The Stuart-Cavanaugh travel group's trip to India wasn't as well attended as previous trips there were only sixty-three students and twenty five adults. They checked into their hotel in New Delhi, the four boys and Cassidy were thrilled to be back on the ground after the nearly twenty hours of travel all they wanted was sleep. Harry couldn't help but think port-keys made international travel much less exhausting, dizzying and confusing yes, but faster. The next day they toured New and Old Delhi. The day after that they left for Agra and spent the afternoon touring the Taj Mahal, the following day two thirds the group went to visit a wildlife park while the other third went to visit Bhangarh before continuing to Jaipur. Harry, his friends, and caretakers were part of the later group, and later they came to regret it.
Verun and Kamala met them that morning and joined them for the excursion. Harry enjoyed introducing old friends to new friends. As they drove from Agra to Bhangarh. Verun shared the legend of the mysterious city.
" Long ago there was a princess blessed with beauty and charm by God many men wanted her for their bride. There was an evil sorcerer who was determined to marry the princess and he tried to trick her into becoming his bride. She outsmarted him and turned the potion he tried to seduce her with back on him causing his death. As he lay dying he cursed the town, that no one would be left alive and the souls of the dead will never attain salvation.
"In the following year there was a battle and everyone died including the princess. Since that time no one lives in Bhangarh, it is illegal for people to stay there after dark. That is the legend, of course there are those that say the sorcerer was the virtuous one and it was the princess that was evil, but only they know."
Harry gave Rachel and Alexis a smile that legend was exactly the reason that they had chosen this excursion over the wildlife park.
They arrived at the ruins and started their tour. Twenty minutes later when they were at the far end of the ruins they heard a small burst of automatic gunfire. Verun and Kamala's bodyguard, the three teachers, the two parents and the three bodyguards that were part of the group immediately bunched the kids together and started looking for a defensible position, while the guide attempted to find out what was happening. He didn't get far. A man shot him. It wasn't long before the bandits or terrorists whatever they were had herded all the various tourist groups into one of the public squares that existed in the ruins. They were surrounded by twenty gunmen armed with AK-47's and what appeared to be a half dozen magic users then they were introduced to a rather nasty surprise.
"Greetings you dogs. You're fortunate you will no longer be alive to see the fury my mistress will wreak on the earth for her long imprisionment."
Harry edged closer to Rachel and Alexis "Do you two see what I'm seeing?"he said softly.
"Imperious" came Rachel's almost whisper.
"This is really not good." whispered Alexis. "Tonight's new moon there are some very dark rituals possible in conjunction with the new moon."
"So we're armed as are the other bodyguards but we're significantly out numbered. And I'm willing to bet based on that guy's words he's not planning on keeping us around. So what do we do?"
Harry noticed that Cassidy and Steve had edged over.
"It sounds like that nut job plans on killing us." Cassidy whispered. "I don't plan on letting him do it that easily."
"Yeah, Dad's taught me defense. Cassidy and I are saying if we go for action count us in."
"That's seven." Harry whispered. He eyed the square then he eyed the seven magic users five of them had a light sheen of sweat and a look of concentration on their faces. "Those five: three, five, seven, eight, and ten o clock they're the ones holding the imperious."
"I concur. Leaving twelve and one free to act." Rachel said softly.
Harry eyed the courtyard "Cassidy things are going to get very strange. Can you get the parents and teachers ready to move towards the archway that is at seven?"
"But Harry.. there's three guys with guns there."
"Rachel leader's yours, Alexis his second, I take MU at seven that should free the gunmen."
"What? Harry?"
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