There were at least 10,000 ladies who lived in the outer region of the fort. Now, at least 1,500 of them were lying down with their eyes closed slumbering eternally. But, they all had smiles on their faces, telling people about their great achievements. Telling them that they died to protect their homes, to protect their dignity.
Unknown to the situation inside the fort, the Rajput warriors fighting outside the fort were fighting vigorously. Their greatest problem had been solved giving them chance to fully focus on the enemy in front of them.
They raised their Khanda swords and hacked the enemies in front of them. Seeing the unfavourable conditions, the Khilji commanders wanted to retreat from the battlefield but, when they looked at the fierce battle that was going on between the Rajput army and Alauddin Khilji's personal guards, They did not know what to do.
If they retreated before their Sultan, they will be treated as deserters who fled the war. So, all they could do was fight until orders come from the headquarters.
On the other hand, the situation in the Khilji headquarters was getting worse and worse for Alauddin's personal army as the Rajput army led by Badal Singh fought with them. Maharawal Ratan Simha separated himself from the main Rajput army and headed in the direction of Alauddin Khilji.
Alauddin Khilji saw that and personally marched towards Maharawal Ratan Simha. They both looked at each other and slowly walked forward. When the soldiers in both camps saw them, they stopped fighting and made way for their respective kings.
Both kings dismounted their horses and took their weapons along with their shields and walked down towards their opponent. All the surrounding soldiers stopped fighting as they formed a circle around both of them. They knew that a showdown was about to start. A showdown that will decide the fate of the war.
When both Kings reached within 5 meters of each other, they stopped and took their stance. Both of their eyes locked on each other as if nothing else mattered to them. It was Alauddin Khilji who made the first move as he Ran towards Maharawal Ratan Simha. When he reached two sword lengths away from Ratan Simha, He raised his sword and hacked down with full force.
"Clang…"
A loud noise of metal clashing came from the battlefield as Maharawal Ratan Simha blocked the incoming sword with his shield and attacked with his sword which was blocked by Alauddin Khilji by using his shield.
Both men quickly separated themselves from each other and rushed forward again. This time instead of using vertical hacking, Alauddin's sword came from an almost 45-degree angle. Mharawal Ratan Simha blocked the sword but was pushed back by two steps in blocking the attack. Then instead of retreating, Maharawal Ratan Simha took a step forward and thrust his sword toward Alauddin's stomach.
Alauddin quickly brought his shield forward to deflect the enemy attack and twisted his body to the side. Although he was able to deflect the sword to the side, he lost his footing. Maharawal Ratan Simha took advantage of the situation and kicked Alauddin's shield resulting in Alauddin falling back to the ground.
"Yeah~~"
All the Rajput warriors cheered when they saw Alauddin falling to the ground while the khilji forces became nervous. They knew that if their king lost the hero battle, the khilji army will also lose with him.
Alauddin knew this too as he hastily got up and rushed toward Maharawal Ratan Simha. He had lost all his cool and attacked Maharawal Ratan Simha frantically.
"Clang… Clang… Clang… Clang…"
Within seconds, Alauddin Khilji attacked Maharawal Ratan Simha more than 20 times. But, he was unable to break through the enemy defences at all.
"I need to calm myself down…"
Alauddin khilji thought in his mind as he reflected on his previous attacks. This resulted in his sword strike being delayed by half a beat from his original attacks. Maharawal ratan Simha was just waiting for that small mistake as his eyes flashed with a dangerous light.
This time instead of defending the attack, Maharawal Ratan Simha took a step forward and hacked at Alauddin's arm. Alauddin instinctively retracted his hand but the attack still landed on the hilt of his sword.
"CLANG!"
With a deafening sound, Alauddin's sword flew from his hands and landed almost 20 meters away from him. Losing his cool mid-battle was the reason he had lost this battle. He knew it too as he looked toward Maharawal Rataan Simha.
Although it looked like he was looking at his enemy, he was looking at the Khilji soldiers that were behind Maharawal Ratan Simha. Getting their King's signal, they raised their bows ready to attack.
Unknowingly, Maharawal Ratan Simha looked at Allauddin Khilji who was still lying on the ground and said, "You have never thought this would happen right…?"
The invincible Alauddin Khilji had lost…
Alauddin Khilji looked at Maharawal Ratan Simha and started laughing.
"HAHAHAHA…"
While laughing, his eyes flashed with a dangerous light as he stood up facing Maharawal Ratan Simha and said, "Alauddin will not lose until he dies…"
Before Maharawal ratan Simha could register what Alauddin said, he suddenly saw Alauddin deliberately falling to the ground while looking at him mockingly.
"Be careful Hujur…"
He heard a warning from Badal Singh who was in distance and before he could react…
"Pew Pew Pew…"
The Khilji soldiers behind him released their arrows toward Maharawal Ratan Simha.
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Author thoughts:
Hello fellow readers... I apologize for taking a day's leave... I was really sick yesterday.
But worry not, I will continue regular updates starting from today...
and as compensation, tomorrow I will release two chapters