Darkness

An iron door swung, as a troop marched in. It was a corridor of prison, shrill scream echoing in air. The person leading the troop entered into a cell. He looked down as his leg hit a something fallen on ground. It a body of a man, bruised by torture. Her back was bearing red deep wounds which were evident that he was lashed. He sat down on knees and grabbed his hair and said,

--- Well, well, it seems like the great, mighty Mihant finally come to dust.

Then he look forward .A woman was tied, with her hand stretched over head, spread, tied with chain. Her face was facing the stony wall. She was shivering in pain. A torment was whipping her bare back. With every hit she was screaming.

The person leading the troop rose and ordered,

--- Stop.

Swing of the whip stopped as the heavy manly voice filled the air.

He came near the woman, and grabbed her hair an then slapped on her face and shouted,

--- What did she said?

The man with whip kneeled as he answered politely,

--- My lord! Her tolerance is incredible. She is determined to be silent.

--- Too strong , Is that so ?

He turned and took few steps back. Suddenly he turned and kicked her belly with her boots. It make her gasp for air as lunged emptied .The he rushed outside shell and returned with a small dagger . He shoved the tips of dagger in her mouth making cuts on her lips ,then ordered,

--- Whip!

With every hit on her bruised back she trembled with pain. Her mouth has bleeding.

He took out the dagger and took the whip and mocked her,

--- So, you have incredible tolerance power. Lets test it.

Then suddenly he whipped her thighs. She moaned in pain. Blows continued .Her moans again turned into shrill cry of pain.

He roared,

--- Where is princess?  I will not kill you. I will make your life hell. Every moment you will ask for death, and death would not mercy on you neither I .

She was whimpering as blood was flowing freely from her wounds on thighs.

Suddenly, sound of iron drew their attention. He rushed back and found few men with Arabian sword fighting his men. Then an arrow passed kissing his hair. He jumped inside the cell to save his life. A man entered the cell for him. He picked the dagger, rose and shoved it into him and took his sword.

Another man entered the cell. His eye bulged as he saw the person, and with bitterness uttered,

---  Digvijay ! How it can be !

Digvaijay smiled at him and said,

--- I have an unfinished business . I have to free you from all worries. Look at you ! So many burdens. Don’t worry , I will pay for every meal you gave me by freeing you from this bondage, my friend!