The Last Rudra

"So his majesty can't wait anymore,"  Vasntasena asked while eyeing the snake charmer's blackened neck. 

Barbarik resisted the urge to take a bite out of the city bride's peachy cheeks. Her sweaty cleavage and her intoxicating female scent made his cock throb. He wanted nothing but to tear off the silky red blouse teasing his eyes. 

Alas! he could only fantasize all of this. The woman before him was not an ordinary city bride, she was a Vish- Kanya, poison damsel, trained to kill. As if it was not the worst, Sakuni, the royal mentor of Tissa, had even taught her his Indrajaalic magic. With the help of this enigmatic art,  Vasntasena could slave anyone. 

"It is not His Majesty, but Prince Tissa. If he doesn't want to lose the throne to Princess Grace, he must prove himself before the coming  Sphynx games. With most of the nobles and black robeds supporting Princess Grace, Prince Tissa's odds of winning are not high, unless he can achieve something that even His Majesty couldn't. "  Barbarik said. 

"I really wonder why master Sakuni is backing him up. Varta will be better under Princess Grace." Vasntasen said, tucking the lock behind her rosy ears.

"I don't think so. " Barbarik said, gulping down. After this meeting, he would seek out the maid. 

"Anyway, I have finished my tasks. Griva's is under my control. But I must talk to Master face to face. Before proceeding further. " Vasntasena said as she got up. 

"What's about Oman?" 

"Have you lost your mind? Who is Oman? The most riteous man in Garuna. Do you really think he would visit a city bride? I really feel bad for him. " Vasntasena walked over to the mirror and began to remove her jeweled  earrings.  "Padma is the most furtuanet woman on the earth." 

"If you say so.  Give me summoning sigils, Vasu wants me to contact all our men. "  Kalinga said, trying not to look at the temptress.  "Can I have the lass, who's just left?" Kalinga added. 

"Oh! you liked her. Go to the second floor, I will send her to you. Just be gentle, she is yet to taste a man. " Vasntasena said, smiling.    Barbarik felt his blood boiling. 

"What's about sigils" 

"As I said. I must talk to Master, first. He hasn't sent any such instructions. So have patience. He is coming tomorrow." 

Barbarik didn't say anything as he stared at the epitome of beauty. After a breath long time, he sighed ,

"Vasu won't be too happy. After all we are all working for Sakuni and Prince Tissa."

"No! Kalingan. I know only one master that is Sakuni. And his instructions are clear. I've to wait for his arrival before stirring the pot. So now leave me alone. I have to change. And one more thing make sure, the lass can't get up untill end of Inna's feast." Vasntasena said, as she untied her blouse string. 

Barbarik nodded and left with the snake -charmer. Feeliing frustrated, Sakuni was really the cunning raven, as they called him Atlantia.  The old fox  couldn't even trust his alley. He needed inform Vasu of this. 

"So what do you think of the Vish-Kanya? " He asked  his companion,who was still eating pills.  It seemed the snake charmer was telling truth. The accident had cost him his life. 

She is gorgeous." The charmer said, while climbing down the stairs. 

"Just gorgeous?"

"Or what? I've tasted him in bed."

"Don't say this again, if you don't want to lose your life. Believe she is more frightening than Vasuki, the serpent king. They say even Sakuni can't control her completely." Barbarik said with serious face. 

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Lying on the floor in his chamber, Ishit couldn't help with think of what had happened in the dinning hall.

Who was Rudra? 

Ishit had given a visit to Suta before dinner. Even he didn't have any tale of Rudra. Then why the snake's body  caught fire as soon as it bit him. 

Ishit felt thick fog shrouding his soul. First his invisible nadis ( He had talked Udolf about them, the wizard said it had nothing to do with Osric tears) and his weird experience in Illium, then this. 

Ishit sighed.

With only two days left  before the completion began, he was feeling tense. Moreso, after seeing the participants arriving from different academies and parts of Varta. 

Ishit ,after talking  to Udlof, had left for Guha's. It was then he had seen the contestants flocking in the city. Filled with zeal, they all seemed well prepared for the coming event. 

And here he was still learning combats arts from the wizard. 

What if he did 't win a spot in any academy!  What would he do then?

Isht turned over in his hard bed. Champa had givine him a blanket. Ishit was using it as pillow. 

Again  in the dead night, he felt alone  and missed the days when his mother would pat him to sleep. 

Everything had changed so fast that he hadn't got the time to adjust himself. His emotions were in rack. His thoughts were in mess.He had thought that Guha would help him out, but his only friend had his own share of problems. And after talking with Udolf, it seemed the experiences Guha was having were not good things. 

Though the death worshiper had promised that he would help him out, Ishit believed even he didn't know what was wrong with Guha. 

"Hey! are you awake?"

The babylike voice started Ishit. He sat up bolt upright.  His hand glowing with the spirit, ready to strike. He looked in the dim light. A strange creature with large pointy ears and nose was standing just few pace away from him. The humonied creature was only three and half feet tall. His pale skin was covered with letters. 

Ishit had never seen or heard about such creature. 

"Who are you ? " Ishit asked feeling no hostility from the intruder . How the hell did he got in? What were Amora and guards doing? 

"What? Did Sire forgot Villi so soon?" replied the intruder, his saucer like eyes widened in shock. 

"I'm sorry. I never met you before." Ishit said, eying his uninvited guest.  Was his cousins pulling some prank on him?  After all they both were tamers, and had brought beasts with them in thier pet satchels.    Ishit let out his spirit sense  to check out. But there was no one out his chamber. They must have been hiding somewhere. 

"Toshi says lie blackens our souls. So you must not lie, sire." the intruder said with a sullen look, "We meet a few days ago. I even gave you a dautya leaf which was not sent by Toshi." Suddenly, his pale face drained, "I don't know Toshi. Sire, you must not think that Villi is sent by Toshi." he said hurriedly. 

Ishit didn't what the heck  the creature clad coarse jhingola was blabbering about. 

"What are doing in the caslte?  How you got in ? Has Ambhik , Karuvaki or Vasu sent you?" 

"Yes! they sent me.  No... No it's lie. Villi can't lie . He doesn't want his soul to be tarnished." he' said hurriedly, "You must not ask who sent Villi, sire."

Ishit was dumbfounded.  There was still need to ask who sent you. 

"Ok! who sent you .... no What I mean what are doing in my chamber?" Ishit asked, still looking for any spirit ripples around his chamber. 

"Toshi's sent me to tell sire. That sire has  eaten a memory pill, so his sire has forgotten his really Identity. He said  you must not think yourself the young lord of Minaak.  You're not Ishit.  No he said you're Ishit too. But you're not Ishit alone.  " Villi said, while eyeing the books stacked on the floor.  Ishit had borrowed them from Suta this evening. They were all on serpents, discussing , in details, their types, thier odd behaviours, and legends regarding them. 

Ishti was now sure the little dwarf was a minion of his cousins, sent to make fun of him. 

"I got you, now please leave. And don't burger in my room again."  He needed to talk his father,. With his cousins staying in the castle, he couldn't sleep in  a doorless chamber. 

"Villi won't, sire. Please  do eat the dautya leaf. It will help you to understand who you're and why you are here. Sire, you shouldn't put books on the floor. Toshi says the mazia can't bear thier weight. " Villi walked over to the books.

"Ok! Now leave, and tell your master, if they send you again in my chamber. It won't be good for them." Ishit said ignoring the gibberish of the dwarf. 

"Why , sire? You don't like Villi. Have Villi offended you? Villi is very good bookings. He works very hard, sire." Villi touched the leather cover of the books. 

"Ok! I got you. Please do leave now. "  Ishit said in a harsh tone, but the creature didn't seem to listen to him. 

"I hate animal skins.and you know, sire. Books  too hate being wrapped in beast skins. " Villi picked up a book , and before Ishit could stop him. He ripped off the leather cover. 

"What the hell are doing?" Ishit yelled as he rushed for his books.