Adultery Love Sex And War : Age Of Darkness

[Harry Jordan]

But what a wonderful update , 11/10 worth the wait . 

Thanks for the update , Man . 

Glad you loved the chapter , I too enjoyed plotting it because I finally found something interesting to do with Sonarika's character.

Now about her incidents in this chapter. The whole reason for her "close encounter" with Vikram was to show that Sonarika is a changed woman now. If you remember the past chapters , Sonarika always gave in to Vikram's advances pretty easily. She had that "easily submissive" trope in the past which was part of her hypersexuality. It was more ellaborated in the "dress" scene where how she reacted to both her men in the past and the change she went through now. In that past, she ignored Hemant's blue dress and accepted Vikram's dress in different situations showing her leaning towards Vikram in the past. But now she realized those mistakes and hence her choosing the blue dress for the concert implied she wasn't succumbing to temptation that easy.


Even the "Almost Make-out" scene between Sonarika and Vikram was to show how much she has brough that change in herself. In the past she never resisted. The only resistance she has ever shown was in Bali and that too happened because Vikram insulted Hemant. She still believes that Hemant is her lightning rod. This was the first instance where she showed resistance , that she finally said no to Vikram. And her conversation with Reshma was her realization that she has changed. This is the beginning of Sonarika reconnecting to her roots and find the "curios" mindset she once had back to her. Another part is that Reshma's relevation of her own marriage not being perfect and doing kinky stuffs with consent shows Sonarika the error in her ways. As for Sonarika still "meeting" Vikram , she understands she failed him as a partner too. And now she is aware of the broader mind games she is being played with by people around her , thanks to Meghna and her overconfidence. Sonarika is changing,  and she is changing for the better. Now Hemant's backstory will eventually be another motivating factor for her in the future. And another instance in her evolving character , is her outlook afterwards. When she almost made out with Vikram , she was disgusted by herself and cursed herself. While even though she was angry at Hemant in the beginning of the chapter because of him keeping his past from her , she doesn't care much and on the contrary still holding onto his memory. Sonarika's biggest fear is being "Alone" , but she is willing to live that fear only for him , because now her mind is more clear and stable. And in a way , once again , it will be Hemant that will play an important role in her transformation. Her arc will be paving the way to transform her from the pawn to the player of the game!


Anjana and Meghna are still to many level the negative characters in this story. With Meghna being the main bad in Sonarika's arc. Anjana is no saint here either. She has an ambition. And that is to have Sonarika and Vikram become a couple and move to Goa. That is her goal , because only if that happens will she be able to rule the entire BAJAJ CORP. For her , Sonarika and Vikram reunion is a necessity she wants to achieve. Which is why she is twisting Ritesh's murder to her advantage and trying to convince Sonarika to move on with Vikram and live their life. The only human part of her is that she doesn't want to hurt Vikram as she still loves him and cares for him as a younger brother. She doesn't care about Sonarika as long as she keeps Vikram away from Bajajcorp.


As for Vikram , he is still that desperate lover trying to win back her woman's heart. But he is doing the same methods he did initially to seduce her but its not seems to be working anymore. He is shrinking his world around her unaware of his sister's manipulation to throw him away from the family business. 

Now , for Katherine , she is very much relevant. She has a connection to a certain "You know who" which will play into our heroine learning the truth.


As for Hemant's backstory,  Sonarika believed Hemant was just a random soldier who seeked voluntary retirement after watching his friend die. It is now she learned he was no "Average" Solider but rather a ruthless commando with insane battle experience. This backstory will be her tying the thread understanding how Hemant built this weapons company with extensive knowledge on hand held weapons. Also to note , Dan's recollection of the flashback will only tell the story of Hemant's Garuda days , he may or may not know about Michael King. And as for the world building , that will only get crazier in the future chapters as next chapter too will predominantly feature Hemant's backstory as there will be a lot of events to unpack.


Now as for my choice of Kriti Sanon as the "Visual Representation" for Kirti Raghuvanshi. I already hinted this is a woman we have already seen in the story before , only she was introduced with a different name , this is her backstory here. This specific woman was introduced as a lean and tall figure with features of an acrobatic and agile fighter. Initially my plan was to use Deepika Padukone as we already have enough material of her in an Air Force Uniform. But I thought it would be too obvious. So it was just my personal choice because I kind of see Kriti in this character's appearance and in some way truly capture the essence of this fighter pilot character in those arts. Plus based on my research , Air Force pilots are meant to lean and fit as they are supposed to endure mach speeds in fighter jets. And our beautiful Kirti is a MiG-27 Jet pilot so she is an elite class!


This backstory is important because this will also pave the way for a change in Sonarika as a person as well because this backstory will change her own outreach in life. She will see things in a new way and find a deeper resolve in finding herself. I also teased her "Revenge" arc. She is only aware about the mind games on her life right now. Imagine her reaction when she learns her baby sister wasn't dead by accident but murder. So , for people concerned with Sonarika's arc , just wait when the "DHURANDHAR" in her awakens after the truth is revealed!! 


More than Hemant , I am actually going to enjoy the future plans I have for her!!!!