Guys in olden days polygamy is not their own interest or nor their wish for kings, only in some cases they happens for lust love and some interests but maximum it is because to protect common people in name of wars or to protect the other kingdom from attack of enemies, they are forced to marry. I show polygamy in my historical stories only to make you travel back to that time and see their majboori too, queen alone won't suffer because of polygamy king too suffer most, somany mahal politics are due to this, so first accept that, how nowadays living together is slowly acceptable you guys should agree polygamy too. Both are new, problematic and have many prons and crons so better we stop thinking much and just enjoy them fighting

I showed in my story this one more to project how Manik life will turn and how important it is for him to become Yuvaraj for sure, both his parents are having different views about his Yuvaraj title and his fate as different.

About writing on Manik father more is to show how king have problems inspite of having ultimate power too.

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Guru Agastya called his all disciples "look Rajkumars till now you all were going on training among yourself as competitors but real life is different and hard, so I decided to give you some training for that today after you all will start your journey to your respected alloyed places and find out how common man life will be for two months from now then return back, only condition to fulfil this competition is that you will not reveal your identity in this two months, not even if it is live or die situation only your brain skills, tactics and smarts should be displayed nothing else not even my name to be used, so take a chit from that bowl read it and get ready for that place one more thing no one knows the place location find it and reach in two days. If any one fails to maintain the condition they will be disqualified as Yuvaraj" he added.

All took chits and read it loud, finally Manik turn came and it is Darmasthala. It's near by Ganga river, very peaceful place to live and have life with happiness, his mother once mentioned that she want to visit that place, he got smile and read it loud,

Guru ji face turned hard, "Rajkumar Manik, I don't know what you heard about that place before or not but now it is place for devils all the santh, sadu, and munis are been sent away or sometimes killed by a krur Rakshas vedananth beware he is very cruel and dangerous, best of luck" Manik took blessings and prepared himself for journey, he took blessings from Guru matha too and left.

Manik came to Dharmasthala after two day travel on horse, he is wearing a cotton dress, head tied with pagadi, shoes of hard leather, his tall figure gave it look of roughness, his broad shoulders made him look handsome, his smile is one thing everyone can die for. A seventeen years old young boy when entered the village, everyone's eyes catches attention, he is attention stealer now.

Manik walked through village people here are not at all welcoming they are have fear and sad faces, no one spoke to him even when he tried to interact, Manik felt sad, this place is his mothers favourite place seeing it so sad made him more of worry. He wondered that why his father didn't take any action about this till now?

Manik built a small hut for him and tufan, he got freshen up and again came to main market, he found a man selling wood 🪵 for household fire, "I need work can you provide me" Manik asked politely
"What can you do?"
"I can make logs into pieces"
"Can you?" He asked looking at Manik with doubt.
"Sure" he said in confidence
"Ok then I will pay you one anna for one log, how many can you break we will see" he smirked.
Manik took axe 🪓 and started making pieces, by afternoon Manik broke twenty, owner is shocked with grumpy face he gave Manik 20anns. Manik smiled came to other shops bought some oats and grass for his tufan, then he bought required food materials and household items to cook and live good,

Manik cooked food after setting up his things in his hut, then came out for little walk, he found some soldiers dragging a man with them tied to a solider horse. Manik frowned
"What happened?" He asked a man standing besides him, "vedananth men's are dragging that man for consuming water from the well near temple."
"But why?"
"Are you new? Better go away from here before you are recognised by anyone, he is cruel and kill people in name of sin for his own pleasure, he occupied temple and lands of temple along with the holy well, it is only source of drinking water, Ganga is so far, we used have drinking water from this well, king chatrasal made this well for us but he made it as his personal and charges for each drop of water, if anyone steals they will be dragged like this and killed"
"Why don't you go to king?"
"King gave this temple authority to him that is why he is behaving as such"
"You should let king know about this"
"We tried but vedananth men will make the letters gayab or kill the messenger in front of us"
Manik frowned and took his horse and ran back of the soldiers and reached woods before he could do anything some one with covered face came and on horse crossing him and cut the rope with sword, soldier stopped him both started to fight, Manik got down, took the injured man safe and gave him water, the one came to save is fighting but ready to loose Manik stood in front him with sword and started fighting with two or three moves, solider lost the battle, Manik made him kneel, "how dare you trouble praja? For this you joined as solider? You have to protect people not someone who is cruel" Manik shouted in anger
"How dare you defend these useless creatures? Who the hell are you to question me?" Solider said with more anger
"Murkh! You dare to question me? Let me kill you first" Manik raised his sword
"Some one is culprit for all these chores, if you have courage and strength defeat him kill this poor soldier don't serve the purpose" a soft and beautiful voice spoke.
Manik turned around and found a cute beautiful girl back of him in men dress, he forgot breath for few seconds "ummm! Who are you?"
"None of your business" she replied and made the injured man sit on rock "bhaisa are you ok?"
"You shouldn't have come here it's dangerous for girls, and what answer I would your father Nandini?"
Manik is now shocked "Nandini" he repeated them smiled. Nandini ignored all men around her "come on let us go home first" she climbs and gave her brother hand, he took and climbed on horse.

"Nandini! Prime minister daughter?" He asked with frown as he want to confirm
"I said it's none of your business"
"Yes" the injured man answered
Manik smile grew big "it's good to know that prime Minster daughter have humanity and courage"
"Kash you men too have" she said and speeds her horse and left like air. Manik smiled "challenge accepted Kumari Nandini. She is always his challenge. And he loves that.

Manik came back with soldier, he warned solider and made him obey to him. Solider name is Mathan, he works as head of village solider, so he took him to know about the situation in village and why that vedananth became so powerful, then Manik sent him away and came back to his hut.

Next day Manik woke up early and took bath and came to temple, he looked at temple and found that common people are outside of temple and some rich people are walking directly to temple, Manik stood for some time when he found vedananth is coming he took bucket full of well water from temple well and poured on himself, then drank water too.

All the devotees gasped loudly and started gossiping, some are scared too.
Vedananth who was smiling till now turned to beet root colour in anger and screamed "murkh! You need punishment for this sin, dharma kill him now and wash the well surrounding with his blood"
A giant man came forward with a smirk and smile with a sword in his hand towards Manik, Manik raised his eyebrow and took his sword out and attacked him first, Manik took that giant man sword in minute, then he gave him a full blown punch on his head while jumping high, the giant dharma fell down like sack of grass lifeless.

All people around, started to feel more shocked, dharma is one of the strongest person of vedananth whom they are deadly feared of, vedananth too shocked, he signalled all his soldiers and made them attack Manik in one go, Manik is already prepared mentally so he started fighting with them in easygoing way. He played dramatically with them, so that people get entertained too, whenever vedananth men fall people started clapping, Manik too got some blows, but he didn't care much, after playing for sometime Manik finished them in same way he did with that dharma guy, all fell on ground growing with pains.

Manik then turned to vedananth "now what?"
Vedananth never in his wild dreams thought that such situations will occur "you kapati rakshas tell me who are you? You are playing with god you will be punished soon.
Manik laughed "murkh vedananth! I am god! I came to same my praja from a raksh like you, you send my bhakt from here sandu santh devotees and common people too, you took away their rights and made them slaves you crossed all my patience so you are punishable now. I give this right to my people the common people to kill you, this well is for common people not for you, I made king to make this well but snatched it so from this moment you are banned from this well permanently. My devotees each one take one stone and beat him as you wish but only once if you beat more you will also be the one to be in sin, proceed" he said in deep and dramatic words.

Vedananth panicked. He tried to escape but people surrounded him and took each one one stone, first a lady came forward "because of you I lost my child this is for that sin" she thrown a stone which hits his eyes and started bleeding. Then one by one started doing same, with in time everyone finished and vedananth body is bleeding everywhere, he is on ground almost unconscious

"Leave him now. Look my devotees! No one is near to me or dear to me, everyone are same to me I love everyone even that vedananth too, if anyone crosses their line and make sins by giving pain to others I will punish them for sure, this well is for you all, never let anyone to stop you from utilising this, be unite and fight with others, utilise this resource well.
I will stay here for one and half month I will check on each and everyone if anyone do any sin I will punish them severely. Be careful ful and be happy, now go and visit temple use this well and live happy" Manik dramatically blessed all and send them away.

Vedananth and his men were in ground till night no one attended them except their family. At mid night Manik ordered soldiers to take them to king with a letter he wrote for king explaining the situation and his way of dealing with it in detail. Soldiers took them away in silence and dark.

Early morning whole Dharmasthala is in shock as all men and himself vedananth is missing as if they went gayab, now everyone felt that Manik is lord for sure, he took care of them, they all came to his hut for his darshan.

"Do your works I don't like them who stop works just to worship work hard and give your family happy then visit me, go and do all your works" he sent away everyone.

The wood seller came crying "Kshama Prabhu I made you break logs 🪵 forgive me for my sin Prabhu"
Manik laughed "no you gave me work which helped to eat properly I am proud of you, don't worry soon you will become great man" the wood seller with happiness left

Manik laughed at everyone "they have strength but their weaknesses are suppressing their skills and strength, just a booster gave them right path"