hurting people ?

The cars stop in front of our Mansion. The home which is just a luxury place where I can't even remember the last time we all sat together.

A guard directs us towards the basement which I enter with shivering legs . Zara sits tied on a chair across from kiaan . My eyes find Ivaan in a corner but I can't hide behind anyone today.

"You" I flinch as kiaan growls at me "why are you here " he comes towards me .

" Crystal ,upstairs, NOW " ivaan tells me .

"No " I deadpan . Not today.

"What did you say " kiaan comes closer while all I can do is hide behind abhimanyu.

"I said no" I just whisper . I want to ask it today .

"I was only gone for a month crysie , how did you gain so much fucking courage dear sister ? Is this asshole behind all of it?" He is about to grab abhimanyu who is equally ready for war .

"Mai nahi jaaugi aap Har bar mujhe dara nahi skte bhai , mai aur ivaan aapki Har baat mante hai prr ye galat hai Zara ne kuch nahi kiya tha" I sigh and finnaly look into his eyes with my teary ones.

"I will talk to you later " he grabs my elbow and yanks me away from Abhimanyu. My full body swings with full force and before I can realize , he makes me sit on the chair he was earlier sitting on . Ivaan kisses my forhead and sits on the floor near my chair .I want to cry so bad.

"Do you want me to kill you or you are letting her go " archit asks.

"I've always liked your recklessness hunter , you take actions without thinking reasonably but sometimes it might result in you getting killed or maybe your girl " my brother signals his guards who raise guns at the poor girl whose only mistake is being my friend.

"DON'T " archit declares .

"You have a problem with me , let her go " abhimanyu finnaly says .

"Fine fine , I have a game for both of you . I heard that the boxing match was fixed, so it was quite dissapointing . I will let the girl go with the one who kills the other one first . Beat , kill , walk away . Happy ending "

My heart sinks to my stomach.

"Why is he doing this" I ask ivaan in a broken voice who just gives me a smile .

Within a few seconds both of them are ready to kill each other while my satanic brother is a happy spectator . I just get up and rush towards Zara to untie her but I can't. If kiaan sees , he'll kill her. He really will.

"No! No! No! Stop, please make them stop please " Zara cries loud. "Archit please , stop , s-stoppp"

Seeing her brother and her fiance ready to kill each other , I can understand the pain she's feeling.

The smartest move Anyone has planned againt my brother today is Ishani's brother kavish . He replaced the guards . I keep my gaze fixed on kiaan's back when a guard begins untying the ropes of Zara and frees her . They told us to escape through the window . Climbing is not my thing but even if it was , I wouldn't dare . I will stay here but help them escape . Kiaan can be angry at me as much as he wants but what is wrong is wrong . He has taught me not to ever bend my knees in front of anyone so I won't bend in front of The Satan's Heir .

"Go " I tell her but my body freezes when kiaan growls "Do you think I'm that dumb" and he shoots . I can't even realize whom he shot but Zara grabs my arm and I'm on the other side of the window hanging in free air. The only lifeline I have is my grip on the window pane . If I slip , my head will be open.

"Crystal" I hear Abhimanyu's voice accompanied with gunshots . No , no ,no whom did he --

"Stop right there hunter , you too ivaan " kiaan growls as I feel my hand slipping . If I'm going to die , I wanna see kiaan for the last time and I want to know if abhi is fine . Did kiaan really shoot him ? No right, no !

"Crystal will die " ivaan screams .

"She made her own bed , I told her to stay out of it "

My heart sinks to my stomach when my brother says that , he really said that . All my struggle to keep myself hanging shatters like a glass and I no longer wish to save myself from dying when he doesn't care one least bit about me.

Kiaan keeps saying some things to them but my mind is blank . I can hear Zara breathing heavily , struggling while I am ready to let go. I'm ready to die when I hear the last words of my brother .

"With that leg , at max you'll be able to save one girl , go for it Elite Emperor "

"You think very low of me " abhimanyu replies.

I close my eyes and remember the last happy times I spent with a brother who is no longer alive . Just die already Crystal . I tell myself but like the last ray of hope , he grips my wrist . Dead strong grip . Abhimnayu looks into my eyes " I've held your wrist and I'm not ready to let go" he says .

"Take her take her , she's your sister my brother doesn't want me to live anyways " I cry . At least her brother cares if she lives or dies .

"You are unbelievable kiaan , I'll kill you if she even gets a bloody cut " I hear Ivaan again. It's ironical how I don't care about the brother who really loves me . Maybe this is my karma.

Abhi pulls me up and grabs my waist with the other arm . He grunts and my eyes land at his bleeding leg . I told him my brother won't hesitate but I'm shocked, he won't hesitate in killing me too.

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Translation-:

Mai nahi jaaugi aap Har bar mujhe dara nahi skte bhai , mai aur ivaan aapki Har baat mante hai prr ye galat hai Zara ne kuch nahi kiya tha.
(I will not go brother, you can't scare me away everytime. I and Ivaan accept your each and every command but this is wrong . Zara didn't do anything )