Chapter 7: 5 ✨🪭 Denial of Destiny

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Chapter 5: Denial of Destiny

Palace of Virata

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"Your Highness, you're hurt. Why didn't you tell me? You could have bled to death." Said Nimit worried he didn't notice the state the prince was in until now.

Prince Ivaan smiled shyly and said, "It's nothing, just a scratch. But it burns a lot."

Nimit took out a knife and cut the bandages. He saw the wound was deep and infected. He felt a pang of fear for the prince's life. He said, "It's not nothing, Your Highness. It's a serious wound. You need to heal it quickly."

He took out some herbs and water from his bag and made a paste. Something he had to learn which was like a combo package for him that came with the friendship of Prince Ivaan who was reckless and hurt most of the times.

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He applied it on the wound and wrapped it with a clean cloth.

"Thank you, Nimit. You're a miracle worker," Prince Ivaan said, sitting up

Nimit felt a bit of guilt "It's just the herbs, Your Highness. They're very effective." He had failed to protect his Prince he took his job very seriously and he knew how bad the situations were for prince Ivaan he didn't even got the company of the skilled army of the king as Prince Zain didn't approve of it and the king turned a blind eye on it.

Nimit felt angered at the thought of Zain and said, "It's my duty, Your Highness. I'm glad you're feeling better."

Prince Ivaan reached out and hugged Nimit. He said, "You're more than just a general, Nimit. You're a friend. And I want to thank you properly."

"Well then can you stop getting hurt all the time Ivaan i swear to god you are turning me into a butler or assistant.......I'm supposed to be your General!! A warrior of the future Kimg not someone who keep learning about herbs and first aid medicines so your wounds don't get dire before reaching the medic." Nimit nagged and part of Ivaan was happy that atleast someone was worried on his behalf.

"Well you are not doing this for the favour of the future king are you? It almost seems like that..." Ivaan teased.

"How dare you!!!!! I couldn't care less about....." Nimit started

"Good evening brothers!"

Varun was here in between their quarrel the the Foreign Ministers Son , more of a Cousin of Ivaan as his father was the half-brother of his mother whom they loved dearly and decided to stay in the kingdom at Ivaan's request.

Ivaan had been trying to gain the Internal favour of the king's court as even though Varun's father was the half-brother it wasn't a well known thing he had made his uncle get in the Ministry selection committee secretively without the knowledge of his father or mother hiding the connection between him and his dead Mother.

There was no point in bringing that up on for Zain and his Stepmother to reject him.

Varun just like his father was as skilled if not even more....he was a political genius to some respect himself and this is where he was needed they had conquered all the small land with their strength now it was time to capture the larger lands and for that they needed plan and tactics war wasn't the only option.

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Raiga, chesa and ajum had been won and now the next target was the kingdom of Nanda, the coastal kingdom that was a major naval power and a hub of maritime trade. He knew that Nanda was allied with Rana, the largest kingdom, and that they would not surrender easily. He also knew that Nanda had a strong navy and a formidable fortress on the shore. He needed a clever plan to overcome these obstacles and take over Nanda.

Varun suggested that they should use deception and diplomacy to weaken Nanda's defenses and alliances. He proposed that they should send a fake letter to King Nanda, claiming that they wanted to establish a peaceful and friendly relationship with the King.

The letter would also invite King Nanda to a banquet at the border, where they would discuss the terms of a trade agreement. Varun said that this would lure King Nanda out of his fortress and make him lower his guard. He also said that they should send spies to Nanda and spread rumors that Tej was planning to attack Nanda. This would make Nanda distrust Tej and refrain from sending reinforcements towards Alora and focus on Tej instead.

Nimit agreed with Varun's plan, but he added that they should also prepare for a surprise attack on Nanda's navy and fortress. He suggested that they should build a secret fleet of ships and hide them behind a nearby island. He also suggested that they should recruit some pirates and smugglers to join their cause and infiltrate Nanda's port. General Nimit said that once King Nanda left for the banquet, they would launch a coordinated assault on Nanda's navy and fortress. He said that they would use fire arrows and explosives to set the ships and the walls on fire, that they would use grappling hooks and ladders to board the ships and scale the walls. By this they would catch Nanda's soldiers off guard and overwhelm them with superior numbers and weapons overnight when they are unprepared.

Prince Ivaan was impressed by Varun's plan who had been working on this for months and approved it, but in Order to execute this plan he knew they needed to know the foreign land as much as possible the ground reality the point of checks how tight the security was the system of the land. He decided on doing the spy work himself as it was not a less know fact that his Stepmother had implanted her spies everywhere his army included and he can't risk the words getting out especially a plan his father would never approve of and will have Varun and Nimits head for.

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Right now the only people who knew about this plan were Him, Nimit and Varun, and these were exactly the people he had decided to go with for the spying.

They were going to lay low for sometime hide their identities and learn about the Nanda country. This was going to be their biggest conquer if things went according to their plan.

"Well that's decided then!" Varun exclaimed happy his plan was actually approved.

"I heard of a rumour you know?" Varun started "How they were planning on overthrow you with a new claim now the marriage ."

Ivaan looked at him sharply but remained silent.......

"Why would that be a problem, we can just send a news to our neighbouring countries and the interested kingdom would send back their responses." Nimit said blinking at Ivaan.

"Hmmmm Nimit,this is why you should mingle more with the commonners and talk to actual humans once in a while instead of planning and training for war all the time." Varun sighed.

"If you are not aware, then let me tell you, the Prince is tagged The Demon tyrant.... Courtesy to the kingdom of chese and our own queen for fanning and spreading this rumours to almost every nation." Varun explained.

"She has been going to neighbouring countries in the guise of asking for a hand of the princess for prince Ivaan but in actual it is just spread the rumours of the demon tyrant. And if my infomants are correct most of the kingdoms agreed to marry Prince Zain instead of Prince Ivaan even if they were forced to ally which is not looking good for us." Varun continued.

"Picture Perfect King and his Family! That is the first thing I'm going to overthrow when I become king , I will show the world there is no need for such things and the people are my only family who I'm going to protect and nurture." Ivaan exclaimed anger boiling inside him.

"Sheeeh cold!! I haven't ever know about a lonely great king, This is exactly the picture perfect image of a Demon Tyrant they are talking about, I wonder if there is any weapon in the world that can pierce that cold heart of yours." Varun continued.

"Oh man she would have to be ray of sunshine herself to compensate the coldness that radiates from Ivaan." Nimit snickered tapping Ivaan's shoulder.

"Is the queen poisoning the two of you is it, I could feel the lowering of your wits." Ivaan voiced back.

"I should definitely get the Oracle here , and find who our new queen is going to be." Varun continued not backing down.

"Well isn't it today the Black magician Oracle is coming to the court the Queen Madhavi wow what a charming timing." Nimit reminded.

The Oracle was known as a sign of bad and good, as whatever she had said had turned out to be true, she had claimed Ivaan's Mother might die of an unknown illness and how Madhavi would become the next Queen , these all were rumoured and not well known but Ivaan knew about this hated that women to his core regardless.

She was a bad omen to him but a skilled Oracle to others , but his stepmother Madhavi believed her wholeheartedly why wouldn't she after all she had predicted her to be the queen even when his mother was alive.

Little did he knew this was only a tiny step towards his fate.

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The attendance of court proved the worth of this Oracle, Ivaan wondered what new disasters this old hag was going to bring in.......he was in the court and as a Prince he was supposed to be in the court as the King was unable to attend and lead and entertain the guest it amused him that people found this entertaining fate is not written by the weak it is created by the strong willed people, and he didn't believe in any prophecy.

The Queen welcomed the hag with gifts and money as if to get her favour. One thing about the old hag was she wasn't someone who can be bought with money, but on the other hand she never gave away anything more than of asked.

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It angered him more with realisation that the Queen must have asked about his Mother fate to this hag , and only then could have got the predictions out of her.

She asked about her precious son Zain and his other siblings her daughter, all of which were nothing special but vague and happy comments.

She couldn't outwardly ask who the new king was going to be as that would expose her greed to the court.

As the new Heir and eldest Prince stood right there. Why would she even doubt about it unless she hated the prince classic.

So she asked her second best guess......

Who is going to be the kingdom from where the future Queen were to become will he prosper after the alliance, showing her fake concern about his marriage even here as she knew damn well there would be not kingdom and the Oracle words might nail it in the thoughts of the courtmen believe it or not she was smart what else a better way than to promote the rumours add in a prophecy to the mix.

"The prince is born with a fate of sun, My Queen, burning on his own, yet would brighten the whole place near him. His destiny is to become successful far and beyond, he would create history." Ivaan smirked at this atleast he could see the sinking of the Queen heart even from far here.

"I pray for this everyday, my darling son." She faked her concern. Well it didn't outright claimed he is going to be the king creating history could also mean dying bravely in the battlefield that would definitely be something his stepmother prays for.

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"The prince has a habit of conquering and going beyond the borders he is going to bring home the honour and prestige of the enemy country. A flower beautiful but fiercely loyal to her own, resilient and strong someone who would match him." The Oracle said changing the atmosphere of the court.

Ivaan furrowed his brow at this, the bullshit people spew. But his was enough to grim the place, the words like enemy country, loyal to her own , wasn't something they were looking for in the future Queen.

But they didn't have to worry about it , he wasn't going to marry and she dissolves to problem of a Queen.

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She is going to rain down on his life like his own personal hell or heaven only future knows or the Oracle maybe 🤔

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