In the morning
Radha maa comes to meet shambhavi. She was awake. She becomes surprised and happy to see her. She tried to get up but stopped by Radha maa. She looks at her condition and becomes devastated. Shambhavi smiles.
Shambhavi: I am fine Radha maa..how are you? When did you come?
Radha maa: last night. You were asleep.
She sits besides her. Examines her carefully and finds that she becomes very weak.
Radha maa: why didn't you called me before?
Shambhavi: coz I don't want to see that look on your face which I am seeing right now.
Radha maa smiles.she notices the burn marks on her body. Now she was sure that someone is doing black magic on her. She asks her to rest and goes outside to talk to Rudra,gopal and birju.
Radha maa: you have to do something.this is even more serious than you thought.
Gopal: Radha you know who can help us and I have called him here. He will be here any moment.
Rudra: whom are you talking about?
Gopal: he is a tantrik but a good one. He uses his powers to help others.i know him since very long. He lives near the shambhavi's kuldevi's temple. He is also her ardent devotee. He generally don't go anywhere but i insisted him that's why he is coming.
After few minutes they saw a man with big beard, moustache, long hair with two soldiers were coming towards them. Gopal says.
Gopal: Rudra he is kalki..
Rudra: thankyou for coming here.
Kalki: i am here coz Gopal insisted me to come.why am i being called?
Gopal: i told you about a girl who is under a spell. Only you can get us clear picture. Till now we only knew that someone is doing black magic on her.
Kalki: where is she?
They take him to her. She was asleep. They slowly get into into the room without waking her. Kalki becomes shocked to see her..
Kalki: she?
Gopal: do you know her?
Kalki: yes but we'll talk about that later.
He takes out some rice in his fist and wakes around her chanting something. When he opens his fist the rice turned black. He goes outside the room and everyone follows him.
Kalki: from how long all,this is happening?
Rudra: about 4 or 5 months.
Kalki: its surprsing that she is still,alive. No one person could survive this.
Rudra: what are you talking about ?
Kalki: I know her. I met her once in kali maa mandir. She is an advent devotee of her and probably maa kali helped her in surviving. Its not less than a miracle that not only she is fine but also her child is safe but for how long they'll be safe I don't know.
Gopal: so someone is doing black magic on her.
Kalki: its not an ordinary black magic. Its certain that Whosever is doing it wants her dead. This is far more serious very very serious. You have to find the person who is doing this otherwise you will lose your wife and child. No one can help,you not even me.
Rudra: but she was telling about a man whom she kept seeing.
Kalki: there is no such man exist. Its a hallucination which happens when someone is under a spell. There was never a man. Whosever is doing this is very powerful.
Gopal: thankyou for your help Kalki.
He nods and left from there.
Radha maa: now what? How are we gonna find the person behind all this?
Rudra: I know how to find him.
at night
Rudra and birju dressed as commoners goes in the city. They reaches a place where all the tantriks, aghoras and sadhus were living.
Birju: this place is so creepy.
Rudra doesn't say anything and keep walking to a particular place. They goes inside a house and saw some tantrika doing some kind of havan. A man turns and saw them standing. He freaks out and everyone there stopped whatever they were doing. The owner of that house,the tantrik recognised Rudra and says.
Tantrik: king... I swear I am not doing anything wrong. We were just doing pooja. I am a changed man.
Rudra looks at him suspiciously and walks towards him.
Rudra: are there any more tantriks living in this kingdom apart from this place.
Tantrik: no no king.
Rudra turns around. The tantrik says.
Tantrik: why do you want to,know? Someone casted a spell on you.
He asks sarcastically. Rudra turns around and looks at him furiously.
Rudra: someone is doing black magic on my wife and I want to know who he is.if you know anything then tell me.
Tantrik: no no king..why would any of us do something like this and that too on queen. We didn't do it but why are you worried you are a king you can get anyone as many wife as you want so what if one dies.
He laughs. Rudra grabs his neck and hang him on the wall with one hand. He choked him. Another tantrik tried to,intervene but he knock him down.
Birju says sarcastically.
Birju: i bet you didn't saw that coming.
Rudra: its my wife, my queen,mother of my child, you are talking about. Listen to,me very carefully if i find out that you are behind all this and if anything happens to my wife or my child I'll rip you apart.do you get that?
Tantrik nods in yes but doesn't looked at him. Rudra choked him harder.
Rudra: look at me..i will RIP YOU APART...
Rudra releases him and he falls on the floor coughing.
Rudra: enough of your non,sense now tell me what i ask.
Tantrik: there was a man but he left us years ago. Some other tantriks also joined him and left. As far as i know they left the kingdom years back. No body saw them since then.
Rudra goes in thinking mode and left from there with birju.
Rudra: we have to find that man. I am sure he never left and still lives in this kingdom.
Birju: you are right..we'll find him as soon as possible.
Rudra and birju starts searching for those tantriks. Birju searched in every corner of the kingdom but couldn't find them. Shambhavi's condition was worsening day by day. Due to nightmares she couldn't sleep. She was mentally strong but physically she wasn't. She had dark circles around her eyes. The twinkling of her eyes gone. Rudra stays with her all time. He was shattered and devastated but didn't break down. Few more months passed like this. Shambhavi was now in,her last month of pregnancy with a big baby bump. She became so weak that she can't even get up from bed by herself. Radha maa's medicines and good care was keeping her alive. But to everyone's surprise baby was healthy. There was no sign of harm to baby. It looks like shambhavi was taking all on herself thus saving her child. Radha maa's tension was increasing by every passing day.she decided to talk to Rudra about this who was already frustrated coz he couldn't find out about that man. He was with shambhavi trying to make her sleep but she was too scared to fall asleep because of the nightmares. Radha maa calls him out.
Radha maa: Rudra, shambhavi has become very weak but i am more worried coz she is pregnant. She have to be physically strong to give birth to a child. I am afraid if her condition didn't improve then..
He looks at her terrified. She gives him a sad look enough to tell him what she was talking about. He steps back. He was crushed and heart broken. He looks at her painfully. A tear drops from his eye. He pleads softly.
Rudra: save her.plz save her..you know she is my life.you know i can't live without her. I beg you plz save her.
Radha maa hugs him and consoles him.
Radha maa: i will try my best. I will do everything. She is my daughter too. I just can't let her go like this.
He broke the hug and walk away. He goes and sit outside the palace on stairs. He reminisces raj purohit's word that baby will have only his father. he cries. Gopal comes and consoles him.
Rudra: baba..i am failed. I couldn't do anything. I couldn't do anything to stop her from being suffered. I am not able to do anything. She is slowly going away from me but i am not able to do anything.
Gopal: you are trying your best.i am sure you won't let happen anything to her. Shambhavi too believes that. She believes in you. I am sure we'll find a way.
Rudra: but how? I am still not able to find out about that man neither birju.
Gopal: do you ever think that why a tantrik will do,something like this without a purpose?
Rudra: what do you mean baba?
Gopal: what i am trying to say is that someone else is behind all this because for doing black magic on someone tantriks need sthat persons things that belongs to that person only like hair, clothes,jewelley. Tantriks work for money. Someone else is mastermind of all this. Person who hates shambhavi.someone who wants her dead. Now think if there is any person who hates her.
Rudra started thinking. He thinks about everyone one by,one who are related to them. The last person whose name clicked in his mind was sameeksha. He even reminisves the moment when her necklace gets stuck in shambhavi's hair and she pulled her necklace so hard that shambhavi's hair also comes up with that necklace He decided to find out the truth. He wipes his tears and say.
Rudra: thankyou baba.. You have given me a new ray of hope. Now i know what i have to do. I will save my wife and my child. My child will not have the same fate. He'll Never go through the same pain which i have been through. He will get his father as well as his mother's love.
Rudra once again got his self confidence back. Gopal looks at him proudly.
Rudra goes back in his room. It was already midnight shambhavi was awake. He goes and lay down beside her.
Rudra: you didn't sleep yet.
Shambhavi: can't sleep
Rudra: c'mere..
He puts his hand around her. She rests her head on his chest. He caresses her head.
Rudra: you can sleep sweet heart. I am with you. I'll be awake whole night to make you sleep. You are safe in my arms and so our baby.
He moved his palm on her belly. After a while she fell asleep. She was standing in the corridor alone. She puts her hand on her stomach and panicked. There was,no,baby. She freaked out and start looking for her baby and Rudra. The palace was empty. She searched everywhere but couldn't find anyone. She came outside the palace. She heard a baby's cry. She looked around but no one was there. She lifts her head up and become horrified to see the view. That hooded man was standing on the edge of the terrace holding a baby by his leg. The baby was upside down and crying badly. Shambhavi freaked out more. She calls out for her baby. She steps forward,and that man drops the baby. She woke up with a scream. She was scared to death. Rudra tried to pacify her but she was inconsolable. She was so scared that she wasn't even able to speak properly.
Shambhavi: he..he..he killed my baby..he threw him from terrace..my,baby died...my,baby..
Rudra cups her face.
Rudra: hey nothing happened to our baby.our baby is fine.
She cries miserably. He puts her hand on her belly to make her believe that baby is fine.
Rudra: see our baby is fine.he is here.
She gets relieved and hugs him.
Shambhavi: I can't take this anyone. When will this end?
Rudra: it'll end soon..i promise.
He lay her down again and placed his hand on her forehead. She was in lot of discomfort and was caressing her belly
Rudra: what happen?
Shambhavi: I scared him. He is awake. rusham is twirling and kicking.
Rudra smiles and says
Rudra: let me talk to him..wait...rusham?
Shambhavi: I think of this name for our baby. Combining our names I made a name rusham..and the best thing is it can be applied on both boy and girl.
Rudra smiles gets widened
Rudra: its perfect but what does it mean?
Shambhavi: rusham means peaceful.
He kissed her and caresses her belly.
Rudra: hey buddy..don't be afraid..daddy is here to take care of you. He won't let you happen anything. You are my brave kid. Aren't you? I love you so much.. go back to sleep..
He kissed on her belly. Soon the baby stopped kicking. Shambhavi looks at Rudra lovingly.
Shambhavi: he is very lucky to have you. You'll make a great father.
Rudra kissed on her forehead and make her sleep again.
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