The Raizada Heir (Completed) ✔️✔️✔️ - Page 7

Originally posted by: coderlady

chapter 8

So Arnav was partially responsible in separating Payal and Akash.

Exactly yaar😕😕

She came looking for him and he sent her away.

Now no use regretting it Arnav 🙄🙄

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Originally posted by: coderlady

chapter 9

She was watching Sheetal so much she lost sight of Aarav.

Exactly dear🥺

Maybe Payal will get to him.

Hope so

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Chapter 10 : Unexpected Twists

Payal had been waiting outside the gates of Raizada Mansion as the guards were not letting her go in.

"Try to understand ma'am. We can't let anyone go inside without permission!" One of them asserted.

Nagraaj had told her that Khushi was right now in Raizada Mansion living along with her son. 'Khushi might have brought him to Akashji!' She had thought.

"Bhaiyya, at least tell Khushi to come out. Tell her that someone from Vishnu Temple is here!" Payal was trying to persuade them but they were not ready to budge.

"It's not possible right now Madamji. Our Chhote Bhaiyya's son is missing!" The guard explained. "Everyone is tensed for Aarav baba! How can you expect that Khushi Bhabhi will even listen to you when her son is kidnapped!"

Payal was stumped to hear it. The only words resonating were Chhote Bhaiyya's son missing. 'Isn't Akashji younger son of Raizadas?' She took the meaning of Chhote Bhaiyya as Younger Brother.

She was devastated. 'My son is missing!' She had so many expectations to see him after five long years. 'Those eagles!' Vasuki had told her everything about that.

The tears made their way as she leaned on the gate, 'My Aarav!'

"Please ma'am, stand to one side!" The guard told her as the police jeeps arrived, going in one by one.

She nodded before turning away, but a realization hit her, "Did you address Khushi as Bhabhi?" She wanted to confirm what she heard, "Is Khushi married to your Chhote Bhaiyya?"

"Of course! Aarav baba is son of Chhote Bhaiyya and Khushi Bhabhi!" The guard said in obvious tone, and another jolt hit Payal.

The grief of losing her son got overpowered by the rage of betrayal by her sister. 'She married Akashji! How could Khushi do this?'

Payal remembered all those years when Khushi was fascinated by human realm, trying to be part of them. "I wish jiji, that we could live with these humans! Isn't that exciting?" She had once said.

'She used my son to fulfill her fancy wish!' Payal was engulfed in another misunderstanding. Her once loving younger sister was now selfish in her eyes. 'She tried to take my place!'

._._._.

"Do anything Commissioner, this case should be your priority!" Arnav was barking on phone, "I want my son back before the sun sets!" He roared.

It had been four hours since that unfateful incident. First they had thought that Aarav might be in Mansion itself. But even after whole family searching, there was no clue of junior Raizada. That's when Khushi had noticed the absence of Shyam.

"Khushiji, please! There is no involvement of my husband in it." Anjali had defended him. Wasn't it just few days ago when he had gone for an important case without informing anyone. Anjali had argued for same, even supported by her mother.

But Khushi had understood all game as she had stealthily vanished somewhere away.

"Manohar, there might be a hand of our rivals!" Devyani Raizada was also tensed. "Find out about it." The boy had been there only since a few weeks but he had become an apple of everyone's eye including Mamaji who nodded to his mother.

Akash was too grieved to do anything.
"Chachu will take care of me!" The last talk between him and Aarav was resonating in his mind, making him shiver. The fits of his depression returning slowly as he was crying bitterly.

"Akash, it's not the time to lose courage. Gather yourself!" Arnav tried to support his brother.

"Bhai, he was such a little boy, why would anyone harm him?" He was clutching his forehead, "Please don't let anything happen to him Bhai!" He was in same condition, from which Arnav had taken him out five years ago.

"I will bring him back safely Akash." Arnav was honest this time, "Now go to your room!" Arnav asked HP to give Akash medicines taking him to room.

But Mami was all prepared to take advantage of situation along with her niece, "Sheetal, it's a golden opportunity. Do anything and make Akash fall for you when everyone is busy." She even suggested her to make Akash marry her, in a small ceremony. "He is the only key left for you to enter Raizada Mansion!"

Hiding from all this, Khushi was with Lavanya, all tensed. "They used Shyam to reach us Lavanya!" She was feeling heavy. As per their sources, Aarav was taken to Hills of Chambal!

"I am such an irresponsible mother! He took my son, before my eyes and I was unaware!" She was weeping, her dam of patience breaking. When Lavanya told her about Shyam's involvement, she was more devastated.

"Khushi it's not the time to cry. His life is in danger!" Lavanya encouraged her. Nagraj and Krohini were not of any help for now. They had to find a solution quickly.

"I will save my son Lavanya, even if I have to give up my life for it!" Khushi was determined, "For now ask our friend snakes for help!" She wanted to visit Chambal, the night itself.

._._._.

"Sardaar, all preparations are done." One of the eagles informed Iagle, who was busy polishing his beak. "Now just the wait of the Golden Equinox!" He mumbled evilly.

Equinox was that period of year when the apparent path of the sun in the sky (the ecliptic) would intersect with the celestial equator. But this year it was to coincide with solar eclipse making it a golden Equinox.

"That's tomorrow morning Sardaar!" The other attendant said joyfully making Iagle smirk.

"Tomorrow morning with the sacrifice of the boy, I'll be the king of Ernes. Iagle - The Erne King!" He laughed maniacally.

._._._.

"Why did you call me here NK?" Khushi was going towards the abode of Iagle when she got the message of NK calling her to this deserted valley. "Is there anything important?"

NK just gave a blank expression as he looked back and she came out from behind the rocks.

"I called you here!"

Khushi was surprised to hear the familiar voice that she was longed to hear.

"Jiji!" She was overwhelmed when she saw the mother figure of her life, her sister. The effect of human life was visible on her, the fragile body hidden in the saree. But what made her frown was the furious face of Payal.

"So finally you were successful in getting rid of him!" Payals voice was cold, "Now you can enjoy your married life without any hindrance!"

"What are you saying jiji!" Khushi wanted to hug her sister, share all her memories, whine her complaints but here she was throwing accusations on her.

"My innocent sister, you don't know?" Payal chuckled mirthlessly, "I am talking about my baby Khushi, whom you used for your own good, to enter in human realm, to get married to him!" Payal was not ready to listen, "Tell me, is Akashji also involved with you in the plan!"

Khushi was not believing what her sister was telling her. But when she talked so ill of the relationship between her and Aarav, she couldn't take it anymore.

"Jiji! Are you here to accuse me? When it was your duty to take care of him, you were engulfed in your own sorrow!" Had she thought of the boy even for a moment, she wouldn't have left him as an orphan. "He used to cry for nights, craving for the warmth of a mother! Hunger used to make him restless, making him feverish! But you didn't care for him that time!"

It was she who used to be awake for nights, engulfing him in her arms, caring for him, tending him with love, even crying for his pain. She hd sacrificed those years of life just to give Aarav a secure childhood, keeping him secure from the hurling dangers, whether snakes or eagles.

"So you'll show me what you all did for my baby. Should I worship you for your favour Khushi?" Payal was totally brainwashed, "If you are that great mother then how could those eagles take him away!" She was told by Nagraaj, that Khushi knew about eagles since weeks. "Was it your carelessness or an intended plan that my son was picked up so easily?"

"Jiji!" Khushi screamed again, "don't you dare question my intentions for my baby!" She didn't give birth to him but Aarav was her life. Even if Payal was her sister, she didn't have any right to question her love for her nephew.

"Whom you are fooling Khushi!" Payal came near her, "You were a Naagin with all the powers. You could have saved him easily. But you chose to ignore it!" She was being difficult, not thinking from the perspective of Khushi but from an eye of a mother.

"Jiji, these are not your words. Tell me who filled your ears against me!" Khushi could never imagine her sister could be this bitter.

"I am not blind Khushi. I know what's happening around!" She had a sarcastic smile. "Instead of blaming other, just do one last favour on me! Never ever come near my son." She uttered pleadingly, "I had given you the responsibility of that bundle of flesh, now I free you with the obligation!"

"You can't do that!" Khushi couldn't believe that just a sentence from Payal would separate her from her son, "Jiji, you are angry now. Please open your eyes and look, it's not what you think!"

"You don't have to feel bad Khushi. It was my mistake at first place to hand you with a burden!" But she realized now, "I'll take care of my child henceforth!"

Payal turned back, after giving a longing but painful glance to the mangalsutra hanging from Khushi's neck. 'It was not in my destiny!'

"NK, please help me to reach eagles!" Payal ignored Khushi's insistence to come.

"Have a happy life Khushi. I hope we never meet again!"

._._._.

"Queen Krohini! Eagles had done their work!" A crow broke the news in his hoarse voice, making the Queen frown.

She had been waiting for Khushi to come with an assurance for her conditions.

"Isn't Khushi doing anything?" She assumed, "Let's see how they save him!"

._._._.

"Sardaar, she is here!"

If Iagle was shocked to find a powerless Nagin in human body, all alone in front of him, he didn't show it on face.

"Aah, what can we do for this beauty!" He sniggered moving ahead.

"You don't have to do anything Iagle. It's me who have a proposition for you!" Payal was all confident as she presented something in a wooden box, "You won't be able to deny!"

._._._.

"Are you sure Khushi that she was your sister?" Lavanya was having doubt when she had listened to their argument few hours ago.

With what Khushi had described Payal, she was a loving caring sister who had raised Khushi like a daughter more than a sibling.

"She was my jiji!" Khushi knew that it was Payal, no doubt on that.

'I may have committed mistake in recognizing Shyam but that was different.' She had even thrown the fuhking ring away, which had caused all this blunder. "I sensed her smell!"

"Then how could she blame you for what happened with Aarav!" Lavanya had seen the sacrifice of Khushi, "You have secured him from all dangers till now. And now one mistake and she snatched the right of your motherhood!" Lavanya was angry on Payal's verdict to Khushi to stay away from Aarav.

"She might be wrong Lavanya, but it doesn't make me immune from my sins!" Khushi was guilty, "I should have to be more careful!"

She had taken it all for granted. Her over-confidence and jealousy made such incident happen. "I knew Arnav was the culprit of my Aaru, but still I got attracted to him!" She admitted, what she was ignoring since last weeks. Even she was liking his attention on her, "I shouldn't have forgiven him so easily!"

"Khushi, stop blaming yourself." Lavanya couldn't see her friend all broken, "It is a mistake, happens with everyone. Even Payal got swayed with it in the first place!"

But it wasn't her biggest concern as she leaned on the big rock in that dried valley.

"Will jiji never let me meet Aaru?" She couldn't imagine to be away from her nephew, "Has she changed so much?"

"Whatever happens it is for good Khushi!" Lavanya sat beside her, "Anyways you had to leave Aarav with Raizadas and part away from him in few days!" Wasn't it their plan at the first place, "Just assume that you had handed Aarav to his guardian and forget everything." She suggested, "Let's go back to Naglok, to start a new life!"

"Forget?" It was the most difficult part for Khushi, "How could I Lavanya!" The new life was still an impossible dream.

But first thing she have to do was to confirm whether Aarav was safe. "I hope Jiji saves my Aaru!"

._._._.

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A/N

The last chapter had many beautiful comments, with one thing in common - to save Aaru.

Well it will be cleared in next update whether Payal will really save him🙈

Isn't the story all about the Raizada Heir? 😁

So something unexpected happen😏

Payal's entry brought a storm in Khushi's life😒

Will Payal be able to save Aarav or will she call for a bigger problem🙄.

Time of revelations coming near, with all secrets getting unraveled. 🤐

Maybe coming updates with more of fantasy than real lives🙂

Storm Nisarga is also over, bringing some loss, but still we tried to face it. Hope remaining of 2020 doesn't bring any more problem and we all get back to normal peaceful life.❤️

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Chapter 11 : Vengeful Satisfaction

Arnav looked at his brother who was sleeping under the effect of medicines.

'What will he do after knowing that Aarav is his own son?'

Arnav thought, now relieved that Khushi took the decision to hide it from Akash. 'She knew that Akash isn't strong enough to protect Aarav!'

He was somewhere feeling content that Khushi considered him worthy enough to give the responsibility. But at this moment he was feeling weak. It had been so many hours but there was no clue of Aarav yet.

'I am not that strong Khushi.' He was drained due to emotional trauma of whole day and now needed the support of his wife, a warm place in her arms, to recharge his energy to find their son.

'But where is she?' He went towards their bedroom, with the hope of finding Khushi.

._._._.

Iagle looked at the wooden box in the hands of Payal as she opened it slowly, "Golden Wings!"

The Golden Wings which had power to make a bird immortal.

"As the story behind it goes; when Avian Goddess, Crina was drinking water on the bank of a river, an aquatic demon had attacked her." Payal continued, "Though she didn't get hurt but lost her two wings."

"It is said that those wings turned golden as they detached from Goddess and were under protection of a Phoenix!" Payal asserted the mythical story which was popular as a folklore since ages.

Many birds had tried to get hold of these wings but no one was able to acquire it till now.

"Did you steal these flaps!" Iagle had his eyes shining with greed to have those wings which could make him the rules of whole bird kingdom.

"That's not important Iagle!" Payal closed the lid, as she looked into the eyes of the evil eagle, "The important thing is what you can do to have them!"

"Don't talk in riddles! Tell me what do you want." Iagle asked with a serious expression.

._._._.

"Queen Krohini, there is a news coming!" A crow offered the news.

"What are you saying? Golden Wings of Goddess Crina!" Krohini couldn't believe that such a valuable thing would be acquired by Iagle. "He will be all powerful if he used them!"

It was not good for crows, if eagles turned stronger, posing danger for them. 'I need those wings at any cost!' She thought.

._._._.

"Khushi!"

Arnav had searched the whole Mansion, second time that day. A sudden paranoia hit him as he realized that Khushi wasn't found anywhere.

It was late night and almost everyone had retired to their rooms leaving the Mansion in darkness, just like his mind which had gone blank.

'Khushi, where have you gone!' He was feeling empty, not able to find her. She had become so important for her, as if he would die without her. 'I need you Khushi!'

Sitting on the stairs with a thud, having no clue of his wife, he whispered again "Khushi!" All directionless, he didn't know where to find her.

'Maybe NK knows where she is!'

._._._.

"Tell me what do you want."

"Aarav! I need Aarav sound and safe." Iagle had a knowing smile when Payal asked Iagle to hand him back in return of those wings. "Oh so the boy is related to you!"

"I am not here to listen your crap Iagle!" Payal told him annoyingly, "To steal this box, I had put my life in danger. If you are not interested then..."

"Who told you I am not interested Miss Payal?" Iagle said instantly. Aarav was a key to kinghood of only eagle world, but those wings could make him the ruler of all birds.

"Bring that boy!" He roared as his associates brought Aarav, chained in iron shackles. He was almost unconscious, being dragged there.

Payal lost her breath, seeing her son in such a condition.

"You basta*ds, how dare you to keep my baby in such conditions!" Payal shouted as she ran to him. "Aaru!"

"Mind you tongue!" Iagle asked his associates to hold Payal from meeting Aarav, "He was a big nuisance in small body! Had broken our security measures using his powers!" Eagles had a tough time to control Aarav and keep him jailed.

"Free him now!" Payal growled, making Iagle smirk, as he ordered to do so.

"Give me that box first, and take your prize with you!" He was eager to get hold of the miraculous asset.

An eagle came ahead as Payal handed him the box, as she ran instantly to her child.

"Not so soon dear!" Payal was again held back, not letting her to reach Aarav.

._._._.

Khushi was at Shiv Temple where she was waiting for her Guruji to appear. Her Guruji Shashidhan was an old ascetic, known for his knowledge of Sarpvidya.

Although Aarav was not a snake, Guruji could guide her about a way to save him from eagles, specially when Payal didn't want her to involve directly.

"Khushi?" Shashi had completed his daily prayer when he saw her strolling outside.

"Guruji, I need your help!" Khushi touched his feet informing him of the latest problem they had.

._._._.

Krohini had reached the high heels where Iagle and his associates had kept Aarav.

She could see Payal sitting there and a very weak Aarav in her lap while Iagle was waiting for the auspicious time to adorn those mythical wings.

Even after getting those wings, Iagle had refused to let Payal go with Aarav. He wanted to test those wings before releasing the boy.

"Aaru!" Payal caressed her lifeless son as her eyes filled with tears, "Do you need water?"

"Mom!" Aarav mumbled as Payal made him drink some water, "I know you'll come Mom!"

When his vision got cleared he found that it wasn't his mother. "Amma!" He sprang up to sit, while Payal looked at him adoringly, "You are Amma right, but where is Mom?"

'Is he asking for Khushi?' Payal was confused, 'Did Khushi tell him about me?'

Before she could understand, they heard Iagle reading the sacred hymns loudly.

Krohini was already near the cliff where Iagle was conducting rituals. He had the old rule book where the exact process to wear those wings was written.

"With the first ray of rising Sun, you have to grace yourself with those feathers Sardaar!" The associate eagles were also eager to witness the historical moment when their Master would become immortal.

Krohini could see the dark sky turning scarlet as Sun started growing slowly. 'No, I couldn't let Iagle to get those flaps!' She had decided to steal those wings before Iagle could take them.

"It's time Sardaar!" The eagle priest declared as he raised the wings, going to put it on Iagle.

Before Krohini could fly and snatch it away, the unexpected happen.

._._._.

"What are you saying Guruji?" Khushi was informed that Iagle had imprisoned Payal along with Aarav. "Jiji handed golden wings to Iagle!"

Payal was always a peaceful by nature. To support an evil eagle to rule the Avian world was not expected from her.

"Will Iagle really become the king of Birds, Gurudev?"

"We could only wish it to not happen Khushi!" It would be disastrous if Iagle became so much powerful.

While Khushi was still worried for Aarav and Payal, the sound of Shashi made her look at him, "Incredible, Goddess Crina, here!"

._._._.

Payal hid Aarav in her lap, as the horrible scene unfolded before her eyes.

The golden wings worn by Iagle had caught fire and he was blazing, his screams echoing the hill. Suddenly they saw a beautiful maiden, descending from skies, coming towards them, seated on a foggy cloud, while her divine subjects, a mynah and pigeon accompanied her.

"Goddess Crina!" Krohini recognized the Goddess of Birds, while she hid herself behind the bushes.

"Mother Goddess, please save me! That human fooled me, I am burning!" Eagle was screaming in pain.

"Do you still think, it was due to a mere human being!" Crina had a stony expression, "It is your Karma Iagle! A punishment for your greed!"

Payal smiled as she remembered how it was all planned.

When she had found out Aarav being missing, she had pleaded before Goddess, calling her for help. When Crina had listened to her complain, she had decided to punish Iagle, posing an example for all birds who tried to do such *cruel thing.

So giving those cursed golden wings, Payal was sent there, to free Aarav as well as to punish Iagle.

"Goddess I accept my mistake. I had got blinded in the lure of power. I pardon for trying to sacrifice a child, separating him from his mother!" Iagle tried to ask for forgiveness, "Please save me! Please!"

Crina looked at the burned body of the dying eagle as she sighed, "It is too late to forgive you, now! Maybe your next birth will be a chance to amend yourself!" She said as the eagle turned into ashes while his associates sat on ground, bending their necks.

"I don't know how to thank you Oh Goddess!" Payal also had her head bent, as she folded her hands in gratefulness.

"It's not a favor Payal, it's just a help to a mother from another mother!" Crina smiled as she saw Aarav, who was still weak. "Do you need something, a place to live or..."

"No, Goddess. What you did for me is more than enough! I'll manage from here!" Payal raised Aarav, putting his head on her shoulder, ready to go away.

Crina just nodded her head as other eagles folded their hands, too afraid to get forgiveness while Krohini watched the Goddess returning back.

._._._.

NK thought what happened today when Payal had asked to be dropped in the abode of eagles.

"I will help myself NK, you go!"

His every plea to listen to him and clear her mind wasn't heard at all. 'She seems to have made her mind that Khushi is her enemy!' He thought.

Sensing a presence behind he got up from his seat. He was still on duty in his cabin.

"Who is there?" He asked only to get the handcuffs dropping on his foot from the table.

'Ouch!!'

He removed his shoe to see his toe swollen as he hissed in pain.

Taking the first aid he was applying medicine when a soft hand came to his help.

"You don't have to do this Lavanya!" He was momentarily shocked to see her so late at night, as she just smiled in return.

After death of his first mate, Nagin Bela, who was harassed by a group of humans, NK had lost any hope of having a partner. Taking a life of police cop, he had been involved in punishing criminals. But it was few years ago when the wish rekindled, as he met Lavanya, when a snake charmer had caught them together.

"You should be careful!" Lavanya uttered, dressing up the bruise, "Arnav was here?" She asked him as she could smell him.

"Hmm, was very tensed, asking about Khushi!" NK remembered how Arnav was all mad, not finding Khushi. "He was tormented from inside", earlier a missing nephew and now wife.

When he had denied knowing about Khushi, he had not believed him. 'Must be still running on roads in his SUV, looking for her!'

"How is Khushi?"

"A bit fine. She has gone to Guruji!" Lavanya replied. Although she had asked Khushi to go back to Naaglok, she wasn't ready, her mind still stuck in Aarav and Payal, "I am scared what will happen next!"

"Me too." NK was also scared but for Arnav who was still unaware of the reality and had fallen for Khushi. 'Another heartbreak coming soon!'

Then he saw Lavanya clutching his locket looking worried, "What happened Lavanya?"

"We have to go NK!" Guruji had summoned her, "Payal and Aarav are in danger!"

._._._.

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*Cruel - In the original draft I had used inhuman in it's place🙈🙈🙈, but one of my readers Karthika had suggested ineagle😂😂😂 then I just changed the term.😜 I hope it suits there😁😁.

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Danger?? 🤔Isn't Iagle killed, then who is the danger and why???😏😏

The big revealation coming soon😉, with the real identity of Khushi disclosing to Arnav😕.

Maybe the mystery of letter will also be solved😁.

But what will Khushi do after the big reality, leave her Ophidian life for Arnav or vice versa??🙄

I hope there is no confusion regarding Goddess Crina, the Lord of Birds, for whom Iagle was sacrificing Aarav, but in turn lost his own life.

There are Kings and Queens for every species but only one God/Goddess for every kingdom, like Aves, Reptilians, Mammals, etc.

Finally 9 years of IPKKND-the love saga😍. Though it ended so soon.😒

But every precious thing is in small quantity, isn't it?😚?

A few chapters remaining😜, till then:

Take Care dears, stay healthy and safe🥰

Chapter 12 : Vile Appearances

"What do you mean he got saved?" He threw away the cup full of Soma, as he hissed, "Didn't I tell you to kill that boy at any cost?" His scaled body was shaking with fury.

"We had tried your majesty!" The eagle was shivering, "But when Goddess Crina herself descended, we couldn't do anything!" In the end, their head boss Iagle had to pay with his life.

'It all had started with a greed of power.'

The eagle thought how they had planned it, he even had disguised as Shyam to abduct Aarav.

'Now forget the dream to rule the eagle world, we are even banished by our community.'

"We were fortunate enough that Mother Goddess didn't pay attention to us", The eagle replied making the giant serpent before him more angry, "and we somehow got saved from her wrath!"

"But who would save you from my wrath!" His eyes were red, partly with the alcohol and partly with the anger.

When the eagle looked at the crawling body, his legs started moving back, "What! No..." The eagle was trapped in his clutch, "Please, I beg you King. Don't kill me. I had helped you so much....aaah!!"

He coiled his tail around the eagle's neck while he struggled to breath, "To leave you alive? I am not a fool to do so!" He smirked giving the last squeeze, and his prey took the final breath. "Vasuki doesn't leave any task undone!"

'But Iagle was really a fool to not concentrate on his real aim!'

Vasuki was gritting his teeth as he threw away the lifeless bird,

'He died but left me under this grave situation!'

._._._.

"I want my Mom, now!!" Aarav screamed, with his famous scowl inherited from his uncle, ASR.

After avenging Iagle, Payal had taken a weak Aarav in his embrace, ready to start a new life with her son, but it wasn't as easy as it seemed.

Being a human, there were many necessities, from hunger to shelter and to manage them all alone was a big challenge.

That's when Krohini had lent help to them.

'Birds aren't that bad!'

Payal had thought, after Krohini had offered a temporary accommodation to them,

'I'll soon find shelter for me and my son!'

Payal had decided, not to bother the Raven Queen any more.

After feeding Aarav, she had made him sleep. But since the time he had woken up, he was asking for Khushi.

"Aarav beta, from now your Amma is your Mom. Tell me what do you want!"

"No, you can't be Mom, you are only Amma. I want my real Mom!" He was having those big tears flowing from his eyes as he tried to wipe them hurriedly, "Where is she? Doesn't she know I miss her?"

Payal was feeling dejected hearing it. Before she could reply anything they heard Krohini entering behind it.

"Aarav baba! Good kids don't trouble their mothers!" Krohini had appeared to check on them, "Now have your medicines to get well soon!"

"Don't tell me what I have to do!" Aarav pushed Krohini as she tried to caress his hair, "and don't touch me hair!" He sulked, trying to bring them back in the latest shape like his Chachu.

"Aarav!!" Payal tried to scold him but he glared at her as he ran away from them.

"It's ok Payal! Khushi had really spoiled him." Krohini gritted her teeth, "He will be normal soon!" She assured an embarrassed Payal.

"I don't know how to thank you Queen Krohini!" Payal was cut by the Crow Queen as she smiled fakely.

"No Payal. In fact it is my guilt. If I had agreed to help Khushi earlier, your son might not have got into that problem!" Krohini repeated her blatant lie, "But Khushi showed her attitude, made me angry and...!"

Payal had bought every lie of Krohini, trusting her without any doubt while Krohini had caught her in her deadly web.

"Now take some rest Payal. I'll come later!" Krohini said sweetly as she withdrew herself.

'Just few more days Payal, soon you'll see my real face!'

She was fuming from inside on the insult by Aarav but had to endure it for one selfish reason she had.

"Messenger! Visit Nagraaj Vasuki with a loving message!" She had a cold smile as she dusted her black feathers lightly.

._._._.

"But why does Khushi think Krohini is a harm to Aarav?" Lavanya and NK were travelling in a car owing to injured leg of NK.

"Krohini is a shrewd creature Lavanya! She could never help anyone without any hidden motive." NK answered as they sped up towards Ravenland, so did a white SUV, which had been following them since they started the journey.

._._._.

Khushi had already reached the destination, changing herself into a crow. Her heart was going restless, looking for a way to reach Aarav.

'Will jiji listen to me if I tried to make her stand!!'

She was lost in her own thoughts until she saw an angry Nagraaj moving in the chambers of Krohini.

'Nagraaj? Why is he here?'

She was puzzled as she thought to follow him to know the reason of his gracious presence.

._._._.

"How dare you to blackmail me! Did you forget who am I?"

Krohini looked at his red eyes, as Vasuki threw his tail on ground, shaking the whole Ravenland.

"Cool down Nagraaj! You are not in Nagloka anymore!" She was all calm and composed. "Won't you have a seat!"

Vasuki flared his nostrils on her saccharin talk, wanting to get in business quickly.

Krohini got his message as she proposed her demands, "As you already know your one precious thing is with me!" She smirked, "if you want it back safe and sound, I want something in return!" She saw the impatient face of Vasuki, "Give me a control on snakes!"

Vasuki fumed fire, "Are you out of your mind! Why will a powerful species of serpents be under your control?"

"That's your problem Nagraaj!" She smirked, "Hand me the royal Naagmani, and I'll manage the rest!" She said shamelessly, "Can't you do such a small thing for your....love!!"

While Vasuki tightened his fist, Krohini just smiled. But unknown to both of them, Khushi was listening all of it.

'What is the precious thing that Nagraaj is getting blackmailed for?'

She was puzzled with their talks,

'Is Nagraj doing it for Aarav?' She thought, 'Or is it...' her eyes widened with realisation '... Jiji?'

._._._.

Lavanya parked the car before a rock as she and NK moved towards the mammoth stone.

Using her strong tale she slided it as the secret passage opened allowing them to enter the Ravenland.

"If your leg is hurting, wait outside NK! We'll call you if needed!" Lavanya asked him but he assured her to be fine, going in with her.

As they moved it, the car dickey opened and he came out of it. 'What is it happening?' He looked at both Lavanya and NK getting in through a silly passageway opening in a splendid palace. It looked like a bed-time fairytale which Nani used to tell him.

He gulped his anxiety, hurriedly entering the passageway before it gets closed automatically, 'I have to do it for Khushi!' He took the risk.

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'Your past is always with you!'

The tale was a century old, when Nagrani Janaki had breathed her last, orphaning the Naglok, leaving it in sorrow for weeks.

But as the doom subserviated, the need of next queen was being felt for the matriarchal realm of snakes.

Janaki had no daughter of her own but before her death, she had desired something.

"Payal and Ratna both were favourite of Nagrani Janaki!" Nagraj Vikrant, had elaborated, "We will arrange a competition, to choose a queen between you two!"

Ratna was a young Naagin that time, lively, energetic, vibrant and spirited. On the other hand Payal was more mature, intense and profound who had instantly won the heart of Prince Vasuki, the son of late Queen Janaki and King Vikrant.

The contest ended soon, declaring Ratna as the new Queen of Nagloka. "The Coronation will start with the ceremonial wedding of Rajkunwar Vasuki and the new Queen!" Vikrant had declared as per their years old tradition.

The lure of power and the honour of norms seemed more important to the Prince that time, as he ignored his affection for Payal and married Ratna. But the suppressed love only hurt, as the years passed.

It is said that 'You can't hide love!' Soon the news of silent love of Nagraaj started speaking, reaching to every corner of the Paatal-loka.

But Payal was unaware of the feelings of Vasuki. "It's all a rumour Khushi!" She had ignored it when her sister had asked.

Only if Nagrani Ratna could also do so, but the matter wasn't that trivial to ignore it. Vasuki was her destined mate, their species was known for their unadulterated love.

'I can't let my life become a joke for the world!'

Ratna had determined, which soon gave birth to enmity between her and Payal.

Irritated by the growing insecurity of Nagraani, Payal decided to leave Nagloka. "I would like to assist Sheshnaag in Vishnu Temple!" She had declared her wish, making the old temple her new abode.

Time flew away soon and the old rumours died down with time. But Vasuki was still living with the pain. The charade would have kept going on but the predestined happen, and Payal found her love in a human.

Ratna got an opportunity to take the revenge as she stripped Payal off all her powers, cooling her burning heart, "I haven't expected you to do this Payal!"

But the same couldn't be said for the Serpent King, who had become raged after knowing that Payal slept with a human.

'How could she!' He was devastated.

Even the circumstances favoured him when misunderstandings increased between Akash and Payal.

'This Arnav man is working in my aid!' Vasuki was happy but soon the bubble broke.

"According to our sources Payal is expecting a human child Nagraj!" The messenger had informed him, compelling him to step in the scene.

That's the start of a new life of Vasuki, his new face, which he had been hiding from the world, including his own mate Ratna.

'But Krohini found out about it!' He thought now sitting in a hot water spring, thinking about his encounter with her earlier that day. 'And she is blackmailing me using Payal.'

"I want a control on snakes!" She had cunningly asked, the hold of the Royal Nagmani which Vasuki possessed, knowing fully that he was trapped now.

'What if I just kill her?' But he couldn't so. It would attract unnecessary attention and if Payal would hear about it, she would hate him.

'No, I can't let it spoil this time. I have waited years for this moment!' Payal had finally disowned everything, including her sister, 'Now I have to just save her from Krohini and she will be mine!' He was obsessed now as he thought of some idea to trick the black queen.

._._._.

Arnav hid himself behind a pillar as he saw some weird creatures looking like humans but having black feathers all over body.

'What the fcck is going on here?' He was total clueless.

When he had met NK the previous night, he didn't give amy satisfactory explanation. That's when he had got suspicious and kept an eye on him.

At the end it all had become productive as he had seen the woman Lavanya, talking about Khushi. Before Arnav could probe them further he had seen them hurrying towards their car, talking about Payal and Aarav.

Not having much time he had instantly hid himself in the car dickey, which landed him here in this bizarre land, when he had followed them inside.

'Where had they both vanished!' He thought now as he tried to find any sign of them, cautioned enough to not get caught by anyone.

But his struggle seemed to be futile as someone put a hand on his shoulder from back, "Care to explain?" The person asked in a familiar voice while Arnav widened his eyes.

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Chapter 13 : Spinned Questions

"Queen Krohini, there is some suspicious presence around Ravenland!" The assistant Corvus informed, "Some human vehicles are parked outside our entrance!"

"Human vehicles?" Krohini was pleasantly surprised, 'The game is becoming more interesting!' "Find out if any human had dared to enter in our territory!" It could be useful to make Vasuki more vulnerable.

The crow abode the Queen as he exited the chamber, missing to notice the small boy hidden behind the curtains.

'Humans? Is ASR here?' Aarav was excited, as he could go back to his Mom now.

._._._.

"Care to explain..." He widened his eyes, hearing the familiar voice "What is happening Bhai?"

Arnav turned around slowly, "Akash!!", he was perplexed finding him there.

Akash looked at his brother with an accusatory glance, "Are you hiding something, Bhai!"

"H..hiding?" Arnav stuttered before regaining his confidence, "First you tell me, how come you reached here?"

Akash sighed on his dominating brother, as he continued, "I had gone to police station!" When Akash had woken up in the middle of night, he was restless with worry for Aarav. "I should ask the Inspector", he had thought.

"Reaching there I was parking my SUV when I saw you hiding in a car!" After some time he had seen NK and Lavanya sitting in the same car. "Getting suspicious I decided to follow you and landed in this forbidden place."

"Oh!" Arnav had assumed Akash knew something about this place, but he also seemed to be as ignorant as him.

"Now answer me Bhai, what's going on!" Instead of finding his son, why his brother was doing such cheap things of hiding in dickeys and all.

"Akash, from where should I start!" Arnav was in dilemma whether to tell him everything or not when they both heard someone behind them.

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Vasuki watched as the food was being prepared for Krohini in the Corvus Kitchen.

'Sorry to say but this might be your last meal Kaakrani!' He thought as he looked at the venom in his hands.

He was earlier averse of killing her, to not make Payal suspicious. 'But there is no other option left now!' Snakes couldn't control birds through hypnosis, as their eye-sight is stronger than humans, and Krohini was really making it difficult for him to get Payal back.

'Seems like she'll have to pay with her life for her greed, just like Iagle!' Vasuki changed hi form, entering the kitchen stealthily.

Pouring the Mani full of his poisonous potion, Vasuki waited it to be taken to the Queen.

._._._.

Khushi was still looking for any clue of Payal and Aarav, while the unsolved link of Naagraaj and Krohini was also troubling her.

While passing through a corridor, a familiar scent suddenly hit her nostrils as she stopped in her tracks, 'Arnavji? How could he be here?' She pursued her nose which led her inside the chamber, only to get shocked.

"... from where should I start?" Arnav was talking to Akash, their faces on the other side.

Changing herself into a human she marched towards them.

"Akashji, Arnavji... why are you here?" She asked looking around in fear of someone finding them.

Turning to her side, Arnav was too happy to finally find her, while Akash was shocked, 'Was she also following Bhai?' He assumed, as he chose to reply the question,

"Only Bhai knows why are we here, tell her Bhai!" Akash said grumpily getting a glare from Arnav.

Ignoring his somewhat offended brother, Arnav closed the distance between him and his wife, hugging her suddenly, making her more surprised.

"Khushi, I was so worried for you!" He was getting emotional, "You suddenly disappeared from Mansion, while there is still no clue of Aarav and did that Inspector know about it?" Arnav detached from her, bombarding his questions, one after other.

Khushi was staring dumbly, while Akash who had lowered his eyes on their proximity, spoke before Khushi could, "Bhai, I am still here!" He was embarrassed with their PDAs.

Arnav again glared Akash for the comment, but Khushi was speechless how to answer her husband, and the fear of crows still shadowing them.

'I already have so many problems and these two brothers aren't going to reduce it!'

She then got the idea to hypnotise them and send them back to RM, postponing their queries for a later time.

"Both of you, Look into my eyes!" She said loudly, as she used her powers of double hypnosis, while the brethren started to get entranced, simultaneously.

"Listen to me carefully... this place is dangerous and you have to go ou..." Her process of enchantment left incomplete as something or someone hit her waist forcefully.

"Mom!"

She looked down to find Aarav clinching her as if his life is hung on it.

After coming to know that humans are in Ravenland, Aarav had been roaming around, finding the humans.

He had almost reached the entrance, when he heard the voice of his mother, and he instantly ran to her, without wasting any time.

"Mom! You know I missed you..." his voice was meek as his throat squeezed with unshed tears.

"Aaru!" Khushi looked at the boy almost glued to her, not ready to part away. Leaving everything she turned her attention to him, "How is my baby!" She bend down taking him into her embrace, "Even Mom missed you Aaru!" Her eyes were brimmed with tears finding him so vulnerable.

"Amma told me that you will never come back!" He had folded his tiny hands around Khushi's neck as she wiped his face lovingly, kissing his cheek, "But I know she is lying!" His tone was hateful.

"You should not talk about her like this Aaru!" Khushi caressed his hair, rubbing his back, "She is your..." But she couldn't utter the word that she had hidden from the boy.

Khushi had always been aware of that moment when she would have to disclose the secret. She was preparing herself to tell Aarav the untold part of his birth, that the woman who gave birth to him was not her.

Only if she had a little more courage she would have told him the truth.

"She is your sister, right Mom!" Aarav brought her out of thoughts as he repeated what Khushi had told him weeks ago, "and I should call her Amma!" Aarav remembered, while Khushi was still in thoughts.

"Where is she now? Your Amma, where is she kept?" Khushi asked him, "And how did you find me?"

"Leave that thing Mom! Look there!" Aarav was panicked as he made Khushi aware of it, "where have Chachu and ASR gone?"

Both the bothers were missing from their place when Khushi realized it, "Oh no! Even their hypnosis was not completed yet!!"

._._._.

When Vasuki saw the lunch getting served to Krohini he didn't wait more to execute his plan.

'It is the right time!' He went towards the room where Payal was kept, only to find her affright and looking for something frantically.

"Why are you so worried Payal?" Before Payal could get suspicious on his presence, he had his explanation ready, "Naagrani Ratna had sent me here to bring you back! These birds are not reliable. Let's go!"

._._._.

Akash held the end of Arnav's shirt as they moved ahead still in trance, "Bhai this place is dangerous!" He was chanting it repeatedly, while Arnav was leading him ahead, both of them walking like zombies.

"Yes Akash and we have to go!" Arnav repeated the other part told by Khushi in her underdone process of inducement.

Their minds still shut, they reached the end of corridor as they another turn, colliding with a black feathered man, who was none other than NK, shape-shifted as crow.

"ASR!" NK shrieked as Arnav accidentally crushed his injured leg, and didn't even bother to stop and say a sorry.

"Even Akaashji is with him!" It was Lavanya who also had changed her form to a crow, watching the brothers going ahead.

"But they are sounding different!" NK observed them moving ahead with lifeless eyes! "They seem to be hypnotised." He realized, deciding to bring them out of it by using his powers.

He was almost done with it and was about to finish when Lavanya pulled him behind a pillar.

"What..!" He asked cluelessly as she put a hand on his mouth.

"Sshh... someone is coming!" Lavanya could sense another smell and she did not want them to get caught.

._._._.

While Vasuki was persisting Payal to come with him, she was worrying for her child who isn't visible around.

"How can I come with you leaving my son behind? Aren't you getting it Naagraaj, Aarav is missing!" She emphasised, irritated by the constant insistence of Vasuki.

"Payal, Aarav is not a normal boy. He will soon find his way out, with his powers." Vasuki tried to make Payal understand, "I promise you, I'll save him!" He tried to use his sweet talks on Payal, "Have a faith in me!"

"But what if he is in some danger!" Payal couldn't trust anyone after what her sister did with her, "Let's go find him. I won't go anywhere without taking him!" She was adamant.

._._._.

"Mom, why are we going out! Don't you have to find ASR and Chachu!" Aarav was confused with the behavior of his mother.

"I have to find a lot of people Aaru, but before that I'll leave you at some protected place!" Khushi carefully exited the Ravenland taking the boy with her.

For her, his protection is more important than everything. 'I won't repeat the mistake!'

._._._.

Payal was looking for her son behind the columns and passageways but there was no clue of him, while Naagraaj was getting impatient to get away soon. 'Why is she being stubborn!'

Laced with worry, Payal tried to walk fast, failing to see the raised platform, as she stumbled and fell, only to get caught by two arms, securing her.

The surprise of seeing Nagraaj in Ravenland, soon changed into astonishment for Lavanya and NK, as they saw the romantic scene unfolding. "Oh...!" Both of them said in unison, finding Payal in arms of none other than Akash.

"Payal??" Akash was successfully out of trance as he recognized his love, fallen in her arms, making his breaths go haywire. "Is it really you?"

"A..Akash!" Old feelings started to resurface, as Payal looked the same black eyes, in which she had lost herself six years ago.

Akash was still lost in Payal, clutching her by waist, while Vasuki was fuming in anger, seeing Payal going all sentimental for this human.

'Khushi!' Arnav was also out of trance, thanks to NK. But first thing he remembered was Khushi, who was with him few moments ago. 'Where did Khushi go again?' He looked around.

But Akash was busy in his own bubble, "Bhai, did you see it's my Payal!" He was verge on getting fainted with excitement.

Even Arnav was surprised, finding Payal fit and fine, in this bizarre land, but right now his wife was more important than anything. "Yes Akash, you found Payal, but Khushi? She isn't here"!" He asked his brother, who was too happy to find his love back, not ready to listen anything else.

"Khushi?" It was Payal who asked back Arnav, "She was here?"

Vasuki gritted his teeth in frustration, 'Only if Payal wouldn't be here, I would have killed these two brothers!'

"Payal, leave it. Don't you have to find Aarav!" He was about to hold her hand, but before that Akash pushed him back.

"Aarav??" Akash was confused as he asked no one in particular, "Is Aarav here?"

'Does Bhai know?' He looked at his brother with the curious eyes, 'Even Khushi Bhabhi might be here for the same thing!!'

Then another thing clicked him, "Payal, how do you know Khushi Bhabhi and Aarav!" Did he miss something.

Arnav gulped his nervousness. Everything was going complicated, faster than it was supposed to. 'And even Khushi isn't there to help me!'

Vasuki clenched his fist, getting enough of it, 'My all plan will get ruined if I didn't do anything!'

But he was too late to realize this, as Payal asked cautiously, "Akash, did you just refer Khushi as Bhabhi!!"



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Chapter 14 : Decayed Traps

After keeping Aarav at a secure place, Khushi was looking around for her husband.

'Don't know where these insensate brothers are roaming!' She thought, but before she could go further, the terrible cawing startled her.

'Why are rooks making such a sound?' Usually crows were more likely to do it as a gesture of mourning. 'I'll have to see!'

._._._.

"Akash, did you just refer Khushi as Bhabhi!!" Payal asked while Akash was waiting for answers of his own question.

Before they could clear their confusions they all heard the harsh voice of ravens.

"What is this sound?" Arnav looked around for the source while Nagraaj had his face paled.

'Seems Krohini have had her meal!' Vasuki thought, 'But I am still stuck at this place!'

They both would have left the palace by now, only if these humans wouldn't have crossed their paths. For now he needed to go out of the place as soon as possible.

"Payal, let's.... Payal?" When Vasuki looked around, it was too late to sense. Payal was already missing and so was the two human men with her. 'Why is this Payal so stubborn?'

Cursing his fate he decided to look for her. 'This is my last opportunity to get her back!'

._._._.

After listening to the screams of Krohini, the whole palace crows had approached there, crowding the chamber, including NK and Lavanya, as they had followed Raizada brothers and Payal.

"Payal, do you know, who these people are, and why do they look so weird?" Akash asked. He had assumed them to be a part of some tribal group. 'I didn't know that such region even exists in India!' He was really amazed by the incredible diversity of his country.

"Uh Akash, actually they..." Payal didn't know how to put it before him. They were at a safe distance from the group of crows so not much visible to them, when they heard a firm order.

"Three of you come with me!" They looked behind to find NK.

"Inspector?" Akash and Arnav were pleased to find NK who had changed himself to his human form.

But Arnav was more than desperate as he held NK's collar to question him about his wife, "Where is Khushi! I know you know about it!" He was about to catch attention of the ravens but Lavanya pushed them behind.

"ASR, control your emotions!" NK had brought them to a safe distance, "Even I am here to find her!"

"But why is Khushi here, and you both?" Payal couldn't control her curiosity, "Lavanya, tell me everything!"

"Not now Payal", NK shushed her as it was a precursor of something odd, "Indeed we have to talk and clear a lot of things, but we should wait a little!" He pleaded as they heard the cawing getting reduced.

"Where is Nagraaj?" Lavanya suspected Vasuki to be the reason of reduction in those sounds but less did she know that she was wrong.

._._._.

When Khushi reached the Queen Chamber where all crows were gathered, she tried to look through the crowd.

'I'll have to go check inside. What if it is Arnavji or jiji?' She penetrated inside only to witness the most heart-wrenching scene.

There were three or four crow chicks, who had gone pale, wheezing continuously while Krohini, their mother was crying bitterly, accompanied by the other crows.

'What happened to her kids?' She looked around to find the food plate near them, 'Was there something in the food?'

She looked closely to find the eyes of baby crows had gone white. 'Venom?' She couldn't help but suspect the involvement of Vasuki. 'Oh no!' She understood the whole plan.

Meanwhile a crow recognized her "It's a Naagin!", they tried to attack Khushi.

"Kaakrani, I am not here to harm you. I am here to help!" Khushi took the risk, "Don't be a fool Queen, we have to hurry up if yyou habe to save your babies!"

Krohini who was too depressed to think anything, got some sense, "Leave her!"

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Finding the crowd go silent, Vasuki was little shocked. He had located Payal, who was watching everything from the second floor. But the presence of NK and Lavanya with her had stopped him to take her away.

'These snakes might be looking for that human boy, Aarav!' He was gritting his teeth as his plan was failed.

But soon his attention was caught by Khushi's voice as she asked Krohini to cooperate for curing her babies.

Even Arnav and Akash were content to hear Khushi's voice but she was not much visible, and NK was not letting them move from their place.

'Why is she talking to those weird people?' Arnav thought only to witness the unexpected scene, as Khushi got visible slowly, first her upper body and then shocking scene of her long scaled tail behind her, adjacent to her waist.

"What the Fuuck!" Arnav couldn't control himself but swear soundly, as his overwhelmed brain got shut soon when he saw her wife with a fang. He clutched his dizzy head, going into darkness, his mind too shocked.

"Bhai!" Akash tried to hold an unconscious Arnav.

._._._.

Khushi was examining the babies, "It's the poisonous venom of Cobra." She concluded.

Lying the black birds upright, Khushi injected her fang in their necks, one by one sucking out the poison, which had coursed through their veins.

"Khushi, will they be ok!" Krohini was still crying while Khushi had almost sucked most of the venom out.

"Krohini we need the antidote!" The poison was from the Panna Mani and the only venom that could cut its effect was the Neelam Mani. "You'll have to bring it from Nagloka!" She explained, as it was probably under controls of Queen Ratna

While there was no immediate threat to life of her babies, Krohini had to arrange for the antidote within 24 hours. But it wasn't much difficult for her species, as crows were known for their stealthiness.

As she ordered around to bring the Neelam Mani, Khushi had come to her human form when a messenger informed that some humans were found in Ravenland.

"Arnavji and Akashji!" Khushi was finally satisfied to know this.

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Chapter 15 : Sorted Disclosures

Khushi was eagerly waiting for Arnav and Akash as she thought to take them back as soon as possible, but got startled to find her husband brought on a cot.

"What happened to him?" Khushi saw an unconscious Arnav accompanied by NK, Akash, Lavanya and Payal.

"He got shocked, it seems!" NK explained how he had witnessed the scene of her snake formation and what followed after, making Arnav to faint.

"Oh!" Khushi was worried as she sat beside him.

While Akash was still frightened as he pushed Payal behind him, too scared of his sister-in-law.

'Only if he knows about the truth of Payal!' Lavanya thought seeing Akash scurrying away from Khushi.

"He has diabetes, maybe glucose level has reduced!" Khushi was rubbing Arnav's hands.

"Inspector, there is the needed medication in my SUV outside..." Akash was still shaking, with what happened around, avoiding to directly talk to Khushi, "We should take Bhai away from here as soon as possible!" He suggested.

"No, he needs rest. It is safe here Akashji!" Khushi denied as she asked Lavanya to retrieve the emergency kit from the SUV.

While NK and Lavanya went to bring the medication, Khushi was busy rubbing Arnav's hands when Akash pulled Payal to a corner to have a talk.

"Payal we'll talk after going home, for now let's go out of here as Bhai gets consciousness!" Akash was telling her, when they saw Vasuki coming forward, to try his luck last time.

"She is not going with you!" He told Akash, frightening him, and tried to hold Payal's hand, "Payal, I know where is your son, come with me!" Vasuki lied to take Payal away.

Akash, who was puzzled again listening about Payal's son, couldn't see any other man taking Payal away. Gritting his teeth on this meddling man, he stopped them, his blood boiling.

"Leave her!" He pulled Payal back, holding her other hand, "Don't interfere in our matter!" He warned Vasuki before turning to Payal, "Who is this man Payal, and what crap he is talking!" Akash was really pissed.

"I am her lover, now happy!" Vasuki had lost his cool as he uttered without thinking, making Payal flinch, her two hands held by the two persons.

"Naagaraj, did you even hear yourself?" Payal freed her both hands, "Are you drunk or what? Talking rubbish!"

"I am speaking truth Payal. I really love you!" Vasuki couldn't play around the bush anymore, as he finally expressed his love.

Payal looked in horror, as the mad side of Vasuki was making her unnerved, but Akash had already moved ahead, pushing him back on the wall, holding his neck, which made Vasuki burn in anger, as he responded.

Payal yelped, seeing Akash getting thrown away by Vasuki. Coming to his snake form, Vasuki was red with fury. "You need to know your place, you petty human!" He roared as he opened his mouth to blow fire on Akash.

Payal was terrified seeing the burning flames reaching Akash but before it could touch him, they were countered by Khushi, using her powers.

Vasuki was offended to be countered by a mere snake, stopping him, "Don't forget Khushi, I am your King. Step back or else you'll regret."

"You might be a King, Naagraaj! But I am not your slave. I know to protect my family!" Khushi was shielding Akash who has got shocked, as Payal went to his side, steadying him.

"First protect yourself!" Vasuki smirked, coming to his snake form, as he tried to hit her with his long tail.

"Naagraaj, no!" Payal tried to stop him but he was blind in ego, as his tail moved forcefully, while Khushi dodged it, answering back with another blow from her side.

The clash of two snakes soon turned into a terrible fight, Vasuki fighting more ferociously and Khushi having a hard time to fight the strong body of serpent king. The attacks and counterattacks were going on, injuring both of them.

But a severe blow made Khushi fall down, making her ribs damage badly, and she could see Vasuki approaching her with a deadly glint.

As he tried to give the last strike to her weak body, his neck was clutched back by NK while Lavanya pushed Vasuki on the ground making him powerless, struggling to get free.

"You traitors, I am the King! How dare you to stop me!" Vasuki was screaming helplessly when NK and Lavanya were having a good control on him.

"A King with too many secrets, isn't it Nagraaj!" NK uttered, as they had come to their human forms, while Lavanya and Payal went to Khushi, helping her.

"Khushi!" Payal was crying seeing her sister injured so badly, while trying to save Akash, although a lot of questions roaming in her head.

"So you all planned it, to bring out my secrets, I see!" Vasuki was struggling to get free but NK's hold was very firm.

"Accept your failure Nagraaj, your game is over!" It was Krohini as she moved forward with her dark aura going more dark, "I had never expected you to stoop so low that you tried to harm my babies!"

Vasuki snickered, "You can never understand me Krohini, my love for Payal is insane and I can go to any extent for it!"

Akash was watching everything in daze as he heard Payal's frustrated voice.

"Enough Naagraj, how can you even say it. Did you forget you are married to the Queen of snakes!"

"Love is blind Payal. Tell me honestly, had you thought before falling in love with this human?" Vasuki was tormented, "No, isn't it? You even lost your powers for him. Even I can leave the kingdom for you, just say a yes Payal!"

Akash was having surprises after surprises, with half of things going above his head, as he could faint any minute just like his brother, with mind-blowing revelations.

"Shut up Vasuki. Don't compare my love with yours!" Payal stood up handing Khushi to Lavanya, "I wasn't married, neither I was cheating anyone. At least think about Ratna before singing about your disgusting love!"

"This person is selfish Payal, can do anything for his own pleasure!" Krohini commented making Vasuki snigger.

"As if you are a saint Crow Queen!" Vasuki jerked NK back as he got free, sitting up calmly, "Wasn't it you who had kept Payal as hostage, demanding Royal Mani in return!"

Payal was surprised by the revelation as she looked at Krohini who was looking ashamed, but she had got her punishment, going to loss her babies. And she won't keep her mouth shut any more.

"Yes, I used you Payal, but do you know who started it all!" Krohini looked at Vasuki, "This vile Naag! He had proposed the idea of sacrificing your son to Iagle!"

Now this news shook everyone else in room while Krohini continued, "When Khushi moved to Raizada Mansion, he found out that you were penancing but still in love with Akash", and Vasuki couldn't accept it, "He wanted to retrieve you back to him, away from memories of your son, so he provoked you to go back to Khushi."

Krohini explained, how he was helping Iagle all the time, to have Aarav killed.

"What!" Khushi couldn't believe him of going so double-faced, while Payal went weak on her knees, sitting on floor with astonishment. "Why Vasuki? What did my baby do to you!"

"I wanted to get rid of him, the bloody symbol of this human love before Payal's own eyes!" Vasuki confessed it finally, looking at Akash who was sitting clutching his throbbing head, then moving to Payal he continued, "Remember in that river Payal, when I saved you from those alligators", Payal could remember the day when she had decided to go back to human world.

That time Vasuki had told her everything about the dangers of eagles.

"You didn't notice but I had induced you Payal, I was controlling you!"

"Controlling? That's why Jiji accused me all those things!" Payal was under his influence, Khushi could understand it now.

"Yes, I tried to keep your sister away from you. My plan to kill that baby of yours was also going good." Vasuki knew that it would devastate Payal and then he would make her fall in his love using her vulnerable state.

"Rascal!", If Khushi wouldn't have been injured she would have kick him hard as the burning fury in her was going intense listening to him.

"But Iagle got greedy and then this bloody crow queen spoiled it further!"

"This is too deeper than I thought!" NK commented keeping an eye on Vasuki.

"But how did you know about it Queen Krohini!" Lavanya asked.

"I had always known about it since beginning!" But she had never found it of much use to her, after all crow community was a good spy, knowing about everything and anything. "Vasuki was in love with Payal even before he got married to Queen Ratna."

Khushi looked at Payal, "You knew it jiji?"

Payal shook her head in a no.

"It was one sided love, which became his obsession when he came to know that Payal fell for a human and he tried to separate them." Krohini continued.

"He tried to separate?" Payal got another setback as she looked at an unabashed Vasuki sniggering.

"Very successfully Payal! Remember the letter which you assumed to be sent by Akash!", Payal could never forget the letter which had tormented her, "it was Vasuki's plan and he had used Arnav to do so!"

"Holy shit!" NK looked at Khushi who closed her eyes in remorse. "But why Arnav and not Akash!"

This time Vasuki chuckled, as he finally answered NK, "Akash, yes I had approached this human, but his love for Payal was too deep to induce him!" Vasuki looked at Akash who was listening to him with a frown. "Do you remember man! That old beggar near Vishnu temple, when you had come searching for Payal in Lucknow... it was me!" Vasuki reminded him with a lopsided smile. "Though you didn't come in my trap."

So Vasuki changed his plan and used Arnav to do his work, who was also of same belief as him. "Your brother, Arnav, he just needed a little push to separate you with your love!"

Akash couldn't imagine it.

But Payal could, "And when you came to know about my pregnancy you made Arnav to write that letter on behalf of Akash!" She sighed, "Unbelievable!"

"Yes! I wanted you to kill that bloody baby!" Vasuki unashamedly spoke, "But you being fool in love, ignored it. And then, Ratna got suspicious, so I had to stop my activities!" Vasuki remembered that time when he was assigned the duty to deal with some peacocks by Ratna. 'She wanted to keep me away from Payal!'

"Before I could get you again, your son was already born, and you had gone away giving him to your sister!"

Vasuki had tried to find her everywhere but something or other kept him occupied and when he again found her in that dark cave, she was penancing for her powers.

"I never knew you were so ill-minded Vasuki!" Khushi was disgusted by him as she flinched in pain, while Payal was having a gagging feeling.

"Our son!" They could hear the sobs of Akash, "Payal we had a son!"

Vasuki laughed on his crying form, "Oh weak man!! He is still alive!" He had stood up walking ahead to Akash, "But don't worry I'll kill him soon and send him to rest forever, but before that I'll kill you with my own hands!" He was back to his mad side.

Before anyone could understand his next move, Vasuki used his powers, throwing his deadly venom towards Akash.

Everyone looked in shock as the deadly drops got sprinkled towards Akash, the green shower going to engulf him, but before that Payal covered him completely, in order to save him from the blow.

"Jiji!"

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Finally everything got sorted, but Payal got attacked in end😒.

Will she sustain the blow.

Khushi is injured ☹️and Arnav unconscious😐.

Now this track has ended we will have some Arshi moments, isn't it.😍

Till then enjoy New Arshi OS 'Mehandi Ki Raat', if you haven't yet😘😘

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