Part 12. Chandrakanta's Life Is Saved
V goes outside the palace and stood before the Vijaygarh praja.
"How is rajkumari? asked an old woman.
"Rajkumari is still critical. Vaidya told that the anti-dote to Shyamala's poison is some sacred ashes which will be found in Kali Pahadi. I am going there only now to get those ashes. Please pray for me along with Chandrakanta so that I can successfully bring the anti-dote, replied V.
"Yuvraj, we have wrong in hating you earlier and wishing for you be killed forgetting what you all did for rajkumari. Our blessings are with you to return successful with the anti-dote. Your and rajkumari's true love should win against that monster Shiv Dutt's plan, said another old woman.
"Your hatred was justified because even though I helped rajkumari a lot the truth is I was a khunkhaar who was Marich's son who had killed many people, said V.
"Its good that you did not die otherwise we would have lost such a nice man like you. Shiv Dutt first tried to kill you and now rajkumari is fighting for her life due to him, said a young woman.
"He will pay for what he did. Chandrakanta managed to fail the plan of Shiv Dutt and Shyamala to get Naugarh by killing Shyamala but she herself is in this condition now, said V.
"You go to Kali Pahadi, yuvraj. We will pray for you to return successful, said a man.
V nodded and went ahead.
Scene shifts to V reaching near Kali Pahadi. He jumped few times from one mountain to another to reach Kali Pahadi. In between he even had to jump from one tree branch to another while dodging the giant snakes. Finally, he reached Kali Pahadi where an old sage meets him.
"Why you have come here to such a dangerous place? asked the sage.
"Baba, I have come here to get some sacred ashes, replied V.
"Have you come to save someone's life? asked the sage.
"Yes, replied V.
"For what you came here is a very dangerous task. The sacred ashes you are searching for will be found in one of those flowers around there, said the sage.
"I have to face this danger, said V and went near of those flower plants in the garden. A colourful talking bird came there while laughing heartily.
"My name is Maya. You are searching for ashes. You will have to taste these flowers to find them. The result can be anything due to tasting these flowers, said the bird.
"Anything for Chandrakanta, said V and smelled one of the flowers.
To his shock, his nails grew longer.
"Now Chandrakanta will run on seeing you, laughed Maya.
V smelled another flower which made his nails back to normal size but grew horns on his head.
"You have now become bull, laughed Maya.
V became shocked and smelled another flower which took away his horns but made him very smaller in size. As he became smaller in size, Maya looked bigger to him. Maya started troubling him by flapping her wings on him which annoyed him.
"What are you doing? asked V annoyingly.
"By showing anger on me, it will not stop, said Maya.
"Means? asked V.
"Look behind you, replied Maya.
V looked behind to see a rat running towards him. The rat looked bigger to him as he became very smaller in size. He ran inside a hole at the bottom of a tree.
"Looks like the same happened with you what happened with us, came a voice.
V looked for the sound of the voice to find a group of men.
"What do you mean? asked V.
"Jogi has trapped you also in your net na, replied the man whose voice he heard earlier.
V looked at him with shock.
"Now you also remain with us at this place only, the man continued.
"No, its necessary for me to return. I need sacred ashes. I have to return with it. There may be some or other to get out of there. Does anyone know? Any way? asked V.
"There is a way, replied the man.
He then pointed to a tree outside the hole and said, "Do you those yellow flowers on that tree. If you reach there and smell them then you will become alright.
"If it is so then why none of you tried it? asked V.
"Not once but many times we did but climbing on such a big tree is impossible, replied the man.
V went outside the hole.
"Maya, V called out, "I those ashes, Maya.
Maya came there and said, "Its not possible. You got your hands on some wrong ashes.
"No, no, no, I have got my hands on the ashes I came to achieve, smiled V.
"Impossible, said Maya.
"If you don't believe then come and see here, said V.
As soon as Maya came there, he sat on her back and pointed a knife at her neck.
"Spare my life. The ashes you came here for I am telling you.
"Say, said V.
"This is all that jogi's trick. Ashes is not on those flowers but in jogi's kamandal. Now leave, said the Maya.
"Not now. Now first tell where is those flowers smelling which I will become like before? asked V, "Take me to those flowers. Go.
Maya takes him to those flowers. V smells them and falls from her back on the ground and becomes his original size. He then goes to that jogi.
"I have solved the puzzle of those ashes, baba. I know where are those ashes, said V.
The jogi who was praying with closed eyes opened them all of a sudden.
"Where are those ashes? asked the jogi in anger.
"In your kamandal, replied V.
The jogi looks at his kamandal.
"Give that kamandal to me, said V
"If you love your life then return back, warned the jogi, "No one can get the kamandal.
"The ashes I came searching for are in that kamandal, baba and I won't leave without taking this kamandal. I am requesting you one more time that give this kamandal to me, said V.
"Lets see how you take this tabeez, said the jogi.
Just then, 7 men of different colours circle him. V removes his sword from his back and starts fighting with them. He fights very hard with them but they push him on the ground.
"Come on, brave man. Fight with us, said one of the men and laughed with others.
V got up and started fighting with them again.
Scene shifts to Vijaygarh. The praja is praying for CK and V.
"I am getting worried for Virendra, said Surendra.
"That's why, I was hesitant in sending him, said JS.
"He may be stuck with something. He will return soon, said Padvika.
"Yes Kali Pahadi is a very dangerous place na. He will return soon, said Surendra.
JS looked at his daughter and a couple of tears fell from his eyes.
"Chandrakanta will become alright, said Surendra keeping his hand on his shoulder.
"I have grown her up since she was a baby. I can't see her die, said JS sadly.
"Maharaj, yuvraj will return soon, said JeS(Jeet Singh).
Scene shifts to V still fighting with the satrangi men. He is again pushed on the ground.
"How should I defeat these sarangi men? thinks V.
Then something clicked in his mind.
"Black colour is made by mixing all the colours so I have to use it on them, thinks V.
V then throws black mud on those men which caused them to vanish in air.
"Baba, now give your kamandal to me, said V looking at the jogi.
The jogi smiles and gives him the kamandal.
The jogi then says, "Everything that happened with you was a plan by me to see whether you genuinely need those ashes or came to get it for the wrong purpose. Maya was acting on my instructions. The men you met in hole are my men only who made up the story.
"Thank you very much, baba. You don't have any idea how much I needed these sacred ashes. These ashes are needed to save my love Chandrakanta from bichhoo kanya poison, said V.
"May you get successful in saving your love. Your love is very lucky to have you, smiled the jogi.
V smiled back. Maya comes there.
"Yuvraj got fooled. Yuvraj got fooled, laughs Maya to which V glares at her.
"I will drop you on my back till your horse so that you don't have to take trouble again to go outside the Kali Pahadi, said Maya.
"On your back? asked V in disbelief.
Maya laughed and increased her size(like TS's Khuda Baksh do) while V is puzzled.
"Come, sit on my back, said Maya.
V goes and sits on her back before she flew from there.
In Vijaygarh, everyone were now worried for V.
"I will go and look for bhaiyya, said JA.
"I will also come with you, said TS.
Just then, a soldier came inside.
"Maharaj Jai Singh, yuvraj Virendra Singh has returned to the palace with the sacred ashes, said the soldier while everyone got relieved that V has returned safely with the ashes.
"It's very good news. Now you go, said JS.
JS told to JA and TS, "Now you both don't need to go.
After some moments, V entered the room.
"I got the sacred ashes, said V and gave the kamandal to JS.
"I think its your right to bring Chandrakanta back to normal, Virendra, said JS giving the kamandal back to him, "You truly love my daughter and went to Kali Pahadi not caring about your life. So you only use these sacred ashes on her. We all will go outside and wait.
"Maharaj me? asked V.
"Maharaj is saying right, Virendra. We will leave you both alone for some time, replied RG.
V agrees. All went outside leaving V alone with unconscious CK. V looked at CK.
"Only some more moments before you are back to normal, smiled V and went near her.
He took out the ashes from the kamandal and started applying on her body while chanting Shiv Mantras. As he finished doing this, CK slowly opens her eyes much to his happiness.
CK sees V before her eyes and said, "Virendra.
"Chandrakanta, you became alright, said V happily kissing her knuckles.
"How I am alive? asked CK confusingly.
"You were not dead but unconscious. Vaidya told that since you were bitten by bichhoo kanya herself he can't cure you but the only to save your life was to bring sacred ashes from Kali Pahadi which will act as an antidote to the poison. He told that if I don't bring it in 2 days then you will die. I could not let you die so I went to Kali Pahadi to bring it, replied V.
"I heard that Kali Pahadi is a very dangerous place. You should not have gone there, said CK.
"I don't care about the place being dangerous. I only cared about saving your life, said V.
"Your love has saved my life, Virendra, smiled CK and hugged him.
V smiled as he hugged her back.
"Ahhh, winced CK causing V to break the hug.
"Is it paining a lot? asked V looking at her neck.
"She scratched very hard, replied CK.
"You need rest. I will call others, said V as he made her rest back.
V leaves the room and in a moment, he comes with others. Everyone is happy to see CK alright. CK smiles on seeing them and they smile back at her. CK's parents rushed to her. RG hugged her followed by JS hugging her. Champa, Chapla and Devgiri too hugged her.
"You have no idea how happy we are seeing you alright, said RG emotionally.
"We are feeling as if our life has come back, said JS emotionally.
"Since rajkumari is alright now free of bichhoo kanya poison, she has to apply this paste on her wound which will make it heal soon. As she is still having weakness she needs to have meals on time and take proper rest along with applying this paste, said vaidya.
"Okay, said RG.
JS gave reward to vaidya before telling to leave the room.
"We did not think that on meeting you again after spending time with you in Naugarh, we will be seeing you in this state. But now we are very happy to see you alright, said Padvika.
"That Shiv Dutt so easily made me a villain while showing himself a victim, said CK.
"Shiv Dutt will not be spared for putting you in this state, said Surendra.
"Shiv Dutt needs to die now. If he lives then he will keep on trying killing others, said Champa.
"First maharaj, then yuvraj and nnow rajkumari. Don't know who will be next, said Chapla.
"You both are right. We are not going to tolerate his crimes anymore, said V.
"We will think of that later. First we have to update praja about Chandrakanta. Chandrakanta will rest for some hours before meeting praja at night. And Shiv Dutt, Jhumroo and Avtaar Singh should not come to know now that Chandrakanta is alive. They should only come to know that Chandrakanta has killed Shyamala to fail both of their plans, said JS.
Everyone agreed.
"Only me, Champa and Chapla will stay with Chandrakanta, said RG.
"I will also stay here, said Padvika.
"Okay, said RG.
Next- Part 13. Virendra Gets Chandrakanta Ready To Meet The Public
Precap: #V helps CK with the dress and ornaments to get her ready to meet the praja like she helped him when he recovered from Shiv Dutt's poison attack.
#SD gets to know through TS that CK killed Shyamala.
"Ye ladki marte waqt bhi mera plan fail karke gayi. Narak me jaaye ye, fumed SD in anger.
"Narak me main nahi tu jaayega, kameene, came a familiar woman's voice.
SD looked ahead and was shocked to see CK alive with V.
A/N: In this story, for a change the jogi from Kali Pahadi was good but there is an addition of satrangi men which was from the Kroor Singh track.
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