The Legend – The Last Part

March 24, 2011 | Filed under: Stories | Posted by: Sushmita Samaddar

In Continuation to Legend Part 4

“Tell me exactly what happened the day Meera died” the little girl said. And so Aryan began his story

Aryan was confused; Meera had lashed out at him when he took her wooden horse from her. She was so unpredictable, she never listened, she never wanted to give him a second chance. So uncompromising, so vindictive. Didn’t she know that when he took her wooden horse, he only wanted to fix it? Didn’t she know that however much she would ignore every bit of it, deep inside he only loved her.

Aryan ran as fast as he could to the only place he knew he would find her. The place where she wounded the sheep. He did not know what to think of her behaviour, but he decided to try and understand. Meera was exactly where he had expected her, but what surprised him slightly was that now she had ceased to wound the sheep. She only mercilessly killed them. There was a crazed look in her eyes. Aryan took a step back, afraid of what Meera had become. Meera pointed at a sheep peacefully sleeping and said, “I raised it from the dead! It rose like the dust in the paddy fields and mingled with our elements, but I gave it life. Aryan! Listen to me! I am God! I can resurrect!”

“You killed a sheep! What are you doing Meera!” Aryan said looking at her bloodied hand, and a second sheep lying dead at her feet.

Meera held the dead sheep and caressed it. With each stroke she whispered something in the ear of the sheep. It was the most incredible thing Aryan had ever witnessed in his life. But he stood where he was standing and held his breath. Afraid of what might happen next. After a few minutes, the most miraculous thing ever happened. The sheep started to breathe. Slow rasping breaths at first, as if it was pulling each breath from an unseen and unknown force. Slowly and steadily, the breathing became more regular and Meera smiled at him self righteously.

“Meera! You cannot do this! This is wrong! This is an aberration of nature! This is obscene!” Aryan screamed, holding his head tightly.

Aryan did not understand why he did what he did next; he only knew that it was important to do. He pulled Meera up on her feet and dragged her towards the sea. The calm blue sea, with its soothing white flaky froth snuggling at their feet. The deep sea always calmed Aryan down, and whispered unknown truths to him that helped him decide. It was a strange day, something red about the sky, something green about the sea. It was a strange day. Aryan knew Meera was scared of the sea. It was too deep for her, too unfathomable. The only thing that was more powerful that her, the only thing that was a match for her.

Meera was scared. Not scared enough to admit it, her pride did not allow that. But she was scared. The sea was an unknown being for her. Unlike the familiar touch of the land, the tangible, non transient land that she loved, the sea was ever changing. It had no shape. It held onto nothing. It seemed like the edge of the world, where everything dissolved to nothingness. Meera was scared. But Aryan did not stop dragging her. He kept dragging her till she was waist deep in the water. Meera flung out her arms trying to grasp onto something. When the great wave struck down upon them only Aryan tried his best to save her. Meera was gone. The pale pallor of her face and the empty sounds of her veins told him she was dead. Meera died the day she learnt to resurrect.

The little girl smiled after Aryan had finished telling the story.

“So this is all that happened the day Meera died?” She asked

“Yes, that is all.”

“You fool! I Am Meera. You took my body to Ved in the slight hope that like me he had learnt to resurrect. Fool! I learnt to resurrect in the sole motive of learning to be immortal. I Am Meera! I have come back.”

Aryan took a step back. His face had taken on a ghastly pallor. He wiped his brow on the back of his hand.

“Why have you come back?” Aryan asked

Meera laughed. Her laughter rang through the whole forest.

“I intend to meet my brother” She replied

Ved knew that the appearance of Meera’s favourite locket was not a mere coincidence. It seemed unlikely that the very day he loses Meera’s flute, he finds her locket hanging in his room. It was too much of a coincidence to be true. Something was amiss. He knew he only had to wait. He knew the answer would appear to him if he waited long enough at the temple. So he waited

It was only after a few minutes, that he saw the answer. He saw the last piece of the puzzle align itself in its right place. Far ahead walking towards him was a little girl with a sad smile, of the same age that Meera was when she died, walking towards him. The thing that made him laugh out loud was the fact that she was holding a flute in her hand. Meera’s Flute.

This is the official end to the series. all the ones who have so paitently read all the parts and beared with me and my late entries….Thank You! I request everyone to please give me their reactions to the main characters of the story; Meera, Aryan and Ved.

Thank you again!

The Legend part 1

The Legend part 2

The Legend part 3

The Legend part 4

13 Responses to The Legend – The Last Part

hats off to you sushmita!

Jatin
March 25, 2011 at 2:46 am
Thank you Jatin, though do let me know what you think of the main characters!

Sushmita Samaddar
March 25, 2011 at 12:56 pm
trust me, i have never seen a story being spun so smoothly…
pls dnt make it the last part, would like to see what happens next!

anwesha
March 25, 2011 at 3:50 pm
Thanks Anwesha, but a story has got to end sometime, hasn’t it? though i would really like to hear some opinions about the main characters please!

Sushmita Samaddar
March 25, 2011 at 6:10 pm
A compelling end to the story. I’m a fan.

Well, I guess I’d be the first in line as far as the opinions are concerned…..

Meera: strong, very strong. has shades of dark. (Have a question: are you a feminist? and if yes, then, does that make Meera stronger??)

Ved: Well, has a bit of a positive vibe around him. the complementing part of Meera; and I’d say that’s why the ending is appropriate.
A confrontation wud have been exciting though!

Aryan: poor soul! roamed places to get far off from the truth, but not far enough…..

Sajal
March 25, 2011 at 9:56 pm
- Thank you Sajal,
  I am not a feminist in the typical sense of the word. Read my article An Atypical Feminist, you would understand. Though Meera’s character perhaps in my opinion does not have anything to do with feminism, though you are free to interpret it in any way. I have just tried to show the difference between the way both Meera and Ved handled their powers.
  I really like your opinion about Ved, I never thot of him as a complementing part of Meera, you have shown me a different perspective to the character.
  Yes, in a way Aryan has the aura of tragedy around him!
  thank you for your opinions!
  
  Sushmita Samaddar
  March 26, 2011 at 6:07 am
excellent series……..
loved it……
but i do not think it should end this way….Meera is powerful but childishly evil, wanting to be immortal, challenging natures will, nobody can be God, you should look into continuing this…..it can turn into a real good plot….Ved has a challenge to stop Meera, Aryan tried, but he failed, now both have to try either to make her realize nature’s will or make nature handle her……….
@sajal I have the same question, this story compels me to thinks so……
also it seems Meera is playing with Aryan’s feelings as well as Ved’s…..she is enjoying their fear, the paranoia that they share……making her a character that hates men…..

good plot, well woven, still feels unjust to complete it this way…….:-)

BADRI NARAYAN
March 26, 2011 at 12:59 am
Thank you Badri, Im glad you liked it!
I like what you say about Meera being childishly evil, however dont you think its already an aberation of nature for them to have even the powers of healing? Something to think about. I want to turn this into a discussion because in a way I would like to hear different perspectives about the characters!
Could it be that she never considered Aryan or Ved as any threat to her power or existence? As she was just so obsessed with her power? But i like ur opinion as Meera’s sadistic pleasure at their fear or paranoia, though remember that in the story i give no indication that Ved knows about Meera’s powers. Though given the strong intuitive powers, and his apparent closeness with nature, would it be posible that Ved infact did know?
Does Meera really hate men? Could you please explain this point. Because I never intended to make her character as such that it would seem she hates men!
Thank you for your opinion! I would love it if you elaborate on a few points!

Sushmita Samaddar
March 26, 2011 at 6:18 am
Meera’s character has an aura about it…. scary and god like at the same time. ved though has the same powers but is a subtler and in the shadows….

Jatin
March 26, 2011 at 11:14 am
yes its true, possibly Ved is more subtle, Meera more powerful….
thank you for sharing your opinion!

Sushmita Samaddar
March 26, 2011 at 2:40 pm
@sushmita hmm….well its about the natures will that good always wins, what is “good” anyway, being in harmony with nature, Ved has healing powers helps the needy ones, but on the other hand, Meera challenges its ways, I would like to see something to prove the natures might, because we are in hands of nature and dependent on it….nobody can challenge it, certain things have to be accepted, Meera although has mighty powers cannot challenge nature……….
You are quite right about that the things about healing powers is against nature, but it just might not be that way, if we think, we hear about people who do heal by just touching, we never question them, they are helping in harmonious existence with nature, so nature doesn’t condemn them although they have powers, but people like meera are never resisted but destroyed….that what I thought…..

also, the part that she likes men to feel afraid of her…..Just see how she plots Aryan to feel about his best friend first and then discloses her identity, had she been her friend she would have been first happy seeing him or if she had hated him would have pounded on him because she hated him in particular, quite a sadistic behavior this proves the generalization of her hatred, also playing with the locket to make Ved feel her presence which is otherwise impossible, giving him goosebumps of some sort, she enjoys their fear, since the victim are men, I just thought so as I read it, it could be she is the same with everyone.

those were my views on the story….
great story by the way…..

BADRI NARAYAN
March 26, 2011 at 2:47 pm
well, its interesting to know that there are a few overarching rules that you think apply to all human being wether they are special or not. The reverence given to nature, and assuming a subservient position to it is an interesting point. However i have always belived that what constitutes as an aberration of nature and what doesnt is something taht cannot be judged arbitrarily, though you point still holds true
Its interesting to know that you think Meera hates men. I never intended to put her in such a light. Though what if Meera was a woman and Aryan and Ved two boys? Would you hold the same corresponding opinion?

Sushmita Samaddar
March 26, 2011 at 2:58 pm
Im sorry, i meant, what if Meear was a boy and Aryan and Ved, two girls?

Sushmita Samaddar
March 26, 2011 at 2:59 pm

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