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Dreadbane

🇮🇳Shadow_CP9
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Waking up from a coma, Prince Shantanu finds himself back in a world teetering on the edge of cosmic conflict. Reincarnated with memories from a life he barely understands, he navigates the gilded halls of Astradhal, where gods, demons, and ancient powers stir in the shadows. Gifted with a knack for deception, Shantanu uncovers secrets that bind him to an ancient prophecy—one that could either save his kingdom or plunge it into chaos. As God himself intervenes, leading a demon through realms of illusion, Shantanu must decide whether he’s merely a pawn or the key to a world reshaped by fate.
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Chapter 1 - "You can't be him"

Plzz read the introduction before you start.

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In the eastern part of Astradhal city where the royal family resides and in the room of Prince Aldric, on a fancy bed lay a body unmoving and above him were some fancy artefacts that if we look we would say they are from the future but they are not, there was plants around him in pots, there were many types of equipment for medical purposes.

Aldric was with a poor body, which can be called sticks and bones. A doctor was examining his body when he said, "Poor boy only if he can wake up from the shock, we can treat his body better... his body is getting whiter and whiter every single day, he has not seen the sun all of his life"Then he turned around and looked at his assistant and said, "tell the royal doctor that we need to do something very fast or I do not know if the boy will last any longer because he will still be a boy with 2 years old's brain and a very very week body. His life at this point is completely over in my opinion".

As he finished the sentence, the female assistant shouted at the top of her lungs when she looked at Aldric. Aldric casually moved his head and looked directly into the female assistant's eyes.

His nose was bleeding even his eyes had some some blood coming out of it.

"What are you shouting for?"She was still in shock and did not move, but the doctor continued," Tell him that I recommend that magician... What was his name Parikshit Kuru for Prince's treatment." As soon as he finished saying the name of Parikshit, Aldric screamed at the top of his lungs even though almost no voice came out of his mouth,' he can not be alive' he wanted to say but his body was so stiff and he was feeling dizzy and his body as if it refused to move. Finally, after a whole eternity the assistant pointed her finger at the doctor, " Are out of your mind what are you pointing at" Then he turned around and said," This good for nothing prince-" he shouted at the top of his lungs as well and even took some steps back from the shock and then a guard opened the door of the room wondering what was the problem, even though barely any noise comes outside. "What happen-" He was a good guy, he did not scream but shouted," Prince woke up.. Prince woke up".

" Treat him" shouted the assistant this time looking at the doctor," We need a.."The doctor almost asked for a doctor and thought immediately,' I am a doctor and this is Prince... If I screwed I am dead... I need to stay calm.'

He rushed towards the bed of Aldric and started passing his vi-shakti-tejas to Aldric as fast as he could. " Clean the blood and remove this fancy artefact set-up." If someone from Earth saw the artefact set up they would think it is from the future or something but all of this was just to monitor heartbeat and some other things.

" Call the royal Doctor immediately" the doctor shouted to the guard still looking from the door.

All of this made no sense to Aldric as he could not understand what was going on. He did not know he was back in time and had been in a coma for the past 17 years.

The doctor examined him and said, " He is out of all the dangers, now he is fine..." He was feeling very happy at the moment that he would be heavily rewarded, so the assistant.

After they removed blood and checked his condition, the doctor said," Now you are fine kid"

Aldric used his hand with all his strength to make it reach the head of the doctor and dragged the head down as if he wanted to whisper something, " Who are y...you calling a kid" The doctor lost the peace of mind and retreated backwards and said," who are you, you can't be him".

"What happened?", that assistant tried to understand while Aldric used his strength to get up.

"He.... spoke..."The doctor said looking at Aldric who was trying his best to get up, "He should be two years old... He is not an imposter right??"

"What ?? NO" Then she looked at Aldric who kept one of his hands on the shoulder of that assistant trying to get out of bed, seeing this, that assistant was kind of freaked out but still helped him get out of bed with a face that could describe confusion.

'He just got out of a coma after 17 years and he should have a brain of a two years old. How is he walking?' Aldric started walking with the help of assistant and going to see a mirror and when looked at the mirror he could not believe he was younger and more thin and felt numb. He subconsciously started setting his hair in frustration. 

'What the hell? where am I? Was I dreaming all along? ' He looked up and shouted inside, 'Dude I became King and won the whole world and now I am screwed, I should rather die. On second thought I should first get out of here and meet with that man and then friends.'

He looked outside the window where he saw a few missing buildings and thought,' Wait am I in the past or maybe I was dreaming all along '

"Water..Water" He whispered to the assistant. She put Aldric down in the bed and filled a glass of water which Aldric drank himself and then took some deep breaths. Then got up from the bed and went outside but the doctor kept urging him to get back to the bed, even the guard tried to stop him but he did not care.

"I can not let you out because we believe that you might be an imposter," Gaurd said, it was kind of true to think of a two year old boy walking and talking.

"Hahaha, you actually thought that I am an imposter, care to tell me why," Aldric said with a laugh.

"I do not think so" shouted the assistant clearing her view on the matter. 

Everyone looked at her and then neglected her statement and then looked at the guard," Prince I know I am crossing the line but we can not understand the fact that a two years old boy who just woke up from a coma can talk walk and is now going outside, I mean you might not know anything how are you doing all this" The questions were perfect if they were asked to a normal person not someone like Aldric.

'So I have been in a coma for many years and I went in a coma when I was 2 years old, So maybe I was not dreaming maybe I am back in time right?'Aldric thought Aldric possessed a gift few could claim—his lies rolled off his tongue like a river cutting through stone, smooth and unstoppable and said while looking at the ceiling, "It is the blessing of the great mother Savitri, she is the one who gave me the brain of a grown up"

"Great mother..."

"Oh great mother look people of this world they don't like my existence"

'That explains everything... he got blessings of great mother' Thought the guard while kneeling on the ground," I'm so sorry prince that I suspected you, I am so sorry..."

"I have to leave... I have to complete the orders given by the great mother" He said all of this while having fake tears in his eyes and then turned into the corner in front of 7 servants and when they realised that they could not leave Aldric alone, they rushed behind him but he vanished because he used a secret passage from of the palace which was there in case of an emergency. 

"Prince wait... Your clothes." They shouted but they could not find him. Meanwhile, Aldric was behind a wall all along.

"Barely escaped, I first need to contact Dr Einstein, he might be at the artefact research centre." He was walking downstairs in the dark but he knew the way correctly even in the dark.

"First I have to get there... I should just use the secret passages to not attract any attention." He was peeking from a small vent, looking outside. There were many horse carriages carrying the noble families here and there, many tall buildings and on the ground floor there were many shops of spices, jewellery and artefacts mainly. 

"So, I am near the artefact area... Hmmm.." next what he saw made him happy from the deepest part of his heart. "Doctor Ensitein he is shopping, this weird horse carriage... No one in this world is so weird to right the laws of physics in the horse carriage." There was a horse carriage parked just 20 meters away from Aldric, he just had to cross the road and get inside. 

He rushed and opened the carriage door with the help of Phantom Path. He went inside and there were more laws and theories of physics and also there were rules just written in poor handwriting like not touching any of his files or artefacts and not even looking at his cookies while Aldric did both, 'do not touch his files, I can not even understand his handwriting.' Aldric started eating his cookies,' I was so hungry, these taste so good but I still do not get it how does that old man eat these' The packet said not to eat too much because it can cause trouble in your teeth.

"Hey go away Doctor is coming, I can not let him see you" said a male voice coming from outside of the carriage.

"Ok take care... we will meet in the evening," said a female voice with disappearing footsteps.

Two footsteps were heard approaching the carriage,' I can not spawn out of nowhere or he might freak out and my clothes make it even funnier, I have to talk to him alone. For now, I will hide behind the seat with this teddy.' Aldric hid behind the seats and had a teddy on top of him.

"Who was that?" asked the voice of Doctor Einstein from outside.

"They were just asking for directions," said the driver from outside and then continued with hesitation," How was the shopping sir?"

"It was goo-"

He was cut off in the middle of the sentence by his daughter who said, "Awuful, he started an argument with nobles... and then we were asked to leave" The voice was filled with anger.

"Mom, I am hungry..." said the voice of a little girl.

All three of them got inside the carriage, the Doctor, his daughter and his granddaughter. 

"Eat these cookies," said the female voice while she handed the little girl the cookies

"They will ruin your... teeth," the doctor tried to save his cookies.

The little girl started eating the cookies and the whole carriage stayed silent for some time.

"I have to go to the royal palace," said the doctor slowly.

"I heard that message as well," said the angry voice of a lady.," Take me home" said the daughter of the doctor to the driver, "Are coming with me?" said the voice to the little girl.

"I will go see Prince with Grandpa," said the voice of the little girl while Aldric was listening to their conversation behind the teddy bear. 

'They are going back to the royal palace. I have to stop the doctor from going there, when his daughter gets out I will stop him' Aldric thought.

Soon the carriage stopped near the palace and then the daughter went out. A second later the carriage continued.

The teddy bear moved and a man appeared in hospital clothes and said, "Doctor, do you remember me?"

The doctor put his granddaughter behind him and stepped up towards the back of the carriage, "Who are you?"

"Does this ring the bell?" Aldric used the powers of Phantom Path and a hand covered in green colour appeared in front of the doctor.

"You can't be him".