When Raj came back to senses he saw the love of his life holding his hand and crying.
" Ssshhh beautiful I am fine", he said. " Are you alright "?
" I am", she said.
He sat.
" Moron if you say once more to me that you are taking a bullet I will be the one firing it", said Solly harshly.
" You as she*le I specifically asked you whether you were fine before we left", said Ro.
" Look sorry okay ", he said. " What is the news", he asked Parry.
" You are still critical ", he said.
" We can't fool him now", he said.
" Announce I recovered. And Ro it's Malaysia. Damn I hoped against it", he said.
Everyone shook the head.
" I need to talk to 4 people". He wrote the name on a paper and gave to Parry.
"Arrange immediately. Anyone of them could be in danger", he said.
To Kenny he said
" We need to see pundit Agnisharma immediately ".
" Myra", said Raj.
" Yes".
" Vishnu and Darshan's paintings. Get Rahul's help to decipher them. Umm I guess we can give a copy of Sushant's book to him too", he said.
" As you say", she said. " Mrs. Mehta knows something ", she said.
" Shai with Solly's help check her financial transactions ".
" Raj let's not clear my cousins ", said Ro.
" And Kamini", said Kiara.
" Enemy is everywhere guys. Weed them out", declared Raj.
The people rejoiced as Ro announced
" Prince Rajeev is out of danger. He regained consciousness and his condition is stable".
A week later...
Raj was sitting with four people he summoned.
Ramcharan, King Randheer, Diana and Sheikh Khalid.
Ram knew something was up.
" What do you have", he asked.
Raj sighed. He said,
" Sourish had a son. The cobra.He killed mom. And Shahid's death has Malaysian connection".
" What", said the four old people.
" Grandma maa couldn't have more kids. If I am killed our line ends grandpa. He came for me. Maaa..she..she..", Raj broke down.
Diana staggered. Raj held her. They both wept hugging each other mourning Jenny once more.
" She didn't lay her life for nothing. We will crush the worm", said Diana.
Raj hugged her.
" There is more. I brushed with him. His eyes are a photocopy to mine but he wears lenses. Grandma I got my dna matched directly with him. There is more than a familal connection on father's side ", he said.
" Jenny was our only child. She gets blue eyes from your grandfather. Well he had a couple of brothers", she said.
Raj nodded.
" On it", said.
" About Shahid", asked Khalid.
" Grandpa", sighed Raj.
" Tell me", said Sheikh Khalid bravely.
" Malaysia ", was all he could say.
" My son-in-law".
Raj shook his head.
" The king is a righteous man", he said.
" So", Khalid was confused.
" Fatima", he said.
Khalid almost collapsed.
His daughter killed his son. King Randheer held him.
" She was plotting to kill the king with the help of his younger brother a cobra", said Raj. " Shahid understood her intentions. So."
" Holy Jesus", Diana made a cross sign.
" Your choice grandpa", he said.
" Yakub knows", he referred to younger son of his.
" Yes", said Solly. " So does the king of Malaysia . Sorry I had to save him".
" Well weed out and eliminate the enemy", said Sheikh Khalid the king of his people.
Raj nodded again.
Raj turned to king Randheer and said,
" Your call on Kamini", he asked.
Old king shook his head to his dismay.
" She must be caught red handed. I have two other grandsoms", he shrugged.
Raj begrudgingly agreed.
" I want her under surveillance though", he said.
" You got it", said the king.
" Anything else", asked Ram.
" Mehtas", said Raj
Then he explained dna results.
Everyone was stunned hearing it.
" So there is a child", asked Diana. " Does he know"?
" No. And neither does she and Kenny wants it that way. Her adoptive family is excellent. Kind and loving people. We cannot put a target on them".
" What's the plan", asked Ram.
"We have an inkling that her biological mother could be alive", said Raj
" And she could recognise him", said Ram.
Raj nodded.
" Myra managed an invitation to one of the son's marriage", said Raj.
" I got one too. I was thinking of sending Veer", said Ram.
" Nobody targeted him after your will. I have not cleared him yet", said Raj.
" What do you want", Ramcharan asked him.
" I will go with Kenny", said Raj.
" Hmm fine do it but be careful ", said Ram.
Raj nodded.
" All the best Raj", said Diana.
" Yes my son you were born for it", said Khalid.
" As your elders all our hopes and blessings are with you", said king Randheer.
Raj touched his feet.
And started weeding out the enemy.
Astonishingly one person who helped him was Rahul. He was on parole; thanks to Maddy and keen on finding the enemy of the crown.
Currently Maddy, Parry and Rahul were sitting together in his room.
" That's a lot of paintings", said Parry.
" Got Darshan, Vishnu and Sourish for you", said Maddy.
" I agree with Parry", said Rahul. " Maybe we can select a few where we can get actual clues".
Maddy nodded handing him a paper. There was an old literature on it.
" What is this", asked Rahul.
" Excerpts from a memoir written by my ancestor. It's an historical artifact all thanks to Riya Oberoi so there is truth here. Now these are parts you concentrate on".
Sushant wrote...
We are cursed. Our entire clan. The monster rises from our blood. But then a day will come when the one who cursed will be back to remove it".
Maddy showed a painting by Darshan..
A brahmim warrior cursing a family.....
Sushant further wrote
Srikant has disappeared again. He has been doing this since her death.. He neither eats or drinks.... He wanders madly in forests.. The curse it's the curse..
A king wandering aimlessly....
Rahul felt all this familiar as if he had been living this himself.
The snake monster Keekat is back. It haunts him. He vowed on his dead son to avenge him. I see death in his eyes.
Maddy pointed a picture of a snake engulfing a man as they unite together as one..
Rahul's breath fastened.
" Here is Vishnu's painting ", said Maddy
" The terrorist uncle of yours", queried Rahul.
Maddy nodded in affirmation.
" Look this one the Sourish drew which Parth got from his home", said Parry.
All the three pictures carried a common theme. A snake and man United a deadly and destructive force.
" A picture speaks a thousand words", said Maddy.
" Sure does", said Rahul. "It's the evil entering our minds. Look how these three men in pictures are smiling. How happy they are! They feel powerful. That's the way I felt when... "
" I am sorry", said Maddy.
" So am I", said Rahul.
" Help us in trying to weed out this enemy Rahul", said Parry.
Rahul nodded in affirmation.
He has promised to make the right choices to pundit Agnisharma once. That time was coming closer.