Chapter 23
Shocked Beyond The Line
Soon the priest started chanting the mantras and told Arnav to tie the mangalsutra around Khushi's neck and fill sindoor (vermilion) in her partition (maang). He did as told and the couple stood for the saat phere (seven rounds). With each phera they took they promised each other something or the other along with the vows the priest told them to take. At the end of the seventh and last one they became officially and ritually each others soul mates.
Dilshad exclaimed bidding the last guest a goodbye.
"Uff ! I am too tired after all 4 marriages in one day is not an ordinary thing. You all also must be tired plus you guys are newly married now go and enjoy your first night as husband and wife." She said the last line with a hint of cheekiness and naughtiness in her tone.
The 8 of them went and sat in Asya's room. But as soon as they entered they were welcomed with a gust of fog and darkness in the room. And they all blacked out one by one.
After a few hours
They all were in a deserted room lying unconscious on a sofa with a chair placed in front of the sofa with a man clad in a white gown and white beard along with white hair was sitting. He chanted a mantra waving his wand and all of them were back to their senses.
On seeing an unknown environment and man they all exclaimed together "Where are we and who are you ?"
The gentle and generous face of the man smiled forming wrinkles on his face and said "I am Calvin. I have been waiting for you people to turn 22 years old and get married since you were babies and the future was predicted. "
Asad questioned " What ? What future are you talking about and I don't understand a thing neither do my friends. Will you please elaborate."
Calvin smiled and started telling his tale "Long time back me and my friend went out to teach magic which at that time was very famous. With the knowledge we held we easily got jobs in the magic school. Their we met your parents.*They were shocked at this*Yes don't be shocked. Your parents held the power of magic and got admission in the school. In the school they were exposed to the darkest of the secrets the we had chained beneath us. In my class their was a boy named Charmcaster*All chuckled even Calvin*He never said a word or ever talked but was the best in learning and performing tricks with magic. We always wondered the reason but never pondered much over the thought. On the last day of your parents school where they were presented the certificates and medals and the most important they graduated from the school and we teachers enchanted each graduated child due to which they could use magic any moment. But Charmcaster never showed up that day. Later we came to know that he was sent by the Black magicians who were the natural enemies of the Good. Their Leader came to know about the secrets of our magic and we were left with nothing and our town went in to the hands of the evil. That day a future predictor *don't know the exact word* told that some students of the school will give birth to 8 children who will kill the evil and when the children get married and turn 22 they will posses special powers. That day the destruction of Demonio was written. When you were born Demonio started sending people to kill you but each time your parents defended you. But they knew he wont stop until he succeeds so they all left you in a orphanage and died protecting you but Dilshad being the brave one kept Asad with her and Rashid died protecting them. Dilshad moved to Forks after adopting you all because she thought he will stop searching for you. But unfortunately my child was wrong. They all are behind you once again. You are the ones who will destroy him to ashes. And if I am not wrong you guys might already be having signals of your powers and some dangers which were stopped in the nick of time."
They all were deeply shocked knowing this revelation. They wanted their normal life back which was now not going to come back. They all were more schocked when Calvin revealed that Dilshad knew all of this and she still holds magic. Calvin told "Zoya can hear what others are thinking. Asad can control the elements of nature. Khushi can see the future. Arnav can heal anything back to normal by touching it. Madhu can track the owner and history of anything she touches. Rishab has the shield due to which no magic of the bad people will work over you. Rosalie can become a hologram and allow things to pass through herself. Jacob can become invisible. You all can develop your powers over time as Zainab*Zoya's mother*did. She had the power of giving immense powerful shocks. At first she had power only in her palms but over time with her practice and determination she developed the shocks in her whole body and became more powerful than before. Now you people can run faster than anyone and have strength more than anyone. You have to be careful now because sometimes unknowingly you may apply your power and the palefaces from which we have to keep this a secret will come to know that you are different. Be extremely careful and from today I declare you the saviors of the world. I will now enchant you and you will be back in your room. Remember you may need to fight anywhere and anytime. Your soul mission now will be to protect the good and defeat the evil. You have to track down Demonio by the help of your powers and intelligence."
With this he chanted a prayer and they were all back in Asya's room.
When they all woke up they were different from last time. The colour of their skin had become pale-white,their skin had become ice-cold, and, their eyes had become golden-brown.
Their was now a great danger and a great mission ahead of them.
Now the questions which arose were - Will they succeed? Will they go through all the barriers and reach Demonio? Will they be able to kill him?
Only time had the answer.
By Manal
Anupamaa
Yeh Fitoor Tera
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