FUTURE

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Agasthya followed the tribal chief for twenty minutes before the tribal chief stopped at a rock and hit it in a rhythm making the rock move aside. Both of them went inside the cave to see a pool with an open circular ceiling above it for only moonlight to cast down and reflect in the water.

"It's the future pool" Agasthya spoke making the tribal chief nod.

"Please read the outcome of your journey Raja vare" The tribal chief invited making Agasthya frown.

"When you know what future holds it might start to whither" Agasthya said.

"We are humans. Few of us make our own destiny" The tribal chief smiled and walked towards the entrance of the cave leaving Agasthya alone.

Agasthya stood there for a few seconds before he took off his shoes then his shirt and threw it on the floor. He walked towards the pool and caressed the inscription and the Chola empire's symbol, the victory lion and got into the pool.

 He walked towards the pool and caressed the inscription and the Chola empire's symbol, the victory lion and got into the pool

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For a few minutes he just sat in the pool in silence with moon high in the sky. Suddenly he was pulled under the pool and struggled to get out but some invisible force was holding him down making him lose his breath and his eyes shut losing his consciousness due to lack of oxygen.

Agasthya opened his eyes and saw himself standing at the mandapam and looked at his left side to see Nandu in bridal wear walking towards him smiling making him extend his hand which she took grinning like the happiest woman alive.

Suddenly evrything around him changed and turned into a garden as Nandu turned to dust in the air making him frown and turned to his right when he heard a child "Dad...." and saw a five or six years old child running towards him.

He saw a figure wearing a black hood behind the child who threw the axe towards the child as the hood fell back from the head revealing Raaha whose under eyes are completely black as if black blood is flowing down her eyes while the axe rushed towards the child making Agasthya yell "No...".

Nandu was sitting on a rock with a bowl made of mud and some fruits in it eating them along with everyone but the villagers sat on the ground "How do you like our village Rani vare?"

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Nandu was sitting on a rock with a bowl made of mud and some fruits in it eating them along with everyone but the villagers sat on the ground "How do you like our village Rani vare?"

"I'm not a queen. I'm just a princess" Nandu corrected him.

The tribal chief smiled "You don't know what the future holds Rani vare".

"May be he is referring to your wedding" Raaha said making Nandu nod.

"You, don't you know that you can't interrupt a Queen's conversation?" The tribal chief scolded.

Raaha rolled her eyes mocking "She's not a queen yet,old man" making tribal chief grit his teeth.

"Who's this stupid child Prince? Why did you bring her here? She doesn't know respecting others" the tribal chief asked.

"She's still a kid! Let her go this time" Prince glared at Raaha who ignored him and put the food bowl away without eating and walked towards the forest.

"She's still a kid! Let her go this time" Prince glared at Raaha who ignored him and put the food bowl away without eating and walked towards the forest

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