The royal palace came back to it's normal atmosphere when Chidam told the problem of surveillance magic system was repaired. He said a lie as there was no problem with it to begin with.
Remembering yesterday's events Chidam became more interested in Mahi when he heard his fortune.
Now he would support going to war wholeheartedly.
War does not always involve just fighting between two groups but also in terms of the technology of both.
He had invented the communication device to help in the previous war . And it had brought very good results for him.
A war always advances technology to it's limit of the time. Strength and technology if both them are blended perfectly anything can be achieved.
He was out of inspiration after the last war. He didn't create anything spectacular during these years.
' I want to know more about everything. I know I am still not at my best. I want to make a invention that surpasses my knowledge ' This was Chidam's desire. And yesterday's events made him wake this desire of his.
Chidam wanted go back to his building and wanted to work on some ideas. But Maurya called him back telling , " I said you right I want to show you something. You haven't seen it yet. Come to the torture chamber".
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Banyan Kingdom
Dhanya was sleeping on her bed with healers beside her. She was mentally shocked by the recent events. After recovering all night she returned to her normal self.
" Ranga tell all my cousins about yesterday's events. But tell them Maurya wants to take all our heads for the loss in last war.Only then they will help me to go against Maurya."
Ranga nodded doing what she told.
When all her cousins received the news they immediately came to a decision to call for the meeting between all the kings and queens.
And a letter was sent to everyone in the name of the elves personally.
The messenger elf was present in a carriage flying in the sky towards Kingdom Rashtrakuta. The letter was on the way to reach Maurya
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The royal palace
Chidam walked through to the very end of the corridor. Then he knocked on the wall for three times. And a door opened with stairs present leading down.
After going down , a room full of darkness with minimal light coming from the window present at the top was seen. And there was also a tunnel leading outside the palace.
Chidam went straight ahead as he had come here in the past with Maurya when enemies were captured to know about their technology advancements.
The room still had that tiny stink of blood.
He saw the elf shouting , " My king I have not done anything please let me free"
" I wanted to kill you the very moment you were spying on my daughter. But I waited to get some use of you." Maurya spoke in a loud voice.
Chidam joined the generals standing behind Maurya watching this happily as they knew what would happen to the elf already.
Maurya then went near the elf, " I have a proposal for you. You will die today. You want to die with the worst pain or not knowing pain , you decide."
Rohan knew that he would die the moment he got caught, " Tell me the proposal" he said not knowing any way out of this.
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Rohan went upstairs with G4 tagging along with him
Chanakya came down making preparations as Maurya had said to him, " Your majesty all things you have asked for is arranged."
G1 asked curiously his doubt that came in his mind since yesterday" My king all things are going well. But according to the fortune Mahi should be the one to desire war. What if he doesn't?"
" I have a way to do it. If it succeeds he will naturally desire war. But if it fails, I'll have to force him. He was born to help me. I don't want to go with the second option, I want him to be a forest lion than to tame him, to become a circus lion." Maurya seemed in deep thought saying this.
Rohan returned downstairs holding Mahi who seemed very worried.
G1 used his darkness ability to hide themselves in the corner waiting to witness something great.
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Rohan went upstairs directly to Mahi's room. He didn't even think trying to kill himself because G4 was right behind the door.
He barged inside where Mahi was sitting inside waiting for the class to begin.
He quickly took his hand " Mahi come with me. Ruhi got hurt using her ice ability".
Hearing this Mahi became tensed and followed the elf.
Rohan led him to torture chamber without any difficulty. Chanakya had vacated all the gurads in the path.
He took Mahi deep inside the torture chamber , going through the tunnel like path nearing the exit leading to the forest.
Rohan sighed and then his face filled with anger remembering all that was happened to him.
He turned back and forcefully held Mahi's neck slamming him to the ground. Mahi screamed with sudden gush of pain in his body.He kept shouting rolling his body all over.
" Do you think I can't kill you if you are inside the palace. That's why I brought you here. This place is outside the palace. The pact is not effective here. " Rohan said with a evil laugh on his face kicking right at his stomach.
" Teacher .. ahhhh p l e a s e " Mahi who recovered a little from the earlier assault felt the kick so bad blood started dripping from his stomach.
This continued for a while Rohan kept hitting Mahi at all places. Mahi felt numb with all this . He was barely conscious with his survival instinct kicking in.
" You pest your sister didn't even resist this much. She was really easy to fool . I told her you were hurt and she followed me. After beating her I told her I will kill you. She started begging me ' Please don't kill my younger brother '. " Then he lifted Mahi's head " See there , I killed her and buried right behind that tree."
Mahi's mind went in rage hearing Ruhi's death. Pure anger rose within his little conscious that was present.
The chains that were forming on his heart formed completely covering it. If one sees it ,only three words will come into their mind
A CHAINED HEART
'I want to kill him '
' I want to kill him '
This desire came from the depth of his heart. The aura in his blood became active.
Chains started to form out of thin air and went straight for the elf.
Rohan quickly took back his hand
but the chains took his heart outside.
The chains had pierced his body.
Rohan saw what had happened with him. He fell right near Mahi, after witnessing this scene with all his remaining life he whispered
" Farewell my future ruler"
Even he couldn't stop himself from saying this words at the death's door.
He saw with his own eyes what had happened there. But before he could cherish that moment again his life went away.
Everyone hiding in the shadows had goosebumps seeing this. Although they expected it, this was way over it.
Maurya was the most happiest and with jealous , he thought ' this is what happens when a strong ability meets a strong potential. Unlike me who has a low potential'.
" A complete version of me" he said within the shadows.
Mahi felt his soul was dried away screaming even more than the last time. He kept seeing in the direction where Ruhi was buried trying to crawl.
He had lost the control over his body.
The tiny conscious burnt away. He became unconscious.
All of them came out of hiding.
G3 even before Maurya's orders went towards Mahi and started to heal all the wounds.
Chanakya took him carrying on his back to his room.
Maurya stayed back with Chidam and other four generals.
He went near the elf's dead body and stored it in his storage ring along with his heart.
All went according to Maurya's plan as he proposed the elf to bait Mahi in believing that Ruhi was dead. This made him awaken his ability and use it too.
" Sir Chidam what do you think?"Maurya asked.
" My king. By next year, no by this end of the year I'll show you my new invention. I won't ask how the kid awakened the same ability and that too at such young age and that too already able to materlize it and that too already able to control it and that potential of his... Haha I'm too excited. I will return to my room"
Chidam went hurriedly to his room as his head was overflowing with ideas to invent.
Maurya and the four generals discussed the next course of actions returning back to the palace.
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CHAINED HEART of Mahi what is this?
Is it a new ability that Mahi has awakened?