The Embered Rose : When Destiny Brings Them Together

As the clock struck the midnight hour desperate screams of a woman echoed in the darkness.

Blazing hot flames slowly and painfully claimed the life of a young woman as she ran towards the western forest in sheer desperatation to save herself.

She cried for help but they fell in deaf ears as a group of men watched her burning form with an evil smiles on their faces from the distant villa terrace.

The villa which until a few hours ago was a place that the woman claimed to be her home, tonight became the only known witness of her tragedy.

Bang !!

Bang!!

Two prefect shots were fired at the burning woman and everything slipped back into complete silence.

The woman fell on the ground still caged in flames; bullets pierced through her heart .

With the end of the woman's life their victory was forever sealed, or so they thought.

But the Heavens had a different plan.

What according to the group of men seemed their victory was in fact the beginning of their very own doom. Tonight their fate was sealed along with many other conspirators. Unknowingly they became pawns of a vicious circle that they themselves could never imagine existed. They were trapped completely with no escape; they didn't knew about it.

Tonight's incident has three significance. First, it marks the beginning of the borrowed time that everyone has been impatiently waiting for; second, it marks the birth of their savior. Last but not the least, it marks the beginning of the end.

After the group ensured that the woman was no longer a threat, they left the villa.

What they didn't know was that inside the secured hidden chamber of the villa a ten year old boy was trapped.

He witnessed his mother's death with his own two eyes yet was unable to get himself out of that chamber. He saw who and how they killed his mother. When he saw that his mother was lying on the earth with no further movement after the the gun shot he cried out loud, but no one heard him. He rampaged the room trying his best to get himself out of this room. After many futile attempts the door finally opened and the little boy dashed out of the house and ran towards the west forest. He only stopped his tracks when he saw his mother body still burning in flames lying on ground . He dropped to his knees and cried for his dead mother .

But that was no excuse in the eyes of Heaven for him to be slacking off. Now he was left to fend for himself as danger lurks in every corner .

" There's a boy!!! Get him!! "

Out of nowhere members the group came dashing towards the boy. Having left with no choice the boy ran into the forest. They chased the boy, but he still had an upper hand since he was brought up in these forest.

Young, completely outnumbered and traumatizied the boy made a life saving mistake . Upon entering the forest he had planned to go down the hill towards the city and ask for help. But admist the chase he forgot to take the turn ; headed for a steep slope up ahead. Because the forest ahead was getting thicker, the boy managed to shake off the group for a while.

Retracting his steps he came back to take the turn, but he before he could take it he was spotted again. This time at a gun point.

The boy desperately prayed in his heart to the heavens for help.

As if to to answer his prayers right at that moment a bright shirk of light cracked the night sky followed by an earth shattering thunder. The wind began to howl announcing the awakening of Mother Nature. The sudden change of weather momentarily stunned everyone and the boy made a mad dash. But this time not towards the city or the villa but an entirely different direction. Moments into the run and extreme showers drenched the city as well as the forest. It was an utter chaos but neither side gave up. But that came at a price.

The heavy rain snatched away the little boy's upper hand as he was unable to see anything through his glasses making it difficult to continue the run. Yet his was not a quitter, he would fight till his last breath. With whatever little visibility he had the little boy picked up his pace and dashed ahead. After a while the boy was completely tired and he halted for a moment to catch his breath. The rain had forced him to increase his efforts with much reduced results. Only a minute of break and the chase began again; he was spotted by the men. Slowly and steadily the boy was heading towards his safety.

With every passing minute the rain got heavier and heavier.

But the boy didn't have the luxury to complain about the rain at the moment. He ran ahead as fast as his tired legs could carry him. A little further into the woods and they finally gave away. He slipped in the muddy soil and his glasses flew off due to the sudden jerk. His heart dropped for he was once again spotted.This time the men didn't give him a chance to escape.

Two men lunged forward and captured him . A hard slap landed on his face.

" You bastard... You made us run the whole night in this rain.... How dare you?? "

One of the man from the group said as another hard slap landed across his face.

" Tie him up "

The boy was unable to see but heard a deep cold voice saying the words with authority.

The men immediately obeyed and tied his hands and legs. The boy struggled with all his might but in futile. Frustrated with the boy, the men decided to silence him. Picking up the nearest sizeable rock a man slammed it hard on the boy's head. The boy felt something hard hitting his head.

Immediately blood oozed out and the boy felt dizzy, his consciousness slowly slipping away. The men picked up the boy who was now lying limply and headed straight ahead. Five minutes walk and the men reached the edge of the cliff.

" Throw him out "

Once again the cold voice rang out as he ruthlessly eyed the the young boy.

The men carried the boy to the edge of the cliff and threw him down.

Before the boy was throw out he heard the deep cold voice once again. This time he struggled to keep his consciousness as he heard what the voice had to say to him .

" You should have died eight years ago when I killed you. You have no right to live...

Good bye Aahil Oberoi "

After that the boy was thrown down the cliff.

This showed god's mercy towards the boy because when the man ordered to throw him out, he didn't realise the mistake he made. Thus saving the boy from his cruel clutches.