Midnightletters prompt 21// Death of Baahubali
The death of Baahubali is something I simply cannot forget. No matter how much time passes, the scene keeps returning to my mind again and again. It is like a moment frozen in my memory. The betrayal, the shock, and the pain in that moment feel so powerful that it refuses to fade away.
I can still picture the scene so clearly. Baahubali was fighting and defeating his enemies unaware that death was already waiting for him by someone he trusted the most, Katappa, was following behind him. Baahubali had no suspicion at all. To him, Katappa was loyal like family.
Then suddenly, in one heartbreaking moment, Katappa drove his sword straight into Baahubali’s back.
Even now, when I think about it, that moment feels like it happens in slow motion in my mind. Baahubali turns slightly, shocked but not angry. There is confusion in his eyes. He looks at Katappa as if asking why. That expression is the part that keeps replaying in my head.
The most painful part is that Baahubali does not fight back. Even though he is one of the greatest warriors in the kingdom of Mahishmati, he refuses to harm the man he trusted. As the life slowly leaves him, he still carries dignity and strength.
The crowd around him begins to panic, but the moment feels strangely quiet. Baahubali slowly collapses, and the weight of that betrayal fills the entire scene.
No matter how many times I try to move on from it, the scene keeps returning to my mind the betrayal, the look in Baahubali’s eyes, and the slow fall of a great king.
It is the kind of scene that does not just end when the movie finishes. It stays in your memory, repeating itself, making it almost impossible to forget.