Hashwrindan sat in a secluded area where no one came. He made a black magic star on the floor and joined his hands for sometime closing his eyes. Then he opened his eyes, picked two stones and rubbed them together waiting for fire to emerge and as it emerged, he lit the lamp in the middle of the star. He looked at the sky at the full moon.

H~hey purnima ke poore chaand, hey chaand ki mallika, aaj har ek alaukik praanee shakti shaali hota hai, aaj aadi naag tumhe dharti par ek khaas madad ke liye pukaar raha hai, aao! Aao dharti par aao, tumhe aaj tumhara rajkumar milay ga, aao

He stood up and folded his hands before the full moon and did tandav to call her. The moon princess Chandramukhi got alert and closed her eyes, her body began to shine, she flapped her wings and landed on earth before him. He was blinded by her light and soon he uncovered his eyes and opened them to look at her.

Ch~kaho aadi naag, kiun pukaara gaya mujhe?

H~Adarsh ke liye

Ch~(surprised) Adarsh?

H~haan Adarsh, cheelo'n ka rajkumar, sab se ziada shakti shaali cheel

Ch~(smiled) Adarsh, main jaanti hoon, woh toh mera bachpan ka dost hai, (then her smile dropped) itne saalo'n se hum milay nahi magar, woh mujhe kaise pehchaane ga? Suna hai us ka dil aadi naagin par aa chuka hai, woh us ke pyaar mein pagal hai

H~isliye toh tumhe bulaya gaya chand ki mallika, chand ki rajkumari ho na tum? Tumhe tumhara rajkumar nahi chahiye?

Ch~kaun rajkumar? Adarsh?

H~haan Adarsh

Ch~lekin woh toh...

H~toh kya hua Chandramukhi? Bula lo usay apne paas, Adarsh tumhara, Nagakanti meri, chala do tum us pe apna jaadu, chand se usay sammohit kar lo

Chandramukhi smiled.

Outside eagle cave

Adarsh and Nagakanti were lying together beside each other on the grass with her head on his chest. She had her eyes closed as he caressed her hair.

A~Nagakanti

N~hmm?

A~itna sukoon mehsoos kiya kabhi pehle?

N~kahan Adarsh? Mera sacha humsafar toh mujhe ab mila na? Jo ke tum ho, toh mujhe ye sukoon sirf tumhare saath he mil sakta hai, aur kahan milay ga

Adarsh smiled.

A~mera dil tum se pehle kisi pe nahi aya

N~kiun ke main bhi tumhari sachi humsafar hoon na moorkh

They laughed. Suddenly Adarsh's eyes closed as he felt the moonlight irritating.

A~Nagakanti, ye... Ye chand ki roshni mujhe aankhon mein chubh rahi hai, kuchh karo, meri aankhon mein dard ho raha hai

Nagakanti sat up and got worried. She took off her odhani and then covered his face with it. She sighed.

N~Adarsh... Adarsh utho, chalo, hum ghufa mein chaltay hain, mujhe kuchh theek nahi lag raha, chalo

A~lekin us ke liye urrna ho ga, aankhein khuli rakhni hongi, main kaise...

N~nahi nahi, aankhein band rakhna, mat kholna

She stood up and crossed her arms transforming into a half serpent and wrapped her tail around him and then took him from there to the cave. Carefully, she got him inside the cave and then herself went inside.

Inside the cave

Nagakanti made Adarsh sit where moonlight didn't reach but kept his face covered the entire time.

N~tum so jao Adarsh, ye chand mujhe theek nahi lag raha, is chand ko dekho he mat, ab apni aankhein kal he kholna haan

She made him sleep and looked at the moon.

At the moon

Chandramukhi got angry.

Ch~sab kharab kar diya us aadi naagin ne, aaj ke din he main Adarsh ko apna bana sakti thi lekin... Lekin aadi naagin ne aisa honay nahi diya

At a secluded area

Hashwrindan drew Nagakanti's portrait on papyrus by the help of variety of minerals and organic based pigments. He began to do black magic with the help of a book, chanting mantras and sprinkled ash on her portrait and did it many times till the whole portrait was covered in ashes.

In eagle cave

Nagakanti felt strange and felt heavy. She heard voices.

"Nagakanti, aa jao, aadi naag bula raha hai Nagakanti, aadi naagin, aao."

Nagakanti got shocked and closed her ears.

N~nahi, nahi main nahi aaun gi, mujhe nahi aana

She heard the voices again and again and tried resisting it, she lied close to Adarsh and placed her head on his chest and chanted mantras to not get hypnotized and eventually slept not letting Hashwrindan succeed.

Tere Sang Pyar Main
Nahin Todna
Ho Tere Sang Pyar Main
Nahin Todna
Chaahe Tere Peechhe Jag
Pade Chhodna
Ho Tere Sang Pyar Main
Nahin Todana
O Tere Sang Pyar Main
Nahin Todna
Chaahe Tere Peechhe Jag
Pade Chhodna
Ho Tere Sang Pyar Main
Nahin Todna………..

The next morning

Adarsh and Nagakanti woke up. They shared a hug.

N~Adarsh, (she sobbed) main jaanti hoon kal raat jo ho raha tha woh kya tha, main sab jaanti hoon

A~kya keh rahi ho? Tumhare saath bhi...

N~haan, mujhe mantra sunai diye, aisa laga mujhe koi apne paas bula raha hai, (she grew angry) aur woh aur koi nahi Hashwrindan he tha

A~(released the hug) kya? Hashwrindan? Lekin woh toh...

N~zinda hai, naatak kiya usne, Adarsh woh tumhe mujh se door kar de ga, woh mujhe bhi apna banana chahta hai

A~nahi, (he grew angry and sighed) kuchh nahi kar sakta woh, humara pyaar itna kamzor nahi Nagakanti, bas, (he wiped her tears) hum ko koi kaabu mein nahi karay ga, balkay hum khud pyaar mein bekaboo ho jaaein gay aur humesha hum ek doosre ka suraksha kawach ban kar ek doosre ko bachaein gay, hai na? (she smiled and nodded) fikar mat karo, us Hashwrindan ko na ab main theek karoon ga

N~nahi, tum nahi jao gay us ke paas, woh jab door reh kar itna jaan leva ho sakta hai toh phir tum paas gaye toh...

A~meri jaan, Adarsh hoon main, cheelo'n ka rajkumar, meri shaktiyo'n ki parakh usay nahi hai, us ne bohat kuchh kar liya, tum ne akele us ka saamna kiya, lekin ab bas, ab hum jo karein gay saath mein karein gay

They held hands and smiled at each other determined to teach Hashwrindan a lesson and give him the taste of his own medicine.