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manoj kumar

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The Dark Musician......

Ananthan was sleeping in his room behind his grandfather's musicals shop. He heard the same music again which repeated everyday around midnight.... he got up walked around to see whats that and where is that coming from..... 

 

He passed by a window he could see the sea waves splashing high...... some twinkling eyes..... in that.... suddenly the music stops... everything back to normal. He was so disappointed to not finding out the musician... 

 

Next Morning Ananthan asked his grandfather about this incident... to his surprise grandfather didnt notice such a thing.....

 

Ananthan was curious and wanted to explore this phenomena.... he decided to keep himself awake through the night.... as the midnight approaches he could hear footsteps..... and the music starts..... He walked into the shop..... he noticed the changes in the nature... everything seems attracted... focussed to the music... changing to the music... for him sea seemed to be splashing to acquire the land..... as he reached the shop... he could see a soldier dressed man playing in one table.... He walked near to the person.... suddenly the music stopped and the person moved away..... in the dim moonlight soldiers face resembled his grandfather's..... yes... grandfather's 

 

In an soldier's attire he was playing the piano which lies in the unused corner of the shop...curious little boy walked towards his grandpa.... as he near grandpa.... Grandpa started addressing him... " Yes young man welcome "

 

Ananthan was surprised " whats going on " 

Grandpa replied " this is the moment of realisation for you dear. Realisation of your purpose of this life. "

" I cant get you grandpa " ananthan said

" Son this is the story about our ancestors. Long long while ago there lived a Emperor Lokanaadhan, he was not only a simple king but he turned into the ruler of the world as many emperors wanted to be. He was furious in his skills but humane within. Under that Emperor the world turned one,  no division or distinction. Merit was the base of everything. No countries existed. Our ancestors were the command in cheifs of his army. He had 11 sections of army where 11 chiefs were there. We were one.That was the time where humans lived 300years..once the emperor crossed 150years of ruling there were noice all around. His ministers started ditching and bitching for the land and wealth. Emperor realised this. People were heavily affected. Solution which the worried emperor found was the countries today. He split the whole system in to countries and posted each minister as the king there so that their greed settles. Upon leaving to Sanyasa the Emperor called his Army chiefs.He said them ' I am enabling you guys with secret weapons which I have earned from ancestors and practices. Make sure you or you generations use this when the people are chocking again ' "

 

" what are those weopons " Ananthan exclaimed.

" This one...and 10 more " pointing to piano he said.

" piano !!!!"

" yes this music was the secret weapon we were enabled with. This music has the power of gathering the army of anything in nature otherthan humans. As you have seen it was the whales which rushed to the shore has created the tremples in ocean. "

 

" why now,  all of a sudden?  "

" as soldiers of lokanatha we are bound to keep our word. Now its time to act. People are chocking.... corruption..... racism...... pollution..... now they have even started burning the remaining forest cover for their money needs.....we the soldiers of the world emperor have to fight..... "

 

"  But... others.... why ocean? "

 

" Son for you this is the time to master these skills... once you master your skills you can feel the thoughts of the army cheifs.... they will guide you...As I am guided now. Son the war is on..... war for existance... war for the world population.... We start from the ocean.... others start from the land and sky.... we 11 armies fight together for us... all around us.... "

 

 

Saying this grandpa started playing the music furiously.... passed on a lump of ancient writings to Ananthan.... "now it's you if I fall "he said while walking into the ocean....