Run boy, Run!!!

The ancient city of "Sarandhamukta" was surrounded by three great mountains and the dried "ambrus river". The whole city was a desert area and it's market place is covered with dust and winds. We can see small merchants and potter's selling items in the market, some magician's, with folk of tribal men, and women's buying items and returning their homes.

Here we meet our hero, for the first time, Neel - a slum boy, with his friend Gopi, both of them covered with dust, running as fast as they can and a group of soldiers chasing them on their horses.

"Hah!" Screamed the soldier.

Neel was athletic and skinny. He jumped over the rooftops and started running violently. Gopi, his friend was also running with him.. Neel helped his friend to ride over the roofs and escapes here and there..

But they were not lucky enough!! Atleast not today.. while climbing one of the roof tops, Gopi fall off and broke his leg. Neel doesn't want to leave him alone, and so he returned to see his friend. But when returned, he saw that his friend was tied with a rope in guard of two soldiers and the commander was waiting for him with roaring eyes.

It doesn't took even a second for Neel to realise that it was his last day. But a sudden stampede occurred, and very soon everything became silent.

The silence interrupted by the commencing of King, himself. The commander pointed the boys to the King and said, "Your Majesty!! These two young lads were trying to steal our golds"

King asked, "and how this other boy, broke his leg..?"

Commander said, "... he broke himself.. ah.. maybe to get our sympathy.. he wants to escape!!"

The King knew already that his Commander was a Scoundrel and has a habit of overhearing.

The King said "..release this boy with a broken leg, he is already suffering. Collect a fine."

Commander, - "but.."

King - "it's an order"

Commander - "your majesty"

The King asked Neel - "what is your name?"

Neel replied - "Neel"

King - "Do you know what is the punishment of your crime? What is your last wish?"

Neel said "I know my majesty that you can sentence me death, and I can't deny. But, if you ask me for a last wish, I would say.. I want you to be there when I was facing death. I want to look in your eye before my death"

The commander and the soldiers didn't like his statement. The tribal men, who were watching everything with silence, started gossiping.

The King said loudly, "Do you have no fear about me!!?"

Neel replied - "I do, but I want to see that person till my last breath, who has power to own my life.."

The King was surprised with this unexpected response and he said "Fine! I will not give you a death, but something else!" He smiled, and said his commander to took him to the palace with grace.

He said - "From today, Neel.. Your name will be Rajveer. This name, I am giving to you"

The King was smiling and nobody knows what is running in his mind.

The King was the father of three sons, all of them were strong and full of wit. But none of them was lion hearted like Neel.

The King was wondering to adopt Neel as his fourth and the last son, He named him Rajveer, and here our Slum Boy neel became "Prince Rajveer".

It is this boy, who later on became the heart of the Kingdom, new Destiny of his Empire and most importantly The last Prince.

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