The Warrior

Roar! Boom! Boom! Roar! went the cannons.

The war had been going on for months. Millions of people had been killed. Vishnu had himself slain several enemy soldiers with his sword. He himself had to suffer severe injuries. But due to his strong will power, he recovered fast, and readily and eagerly came back to the battlefield to fight for his motherland. He would have fought against the mightiest of the mighty. He loved his motherland so much!'

That day, Vishnu had slain a soldier. But immediately after the first one fell, another one attacked him like a flash of lightning. Vishnu quickly bent down, and his opponent missed the blow. Before the opponent could gain back his balance, Vishnu struck him, but missed.

At that moment, Vishnu saw his opponent’s face clearly for the first time. He remembered that he had been brought up in the same ashram, and had been taught various skills by the same guru, as his opponent.

“Now! This is a fair fight!” thought Vishnu, and continued to fight, now using the best of his skills. His opponent gave him a tough fight too! At last, Vishnu managed to overpower his opponent. He raised his sword to kill the enemy. For a moment, he remembered the time he had spent with this fellow-student at the ashram, and his hand refused to pierce the sword into his opponent’s body. Vishnu knew all about him. That he had a family to support and parents to look after. Vishnu remembered all the love his parents had given him. And Vishnu knew he did not want to kill his opponent.

Then, Vishnu came back to the present. He realized that they were now supposed to be enemies, and people would suspect Vishnu if he did not kill his opponent………