Adhyalekha:The Throne of Flames

03|Untimely Rain

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Hriday
(The night of intruding)

I sat inside my small hut,which I called home. A small lamp lit in front of me provided me with enough light to see the wound on my bicep. It was deep,even though it just brushed my arm. It must be very sharp.

The wound reminded me of the person who was the reason for it. Princess Adhyalekha! Honestly,even though she almost killed me,I am pretty amazed by her. It's not the first time I was seeing her,infact she  made public appearances a lot of times as compared to other members of the Royal family.

She genuinely cared about the people. I have seen her taking care of a few,but I never expected her to be this bold. It's rare for girls of Vishalgarh to be this courageous.

But honestly, even the men from the kingdom aren't exceptional,no offense. Actually....I do mean offense. Whatever!

"Fuck!",I muttered under my breath as the blood kept dripping down my hand on to the floor. This definitely needs stitches.

I got up to find the needle and medicinal grade thread. Thankfully,I know how to treat basic wounds and medication for them. Being a warrior comes with its benefits you see. Though I don't know if it's beneficial for me in this situation.

I slipped the thread in the needle and fixed it with a knot.

"God this is going to be painful"

I sighed tried to keep my hand still as I pierced the needle in my skin. I slowly moved my hand to go through with the first stitch.

I gritted my teeth trying to ease out the pain as I tried to concentrate more on the stitching part. If this fails then I had to cauterize it which I definitely do not want.

I took deeps breaths and somehow managed with the last stitch. I panted a bit and sweat dribbled down my forehead as the pain was finally getting to a lower intensity.

I took some turmeric paste mixed with chandan and applied it on the wound,finally covering it with a clean cloth.

I came out of the hut and lay on the makeshift bed or chaarpai kept there. I gazed at the moon,which was almost full since tomorrow was a full moon night.

The sky looked clear and calm. The dark clouds slightly illuminated by the moonlight silently passed through the sky. Everything was silent,but this was the silence before the storm.

Tomorrow's night would be the most anticipated night for me. I have waited 7 months for this one night and I'll make sure I get my revenge.

"Kal holika dahan ke avsar par Rajveer Suryavanshi ki chita jalegi"

"Tomorrow on holika dahan Rajveer Suryavanshi's funeral pyre will be lit"

Even his name is enough to make my heart burn with hatred. He will pay for his every deed tomorrow.

I closed my and took deep breaths to calm myself down. I focused on remembering the faces of my parents and siblings to control myself.

I could see their smiling and happy faces,talking something inaudible to me.

I wish they would have been here. I really wish. I have been roaming alone from 7 months trying to cope with their untimely death, and I still couldn't forget that fateful day.

Rajveer betrayed us, and he killed my family! He will pay for his deeds even if it means I had to succumb myself in the process.

I opened my eyes and kept looking at the moon,trying to find my loved ones somewhere, and sleep slowly consumed me .