King Drishtadum was deeply impressed by the bravery of Princess Ratri. He never saw her face, because she had arrived on the battlefield like the wind and destroyed everything with incredible speed before disappearing again.
Prince Susim also could not forget the events that had taken place in Ambar Lok the previous day. He kept remembering that moment again and again.
When the other rulers learned about what had happened in Ambar Lok, they all came from the council of Naumar Lok to Kusumdhwaj Lok to meet King Drishtadum. They requested him to find a way forward.
The ruler of Naumar Lok, King Mariksh, said to King Drishtadum,
"Your Majesty, we have very little time left. Takshak has already obtained four Blue Gems, and only two remain. We do not know what his next step will be."
"We must act quickly and somehow obtain the Blue Gem of Takshak Lok."
Prince Susim said,
"The Blue Gem of Takshak Lok?"
"Yes, Prince Susim. If we want to defeat Takshak, we must obtain the Blue Gem of his world. That is the only way to protect the remaining worlds and reclaim the ones that have already been lost."
"But how will we obtain the Blue Gem of Takshak Lok?" Susim asked.
"For that we would have to fight them, which may not be in our favor."
At that moment Prince Susim said,
"If that is the case, then I will bring the Blue Gem of Takshak Lok."
King Drishtadum looked at him in surprise.
"You?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. For the last two years I have been in Takshak Lok. I know many of its secrets, and I have even lived in the Queen's Palace in disguise. For me, this task will not be very difficult."
King Mariksh agreed.
"I believe this task should be given to Prince Susim."
King Drishtadum nodded.
"Very well, Prince Susim. Go to Takshak Lok and bring its Blue Gem here as soon as possible."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Prince Susim returned to Takshak Lok and once again took the disguise of the maid Purva. He began wandering around the Queen's Palace.
Suddenly someone called out from behind,
"Listen."
When he turned around, he saw Princess Ratri.
"Yes, Princess."
"What are you doing wandering around here?"
"N… nothing, Princess. I was just…"
"Come with me."
"Where, Princess?"
"Why? Will you not come unless I tell you?"
"No, Princess… that is not what I meant."
"Then come."
Princess Ratri took him to her chamber and handed him a set of men's clothes.
"Purva, take these and wear them."
"Men's clothes… Princess?"
"Yes, men's clothes."
Hearing this, Prince Susim became suspicious and thought to himself,
"Oh God… does Princess Ratri suspect me?"
"Why is she asking me to wear men's clothes?"
Ratri said impatiently,
"What are you thinking? I told you to change your clothes, not jump into a well."
"Hesitantly, he replied, "Yes, Princess."
Prince Susim changed into the men's clothes and stood before her.
Ratri looked at him and said,
"By the gods… no one would believe that you are a woman. You look completely like a man."
"Well, that is good. Now you will be able to complete the task I am going to give you."
"What task, Princess?" he asked in a feminine voice.
Ratri frowned.
"What are you doing? From now on you must remain silent. Do not speak at all, otherwise everyone will realize that you are not a man but a woman."
"Yes, Princess."
Meanwhile, in another chamber, King Takshak was speaking with Guru Rambh.
"What do you think, Gurudev? Will Ratri be able to obtain the Blue Gem of Kusumdhwaj Lok?"
"What if King Drishtadum learns that Ratri is his daughter?"
Guru Rambh replied calmly,
"Do not worry, Your Majesty. Even if he learns the truth, Ratri is still with you. And you have not yet seen the full extent of the princess's powers."
King Takshak sighed.
"Even so, Gurudev… she is still King Drishtadum's child. How long will she remain on our side?"
Guru Rambh said,
"We must obtain the Prakashpunj, the source of the princess's true power, and bring it under our control."
"But for that we need the Blue Gem of Kusumdhwaj Lok. Only then will we be able to extract the energy of the Prakashpunj from the princess."
"And once that energy is separated from her, we must kill the princess, so that the power can never return to its rightful owner and will remain under our control forever."
King Takshak's eyes filled with ambition.
"Until now our dream was to rule the seven worlds. But now I want to become the most powerful ruler in the entire universe, someone whom no one will ever be able to defeat."
"Indeed, Your Majesty," Guru Rambh replied.
"Now we only need the princess to bring us the remaining two Blue Gems. After that, all your dreams will come true."
"Yes, Gurudev. You are right."
"But many of our soldiers were destroyed during the conquest of Ambar Lok. We must perform a sacred ritual to create more Vijayvahini soldiers."
"Let us go."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Both of them left for the monastery.
Meanwhile in Kusumdhwaj Lok, King Drishtadum was also performing sacred rituals to increase the power of the Blue Gem and to protect both Kusumdhwaj and Naumar Lok.
At the same time, he began preparing his warriors for the coming battle against Princess Ratri and the Vijayvahini army.
Seeing the king so worried, the Queen approached him and said,
"Your Majesty, do not worry. Everything will be alright soon."
The king replied,
"I know you are trying to comfort me, but you are just as worried inside."
"But a warrior's duty is to fight, whether he gains victory or meets a heroic death."
"I do not know what fate awaits us or our world, but I do know that as long as we have the strength to fight, we will fight with all our courage."
The queen smiled gently.
"I know that, Your Majesty. And I have no doubt about it."
After saying this, she embraced the king.
Meanwhile, in Takshak Lok, Princess Ratri still believing Prince Susim to be a woman made him wear men's clothes and brought him to a beautiful place where several men were already present.
Queen Takshika was also there.