Rudra :The Pheonix(Risen from ashes)

PROLOGUE

He started walking aimlessly on the road preoccupied by the recent events ...he was least bothered by the sudden onslaught of rain. He looked at the sky blinking his eyes at the direct pouring of rain ...his dadi said god watched over everyone ...well then wasn't god satisfied with all the pain he and his brothers suffered cause of dis cruel world ...why us again . Omkara wanted to scream these questions but couldn't find his voice . His legs couldn't stand anymore ...in a moment he hit the harsh ground. The recent events paved their way reminding him of dat dreadful event again

Few hours back

He and rudra were at the entrance of his art studio ...he looked around his second home . whenever he was irritated of his parents fight or precisely mom and pinky mom's fight he would come here to finish his art work . Except his brother's none knew of dis place which provided him the much needed serenity . But few days before shivaay told him to close dis studio and continue at their mansion ...the main concern being security issues. Apparently someone was after all three of their life's ...his younger brother was continuously chatting about something... but before he could shut him up he heard a loud voice...

" Om ...Rudra ...Ommm ...ohh u guys are OK ...we need to get outta dis place right now come on..." he felt rudra tugging at him and saw shivaay huffing loudly ...again something was wrong .

" wat happened shivaay ...wats wrong just tell..."

" Om there's no time to explain dis whole place is rigged with bombs ...come on move fast hurry up take rudra ...there's police force outside reach them ..." Instinctively he held rudra hand and ran ...he shouted at shivaay ...as they came out a huge explosion was heard ...followed by more explosions . The relief dat rudra and him were fine was replaced with dread as they saw shivaay their brother lying on the ground in a pool of blood ...paramedics were rushed ...shivaay was taken into an ambulance ...he assured rudra to go with shivaay saying he would bring their family. As the ambulance zoomed in full speed his eyes fell on a small device which had a key at its end .

Two days after the accident

Anika sat dejectedly on the sofa ...glancing at the door almost every second...mummyji and others were yet to return from the hospital ...she would also be there had it not been for pinky mom who was blaming her for dis accident. Yesterday rudra stood up for her but she didn't want dat boy to suffer for her so she chose to go only after mom returned... A loud noise came startling her ...only Om was at home now... so she ran .

" yeah kya hein...kahi jaraheho kya...yeah saare kapde...rudra ne kiya kya. ." The always clean room of her devar looked hurricane struck ...

" No iss baar yeah rudra ki kaam nay hein...woh mein...kya tum bina koi sawal kare meri poori baat sunogi.." Only anika seemed perfect to tell his idea .

" Par tum yeah sab..." she saw him rolling his eyes and realized wat he asked ...she nodded her head indicating as yes.

" bahut hogayi yeah ladayi abb isse bandh karna hoga ...poori family threat mein hein ...dis has to stop ...so I'll ..."

" Wahi tho bahut hogaya yeah khel ...isse vaje se mere billu aaj aise... Om batav Hume kya karna hoga"

" Hume nay anika muje ...abb jho bhi hoga woh mein karunga aur koi nay hein " she looked worried for him but spoke immediately.

" Humari security force ko leke jaana aur police se bhi madhadh Lena ...apni dhyan rakhna ...shivaay ki ladayi abb tum pura karo"

" No police no security force nothing anika ...mein shivaay nay hun ...uski tarah mein aage rehkar yeah ladayi nay jeeth saktha ...tum shivaay ki dhyan rakhna ...jaldi vapas aajaunga" saying those words he hugged her and left the mansion with a small bag in his hands.

Om walked out to see his bike parked outside the gate ...the conversation with anika replayed in head again...yes he wasn't like shivaay ...he wasn't a General to lead a battle from the front dat forte was always Shivaay's ...He thought of his plan ...the forensic reports of the small device or the detonator must be out in few hours ...and as per plan finger prints on dat detonator should be matched with every family member as Mr Oberoi has ordered ...so by today's nightfall HE will be blamed for the attack on shivaay . The moment he found out the device and asked his security about it they said it was a device to detonate or trigger the bombs ...He intentionally wanted the blame to fall on him so as to change the dynamics of this life and death game...it was a gamble which could work or could end up bad for him .

Shivaay their hero their general was fallen or severely injured so someone had to step in his shoes ...But He wasn't a Hero ...He never was ...He was a watchful protector , A silent guardian ... A Dark Knight.

The room was filled with people, some who were talking, some dancing to the loud music , while some were playing cards . It was a typical youth party and she being a bit more aged never liked these , she glanced again at the crowd where almost all had a cigarette , wineglass or a girl/ boy . Typical youth ...she muttered under her breath , she had to dodge some already high girls who were swaying to and fro . Her eyes found the person she was frantically searching .

" Aadha jeeth ka jashan nay banathe ...kya itna bhi nay pata tumhe " . She saw dat "witch" turning her head towards her and giving a huge smile .

" Waiter ...get her a drink " to her raised eyebrows dat " witch" again spoke " get her a glass of water ".
" So wat were u saying ...I didn't think u would come here u don't like these parties na" . Why is "she" talking to me as if am her friend . We weren't friends just partners in revenge mission . She can never be friends or anything with an w%@e .

" Kaunsi badi kushi aagayi ki tum itni badi jashan banarahi ho ...tumne suna nay kya hua ...woh Omk.."

" Jaanthi hun,yeah lo tumhari paani aagayi "

" Bass karo Svetlana, agar tum sab jaanthi ho tho aise Kaise reh sakthi ho ...kitni baar bataun yeah humari akhri mauka hein ...issey bhi gava diya ...shivaay coma mein hee sahi par zindha hein , aur omkara usne tho humari plan ki chopat kardiya". She gulped down the glass of water glared at dat amused looking " witch ".

" Tum nay jhanthi mere bhanje ko . Agar shivaay sher hein tho omkara kuch kam nay hein , usney yeah dheko yeah video mene TV channel se liya " . She could tell dat Svetlana wasn't interested but still she couldn't care about her.

" Breaking news ...Omkara Singh Oberoi is the master planner behind the bomb blast in which Shivaay Singh Oberoi was gravely injured and is currently battling for his life ...In the own words of Mr Omkara Singh Oberoi , the famous artist ...he did this heinous crime against his own brother to be the ultimate chairman of the Oberoi group of industries . This again proves dat a man can stoop to any level for being in power . Our sympathies are with the Oberoi family... The DGI of police has said dat the culprit who's on the run will be caught as soon as possible " .

" I know all dis, have u come here all the way just to show dis "

" tumhe abhi bhi samaj nay aaya ...omkara ne yeah sab jaan bhoojke kiya , abb woh humans peeche aayega . Tumne tho kaha tum Omkara ko apni jaal mein phasa kar usse CEO banaoge par yahan tho ulta hua" She saw Svetlana bursting out in laughter .

" tum unki bua hee ho na , tumse accha mein janthi ho unhe . Om aur CEO kabhi bhi nay . Mein usse badla lena chahthi hun aur mene apni Kam pura kiya ...kuch dinn mein you'll see the full picture "

" dheko tum aise ulti baathein mat banao ...shivaay hospital mein hein , Omkara pata nay kahan hein , abb aur kaun hein jho humari puppet banega." she looked at the hand raised in front her saying her to stop .

" mein tumhari saari questions ki answers dhedhungi ...will u leave then ? I was actually expecting Om to come after me . I will love dis game with him . Usse mein handle karungi , he isn't ur business get it" she could only nod at her words
..she could see the change of voice whenever dat " witch" said omkara's name .

" Rahi baat CEO ki , mene pehle hee kahan CEO wahi banega jisse mene chuna . Uss dinn tumne hee muje nay pucho ki mene kisse chuna , tumhe laga hoga ki mene Om ko chunungi". Again she could only gave a slight nod.

" Om self made hein , he isn't born for the King's throne , he's actually a knight dats why he's coming after us. But koi aur hein jho throne keliye paida nay hua , jisse hum jaise chahe waise mould karsakenge . Jho humare liye directly kaam nay karega par apni Dad keliye zaroor karege . Aur uski dad tho filhaal mere haath mein hein ". She still looked confused not knowing whom dat " witch" was pointing at .

" Tum sach mein unki bua nay ho. Its Rudra Singh Oberoi , our puppet king "

Part Two

The Oberoi mansion looked like it always did majestic in white , the media which caused a constant irritation these days seems to have stopped . Well fresh masala is wat media wants but since a month the mansion and the people living inside it seemed to be living a normal life , so the constant media stalking has decreased .


As the night dawned few cars zoomed inside the mansion gate, a man in his late twenties stepped out of the car and walked inside . His manner of walking looked as if he was weary but he composed himself. Few months back the house which lit up with laughter looked like a haunted one , but then again to the outsiders it looked majestic, jaw dropping.

Rudra's POV

People say a single night can change a life but for him in just few minutes his life turned up side down. When he thought dat dis was the limit of the pain , he was struck more harshly.

His whole life till now revolved around two persons , who protected him , spoiled him, made fun of him yet fought for him . There wasn't a day in his life without them , even when shivaay bhaiyya was in cambridge O was there . But now he was alone cause they both chose to leave him.

Just when he thought the storm was over , he was hit again and again with more speed . Looking at the watch a dry laugh escaped his mouth , it was neatly two in the morning . The Rudra singh oberoi who woke up only after 6 dat too for his gym could hardly get 3 hours of sleep now . After dat incident he never had a peaceful sleep and he knew he never will.

He was now the CEO of oberoi group of industries . As impossible as it may seem it's did happen . The first few months when he joined office it was full frustrating as he didn't know anything about business. But office seemed best place to stay compared to the mansion he lived in.

The accident of shivaay bhaiyya was in itself a huge earthquake for them but the aftershocks proved way more deadly . Just days after bhaiyya's incident, O put the whole blame on himself and disappeared . Dadi got a panic attack and before anyone could react choti maa raised hell on him , his mom and his bhabhi . She screamed insults at the three of us , first he hide himself in fear but looking how his mom and bhabhi bore all her wrath , he stood up for them , Yet choti maa never stopped not then not now .

Then the storm calmed when shivaay bhaiyya woke up after staying in coma for weeks. Just when he felt his superhero would make everything all right ,bhaiyya coming to know of wat O did , left the mansion along with bhabhi denouncing his rights as an oberoi.

He now knew his bhaiyya and O left the mansion to bring the real perpetrators out . But why wasnt he taken along? Why was he left here? Wasn't there any way in which he could have helped ? Did his bhaiyya consider him dat dumb? These questions piled up daily yet answers were not known to him.

Did they even knew wat happened to him after they left ? He locked himself in his room and broke down , this time there wasn't anyone to held him , anyone to tell him dat pain will go away and everything will be OK , the following days he would wake up every time thinking all dat happened was a nightmare but the empty rooms of his brothers brought the reality back .

Daily choti maa taunted screamed at him nd his mother who was so much broken she didn't retaliate , she just bared all of it and took care of choti maa .He spent most of his time taking care of dadi with prinku . He hoped dat if at least his dadi came back things would become normal . And if all dis wasn't enough his dad wanted him to join the business , to become next CEO .

The mere impossibility of dat idea brought a chuckle on his face which wiped away at his dad's stern gaze. Then started the taunting words, of how there wasn't anyone to continue dis business, how O was stupid to leave rather than cash the opportunity when bhaiyya was injured. From dat day he truly saw why O hated dis man.

From dat day onwards his so called dad who was least bothered as to where nd how his other son was, continued his taunting words . If he was taunted he can take it , but his mom , O , bhaiyya even dadi were the subjects in his dad's taunts .

He couldn't take dis anymore, he was a human , a kid at heart . He broke down one fine day , his chest throbbed with uncontrollable pain , he cried till he felt there wasn't any tears . From dat agony came hatred at being born in dis family, anger at his brothers who left him open to dis cruel harsh world , disgust at himself dat he isn't able to protect his own mother . Kneeling against his bed he made a decision dat he'll prove himself by carrying his grandfather's legacy forward . That day witnessed the birth of a king , a king to rule the Oberoi empire .


He knew he wasnt born as a king but he was destined . By his hardwork and help from his staff he was cracking new deals every twice a week . Through his work he closed the mouth of Mr Oberoi , now he was able to protect his mom , prinku and dadi .

None in his house mentions about his brothers in front of him , they all think he hates them , he even heard his office staff whisper of how close the Oberoi brothers were and how they were now , although none dared to mention about them .

His heart knew dat he didn't hate them. Yes he felt anger on them , he still has it but he couldn't hate them cause the truth was he never wished to hate them . Even now all he wishes is to sleep in their arms .He was and is a king but deep down he was nothing but a broken king .