Ravanan

Chapter -17

Two of Kugan's men came out of the crude carrying a wooden stick with something been tied on it. It was Bindhu, unconscious Bindhu. Both of her hands and legs were tied with the stick.

The people treated her without any humanity. Her eyesac was surrounded with dark spot. The two people placed her body on the ground. Raj rushed to untie the hands of pathetic looking Bindhu who laid down helplessly.

"We just squeezed a few drops of a certain leaves that cause dizziness and tried to tie her hands. But she was still jumping like a worm. So I had no choice but to punch her for a couple of times", Kugan laughed.

Bindhu kept repeating the word, " Water ".

He turned her body to his side and began untying the rope knot. But a long staff interfered Raj and pushed his body back to its original place.

"I didn't tell you she will be yours, did I ? These weapons are really golden and comes in handy at trouble. But your offers cannot compensate for her. I need your twelve classical weapons crafted by your grandfather. The collection that you people are pride of. If I get those finely crafted weapons, there will be nothing can take me down. I will become the king of this forest ", Kugan demanded to Raj.

"You are foolish as ever Kugaa ! We, the guardians of the forest will never give away our weapons at any cost. We are protecting the weapons for generations. My great grandfather designed invented those weapons in order to protect him and his people from wild animals and other predators like humans. He attached a sharp stone and bone of animals in a long wooden stick and maximized the distance between the predators and hunters to avoid close combat with savage animals. He removed the single sharp stone and designed the first three pronged spear with a curved edges that not only helps to pin the animals in the ground, but inflicts even higher when being withdrawn and so on . Then my grandfather attained the weapon knowledge from him and melted the metallic ores and crafted the twelve legendary weapons that no one in the world replace even with their modern technology. The weapons were carefully crafted for both close combat and to take an long range enemy down by throwing it in the air. It would pierce the enemy's body with such a precision due to it's fine craftsmanship. The first one to design a curved blade that could cut even more when compared with a straight sword and gave it a large hilt that would accompany even a cave man's large hands. The curved sword served two purpose. One is that it concentrates the force of blow at the point of percussion and cut through the flesh of the target without halting. And you are asking for those weapons . Do you even know how to wield a single weapon I have mentioned now", Raj said with a broadened chest . His eyes turned red as he talked.

A moment of silence engulfed the place and everyone in the village halted their work and turned their head towards the trading place.

Everyone slowly strode them with something hidden behind there back and ready to pounce them if Kugan ordered . Yet those two men were starring at each others eyes with anger.

" Think twice before you let a word escape from your foul mouth. Remember that you are in my place and I can do whatever. I asked you to give the weapon for trading and now I'm ordering you to handover the weapon to me or else your people and family will only get your half decayed body buried deep inside the sand ", Kugan smirked and placed his left leg over Raj's chest while attaching the new sharp spear like stone into his long bamboo stick.

When Raj pushed his leg away and grabbed his neck with his long veined arms and tried to crush his throat. But a person nearby throwed a stone on Raj's left eye and made him fall. Raj lost his grip over Kugan's neck and caressed his bleeding left eyes.

Enraged Kugan held his grip tight over his bamboo stick and pierced the soft and thick belly of Raj and made the blood kiss the soil. Raj groaned in pain and fell onto his knees with a shrunken face and eyes.

On seeing his beloved brother being stabbed , Kaali roared at Kugan in anger and raised his machete towards Kugan. But the people around him pinned him on the ground and four strong men swarmed over him ,making him unable to move.

Kugan turned his neck right and left to crack it . He forcefully squeezes the cheeks of the helpless Raj and asked him whether he was ready to handover their weapons to him or not.

Raj directed his determined eyes towards Kugan's eyes and told him, " If you want those weapons that bad, then why don't you go and take it by yourself. But I won't be responsible if my brother breaks your bones like he did to your father who cunningly tried to steal our treasure". Raj criticized Kugan and laughed at him even at the brink of death.

This further fueled the fire within Kugan's heart and he mercilessly punched Raj.

" I can foresee what will happen if my brother find out about this. He will rampage and send everyone's soul to the god. I don't want to make my brother's hands blood soaked again and again. That's why I'm requesting you to hand over her and I will pretend like nothing happened between us . Consider this as your final chance to survive Kugaa ! " Raj adviced Kugan .

" Seems like my words won't going to penetrate your thick head. Let's see this spear can penetrate your thick ", Kugan told and raised his hands in air .

He felt some kind of disturbance. His human instinct warned him that something is approaching their territory. He turned away from Raj and observed the wide open forest filled with trees and leaves. The air was noise less and there were nothing.