The King and the prince story

Not so long ago, in the nearby lands, there was a kingdom ruled by King Daniel. His kingdom was the most famous among all the tiny kingdoms that existed. He commanded supreme autjority over his subjects and was held in awe even by his detractors. Though his invasions were limited to his state, his popularity had spread to distant lands, thanks to the diaspora of his subjects, all over the globe.Before proceeding further on his achievements, we will dwelve a little on what makes him special.

King Daniel is not a descendant of any royal clan. He was born in a poor peasant's family. His martial education was largely self taught. Though not of warrior blood, he had a natural liking for warfare. Every morning and evening, he used to engage in street brawls, that were largely to capture the public attention, along with his brother. Soon, he became popular in his village and in the surrounding towns.

Spurred on by his brother and his instincts, he thought he could make it big at the biggest city of the state. so, soon he left his village to try out his fortunes in the company of his brother. Though the intial days at the city were demanding and excruciating to say the least, he would found his admirers among the Bourgeoisie and the masses alike. The passion and natural flair that resounded in his art made even his detractors look upon him with admiration. In many wars, where he fought for his state, his valour won him accolodes and his meteoric rise was almost unstoppable in the ranks of the army. Soon he became the undisputed general in charge of the young brigade that stood for the kingdom. As time passed, as the king fell in to his second oblivion, the place for the King naturally went to Daniel.

After taking the reins, he soon understood that his native fighting abilities alone wont hold him high in the days ahead. Prudently he went to distant lands and learnt the native warfare of various regions, soon becoming the master at handling any native weapon one could name then.

What made King Daniel truly special was, his uncanny aptitude to interweave patterns in both his native as well as foreign warfare. This made the rise of any other kingdom almost impossible. Few were his competitors, but even they could not withstand the marauding warrior he was.

Decades went past in his rule and the kingdom benefitted hugely by his loyal service to deliver always the best whenever the citizens deamnded. He ensured all sections of the society, including the dowtrodden, received their share of the benefits from the yearly benefits. Trade was at a high and merchants came from far off lands to start trade ties with this champion.

But as Destiny may have it, all good times wont last enough , even if they do for long. Out of the blues, suddenly, a young kid was making waves at the nearby kingdom. This was Dileep, later came to known as the Sun prince as his name suggested, who was turning out to be a crowd charmer with his novel fighting skills. The rise was also partly due to the crushing authority which King Daniel held over his detractors, and the poetic justice of the new replacing the old. Dileep rose in popularity with his repeated victories against major opponents, and soon became powerful enough to supercede the authority of King Daniel. He had a developed a unique style of fighting with mordern weopons and unflinching attitude.

Aided by his prodigal talent and wonderful performance at various battle grounds, Dileep soon became the undisputable champion of the legion. King Daniel had but a few loyal followers and continued to hold sway over his limited region of authority. People , though respected him for his achievements, largely came to accept Dileep as their next emperor. As Dileep continues to hold sway over the imagination of the masses, the rustic warrior that King Daniel will be surely missed.

Cheers
Avinash

P.S : 1.My attempt to see how Daniel Raaja who later came to known as Ilayaraaja and Dileep who became A.R. Rahman have captured the hearts of millions of music lovers in this part of the land. Thank you guys for what you have made of us !!
2. As evident, the content and intent exemplifies only a single creator. Reason - After all the contemplations about bass strings, violin counterpoints ( leave the vocal; no one has ever done it better as far as I have heard ), my 'realisation' of Raja has come to where the identity has ceased to exist. I see Raja in myself - the repeated attempts to test the human limits of endurance; the sheer joy in creation! I beg your pardon to all the creators because, of course, I am.