A Slave Who Became Emperor

Stories about how Pinaka has designed various strategies to minimize the casualties during war spread like wildfire.. everyone appreciated how wonderful his nature was..he valued the lives of every soldier who fought for him....they even heard how Samyukta controlled a berserk elephant and asked it to retreat and it obeyed like a child.. lot of people believed that she was an incarnation of G.o.ddes of power..

Zaffar was held in a cage which was being pulled by his generals.. he was in a pathetic situation, though he was not a man of n.o.ble birth, he enjoyed luxurious lifestyle, now he was being pulled like an animal in a cage.. that too by his generals..the generals were cursing themselves for not judging the situation properly.. they were now nothing but slaves from war.. they could have joined the Shah"s men and marched out.. but they chose to stand with Zaffar.. they were happy for not being executed.. but now they cursed their lives which were equivalent to worm like existences..

All Zaffar"s women who were his slaves were released, everyone was sent to Manipura (capital of Magadha empire) where they were given respectable jobs based on their skills.. this was something which none of them expected.. they thought that they would just be treated as play things by Pinaka or the Royal family.. helping them lead a better life was really an unexpected but a welcoming outcome..

All other soldiers of Zaffar were deported and seen off till they reached the Hindukush mountain range,under the supervision of general Rudra Verma (Magadhan General)..

Zaffar was kept in a prison which didn"t have any windows.. it had a great iron door which had a small shutter at the bottom.. food was pa.s.sed through that shutter... he would have lost his mind if he didn"t know that Mirza was out there, trying to persuade the Shah.... he lost count of days.. his appearance turned uglier... his hatred for Pinaka became higher with every pa.s.sing moment.. the only thought that kept him going was.. Pinaka"s death in his hands...

Badshah Khan was very happy, he seeked Pinaka"s permission to leave.. it was a long time since he saw Ben.a.z.ir.. the most beautiful woman for whom he fell head over heels in love.. he got married to her immediately.. Pinaka said, "Khan, return to me along with your wife, I will make you a governor of a portion of my empire.. " Khan smiled and said, "Prince, this is too much.. I didn"t do anything.. " Pinaka said, "if you think of me as a friend, come back, your position will be waiting for you...I can"t let go a loyal man like you. " and handed a bag full of gold coins to him and said, "this is a wedding gift for you.. buy something for sister Ben.a.z.ir from my side.. "Samyukta walked in as they were talking, she said, "let him buy something for himself with these gold coins..I already prepared something for sister in law Ben.a.z.ir.. " she gave a box to Badshah khan, he opened it and saw that there was a beautiful necklace in it that was made of precious gems.. his eyes became wet with grat.i.tude.. Pinaka and Samyukta.. two supreme existences were so down to earth.. they called him their friend and his wife became their sister.. how beautiful was this.. he said, "Prince and Princess, me and my wife will remain in debted to you for your kindness,however I need to seek my wife"s opinion before moving to Hindustan.. please grant me some time.. " Pinaka nodded and smiled in agreement..

Days were pa.s.sing beautifully for Pinaka and Samyukta, the next step of unifying their empires and shifting the capital to the city of Avanti started.. the great unification was very important.. only when the whole nation is United, the threat of invasion would minimize.. the two great emperors Emperor Krishna Chandra (Samyukta"s father) and emperor Surya Gupta (Pinaka"s father) were overseeing the arrangements..

Pinaka and Samyukta were spending their time in a beautiful way, they were completely unaware about the happenings in the empire.. they concentrated on each other,roming freely in the gardens,making pa.s.sionate love in their chambers... once the coronation happened, there wouldn"t be a scope for this kind of freedom..

There was someone observing all this from shadows.. he was very much angered watching Samyukta in Pinaka"s arms.. a mere slave.. suddenly got revealed as a prince and now he is about to unify two great kingdoms.. and he married Samyukta.. his Samyukta whom he loved since long.. he didn"t care about the country or kingdom, the love and desire that filled his heart looking at that celestial beauty made him hungry for her.. he was just waiting for the right moment..