Unworthy(II)

Mekhala was watching this sibling's arguments from a distance. She thought to herself that, the only option left was to revealing her hidden power. While reading Nathair's mind, she found out that Kids were somewhere near a holy shrine.

And Saisha being the old queen of the place was familiar with land so making it easy for them to deal with this unexpected obstacle.

Words were about to leave her throat but intervened by Nathair,

"I will tell everything sister but guards"

Saisha gave a glance and in a second strong punches landed on the guards by protectors leaving them unconscious.

Rookie hands of Orzala also landed a punch on a guards face but,

"Oops! I missed it"

Guard came back on her with sword in hand saying,

"That is no good! Lady"

Orzala backward movements came to halt when her back came in contact with the rough rock walls of cave. She closed her eyes in fear but as a backup Neihar's came to her help, gave a hard hit on guard head and he was done for good. Flashing his nasty smile, he praised himself,

"Neihar, that was really good. Oh! Lady are you fine"

"Huh! Fine",

"Crazy", Orzala thought to herself.

As all the guards were taken care of Zesiro questioned,

"Kids?"

Nathair answered without any repel.

"They are caged inside a cave near the holy shrine"

Saisha asked with worry, "That cave. Is it the same cave I am thinking about?"

"Yes"

"Do you even have any idea what kind of catastrophe it could cause? Just for the sake of revenge you let her out. You know what she is capable of. Why? Why? Answer me?"

"I was lost. I had no one to guide me. My mind was distracted. I had no idea of what I was doing. I gave myself in the hands of vengeance. Please forgive me."

"I am glad you know what you did but your guilt won't make the things right. Catching her is not easy"

"I know."

"Kids are they safe? Why does she need them? Did she.." before she could complete Nathair spoke in eager

"Noo..No. they are fine for now but not for long"

"Huh?!", everyone's attention was on the Nathair so they did not notice some people preparing their weapons to attack.

Nathair continued to speak, "Kids are used for their poison. They are tortured in different ways in order to increase their adrenal activities releasing huge amount of poisons. Plenty of these poisons collected in liquid form are supplied to the demon army."

"Demon army!"

"Yes. There is a huge demand in demon kingdom for serpent poison. Especially collected from the little fangs of the younger kids. Consuming these poisons strengthen the immune systems against any other lethal poisons in the world and if taken in high doses also act as a sedative material relaxing their brain functions."

"What about kids?"

"Kids! Once they lose all of the poisons stored in their body, fangs are removed and they are left in woods. Because serpent without fangs lose their ability to clone or release poison to protect themselves from predator's."

"And they die a death of a prey. Scared, helpless. Really did that satisfy your soul? Hurting innocent kids to avenge their parents. What difference did that leave between you and them. We lost our family so you made them lose their kids. Their support at the old age."

"Sister, I am really guilty of my deeds. I will correct it. I know…." Before he could finish abruptly some people attacked them.

A small fight between some anonymous warriors and protectors.

Considering them warriors as they were skilled, their moves assured that.

All the protectors other than Orzala fought. But our little thief, youngest of protector was under the protection of Neihar.

I guess something cooking between them. Heee!

Fight lasted for few minutes with some minor injuries on the protector's side. A small cut on Nathair's shoulder. Soon they left without word.

"Why did they attack us? Something is wrong?", Zesiro questioned himself in no time Nathair was lying on the floor with poison spreading all over his body through veins. He was turning blue. Temperature decreased to the bare minimum.

He was lying on Saisha's lap, his dear sister. He expressed his feeling for the last time.

"I know sister I was unworthy of father's, your and everyone's trust. I caused a havoc out of foolish anger. And now I am leaving everything to you"

"No. Brother"

"But lastly I want to say that…this..un..worthy brother of your's always..wished to be wor..thy", he breathed his last.

A loud cry with a scream of "Brother" echoed in the cave.

Protectors felt sad watching this. And in a second Nathair's body was fragmented into tiny little atoms and dispersed into thin air.

Now many questions arise,

"Who was in the cave?"

"What is that cave?"

"Who attacked Nathair?"

"What was Saisha's hidden past about?"