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Chapter 18 - The Hidden Truth of Land of Warrior

After eating, Virat and Swati are sitting on the sofa in the living area. Pratap is pacing back and forth in the living area in anxiety, talking on the phone. Worry is clearly audible in his voice,"So should I talk to the King... the country you are talking about was wiped out 100 years ago..."

From the other side of the phone, a man speaks in a heavy voice after taking a long breath,"Then sir, you should have found out earlier... which country your wife was from..."

He pauses for a while and says,"Do one thing... kill your wife and your child... you will receive state honors..." Hearing this, Pratap clenches his fist in anger and punches the wall in rage. He throws his phone on the floor, breaking it, and sits on a nearby chair.

Virat slowly slides toward Swati and, lightly pulling the pallu of Swati's saree with his hand, whispers softly into Swati's ear,"Mom, what happened next... in the story of Land of Warrior...?" Swati smiles seeing Virat acting like a little child.When Virat's words reach Pratap's ears, his anger increases even more. He suddenly looks toward Virat with wide eyes and growls in anger,"Nothing happened... it's just a story... go to sleep..."

Swati starts staring at Pratap with a slanted gaze and says in a voice full of anger,"The blood of my ancestors runs in him... the blood of the soil of Land of Warrior... and you think you can suppress it...?" Seeing Swati in anger, Pratap tries to explain to her slowly and lovingly,"That... I... was..."

But Swati, without listening, looks at Virat lovingly and says with pride,"You want to hear the rest of the story... but remember... this is not just a story... it is the truth of yours... ours... and the Land of Warrior..."

100 YEARS AGO...

After performing the funeral rites of all the brave martyred warriors with respect, a massive golden statue of Jay and Badal was built in the center of Land of Warrior.

In it, Badal is sitting on Jay's shoulders, they have Bhavani in their hands, fire in their eyes, a smile on their faces, and stories of their bravery are written below the statue.

Similarly, at the main gate of Land of Warrior, where two great warriors were martyred — Veer and Vijay — their golden statue was built, and their bravery was mentioned below it.

Now everything is going peacefully in Land of Warrior. People returned to their daily lives...Farming...Hunting...

And challenging each other for battle...

A mother, swinging her 2-month-old child in a cradle, is saying,"Fight in the battlefield like a Demon of Warrior... uphold the honor of your mother's milk... take every blow on your chest in the battlefield... do not insult your mother and birthplace by showing your back..."

After this war, the whole world started calling Land of Warrior the country of the Demon of Warrior, and Jay and Badal were called the devils of the battlefield.

On the other side, the King of Udaipur wanted to take revenge for his insult.

He wanted to bring Land of Warrior to its knees and make it his slave.The King prepares to send his most terrifying army, about which it was said that wherever it passes, it leaves only destruction behind.

Just then, Mahaveer Mahendra comes there and, bowing his head before the King, says,"Maharaj... you will lose your best soldiers for a handful of land... not humans, but merchants of death live in Land of Warrior..." As soon as the King sees Mahaveer, he becomes furious.

Staring at him with his big eyes, he speaks in a heavy voice,"You have no shame left... you came before me with this defeated, ugly face and are praising the enemies..." And the King removes Mahaveer from the post of commander and makes him a normal soldier.

While listening to the story, Virat falls asleep.

Swati takes out a blanket from inside, covers Virat, and kisses Virat on his forehead.

She says in a soft, tender voice,"I don't know if... this is the right time or not... but it is necessary for you to know your truth... the truth of Land of Warrior... the truth of this normal-looking abnormal world..." Getting up from there, Swati opens the door of the room built near the stairs and, with a slight smile, closes that door again and goes to her room.

Pratap was still awake in the room.

Seeing Swati coming inside, he says very calmly after taking a long breath,"I know that... the truth of Land of Warrior... the truth of you people... Virat should know... but do you think he is ready for such a big truth...? This truth will change the logic of his world..." Swati, looking into Pratap's eyes, says,"It is possible that your fear is right... but he must know who the people of Land of Warrior were... our people who are who knows where... about our warrior spirit..."

While saying this, tears come into Swati's eyes.Wiping her tears, she sleeps on the bed and says,"This is his truth too..." Pratap extends his hand toward her but stops. He takes a long breath and, coming out of his room, sits on the sofa in the living area.

NEXT MORNING

Swati goes to Virat and, sitting near him and lovingly running her hand over his head, says,"Do you really want to know about Land of Warrior...?" Virat, rubbing his eyes and yawning, says,"Yes, mom..."

Hearing this, a smile appears on Swati's face and she says "But know one thing... this world is not as it seems... behind this glittering light are the screams of many people... about whom the world knows nothing... their name was wiped out from this world... so that they could be exploited..." Hearing this, Virat gets confused and, looking at Swati's face, says,"What do you mean, mom..?"

Just then, the room door opens.

Pratap says happily,"Virat can continue his studies in Mumbai City of Maharashtra state..." Hearing the name "Maharashtra," Swati is shocked.Her face turns yellow . Soaked in sweat, she says in a trembling voice,"Wh... what... Virat... not there..."

Pratap calms Swati down and explains to her.After a long time, Swati agrees.And Virat goes to Mumbai...

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