My father was revealing me the past that I had no idea about or was told to me by my mother. I knew that he was a great person with a significance background with his vast knowledge in every concept. But I did not ever expect that how much of a figure my father may be.
My father grasped his breath for a moment and then continued again after taking a glance at me.
'Back in the days, there was a wealthy family in the capital named, Pusha family. That family had a long history with the kingdom of about a thousand years. But after the fall of their eighth leader that family began to decline, but after several years that family got an opportunity and began to rise again. But it made them arrogant to a certain degree. But there was a despicable heir in that family. His name was Samsher Pusha, he was evil, arrogant and had no respect for anyone. As a sole heir of their family, he had enormous support from his family.
Even he was arrogant, he had enough capital to be like that. In the past the kingdom organized a competition to search for talents that can be pillars of the kingdom. Because I wanted to taste my powers, I entered that competition.
In that competition, I was victorious in every battle without struggling a bit. I was unbeatable in one end and on the other end Samsher Pusha was winning each and every match. But in the finals, I crushed him with ease. It did not take me ten attacks to completely defeat him. I was content after winning the first place, but his pride was destroyed in front of the huge crowd. He decided to destroy my peace and kill me after that. After that competition, I went to the royal court to receive my prize and stayed there for few days.
After a few days I returned to my home. But when I reached at my home, the place was crowded. When I entered my home, there was a dead body lying on the floor in my house. When I saw his face, I was devastated. He was my sworn brother with whom, I was brought up. But then he was dead in front of my eyes and I could not do anything for him at all. When I checked his body, I got a letter in his pocket which was addressed to me.
[ I know you will like my gift. Hey champion, how was the prize that I gave you? Ha ha, I know you are wondering who I might be? If you want to know who is the person behind this, meet me at the end of the river near Dark valley tonight if you have the guts.]
I immediately understood that one of the competitors took revenge on me. But I did not think that they would go to such a despicable method to take revenge on me. I was angry with blood boiling in my veins. I picked up the sword and rushed towards the Dark valley. Back then I had only one thought in my mind to take revenge for my brother, because of that I lost all my rationality and did not think about any traps or ambush ahead of me and entered into their trap easily.
The moment I rushed in to the forest they had already prepared for my arrival and prepared an ambush for me.
As I reached the end of the valley, four men in black clothes with covered face with mask attacked me. I was dashed there in rush without any preparation, but I was still too strong for them. I fought back and killed three of them in an instant. After seeing me fighting back and killing three of them in an instant one started to escape from that place but, I captured the last one. I knew that these people and only henchmen of the main culprit and started to investigate who and where the main culprit was.
'Hey tell me everything. Who send you here and who is the ring leader of your group? If you don't tell me, I will make your state as same as those three.'
But I was distracted after defeating all of them and let my guard down.
There was a fifth person lingering behind the bushes and he took advantage of that situation. He poisoned me with a poison needle.
I was immune to poison because of my special training, but that did not mean that I was immune to all type of poison. I started to lose my consciousness. The captured person started to fight back as he grasped the situation and pushed me away. The two of them joined hands and fought together to kill me.
My standing became unsteady and after a while I dropped down on the ground. They pushed me down from the cliff.
I had already lost the control of my body and just watching the night sky filled with shinning stars while dropping down from the cliff. On the cliff I saw one person looking at me with a satisfactory grin on his face. And he was that son of a bastard, Pusha.
I opened my eyes in a little hut after several days. The moment I opened my eyes there was a beautiful woman in her early twenties was sitting beside me. I immediately understood that I was rescued by her.
'Finally, you opened your eyes. You were severely injured after falling down the cliff. You are also poisoned and your legs and one hand were broken. But don't worry, I took care of you for seven days and treated your wounds as well as the poison inside of you. I was just worried for you that you have not opened your eyes for seven days. *Hahh* But I'm relieved now.'
A beautiful girl with cheerful smile and soothing personality, any man can fall for a girl like her. I admired her and grateful to her for her life saving help.
She was living in the forest near the river in a small hut. Her parents were killed in some war and she used to live with her grandmother away from all the anxiety and cruelty of the world. I took shelter in her house and recovered slowly waiting to return to the capital to get my revenge.
Your mother was a charming person. I always like to sit alone by the river but she always meddled with me and relaxed my anxiety. Because of your mother, I started to think why was I seeking power and why was I wanted to stand atop of the world.
Days passed by and after a month, I fully recovered. I did not want to bother her, so, I left her without saying farewell. But that was one of my worst possible decision ever.
I did not know that even after a month that bastard was searching for my dead body. His men searched for me for a whole month and after looking for me they got some information of me.
I walked away from her life without saying a word and that bothered me very much. So, I returned to that hut once again to say goodbye for the last time. But when I returned there, the hut was broken and there was blood on the floor. I dashed towards the hut, but I did not find her. I was worried and anxious. My heart was beating very fast. I sensed some men pursuing a girl nearby through a secret art.
I was confirmed that girl was your mother, because in that forest she was the only person living. I rushed towards that spot. When appeared there your mother was severely bleeding because of sword wound. She was running to save her life for a while. She was out of her breath and drooped on the ground. The pursuers did not even show any kindness and reached to her for the final killing blow.
The moment the person going to slash her I appeared in front of her and send the person flying away by a punch. I picked her up from the ground and let her sit under a tree nearby. I performed a secret healing art on her by using spiritual powers to heal her. Her wounds were gone but she had already lost her conscious because of fatigue. I was very furious not because of the people that harmed her, but it happened to her because of me.
'So, you all are searching for me till now even after a month. Your master have no courage to fight me one on one, but he is still sending his henchmen behind me. You did a great mistake coming after me, but now you have also hurt someone who not only saved my life but also took care of me all these days. You all have laid your hands on someone you should not have. Don't think escaping from here with your life also don't think that you all will die a simple death here. No, I don't let you die here. I will let you see the depth of hell in this mortal world.'
As soon as I ended my speech, I dashed towards them. I took the sword from a man and send that man flying away with my bare hand. As I held the sword my rage became more and more furious. With that sword I cut down all of them. I was ruthlessly chopping their hands and legs one by one giving them severe pain without letting them die. The silent of the forest was broken by the terrible scream of those men. The green grass of the ground was painted with blood of the pursuers. The ground turned red by the blood of those men. Even in such a situation, I did not kill a single one immediately. Severed hands and legs are pilled up on the ground. I turned that peaceful place into a bloody hell.
After dealing with all of them, I went near your mother and picked her up gently and I began to return to the hut with your mother leaving all of them die there a painful death slowly.
After a day, your mother opened her eyes in her house. She was still weak but I was happy to see her well.
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My father took a break and looked towards me with tears in his eyes. I felt that pain with my father.
'Son, do you know what did your mother say after waking up?'
My father asked me with a broken smile on his face as he was trying to bury all of the pain in his heart. I realised that but did not say any word and just shook my head gesturing him negatively.
*Ha Ha Ha*
A cold and painful laughter came out from my father.
'Hmm, yes, how can you know what your mother told me, when you were not even born.'
'I am glad that you are not hurt. I was worried that something has happened to you and I was afraid after seeing those dangerous persons.'
'That was the words that came from a person's mouth who just escaped her death.'
The pain and suffering of my father were easily reflected in those words.
'What happened to you and why did you end up interacting with those people?' I asked her curiously.
'When I returned after bath, I could not find you. So, I started looking for you. But then I encountered with a person and asked about you giving details of your appearance. But as soon as they got that information, they asked me about you. Soon many other men appeared in front of me and surrounded me. They tried to interrogate me about you. I was scared so I ran away from them and ended up being wounded.'
After hearing it I felt disgusted. Because of me she was injured and was going to die. How could I forgive myself in that situation?
I shouted at her furiously. 'Why did you do that? You could just sell me out and escaped from there. Why did you go to such a length to hide me from them?'
She was shocked and frightened by my voice. Her eyes became teary and tears began to roll down from her eyes. I felt miserable after seeing that.
'Sorry, I should not have shouted at you. I was just worried.'
She looked at me and caught my right hand and shocked her head.
'You know I lived in this house in this forest with only my grandmother. But when she passed away, I got so lonely. I lived here alone hoping to meet someone who can take me away from this forest. But even after ten years no one came in to this forest. But one month ago, suddenly you appeared on the side of the river. When I saw you for the first time, you were heavily wounded and poisoned. But I tried to save you and succeed at it. When you opened your eyes, I was just too happy that there will be someone who will live with me. But when I did not find you, I was scared that you left me alone and went away. I was scared that I have to live alone again. So, I went to search for you and then met those bad guys. But I am happy that you are safe and again sitting near me.'
After hearing those I was too angry on myself. The one who saved me and cared about me was wounded and in such a miserable state because of me.
'You are seriously hopeless, are not you. You are really going such a length for someone, even whose name you don't know.'
'You also don't know my name and also you did not even tell me your name.'
I had no words for replying her, but I was just glad to hear it.
'Ohh, sorry for not telling you before. My name is Jamadagni from the capital of this kingdom and yours.'
'Renuka, Princess Renuka.'
'Princess Renuka! A princess living in the woods. You really think I will believe those words.' I gave out a loud laughter. Your mother was really furious when I pulled her leg with my words.
'Hey, don't tease me. I am really telling you truth.'
'Yes, yes. I know my princess. Now don't misbehave and rest well.' I told her to rest and walked out of the room letting her took some more rest. But after knowing her name I got curious in her past.
I did not try to pry about her past and waited for her to tell me her past herself. I lived another month there with your mother looking after her as the time passed away slowly very slowly.