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From within Deva, 3 transparent skull faced forms emerged. They looked at each other and slowly glided towards Kochadaiiyaan. As soon as they left Deva, he fell flat over motionless Shama near the well. The Skull Siren Sisters reached the Saint. Two took either side and the Queen stood face to face with him. Surrounded by Anger, Fear and Ego, the Master stood still, chanting the verses of his Father's name. The Chudails started to talk with Kochadaiiyaan in deformed voices - The Ego before him narrated to him his own tales of Glory and how superior he was amoung the pathetic humans, and proposed that together they can own the world ; The Fear, to his right, asked him to leave immediately and admist the fake tears it assured him about his hopeless suituations where the Sisters were in complete control ; The Anger, to his left, shouted at him, it yelled stating that anything he touched turned to ashes. Not giving neither his mind nor his ears to the repetitive verbal tortures of the Chudails, Kochadaiiyaan stood confident while arriving at the end of his prayer.
Uttering the last pharse, he opened his eyes which had bigger black eyeballs floating in the widest sea of white. With one shift action he thumped his right foot on the floor calling his Father's name. Even the strongest stone glued to the floor shattered making cracks on the ground. Shama & Deva rose and fell and the inertia also cause the water in the well to create waves that it jumped out of the well and hit the faces of the unconcious duo.
The Chudails let out a screaming cry. Scared they backed off and lingered over the top of the bottle. The Blue, Yellow and Orange forms held to each other and sobbed. Then, each entered into seperate bottles shouting their pain. Calmness was restored. Deva woke up with the sprinkle of water from the well. He saw the Chudails entering into the bottles and their Master with wide eyes holding his feet tight on the cracked floor. Slowly Kochadaiiyan moved towards the bottle, and closed each with their respective corks. Inside the colored Siren Sisters were dancing like waves.
Kochadaiiyaan placed the 3 bottles inside the sack, collected the pouches, and signalled Deva to carry Shama. Deva realised the presence of Shama beside him. He put up a 'what had happened to her' face. He gently tapped her face, but she did not respond. Carrying her, he followed the Pathfinder. While walking, Deva noticed that the painting on the walls have aged. None were complete or lively, but disorted - just like a debris reminding that the walls were decorated with drawings. The foul smells were gone too. He silently followed his Master.
At the junction, Kochadaiiyan did not take the path to the enterance, but deviated and took a narrow lightless lane, guiding Deva with his torch light. Soon they reached a wall with a crack on it. He asked deva to place Shama down and help him widen the crack. In no time the crack opened, and all 3 went out of the Caves of Majantha.
From behind the bushes they reached the other side of the enterance to the cave. When they came to the clear ground, they saw Yudhi and Pandu standing motionless, while Vrikoda was weeping at nothing. Kochadaiiyaan walked to him and Vrikoda saw his Master's blurry vision. He hugged him without saying one single word. Kochadaiiyaan released the other 2 from the 'magic silence', when Jishan gaurding the islanders walked in. The Magnificient 7 walked towards the village without discussing what happened inside or outside the Cave.
After the farewell, and while Kochadaiiyaan was boarding Anagha, Fakir seeing the Captain alone, asked him his last question - Coming from a different religion, speaking a different language, practicing another faith, why did Kochadaiiyaan readily help Fakir and lectured them many inspiring matters. The Saint smiled and replied to him by holding his shoulders - Universe is God. Religons are just platforms. Languages are nothing but mistranslations. And no faith is higher than that one keeps upon his own Self. Under the Tree of Souls, we all are brother born to the same Mother Nature. Then, looking at the clear sky, he uttered a pharse which was incomprehensible to Fakir - 'Praritranaya Sadhunam Vinashaya Cha Dushkritam Dharamasansthapnaya Sambhavami Yuge Yuge'. Before boarding, he assured Fakir to consider himself as the chosen one to spread the word that 'For the protection of the good and for the destruction of the wicked and for the establishment of righteousness, One will come in every age'. Fakir fell to his knees all the while looking at the sailing Anagha towards the horizon.
The Night Breeze was cool. Shama and Kochadaiiyaan were sitted on the deck of Anagha which was anchored somewhere in the middle of the Sea of Tears, a location decided by the Captain. Shama waited for an explantion, and Kochadaiyaan placed the 3 bottles before them. Each held inside itself a coloured substance hitting the walls. He threw them into the sea and informed Shama that the Chudail form is over, and when this state is disturbed, they will rise again as the Mermaids.
Kochadaiiyaan did not tell Shama everything that happened inside the Cave, particularly not a word on the murder attempt. Looking at her confused face, he wanted to merit her with atleast one reply as to how Deva was not killed by the Sirens, but became a vessel for the Sisters. He asked her to keep a secret that Deva was an illegimate child.
Episode 3 - The Gaurdians of the Gate
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[Famous mosaic emblem of 'Theseus and the Minotaur' which is set inside a labyrinth decorating one of the rooms in the House of Pompeii (79 AD).]
Act 1 (Part 1/2) - Meeting the Taker
Anagha was anchored at Kalingapuri Harbour. Kochadaiiyaan and his warriors walked past the sea shore shops. They watched the street circus and greeted the vendors. They enjoyed the merry around the living folks and decided to celebrate the Joy of Humanity. While they were having their sweet syrups inside the Sea Side bar, large foot steps echoed outside. Soon, three soldiers, the one who headed them must be their Reporting Officier, entered the bar and greeted Kochadaiiyaan. The General informed him that the King would be pleased of his presence at the Palace. The Saint casually refused the inivitations saying that he is just an humble visitor to the Kingdom and not a guest to the King. Immediately as though the General knew exactly what the reply he would get, he started talking about a Fort at the eastern end of Kalingapuri.
The Fort of Kathipara was build on top of the mountain Vanvayil. The moutain was the tallest in the 5 kingdoms and from the bottom it looks like it was touching the sky. Several centuries back, this mountain served as a strategic point to monitor the sea. Fort Kathipara was built to camp permanant soliders inside and any threat coming from the sea was neutralised before it reached the land. And there was only one route up and down the mountain Vanvayil, which remained as a point of advantage. Since all affairs are been handled via international trade routes at present, peace was established and the pirates were at the mercy of Imperial Sentry Ships which secured the trade routes, thus, the fort was deserted. Until recently. For several months now, there were activities reported in and around the fort. The tribals heard annonying noises during the night. Lately, cattles went missing as well as they greens around the Fort had faded and nothing seems to be growing there since the mysterious activities inside the fort. Several stocks from villages around were disappearing, and in Kalingapuri there is no such Thief Clan who could run such an activity over night.
The Official added that a set of army soldiers were sent, and none returned. Now-a-days there is a glow seen inside the Fort at night too. He asked Kochadaiiyaan to investigate. The Master sat silent for a while. None around him spoke either. He then asked for the map of the Kingdom. Jishan handed the Map of Kalingapuri to him, and the General was suprised to see such a detailed map. The Hunter from the Sea, then asked for the entire world map containing all the 5 Kingdoms and its seas. He examined the map. Gradually he inverted the map of Kalingapuri and placed it over the world map exactly where the Kingdom was suituated on it. He glanced at the symetry for a long time. He folded the maps and handed them to Jishan. He asked the General whether there was a place to monitor the fort. Apparently, there was a tribe still living close to Fort Kathipara.
That evening, the Magnificient 7 reached the tribal village with the General and his men. Seeing the Myth in real, the tribal people offered their love to the Legend. They talked about the horrors from the Fort to Kochadaiiyaan. One aged woman from the tribe got the attention of the Master. The blind lady spoke about bulls roaming around the cliff, for which the other citizens of Vanvayil rejected saying none saw any bull around and the lady is dreaming her age. Kochadaiiyaan calmly approached her and she corrected her version only to him. She simple said - 'I hear'.
Around midnight, Kochadaiiyaan and team left to spy on the fort. From where they were, they saw shadows over the broken ceiling walls. Kochadaiiyaan moved a bit closer and took out his telescope and zoomed it around the flickering shadows. He did not move. Then, he silently walked back to his horse Nayak. He took out his compass, and pointed it towards the fort. The needle spun and came to a rest showing him the opposite direction. Without a word, he rode down the path following the compass needle.
The General was surprised. He turned to look at the warriors, who didn't seem to look like normal people to him. They were starting to settle down - the short one was already flat on the floor and the others were preparing to camp. He approached them with his questions, to which each took turns to clear it for the General of Kalingapuri.
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Kochadaiiyaan had 7 precious items on him all the time :
Jishan
- Inesh : The Bow that pireced the Sky - The Hands of Protection.
Nuriel, an angel, gifted Kochadaiiyaan with Ingesh when he found her fallen feather. Angels are not happy fairies. They are the sorrow from the Light Side. Their fallen feather spreads agony and chaos, in Nuriel's case it hails stroms. During the Golden Age, when the Gods roamed all the Worlds, Vishwakarma, the God's Armorer made 3 bows - Sharanga & Pinaka to Kill the demon Tripurasura and the third one Inesh as a model to Sharanga & Pinaka. Nature Period Cycle changed and the Gods were restricted to roam over worlds, thus they got their goodwill done through their descendants named Demi-Gods : Half Humans with mythical powers bestowed by their Father. The angels gaurded the 3 bows, and when Nuriel saw Kochadaiiyaan bringing the gliterring feather, she handed over to him the mystical bow understanging that only a Demi-God can vision the Angel's Feather. Inesh hangs on his shoulders.
Inesh - The Symbol of Authority and Power.
Vrikoda
- Arha : The Blade that tore the earth - The Rock of the Virgins.
At the Rock of the Virgins, Kochadaiiyaan battled to save their Principality by fighting the seven headed serpent. When he was within the grip of the snake, still five of its heads sticking to its body, his warrior sword slipped and fell down. Without a weapon, he wrestled the viper's attacks, when a Lonely Virgin Vehuel mounted up the monterous snake to hand him Arha, the sword that was stuck to the Virgin Rock core and which was beleived to be fallen from the Devine World during the Battle of the Invasion (Gods vs Demons). The force from the fall stuck it straight into the Rock of the Virgins. When Kochadaiiyaan was traped in the spinning clutches of the demon snake, Vehuel noticed a glow around Arha, and she lifted it liberating Arha from the rigid block of massive stone - Arha was free for the first time in several thousand years. She climbed the monstrous snake using its spins as steps and handed Arha to Kochadaiiyaan. With Arha, the Warrior chopped all the serpent's heads and descended down by piercing the viper's body with Arha and tearing its fleash all the way down, girping firmly Arha with one hand and the Virgin with the other. Kochadaiiyaan carries Arha in his shoulder sword holster.
Arha - The Symbol of Just and Good.
Yudhi
- Mala : The 108 Beads stringed together - Wisdom of the Ancient Sage.
Several times Kochadaiiyaan dived to the bottom of the sea. One set of count for sure was 101 times. The places were of his choice and sometimes he was quick to float back, some times it would take a whole afternoon. It was still a wonder how the Master could breathe inside the water for such a long time. Behind several falls, six to be precise, the crew found hidden land. The Saint would go alone and return back with single colorful stone each time. It took several years to assemble and safegaurd the 107 beads at the Anagha's Dungeon Treasure Room. The Head Stone called Japa was gifted to him by an Ancient Sage at the Celestial Temple. Together the 108 beads surrounded the Master, as well as his entourage with positive energy. The Japa Mala hung around his neck project the various colours of nature and reflecting the shines of togetherness.
Mala - The Symbol of Masculine & Feminine.
Pandu
- Europa : The lens which sees through time - At the End of the World.
The optics of the telescope was made with 2 sorts of diamonds - one acting as the mirror and the other as the lens. Anagha & its crew were the only one to have got past the Dead Sea and lived to say it. Kochadaiiyaan hunted for these 2 diamonds in the lands forgotten by time beyond the Dead Sea. The precious stones were cut using another special diamond which was studded onto the telescope itself. Once the telescope was finished, Kochadaiiyaan hid the rest of the pieces of the diamonds across several lands and sea as their energy and their firmness was beyond the control of any Human as these Precious stone have existed before the creation of the worlds pumping the needed energy for the worlds to survive. Kochadaiiyaan gaurded 3 tiny peices of each diamond in the Treasure Chest at Anagha. Through the telescope which uses the light of the source of Life from the diamonds, Kochadaiiyaan sees the various forms of life a soul had taken through its scope. Europa rests in his small pouch of his knife hostler.
Europa - The Symbol of Birth & Forms
Shama
- Hippios : The Trident of Submission - Quest for the Three Jewels.
Kochadaiiyaan clips his hair with a small golden Trident called the Hippios. The Hippios was secured behind a door which opens with 3 jewels hidden in three different worlds. Kochadaiiyaan collected the 3 jewels and used it on the door at the Labyrinth Cave - the cave had an enterance but no end - and opened the Door of Hippios. It stands as the account of past, present & future and guides his path in the Celstal Temple and indicates him which doors to be opened to access secret & forbidden records. Hippios stands generous on his Kondai proving the Knowledge of Existence.
Hippios - The symbol of Gift & Enlightenment
Deva
- Chakora : The compass that showed the destination - Nectar of the Moon.
The compass was offered to Kochadaiiyaan by the mystical bird Chakora which lives by dirinking moon light. Chakora, the mystical bird was wounded and lying on the ground. The Rogue Angels were circling above it. They were drawing the shine from Chakora to brighten themselves up. Through the mist and from nowhere, suddenly a Human jumped over the wounded bird, and in one full action of spins & twists & turns in the air above Chakora, the Warrior shot arrows at all the circling angels before dropping to the ground. A fraction of second after he had landed, a dozen of Rogue Angels fell around Kochadaiiyaan & Chakora. Chakora, the compass, is fixed as the buckle on his belt.
Chakora - The Symbol of Trust & Righteous Path
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No one spoke about the 7th item.
The General of Kalingapuri looked startled hearing to the Mystical Objects that Kochadaiiyaan carried with him. He just turned towards the direction through which the Master had left on Nayak to Meet the Taker.
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Kochadaiiyaan reached the Dead-End, the Dead-Line was now a fully grown tree and its ariel roots fell to the ground and created a massive structure. Over the top of a densely rooted treebed, an very aged man dressed in black was sitted. His hair was too long and its dreadlocks were flowing over the root bumps. Kochadaiiyaan got down from Nayak and approached the Sitting Senior. He stood before him and noted the horrible wrinkles on his face - the cruelty of age. He saw the man holding a stick for support even while being sitted. Kochadaiiyaan also noticed the fragile hands, so weak holding the stick.
Kochadaiiyaan looked around him and found that he was all alone with the trembling man. There were no birds on the tree, for that there were no leaves either and the ground was too dry. No sign of anything living except for the three, as the tree looked so Dead too. It was a bit colder too but no breeze. The air contained a secret calmness which was anything but pleasant. Nayak was a bit restless, but the stallion had been in much worser enviornment.
The man with dreadlocks startled Kochadaiiyaan by speaking out first. He informed him that he could remember exactly when the last man had passed by and complained that his hair had grown too long since then and he was too weak to attach it all by himself. He asked the help of Kochadaiiyaan to gather his free falling hair and help him to attach them.
Kochadaiiyaan stared at the Seeking Man for a moment and walked to his side to gather the his long hair. Kochadaiiyaan coupled the hair with both his hands, an impressive dense growth for a man with such wrinkles on his face. He tried to gather them from the root-bed and pulled up to lift the bunch of the Dark Manes. But they were immovable. He tried harder, putting all his muscles to work together, not even a strand of hair lifted an inch. Kochadaiiyaan took a deep breathe, and holding it tried even harder but let them go from his grip by letting out a dejected breathe in vain, and that's when he heard the aged man chuckling.
The chuckle sounded more like a weird noise of hopelessness. Without turning the old man asked Kochadaiiyaan whether he is getting Old - 'Yenna Kochadaiiyaan Vayasu Aidicha ?'
Kochadaiiyaan saw a flicker of smile in the visible part of the Questioning Man's face, the rest were covered by the cloak. The Master looked back at the tree - The Tree of No Life. He slowly walked away from the River of Hair with his hands on his hips and stood opposite to the Mocking Man. He closed his eyes, lifted his head towards the sky and called out loudly his Father's Name and comanded to Death which was sitting opposite to him :
'The Son orders the Spirit in the name of the Father, expose yourself, you coward. O the Taker, the Servant of my Father, show your obsession towards my soul, show your haunting possession of myself, show yourself to me and I order you to give what I seek.'
Death stood up slowly and while it was getting up there was a tranformation happening in front of Kochadaiiyaan's eyes. In one swift movement, Death came face close with Kochadaiiyaan and looked right through his eyes. The face hidden inside the cloak was visible now, it was hallow and buring with rage. Lightening greeted the sky, to which Kochadaiiyaan gave the thunder by stamping his left foot hard on the ground. The vibration made the Death to move back. Death laughed at Kochadiiyaan's arogance and taught him that it was superrior than himself. It recollected its collection of rare souls and expressed that it could not wait to get hold of one more precious one. It further extended its joy by annoucing that it had already 2 decorated Jars for his 2 sons who were yet to be born.
The last statement angered Kochadaiiyaan further more. Death's psychological approach to break Kochadaiiyaan will not work as the Saint knows his own destiny. The Master took out Inesh and pointed it towards the sky. One of the dancing lightening descended over to his arrow. Kochadaiiyaan yelled asking Death to control its pride. To punctuate his point, he pointed the lightening arrow at Death itself. Death did not move, but stoped laughing. It turned away from Kochadaiiyaan and asked him what he seeked. Kochadaiiyaan spoke about Fort of Kathipara. The Death listened to him attentively.
The Warrior told Death firmly that it had failed to gaurd the Rules of the Worlds that its Gaurdians were roaming in a world forbidden to them. He reminded Death that only it had entry on authoritical grounds and not its team of buffons. He informed about taking down the Gaurdians and warned Death not interfere. If it exercised its power over the present world, it would break the Laws of Nature and will be sent back to the Moaning Pits - a place even Death dreads.
Death spoke about Kakumdi, the irregular soul which escaped the Lower Worlds, which was ruled by Death. Kakumdi had tricked Death itself and opened one of the portal doors. As all the Hell Doors are gaurded and its the role of the Gaurdians to take position & secure them, the Death's own General had walked through the portal and now is gaurding them as the worlds, its rules and laws does not matter to him and his army. Death told Kochadaiiyaan that Kakumdi had been captured again, but the portal could be closed only by making the Gaurdian Army enter it at their own will. Pushing them inside will only multiply their aggresivity. And its a difficult task explaing to them about the Worlds. Death smiled at Kochadaiiyaan. And with the same face, Death informed Kochadaiiyaan that challenging the Gaurdian General would land kochadaiiyaan directly in the hands of Death, his own hands and saying so, Death closed its palm as though tightening its grip over Kochadaiiyaan.
Kochadaiiyaan instructed Death that he had come as a warning. If Death inteviens to save its Gaurdian General in any crooked way possible, then the Son will not have any other choice but to neutralise Death itself. Death smiled and confirmed to Kochadaiiyaan that it will not interfere but will eagerly wait for his arrival.
The Saint without a word walked back to his horse. Mounting on Nayak, he turned to take the route to the Fort of Kathipara, but all of a sudden he turned at the same time galloping over Nayak he faced Death and annouced to it with a flicker of smile - 'See you Soon'.
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Act 3 - Sending Back Bakasura
Bakasura was born from the displeasure of the Gods.
Bakasura was the Gaurdian General of the Gates at the Lower World, which is nothing but a mirror image of the Upper World. Souls are trapped within Lower World, those caught doing illegal entries. Bakasura was the last living demon who cheated Gods and got punished for that. He was given a choice - to live, he must be the Gaurdian.
King Ekavardhan prayed to the Gods for wealth and he was gifted with Jamadagni, the holy cow of nourishment. With Jamadagni, came greed into Ekavardhan when his prosperous Kingdom flourished that he wanted to take on the Gods themselves. When he realised his mistake it was too late as the Gods had already descended to slay him. Ekavardhan hid inside a weird labyrinth. He settled at the center of the labyrinth with Jamadagni, thinking that the Gods will not kill the Gited Cow. He opened its stomach and buried himself inside and further he crept to its head and kept a watch by looking through its eyes. Enraged on seeing Jamadagni in such a state, the Gods cursed King Ekavardhan to be half-human crowning the head of Jamadagni, thus the demon Bakasura roamed & gaurded the portals of the Underworld.
There were totally 9 Doors that permits access between connected Worlds. One such door had been breached, but Bakasura gaurds the gate at Fort of Kathipara not knowing that its face is not at the right world but of the inverted. His greed will soon take him over if he comes to know that he is back into the World that he ruled, and now with his Army of Minotaurs, he would try to regain what he had lost to the Gods. Bakasura should be stopped before he gets any ideas of taking back his Kingdom.
Kochadaiiyaan instructed his team to take positions and he walked towards the enterance of the fort crouching. At the mouth of the fort, he analysed the zone to gain an upper hand over the bulls roaming around the fort. He climbed up a broken wall and stood directly on top of Bakasura, when a spear hit him hard on the back of his head which made him fall directly at the feet of Bakasura.
Bakasura laughed at Kochadaiiyaan. He amused with his army for capturing the Demon Slayer and finally the Hunter was in chains. Entirely cuffed with iron shackles and the ends pulled by two soldier minotaurs, Kochadaiiyaan managed to draw himself towards the fort's broken walls. Below was the rough Death Sea. Bakasura took out his sword and order Kochadaiyaan to kneel down. Kochadaiyaan obeyed. Before striking the metal blade around Kochadaiiyaan's neck, Bakasura mocked the Saint's stupidity to have come all alone, to which Kochadaiyaan replied - Only bulls roam together, Kochadaiiyaan hunts alone.
At the very moment Jishan's twin arrow cut the chains held by the soldier minotaurs and liberated Kochadaiiyaan, who, without wasting any second, jumped the wall in one swift movement and dived into the sea waters.
It all happened quickly, Bakasura saw Kochadaiiyaan leaping and at the same time turned to see the source of the arrow. Before him were 6 warriors and behind them were trash of dead bulls - Bakasura Soldiers beheaded. Bakasura let out a huge cry and the army of bulls ran towards the Warriors. Bakasura appraoched angrily with his eyes glowing red.
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The warriors were cornered in no time. Surrounded by the bulls, they saw the Gaurdian General walking towards them. He laughed and said that they will join their Master soon and ordered his pawns to push the warriors into the Death Sea, when the bulls noticed ripples from the water below. Soon the curls became massive. They heard whistles that sounded like war horns. Bakasura reached the walls and analysed the suituation. The Warriors too turned their heads towards the chruning sea water, not to know what went on but to witness the miracle.
All of a sudden, a Dolphin rocketed from the pool of the sea. Kochadaiiyaan stood errect on top of the Dolphin's nose with his hands placed on his hips.
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Kochadaiiyaan jumped from the soaring Dolphin and landed inbetween Bakasura and the warriors. With a singular motion he took out Arga and sliced the bulls those which surrounded them. Not expecting Kochadaiiyaan to be back, Bakasura raged that it spit fire from his body, and he stood as a Glowing Fire Bull in front of the Magnificient 7.
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Each performed their roles to glory :
The Axeman nailed his axe into the bulls.
The Babydoll punctured the demons with her Sai.
The Archer's multiple arrows did not miss their targets.
The Whip did a dance with his lash ending it as deadly blow.
The Wrestler pulled, pushed and lifted anything that neared him.
The Knife-Thrower moved in circular motion, while hitting the Bulls Eye.
Kochadaiiyaan fought Bakasura, each blow from Arga leaked molten lava from Bakasura's body. Kochadaiyaan looked at the fierce battle, The Warriors were getting tired, and Bakasura cannot be defeated with blows but has to fall to assure the Army of Bulls to retreat. At the same moment, Bakasura came charging at Kochadaiiyaan, a hit that will kill anyone on its way.
Kochadaiiyaan closed his eyes, called to his Father, re-opened his eyes and stamped his feet hard on the ground and lifted himself up just when Bakasura was about to collide with him. He landed straight on the shoulders of Bakasura which made the charging bull to come to a surprise stop. Pouring much weight, Kochadaiiyaan pressed his feet harder over Bakasura's shoulders which made the demon to kneel. With one pushing force, Kochadaiiyaan lifted his right leg and pressed its feet at the knee side of his left leg, at the same time raised his left hand folding his 3 middle fingers and letting out the small finger pointing towards the sky and the thumb pointing towards the ground, while his left hand palm faced the ground and all the while forcing all his devastating power onto Bakasura. Kochadaiiyaan's hair were floating in the air and spread as the dark sky. The Master stood in that position on top of the Gaurdian at the Gate, with jaws clenching and eye wide open looking menancing straight at the Army of Bulls.
The glowing body of Bakasura further lighted up Kochadaiiyaan's stance, looking at which the warring bulls left out a fearful cry and dropped their weapons and came to their knees too. Surrounded by the warriors, Kochadaiiyaan stood on top of Bakasura until the floor became like a soft butter and took in Bakasura slowly. Kochadaiiyaan too descended with Bakasura and when he reached the floor, he held to his stance eventhough Bakasura was nowhere to be seen.
Looking at thier General's fate, the rest of the bulls started to run and reached the shallow molten well. They jumped inside one by one.
Shama approached Kochadaiyaan and touched him. Without moving his vision from the Portal, Kochadaiiyaan followed Shama. That evening the Alwars came to work at the Fort of Kathipara to seal the shallow molten well, the Portal through which the rest of the bulls have traveled back to their proper World.
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Yudhi, The Axeman
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Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears. - Edgar Allan Poe
Yudhishesta was a freelance woodcutter. He, along with his family - wife, 3 sons & 2 daughters - roamed the Central Lands, which had a dense naturally cultivated woods. The woodcutter family would install beside a village and propose their service to its dwelers. Once the job was done, they move to the next parts on their caravan. When Yudhi's family were camped at a working site, Barbarians from the north raided the nearby homelands. They did not spare anyone, and when they reached the woodcutter's caravavan, they did a total ravage to Yudhi's family.
The Barbarians hit Yudhi hard on the back of his neck, which drove him dizzy. Before his blurry vision the Barbarians did horrible things to his family. They left him for dead by piling his family members on top of him. Yudhi spent the whole night weeping both in pain and agony under the bodies of his beloved. Next afternoon the rage got him the courage to push the dead bodies and emerge out. Soaked in red, he cried and performed the last rituals for his wife, sons & daughters.
That evening he sharpened his axe. He handmade the handle to have a devastating grip and the blade was heavy, thick and razor edged that it can cut a leaf vertically into 2 halfs. He chopped trees with minimal blows, until he was satisfied with his handmade weapon. The night had fallen. Yudhi approached the Barbarian camp at the sea side. He did not do a surveillance, but directly entered the camp and took the Barbarians by suprise. With slashes, slits and swings, Yudhi dropped every Barbarian until the last one fell. He piled the bodies of the Barbarians one over the other, which looked like a tiny hill of chopped meat. He yelled and shouted out his rage and came down to his knees and weeped.
Yudhi wiped his tears, got up and walked to the sands. Beyond the sand, sea was his path. He entered the sea until he was completely taken in by the rough waves. He opened his eyes and was inside a cabin, maybe of a ship. A young attractive girl was beside him. She was trying to calm him while he started to move not tolerating the thought that he was still alive. He found his life useless without his family. At that moment a man in Blue pants and a naked torso entered. The small cabin suddenly seemed to lighten up. Yudhi could not take his eyes off the charismatic stranger. The man touched Yudhi's shoulder and after a brief moment, he simple left the cabin without uttering a single word. Over his shoulder Yudhi found a tear drop.
Yudhi became the Axeman amoung the Warriors, fighting for the Man who Shed Tears for him.
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Vrikoda, The Wrestler
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[Herucles wrestling the giant Antaeus - Vase Painting 5th century B.C., at Cerite National Museum, Italy.]
One often learns more from ten days of agony than ten years of contentment. - Merle Shain
Vrikoda Gadajit was a professional gladiator. He fought beside his 10 prefect fighters and performed spectacles around all the Kingdoms by fighting ferocious beasts and challenging the best contenders on land. Vrikoda considered the 10 fighters as his own brothers. His agent, Uluka, would organise challenges and money was pouring in each time Vrikoda & team tasted undisputed sucess, until Uluka got a radical proposition from the organisers of events for an Untold King. They ran into a contract with Uluka to make Vrikoda do a blind fight, a first of its kind in any Kingdom. In return Uluka would be bathed in gold and power.
That evening Uluka spoke about the idea to Vrikoda who was repairing his Club (Gada). Valliant Vrikoda was impressed with the idea, and gave a nod but asked Uluka to keep his brothers out of the competition. Uluka agreed, and the event was setup. The travel to the arena was by sea and land and the whole time Vrikoda was blindfolded. He was put inside the arena ring. Vrikoda heard a voice announcing the begining of the tournament, which would last 3 rounds - an beast, a predator & finally gladiators. Vrikoda prepared himself by making his ears sharper. He was no more distracted by the cheering of the crowd, but concentrated on the noises inside the fighting zone.
First he heard a heavy breathing, then a paw landed on his back. He rolled to the ground holding to his club intact. He heard roaring thuds and when the sound was closer, he tackled to his side without being hit by the beast this time. He calculated the timing and when the beast was fast approaching, Vrikoda, with one swift move of his club, broke the jaw of the Grizzly Bear.
A moment later he heard a roar of a unknown predator. This time the foot steps of the cat were slient. And from nowhere sharp nails tore the flesh near his biseps. Vrikoda bent towards the fighting floor in pain, resting one of his knees to the ground and the other foot, flat on the floor. The lion would be closely circling, he calculated. Sharpening his olfaction, he smelt hard for the foul breath of the animal. He truned towards the wiff by droping his club, while keeping his bare hands ready. The foul ordour was followed by lion's leap with its mouth wide open and teeth ready to pierce Vrikoda's fleash and that was when Vrikoda caught its mouth mid-air and tore it by pulling the jaws in opposite directions.
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Sudden attacks were charged at him. He could make out spear, half-sword, sheild, pike, harpon, javelin, broadsword, scimitar, casting net & throwing spear. Gladiators were inside the arena. He looked for his club and got hold to it. Each weapon had its own weakness - some could be effective in closeness, the rest only from a distance. And the wind is the friend to find the attacker, as when a warrior charges he briefly cuts through the wind. Vrikoda waited and took out the 6 close range combatants. He searched for the remaining 4, who should be scattered in the strategic corners of the arena. He found the throwing spear man and skid before him by hitting hard his knees with his club and when his victim's body was suspended in the air briefly, he crushed it to the ground by hitting his club hard on the falling galdiator's pelvic area. Similar fates occured to the remaining long range combatants, and then there was calm inside the arena. The cheering amoung the spectators grew even louder.
Vrikoda looked around, still blindfolded. He heard the announcer praising him. The tournamaent was over. Vrikoda felt pride over his victory. He slowly removed the black strip covering his eyes. What he saw before him brought him down to his knees along with tears in his eyes. His 10 perfect soldiers were lying dead around him with the bear and the lion. They were all blind folded too. Uluka had tricked them. He had narrated the same story to each one and convinced them to fight with each other without their own knowledge. They trusted him. Vrikoda looked amoung the crowd and found Uluka sitting dressed up well in a special box. He rushed and tried to climb the arena walls under the royal box, but nets were thrown on him. The captured Vrikoda was sentenced to be hanged for attempting to murder a statesman.
Hanging rope was droped around his neck, all the while Vrikoda was looking at Uluka. And the death lever was pulled. The rope withstood the weight of Vrikoda and his body was dancing in the hallow. His dying eyes did not loose the vision of Uluka, who was smiling at Vrikoda. Suddenly, Vrikoda fell off to the ground. A moment later, a short man with an axe jumped before him. With a sharp knife, he freed Vrikoda, who without wasting a second rushed towards Uluka bumping all the soldiers on his path. He got hold of Uluka's neck and took his time to squeeze it, allowing Uluka to take much suffering from the loss of air. Soon the Island soldiers started to charge in, when Vrikoda saw a man in Blue pants signaling him to come over board a massive ship. Vrikoda ran and reached the end of the dock and took the free jump. Mid-air his hand caught a rope thrown and held by the Man in Blue. Vrikoda swung and slowly climbed up the pacing Anagha.
Vrikoda was called the Wrestler within the Warriors, who fought by the side of the Man who pulled him up from the Pits of Agony.
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Episode 3 - The Warriors
Pandu, The Knife-Thrower & Jishan, The Archer
The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury. - Marcus Aurelius
Pandu Devnath and Jishan Devnath were twins. The Devnath Brothers were fabulous and famous boys in the town, not only because their father was a reputed merchant, but for their mischieves too. Jishan had sharp eyes while Pandu used to make the best of tiny objects, be it a metal or a wooden piece. Both their vision were as sharp as an eagle. Jishan used to climb up the tree and open the latches of neighbourhood stores by shooting an arrow from his handmade bow, while Pandu would climb inside the shop and using his special tiny objects would open the baskets which would seem untouched after his exit. They shared the stolen apples & oranges. All this just for fun & adventure.
During their pre-teen years, they used to spy on girls, sometimes steal or replace the pretty girl's objects, so that they request the young detectives from Dev Detective Agency, to find it for them. Recovering their lost objects made the girls droll around the lads. But the brother's fun ended when they boarded their father's cargo ship.
The Brothers were always eager to take the sea route with their father. But an over protective father stopped them citing the are too young for the rough sea, but assured them that the whole shipyard will belong to them when they are real fine men. One sunny day, being impatient, the rebel teens got on a cargo ship which eventually was loaded with precious freight. On the sea, their father's ship was circled by the 3 Pirate Ships and the cargo ship was no match for them.
The Pirate Captain & his troop descended onto their ship and massacred the crew members. Jishan and Pandu launched secret attacks on the pirates with their palymate arrows and tiny wooden spears. None missed their targets, but their weapons were harmless on their targets. Moreover, their attack guided the pirates into their hiding place. The teens were brought to the deck before their father, who was kneeling on the wooden floor. Behind him was the Pirate Captain. Their father was suprised to see his sons on board. Dejected he dropped his head. Then, with a sober voice, he gave all the secret codes for opening the chests to the Devil Captain. He pleaded to spare his kids in return.
Without hesitation, the Pirate inserted his sword into the back of the merchant crushing his spinal and screwing the blades path out through the heart. He silently approached the teens with a cruel smile. An arrow from nowhere entered the temple forehead of the Captain, and exited through the other. The Pirate Captain dead body stood for a while and then fell flat over the cargo shop's deck. There was panic amoung the pirates who were laughing just a moment back.
From a very massive ship, 3 men came down to the cargo ship. Everything seemed to be a dream vision for the teens, everything was moving slower than usual around them - A short man with the Axe, A huge man with a club and A man in Blue with a heavy blade took out the defending and helpless pirates. The cargo ship was libearated from the sea theives threat. Few pirates escape and set sail on one of their ships in an attempt to escape. The Dev Brothers ran to jump over the moving ship to avenge their father's death. Two hands cupped them together. A chain of beads hung between the heads of the Brothers. They tried to break free, but the hold was strong. When they calmed down, their capturer liberated them. The escaped pirate ship sailed further away. The twins turned to see the Man in Blue walk away from them. They had a choice - sail back to the lands and live a the merchant's life or stay on sea to protect cargo ships from the Pirates. They followed the Master.
On Anagha, they were trained. Special equipements were made for them by a set of people who didn't talk much and were called Alwars. Hostlers and gadgets were provided to the twins crushing their vengence but providing them the Power to Protect.
Jishan fine-tunned his archery skills, that he can shoot multiple arrows on multiple targets without missing a single mark.
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Jishan became the Archer inside the Warriors, who kept a close gaurd for the Man who saved him from jumping into the Sea of Vengence.
Pandu mastered his knife throwing ability and was quick in unleashing the Blades of Terror on his enemies.
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Pandu served as the Knife-Thrower for the Warriors, who defended the Man who stopped him from drowing in the Sea of Retribution
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Deva, The Whip
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It is well-known what an orphan's life is, although he is little and has not yet a man's wisdom, he will follow every trail, try every task. - Alexander Afanasyev
Schizophrenia is a cruel illness. Unable to connect thoughts logically and self imposed interference to be organised, a nameless young woman roamed the market place of the Southern Kingdom. She hallucinates seeing and hearing things that don't exist. Sometimes she was found sacred and running around, other times she was happy in a corner coversing with the emptiness. She did not mind about her appearence and often seen loitering around. The vendors in the market fed her with what could not be sold.
One evening 7 drunkard men passed through the market. Seeing the young structure of the delusional woman, they forced captured her and carried her into the dark alley. They took turns, and spent the whole night with her. Scared, the woman did not even scream but took in all the horrors the whole night long.
Several weeks after, she was found pregnant. She was not able to speak out about that cursed night, neither the vendors knew what really happened. Some started to mistreat her, few others gave her timely shelters. Few months later she gave brith to a boy child and an unknown person named baby Deva Ari - an unknown gift from the Gods.
Ari grew faster amoung the garbage of the market. His mother's condition was getting even worser. One day she climbed the top of a Temple Tower and jumped. Deva spent a whole afternoon weeping over the splattered body of his mother, until the Social Men came down to remove the body. Deva did not know where they took his mother's body or what they did with it, as they left him stranded on the streets.
Entering his teens, Ari was already a rebel. Once he stole the fruits from the temple to feed certain orphan gang hid under the sewers. Taking the God's belonging was a huge crime and the Priests sent out a word to the Social Gaurdians, who tracked and caught Deva. He was sent to the juvenile prison for relegious crimes. The prison was exclusively for isolating the orphans - named as Street Children - from the soceity and it reminded hell. Deva survived several years inside the prison, always planning for an escape. He was given the task of rope-making for ships. While making ropes, he used to steal and stock few strands of thread and at night in his prison cell he made an ultimate weapon which looked like a whip. With that he planned to attack the night gaurds and mount over the walls.
One night he escaped the confinement and for the first time he noticed that the juvenile prison was an island itself, surrounded by rough sea. He sat on the sand not knowing what to do until dawn. A dozen soldiers came looking for him the next morning. Deva stood before them on the sand with his rope whip ready to defend himself.
The soldiers charged at him. Deva closed his eyes and when he reopened them, he saw the soldier closer to him hit back by something hard & heavy. Following that the rest of the 11 soldiers fell in every direction. Deva turned to look at the sea. Further on the sea was a massive ship. At the shore there were a couple safe boats and around them stood 5 men, two on each side of the Man in blue pants. They walked past Deva and after a while returned with the other orphan kids. No soldiers were seen following them.
All the orphans mounted the massive ship. Anagha harboured at the the nearby port. The Man in Blue, who looked like the Captain, descended to the land and after a while, he came back with few merchants. The orphans were taken in by respective merchants. The kids will be sheltered, educated and then will work for the merchants for a living. Once all the orphans were taken in, the Man in Blue reached the deck. Before him was one orphan kid left - Deva. The stranger walked towards him and disturbed his hair with his warm hands. Anagha left the port into the sea with Deva looking at the fading land, holding his handmade rope whip tightly.
Deva got trained in Whip Art. The Alwars made him special Whips through which he can exercise and master his force. He carried with him 5 different kinds of whips - The Bullwhip, The Snake Whip, The Signal Whip, The Stock whip & The Cow Whip - and according to the suituation's demand, he used his respective weapon efficiently.
Deva launched himself as The Whip for the Warriors, who protected the Captain who had removed him from the Concretes of Unknown.
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mappi, u write so well. out of curiosity, does your day job involve writing as well?