Part 54 Anything for Sand Clock

Aparajith rushed to Arnav to get the sand clock from him unaware of his strength. But the man who knew very well about Prince Aparajith was horrified seeing his stupidity.

"Nooooo... Aparajith, don't go..." Rudra Pratap shouted panicking.

Aparajith put a brake on his leg and tried to stop running while looking at his grandfather, turning his head but as of now, he came close to Arnav. Was not that chance enough for Arnav? He pulled Aparajith's collar who was just a hand distance from him. In no time, he circled his neck with his left hand from behind in the tangling way.

Rudra Pratap was shocked to the core. His grandson was in the arms of an iron man. He would kill anyone in the blink of an eye no matter how hard the process was. His grandson was trapped in his armring now. A very few seconds were enough for him to twist his grandson's head and send him away from the blue planet.

"What have you done, Aparajith...? Why did you go to him? Didn't I say about him? He can't be defeated easily... he even defeated his death..."

"That's the meaning of his name... Aparajith... undefeated" Said Khushi and tried to move towards Arnav.

"Don't move..." Rudra Pratap warned.

"Nanu, please save me..." The weakling pleaded.

"Prince Aparajith... I warn you... leave my grandson. Or else, I will shoot Khushi" He pointed the gun at Khushi nervously. Arnav tightened his grip around Aparajith's neck.

"Nanu..." Aparajith chocked.

"Rudra Pratap, drop the gun... or else, you will never see your grandson again in your life" Arnav warned.

Not only Rudra Pratap but everyone was confused because they didn't know what he meant.

Arnav removed the sand clock from his belt and showed it to Rudra Pratap whose eyes sparkled seeing the thing he was penancing to get for many long years.

"It will take a second for me to twist it. I will take your grandson to my kingdom. It was my territory. None will question me no matter what I do. I can give your grandson a worse death there. I can make my kingdom people hit him with stones day and night...! If I say he tried to kill me, my kingdom people will make him into mush. He will die miserably having no one for himself. Think once before making any step" Arnav warned him.

Rudra Pratap looked at the sand clock and then at his grandson. He gulped down hard. His hard waiting to get the sand clock was at stake. His bloody grandson spoilt it. the man in front of him was Prince Aparajith, the one who had the ability to kill a tiger.

Arnav gripped Aparajith's neck and said,

"You wanted to travel to our kingdom, right? I will take you there..." he said, looking at Aparajith, gritting his teeth.

"Prince Aparajith... don't do that..." Rudra Pratap pleaded as he became nervous.

"Drop the gun"

"Ok, I will drop the gun. Promise me you don't do anything to my grandson" Rudra Pratap demanded. He knew Prince Aparajith would keep his word.

"I won't do anything IF you and your grandson don't do anything stupid"

Rudra Pratap looked at his grandson with disappointment. What a beautiful chance to get a sand clock...! he felt helpless. He would never get this opportunity again in his life because Prince Aparajith would go back to his kingdom with Khushi and would never come back again.

"Drop the gun..." Arnav said again.

"Prince Aparajith, listen to me once. You are a prince. There is no harm if you don't have the sand clock with you. Please give it to me. I will fulfill my wish of visiting eras with my grandson. Please consider. I beg you. Please..."

"I'm sorry, I can't decide it because it doesn't belong to me. The owner of the sand clock could only make any decision regarding it. And, she thinks you don't deserve it. I respect my wife and her decisions. If she is ready to give it to you, I have no problem. What do you think Khushi?" Arnav asked.

"Don't you know what I'm thinking, Arnav?"

"Yeah... I know. He killed your parents. Because of him, you became an orphan. You would have struggled a lot to survive in this world alone. Am I right?"

Khushi nodded yes. Arnav looked at Rudra Pratap and said,

"I visited to present the era once with Khushi. I didn't believe it when she said she was a time traveler and she came to my kingdom using the sand clock. She brought me to the modern world to prove she is a time traveler. At that time, I saved a girl from a few rogues who tried to force themselves on her. I just stayed in the modern era for only one day. In that, I completely got weary of this modern life. But Khushi lived three years without anyone's help. Did you ever care about her struggles? You just needed the sand clock... that's all. You were ready to do any crime to get it. Still, you think Prince Aparajith who always stands for justice will give this sand clock to you... what a pity...!"

"I agree I was wrong. I did all the crimes to get the sand clock. But now, with the use of the sand clock, she got her parents back. From here on, she is going to be with them. More than that, she got married to the great Prince Aparajith which no one could imagine. She could not have searched for it if I had not chased her. The way she got the sand clock might be hard but she is happy with you now. She will become the Queen of your kingdom. Can't you consider that?" Rudra Pratap tried to wash his brain.

Arnav read Khushi's expression.

"Listen to me. take me to your kingdom with you. I will come back, dropping you there. I will visit you guys often. What say?"

"To bring precious things from his kingdom?" Khushi asked.

"I promise... I will not touch anything in his kingdom. You don't have to give the sand clock to me right away. You can give it to me only when you feel to"

Arnav smirked at him.

"No Arnav, don't agree to it" Khushi shouted. Arnav stopped her showing his palm.

"I think you underestimated me. Do you think I will voluntarily drag a problem into my lap?"

Rudra Pratap nodded no.

"Are you planning to create problems in my kingdom? How do you think I will let the foxy man like you enter you in my territory?"

"You misunderstand me..."

"Ok, put the gun down and surrender. I will try to understand you then"

"Arnav, don't trust him. Don't mind even though he shot me but don't leave him. The sand clock should not go to his hand. A leech like him doesn't deserve it" Khushi shouted.

"Oh... then, do you deserve it?" Rudra asked furiously.

Before Khushi answered, Arnav did,

"Yes, she deserves not only the sand clock but also the crown of my kingdom. Don't you dare talk about her! She is my wife. I will kill you talk about her"

"Prince Aparajith, you don't know about her family. You would not have seen such greedy people like them. It's all their plan. His grandfather raised her, teaching the Prakrit language only to send her to many eras to steal things. This is not her first time, she had visited many places and met many princes in her life. Using her beauty, she made many princes mad... that's why I said she won't deserve the sand clock. Tell me one thing, why did her grandfather teach her Prakrit language that is not in use? There are many languages in India. Leaving everything behind, why did he choose Prakrit language? Only to trap princes like you"

Khushi was looking at him shockingly. She didn't even know anyone could build up stories to this extent with a simple point. She looked at Arnav who shrank his eyes. Khushi could not conclude what was his state of mind.

The next second, Aparajith struggled in Arnav's arm.

"What are you doing?"

"How dare you badmouth my wife? I warned you not to dare talk about her... didn't I?"

"I just said the truth..."

"I know the truth better than you. I have known her for a month. She was staying in our palace, with us. She could have stolen many more things from our palace. She didn't even touch the jewels my mother gifted her. She never showed interest in wearing them at least once. She could have left our kingdom taking those jewels right away but she helped me to solve my problem by staying with me. Prince Aaprajith is not Dump to trust anyone blindly. My parents are not stupid to get their son married to a girl without thinking of the consequences. Stop manipulating me. If I lose my temper, I won't think twice about beheading you" Arnav warned him wrathfully.

Rudra Pratap understood his trick would not work. He kneeled down and bent down to keep the gun on the floor. In no time, he shot his grandson making everyone shocked to the core.

To be continued...