A long-lost throne, sought after by the Nar-Pishachini (female flesh-eating demon) and the Yogiraj (master of mystical arts), is tied to the curse Betal received in childhood from his mother, the Gandharva maiden Suvela, for killing his own father. The curse decrees that whoever sits on that throne will make Betal their slave — but only if that person can uncover the thirty-two virtues hidden within thirty-two secret figurines.
Betal, who is well aware of Vikram’s wisdom, courage, and love for justice, wishes for the throne to fall only into Vikram’s hands, so that he can willingly serve a righteous king like him. But in the palace of Ujjayini, Queen Chitralekha, Vikram’s sister-in-law, has already conspired with the Nar-Pishachini against him — a scheme that only Betal knows how to counter.
For this reason, Betal accompanies Vikram to Ujjayini, remaining invisible to all but him, guiding him on how to claim the throne that the Yogiraj and the Nar-Pishachini are desperate to possess.
