I lost fairly

"You…. What are you trying to do…?" Hafeez Khan asked in a bit of a panicky voice. He knew that after what he did, there was no way the other lords were going to trust him.

"Well, it doesn't matter… I know why you colluded with Alauddin Khilji… I know that for people like you your religion is more important…" Aarv knew that for people like Hafeez Khan, there was nothing like mercy and all. They had only one rule, those of their religion are their friends while those that are not of their religion are their enemies. Aarv did not want to argue with someone of the Jihadi mindset.

His eyes turned sharp as he asked, "But, looked around you, Is this what you wanted…?" Although Aarv knew that he will not listen, he still tried to fill some sense into him. But, it was all a big waste as Hafeez Khan said, "Kill me if you want… we will see each other in the real world…"

"Sigh~" Aarv released a long sigh~, he knew that it was meaningless to talk with someone like Hafeez Khan who was brainwashed by some people and was unable to see the reality at all.

Aarv could only move forward as he did not want to waste his time with someone like Hafeez Khan. so, he turned his attention toward his third prisoner.

Malik Kafur.

The slave general of Alauddin Khilji had a dark past. He was actually a Hindu by birth. He was born in the port city of Khambhat (Modern day Gujrat). At a young age, he was captured by the Arab attackers who made him a eunuch to serve their king. He was tortured and forced to accept Islam and was finally sold to Alauddin Khilji.

By the time he entered the Khilji camp, He had already lost all his humanity and was just a sword for their Sultan.

Although he had a difficult Childhood, that did not give him the right to do the things that all the attackers loved to do. In his later years, he defeated the kingdoms of Devagiri, Kakatiya and Warangal ransacking the kingdoms, killing all the men as well as raping and enslaving women.

Aarv looked at the eunuch Malik Kafur and said, "You were Hindu before… How do you let all of this happen…?"

Malik Kafur looked at him and said, "I was Hindu before, but now I am just a slave and I will only listen to my master's orders…"

Aarv could tell that Malik Kafur was already a dead person from inside. His mind only registered that he only had to follow his master's orders. So, he turned his attention towards the last prisoner he had.

Alauddin Khilji…

As he was looking at Alauddin Khilji, Alauddin Khilji was also staring at him. Finally, it was Alauddin khilji who opened his mouth first and said, "I know now… why I lost this battle…"

"It was not because of Rajput or because of Maharawal Ratan Simha… I was lost because of you… You spoilt all of my plans on conquering Chittod…"

Alauddin Khilji finally understood why all of his plans of conquering the fort of Chittod had failed. It was because of the young man standing before him. He repeatedly spoilt his plans. Be it the capture of Maharawal Ratan Simha or the trebuchets, all were destroyed by Aarv only.

Aarv did not deny Alauddin Khilji's claims and said, "Your guess is half correct…"

There was no need for Aarv in denying the facts so he just admitted it truthfully. Even he did not expect the Khilji soldiers to infiltrate the fort of Chittod directly. This caught him off-guard. If not for the luck and courage displayed by all the Rajput women, he believed that the battle of Chittod would have been a failed attempt.

Alauddin did not rebut Aarv's claims but there was still a question in his mind that he had to ask, "I have conquered almost all the northern part of India and still haven't found anyone using schemes to win battles… In the land of righteous people, why are you different from others…? You used various schemes and even dared to use poison…"

Aarv looked at him like he was some kind of a fool and said, "Righteousness won't win wars. Righteousness won't protect our people from enemies such as you…"

Aarv wished that he could say those words to the Hindu Kings who fought righteously against Arab armies who used whatever means they had to conquer the territories of India. It took the Hindu kings 16th century to understand that if they wanted to protect themselves, 'any means are righteous'

When Alauddin Khilji heard Aarv's answer, He laughed out loudly, "Hahahahaha…"

"I fully admit my loss this time…" Alauddin Khilji directly accepted his loss as he looked at Aarv with praise.

"Well, you won't get a second chance anyways…." Aarv said as he ordered his soldiers, "Pick them up…" and started walking toward a special place in the fort of Chittod.

Most of the Rajput warriors who were listening to their conversation followed behind them while others who had lost their relatives stayed behind. At first they did not understand where Aarv was taking the prisoners but soon enough they understood.

The place Aarv was taking to was the famous 'Jauhar Kunda' of the fort of Chittod.