Dhruv Tara: An End To a Long Wait

Chapter 13 - The Showdown

"Bas... Ruk jaiye Bhabosa!"

The voice boomed throughout the courtroom. So sudden and unexpected, everything came to a sudden halt. Everyone stopped comically. For a moment, everything was frozen. Rajpurohitji, who was approaching the throne, stumbled on the steps, before catching himself. Bhabosa, who had just picked up the crown, got too stunned and almost dropped it. All turned to look at the source of the voice.

Dhruv stood there, straight with his head held high, face full of determination, valour in his voice. There was a rage in his eyes, a fire burning, but his face had a calmness, accompanied by immense strength. This, was a man in action. A man who had had enough. Who was taking no more nonsense. A man who was in no mood to be playing around anymore.

"Ruk jaiye, Bhabosa. Ye Rajyabhishek ko yahi rok dijiye. Ye jo kuch hai wo galat ho raha hai, ye aap bhi jaanti hai Bhabosa.", Dhruv warned firmly.

"Ye kuch galat koni, kya bol rahe hai aap. Aapki himmat kaise hui, yaha aakar humpe hukum karne ki." Bhabosa was seething.

"Jaise aapki himmat hui iss tarah sabki iccha virudh ye Rajyabhishek karne ki", Dhruv said, pointing towards the whole sham.

"Aapka ye dussahas, humare Darbar me humse jubaan lada rahe hai aap. Humare hi nirnay par prashna karne ka aapka dussahas kaise hua! Apraadh hai ye. Sainiko, abhi issi kshan, iss apradhi ko bandi banaya jaaye.", Bhabosa looked at the guards around Dhruv, and ordered.

There was complete silence. None of them moved.

"Humne kaha iss apraadhi ko bandi banaya jaaye.", she ordered again, now shouting louder.

Dhruv stood firm, a smirk on his face.
"Chillane se kuch nahi hoga Bhabosa", Dhruv stated firmly.

"Sainiko, aapki itni himmat ki aap humare aadesh ko na maane."

Shaurya, sitting right beside Bhabosa jerked in shock. He got scared by the happenings, that was sure. He had seen his Dadisa angry, but this was on another level.

Irritated, Bhabosa stepped forward, setting the crown down in it's place.

"Iss Rajyabhishek ko abhi issi waqt rok dijiye, aur band kijiye ye sab. Ye Rajyabhishek nahi hoga.", Dhruv demanded, again.

"Shaurya banna iss Rajsinghasan ke uttaradhikari hai. Ye unka adhikar bhi hai aur unki zimmedari, unka kartavya bhi.", Bhabosa declared, full of attitude.

"Kartavya..", he spat out the word, chuckling mirthlessly.
"Aapki ye kartavya ki paribhasha aap hi ko mubarak ho. Ye singhasan, ye rajya, ye Shaurya ka koi kartavya nahi hai. Ye jo ho raha hai, sab kuch galat hai.", Dhruv looked visibly irritated.

"Mhare Pratap banna ka Rajsinghasan hai ye. Uss par baithna aur uski suraksha karna Shaurya banna ka kartavya hai. Aap hote kon hai use nakarne wale? Kya adhikar hai aapka ki aap unse unka adhikar aur Devgarh se unka uttaradhikari cheene.", Bhabosa demanded, getting increasingly louder.

Dhruv looked at Shaurya, met his eyes for a moment, and then...
"Shaurya ka pita hone ke adhikaar se!", Dhruv said, loud and clear and extremely firm.

Yet again, there was a pin drop silence in the courtroom for a moment, that felt like ages. And suddenly like a switch turned on, there was commotion all over the room. Everyone present, unaware of this truth, was stunned. There were whispers all over.
"Yuvraj Shaurya to Maharaj ke putra hai. Ye kya keh rahe hai?"
"Shaurya innke putra hai?"
"Ye to dhokha hai, Yuvraaj Shaurya to Maharaj ke putra hai hi nahi. Arthaat in sab ne hume dhokha diya!"
"Devgarh ka itihaas hai apna waaris na hone ka, ye sab jaante aur samajhte hai. To sab se jhooth kyu bola gaya?"