the girl encounter a powerful creature and try to subdue it.
The girl asked, "What happened here? How did this get here?"
Abhimanyu replied, "Some tantrics were performing rituals to become vampires but accidentally summoned this creature, and now they have become its snack."
The girl scoffed, "What nonsense are you talking about? How can a tantric summon a hellfire three-headed lion?"
Abhimanyu said, "We'll discuss how it got here later. Right now, we need to find that flute to calm it down; it's about to finish chewing those ghouls."
Abhimanyu glanced at the lion, still leisurely munching on the ghouls.
The girl said, "A mere human won't be able to calm it," and moved towards the lion, pulling out a flute.
Abhimanyu remarked, "Who does she think she is?"
Ammy said, "Calm down, let's see what she can do first."
The girl started playing the flute, producing a very melodious tune that seemed to calm the environment, but the lion did not seem to appreciate it and roared at her. She dodged and quickly returned to Abhimanyu, but now the lion was coming towards them.
Abhimanyu teased, "What now? Not the queen of Jhansi anymore?"
The girl asked, "Who is that?"
By then, the lion was close, so Abhimanyu snatched the flute from her and started playing it. Physically manifesting notes emerged from the flute, and the lion stopped and started dancing backwards to the tune.
The girl was astonished, "This is the hellfire song! But how does he know it? Only father and I know it."
But no one heard her because she said it very softly.
Abhimanyu played for about five minutes until a magic circle formed over the lion, which gradually encompassed it, and eventually, the circle descended to the ground, and the creature returned to its realm.
When Abhimanyu turned around, the demon girl had disappeared. He put the flute back into his ring.
Abhimanyu then returned to his friends, saying, "The situation is finally calm."
Surya said, "Amazing, so much happened and yet no one from either village came here."
Abhimanyu said, "Do they want to come here and die? People don't come out at night because strange things happen here. I don't think it was just the demoness; there are many dark secrets in this place that we don't know about."
Shruti said to Abhimanyu, "I have a lot to ask you."
Abhimanyu replied, "I'll give you a brief summary: Yes, ghosts, spirits, witches, demons, angels, magical weapons, and everything else exists. Humans have spiritual energy, but mostly martial artists can sense it and become powerful with special techniques and training. What we used just now are called magical weapons, usually found in auctions, ancient secret markets, or ruins. Got it?"
Shruti said, "So, fiction has become reality, but how are you involved in all this?"
Abhimanyu said, "The military batch we belong to trains us for these kinds of things."
Shruti said, "So the government believes in all this?"
Abhimanyu laughed, "Yes, but not the normal government, police, or soldiers, only a few special people know about it. So, if you think you can file a report on this case and close it, people will call you crazy."
Shruti said, "When did I say I was going to mention all this in the report?"
Abhimanyu said, "Your face shows what you were thinking."
Everyone laughed at this.
Abhimanyu said, "Alright, enough adventure for now. The vampire case is also over. Let's go home; I'm very sleepy."
Black Dragon asked, "But where did the demon girl go?"
Abhimanyu said, "Let her go; she was much more powerful than us anyway."
Everyone soon returned home. Shruti was given a separate room, and everyone went to sleep.
Abhimanyu checked the time in his room; it was 11 PM. He went into his ring and slept, then woke up at 1 AM, came out of the ring, and sneaked out through the window.
A little while later, Abhimanyu reached a river where he had gone the previous night, but this time the area was completely empty. He sat on a rock and started playing the flute. Fireflies began twinkling around, butterflies and fish started dancing to the music, and even the insects seemed to synchronize with the tune.
Suddenly, a girl's voice called out, "Who are you?"
Abhimanyu stopped playing and saw a girl hovering in the air above the river. She had crimson wings and black and red hair.
Abhimanyu said, "I'm just an ordinary human, but you seem to be a royal demon."
The girl replied, "You call yourself ordinary and yet you know that I'm a royal demon?"
Abhimanyu said, "Let's say I have a knack for gathering information."
The girl said, "I'd like to know where you gathered this information from."
Abhimanyu said, "Nothing special, just found some books and scriptures while wandering around old ruins."
The girl said, "Now I want to know how you were able to play that flute in the first place and how you knew that tune."
Abhimanyu said, "You were the one playing that tune."
The girl said, "I could only play that tune for a few seconds, but you knew all the notes. How?"
Abhimanyu said, "Why can't I know it?"
The girl said, "Because that tune was created by my dad."
Abhimanyu thought to himself, "Could it be that no other demon knew that tune?"
Saily asked, "What do you mean?"
Abhimanyu said, "I composed that tune myself, and that three-headed lion was my pet, which would only calm down after hearing that tune."
Saily said, "But she is saying that her dad composed that tune. What does that mean?"
Abhimanyu said, "According to her, Demon Lord Arjun is her father."
Saily said in surprise, "Is she your daughter?"
Abhimanyu said, "I don't know."
Saily said, "What do you mean you don't know?"
Abhimanyu said, "I had relationships with many, but I didn't have a child with anyone because no maiden could bear my progeny. And besides, she seems to be half human."
Saily said, "What do you mean by half human? She has demon-like black wings."
Just then, the girl snapped her fingers in front of him and said, "Where are you lost? Answer my question. How do you know about this tune?"
Abhimanyu said, "I don't know. When I started playing the flute, it felt like someone was making me play it. I was just holding the flute."
The girl glared at Abhimanyu and said, "You don't look like you're lying, but how can this be?"
Abhimanyu asked, "So you are saying that your dad composed that tune, but many people must know that tune, like his students."
The girl looked into Abhimanyu's eyes, and her eyes turned black.
Saily asked Abhimanyu, "What is she doing?"
Abhimanyu said, "She is erasing all the memories of her demon form from today's events from my mind."
Saily said, "Aren't you going to do something?"
Abhimanyu said, "This girl isn't powerful enough to mess with my mind."
Then the girl retracted her wings into her back, and her eyes returned to normal.
Abhimanyu pretended as if he had just regained consciousness.
The girl then changed her expression completely and said with a beautiful smile, "How do you like this village?"
Abhimanyu smiled and said, "Beautiful."
Hearing this, the girl laughed and turned away, pretending to be shy.
Saily said, "She acts so well."
The girl then said, "What do you find beautiful in this village?"
Abhimanyu said, "The beauty of nature."
Hearing this, the girl pretended to be upset.
Abhimanyu said, "Didn't you say you came from a foreign country?"
The girl said, "Yes, you can say foreign."
Abhimanyu asked, "So your parents also live abroad?"
The girl said, "My parents are no longer in this world."
Abhimanyu said, "Oh, sorry."
The girl said, "Dad was from a foreign country, and he died even before I was born. Mom was from here, but she also died later. Since then, I have been an orphan."
Saily asked, "How true do you find her story?"
Abhimanyu said, "By foreign country, she means the Demon World, and here means Earth. Her mother was probably a human from Earth."
Saily said in surprise, "What are you trying to say?"
Abhimanyu said, "She is half-human and half-demon. Demons don't look like humans. The demons we have met so far have only taken human forms, but I could see their true forms. But this girl has a natural form, which means she is half-human."
Saily said, "So does that mean you had a relationship with a human?"
Abhimanyu said, "Look, I don't remember how I died. I just remember that I had conquered every planet. After that, I don't remember what I did or what happened to me. I only remember that I faced a very powerful force and then I was imprisoned in that cave for many years, powerless."
Saily said, "But you said that no demon could bear your progeny. How could a human bear it?"
Abhimanyu said, "I don't know anything about it."
Saily said, "What do you mean by advanced human?"
Abhimanyu said, "The ancestors of today's humans. In my time, Earth had a lot of spiritual energy and was connected with many advanced civilizations. Humans of that time were mostly martial artists; there were very few normal people. But among those humans, some were very powerful and capable of bearing my progeny. But I don't remember if I started a family with anyone."
Saily said, "Why don't you ask her directly?"
Abhimanyu said, "Didn't you hear? She was born after her father's death, and her mother also died later. So, she wouldn't know anything about it."
Saily said, "Why don't you hypnotize her to find out?"
Abhimanyu said, "She is very powerful. Hypnotizing her won't be easy."
The girl's pupils turned black again, and she said, "Forget about me. Tell me about yourself."
Saily said, "Now she is interested in your family."
Abhimanyu said, "She wants to hypnotize me to get all my information."
Abhimanyu said, "I was born in Bihar in my home. My mother's name is Kiran, and my father's name is Lalit. My mother is a businesswoman, and my father is in the army. My grandfather was also in the army. I have one real sister, Prachi, and two cousin sisters, Lalita and Vishakha. Besides them, I have some cousin brothers who live in our main family house. I studied at a military school there, then completed my intermediate college in Delhi. After that, I joined the NDA and then the Bangalore military headquarters."
The girl asked, "What are you doing in this village?"
Abhimanyu said, "A few days ago, I was wandering in the basement of Shivpura's temple, where I saw the pinpointed location of this village. I wanted to know the connection between these two temples."
The girl asked, "And how did you calm down the Hellfire three-headed lion?"
Abhimanyu said, "I went to an auction in Bharatpur, where I got a paper. Many people thought it was a map, but it had that tune written on it. I practiced it well, and it seemed like a divine tune to me. So, I thought playing that tune would calm it down. You could say I guessed right."
The girl asked, "Where is that paper now?"
Abhimanyu said, "It burned in a bomb blast during a mission."
The girl said, "Do you know that you have some special ability? That is a magical flute, and only very powerful people can play it."
Abhimanyu said, "I am a martial artist, so I am capable."
The girl said, "A normal 20-year-old martial artist can't play it."
Abhimanyu said, "Even though I am 20 years old, I am not normal. I was trained by the best martial artist and soldier in this country."
The girl asked, "Who?"
Abhimanyu said, "My grandfather."
Hearing this, the girl's eyes returned to normal.
Abhimanyu pretended again as if he had just regained consciousness.
Abhimanyu said, "I think I should leave now." Saying this, he got up and started to leave.
Then the girl said, "Wait."
Abhimanyu asked, "What happened?"
The girl turned her face away and, without turning back, said, "Leave this village. Staying here could be dangerous for your life."
Abhimanyu smiled and said, "Didn't I say that the demoness can't kill me easily? And anyway, today is not a new moon night."
The girl said, "But there are other dangers here apart from the demoness. Did you forget that another corpse was found today, and it wasn't killed by the demoness?"
Abhimanyu said, "Danger fears me. Don't worry. By the way, I remember you didn't tell me your name. You said you would tell me in our next meeting."
The girl said, "Cherry."
Abhimanyu smiled and said, "Such a sweet name." Saying this, he left. The girl also turned and watched Abhimanyu leave, smiling.
Saily said, "Let me remind you, according to her, you are her father."
Abhimanyu said, "Yes, I know. Now I think I need to remember everything because I really don't remember anything. It feels like a huge part of my memory is missing."
Saily said, "Maybe you can find something in that cave."
Abhimanyu said, "You mean the cave where I was imprisoned? But I don't know where it is on Earth. But maybe there is a mention of it in my family's old books. I need to go to the main mansion, Singh Mansion."
Abhimanyu walked to a well and stood at the edge, looking into the water.
Just then, a girl's voice came, "So you came out of the forest to come to this well
Abhimanyu said, "You haven't gone to your village."
Cherry said, "Now you've come here with my flute."
Abhimanyu said, "This is your flute, but that flying demon gave it to me, and it's yours? Does that mean you're that demon? But how?"
Cherry's eyes turned black again, and she said, "You took it from me yesterday during practice. That demon girl didn't give you anything; she had her own flute."
Abhimanyu smiled and said, "Yes, thank you," and returned the flute to her.
In his mind, Abhimanyu thought, "She's very clumsy."
Saily said, "Then she doesn't seem like your daughter."
Abhimanyu said, "Maybe she takes after her mother."
Saily said, "Do you feel like she's your daughter?"
Abhimanyu said, "Yes, I can feel that she's someone close, which is why I didn't torture her to find out."
Saily said, "This complex relationship... Do you know she sacrifices people every new moon?"
Abhimanyu said, "And how can you say that she has done these sacrifices?"
Saily said, "Haven't you heard? She's that demoness."
Abhimanyu said, "I think we should first solve the mystery of this place."
Saily said, "You're just ignoring the truth."
Abhimanyu said, "No, you're believing what you see as the truth, but we still don't know everything about this place."
Cherry asked, "By the way, what were you doing in this well?"
Abhimanyu said, "I was thinking of going into the dungeon."
Cherry said, "You know it's filled with water, right?"
Abhimanyu said, "Yes, but maybe I'll find something about this place."
Cherry said, "But why do you want to find out? You're just a soldier."
Abhimanyu said, "A soldier's job is to protect his country, whether from terrorists or supernatural forces."
Cherry said, "But how will you breathe underwater without a diving suit?"
Abhimanyu said, "Consider that I have a magical tool that helps me breathe underwater."
With that, he jumped into the water.
Cherry said, "What should I do with this boy?" and she also jumped into the water, following Abhimanyu.
Abhimanyu noticed her but decided to ignore her and headed towards a part of the dungeon he hadn't explored before. However, he stopped and hid when he saw a whole army of crocodiles.
Ignoring them, Abhimanyu moved forward. The crocodiles approached him and, speaking in their language, one said, "What is a human doing here? I thought no one would come after this place filled with water."
Another crocodile said, "It's good for us, right? It's been a long time since we've tasted human flesh. Today will be a feast."
Abhimanyu said, "Sorry, but I don't want to be part of anyone's dinner plans."
The crocodile said in surprise, "You understand our language?"
Abhimanyu said, "Yes, consider me half-crocodile."
The crocodile asked, "How is that possible?"
Abhimanyu said, "My grandmother was a mystical crocodile."
The crocodile said, "Then you are our kin."
Abhimanyu said, "Yes, grandma told me that my other relatives lived around here, but when I saw the place filled with water, I was worried about how you were living here."
The crocodile said, "We are living here comfortably. Come, have dinner with us. Many fish have also come to our area with this water."
Abhimanyu asked, "Where are you living now?"
The crocodile said, "There used to be a small pond here, but somehow this entire cave filled with water. We were looking for food here. We've made our new home in the upper area. Come with us."
Abhimanyu then went with the crocodiles.
Meanwhile, Cherry swam and saw some crocodiles taking Abhimanyu somewhere. Cherry thought the crocodiles had captured him.
Cherry thought, "He came to solve a mystery, and now he's about to become food for these mystical crocodiles. I should leave him here, but for some reason, I don't want to leave him alone," and she swam towards Abhimanyu.
After a while, Abhimanyu reached a cave with the crocodiles. Inside, he saw the cave was vast, like a whole village, and he saw the sky above. The place was open at the top, but water had filled up quite a bit, leaving half the village's land still there.
While Abhimanyu was looking around, all the crocodiles started drooling at him.
One crocodile said, "Wow, they brought a live human here today. His flesh will be delicious."