This is my first draft of the prologue of my story. Wanted a criticism.

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Hey everyone this my first time writing a prologue of my story

Pedestrian were walking on a brick-laid road on both side across a road. Just then, there was the sound of a horse drawing everyone attention, then a informer sitting on the horse breathing deeply said, "By the king’s order, everyone should come under the cave until tomorrow evening. Anyone who didn’t comply by the order will not get punished by the king but by the nature itself!". Crowd erupted in murmur; "Hey friend, do you know reason of this new order?". "No idea mate." Said another stranger.

In countryside far from country there was a decent house. In there a woman was sleeping in a bed. "Rajwanti, I am very happy today because our first baby will be born today." said Shyamlal sitting beside Rajwanti. "Dear you know, I am also very happy today." Said Rajwanti.

"Rajwanti, you know I have already thought the name of our baby. If he is a boy his name will be Vedant, if she's a girl her name will be Bhagwati."

"I've also brought two rings one has been inscribed by the boy's name other with the girl's." "The names are beautiful." said Rajwanti.

The midwife comes and shouted "Be prepare, we have to prepare for going to the cave near capital, it's king's Order." Shyamlal shouted in anger, "what are you talking about. My child will be born today and you say that we have to Arrive at the cave." She breath heavily before saying "Mister, this order is very serious after this order knight also give the warning if anybody don't follow it they will be eradicated not by the king but by the nature." "You said this but what I do about my wife pregnancy" he asked anxiously.

Midwife said "Don't worry, I have brought two bull carts so that we can go there. But we have to prepare right away" With this they prepared for the ride Rajwanti and midwife in one bullock cart and Shyamlal in another. The drivers of the vehicle smack the bull to start the journey. "We have to hurry, we only have one day and it's a long ride" A driver said.

It was at the time of mid night.

Midwife opened the curtain. "Shyamlal you've received a son." First of all, midwife let the mother sees the baby's face. Then the drivers join the main road where there were thousands of bull cart. All of them were going in the same direction of the cave. Shyamlal said to drivers "Brother please move the cart close I want to see my son" After that he took the child from the midwife in mid journey and he made him wear the ring in his tiny finger inscribed Vedant. He said to the newborn "This is a magical ring; it will never break and it will be adjusted to your size."

There were only a few carts behind them and a few ahead; a man whose cart just get ahead of their carts shouted "Congratulations mister, may you live happy with your child!"

The cave was in front of them as they were some hundred meters away from the cave. The cave seems like it cannot fit even two bull carts but they have seen hundreds of them go inside. It's as the cave has a never-ending underground.

As they were going near the cave the clouds began to darkened. A drop fell onto a giant banyan tree followed by a massive lightning which burned the tree with fuming blue flame. People were trembling with fear. Shyamlal was frightened seeing the giant banyan tree whose trunk's width was same as his house vaopurises; he covers the child by his body. Rajwanti who was sleeping, woke up. Rain was falling heavily. Every rain drop which touched the ground was met by lightning. The plain which was engulfed in blue flame doesn't exclude the two carts 10 meters near the cave. The old man was secured but that can't be said for the couple. The carts vaporised with its passenger.

Posted Mar 6, 2026, 3:44 PM UTC

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