BlazeTerra

Rishi's Confession

Drishika drank the liquid at once and wiped her mouth with her sleeves.

The Queen stepped forward and held her hand. "Drishika," she began. "Rishi and Ridaan are my sons, I'm Queen Angana, the Queen of Blazeterra."

Drishika looked at Rutuja, giving her an I told you so look.

"We failed to stop Hadeon, we tried killing him, but for that, we needed to find the stone first," revealed the Queen.

"Only a brave and pure soul could do that, a soul that was not bound to Blazeterra," said Rishi. "When I met you, I felt you're the one and Rutuja," he turned. "We needed someone who would help us, and I felt you two were perfect. Selfless and bold."

"Selfless is okay but bold, I'm not sure," said Rutuja. "You passed the test by coming to the party alone," laughed Rishi.

"So? None of you could find the stone? So you needed someone who did not belong to Blazeterra," quizzed Drishika. "Yes," replied the Queen. "I'm sorry for the trouble, but we needed help, and Rishi thought you would be a perfect fit."

"Oh!" said Rutuja. "So, you're the Prince they were talking about."

Rishi nodded his head. "I live in your world, and Ridaan lives here," he said. "We can only enter your world once we cross the age of 16. Hadeon was the King of evil, his powers were in the stone, we needed someone who would find the stone and have the guts to destroy it as well."

"But, isn't this a different world. Are there no people here?" asked Rutuja.

"There are," answered Angana. "I hid them with the help of a spell. To protect them."

"Thank you for protecting my brother, I always knew you would take great care of him."

Ridaan hugged Drishika. She smiled and hugged him back. "You're a great warrior," she said.

Drishika turned to the Queen. "I'm glad we could help," she said. "Now, can we go home?"

"Yes, but only after the feast," said the Queen. "Bluebell, prepare for the celebrations."
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"Hey, Drish, I said I'm sorry," said Rishi as he followed Drishika as they walked out of the huge stall. Rutuja followed.

Hey, Rishi, where did you disappear?" said a beautiful girl as she walked towards them. Drishika pulled Rutuja out of the party, towards the parking where her scooty was parked.

"I'll get back to you in a moment," said Rishi to the girl as he followed Drishika.

"Drish, at least listen to him," said Rutuja and pulled Drishika's hand.

"Drish," said Rishi and held her hand.

"You would have just asked for it, Rishi, we would have helped," she almost screamed. "Why trick us into all this?"

"Maybe you would not trust me," he said and looked at Rutuja. "I thought you both would laugh at me if I said I-"

"No, we-"

"What's done is done, Drish, now let it go," interrupted Rutuja. "And thanks Rishi, we had a great time. We had always dreamt of magic all our lives," she continued. "Some dreams are only made to wake you up and shake yourself, and remind you of who you are and maybe what you gotta do to get what you want."

"I knew you were different, both of you," said Rishi. "So, I took you to my land. I'm sorry, I never meant to hurt you."

"It's fine," Drishika let out a deep breath. Rishi smiled and hugged her. Rutuja cupped her mouth as Drishika hugged him back.

"It's late," she said. "Let's go back home, Rutu before your parents or brother come to know about our absence."

"See you later, Prince Rishi," said Rutuja and giggled.