28. A Plan

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In Hastinapur

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In Hastinapur

Duryodhan wasn't the tiny bit happiest about his humiliation in Indraprastha. The most appropriate words to describe him, as of now, would be- raging, fuming, seething, and a lot more. It had been 5 hours after leaving Indraprashta, but he was still in his bedroom, staring off into space. While he was busy doing so, Shakuni and Dussashan stared at him. Angraj Karn paced the room, not able to process what all just happened.

"Mama shree," Duryodhan spoke up suddenly. "I want revenge. I want to humiliate them so bad that they can never raise their head again. I want to see tears in their eyes, whenever they come in front of me. I want to see them shiver, crumble and cry. Beg to me and I would enslave them. I want them to feel something way worse than what they made me feel. Way worse."

"Very well, you two may leave the room." He said, glancing at Dussashan and Karn as they left.

"Why'd you make them leave?"

He smirked, standing up and walking towards him. He took the pieces of dice out of his pocket and sat beside Duryodhan. "Because I have no interest in war, unlike your mitra Angraj Karn."

He showed those dice to him. They were rigidly shaped and completely white. "This is my father. His bones, at least. Listens to whatever I say. 12." Saying so, he throws the dice on the bed and the result comes, TWELVE!!! Shocked, Duryodhan gasped. But his enthusiasm lightens down. "How can this help us?"

"In every way, mere bacche, every way. Do you want the kingdom? You can get the kingdom. Do you want to be Chakravarti Samrat? You can be Chakravarti Samrat."

"Yes, I want all that. But that is no humiliation for them, I want them to-"

"Yeah, yeah, I know. Crumble, cry, whatever." He mumbled. "We need to attack what holds them together, He says bringing a hibiscus flower. And then, pulled the stem, slowly, while keeping pressure on the petals.

Twitch!

The stem breaks apart from the petals as they fall to the ground along with the stem. "This, mere bacche, is how you humiliate them."

***

"Has Duryodhan said anything, yet? About the Rajsuay Yagna. I believe he felt deeply insulted." Agni mumbled, sitting across a tree. "He is certainly disturbed. Gandharraj told me that he calmed him down and nothing was to happen."

"Leave that, tell me when will you leave Rajkumar Nakul?" Karn asked, excitedly. "I don't know, but I need to ask soon."

Karn's going to be present at the Dyut Sabha. If I leave Nakul after it, everyone, including the Pandavas, would think I do not support them. I don't know who might be humiliated in the Dyut Sabha, but it's not Draupadi. Chances highly point to Indu. I need to talk to her about This.

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"Rajkumar Nakul?" Agni mumbled, entering the chamber.

"Oh, Rajkumari. What brings you here?" Nakul asked, smiling. "I wish for you to renounce me if that is possible." She looked down, ashamed to bring such an offer when he seemed so happy. His smile immediately vanished. Startled, he looked at her for a moment before nodding. "It's our marriage. Anything is possible between us if we wish so." He held out his hand as she grabbed it.

"I, Rajkumar Nakul of Hastina-um, Indraprastha, forsake you, Rajkumari Agnishika of Panchal, upon your wish. You are no longer my wife, you still may be called the mother of my children and the sister of my wives."

She smiled, slightly, as Nakul's heart broke into a bazillion pieces. The girl he first loved was never his, nor was going to be. But that was fine, at least that's what he thought. He had his other wife, Karenumati, to love.

"You shall write a letter to Mata, informing her about this. And ask her not to tell anyone else until the right time." She nodded.

***

"WHAT!?" Indu and Agni exclaimed.

"How could you guys have agreed without letting us know? Krishnaa and Agni are most definitely not going there!" Indu shrieked as Agni looked at her worriedly. "They don't have to go. Only us siblings are invited." Yudishthir mumbled. "Oh dear, how can you be so dense?" Agni whispered in English.

"Indu, please. He might, finally, have had a change of heart. And anyway, we can't upset Tatshree by rejecting his proposal. We've already sent the message agreeing to go. Please, don't make this any harder."

Indu sighed, walking away.

Indu sighed, walking away

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