CHOLA RAJA MANDIRA

"So much for watching your step huh?" Raaha mocked looking at Prince who gritted his teeth.

"Even if he miss the arrow we do not know if he'll miss the spear Raja vare" Somu said.

"It's alright! I'll be fine" Prince took a step back making everyone duck when an arrow passed but a spear went straight through Prince's arm making him scream in pain.

"Are you out of your mind boy?" Nandu yelled tying the scarf around his arm as Agasthya pulled out the spear making him scream for the whole forest to hear.

"This is better than stalling" Prince eyes started to close.

"It's poisonous" Raaha looked at Prince's lips which were turning blue.

Mutu immediately took a viel from his arrow stand and made Prince drink it "It'll stop the poison from spreading but we need to go to the temple fast Raja vare" making Agasthya nod at Shatru who lifted Prince on his shoulder and everyone started walking towards the temple.

"It should be here" Mutu said making everyone look around to see only a waterfall and trees.

"I see no temple or god" Nandu said making Agasthya walk towards the water and took out his hand knife before cutting his palm and put his bleeding palm in the water where his blood spread in the water making the water flow fast and suddenly the water stopped when rock came out of the waterfall and moved aside.

"Let's go" Agasthya said making everyone walk into the waterfall and inside the cave.

Karthik took the lanterns hanging on the wall and lit them with his lighter spreading light in the dark cave and handed one of the lanterns to Agasthya who walked for a few minutes before they came into an opening where there was a small river and in the middle of the river lay a small golden temple.

"It's so beautiful" Raaha was mesmerised.

"I'm dying here and you are talking about beauty" Prince coughed.

"And whose fault is that?" Raaha rolled her eyes.

Mutu went towards a plant growing on the side of the river and plucked out the leaves before bringing them to Prince and fed him the leaves.

"He'll be fine but will be weak for a few hours Raja vare" Mutu said making Agasthya nod and look at the temple.

"So here's where you do that abhishekam every year during the maha pournami?" Nandu asked as she looked at the golden temple.

"Yes but the abhishekam hasn't been done for eighteen years" Karthik said.

"Eighteen years? So shouldn't we be careful of this temple? I mean your family put poisonous spears out there. I don't think they'll make it easy for us now" Raaha concluded making everyone look at her who just shrugged continuing "Just suggesting after the Prince's condition".

Agasthya took a stick and dipped it in the water which turned the stick into gold making him throw away the stick as everyone widened their eyes while Somu 's eyes sparked "Whoever has access to this river will turn the most richest man".

"This river will turn the greedy or  ill-intentional people to gold too" Agasthya warned making Somu widen his eyes and took a step back.

"What are you going to do?" Nandu asked making Agasthya sigh and look at the sky closing his eyes.

He chanted something before he spread his hands to his sides making the dust and leaves lift into air and threw them towards the river which made the trees bend down and extend their branches as a bridge towards the temple.

"Only a true Chola descendant will have the power to bend the nature" Karthik whispered as Agasthya took off his shoes and walked on the branches towards the temple.

He dropped down on his knees and prayed to the shivalingam as one of the trees lifted the river water in its huge leaf and extended it to Agasthya who plucked the leaf and did abhishekam to the Shivalingam making the temple bells ring which made everyone close their ears.

The tribal chief turned towards the forest as the water raised up like a tsunami and fell down making everyone in the village pray to god because the first step has completed successfully.