Kaalika-The Rise of Rakthbeej
- Poonam Desai
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Kaalika-The Rise of Rakthbeej
Poonam Desai
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In the previous chapters, we saw Hiranya Kashyap and his aide Swarbhanu discover the resurrection stone at Kalimath and manage to find the blood stones. They resurrect demon Raktbeej while Sharvari, Dhaigham, Kasar and Dilan fail to stop them. As Raktbeej comes to power, chaos reins in the entire country. Mr. Raghav Sinha from the disaster management office is contacted by Hiranya under guise of Bija financials. The PM asks Mr. Sinha to contact DIG Pandey.
Chapter 13
Sharvari and Kasar waited outside DIG Pandey’s office. Sharvari was still mulling over how to explain everything to her superiors.
“Don’t fret.” Kasar encouraged her.
“I don’t know what we are going to report to them. All this is so surreal.”
Just then the havaldar ushered them in. They both entered and were surprised to see Head of NDMA, Mr. Raghav Sinha seated opposite DIG Pandey. They both saluted simultaneously.
“Sir.”
“At ease. Have a seat,” DIG gestured to the additional chairs.
“I hope you have some useful information for me. You are aware of the situation across the nation and Mr. Sinha is here because Mr. Hiranya Kashyap has actually reached out to the PMO.”
Sharvari stilled. Kasar looked at her surprise and decided to start reporting.
“Sir what I am about to tell you is going to be difficult to believe, but you will have to trust us sir that it is what has churned the events happening now.”
Mr Sinha straightened in his chair, “Go on.”
Kasar took a deep breadth and started. “Sir Pandey Sir had posted me on a cold case, where two historians were murdered and some precious stones went missing from the department of archaeology ten years ago.
Hiranya was a likely suspect but there was no evidence to pin him for the crime. I began tracing his growth from being a relic hunter to a powerful tycoon of Bija Financials. His clout has grown over the past decade.
It was in this investigation that I discovered an old man named Dhaigham who was hostage at one of Hiranya’s spots. He turned out to be the father of the dead archaeologist.”
Mr. Sinha interrupted, “Why was he exactly holding an old man hostage?”
Kasar continued, “Hiranya needed the stones and they were hidden at a cave at an ancient Durga temple.
Dhaigham’s tribe have been guardians to it for centuries. Hiranya needed his grandson Dilan to find the temple. He killed many to reach his goal.
Me and Sharvari along with Dilan and Dhaigham tried stopping Hiranya, but he succeeded in getting.
All I can tell you is that those stones have somehow given him more power and he now controls the chaos.”
Raghav Sinha stared at Kasar and then at DIG Pandey. “All this sounds fine. But what use is this intel. I still have no clue how we can stop him and neither do you.”
Sharvari broke her silence. “Sir this is not a simple criminal case. Some of it is beyond our understanding.
What I can tell you is Dhaigham and Dilan are key to stopping Hiranya. Also I believe that Hiranya is just a puppet.”
Raghav Sinha frowned. “You mean someone else is running the show?”
Sharvari nodded and continued, “And he is not of this world.”
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