127. The beginning of Anhilation.

                                    

                                          
Had I known... I would never had let Krishn stop me that day. 
But so is life... Regrets hound us at each turn. 
" Now! It's the middle of the 
night! " Yudhishthir shouted, startling all of us. 
"What is it? " I rose up, rubbing the sleep out of my eyes. 
" Stay, " He whispered, rushing out of the room. 
Stay? What the hell? " You both. Back to sleep. Now! " I ordered, fixing my clothes as I followed him out. 
"Yudhishthir! " I shouted, as I saw a huge pillar nearly fall on him in the sabha, rushing to push both of us out of the way. 
I nearly escaped being trampled over by it, falling on Yudhishthir. 
"I told you to stay in the room! " He yelled over the chaos. 
" And leave you alone! Do you even hear yourself? " I replied, as all of my brothers rushed in as well. 
It seemed as if our castle was affected by a series of shockwaves. Repeatedly throwing us off. 
"Oof! " I exclaimed as I fell back into his arms. He held me close, while my sisters also rushed out. 
" Who is it? " I shouted and Arjun shook his head. 
"Mamashree. It can only be him. Madhav! Don't stop us today! " He yelled, as we moved to the closest tower, stumbling over the stairs to look at mamashree, shrouded in a cloak. He had about a thousand elephants stomping the ground, over and over. Inducing earthquakes. 
"We have to capture him! This is what we had to wait for -" 
" We can't just capture him... Look! " Nakul yelled, as Mini pointed to a crouched Duryodhan nearby, who was carrying out the task of readying the archers... Their arrows were ablaze... Which is when I saw something else. 
"Get down! " I yelled, as I felt our surroundings be sprayed in oil. 
An elephant had done so. 
Poor elephant... How inhumane were these creatures. 
"Have they not learnt? Did Varanavart teach them nothing? " Bheem roared and I sighed. 
All six of us, minus Devi,understood what we had to do. 
"Yudhishthir. Go into the room. Lock the doors and have huge ice ocks placed in all the rooms... All of you. Now! " We yelled and he shook his head. 
" But-" 
" I'll be fine, " I whispered. "Go look after them.. Won't you? " I whispered and he sighed. 
" I'll come out the minute you douse the flames, " He said, rushing out with his brothers. 
Okay... Now... 
" We simply need to set fire to the oil before they do, " Sudhuma said, her eyes sharp as she routinely burnt down any arrow that would get even remotely close to us. 
" Exactly... Shall we? Mamashree keeps forgetting... If we can burn his palace down... We can protect ours just as easily. " Sphulingini smirked. 
We watched as Nakul's call came, his conch shell bellowed the signal. 
" Now... We begin. Day one of anhilation. " Kali said. 
I felt the familiar heat envelop me, as Sulo caught one of the arrows, snuffing it down, but setting her own fire. 
The flames roared instantly, it was far too bright... Even I had trouble making out where the two idiots were. 
"Go and tell Arjun and Nakul to capture them... They are retreating!" Vishwa shouted, as Sulo, the fastest amongst us ran away, leaving a trail of flames on the carpet.
" How long must we wait!" Sudhuma yelled and I looked over at her. 
She looked... Tired? How is that possible. 
" Sudhuma? Sudhuma? Sudhuma! " Kali yelled, as she hit the ground, all of us looked down.... 
This just kept getting better and better. 
"Go take her, " Kali ordered Vishwa who picked her up, running inside. 
Just us then... The three of us. 
As my own flame rose steadily, I could feel the warmth.... I felt like I was home again.. 
"Karali! " A voice called and I looked over at Sulo, her voice carrying over the flames..
I strained my eyes, watching the two thumbs up she showed. 
"Stop! " I gasped out as we all let the heat down... Immediately, we felt the chill of the winter take hold. 
Arjun and Nakul stood by, standing in a bubble of fire. 
Sulo... You smart arse. 
As we all trudged up, I saw Yudhishthir come out of the room, he looked unharmed and hauled me into a hug. 
" I'm fine.. I'm fine... " I whispered, running my hand on his back as he repeatedly kissed me forehead. 
"The kids? " I asked and he nodded.
"Sleeping. Don't worry. We have bigger problems to solve, " He said, holding up his crown. 
" We do... Come Samrat. It's finally time for the war... " I mumbled, adorning his crown as we strode into the sabha. 
I looked over at Vishwa, who assured me, that Sudhuma was out cold... 
Shakuni and Duryodhan stood in the middle of the hall...a wall of fire around them. 
Sulo smirked, her eyes held a dangerous mirth. 
" Maharaj Shakuni, Yuvraj Duryodhan... I'm not sure how much you know... Since politics was never your strong suit... But life isn't always Duyt... Is it mamashree? " I asked as he sniffed, sneering at me. 
"Yuvraj Duryodhan..Gandharaj Shakuni. By attacking Indraprasth in the middle of the night, attempting to burn our kingdom down, we declare war against Hastinapur. If they wish to rescue their . .. Precious few, they may negotiate terms of your release... But now... A war is inevitable. Nakul. " Yudhishthir ordered. 
" Send a message to Maharaj Dhritarashtr. Tell him, tell Hastinapur to prepare for war. " Yudhishthir announced. 
" You cannot do this Yudhishthir! You don't know! Mahamahim Bhishm will fight against us! Will you kill him too? Your own gurudev? " Duryodhan tried desperately. 
I walked down the throne, standing in front of them. 
"Anyone... Anyone who dares to stand in the path of dharm will die.. Whether it be MahaGuru Dron... Or Devvrat Bhishm himself. You dared to hurt us... More than we can count... I think a war is overdue. " I glared at them, watching as he looked at me with hate. 
" Bewarned Sagarika... Your son.. -" 
" My son will never make it to the field-" 
" You will have him hide? What about a warrior's honour -" 
" A ten year old needs no honour Duryodhan... You on the other hand... You couldn't gain any even now. " 
" Court dismissed! " Yudhishthir announced, as the two of them were escorted to the prisons. 
" We must ready ourselves for war. We have no time to waste... Send Hastinapur the letter? Did you? " Yudhishthir asked Nakul who nodded. 
"I just did bhratashree. This time... They will suffer... " He raised a hand to place it on Mini's head. 
"I promise. " He muttered to her. 
Well... Welcome to my own hell everyone. 
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Yudhi on fire! 
Literally too! 
Anyways... Who's ready to kill some adharmis? 
Much love 
Radhekrishn ♥