The Cursed Princess

Chapters 6

She stood in front of the fort. Recollecting the memory of when she first saw this fort, never in her wildest dreams she thought that this fort is haunted. Anu let out a slight chuckle. Hiding the fear behind it. "Something will go wrong" she felt. It's Dusshra. "What a wonderful day  for this work" she laughed.

Her wristwatch said its 5pm. Yes she was there in front of the fort for this long. "I wonder what Riya might be thinking..." she looked up in the sky.

Time has come.

She walked inside the fort and went to the same hiding place. She had goosebumps thinking that last time she was here with.......she can't think of it anymore .

Soon a darkness engulfed the fort. It was dead silent. Far away from the village people are celebrating. And in this corner, another girl is preparing to free the princess.

"The innocent soul of her

Was also involved with a sin

The truth will never change

It has never been

The scent to her

Is still a venom

And behind the princess

There is still a demon"

It felt like she heard someone in the fort. Chanting this poem like a mantra.

Anu placed a mirror in one corner of the room. She placed other materials which was needed for this ritual.

It was midnight by then. A fire was burning in front of Anu. The mirror stood in one corner. And she started the ritual.
Hours went by. It was 3am. Suddenly the color of the fire seemed to change a little. The orange flames turned into bright red. It seemed to rise up. Anu looked up hoping to see the spirit. But no! She looked into the mirror expecting the princess's reflection but where?
"What did just happen?"
Suddenly the color of the flames changed again. This time it turned black. An evil laugh was heard from every corner of the fort. "What is happening?" Anu asked.

Soon the atmosphere turned darker. This time the darkness felt heavy on Anu. The fire was coming forward. She could feel the need of oxygen. The fire was engulfing her. Her skin was burning.

Everything was clear by now.
The princess was not the only one who was trapped in there. "Behind the princess there's still a demon!!!" Yes!
The wizard was also trapped with her. If the princess is called, he will come too! He wants freedom too.  "Oh no!" Anu cried.  She wanted to save Ratnavati. But what now?! It's too late now. She felt the immense pain as the fire engulfed her. She closed her eyes. It's over. "I'm sorry" she cried.

Suddenly the mirror shattered into pieces. The evil laughter turned into painful cries. And from the immense pain Anu heard someone screaming  her name. "ANU!!!!!". "Riya?" Anu whispered weakly.
Before she could understant what is going on, Anu suddenly felt that someone pushed her and they both hit the wall with a loud thud.

Anu looked at her. "Why didn't you tell me that THIS  was your important work?!" Riya cried. Her skin was burned and the broken pieces of mirror  pierced her skin. "What if it was too late?" Anu smiled. "If you died like this, I would have drag you down from heaven and kill you again" she replied. "So you think I will go to heaven?" They laughed. Trying to hide their pain, but failed. Anu looked around the room.
When she saw a figure. Bhoomi?.....no,  she's princess Ratnavati!
"Yes I am that cursed princess! Who wanted freedom but instead killed those innocent girls who wanted to help" she cried. "This is my past, my present and this will be my future. It will never change". Anu laughed
"The truth will never change
It has never been"
The poem, it was a warning.

She looked beside her. Her weak friend, still breathing heavily. But everything is over now.

Now they have to wait. To meet their end.

It was Dusshra. In one part of the country, people saw puppets of Ravana burning. West Bengal witnessed their mother Durga for the last time before she went close to river Ganga. But that night Bhangarh fort witnessed both at the same time. Its walls, ceiling and spirits living in that fort saw how the demon was defeated and how the girls sacrificed themselves.
What happened in history, now it's too late to change it. But history leaves behind certain scars that glows when history tries to repeat itself.

Their story can be a myth,
But what they taught us, is a lesson to keep
You can't change the past, but you can change the present.

~~~~~~~~~~♡The End♡~~~~~~~~~~~~~