The First Empress

Aftermath

We are not what we know but what we are willing to learn

A week later...

Aditha was looking at the dacoits who helped Kamanar to assault Valavan on that day. Those dacoits were badly beaten and their knee caps were clearly scraped before they were made to kneel down on the same ground where Valavan breathed his last.

The scorching sun didn't make it any easier for those dacoits. However, they were scared to even take a glance at Aditha. They were one of the deadliest dacoits groups from Lavani and their speciality was their camaflouging skills.

Even when the other groups were caught and punished, they stayed anonymous from the moment they entered the country. At that moment, it seemed that all their luck was used, because they all collectively felt chills to see Aditha.

There was a reason for them to feel that way. Because they were chased for four continuous days and the man standing before them was not there to punish them. He was after their lives. He looked scary from all angles with dried up blood all over his body, hands and swords. However, he didn't move. He didn't flinch. He didn't even lift his fingers. Everyone around him was also calm.

The dacoits were sweating profusely when Aditha opened his mouth.

Aditha: Veera.......

His hoarse voice came from the bottom of the hell. Their hell.

Veera came forward with a face full of fresh blood. He was dragging his sword and it seemed that his sword weighed more because of the blood of all the traitors that were killed in the past week. Instead of bringing many soldiers, Aditha and Veera went on a two man mission to catch all the traitors and not to alert the perpetrators.

Veera took his time in killing them. He cut their fingers, forearms, arms and did the same with their legs. Their shrieks were heard all over the land. Veera wasn't satisfied with their shrieks. He was laughing like a maniac to see them suffering in pain. Aditha stood like a rock watching the scene.

Subodhan came closer to him and whispered.

Subodhan: Rajendiran mattum engu irukkiraan endru theriyavillai Arasey. Ovvoru naazhigaikkum idam maari konde irukkiraan endru dhaan thagaval kidaitthirukkiradhu. Naam avan irukkum idatthai sendru servadharkul angirundhu thappi sendru vidugiraan.

Aditha: Avanukku udhavubavaragalai thookkilida sei... Arasaanai endru kooru...

Subodhan: Arase....

Aditha: Avanukku pugalidam koduppavargal throgigal... Avargal uyirudan irukka thagudhi attravargal... Sonnadhai sei...

Subodhan: Panatthirku aasai kondu seidhavargalai kolvadha??

Aditha: Panatthirkaaga edhaiyum seiyyalama???

Subodhan was able to see his reason. He then nodded his head.

Subodhan: Avargaludaiya thandanai arivitthu niraivettravum seigiren arasey.

Aditha: Rajendiran asaindhaalum enakku theriya vendum...

Subodhan: Aanadhu arasey..

Subodhan walked away from there to carry on with the punishments for the traitors.

After killing all the dacoits, Veera was further chopping their bodies down in a maniac fashion. Aditha then went to him and held his shoulders.

Aditha: Nirutthu...

Veera stopped and looked at Aditha with eyes full of tears.

Aditha: Podhum... Pinangalai vetti un pugazhukku izhukkai sertthu kollaadhe...