Vicious Empress (Unedited)

Chapter 102 - Truth Of Aiyara

Everyone in the room was silent for a while. The sudden revelation of the truth made them stunned. Manik looked at the aged man and couldn't understand whether he should laugh or cry. Aiyara, the mysterious well-known disciple of Varishtha Temple suddenly becomes his wife?

He shook his head "Master Monk is there any kind of misunderstanding? I couldn't understand it"

Master Monk sighed. He knew the truth is not something small to be digest without raising any questions. But the situation in front of him is hard and he couldn't help but reveal the truth hidden for many years. The truth that he wanted to hide but now he felt like he couldn't. Because the main lead of the whole drama was in danger.

"Gentleman want to say that Her Highness the empress is the Aiyara that was referred to by everyone?" Umaj asked with shock. He couldn't believe what he heard just now. Such an unexpected revelation is something like a thunder struck on his head. He couldn't help but remember what his majesty said in the cell.

So the empress was the real Aiyara. That's why she said she knew something that he was craving for. He closed his as he slightly shook his head. He was such a fool that he had asked about Aiyara to Aiyara herself. What would the empress be thinking about him at that moment?

"What about Aiyara?" Chityakanta could not help herself but frown. They are saying something that doesn't make any sense to her. Clearly she does not know about Aiyara's matter at all.

Master Monk looked at the expressions of the people inside the room. He sighed in his heart. He never thought he would be saying this at this moment. He couldn't hold himself and opened his mouth to speak again.

"This matter is something only preserved between me, the empress and Aiyara '' he looked at Aiyara who was crying at Nandini's bed. "The truth is, Aiyara is just a name used to preserve my reputation. Before I became the Master of Varishtha Temple, I had a family. My wife and my little daughter. Our days were not good enough and it got worse when my wife died of illness. Because of lack of money I could not  find a good medic to treat her. She died unwillingly leaving her infant with me. I was broken after her, holding the little child in my arms. My situation was not stable and my daughter's health was bad. Her body was weak and it was almost a death -like situation. I couldn't tolerate her leaving me too. Afterall she was my last hope and my only reason to live" he sighed.

The two disciples behind him were stunned. They always thought that Master Monk was single and never married because they never heard such stories about him. Master Monk paused for a while. The scenes of bitter memories flawed in his mind again. The bitter past that he was avoiding all these years. He sighed and spoke again.

"Then I left my old house and met Vaishakh, the former master of Varishtha Temple and my master too. He took me to the temple and let me live there. He taught me about the management and all the things that required to become the Master Monk of the temple. Soon he died because of his old age and left the temple in my hand. Though my daughter was raised with care in the temple, her health was not good and she couldn't live like an ordinary girl of her age. She always stayed isolated in her room. And because of her staying alone the temple people don't know about her existence. I was scared and didn't know what to do until... One day I encountered Nandini" his gaze fell on the person in bed. His eyes showed admiration.

"She came to the temple to pray but what was unexpected was that she was quite skilled in the medicine area. She was young and promising and understanding. I don't know where she learnt her medical skill but at such a young age she was quite impressive. After interacting with her I showed her the hidden medical room in the temple where some ancient books are kept. She got excited and roamed around the room. I told her about my daughter and she agreed to meet her. I never thought she would be able to identify the problem in my daughter's body and told me because of her weak system she needed time to heal herself" Master Monk stopped again. He couldn't forget that day that was flashing in his mind like fresh scenes.

"Because my wife died due to illness and I could not cure her, I wanted my daughter to practice medicine and get good knowledge in it. I wanted her to be known in this world so that she can help others who had no power or money to cure their loved ones. I was a bit selfish but I couldn't help myself and asked Nandini something that changed our lives. I asked her to live my daughter's life" he closed his eyes.

"I asked her to help my daughter to be known in this world. And that girl, she agreed. She studied day and night to improve her skills and then treat my daughter in secret. She beared my daughter's name and never referred herself with her true name. The Aiyara everyone know is the name of my daughter but the person who actually put through the efforts was not my daughter but Nandini, the Empress of Samrat. She sacrificed her own identity and lived with Aiyara's name. It was surprising that she could cure my daughter then even teach her medicine so when the Aiyara face the real world she won't have any difficulty"

Everyone listened to the story in complete silence. They never thought one day they would be hearing such truth that flipped the world upside down.

"Nandini is not just an Empress of Samrat but she is the life saver of Varishtha Temple. It was her that Made Aiyara to be known and respected. It was her that saved so many lives that I couldn't even count"

Manik raised his head and looked at Nandini again. So many hissed truths that he was unknown to him "That Aiyara I have met in the forest-"

"It was Nandini," Master Monk replied even before he could finish his words. Manik turned to look at him

"But her face was different"

Master Monk smiled bitterly "as I said Nandini sacrificed her identity. She hid her real face and used a mask that is a mirror image of Aiyara. So the one you met was Nandini. She told me about it"

Manik closed his eyes. So that is why he couldn't feel the connection when he met Aiyara in the temple. Because even though their faces were similar, the actual person was one in the temple but was the one who stood beside him. But why didn't she disclose such truth to him? He even told her something on their wedding night.

"Why?" He forced his voice out.

"The one who can answer that question is still lying in bed," Master Monk replied.

The sudden revelation was so chilling that everyone felt the room start to spin around them.

"I was always wondering how my legs got cured. But now I know the truth" Vaibhav smiled helplessly.

"Vaibhav what are you saying?" Chityakanta asked.

He turned to look at her "mother, the one who cured my legs was not the imperial medic but it was my sister in law's secret treatment. I was silent because she asked me not to reveal this" he felt guilty.

"Oh my god" Chityakanta nearly fell but Vaibhav was fast to hold her. Her teary eyes fell on Nandini "she saved other's life and yet her life is hanging at end point" she cried out "why god is so blind to her when she needed a great support?" She sobbed. Her heart ached for her daughter in law. Such a debt, she could never return her no matter what she does.

"We need to think about how to cure this BellShia," Master Poison said after some time.

"BellShia?" Aiyara, who was sobbing, looked up.

"Yes, the empress is affected by this poison,"  he replied.

Aiyara frowned, then got up immediately. "Then what were you doing all this time? You didn't cure her yet waiting for her to die?" She glared at him.

Master poison was stunned. He wasn't  alone but everyone in the room was shocked.

"BellShia is high grade poison. The cure of this poison is somewhat-" before Umaj could finish his face was slapped by a hard thing. When he recovered his senses he saw a book in his hand. He frowned and looked at Aiyara who was looking at him with a serious face. Everyone in the room was shocked with her treatment. It was clear that the young girl before then didn't have any respect for the well known master poison.

"Open your eyes and look at the book, '' she told him with gritted teeth.

Umaj looked down and held the book properly in his hand before turning the page. Once his gaze fell on the contents inside his eyes widened and his hands started to tremble. The only word came into his mind was-

IMPOSSIBLE