Demise of the Demon King

by Utkarsh Srivastava

  Suryam raised his mace listening this and stepped forward, Tejasvi tried to stop him but failed. But after his movement of some steps, hundreds of spears came out from the earth. Suryam has to move back.

  'Do you think,it's too easy to defeat me, Prince? This is Patallok, it's the land of the Asuras.'

  'I'll vanish your ego soon, Hidimb.' Yugandhar raised his Axe and thrown it towards Hidimb.

  But it gave no result. It clashed with Hidimb's body and returned to Yugandhar.

  'Wait, Yugandhar, we have to use our mind, have patience.' Firstly we have to destroy these spears from our way.' Tejasvi calmed down Yugandhar.

  Suddenly Tejasvi saw a garland shining in Hidimb's neck.

  'Perhaps, this approach may succeed.' Tejasvi evocated Anjali Astra (the divine weapon) and shot it towards the garland of Hidimb.

  It doesn't harmed Hidimb and his garland, but spears appeared on the land disappeared. Hidimb became furious.

  'Your skills are awesome, Archer. But only I can separate this garland from my body. You have just reduced my elusive powers for sometime. But now it seems that, you all should go to the death bed. Enough of raillery has been done.' Saying this Hidimb disappeared from there.

  After he disappeared, all the four mighty warriors stepped forward slowly. Suddenly the land cracked, and four well built demons came out of that part of the land. Hidimb again appeared at their backside and laughed.

  'What happened warriors? Are you surprised? Now it's your real test, when you all will struggle for saving your life. These four warriors, are present to test your power, if you all are actually capable, then try to face them. Let me see why the whole Aaryavart has rewarded the honour of great warriors to you all. Is that true, or just a rumor?'

  'Your pride is crossing the limits,Hidimb.You have sent only four warriors for us,if they were four lakhs also,we are capable enough to face them.And you will see it soon.'Akhand grabbed his Mace tightly while challenging Hidimb.

  'Firstly,just face these four warriors.Thereafter, you should think of the future.'

  After that, Akhand and Suryam holds their mace tightly. Yugandhar raised his Axe, Tejasvi also pulled out his sword, and stepped forward to face those four demons.

  After a horrific duel lasted till a prahar, Akhand, Tejasvi, Yugandhar and Suryam defeated their respective opponents and killed them.

  'So Hidimb, your warriors given up in just a prahar. Is this was your test?' Akhand insinuated Hidimb in the frenzy of victory.

  But Hidimb was still relaxed, he didn't had any wrinkle on his face. There was an evil smile on his face, he smiled and touched his garland.

  'You are too impatient, reached to conclusion so soon.It seems that your excessive strength has affected your mind, that you think that the first stage of Patallok will be so easy to win. I think you must turn back and see.'

  After this statement of Hidimb, all the four mighty warriors turned back, their eyes couldn't believe that all the four demons were still alive and they were ready for war with their respective weapons too.

  'These four warriors can't be harmed until I am alive, and these four will not lead you to come near me. And if by chance anyone of you will reach here, no one has capability to kill me. Now face these immortal warriors.'

  After this statement of Hidimb, all the four demons attacked once again. Two days passed, every time they get killed, but they survive and rise again.

  Then while fighting, one plan came in Yugandhar's mind. He took his opponent near Akhand.

  'Brother Akhand, I have a plan to defeat Hidimb.'

  'If that's id so, then tell me. Otherwise this war will last till the end of our life.'

  'It's not the time of explanation, brother.You face my opponent demon, till then I'll reach Hidimb. I have full trust on your strength.'

  'Ok Yugandhar, you go. Till then my mace will face both of these Asuras.'

  Akhand agreed, and then Yugandhar pushed his opponent towards Akhand. Thereafter, he raised his Axe and rushed towards Hidimb.

  Hidimb was noticing everything sitting far away on a tree. He felt that, Yugandhar is coming to attack him, he also took his sword and jumped from the tree. Soon they both were in front of each other.

  'Are you thinking that, after my demise you can destroy these juggleries? Well, if you think so, just go on, and try it.' Hidimb challenged Yugandhar.

  'I've not come here to fight you Hidimb, I have come here to lay you down. Now you will only take us to the next stage of Patallok.'

  Saying this Yugandhar concentrated on Hidimb's eyes. Soon Hidimb's mind was under Yugandhar's control.

  'Put off your garland and give it to me, Hidimb.'

  'As you wish, Sire.' Hidimb was forced to follow Yugandhar's instruction, as his mind was under his control. He took his garland and given it to Yugandhar.

  Yugandhar tried to break that garland, but didn't succeeded.

  'Can you break this garland, Hidimb?'

  'Of course, Sire.' Hidimb pulled out his sword from the sheath, took the garland from Yugandhar's hand and strike it with his sword, due to which it was divided into two pieces.

  As a result an intense lightning appeared. Lighting from sky falls on the four demons, and burned them off. This shock lead to the end of Hidimb's hypnotism, but now it was of no use. Yugandhar's plan succeeded. Regaining his consciousness, Hidimb was shocked to see the situation.

  'How this all happened? And the garland in my neck, where it is, where's that?' Hidimb asked surprisingly.

  'Here is your garland, Hidimb.' Yugandhar showed him the disputed parts of that garland.

  'It's impossible, only I am the one, who could destroy this garland. How you have done it?'

  'I am the King of Nagas, Hidimb. And hypnotism is the most powerful weapon of serpents. Many elusive powers of this world can't stand in front of this power.'

  'Excellent, Yugandhar. Only your effort has lead us win the first stage of Patallok.' Tejasvi praised Yugandhar.

  'So what you say, Hidimb? What shall I do with you? We don't have any personnel issues from you, but may be it is not possible to move forward before killing you.' Yugandhar lead his Axe on Hidimb's throat.

  'Leave me, Naagsamrat. I promise you, I'll take you all to the next stage of Patallok.' Hidimb joined his hand to save his life.

  'He is right, brother. We have to avenge the Demon King Markesh, we don't have any hostility from him. Now he will only take us to the next step of reaching the Demon King and VijayDhanush.' Tejasvi putted his hand on Yugandhar's shoulder and persuaded him.

  'Go Hidimb, it's the boon of life to you. Take us to your other siblings.'

  'Sure, Serpent's King. Come with me.' Hidimb stood up from the ground and moved towards a definite direction with all the four warriors.

  After journey of two prahar, a lake was there in front of them.

  'All four of you have to cut these trees, which are present at the middle of this lake. But remember one thing, the timing of cutting all the three trees should be same. Otherwise result will be disastrous.' Hidimb warned the four warriors.

  'If this proved to be a deceit, then remember one thing, Hidimb. My mace and your forehead, I'll crush it down.' Akhand warned Hidimb.

  'You don't have any other option, you have to believe me, titan. Because I can only built a way from here to the trees situated in a lake.'

  Said Hidimb and signaled something through his hand, as a result there was a pull built up from the shore to the trees.

  'Move on warriors, step forward. But remember one thing, while cutting these three trees all of you have to put your effort. Whoever will not participate in this work, will remain here.'

  After his instruction, all the four warriors started towards tree through the pull. Hidimb's eyes were shining, he closed his eyes,and chanted some mantras.

  'Turn back warriors.' Hidimb's voice forced all the four to turn back.

  'You all won by hypnotizing me. Now it's time to face my elusive powers, thisis my region
and here my powers will only lead.'

  After Hidimb's statement, darkness spreaded in front of all the four warriors for some time. After sometime, when Yugandhar opened his eyes, he found around Tejasvi fourty yards away from him, lying on the ground in injured position.

  'Brother…....' He rushed. But when he reached there, Tejasvi disappeared.

  Like this Akhand also saw Suryam in injured position, and rushed towards him, but while hereached there, he disappeared too.

  Like this all four brothers went astray, and got separated from each other.

  'Finally this conspiracy succeeded.' Hidimb thought in his mind, ascended on a horse and moved towards a fixed direction, where he wants to go.

  After a journey of some praharsthrough some secret paths, he reached a palace. Soon he came towards a higher throne.

  'King of Demons, and my elder brother, I bow towards you. Forgive me brother, I could not face the combined powers of that four fierce warriors.' Hidimb was feeling guilty.

  'It's ok, Hidimb. I have seen their powers, if they'll stay together, none of my siblings could face them, and soon they will reach here.'

  'Now it will not happen, Elder. I have thrown such a dice, made such a conspiracy, through which all four of them got separated. Now Tejasvi will face 'Tribhuj', that serpent warrior Yugandhar will face the serpent Demon 'Danshak'. And that senseless mace warriors Akhand and Suryam will be trapped in juggleries of 'Adheem'.

  'Not Akhand Hidimb, not Akhand.' He should not be harmed.

  'But why, elder?'

  'Because he is my scion, Hidimb. He is the son of my son Bhanusen, this is the relation of blood, which can't be broken. Only two scions I have in this generation, one is Akhand and the other one is Subaahu. I don't expect much from Subaahu, but I want to arouse the dark soul of Akhand, so that he could be my successor.'

  'If that is so, then I have to inform brother Adheem, that he must not harm Akhand.'

  'Leave as soon as possible Hidimb, because Akhand might have reached in his area.'

  After the command of the Demon King, Hidimb ascended on his horse and left for the region of his brother Adheem.

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  Trapped in the jugglery of Hidimb, Akhand and Suryam reached an unknown place.

  'Big brother, where we are? And where our other brothers are?' Suryam questioned Akhnad.

  'These questions are arising in my mind too. Perhaps, they might be nearer to us, we must try to search them.'

  That place was totally dull, no human or any living being seems to be present there. Akhand and Suryam started calling names of their cousins, but there was no response. Suddenly Akhand felt that, someone is staring at them, hiding behind the tree.

  'Wait Suryam, perhaps someone is staring at us. So be alert.' Akhand warned Suryam.

  'I could feel the rustle sound of leaves, elder. Someone is surely present here, and he is staring at us too.'

  The guess of the both the warriors was actually right, there was a giant Chameleon hidden in the tree, by changing its colour. Akhand felt his movement, he raised his Mace, rotated and thrown it towards the tree. The tree was smashed down, and that giant Chameleon falls on the ground and turned into a demon. Akhand saw him, but that demon rushed towards the dense forest seeing him. Akhand and Suryam chased him and entered in a deep forest, but they couldn't find that demon. He was lost in that dense forest. Soon Akhand and Suryam reached an open land, where there were many higher mounds.

  'Someone is here? Or all of you are coward as like the demon who escaped from us?' Akhand smashed the ground through his Mace, and challenged the Asuras.

  Countless demons came out and ascended on the higher mounds. One of the siblings of the Demon King Markesh 'Adheem' was also with them. All of them were scared of the excessive strength of Akhand. Thereafter, the general of Adheem tried to warn him.

  'My Lord, these two youngsters seems to be very strong and powerful. They could harm us.'

  'It's not so easy to defeat Adheem, general. You don't worry, soon we'll see both of them fighting among themselves.' Adheem raised his Axe and was ready for the challenge.

  'But how this is possible?'

  'Look over this magical ash in my hand, given by Demon's mentor Bhairavnath.' Adheem showed the ash to his general in his hand.

  'What type of ash this is, my lord?'

  'Just wait and watch. Right now we have to fight them.'

  When Adheem didn't reply to Akhand for some time, he insinuated Adheem.

  'What happened demons, are you scared seeing our excessive strength?'

  'We are scared or not, I'll not reply to you. My reply will be to your dead body.'

  Adheem jumped from the mound with his Axe, 'I am challenging you, young man. My troops will not come in between us.'

  Adheem rushed towards Akhand. Seeing this Suryam tightened his grip on his Mace.

  'Allow me, elder. I'll kill this wretch demon.'

  'Wait Suryam, he has challenged me. I have to reply this.'

  Akhand ordered Suryam to go behind. Thereafter he rushed towards Adheem. Seeing this Adheem lifted a huge rock and thrown it towards Akhand, but his one smash of mace destroyed that rock. After this Adheem raised his Axe and rushed towards Akhand. Soon both the weapons collided, and the fierce roaring sound produced. After a duel of a prahar, Adheem was defeated. Thereafter, Akhand smashed his chest, due to which Adheem collided with a huge rock. Without wasting anytime Akhand stabbed the abdomen of Adheem, with the pointed part of his mace. Adheem spilled out the blood from his mouth. Akhand assumed that he was dead, which was actually his mistake. When Adheem noticed that, Akhand was heedless towards the situation. He took the ash of Bhairavnath from his waist and spreaded it over Akhand.

  Akhand laid down, due to the ash entered inside him through his nose. Seeing this, Adheem pulled out the mace from his abdomen and thrown it on the ground, it was astonishing to see that his wounds were healed automatically. Suryam was shocked, he tried to motivate Akhand.

  'Get up elder Akhand, and reply to this deceit.'

  'Don't babble, young man. Now your elder brother is one among the Asuras. He is the son of Bhanusen, who is eldest son of Demon King Markesh. Also he is the successor of my elder brother too.' Adheem narrated the secret of Bhanusen to Suryam.

  Suryam was shocked, for the moment he was not able to think that what should he do at that moment. Then he concluded, 'So that was the reason why Tejasvi entered our palace to kill Bhanusen. Now I am getting that.' At the next moment only, his eyes were filled with flames.

  'I'll not let your plan succeed, you wretch demon. Although he is a demon, but he is my elder brother too. Soon I'll destroy you and your troops, thereafter I will take my brother from here.'

  'Soldiers, just destroy this fool.' Adheem commanded his troops.

  The demons rushed towards Suryam, Suryam also raised his mace and clashed with them alone. Soon many demons got injured. But suddenly one mace attacked on the chest of Suryam, he falls several yards away from there.