A weapon of sacrifice

Around 31 years ago

" Srikant I have laid down to you how your bones will be used to make the weapon. The weapon needs to come from Gautam lineage", said Agni.

" I shall do it not Alok punditji. He needs to be alive", said Vicky.

" Why Sri why", wailed Riya.

" Because he has to see the life beautiful. And it stays ahead of him. I on the other hand have lived too long", said Vicky.

" But I did not have you for long. And we did not have any kids", she complained.

" You will have me forever beautiful. And remember a dozen kids", he said with a sad smile.

She burst into tears. Her heart wrenching sobs reverberated in his being as he engulfed her in his arms.

In my devil's arms...

" Alok must not reveal his identity until it's time to face the monster. My blood revives him. Alok's life could be in danger", he said.

She nodded.

" Vinod is innocent Riya. And dead", said Vicky.

" How", she asked.

" Vinod wished to talk to me about something ", he said. " After he died an audit firm from Delhi called me saying they secretly audited company at his suggestion and a lot of embezzlement was found. Vinod is a genius. If he launders money no one can catch him. And he was about to bring this to my notice", said Vicky.

" So he is.. Oh God Dipti", she said.

" Don't tell her anything beautiful. Don't tell anyone anything. The moment you will it puts a target on their back. I want everyone away from here until time comes to regroup and reunite our skills and powers against the evil".

She nodded.

" Au revoir beautiful", he said.

She hugged him hard.

" Please don't go", she said weakly.

" Until we meet again", said a determined Srikant as he walked towards his doom.

The weapon will emerge from his sacrifice.

Present

Raj and Kenny bowed down to Agni's feet.

" You have the weapon prince", said Agni.

" Yes punditji", he said.

" And you have practiced your powers", he said.

" Yes", said Kenny.

" The war has started prince. He will attack you soon", said Agni.

He gave them few rare stones.

" These", asked Raj.

" Will present their use to you as and when required ", said Agni.

Kenny looked worried.

" Queen", asked Agni.

" Who is he", she blurted.

Agni smiled.

" No one but Shiva knows queen", he said.

" But then people know in their unconscious mind. They see a lot of things but do not notice. Mind is the most powerful tool. When it is used in a right direction no power in the universe can beat it".

Kenny didn't understand what he meant but she knew it was a hint of somekind.

Meanwhile

Myra and Maddy were busy in solving the puzzle.

" This room corresponds to the queen's dressing room, this one to court, this one here is the small parlour in senior queen's chamber.

They got all the pieces as they searched rooms marked in paintings.

In Riya's historical adventure... Except for one...

" No it's still incomplete", said Myra.

" Look these 4 weapons", she said..

" All of them have spearheads.. Except for this one", she lifted the last and heaviest one.

" It needs to have something. Some kind of pointed armour", she said. " Look her it looks broken", she showed to Maddy.

When they couldn't come up with anything they called Raj.

" The main weapon is incomplete ", said Parry. " It lacks warhead", he said.

" Send me a picture of the finished weapon", said Riya as it was on speaker.

Myra immediately did.

As Riya saw it an idea sparked in her mind.

" YES I KNOW ", she said. " I have noticed now", she said as she dashed inside the Shiva temple.

Meanwhile

Kiara and Shai were enjoying tea with Zoya and Laxmi in the latter's home .

They were looking at old photographs.

Kiara sulked a little on seeing Gaurav with multiple women prior to Malti.

" He was such a playboy", she sulked.

Zoya giggled.

" So was Oberoi. Only Vinod was the decent one in the batch", she said.

" Dipti told Riya he was the same before marriage ", said Laxmi.

" Dad looks really handsome here", Shai pointed to a picture of Numaan, Vikram and Alok.

" And uncle Alok looks so happy", said Kiara.

Laxmi remembered it was the day he officially filed a report to change his surname to Pundit.

" Some things are not meant to be", she sighed.

" I'll always hate Kenny for not inviting me to her wedding aunty", said a petulant Kiara.

" Meant to be Or not I am her sister", she sulked.

" I agree", said Zoya. " Riya chose Shalini to style her not me", she made a face.

Laxmi shook her head.

Shai wanted them on topic of Vinita Mehta. So she carefully said,

" I like the wedding of Sheena Raichand".

" Yeah that's a good one", said Laxmi.

" Raichand ", Zoya tried to remember.

" We met her at Gaurav's wedding. Tara Raichand ", said Laxmi.

" Ohh yeah", suddenly Zoya remembered.

" Yeah Sheena's dad and uncle are good friends ", she said.

" The groom sulked a bit though", said Shai sipping her juice.

Laxmi sighed. She knew the reason. Kiara held her hand.

" Paras is a big man", she said. " And was a notorious playboy himself before his marriage so duh uh".

Laxmi smiled at her.

" Mehtas are a big name", said Zoya. " I designed a complete selection for their daughter's debut party in UK".

" Is that so", Shai raised a brow.

" I heard she is adopted", Kiara said in a gossiping tone.

" Oh yeah", Laxmi was excited now.

" Good move", Shai mouthed.

If there were two women interested in gossip it were these two. Let's see what this brings out.

Temple

Kenny came out bringing a painting and lower part of a Trishul.

" This", said Raj.

" Her last painting which she hid here of a temple", she said.

" This temple", said Raj.

Kenny shook her head.

" Of one in the palace where Gunjan worshipped hidden from everyone ", she said.

" There is no painting behind this", said Raj.

" There was this", she said. " A lower part of broken Trishu", she said.

" The upper part is in this temple", pointed Raj in the painting ".

" In a box beneath mounted Nandi", said Kenny as she pointed the identification mark in the painting ".

" Genius", said Raj.

" Srikant was a very powerful elemental. Riya attacked him here", he said pointing to Raj's chest with this Trishul to break the curse".

Raj saw the mark of Trishul..

" It pierced in the body of a powerful elemental", he said.

" Coated now with his mortal and immortal blood", said Agni. " A deadly weapon".

Kenny and Raj rushed to the museum.

Trishul laid in the box vigilantly guarded by his loyal Nandi.

As the Trishul came out a deadly wind blew. Thunders cracked all over. Maddy and Myra picked up the last piece and placed it on the main weapon.

A weapon of bones

Made up of Srikant's bones..

The one who sacrificed himself for mankind..

Five weapons... Five elements..

His four limbs..

Two swords and two spears..

His backbone and sternum..

A deadly mastiff topped with blessed Trishul

A weapon born out of sacrifice was ready..

An unmatched power to vanquish the evil.