The Chronicles of Shamballa

Chapter XXXV: What actually happened thereafter

Back at the Thug camp, the Hard Chief walked up and down his tent thinking about the incident back at the cliff. They were supposed to take Kali down and his guerrilla army had never failed him before but who was the strange man who fought them with such valour and strength? How could he survive after getting hit by a dozen poison arrows? And what was the power surge that almost dragged him down his horse? He thought long and hard and he sought to find out the truth- he had to find out where they were and what secret do they hold. But most importantly he couldn’t understand why those people had travelled so far into his land and what is it that they were looking for? This time he would not fail for he would call upon the most dangerous killer he ever knew- an assassin feared by everyone all across the valley. A dangerous young woman around 19 years of age, notorious for her ability to camouflage and disappear- a Ninja and a fierce fighter- Ashanti. It was rumoured that she used her beauty and charm to take down the most dangerous men in the valley and she would even kill them while making love. A real nymphomaniac, she liked to engage in highly erotic activities before killing her prey- especially young men. She knew what men wanted so desperately and she would give it to them, enchanting everyone with her body until it was too late for them to realize that their guts were on the floor…

The Chief sent a message to Ashanti and offered her a thousand pieces of gold in lieu of Kali’s head but she would get a thousand more if she could capture the others and bring them to him. Word soon came that the men he sent to hunt down the army had already evaded them and escaped into the neighbouring country. The chief smashed the table in front of him and ordered his men to follow them to hell if they had to and kill them. His guerrilla army had already failed him but his elite soldiers must finish the job…

Somewhere in a rich man’s house, Ashanti lay peacefully in a bathtub- fully naked in the warm water. Earlier she had managed to kill everyone in the household which was her job. She thought of refreshing herself for a moment while lying alone in the water. The Hard Chief’s men walked in on her knowing exactly where to find her and they handed her a note- it was an urgent job! Ashanti walked out of the bathtub and displayed her gorgeous and nude body to the men. Her erotic and wet body turned the men on but they knew better not to mess with her. Her breasts jiggled as she walked slowly and temptingly towards the men and took the letter from their hands- she read it and smiled.

“Tell the chief, I have accepted the job, now how many of you are here?” she asked the men.

“There are five of us,” replied one of them.

“Good, now take off your clothes and get in the bath tub with me, I haven’t had an orgasm in days, ugh! This one was an old man, could barely stand up, quick! get in here now!” she ordered as she watched the men undress themselves.

Then she went and made love to all the five men at once and devoured them like a hungry predator devours their prey. She scratched and bit the men which aroused them further and she kept enjoying them till the last drop!

Far away in the jungles, Carey and the group waited for the morning to arrive so that they could carry on with the journey. According to his notes, they were supposed to go to Tibet to find the last and remaining piece of the Orb and then they would find Shamballa. They agreed to keep walking in the light of the moon until they found a safe place to stay for the night. Carey had two pieces of the Orb now and he hoped to find more answers of his previous life especially the role of the princess in his life- she was his lover but what happened to her after she ran away to fight? He assumed that she must have been killed in the fight.

The Princess turned around and slowed down to walk with him, the others kept walking ahead. Ram and Raza held the luggage- everyone was dead tired. It was about to be midnight.

“Something strange happened to me earlier- back on the cliff,” she said in a hushed tone.

“Oh? Tell me,” replied Carey.

“Well when you disappeared in the jungle, I was horrified at the sight of so many arrows flying at us, so I took my bow and shot an arrow at the guerrillas but- um, the arrow, it lit up, and flew out in to the darkness- um, I do not understand,” she said.

“Really? Strange,” he said actually putting things together in his mind.

“Yes, and then I saw a huge power surge, and where were you? You were hurt but you healed yourself, what did actually happen? My mind is confused,” she said.

“I think I know why the arrow glowed, but you won’t believe me if I told you everything I know,” he replied.

“What? No, tell me, please!” she said.

“I will Princess, but in due time, right now, we have other things to do and we need to find out a way to get to Tibet! I think the gold will be enough but I’m not sure,” he said and walked on.

The Princess was frustrated at him and stomped her foot. Why wouldn’t he tell her everything? What was he hiding?

After a full hour of gruelling love making session, Ashanti put on her clothes and strapped her weapons and walked out of the house. The men lay there in total exhaustion, some injured after the rough manner she handled them…

The journey was about to become deadlier than ever, now not only the Thugs were after them, there was Ashanti- the assassin, the Dutchman, Raza’s men, who even though were complete buffoons were enough to cause a lot of trouble, like a group of notorious monkeys. Then there was the growing curiosity of the governor- John Cunningham, who had been trying to find the whereabouts of Carey and his secret mission, and he was not far behind. The predators were closing in from all sides and they being the metaphorical prey were still struggling to find a safe way out.

Their next location was Tibet which was hundreds of miles away north of Kathmandu. It was a tedious journey and they could never complete the journey on foot. The fastest way out of Kathmandu was the steam engine but to get to the train station, they had to walk on foot through the mountains and get a carriage through the city.

Carey and the team sought to take some rest under a tree, they still have to cross the mountains the next day. It was past midnight now and they were beyond exhausted- Kali had gone looking for food. He was an excellent hunter but the jungle was full of wild animals that were deadlier than what he was used to dealing with. Carey sat down by the fire and stared at it with blank eyes, while the Princess sat in front of him looking at him curiously. Raza cursed himself for tagging along with them. After such a long journey there was no hint of treasure or anything else. The foreigner, Carey, was digging up pieces of old metal, and he wondered how valuable they would be. He was not sure whether to leave then or continue to follow them to Tibet. Finally, he decided to put his plan into action, he would excuse himself and put out the signal. If his men were anywhere near, they would find him by daybreak and attack on them…

Carey put his back against the tree and relaxed. The Princess walked up to him aggressively and kicked him on his legs.

“Wake up, and tell me everything you know!” she said sitting down beside him.