Brahmastra Chronicles : BOOK 1 by Aditya Kumar

Author:Aditya, Kumar [Aditya, Kumar]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Revolt House
Published: 2019-06-28T16:00:00+00:00

Abhay held the steering-wheel in a white-knuckled grip, like he was trying to keep himself from being blown away into a whirling tornado.

‘Tell me everything--everything about my mother.’ He said.

In that moment Dhwani fully realized why Abhay wanted to get to the Legion, why he had forsaken his other life and decided to accompany her where most other Manushyas would have quailed to even embark on such perilous undertaking. Unlike what she had believed the Brahmāstra came nowhere in the equation; only finding the scattered bits of his origins mattered to him.

‘Kaya, the sole bloodborn of the Angiris Jaydrath and Aitri--which makes them your grandparents,’ Dhwani began, ‘Your mother was one of the finest Angiris I have ever met, wise and brave, full of compassion for not just her own people, but also for the creatures of Prithvi , especially the Manushyas . After all, she was the only Angiri ever to be born here and it was among the humans she spent the better part of her life--more than eight hundred years, that is.’

She continued while Abhay went through a flurry of sentiments, being battered by the maelstrom of emotions.

Jaydrath and Aitri were Praharis , one of the twenty stationed on the key-world to keep a vigil against the Asuras . They raised Kaya well, gave her the knowledge of both worlds, and trained her in skills of war, in spells and survival. The only times she went back to Swargam was to attend her deeksha with other Angiris her age, every five decades or so--the visits also ensured she mingled with her people, made herself familiar with the Swargam way-of-life and traditions.

Although there was no one among the Angiris who did not like her, one of them felt a lot more strongly for Kaya than most.

It was Tamas, who had fallen for her the very first time Jaydrath and Aitri took her to Swargam . His feelings simmered for a long time before he professed his love and asked for Kaya’s hand in a lifelong union.

‘Are Angiris supposed to be…monogamous--like a single partner for life?’ Abhay asked. His initial surprise had dissipated, replaced by rapt attention, like he was hanging on to every word.

‘Unions between Angiris have always been rare--and a fruitful union with a Manushya , even rarer. Till the last century, if two Angiris entered a union, it was both out of love and the desire for procreation. Most choose companions for life, yes, but there also have been those--especially females with proven fertility--who had had more than one companion. For instance, two of my own acolytes were born of the same mother.’

‘What did my mother do, when Tamas approached her?’

Kaya was not ready to enter a union, which would have entailed she spent more time in Swargam beyond her deeksha . But she did not refuse him outright. She liked and respected Tamas, perhaps also felt some attraction towards him. She kept going back to the Angiris for her education at stipulated intervals, spent her time getting to know Tamas better.

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