WHITE AND BLACK. # BOOK.1 - THE SWORD OF SILVER

THE SEVENTH INCARNATION

Aarav's lips had just brushed Reva's when ...

BOOM!!!

Something blasted that shook the whole hall , every body fell on the ground , and in no time , they were all surrounded by guards wearing black armors. The person who looked like their head said ,
"Your highness, its an ambush . All the guests follow me please , and don't rush. Dont panic ."

Reva held Aarav's hand tight . He turned to face her ...
"Reva , follow the guards and take Shiba with you ..."

"But i...." Reva tried telling him something , but he was already gone, so she did as he said and started searching for Shiba.

Aarav ran straight towards the blast , and saw that a whole section of the hall was now open to the night sky. He saw that around 50 people wearing masks were standing ahead of him. A man who had the grandest black armour , was speaking...
"...what is the meaning of this ?" He said .

A masked man came ahead and said, "We have no intention of a blood bath , Commander . Where is the Mauryan queen?"

Megha's brother . Aarav's thought.

"She's where she has to be. And if u have no intention of a blood bath , you would have come knocking at the door , not blasting it off! ....and who are you ?"The commander said.

"We are the elite squad of the clan Phoenix . And yes, we have changed our appearance , so you couldn't recognize us . " He lifted off his mask , and revealed a scary and scarred face . All of them did too.

The commander stood still and turned , walking towards the place where everyone was taken . He came back with the queen standing in front of him.

The queen said , "Lord Hector , what is this ? We had an understanding , that none of us will interfere in the kingdom's interior . "

The man who was called Hector bowed , and sat on his knee .
"Your highness ...we were given straight orders by the King himself that we should enter by force."

"I don't think there can be any reason to just blast off our palace and enter ...What does the king intent ?"

"My lady , our King has a suspicion that you are hiding the seventh incarnation in your palace . If you hand them over to us , we will surely leave , also paying for the damage we have done."

The queen was taken aback. She said , "The seventh incarnation? You mean the rightful heir of the SWORD OF SILVER ?"

"Yes , my lady. The high ranked sorcerer of our kingdom proposed , and felt the presence of the seventh incarnation . Its been here from a week. We need permission to check every person who arrived at the palace from a week."He said with a calm voice .

"But your highness that's..." Megha's brother tried to interrupt , but the queen raised a hand and he just went quiet. She said ,"Lord Hector , i understand the situation . But i assure you , that no one here can be the seventh incarnation . And personally , i think , there cannot be a seventh incarnation in the first place ..."

What the hell are they talking about? Aarav thought . He nudged Pranay in the ribs and asked him,
"Hey ,what is going on ?"

"Make me understand if you do!" He replied .

The queen continued , "...And Lord Hector , if by any chance , there really is a seventh incarnation present in my palace , then they belong to the Mauryans , not the Pheonix. But if you insist , even we need to know who it is . So you check and leave , you have no right over them."

"But my lady , we are given strict..." Hector tried to say . But the commander said ,
"Cant you understand ? The queen is denying . Do as she says , Hector , or the consequences will be worse , you are standing on our land , don't you forget!"