Bharath Kumar

Action Classics Thriller

4.5  

Bharath Kumar

Action Classics Thriller

The Revenge Game

The Revenge Game

11 mins
511



In 1930, a tyrannical British administrator, Kevin made a trip to a beautiful jungle in India embedded with lush green trees and a sparkling environment. He gazed at three men who happened to play with a tiger. He waved his hand at his main officer to cue him to provide the gun. Rama and his two sons, Laxmana and Shiva had a deep affection for their beloved tiger. All three were immersed in pure joy, unaware of the impending danger. Kevin aimed his gun at Rama who was caressing the tiger and squeezed a bullet out of his gun that travelled like a rocket before exploding at the poor man's chest with a thump. He clutched his chest unable to bear the excruciating pain which worked in cahoots with the bullet to render him lifeless. The tiger roared in pain upon seeing the motionless dead body of its owner and so were his sons. Laxmana and Shiva glared at the British king who in turn sneered back at them. In a jiffy, they trapped the tiger in a net and thrust it at the rear of a huge vehicle. The double whammy of losing their father and seeing their beloved tiger being held captive did not go down well with them. They tried everything possible to get back the tiger but couldn't do anything as the number of British troops outnumbered them. They manifested their agony by screaming but to no avail. Kevin's gang had the last laugh. Two of them dug a grave and sobbed incessantly after they laid the old man inside. Both of them vowed to take revenge against the British administrator for his inhumane act. Laxmana asked his brother Shiva to manage the jungle affairs and subsequently set off to the city on a mission to save his tiger and also kill Kevin. He told Shiva not to turn up in the city until he comes back alive or dead and the latter agreed to the promise.


Laxmana knew how herculean task it would be to get into the territory of the British gang with concealed identity, but he had no other option but to gain entry into their territory to quench his revenge. He spent weeks observing the demeanor and movement of British troops and then sent an application for a post as a British soldier. He had to pass a series of tests that were essential to earn the badge of a British soldier. Owing to his tribal background, it did not take much time for him to nail the job with ease and he was now part of Kevin's soldiers. Kevin couldn't recognize his identity because he had shaved his beard and moustache and his distinct features didn't plant the seed of suspicion in the administrator's head. Can he pull off a miracle amidst the plethora of risks hanging around? Everybody here liked the boots Kevin and how can he execute the plan without any aid.


 He covertly did a recce of the entire place because he wanted to know where exactly they had held the tiger captive. He did manage to locate his tiger which was locked inside a cage; it danced in joy upon seeing its owner, but he gestured the animal not to make any unnecessary noise which would only make the situation worse. The tiger protruded its tongue out and licked its master which was a testament to its deep love for the tribal community. Laxmana scanned around to ensure nobody witnessed the surreal scene. Raman, an Indian who had been employed as a British soldier had observed the suspected movement of Laxmana and had covertly followed the latter.

"Hands up!" an assertive voice ejaculated from behind.

Laxmana glanced at his back only to see a gun pointed at his head. He had overheard the promise made to the tiger and deduced his real identity. In an astonishing turn of events, Raman gestured for Laxmana to appear at the corner of the corridor where darkness had engulfed. 

"Don't worry! I am not here to expose your identity to the administrator. This British gang had always humiliated me just because I am an Indian. I could never take my revenge against them because I was the only Indian here," he said. "I am happy and excited to see another Indian in the troop now. If we join hands together, we can use our collective strength as leverage to take revenge against these savage bastards. We both have a common goal which is to kill the British administrator. Let's help each other out."

He stretched his hand and Laxmana entwined his fingers to complete a handshake. 

"Since I have considerable experience here, I can do some manipulation to get the guards out of Kevin's room. I will then render a thumbs up which will be a sign of invitation for you to get inside Kevin's room and silently finish him off."

Ramana manoeuvred the guards out of the administrator's proximity and thereafter gave a thumbs up for Laxmana to execute his plan. Amidst the perilous darkness engulfing around, Laxmana pulled out a knife and set about to kill Kevin inside his room. The ominous silence greeted him inside as he slowly walked towards the bed amidst the fear manufactured around. He stabbed the covered bedsheet multiple times but couldn't hear any screams which surprised him. His luck ran out when the darkness got erased by the onslaught of light from all directions. Falling to the trickery of Raman, he stood exposed in front of Kevin, who killed silence with atrocious laughter. Raman and others barged into the room and encircled Laxmana who got red-handedly caught amidst trying his luck. 

"Sir! I caught the mole in the group. You can inflict any damage on this psychopath. Please, give me the deserving promotion," Raman bowed in respect in front of his boss.

It didn't take much time for Laxmana to deduce the trap he had fallen into, and his countrymen betrayed him in exchange for promotion.

"This dangerous mole must be hanged with immediate effect thereby sending a clear warning to anyone who plans to play a deception game against us."

Laxmana didn't take his eyes off Raman who had a grin on his face thanks to the promotion he received from his boss. Kevin, his wife Maria, and Raman all derived sadistic pleasure by inflicting wounds on his body. He was subjected to brutal flogging before being hanged in front of everyone in a brutal manner. Laxmana couldn't succeed in his revenge game as he succumbed to the brutal punishment rendered by Kevin's gang. Following the order from brutal administrator Kevin, his dead body was hurled across the same forest he had been born.


Unaware of all the incidents that materialized in the city, Shiva waited with bated breath all this while for the return of his brother and finally, his wait was over but what he expected hadn't materialized. He spotted the dead body of his brother which was indeed a gory sight. He whimpered unable to come to terms with his beloved brother's death. Enraged by the barbaric act of Kevin and his gang, he pledged to decimate Kevin and his troops. He performed the funeral of his brother amidst the incessant painful thoughts that clogged his mind. First, it was his father and then his brother, seeing his family always at the receiving end profoundly impacted him. His blood boiled with rage and the only thought he wanted to exercise or fuel over his mind was to take revenge. He pondered over a thought which turned into an idea and without wasting much time, he set off to the city. His plan was not to infiltrate Kevin's territory but to abduct his equally savage wife, Maria, into the forest thereby persuading him into the forest. He monitored the movement of Maria for a week and spotted a spot where she usually gets into the car with the driver. His modus operandi was to replace himself with the driver and then take a diversion into the forest leaving a note to the king. 


Setting in motion his covert operation, he secretly killed the driver and occupied his place. Looking out the side window of the car, he desperately waited for the arrival of Kevin's wife. She strode towards the car, and he opened the car door for her to enter in. She stood for a few seconds and seemed to smell something which made Shiva panic. He had covered his face with a towel which was the only camouflage that concealed his real identity. In case she deduces his trick, not only his plan would land on soup, but his family will be wiped out without a trace thereby allowing the inhumane gang to thrive. He was the only hope of his family's revival which was put into anguish thanks to Kevin's barbarism. To his relief, she saw a piece of meat nearby and thought that was the epicentre of the foul smell. She kicked the driver and asked him to maintain cleanliness on a path where she walks by to which the driver alias Shiva nodded. He heaved a sigh of relief as he avoided the perilous predicament and then got into the car and drove past the gate. He took a different route which was not the one she commuted always so she sensed foul play and asked the driver to take out his towel. Shiva stomped on the accelerator and drove as fast as he could zipping past multiple roads amidst her remonstrations that fell on deaf ears. She used her limbs to kick the driver and the latter stopped the car, opened the door behind, bound her with ropes, stuffed a piece of cloth into her mouth and then drove away as fast as he could. She tried to shout at the top of her lungs, but her voice got muffled since it was absorbed by the cloth itself. It took no time for the news to drop into the administrator's ears as he clenched his fist and banged at the wall. One of his soldiers came up to him with a green leaf that had a tiger picture drawn over it which was left as a clue for the king to trace the identity of the abductor. 

"Get that bloody tiger into the vehicle and we shall navigate towards the forest. That headless pimp who abducted my darling should be pulverized into rubbles."

His gang marched into the dense forest wreathed with the beautiful chirp of birds and cheerful voices of animals. 

"Where have you put my wife, you bloody beggar?" he shouted.

"Oh, Kevin darling! Please save me."

"Didn't you listen to my wife's words? She is in trouble and that bloody beggar is the reason for that. I killed his brother and father, and he is after me now," he fumed. "Come out, you spineless crap! Don't you have an iota of courage left to confront me?"

He asked his troops to follow in the direction where the sound was emanating. Tied on top of the tree, Maria looked frightened because if the rope is released, it would hang her.

Kevin couldn't fathom what he was seeing and kicked Raman to save his wife. "You bloody Indian fool! Look at the plight of my wife. Your fellow Indian is responsible for that. Sacrifice your life and get her back alive," he went on kicking the promoted officer.

 Raman wobbled his way towards Maria with the intent to save her but before he could approach her, the rope was released thereby hanging her much to the grief of Kevin. Ironically, he cried like a child and then got carried away as he pulled out a knife from one of his soldiers and let loose a hail of bullets towards Raman who died on the spot.

"You jungle chicken! I will cut your tiger's limbs and will turn it into a headless chicken."

He kicked one of the officers to open the rear door of the huge vehicle, but the animal was missing. Someone had silently made a hole into the side door and got the animal out which only irked him more. Kevin knew that Shiva was behind all these mysterious events and asked his troops to reach the nook and corner of the forest to find him. His anger refused to subside and only the death of Shiva would quell his hatred. It was he who started the revenge game and now Shiva was to end it. He ran to embrace the legs of his wife and hurled expletives at Shiva for causing harm.  


"Hello, Kevin Boss! How is the mysterious treat?" an anonymous voice rang in aloud.

Kevin had no one around except for one of his officers so the fierce voice sent shivers down his spine. He ran behind the back of the officer and asked him to take the lead. 

"Where are your troops?" Shiva jumped from the tree scaring the hell out of them. 

Just like that, the officer fell and died on the spot and consequently, Kevin got astounded because nobody had killed the officer but still, he bled to death. Shiva's tiger roared to reflect its hunger.

"Everybody comes and charge at this shirtless monkey," his voice spread around but couldn't perk up his soldier's ears.

"Where is your troop? Are they alive to save you? I replaced your driver and then poisoned the food which was served to your troops. So, they are no longer alive to come, and kick start the rescue act."

"Please leave me! I am an innocent soul."

"The heartless man who kills an innocent person is not innocent. The useless moron who piggybacks on his troops is not a warrior," he continued. "The ruthless bitch who kills his soldier is a blot on the uniform. The sadistic bastard who inflicts damage on a hapless person is not a king. Now, the coward's body would be disposed of inside the tiger's mouth."

Kevin sprinted away from the running tiger and Shiva but very soon he lost steam as his luck ran out. He tumbled down the stone and fell on dirty water which smeared all over his body. It was difficult to identify his face owing to the makeup rendered by the water. Shiva blew a whistle and the tiger pounced on Kevin thereby taking sweet revenge in an equally savage manner. Drops of tears rolled down the cheeks of Shiva as he looked at the sky and said to his late father and brother that his family triumphed in the revenge game.


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