Udayveer lifts Nandini in his arms and walked out of the palace. Udayveer stares at Neil, who is looking at him from the terrace. Neil turns his face away to avoid his stare. Udayveer weeps and regrets for giving a chance to his friend to resolve.
1 day 12 hours later,
Udayveer reaches Manali with Nandini secretly with the help of his Naaglok friends.
He take her to the special cave. He recites mantra so that the invisible Shiva idol with waterfalls appears. The statue of Apsara appears. Udayveer performs tandav after keeping Nandini’s body on the ground.
Due to his dance, the angel of Naaglok ‘Apsara’ appears in front of him.
Apsara – “I am impressed by your devotion. But you’re not a Naag. How did you come here?”
Udayveer cries, “I know I am not a Naag, but I need your help. I was a Naag in my previous birth. I know about you and the way to come here. Please, we need to fulfill our revenge.”
Apsara – “Apsara won’t grant wishes without price.”
Udayveer – “I can give any price. Just we need to fulfill our revenge and want to end our dues. To fulfill that, both of us need to be alive. We don’t want the revenge to continue for long time.”
Apsara thinks with a smile, “But the fate has its own plans, Udayveer.”
Apsara – “What is your wish?”
Udayveer – “You need to resurrect Nandini temporarily. After completing my revenge, Nandini and I would die peacefully.”
Apsara – “I’ll resurrect Nandini but only for 7 days. You should complete your revenge within 7 days. Otherwise, the consequences would be worse.”
Udayveer promises the same. Apsara resurrects Nandini.
Nandini gets consciousness. Seeing her, Udayveer hugs her and gets emotional.
1 day 12 hours before,
Neil is crying seeing the portrait of his sister Nandini and reminded of how he stabbed her with the knife with no mercy.
Neil – “I am sorry Nandini… But you deserve this death for your misdeeds.”
King Rajveer Singh entered the room and held his hand and pushed him. Then, he slapped him.
Rajveer – “Why did you kill my granddaughter? Why! You’re a demon in the form of man.”
Saying this, he slapped him again.
Neil – “Dadu (grandpa)…”
Rajveer – “Chup! (Shut up!)”
Neil – “Dadu, Our beloved Nandini died a long before. This Nandini is a traitor. She is the one who killed our family members by mixing secret poison.”
Rajveer – “What rubbish are you speaking! To cover up your sins, you are accusing an innocent girl!”
Neil – “No grandpa… I came to know everything yesterday when I over-heard Nandini’s conversation with some lady regarding this.”
Rajveer is shocked.
Neil – “Also, Nandini is the one who spread rumors about me that I killed Pawan uncle because of my greed to the throne. But she is the one who mixed poison in everyone’s food.”
Rajveer – “But, she came here four days before.”
Neil – “She has many spies here. They might have mixed it. But I am sure that Nandini is doing all this.”
Rajveer don’t know what to say.
Neil – “Now I am going to reveal one more thing. You won’t believe me, but it is the truth.”
Rajveer looks at Neil in shock.
Neil – “Five days back, I met a man when I was on my way to hunt. He told me some shocking revelations.”
Flashback – 5 days back
Man – “Prince, your family is in very big danger. Your close relative is betraying you by mixing poison in your food.”
Neil – “Have you lost it? If you talk rubbish like this, you won’t stay in the earth for long.”
Man – “Prince, I am speaking the truth. I know that, because I was once a part of Royal Embassy. Your beloved sister Nandini and her friend Alice are the reason why Prince Pawan died. They mixed the poison in his food. The poison is not trivial. It is so powerful that one cannot even find its traces in his body after the first second of his death. The heartbeat stops beating as a result.”
Neil thinks, “We have announced that Pawan uncle had a natural death and didn’t reveal anything about the heartbeat. How did he know about this?”
Neil – “But, why are they doing that, if whatever you said was true?”
Man – “Nandini is not your real sister. Nandini’s parents are regarded as traitors as they revealed little information to the rival kingdom’s ruler. So, our king killed those traitors. Since they had a 2 month old baby named Shivanya, the king wanted your uncle Pratap to raise her as King doesn’t wish her to be called orphan. Prince Pratap named her Nandini. It is one of the royal secrets. Alice was Nandini’s relative and she revealed everything to Nandini taking revenge on all.”
Neil – “How can I believe you?”
Man – “Within five days, you’ll believe me.”
Neil – “If it is untrue, your head is not in your body.”
Man – “If it is true…”
Neil – “I’ll reward you whatever you want… Promise.”
On hearing all this, Rajveer’s anger only increased. He slapped Neil again and again.
Rajeev – “Everything is a lie. Nandini is my own granddaughter. I know, you are the one who killed everyone… Just for your kingdom’s greed…. Are you thinking that we are fool? We all know how you are angry with Pawan when he demanded the kingdom. Who knows… Maybe Nandini came to know all your plans and so you killed her.”
He called the guards and ordered them to arrest Neil. They arrested Neil and locked him up in the prison.
Neil – “Please believe me. I killed only Nandini and she is the real killer.”
Neil shouts constantly, but no one heeds him.
Next day
Rajveer released Neil but didn’t speak to him. Neil was surprised how he was released so soon. Neil goes to Rajveer’s room.
Rajveer – “What do you want?”
Neil – “Dadu…”
Rajveer – “I know, what are you coming to ask? I don’t know how many days I am going to live on the earth. If I die, you’re the only one male heir in our family. You must rule the kingdom hereafter. Today is your coronation day. Get ready for your coronation. After all, as a king, he needs to be righteous and if commits any wrong, with no cost he must hide it. You did the same. Even I know all your crimes, I don’t know when will you kill me.”
Neil – “Dadu, it’s not like that… Please…”
Rajveer – “I understand son…”
Neil – “Why is the coronation today?”
Rajveer – “Obey me, Neil. Get ready for your coronation.”
*****
Neil comes out of the room and getting ready for his coronation. Avni comes to his room and looks at him.
Avni – “Young and good-looking Maharaj… Interesting…”
Neil didn’t mind her.
Avni – “What an attitude! Won’t you respect your Badimaa?”
Neil comes near her and strangulated her neck and says, “You are a shameless creature who loves a man, his enemy, even his uncle for your desires. Then, you’ll lustfully look at my baby and marry him also.”
Avni gets angered and kicked in Neil’s stomach with force. Unexpected by that, he falls down on the floor.
Avni – “Learn to keep your mouth and attitude below your leg. If it comes up, you fall down.”
Avni leaves the room while Neil manages to stand up by holding his stomach with one hand…
Neil was coronated as the king.
Two and half days passed by (4 days after Neil’s mom and Rajamatha’s death)
King Rajveer Singh and Queen Shanti died because as heart beat stopped suddenly.
Public riots arose as people felt that Neil has killed King and Queen even after becoming a ruler. People start protesting against Neil. Several people die. Few people ignite fire at the castle. Neil doesn’t know what to do. A fire starts to spread out quickly.
Neil looks at a guy who is entering secret weapons gallery. Neil is about to follow, but a pillar falls down. Neil is stuck up at the fire.
He seeks for help and but eventually he fainted in the fire.
A woman who covered her face and body with black dress and scarf entered inside bravely and rescued Neil. Neil gained consciousness.
Neil – “Who are you? Where is Avni? I need to save her as well. She might be caught in the fire.”
Mystery woman – “Don’t speak anything. She escaped already.”
She covered Neil’s face with a cloth and made him sit on the horse.
Then, she climbs up to the horse and starts to ride the horse rapidly.
The horse stopped at a river.
Neil and the mystery woman get down from the river. The mystery woman recited few mantras so that a house appears in the middle of the river. Neil was surprised. By swimming, both reached near the house and entered the house.
The mystery lady removes her scarf and it is Avni.
Neil – “You!”
Avni – “Yeah, Neil.”
Neil holds her hands tightly and says, “Who are you? Why are you behind me? How did this house appear? Why did you save me if I am your enemy?”
Avni released herself from him.
Avni – “Now, your whole family died because of poison. Now, riots are happening….So”
Neil – “Wait, How did you know about poison? Only Grandpa, me and Nandini knew this.”
Avni – “I am on the one who poisoned everyone and killed them.”
Hearing this, Neil slapped Avni.
Neil shouts – “Traitor! Why did you do all this? Then what about Nandini…”
Avni – “Nandini knew that it was poisoned because the poison was prepared by her friend Alice. I steal Alice’s poison and killed each and everyone in your family. Five years ago, It was I who killed your father.”
Neil couldn’t control himself. He pushed Avni and she fell down.
Neil is about to take his sword, but he was reminded of his romantic moments with Avni. Avni smirked.
Avni – “I know you cannot kill me. Even in the dance ceremony, you didn’t kill me.”
Neil was surprised that she even knew the murder attempt on her.
Avni – “I know that, Neil. Even if Udayveer and Nandini didn’t stop you, you couldn’t kill me. Because I knew your heart and your feelings well.”
Neil – “If you want to kill everyone, why didn’t you save me? Can’t you leave me aside and let me die peacefully there? Why are you making my life miserable? After my family death…”
Avni – “The family, which you say yours is not actually yours…”
Neil – Another lie…. Can’t you stop please?”
Neil cries kneeling down on the floor. He screams louder. Avni feels sympathetic for him.
Avni – “You deserve to know the truth, Neil. You are NOT Prince Rajan’s son, but I am Rajan’s daughter.”
Neil – “What!”
Avni – “The Royal Family seems to be noble and full of virtues to the outer world. But they are big frauds and filled with morons. Your uncle Pawan has married two ladies and both of them gave birth to daughters. But, for the kingdom, he needed a male child. So, he raped a mentally-ill lady and she gave birth to twin girls. One of the twin girls was killed by your uncle Pratap. Another girl was kept at the river bank and she was brought up by Mr. Williams. Yeah, she is Alice, your sister Nandini’s friend. Without giving up, your both uncles have raped many ladies and killed them brutally for a male child.”
Neil was shell shocked hearing all this. Avni continued.
Avni – “Alice was Pawan’s illegitimate daughter. She came for her mother’s revenge and had the motive to kill the whole royal family.”
Neil – “Then, how did you enter in this confusion?”
Avni – “Neil, Rajan’s wife Urmila gave birth to a daughter and that is me. They never had a male child. King’s last expectation was from Rajan as Nandini, Jaya and Maya are girls. Also Royal family killed many girl children and women for their taste. Due to kingdom greed, Rajan replaced a royal priest’s son with me. I was given to a royal priest.”
Neil – “What are you saying? It means you’re the actual princess of Pataliputra and I’m the priest’s son.”
Avni – “It is the truth, Neil. Nandini and Alice are my cousins, not yours. King and Queen also helped here. But Rajan exchanged the babies and asked the priest to kill me, but he ran away from the palace and he raised me secretly. My father (priest) told me everything. I stole Alice’s makeup and killed Rajan five years ago.”
Neil – “How?”
Avni – “He came to my father’s house accidentally. He didn’t recognize my father, but I recognized him. We asked him to visit daily for having food. Then I mixed the poison in his food and he died.”
Neil – “Why did you spare me, then? What is the sin of Nandini here?”
Avni – “Nandini was my friend once and I have nothing against her. You killed her for your own reason. You’re the one who spoiled my each and every plan so I need to use you in my revenge plan.”
Neil cries leaning on the wall.
Avni – “The reason behind teaming up with Rana is to revenge your family. I’m not his lover but I’m just his friend and I told him not to fight with you but others. But you didn’t let that happen. You’re fighting with Rana full-fledged. You saved everyone so we thought of hatching another plan to keep you away, but you killed him.”
Neil – “He filled your maang (forehead) with sindoor but you’re lying.”
Avni – “He knew that he is going to die. So, it is just a attempt to provoke you. But I didn’t expect this from him.”
Neil – “How did Pawan uncle agree for marriage?”
Avni – “He came to me secretly with a marriage alliance because he wants to have a boy baby from me. Coincidentally, he is marrying his niece for a boy child. But I killed him with an overdose of poison.”
Neil – “What about your love for me?”
Avni – “It is not a lie but it had to be. I loved you truly, Neil. But my revenge was more important. I have been planning this for 8 years.”
Neil didn’t say anything, “You killed my family.”
Avni – “I killed MY family.”
Neil shouts, “I can’t stop loving you, Avni.But I hate you to the core. Why did you enter my life and killing me each and every second?”
Avni – “It is fate, Neil. Even I didn’t expect, I’ll fall in love with the one who is in my place instead of me. Just think of me, Neil… I am born to a royal family, which has 3 girls already. Then, why should they abandon only me. Do you know how many people’s life spoiled? It is not only for me, but also for them.”
Neil – “Then, what about the guy who told Nandini is Shivanya and she is also someone’s else child and come for revenge?”
Avni – “What! No Neil. Nandini is your own sister and she doesn’t have any link to this revenge other than helping Alice.”
Neil told her about a man who claimed as a member of the embassy and the incident.
Heavy thunders are heard and it starts to rain heavily.
Avni – “How could you believe anyone who claims as the member of an embassy?”
Neil – “Avni, I have seen him in our royal embassy many times. I remember his face.”
Avni – “But, whatever he said was not true. Nandini is my blood relative.”
Neil was reminded of something else.
Neil – “Oh! Sh*t”
Avni – “What happened Neil?”
Neil – “The guy has some motive. He demanded me three arrows from our gallery yesterday. I don’t know what is the purpose of it, but it was protected secretly. When the palace got burnt, I saw someone entering the weapon’s gallery. That means, he is the one who came there to steal the arrows. But, what is the significance of it?”
Avni – “We need to find him, Neil. But it is raining heavily.”
They looked at outside. The rain is quite heavier than normal.
*****
Suryaprakash and Alice are in the Naaglok. Suryaprakash has tied Alice in the pillar so that she cannot move anywhere.
Suryaprakash – “Are you thinking that I am so dumb that you can plan anything?”
Alice – “Scounderel! You won’t even get a proper death. I am cursing you.”
Suryaprakash – “Whatever you do! My game is different from everyone else game. What can you do now?”
Alice – “I know that you are involved in Nandini’s death.”
Suryaprakash – “Yeah. I am confirming it. What will you do? Even I can explain. Being an shape-shifting serpent, I took the form of a familiar member of an embassy and met Neil and told him a false story about Nandini. Then, when you met Nandini, Neil heard it and thought she was the killer. Then she died peacefully.”
Alice – “Why are you doing all this? What did they do to you? You’re neither a good husband nor a good human being.”
Suryaprakash – “Whatever you say, sweetheart… I got the triple arrows from Neil successfully.”
[FB: He is the one who entered the weapons gallery for stealing the triple arrows.]
Alice – “What! It means….”
Suryaprakash – “Yeah, sweetheart… The special day that comes once in 120 years is on the day after tomorrow. I am going to gain gandhak.”
Alice – “Three arrows! One for Neil, one for you, another for Vikramaditya but where is Vikram?”
Suryaprakash – “There is no Vikram now. He is still getting his punishments in the hell for using black-magic and cheating. Even if he reborn, he doesn’t have anything to do with us.”
Alice thinks, “It means soon, Avni and Neil have to remember their previous birth.”
To be continued…
Author’s note:
Hello readers, hope you enjoyed the chapter. Well, it has revealed few mysteries and some important revelations.
Next chapter will mark the end of second birth and a proper closure to the mystery behind Manyata’s death.
I have started working on the next chapter so the chapter would be updated very soon.