Hi everyone,😊
I am Niki....
First of all I am posting the story in this forum because the Aghori forum has not been assigned any mod yet so the forum is inactive and I am not able to post it there. But this is a show that challenged my imagination and I was unable to stop myself from writing this, so I am posting it here.
Secondly, this couple gripped me because of the newness of the supernatural concept. I have never seen any show made on the Aghoris on television till now. And the couple has great chemistry.
Hope you all enjoy the story.
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Vaaste... Hunter fell for the Prey
'Main aapse pyaar karti hu Adhvik ji', Kamakshi said holding onto his arm. Adhvik closed his eyes, trying control the sense of guilt and pain for what he was going to do with her.
'Bohot pyaar karti hu', she said again and Adhvik felt stunned with unbelievableness of the fact.
He turned to face her and held her hands with a gentleness that he would have never used with anyone else. Their eyes met and he felt like just drowning in her deep chocolate brown ones.
‘Is Aghori se, jise pyaar ka matlab bhi nahi pata, tum itna pyaar karti ho?’, he asked unbelievably. The question visible strikingly in his eyes. She smiled lightly and nodded without hesitance.
‘Toh bas aaj mujhe mat rokna’, he said cupping her face in his rough hands, moving closer to her.
For a few seconds he wanted to feel her close before he had to leave her forever. He breathed in her flowery scent, and felt the warmth she provided. For few seconds he felt the peace and calmness that he had been unaware of till now. He felt himself alive for those few seconds, before he remembered what he had to do.
He left her and walked instantly towards the sacrificial setup and looked at it with a determination. He then turned around to look at the big axe that he will be using for the sacrifice. And his resolve became stronger. He had to do it. He had to fulfill his promise to his mentor. He had to give the Gurudakshina to his Guru. With one powerful move, Adhvik picked up the big axe, walked over to Kamakshi and stood before her.
All this while Kamakshi was looking at him with surprise and curiosity. Every move of his indicated, that he was struggling with himself. There was something that was stressing him. And when he came to stand before her with the axe, questions gripped her mind.
‘Adhvik ji ye aap..’, she was about to ask but he cut her off.
‘Tumne kaha tha na…. ki mere har sawal ka jawab ha hai’, he asked her and she nodded. ‘To kya tum apni jaan... mujhe de sakti ho?’, he asked in a clear, tough voice but there was a hesitance in his eyes while he questioned her. .
‘Ji?’, she asked back, shocked.
‘Mere Guruji ne mujhe palpos kar bada kiya hai Kamakshi. Itna takatvar banaya ki duniya ki har buri shakti se lad saku. Is Aghor panth ke Aghoriyon ka sabse bada Aghor banaya unhone mujhe. Tapasya aur sadhana ka mahatva samjhaya, duniya ki har moh maya se dur rakha unhone mujhe. Meri har shakti, har siddhi, aur aaj main jo kuch bhi hu, sirf mere guruji ki wajah se hu…’, he was saying while she listened attentively.
Meanwhile, outside the cave, Rudranath, Asmi and Indra were listening to Adhvik and Kamakshi’s conversation.
‘Ye kya kar raha hai Adhvik?’, Asmi asked angrily. ‘Guruji use jaldi se Kamakshi ki bali de deni chahiye’.
‘Haan Gurudev, bali ka muhurat nikalta ja raha hai aur Adhvik us ladki se bate kar raha hai? Agar usne bali nahi di toh?’, Indra too asked Rudranath.
‘Nahi… wo jo kar raha hai sahi kar raha hai. Kamakshi bali ke liye swayam taiyaar honi chahiye. Aur agar iske liye Adhvik use apni baaton se behla raha hai, toh thik hai’, Rudranath replied to both his protegees.
‘Par Gurudev...’, Asmi tried to object but Rudranath held his hand to silence.
‘Bas Asmi… Mujhe Adhvik par bharosa hai, wo apna kam thik se karega’, he replied and continued listening to their conversation again.
Inside the cave:
‘Unhone aaj tak mujhse kuch nahi manga, sivaay ek Gurudakshina ke’, Adhvik continued in his stern and determined voice. ‘Aur us Gurudakshina ke liye, mujhe tumhare jeevan ki jarurat hai. Mujhe tumhari jaan i bali deni hogi Kamakshi. Par main main tumhe jabardasti jaan se nahi maar sakta. Agar ye bali maine tumhari marzi ke bina di, to wo safal nahi hogi…. Isliye maine tumse yeh sawal kiya. Tumne kaha tha na, mere har sawal jawab haan hai. Toh bolo… kya tum mujhe apni jaan de sakti ho Kamakshi?’, Adhvik asked her firmly. Kamakshi had been listening to Adhvik very attentively all this while. And when he finally asked her this question, she just smiled at him making him surprised.
‘Haan. Main aapke liye jaan de sakti hu Adhvik ji’ she replied and he looked at her unbelievably.
‘Yeh sab jaanne ke baad bhi?’, Adhvik asked her.
‘Yeh sab jaanne ke baad hi Adhvik ji’, she replied with a gentle smile. ‘Aapne kaha tha na, ki hum dono ko prem ke dhaage ne bandha hai. Toh aaj aap chahe maane ya na maane, aapka dil bhi janta hai ki wo sach hai. Hum dono pyaar ke is rishte se ek dusre se jude hue hai. Main aapse bohot pyaar karti hu Adhvik ji. Aur aapke liye main kuch bhi kar sakti hu’, she said and came closer to stand before him.
‘Agar mere jeevan ke tyaag se, aapka lakshya pura hota hai, aur isse aapko khushi aur sukun milta hai, toh main taiyaar hu. Main apni jaan dene ke liye taiyaar hu Adhvik ji. Bas mujhe ek minute dijiye’, she said and started to walk towards the Shivalinga. Adhvik stood stunned at her decision.
She stood before the Shivalinga of Lord Shiva, joined both her hands in prayer and closed her eyes.
‘He Shivji, ye jeevan aaphi ka diya hua hai. Meri shakti bhi aapne dusro ki madat ke liye hi di thi. Aaj aapke sabse bade bhakt ko meri jarurat hai. Aur main unki madad jarur karungi. Agar kabhi mujhse koi bhul ho gayi ho, toh mujhe kshama kar dijiye. Meri is kurbani ko swikar kariye, aur Adhvik ji par apna Ashirvaad banaye rakhiye Mahadev. Om Namah Shivay’, Kamakshi prayed to Lord Shiva. She then walked towards Adhvik and stood in front of him.
‘Main ready hu Adhvik ji, aap apni bali puri kijiye’, Kamashi said to him. Adhvik just looked at her helplessly. His eyes showed his helplessness and the building anger at what he had to do.
Outside the cave:
‘Dekha maine kaha tha na Adhvik sab sahi kar dega’, Rudranath said grinning to both of his protegees.
Inside the cave:
Adhvik closed his eyes, made the prayer to Lord Shiva and started to get ready to sacrifice the girl before him. But the mere thought was creating havoc in his heart. Kamakshi was the loveliest and the most innocent girl with a very pure and kind heart he had ever seen in his life. Even after knowing that he was an Aghori, she loves him and was ready to sacrifice her life for him. He didn’t want to sacrifice her, but he didn’t have any option. He had to do it for his Gurudev, and even if his heart didn’t agree for this, he couldn’t do anything about it. And this helplessness and anger had reached at the bursting point. He took a deep breath raised the big axe up. Kamakshi closed her eyes with a gentle smile.
‘Ahhhhhh….’, he swiped the axe down towards Kamakshi’s neck.
Outside the cave:
‘Ye hui na baat Adhvik. Aakhir tumne apni Gurudakshina puri kar hi li’, Rudranath said happily. He started to laugh with happiness maniacally.
‘Par Guruji andar se aur koi awaz kyu nahi aa rahi?’, Asmi asked.
‘Ab kya jarurat hai kuch sunne ki Asmi. Adhvik apni bali ka vardaan prapt karne me leen hoga. Thodi der me wo khud bahar aa jayega’, he said grinning.
Inside the cave:
Adhvik’s axe stopped just and inch away from Kamakshi’s neck. His anger burst out with a wave of power in his cry, that made the magic of his Guru crash. And Rudranath and the others stopped listening to what was happening inside the cave.
Kamakshi was surprised that she was still alive. She opened her eyes and looked at the axe stopped just beside her neck. She then looked at Adhvik who was breathing heavily.
‘Adhvik ji aapne..’,
‘Ye mujhse nahi hoga’, Adhvik cut her off and looked straight in her eyes. ‘Main tumhe nahi maar sakta Kamakshi, nahi de sakta main tumhari bali’, he said sternly.
‘Par aapki Gurudakshina?’, she asked. He smirked at that.
‘Tum sabse alag ho Kamakshi. Shiv vardaani ho tum. Tumhari ye shaktiyan Mahadev ne tumhe dusro ki bhalayi ke liye di hai. Aur tumhara dil sabke liye karuna aur pyaar se bhara hua hai. Agar maine tumhari bali de di, toh ho sakta hai ki mujhe Gurudakshina ke liye shaktiyan mil jaye… par main apne aap ko kabhi maaf nahi kar paunga Kamakshi’, he replied honestly. ‘Main apne guruji ke liye vardaan kisi aur tareeke se pa lunga. Kadi tapasya karunga aur usse vardaan prapt karunga… par main tumhari bali nahi de sakta’, he said and a smile graced her lips.
‘Adhvik ji aap..’, she was about to say when they both heard a lightening sound. They look in the direction where they saw a bright light. Their eyes widened with surprise when they saw a divine figure appear in front of him. A moment later the figure moved ahead and they saw the Lord Shiva standing there. Both of them joined hands sat down on their knees in front of him
‘Adhvik’,Lord Shiva addressed and Adhvik looked up to him. ‘Aaj tumhare is nirnay ne mujhe atyadhik prasanna kiya hai. Kamakshi mera diya hua ek vardaan hi hai iss dharti par. Aur tumne uske jeevan ki raksha ki hai. Mango kya maangna chahte ho’.
‘Prabhu, mujhe mere Guru ji ko Gurudakshina deni hai. Isliye main aapse unke liye Amaratva maangta hu Mahadev’, Adhvik asked for his wish. Lord Shiva looked at him with a scrutinizing gaze, then he smirked.
‘Thik hai Adhvik.. Parantu meri bhi ek shart hai jo pehle tumhe puri karni hogi’, Lord Shiva told him.
‘Aagya Mahadev’, Adhvik asked kneeling in front of the lord.
‘Tumhare jis Guru ke liye tum ye Amaratva maang rahe ho, kya wo iske layak hai? Tumhe pata lagana hoga ki kya Rudranath vaastav me is vardaan ka haqdaar hai?’, Lord Shiva put the condition before him.
‘Parantu Mahadev, ye main kaise kar sakta hu? Wo mere Guru hai, aaj main jo kuch bhi hu, unhi ki wajah se hu… unhone hi mujhe is layak banaya ki aaj main yaha khada hokar aapke darshan kar pa raha hu. Wo is vardaan ke haqdaar kyun nahi honge Prabhu?’, Adhvik asked confused by the Lord’s condition.
‘Tum aaj mere samaksh tumhare apne gunon aur acchaiyon ki wajah se ho Adhvik. Tumhare hriday me jo sacchayi aur pyaar hai, usne mujhe prasanna kiya hai. Main dekh sakta hu ki tum apne guru ke prati kartavyanishtha ho, parantu Rudranath apne Guru ke prati wo aastha nahi rakhta tha jo tum rakhte ho. Usne is Amaratva ko paane laalsa me Aghor panth ke niyamon ko toda hai… isliye ab main chahta hu ki tum pata lagao ki kya wo vaastav me is Amaratva ko pane ke layak hai ya nahi’, Lord Shiva instructed. ‘Aur jab tak ye kaarya sampanna nahi hota tab tak main ye vardaan nahi de sakta. Par tumhe aashirvaad me kuch adhik shaktiyan deta hu jisse tumhe ye kaarya karne me sahayta hogi. Aur yadi Rudranath is vardaan ke layak hua, toh tum awaj dena, main aa jaunga… Aur ek aakhri baat Adhvik, tumne Kamakshi ki bali di hi nahi ye baat tum Rudranath ko nahi bataoge. Agar tumhe satya tak pohochna hai, toh use yahi lagna chahiye ki tumne ye bali di, aur maine punah Kamakshi ko jeevandaan diya. Tumne iski bali na dekar iski raksha ka daayitva apne hath me le liya hai Adhvik, aur mujhe pura vishwas hai ki tum ye daayitva pura karoge’, Lord Shiva ordered him.
‘Jo aagya Mahadev’, Adhvik said joining his hands in front of him. Lord Shiva raised his hand in the blessing posture and a beam of light shot out of it, that showered on Adhvik’s head. Then there was a flash of bright light and Lord Shiva was gone.
Adhvik opened his eyes and looked at Kamakshi who was now standing beside him with a smile on her face.
‘Aap muskura kyu rahi hai?’, Adhvik asked her.
‘Do reasons hai’, Kamakshi replied.
‘Aur kya main jaan sakta hu ki wo reasons kya hai?’, he asked in a serious voice.
‘Pehla toh ye ki aapki acchaiyon aur dil ki sacchayi ko dekh kar Mahadev ne aapko darshan diye’, she replied.
‘Aur dusra?’, Adhvik asked again but with a smirk.
‘Dusra ye ki aap..’, she lowered her head with shyness. Adhvik went near her. He put a finger down her chin and made her look at him. She looked up and got lost into his intense eyes. ‘Dusra ye ki aap.. Aap mujhse pyaar karte hai’, she replied.
‘Aap jaanti hai na ki main ek Aghori hu, aur mere jeevan me pyaar ke liye koi sthaan nahi hai?’, he asked with the same smirk.
‘Jaanti hu… par meri bali na dekar aapne ye saabit kar diya ki aap mujhse saccha pyaar karte hai Adhvik ji. Aur ab toh mahadev ne meri raksha ki jimmedari bhi aapko de di hai, toh fir aapko toh mujhse shadi karni hi padegi… kyunki ek ladki ki raksha uske pati se jyada behtar aur kaun kar sakta hai!’, she said mischievously.
‘Accha… toh aap is Aghori se shaadi karengi?’, he asked moving closer to her.
‘Agar ye Aghori chahe toh’, Kamakshi said with a smile.
‘Aur agar main na keh du toh?’, he asked again.
‘Vaise toh mujhe pura vishwas hai ki aap na nahi kahenge… par agar keh bhi diya to koi baat nahi Adhvik ji. Aap mujhse pyaar karte hai mere liye yahi bohot hai. Main us din ka intezaar karungi jab aap haan keh de’, she replied with the same smirk and that made Adhvik chuckle.
‘Aap bulwana chahti hai mujhse?’, he asked.
‘Nahi nahi Adhvik ji, agar aap na kehna chahte hai, toh mujhe aap abhi na keh sakte hai’, she replied with a smirk making Adhvk smile heartily. He moved closer to her, and held both her hands in his. His eyes never left her eyes.
‘Aapko na keh kar hamesha ke liye kho dene ka khatra main nahi uthana chahta Kamakshi’, Adhvik said with his charming smile.
As soon as Kamakshi got the meaning of his words, she couldn’t stop the grin spreading over her face. She looked at his eyes with the question clearly visible, unable to believe that she heard right. He just nodded with a smile and held his arms open for her. She hugged him immediately and he held her close to his heart. Both of them stood like that for a while, just holding each other. They both knew that their hearts beat for each other.
‘Kamakshi..’, Adhvik finally broke the silence.
‘Hmm?’, she voiced.
‘Tum janti ho na hume pehle Shiv ji ne diya hua kaarya pura karna hai?… aur jab tak wo nahi ho jata..’, Adhvik was about to say but she cut him off.
‘Tab tak humari shaadi nahi ho sakti… jaanti hu Adhvik ji, aap bilkul chinta mat kijiye. Jab tak aapka lakshya pura nahi ho jata, main aapka intezaar karungi’, she replied and broke the hug to look at him. He smiled at her.
‘Toh fir chale, ghar par bhi sab log kafi gusse me honge hume waha na dekh kar, un sab ko bhi sambhalna hoga… aur humare rishte ke bare bhi batana hoga’, Adhvik asked with a smile.
‘Chaliye.. Main aapke sath hu’, Kamakshi replied with a smile too.
‘Toh fir chalo tum behosh ho jao… um mera matlab behoshi ka natak karo’. He instructed and she nodded.
‘Aur aap kya karenge?’, she asked.
‘Main sab sambhal lunga’, he replied and placed a kiss on her forehead. ‘Tumhe yaha se utha kar le jaunga’, he winked at her making her surprise. ‘Itna haraan hone ki jarurat nahi hai. Aghori hua toh kya, hu toh isi jamane ka na!’, he replied and Kamakshi smiled at him.
Adhvik then picked her up bridal style and carried her outside the cave to write a new future for them both. He knew it was not going to be easy, but he was confident that he could do it because he had a loving and caring partner with him now.
Author's Note: Thanks for reading. Please let me know your opinions with your comments. 😊
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