MIRAGE OF HEARTSTRINGS

BREAKING HEARTS

"Duryodhana, I heard the news and wanted to-.................."

The Samrat of Aryavart paused half on his sentence before closing the office door from inside as he fully got the look of his friend.

"Duryodhana"

"Someone poisoned me two months ago....."

"Duryo-"

"That poison was aphrodisiac........"

It didn't took much time for the eldest in the room to understand the situation with the good news that unfortunately for them..............

"Find who put poison in it"

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"Soon" It was a promise and the eldest Kaurava couldn't be more grateful to his friend as he remembers her fainted figure on the ground after getting exhausted from crying, giving him opportunity to come out of the bath place before he carried her to her bed side, covering her shivering figure with thick blanket.

It must had been oblivious as his eldest freind took his leave, leaving him alone with the chains of guilt, regret, her cries and her pain around him.

Duryodhana look outside the window, only to find his second brother laughing with his wife, walking in the beautifully decorated garden but still lost in heir own bubble. Sometimes it only makes his heart scratch to the point of bleeding as his ears only echoes of her pain filled cries.

He couldn't help but to close his ears tightly, still hearing her cries making him bite his lips to the point of injuring it.

This time he seriously wished if he wouldn't have existed, maybe then he wouldn't had given her so much pain nor would had made his own heart bleed with guilt and regret.

It is bitter how everything already planned is different from reality, only giving pain in every phase of life. Why do they even plan anything when it is so different from reality? Why do they say that destiny can be changed? Is this why reality is so hard to accept?

While walking in the corridor, he hears chatters making him glance at right corridor, only to find his mother with other two Daughter-in-laws, in front of the eldest Daughter-in-law as Duryodhana take a clear look of her condition.

Red eyes, wet eyelashes, pale face, weak wall supported body and thos emotionless eyes. He found himself angry at the crowd surrounding her, not leaving her alone even when her condition is visible........or maybe it is only visible to him since he is the criminal of her condition.

Clenching his jaw, he abruptly took turn, unknown to the figure that noticed his presence but didn't even glanced at him.

He couldn't help but to lock himself in his office, not coming out till late night while giving excuses to everyone whole day. His steps halted in the mid corridor as he glance up at the moon that once gave him peace but now is showing his own actions, making him turn away.

If only he didn't had entered this room that day! If only he had gone for survey outside that day! If only he would had pushed her enough to make her let out truth that day! If only he wouldn't had stayed in his room in her presence! If only he wouldn't had existed! If only............

The sound of shattered vase entered his ears, glancing at it, hea realised it is done by him while he was being consumed by thoughts.

His lips curved into butter smile as he let out "it is always me, isn't it?"

The morning came just like that while Duryodhana found himself still standing at the same spot as yesterday.............at the edge.

He didn't even took step towards his room as he walk in his office and stayed till a knock came.

"[GULP] Who?"

"Suyo"

"Come karna" The urgency in his voice didn't hide but he didn't tried as he look at him with hope, wish, desperation, whatever just-

"The poison was travelled to Hastinapur two months from Chedi. And it was brought by Chedi Naresh one month prior to that"

A flash of bright grey light in his eyes before he immediately stand up, glancing at karna who didn't tried to stop him. Maybe already knowing that he won't as they both stepped outside the palace, riding on their respective horse.

IN CHEDI

"Maharaj, two person in royal are approaching the palace on their horses"

"Who are they?"

"It is............It is HastinapurRaj and Samrat"

It is very well known that the two presences are very much big in whole Aryavart as the door of Palace opened after getting permission.

The two warriors entered the palace without stopping until they are right on front of Chedi Naresh as Duryodhana jump down from the horse.

"Pranipat Samrat! Pranipat HastinapurRaj-" The greeting Didn't completed as Duryodhana already punched him across the face, throwing him directly into the person behind.

All the weapons pointed towards the two royal warriors as Karna nod towards Duryodhana before summoning his word while Duryodhana summoned his face, marching towards Chedi Naresh without giving nah thought towards the people in between as they all will be handled by his best friend.

The eldest Kaurava again hit his prey but this time with mace without controlling his strength, until his Target was blood bathed but not dead. A hand on his shoulder stopped him from futher damage as he glance at the figure of Chedi Naresh who is lying on his own blood with broken face and bones.

"You won't die right now and if you tried again, you will beg for death itself" Even though duryodhana didn't wanted to leave him conscious as the cries of her still echoes in his ears but he knows this incident is already going to make a wave of disaster in whole Aryavart hence he can't do much.

By the time he reach back at his palace, it was already mid-night and Karna has already left for Anga.

He entered his room subconsciously, tired but still burning from non wiped anger but his mind fully opened when he found himself facing red pain filled onyx eyes.

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