Part 1
Dharmapuri Palace..
The court yard is busy that morning as every one assembled to see the training of their beloved princess. Today is an important day as it marks her 22nd birthday and also completion of her graduation. Many consider her a prodigy for she completed her graduation in business administration, history, politics and literature from worlds no.1 Harvard university by age of 20 years and returned to her kingdom where she continued her unfinished training in marshal arts, sword play, war strategies , shooting and other battle tactics. She is already declared a master in war strategies, shooting ,battle tactics and marshal arts few days ago, today she is testing her sword play and if she is declared a master in this, it completed her education.
Princess Radhika is the only daughter of King Vijayendhra Nivas Sharma who is the chief of the kings council of Indian peninsula. He is what any person will associate with success and aims to be. The wealthiest king in the whole peninsula and Asian continent, and third wealthiest person in world. She is his only daughter who will be inheriting it all and a great beauty who would have been crowned as Miss Universe if only such title existed.
Said Princess bent back as she let the sword of her master escaped her only to strike her sword in a sweeping motion which he escaped by jumping bringing his sword in a slash which she rolled of grinning ... this continued on for a few minutes Master Rishikar is considered as the best swords man in whole continent and he is right now engaged in a tight combat with Princess who finally rushed forward to slash him in neck which he dodged only to pause as she had a short knife pointing to his right kidney. He lowered his sword "I yield , your grace"
Radhika took back her sword and bowed to him low as a symbol of respect and he spoke "You passed it, my lady . I have seen very few who are as talented as you in sword. Its a honour to teach you." Radhika bowed and touched his feet laying her sword to his feet "I am blessed to be taught by you sir. "
Everyone in training yard folded their hands in Namaste as a sign of respect and Nivas came down from the podium he sat in , "Thank you Rishi for taking your time and teaching her. " Rishikar nodded and left from the training yard.
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"What are you planning to do now?" Nivas asked his daughter after her birthday party . Radhika smiled "What do you want me to do?"
Nivas thought for a while "Since your childhood you did what I asked of you, you never complained and you excelled in everything. You tell me what you want to do now child."
Radhika turned to look at her mothers portrait on her desk " I want to go to Araku."
Nivas frowned "Why Araku? "
Radhika opened her tab and gave it to Nivas who looking at the page asked "Ph.D on Mystic creatures? People will call you delusional Radhika.Why you want to do a fools pursuit."
Radhika looked pleading "Mom always believed in them, I want to see if moms belief is true or not also its only a twenty minute travel from our palace by flight , please dad. "
Nivas felt conflicted, he knows the dangers of the forests, he knows what lies there. He don't want his daughter to go there. For 22 years he protected his daughter away from media attention not even letting a single picture of her out side the palace and even go as far as to announce her middle name as her first name to world .Now she wants to straight into the dragons den. He closed his eyes in frustration "Give me some time to think of it." His daughters smile was so bright that he wondered if stars them selves assembled together in that smile.
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Next day morning they say together at dining table when Nivas spoke "I will let you go" Radhika smiled "But on one condition that you will not reveal your identity the same way when you studied in Harvard." Radhika hugged him smiling and kissing him on cheek "Thank you papa, Thank you so much."
Nivas smiled seeing his daughters happiness. She went and brought the application with joy. He stopped before signing and said "On one condition"
Radhika frowning "What"
Nivas:You will video chat with me daily atleast for one hour.
Radhika:Done.
Nivas signed the paper, and Radhika sat there along with Nivas.
They both broke their fast together and then Radhika asked "Dad... looks like you wanna tell me some thing"
Nivas:yeah, tell me which type of guy you want.
Radhika: Why? Are u trying to give me any new pet.
Nivas;no, trying to get a new heir for my kingdom.
Radhika:Thats why Dad, I always say you or mom should have one bro or sis. If there is any sis for you or any bro for mom, I would have simply married their son, there s no need for you to search for some other. But sadly, theres none as such.
Nivas smile faded and he went off from there silently.
Radhika looked at him confused "dad!!! Dad!!!!"
Radhika got a message from Nivas saying that he got some urgent call so he left, and she should complete her dinner. Radhika was used for these things, so she sighed and continued her dinner.
But the wind was flowing heavily with a strange aura.. as if it know some secrets. Radhika was about to sleep when she felt a whirl of wind passing through her. She remembered her mom's stories that "Wind becomes abnormal if there's some thing gonna change in our life. " But Radhika tried to pull aside all those thoughts, and tried to sleep, as she was heading for her college the next day.
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