𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕃𝕒𝕞𝕡 𝕠𝕗 𝔻𝕦𝕣𝕪𝕠𝕕𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕒

Ch.39

Just a quick note so that we don't confuse y'all, Aru climbed the mountain the same time the Potatoes reached the gates of Dwaraka. So that's why they still haven't gotten in. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND SUPPORT!

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The Potatoes hid behind the colorful coral, observing the guards from a distance. They cautiously swam towards the guards, hiding themselves, unsure of how the guards were to react if they saw them.

The guards were the Yalis, the protectors of Dwaraka, said to be aggressive if anything posed to be a threat to what they protected. The Potatoes had come into contact with their kind before, but these Yalis seemed different. More...alive.

The gang could only hope that they came off as friendly and harmless in their new environment. Mini made small hand motions, ripples cutting through the water as she did so, signalling that they could follow her. It all worked well, at least until Boo made a screeching sound.

They all looked at Boo, who was pointing at a shadowy figure, whose broad shoulders were adorned with sparkling weapons sharp to the touch. They all knew who it was, their heart rate quickening at the sight.

One of the Yalis had found them, a sickening grin spread over his face.

"What do we have here? A lovely group of intruders?" The Yali called out.

The Potatoes stood still, not wanting to make themselves seem angry with the Yali. As the stone guard got closer, they could see its facial expression, which morphed into a mask of surprise, its eyebrows arching upward, at the sight of the Pandavas and Boo.

"Well I'll be! You're the newest generation of the Pandavas! What did we, the humble guardians of Dwaraka, do to get a visit from the Pandavas themselves? What do you need?" The Yali said, its voice raising in astonishment and glee as it realized who stood in front of them.

"Well, we would like permission to cross the entrance into Dwaraka." Nikita said confidently, staring at the Yali.

Rudy stepped up, "And maybe some French fries with that."

Boo hit him on the head, earning a puppy eyed look from the 'innocent' floating snake boy. The Yali's eyes burned with anger but calmed down after thoroughly thinking it through.

The Yali smiled...creepily, " I would most certainly allow you to enter dear Pandavas and Snake Prince. But-"

"You forgot Pandava Adjacent," Aiden mumbled.

"Of course! You are allowed to come too, as the wife of the great warriors!" Aiden looked down, no doubt blushing in embarrassment as the Yali continued, "But I cannot, under no circumstances, allow that traitorous, impure brat that you have brought with you. He had even hit the great snake prince on the head! No no no. That Evil Shukuni is not allowed to come. I will take care of him... personally. Surely you don't want him in your way?" The Yali finished, its eyes burning with rage once more at the mere thought of Boo.

Boo looked down, a solemn look on his face. Regret and shame flitted through his eyes.

Brynne growled, "Don't you touch a hair on his-"

Mini put a hand on her shoulder, "Brynne. Let me," she looked to the Yali, "We appreciate your hospitality, but he's our mentor. We would all like it if you didn't hurt him, please."

"WHAT? You allow this rotting piece of filth to teach you? What happened to you? That dirty, impure, disgusting rat must have brainwashed you to make you think this way!" The Yali cried, infuriated.

Sheela, who was standing quietly until now, snapped, "That's it! BE QUIET! You're being extremely rude, and as a guardian of a city, you should be treating your guests with the utmost respect, even if they are not of divine blood. You Yalis claim that you are protectors. That you were created by god, but weren't we all? What gives a stone guardian, the right to dishonor someone? So please-"

Boo held his hand up silencing Sheela, "I appreciate your concern, and though Sheela is right, I am rather impure as this Yali claimed I was. I believe that all she is trying to accomplish here is to cleanse my reputation, not my heritage. I can see reason in that. But you must know, I am not easy to control," Boo countered, a deadly calm tone, practically dripping with the sharpness of daggers.

The Yali snarled, but consented to not hurting Boo, "Fine. I shall not hurt him, but people of his blood and heritage will not be allowed inside. He is to stay with me. Do we have an agreement, Pandavas?"

The pandavas nodded and were escorted by more Yalis who had turned up in the commotion. They left him with concerned faces. Boo just nodded to them.

The first Yali smirked and turned to face Boo, " They didn't make me promise. Are you ready for a little fun, Shakuni?"

Boo rolled his eyes, "I should've known. Krishna always had the faultiest guards. He knew how to do everything, but, gods, that man never knew how to pick his protectors."

The Yali growled, "What gives you the right to talk about the king with his rightful name you impure scum."

The Yali charged at him, his stone hand flying towards Boo's face. Boo ducked out of the way and decided that fighting a stone warrior wouldn't be the best choice...unless he wanted broken bones and a bleeding nose. Percy Jackson had that, and it didn't end well. He caused the apocalypse.

Boo was stuck on defence, and he was getting tired really quickly. The Yali sent punches and kicks to the former bird but he kept ducking and dodging, moving his body out of the way. All the movement was making Boo rather dizzy. He needed a way to escape, and urgently.

Boo looked at the Yali up and down. He examined his terrain, and let a malicious smile spread across his face. He had an idea, and it was going to make the Yali guard look like an idiot. Boo kept his defence, making sure that the guard was too riled up to notice where Boo was taking the fight.

Slowly but surely, Boo made into the coral patch and stepped in a clearing he had seen when he was searching for an escape. The Yali didn't look where he was stepping and soon, his large foot was caught in a particularly large coral, with a particularly large grip.

He tried getting his foot out, but only managed to fall flat on his face, making all the coral stick to his face. The screamed in outrage as Boo laughed and quickly made his way to the gates. The Yali pulled off the coral and followed after the boy. Thankfully, the ten year old was much too fast for the stone creature and soon made his way into the gates of Dwaraka, locking them behind himself.

Boo laughed as the Yali tried to get inside. He made his way to a wall and leaned his back to it. Boo slid down, breathing heavily. He held his palm out, and Karen flashed into his hands.

Boo shakily spoke, "K-Karen?"

Karen glowed, "Yes master?"

"How much longer before I'm drained completely?" He asked, shutting his eyes tightly.

"Master, you have about two weeks," Karen said, sighing. When Boo was silent, Karen took that silence as a signal of her being dismissed. She flashed away.

Boo shakily got up, he may be drained soon, but that didn't mean that didn't have any more fight left inside him. He was Shakuni. He was Subala. He was a pigeon, for gods' sake. He was Boo, and there was no way in Yamaloka that he would go down. Not now, not ever.