It has been two days since Indra started his journey for The Hidden Village. He does not know where to go... he has taken a random path..and ..all he could see around him was an open area with less vegetation. Very far away he could see a large Mountain covered with light snow.
He bends and touches the grass and feels it , then smiles and takes a long breath.. He had longed for this since five years and finally he can feel a sense of freedom..He remembers those days in that cage that almost drove him crazy... only..he knows how he managed to keep his sanity..the only thing he did those five years was practice meditation and martial arts that his brother had taught him....But right now he is walking freely...the cool air ..and ...the sweet smell of flowers was refreshing. It was heaven for him...
Suddenly he felt a strange pain in his stomach..but he smiled..he was happy...it was hunger..but he was happy because for some reason he doesn't know , he had never got hungry or thirsty in that lonely room..but finally he can feel it...he can get hungry...but it is not the first time he felt hungry after leaving that caged room...After the fight with Sura , he would have starved if he had not found the fishes in the river that died because the water evaporated during their fight.
But he hesitated to eat the fishes at first because in his entire life till now he tried not to harm any living being..and whenever he was offered to eat the meat of livestocks that he took cared of when they were young..he refused to eat..which would often anger his family..but this doesn't mean he has never eaten it..During drought or enemy's invasion he couldn't refuse but had to eat the meat but he always made sure to pray and thank them enough for their sacrifice.
Right now he has nothing to eat...but after walking some more distance he found a beautiful apple tree. The apples were shining bright as if they were red gem stones. He ran towards the tree with joy and collected as many apples as he could in his small pouch. In a hurry , he took his first bite..."sweet", he screamed with happiness...he had almost forgotten this taste...but finally...he can remember....finally...he can enjoy this sweetness..
After enjoying those juicy apples , he began to walk in the direction of the Mountain. He was interested in reaching there. Last night he saw a faint bright yellowish light twinkling in the Mountain...it means someone was there...if he can reach there in time..he might get more information from there...or he might get into trouble with one of King's ally again....whatever is present there..he needs to confront it....
Indra is still feeling the burning pain from the wounds he suffered from his previous fight. His clothes are a mess , his upper part being almost naked...But he still needs to keep on moving and reach there on time or else his last hope might leave the mountain.
As he started reaching more closer to the mountain, the wind became cooler and cooler making Indra uncomfortable.
After four days , he finally was standing at the bottom of the mountain. The weather was chill, the mountain was covered with snow, large rocks and long trees dominated the area. He begins exploring the mountain.
Indra was worried about the weather, the sun was about to set, it was too cold now..Indra wanted to find a shelter as soon as possible...just when he was thinking about what to do he saw something beside a wide tree..it was dark black...its posture resembled to a human female...an eerie feeling sent chills in Indra's body...He hesitated..but...he gathered courage and ran towards it to find out what exactly it was...When he reached there...he found nothing...nothing was there.
" I guess I am too tired that I have started to hallucinate" sighed Indra
After exploring much further he found a small cave. It was a perfect shelter for night. He gathered dried leaves and twigs...then he picked two stones and started rubbing them in hope to get a spark from friction and start a fire...but it was not that simple...
" And here I was confident that I can start a fire. I guess I will try to sleep." said Indra in a disappointed tone.
But as soon as he tried to sleep he remembered the dark black entity he saw before..just imagining about it..sent shivers in his body...He was not able to sleep the whole night..
The next morning he tries to explore further but something is not right...he cannot recognise the area...
" I don't remember this surrounding , I am sure the cave was somewhere else yesterday." He muttered to himself in surprise.
But Indra decided to continue exploring and searching the region.
After getting more deeper , he found a large rock, Indra's eyes filled with relief and hope as he looked towards the rock...there was someone sitting on it...the more closer he got ..the more clearly he could see the person...He was a young man wearing a tight black Hanfu [ a traditional Chinese dress] , the Hanfu was plain black and simple, it had a black robe around the waist with silvery leafy pattern. He was holding a long sword which has its pointed sharp tip penetrated inside the rock. The sword had a beautiful bright light blue veil that shone in the sunlight.. The man had long black hairs upto his neck height...He was lost in deep thought looking at the ground ... The man's hands were covered in deep cut wounds..he had a black round mole near the left most side of his lips...his eyes were sad yet beautiful..Indra could feel a strong presence from this man...Finally the man raised his head and looked towards Indra.....