Thanks, Weilyn.
Character Contest 65 – Gemini
Final entry. Another set of paternal twins and a cautionary tale for weary travelers.
Manushya
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Story
“Welcome, mighty warrior, to the Indus Valley. You have traveled far from… where you say? Europa? Ah, Macedonia. You are a soldier of the great general Alexander!
“Please, accept my hospitality, stranger. I am Manushya. I live just across the bridge with my brother. Don’t worry, he is laying a trap to catch dinner. We won’t see him until later.
“Sit, sahib. Let me entertain you with a local legend. That of the Rakshasa. He is a rapacious demon who feasts on unsuspecting travelers. Though he is generous enough to share with his twin sister, the Rakshasi.
Manushya-Rakshasi…”
