THE CURSE OF BRAHMA by Jagmohan Bhanver

Author:Jagmohan Bhanver [Bhanver, Jagmohan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rupa Publications
Published: 2014-12-31T18:30:00+00:00

Signs of the Future

he Dark Lord paced the room. Every pore of his being exuded a state of severe agitation. Bhargava sat quietly watching him, with a concerned look on his customarily placid face. It was unusual for his friend to show signs of being extremely disturbed. He knew that Amartya was consumed with pain and impotent rage, but he seldom allowed his feelings to be observed by anyone. Something big must have happened for him to be so visibly agitated, mused Bhargava. He badly wanted to know what, but he knew better than to disturb his friend, when he was in one of these moods. He waited patiently.

‘They know. They know everything!’ Amartya shouted in frustrated rage.

The explosion of anger was so sudden and uncharacteristic that Bhargava positively leaped out of his seat. ‘What’s wrong, Amartya?’ he asked in concern. ‘I have never seen you express your anger this way.’

The Dark Lord clenched his teeth. ‘Don’t call me by that name. Amartya Kalyanesu is dead! I am just a shell of my past self.’

Bhargava gave him a sad smile. ‘It’s not that easy to shake off our past, Amartya. And definitely not something that a man of your abilities should do.’ He gazed at the broken man standing in front of him. ‘You are still a brahmarishi, my friend. And nothing that happened to you or will ever happen to you can change that truth. But forget all that for now. What’s bothering you?’

The Dark Lord met Bhargava’s gaze, who was compelled to look away. ‘They know what we are planning. Narada has told Ugrasena the truth behind the asura assassins entering Mrityulok. There is a leak in your camp, Bhargava.’

‘Impossible!’ Bhargava exclaimed in shock. ‘That cannot be. The only people who knew about the plan apart from you and me are all part of the asura council. The others who know the plan are the assassins who have been sent to Mrityulok. All of them are mercenaries and are aware that they stand to earn a great deal of wealth if they help the plan succeed. None of them could have betrayed us.’

‘It is obviously not impossible, Bhargava, since it has already come to pass. Someone has to have told Narada what we are planning.’

Bhargava grew silent. He knew Amartya was right. Someone had told Narada about the plan. But the question was who? Who in Pataal Lok would have risked the wrath of the Dark Lord? And to what purpose? Then a thought struck him and his face shone with excitement.

‘Amartya, you have the power of tapping into the universal energy that allows you to read whatever happened in the past or will possible happen in the future. Can’t you use that to find out who the traitor is?’

Amartya Kalyanesu suppressed his impatience. ‘Do you think I have not tried that already?’

Bhargava stared at his friend. Amartya was uncharacteristically short-tempered with him today. He had never shown signs of impatience with him before this. He must be really troubled, he thought.

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