Dried Lilies, Withered Hearts And A Lonely Path

•Chapter-13• Revelation

"What are you??"

Khushi's question circled around them. Her terrified eyes were thoroughly locked with the amused ones of Arnav.

"That's easy, I'm human" Arnav answered, and before she could call him a liar and demand how he was a human with what he conjured just now?

His almost dark chuckle as he continued stopped her from saying something she'll surely regret later. After all, She was at their mercy.

"But what I am capable of doing that's another matter, " Arnav finished with a transparent ball of water dancing and shape-shifting in his palm as to prove that fact.

Khushi fainted.

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Khushi woke up to the sound of people discussing her again and was hit with a tremendous wave of deja-vu.

"Did you really need to do that? I was making it easy for her to grasp the situation, " 

It was Sid, she was sure arguing about her with someone.

"Well, how's it my fault that she tumbled upon the scene like that and I thought it will be easier to believe with a live demonstration, "

Arnav's tone was totally unapologetic and Khushi didn't know what he was really trying to do? After everything said and done, all he had succeeded in doing is shock her.

"And she is awake again, "

Arnav announced merrily and she opened her eyes feeling all guilty for snooping in a conversation about herself. And again, how does he know she was conscious? Do they have some kinda mind-reading power and all?

"Hey...how are you feeling?"

Sid questioned her kindly yet she couldn't reply to him. She was too terrified with the prospect of what they were yet her thirst for knowing what they were, was overriding her fear of them.

"What are you?"

She asked again knowing it was only the three of them in the room.

"As I mentioned earlier humans, "

Arnav grinned merrily thoroughly enjoying this and Khushi loathed his all-knowing obnoxious look at that moment.

Sid sighed apprehensively. He dreaded this conversation and hated that he was the one breaking this to Khushi. Giving Arnav a withering look he began.

"Do you remember my story Khushi?" Sid asked Khushi, hoping she will listen to them with an open mind.

Khushi nodded again in response.

Confused.

"Well, it's true a long time ago before the humans descended this planet. Even before this planet, existed. The world was divided into five kingdoms Krashanu-fire, Udak-water, Samiran-air, Kshiti- earth, and Jeeva- Nature. The people of these kingdoms used to control these elements,"

Khushi gave Sid a look that screamed— why are you telling me this? She was feeling so confused about everything already. And, he is confusing her more. She did not know why he was telling her this, again?

Sid sighed wearily, glaring at Arnav.

"Okay, so long history short. We are the heirs of those kingdoms and are actually direct descendants of the gods. Devvanshi is the actual term but some people like to call us demigods,  but of course not us. We are mortals. So, I'll say we are kinda humans with some special abilities and responsibilities, "

Sid looked at her expectantly, waiting for her to declare them all bonkers. But she just looked at them with a thoughtful look and spoke in a totally snarky manner;