Ch-166

Meanwhile...

She walked towards the North-East and saw a big sculpture carved on the wall. It was carved with a woman, having six hands sitting on a lion. The three hands-on her right held three different weapons. Her one hand held SUDHARSHANA CHAKRA[1]. It is a weapon in disc shape with twenty-four blades. It's one of the deadliest and scariest weapons. Handling it is very complicated, a slight mistake while handling it can cause a lot of damage. Her other hand held a trident. While her third hand held a sword. On her left side, one hand held a divine conch, the other hand held a bow, the last hand held a lotus flower. The flower looked real and fresh. The things which she held in her six hands were real. They weren't carved. Her head was decorated with a beautiful crown made of gold, diamond, and pearls. Her neck was adorned with many gold necklaces and her hands were decorated with golden bangles. She wore a red saree which was sewn with flowers with golden threads. She looked like a universal symbol of beauty, valor, and wisdom as she sat on the king of animals, lions. She was none other than the Goddess Durga! She joined her hands as she made a namaskaram to the sculpture. But she felt mysterious about this thing.

But something else caught Esther's eyes. The sword! She felt like she saw it somewhere and she knew how to use it. She took the sword in her hands. Esther felt an odd sense of familiarity. The blade shined majestically under the light of the bright chandelier. She felt a sudden thirst for blood. But she ignored the feeling. She stepped two steps aside at that second two arrows shot towards her.

Esther's ears perked at the sound of the arrows. Warning bells rang in her ears and she used her sword and sliced them in a second distance before they could be pierced into her skin. Even after taking them down, she didn't feel at ease. Warning bells continued to ring her brain. She saw a few bodies emerging from the walls wearing the soldier uniform with firm steps. With a glance, she could tell that they were created by some spell. As if she already knew how to take them down, she took the trident into her hands and pierced it into the lion's mouth which was carved as the goddess vehicle. The moment Esther pierced the trident in the lion's mouth a ferocious lion growl rang in the whole palace making one's heart shudder in fear.

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The servants of the old palace, who were resting, woke up with a jerk when they heard a ferocious growl. Kris who was rolling on his bed as he dreamt a wet dream fell on the ground when he heard the sound.

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Esther didn't feel anything when she heard the ferocious lion growl. But what shocked her was her blade started glowing red. She felt her hands were burning as if hot lava was poured on them. She gritted her teeth as she held the sword tightly. Her eyes turned blood red instantly.

"I, Raudra Muki, order the Kaalinga, my sword to not get excited!" she roared. As if the sword understood her words it turned back to normal. A small smile formed on her face.

"I am back!" she whispered in Sanskrit.

Wait!

What!?

Why the hell did she say those words? And how did she know the sword would listen to her like this? And how did she know the soldiers would disappear if she Pierces the trident into the lion's mouth? She had lots of questions but no answers.

"Raudra Muki…" she heard a voice calling her.

It's the same voice which said North-East. The voice was gentle as a feather tickling them. It's soothing and comforting. She felt like she was hearing her mother's eyes. Esther's eyes turned brown, back to normal when she heard her voice.

"Grandma…" Esther whispered the moment she saw the woman in a red saree as she turned around. She wore a coin-size vermilion, and her hair was knotted in the bun. And the bun was covered with the jasmine flowers not letting anyone have a glimpse of her hair. Her forehead was adorned with the forehead jewelry covering her beautiful forehead. Her eyes were highlighted with her eyeliner. She has bright red kissable plump lips. Her round breasts, small waist, big ass were beautifully highlighted in the saree. Her slender arms were decorated with the golden bangles twelve on each hand. She looked beautiful and ethereal. She was a perfect epitome of feminism in Dravidian culture.

"My Queen… Don't embarrass me with that huge title. Call me Ganga," she said.

"But…"

"My Queen, the moment you touched my painting, I know... it's you. Only the rebirth of Raudra Muki can unlock my soul from the painting. And the sword which is in your hands, cannot be lifted by anyone, apart from you. Even if they lifted, they would be burned by the heat exuded by it. Only you can withstand it, and only you have the power to command the sword. The illusion of soldiers can be broken by you only. Also, The secrets of these chambers were only known to you. No one knew about this. Even my husband doesn't know them. He only knew if you touched my eyes, a room would be opened, which was filled with gold.

"Oh, Queen… Please don't doubt your identity. If you still have any doubts. Please take this conch and blow. If it makes the sound you are the Queen of the Kshathra[2] empire. The protector of evil!" she said with her shining eyes.

"How could you confirm just with the sound produced by the conch?" Esther asked the soul, which was shining with the golden aura around her body. She looked like a celestial creature.

"That's because…. This conch is locked. This conch is not just a conch. You are gifted with this by the head of seasonal Gods when you kill a demon from destroying the divine sculpture of Goddess TriDevi. He was impressed and gave it to you. Only the owner can touch it and can produce the sound. If you are not the Queen, you cannot make sound from it," she explained.

"So… this is the final test?" she mused.

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Author's Guide:

Sudharshana Chakra: Suu-Dha-Arsh-ana Cha-k-Ra [I searched for this weapon name in English but it was described in English but couldn't find its name. So, I have no choice but to use the Sanskrit name]

Kshatra: sha-th-ra [It's the royal family name of Esther's family from Atlantis.]

Ganga is a name of a river. But it is used a name too for women.

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Author's Notes:

I used three words of Sanskrit here. I guess we will use two or three words in the coming two to three chaps. But I will try to avoid them too.

Well, comment your thoughts on this chapter. Please 1k votes equal to 5 chaps mass release.

What do you think next? Will she believe that she is Raudra Muki?

Why do you think the soul of Ganga is left here?