There was an open writing event in Elixir in which each person had to write 400 words on anything (poem or story or article) but it should have references of the following :-
1. a colour
2. a fruit
3. a ruler of Khilji dynasty
4. a plant
5. a gadget
6. the name of a website
7. a clothing item
So I presented the following story:-
The Dark Night
Alauddin Khilji stood at the edge of a cliff on a long dark night, aware that this could be his last night. A lot had to be done in the coming time and the consequences of his actions could also go against him. He gazed down the cliff where the sea was in full tide and smashed the rocks on the shore. He thought of the rocks,'meant to be cut down and give iron', he thought about iron,'meant to be made into swords and armors', and swords,'meant to win entire battles and destroy entire armies, to draw blood and drench in its glory'.
A strong wind passed by, but he stood motionless, staring into the darkness, contemplating and trying to be a part of the dark turmoil around him. Next he drifted his gaze towards the peach trees on the shore. 'No matter where one plant its seed, the tree would grow to be a peach tree. In the same way a warrior is a warrior, no matter where he is born, he would continue to serve for his land till his last breath and till he falls apart'.
For the past ten years he had been coming to this place the night before every war. And tomorrow with the first rays of the sun, his army would march towards Chittor. Khilji was very passionate and ambitious. It had all started until recently when he had heard about the beauty of Rani Padmini of Chittor, wife of the king Rawal Ratan Singh. That, when she walked, the winds would stop blowing, words coming from her mouth would make the lotus plant to blossom, her skin was satin-like and her eyes gleamed like a diamond. Such a beauty was intoxicating.
Despite the chilling weather Khilji was burning inside with a desire to claim her. 'Strange, that beauty can be a cause of destruction', he thought. He removed the shawl covering his body and took a step towards the cliff, ready to dive into the black waters.
'Cut', said the director. The cameras stopped rolling. "We'll call in the stuntman tomorrow for the diving scene",he added. Abhishek moved away from the cliff and sat on a chair made available for him. He took out his blackberry which had 3 missed calls from 'wife' and 4 from 'papa'. He opened his gmail account and had 2 new emails, both of which were film offers. One was on robots and the other on aliens. He shouted to the director who was busy packing up ,"by the way, whats the name of this movie?". "Adventures of Khilji in 3D", came the reply.
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