Chapter 1 - A Condition

Markas' - a beautiful world different from Earth, where people did not have magic, but possessed a treasure of powers far greater than that, through which everyone here wanted to establish their rule over 'Markas'. Here, the strongest one made the laws, and the weak had to obey those laws.

One of the most famous kingdoms of Markas was the 'Ohan' Empire, and a major special city of the 'Ohan' Empire was the 'Mesidoria City'. In an open ground of Mesidoria City, today a crowd of hundreds of people had gathered. All of them wanted to test their own power stars through the 'Power Pillar'. This pillar had 9 stars, and only by achieving them could one advance to the next rank of power.

Dhruv, three years ago, had reached the ninth star on the 'Power Pillar', but suddenly his powers stopped at the third star. And since then, Dhruv had been working hard to reach the ninth star again.

To test this very power star, Dhruv was standing among hundreds of people waiting for his turn. Clenching both his fists, Dhruv reassured himself and said, "This year I have worked extremely hard. This time my powers will definitely reach the ninth star again… definitely. Today I will rise from zero rank and become an Eklavya!"

Then an announcement echoed in everyone's ears: "And now the next person to test their power is… Dhruv!"

As soon as Dhruv's name was called, he came out from the crowd. Slowly taking his steps, he moved toward a huge rocky pillar placed at a height, known as the 'Power Pillar'.

After reaching right in front of the 'Power Pillar', many thoughts were running through Dhruv's mind.

When Dhruv was just 4 years old, he had started practicing. And by the age of 10, he had reached the ninth star. Then at the age of 11, he had reached from 'Zero Rank' to 'Eklavya Rank'.

'In the 100-year history of the Shaurya Dal, this was the first time that an 11-year-old had become an 'Eklavya'. But after that, something happened that suddenly this 'Eklavya' once again fell back to 'Zero Rank'.'

Thinking all this, Dhruv moved his right hand forward to place his palm on the 'Power Pillar'. Then he closed his eyes and placed his palm on the 'Power Chakra' engraved on the pillar.

After a moment of silence, a voice echoed in Dhruv's ears:

"Third star, power even weaker… this time also Dhruv's most disappointing performance!"

As soon as this voice reached Dhruv's ears, the ground beneath his feet slipped away. He could not believe his ears. When he opened his eyes, the words carved on the 'Power Pillar'—'Third Star'—shattered his dreams.

He could not understand at all how this could happen! This time he had worked harder than ever before!

Standing in front of the 'Power Pillar', Dhruv said to himself in panic, "No… no, this cannot happen… this absolutely cannot happen."

Angrily at himself, Dhruv again placed his palm two to three times on the 'Power Pillar'. But every time, he saw the same star in front of his eyes, the one that had stolen his sleep for the past three years.

From the crowd standing in the ground, someone shouted, "Hey 'Zero Rank'! Come down now. If placing hands on the 'Power Pillar' could increase stars, then you wouldn't still be stuck at the third star for the past three years!"

As soon as he said this, many people burst into loud laughter. These laughs echoed across the entire ground and pierced Dhruv's ears like arrows.

Dhruv started walking away from there. But now along with their laughter, he could also hear many taunts.

"Why brother! Dhruv has once again proved that he has been zero for three years… he is zero and will remain zero. He accidentally became a hero at a young age."

"Yes brother, absolutely right. And in my opinion, this zero is nothing more than garbage in our 'Shaurya Dal'."

"You are also right, but look at our helplessness! The leader of our 'Shaurya Dal', Arendra, is his father. If that were not the case, we would have thrown him out of Mesidoria long ago."

The taunts coming from people's mouths created restlessness and anxiety in Dhruv's heart. This anxiety was now clearly visible on his face.

Among them, his best friend Ira also understood this. Coming out of the crowd, Ira placed her hand on Dhruv's shoulder. The next moment, their eyes met, and Dhruv's anxiety reduced a little.

After a while, both of them started walking together out of the ground.

Dhruv was heading towards his home, the 'Shaurya Palace'. Then Ira encouraged the sad Dhruv and said, "Dhruv, you should not be bothered by what those people say. I completely trust you. One day or another, you will definitely become Eklavya."

Ira was trying to comfort her best friend. But at this moment, only one thought was running in Dhruv's mind—why, even after so much effort, were his powers not increasing?

On one side, Dhruv's problems kept increasing. On the other side, another problem was moving towards his home. But Dhruv was completely unaware of it.

Dhruv and Ira finally reached the Shaurya Palace. In the Shaurya Palace, Dhruv's father Arendra, who was also the leader of the Shaurya Dal, was sitting with some elders of his team discussing something important.

But as soon as Arendra's eyes fell on Dhruv and he saw his sad face, he understood everything.

He stopped the discussion and went towards Dhruv. Hugging his son, Arendra said, "It's okay, Dhruv! You are my son! Son of Shaurya Dal leader Arendra! Next time you will definitely succeed! Don't lose courage!"

At this moment, everyone present in the court of the Shaurya Palace was looking at Dhruv.

Then suddenly, a girl in a blue gown entered the court with long steps. Her name was 'Lara Zayan'.

Lara's grandfather had once been a brave commander of the Ohan Empire, and Lara was the future leader of the 'Ambar Dal'. The Ambar Dal was one of the most powerful factions of the Ohan Empire.

It was the first time in history that someone so young was going to become the leader of Ambar Dal.

Seeing Lara in front of them, everyone including Arendra was shocked. Everyone knew she was not an ordinary girl but the future leader of Ambar Dal.

Her sudden arrival confused everyone. Still, seeing her approach, Arendra said, "Welcome Lara… no news, no message… suddenly like this… is everything alright?"

Hearing this, Lara snapped her fingers with her right hand and gestured toward her bodyguards.

Following her signal, all the bodyguards stepped forward. They were holding a large green box.

Looking at the box, Lara said in a sharp and powerful voice, "I have come to know that Dhruv has still not been able to increase his powers this year. So I have brought a special thing for Dhruv. Drinking this will restore his lost powers again."

Arendra looked at Dhruv and then at Lara and said, "But Lara, we cannot accept any gift from you! And anyway, you are going to become a part of our family in a few days. So there is no need for this gift."

Before Arendra could even finish, the bodyguards opened the box. Everyone saw bottles filled with green syrup.

Everyone recognized this syrup.

Arendra looked at it in shock and said, "Miraculous Syrup! This is very valuable syrup. We cannot accept such an expensive gift from you, Lara!"

Lara immediately replied, "You know how beneficial this 'Miraculous Syrup' can be for Dhruv, right? I think Dhruv should take it, because now there are all kinds of talks spreading in the city about him."

Arendra replied, "I know, Lara. And I also know this syrup has many benefits. But it is also true that it may not help Dhruv at all, because his power is not above nine stars. And you know that if someone below the ninth star uses this syrup, their powers can even decrease."

Before Arendra could finish, Lara interrupted, "Yes, I know powers can decrease. So what is there to worry about? Dhruv's power is already stuck at 3. What does he even have left to lose?"

Hearing this, Dhruv finally broke his silence.

"I will never increase my powers like this, Lara! How could you even think that?"

Lara immediately replied, "Oh really! Then how will you increase your powers? Like this? Like you have been doing for the past three years?"

Dhruv had no answer to this.

Lara then went to Arendra and calmly said, "Alright. If you don't want to accept this 'Miraculous Syrup' as a gift, then can you give me something in return?"

Arendra said without thinking, "Yes, yes, of course! Why not? We can give you whatever you want without taking this syrup."

Lara replied without hesitation, "I want to break the relationship that our families had decided years ago between Dhruv and me."

Hearing this from Lara's mouth, Dhruv, Arendra, and everyone present felt the ground slip beneath their feet. For a moment, silence filled the room.

No one could believe that Lara had said she wanted to break her engagement with Dhruv.

The next moment, Arendra angrily said, "Lara… knowing that this relationship was decided by the elders of both our families, how can you talk about breaking it? Do you know how wrong that is considered?"

In response, Lara said casually, "Yes, it was decided by the elders. But things have changed a lot from then to now. My family's powers have reached great heights, while Dhruv has been stuck at the same place for three years."

Hearing such disrespect about his son and family, Dhruv's anger started rising.

Lara continued, "And everyone knows I am about to become the leader of Ambar Dal. And for that, it is very important that I have no relationship with someone weak. So it is better this relationship ends here."

Arendra said, "So this is the real reason! Everything else was just an excuse! You don't care about family values. You only have the obsession of becoming the most powerful!"

Lara replied shamelessly, "Then tell me, how can I be with someone who has not increased his powers for three years?"

There was no answer to this.

Lara then again looked at the 'Miraculous Syrup' and said, "It is better for you to accept my words and take this syrup and end this relationship. You know how valuable this syrup is and how important it is for Dhruv!"

Now Dhruv could not hold back anymore. He stepped forward and stood in front of Lara, looking into her eyes.

"Alright. You want to break this relationship, then it will break… it will definitely break!"

Everyone looked at them in shock.

"But before breaking this relationship, we will get married… and after that I will divorce you and end this relationship forever. Tell me, is that acceptable?"

Lara shouted angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about? Do you even realize how much this will damage my family's reputation?"

Dhruv calmly replied, "And what you are doing will not damage my family's reputation? If reputation has to be damaged, why not both sides?"

Lara said, "I can't believe I am talking to the same Dhruv I met a few years ago."

Dhruv replied, "I also can't believe how you came here without thinking just to end this relationship using this 'Miraculous Syrup' as an excuse."

Both of them came very close to each other, eyes locked.

Seeing the situation heat up, Lara's bodyguards stepped forward, but with one gesture from Lara, they stopped immediately.

Then Lara said, "I have a way to decide this relationship."

Dhruv asked, "And what is that?"

Lara said, "3 years! After three years, there will be a competition between us. If I win, you will have to end this relationship. And if you win, then whatever you want will happen."

At this condition, silence spread throughout the Shaurya Palace.

Now everyone was waiting for Dhruv's answer.

Will Dhruv accept his fiancée Lara's condition?

What is the reason Dhruv's powers have not increased for the past 3 years?

How will Dhruv fight against the powerful Lara?

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