Chapter 1: The Dark World

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The Night is Dark and Full of Terrors.

-Game Of Thrones

The bare branches spiked into the sky, no sign of life to be found anywhere. It was so dark that one could barely make out a way through naked eyes. There were only small sounds of rustling bushes and the howl of the wind. Nobody knows what laid in the dark forest. (-June Stone)

A black Aston Martin entered into the darkness while its headlight swarmed into the dark woods, lighting the path through a clearing. After covering a distance of a kilometer, it came to a roundabout with a fountain at the center, swept around it and continued towards a huge mansion which just didn't know where to stop. The mansion stood proudly, surrounded by the rows of tall and dense trees which were swaying gently due to chilly winter wind, creating an eerie atmosphere. Each corner of the mansion was shouting evil!

The car came to halt and the chauffeur immediately came out, opening the rear door of the car. A man dressed in a three-piece expensive suit stepped down on the stony path, which led directly to the colossal structure. Four bodyguards accompanied him in their pitch-black uniforms with black shades, holding their stein guns while 10 men stood on the front door guarding the front area. There were men around the whole mansion, overall it was heavily guarded. He entered inside the mansion, following the large central hallway where 15 men stood on their positions, bowing down at him with respect while he nodded and followed the wide staircase which led to his private room. A tall man around 6 feet with a well-built physique and intricate design of tattoo on his arms and neck, followed behind.

A large table with a big master chair of black leather was neatly placed in the middle of the room. The walls were all in the combination of red and maroon in color and the furniture was rustic and dark. A huge chandelier hung in the middle of the room, illuminating it.

The man in the expensive suit went and sat on his master chair, his eyes jet black in color, held a gaze of a devil. Picking out an expensive cigar and lighting it with a lighter, he sucked it and a small trail of smoke escaped from the corner of his mouth.

"Boss! We found the girl!" The man following behind bowed down and said.

"Enlighten me, Walter!" Boss replied puffing the smoke.

"Her name is Nandini Murthy. She is 19 years old and I believe she has completed her training one year ago only and she has taken full control over Murthy's empire. She was spotted in an underground fight club in Bengaluru with Prakash, the right hand of Vijay Murthy. She has got skills in a fist-fight, gun-fight, knife-fight and has been trained on an advanced level in martial arts and taekwondo, hence making her the best in the industry right now. She goes by the name 'Knight.' We couldn't gain information regarding her relatives and friends because she keeps a very low-profile and is a very private person." Walter answered keeping the file on the desk.

"Hmm...interesting! Tell me more!" Boss said with an evil smile.

"There's this short video clip! This footage is from a VIP club where only mafias from around the globe were present else if she goes to some casual underground fight club, she always wears a mask. We're lucky we got this footage else we would never know her how she looked like."  Walter replied inserting the pen drive into the laptop port.

Nandini's face was seen clearly in the video. She was fighting with a well-built man and the crowd surrounding the ring were shouting like crazy. There was blood on her knuckles and a bruise above her right eye, yet she stood fearless with a glint of proud on her face. The next moment, she swung her tight fist, too quick and potent, into the opponent's jaw, the impact like thousands of deadly blades piercing into the skin of the man and he fell straight on the ground with blood pooling out his mouth. It looks like a home-run shot! Bang on!

"I'm impressed! Looks like she has got traits of her long lost father and that dog Prakash has trained her well." Boss said, remembering Prakash's fighting style. "Well..well...well..now I get it why that dog has got the audacity to deny my offer twice. That coward! He has her now!" He chuckled. "Any other information?" He inquired.

"Yes, Boss! We've managed to extract Prakash's phone number from the club. The manager was not giving up on our request of exposing fighter's details but then we threatened his family so he gave in." Walter answered.

"So what are you waiting for? Send him my warm wishes and tell him that I...Rajvardhan Singh Rathore, his lost boss's 'friend', still misses him!" Raj said grinning evilly. "Tell him if this time, he will not obey my order then I'll have to use my own ways to drag both of them here, which for sure he won't like it!" His eyes turned darker.

"Sure, Boss! Our best hackers are trying to retrieve his location. But he is very clever. He has escaped two times in a row and we've found him after a year and that too with the newly appointed Mafia Queen. So we got to be really careful with our plans this time if we have to extract that map. This time we are not just dealing with that old dog Prakash, it's her too who is Asia's best combat fighter!" Walter explained.

Raj patted his shoulder, "You've got full freedom from my side. Do as you wish! Handle them in whatever way you want to. All I want is that map and after taking it, kill them to death! I don't want any fucking Murthy to be alive!" He said venomously gritting his teeth.

Bowing down his head, Walter replied, "As you say, Boss!"

Puffing out smoke from his mouth, Raj grinned evilly. "She thinks she can escape from me but that poor girl doesn't know that I'm an old player in this dark world. I've warmed myself enough so now it's time for some real fun!" He said smirking to himself. "She chose this for herself and entered into the world from where no one can escape so now I'm gonna make sure that she suffers a lot, due to the Murthy name she carries with her and also on behalf of her run-away coward father. And the countdown to her bad days, begin!" He said laughing out loud. The kind of laugh which made your skin crawl.

"Nandini Murthy! Welcome to the Dark World!"

***

"She could have lived happily and enjoyed her life as a normal teenager does, but she chose the dark world from where she belonged! Yet, the darkness couldn't engulf the power of light inside her. It couldn't dim her sparkle and shine! She was like a bright star who was born to shine proudly in the dark world, with the heart of a child who loves all. Perhaps, that's why she was a fighter, more likely a defender! One who seeks to protect her loved ones, at her own personal cost!"

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