Dark Love Story Chapter 21(Pg142) last chapter (Page 36)

Kurwaki gave a faint smile and replied'"You did a clever job of stopping the story where it was actually required to stop'"

and Shaurya's expression changes...becoming more serious, while his mind deep in thoughts, his heart which had gone 5 centuries back and eyes travelling to the aquarium kept in the corner of his royal, regal room, where a small fish was busy chased by a big, fat golden fish!

Flashback:

Maharj Shaurya Pratap Singh had always got what he wanted'He had never lost any battle..He did need Rajkumari Chandralekha badly'He had started liking her'He just could not stop thinking about her, but he knew it would be difficult to convince her riyasat and her father, Maharaj Rajendra Singh for marriage'Naugard and Chunargard were very old enemies of each other..The places were not very far from each other but because of their rivalry which was quite old and from their origin, people of both the riyasats never mixed up..Thus there was no question of business and commerce between the states. So now marital alliance was out of question..Shaurya Pratap needed to get her with some other means'He thought with a crooked smile'

"To kya hua agar humare riyasato mei shatruta(enemity) hai Rajkumari'Humne apko apni maharani banana ka nirnay kar liya hai!...ab jald hi ap humari hogi!...waise bhi zaada din rajyo(states) ke beech shatruta rehna achi baat nahi hoti!...haahahahaha'Akhir kisi na kisiko to mitrata(friendship) ka haat barhana parega na"'he smiles wickedly'

            Shaurya goes out late in the evening in his horse..Seeing this some of his guards asks him to be accompanied by them, but he denies telling that he just want to go to the town to visit his people and will be back very soon'30 kms from Chunargard palace, there was an isolated place which further led to a broad road and then a dense jungle..The jungle was a shortcut to Naugard riyasat, although many were not very keen in choosing that road, as it was very dense and dark'Many wild animals and poisonous reptiles dwelled(lived) in this deep dark forest..This isolated place had a few huts with a handful of people living their lives quietly under the protection of Mahraj Shaurya Pratap'This small village had seen livelihood of these families and its ancestors from many centuries now, quietly protected and helped financially by the Yashvardhan dynasty to which Sharuya Pratap belonged'

The horse stopped outside one of the big cottages by itself as it knew this house and the place, and Shaurya got down from his horse and immediately the door of the hut opened, with a short, thin and dark woman who was bending occasionally, smiled at the king and greeted'

"Aiyee Mahraj..humei pata tha..aj ap zaroor yaha pradharenge!..."'the old woman smiles a bit at him and shows her hand towards the hut signaling him to enter..Shaurya smiles in return and comes inside'The hut was old and small but it had all the things that were needed to live a simple and happy life'He sat on a stool offered to him as there were not any other arrangements for sitting..The woman herself made her place next to him and asked him'

"To ap use mile?...ab aage kya socha hai?..aur hum apki kya sewa(help) kar sakte hai Maharaj?"'.to which Shaurya with a smile replied'"Hum chahte hai aap use humara sandesh(message) pohchaye!...kaafi ziddi hai woh'par koi baat nahi..Akhir humari hone wali Maharani hai..thori to ziddi honi hi paregi'par baki rajkumariyo se alag hai'humne use prem se samjhane ki cheshta(try) kit hi'Parantu who samajhne ke liye tayaar nahi thi'Humari maharani banne ke liye tayaar nahi hai!(he says with a bit of disappointment and anger)'To kya hua agar humari pehle se ek maharani hai'Hum abhi bhi jawan hai, aur humse abhi bhi koi bhi rajkumari shadi karne ke liye tayaar hogi'par ye kanya lagta hai kisi aur hi mitti(soil) ki bani hai!!...Par koi bat nahi'who apni marzi se nahi to humari marzi se humari banegi!."'.He says fisting his hands'

            "Hum chahte hai ki ap humare taraf se unhe ye samjhaye ki Humari chetawni ko who mazak na samjhe!...Unhe batayiye ki hum kya kar sakte hai, ki hum unke kareeb aane ke liye kuch bhi kar sakte hai'Unhe bataye ki who kewal humari hai'Chunargard ki choti maharani'"'Saying this he hands her some strands of Chandralekha's hair, which he had succeeded to get while being close to her in the river..As for the magic to have an affect on Chandralekha something of hers was needed'Something which touched her body'The woman takes the hair strands with a smile and tells him'

"Apka kaam ho jayega'Hum use ye soochna de denge'Aur jis tarha ap dena chahte hai usi tarha denge'Chunni bai was the witch whose old eyes had seen Shaurya Pratap from his birth..He had learnt tantra vidya from her at an early age and knew about these things a lot..But he always supported magic which was for a good cause'Chunni bai liked this quality of his, she knew he would never misuse his powers..This was what Chunni bai was always cautious of'She herself supported the kind and the needy people..People who actually required her service for not hurting or damaging someone, but for something important'Today although Shaurya was not doing a good thing by telling her to do what was against her moral norms, but it was important..Very important for Chunargard, very important to see the king not just live a lonely life and die, for which his queen never cared, but to smile happily and win someone's heart, someone who could give him an heir to his throne, which had already become a serious issue among the riyasat and its people..Everyone was worried as to when will they get an heir to the throne, and if they didn't, who will become the next king as the king's younger brother was an evil monster'Yes a monster, who never cared about the people, but only did care for the wealth and riches of Chunargard and how to become more wealthy by crushing the poor'

" Humne apko kaha tha ki bohot jald apko apki nayi Maharani milegi'Aur isbar kisi rajneeti ke maksad se nahi, balki ap unse apne liye byaah(marriage) karenge'Tab apne humari baat ka yakeen nahin kiya tha'par dekhiye aaj aapne unse mil hi liya!..."'ab aap jake araam kijiye, hum apka kaam kar denge, jiska pata apko shigra chalega(which you will know very soon).."..

Shaurya smiles at her and thanks her and leaves from the place to his mahal'

End of flashback..

Shaurya and Kurwaki were having dinner silently, kurwaki was a bit sad today, their past was bad and depressing, and although it was centuries ago, still everything was alive in front of her eyes..She could not forget the destruction, the fire, the lives that had gone by'

"Kurwaki..Kurwaki, kya humari baat sun bhi rahi ho tum'tumne abhi tak thik se khana nahi khaya..Jaldi se khao'Hum jante hai tum kya soch rahi ho'Hum khud un baato ko nahi bhul paatei'Hum jante hai, humei unsab galtio ke liye, nahi gunaaho ke liye kabhi maafi nahi mil sakti..Kine bhi dand mil jaye kam hai!...Par hum kya karei..Hum apne krodh(anger) pe kabu nahi rakh paye, jab humse humara sabkuch cheen gaya'hum apni sari hado ko bhul gaye the'" Shaurya says weeping and remembering the horrible past'and gets up to leave the table when Kurwaki stops'

"Nahi Shaurya..tumhe adhi maafi tabhi mil gayi thi jab tumhe kaha gaya tha kit um firse janam loge aur tumhe apne pichle janam ki saari baatei yaad rahegi'Who vardaan(blessing) tumhe isliye mili thi taki us janam mei nahi to is janam mei tum Chandralekha ko pa sako'Isliye pichla sabkuch bhulke aj ke baarei mei socho..Isbaar ye aakrhi mouka hai tumhare pas..woh kya kehte hai English mei?..Last chance..You have to get your queen back'

"Dushman to isbaar bhi kaafi hai Kurwaaki..par hum isbaar Chandralekha ko paake rahenge'Chandralekha ho ya Manyata..Woh sirf humare liye bani hai!...She will be mine..I won't die before making her mine'" and he again becomes serious'.

To be continued...

Sorry friends today didn't get time at all so just 1hour back wrote it in a hurry..So can't write and update more than this..I have my studies actually..Will try to update somewhere around the end of this week...Jootei mat marna friends and do hit the like button plz..Had to think a lot for this part and I know it was not a very good update but next part will be good..I promise...This part was to clear some doubts that most of you all had...