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King's Hospitality (3)- Silent Sacrifice
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As these fugitive had no meaning of their lives, for many several years they did nothing but sined.
Many years after learning hunting and living as a family they formed a society they learned the art of writing, crafting and many other things. Generation passed new thoughts and ideas started taking place. Celebrating a day in memory of someone and music became part of their lives.
Every one seems to be happy but still they do not have the meaning of their lives. Why they were there, why no one seems to be questioning anyone. There was life but without any lives.
One day a man stood and burned the whole village and blamed the other powerful men. As people approached to catch him he raised alarm he said he was innocent, he was lean but sharp no one thought he could do so. He kept on giving excuses and blaming others for a moment few started beleivng him because he looked weak just as skeleton. But they doubted on him as he was not from that place. He was a foreigner, came from another land had different thoughts and mindset.
After many arguments and discussions it was decided to punish him as he cannot bring any proof.
Meeting held punishment got decided and the few strong men who got accused programmed it.
It was decided to throw him in a boiling water and the remains shall be given to the accused as a fair treatment.
But the skinny man was a different he knew many arts and science and magic was one of them.
Every time they try to burn him with different ways they failed. With such humiliation and agony they decided to leave him thinking that he was innocent and cannot be burned.
But he was no ordinary man he was the decentdant from the King himself. He knew there history he just wanted to remind them the meaningless life they are spending in this land has no meaning. They must return their land and live like humans.
After this incident the daughter of the one accused got carried away and decided to mate with him. As, culture of marriage doesn't existed on that land.
She argued and fought with his father and always kept on praising his undying ability. The man decided to let her girl go with him.
He took the girl with himself and started a meaning life. A childless couple started getting old, the girl kept on accusing him as he didn't got burned it's a punishment from the ancestor they don't have a baby.
He tried to explain it was nothing he just tricked them but poor soul wasn't ready to listen.
At the age of 55 a miracle happen and finally she gave birth to a boy. A beautiful blonde boy with blue eyes had a unique features.
But slowly the mental health of a mother was getting worst many she hit the child and screams at her, but the boy was patient he always smile and complaints.
His father knew because of the unethical practices in her village the girl got insane as her mother was her sister.
He knew the boy was in danger, many times she tries to attack him but everytime she fails.
One day father decided the must die only then her mind will be stabilize. So he went to the boy and told him if he loves her mother he must die. Boy smiled again and said he is ready for the sacrifice. He asked the boy to lie down and tucked his hand. He was crying until the boy asked him to calm down.
The man brought the mother and wrapped her eyes with a cloth so she must not hesitate.
Knife was sharp skin was soft in that pin drop silence she started cutting the throat, boy was still silent as his father wrapped his mouth. Blood started pumping from the wind pipe. Hole was pooled with the blood. After this sigh of relief mother felt unconscious and felt down.
Slowly she worked up for her every thing started getting normal and finally she started remembering his son. She started looking him everywhere now she wanted to love him like a mother. After many days when father saw she is completely alright he told everything, she cried and cried and cried out louder. Then she heard someone calling her mom she looked up it was his son standing in front of him alive.
When the man wrapped her eyes before the assassination he asked the boy to get up and put a lamb in his place. So the woman chopped the lamb and the boy lived.
Story of the boy wasn't so easy to finish as he will bring the change..

To be continued...
© Fareed Ahmad khan