Demise of the Demon King

by Utkarsh Srivastava

  Then only, Sage Shankracharya got the information that Suryam has been trapped.

  'King Veersen. I am going to protect Suryam, till then you should destroy this Naagvyuha leading our Garunvyuha.' Shankracharya suggested Veersen.

  'Sure Sage, save my son at any cost. You should go, I am going to destroy this Naagvyuha.' After this, Sage Shankracharya directed his charioteer to take him to the place, where Suryam was trapped.

  Soon the duel between Akhand and Vrishbhaan came to an end. In front of immense strength of Akhand, Vrishbhaan was not able to stand in front of him even a prahar. Akhand grabbed him in his under arms, and broken the breathing tube of his throat. Thereafter, he pushed that lifeless body on the ground. But soon he came to know about the deceit played by the Demon King to kill Suryam.

  Soon Tejasvi also got to know about this deceit, who was engaged with Sage Kapish in a duel. He tried to convince Sage Kapish.

  'Just leave my way Sage, I have to protect my brother.' Tejasvi requested Sage Kapish.

  'I cannot let you go anywhere till the sunset, and that's the command of my King.' Saying this, Sage Kapish raised his bow and targeted an arrow towards Tejasvi, but at that moment only Sage Shankracharya reached that place and disabled his weapon. After that, Sage Shankracharya commanded Tejasvi.

  'Tejasvi, you go and protect Suryam. I will face the commander Kapish now, so you just leave.'

  Tejasvi went from that place, the duel among Sage Kapish and Shankracharya was started. The speed and capability of the arrows aimed by Kapish, was surely better than that of Sage Shankracharya. While on one different side, Veersen destroyed the Naagvyuha and killed Vibhatsu too. Thereafter, He also rushed to protect his son.

  Sun was about to set, but the duel between Suryam and Bhanusen was still going on. The Demon King was also present there, but when he saw Tejasvi rushing with his horse Vayujit towards Suryam rapidly, he felt that his plan is going to fail. He lifted a spear and targeted it towards Suryam.

  As a result, that spear stabbed Suryam from back, the pointed part of that spear rushed out from his abdomen.

  'Suryam………. ' Tejasvi was too late to reach there.

  Suryam collected all his strength, and pulled out the spear from his body, and thrown it on the ground.

  'You have proved it today, Demon King. You demons are actually wretch, you cannot never fight in an honorable manner. You will pay for this deceit.' The eyes of Suryam turned red, he was thirsty for Bhanusen's blood. He collected all his strength and smashed on the chest of Bhanusen, as a result he falls on the ground. The Demon King Markesh tried to help him, but Tejasvi turned furious, he evocated a divine weapon, and targeted it towards the Demon King. As a result, his chariot was completely destroyed, and the Demon King falls on the ground.

  Suryam was about to kill Bhanusen. But before that Sage Kapish defeated Sage Shankracharya and reached their. Akhand also reached there, he was almost fainted seeing Suryam's condition. He came on his knees, his heart was in pain. At the moment he forgotten his oath to protect Bhanusen.

  But the prior duty of Sage Kapish was to protect Bhanusen. To fulfill his duties, he evocated a divine weapon Anjali Astra.

  'No Sage, you cannot do such an unrighteous thing. How could you kill one of your favourite disciple through a deceit? Akhand tried to stop Sage Kapish.

  The heart of Sage Kapish was filled with pain. 'Forgive me Suryam, but I am compelled to this.' Kapish chooses his duty, and shots the Anjali Astra towards Suryam. With the windy speed, that arrow got embedded in Suryam's chest, Bhanusen also took the advantage of that situation, he stood up from the ground and stabbed Suryam from back with a poniard. That son of Veersen, falls on the ground.

  'Suryam…… ' Akhand screamed with pain. He rushed towards Suryam, and taken his head on his lap. The eyes of Sage Kapish were also filled with tears.

  Akhand was furious, his eyes turned red, he lifted up his mace and targeted it towards Sage Kapish. Sage Kapish jumped from the chariot to save himself, his chariot was destroyed completely.

  'I have not expected my father and grandfather to follow the rules of war. But you too, Gurudev? How could you? It's the darkest sin of your life Sage Kapish, shame on you. You have killed your disciple like this, through this unrighteous way? O Gurudev, you are the disciple of Lord Parshuram. You only tell me, the way you have killed my brother, is this a policy of an ideal warrior?' Akhand confronted Sage Kapish.

  'Come back to your senses, Akhand. If Sage Kapish wouldn't have killed Suryam, then he would have killed me.' Bhanusen grabbed his hand, and tried to convince him.

  Akhand was furious, he pushed Bhanusen on the ground.

  'If I wouldn't have promised my mother to protect you, then today might be the day of your demise. I might have killed you with my own hands. So it will be better if you shut your mouth.'

  The Demon King looked over the ring in Suryam's hand, therefore he signaled Bhanusen. Suryam was in injured position, but he felt about the evil intentions of Markesh. At the next moment only he closed his eyes and evocated Mahabali Vakrbaahu.

  'Vakrbaahu, I need your help. I am calling you. Just come Mahabali Vakrbaahu.'

  With an intense lightning, Gajeshwar Vakrbaahu appeared in the battlefield.

  'My lord, how this happened to you? Why didn't you called me earlier?' Vakrbaahu was worried about Suryam.

  'Leave these things Vakrbaahu, sun is about to set. Just take me away from this battlefield. I have to do some important work before my death.'

  As Suryam commanded Vakrbaahu, Vakrbaahu took him up and rushed towards his camp. Tejasvi was engaged in fighting with the Demon King. The sun was about to set. At last, Yugandhar reached his opponent, i.e. Naagish. The place of this battle was miles away from the place, where Tejasvi was fighting with the Demon King Markesh.

  Soon Naagish falls on the ground, the Divine Axe of Yugandhar was about to kill him.

  'Forgive me Yugandhar. I am disarmed now, you can't kill me.' Naagish was scared of his upcoming death.

  'No Yugandhar, don't let him go. We have suffered a lot, just because you have given the boon of life to him earlier. Due to this only, lakhs of serpents had to sacrifice their life, so you can't forgive him.' Vishandhar was in favour of killing Naagish.

  'No grandfather. I am the son of legendary warrior King Vikramajit, I can't attack on a disarmed warrior. Go Naagish, you have got a boon of life from me once again.'

  Yugandhar removed his axe from Naagish's throat and turned towards Vishandhar. The army of serpent demons was defeated now.

  The flames of vengeance was still in the mind of Naagish. At the next moment only, he turned into a snake and tried to bite Yugandhar. But Vishandhar felt about his intentions earlier only, he stabbed Naagish in his serpent form with a spear to kill him.

  Naagish screamed with pain, and died in his serpent form only.

  'That's should be the result of this deceit.' Vishandhar insinuated Naagish.

  'You are right grandfather. But because of this Naagish, our serpent's army suffered a huge loss. Only twenty thousands of serpents are alive right now.'

  Soon they heard the sounds of shell. Sun was set, the darkness of night spreaded all over, the third day of the fierce battle came to its end.

  'Let's go grandfather, we should return to our camp.'

  In the search of Trishastra

  The camp of Vidarbh was filled with mourning. On one side King Bhargav was mourning for his son, and on the other side Suryam was on the death bed. Vakrbaahu brought him in his camp. Tejasvi and Veersen also reached there. The bow slipped down from the hand of mighty warrior Tejasvi. Veersen mourned, and took the head of his son on his lap.

  Suryam closed his eyes, and started chanting some mantras. As a result, the divine sword of Sage Omeshwar, appeared in his hand.

  'Elder…., Tejasvi.'

  Suryam presented that sword to his brother Tejasvi. Tejasvi came nearer to him and holds his hand. Then only Yugandhar reached their along with his grandf
ather Vishandhar. He was shocked to see wounded Suryam, after that Suryam begins to say.

  'Brother….Tejasvi…., Yugandhar……., although we have not… spent our childhood together. But the three…. months…in Patallok, will be always….. in my memory. I regret…. that I would not….. be able…to spend more… time with you all. But submitting this….. divine sword of Sage Omeshwar to elder Tejasvi….. I want to be free….. from my final duty.' Suryam given that divine sword of Sage Omeshwar to Tejasvi. Thereafter, he turned towards Vakrbaahu.

  'Vakrbaahu, I have… one last…… command for you.'

  'Waiting for it, my lord.' Vakrbaahu came nearer to Suryam.

  'I am….. commanding you, Vakrbaahu. Until…… my brother….. Tejasvi….. kills….. that wretch Demon King Markesh, you will be with him……. till the end of this war. After this war, you are…. free Vakrbaahu…., you can go wherever….you want.'

  'It's my words to you, my lord. Until the demise of the Demon King, and the victory of Balishthgadh. I will continue the huge destruction in the opponent army.'

  Suryam was quite satisfied with his statement, he turned towards his father Veersen.

  'Father,…. now you also… permit me… to leave.' Suryam joined his hands towards him.

  'No my son, I cannot permit you.' The eyes of Veersen were filled with tears.

  'Forgive…. me father…, but now it's not under……my control to… follow your orders.' Finally, the mighty warrior Suryam closed his eyes forever.

  'Suryam….' Tejasvi and Yugandhar screamed, Veersen was also mourning continuously.

  'How this happened, brother?' Yugandhar turned furious.

  Sage Shankracharya tried to calm him down, he narrated the whole tale about the deceit of Sage Kapish.

  'Enough is enough. Today I swore an oath that as like our camp is mourning now, tomorrow the camp of Vidarbh will be filled with complete darkness. Except elder Akhand, none of the sons of Bhanusen will remain alive tomorrow, and these are my words to this battlefield.' Yugandhar raised his sword and vows.

  'What you are saying, Yugandhar? Those youngsters are innocent. Why you vowed to kill them? Actual sinner is Bhanusen, so he should be punished.' Tejasvi was shocked with the words of Yugandhar.

  'He don't deserve the punishment of death, brother. He should also feel that pain, through which we all have suffered. When he will look over the dead bodies of his sons, then he will regret, that why he is alive. And I could feel relief seeing him in pain. He killed our father King Vikramajit through a deceit, he will be punished. But the death will not be his punishment, he will get a severe emotional pain. And while seeing the pain of his sons, perhaps he would come out from the den in which he is used to be secured during a war.'

  'Ok fine, just do what you want. May be this plan works to pull out that Bhanusen from the hidden place. But not only this, we have to search the way to kill that Demon King.' Tejasvi was also turning furious. Perhaps, the minds of both the warriors were filled with the flame of vengeance.

  'But how we'll do this?'

  'If not through strength, then we have to go for a deceit. I have a plan.' Something was there in Tejasvi's mind.

  In the camp of Vidarbh, there was the atmosphere of joy. Only Akhand was a warrior, who was mourning.

  The demon's mentor Bhairavnath was sitting alone in his camp. Then only, the Demon King entered in his camp.

  'Gurudev.'

  'Welcome, Markesh. Congratulations, for killing one among those four warriors, who became one of the cause of your defeat in Patallok.' Bhairavnath congratulated Markesh.

  'We don't need to celebrate, Gurudev. The warriors like Tejasvi and Yugandhar are still alive, and now their strength has increased, as Vakrbaahu has joined this war. How we'll defeat them?'

  'I agree with you, Markesh. Until the divine Vijay Dhanusha is in Tejasvi's hand, it's not possible to defeat him. And similar is the case of Yugandhar, any one couldn't defeat him in a duel until the divine axe of Dev Sheshnaag is with him.

  'So what shall I do, Gurudev? Neither they know the way to kill me, nor I am able to find the way defeat them. If this continues, this war will last through eternity, because it's impossible to defeat me.'

  'It's a myth of your mind, Markesh. Until the spirits of your siblings Adheem, Tribhuj and Danshak is there in your body, till then only you are victorious.'

  'It means, it's possible to defeat me. But how, Gurudev?'

  'Try to recall, that your siblings Adheem and Danshak were killed by the divine swords of Sage Omeshwar. That's why when you were stabbed by these swords, then the spirits of your siblings left your body for some time. When Tejasvi turned into a werewolf, then the spirit of Tribhuj in your body got scared and left your body, because Tribhuj was killed by Tejasvi when he was a werewolf. Don't you remember these things?'

  'I remember, Gurudev. But I think you don't know that, Tejasvi is a normal human now, he can't turned in a werewolf anymore. Then what is there to scare about?'

  'There is one thing to scare about, Markesh. There is a way for your demise.'

  'Why you are not telling me? What is the way to kill me?' Markesh was eager to know.

  'The Trishastra.'

  'The Trishastra. But you very well know Gurudev, that any weapon of this mortal world could not kill me. Then which type of weapon this is, which could take me to the death?'

  'Sage Omeshwar produced a divine weapon Panchshastra, to kill his worst enemy, 'the Demon Lord Durbheeksh'. But before his death he divided it into five swords, so that it should not go in wrong hands. Two of those swords are in Devloka, one of those is on the Prithvilok and two of those are with Tejasvi and Yugandhar. If those two swords gets joined, than the third sword at the Prithviloka, will surely attract it. This could lead the formation of the Trishastra, and if your navel will be stabbed through this divine Trishastra, then the spirit of all your siblings will leave your body for at least three prahars. You had an intense meditation since three years, due to which you have gained such a strength, that you can easily bear the single attack of a sword of Sage Omeshwar, it will not affect you. But if the spirit of all your three brothers will leave you at a time, then it is possible to kill you. Your elusive powers will also get inactive for some time, after this a person who have immense strength can surely kill you.'

  'Ok Gurudev, I'll be alert. And tomorrow, I will face that Yugandhar, also I will bear the venom of the serpent's army. None of my troops will be harmed through the venom of those serpents. Now I have to go, Gurudev.' The Demon King Markesh left from that place. The demon's mentor Bhairavnath was staring at him, and was continuously smiling.

  'I was very well aware of your plan, you fool Tejasvi. Now Markesh is not capable enough to defeat you, so he is of no use for me, that's why I have told you the way to kill him. But then also, I will try to save him just for the show off. Because after the demise of the Demon King Markesh, that great demon will rise, who will destroy all the divine powers from the Prithvilok.' The demon's mentor Bhairavnath had an evil smile on his face.

  From that camp, Markesh reached the camp of Balishthgadh. But Yugandhar blocked his way. The Demon King Markesh turned into his actual form. He was actually Tejasvi, it means guess of Bhairavnath was actually right.

  'I made the full use of the last lesson taught by our father, Yugandhar. Now I know the secret of the demise of the Demon King, it means our plan succeeded.' Tejasvi explained all the things to Yugandhar.

  At the next moment only, Yugandhar evocated his divine sword. Tejasvi also evocated his sword. Both of the swords came in contact.