She seemed to be deeply involved with the working men, and they all thought she wouldn't notice Ahima behind her. Before any of them could react they could see Ahima right behind Aahanna ready to put his sword in her. They all had fear in their hearts and they also had no time to warn her, but what shocked them was before the sword touched Aahanna she had turned and blocked the sword with a smaller knife they never knew she had. She then managed to quickly snatch the sword in a matter of a few moves and had Ahima's neck at her mercy, his one movement and he would be dead.

She however held him in that position and asked all the spectators what she should do with him, her voice was calm as if nothing happened. Girivar came forth and said that he had broken all lines and deserves only death. With his words most others came forth and agreed that he deserves death.

She then told Ahima " I had given you a chance to prove me unfit as the queen, a chance to accept me as your queen and a chance to walk away and still you chose to attack me, you call me weak and yet here you are at my mercy. Did you forget who gave birth to you, did you forget she had to bear extreme pain, pain that you can't even imagine to bring you into this world. Yet you dare to call a woman weak, you forget Maa Shakti, Bhudevi who are a few examples of what a woman can do and bear. Who I see before me is not a man, I see a coward who attacks from the back. Your anger and ego has gotten you so bad you forget all your morals and values. I am sorry that I need to do my duty and I hope you can realize what resulted in this. I pray you get liberation and your soul attains eternal peace as you go to the one who created us all." with these last words Ahima was killed.

They all saw how she had fairly explained and shown everyone Ahim was the one who chose wrong and led him to his death. Ahima's Father who was in the audience along with his wife came forth and asked for forgiveness, and pleaded with her not to throw them out of their kingdom. The two were truthful and Aahanna could see that in their eyes. She stopped them from further apologizing and also said it is her who should apologize for killing him and she promises she will take care of the two of them till the end.Pallavi as a silent spectator saw that she was the right choice for ruling the place and could tell that her decision was not wrong. The empathy a leader should have and the firmness were both present in Aahanna.

They all thank her and once again. She asks them all to start with a prayer before the renovation begins since they have everything planned. She then heads to the oldest temple, noticing only Mahadev's shivling she takes some sand from the side and starts to carve a murti for lord Vishnu and begins a devotional song for both Mahadev and lord Vishnu as she sets the murti.

Pallavi, who was shocked to see a devotee give equal attention to both stops her and asks why she prays to both. Aahanna smiles and says Mahadev's aradhya is Vishnudev and vice versa, and if they reside in each other's heart how can only one of them be my everything. This shocked many of the listeners and aahanna saw contemplating looks so she added i believe every individual has a personal choice and will not force you all to pray to both the lords, but that also will not mean I stop, and so i hope the respect is both ways.

With this she sings one more song and the rest all seem to see her in a new light. At the end of her last song they begin with the renovations of the kingdom. As the transformations happened during the first night she had transported to Asur lok to inform guru Shukracharya of the completion of his given task and also the new role she was given. Asura guru Shukracarya blessed her with digvijayi and told her this is part of her destiny, with that she had then gone to mahendragiri parvat to meet her gurupita and gurumata who also blessed her and said her gurudakshina is going to be given in future and she will know what it is. But for now she needs to rule her kingdom and also keep it hidden from those who know her name when she meets them after her 10 years complete, that Aahanna is the queen of Avanti, until it is time for her gurudakshina. She said that she will rule as Avantika and hence her being Aahanna will be hidden, also knowing that it would not be asked if it was not important she complied without question. Before she left back for Avanti she requested that they both attend her wedding when she meets Karn and they both agreed.

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