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Chapter 16 - 16

Rishikesh was watching Avantika's movements . Avantika has put in place tight security to prevent him from entering her house. So no matter how hard he tried, Rishikesh could not get inside the house. He was worried about not knowing the information about Navami.

But he did not lose hope, he hid outside of Avantika's house for a chance to meet Navami .There are only two days left for the marriage to take place. On the same day, at 4 in the morning, he saw Avantika coming out of the house through the thin darkness. She had carried the magic bundle in her hand as she approached the car. The other hand was holding as if someone had been dragged. He realized that she was taking Navami somewhere. Shortly after she started driving, Rishikesh also started his car and he followed her by keeping a distance. He soon realized that she was on her way to Navami's house.

It took around 2hrs to reach the front of that house. By then day light was beginning to come on. Avantika's car stopped. She took the mantra-bundle from the driver's seat and got down. She opened the next door and pulled Navami out .

Rishikesh could not see the house this time. Rishikesh saw, Avantika walking through there easily with the help of spell-bundle. But he stood helplessly in front of the snake forest.

Rishikesh saw an old, bearded man approaching towards him. Remembering what he saw in a photo, he assumed that it was the friend who gave the spell-bundle to his grandfather. Rishikesh asked the old man and confirmed that it was his grandfather's friend. Rishikesh realized that Siddha, the guru of Navami's father, is the same person.

Rishikesh told Siddha what had happened so far. Siddha said that he went to the Himalayas and did penance to gain more power to save Navami. Siddha promises that he will take the form of Navami by any means.

They could see Avantika coming out of the forest. With only one step left to reach the boundary stone, Avantika has thrown mantra-bundle into the well. But then she loses the power to cross the boundary-stone.

She hits her head and falls out of the stone and her head was started bleeding. When he began to show signs of death, Siddhan took Rishikesh to her.

"This is the right time to solve the issue." Siddha told.

Siddha called Navami out loud and tells her to come closer to the boundary stone. Although he could not see her, he realized that she had reached beyond the stone. At the moment when Avantika lost her life, Siddha was chanting fierce mantras for Navami to enter that body.

As a consequence of that, the storm began to blow, The dry leaves that had fallen to the ground flew away like a whirlwind, The golden serpents fluttered their wings. Finally ,boundary stone split in two .While the atmosphere of extreme terror. Smoke began to rise from it. Slowly Siddha stopped the chanting . Nature became calm.

Avantika woke up as if from sleep. The blood flow from her head had stopped completely. When she ran towards Rishikesh happily, he turned his face away in disgust.

But he looked at her in surprise, when she said in Navami's voice,

"I am Navami. Not Avantika".

When Siddha also said the same, he realized that, it is Navami who is standing in front of him. They thanked Siddha .Siddha returned with satisfaction ,after blessed them to live together for a long time.