DISSECTED
CHAPTER 5: UNDYING LOVE!
“War cannot bring peace but
the devil can neither be controlled nor tamed with soft words. When Opposition
is a man-eating tiger you have to fight it with a sword, words mean nothing to
it..” said King Atharvaa in the council of wise men of Gandhamadana. He
continued, “ I know any Nation can only prosper when its’ people are happy and
fearless. It is also true that a King’s word is considered as an entire
Nation’s promise. My father, the great King of high hills, Amarpratap, gave a
word to the people of Jaya that their princess will be my Queen. Had I not
honored his word, the entire nation of Gandhamadana would have been guilty
towards people of Jaya, for my actions. The peaceful union of these nations
would have been forever ruined. Let this war, take our prosperity but it can
never destroy our will. Let this war, leave us in the middle of nowhere, we
will still survive this calamity and rise above in unity with all our
strength.”
King Atharvaa’s speech made
Mihira and Adityadeva very proud. The skeptical Prime Minister, Aditya, brought
this council of wise men to Atharvaa, for them to convince him for finding a
feasible solution for the immediate problem at the doorstep.
On contrary, Atharvaa, managed to convince them pro-war. His decision was not just emotional but a necessity. Jaya, as an island nation, possess a great counter attack route to defend any number of armies that come their way, the sea route. Not many nations, try to take on Jaya, for this very reason. In addition to this, Jaya also made a deal with Anga, the prosperous north territory, to help and secure them, in case of an invasion. Considering all these factors, the decision of King Atharvaa, looked strategically well placed. But the King Vikramaditya Bupathi, is not an easy man to give up. He will come up with a great counter strategy. Fearing, Anga’s well-positioned army, he used Atharvaa, as a weapon against Kumudini. Considering the change in the events, he would have already found a new strategy. What was it? How to counter it? These were the questions asked by many in the council.
On contrary, Atharvaa, managed to convince them pro-war. His decision was not just emotional but a necessity. Jaya, as an island nation, possess a great counter attack route to defend any number of armies that come their way, the sea route. Not many nations, try to take on Jaya, for this very reason. In addition to this, Jaya also made a deal with Anga, the prosperous north territory, to help and secure them, in case of an invasion. Considering all these factors, the decision of King Atharvaa, looked strategically well placed. But the King Vikramaditya Bupathi, is not an easy man to give up. He will come up with a great counter strategy. Fearing, Anga’s well-positioned army, he used Atharvaa, as a weapon against Kumudini. Considering the change in the events, he would have already found a new strategy. What was it? How to counter it? These were the questions asked by many in the council.
King Atharvaa stood up from
his throne and, “ By now, he would have already talked with ‘Singala’, the
island nation, to counter our attack from Jaya waters. As far as, countering
attack by Anga, he would plan to first capture me and wage war by land on our
hills than harming any of the Jaya residents. Until and unless he harms, Jaya,
Anga will not be obligated to attack him. My solution to this problem would be
me requesting for a duel, with Vikramaditya Bhupathi that to be held in front
of the citizens of both the nations and avoid invasion. I know you all are
surprised and even terrorized by my idea, but this is the only way we can save
our people from inevitable destruction. According to the justice of the land,
Vikramaditya Bhupathi, will have to accept my offer has I am considered a
traitor on their land and any traitor can prove his innocence by inviting the
other party for a duel.”
Mihira and Adityadeva, were
surprised by Atharvaa’s decision. Mihira first reacted, “Now you are married
man, Atharvaa, what does our Queen say for this?”
Atharvaa replied, “ She may
not given her consent, but she accepts. The need of the hour for Jaya, people
are to rebuild but not war. She knows this very well as the Queen of Jaya and
Gandhamadana”
Mihira, “You are very clever
Atharvaa, strategically, you used the status of Jaya people, but what about
Gandhamadana, even if Vikaramaditya Bhupathi, accepts, as a King if you loose,
every citizen of Jaya and Gandhamadana would have lost too..”
Atharvaa, “Rather than
thousands of people dying, in trying to protect me, as a King if I win, then
every one will be saved, aren’t they? Till the acceptance of duel, I will
remain the King of Gandhamana, after the acceptance, whatever the outcome be, I
will no longer remain the King of Gandhamadana, this nation of high hills, will
forever be ruled by a Queen. That means..”
Adityadeva understanding
Atharvaa’s intention,” means even if Vikramaditya double crosses our King, we
still remain an independent nation following the justice of our land, if a
Queen or a King is appointed as an independent but not as a representative by
the predecessor. “
The council of wise men was
stunned by this decision of King Atharvaa and they were moved for his Undying
Love towards the nation!
“96 hours, so what there are
few cases where the missing person was still unfound. If a 62-year-old sane
man, doesn’t want to be found what can Police do. Do you know how many cases we
file in a day? And how short we are on
staff? Complaining is easy madam, searching isn’t! “
Koyal was shocked with the
cold reply of the Police Inspector. On any other day, he would have got a nice
lecture. But the time is precious and every second needs to be used on finding
Venkat. Ankur and his friends are already trying hard to find Venkat. Nothing
is helping them.
Koyal had been continuously asking
her techie friends to find the SIM address of Venkat. They were able to trace
the last known location, but it was Ankur’s home. Since 40 hours, they were
forced by Koyal to trace non-stop. They were tired of all this too. Many of
them, told Koyal that they could no longer help, while only one person was
sympathetic and continued his tracing.
Finally, Ankur mobile rang
buzzing Venkat’s name on the screen. Delighted, Ankur answered the call but
there was another person on the other side and the news he delivered terrified
Ankur to no end.
Venkat was found dead near
the highway, 150 KMs away from the city. Ankur received a call from one of the
locals who found the body early in the morning throat slight and thrown in the
lush bushes by the side. By the time Ankur and Koyal, arrived near the spot
police were examining the place. There was a crowd surrounding the spot.
Breaking the crowd, Ankur and Koyal, disturbed and frightened to the core, went
near the police inspector.
Police asked them to identify
the body and asked them to collect after the autopsy. The autopsy results
showed that the throat was slit in a hurry and there were some bruises all over
the body indicating Venkat fought with his killer. Police handed over the body
to Ankur and they also gave him a heart shaped locket, which after opening
would show Venkat, and his wife’s photo on left and right, respectively.
It was his mother’s locket.
Police told him that they suspect some body might have tried to rob Venkat, and
he fought for the locket vehemently. In an attempt to grab the locket they
might have slit his throat still Venkat didn’t relent. Scared they might have
thrown him into the bushes and ran from there.
“How come no body found the
body till 4 days? Why? Who did it? Can only be found in the further investigation.
We will try to solve the case as soon as possible. Your father’s love towards
his wife seems undying. Sorry for your loss,” saying this the Police Inspector
walked away from the mortuary.
Ankur and Koyal, fell on the
floor weeping their hearts out. They were inconsolable.
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