Chapter 16: Battle in the night
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Palace of Nanda
The night was dark and silent, except for the occasional cheers and songs of the victorious soldiers. They had fought hard and bravely, and they had achieved what seemed impossible: they had Won The Kingdom of Nanda and beheaded the tyrant king Sethu brought justice to Nanda.
It was the night of celebration for the soldiers of Virata after the final battle, and King sethu's head been severed by Ivaan.
They are were in the middle of celebration when,
Varun asked what Ivaan wanted to do with the captured king of Avantipura and Arjun, who had allied with Sethu and fought against them, death loomed over their head.
Ivaan looked at Arjun, the king of Avantipura taken prisoner after a fierce duel and he said, "He is a brave warrior, and he fought his own battle. He did not know the truth about Sethu's crimes and Nanda's claim. I think we should release them and make peace with him."
Watching from distance as Arjun and Aditya Singh were taken in to the prisoners tent.
Varun nodded but was suggested of the future,as it seemed Arjun was still ready to revolt against them.
Ivaan considered the situation and thought of putting a hault to the decision.
Ivaan smiled and said, "You are both noble and wise, my friend. I trust your judgment and I will do as you suggest. Let us wait for some time before we send a messenger to the Kingdom of Avantipura and Rana and tell them that they are free to go and that we wish to be their allies."
They decided to rest for the night.
Everyone had retired for the night.
Except for Nimit, outside the tent,Ivaan's Military general was still sleepless and, was keeping watch for, it was almost always a norm of citizens or clueless family of the defeated soldiers trying to attack the invaders. He was on gaurd despite Ivaans refusal.
It was by the middle of the night when the voices had went down and the Soldiers seemed to be asleep or passed out drunk he noticed a shadowy figure approaching the tent, holding a dagger. He sensed danger and quickly intercepted the intruder. He grabbed his arm and wrestled trying to remove his mask, he was soon successful he dropped him to the ground. He recognized him as one of the soldier of Queen Madhavi, Ivaan's stepmother.
Madhavi was a cunning and ambitious woman, who had married Ivaan's father after his first wife had died. She had always hated Ivaan and favored her own son, Zain.
She was secretly plotting to betray Ivaan and kill him in the battle. She had sent several spies and assassins to carry out her plan, but they had all failed.
Nimit had expected angry family of soldiers but , he caught the mole in their own army.
Nimit shouted for help and dragged the spy to the prisoner tent where Arjun and the king of Avantipura also stayed. He woke up Ivaan and Varun and told them what had happened. Ivaan was angry as his sleep was disturbed not shocked anymore with Queen Madhavi, he was glad he was still the reason for her insecurities.
He ordered the spy to be tied up and interrogated.
The Interrogation had began and he was asked who had sent him and what else was his mission. The spy refused to answer at first, but after some torture, he confessed that he was sent by Madhavi to kill Ivaan and make it look like an accident. He also revealed that Madhavi had another plan, which he did not know the details of, but which involved Kingdom of Rana and the princess of there.
Arjun's head bolted up at the name of his kingdom he looked between Ivaan and the spy unable to understand where was the connection with Rana and more importantly his sisters coming in.
Ivaan was nonchalant as he grabbed the spy by his collar, "She is a traitor and a witch, and she will pay for her crimes.
But before that you my friend will pay for her sins too bad you choose to serve her instead of Virata"
He turned to Arjun who was still bound by chains acting shy and said, " I am sorry that you have to witness this. This is a family matter, and a shameful one. I will deal with it myself. You don't have to worry about her plans with Rana as, most of her plan usually fail."
Arjun scoffed, " Ivaan. I wonder why your mother is trying to kill you too? Who knows I might even support her "
Ivaan smirked back at him. He said, "Like I said before, choose your side very carefully, especially someone like you Prince Arjun.
Seems like you forgot what happened to you best friend and soon to be brother in law Prince Nayan. Yes,
I heard of the alliance. And Prince Arjun this is the second battle with me you are spared life of isn't it?, don't make me regret it"
Ivaan smiled at the silence.
Ivaan and Varun soon left the tent, followed by Nimit and some other guards.
The sleep was ruined for that night regardless as Prince Ivaan, Varun, and Nimit were brainstorming about what could be Queen Madhavi's plan. Varun had called in all the advisors too from their sleep for this immediate meeting.
The only hints they had was Queen Madhavi was his stepmother and she had tried to get him killed multiple times with spies.
Ivaan didn't know about the Assassin's but the Queen was successfully ruining his sleep, maybe that was her ultimate plan to make him a insomniac and killing him slowly.
In the torture, the spy had also revealed that she was planning something with the Kingdom of Rana, especially with their princess. they had to figure out the rest.
The back and forth went on between the advisors, Nimit and Varun while Ivaan tried to get some shut eyes.
He was mostly nonchalant about Queen Madhavi's plans but he was glad to see atleast some of the people close to him cared deeply about him.
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Palace of Rana
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Veena the head maid and best friend of Princess Anya entered the princess's room with a trembling hand.
She had just received a second letter from Suryakant, the messenger who had escaped from the battlefield. The first letter had brought the devastating news of Prince Nayan's death, the brave warrior who was betrothed to Princess Anya.
The second letter was even more grim. It told of the fate of Prince Arjun, the heir of Rana, and their Brother in law Aditya Singh, who was Princess Bhoomi's their elder sister's husband.
The worst part was Bhoomi was pregnant and unaware of this dire situation Aditya Singh was in, the king of Avantipura. They had both been captured by the ruthless Ivaan, who had declared himself the conqueror of the land of Nanda now.
Veena found Anya lying on her bed, surrounded by her Indu and Katha. They were trying to comfort her, but they seemed to have lost all hope as well. She had not eaten or spoken in the past few days, and her eyes were dull and lifeless.
"Princesses, please, you have to listen to me," Veena said, holding the letter in her hand. "I have news from Suryakant. He has seen your brother."
Indu looked up at that with a flicker of interest. "Arjun? Is he okay?"
"Yes, he is alive, but he is in great danger. He and Aditya Singh are prisoners of Ivaan. They are torturing them."
Indu gasped and stoop up. "No, he can't do that. He can't take everything from us. He can't kill our brothers." Indu looked back and forth between Anya and Veena.
Anya had woken up, but still nonchalant she seemed tensed but too weak to reply.
Veena looks at her bestfriend and says "We have to fight for him, Anya. We have to fight for your people.
You have to fight for yourself. You can't give up now. You are the princess of Rana, the daughter of the great King Ameya. You have the blood of warriors in your veins. You have the mind of a genius. We have the power to change the fate of this war." getting Anya's attention.
Katha nodded and joined Indu who said. "She's right, Anya. We can't let Ivaan win. He is a tyrant, a monster, a usurper. He has no right to rule over Nanda or any Kingdom. He has no mercy, no honor, no justice. He has killed thousands of innocent people, including your beloved Nayan.we have to save our kingdom."
Indu comes closer wiping Anya's tears "We are with you, Anya. We are, your sisters, We have to bring back our brothers, We will fight back."
Anya looked at the faces, who were filled with love, courage, and determination. She felt a surge of emotion in her chest, a mix of grief, anger, and hope. She clenched her fists and wiped her tears. She took a deep breath and stood up. She took the letter from Veena and read it again.
She saw the words of Suryakant, who had risked his life to bring her this message. He had written: "
Your Highness,
Prince Arjun and King Aditya Singh are alive, but he is suffering.. we needs your help.. to rescue him.
Messenger of Rana
Suryakant"
Anya folded the letter and tucked it in her dress. She looked at her friends and said, "Thank you, you all are right we don't have the time to spare we will fight, we will resist, and will survive.
Anya wipes away her tears and ties her scattered hair into a ponytail.
"We have to win.....we have to bring Arjun back, I won't let Prince Nayan's sacrifice to waste." Anya says tucking her hair trying to getting back to normalcy.
They saw a new light in her eyes, a new fire in her soul, a new power in her voice. They knew that she meant every word, and they knew that she would do everything in her power to make them come true. They cheered and hugged her, and then they prepared to leave the room. They had a lot to do, a lot to plan, a lot to risk. They had a war to win, not only the Prince but the soldies to save, a kingdom to restore. They had a destiny to fulfill.
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