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It was a day where people and children were freely walking around the street without any fear of soldiers of the harsh rule of the galactic order. He wandered around and children flocked to him to hear his story. He was a good story teller about his childhood and his adventures of a soldier that fights for freedom. As the children came near, he began to tell his tale?.

It was at one fateful night that he woke up. He was unclear of his memory and why he was sitting on a treetop. He tried to recall his memory and remembered the horrifying events that happened. His name was Jason. His father was a general that opposed the galactic order. His mother was a supplier that supplies resources to an organization called freedom fighters. He recalled that they were on the run, moving from planet to planet, then their ship called the stronghold was ambushed by the capital ships of the galactic order They crash landed on a planet forest like with a lot of vegetation, but they didn't have the time to admire the nature because soldiers were closing in on them. As his father and mother traded blaster fire with the soldiers, they told him to run and hide far away from the ship so that he would not be caught. And now, there he was, in the dense forest and far away from the ship. He now wanted to go to the stronghold to see what had happened to his father and mother. He started by climbing down the tree and walked toward the direction the stronghold was.

He did not know how his legs carried him far away from the stronghold, maybe it was because the threat of getting captured or did he had this strength in him? It took several days to reach it. He rested sometimes during his journey while he ate some wild berries which In luck did no harm to him. It tasted sweet at first but sour in his throat. He saw no sign of soldiers too. He at last reached the stronghold. His mother was dead and his father badly wounded. It was there that his father spoke his last words: ?In the ship, there is a secret compartment that has a secret holopod?.

He found himself a blaster with some energy cells, useful to defend himself from the soldiers. He did found the hidden compartment that was hidden to look like the floor of the ship. It contained a holopod that was a message of a gathering of those who oppose the galactic order. They were recruiting as many people as they can to fight against the galactic order. It will be held on a moon called tantive II. Now he knows where to go. He just needs a transport.

The ship's scanner shows a galactic order base not too far from the ship. It was a good thing that the scanner still works. It is where the transport problem will be solved. Will he be able to fly the fighter ships? He could only hope there will be any other ship or the fighter ships with controls similar to the stronghold. He needs to sneak in quietly to steal one of its ships. If he accidentally put up a fight, then he will not be able to hold back all those soldiers because of the sheer number of them and the price will be costly. He might never be able to get out of the planet for the rest of his life.

He has his blaster drawn and changed for the soldiers patrolling the base. He just needed to get to the fighters hangar bay. He avoided attention and reached one of the fighter ships. That was when suddenly a patrol of soldiers spotted him and started firing at him. He started firing against the soldier but that set off an alarm. More soldier flooded in the hangar bay. He quickly went in the ship while firing against the soldiers. He found out that the fighter ship's control were the same with the stronghold. He flew the ship out of the hangar and into space but other soldiers quickly flew the other ships left in the hangar bay . They were hot on his trail and started firing missiles at his ship . He tried maneuvering his ship to avoid their missiles when suddenly, a large capital ship appeared out of a warp portal with more fighter ships launching from it. Its turrets also started firing at him. He must get out fast before the capital ship's tractor beam trap him, making him unable to jump to hyperspace. He quickly entered the coordinates he got from the holopod into the ships computer and a warp portal appeared in front of him and he was in a tunnel with a color of light yellow. The computer said it will take several hours before they reached the coordinates.

The ship finally reached the coordinates and before him, appeared the moon with both green and blue colors but it was under attack by the galactic order. There were many galactic order capital ships. Their turrets and turbolaser cannons firing against freedom ships. There were explosions as torpedoes hit one of the capital ships. S-wings were chasing over H-wings while firing lasers. Shields were absorbing damage, preventing harm from the ships. His radio frequency was overwhelm with many sounds, sounds of joy, panic, orders, anger, pain and sadness of loss. He chose to join the fight and help the freedom fighters. He got a missile lock on one of the capital ship's turbolaser cannon and fired. The cannon was down but that alarmed several H-wings and they started firing at him. He managed to activate his shields at the back of the ship before the lasers get to him. The shield took the hit absorbed the damage. He launched a missile at the capital ship's shield generators. It was a direct hit and the shields were down. It was now on full alert since now they were exposed for firing. Bombers started bombing the ship causing the engines to take massive damage and started overheating. The engine finally exploded causing the capital ship to be pull by the moon gravity and started to descend to the moons atmosphere and without any protection, the ship started to catch on fire and burned like a meteor. 

There also bomber ships that has enough bombs to destroy a capital ship's core. They were surrounded by s-wings to protect them from other things like H-wings,turbolaser cannons turrets and torpedoes. They will reach the core then take some time to unload their bombs, it is crucial that the s-wings protect them at this moment so that they do not self explode and affect the others when fired by missiles, turbolasers or torpedoes. Once the bombs are out, it will explode the entire ship and the core. T-wings are also so agile and strong enough to overwhelm the defenses that lets them to get the job done.

The battle ended with freedom fighters ride as the winner and the galactic order sustained heavy losses. He identified himself over the comn and was allowed to enter the moon's atmosphere. He landed at the rendezvous he was told to land at.

He was allowed to join them. His identification is now verified and now training to be T-wing pilot. He tested his abilities through stimulations and get some military training on s-wings, their controls, strategies to use them and how to fly them. He managed to join a real fight and took down a super capital ship in an T-wing. He doesn't know what will he face at the end or whether they will win or lose against the galactic order. He only knew that he must have hope for the fate of the galaxy

Madhu pointed his finger to the sky, full of stars and a full moon following the two brothers into the woods. Madhu spoke in a barely audible voice, "Look, It is a full moon night. You won't find him, let's go back home. Grandpa must be worried about us." 

Gopal had nothing to reply as his brother had spoken the truth except he replied- " Shut up, Madhu."

The brothers had sneaked out of their house to enter the forbidden forest at midnight to find a mythical creature- KHYA. 

 

 

 

During the day, when Gopal had returned home from school, he had asked his grandfather, "Grandpa, What is khya? Today, at school, my friends were talking about it. I was the only one who had no idea."

Grandpa had replied," It is a monstrous creature who lives in the dark and is always hungry."

Gopal asked, " Is it even real? Have you ever saw it?"

Grandpa answered," I haven't seen it although my grandfather was the member of 'Khya hunters' "

Gopal looked curious. " What are Khya hunters?"

 

His grandfather narrated the history of the village to his grandsons-

"When my grandfather was in his 30s, a person named Sher Bahadur was able to kill the first-ever khya which was living under the stairs of his house in the darkness. Sher Bahadur was a brave man who burned the khya with fire and killed it. Then, he formed a group of men of the village to hunt khyas from everyone's house. Later they were called 'khya hunters'They were able to kill many khyas. And, only a few khyas were able to escape into the forest. Villagers abandoned the forest and, it was called 'Forbidden Forest.' No one is allowed to enter the forest till now."

 

Gopal asked, " Do you think there are still khyas living in that forest?"

Grandpa replied, "Yes, there are. Sometimes during the moonless night, they come to the village and take the children with them."

 

Madhu, who was listening to their conversation from the very start, got scared when he heard that Khyas are obsessed with children because they are afraid of adults.  

Gopal paused to think and said, " I want to meet a khya."

"Don't say those things. Khyas might come to take you." Grandpa replied.

Gopal ignored grandpa's reply and asked another question, "Grandpa, why don't they come out during the daytime?" 

Grandpa replied, " I don't know. Maybe they are afraid of the light."

 

"What they look like?" Gopal had a bunch of questions prepared and was throwing them at his grandpa consecutively.

" My father told me they look very creepy and disgusting. Their body is hairy and, they are unattractively ugly."

Gopal asked, " Why are they ugly?"

Grandpa was annoyed by his endless questions. He replied, " Because they are ugly. Their face is ugly."

Gopal seemed more curious after every answer. He asked again," Why do you think they are ugly?"

Grandpa was tired and strived to think for an answer. He stammered- " Because... because... they are different."

Gopal didn't even take a second for another question, " Does being different means being ugly?"

"Noooo..... It means their face isn't similar to ours." Grandpa was exasperated. 

Gopal replied, " Your face isn't similar to mine and brother. Your face has lots of wrinkles. Does that makes you ugly?" 

Madhu was listening to everything with a curious expression on his innocent face. 

Grandpa retorted, " I can't answer you, ask your parents when they return from the town." Gopal was quiet for a minute, then he threw another question in an upset tone, " Do you think the reason they don't come out of the light is that they feel they are ugly and people might see them?"

Grandpa saw Gopal being upset and replied, "Maybe."

 

He swiveled his head to his brother and made a bold statement, " I will meet Khya and tell him he isn't ugly." 

" What?" Grandpa astounded. 

"Yes." Gopal grinned. 

Grandpa spoke, " Listen, both of you, don't do something silly before your parents return. I am old so, I can't handle you two. So promise me you won't do any uproar."

Gopal dithered but nodded. 

 

 

 

When the moon arose, everyone in the village fell asleep. Gopal woke up his brother and sneaked out of the house. Madhu was scared and was muttering the same thing over and over again, "It's a bad idea. We will die."

 

Each brother had carried a wooden torch to guide their road into the forest. As they walked in the forbidden forest for a very long time by maintaining silence as they were afraid to produce any sound, they reached the center of the forest and discovered a big lake they have never heard of before.

 

From the bank of the lake, Under the moonlight, they could easily see the head of the watchtower which, was vacant for ages. No one had dared to accept the role of the 'watchman' of the place. When Gopal raised his head to the sky, he saw the clouds covering the bright moon. The whole surrounding became darker without the moonlight.

 

They were walking on the bank of the lake when they heard a strange noise behind. Madhu stood still on his shivering legs. He was too scared to look around. But, Gopal turned around the second he heard the noise. He saw something hurriedly coming towards them. He jumped forward and swung his wooden torch to attack the dark figure coming towards them. 

 

The figure halted before him. Madhu turned around and saw the two times bigger figure than his brother. He screamed, " Run! Gopal"

Madhu started running in the opposite direction and slipped and fell on the bank of the river. His wooden torch extinguished on the wet surface. 

 

Gopal lifted his wooden torch high to see the human figure's face. The human face smiled and spoke, " Hey kid, why are you here? "

Gopal gathered his courage and asked, " Who are you ?"

The person replied, "I am the watchman."

" Don't lie. There is no watchman here for ages." Gopal retorted.

"There was no watchman before. There is now." The person tended to correct Gopal.  

Gopal muddled. The person added, " I have been sent by headquarter to my duty."

 

Gopal had still grasped his wooden torch towards the person. He asked, "What headquarter? You have a quarter head?" 

The person's mind scribbled. He realized the kid lacks a lot of knowledge. 

 "I was sent by the king." He replied, "King is the called the headquarter."

Gopal asked again, " Do you know the king?"

The person had no time to debate with the kid. He replied, " Yes. I am one of his favorite people."

Gopal paused and asked again, " Why would King send his people to a place like this where they will die? And, Why is King called Quarter-head?"

"Headquarter." The person corrected Gopal," Why would I die here?"

Gopal replied as if he was trying to scare the person, "Because there are khyas all over this forest."

The person chuckled.

 

Madhu was shivering when he walked near Gopal. He looked at the person and stammered while asking, " Are you sure you are a watchman? Not a khya?"

The person laughed out loud. Gopal spoke, "Why are you laughing? khyas are real. They kidnap children. And, they live in this forest."

Where are they? I can't see them here." The person mocked Gopal.

Gopal glared at the person. 

 

The person continued, " Listen, kids, there is no such thing as khyas. This place is the habitat of cheetahs which hunt the children from the village to omit their hunger. The headquar-, the king inspected this place and found about the cheetahs. They send me here to observe them while the other team will be arriving here soon."

Gopal retorted, " No. You are wrong. You are new to this place. You don't know about the history of this place."

The man replied, " I was born in this village, kid. I have heard all the rumors and myths about the khyas. I went to the capital to study furthermore about all the creatures. And, from all the examinations, I can tell you that they are nothing except cheetahs,"

Gopal didn't want to accept the fact because it would show him as a loser and crush his goal.

Gopal furiously replied, "You are the watchman, right? Go and make watches and sell. We will find a khya and talk to him."

The man was startled and thought that how wrong can a kid be. The kid told him to go and make a watch. He had no energy to correct the kid.

He asked, "What do you want to talk to the cheet-, khyas?"

Gopal retorted, "None of your business."

He held his brother's hand, " Let's go, Madhu."

 

 

 

After half an hour of walking, Gopal turned around and shouted, " Stop following us."

The man replied, " I can't. I am doing my job. I have to protect you two and take you back home safely."

Madhu felt relief when he heard that the man was there to protect them. Gopal was annoyed. 

Gopal noticed his wooden torch was about to blow out. He started walking faster. 

The man shouted, " Hey kids! Let's go home."

Gopal shouted back, " We can go home on our own. We aren't kids."

Madhu wanted to say, 'we should stay with him, we will be safe,' but couldn't say it as he saw the furious mode of his brother.

 "Then what are you? Adults?" the man mocked.

Gopal shouted, "We are BRAVE kids"

Madhu nodded at his brother's statement while walking behind him, struggling to catch the same speed as his brother. 

 

 

 

After another half an hour, Gopal looked at the sky and saw the moon escaping from the black clouds and bestowing its light on the earth's surface. 

The man was exhausted. He shouted from behind, " Okay, stop. I will take you to the khyas." The two brothers turned around, startled.

Gopal attempted to confirm, "Are you sure?"

The person sighed, "Yes."

Gopal filled with excitement but, Madhu terrorized.

They both followed the man. 

Gopal asked, "By the way, What's your name?"

" I am Dhaplan." The man replied. 

 

 

 

As they were walking, they heard some strange noise from behind. Gopal was exasperated, "What is it now?". He swiveled around to see a cheetah glaring at him. Gopal was startled and was unable to move his body. Madhu screeched and started bawling. The man stepped forward with a rod in his hand. Cheetah jumped on the man when he saw the weapon in the human's hand. The man swung his rod and hit the cheetah. The cheetah flew two meters away. The man turned to the frozen kids and shouted, " Run and enter the hollow trunk of the tree." 

The man pointed to a dead tree lying on the ground but embedded on the earth from one side. The scared kids couldn't hear him. They were staring at him with fear on the face.

The cheetah sprung on the man and bit the man's right leg with its sharp teeth. The man fell and started hitting the cheetah clung to his body. He looked at the kids and bawled, "GOOOO." Gopal threw his wooden torch.

He held his brother's hand and ran to the lying tree. He let his brother jump first inside the hollow trunk, then he followed his brother. 

They both glided inside the trunk for ten seconds. The hole took them inside the earth's surface. The two brothers landed inside a cave. 

 

Madhu had passed out when they crashed on the ground. Gopal woke him up, "Hey Madhu, wake up! We have to escape from here. Let's get out." 

Madhu stood up, still not aware of the surrounding, followed his brother. They looked for the exit of the cave in the dark. The surrounding was barely visible to the brothers. As far as Gopal was able to see around, he saw some skeletons of a four-footed animal. He guessed, 'probably it's a cheetah.' As they walked warily in the dark, they saw a beam of light entering from an opening inside the cave. Gopal hollered with rapture on his face, " It's THE EXIT."

 

They both ran towards the opening with a face lit up with glee. Suddenly, something grabbed Madhu's legs and dragged him to the opposite side of the exit. Gopal halted and jumped to save his little brother. Madhu screamed when he saw a monstrous figure with a hairy face and long sharp tusks. He yelled, "IT IS A KHYA." 

 

Madhu shivered then he passed out. Gopal was in astoundment. He whispered, " It is real." He froze and couldn't move his body. He analyzed khya from top to bottom. It was completely different from his imagination. He took notice of its long tusk, hairy face, wide-body, and sharp claws. It seemed like it had lost its one leg because it was hardly balancing to stand with the only leg. 

 

Gopal thought, "It is his last day." But, a sudden movement of a cheetah jumping over khya from nowhere broke his freeze mode. Gopal came back to life when he saw a cheetah growling at the khya. The khya got distracted and got engaged in combat with the cheetah. 

'It is the last hope.' Gopal realized. He carried his brother on his back and scampered towards the exit. 

He said to his unconscious brother, "Madhu, look, there is moonlight outside the cave. If we exited from the cave, we would be able to escape from the khya." 

 

He heard the cheetah bellowing in pain from behind. He turned around and saw the dead cheetah lying on the ground. The khya was furiously rushing towards him. Gopal desperately speeded up to exit from the cave. 

 

He finally came out of the cave only to realize it was worthless The black clouds had enveloped the moon along with its non-luminous light He lay flat on the grass, waiting for the khya to kill him. 

 

He suddenly realized his motive to come there. He remembered the last thing he wants to do. He stood up. He saw the monstrous creature was in a furious gallop at the entrance point. He took a deep breath and then yelled, " YOU'RE NOT UGLY."

 

The khya suddenly halted and looked at Gopal with its evil eyes. There was no any sort of movement around the surrounding. Gopal felt like the time froze. Suddenly, the khya stepped backward and swiveled to the entrance. The khya was gone leaving Gopal in amazement. He couldn't decide what happened. 

 

Madhu woke up feeling terrorized. He asked colossal questions in reply to which Gopal said nothing. He was silent 

They walked in the direction of the village. 

 

They met Grandpa with a bunch of villagers looking for them inside the forest. Madhu ran and hugged Grandpa and sobbed, " I won't leave you ever again."

Gopal spoke to the villagers, "There is a watchman who saved our lives from a cheetah. He must be lying here somewhere. We need to find him."

One of the villagers replied, " watchman? There is no watchman here, Gopal. Who are you talking about?"

"There is a watchman sent by the king to protect us. A cheetah jumped at him and his leg-" 

 

Gopal stopped speaking when he remembered something. He remembered the cheetah had bit the watchman's right leg. Also, the khya he encountered had lost its right leg. He couldn't conclude anything at first. But he confirmed his theory when he recalled the watchman's name, " Dhaplan."

 

He remembered his friends discussing khyas at school. And, one of them had shared a fact about khyas. Khyas were primarily called 'Dhaplan khyas' by the ancient people before it shortened to 'khya'.

He looked at the horizon and saw the sun rising. 

 

He recalled all the events that happened the night. He acknowledged how smartly the person lured them inside the dark cave because khyas don't hunt under the light.  

 

When he stopped talking, the villager asked him again, "Gopal, Who is that person? Where is he?" 

Gopal replied, " The sun has risen. He is gone."