At Midnight:

Apoorva looked at her daughter who was sound asleep. She got up and looked around, it was silent. She walked out of ashram. Rishi Markandey was meditating near a shivling. Apoorva bowed to him and walked out.

As Apoorva left the ashram, Poorvi suddenly opened her eyes.

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Rukus a demon sat on a rock eating a snow beast he found in the place. Two lifeless human bodies which were torn to pieces lay beside him.

"Ah I am bored now, I want to eat something new" he said and got up. Manihara was tall, muscular and a single horn protruding on his forehead.

As he walked, he thought all the things happened after he woke up. His cousin brother Manihara has returned, now their time has come and soon they are going to have their place. They are going to be recognised as the gods are. He along with a few of his clan members were in great slumber for millions of years. They were sleeping in his brother's dimension which only his brother can operate. No one knew about it. Now after a long time they are out.

However the world has changed completely. Now they are known as myths and not cared about much. So this was their perfect time to start their rule with humans as their slaves. He has full confidence on his brother because Manihara is not like others, he is different, intelligent, planning and most of all very patient which is not found in them. He was rare and special even in the old times.

So when Manihara released them they were happy and shocked with excitment to know they survived this great plan at time of the catastrophe which devoured their entire clan. His brother’s plan worked and they survived. They had expressions of disbelief, when they first laid their eyes on the modern world through the dimension gap.

His thoughts were wandering and he was moving without thinking where to go. “The world has changed a lot; there are many things, many religions, many wonders. Now humans fight among themselves much more than in their time, they made weapons for their own destruction.”

His lips stretched wide with smile. “Before the fight was only with them, asuras v/s humans and gods. But now it’s more complicated.”

As Rukus walked in deep thoughts he smelled something. “Delicious” he thought and walked in that direction.

His thoughts suddenly stopped when he saw Apoorva in front of him. His body attentive as his eyes feasted her beauty. He was unable to tear his eyes off of her. He was completely hypnotized by her beauty.

“Wow, so beautiful, I want her” he thought. He took a long leap and jumped right infront of her.

******

Apoorva was looking at a place which is completely filled with ash. It was once a beautiful garden made by a god, who was also her husband. She cried looking at it. Memories of her husband flooded her mind.

Then a sudden gust of wind shook her, when she looked up an asura was infront of her. Apoorva froze by seeing him.

Rukus took a step forward and extended his hand to touch her. As he extended his hand, she felt goosebumps and quickly jumped back.

Rukus liked it; “I love when it is violent” he said while licking his lips.

Apoorva ran in the direction of the ashram. Rukus was slowly chasing her, he likes playing with his prey.

“Mom run” shouted Poorvi, coming towards her. She was startled for a second to see a demon chasing her mother.

Apoorva was shocked to see her there “no, not her... not her... oh god what happens now” she thought totally scared.

Poorvi took out her sword and stepped forward. She had read about demons in the scriptures. However this was the first time she saw one.

As she saw the demon trying to lay his hands on her mother, Poorvi fumed with anger.

Apoorva caught her daughter and shouted “no run, go away.” At the same time she felt a pull in her legs and fell head first into the ground, her head hitting a rock.

“Mom no...”

Rukus had a smile, his hands held two very little thin threads not visible to naked eye. He threw these at Apoorva when she tried to run. Theses threads are his special ones. It had many abilities and came handy in battles many times.

He was the one who pulled at her legs and made her fall. He saw Poorvi but did not care much about her, as she was little kid. He looked at only Apoorva who fell.

Apoorva looked at her daughter and said “run, please” her head did hit strongly; blood oozed out, she’s slowly losing consciousness.

Rukus laughed and that angered Poorvi, her nostrils flared. He slowly walked towards them. He thought she will get up, which was why he pulled the strings lightly. It was part of his fun game.

But when Apoorva did not get up, he became upset because his fun did not last long. As he neared them he saw the blood "no she cannot die like this, I want her.”

Poorvi’s anger flared, her eyes became bloodshot suddenly wind moved violently, ground started to shake. Energy formed around her, lightning surrounded at the edges. She ran forward and took a long leap. Rukus was shocked by seeing her.

Markandey who was in ashram felt the new fluctuations and opened his eyes. He along with Arijha quickly walked towards Poorvi’s direction.

“What is that energy, who is she?” he thought. Before he can act, Poorvi was on him.

The sword cut his head off, before he can scream. “How can this happen, this is not fair” that was his last thought, as his head flew like a ball and touched the ground. His one careless mistake of looking down upon a kid has cost him his life.

When Rishi Markandey and Arijha came, they saw Poorvi beheading Rukus. Shock covered Arijha’s face.

Poorvi lost control and swept through tearing the ground apart. Rishi Arija ran to stop the girl; Poorvi came to halt at a little distance. When the Rishi neared her, she was unconscious.

Markandey walked towards apoorva, and touched her head stopping the bleeding. Then he looked up, Rishi Arijha came into view with Poorvi in his hands.

“I stopped the bleeding, but I don’t know how she is from inside. We have to take them to the ashram” said Markandey.

******

“No broken bones or damage in nerves. I don’t know what’s happening inside her mind” said Arijha to Poorvi, who was staring at her mother with teary eyes.

Arijha came out of the room and walked to Markandey. He stood infront of him hesitant.

“What is it Arijha?”

“Maharshi, what about the girl?”

“Her training continues carefully and separately.”

“But who is she?”

“Not now Arijha.”