Battle of Hampi [16]

Royal Palace, Vijayanagara Empire. 

The day was bright. Fresh wind blew through the city of Hampi. The battle was finally ending. Sun rays filtered in through the large windows to the royal court. 

Two lifeless bodies lay on the floor of the royal court. It was the corpses of Lakshmi and Nakul. 

Harsha looked down at the bodies with a bloodied sword in hand. He had cut down the person responsible for the civil war and effectively ended the war.

He didn't feel anything, but today he learned something intriguing about human nature. It was love; the novel he read didn't really give an accurate understanding of the emotion called love. 

He found a faint understanding of love watching Nakul and Lakshmi. Nakul loved Lakshmi but was held back by his status and for achieving the goal of Lakshmi. 

Meanwhile, Lakshmi suppressed her feelings for Nakul, knowing her path would lead to her eventual death. Both had tragic stories.