《Infinite Hate and Undying love》


 1 Abou

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    Life is not always polite. It is rough and extreme to the tee. Especially if you live in a backward country and are one of the downtrodden. And such a life is almost always forgotten. No one speaks of it and very few dare to write about it. For it is filled with all the negativity that one can imagine.


    So Atsit never thought that her life will be of any use. She would be like the infinite stars in the sky. Lost amidst it all. But Universe had plans for her.@@

 2 Death of thy hear

    That day was the day it all started. The sunlight shone brightly as it did always. The birds were cooing as always. And everything was normal. Normal for everyone except her.


    Neither the sunlight, nor the birds could pacify her breaking heart. Because amidst the beautiful scenery she saw a hanging corpse. It was lifeless. And it belonged to her father!


    Her beloved father had died. His face looked so serene. So calm. Like he had given up on all the struggles and chosen the path of death. It was the easy way out.


    For years he was suffering. Suffering from the fear that everyone wanted him dead. He thought the world was planning to have him murdered. He was a severe schizophrenic. He wouldn''t go out neither did he allow Atsit, her sister or her mother to go out. So they all suffered. They were isolated from the world. But still they loved him. For he was a good father nevertheless.


    Her heart was breaking but tears wouldn''t come out of her eyes. She would have collapsed there on the floor if not for the tearful sobs of her little sister. She looked in that direction and realised what was happening.


    Her father, after using up all the money that he had, had committed suicide. And here she was. Left to look after her destitute sister and frail mother after years of isolation. She had neither money nor any relatives. This house too was on rent and they would be ousted the moment the owners would come to know that they were penniless.


    So, instead of grieving she looked around her. Whatever little that she had she packed. Then she called the police.


    The police came. They completed all the investigation. And took away the body. Looking at the dead body of her father being taken away her tears started to fall slowly. No matter how much she tried she couldn''t stop her tears. They just fell like raindrops. She cried and cried.


    But then she looked to her little sister. And the tears stopped rolling. How could she cry her heart out when she had to comfort the hearts of her only family left? Her father had died, but wasn''t that inevitable? The state that he was in, he could have killed them or himself. He chose to do the latter. So why should she grieve now. Instead she had to do everything now to survive along with her mother and sister. Crying would not do.


    With this in mind, she went into the world. To survive. To live. And to make them live.

 3 Searching life

    A week had passed since that morning. She had found refuge at the home of a relative who lived abroad. The house was dilapidated and abandoned. It looked a lot like a ghost house. The mere valuables that she had, she had sold to buy food for her family. She had also cleaned and adapted to this new house. Also her father''s funeral rites had been performed by her. And some neighbours were kind enough to agree to let their children take tuitions from her because of her strong English language skills.The tuition fees that she would have would help her to feed her family as of now.


    After dinner she was sleeping on the mattress on the floor. They didn''t have a bed, so they had to sleep on the floors. It was cold and dark. The electricity of this house was not functioning. So they were forced to live without it as of now. A candle was burning on the side. She tucked her sister in the large fleece blanket along with her mother. Then she turned to her side and her thoughts came to her. With the flickering flame of the candle, her past came alive before her.


    She had never been this poor in her life. Even her late father had ensured that they were properly fed and dressed even if he hit them or abused them. She was educated in the most expensive schools. Though she wasn''t able to complete her studies due to being confined by her father. She was versatile in many languages. And her biggest asset was her ability to express herself. She was well read. She could paint a canvas, sing a song, play the piano, dance. But none of that was useful now. Because none of that could feed her or her family. Everything was different. She really craved for that chocolate cake that she saw at the market. A man was buying it for his daughter. Even her father would bring it for her and her sister. But she didn''t have any money to buy that now. Her little sister would love to take just a bite. But she couldn''t even buy that for her. Her tears overcame her. Her heart felt heavy from the pain. Yesterday her sister wanted an ice cream so badly. But she couldn''t afford it. She felt so helpless. Everything seemed so futile. Was she so useless?


    She cried and cried and cried. Her pillow was soaked with her silent tears.Why did everything go so wrong? Why had fate taken every bit of happiness from her? But there was one thing. Even in these harsh times she had her mother and sister by her side. No matter how much they suffered, they suffered the pain together while smiling peacefully. With these thoughts she closed her eyes. But after closing her eyes a black cloud had overtaken her. She could see nothing, nor could she hear anything. She couldn''t feel her legs or hand or body. It was as if nothing existed. She could only think. This was scary. At that moment a faint light was seen by her.


    There was sound of birds cooing. She opened her eyes and saw a peculiar thing; surrounding her were giant trees. The sunlight shone from within the green leaves creating a serene atmosphere. She looked around but found no one. So she wandered amidst the trees and birds and all the things that were beautiful. To search for life.

 4 Is this for real?

    "Where am I? Is this a dream? How did I come here?", these thoughts had overtaken her. The place was beautiful to her eyes. The sunlight shone brightly from within the leaves. The earth was covered with myriads of flowers. Amidst the flowers lay a path of glistening pebbles. She felt different. A little lighter. She was wearing a soft silk green dress. She was surprised to see her change of costume. After all she was wearing a faded set of pajamas while sleeping. How did she land in this entirely different place? "This must surely be a dream", she thought to herself and continued on the path ahead.


    The road ahead was just as beautiful and serene. A distinct floral scent filled her senses and she saw bushes of colourful flowers around. There was the sound of water flowing freely nearby. She followed the sound and reached a stream. The stream had clear and fresh water. Even if this was a dream, she still could not control her thirst and took a handful of the water to take a sip. "Hmm, The water is so sweet!", she exclaimed.


    "Stay still!", someone shouted and brought her out of her reverie. She looked at the direction of the voice and saw a group of men and women. Amidst them she saw a beautiful man. He was the most handsome man she had ever seen. He was fair and built well. The sunlight highlighted his striking features and golden hair. His ocean like blue eyes were looking at her with an amused expression. Beside him was a beauty. Her golden hair flowed like waves across her face. Her blue eyes had the power to captivate millions. Her pink lips had a hint of a smile. She had the shape of a supermodel. Tall and slender with the exact measurements.


    Beside this beautiful pair was a cute woman. She looked of South east Asian descent. Her short curly brown hair complemented her doe eyes. She was the shortest of the group, similar to her in height. She looked at her with something akin to amazement.


    She also saw a handsome man with spectacles lined on his beautiful eyes. He looked like a nerd. A cute nerd to her. He was looking at her with caution.


    And then her eyes looked at the source of the voice. A slight shiver ran down her spine as she looked at the emerald green eyes. She had never seen such a cold face. His whole body had an aura of fear around it. His dark hair somehow defined his darkness much more. His strong body looked like they could crush the enemy with a slight effort. But even in his coldness he looked beautiful. The sunlight shone around him but dare not approach him. He was godlike. But a fearsome god.


    "Was this all real?", she thought to herself. How did the beautiful Gods come to visit her? She must be dreaming all this. This is the effect of reading too many mythologies.

 5 Hell personified

    She pinched herself to confirm whether this was real. It was indeed real. But how? It was impossible. She had never seen these people in her life. And they all looked foreign.


    Just as she was pondering over her thoughts,the strong voice said again, "Kneel! The one before you is much above you. Do you not have any respect?"


    She looked at the direction of the voice and saw the murderous glint in his eyes. The second that she met his eyes,he stared back.There was a dangerous aura emitting from him. His appearance was very casual. Yet he carried himself like the king. Just who was this scary man?


    "I said Kneel! ",he yelled now.


    She fell to her knees.It was better to bow down than make enemies in unknown territory.She didn''t know where she was after all.


    Seeing her kneel, the man had a slight smirk. But it only lasted seconds until his somber face was seen again.


    The other people in his group were all exchanging looks with each other. Suddenly the beautiful blonde said, " She''s a human. See the mark on her wrist. Furthermore she''s an ''Avyu''."


    Atsit couldn''t comprehend the meaning of her words. She checked her wrist and there was indeed an eye tattooed on it. This was all getting bizarre. Just what was happening.


    "Lares, she belongs to you",the blonde spoke again.


    " Huh? " What Avyu? Were they maniacs? And how can I belong to him? I don''t know him dammit.


    "Name yourself", the man spoke again. But this time he looked at her like he wanted to engulf her whole.


    She could experience the tension of the surrounding. It was as if that even the trees knew his danger. There was a psychopathic vibe around him. His smile was psychopathic.


    " You''re mistaking me for someone else. I am a human that is for sure. But who is this Avyu? I don''t know what''s all this. I don''t even know this place.Believe me,I was in pajamas but my dress changed to this. I don''t know how and who did it. Something is amiss. Believe me," she mumbled nervously.


    But her words seemed to have no effect on this man. He walked towards her. But his aura was like a threat. Each step of his gave her goosebumps. It was as if death was approaching her.


    "Name yourself", he told her. His eyes captivated hers. She back stepped. She was so scared that she stumbled and fell to his knees.


    This caused the man to glare daggers at her


    " I... I....I am called... My name is... " she stammered. God! How can I talk when you are looking like that.


    This time the man caught her by her hair and lifted her head. "Ahhh! ", she cried in pain. Her head throbbed from the pain.He would kill her for sure. Tears welled in her eyes. She looked at him and saw his face inches away from hers.


    " I asked your name! Do as I say or die. I will be happy to rid you of your wasteful life",he sneered.

 6 Captive

    He wrapped his other hand around her neck and started wringing it. Atsit felt her life being drained away from her. She struggled to free herself but he was too powerful.


    "Atsit! ", she cried in pain as his hold intensified. Just as she spoke her name, her abuser''s hands around her neck left their position.


    His eyes intensified. It was strange and she felt crazy but she was caught up in those emeralds. His gaze gave her chills. He looked her up and down as if assessing her. She had never felt like this before. Her eyes went to his rough lips and she licked hers.


    He smirked. " So you''re ''The One''.This will be fun. Friends, meet the one we were looking out for."


    They looked at her with contempt.


    "You are such a beauty. How could you do this? The blonde man asked.


    " Yes, Ares is right. You look so innocent even though you are charged with such a grave crime", the Asian woman spoke.


    "Lares, are you sure that she is the one?" the nerd spoke.


    "Ares, Chang''e, Kutbay. You are daring to offend Lares for the enemy? Have you forgotten why we are here for?", the blonde spoke again.


    Lares, who was listening to all of it had a calm expression. He spoke at last


    " Arya, thanks for your support. But you do know that none of you can defy me. I am above you all. And my word is the rule"


    "Capture her and drag her to the house."


    In moments the soldiers surrounded her. She was dragged by them. She looked at that man called Lares leave along with his group. And just like that they vanished.


    She couldn''t believe her eyes. Just a while ago, they were standing there and then they just disappeared in thin air. What were they?


    She was dragged until she came to a place. It was unique. There was a vast circular pavement amidst this large open space. She was taken to the centre and then everything went black. This was a unique feeling to her. She could think but there was nothing that she could see nor feel. It was as if she had lost her whole body. And it felt so peaceful.

 7 A whole new world

    When she opened her eyes,she was lying on grass. And around her she could see only Green plains that stretched forever until it met the sky. There was nothing here except this vast greenery.


    How did she come here now? She was in the forest a while ago. Then everything went black and now she was here. What was happening? Was she dreaming? But it felt so real.


    "Arggh!", she shouted.


    Suddenly a probability struck her. Was she teleporting?


    While she was pondering over her thought, someone held her neck from behind. She struggled to get away but couldn''t overpower her assaulter. His arm held her neck tightly with no intention of letting go.


    "Helppp! ",she cried with the little strength she had but there was no one around. It was all deserted. There was not even an ant here.


    " Are you nuts? ", he laughed releasing her neck. Her whole body shook with fear. It was that mad man''s voice whom she met in the forest. He sounded so sinister.


    " There is no living being over here. It''s only you and me. So there are plenty other things that you can do other than wasting my precious time asking for help. "


    Tears threatened to come out of her eyes. Where had she come? And how? Where was her family? What happened to them?


    "Where are we? ", she asked controlling her emotions. She turned around and saw that he was staring at her. But his face did not show any emotions.


    " We are at BIOS, my prison" ,he answered.


    What? Atsit was confused.


    "BIOS as in Basic Input Output System? ", she asked. He definitely didn''t want to do any good for her. But she should gather more knowledge about all this before doing anything.


    His face showed a grin. But his grin only made him look more commanding.


    "Do you really not remember or are you testing my patience? ", he asked.


    "Listen Mr, I think there is a mistake. I don''t know how I reached that forest. I was sleeping peacefully in my small room and when I woke up I found myself in that forest. And then you brought me here. I really don''t know what you are accusing me of. I beg you! Please let me return to my family. They are waiting for me. They only have me and no one else. Please! ", she begged him.


    He was looking at a distance now. He asked her, " Is your name ''Atsit''? ", he asked.


    " Yes, but I am not the one you are searching for. I don''t know anything about this. Please believe me! " she said pleading.


    "Ok.", he said

 8 In the world of sorrows

    "Ok", he said. " Then let''s see if you are really true." Saying this he started to disappear. His form started fading away. His voice which too was fading said, "See you in a while".


    She couldn''t believe her eyes. It was as if he merged into the air and disappeared. She had goosebumps all over her skin.


    She looked around. She looked at the sky and saw a peculiar thing.


    The sun in the sky was at the same place as it was when she looked before. Also even though she had been in the place for some hours, there was no sign of the day moving on. It was as if everything was still here.


    She felt scared and confused with all of this. She remembered her family and tears came to her eyes. Will she never be able to see her family again? Will she rot here in this place for the rest of her life? What happened to her sister and mother? They had no one who would take care of them in this world. What would happen now that she wasn''t there anymore?


    These thoughts made her heart wince. Her family was everything to her. Yet she couldn''t take care of her own family. She cried and cried. Her shoulders started shaking. Though no one was present here, she still couldn''t cry out loud. It was a habit. In the past she preferred crying silently rather than letting anyone know of her sorrows.


    She curled up into a foetal position and cried out. After all there was nothing that she could do rather than cry.


    She didn''t know when she fell asleep, but when she woke up the surrounding was the same as before. Her stomach started to grumble. She also felt thirsty. But there was nothing around that she could eat or drink.


    It was at this moment that someone appeared.


    His foggy form appeared and slowly it became more clearer. As he fully appeared he said, " Hello, I am Ares. I am responsible for defense here. "


    He was kind. He gave her his hand and she gladly took it and stood up. He looked gentle so she dared to put forth her questions.


    "Hi Ares, As you know I am Atsit. Where are we and how did I come here? Which country is this? How can you teleport? Are you aliens?.... " and she continued to ramble all her doubts.


    "Whoa whoa whoa, " he stopped her boatloads of queries. He had a funny atmosphere around him. He was definitely the boy next door type.


    "I''ll answer everything. But first let''s get out of here. I''m a little hungry here. So, be my date tonight beautiful Atsit. " he said while extending his hand to her.


    She laughed and took his hand. She didn''t know much about him but she had an eye for people. And she knew that he definitely didn''t want to harm her.


    In seconds the surroundings around them turned hazy and then everything turned black.

 9 Pampered

    She woke up and found that her surroundings had changed. Instead if the vast sky there was a white ceiling. She was lying on a comfortable bed covered with a warm blanket. It was a beautiful room. The beige walls had intricate carvings. There was a painting on the wall beside her. It depicted a ship with lots of people amidst a storm. She had seen this painting somewhere. She tried to remember. Yes! It was a painting by Rembrandt. She had seen it in a newspaper article on stolen paintings. Was this painting the real one which was stolen? She was left dumb.


    She looked around and saw the floor covered with an intricately carved persian rug. The windows had been adorned with Golden curtains that were embedded with gems.


    Everything around her was exquisite and very expensive. She had never seen such things in her entire life. The bed she was sleeping in was so soft. She felt a lot pampered.


    Suddenly a knock was heard on the intricately carved door. Ares peeked from it, "Are you awake? "


    "Yes, I am. " Atsit replied.


    He nodded and moved forward to bring the dinner. The room was filled with the aroma of the food. Her empty stomach started singing its tune. Gosh! This was so embarassing.


    Ares smiled knowingly and uncovered the dishes.


    Mmmm. Everything looked so delectable. She pounced on the meal like a hungry lion. In her haste she was eating with her hands as she always did. Ares sat beside her and served himself some of the food. Seeing him pick up a fork and spoon she felt embarassed. Oh God! She was so uncivilized. What must he be thinking of her?


    Seeing her twisted face Ares smirked, "It''s ok. You don''t have to be so shy. I know that it''s your habit. We know who you are now.


    Huh? This was some revelation.


    " So, can you give me my answers? Now that you know that I am not the culprit you have been looking for, you can surely tell me something.... "


    "Yes. You see, I don''t know how but you have teleported into a different dimension. And that is very difficult. Not even the higher ups here can do that."


    "What? But how? " she asked. Was he bluffing. How peculiar.


    "No, I am not bluffing. " he answered with a big grin.


    Oh! Oh! Could he read minds?


    Yes I can. I can communicate with you without using my voice.


    She looked at his mouth. It wasn''t moving. Wow!


    Atsit, your name is borne here by a person we are looking for who has committed a grave crime. But you also have her mark on your wrist- the mark of a Avyu shaped like a crescent. So you are doubted. But when we traced your brain we did not get any info. So we now know that you are not the one.


    Therefore we have to keep you hostage to dig deeper into this matter.

 10 Hostage

    The word ''hostage'' sent shivers down her spine. "So all this pampering is just a way of kidnapping me? " Atsit asked in an icy tone.


    "No my dear, why would I kidnap you. Though you are surely so beautiful that I would love to keep you for myself", he winked at her.


    What?


    " Yes my dear. You are dripping of innocence. But that does not mean you are ignorant. You have wisdom and the capability to learn. If taught well, you could easily surpass even our highest generals. Lucky would be the guy who would make you fall in love with him."


    This guy was surely flirtatious. He was complementing her a lot. Or did he have some hidden motive for being nice to her.She diffused the confusion in her mind by asking, " Then why?"


    "Because you could be that someone that we are looking for so we have to be extra sure. You see the person who we are looking for is very sly and cunning. And though I have some belief in you, others do not. I think I know why you are being implicated. You will come to know everything when the time comes. But the time has not come yet. You have to live in my world until that time comes.Until the investigation is complete. So I welcome you to my world as a guest. Please stay here for a few days. I promise you that you will be kept over here S A F E. So don''t worry. And after our investigation is complete, I will make sure that you return to your world", he explained.


    This made at least some sense but still.......


    Seeing her uncertainty he added, "Also, we are taking full responsibility if your mother and sister until our investigation is complete. "


    How did he know! But as he said these words his face held a meaningful look as if he was promising her.


    But how did he find out about her family?And if he did know about her, then why was he still investigating her.


    As if reading her thoughts he replied, "We did a background check on you. So we do know who you were. But that doesn''t mean that you are not the culprit. Your planet, your name and everything about you is written in the chargesheet. It is written that you were hiding in earth as such so as to evade the suspicions. But again, we mapped your brain and none of your memories show us that you committed the crime. So we are at a loss! "


    "I believe you should know everything beforehand as I believe you are innocent. Come with me", he explained preparing to leave.


    Seeing his ingenuity she decided to follow him. At least he believed her unlike that Lares.


    Speak of the devil.

 11 The devil at my step

    Speak of the devil and you''ll find him.


    As she closed the intricately carved door, she looked around. The marble floors lead to a staircase. While she descended the stairs along with Ares, she heard various voices talking with each other. It seemed as if they were arguing with each other. But one voice seemed familiar. Wait. Was it him?


    As she descended the last step, she finally saw him. It was indeed him, Lares. And he looked really angry. There was one other sturdy looking man and a beautiful woman. They eyed her and then whispered something amongst themselves. Their conversation seemed to provoke Lares as she saw him grinding his teeth with fury.


    "She is a criminal, not a princess. Then why is she being treated as one? Have you forgotten what she did? Or have you forgiven her for her wrongdoings?"


    "It is still not definite if she is indeed the criminal Lares. You and I both know about it. Even if she is Atsit, there is no evidence that shows us that she committed the crimes that we are accusing her of. If anything she is falsely being accused in order to hide a worse offender", the sturdy man countered him.


    So, this was going on.


    " I''m sorry to interrupt but what this man has said is indeed true. I have not committed any crime. I do not even know what you are accusing me for. So, I accept to cooperate on your investigations as much as I can to clear my name",she could not hold herself back. She had to say this. All the people in the room were now staring at her with weird expressions.....


    "And until the investigation is complete,she is the official guest of Lyonaz. The respectful Lord Alhambra has ordered her to be treated with care", Ares joined her. And there he winked at her again.


    How could he be so playful even in such a serious atmosphere. Gosh! This guy surely is weird. She couldn''t hold back her smile and gave him a million dollar one.


    While she was looking at Ares, she didn''t look at a pair of emerald green eyes carefully assessing her. There was a vibe of resentment emanating from him.


    Suddenly there was a dangerous air in the room. Atsit looked around and found his stern gaze. He looked like he wanted to chew her whole. Her hands were sweating now. Even though she knew she was innocent he seemed to make her nervous everytime.


    He smiled coldly.


    " Let''s see for how long the Lord of this land will continue to care for her. Because the day it stops I will be the one who will punish her", he said. He walked towards her and stopped right in front of her. "I will take away everything that you like away from you. And then I will make you repent in hell. Remember my words. I will be coming back to turn your life into a nightmare. And then none of these will be able to save you. "


    With this threat he strode out of the room. She didn''t know why but she was sure that he would come back to do what he had vowed.

 12 In the lairs of Psycho

    In one of the deepest abyss of the universe, Lares arrived along with his soldiers. Over here even light was scarce. In this dark dwarf planet only he and his prisoners lived. After all he was only a soldier, not the ruler.


    He dismissed his men, who transported back to their home planet Neos. Neos was previously ruled by a beautiful princess who died mysteriously.


    As he entered the Hall, a howl could be heard. Lying on the centre of the empty room was a heavily bleeding man. One of his arms had been chopped and the fingers from the other hand were missing.


    "Please! ", he cried for mercy.


    But mercy was not given easily here.


    The corners of Lares'' lips went upwards. " My, my.... I really hurried to reach you in time."


    With that he took a razor from the plate full of cutting instruments. He dug the sharp razor on the wrist of the heavily bleeding man.


    "Ahhhh!..... ", he shrieked. " Hmmmm....I am feeling relieved now."


    " Please! I beg you", the man spoke again. "I promise I will never do it again. Please let me go... I have family" he cried. His tears dripped and mixed with the bloodied cuts on his face.


    Hearing this Lares'' face showed a serious look. He looked at the sword in the middle of the room and sighed.


    "Oh! Right! You had family. So I should really let you go" he declared.


    His victim was relieved now for he released the breath he was holding in. "Thanks.Thank you so much. " he happily expessed his gratitude. Even though he was heavily wounded he smiled brightly.


    Lares smiled back. "By the way, I forgot to tell you something", and he came near him smiling brightly.


    " What?" the man asked confused. In this state of confusion Lares hugged his victim.


    "Your family. Do you know they are all dead. I killed every single one of them. Your beautiful wife she was really eager to bed me. So I complied with her request. And then she expressed her gratitude towards me by becoming my victim." he whispered in his ear.


    The wounded man''s face was full of rage now.. "And so you know what I did with your teen boy. I fed him to my pet crocodile. You see, my pet was really hungry. "


    "You bastard! ", the wounded man hissed.


    Hearing his slangs Lares laughed maniacally.


    " I surely am that. You really pleased me. So. I am definitely releasing you. " With that he put a syringe in his neck and stepped back. "But death is the only release this place has to offer. Bye bye". The wounded man fell over and started struggling for air.


    " You are my fish out of water now. Good bye friend. " Saying this he strode out of the Hall into his bedroom.


    He went into his bath and removed all the clothing which had blood stains on them. Then he turned on the faucet and showered. By the time he was out his cleaner had ensured that everything was cleaned from the Hall which was squeaky clean now. He put on a pair of comfortable pajamas and lied on his king sized bed. Tonight was going to be a good night''s sleep after all.

 13 Sighing in relief

    Meanwhile in Lyonaz, Atsit was a little befuddled with the sudden exit of Lares. This man reeked of violence. His eyes looked unnaturally calm. Those eyes could either belong to a very logical being or an extreme psychopath.


    "Atsit, come take a seat", the Lord of Lyonaz asked her. She complied and took a seat before him. Ares joined her.


    " You have many unanswered questions at present. Feel free to clear your doubts"


    There were so many questions. Will he really answer them? But what should she begin the conversation with? Hi, hello.... No, she should speak formally. After all he was something akin to a king.


    "My greetings to the Lord of Lyonaz! Yes, there are indeed many things I would like to know about. "


    "No need to be so formal. I''m a Lord not a King. And this isn''t monarchy. We are more of a democracy", he cut her speech short.


    " Really? " she sighed in relief. It would have been a pain in the ass if she had to speak such formal languages. Gosh!


    "Ok. So first how did I come to this place? I was sleeping in my little room. How did I end up here? And what is this place? I mean is it inside earth?" she asked.


    The Lord was looking at her bemusedly. The beautiful woman beside him now spoke.


    "Hi Atsit. I am Sophia, the Lady and wife of the Lord of Lyonaz"


    So that''s why! They looked so much like couples.


    "You probably came here by the means of teleportation. Either someone else teleported you hereor you did it yourself."


    "But how can I teleport myself? Is it possible?"


    she interrupted the beautiful lady''s words.


    She smiled. "Only an Avyu can teleport on his or her own without assistance. Everyone else needs some kind of device. You are an Avyu. So you do have the capability. "


    "What is an Avyu? And how are you so certain that I am one" she interrupted again.


    "You see that mark of an eye on your wrist? It is the mark of the Avyu. So we are definitely certain that you are one. "


    "That mark?But I didn''t have it before coming here" she clarified.


    "The mark appears only after being awakened.Only a fully awakened Avyu can teleport itself. So if what you say is true, then you have teleported for the first time."


    Wow! This was new information. She looked around to see everyone looking at her.


    "So am I not a human? Wait! If I am an Avyu then even my parents and sister are Avyu. So won''t they teleport here. "


    Will they all teleport here. It would be wonderful. After all this place was far better than earth. And will her father teleport here too? Can the Avyu teleport themselves back from death?


    "Probably.We are still uncertain about your origins. So we can''t comment on that. But that is a possibility" Ares replied.


    Great! God please make this possible!


    "But why did I teleport here? What is this place? "


    "This place is in a distant stellar system from earth. It would take your earth people over 2.5 billion light years to reach us if they could. But we can easily travel to your place with teleportation. You see, we are far more advanced than humans. The theorems that human scientists are discovering today is known to any toddler of ours" the Lord replied confidently.


    She was dazed by this revelation.


    "But we are still not that advanced. We still don''t know many things in this universe. Like how can an Avyu teleport without any aid. The Avyu''s are far more advanced than us" the Lord smiled at her.


    This was where they were wrong. She was the weakest in Science and Math. How could she be an Avyu and give them mathematical formulae to teleport.


    "But I don''t know anything. I don''t even know earth math properly. How can I know all that? "


    "You still haven''t fully awakened. That is why you don''t know. But when you do, you will possess a higher knowledge. "


    Okay. That seems like the least possibility. She looked around to see if this was some sort of joke. But everything was pretty normal.


    Were they bluffing with her?


    "If what you say is true and I really am some sort of intellectual being, then why did that mad looking guy assault me? Why did you imprison me? "she concluded.


    " Not every Avyu is good. One such Avyu is a highly wanted criminal. She has threatened us with dire consequences if we do not yield to her wishes. Not only that she has caused destruction and havoc in our otherwise peaceful place. At first, some of us thought you were her. But now we are certain by knowing some things which can not be specified to you at present, that you are not her. " Ares answered.He continued, "Also we apologize to you about Lares'' treatment of you. You see, he is a bit defiant and does things his way. And none of us present at your capture were able to defy his orders as he is our superior. But now that the Lord has decreed you special status as a guest he can do nothing. "


    That was a relief!She didn''t want to see that madman again.

 14 Strangers in the nigh

    She was looking into the distant forests through the window on her side while lying leisurely on the queen sized bed. The conversation from before floated into her mind.


    She was very much in tension before, regarding her family. But now, she was a little relieved. Even though she didn''t have her full trust in this Lord, Lady or Ares; but still their eyes shone with conviction when they swore that they would protect her family. She felt like she could trust them regarding this. Other than that she was not sure about how sincere they were.


    She sighed heavily. Why was her life so complicated?


    The cool breeze of the nightrelaxed her a little. Forgetting about her sorrows for a while, she stood up and sat on the window sill. It was a serene atmosphere.


    But her calmness was short lived. The leaves rustled, the breeze gushed. She could sense the tension of her surrounding. And then she sensed warm breaths on her shoulder. Someone was behind her!


    But before she could turn around to take a look at her intruder, he held both her hands pinning her to the wall beside the window. She struggled to get out of his grasp, but the more she struggled, the more tightly he held her.


    "Shhhh! ", he whispered in her ear. His hot breath gave her goosebumps. She stilled for a moment.


    " Good girl, dear. It''s good for you to be obedient", he whispered again.


    This time she recognized her assailant.


    "Lares? ", she spoke. "What are you doing here at this hour? And don''t touch me goddammit! I''ll scream and call everyone and you will be punished" she struggled against him.


    "Oh! Will you now? " he turned her around and pinned her hands above her. His body cornered hers.


    "But to do that you will have to open your mouth" he stated matter of factly.


    Just as she was about to retort back his mouth came down on her. His lips ferociously assaulted hers trying to invade her. But she refused to open her mouth. She clamped her lips shut. But he would not lose. He bit her lips hard and as she opened her mouth to cry in pain, his tongue invaded her mouth. At first it explored every section of her mouth. She bit his tongue back but he would not budge. As she released his tongue, his teeth bit her lips again. He smothered her until her last breath taking away every bit of her. Just as she was about to pass out, he released her.


    She dropped on the floor and gasped for air.


    As she started to breathe normally she found that she was alone again. He had disappeared as swiftly as he appeared.


    She was left speechless and thoughtless.

 15 The imperfect replica

    The darkness of the valley was disturbed for a second by the arrival of his glistening figure. The surroundings recoiled in fear with his coming. The serene night turned spine chillingly calm.


    Lares entered his home and dropped on the bed. He rubbed his lips. He could still taste her. He did not know what had overtaken him tonight. He had prepared himself beforehand, but his weakness had resurfaced and destroyed his plans. He had intended to kidnap the girl and bring her to his custody to question her. But her seductive figure in the moonlight reminded him of ''Her''.


    It had been a long time since he thought about her. But today all of his old memories came to life. Her thoughts made him weak so he had successfully suppressed them.


    But today as he approached that silhouette in the dark, his mind told him it was her. So he went near her. And as he inhaled her sweet scent he lost control. He tried to taste her to know whether it was her. But he lost himself in her sweet nectarine. As he bit her, he sucked her assessing whether it was her, he lost whatever little control he had


    As a result he took every ounce of her into him. He felt that he would lose her again if he let go. He only released when she gasped for air desperately.


    But then the difference came before him. She was not her. Though her resemblance to her was very striking. But she was only a lookalike demoness waiting for his weakness.


    This realization made him want to throw up. How could he kiss this witch. She was poles apart from his beloved.


    After all his beloved was a highly talented, soft spoken woman with a heart of gold. She was the most wonderful thing that the universe could offer. And just her sight arose the flames of the deepest passion in his cold heart. He was ruthless but not when she was around. She was the heart that he lacked. And that''s why he loved her so gravely.


    But he could never confess to her. Even before their love story began, it had ended.


    How much had he yearned to hold her, to embrace her, to kiss her.But his wishes remained unfulfilled. They took her away from him before anything could happen.


    And that is why he would take his revenge.


    He would fulfill his obligation to her by capturing and tormenting that evil lookalike of his beloved. After all she is the root to all his problems. A new plan started forming in his mind.

 16 Fear

    She couldn''t move. It was as if her limbs were paralyzed. No voice would come out of her mouth. She just trembled inconsolably and her eyes welled with tears. She was a virgin for God''s sake. Years of solitude due to being confined by her schizophrenic father had kept her from experiencing her first kiss when everyone else was busy enjoying kissing. Gosh! She didn''t even hold the hand of any man before. But today this man dared to kiss her forcibly. She had always believed in self defence. But this man today took away all her guards.


    She felt like a mere mice before a beast like him. No matter how much she hit or bit him he didn''t let her go. Instead he went further.


    She touched her painful lips. She was bleeding. Every defence of hers was met with out right assault. She was left thoughtless by him.


    But as the thoughts came back to Atsit, she was scared. She was scared of the audacity of her assaulter. His every move spoke volumes about his strength and might.


    She lay on the floor as the conversation from the evening flashed into her mind.


    "You will have to be careful of him Atsit. You don''t know what he is capable of. He is the most heartless being I have met till this day. " Ares looked very serious.


    "But why is he so averse to me? Have I done something wrong? " she asked. He smirked.


    ''She was so innocent. This pure thing.... ''


    "No dear, It''s not you. It''s him. You see, Lares is a very cruel being. He is like a psychopath. Calm and serene but violent and volatile. Anyone who crosses him are just waiting for the door to hell. Lares, ummm, he takes great pleasure in torturing his victims. Many instances have been found where the corpse found from him couldn''t be identified. Sometimes they lack fingers, or hands, or limbs, or sometimes even the head is missing. They say he feeds the body parts to his beloved dog. And Atsit your luck has brought you to his door. He thinks you are guilty for something that he thinks you have done. And that is why he is chasing after you. You are his number one enemy right now. That''s why you have to be very safe. But if he ever tries to harm you, do tell me. I will deal with him. Okay? "


    Each word of his brought shivers down her spine.


    "Okay", she had replied.


    Coming back to the present.


    She could no longer live in this room. What if he appears again?


    So she ran outside. She ran down the stairs and started knocking on the door of Ares'' room that he had shown before. After every knock she turned back to see if he was coming after her. Luckily he wasn''t.


    As Ares opened his suite he witnessed a very heart wrenching damsel in distress.


    Atsit was still in her nightgown looking beautiful. The lamp of the corridor illuminated her pure face. Her body contour was in full view and she looked quite seductive. But tears welled her still eyes. Her voluminous hair looked like it had witnessed a scuffle. A corner of her lush lips was bleeding.


    As he examined closely, he saw marks on her wrist.


    To confirm his thoughts he asked, "Did someone trouble you? "


    She inhaled sharply, then released the breath she was holding.She nodded yes. Tears dropped like raindrops and she started crying. He held her and hugged her.


    "Shh! Baby don''t cry. I''m here", he comforted her.


    In the darkness of the night a soft wail could be heard in the corridors of the palace of Lyonaz. And along with it could be heard the reassuring comforting words of a gentle man.

 17 Vroommmm

    As his comforting words drifted into her ears she recognized the awkward position they were in. She was hugging him so freely. But somewhere in her heart she felt a new feeling being evoked. His musky scent invaded her nostrils. He was freshly showered for his hair was dripping wet. He felt beautiful. She subconsciously touched his hair. She wanted to know how it would feel to touch it.


    And the moment she touched it she regretted it. Why was she so interested in him? Did she fall in love with him?


    She broke the hug with a sorry. "I''m sorry for being intrusive. Actually I was a bit distressed. Someone assaulted me in my room in the middle of the night. And that person was Lares!"


    Ares was frozen for a moment. He quickly regained his senses and replied, "Are you sure it was him?"


    " I''m damn sure" , came the reply.


    "Okay, Atsit I will do something about this. You return to your room. I will arrange the security accordingly and then see what is to be done."


    "Okay", she replied and retreated back to her room.


    Looking at her retreating figure he recalled how he had to hold back his urge to taste her. She was surely the most delicious thing in this universe. And she was so pure...


    But why was this Lares after her?


    Though he knew that Lares disliked her from the start, he could not ascertain the reason why.


    It was clear as day that all of the allegations penned against her were false and baseless.


    It was a defunct notion of her being the criminal. She was yet to become a fully developed Avyu. Then how could she have committed those crimes that require a much larger skill set.


    Was Lares behind all this?


    But even his master, the Lord of Alhambra had acknowledged her innocent.Then why were they still keeping her there?


    Did they have any ulterior motives about her?


    But his lord and lady were so kind and generous. He could never forget their generosity. It was because of them that he was living such a peaceful life. No, they would not harm such an innocent creature as her.


    There must really be something higher being played amidst it all. Lares vengeful eyes had confirmed his notion, and this assault on Atsit has once again proved that his notion is nor baseless.


    What was happening?


    His mind vroomed with such myriad questions.

 18 Evil Gods

    @@


    They say "Sometimes we make the mistake of worshipping Monsters".


    While Lares thought evil ways of torturing Atsit and Ares thought of ways to protect her from the devious Lares, the masterminds of this game laughed jovially amongst themselves. In a distant part of this universe a banquet was being held. Its attendants looked smart and intelligent. And today they were very happy. After all everything was going according to their plans.


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    Soon they would own what they lost a long while ago. And it would be the beginning of a new era- ''Their era''. Minus Avyus- their extreme enemies. They would wipe the Avyu clan clean off the surface of this universe.


    How ignorant was this Lares and how stupid was this Ares. They were just pawns in their devillishly planned out game. Yes, ''planned out''. Everything was planned beforehand. Why?


    Because of her. She was the key to their secret door to success. She was a boon to them. They had found her after many hardships. And that is why they had kept her hidden until they could acquire everything that she could give. And they had also reared these worthless humans along with her to make them their pawns against her. Once fully awakened she was a danger to them. For she was ''The Crown of Avyu''. She had the power to destroy them wholly. But they could not destroy her completely. Only she herself could self destruct. So they had raised these twin prawns.


    Yes, both were their pawns. They were mere chess pieces only. They had brainwashed them to control them. Once they won, they would wipe them out.


    As they were discussing their upcoming plans, one amongst them was quietly thinking of something else. She listened everything attentively while maintaining a neutral expression. This had to be reported back to her master.


    No matter how worthwhile they think of themselves. They can never defeat us, the spythought.@@

 19 Crush

    Oblivious to everything happening around her, Atsit was busy taking in all the beautiful sceneries that captured her sight. This place was ethereal. The flowers smelled so sweet. The earthly smell of the soil here made her feel at home. Thinking of home, she was a bit disheartened.


    How lovely it would have been, if her sister and mother were present here along with her.


    But alas,Ares said that it was still unsafe to bring them here at present as the danger of Lares lurking outside was prevalent. There was no way that he could reach them there as it was still difficult to travel inter-dimensional.


    ''Lares'' - the word itself brought terror to her. Her invasion of privacy last night made it evident that he was a lowly person who was capable of scheming, plotting and being the penultimate cold blooded criminal.


    If not for the efforts made by Ares after the incident to keep her safe, she would have felt threatened by that monster- Lares.


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    As soon as Ares came to know everything he took charge. He fired the culprits and rewarded the heroes. Yes, some guards had been brought by him. But not everyone had cheated. Some unknowing guards of Ares had also lost their lives in order to protect her.


    And Ares himself was guarding her last night. Not only that he even let her sleep in his suite as her suite was considered unsafe, and he himself slept in his Study.


    He was surely a true gentleman. He treated her so nicely. And to be truthful, she was starting to develop asmall crush on him. The way he had held her last night, she dreamed it in her sleep too.


    Last night''s dream was really something! She saw Lares-The Monster coming after her as she ran and ran until she bumped into Ares. After that Lares disappeared and Ares hugged her. Slowly his face came closer to her and his lips met hers. And she woke up.


    But after waking up she felt disheartened. She was a virgin and was unkissed until that day. Even though it was by force but still it was Lares The Monster who took her first kiss. Disgusting!


    She frowned.


    How beautiful it would have been if she was first kissed by Ares. How would his lush lips feel against her lips?


    Right then came the voice of Ares.

 20 Loving

    "Thinking of your love?" came his voice.


    His words not only brought her back from her spell but also cast a new spell on her. Did the feeling she has for Ares have really transformed themselves into love?


    If it did then she wouldn''t be surprised. After all it was love at first sight for her. Ares would be the quintessential match that any woman would want. He was gentle, handsome, caring and smart. And from the first time that she saw him she knew that her heart had started beating to a new rhythm. Every time her eyes met with him, they would be captivated. And the way he ensured that she would be kept safe, he felt like a guardian.


    But did he too think the same way about her? Did he love her?


    Maybe not.


    After all she was no one. The few days that she was living here she got to know many people. And all of them were outstanding!


    They were all talented or beautiful or smart. But she was neither. Not only here, even back at home she was a no one.


    Because of her father''s paranoia she had to leave high school. She was not striking, just your average beauty. And she was no genius. So she was just a good for nothing high school dropout.


    That is why maybe it was not really love.


    It just an act of kindness.


    If it was kindness then it would be better if she wouldn''t jump to conclusions.


    So, when Ares approached her, she felt her nerves tingling with a new tension.


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    His mesmerizing eyes glowed with a certain fervour.


    "What were you thinking about, dear?" he asked.


    "Huh?" was the reaction Atsit gave.


    His lips parted with a smile. And he raised his hand and held her chin. The way he lovingly held her chin made all of her thoughts a mess.


    Her heartbeat rapidly. He really took her breath away.


    But in this most romantic moment of her life, as always, an obstruction came.


    "We have been attacked!" someone shouted.


    And with that darkness shrouded the bright sky.


    ''What was happening?''

 21 Nightmares

    "Run to your room! " Ares urged as he rushed towards the chaos.


    But Atsit''s feet felt frozen. She couldn''t move. It was as if she was fixed at that place. Darkness enveloped her. Her eyes turned black. And then she began seeing it all again.That pain, that feeling of helplessness, that horror, that nightmare!She saw it all before her.


    That day too she had dreamt of a beautiful morning akin to the one she was experiencing a while ago. She was feeling happy, feeling in love with everything that she saw. The sweet singing of the birds made her feel lovely. The blooming flowers mesmerized her warm heart. The bright sun glowed lovingly at her. And her mind felt at ease.


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    But then she heard loud wails and cries every where. Darkness started engulfing everything. It was gobbling up everything. She started running to escape the never-ending darkness. Screams, wails, howls were coming from everywhere. And amongst those cries she heard the cries of her father, the cries of her mother, the cries of her sister. She heard the screams of her relatives,the shrieks of her friends, the wails of her neighbours, the screams of her ancestors.


    She tried to run away from it all. But no matte after her. She ran forward and luckily saw a faint red light in the distance. But the moment she approached it, she cried in fear. The red light was from a blood stained lamp. The blood came from a headless body lying nearby. And a man holding an axe was standing with his back facing her. She could not see his face.


    It was at this time that someone shook her. She opened her eyes to her mothers desperate cries for help.


    "Mom! What happened?"


    "Your father..... he isn''t opening the door of the balcony. Atsit he isn''t answering either." her mother sobbed.


    She ran towards the balcony. It was locked from the outside. She frantically searched an axe and hit the door.


    Through the broken door she saw her father''s lifeless body.


    "Atsit! Atsit!" Ares called her.


    The moment Ares turned behind to see whether she had left, he had seen her lifeless, blanched face. He came to her and called her several times, but it seemed she was oblivious to it all. It was as if she didn''t exist here, as if she was present somewhere else.


    Ares cries brought her to reality. She regained her senses. After her father''s death she would often get consumed by her thoughts. Such a thing happened yet again.


    "Ares?" the moment she spoke his name he embraced her in a powerful hug.


    "Do not get scared Atsit. Don''t let anything scare you. Be strong. Ovecome your fears." he spoke softly in her ears.


    He released her from his loving embrace and ran towards the commotion.


    "Run Atsit! Run towards your room. And stay there until I come back." he instructed her as he went.

 22 Welcome to my cage sweetie!

    Seeing him go away, she ran away with all her might, all her force. She ran amidst the bushes, throgh the large gates, into the lounge and then in the hallway. But as she climbed the stairs to her room, a eerie feeling came to her. She felt like someone was following her.


    She turned around. But bah! no one was there.


    It was a little creepy too as the house was completely isolated. Maybe everyone had gone towards the commotion.


    She climbed the steps and set foot on the corridor. The unnatural silence tortured her nerves. Suddenly she heard a noise. Footsteps! And it was coming from her room.


    She opened the door and the person greeting her was him.


    His evil smile looked straight at her.


    She retreated her steps, but in an instant he captured her arms with one hand and her throat with another. She coughed from the inability to breathe.


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    Her surroundings changed and she felt like she was in a forest. But his hand did not release her throat. Instead he tightened his grip. She felt breathless. Her hands tried to release themselves. She tried to kick him but she was completely powerless. The world around changed to a dark lifeless place. The warmth of the sunlight transformed into an unknown chilliness.


    He released her now.


    Breathless and petrified she fell to her knees and gasped for air. But the devil still wasn''t satisfied. He held his hair and spoke sweetly, "Welcome to my cage sweetie! "


    She cried in pain but he didn''t seem to have even an ounce of emotion in him.


    "Please....Please! It hurts.....aaaah!" she cried.


    "You want me to release you?


    Sure!", with that he pushed her ahead.


    There was a large rock ahead. As he pushed her she failed to see it and tripped over it. She fell on the rock. Blood oozed from her temples.


    ''Why was all this happening to her? Hadn''t she suffered enough?'' she cried to herself.


    But the lifeless entity with her was not at all affected with her tears.


    He thought all this was another ruse. Another excuse to distract him. But this time he wasn''t letting go.


    He took out his blade and held its tip to her neck.

 23 Devil by my side

    Each droplet of tear cascaded down her smooth face like emeralds. The moonlight further charmed these charismatic droplets.


    Wait! What was he thinking?


    He hated her the most. Then why was he appreciating even her tears? What magic spell did this witch cast on him?


    But he wasn''t that weak.


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    He gripped the knife with more force.


    But a strange madness was slowly making its way into his mind.


    Just a slash and she would be dead. But what after that? She would die and that would be the end. And he would once again be left alone. Without anyone!


    No that cannot be it.


    She cannot die.


    She has to live! Yes! But living isn''t that easy. He would make every day of hers a living nightmare.


    As these thoughts entered his mind, devil became his companion. And his entity became monstrous.


    The moonlight too changed its color. It turned blood red. Wails in the distance of ferocious beasts haunted the place.


    ......................


    The scene looked like it was being replayed.


    Yes! In her dreams!


    And he looked like that very man. Oh God! Did she dream of this nightmare beforehand in some kind of oracle. Or was this a nightmare she was dreaming which would end anytime.


    She was very tense.


    Why was all this happening?


    Tears kept falling down her cheeks. She looked at his face and was caught by surprise. He was looking at her with a strange emotion. As if he was admiring her.


    But in seconds it changed its hue. The admiration was changed to a primitive emotion: Anger.


    Such sudden change of emotions could only belong to a psychopath.


    He held the knife tightly now as if he would cut her neck there and then. But then he smiled. It was a devillish smile.


    He held the knife lightly now as if playing with it. Then he glided its tip down her neck to her collarbone.


    Now she realised his intentions.

 24 Captured by the beas

    In the darkness of the universe a red moon glowed ferociously. It''s blood red hue turned the night into a monstrous beast ready to engulf everything in it. And in the centre of the woods a beast held a knife against its prey.


    As he glided the knife further down her collarbone towards her breasts Atsit shivered. She now realised what he was upto. He wasn''t going to end her life, he was rather going to kill her very soul.


    She cried in muffled tones, but her tears didn''t affect him at all. He was truly a beast, a monstrous beast.


    There was no anger on his face. Instead it had a calm demeanour. His iron grip held her small hands violently. She cried in pain at the pressure exerted on her wrists. While his other hand glided the knife to her nipples.


    Slash!


    Her top was cut revealing her modesty.


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    "No!"


    "Shhh!", he whispered in her ears. She shivered in fear with each breath of his.


    The knife further glided down as he ripped every piece of clothing on her body. He intentionally acted very slowly. He wanted to cripple every second of hers.


    "No please! You better kill me! Please kill me instead!" she cried.


    He smiled at her plea. The next second his mouth captured hers. This wasn''t a lovely kiss. It was a ferocious kiss. The kiss of a savage. He bit her lips hard making her bleed then entered her mouth and bit and occupied every corner.


    His hand reached between her legs and pinched her hard there bringing a sharp cry of pain from her. Then he inserted her fingers inside her.


    She felt really dirty now.


    "Please leave me. I feel really dirty. Please kill me instead! I beg you!"


    This time he opened the zip of his pants and slid open his manhood.


    In an instant he went inside her.


    Atsit felt a sharp piercing pain. But he didn''t stop at that. He continued hurting her as she cried over and over. And then when she thought everything was over he started again. She felt like dying.No, dying would have been much less painful.


    At last he whispered coldly in her ears.


    "I really wanted to kill you before. But now I don''t want it. Instead I want you to taste hell"

 25 The aftermath

    His words were laced with venom. "I will ruin you, whore! And this is not the end. Be prepared for more to come."


    His words were so comical. She laughed. Her laugh must have come up unprepared for him for he looked astonishingly at her.


    He said that this was not the end. How couldn''t it be? After all he had already killed her soul now. She laughed again at him. She laughed like a maniac.


    "So you have already lost your mind? Great!" "Let me give you an option. Kill yourself. Then you won''t have to suffer anymore and the wolves too would have a good feast." He threw the knife on the ground beside her.


    With that he dressed up and then left.


    In seconds he vanished into the air.


    Leaving her to die!


    In the night a bunch of wolves cried as if they found their prey.


    But she lied there.


    Underneath the dark night sky a virgin lay, half dead. Her body was still alive but her soul was not.


    She lay there like that for a long time. Then slowlyn tears slid down her face silently. She had no more energy to wail. All she could do was silently cry.


    Why was she still living?


    Didn''t her body feel the cry of her soul as she longed to die.


    Every second that he violated her, her soul cried for death. No it yearned for death. Then why wouldn''t death come to her.


    Wouldn''t it have been better if she had died?


    Death! Yes, that was the only thing that would end every problem.


    He too said that was the only way out.


    She looked around to see the knife lying in the distance. She struggled to get up. She felt a sharp pain between her legs. He had been very brutal. No matter how much she told him to stop. He didn''t.


    She painstakingly reached for the knife.


    At last she gripped the knife. She brought it to her wrist. At last this would be the end.......


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 29 Confusion

    As Atsit opened her eyes her body ached. Slowly she regained her consciousness and her rough memories. She now was faniliar with the pain emanating between her legs.


    He had been very rough. No not rough but cruel. Yesternight she heard the wolves cry, and then she heard them come nearer and nearer and nearer. Fear had gripped her then. ''Would this be the way she would die'', she had thought. Bur then these uniform clad people arrived out of nowhere. Then she realised that they were his army. Did he send them to end her forever? One of them held her hand and then everything went black.


    Now that she realised the gravity of the situation, she looked around her. This looked like a cabin. There were curtains around two large wooden windows. She slowly stood up and turned aside the curtains to find the sunlight glistening amid the large trees and bushes. This was a forest.


    She turned towards the door and unlocked it. It was open. The room led to a hall furnished well like her bedroom. Adjoining the hall was a large kitchen. She went inside to see all the necessary amenities there. There was a door inside the kitchen. She opened it to realise that this was a grand walk in freezer with various edibles. She promptly closed the door as it was very cold.


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    She came out of the kitchen and went to unlock another door from the hall. This led to a grand verandah.


    There were many bedrooms in this place. And each was stocked well with essentials.There were large walk in closets within each bedroom keeping many clothes, shoes, jewellery, bag, make up and what not. Also each bedroom had a grand bathroom also stocked with the essential things.


    The cabin that she was there was rather small. Though it had large glass windows, it seemed to be unbreakable and not meant to be opened. There was bathroom attached and a cupboard that was empty. The only way to get out of this room was the door which was luckily open.


    But this was another suspicious thing: Those people were clearly Lares'' guards and they had surely brought her here. Then why was the door of the room kept open. And why was she kept alive and allowed to roam about.


    She entered the verandah and stepped down the stairs. The forest was overlooking her. Should she run?


    But where would she reach? If her past experiences were to count, each time she opened her eyes she was in a different world. Something akin to a different planet. And she surely felt that this place too was like on of those places.


    Maybe there was no other human on this planet. Or maybe they were all his followers. Atsit was confused of the present situation.

 30 The Fores

    Back in Lares'' Neos everything was in shambles. It had been days since he left that woman there. He didn''t go to check up on her nor did he send anyone there as he knew that no one could get out of the forest without him neither could anyone get there.


    Furthermore his mind told him that even if she was found innocent she was a typical no one. So her life didn''t matter. But his heart told him otherwise; there was a peculiar feeling emanating from his heart at the girl''s mention.


    So instead of keeping her anywhere else he had opened the doors to the forest for her.


    The forest was a very interesting place. He had grown up there. After that gruesome incident in his childhood he had appeared out of nowhere over there. Someone used to miraculously keep food for him over there lest he should remain hungry. He never got to find out the kind soul. And later he had found this portal right in the middle of the forest that transported him to Neos. It was at Neos that he encountered Rose and then his life happened. But he had never shared the details of that forest with anyone. Not even Rose. And the guards he sent there, he would kill them. To remove any trace of that place.


    It was his secret hideout. And the kind soul had instructed him to never disclose the place to any living soul. It was because of a reason.


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    But why did he send her there?


    Maybe it was justifying. Even if she turned out to be innocent she had known too much and would have to die. And the guilty would surely be charged death.


    He was now satisfied with the punishment meted.

 31 Locked in distress

    Back in the forest Atsit has quickly adjusted to this new life. This place was surely good. There were all the necessary amenities and there was peace too.


    Over the days she had taken a tour of the surroundings and she found out that she wasn''t alone here. There were birds, animals, plants. There was only shortage of humans.


    Maybe they were there on the outskirts of the forest as she had not gone that far. Another interesting bit about this place was that in the night sky there were three moons. It was also very wet here as there was rainfall every other day.


    In this quite weather she was once again occupied with thoughts. Thoughts of her gruesome reality.


    What made that psychopath drop her at such a location. Was he planning to kill her after this moment of peace? He didn''t like her, that was evident with his treatment of her. What he did to her was any woman''s worst nightmare. He took the most important thing from her that night: her dignity! She felt dirty now. Very dirty. Every time she bathed she scrubbed herself hard. To get his dirt out of her. Every night she slept he was there doing that evil deed to her. Every time she woke up screaming in fear. And every new day of her began with the fear of his coming back to her!


    She was terrified of him. And there was no one to console her, to comfort her. She terribly missed her family. God knew what he had done to them. Tears welled up in her eyes thinking about her weak mother and little sister. They would not be able to survive.


    If something happened to them she would die then and there. The world was a useless place without them.


    She would cry and cry and cry and then sleep would take her over to her worst nightmare.


    And then she would wake up again and try to live again that Lares would have spared them, that some force would have made him protect them. With that wish she would try to live again. She would wash and feed and pass time. And then again the night would come with its arrogance.


    Such a gruesome cycle carried itself for her for a fortnight until he came back.

 32 The bloodied stranger

    That night she was occupied with her thoughts when she heard the thunder rumbling. The wind was blowing fiercely. So fiercely that the tall trees were dancing vigorously. The streaks of lightning were painting the night sky woth their rough strokes. And the thunderbolts were busy making their own music.


    In her fourteen nights here she had encountered three stormy nights already. This place was the perfect place to experience all the weathers in a short span. There was hot and humid weather for a day, then there were these storms, then there was a chilly weather, then snow came and then flowers bloomed emphasizing spring. A marvelous place this was.


    She got up to lock the last window left open. This was her favourite place as this window enabled one to see scenic views of the vast forest. It looked heavenly at night with its unknown origins. Mysterious and spooky. Suddenly a flash of lightning hit the tree before her. She shielded her eyes from the gigantic burstbof light and prepared for a loud bang, but she was disappointed. There was no sound.....


    She opened her eyes to see the place just like before without any burns or marks. And there on the ground before the tree was someone lying. She was terrified.


    Who was this stranger? How did he end up here? Who hurt him? Was he dead or still living? Where was the person who hit him? Was it Lares who wounded the man?


    These questions filled her mind. She was scared. Very scared. But then what if that wounded person was still living? Should she go and check up on him?


    She decided to wait a little. For safety measures she took the large knife in her hand if this attacker were to return and find her. Due to the storm all the doors and windows were already shut. She shut down all the lights and hid in the corner while looking over the wounded man.


    Seconds passed, minutes passed. Still no one came. The storm was slowly receding. The lightning and heavy rains had stopped. It had been an hour since she first encountered this. No one had come. And the wounded man was not moving. At all.


    Was he dead?


    No, no. A lot of time had passed. There was a trace of no other person here. She must go and check up on this man. If he was living then she ought to help him.


    She gathered up all her courage and grabbed the knife tightly. As she opened the door, she felt chills down her spine. But she went forward.


    The man was lying under the dense tree. She came close to him. He was making strange noises, as if in deep pain.


    As she came closer she saw that his chest was rapidly moving up and down. So he was still living.


    ''Hey! Who are you? How did you end up here, that too in this condition? '' , she asked him. There was silence. May be he was losing his consciousness out of pain.


    As he did not reply, she went forward and turned him around.


    The moment she turned him around she was gripped with fear.....

 33 Save him!

    His face was painted in red. His fierce eyes were calm. His whole appearance was messed up but he still looked serene as he lay still. He looked like a storm was turning into thin air. A lifeless devil. But a devil nonetheless.


    For when awake he would not hesitate to take out the breath out of innocent lives for his pleasures'' sake. No amount of forgiveness can do for his evil deeds.


    He was the living hell.


    He was the devil himself.


    He was Lares.....


    The whole of Atsit was frozen. Chills rose in the back of her spine. Cold sweat washed over her. The whole surrounding was spinning around her. Her body was trembling in fear.


    The atmosphere had suddenly turned calm but spooky. It was as if in seconds this body would wake up and attack her and take from her what it was left of. He was like the Ghoul, who had come to take the last breath out of her until she became life and soul less.


    This monster! Why was he here in this condition? Did someone finally manage to kill him? But how? And why? Was his attacker one of his victims? Whoever did this did a good deed. Such a lowlife had to suffer. Who knew how many victims he had?


    Or was he acting? Would this acting end in a moment and she would be attacked? Would she be again kept a captive? Or would he kill her this time. She would prefer the later. Better to die than to suffer.


    But his motionless stature and the cuts and wounds proved that he was deeply hurt. Very hurt. If his wounds were not treates at the earliest he would surely die. Blood was gushong out of his wounds. There were deep slashes on the neck, chest and back.


    His face too was marked.


    His breath was intensifying as if preparing for death.


    But she won''t save him.


    She would never save this monster after what he did to her. This served him right.


    If she had the courage she would put the last knife in his heart and stop the emotionless thing.


    Recalling what he had done to her and what he was capable of, Atsit decided to leave him alone over there. She couldn''t kill him nor could she save him. Maybe his attacker will return in a while. And seeing her there she too would be targeted. Better to hide than to be near this monster. She should hide inside the house as it had many safety measures to block the attacker. Why should she die for such a worthless creature.


    She finally felt a lot at ease knowing that her torturer would die today. Yes she felt happy seeing his wounded body.


    But the moment she stood up, those still lips spoke something........ And then he went still like before.


    Atsit looked at him wildly. Was he speaking the truth?


    She bent down and held his body in her arms. She half dragged and half carried his unconscious body to the house.


    There she locked the door and began tending to his wounds. She had to save him. He had to live. There was no way he could die after what he said