After one month, On top of one of the mountains of the Himalayas,
Gauri was sitting on mountaintop facing the vast lands of the Indian subcontinent. She was carrying a bag on her arms which she was holding tightly. It seemed she has found something precious. She came here in search of a herb which is called Sanjeevani (Sanskrit word which means: The one which gives new life) and she has finally found it after more than five months of rigorous search and tracing.
The companions she has made on the way betrayed her for the profit and almost stole the herb from her. After they could not trick her, they told other people that she has Sanjeevani herb and now she was being hunted by mercenaries who wish to get the two footstalks of Sanjeevani herb she has.
In the year 2950 AD, aliens entered solar system and made their first settlement on Saturn. Many endeavors of humans for destroying the aliens failed miserably. After the arrival of aliens, the humans began to feel the importance of development in mental and spiritual powers along with the physical power. And after the many experiments of science, the divine bio-crystal was discovered. Bio-crystal is linked to the human brain by surgery, which is helpful in the growth of the human body power and in the rapid development of mental powers.
People of the world had come to know that it is necessary to be powerful mentally and spiritually also together with mechanically and physically. Many countries and groups, for the development of mental and spiritual powers, rejected India's Ashtanga (Eight steps) Yoga method as communal. These countries or groups are specifically influenced by a particular cult or philosophy and thus they think that accepting someone else's ideology or method will be called lowering themselves. They can not tell others that ideology is not better than others.
But there are still some people who are in favor of the practice of ancient spirituality. For this reason, in the human world, primarily in the Indian subcontinent, humans are divided into two main groups by ideology. These two groups are Pro-Science Group and Pro-Spiritual Group.
With the discovery of bio-crystal, In Indian subcontinent there became the two groups of people in the region, who side with either spirituality or science. The people of the Spiritual group support the development of mental and spiritual powers through yoga and meditation.
The pro-science group believes in enhancing power by using bio-crystal. And due to their wealth and a large number of supporters and political impact science group is the main governance and decision-making group.
This divine bio-crystal is invented by collective efforts of Asian and European scientists. After a lot of research, a generic brain cell is developed which is called the divine cell because it works for all the human beings irrespective of genes. When this divine cell is mixed with the cellulose of Sanjeevani herb by a special process, then this divine cell can survive for five to eight years. This final product is called divine bio-crystal.
When this divine bio-crystal is connected with a special set of neurons of the nervous system in the brain of a person through surgery, it makes the electromagnetic waves flowing in the human body many times powerful. That person then can use this energy to practice mental and spiritual methods to enhance his powers.
In the beginning, when the human body and bio-crystal are like two different units, the cellulose of the bio-crystal keeps the divine cell alive and the bio-crystal helps the human body. Over time, the human brain assimilates the bio-crystal into its system and it takes two to five years in this process. This time period of assimilation is also the time to practice your mental powers as a warrior and make yourself strong.
Physical and mental powers can be increased with the help of divine bio-crystal. Many warriors can displace things from one place to other places without touching them with the use of mental powers, or they can stop a moving vehicle or even control the weapons in the air, or can attack the enemy from a distance.
Sanjeevani herb is an important element of the creation of bio-crystal. Sanjeevani herb grown naturally in Himalaya is worth more than hundred times valuable that grown in a laboratory. That is why many groups, often go to the Himalayas in search of Sanjeevani herb. Every protected city has a bio-crystal laboratory and bio-crystal transplant center. Sanjeevani herb can be sold or purchased at these places.
If a person gets Sanjeevani herb, then he might be in trouble if he does not have the power to protect himself. The charm of Sanjivani herb is not only for small people, but also those living in the big protected cities can do anything to get it. If you get Sanjeevani herb from the Himalayas, then you can directly place the order for your custom bio-crystal from the Bio-crystal Laboratory. This way the possessor of the best herb can get the best bio-crystal for his successor or people and make their family or team more powerful. Many people have died due to the greed of these high-class people.
Today Gauri is facing the similar problem. She is alone and she has two stacks of Sanjeevani herb. She had stayed in Himalaya for five months, observed the environment, remained patient and waited by calming her hunger and thrust. After so much sacrifice she was able to find these two stacks of herb. Her knowledge received from her father and elders of village helped her locate the herb.
She is a person following the spiritual path and she does not need the herb for bio-crystal. She has another use for this herb. She needed the herb to cure her daughter. She needs it to protect the only souvenir she has left of her love.
She has been away from her daughter for almost six months and now she is feeling anxious about her well being. She has also found the herb she has been looking for. Her daughter has a weak constitution from the birth itself and when she started growing her bones were not hard enough and it was difficult for her to be able to stand and walk.
Physicians have mentioned that Sanjeevani herb has the power to rejuvenate the blood and bones and can renew the whole bodily system. She knew it was really hard to be able to find this herb in Himalaya. After her daughter turned one and a half year, she could not take it anymore and left her in care of a trusted elder in the village where she has lived for more than two years.
She was sitting on the big rock on the mountaintop and looking toward the direction of the place where her daughter is. That place might be hundreds of kilometers away but she can feel her connection of heart still from here. She looks tired from running and hiding. But still, all that tardiness cannot hide the beauty in her eyes. Her sad face gives the feeling to protect her.
She silently looked and thought of a certain someone and murmured "What would you do if you knew that we have a daughter? Would you care?" tears streaked down on her cheeks and she said sobbing "Even you hate me, even you don't want us, I still wish to tell you that we have a daughter."
She remembered her daughter. Her eyes and nose look just like him. She smiled thinking of her daughter. Then she remembered the predicament she was in. She knows that she might not even return back to see the lovely face of her daughter. She lamented "My dear, my love! don't miss mother so much when the mother is gone. Mother will always watch over you. You are born of the love of your mother and even without this herb you have to grow and become strong." Tears again started and she said sobbing "Become stronger and prove yourself to your father and make him accept you. Then tell him who your poor mother was." And she cried.
Even after some time was spent, she still could not feel any power in her legs to keep moving. She sat in the daze and thought "Did he ever remember me? Will my daughter survive without me? Will she be able to read the letter I left for her and go search for her father? I wish them to reunite. Even if he did not love me, he will love his daughter. Right?" She didn't even know and silent tears kept flowing from her eyes.
Suddenly she heard some sound and came out of her daze and she stood up to hide. She hid behind the rock and peeped and she could see some faces and she thought these were some other mercenary group. There was no question about that. Who can control the temptation of such a precious item? Whoever has any capacity will run over and will try their luck. This group has tracking dogs with them. No wonder they were able to tack her.
She looked around and found that they were climbing on the mountain and she has no way to get away from here. The only side which was open was behind her but that side of the mountain has a steep edge and valley down is filled with dense fog and there is no way to know what was down there in the valley. She has no power left in her body due to continuous running from last one week.
Suddenly she saw him in that group. Even if he was walking in the front row, he still looked like a lone wolf. Even in Himalaya he was wearing nothing on his upper body and looked like a stoic warrior. Her heart felt pain and she needed to ask him. She wanted to know the answer to her questions, She cannot die without telling him.
She stood up and walked out of her hiding, her eyes on him. She stood there like a celestial being waiting to ascend the heaven. The air which was flowing was making her look more beautiful. Mercenaries who were walking in her direction stopped their steps. Everyone was in trance but her gaze was on only him. Nothing else mattered at that moment.
This was the same mercenary group which he fought in the village and when he learned that they found the news of Sanjeevani herb and someone named Gauri has it, he also followed them. Mercenaries also made friends with him with time, who wouldn't want a powerful person in their group. They thought they were friends with him but he stayed silent and just walked with the group. Maybe not being killed by him was called being friend with him.
He felt her gaze and looked upward and his eyes met hers. Recognition flashed in his eyes. She is the girl he has been looking for. She is the one who he is born to serve and protect. While he was going through the turmoil of his heart, she felt like his gaze looked different. He looked confused. Those eyes, they did not see her loneliness, they did not see her sadness.
Those eyes, they broke her heart again. She could not bear the pain and cried "Are you here to see me die? Are you also here to rob the herb from me?" She felt sad and angry at him. He doesn't deserve to know about their daughter. Her tears flowed and She removed the bag from her shoulder and threw at him. He caught the bag. She smiled sadly and said, "This is my repayment for expecting too much from you."
He frowned. His heart started beating faster. How does it sound like her farewell? He did not feel emotion but when it comes to her, he can feel everything. It seems his heart and mind come in sync when it comes to her.
She looked toward the sky, wiped her tears and whispered "My daughter! Forgive your mother. Your mother was unworthy. Mother will leave first." She smiled sadly and said "Don't come early to meet the mother. Mother can wait there for some time." She moved backward toward the edge of the mountain.
Many mercenaries looked at Abhay with apprehension in their gaze. Because they know that this girl was related to him and no one dared to move forward neither anyone tried to take the bag from him. But one mercenary shouted "Catch her, she is trying to kill herself. She is so beautiful, don't let her go." Many looked at him, pity visible in their gazes. Next moment Abhay unsheathed his sword and that mercenary's body was sliding down the slope of the mountain, blood spurting from his neck. Even if they knew the result, his decisiveness made everyone feel a chill in their spines. All the mercenaries subconsciously stepped back few meters from him.
He looked at her and it seems his eyes were trying to convey something. She looked at him and smiled, pain visible in her red eyes. This event did not affect her. He did not show anything toward her, he did not even talk to her. Even if she provoked him, he did not respond.
She was on the edge of the mountain and her back felt chills. She felt afraid of dying, but there was no option. For a second she thought "If I fall now, will he be able to run and catch me? Will he even want to catch me?" She felt her heart squeezing due to pain on this thought because she knew that this might not happen. She looked at him last time and then let her body go.
He cried "No" and ran toward her. While her body was going backward, she heard him and saw him running and she showed that smile of loneliness and whispered "finally." There was no turning back now.
She fell, he also jumped behind her. Her face was upward and she saw him in the air coming toward her. It seemed like time has slowed down.
She saw the anguish and anxiousness in those eyes. Although there were countless emotions almost like no distinct emotion, still those eyes were most beautiful. They reminded her of her love, her daughter.
She was entering the fog and his figure started getting blurry. She felt anxious and extended her hands toward him wishing that he will hold them. As he has jumped he was fast and almost near her. He caught her hand and pulled her in his embrace.
She felt like she was floating on the clouds. Now she did not fear death anymore.