The enemy

In a cave----

Snakes came out of a large rock. Slowly, slowly cracks formed and it broke down to pieces. Again the person covered with snakes, Hahuma will come to view. She had her eyes closed and was meditating. A image of the moon surrounded by six stars came to her view. Then, to herself, she said that,

"Auspicious Constellation Form. Six persons are going to take birth who will change the moral, political and social structure of this continent. But how is this possible Mahisiamman. The decision of the future of the Dravid Empire only lies in the hand of a Dravid Princess. So, to make this possible, I am again retuning to the kingdom. I myself will ensure that the princess will take birth in this auspicious moment".

She took her walking stick and made the signal of her coming out. The soldiers outside the cave opened its door and kneeled down before her to welcome her. She come out and smiled widely seeing the statue of Devsena.

" I had came back to welcome you in this crucial birth, Devsena ".

Dravid Palace----

Sambhavija's Room----

"Clemency! What kind of clemency Silamban? This is our tradition that is the child born from the womb of the Dravid queen is not a girl, then it doesn't have the right to live".

"Sambhavija, don't you feel even a little bit ashamed that you have killed your own child before this too"?

" Shame? Ha ha ha ha ha.... I am proud ".

" Sambhavija infant slaughter is a great sin. By ending this tradition, you can be a judicious queen".

"My identity will be the daughter who will born out of my womb. She will be the descendant to my empire. My identity will be my skill, my valor, my dominion which I want to establish my uniting all those small Dravid Kingdom under my canopy".

" So if the child present currently in your womb will turn out to be a boy, will you.... this time too....."

"I will kill him along with you. Second, third, no matter how many husbands I have to do, I will do. Don't forget that this is the Dravid Kingdom not the Arya Kingdom. Here, the man is identified by his wife, not the vice versa. His only work is to make his able to reproduce a daughter and his significance is proved by this only".

In the meanwhile a servant came.

" Maharani, the gifts for the queens under your dominion is ready. Please give your grace to the tradition of celebrating happiness in the whole empire, in the happiness of your pregnancy".

"So what is the gift for my lovely Kampilya Queen"?

"As per your orders the an exclusive gift has been prepared for the Queen Kampilya".

" Send"!

Kingdom of Queen Kampilya----

A gorgeous queen was sitting in her throne, wearing the white crown meant for the subordinates. She gracefully walked down the throne, held the gift and threw it away. Her eyes reddened.

"Sambhavija can't have a daughter. Never. Who snatched away my husband from me, maintained her dominion on my kingdom, I will let her have a daughter so, that I will remain a subordinate maid under her empire forever? This can never happen. Not at any cost. Send our spy their and mix poison in her milk".

Main Dravid Palace----

A maiden has mixed poison in Sambhavija's milk and was taking it for her. Suddenly she heard a sound and turned around. Hahuma came in front of her. A snake slide down her body and bite her in the foot.

In Hahuma's Room----

" Hahuma, it's my pleasure that I am able to pay my respect to you. From the childhood I have been hearing your stories from my grand mother".

"Sambhavija, I hope that you have made the preparations for welcoming your daughter. I have only came here, with the orders of Mahisiamman to welcome the to - be - queen of this great empire".

" I didn't understand Hahuma".

"Today, in the evening, there is going to be the view of an auspicious constellation. I am going to make you give birth to your daughter in that time".

Silamban came forward with a confused face.

" Going to make her give birth. Worshipful Hahuma, birth is a natural action. How can the humans control and command it? We shouldn't play with the nature. Both the mother and the child can be affected by doing this".

"I, Hahuma, is the superior in the Dravid past, present and future. I know what is wrong and what is right. I am also orderings that whichever women have a probability of giving birth to a child in this auspicious moment, all of them should be killed. I can't let the shadow of any inauspicious birth fall on my coming princess".

Arya Chieftain's House----

A woman was sleeping in a bed holding her womb. A woman was sitting beside her calming her. A man hurriedly came in and asked,

" Tell something, Doctor. I am feeling very distracted ".

" I am here, Arya Chieftain. Be patient. Already her nerves are not working well. It is causing an obstacle in the birth process".

"Oh the God of gods, God of Thunder, either give me a son or give me death".

Dravid Palace----

Hahuma was watching the moon from out of the window. Sambhavija was screaming of pain.

" Sambhavija, you have to wait. This is not the correct time".

"The baby is very impatient to come out. I can't handle it more".

" You have to. At least for a few more seconds. Don't forget that your child's future is in your hands".

Soon the time of the auspicious moment came. Hahuma said, "Now Sambhavija. Just remember that neither the destiny will forgive you nor will give you a second chance. So let your daughter take birth Sambhavija".

Soon her pain ended, her child came out. The doctor said," It's a girl, but sorry to say that it's dead".

Arya Chieftain's Residence----

There was also the same scene. The boy that took birth was a dead one. His wife was holding the child and shedding her tears.

Dravid Palace----

Silamban came in to the room

"Why didn't I heard the crying of a child? What happened"?

" Silamban, you have got a daughter but she is dead".

"No.... This can't happen.... How can this happen with your presence"?

" You were right Silamban. We shouldn't play with nature's rules. But my Devsena has returned, I can't let her die. I have did the mistake, I will only rectify it. Sambhavija had a daughter which means, Devsena has really returned. The bright future of the Dravids have returned. She is bound to live".

"But how Hahuma"?

" This is the rule of the universe. If one dies, the other take birth. A life for a life. So she will live".

Hahuma went to her room and started her meditation. After a few minutes, all the snakes in her body started dying. The cry of a child echoed in the whole palace.

In Hahuma's Room----

A servant was telling the last wish of Hahuma. She had said that, she hold the grace of Mahisiamman with her. So the moment her soul will left the body, don't burn or bury it under the ground or submerge it in the river. Make my dome on my dead body only. They covered Hahuma with turmeric paste making it seem like a statue. Sambhavija said,

"Worshipful Hahuma, you are reason of our development for so many years. You have guided us for four centuries and the reason you left your body, my daughter, this Dravid Princess is like a gift of yours. This princess is the bright future of Dravids whose rule will again establish starting from the Himalayas in the north to the ocean in the south, by your blessings. I, Maharani Sambhavija, will name this daughter of mine, Devsena".

Arya Chieftain's Residence----

With cry of Devsena, the child born at the chieftain's house started his cry.

" Oh the God of Thunders this is really a miracle".

"My dear Husband, this child is totally a copy of yours. Just see his face. What will be his name"?

" This son of mine is going to make this Arya town Amravati graceful. I will name him Jaldev ".

Here begins the story of Jaldev and Devsena.