Angulimala - 22

Ahimsaka looks for victims
 

by G. K. Ananda Kumarasiri

Ahimsaka calculated that he stood a good chance of collecting his thousand little fingers sooner by attacking unsuspecting merchants and others who frequently travelled along the major cart tracks. At the same time, his hideout on the fringe of the Jalini forest was isolated and reasonably secure for him to prey on his victims without him being caught.

From his secure hiding place in the forest, Ahimsaka began to pounce on innocent people who passed through the area. In particular, he terrorised trades and travellers who passed along the cart tracks through the Jalini Forest. He spared no one and mercilessly murdered them for the little - fingers.

Despite their fervent pleas to spare their lives, he ruthlessly butchered them all. As he began to kill more and more people, he had less and less qualms about attacking innocent men and women. Even children were not spared!

To be continued

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