"Unki sazaa, sir kalam karne ki mayyasar ki jaaye." Shehryaar roared his voice in the hall. He give a quick look to his grand- vizir who is a helpless and unfortune father too, A father who himself will kill her daughter and a grand-vizir who will obey his king. A turmoil was going inside his heart as he glance at his daughter maybe the last time.

"Your Majesty, Won't you ask for my last wish?", finally she utters with her soft petals pink lips turning everyone's attention on her looking at him through netted veil, his step stopped hearing her soft yet calm voice and turns his face to look at her.

The moment stopped when the fierce eyes met the moisty one in between the netted veil, tho it wasn't a clear view but they both can see each other,
indeed she was a beauty which leaves everyone spellbound, her beauty definitely effected the cold heart seems to be unaffected.

He blinks his eyes twice turning his back towards her, releasing a sigh He spoke," what is your last wish?, but you can't say to forgive you from this punishment because it's your fate which you choose by marrying me and it can't change at any cost... Sultan Shehryaar Ki Zubaan Se Nikle Hue Alfaz Or Khuda ki Banai Hui Taqdeer Kabhi Badal Nahi Sakte!", he utters coldly with null expressions.

( Shehryaar's word's and God written destiny can never be change)

"Beshak His Majesty!", she utters and continue, " Hum jante hain yeh taqdeer yeh faisla hamara khud ka kiya hoa hai or hamein yeh maut manzoor ya toh aj ya phir kal faisla apka hai, hum bss ek akhri din zinda rehna chahtein hain or is dunya se rukhsat hone se pehle ek akhri bar apni behen se milna chahte hain, bs ek akhri baar His Majesty", ryah utters with a heavy heart tightly clutching the ends of her stole.

( i know i choose this fate for me and i accept this death either today or tomorrow it's in your hands now, i just want to live one more day before leaving this world forever, i just want to meet my sister for one last time ONE LAST TIME MY MAJESTY.)

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"Gusthaakhi, kisne ki shehzade shaad ko rukne ki gusthaakhi", shaad asked loudly making a cute angry face as someone closed the book he was reading, he looks up and found no one, then after a second book starts to fly despite it has no wings.

( Who dared to disturb Prince shaad)

"Humne farmaan dedia tha k hamein akele rehna hai, phir app yahan kya karahy hain?", shaad utters in a bossy tone crossing his arms over his chest.

( i ordered that i want to be alone than what are you doing here?)

At his side,a smoke starts to appear which soon turns into a blue gennie just like the one in Aladin. He was Prince Shaad Secret Guardian which protects Shaad and can only be seen by Him and His Parents.

"Maafi Chotey Shehzaade", gennie bows infront of him.

"Give me my book back", shaad ordered.

"Maaf kijye lekin hamein hukum mila hai k jab tak ap khana nahi khate ham apko kuch karne na den", gennie uttered making shaad frown.

( i am sorry but i got order that i don't let you do anything until you eat)

"Shehzade hain phir bhi hamari koi nahi sunta", shaad complains as gennie brings food for him and kept infront of him.

( i am a Prince but still no one listens to me)

"Apko nahi ana chye tha hamein parhna tha k shehzadi ko saza-e-maut mili ya nahi", shaad says as he swallowed his first bite blinking his eyes.

( you shouldn't have come i want to read whether the princess got her punishment or not)

Gennie laughs hearing him," Agar shehzaadi ko saza mil jati toh kya ap aj yahan hote shehzaade", gennie utters while shaad makes a confused face hearing him at first but then he started giggling covering his mouth as he got what he mean.

"I Prince Shaad orders you to continue reading the story from the part i left", utters shaad while gennie obeys him and brings the book down.

" Chote Shehzaade it's not where the story started", gennie utters.

"I know the book starting pages are torn, you can tell me that later first continue from where i left", shaad says softly while eating.

Gennie obeys him and starts reading after what Ryah says...........

" Do you know what are you asking?", he asked after what she said in the same tone as cold it was.

"I know His Majesty!", she exclaimed and looked at her father with moisty eyes who was giving her daughter a helpless look.

Everyone present there was silent and their eyes were glued on King Shehryaar with a Hope to grant the innocent soul Her Last Wish.

Shehryaar stayed silent and starts walking towards exit followed by the two soldiers with swords in their hands, leaving everyone clueless and devastated as everyone assume his answer in NO.

" Bass Ek Akhri Din!", shehryaar stopped near exit and roared his voice in the silent hall before exiting the hall.

Everyone's release a breath which they was holding, Ryah sighs closing her eyes and dripped down some tears from her cheeks. Soon the hall was empty after Everyone's leave with their heavy heart as they are going to witness one more innocent soul dead tomorrow, they just prayed and left leaving grand-vizir, Ryah and maid which bring her here.

"Rya..h", her father spoke with trembling voice and kept his shaky hand on her hand, she instantly hugs him,"Baba", she only utters and sobs in his embrace, she knows in which situation her father is in, after her mother He is the one who brought her and her sister up with both motherly and fatherly love and she is hurting him by her decision, but she can't telll him either her moto behind all this.

"Ap jaiye baba", she utters wiping her tears as she brokes the hug looking at her devastated father.

"Bittu", he looks at her with tear filled eyes, Ryah put on a smile on her face and wipes her father tears," Ap hamari shakal nai dekhenge ab or Yahan se bohot dur chale jayege waada kijye baba", Ryah utters forwarding her palm.

( you'll not see my face and will go away from here promise me)

Grand-vizir takes a step back and look at her daughter, he shakes his head in a NO," Ham Kahi Nahi Jayege, Ek Zid Apne Ki Thi Or Ab Ek Zid Hamari Hai Na Hi Ham Yahan Se Jaege Or Na hi Apne Dono Farz Nibhane Se Peeche Hatenge", he determinedly uttered leaving from there leaving her standing alone behind.

(i'll not go anywhere, if you are stubborn then its my stubbornness that I'll not leave from here nor i will leave my duties)

"Babaaa", Ryah shouts but he was all gone, she stumbled when a pair of hand holds her, she looks up and found an old aged lady with a smile on her face.

Ryah wipes her tears," Shukriyaa", she utters and turns when the lady stopped her holding her hand.

"You are doing right beta, if you need any kind of help than do remember me", the lady utters keeping her palm on Ryah's head and leaves from there leaving a confuse soul behind.

"Who was she?", she asked looking at the maid who was standing at some distance.

"The begum of this kingdom's Salahkar(Advisor)", replied maid while Ryah looks on.

"Let's go", maid utters holding Ryah and both walks away to king room.

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Shehryaar was sitting in a garden while some things are constantly flashing in his mind making his eyes red with anger and unshed tears, he sent the soldiers away and was tightly holding the sword in his hands like he was taking out all his aggression on the lifeless thing which only knows to take life not to give.

He remembers all things happen inside the hall," Grand-Vizir", he roared loudly with anger filled voice.

Grand-vizir who was coming out of the palace heard HIS voice and runs towards his direction.

"His Majesty", he utters in a shaky voice.

"Go and find a new girl for me, i'll marry her straight after your daughter dies", Shehryaar utters coldly.

Grand vizir nods looking down. He gulps down his tears and his emotions with a great difficulty. With a heavy heart he goes to fulfill his king's demand".

The whole day passed and it's finally night. The Mansion Was Enlightened Bright in the night and was looking beautiful whole land was lit up and no one can deny the fact that it's the most beautiful kingdom.

Ryah falls asleep in Kings chamber waiting for him the whole day, Shehryaar feircly walks in like an injured lion and found Ryah there, His eyes turns red with anger seeing her there, he intentionally bang His Chamber's door hard making a sound which jerked Ryah from her sleeping.

Ryah opens her eyes with the sudden sound and found Him looking at her with His Cold Red Eyes, for once her heartbeat dropped seeing him looking at her so dangerously but she composed herself.

"Maafi His Majesty", she bows infront of him while Shehryaar glances at her before walking towards his throne and sitting down there.

"Didn't you meet your sister", asked Shehryaar while a soldier hand him a glass of jaam(drink).

"Takhliya", he utters and the soldier bows infront of him before leaving.

"She'll come before my beheading",utters Ryah softly.

Shehryaar did not reply her nor did she say anything. Time passed, nor did Ryah dared to sleep again neither Shehryaar sleep, he was sitting there lost there are alot of unanswered questions running inside his mind which can be seen deep in his eyes. Ryah was observing him kneely, her eyes were glued at him, She was trying to see the real person behind the cruel mask, whenever Shehryaar found her looking at him she steal her glances.

Tick Tock, Tick Tock, Tick Tock!

The time were moving so as Ryah heartbeat she couldn't do the thing she wants to after seeing him, they were all alone in his chamber, She closes her eyes gathering herself some courage and finally broke the silence spread in his dead chamber," His Majesty", she spokes softly bringing his gaze towards her.

"Will you permit me to tell you a story as i have a habit of telling story to my sister daily at night,as she is not here can i tell you instead?", she asked but he did not reply," will you not fulfil a person's last wish before dying His Majesty", she speaks softly while Shehryaar sighs as he get up and walks towards her.

"You shall proceed", Shehryaar utters unwillingly as he sits on the corner of his bed.

A smile crept on her face and her heart relax a bit and she takes a deep breath before telling," This is the story of a Greek King & the Physician Douban".

In the country of Zouman in Persia, there lived a Greek king. This king was a leper, and all his doctors had been unable to cure him, when a very clever physician came to his mansion.

He learned in all languages, and knew alot about herbs and medicines.

As soon as he was told of the king's illness he put on his best and presented himself before the king. "Your Majesty" said he and bowed infront of the king, "I know that no physician has been able to cure your illness majesty, but if you will follow my instructions, I will promise to cure you without any medicines or anything else".

"If you are clever enough to do this, I promise to make you and your family rich for ever", said the king after listening to the Physician.

The physician went to his house and made a polo club, the handle of which he made a hole to make some space, and put the drug he wished to add in the hole. Then he made a ball, and with these things he went the next day to the king.

He told him that he wished him to play at polo. Accordingly the king mounted his horse and went into the place where he played. There the physician approached him with the bat he made, s "Take this Your Majesty", he utters and continue," and strike the ball till you feel your hand and whole body in a glow. When the remedy that is in the handle of the club is warmed by your hand it will go throughout your body. Then you must return to your palac to take shower and to have some sleep,and when you will wake up in morning you will be cured", the Physician completes.

The king took the club and encourage his horse to go after the ball which he throw. He strike it, and then it was hit back by the henchman who were playing with him. When he felt very hot he stopped playing, and went back to the palace, went into the bath, and did all that the physician had said.

The next day when he wake up he found out that he was completely cured, he become shocked and happy at the moment.When he entered his hall everyone present there were overwhelmed with joy seeing their majesty all cured.

The physician Douban entered the hall and bowed low to the ground. The king seeing him, called him, made him sit by his side, and showed him every mark of honour.

That evening he gave him a long and rich robe of state, and presented him with two thousand sequins. The following day he continued to load him with favour by each passing day.

Now the king had a grand-vizir who was very greedy and envious, and a bad person. He grew extremely jealous of the physician, and planned evil against him. In order to do this he asked to speak in private with the king, saying that he had a most important thing to tell him.

"What is it?" asked the king.

"Your Majesty" answered the grand-vizir, "it is most dangerous for a monarch to reveal a man whose faithfulness is not proved, You do not know that this physician is a double crosser who come here to murder you in the name of cure."

"I am sure," said the king, "that this man is the most faithful and trustful person. If he wished to take my life, why did he cure me? Dare to speak against him. I see what it is, you are jealous of him that's it, but do not think that I can be turned against him. I remember very well what mistake the husband did by trusting his wife and killing the innocent parrot i shall not repeat his mistake by trusting you", said the king which makes the vizir's curious and excited, and he said to king, "Majesty I beg your majesty to tell me what the husband did to the parrot", utters the vizir.

The king sighs, " it's that you should not punish the innocent one and repent".

Ryah stopped after hearing the Adhan ( also known as Azaan or salat) sound and looks at Shehryaar who was looking at her with curiosity.

"Why did you stopped?", utters Shehryaar when Ryah stopped telling the story," What is the story of a husband and parrot", Shehryaar utters.

"You will never know that", replies Ryah softly while Shehryaar gives her a confused look," sun is going to rise and it's time for my beheading and i shall meet my sister before dying".

"You will never know what happened to the Physician and the Greek King at the end of the story His Majesty as it's what no one can ever think, i would have told you if i had one more day to live but unfortunately it's not in my fate, Thank you for listening my story", Ryah utters softly and leaves the room leaving a curious shehryaar behind.

Ryah walks with maid with her face covered with netted veil as before, she reached the court and found her father and her sister standing there with tears in their eyes, she smiled looking at them and reached near them.

She hugs her sister tightly and then looked at her father who was not seeing her, she blinks her eyes looking at her sister who sighs and smile back at her sister.

"We shall proceed with the beheading", says the soldier.

Everyone's eyes fall on Ryah who was taken to the place followed by the devastated grand-vizir. Ryah hand were tied, he picked up the sword with trembling hands and closes his eyes letting the tear flow.

Grand-vizir look at her daughter with blurry eyes and tightly holds the sword swinging it up in the air. Everyone's breathe were hitched at the moment.

"Ruk jaiyeeeee", A voice roared in the court bringing everyone's attention towards the voice. Everyone's looks on and find Shehryaar walking in followed by soldiers.

"Release her", Shehryaar ordered looking at grand-vizir who looks in a state of shock along with other people present there.

Ryah looks up at Shehryaar with moisty eyes and a soft smile appears on her lips.

Grand-vizir hurriedly released her daughter as the king orders, Ryah stands infront of him while everyone look at him in astonishment.

"What king's upto?", this question were rising in Everyone's mind except the two person present there.

"Your beheading is delay for a day", king utters shocking everyone present there, he turns his face towards Ryah ,"Take her and make her rest", he utters and the maid nods taking Ryah.

Ryah walks few steps and stops listening to what king is going to say," She is not well and i shall not punish a person who is ill that's why i postponed her beheading for a day", Shehryaar utters coldly while everyone looked at him in astonishment and blinks there eyes.

Ryah who listen him giggles while the maid gives her an-odd look. She holds her veil and takes her away.

Shehryaar clears his throat,"you all can leave", he utters and looks at grand-vizir who was looking at him with a hope, he turns his face and walks away.

Everyone was happy as well as shocked that king let her alive for one more day which he never does.

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"His Majesty", Salahkar( Advisor) bows infront of Shehryaar when he was practicing the sword fighting.

"How many times should i tell you don't bow infront of me like this, you are just like my father", Shehryaar utters as he throws the sword in the sand.

Salahkar smiles," Maaf kijyega Shehzade Shehryaar Ap jante haina yeh adat chah kr bhi nai badalti hamari", salahkar utters.

Shehryaar looks at him," Jante hain islie ek shehzaade apko hukum dete hain k aj k bad se ap yeh phir nahi durhayege", utters Shehryaar.

( i know that's why being a king i am ordering you don't repeat it)

King Shehryaar keeps his salahkar and his wife as his own parents and obeys them like an obedient child, being a cruel king at one side he was a good son for salahkar and his wife who also love him as their own child. Some relations are strong and pure more than blood relations and it's one of them.

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Ryah changed her dress into other one.

She was happy by the fact that king let her alive for a day, she isn't scared but determined that after today no other inocent girl will die in the name of HATE, which he have for every girl and she is here to change him and she has faith in herself that she can do it because she is RYAH, which means PROUD & SMART.

"Let me show you whole mansion My highness", the maid utters and Ryah smiles nodding.

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Ryah was speechless by seeing the beauty of the elegant mansion, while she was adoring each side and corner of mansion her gaze fall on the room where some weird sounds were coming, she moves towards the voice and found two soldier injured badly by Shehryaar, like he was taking out some type of hate and aggression on them to lighten his heart.

Her heart skipped a bit seeing his cruel side, indeed he was heartless person, she shakes her head in a disgust and thought to leave, she turns to go but stopped hearing his voice.

"Stop", he roared loudly frightening her a bit. She stopped gulping her saliva and turns to look it him.

He walks towards her like he was a fire who will burn her in one blink, he stands infront looking at her with his rage filled eyes.

"His Majesty", she bows infront of him.

"You have one more day to live, just complete your story at night", he utters in his cold voice with his piercing gaze which no one can stand.

"Yes Majesty", Ryah utters softly looking down.

"Takhliya", he shouts jerking her while she goes from there.

"Why is he like that?", she thinks in her head seeing him like that and walks towards his chamber.

Tha wo ek agg ka putla
Thi wo ek kanch ki gurya
Kya hona tha anjaam is anjane safar ka
Wo toh bss ab taqdeer hi jaane.
-fizo

The day passed and now it's past night, there was dead silence in His chamber from the time he walks in, Ryah was all silent while he was all lost, he forget for what he let her stay alive and for what he is here. Ryah isn't speaking as from the time he enters he ignores her and from the time she is thinking whether to start a conversation or not.

"Kya apko lagta hai greek king apne vizir ki bat maan lega", ryah finally utters broking the dead silence in the chamber.

Shehryaar jerked and look at her, his gaze then fell on the time and he realized for what he is here but his past always makes him lost in his present.

"Continue from where you left", he did not answer her question but ask her to continue, ryah smiles nodding and continues telling," so the greek king told him the story of the husband and a parrot".

A good man had a beautiful wife, whom he loved passionately, and never left if possible. One day, when he was obliged by important business to go away from her, he went to a place where all kinds of birds are sold and bought a parrot. This parrot not only spoke well, but it had the gift of telling all that had been done before it. He brought it home in a cage, and asked his wife to put it in her room, and take great care of it while he was away. Then he departed. On his return he asked the parrot what had happened during his absence, and the parrot told him some things which made him scold his wife.

She thought that one of her slaves must have been telling about her, but they told her it was the parrot, and she thought to teach parrot a lesson.

When her husband next went away for one day, she told on slave to turn under the bird's cage a handmill, another to throw water down from above the cage, and a third to take a mirror and turn it in front of its eyes, from left to right by the light of a candle. The slaves continue doing this till night, and did it very well.

The next day when the husband came back he asked the parrot what he had seen.

"My master, the lightning, thunder and rain disturbed me so much all night long, that I cannot tell you what I have seen.", the parrot replies him.

The husband, who knew that it had neither rained nor thundered in the night, was convinced that the parrot was not speaking the truth, so he took him out of the cage and threw him so roughly on the ground that he killed him. Nevertheless he was sorry afterwards, for he found that the parrot had spoken the truth.

"When the Greek king," said Ryah to Shehryaar, "had finished the story of the parrot, he added to the vizir, "And so vizir, I shall not listen to you, and I shall take care of the physician in case I repent as the husband did when he had killed the parrot."

But the vizir was determined to spit against physician so he continued saying "Majesty" he replied, "the death of the parrot was nothing. But when it is a question of the life of a king it is better to sacrifice the innocent than save the guilty. It is no uncertain thing, however. The physician, Douban, wishes to murders you. My devotion towards you permits me to disclose this truth to your Majesty", vizir utters and continued after a pause,"If I am wrong, I deserve to be punished as a vizir was once punished" .

"What had the vizir done?", asked the king.

"I will tell your Majesty, if you will do me the honour to listen", answered the vizir".

Ryah stopped saying and looks at Shehryaar who was kneely listening to her.

"Now why did you stopped?", asked Shehryaar when he saw her looking at him instead of telling him the story.

"It's morning", Ryah utters softly while Shehryaar who looks at the time and realized it's time for her beheading.

"I shall go as it's time for my death",utters Ryah getting up from bed.

Shehryaar bites his inner cheeks thinking," what did the vizir said to king", asked Shehryaar curiously.

"It's another short story which you'll never know as i am going to die today", utters Ryah softly.

"Noo, wait", Shehryaar utters as Ryah was about to open the door of the chamber.

Ryah turns and looks at him," I am letting you alive for one more day, JUST ONE MORE", Shehryaar utters and leaves from there before hearing her reply.

A wide smile appears on Ryah lips as soon as he left the chamber and she sighs in a relief as her plan is working out.

Shehryaar again makes an silly reason to delay Ryah's beheading,everyone was so shocked by his behavior, they aren't understanding what had happened to their king in just a day, a little ray of hope starts residing in Everyone's heart after his decision,maybe the cruel king is coming back to his old version. Grand-vizir was shocked plus happy by his decision, he wishes he continue delaying her daughter's death till he is alive.

Shehryaar goes to have a walk in garden with his soldiers and found Ryah present there with a maid adoring the flowers present there.

He stops the soldiers from following him by showing him his palm and walks towards Ryah, maid who found him coming towards their way bows infront of him holding Ryah netted veil.

"King will not listen to vizir right as he is sensible enough to understand what's right and what's not", Shehryaar answers her question which she asked to him at night.

Ryah who already saw him coming towards her smiles ," who knows what impact vizir story had done on the greek king", she replied in a teasing tone which irked Shehryaar.

"So why are you here, tell me the story now", orders Shehryaar in cold tone.

" I am sorry Your Majesty, but i cannot reveal you the story now as i only tell story at night", ryah answers softly.

"Majesty", salahkar and his wife comes.

Shehryaar who saw them coming smiles a little and greets them while Ryah who saw the same lady looks on confused.

"We are here to make you remember something Majesty, and we wish you listen to it", replies salahkar.

"Hukum kijye", replies Shehryaar.

"Shehzaade ap toh rasam jante hi hai k nikkah k thek do din baad shehzaade or shehzaadi ko dargah jana parhta hai", salahkar utters looking at Shehryaar whose expression changes hearing him.

"We want You and Her Highness To Go Dargah as per ritual for a day", utters salahkar wife razia who glance at ryah who was looking at her.

Shehryaar gives them a cold-look.

"Shehzaade-", before salahkar can say Shehryaar utters," Takhliyaa", loudly and goes from there followed by the soldiers.

Salahkar and his wife give a helpless look to each other and goes from there giving a smile to Ryah who witnessed all this.

"Dargah?", she thinks in her head and something strikes in her mind.

*****To be continued******

Shot written by- silent writer

Edit by- Fari and Nidhi

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By- Mental Sister's