Hello everyone! So I am back again with something new đ itâs a fantasy-romance-ancient time sort of fic, I hope you are getting what I mean đ
So please donât go into the technicalities of the story đđ
Tbh I donât have very high hopes with the response Iâll get đ so Iâll continue only if you guys like it.
PS: I know many of you are waiting for the next update of jealousy jealously. So for them- thank you so much for not giving up on it when I did! đ Iâll be updating that next!
Now happy readinggg!!
CHAPTER 1
It isnât fun at all to be assassin and also 22, Raavi thinks to herself as she fixes her blade stuck in a small strap tied around her upper thigh, then pulls her shimmery black gown down to cover it up.
She she looks into the mirror, staring back at this seemingly normal but loading with knives and daggers girl in the reflection and fixes her hair for the one last time.
1 hour agoâŚ
âMujhe to samajh nahi ata ki tere papa tera saath karna kya chatate hai? Saniya panne betiyo to dhang se baithna-chalna, khana banana, bunaiya karna aur apne gharwali ka khayaal kaise rakhte hai sikhti hai, aur yahan tere papa hai! Bachpan se haath me talwaar thama di! Lo ab nikal gayi na ladki haath se? Iss Umar me ladkiyan apne honewale pati ke baare me sochti hai aur ye isko dekho..chaku choori bandh kar ho gayi teyaar!â Her mom scolds from across the table but it all falls deaf to Raaviâs ear as he continues getting her stuff ready.
Knife- checked
Hair clips coated with Chinese poison- checked
Small dagger hooked on garter belt- checked
Ignoring her conservative mom- checked checked checked!
âDekho ma aapko pata hai mujhe ye aapka har baar ka tokna pasand nahi hai! Aaj ke din to kuch pyaar se bol do? Khane me karela banaya hai matlab ye nahi ki karele ki tarah hi bolna hai. Aur kya problem hai aap ki mere daggers se?â Raavi says rolling her eyes. Sometime she doesnât understand her mom at all! There is no doubt she loves her but when she starts talking like other small minded, society caring ladies of the neighbourhood..Raavi canât bear it.
Why canât her mom accept that she has a dream? And she will do any nothing to achieve it?
âHayee Mahrooo Bhogilaal!!! Kahaan do dekho is ladki ki! Kya kainchi ki tarah chal rahi hai! Agar tu apne sasural me bhi aisi hi baat karegi to 2 min tere sasural wale ghar se bahar nikal denge!â Her mother says, irritation clear in her voice and steam coming out of her ears.
âAapko kisne kahan me shaadi karungi?â
Raavi rolls her eyes.
âShaadi nahi karegi to kya karegi?â
âPapa ke tarah assassin banugi! Aur iss kingdom aur King ka garv bhi!â Raavi announces with dreamy eyes, smiling absent mindedly , clearly again lost in her fantasy land when her mom smacks her on her head with a rolling pin to pull her back to earth.
Raavi winces in pain.
âBadi aayi asaain banane wali. Shaadi karne ke baad chaku sirf sabjiya kaatne ke liye reh jayega..samjhi?â Her mom says.
âAgar galti se shaadi hi bhi gayi to bhi chaku to me chalaungi..wo bhi apne hone wali husband aur apne saas ke gale par agar mujhe zayada bakwaas ki to,â Raavi giggles to herself, very well knowing it will earn her another smack from her mom. And it very well does but she is prepared this time and docks, laughing harder.
Raavi knows that her mom is plagued by conservative thoughts but she is not a bad person. Even tonight never a big fan of Raavi getting training from her dad since she was a child, she was never against. Itâs just that right now her mom is extra angry all the time and keeps talking about her marriage because of the insecurity that had homed her heart because the ration guy came by the house for the 3rd time today to get his money and had to go back empty handed again. Her family was running low on money but itâs essentially worse now because not long ago things were really really good.
Raaviâs dad was the kingâs most trusted assassin and had made a lots of money by going on countless missions. It was blood money but there family always took provide in it because it was all to save the glory of their kingdom. But the winter of previous year changed it all completely when her dad met with an unexpected accident while on the mission. The mission was compete and the spy from the enemy kingdom was eliminated but her dad was caught and while trying to free himself his left limb got heavily injured ams had to be amputated later.
And with that her dadâs efficiency reduced greatly, obviously. The King sympathised with them but there was no way he would send single legged middle aged man to assassinate highly dangerous criminals.
âArre ab chup bhi ho jau Prafulla! Meri beti a bahut important din hai aaj. Aaj wo apne pahle mission par ja rahi haiâ Raaviâs dad says as he enters the hall, supporting his body weight on his crutches.
Raavi quilt runs to him and helps him sit on of the chairs by the table and keeps his crutches by the side of the table.
Her dad gently strokes her forehead as he sit down on the carpet by his feet.
âJaa Raavi. Khushi khushi ja. Aur ye yaad rakhna ki koi tujh par yakeen kare na kare, there papa jarur karte hai! Tu mera garv hai beta,â her dad says lovingly.
Raavi places her hand on his lap like she used to when she was a kid.
âThank you papa. Iâll never let you down I promise. The Pandyaâs have trusted me and I wonât let this trust break either. Iâll do anything to succeed in this mission,â saying that she gets up, kisses her had on his cheek and leaves her house.
PresentâŚ
Raavi finally leaves the washroom for VIP guests and joins the huge glamourise ball the King had thrown for his eldest son Prince Dev. Itâs his 25th birthday and he was soon to be crowned as the next ruling king of Somnath.
Much to everyoneâs dismay, Prince Dev is a pretty dud person and everyone in the kingdom knows that he is not really the deserving candidate for ruling the kingdom of Somnath in future. Infact he himself doesnât express much interest in being the next king, or taking parts in matters of defence. His internets were limited to the matters of finance. There was also a rumour that he might nominate one of his younger brothers, preferably prince Shiva for the royal crown and himself back off.
Talking about prince Shiva, argh! He is the enigma of kingdom of Somnath. His success stories are scribbled over the tongues of even the youngest person of Somnath. He is said to have won the fight against one of the neighbours kingdoms only at the age of 14!
But he is also a very private person and donât usually come to public gatherings or even the royal ones.
Raavi starts scanning through the crowd. The mission today is simple. Sources have said that a spy from enemy kingdom is said to have come to the ball to gather information on the upcoming crowning ceremony and possibly to harm Prince Dev as well. And Raavi has to find him and execute him before he can do so.
She roams around the castle carefully observing all the guests. Most of them were Prince and Princess from neighbouring kingdoms, who were either friends of Prince Dev or children of friends of the Kings who were sent as potential life parters for the 3 princes of the kingdom.
But as it appeared from the nit so hushed gossips, they were all interested only in the middle prince, Prince Shiva. They all claim to love him and are sure he would chose them over anyone else. Two sisters were actually fighting over who would present some flower made out of gold and rubies to the prince in order to win his approval.
Raavi rolls her eyes, how can they all love som they know so little about? Prince Shiva can be an arrogant prick for all they known!
Focus on the mission Raavi!
This is your chance to prove yourself and get your familyâs old glory back!
She stands in the middle of the hall, her head up high and eyes inkling the crowds of filthy rich royalty, occasionally observing some of the princes ogling her as well. But the ignored the later one.
Sudden her eyes fall on someone in dark cloak, loitering in the corner of thr hall before suddenly diapering through one of the exists. Raavi immediately gathers her long gown and runs after the suspicious silhouette. She follows it through the long endless hallway of the palace.
âAyee!! Ruko!â She yells.
But the guy in black cloak only pics up his pace getting a bit too fast for Raavi. So she takes off her heeled leather shoes and dumps them in some corner of the hallway. Feeling of the chilly marble against her bare sole runs the shiver down her spine but she keeps running.
They ultimately reach the end of the hallway which had a huge wooden door with coloured glass details of the symbol of their kingdom- a roaring Lion. The person, open the door and disappears inside.
âItni aasani se to me tumhe nahi jane dungi! Chahe aaj kuch bhi ho jaye,â Raavi, quick on her steps follows him through the door which lead her to a very huge balcony. Cold and crispy air of late December hits her face making her shiver.
The balcony seemed empty so Raavi runs to the railing and looks down. 7 freaking floors above the ground! No one in thr sane mind would jump down!
But then where did this guy go? He canât just disappear right?
She was about to turn back and check inside the hallway again incase she has been mistaken, when she feels someoneâs presence right behind her.
With reflexes as quick as catâs she whips around with her elbow flexed to hit the guy on his face, a very simple trick to know I someone out of exicuted well but the he pulls back just in time and wraps his hand around the same elbow and twists it to her back and jerks her body to him so that her back was to his chest.
âKon ho tum? Nagpaksh kingdom ki koi jaasoos ya koi pyaar me pagal rajakumari jo ki mujhe prove karna chahti hai ki wo mujhe kitna chahti hai?â He whispers in her ear.
âWaise Iss party ki guest to tum lagti mahi..ye cheap aur tacky si dress..isse mahenge to humare yahan ke naukar kapde pahne hai. aur ye ladna? I know every single princess of nearby 15 kingdoms..Wo bhi bohot intimatly,â he mutters with a smirks jerking her body against his header and his lips brushes against her ear, making a shiver run down her spine.
â-No one has skills as quite good as yours. You are better than most guys infact,â Raavi feels him smiling against skin.
Feeling furious, she jerks her arms out of his grip and turns around to kick in on his shin, a week spot, immediately making his loose his balance, then pushing his body against the railing, but keeping a firm grip on the back of his collar to keep him stable.
âYes true, me in mese koi nahi hu. But thatâs not even the question. Question ye hai lo tum kon ho aur is Royal ball me choron ki tarah kyu ghum rahe ho? Aur zyada chalanki dikhane ki sochna bhi mat! Yaad rakhna, ek dhakka aur tum 6 floors neeche honge..tumhari haddiyan bhi nahi bachengi,â she growls.
If this arrogant asshole is the spy from Nagpaksh kingdom then she is gonna take special permission from the King to torture the hell out of him.
âOhhhh feisty! Just how I like my girls..in my bed,â the guy chuckles, barely showing any signs of being scared by her threat.
âTumhari to me-â before she can even finish her sentence he turns around, tangles his legs around her to make her fall down with a thud and hovers over her body.
âMe yahan kya kar rha hu? Yo be honest jaan, mujhe ye party attend karne ka ratti bhar bhi shauk nahi tha..I have better things to do like meeting the princess of Somgarh in her room tonight but here I am attending this boring ass party because my Dad would have my head on a plate if I donât. And nobody wants to get the King himself angry right?â He says with a mischievous smile running across his lips. His face was so close to her and for the first time Raavi noticed that his face is partially hidden by his eye mask.
Dad? The King?
Raavi noticed the neckpiece around his neck, black thread holding a pendent of a roaring Lion and her eyes widen.
âW-who are you?â
Raavi mutters, her quivering lips turning blue in the cold.
The guy in the cloak smirks before removing his mask, messing up his dark locks and putting it aside. His beautiful face glows in the moon light, showing striking resemblance to the King himself.
âI am Shiva..the so call prince of Somnath. But the question is jaan, who are you?â
âOh holy mother of ducks!â
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