The Secrets of the Elements

"May I know where you have been?" questioned Indra as he stood tall, towering them; their heads bowed before him.

"The temple," Daksh lied. "I went to the temple without telling these guys, so they came there searching for me."

"And why exactly, would you in such a situation go to the temple?" asked Indra.

"Indra," said Dai Ma, entering the small room in the cottage. "The High Priest has summoned us, this instant we must leave."

Indra nodded his head.

They crossed their arms, closing their eyes and vanished, leaving the three of them alone.

Rutuja sighed.

"Saved," added Rishi. "Thank you, High Priest."

"The High Priest is in Srinagar, right?" questioned Rutuja and looked at Rishi.

"Yes, Shankaracharya Temple. Why?" said Rishi as he threw the jacket on one of the six chairs around the dining table.

"He has special powers, how doesn't he knows about the book being in the wrong hands?" wondered Rutuja.

"Those five might be good, you know," said Rishi and sat on the chair. Rutuja opened her mouth to say something but then stopped.

"Yes, they attacked us, that's because Daksh attacked them first, it's not their fault, they were ready to talk," Rishi clarified.

Rutuja looked at Daksh.

"Well, I came to know that they had the book so. . ."

"So? You didn't consider telling anyone of us or Master Indra?" interrupted Rutuja.

"Okay, what's done is done, it is time for damage control," said Rishi and kept his hand on Rutuja's hand.

Daksh glared at Rishi; Rishi smirked.

"What next then?" asked Rutuja.

"Daksh obviously knows where those guys live," said Rishi as he poured some water in a glass.

Rutuja looked at Daksh; her eyes demanding the truth.

Daksh fought the urge to punch Rishi right in the face.

"Daksh," said Rutuja.

He could not lie.

and taking the book from them," said Rutuja and headed upstairs banging

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knock

Tej's house, enjoying a hot

be mom," said Tej

an anguished shriek, Tej fell to his knees, clutching

"Tej!" screamed Advika.

the last moment, Ray snatched up a metal pan from the table beside him and smacked it into Daksh's face with

kicked Maya in the stomach and pushed Zarna on the glass table

hands behind her back

is the book?"

thrust his arms forward, and blue lightning surged towards Rishi, completely obliterating Rishi's own beam of energy. With a cry, Rishi threw up his hands in a feeble attempt to

away from Rishi, springing back to his fingertips, before disintegrating in a shower of blue sparks.

fire towards Daksh. Daksh blocked it with a ball of vacuum that emanated from

screamed Rutuja. The knife drew blood from

otherwise," she said and tightened her grip

eyes.

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have to be your own hero, Advika, Advika heard a

closed her eyes. Maybe you're right,

gust of

Advika and stomped her foot

Daksh, and Rishi lost their balance,

surrounded Rutuja and Advika. Advika

Tej

psi ball towards Tej. Tej hit his head on the chair kept beside

Advika, pointing the knife's edge

think you can

of water from the kitchen and threw the water on the

appear in the water dropped on the floor. The water

a ball of energy to

Boom! Clash!

the balls of energy and water collided in

and held her leg, twitching it, sending a wave of pain in

down to pull her leg,