How many years ..... have passed? Uh..one...two...three... uh..four...five..hmm. Five years....hmm..uhhhh...haahaaahaaa...[laughing loudly] ..Finally...finally..it is ready ..I am ready... screaming loudly Indra looked at his hands then towards the glittery glowing greenish blue crystal which had been just a plain black rock for last five years . He has been waiting stuck in a room with transparent walls surrounding him. The only view he could see outside was 'Nothing'..There was nothing ..not even a single non living entity. It was dark all around..but sometimes he could see a pinkish light dispersed in the surrounding which used to disappear after some time. The room he was in has been floating in this darkness unaware of where it was heading just lost in this pin drop silence. Surprisingly he has not been hungry nor tired in these five years. But he felt he would go insane in this loneliness and eternal silence.
Indra slowly approached the crystal and touched it with his wounded hands and rotated the crystal with all his might. The crystal stopped glowing and the mysterious pinkish light filled in the atmosphere. Indra was calm as if he knew what will happen. A bright white light started coming from the crystal till it completely filled the room. After few seconds Indra found himself near a bank of river. The water was clean and shining brightly like a crystal due to the reflection of sun. "The grass smells nice" said Indra joyfully stretching his body. He could see the flowers dancing in the soft wind and the warm sensation under the sun was refreshing. Indra wanted to enjoy this forever but he needs to move on, he cannot afford to lose anymore time.
Indra noticed there were stairs over the river which leads to a small house like structure roughly one and a half kilometer far. So he began walking and ascending the stairs. The stairs were beautiful milky white and professionally carved , must be a genius craftsman he thought. While moving towards the house which now seemed to be a beautiful white castle carved out of a high quality marble , he begins to ponder his thoughts, "I cannot recognise this place, Where am I?" He thought. Has the place he knew changed or has he come at a completely different land?
He finally reached at the end of the stairs but he couldn't find anyone . "Who are you? You smell awful." asked the person in a soft and calm voice who suddenly appeared in front of Indra. Indra took a close look at him. He was a tall young man around age of 19 to 20 years with his eyes blindfolded by a white cloth with golden stripes and he was wearing a white traditional kimono with black stripes around the waist and hand wrists. He had long beautiful white hair and was carrying an attractive white flute with golden flowers engraved on it. Everything about this man was elegant and attractive.
Now he takes a look at himself. Indra saw his dirty and old long black pant and the black shirt with red stripes around hand wrists and neck and a long dirty red cloth piece covering the waist. He touched his face, he could feel his short unfinished light beard which he has cut with his small knife then he scratched his dirty long black hair. "What else could you expect from someone who has been stuck in a room for years?" Indra whispered to himself.
"You seem to be the same age as me. Who are you and what work do you have here?" Asked the man but this time a little harshly.
"I am Indra and I want to go to the 'TOWN OF JOY' " Indra said loudly.
"What are you babbling about? No such town exist, The only town I know is the 'TOWN OF SORROWS' " the young man replied laughing loudly as if mocking Indra.
"What do you mean... who are you?" Asked Indra with doubt.
"You don't know me , hmm...haa..ha..haa [laughing loudly], I am the first chapter of my King's book ,' The Forgotten Melody' . You can call me 'Sura' " said the man proudly.
" It seems a lot has changed, it means I need to deal with you first then your King" Indra told Sura in a furious yet in a calm tone.
"You want to defeat our King...A normal human like you....I don't know whether I should laugh at your stupidity or innocence...This will be your last warning I won't repeat any further...Go away and never return." said Sura in a serious tone.
"I have come this far. I will not return...." Said Indra
"Why be so stubborn, you do not have anything, no army...no elite mark...no partners..., no legendary weapon...not even a tamed beast " said Sura again trying to warn Indra.
"I have Nothing, ... everything was taken.... I only have the never ending sorrow...the regrets...and this loneliness..that will never ...never ... leave and haunt me until my last breath...that is why...I will not run away..not this time." Indra said in a firm tone.
"You leave me no choice. I will have to kill you" said Sura moving the flute towards his mouth and blew it with a soft exhalation.
The ground below Indra was in air. He couldn't comprehend it , then a sharp wind cut his eyebrow and the blood from the wound filled his left eye. Till Indra could grasp what was happening he found Sura choking his neck while Indra still struggling to see through his right eye..