Betrayed?

Noon

The Kamdhan Village

The 5 suns were overhead. They were cooking up the whole world as well as people's brain. Everyone wanted to just go home, drink something chilled and relax. Unfortunately, for our little friends, Kaal and Khajoor, this was not possible. Both of them were injured and could only barely stand up. They were just resting in their home like any other person in the village. Their small thatched hut was very quiet and both of them were enjoying the tranquil atmosphere.

Knock! Knock!

The peace and tranquil atmosphere was broken by this knock. Khajoor stood up unsteadily and walked towards the door.

Hula!

As Khajoor opened the door, he exclaimed. He didn't expect him to come there. Kaal was also woken up by Khajoor's voice and looked towards the door. He was also dumbfounded. He started thinking why in the world did this person come there.

"How are you big brother Khajoor and big brother Kaal? Are you still in pain?" A cute and childish voice came from the door. The voice belonged to none other than the Little Chooha.

Kaal and Khajoor were dumbfounded because they didn't expect Little Chooha to come to their home. If he had come just a day earlier, the little guy would have become a sieve. Kaal and Khajoor had forgotten to tell Chooha of the trap. If the trap hadn't been used up yesterday, they didn't dare imagine what would have happened if Little Chooha were to fall into it. This thought made both of them rethink the design of the traps. After a moment of pause, they sucked in a cold breath and smiled a bit.

"Hey little guy, we are fine. So, what brings you here to our small house?" Khajoor asked while patting Chooha's head.

"My mom said that you both were injured very seriously and told me to give these medicines to you. Coincidently, my father was also hurt yesterday. When I asked him what happened? He smacked my butt for straight 5 min without giving me any reasons." Chooha pouted.

"…Don't worry kid. It happens. I think it is that time of the month of your dad." Khajoor said laughingly.

When Kaal heard this, he turned his head and looked at Khajoor for a moment and then he also started laughing hoarsely. Kaal didn't correct Khajoor this time as he also wanted to take a little revenge from Josh.

"That time of the month? What do you mean by that?" Chooha asked innocently.

"You should ask about this from the Old man Hawas. He has a small fortune telling shop not far away from your house. I am sure he will tell you," Khajoor said with an evil smirk on his face.

Kaal also nodded his head. That old man Hawas wasn't a very good person. He taught children some things that shouldn't be taught at their young age. Kaal was also a little angry at him for teaching Khajoor things like that. Not that Khajoor had been totally 'contaminated', but a little knowledge about that also didn't leave him 'pure'. So, both Kaal and Khajoor came to an unspoken agreement to teach that dirty old man a lesson. Even his name wasn't something good. If Hawas knew that teaching a few things to the children out of 'goodwill' will lead to his own 'demise', he would cough up 2 liters of blood and fall into the coma.

And also if something gets stuck in a child's head, he or she would do everything in their might to find out about that. Sometimes, the things would remain peaceful while some other times, things get a little awkward for the whole family. Chooha's case was the same. Not only was it awkward for the family, his chance to become an apprentice under a very wise scholar was also lost. As it was their mistake, they did feel bad about Chooha losing his chance, but they were still angry at Josh. So, by telling Chooha to ask about that thing from old man Hawas, they were like killing two birds with one stone.

"Hmm? Ok, I'll ask him then." Chooha blinked cutely.

"Oh, Right. I forgot to ask you. Why did you come here? Did your father allow you to come here alone?" Khajoor asked.

He was a little confused by this. Shouldn't Josh be angry at us? Why did he allow his child to come here even when he knows that it was me who taught him something wrong? Did Chooha run from his house again? This is more likely to be the case.

"Ah! I forgot about it completely. Here, take these. Papa gave them to me and told me to give them to you. And I am not alone. My dad has sent 10 guards to protect me. I didn't need them but my dad became angry so I had to take them with me." Chooha pouted pitifully.

Kaal's face twitched. He was wondering if Josh was an idiot or something, sending his child alone there. But, it seemed like Josh had already made all the arrangements.

"What!? OH MY GAWWD!!! Kaal! Kaal! Look at this! This is the legendary Healing Dan. Oh god, I didn't expect to see these pills in my lifetime. Thank you, God." Khajoor shouted crazily. He was spitting was all over the place like a madman. When Kaal saw two small, round things in Khajoor's hand, he was confused. 'What is that thing?' Kaal thought.

Looking at Kaal who had a question mark above his head, Khajoor started explaining.

"See here. These small, round thing may look insignificant but when you consume them, your body will be as good as new. These are pills called Healing Dan. These are not like those ordinary pills. These are created by the legendary alchemists. As I told you, if an injured person eats this Healing Dan, then all his or her injuries would recover at a very fast rate. It is so fast that you could see the wounds being recovered with your naked eyes. This type of healing property is what that makes it different from the ordinary medicines."

"These alchemists are very, very rare. They make these types of medicines and because of the magical effects of the Dan made by alchemists, cultivators would even beg these alchemists to make some Dans for them. This is also the reason that alchemist occupation is so respected and no one dares to offend them."

"If a normal person wants to buy these pills, he would have to sell his whole fortune and even then he wouldn't be able to buy it. But I didn't expect Josh to have these pills and even giving these two to us just like that. Ah! I really envy the rich people. Kaal, let's eat this pill. Just eating it will have us recover in just a few moments." Khajoor said.

Kaal was dazed and his mouth was wide open. He couldn't digest all that information suddenly. When he recovered from his daze, Khajoor had already tossed one pill in his mouth and one in his own. As soon as the pill touched his tongue, it started melting. Kaal hurriedly swallowed it. When he swallowed it, he felt the pill was releasing some heat. The heat was increasing with the time. After some time the heat became unbearable for him. Along with the searing heat, he felt like numerous needles were being poked in his body. All the pain that he felt was very unbearable. Suddenly a thought came into his mind.

'We've been tricked. Chooha tricked us?'