Chapter 168 - Painting

Ch-167

"So… this is the final test?" Esther mused. 

Esther took the conch which was placed in the hands of the sculpture. She still couldn't understand how these things could stay intact without moving. These things were either flying in the air or supported by finger support. And for Esther, this place seemed like it hadn't opened in days. Esther felt this was a place created with magic. 

Golden rays emitted from the conch showing the spells on it which were written on it in Devanagari Script. Esther was amazed seeing the thing that happened. The conch brightened the whole room, in front of the light emitted by the conch the chandelier light was nothing. She noticed there were few spells written on the walls. They also started glowing with the gold light. Was this real or a dream? 

"Your Highness, Please blow it," Ganga said. 

Esther came out of amazement when she heard her 'grandmother's' words. 

Esther tried to bring the conch near her mouth, but she felt like the conch was getting heavy as seconds passed. She couldn't even move her hand a bit. She felt like her hand was going to get dislocated. 

How dare this lowly conch disobey Raudra Muki!? And try to go against her! She bore the pain as her eyes turned gold and from gold to red directly. She brought it near her red lips and blew it with her whole strength. The area which was around the palace glowed with bright golden light making it look like the sun rose into the sky. Esther didn't stop blowing, the sound made by the conch sounded domineering, majestic, and filled with pride. It's as if the conch was saying, MY RIGHTFUL OWNER, IS BACK!!! Combined with the majestic sound, and the bright light emitted by the conch made the people near the palace assume that the sun rose in the sky and the sound was a signal for war. Fear crept into their bodies, every inch of their body was filled with unknown fear. A couple of minutes later, the sound and the majestic divine light disappeared. 

Esther felt like her lungs were going to burst out due to blowing it heavily. She wanted to stop it, but she couldn't. It's as if she couldn't stop it. Her face turned red from blowing it heavily, after nearly a couple of minutes, she could get control over it and stop it. When she was blowing it, she felt like her body wasn't in her control. It's like someone was taking control of her body. As seconds passed her body got used to it and managed to control it. 

"But I know nothing about her. All I know is… she is someone great and formidable. But… I am a mere human. This is insane! Goddammit!" Esther mumbled as she thought. 

"Your Highness, please don't think like that. You are the Queen of the Kshatra Empire. And are the hope of us simple beings. Please go further, you know more about yourself. Or you may unlock the powers locked inside you and merge with them," Ganga said. 

"Grandma… This is too unbelievable," Esther said as she tried to convince her. 

"Your Highness, Don't try to convince yourself with those thoughts. Even gold comes from black coal. Please go further. It's proved that you are our Queen's rebirth. Maybe you could find answers for your doubts," Ganga said. 

What!? There was more to this!?

"I will go. Will you accompany me?" she asked. 

Even though Esther felt the whole thing was insane she felt it might be true too. Because she acted as if she knew all these things ahead. It's as if she knew all these things and came here to give a visit. Why? 

Maybe going further would give her an answer. 

"Your Highness, I am afraid I cannot. It's time for me to take my leave." Ganga said and disappeared. 

Golden lights twirled around her body as she glowed like the brightest star. In a few seconds, the light intensified, and then she formed into fine minute golden particles before disappearing completely. 

Esther felt like she was in a ridiculous dream but she knew this wasn't a dream. She took all the other four things from the Goddess Durga sculpture. The wall moved a bit showing that a push can open the wall. She pushed the wall with her body and opened it. The wall was made of rock but she felt she was pushing a feather when she was opening it. 

The moment she entered the room, she saw a big painting of herself on the opposite side of the wall. But the person in the painting was herself yet again it's not herself. 

The woman in the painting has red eyes like a vampire. She looked like a mirror image of Esther. It's just that her dressing was strange. She wore a red saree in a warrior style with minimal jewelry on her body. Her vermilions were in the shape of the sun and her eyes with heavy mascara made her look like she was a vampire. Despite her beautiful features, the thirst for blood on her face can be seen clearly. 

As she took steps forward she noticed two lighted wisps were placed on both sides of her painting. There was no other light in the room. Esther followed the light and moved there. She felt like she was looking at herself. Esther knew her eyes would turn red when she was extremely angry. Was the reason for her red eyes this? She knew it's hard not to believe the things that happened just now. Many things were happening in her life from the time she woke up from her vegetative state after her fall out from the Arthur. When she was in deep sleep, she felt like she saw some shadows but she ignored them. Now as she remembered those things she realized those were the shadows that belonged to herself yet not herself but her past-life self. 

What exactly was happening to her? And why now?

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Authors Note: 

By Mistake, I released the chapters of Tempting My Rented Boyfriend Novel in this novel which led u guys to have a bonus chapter. Anyway... I changed the content. You guys are free to unlock it.

Oh! Yeah! the second volume ended. There is a twist in the third volume. hehe...

A spoiler: 

Esther plans to file a lawsuit against Cyrus. Why? Buy privilege to read more. 

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