Devasena has been in Mahishmati for some time now after being brought from Kuntala along with her chamber maids. She has been slowly unravelling the mystery that is Amarendra Baahubali.
But what happens when her feelings get snowballed after seeing him train in the sun..
Will she be able to resist the temptations of Amarendra? Or will she hold her pride and wait for him to come undone?
For @ruminationsofaraven : Prompt: An Universe where Mahi is brought up by Bhalla (Mahendra/Avantika)
Note: I have tried to keep it as Mahendra/Avantika as was possible under the circumstances. :D And sorry for the last GIF, I know it is grainy! :(
“USURPER! TRAITOR!” Bhallaladeva cried, as much as the flames would allow him to.
He had been there, all the time! All those years!
And there she was, another one from the Land of Swans, another rebel, another loud-mouthed loose canon.
When he thought of taking the offspring of his sworn enemy under his wing, he had marvelled at his convoluted plan for vengeance, in which Mahendra Baahubali would be brought up just as he had thought.
As an instrument for his ultimate victory over Devasena.
But alas!
The boy had grown a heart, and a keen eye for observation, right under his nose. He had also acquired the talent of deduction, which had been in their blood, all through.
What Bhallaladeva hadn’t fathomed was his penchant for secrecy. Just as he had once concealed his spite for The Father, this brat had successfully kept his budding plan for revenge hidden away in his heart, like a time-bomb, perhaps, just waiting for the opportune moment to catch him unawares.
And oh! What a plan had he concocted!
That chit of a girl, Avantika, or whatever she was called, was another reason why he had been so successful. She had catalysed his machinations, fulled them for further effect, and-
Here was the result!
Fate had wrung her cruel flames around him, for good, this time, for finally, Bhallaladeva understood, that not everything had to be controlled by him. For once, he should have put a cap to his perverse bloodlust, and let Devasena go, with the cursed boy, who now proudly stood, watching his revenge come to fruition.
Soon, his flesh would be in cinders, and now, perhaps, he would finally have his brother to answer to.
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In response to @carminavulcana ‘s prompt: Sivagami Devi survives and manages to punish Bhalla with the death penalty. What is life like for her, Devasena, and Mahendra now?
Yeah, I know, the title sounds very, Natasha Romanoff, but nevertheless.
Also, yeah, I’m kinda okay-ish with this though there was such a LOT to explore, yet my lazy ass couldn’t get to it, and this is all I have.
Tagging: @ruminationsofaraven , @bleedinknight @mayavanavihariniharini and @alwaysthesideofwonder , for being such awesome readers! <3
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Extract:
Four months had been a lot faster than she had thought. When she had been pulled to safety, she had almost assumed herself to be dead. However, she wasn’t, and neither was Mahendra.