The scariest villains are the ones who have nothing left to lose

Ponnarasi was walking in the garden right next to the annex building in the crown prince pavilion. She then noticed a woman with a veil on her head passing through the garden.

Since it was an evening, Ponnarasi wasn't sure of that stranger's identity.

Ponnarasi: indha velaiyil yaar olindhu olindhu Sendru kondiruppadhu?

She looked around to see if there were any maids.

Ponnarasi: panippengal kooda yaarum illaiye. Sari. Naame avalai thodarndhu selvom.

As she followed the stranger, she found that person entering a secret tunnel. As it was getting darker, she was a bit scared to follow that person anymore.

In the next moment, when she stepped on a twig, it made a sound which alerted the stranger.

That person turned around to see the source of sound. Ponnarasi ducked her head and hid herself properly. However, she was shocked by the discovery in the very next moment.

Ponnarasi: Porchelvi ku indha velaiyil ingu enna velai?? Enna maraitthu seigiraal?? Indha velaiyil indha vedatthil Yaarai kaana selgiraal??

However, she wasn't brave enough to follow her.

Ponnarasi: Pagalil thaan indha vazhiye Sendru Theda veandum. Enna aabatthu irukkiradhu endru theriyaamal selvadhu Nammai naame aabatthidam kondu selvadhu pola aagum.

She calmly returned to her quarters and settled herself in her chamber. However, she wasn't able to be calm about the situation.

By next morning, after she finished her break fast, she informed her maid that she was going to spend her time in solitude and not to disturb her. She created a set-up in her chamber and left for the secret tunnel.

As she reached the area she found Porchelvi the other day, the tunnel was nowhere to be seen.

Ponnarasi: Netru Ingu dhaane andha suranga paadhai irundhadhu. Indru eppadi kaanamal poga mudiyum?? Ingu dhaan engo irukkiradhu?? Naan adhai thedi kandupidippen.

She again circled that area and eventually found the tunnel. She went inside the tunnel and found a temple at the other end. It was the outskirts of the capital.

There was also a huge house in that area which also had several guards.

Ponnarasi: ingu Vara veandiya alavuku avalukku enna velai??

She went behind that house and hid near the trees.

Guard 1: Andha pen pizhaippaal endru unaku thondrugiradha??

Guard 2: Aval pizhaikka vaaippillai. Avalukku noi piditthu vittadhu. Nam Ilavarasiyudan pottikku sendraal enna nadakkum??

Adhu dhaan nandandhadhu.

Ponnarasi: Ivargal yaarai patri pesi kolgiraargal??

She came out of her hiding spot to see inside the house. As she walked around, she found a window. When she looked inside the window, she was shocked to find Poovarasi lying on the bed. She was lying without any clothes and was just covered by a white cloth. She seemed really sick.

Ponnarasi: ivalai thaan pizhaikka maattaal endru andha kaavalargal pesi kondanaro?

Ponnarasi looked around the room to see if there was anyone with her. When she confirmed that Poovarasi was alone, she called for her. The latter heard her voice and turned towards the window.

Poovarasi: Akka...

Ponnarasi: Enna aanadhu Poovarasi unaku?

Poovarasi: Un thangai... Avaludaiya vazhiyil naan kurukkittadhanaal ennai indha nilaikku aalaakki vittaal.

Ponnarasi: Enna solgiraai?

Poovarasi: Aam. Aval Kan munnar Ilavarsarin manjatthil naan irundhen enbadhaal avar porukku kilambiya marunaal ennai Ingu kadatthi vandhuvittaal.

Ponnarasi looked at the wounds on her body.

Ponnarasi: Unnai yaar indha nilaikku aalaakkiyadhu?

Poovarasi: Andha Nedumaaran. Avan irandaam ilavarasarudan iruppadhu avarukkaga alla. Avalukkaga. Un thangaikkaga. Porchelvi avanai avaludaiya valaiyil vaitthirukkiraal. Avalukkaga thaan avan Anaitthaiyum seigiraan.

Ponnarasi: Enna solgiraai Poovarasi?? Avaludaiya pazhaiya kaadhalan enna aanaan?

Poovarasi: Avanai avargal iruvarum serndhu kondru vittanar.

Melum Ilavarasar Aditharai porileiye azhikka mudivu edutthirukkirargal. Adhe neram Inge Sangamithraiyai kondra pinnar unnaiyum kondru viduvargal.

Sila varudangal kazhitthu ilavarasar Rajendran arasanaana pinnar avarai kondru ivviruvarum arasaala thittam theetti varugindranar.

Ponnarasi: Unaku eppadi anaitthum theriyum??

Poovarasi: Indha veedu dhaan avargalin thittangalai vagukkum idam. Naan Ingu vandhu pala naatkal kadandhu vittana.

Ingu vandha pinnar dhaan Ivargal soozhcchiyai naan purindhu konden.

Ival Nammai ellam Vida Miga periya Paadhagi.

Ponnarasi: Nee indha nilaiyil iruppadhai paarkka enaku vedhanaiyaaga irukkiradhu. Vaa Sendru vidalam. Atthai Boomadeviyidam sonnaal avar unnai kaappaar.

Poovarasi: Yaaralum ini ennai kaakka iyalaadhu akka. Nee poi vidu. Ingu unnai kandaal unnaiyum kondru viduvargal ippaadhagargal. Poi vidu akka.

Ponnarasi: Atthaiyaaluma unnai kaakka mudiyaadhu???

Poovarasi: Atthaiku nee ninaitthadhai pola ippodhu aattral illai. Indha raatchasiyai edhirkka yaarum illai. Poi vidu. Poi vidu...

As she warned, they heard the door opening. Poovarasi turned and laid down on the bed properly.

Porchelvi entered that dimly lit chamber with Nedumaaran.

Nedumaaran: Ival innum uyirodu dhaan irukkiraal, Selvi..

Porchelvi: Saaga maattaaiya Poovarasi???

Unaku innum aangal veandumo??

Poovarasi: Veandom.. Enaku vaazha aasai illai. Ennai kondru vidu.

Porchelvi: Enaku en kaigalai karaiyaakki kolludhal pidikkaadhu Poovarasi..

Unaku ondru theriyuma?? Unaku pidikkadha Andha Poovizhi thappitthu odi vittaal. En kaigalil irundhu aval mattum thappitthu vittaal. Aanal aval thirumbuvaal. Oru naal thirumbuvaal. Andru paartthu kolgiren.

Unnudan andru irundha andha Aaravalli enna aanal theriyuma?? Ippodhu aval uyirodu illai. Andha irandam ilavarasane avalai kondru vittaan.

Neeyum Ingu irandhu poga pogiraai.

Adharku pin andha Sangamitthirai dhaan.

Avalai naan ungal anaivaraiyum seidhadhai Vida mosamaaga kolla pogiren. Ennai edhirthu nindraval aval. Avaludaiya thunicchal azhiya veandum.

Nedumaaran: Avalai naam kolluvadharku mun aval enaku veandum Selvi...

Porchelvi: Unakku ennai pidikkuma?? Avalai pidikkuma??

Nedumaaran: Unnai thaan Selvi. Idhillenna sandegam? Aval oru naalaikku endraal nee vaazh naaluku.

Porchelvi smiled.

Porchelvi: Avaludaiya vayittril valarum pillaikku nee dhaan thandhaiyaaga pogiraai.

Adharku pin aval unaku kidaitthu thaane aaga veandum?

Even Poovarasi was shocked.

Poovarasi: Nee ninaippadhu nadakkaadhu. Ilavarasar Adithar unnai Vida maattaar.

Porchelvi chuckled.

Porchelvi: Avanai por kalatthileiye kondru pudhaippen. Avalai Ingu kolla pogiren. Avargalin kuzhandhaiyai anaadhaiyaakki alaiya Vida veandum. Arasa vamsam. Ha ha ha ha ha.

Poovarasi: Yean ippadi anaivaraiyum pazhi theerkka thudikkiraai??

Porchelvi: Sariyaana vazhiyil un atthai arasi aagi en thandhai mandhiri aagiyirundhaal indha nilai enaku yean??

Mandhiriyin magalaaga kooda enaku mariyaadhai illai. Anaitthilum irandaam patcham.

Enaku mun pirandhavalukku, andha thiramaiye illadhavalukku. Adithan. Pattatthu ilavarasan.

Aanal Enakku.. ondrukkum udhavaadha andha irandaam ilavarasan.

Adhanaal thaan arasi aaga thudikkiren. Indha arasa vamsatthai azhippen. Anaivaraiyum kolven. En aasai theera andha ariyanaiyil naan raniyaaga vaazha....

Nedumaaran: Engalin edhirkaala sandhadhigal arasaalum.

Poovarasi: Unnaal adhu iyalaadhu. Unnai Pattathu ilavarasar thadutthu viduvaar.

Porchelvi: Ennaal iyaluma iyaladha endru nee koora veandom. Unnai adhuvarai naan uyirodu vittu vaikka povadhillai.

Maara... Ivalai kondru vidu..

Nedumaaran nodded his head and started choking Poovarasi with a rope.

Poovarasi: Ennai.. indru kondru vittom endru... nimmadhi adaiyaadhe.

Enakku... innoru vaazhvu kidaitthaal... nee aasaippadum Anaitthaiyum... naan parithu kolven...

She then fell on her bed with her eyes wide open.

Porchelvi: patthini.. soolurukkiraal...

Porchelvi chuckled. However, she didn't know that Poovarasi would become her blood sister in her next life and would steal her fiancee and eventually her life.

Ponnarasi watched everything through the window and slumped to the floor. She quickly hid herself in the nearby bushes and cried her heart out.

She knew her sister was bad in nature and had always been jealous of everyone and everything. However, she didn't expect her to kill her own kin.

She went back to the palace without causing any doubts to anyone. She wanted to talk to her father first.

After she returned, she informed her maid.

Ponnarasi: En thandhaiyai naan sandhikka veandum. Udane sandhikka veandum. Azhaippu vidu..

Panippen: Adhu iyalaadhu Devi.

Ponnarasi: Enna koorugiraai??

Panippen: Thangalin thandhaikkum por munaikku azhaippu Vara avar purappattu Sendru vittaar.

Ponnarasi was shocked. She didn't know whom to confide then.

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In the battlefield...

Aditha: Vaarungal Mudhanmai mandhiri...

First minister: Indha kizhavanukku Thangalai pondra veerargaludan pottiyida kidaittha vaaippu aridhinum aridhu. Adharkaana Nandrigal pala.

Aditha: Neram vandhaal vandhu dhaane aaga veandum??? Ungaludan porida yaamum kaatthirundhom.

He then thanked the crown prince again. As the first minister left for his tent, Veera came closer to Aditha.

Veera: Indha Mudhanmai mandhiriyum Sanna desatthu veerargaludan koottu dhaan. Ivarum nammudaiya viyugangalai angu Sendru koorinaal???

Aditha smiled and patted on his shoulders.

Aditha: Mudhanmai mandhiri nam viyugangalai pagirum varai uyirodu irukka povadhillai.

Veera seemed pensive as Aditha walked away. Rana then came closer to Veera.

Rana: Avanudaiya mudivai Moothon theermaanithu vittaar. Naam vedikkai Paarppom Veeru...

Veera: Veeru endru azhaikkaadhe da.

Pcchhh... Arasey...

Rana chuckled.

Veera: Indha Subodhanai veru kaanavillai.

*Author's note: Hello folks, sorry for a long delay. Story padichu mudikka konja naal thevai pattuchu. Please vote and comment if you like the update. The war sequence will end in two or three chapters. Thank you all❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️