Chapter 15 Accepting the Darkness
Anvay kept staring at Nirag in shock He stepped back as if he had suddenly spotted a venomous snake Nirag smiled at Anvay but that smile was no longer mysterious like before It was hollow and tired Then suddenly Nirag turned his face away as if he wanted to hide his face out of shame or remorse
Anvay slowly entered Nirag chamber His steps were heavy and with every step his trust was crumbling Nirag kept stepping back until his back hit the wall And then Anvay saw it The black third eye on Nirag head which had been clearly visible moments ago was now blurring and almost disappearing as if a bad dream had shattered
Nirag kept retreating and his eyes were scared Anvay came close to Nirag and grabbed his shoulder and said What did you just say Nirag
Nirag lowered his gaze His hands were trembling
Anvay screamed Nirag I asked you something Tell me what did you just say
Nirag pushed Anvay away What you heard is exactly what I said Yes it is true that I want to separate Pitashree and Tauji from each other I want to make them fight each other I want to turn them into enemies
Anvay came to Nirag and slapped him hard across the face The echo of the slap resounded through the entire chamber like a lightning strike Enough Not another word Nirag You are not the Nirag who used to be my friend This is all my fault for mistaking this indifference as your inner struggle
Anvay looked into Nirag eyes and said Margdarshak Agni was right You are not Nirag He clenched his fist The ones who lifted you from the riverbank and gave you shelter in this palace and made you the king of this kingdom You are trying to turn those very two people into enemies of each other What wrong did they do to you that you are tainting their love and their fatherhood When Margdarshak Neer finds out that you are the one who drove a wedge between them what will be his condition Do you even know
Nirag turned his face away and said So what will happen They will turn their faces away from me What else Or they will throw me out of this palace
Anvay grabbed Nirag hand and pulled him towards himself and looked into his eyes and said Are you saying all this of your own will or are you under someone else control Nirag look into my eyes Nirag
Nirag looked into Anvay eyes Anvay said Now tell the truth Nirag Why are you doing all this
Nirag said nothing Anvay lifted Nirag hand and placed it on his own head and said Swear on my head If you do not tell me the truth then I will end my life right here right now
Nirag removed his hand from Anvay head and began walking away Anvay grabbed Nirag hand and pulled him back and said You have to tell me the truth Nirag Why Why did you do this Nirag tell me Tell me
Nirag looked into Anvay eyes and said To save you
Anvay looked at Nirag in astonishment Nirag began to cry and dropped to his knees To save you To save my family I did all this
Anvay also knelt down and lifted Nirag head by his chin No Nirag You could never do this Tell me the truth Who is behind all this Tell me Tell me who it is
Nirag said Andhak Void
Anvay moved away from Nirag in shock and said Andhak Void
Nirag said Yes Andhak Void After the great war I felt something strange within myself I thought it was all happening because of my worry But slowly Andhak Void began appearing in my dreams and around me He began talking to me in the mirror He wants to take everything from me Anvay You Pitashree Tauji Everyone
And Nirag began to cry Anvay came to Nirag and hugged him and said That means that day the mirror You broke it because of this That black rain That mysterious smile Everything Everything you did under the influence of that Andhak Void
Nirag just kept crying Anvay looked into Nirag eyes and said Then why Nirag did you hide all this from Margdarshak Why did you not tell them or me
Nirag said to Anvay Because I thought that after knowing the truth Tauji or Pitashree would push me away from themselves That is why I kept fighting Andhak Void alone
Anvay said You could have at least told me
Nirag said I was afraid that you might leave me
Anvay hugged Nirag and said No Nirag no I can never leave you alone I will not go anywhere leaving you Calm down We have to tell Margdarshak all this
Nirag grabbed Anvay hand tightly and said No Anvay no You will not tell Tauji anything
Anvay said But Nirag
Nirag placed Anvay hand on his own head and said Swear on me Promise me Promise that you will not tell Tauji or Pitashree anything
Anvay stopped in despair Just then both of them looked towards the door and saw Agni standing there
Nirag breath caught He whispered Tauji
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