Kashyap Mansion –
Teju sobbed, clutching Sahir's convulsing body as blood spilled from his lips. Mihir writhed beside them, his cocky grin replaced by ragged gasps.
Dola loomed over them, her twin heads drinking in their pain.Fresh shadow daggers materialized in her four hands. "Pathetic. But don't worry... I'll keep you *just alive enough* for Mohana to finish the job."
Uma and Akhil stood frozen in horror. Sapna bleeding from her temple, staggered up. "STOP—!"
Dola hurled the daggers at the brothers—
A GOLDEN LIGHT ERUPTED.
Teju stood arms outstretched her sleeve burning away to reveal her star-mark blazing like a supernova A massive star-shaped shield flared to life, blocking every dagger mid-air . They shattered into black smoke.
Silence.
Dola's heads jerked back all four eyes widening. "IMPOSSIBLE—!"
Moti Baa choked on a gasp. Sapna's hands flew to her mouth.
Teju's voice was steel. "Enough."
Her star-mark pulsed casting eerie gold light across the room—the first flicker of a power long dormant.
A stunned silence gripped the room as Teju's star-mark blazed brighter, her entire body radiating a golden aura. A massive celestial star materialized behind her, casting an ethereal glow across the walls.
Moti Baa's voice trembled. "That mark... that power..."
Sapna's hands flew to her mouth."She's—"
Kailashi finished the thought, her eyes wide with awe."Bishwa."
Dola's twin heads recoiled, all four arms raised defensively. "NO!"
Teju's golden light pulsed—a shockwave of raw cosmic energy SLAMMED into Dola, sending her skidding back. The daayan barely kept her footing, her robes singed.
From the floor, Sahir and Mihir watched blood still trickling from their lips—but now with dawning hope.Mihir managed a weak smirk. "Damn... my sister-in-law is bishwa ."
Teju's voice echoed with newfound power, her eyes glowing like twin suns. "You will never touch my family again."
Dola hissed, but for the first time—flicker of fear crossed her twisted faces.
Meanwhile at the temple
The vision had vanished—no more screams, no more blood—just the Rishdhanush's arrow still aimed at Maira's throat, its whisper hanging in the air:
"Not. Your. Destiny.
Maira slammed her fists into the stone floor, her tears splattering against the ancient rock. "LIES!"
Her gaze snapped to a streak of vermilion smeared near the pedestal—left by some long-ago ritual. Without hesitation, she dipped her thumb into the sacred pigment and pressed it to her forehead in a bold vertical streak
"All hail the Almighty," she growled, voice raw with fury and faith. "But I choose my destiny."
She grabbed the Rishdhanush's grip—
This time, it didn't burn.
The bow blazed to life, its celestial engravings pulsing gold as Maira lifted it high. The arrow still nocked against her chest dissolved into light, becoming one with her heartbeat.
The temple shook dust raining from the ceiling as the Rishdhanush hummed in recognition.
Maira's eyes glowed with the same light.
"Now,"she whispered, "let's save my family."
Kashyap Mansion - Divine Retribution
Dola staggered to her feet, her twin heads sneering. "Foolish girl! You can't kill me! I'm eternal-"
Teju's golden star-mark pulsed violently as she smirked and suddenly dropped into a battle crouch. "But she can."
A swirling magic portal exploded open behind Teju.
Maira came flying through mid-air, the Rishdhanush already drawn - its celestial arrow nocked and blazing with cosmic energy.
Before Dola could react-
TWANG!
The divine arrow punched through both her hearts simultaneously, pinning her to the far wall. Dola's twin heads screamed in unison, her four hands clawing at the burning golden shaftas her body began disintegrating into black ash
Maira landed hard on her knees, the bow clattering from her grip as both sisters collapsed- Teju's glow fading, Maira's vermilion streak smearing across the floor.
Silence.
Then -
Akhil's shaky whisper: "It's... over?"
From the pile of ashes, one final whisper escaped: "Mohana... will... finish..." before scattering to nothing.
Before the ashes of Dola even settled,**
- Sahir lunged forward, catching Teju just as her golden glow faded, cradling her limp form against his chest. His bloody fingers brushed her star-mark—still faintly pulsing.
- Mihir wasn't far behind, sliding to his knees beside Maira, carefully turning her over. The vermilion on her forehead smeared across his palm as he checked her pulse. "Breathe, firecracker. Just breathe."
The rest of the family *closed ranks around them—Uma gripping Akhil's arm, Sapna clutching her torn pallu, Kailashi murmuring ancient prayers.
Moti Baa stepped forward, her voice quaking with pride as she looked at her unconscious daughters-in-law:
"Today... it was the daughters of this house who saved the Kashyap Family from imminent destruction ."
A beat of silence. Then—
Mihir smirked weakly, thumb brushing Maira's cheek. "Guess that makes us the trophy husbands, huh?"
Somewhere, even unconscious, Maira would've rolled her eyes.
Dark Cave – Mohana's Wrath
A bloodcurdling scream tore through the cavern.
Mohana's form swelled with black energy, her claws gouging deep furrows into the stone altar. The very walls shook violently, sending cracks spiderwebbing across the ceiling. Somewhere in the forest above, trees splintered and birds took flight in a panicked swarm.
Ruby cowered behind a stalagmite, her red eyes wide. "M-Mahadaayan, please—"
"SILENCE!"Mohana's voice ripped through the air like a blade, sending Ruby scrambling back. The dark priestess's chest heaved, her amber eyes burning with hellfire.
"Dola... USELESS!" She slammed a fist into the altar, reducing it to rubble. "But those meddling girls... their power is awakening too soon."
A slow, venomous smile twisted her lips.
"Let them try all they want but they will never be able to save their husbands from my evil eyes ."
Her shadow stretched unnaturally across the wall – morphing into something monstrous.