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Just as quickly as Pollux threatened Nakula and Sahadeva, the pair lashed out in full out attack. Sahadeva jumped off Uchchaihshravas and ran towards Castor and Pollux, sword in the air.
"Cling, clank..." the sound of swords clinking and clacking over and over again echoed around the battlefield.
It was impossible to tell who was defeating who because the sides were now intertwined. Castor and Pollux attempted to fight, but appeared as if they were dancing around foolishly not knowing what they were doing.
"We warned you once, ha ha ha," Sahadeva mocked Castor and Pollux.
He continued, "You can talk all the talk you want, but the question is whether or not your front battle runners, Balius and Xanthus, have the ability to compete with my front battle runner, Uchchaihshravas. I know by now you know the answer to that. It's about to get ugly. We will win," Sahadeva sternly ended his rant while slashing the sword in the direction of Castor and Pollux.
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"ROOOOAAARRRRRRR," Uchchaihshravas let loose as he morphed his seven heads into one. This way he was able to grasp the entire scene at battlefield, and didn't have any block of vision. There he stood, the most beautiful and aggressive white horse.
Balius and Xanthus stopped dancing around like maniacs for a brief moment to capture the full beauty of Uchchaihshravas. Both of their jaws dropped in admiration, and Uchchaihshravas knew that was another weak moment for the pair.
"Onward," Uchchaihshravas insisted as he bolted toward Balius and Xanthus.
"You want to mess with my family then complete destruction is in your near future," Uchchaihshravas screamed as he reared up in attack mode, slashing Balius and Xanthus left and right.
"Xanthus, stay strong. Don't let this horse destroy you," Balius said supportively while Uchchaihshravas got the best of him.
Balius fought back strong, he tried to keep up, and Xanthus finally followed his lead. Together the pair worked up a mighty fight, and tensions kept rising higher and higher. Horses were slinging blood on and all around everyone and everything.
"UCHCHAIHSHRAVAS, NOOO," Nakula screamed as he ran toward the beauty.
"All I see is dead people. WHERE IS SAHADEVA?" he worried.
Uchchaihshravas lowered his head, pinned his ears, and furiously searched the scene for Sahadeva while Balius and Xanthus continued to attack.
"I just heard him lecturing Castor and Pollux," Uchchaihshravas replied. "He stood strong and took none of their talk action to heart. He wanted full-out war. We will find him, Nakula, but until then you must take action for all your Indian brothers behind you and for all of your Indian brothers who have given their lives for us," Uchchaihshravas insisted.
"BOOOOOOOM, BOOOOOM, BOOM"
The Indians and Greeks alike all turned their attention to the huge cloud of smoke coming just south of the battlefield, but far from the Indian villages.
In immense fear Castor and Pollux screamed, "Greeks, OUT! We will return, but today we're done. We will not mess with fire. We will not allow any more of our men to die. MARCH."
Just like that, the Greek military marched away from the Indians, exchanging no words. Uchchaihshravas knew they had won the battle. He glanced at Nakula, smiled, and winked. Judging by Sahadeva's past and his intelligence, Uchchaihshravas had a theory that Sahadeva shot that cannon to clear out the army.
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The Indians scattered through the battlefield searching for Indian men who'd been injured or worse, died. Uchchaihshravas carried wounded warriors atop his back to the village, and all Indian soldiers began to make their way back as well. Everyone poured praises out towards all of the army men along the way. Uchchaihshravas spoke very kind words with all individuals.
As they were nearing the villages, Uchchaihshravas made eye contact with the one and only . . . Sahadeva. All he wanted to do was run towards Sahadeva and praise him, but he held his composure as he carried the wounded. Sahadeva immediately began to help all of the wounded to the nurses.
"I'll catch up with you soon, Uchchaihshravas, no time for small talk until these wounded are in care," Sahadeva said.
The biggest smile crossed Uchchaihsravas's face, and he began to daydream about the heavenly war. He had not unleashed the unimaginable yet, and now he could unleash it in the heavens...
"Everything is taken care of here. Sahadeva, Uchchaihshravas, are you both ready for another showdown?" Nakula hollered.
They both nodded in accordance.
"ONWARD"
Author's Note:
In this section, war finally breaks out between the Indians and Greeks. I really didn't use any original themes from a source in this version. I created the war the way I wanted and followed some ideas on what war is. Castor and Pollux still gave the impression that all they wanted to do was discuss who was better and through words determine which side would win. Balius and Xanthus agreed with Castor and Pollux, because as discovered in "It's On," the battlefield was home to one of their biggest weaknesses, loss. Although Balius and Xanthus finally tried to put up a fight with Uchchaihshravas, I made sure that Uchchaihshravas still appeared the most dominant in battle. Both Nakula and Sahadeva play huge parts in this section. Stemming from Sahadeva as the character of knowledge, I decided he was perfect to end the war by setting off a large cannon in the distance. Although the battle was primarily between horses, Uchchaihshravas already proved he was the chosen one. I ended with another cliffhanger in an attempt to set up my last story, defeating the heavens. Uchchaihshravas and the twins have proven themselves as an unbeatable trio. Will this trend continue in their war with the Greek heroes in heaven?
Balius and Xanthus on Wikipedia.
Castor and Pollux from Wikipedia
War from Wikipedia.
Banner Image: Beautiful white horse accessed from Pixabay.
Image One: Engraving of Melvin, military art, from Wikipedia.
Image Two: Cloud of smoke found on Pixabay.
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