Phadaeng heard about this disaster and came to rescue his lover, Princess Aikham, but in vain. The Naga King threw his tail to wrap the princess and pull her down to live in the Badan, the naga city. Phadaeng ended his life. He became the ghost king and organized a ghost army to fight for Aikham in Badan. The battle went on and on until Indra came to stop the fight and told everyone involved to wait for the next Buddha, Phra Si-aan, to judge as to whom Princess Aikham belonged.Most people would think that the Naga Prince Phangkhi had no right to Aikham as he came to the scene later than Phadaeng, but the storyteller related an episode of Phangkhi's karma in his past life as a mute. He was married to Aikham, who was born as Amkha in her past life.