"What was that?" I asked everyone, I sounded worried. 

"NEEL! YOU ARE A B*********!!!!!!" Karan shouted. 

I didn't know that the word spoken by Karan even existed. But I was sure that he had to wash his mouth with soap. 

At once all of them ran to the corner of the Armory. Their aim was certain, the metal bunker. Karan was the first one to reach, thanks to his Speedo moves. As I was running, in front of my eyes, the bunker started attracting other children. One by one, a small crowd formed near it. Anshu and Chitrakshi were also there. Karan was controlling the crowd. But the slowly his face turned pale. 

"The Forge of Tvastar is starting?" one shouted. 

"What is the Forge of Tvastar?" 

This was me. I knew what a forge is, thanks to Forged in Fire, but what Tvastar was, I didn't know. But, after hearing this, others stared at me like I was a big fool. 

"Neel, you didn't know Tvastar? You should have known." Anshu replied. 

Jolly good, now I was The Foolest Guy in the Room. 

Dumbo, you didn't know Tvastar? 
Nope ZIGGY, any hint? 
The Vajra of Indra? 
So what? 

He was the one who made it. 

I started to remember, a particular episode of a serial based on Lord Shiva. In one of the Gods VS Demons war, the Gods were losing. A demon named Vritra was tearing the army of the Gods apart. No one was able to stop him. The reason behind this was that he was blessed with a boon that he couldn't be harmed by using any weapon. 

Gods needed to win. So, a sage gave released his soul and gave his bones advising that a weapon should be made out of his bones. 

Tvastar made the weapon. The weapon was offered to Indra, the King of Gods, God of Thunder. He killed Vritra, the demon. From that day, the weapon is the sacred weapon of Indra, and the weapon is called Vajra. 

"Neel, Neel! Wake up......" Chitrakshi was shaking my shoulder. 

"What did I miss?" 

"Again lost in thoughts. You missed a couple of sentences." 

"I do remember Tvastar. He made Vajra. But who is he?" 

"Tvastar is the God of Divine Instruments, Hindu equivalent of Hephaestus." Sis explained. 

"The Forge of Tvastar is the forge in which he once made weapons." Karan spoke. 

"After all that we can understand, the forge has some sort of identity - personality tracker. Either we choose weapons..." Chitrakshi was explaining while I figured this all out 

"Or the weapon itself chooses its master. Am I right?" I interrupted. 

"Bingo! The Forge itself chooses the person worthy enough to use those weapons. And this time-" 

"It has chosen me!" I practically shouted. 

"Stop interrupting me Neel. Shut your shutter up. 

And as I was saying... Yeah, it has chosen you. But I seriously doubt this decision." 

I thought the same. I didn't think I am worthy. 

"But I think he can.." Karan took my side. "... you haven't seen him using weapons. If you had, you would probably think the same. The way he handles weapons, not one but all, it's freaking! For some time, I even thought that he had some training before.. OK I think we should discuss about it later. 

For now, Neel... " his head turned towards me,"... I think you should go in the forge and take out the weapon which chose you."

"Hey, guys I really didn't have any strange weapon-using sessions before. I have said that before. I really have no idea how I did that or why everything happens around me. It just does." I gave my explanation but I think it was useless. 

"You still will have to go." said Karan and Chitrakshi, united. 

Karan and Chitrakshi pushed me towards the entrance of the forge. 

"BETRAYAL!" I shouted. 

"Neel !Neel! Neel!.." 

The crowd started cheering and with this sound in my ears, I headed in the forge- alone, unknown about what the hell in the world was there.

Another SaptaFact! The forge was hot! I mean, LITERALLY! 

On my way through the forge, I saw many things (some quite nasty ones). Everything was there - broken helmets, bent swords, twisted bows, and tattered jeans. 

On a wall, something was written

ilmade harmabz emakz emalz emajz aktemass uchmakz ahimanz
ahimavz achegamabs omajz hoothamajs aimahs ahimanz
garmaai absemass achamaae emalz ayemagz
ohmats akimabz aabmasz hodmacz ayemagz
omalz astramaai amayz hastramase
yokimaks ummats omahz hattimabz emamz

 I rubbed my hands on the wall, dust stuck to my hands but I was unable to read it. 

ZIGGY, can you read it? 

But the reply I got was of a female voice-

The person you are trying to reach is currently busy. Please try again later. 

ZIGGY sucks at helping me when I REALLY need his help. And this proof proves that he is really a Dorphus. 

Hence Proved! 

From outside, I thought that the bunker would be small, tiny small, but actually it was big. And long, and hot. I walked continuously for an hour or so, I was stinking in sweat and to be honest, I smelled bad. Still the path didn't end. 

After some walking, I noticed that I was back at the very starting broken helmets and all that stuff. I was getting exhausted. There was no end to this bunker and I already had a nice bath of sweat. 

I lifted the bent sword, bent it a little more, placed it on the floor and put a shield over it. My chair was ready. 

And that was the point when I noticed something. 

I somehow was able to read the writing on the wall-

You can take nothing to your heart's desire. 
The only one who will leave is the one who isn't a liar. 
If you take the BEST 
You leave the REST. 
Take an AST-R or a SHAST-R
Because you are in the Forges of T-Vast-AR

At this moment, I wanted to shout at everyone and force them to tell me what the hell in the world was going on. Strangely, God listened to my wish very fast. I heard some sound coming from my behind. 

I went to view it. There was nothing but a dog with some tiny erections on its head. The dog was like a German Shepherd with raven black fur. Its nails were sharp, his teeth were like fangs, it had a long tail with blonde tip. The dog sniffed at me. Its eyes were red, Dark red. It started to come near me. I tried not to look in his eyes. I moved my eyes aside,trying to concentrate on something else, anything else. 

Aomaae.... Aomaae.... 

Someone spoke in my head. 

Neeeeel.... Aomaae.... 

Someone really was there other than me and the dog. I scanned the place again. I saw some small pearls scattered on the ground. Staring at them, they were golden, ashy and some were also silvery. 

The dog was missing. I grabbed an Ashy pearl and ran towards the direction I found. The dog was the only way to help me come out of that bunker. 

I noticed its tail's tip at the end of the turn. I followed it quietly. Seeing me, the dog ran away, fast enough for me to run out of breath. 

The dog continued running. Following it became harder with every succeeding step. This trip of ours ended in a room that was different from the others. The room had a big rock in the center and a door on the other side. Around the rock were many weapons, not broken but perfect ones,warrior armor, Crusaders, shields, jalvin, mace and much more. 

Aomaae.... 

Umharimats aqdeermats aimahs eahmayz... 

Aomaae.... 

I heard the voice again, this time louder. "I need to get out" I spoke to my very self. I ascended to open the door. Bad luck! It was locked. I needed to open the door. 

The door shut closed with a THUD. I mean not the door I wanted to open, but the door from which I entered. 

Holy Crap! 

This was my reaction when, all around, many things happened at once. 

The dog was a DOG! Its erections grew into horns, small fingers into large claws. Its tail started to burn and its eyes showed thirst for blood, my blood. It was a hellhound, dog from hell. 

The dog barked twice. 

"G-G-... Good B-Boy" 

It jumped on me. Its odor was very bad. And its breath! Imagine being in a sewage treatment plant, the smell, it was exactly the same. 

I struggled for my life. Its one claw was on my chest and other on my hand. Fighting back was becoming difficult. At once it raised its claw from my chest, I started moving my hands, searching for anything to come in handy. My hand caught something. But by that time, the dog reattached with full force. It digged its claws deeper in my chest and arm. Blood oozed out, pain started to come over my body. I was still holding something in my hand. With the last bit of my power, I managed to throw it on the dog's eye. The dog lead a cry and I rolled away. After getting saved by chance, I started looking for weapons. 

A sword? No. Too light. 

Spear? Too tall.

Axe?Nah

A weapon or my death. 

If you take the BEST 
You leave the REST 

It must mean something. If I take a sword, if the best of course, but what if it isn't meant for me ? 

The dog attacked at me again. This time with around fifty percent more power. The thing nearest to me was an axe. The axe seemed heavy, not for me. But in life and death situations, everyone does the same thing, swinging the axe. The axe hit it on its ear. The dog led a cry. The room echoed with its voice. 

I noticed something shiny on his neck. It had a long cylindrical neck and two small cuboids attached to it, all at once made of bronze. 

"The key!" I found it. 

I had to take the key. 

You can take nothing to your heart's desire... 

Mom always said that sometimes you don't get choices. Sometimes you only get what is destinies for you. Maybe I must have something different. Maybe, if only I knew. 

Take an AST-R 
Or a SHAST-R 

Hell! I wasn't going to die solving riddles. 'Stop running away Neel.' I said to my very own self. 

No lies, no fears

Keeping this in mind, I took a great leap straight towards the dog. The dog was ready. It ascended towards me for the very last time. 

We came closer with every increasing second. The dog was still looking furious. It attacked me with its claw. I kept my calm till the last. The dog's claw touched the bare skin on my face. I summoned the last bit of my power. 

Slash! 

The axe hit the dog directly its chest. The axe went straight inside its chest. 

I got up taking the support of the same axe. Pulling out the key, I opened the door. 

There was a flash of light and I went unconscious. 

I slowly opened my eyes.

I am dead? 

I thought. This was the very first question that came to my mind. Anshu, Chitrakshi, Karan, and many others came in the room. 

I am not dead! I am not dead! 

"You are absolutely not dead Neel." Chitrakshi spoke, practically laughing. "Now get up Mr Neel, you have got a parcel." 

Karan gave a small parcel to me. I opened it. Inside it was a  small disc, barely of the size of my finger, and a small note. 

As the disc touched my bare fingers, it expanded and grew to the size nearly that of my hand. 

And then I read the note.... 

You fought well champ, this is the weapon which chose you as it's wielder. Summon it and it will come back to you no matter where you leave. Let it release every soul that will rise against you. 

Find your way. Get well soon. 
                                                              -Your GodFather

It was a double edged sword. The sword had such a finish that I was able to see my face on it. It was literally made of glass. It's whole blade section was red in color and the handle had leather wrapped around it. It had a diamond shaped buttcap with an N engraved. It was well balanced in my hands. It was awesome!

"So little brother, what will you name this sword?" Anshu asked eagarly. 

Let it release every soul that will rise against you 

"SoulHunter" I announced.