Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi

Varuni and Varuna let them use a secret passage to the Nāga treasure.

Varuni foretells Aru's near future before she and her friends are reunited, and they fend off a large crab monster. She finds her way to the palace of Varuna and Varuni, the sea gods. They reach the Nāga realm's entrance, but Aru is separated from the group. They travel to the Nāga realm, where Aru learns that Brynne is half asura, enabling her to shape-shift, and therefore is discriminated against by almost everyone. Kamadeva also gives them Rishi Durvasa's business card. They must stab the thief with the arrow once it is revealed, to cleanse the weapon of its dark power and return the Heartless to normal. Kamadeva cannot help them directly, however, he reveals that the location of the thief can be revealed through the soul song, which is in the nāga treasury if they speak the thief's name over it. Anyone with enchantment knowledge can carve out their soul song to use the weapons. It can now rip out hearts, and the effect becomes permanent after a while. Kamadeva reveals that, while the arrow can join hearts, it received a darker power from that of his wife's, Rati, sorrow. When they meet Kamadeva, he suspects they are the thieves, but eventually begins to trust them. They agree to visit Kamadeva, the God of Love and owner of the bow and arrow.Īru learns that Aiden's mother gave up her position as an apsara to marry Aiden's father, but they are now getting divorced.

They are granted mystical items to use in their quest. Evidence does not convince the Council that the Pandavas are innocent, and they task the sisters with retrieving the stolen bow and arrow. Aru awakens in the Council, with her other sisters and her classmate Aiden, son of an apsara. She is convinced that Aru is the thief and attacks her, knocking her unconscious. Brynne is claimed by Lord Vayu and gets a mace that can alter wind direction. The two see Brynne, their other Pandava sister, and Shah's doppelgänger, who steals a golden bow and arrow from Brynne before disappearing. Plot Īru Shah and Mini fend off zombies in the Night Bazaar, where Aru notes that the zombies have something over their hearts. To prove her innocence, she must navigate the serpent realm with Mini and two new companions.

While learning how to control her Pandava powers, Aru Shah is accused of stealing the god of love’s bow and arrow. It is the second book in the Pandava Quintet, following the debut novel, Aru Shah and the End of Time. Aru Shah and the Song of Death is an American fantasy-adventure novel written by Roshani Chokshi, published on April 30, 2019, under the ' Rick Riordan Presents' publishing imprint.

Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi