Return of the Demon Lord Durbheeksh

by Utkarsh Srivastava

  Dushal was stunned, but then also he didn't thought about himself, 'I am ready to die for my friend, Sage. You don't worry, Vakrbaahu will survive.'

  Dushal stood up and requested Vikramajit, 'Prince, you are the scion of King Bhabhuti, please pull out the sword from the body of my friend.'

  'Of course, I will.' Vikramajit stepped towards Vakrbaahu.

  While the demon's mentor Bhairavnath looked over Durbheeksh, there was no sign of life in his body. Then he looked over Vakrbaahu and thought in his mind, 'If Vakrbaahu survives, he could expose my plan in front of Dushal. It's a great chance to provoke Dushal, I cannot leave it.'

  Bhairavnath was in pain, as his hands were burned. He goes near fainted Durbheeksh and checked his pulse. At the very next moment, he laughed and announced, 'The Demon Lord Durbheeksh is still alive, he will surely return to destroy you all.' Saying this, Bhairavnath started chanting some mantras.

  As a result, a vast chasm created on the ground. Vakrbaahu, Durbheeksh along with the sword which was in hands of Bhairavnath, were buried under it.

  'We'll return soon.' Bhairavnath disappeared with all of them.

  There was a huge silence, no one could understand what happened at that moment. It was just the matter of moments, and everything disappeared.

  Sage Omeshwar was worried, he was in severe pain too. Meanwhile, King Bhabhuti also arrived there.

  All the three warriors were in front of Sage Omeshwar. The Sage was on his last breath, he looked over Saket was bounded in chains.

  'Firstly free him.' Sage Omeshwar commanded Vikramajit.

  Vikramajit freed Prince Saket.

  Now the four warriors surrounded him. He looked over all the four and said, 'This time, I failed to kill Durbheeksh, just because I lost my maximum powers in producing the divine Panchshastra. That Demon will surely rise again. And it's my oath, the day that demon will wake up, I will return back to kill him.'

  Thereafter, he turned towards Vikramajit, 'Prince, you are the symbol of Kaalshastra, that's why Durbheeksh will remain insane, until he receives the droplets of yours or your any scion's blood. He can only wake up, if you or your any scion willingly gives their blood to that wretch demon Durbheeksh.'

  'Don't worry, Sage. It will never happen.' Vikramajit assured him.

  Thereafter, Sage Omeshwar looked all four of them, 'Now, I am giving you all some responsibilities, regarding the remaining three swords. All of the three should be placed at separate places.'

  Sage Omeshwar continued explaining them.

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  Thereafter, Sage Omeshwar stared at all of them, 'Take these swords and do it as I have explained to you.'

  'Sure, Sage, this secret will be limited within four of us.' King Bhabhuti assured Sage Omeshwar.

  'So the time has come, I have to leave now.' Sage Omeshwar closed his eyes and chanted some mantras.

  Within some moments his body was motionless. The eyes of all the warriors were down to respect him.

  Soon his body was on pyre. All the four warriors were present on his funeral. King Bhabhuti turned towards Vikramajit, 'You are born with the blessings of Sage Omeshwar, so I think you have only right to burn this pyre.'

  'Sure father, I'll do this.' Vikramajit took up the fire and burned that pyre.

  All the four warriors joined their hands in respect of Sage Omeshwar. They all were standing until the pyre burned completely.

  After this Saket returned to Ekchakranagari. And within the journey of few days Dushal, Shivanya, King Bhabhuti and Vikramajit returned back to Vidarbh.

  King Bhabhuti was sitting in his room, he called Dushal and asked him, 'So, now where will you go?'

  'I must return to Patallok, my people need me.' Dushal replied.

  'You mean, now Shivanya will live with demons?' King Bhabhuti asked.

  'Yes of course, she is a queen now.' Dushal was quiet surprised to see the expressions of King Bhabhuti.

  'She is a human, and you are saying that she will be the queen of demons. Listen to me carefully, Dushal, my sister is an important part of my life. I agreed for her marriage, but I can't allow you take her to Patallok. If you want, you can take half of my kingdom.' King Bhabhuti was quite annoyed.

  Dushal was also annoyed listening this, 'Control your words King Bhabhuti, I am not a beggar. I am the Demon King.'

  'The Demon King, the King who was boycotted by his own people.' King Bhabhuti taunted him.

  'Enough King Bhabhuti, you are crossing your limits.' Dushal was furious.

  Meanwhile Shivanya entered in that room listening their sound.

  'What happened? Why both of you are fighting like this?' Shivanya asked.

  King Bhabhuti stepped towards Shivanya, 'Now it's in your hand. You decide, whether you want me or Dushal.'

  'But why you are saying like this? What happened?' Shivanya was still confused.

  'It's time to choose, Shivanya. Dushal wants to take you to Patallok. Just tell him, that you can't go with him.' King Bhabhtui was annoyed.

  Shivanya was in great dilemma, 'What happened, elder? Why you are saying like this?'

  King Bhabhuti tried to remind her, 'You are a human lady, Shivanya. How could you live in Patallok?'

  The eyes of Shivanya were filled with tears, 'I have to go, elder. It's my destiny, I have to go with the Demon King.'

  King Bhabhuti was frustrated listening this, he closed his eyes for a while. After opening his eyes he stared at Shivanya, 'Ok fine, you go with him. But I want something from you before you leave.'

  Listening this, Dushal was calmed down up to some extent, he asked, 'Ok fine, tell me, what do you want?'

  'Firstly, I want a promise from both of you, that you will give me whatever I'll ask from you.'

  It was difficult to understand what was there in King Bhabhuti's mind. Then also Dushal stepped forward and said, 'It's my words to you. Whatever you demand, we'll not deny.'

  'So it's a promise, don't forget it.' King Bhabhuti reminded both of them.

  'I'll not.' Dushal assured him.

  'Ok fine, then the thing I want is your son, 'Bhanusen'.'

  'What? What are you saying, elder? You want me to leave my son?' Shivanya was astonished, while Dushal tightened his grip.

  'Yes, I want him. Bhanusen is born as a human, I don't want him to live with the community of demons. He is blessed with the boon of immense strength, so I don't want him to live with demons until he becomes mature enough to take his own decisions, as there are lot of conspiracies going on in Patallok. And the most important thing, you both will continue visiting me to see your son.' There were tears in the eyes of King Bhabhuti.

  'But….elder.'

  'Please Shivanya, it's my request.' King Bhabhuti tried to convince his sister.

  Dushal stepped forward and supported King Bhabhuti, 'Ok fine, I agree with you. It is true, that there are lot of conspiracies going on in Patallok. So it will be better that my son lives here with you.'

  'But…' Shivanya was still not convinced.

  Dushal came near to her and hugged her tightly, 'Don't worry Shivanya, we'll visit here every year. Our son will be fine.'

  Shivanya cried, but finally controlled herself and was convinced for this. Dushal stared at her, 'It's time we leave now.'

  Soon Dushal and Shivanya were about to leave. They ascended on their chariot and proceeded towards their destination. King Bhabhuti was continuously staring at them.

  Dushal and Shivanya left. At the very next moment, a fog spreads widely all over that place. When the fog disappeared, King Bhabhuti was not there. The guards rushed inside the palace to inform Vikramajit.

  While Dushal and Shivanya continued their journey. Suddenly Dushal pulled the rein of horses and stopped the chariot.

  'What happened? Why did you stopped the chariot?' Shivanya asked.

  'There is a man lying on the ground in front of our chariot.' Dushal looked over a man who was lying on the ground in front of his chariot.
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br />   Shivanya also looked over that person, 'Yes, I think he needs help.'

  'You stay here, let me check.' Dushal stepped down from the chariot and walked towards that man.

  As soon as Dushal came near to that man, that man stood up and looked over Dushal. At the very next moment, he rushed away and disappeared in the dense forest.

  'What was that?' Dushal was astonished, he turned back.

  He was stunned at the very next moment, as Shivanya was not there on the chariot.

  'Shivanya……' Dushal shouted and rushed towards the chariot.

  He looked all around, but he couldn't find her. His mind stopped working for the mean time, but soon he controlled his emotions and shouted again, 'Shivanya….'

  'Dushal…' Shivany's painful voice was heard.

  Listening this, Dushal rushed in the direction of voice. While Shivanya shouted again, 'Dushal….'

  This time Dushal heard it clearly, her voice was filled with pain. Dushal rushed again in the direction of that voice.

  At the very next moment he was stunned with the scene in front of him, Shivanya was lying in the shadow of tree and King Bhabhuti was in front of her with a huge spear in his hand.

  'Why? Why you want to kill me elder?' Shivanya was astonished.

  'Yes, I want to kill you, I don't want a sister like you, who married a demon.' Bhabhuti was furious.

  'Bhabhuti…' Dushal shouted and kicked a stone towards Bhabhuti.

  That stone strikes the hand of King Bhabhuti and the spear falls from his hand. Dushal rushed towards Shivanya.

  'Are you ok?' Dushal asked Shivanya.

  While King Bhabhuti stood up and lifted up the spear and targeted it towards the backside of Dushal.

  Seeing this, Shivanya pushed Dushal aside, and that spear stabs the abdomen of Shivanya.

  'Shivanya….' Dushal was stunned, Shivanya was bleeding severely.

  'Bhabhuti…..' Dushal stood up and made a fierce blow on the face of King Bhabhuti.

  As a result, King Bhabhuti spilled out streams of blood from his mouth and falls on the ground.

  'I will return soon to kill you, but at this time I have to save my wife.' Dushal pulled out that spear from her abdomen, and lifted her up and ascended on a horse who was very near.

  Thereafter, he rushed in a search of a Vaidya, 'Don't worry Shivanya, you'll be fine soon.' Dushal tried to convince Shivanya.

  While Prince of Vidarbh, 'Vikramajit' arrives in the jungle. He found his father lying unconscious on the ground. He came nearer and throws little water on his face.

  King Bhabhuti came back to his senses soon. Vikramajit asked him, 'What happened father? Who did this to you?'

  King Bhabhuti was looking astonished, 'I…I really don't know what happened few time ago. It seems that someone was controlling my mind. Last thing I remember is that one person was trying to hypnotise me, I don't remember anything after that.'

  'And who was that person?' Vikramajit asked.

  'I really don't know who was he? He pulled me from the dense fog, and looked over my eyes for a while, and after this I don't remember anything.' King Bhabhuti was still in great confusion.

  Suddenly Vikramajit looked over the spear which was lying in front of him. He picked up that spear and looked over it carefully, 'It's your spear father, and there are many stains of blood on it. It seems that there is something very wrong going on.'

  King Bhabhuti stood up and stepped towards his son and checked that spear, 'Yes it's mine, I…I really don't remember what I've done with it.'

  'Don't panic father, we'll find it soon.' Vikramajit tried to convince his father.

  While Dushal was in search of a Vaidya, he was continuously riding his horse and was about to reach his destination. Suddenly some soldiers gathered and blocked the path of Dushal.

  Dushal was furious seeing this, he shouted at those twenty troops, 'Who are you? Stay away and leave my path.'

  Listening this one of them shouted at Dushal, 'We are the soldiers of Vidarbh, and we have strict orders that we have to block your path.'

  Dushal was furious listening this, he stepped down from his horse and kept Shivanya at a safe place. Thereafter, Dushal evocated his divine VijayDhanush and started his rain of arrows towards those troops.

  He killed many of those troops ruthlessly within some moments. But at the very next moment he was stunned listening the screaming voice of Shivanya.

  A soldier kept his sword on her neck.

  'No, please no.' Dushal threw down the divine bow on the ground and requested that soldier.

  The divine bow disappeared, while Dushal stepped towards Shivanya slowly.

  'Don't move, otherwise I'll kill her.' That soldier warned Dushal.

  Shivanya was still suffering with severe pain, and was continuously bleeding. Dushal was in extreme pain seeing this. Then only he looked over a small stone, he kicked that stone targeting it towards that soldier's hand.

  As a result, the sword falls down from that soldier's hand. Dushal rushed towards him, and within a moment he made a fierce blow on the chest of that soldier.

  That soldier was dead at that moment only. Dushal rushed towards Shivanya, 'Don't worry Shivanya, you'll be fine.' He lifted her up again and rushed towards the Vaidya.

  But suddenly he noticed that there is no movement in Shivanya's body.

  'Shivanya, Shivanya, open your eyes Shivanya.' Dushal tried to wake her up.

  While the demon's mentor Bhairavnath was watching this scene from behind the tree. He thought in his mind, 'This was the perfect plan. These troops were the demons who were in the form of the human soldiers. It was just to waste your time, and you are trapped in it. Now you will do what I want you to do.'

  Soon Dushal entered the cottage of a Vaidya.

  'Please. Please save her.' Dushal requested the Vaidya.

  'Ok, Ok bring her, and take her to that bed.' That Vaidya signaled towards that bed.

  Dushal takes Shivanya to the bed. While that Vaidya begins to check her pulse rate and heartbeat.

  'No, you are late. I am sorry to say, but she is not alive.' The Vaidya declared her dead.

  Dushal was stunned for a while, he stepped towards Shivanya and looked at her face, 'Just look at her, it seems that she will speak up at the very next moment. Please check her again.'

  'Ok let me check her again, just for your satisfaction.' The Vaidya checked Shivanya again.

  'No, I am sorry, but she is not alive.' The Vaidya confirmed it.

  Dushal was speechless, he was unable to utter a word. He falls on the floor, he was in a deep shock, his mind was not working at that time.

  'Have patience, no one is immortal in this world. Everyone has to die one day.' That Vaidya tried to convince Dushal.