42. Splash of Fiery Sword
“You aren’t allowed to wander and you can’t spend your life in this cave for the rest of your life. The safest place is Frozen Crescent.”
“Tsk, not there again. It’s a hell, even dying is better than living there.” Akshara remarked about her worst experience as a barmaid in Frozen Crescent.
“I will be with you. Have some hope in your life. Your miserable days are going to be memorable in your lifetime.” Dev gave her hope by warming her with his open wings.
Akshara felt safe under the large white wings of Dev who was in phoenix form. “I hope you won’t attempt to kill yourself again,” Dev asked her.
“What if I do it again?” Akshara asked the white phoenix.
Dev replied, “I will save you again.”
Akshara smiled at the white phoenix, “I am not going there again. Please let me stay in this cave. I will do whatever you say or take me to your cage. But not a too frozen thing. There... everyone’s mind and heart are frozen.”
Dev in his white phoenix form sat leaning against the cave walls resting, where Akshara kneeled before the white phoenix asking, “Take me with you, please.”
Dev was in immense pleasure after hearing this from her, he thought, “I love to take you with me. But you are seeing me like a bird. I promise, one day I will take you with me.”
“Why are you silent Whitey Phoenix?” Akshara asked with curious eyes.
“What do you want to ask?
That was the last question Dev asked for the night, later Akshara asked every question related to phoenix and its myths which Dev hardly managed to reply to her.
After spending a long time with the legendary white coloured Phoenix (Dev), Akshara agreed to go back to Frozen Crescent after confirming the word that the white phoenix would accompany her.
Both the white phoenix (Dev) and Akshara came out of the cave and Akshara asked, “How will we travel?”
“Get on me,” Dev told her.
“I am travelling on a legendary bird” Akshara laughed and grabbed the neck of the phoenix-like her life depended on the grab.
Dev landed Akshara in the back entrance of the Frozen Crescent and his heart throbbed to be with her all the time worrying that she might invite trouble with her senseless brain.
Dev as a whitey phoenix told her, “This is the secret passage to the primary chamber. You can use this to meet me at night. But make sure that you aren’t followed.”
Akshara nodded with a smile and went near the door of the secret passage. Before she could enter, she turned back to look at the whitey phoenix. She ran towards Dev who was in his phoenix form and hugged him tightly. She grabbed the head and kissed it on its forehead.
“Thank you for saving me. It seems I still have some days left to see the change in my life.” Akshara told the whitey phoenix and entered the secret door.
Soon after, Akshara entered the secret passage the door closed and Dev turned to his mortal form. He touched his forehead and felt her lips again when she was kissing him.
Dev smiled and flew to his ice castle, Ivan spotted Dev wandering in his room without resting. So he intended to ask Dev about it, “Still awake?”
“You haven’t slept yet?” Dev asked Ivan in return.
“Where were you? I don’t find you in your room?”
“I am here, Ivy.”
“Dev, I just visited a few minutes earlier...” Ivan lengthened his question to enquire.
“Oh, I am sleepy. Just enjoy yourself. I need to sleep to get my dreams. Then I can...”
“Then... what?”
“Then... nothing. I am sleepy.” Dev faked his yawning got inside his room and shut the door in force.
He thought, “What shape I can shift to meet her now in her dreams? (He thought for a while) I got it. Hmm, I still can’t forget her exotic eyes. She made me her captive. You are going to suffer for making me your captive. I am coming in your dreams to haunt you.”
Dev talked to himself and the imaginary figure of Akshara simultaneously. Hoping to get her love in return.
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The splashing and clanging of the swords have pierced the eardrums of the nearby people who ever gathered to witness the bravery of their female general, Nora.
Nora twisted, swirled her sword towards her opponent not only to defeat but approached in a fierce way to kill them.
All the people were scared to witness their female general be fiercer like fire.
Nora was famous for her sword attack and she was the only female in the entire kingdom who knows to use her sword wisely. She even gained fame in the Las Oajar for her sword attack.
A female stood in middle with opponents as five gigantic men approach them by crossing her swords to win over the strength of five with one. All the five attacked her at the same time; she managed to fight all the five at once. All could not withstand her attack as it was not a normal but deadly attack.
The five gigantic soldiers fell apart the training field and Nora in a victory removed her veil on her face. Everyone praised and hurrayed Nora for her bravery in defeating five at a single move.
But Nora was not at all found happy by the victory; still, her face was red in anger. Indigo, her maid friend asked her the cause of her fury.
Nora replied, "Don't ask me Indy, I am much frustrated... I found something odd in his behaviour soon after the battle with the witch. I need to find out what's distracting him from me"
Indigo replied in a sly tone, "You must be careful, my lady. Our prince may be haunted by a witch..."
Nora replied, "I won't let anyone to near him... Only I should occupy his mind. If anyone dares to come near him, I will kill them in my hands"
Indigo asked the reason, “My lady, what’s bothering you…? You look like a mess after you return from the Frozen-Crescent, what happened there?”
Nora replied by throwing her sword to the ground with much force. The ground beneath her sword cracked due to the force of Nora.
“A Witch touched my prince”
Indigo asked with shock, “Did you spare her life just like that? You must have killed her…”
Nora replied, “I would have killed her if I was not stopped by Dev”
Indigo gave a cunning idea to Nora, “Nowadays, you are less attractive. You can be always seen in armour than your feminine dress. That’s why our prince don’t find you as a girl rather he saw you as his general in his army”
Nora replied by looking herself, “Are you say so, I will do anything to own him”
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The white witch was dressed in white that contains multiple layers of cloth which gave her a majestic look and a crown made of fine quality precious crystals, the niche in her head to make her the perfect queen of Ayruzglow.
She was resting herself in her room. With her magic powers, she created a cloud of smoke that could be drawn the image of her husband, Jaysan Swiftwings. He was a majestic look with golden armour and a stunning figure of the manliness of his age.
Mirabella lamented to herself seeing the image of her husband,
“Oh, Jay... How have you been? It's been decades since I saw you as flesh and blood. I can only make these smokes to draw your image when-so-ever I think of you...Our dawn is coming soon to bring you back to me, to our family, to our kingdom…
You know, Jay… so many have happened in these years, I tried to manage peace in every direction of our kingdom. But I am unaware what destiny beholds… our son, Dev, his young blood urged him to involve in many battles. Of course, he is the winner in everything.
I am happy to tell you, Jay... our son has grown into a man. Grown enough to choose his pair... I saw her in my crystal ball, Jay; she is indeed such a beautiful and perfect match for our son. But the fact is, she is human born. I have checked her past, she is the daughter of Harsha and Sinentha.
Can you remember those humans...? She is the daughter of your human friend, Harsha. Jay, you have always wished to extend your relationship with your friend for ages. Our two families wish to grow our relationship by marrying our son to his daughter to spread peace in every direction. Finally, it is happening, Jay.
By that time, everything changed by the wickedness of the Black Witch. But, destiny indeed is strong and vicious; it made our son to fallen for her to get him into the chain of destiny. I am so happy for them... Jay, let's wait to watch their romance.
Ha... Indeed they won't surpass our love story... I taught well about battle ethics and wizard powers to our son. But I little worried about how he is going to handle a woman and fall for her. I hope, she would be strong, not brittle since I know more about our son and his powers.
Jay! If you were here, you would wonder how our son is a replica of you. He exceeds in battlefield, knowledge and now in love too. As for now, he is unaware of the love arousal in his heart. So, we can wait till he reveals...”
Soon the smoke vanished and Mirabella closed her eyes to jinx the crystal ball to spectate her son. The crystal ball displayed the background image of Frozen Crescent.
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