Kali, sitting astride his horse, leaned forward gleefully as he saw the huge number of bulls smash against the opponents’ shields, almost cracking them. Most ran in fear while others tried to attack, but the bulls just flung them apart. They all staggered and ran for their lives.
It had worked, using oil-drenched cloth wrapped around the bulls’ heads. When the cloth was lit on fire, the bulls saw red.
Kali whistled, and Koko and Vikoko appeared on either side of him. Behind them were the men given by Kuvera, all with rotten teeth and greasy hair.
“Take the Yakshas and position them to hit long and high, right in the middle. Since the first layer is broken, we have a limited, but a greater degree of visibility,” he said.
They both nodded. They rode further up in the clear horizon with the dirty, swine-like Yakshas moving at the back. They were short in size and extremely fat, but were excellent archers. And that’s what Kali needed right now.
Kuvera was watching from the tent with Vasuki and Raktapa. He walked over to Kali, his robe trailing in the sand.
“My men aren’t the most proficient when it comes to battles, so you should know that those are Raktapa’s men.”
“Yes, but they have good eyes. And that’s what I need right now. Rakshasas, on the other hand, are good for close combat, but I promised you I wouldn’t lose a lot of men in this war and that’s what I plan to do right now.”
“And what would that plan be exactly?”
Kali winked at Kuvera.
“Don’t worry about that. Just get the horses dressed up, will you?”
“I don’t know if that plan would even work.”
“Trust me.”
His general with the Yakshas was stationed well afar. Right now the bulls had distracted Vedanta’s soldiers enough, making even the archers stop caring about what was about to hit them. Koko looked back when all the bows with their arrows were strung towards the sky. Koko gave a nod to Kali.
And Kali nodded back.
Koko yelled at that moment. Arrows flew like razors in the sky, pulsating in the air and then sharply bearing down upon and tearing into Vedanta’s army.
