Dhaksha's pov

"This is was first time being in a forest. An actual deep forest. This wasn't like some fun trekking though. It's more like an escape box."

"Be careful. Watch your steps, Dhaksha." Bheema na said.
"I'm being careful, Bheem na," I replied.
"Wait, is that a snake?" Bheem na pointed.
"What? Where?" I jumped.
He laughed back at me.
"Aarya, don't tease my Sakhi," Draupadi said.
"It's fun pulling her legs." he laughed.
"Your end is very near, Rajkumar Bheem," I shouted.
"I have to laugh at myself for uttering these words. He might crush me with this his one finger."
"What did you say." he bent to my height.
"Move out of my way, Bheem na. We have to find a place to rest." I walked fast.
"Dhaksha," he called out.
"I'm born deaf." I closed both my ears.
Everyone started to laugh at us.

"This might be a good place to build the hut." Yudhistran na said.
"Okay, Bhaiya. We'll rest here, " Arjuna Aarya replied.
"Bheem, get some wood. Nakul and Sahadev, find some straws and pine leaves. Arjun, create some fire it's going to be sunset soon, " he ordered.
"I will search for some food."

"It's good that you didn't ask Bheem na go get food. We won't have anything left for us to eat." I chuckled.
"You are right, Jyesthbhavikashree." Nakula laughed.
"Dhaksha!!"Bheem na shouted.
"I'm sorry." I controlled my laughter.

We finished building our hut and settled down to have food.

"Can you pass me the water, Draupadi?" I asked.
"We are out of water, Sakhi," she replied.
"I'm thirsty. Can someone get it for me?"
"Your Aarya is busy," Bheem said while stuffing fruits in his mouth.
"So what? You can get this sister a cup of water, right?" I replied.
"If I move an inch from here, all my food would be gone." he nodded his head.
"You are mean." I raised my voice.
"Guys stop-" Draupadi tried to interrupt.
"You would choose a bunch of fruits over your sister?" I asked him.
"Apples make me stronger, not you." he laughed.
"Guys, it's okay-" Yudhistran added.
"Food made you fatter too." I laughed back at him
"There is no one stronger than this Vayuputra." he showed off his biceps.
"Aww, that's all the laddoos you swallow." I smiled at him.
"Don't you dare to talk about the mighty laddoos?"
"Don't call yourself strong, when you can't even fetch me a cup of water," I smirked at him.

"STOP IT. Enough both of you. I'll go and fetch water for you." he shouted back at us.
"So sweet of you, my dear, Nakula," I replied.
"So sweet of you, my dear, Nakula," Bheem imitated me.
I crossed my hands and stared at him.
"I feel like eating all the apples. Give it to me." I pulled everything to my side
He gave me a deathly stare back at me.

It's been so long since Nakula stepped outside to fetch me water. He still hasn't to the hut.

"Anna, why is Nakula taking so much time to fetch water?" I asked him.
"Be patient and eat the apple you took from me," Bheem na said
"No, I mean. Is he okay?" I asked.
"I'll go and check on him." Sahadev stepped outside.

"Where did they both vanish now?" Draupadi asked.
"Arjuna, come with me. We'll go and look for them." Bheem na called out for him.
"Be careful, Aarya," I said.
"Even they didn't return after so long."

"Oh, my god. I'm forgetting things from my future. What would happen now?"
"Aarya, something's wrong. They have all disappeared."Draupadi said.
"Let me go and check, my dear, Draupadi." Yudhistran na replied. "Here, have this sword with you. I'm sure that you know how to use one. If we don't return, go and get help from your brother." he walked away.

Yudhistran's pov

As I approached the lake, a thick veil of smoke and mist enveloped the scene, casting an eerie and enchanting aura all around. Visibility was scarce.

I heard footsteps behind me and turned to find all my brothers lying on the ground. I approached them, and it was clear—they were all dead.

"Who did this? Come out and talk to me." I shouted.

As I gazed out over the shimmering lake, a majestic figure emerged: Yaksha Raja, rising from the depths.

"I killed all your brothers. It's because they didn't seek my permission to get water from my lake," he laughed.

"But the Yaksha Raja Lake is a treasure that belongs to everyone. Just because you stay in it, it doesn't grant you ownership—that's a misconception," I explained

"Speaking of adharma and dharma, do you know everything? Well, let me ask you some questions, and you shall answer to my satisfaction," he said.
"Yes, go on," I said.

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Author's note

This is one of my favourite questions from Yaksha Raja's questions.
So I'm explaining about this one alone. In reality, Yaksha asked many questions.
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"Who is truly happy? What is the greatest wonder? What is the path? And what is the news"?he asked.

"He who has no debts is truly happy. Day after day countless people die. Yet living wishes to live forever. What can be a greater wonder? Argument leads to no certain conclusion, the Srutis are different from one another; there is not even one Rishi whose opinion can be accepted by all. The truth about Dharma and duty is hidden in the cave of our hearts, therefore that alone is the path along which the great have trod. This world full of ignorance is like a pan. The sun is fire, and the days and nights are fuel. The months and the seasons constitute the wooden ladle. Time is the cook that is cooking all creatures in that pan. This is the news".

Although I answered all the questions satisfactorily, Yaksha allowed me to choose only one of my brothers to live.

"I choose my younger brother, Nakula, "I replied.
"Why did you choose Nakula? When you could choose sharp Arjuna or brave Bheema?" He asked me
"I love Kunti, my mother and Madri my stepmother equally, If I choose my blood brothers it will be an injustice to Madri, hence I choose Nakula," I explained.

He revealed himself to me. He is my father, Yama-Dharma.
"I'm proud of you, my son! You always strive to do the right thing, even in the smallest ways. You've made a wonderful decision. I've decided to bring your brothers back to life," he said with a smile.
"Thank you, Pitashree," I thanked him.
"Come on ask me a wish. I want to grant you a wish my dear," he said.

"I want us to be unknown in our Agyatvas, so that no one shall know our identity," I asked.
"As you wish my son, you shall be unknown in your Agyatvas," he said and vanished.

Dhaksha's pov

"Yes, I remember! This is the scene where Yaksha kills your husbands," I said.
"What? Kill my husbands. You are acting as if that's normal," she shouted.
"No, your Aarya Yudhishthira will save everyone from death, because the Yaksha is Yudhishthira's father Dharma Raj. He even grants a wish to your husband to remain unknown without revealing your identity during our Agyatvas."

"That's a relief!"
At that moment, they all arrived.

"Draupadi, we should act like we don't know anything; we should be sad. Be sad," I whispered.
"Oh, yeah. I forgot!" she said.

"What happened, Aarya?" I
"Nothing much, just that Yudhistran Na's father tested us as a Yaksha," he said.
"We were all dead, but Yudhishthira saved us all," Bheem said.
"That's good to hear Aiyanae, I was getting worried Dhaksha was even ready to use her sword!" Draupadi replied.
"Sword?"
"Use sword for what?" Aarya Arjuna asked me.
"Just this and that," Draupadi replied.
"Draupadi is bad at acting indeed."
"Anyways, It's time for us to separate and do our jobs," Yudhistran said.

To be continued....

Vanvas Dhaksha

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