BUTTERFLY FROM THE FLAME (JOY AND GENTLENESS OF THE FLAME)

Chapter 9

It was dark early in the morning, the gents had already taken bath and the gopis were returning from Yamuna after taking a bath. Draupadi was suffering from a headache so were balram and krishna.

"You three always have fever, headache and stomachache together." Rohini said. "Don't worry maiya we will go to the forest nearby and get some jaributi." Balram said. "No way I am letting you go." Yashodha said. "Why maiya? Don't you want us to recover?" Krishna asked. "Its nothing like that. Whenever something like this happens and you three go alone demons always attack." Yashodha said.

"Nothing like that will happen maiya. Relax." Draupadi said. "Then I am coming with you." Yashodha said. "No need maiya after all we are not going alone." Krishna said. "Who else?" Yashodha asked. "10 more people are with us." Krishna said lifting Balram's arm and patting his muscles.

"Don't worry maiya. The forest is nearby." balram said and the three started persuading them. "Okay but come fast." yashodha said and they went. The pandavas too followed them as they were having doubt on them.

"My head is bursting!" Draupadi exclaimed. "As if my head is totally cool and dancing." Krishna said. "Be quiet you two. A tandav is already going on in my head don't make it worse. Lets finish our work first." balram said leading the way.

"This is the other way, out of Gokul." karn whispered. "What work are they referring to?" Arjun asked. "Be quiet and follow them." Yudhistir said and they continued following them. They then came across a deserted area with cracked ground and lifeless trees.

Draupadi then sat down on a stone resting herself on the tree. "When?" Draupadi whined. "Have patience my rabbit." Balram said. The sun was not up yet and the pandavas were waiting for the trios to make a move but they didn't.

"Why are they here? Its out of Gokul." Shahadev said. "And no jaributi can be found here. Its worst than a desert." nakul said. "Finally!" krishna said. "Okay now? Should we stand up?" Draupadi asked. "I don't know. I don't think respect is needed." Balram said.

"Are they waiting for somebody?" Arjun asked. There was an earthquake shaking them all except for the trio. Three huge man got out of the cracks of the ground standing in front of the trio alerting the pandavas but the trio were totally cool and relaxed.

"Come with us kids, maharaj Kansa wants you!" a demon said. "Why?" Draupadi asked. "To kill you three. You three have killed each and every demon that he sent." another demon said. "Self defense. That's called self defense." Balram said. "Aren't you three the one who killed Pralambasur and Agni deitya?" another demon asked.

"Who are they?" Krishna asked. "And you two. Weren't you two the one who dance on the top of Kaliya naag and drained all his poison?" another demon asked pointing at Krishna and Draupadi. "Who? us? We are innocent!" both the krishna said raising their hands up in the air.

"You three do look innocent but we won't fall for it. maharaj Kansa has ordered us to kill you three and present to him." another demon said. "What are your name?" Draupadi asked curiously looking at them standing close to them.

Though Draupadi looked like an ant as they were giants but they were taken back by her causality so were the pandavas. "My name is Anghasur, he is Raghasur and he is Sanghasur." Anghasur said.

"Why are there always sur after you all demons name?" krishna asked. "We don't know." Raghasur replied. "Who chooses your name?" Balram asked. "We were born with these names." Sanghasur said.

"You are supposed to be scared by us!" Anghasur roared but the trio were unaffected creating an awkward situation for them. "Are they not scared?" Nakul asked. There was a loud crack making the pandavas look at their direction to see Sanghasur falling into the hell fire as Raghasur had failed to attack the trio and instead killed his own brother.