20 minutes later
Both reached on top of the mountain Cliff, both of them came down from there and looked around from that place, Tejas and Vidur saw lakes, and rivers, and a big forest surrounding the whole area like their own village forest, Vidur sees a small village in distance.
Vidur ask,
"Tejas, do you see a far away village from here."
"Not clearly as you but I think there is something there." Tejas replied,
Vidur said,
"That village is far away from here I think it will take us 4 to 5 hours from here, if we can reach there on time before nightfall, we can rest and sleep there tonight."
"Ok let's go I am really missing my mother's food now; I really want to eat some good dishes and good meat I really hope they have good cooks there. " Tejas replied,
Before going down from mountain cliff Vidur saw 2 camps near mountain down road.
40 minutes later,
Both of them came down from mountain road, they are reaching the new forest area while moving ahead.
Tejas said,
"Finally, we came down from the hills, I was not feeling good while looking down from up there, it was like if we do small mistake, it will be the end for us, but not anymore so Vidur how much it will take now."
"Rightnow the sun is going down so it will take us 4 hours we will get there before night." ( Vidur replied,)
Tejas replied while making puzzled face,
"What but didn't you say 4 hours while we were in the mountain, why the time hasn't change."
Vidur replied while in relax mood,
"Because there is something ahead from here, it will take some time to finish that first, you will know in minutes."
Tejas was getting puzzled by Vidur answer and thinking what is there ahead to consume their time.
Someone shouted;
"Stop right there, this is our territory nobody can cross this road without our permission, we are infamous Rakta bandits in this area now give us everything you have if you want to live!"
Tejas puzzled face was gone after looking to those 21 men that blocking their way.
Tejas asked Vidur while making disappointing face,
"Are they for real? This is going to consume our time? They are just blocking our way; we can just ask them to move what's the big deal?"
Vidur replied
"Didn't you hear what they said?
They are bandits they want to loot us, and they will kill us if we don't give them what we have."
While both of them were talking, the captain of the bandits got angry, he has full beard on his face, taller and muscular body than others bandits, with pale brown skin, doesn't has hair on his head.
big guy shouted towards Tejas and Vidur,
"What are you boys talking about in this dying situation, now I will not even let both of you leave this place, I will make both of you my slave and sell to the others.
The guy with long hair with good face you will be perfect for rich females,
And next you with short hair little boy, I will sell you to workers with that muscular body of yours there you will work all days for the rest of your life."
Tejas heard what big guy said, he got angry and his veins were popping out.
Tejas said,
"Hey Vidur, let me handle these guys I want to beat them to put my anger out, it will only take 10 minutes."
Vidur was smiling but not fully expressing his emotions.
Tejas said,
"Are you smiling Vidur because what he said to me, you know I don't like people calling me that, can you please stop smiling now."
Vidur replied,
"Ok but don't make them bleed too much else they will die from losing too much blood."
Tejas said, (while getting smile with furious face) "Ok fine I will just make them bleed them a little."
(Tejas shouted to bandits) "You guys are done now nobody dares to call me that, I dare you say that again you bald head big Vanar ." ( humanoid looks like monkey,apes)
your big body and face look similar to those Vanar races the only thing you are missing is a tail and hair all over your body .
haha haha
The bandit commander got angry; his face was getting red because of anger.
Bandit commander replied
"What did you just call me you little shrimp shorty brat, now I have to beat some sense into your head with my Gada (mace)."
Tejas came down from his horse he pull-out his bow from his back and put 11 arrows in his quiver he gave others arrows to Vidur, then tightened his quiver so his arrows don't fall from his back while fighting.
Bandits captain said
"hey shorty, are you using bow with that tiny body I thought you are hand to hand fighter or sword but haha you are an archer let's see how good you are with that bow and arrows.
What are you guys doing go capture that little bastard and bring him to me, even if you guys have to injure him."
5 men charge forward to attack with their weapons to capture Tejas.
Tejas pulled out 2 arrows and put them in bow while held other 3 arrows in his hand, then he walked ahead.
Tejas shoot 2 arrows on 2 front enemy legs both of them fall down on ground, then Tejas run towards them while shooting rapidly all 3 arrows that he held on his hand, the 3 arrows hit other 3 enemy's knees they fell on ground in pain.
Tejas goes towards where all 5 enemies fell on ground then Tejas pulled out all 5 arrows from enemy's body and clean the bloods on tip of the arrows.
Other 15 saw their 5 comrades fell on ground fast, they saw Tejas archery then start getting scared from him, and they got nervous to attack him.
Bandits captain got angrier to his subordinate because they got scared of that little boy.
Bandits captain shouted on anger, "Why are you guys getting back? Are you guys getting scared from that little boy, he just got a bow what's there to get scared?"
One of the bandits spoke, "But captain he is a strong archer as you can see our 5 guys got injured and fell to the ground so fast."
"So, you guys telling me that none of you want to capture that boy." (Bandits captain replied)
Bandit captain got angry and hit the one who just speak of him with his Gada.
"You idiots, did you guys forget he doesn't have many arrows and you guys have numbers and weapons, you can just overwhelm him with your numbers, if any of you don't go there to attacks him, I will beat all of you with my gada right now."
After hearing from their captain all bandits got more scared from him, because they know how strong their captain is, he can easily beat all of them with his Gada (Mace) if he get serious.
All 15 bandits look at Tejas became furious and started shouting in groups and ran forward to attack Tejas.
Tejas put 2 arrows on bow, and held 4 others arrows on his hand to shoot, when those bandits came near, Tejas shot arrows while moving forward, 2 arrows hit on 2 enemy hands, then shot 4 arrows rapidly on other 4 enemies, 1 of them was able to block his arrow.
Now all remaining bandits use their numbers to attack him, Tejas pull out arrows from his quiver fast as he can to shoot rapidly, when his arrows hit the bandits, he goes to the injured enemies to pickup his arrows, he dodge and block their attacks with his bow and pull arrows from enemy body's then shoot again, while kicking them with his legs to make distance from them.
Few minutes later Tejas defeated all bandits who came to attack and capture him with weapons.
Bandit captain sees all his subordinates loose to Tejas then he laughed loudly.
Bandit captain said
"You are a worthy to praise little boy you were able to defeat all my men with only your bow and arrows that is something unique.
I am one of the 3 captains of Rakta bandits Sardhas, the physically strongest in Rakta bandits captain will fight you, now show me your archery skills that you are so proud of."
Tejas replied,
"What is the worth to fight criminals like you, who just rob and kill people just to have fun, you are just a big bald head gorilla guy with huge body nothing more nothing less."
Sardhas said in anger,
"Now you die boy nobody insults me not even the leader, I will break every part of your body with my Gada, smash your head like some egg."
Tejas replied, while showing his confident
"Do you only talk? I am getting bored hearing from you, bald guy come show me what you got with your Gada."
The bandit captain Sardhas picked-up his Gada then ran towards Tejas with his rage mode while shouting in rage to smash Tejas head.
(to be continued)