Shubira Prasad

The Demons of Jaitraya Shubira Prasad

The Demons of Jaitraya is a trilogy based on Hindu mythology and fantasy. During the great war of Ramayana between Bhagwan Ram and the demon king Ravan, many demons from Ravan's army and his kingdom Lanka, escaped. When Ravan was killed they knew that their end was inevitable. They hid in the bowels of the Earth, in the depths of the ocean and in space. They went into hibernation and timed their awakenings in the different centuries. Knowing this, Bhagwan Ram designated Hanuman who was the greatest warrior in the Universe, to train other warriors to destroy the demons as and when they woke up from their hibernation. Hanuman ji made Gurukuls or training schools all over the world and designated Gurus with special powers to train warriors. One such Gurukul is in India where Aishani and Adheesh are being trained. Aishani has been directly trained by the Goddess Durga. She is the protagonist of this trilogy. The are other great warriors surrounding and protecting her so that she performs her work unhindered. The number two warrior in this Gurukul is her soul mate too, who later becomes her husband.

The first book of the trilogy is "The Demons of Jaitraya." Many demons have begun coming out of hiding in the 21st century and it is the job of these specially trained warriors to destroy the demons. The first book describes the Gurukul, the teachers and the students. They annihilate a number of demons. But the demons are no less. Apart from creating havoc in the world, they manage to kill some of the warriors too. Adheesh and Aishani's love story also travels side by side. Sometimes when the demons become too dangerous and powerful, divine weapons are also given to Aishani and Adheesh. Later things become so vulnerable and unstable that they have to go in hiding on Mount Kailash, two years in the past.