Kishan was surprised to see that Yesubai was alive. Even though his love for Kelsey was strong, the love for Yesubai was stronger. He knew here how Kelsey felt for both he and Ren. How she could never give him her whole heart and how he couldn't give her his.
She sparkled in the sunlight, and her black hair remained straight and long passed her hips. She wore clothes that clung tight to her body, giving her toned figure more to admire.
The more he thought of her, the more images of Kelsey in that dungeon frightened him. The words that frightened him most were how she explained that Yesubai was still in love with him. Sure, every so often she glanced his way and her eyes danced with uncertainty.The same when she first courted him over Ren hundreds of years back. He walked behind her and whispered.
" I know you still love me." he warned and walked away.
She looked into his eyes with fear and uncertainty, but returned to preparing for their journey.
Several days later...
Kishan walked along side of the guards as Yesubai led them into the last temple that Durga would appear to them.Yesubai had ordered the guards to stay behind, that she and Kishan must enter alone or Durga would not appear before them.They nodded and both she and Kishan made their way inside.
Once to the statue of Durga, Yesubai approached it.
" I command you to reveal your true form and lead us to the last element of my Tigers curse."
The ground shook and the stone which Durga was encased in began to crack and dismember. The goddess held her hand out and grasped Yesubais neck and began to choke her.
" where is my Kelsey? You are not her!" she yelled.
Kishan feared she would kill her and yelled at the goddess.
" Durga, do not kill her for Kelsey will die!"
Durga turned to the dark prince and released Yesubai at once. Yesubai landed with a thud on the ground and she crawled back towards Kishan.
" your father captured her. why should I give her mercy?" durga demanded, turning her attention back to Kishan.
" They took Kelsey's power, and they are using her to assure I protect Yesubai. If she dies, Kelsey dies."
Durga dropped a tear of gold down her cheek. Kelsey was a pure soul and to be in the hands of evil caused her great pain.
" it's a shame, someone who loves you so to cause you such pain." Durga proclaimed and glared at Yesubai, who rubbed her sore neck. Durga handed Kishan her bow and arrows.
" this be the last gift I shall present, and the last time I will waken. The last gift is located at the temple of Pilai. Please inform Kelsey that I will look after her. May your journey and your curse end my dark tiger." she announced and turned back into stone. Another gold tear laid still under the stone.
Yesubai stood on her shaken legs and walked out of the cave. The guards rushed to her and noticed her neck was sore and red.
" what have he done to you, Princess?" the head guard demanded.
" the goddess did this to me, he did not. She was disappointed to fare me as apposed to the girl."
" we must inform your father at once, he must punish the girl"
" what? I told you, Kishan did not do this to me!" she fought. Kishan was fighting the grip of the other guards after he announced he to harm Kelsey.
" He let you in harms way, your father informed us to report and injury back to him."
" NO! That was not how it was suppose to be." Yesubai demanded.
" I'm sorry princess, but I was given a direct order." the guard used the cell phone and called, speaking in Hindi fast and then shut his phone, they were
pursued to move on.
Sounds of footsteps shook Kelsey awake and moved herself into the corner of thewall. Guards progressed into the room and began to beat Ren.
" STOP! PLEASE!" she cried and watched as they beat Ren till blood trickled out his mouth and nose.
Hearing Ren cough out his own blood made Kelsey sick to her stomach. Once she saw the guards progress to her, she knew she was next.
" leave her alone!" Ren yelled as they took off her chains and hung her arms
above her head. She cried as her shoulder wound reoppened. Ren knew what they
were to do to her.
" Please! Not this!" he begged. The guard walked to the table of instruments and grasped the leather wip.
Once he cracked it against the wall to practice, Kelsey shook in fear.
" your brother didn't protect the princess, so she must be punished."
" do you really want to do this? Hurt an innocent?" Ren announced. The guard showed remorse for the girl who shook in fear.
" I must do what I'm told or he will hurt my family." the guard came clean.
" what if she were your daughter?" Ren added.
The guard forced him quiet with a whip to his chest.
" Be grateful that she's only going to get ten, when I was ordered thirty." he
warned, and Ren nodded in condolences. The guard took his position and He raised his arm. In a swift motion the whip cracked against Kelsey's skin and she screamed in pain.
Ren struggled against his chains and watched. He couldn't look away, but didn't want to see her in pain.
Crack...
Crack...
Crack...
Kelsey's body began to shake from the pain. To take a full breath became harderand harder. She could feel her blood dripping down her back. Five more cracks and she cried in hysterics.
" Bring her down." the guard said, he took a look at the prince and saw the begging.
" put her next to him, so next time he can feel her being taken out of his grasp."
Once her chains were secure, and the guards were away, Ren scooped her into his arms.
" I'm so sorry my Dilala. I'm sorry for all this pain." he cried.
He brushed her hair out of her face and watched the tears fall off her eyes.
" You remember me?" she asked, her voice weak from screaming.
" of course, you are the woman I love. I will never leave you again." he
promised and kissed her head.
" It hurts." she cried and leaned into Rens embrace. Soon after, she fell unconscious and Ren was grateful that she could get some time to not feel the pain.
He grasped her hard and rocked her slowly. He finally had his memories of his Kelsey returned only to be imprinted with new one's of torture and pain. He shook in fear that she would not survive another round of torture.
" Hurry Kishan." he prayed, letting soft tears fall down his cheeks.
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