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"The king of Jagnya, Jaywant always wanted Zravasaya to marry his daughter. He chanted that God's supported him. There's some weird horoscope in his daughter's janam kundalli (astrological chart) that she is destined to marry a king one with fierce lion tendencies. One who has conquered half of the hind. He has always lived with that fantasy of his. When Zravasaya came to conquer the hind and when he successfully conquered half of the hind same as the horoscope prediction, He went mad. His happiness had no bounds. Jagnya was never a strong nation. It's lineage was cursed every king who sat on the throne never expanded its territory. Some kings were righteous and were happy with what they had. And some were too weak to start a war"

Loki stood near one of the ends of the table. The two oil lamps illuminating in two corners of the tent were the only ones providing light in the darkness. The moon provided its own light in a soothing presence. It was clear midnight, The moon stood tall glowing brightly, spreading its presence into the sky. Millions of stars were sprinkled near the moon like the particles of salt. So small yet cannot escape ones eyesight. The chilly dead air gave goosebumps at every course of time it blew from one direction to another. His voice was husky yet low the words he uttered mixed in the air easily like sugar in the water but the depth the word held lingered inside the brains of people hearing it.

"The king of Jagnya showered all his love and expertise on his daughter. The princess who was blessed was the fifth daughter of the king. But destiny always webs you in the most funniest way. If king Jagnya had  vicious reasons to love his daughter who he had in a way to gain a son then he birthed a person equally selfish and intolerable like him but she was raised by a person who possessed a good heart. There's a saying it does not matter whose blood your are. The person who irrigates you, who raises you is the one whose manners and thoughts are inherited in you. Same happened with the princess. She grew up to be totally different from her father but few traits wee clearly inherited. The stupid desolated attitude she got." He spit venomously. Meglos observed every emotion that flickered in his friends eyes. He possessed the same technique loki used to hide his emotions, he knew it well how a person hides their emotions. 

"When I met her in the kingdom of Rakshatra she planned to kill Zravasaya. Not that I blame her i wanted to do the same. " Tanirika chuckled sadly remembering the old days. 

"Well, your husband is the one who invaded hind" Her nansa chimed in. Three pairs of eyes bored holes in his head a soon as he uttered those words.

"and He ended up invading your grandchild's heart, didn't he tani?" Meglos fired back glaring at the old king.

"No Meglos, Tanirika ended up invading his heart and ruling it. It was Zravasaya who fell first." Loki smirked. 

"Just how my daughter made that man fall for him. There was a time he was ready to abandon the kingdom for her."  The old king, King Vallak sighed.

"Just how you ruin the conversation" Meglos muttered. His sentence had made Tanirika remember the grief again which she had just overlooked with the conversation going on.

''continue loki"  He pushed desperately. Loki nodded. 

"He sent his daughter to win the place of the queen but things turned out well we all know how." He rolled his eyes hinting at everything that went down.

"She has some grudge towards Zravasaya. "

"Its her pride. How can someone beat her, loki" Tanirika sighed. Loki was unsure that if it was her pride or something else because he knew that insolent creature of a princess very well.

"The king of Jagnya planned to take down Rakshatra by sending that venomous woman. But that plan flopped. He also offered his daughter as a second wife but Zravasaya declined. He felt loss of his advancements from every side. But a evil brain always emerges with a cruel plan. And he got one. He called a meeting of every kingdom who are independent and have no treaty with Rakshatra."

"The kingdom of Gandhaar, Vasta, Kirti, Singhaal, Maithilee and Subhadrashetra" Tanirika concluded.

"Yes. And he helped Shamsherkhan in flipping the existing rule of Bilalpur. That is the reason shamsherkhan is his on his side. Your father was killed by The king of Subhadrashetra. A friend dressed as a foe"

"He asked me to help him to take down Asaka. A wicked snake is never to be trusted. "

"Who are helping him?" Tanirika whispered.

"Gandhaar, Vasta and Maithilee didnt reply to his letter, Clearly stating there peace and no involvement in war. Singhaal held back because of you Tani" Loki smiled nodding at King Vallak. Tanirika raised her confused gaze at both them. 

" Princess of Prayag is married to the king of Singhaal. She supported Rakshatra." A smile formed on her sad face as realization hit her.

"Pranaya, She is married in Singhaal. " 

"Yes. Singhaal didn't partake in this conspiracy because of her. King Jaywant had kirti, Bilalpur on his side. And both of this kingdom fall near the war ground. He is not smart. He is just playing into masses. if we over took the masses he will run away. I have spied on him since last two months I know him better than anyone. His own people are suffering through crisis and here he is playing to acquire more land. "

"Pathetic excuse of a king." Vallak, The old king grunted.

"Which is the closest kingdom in our favor near the war ground?" Tanirika asked loki, her eyebrows were slightly inclined upwards as she edged her question at him.

"The closest is Singhaal but we do not have a treaty with them. Other two who we cannot say are closest but little far are Janapur and Somrath. We have treaty with them but those are smaller kingdoms and far away atleast from the grounds. "

"If I write a letter to my friend then how quick you can deliver it. " Tanirika asked. A smirk edged on meglos's face clearly understanding what is going on.

"You write it. We have the best birds. The letter will reach till tomrrow afternoon. " loki replied. Meglos wasted no time in gathering the required elements.

"Rakshatra is unguarded what about our kingdom?" Tanirika asked while writing the letter.

"He will never attack Rakshatra. The geographical location of the kingdom which is situated in the middle of water and has a dense forest on one side will never have an attack. " Vallak, the old king stated.

"But there are home wreckers. Those two sick twisted people who think they can gather the throne will strike. "

"We have put both of them on house arrest. And lekha is there. She is trained in combat. She will handle. She also has my orders if they try anything then they will be executed. " Loki nodded while meglos's mind lingered on the safety on the woman who started to amuse him.

" I bet Zravasaya had sent someone to look at Rakshatra. Master junius. I bet he will be traveling. "

"Now our main concern is Asaka. We need to stop the Asakian army to join the war. And for this we need you to claim the empty throne Tanirika. "

"How can I claim the throne when I sit on another"

"You can! By promising something pivotal. You just have to grace the court of Asaka with your presence and flaunt your power. Legacies are born with respect. You will flaunt your legacies by demanding the respect your ancestors deserved by serving Asaka for centuries. " Vallak, her nanasa advised.

Tanirika folded the letter in a tight grip and forwarded towards meglos who nodded at all of them before moving out of the tent.

"What is the plan?" Tanirika asked who chuckled before replying to her.

"He is playing smart by grouping the kingdoms against us. We will play smart by first claiming Asaka. Then demolishing his own kingdom while he fights in the war. Bilalpur, kirti and jagnya will fall in the war. And he will loose everything. And if time arises when there will be dead end. Then Zravasaya has the joker I sent him. "

"Who is the joker?"

" The time will tell. Even the winds have ears Tani. We will leave in 2 hours. Get ready"

After two days :

Zravasaya stared at the dead bodies of the soldiers infront of his eyes. War was a cruel truth of events. Many lost their lives fighting for the cause of one human. War was never fruitful. It always burned humans into it. The fire ignited from the War always burnt thousands of lives and dreams.

"Its been five days and since the war started , your majesty. And every night you stand here to watch the corpses turn into ashes. You should rest"  A worried Dorian requested Zravasaya who only smiled in return. 

"These are my people Dorian. These people who came to fight for me are now resting in the arms of heaven. The most I can do is stay by their side till they reach the afterlife. "

"I have always seen you doing this during every war we fought. "

"And still you ask me the same question evertime. "

"I ask this everytime in hope of you taking my advise. " Dorian muttered staring at the wind blowing the ashes. Zravasaya only chuckled.

"Do not worry Dorian. Tomorrow the war will stop. " Dorian snapped his eyes towards Zravasaya who held no expression on his face.

"And how will that happen. " He asked curiosity lingering in his voice.

"Shamsherkhan will step back tomorrow. Do you have faith in me Dorian?"

"More than anyone else my king"

"Then keep watching how I end this. Did akeem arrived with the guest. "

"Yes she is staying in one of the most secured tents. We have kept her away from anyone's eyes. "

"Good. She should be hidden till the right time. "

"Why can't we use her now and get rid of this war "  Zravasaya turned around glancing at one of the large stone lying in the middle of nowhere. He sat like a king on the throne and sighed staring at the sky.

"Its not the right time. And I do not want to win this war by keeping a woman at stake. " Dorian smiled sitting near Zravasaya's left left.

"Why don't you go back and bring some liquor for me ?" Zravsaya suggested wiggling his eyes.

"Dead bodies burning into ashes and liquor with this cold wind blowing perfect match for one of the nights in war" Dorian smirked making Zravasaya laugh.

"Should I bring a woman too" he suggested the smirk still gracing his face. Zravasaya scoffed lazily throwing his arms behind his back and lying straight on the stone.

"My woman will cut my body into pieces and feed it to the savages living down the mountain if I thought about another woman , Dorian. And  she will  burn you too if she heard you speaking this to me. Anyways I am promised to me. "

"Answer me, my king. If you were not In a  promise then would you take another woman "

"You are mistaken my friend, I am not talking about the promise she asked me as one of the treaty wish. I am talking about the promise I made to the love we both share. If I took another woman or desired to seek pleasure then that will indicate me disrespecting our love. Right now my woman is in misery, the misery of her dead father. I want to grief under the stars with her after all we all share the same sky. May the moon sent my comfort to her. "

"You sound like those poets who are poetic about love. " Dorian groaned smacking his hands into the grounds.

"What is your most prized possession Dorian?"

"My freedom. What is yours?"

"My wife. "

Dorian raised his confused gaze, Zravasaya chuckled shaking his head.

"When I was little the princess in my mother's stories kept me alive. Just how gold in the stories kept loki alive. I always dreamed that one day I would have a princess as a prize of all the hardships I have endured today as a slave. And see I got one. That is my most prized possession. "

"I always dreamt of freedom and you got me that. I would always be grateful to you for that. May the gods help your woman to come out of the grief. " He smiled before walking away to fetch some liquor.

After some time Akeem walked near the stone Zravasaya laid. Zravasaya's face was inclined sideways towards the dense forest his gaze staring at nothing in particular.

"Master Junius has reached Rakshatra. One of those two imbeciles are dead. Meglos's new toy has killed one of them. They tried to attack her. "

"Pathetic. Meglos would have loved killing the one who tried to lay a hand on his woman"

"She is far from being his woman" Zravasaya laughed like a mad man throwing his head back on the stone.

"She will become his woman after her friend comes to know about the little affair she is having with meglos"

"The queen does not know" Akeem wondered. 

"She would have killed meglos with her own hands. If she knew. If she only knew" He winked making Akeem laugh.

"I wonder what will happen"

"The hell will be unleashed. " Akeem laughed laying straight on the sand. Dorian walked with the liquor making Akeem smile in delight.

"There comes the antidote of all the blood these two eyes have witnessed. " He chanted happily. Zravasaya slapped his hand away from the bottle making him groan in frustration. 

"Go get yours" Zravasaya ordered gulping a strong chunk of liquid.

"I love how it burns" He smirked at dorian who was sharing his bottle with Akeem.

"Better than any pain these bodies have endured" The trio chuckled while laying on the ground in the middle of the burning dead bodies which were turning into ashes.

My eyes can close anytime. I am so sleepy. Damn!!

Hope you enjoyed the chapter. Sorry for any mistakes I am so sleepy. I just wrote this in a hurry.

What are yall's guesses for the future?

Zravasaya is so romantic. I want a guy like him. Sike,  my life is not fictional.

I have a job interview tomorrow. I just wish it goes well.

STAY HAPPY AND HEALTHY EVERYONE. Happy last date of January 2023.

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