Chapter 3

Chapter 3

            Bhagwan das run fast looking for his baapusa, he got a very bad news and he dont know how he will react, he just got letter from shehenshah jalaluddin muhammad akbar that amer should surrender and joint under mughal or there would be war, bhagwan das find his baapusa having lunch dadisa, maasa, sukanya and shivani.

“ baapusa “ he call him in hurry

Bharmal see there is  worry anc concern in bhagwan das face and he know that what they scare of will happening “ what’s wrong bhagwan das ? “ ask bharmal, mainawati, sukanya and shivani too can sense something wrong.

“ bhagwan das why you look soo tense ? something bad happen ? “ ask dadisa

“ bhagwan das bhaisa . . what happen ? you look soo worry ? “ ask sukanya

Bhagwan das handed the letter from jalal and bharmal take that, he open and start to read, his face turn very angry

“ he think we will surrender just like that without a fight ? “ said bharmal with very angry

“ mughal think they are can conquer any land and any kingdom but we are about to give him a message that they pick the wrong kingdom, we will fight him and defend amer till our last drop blood “ said bhagwan das with angry and passionate.

“ send him a message then bhagwan das that we are amer will bow no anyone including mughal . . . prepare our soldiers and people that we will have war against mughal so everyone must be ready, gather all woman and children inside this palace so we all can they will safe “ order bharmal and bhagwan das nod

“ maharaja how with your letter to our neighbor kingdom to ask help from them if mughal attack us ? “ ask mainawati

“ no return message “ reply bharmal

“ so we are alone in this fight ? “ mainawati really can’t believe that no one willing to help amer

Dadisa smile “ that’s not surprising since our neighbor kingdom always have eyes for amer and I’m sure that they will attack us one day, so our enemy is not just mughal but kingdom around amer too “ said dadisa

“ ooh baapusa . . . what we should do ? “ ask shivani, bharmal look at his daughter

“ if fate decide amer and mughal will fight on battle then so be it . . . we will fight till death “ said bharmal

“ and we all women must prepare for the worst and ready to do jauhar if mughal defeated amer . . “ reply dadisa

“ oooh why this is must to happen ? I haven’t marry raja suryaban yet . . . oooh ambe ma why this cruel mughal want to attack us “ said sukanya with sad

Mainawati try to pacify her “ it’s fate sukanya . . . now all we hope that we can beat mughal “

“ but maasa what if . . . . “

“ sukanya war hasn’t start yet so don’t be act weak like that . . we are rajput and we all will die for our land . . kali ma will bless us and I believe rajputana bless and no one can take our land “ cut bhagwan das

“ yes bhagwan das is right we don’t know what will happe in this war but all we all will pray for the safety for our sons, fathers, brothers, nephews, grandsons . . and like bhagwan das said kali ma will bless amer “ said dadisa

“ ok . . enough . . war already in front of our eyes so we must face it with brave . . bhagwan das you go now and make announcement to our people what will happen so they will all prepare and give bless to their family who will go to war and defend their land and ask all ladies and kids to stay together with ladies from royal family so they can protect each other especially kids “ bhagwan das listening to his father order then he leave but dadisa run after him

“ bhagwan das “ dadisa call him

“ yes dadisa . . what’s wrong ? why you run after me like this ? “ ask bhagwan das

“ I want to meet jodha “ she said bhagwan das looking at her with confuse

“ what for dadisa ? “ ask bhagwan das

“ I want her and sujamal help us, when all man go to war these palace along with all ladies and kids will defenseless and we will need her, I know sujamal have his won army so I want him and jodha make sure this palace will be safe, there a lot lots ladies and kids that nee their help “ reply dadisa

Bhagwan das thinking a while “ alright dadisa come now with me and I will take you to her “ said bhagwan das and then they leave while mainawati looking at them with curious, she still think about what shaguni bai tell her bout amer future and bout one rajkumari who will save amer.

Sujamal just heard from his soldiers that amer will go war with mughal and official announcement already mad and now people of amer in tense and horro for what will happen, sujamal can’t believe that mughal want to attack amer but that is the reality so he must tell jodha know about this, now all people of amer are not safe and that include jodha, sujamal ride his horse as fast as wind can carry him, then he arrive at jodha’s house and he see palaqin and think who come here, he get down from his horse but when he just about to call jodha he see bhagwan das and he give him a sign to keep silent, then sujamal walking with slowly and he can hear sword fighting then he see jodha practice her sword fighting with her eyes close, sujamal smile with proud because she really amazing in sword fighting and archery, sujamal, bhagwan das, dadisa, moti and reva watching jodha fight with one of sujamal soldier, she attack him with fast and deadline and dadisa feel that she watch jodha dancing not fighting, her movement very gentle yet fast and looks weak yet strong, jodha succeed to disarm the soldier and put her sword on his neck, everyone give a huga applause and jodha take off the fabric that close her eyes and see her family, she smile with happiness and run to them, jodha touch dadisa, sujamal and bhagwan dass feet to give them honor and they all touch jodha’s head to bless them.

“ dadisa . . bhaisa what are you doing here ? “ ask her

“ dadisa need to talk to you jodha and sujamal “ reply bhagwan das

“ oohhh . . let’s come in there “ jodha then hold dadisa hands and take her inside following by sujamal and bhagwan das “ so what you want to talk dadisa ? “ she ask

“ jodha . . amer will face war with mughal  . . . . . “

Jodha really shock to hear that “ what ? “ she ask disbelief

“ you hear it amer and mughal will meet in battlefield soon “ reply dadisa, jodha looking at her then bhagwan das and sujamal like asking them to confirm that she just hear it right.

“ its true jodha . . . I’ve just heard from my soldier about this and I come here to tell you about this “ said sujamal

“ I’ve send message to people of amer bout this war and ask every man to ready for war, and as for ladies and kids baapusa asking they all to move in palace so they will safe in there and can protect each other “ reply bhahwan das

“ oh ambe ma . . . why this devil jalal want to attack us ? is it sin that we want to be a freedom ? “ she ask

“ there are some reason jodha that I can think of but I think he can resist the beauty of amer and his ambition to conquer rajputana and we are his first victim “ answer bhagwan das

Dadisa take jodha’s hands and hold them “ jodha . . I know you don’t want to be rajkumari heer kunwari again but now amer need you, when all men leave for war women and kids will defenseless so I will asking you and sujamal to help me make sure woman and kids will be safe, of course royal guard will protect us but that wone enough, and I know sujamal have great soldier with him and with you jodha I believe we all will be safe “ said dadisa, jodha smile to her and she kiss her hands

“ of course dadisa . . . me and sujamal bhaisa will do what ever you said, right bhaisa ?“ ask jodha to sujamal

Sujamal nod “ of course jodha . . we will protect our people no matter what “ reply sujamal, dadisa and bhagwan das feel relieve now that at least they have jodha and sujamal at their side.

“ thank you jodha . . . thank you sujamal “ said dadisa

“ no need to day thank you dadisa . . eventhoug I left my position as rajkumari long time a go but this is still my land, my kingdom and my people so will protect them no matter what “ said jodha with confident and dadisa touch her cheeks with gentle, too bad jodha left her life as royalty and choose to become a commoner but she looks happy and that’s what important for dadisa, she hope one day that the cold relationship between jodha and bharmal will get better because she know that they must missing each other, sometimes she hope bharmal act more wise when he handle the problem with jodha and sukanya along with mainawati, she just lost her mother and sukanya not helping the situation by feel jealous over jodha because rajkumar suryaban like jodha and want to offer marriage eventhough they are just little kids, jodha was ten years old while suryaban twelve years old, but he want to engange first and will marry jodha after her seventeen birthday, but sadly jodha decide to leave palace and leave her identity as rajkumari heer kunwari behind after huge fight with bharmal, mainawati and sukanya, dadisa can’t persuade her to stay, she leave at night to sujamal and when bharmal realize what he just done it’s too late, jodha hate him and never want to meet him again, dadisa see may be this war can make their relationship better.

People of amer in panic when they know war with mughal right in front of their eyes, women and kids move out from their home to palace where they will joint with maharani and rajkumari, and mother, wife, sister and grandmother with teary eyes bless the man in their family who will go to war to defend their land, and they all ready to do jauhar in case amer loss the battle, what happen in amer reach jalal’s ears and he is happy that he can create such fear and terror, he got information too that while all the man fight including maharaja bharmal and rajkumar bhagwan das so the palace will defenseless, but not his nature to attack women and kids so he will make sure they defeat amer before he entreing their beautiful palace.

War between amer and mughal are unavoidable and neighbour around amer kingdom not helping them including maharana pratap, so amer all alone in this wat but amer don’t want to depend on others and they will fight with all they’ve got, even raja suryaban want to help but his maasa prevent him, woman and kids feel scare eventhough they all ready to do jauhar but when they see their kids innocent face they feel sad how can their kids life just end like that in such young age but to let mughal catch them alive is the worst fate, but they all feel relieve that outside the palace their angel will protect them and they pray to all god and goddess to bless her and everyone who guard this palace.

The war between amer and mughal the huge war ever happen to mughal and it’s already happen almost a month and lot soldiers died in battle, in amer at night there are fire that still on from the burned of amer soldier who died in war and jodha wipe her tears when she look at those lot of dead body, eventhough amer might have less soldier than mughal but their power, strength and skill are incredible and jalal wish that he had soldiers like them, he watch by himself how rajkumar bhangwan das and his son rajkumar man singh fight with brave and even not one of his soldier can’t touch them, and jalal decide to fight  with bhagwan das.

Jalal watch bhagwan das fight with his best soldiers and he can beat them with easy, abdul really amaze with his skill, jalal get down from his horse abdul really worry for him because this man is wont be easy to beat.

Bhagwan das looking at jalal walking towards him “ so finally the great jalaluddin decide too fight by himself “ he said

Jalal smirk “ well rajkumar it seems that my soldiers can’t beat you so I must fight you all by my self “ reply jalal, and everyone suddenly stop fighting and watch the two great warrior from amer and mughal fight there, jalal start to attack bhagwan das but he avoid it then counterattack jalal, jalal can feel that he is really a very good, strong,and fast eve after fight with mughal soldiers he stil have lot power, he admire that and his skill are in the same level like him, they fight with all the have and everyone amaze with that migh the best fight and battle they ever watch, it’s like a clash of the titan, but sharifuddin and adham worry that bhagwan das will beat jalal and they feel that is what goin to happen when with one quick powerful move baghwan das attacing jala until jalal force to move back few seps and then sharifuddin raise his bow and release an arrow  straight to  bhagwan das with,and it’s hit his right chest, sharifuddin and adham looking at each oher and smile.

“ noooooooo . .  . . “ sceeams jala with angry to sharifuddin and bhagwan das’s body fall on the ground and his blood start to make it’s wet.

Bharmal, man singh in horror watch bhagwan das’s body lying on the gound” baapusaaaaaaa “ call man singh and he try to run to save his father but bharmal hold him

Bharmal can see that bhagwan das still alive so probably mughal will take him as prisoner “ back off . . back off “ sceam bharmal to his solders

One amer soldiers really angry because mughal play dirty trick to defeat bhagwan das “ mughal cowads . . they use trick to defeat the great bhagwan das .  . back off now and we will pay what they do today . . . . move back “ scream that solder and amer soldiers move back, man singh with heartbroken leave the battlefield.

Jalal really piss off with sharifuddin “ damn you sharifuddin . . you make mughal name bad today “ he yell to him then he looking at bhagwan das “ you hang on there . . don’t die on me . .  call hakim sahiba “ screams jalal and abdul ask one soldier to do jalal’s order, abdul kneel beside bhagwan das

“ we have to pull out the arrow and stop the bleed “ suggest abdul, blood start to come out from bhagwan was mouth and he start to loose cautious.

“ yeah we should do that “ reply jalal, mughal soldiers really know their shehenshah and now he is really piss off, when he battle with one on one with great soldier no one should interveree that battle and what sharifuddin did give staint on mughal great army great name, then jalal pull out the arrow but that time bhagwan das already loss his cautious, hakim shahiba come and he try to stop the bleedings then they all back to their kemp

Maham anga waiting adham come back from war and she is curious when soldiers whisperings about how sharifuddin make jalal’s face look bad, adham enter maham ang kemp.

“ what happen adham ? “ ask maham anga

Adham take of his armory “ sharifudin did a stupid act interveree jalal fight with amer great warrior rajkumar  bhagwan das and jalal really piss off “ said adham

Maham anga look surprise to hear that “ oooh that’s not smart move to do “ eply maham anga

“ yes ammijan .. . I’m sure jalal can that bhagwan das “ said adham then he pour wine and drink it

“ but adham how come we couldn’t beat amer ? “ ask maham anga

Adham chuckled “ well they all very strong and have high skill too . . but you know amijan I have a plan “

Maham anga looking at adham with curious “ what plan adham ? “ ask maham anga

“ I know that now amer palace unguard and defendless since almost all soldiers come to this battlefield and stupid jalal don’t want to attack the palace until we beat amer in battlefield but if we can conquer the palace and capture the rest of royal family then we can beat amer by then “ adham feel proud of himself because he is very sure that his plan will work and jalal will proud of him

Maham anga think adham idea and she decide to go with his plan “ your idea really good adham . . now why don’t you take soldier and attack amer palace, the moment you can break into it then it’s victory in our hands “ said maham anga with proud

“ alright ammijan . . . tomorrow I will go and bring victory for you ammijan “ reply adham and maham smile because when adham give victory to jalal then he will raise his rank in jala army and court, she realy can’t wait to see his son it on the throne.

With angry jalal head to sharifuddin kemp, hakim shahiba already treated bhagwan das wound and he said that eventhough he lost lots of blood but he will be fine, he is strong and a fighter and jalal happyto hear that, a great warrior like bhagwan das not deserve defeat and trick like that and he will make sure sharifuddin got the pieces of his minds, sharifuddin just about to have dinner when jalal burst into his kemp in angry.

“ sheheshah . .. . .  “

“ what the hell you think you are doin ? you know your act today can make tarnish mughal good name “ yell jalal with angry

 “ shehenshah I just want to help you and make sure that you wont be defeated . . . you are  mughal sultanat shehenshah and I must protect you “ sharifuddin try to defend himself

“ I don’t need your help . .  in battlefield there are no sheshenshah . . if bhagwan das defeat me then its my bad fate but I don’t need dirty trick to make him lost . . next time you do that I will kill you understand ? “ said jalal with cold and sharifuddin know better not to argue with angry jalal, not if you stil love your life.

“ I understand jalal . . that wont be happen again “ reply sharifuddin.

“ yes you make sure that wont happen again other wise you wont see this world anymore “ threat jalal and sharifuddin nod then jalal leave, shaifuddin watch jalal with angry, and he promise to make him regret for what he’s done, but now all he need to do is defeat amer and take the precious angel of amer as his woman and he smile with full evil whe he remember her and he can wait to get his hands on her silky tan skins and he will make that come true very soon.

The next morning adham take soldiers with him to attack amer fort then conquer the palace and he will present this winning to jalal and by then he will raise position higher than sharifuddin, amer spy told adham move to bharmal and man singh.

“ I never think mughal would play such dirty trick “ said bharmal with angry

But man singh have different though “ dadasa . . . I don’t think jalal give that order, remember when yesterday one his man shoot baapusa with arrow he look really angry and we all know his reputation when he is in battlefield, and he never attack palace unless he already defeat his enemy “ said man singh

Bharmal think what man singh just say “ may be you are right man singh but now amer fort and palace in danger so I need you to take soldiers and go there to save our people and family “ told bharmal “ too bad bhagwan das captured . . . . “

Man singh smile because he already have plan to save his baapusa “ don’t worry dadasa I will make sure amer fort and palace safe and the way one jalal’s man trick us I will trick them back and save baapusa “ said man singh with smirk, then after ask blessing from bharmal he leave.

Meanwhile in mughal kemp jalal in angry after he find out adham leave take soldiers with him to attack amer fort and palace.

“ first sharifuddin and now adham . .  does everyone want to get killed by me “ yell jalal in angry

Maham anga know that jalal will angry but when adham present him the amer fort and palace he will happy “ jalal . . . adham only do what he think right “ said maham anga

“ by disobey my order ? you know what the concequences if other people disobey my order “ jalal want her

“ I know jalal but he only want to defeat amer “ defend maham anga

“ you and adham don’t understand do you ? “ ask jalal

“ understand what jalal ? “ ask maham anga confuse

“ you think raja bharmal will leave amer for and palace just like that, defenseless and unguarding ? raja bharmal must have a back up plan so that he bring all his best soldiers to battlefield even his son bhagwan das , he wont do that unless he is sure that amer fort and palace are safe “ explain jalal and maham anga now worry what would happen to adham

“ ya khuda . . jalal I didn’t think that way . . and adham too excited to present you amer “ reply maham anga

“ maham anga you are vaziri e aliya and now you should think like one not a mother who want his son raise high position in my army and court , you have no idea the power of amer power, strength and skill, one soldier of amer equal with ten soldiers of mughal “ maham anga feel embarrass that she got scold by jalal but now she think how to stop and save adham

“ what we should do jalal . . . please help adham “ said maham anga

“ even if I send my soldiers now it’s too late, he probably already reach amer fort, just hope that amer soldiers wont kill him, but mark words maham anga that adham will got pretty beat up this time, he have no idea who is he dealing with “ reply jalal and then he leave and maham anga now really worry bout adham but like jalal said it’s too late to send help now, she just hope that jalal’s prediction is wrong about raja bharmal back up plan and she pray for adham safety.