Vedavati chuckled, her sisters by love were teasing her. Aditi and Shriya left no stone unturned to tease her. 

"But Jiji," Shriya asked, "If you escape, where will you go?"

It was a valid question, Vedavati thought over it, "Not sure, but wherever we will go, we will be happy." Vedavati said.

Aditi hugged her, "I pray to Narayan for the same."

Tamasvini and Vedavati left when the first rays of the sun hit ground. They thought that they could escape, but only if fate was with them.

They had reached pretty far, and decided to take some rest. 

And in that moment of rest, Dushyant's soldiers caught them. Tamasvini almost ran away, but Vedavati was caught, making Tamasvini surrender. 

She looked at her father, "Kill me Pita, but let her go." 

But turned a deaf ear, and took both of them. Tamasvini was sent to her room with heavy guards and she didn't know where Vedavati was.

Meanwhile Dushyant had captured and thrown Vedavati in his dungeons. 

The harsh cold floor of dungeons was not scary, but the man outside who threw her in was. Vedavati feared, that she might never see Tamasvini again.

Dushyant's men were the most vicious men on earth, cruelty such that they might not be considered humans. He had called them to torture Vedavati, who were glad to have her.

For them, it was a pleasure for night, but for Vedavati, her body was on fire, the pain never ended. But not even once occurred a thought had she not reciprocated her love to Tamasvini, she wouldn't be here.

Vedavati lost her consciousness after a certain point of torture, her cheeks were stained with dried tears, and body with blood.

The next morning, Tamasvini was lying on her bed, she couldn't sleep last night. She was still locked in her room, with no information on Vedavati, for all she knew her father would have killed Vedavati by now.

She was engrossed her thoughts when Dushyant entered, "My daughter." His voice was too sweet t be true. 

"What do you want?" Tamasvini hissed angrily.

Dushyant smiled, "I had been to rough on you yesterday, but you needed to be punished as well. Thus I have decided that you can do whatever you want, but after a punishment. Which is, that you have to attend a function today," He said sitting down next to her.

"Is that all?" Tamasvini questioned in disbelief, it was really weird and Tamasvini found it hard to trust, but he was her father? Why would he lie?

"Yes," Dushyant replied smiling.

Tamasvini nodded and stood up, "I am ready for the punishment," She formally spoke.

Satisfied with her answer, Dushyant left the room. Tamasivini stared at the door for a second, having an idea that he would burst in with Vedavati's dead body. A few minutes passed, but he did not come, Tamasvini sighed in relief.

Meanwhile, in the dungeons, Vedavati was left alone in her cell. She barely had strength to open her eyes. "You are Vedavati right?" She heard a voice, standing there was a woman dressed as royal.

"I am Saanvi, Tamasvini Jiji's younger sister." the woman introduced. Vedavati noticed that while speaking the woman was opening locks of the cell, "We don't have much time, you will have to run," Saanvi spoke worried.

Vedavati nodded in a no, her legs were in too much pain to even stand. But Saanvi did not agree, she took her hands and supported her taking her maximum weight on her. Hiding from the guards, and holding Vedavati, Saanvi was lucky. She managed to take Vedavati to her room.

"Stay here." She said and bought some bottles.

With great care, Saanvi treated Vedavati's wounds. "Is it morning?" Vedavati asked. "Yes."

"We can't stay here, the guards will be searching for you. Thus in few minutes, we will leave from the secret tunnel and I will drop you off till the forest." Saanvi explained her plan. Vedavati nodded.

"Where is Tamasvini?" Vedavati asked. Saanvi lowered her eyes, and did not say a word. 

"Tell me." Vedavati demanded.

"Father executed her." Saanvi replied with teary eyes, "her crime was treason."

Vedavati was stunned, Tamasvini was dead? Vedavati's eyes turned teary, covering her mouth with her palm, she asked, "What?"

Saanvi nodded, "I did not see it, but Father, he told me so."

"If she is dead then what will I live for?" Vedavati said.

Saanvi immediately hugged her, "No, Jiji would have wanted you to live. Please."

Vedavati lost the sense of conscious, she didn't understand what was happening around. So when Saanvi forcefully dragged her through small tunnels, she didn't know where they were going.

Saanvi then took her to a cave, which apparently had essentials, "This is one of my secret hide outs, stay here. I will return back in the evening." She instructed.

The grief stricken Vedavati didn't respond, Saanvi wasn't even sure if she heard.

Saanvi hurried back to the castle, her mind thinking of various ideas to run away. She too wanted to run, she didn't wish to live with a father who executed her sister.

While walking, she bumped into someone, her face broke in smiles as she noticed, "Jiji? You are alive?" She hugged Tamasvini without saying a word.

Tamasvini hugged her sister, and did not understand why was she so emotional?

"What happened?" Tamasvini asked. Saanvi, still hugging her replied, "Father told me that he executed you." Saanvi was crying as she spoke.

Tamasvini was shocked, why did her father lie? What game was he planning?

Suddenly Saanvi pulled her in her room, "Jiji- when I heard you were gone, I broke out Vedavati jiji from dungeon."

Tamasvini looked surprised, "she is alive?" Tamasvini thanked all Gods for saving Vedavati.

"She was tortured whole night, her wounds, I can even explain them." Saanvi spoke.

"Where is she?" Tamasvini demanded.

"I have taken her to my secret hide out, I will take you there." Saanvi replied.

Tamasvini agreed, she wanted to see Vedavati with her own eyes. No amount of assurance from anyone could calm her.

Saanvi took Tamasvini through the same tunnel leading to the forest, she led her sister to the cave. "Vedavati Jiji, it's me Saanvi." Saanvi loudly spoke while entering the cave.

The moment Tamasvini saw Vedavati saw, she ran and hugged her. Vedavati too was shocked to core.

Seeing her confusion, Saanvi replied, "Father lied to me."

"You both should leave ny evening. With the darkness of night, you can leave the borders undetected." Saanvi said, breaking their moment.

"But you said you would come with me?" Vedavati spoke in a low tone.

"I know, and at that time I thought Jiji was gone. But now knowing that father did not kill her, I can't. He is still my father and I love him." Saanvi replied.

Saanvi soon bid bye and left. She had to meet her father first, and clear many things.

Saanvi rushed back, she was tired from all the work she did from the morning. Though it was barely afternoon, her face was covered in sweat.

"Saanvi? Where were you? Do you know that prisoner Vedavati? She ran away. And Tamasvini is also missing." Dushyant, her father informed, gently placing his hand on her shoulder.

"I know." Saanvi replied, "and I know how."

Dushyant stared at her, and gestured her to continue, "Tamasvini Jiji broke her out and they away. You remember the cave you had made for both of us? They are hiding there." Saanvi replied like an innocent child.

Dushyant sent his soldiers to capture the two of them, and hugged her, "you were following them?" He asked.

"To save the kingdom's reputation, yes father." She replied.

Dushyant nodded, took her hand and walked inside.

Saanvi smirked, her plan was going successfully. 'Now I will be Queen, not you Tamasvini Jiji,' she thought in her mind and spoke her sister's name mockingly.

The very same evening, Saanvi was called by father to the ground area.

"Pita?" She asked, shocked seeing her sister sitting on the chair nearest to King, and a guard holding her from shoulder.

She immediately made her face looking like she was worried in front of Tamasvini, "Jiji?"

But Tamasvini did not reply, and was merely staring at the ground. Saanvi followed her eyes and saw a podium made of wooden sticks, with a huge pole in centre.

"Have a seat Saanvi," Dushyant called her out. Saanvi did as asked.

She nervously looked at her elder sister who was sitting like a statue.

Her attention was diverted towards her father who ordered the guards to bring someone.

"This woman, is accused of treason with the Kingdom, and the use of black magic on my daughter Tamasvini. She will be burned at stake." He said.

The guards bought Vedavati and tied her to the wooden podium. And lit fire to it.

Vedavati didn't shed tears of pain, her eyes were hollow and she looked lifeless. She wasn't looking anywhere but merely at Tamasvini.

Tamasvini cried, she tried to get up but the guard forced her to sit, when she turned her face away, the guard held her face straight towards the burning podium.

She remembered the promise she made, "I promise Vedavati, until I am alive, no harm will come upon you." And today that promise promise was burning along with her lover.

Dushyant made Tamasvini watch Vedavati turning to ashes, thinking that this act of his would bring her under his control.

Unknown to him, under Tamasvini was a rising volcano ready to burst, and Dushyant would be the first to burn in the fires of her hell.

The lost love would now seek something disastrous, and it would be the vengeance.

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Hola people 👋

Kaise ho sab log? Badiya?

Btw this story was supposed to be of two chapters only, but I just got an idea so i thought, let's extend it xD

How is Saanvi's character?

Any comments of Dushyant?

VENGEANCE ideas???

And how would like to see Tamas Guna in male avatar? Like male Tamasvini?????