The Different Mahabharata

Manmohan or....?

Yash pov

I laugh, remembering her expression that day.
She was so astonished.
Her mouth open, her wild hair flowing with wind, her clothes sticking to her body because of being wet.
She might not remember what we were.
But I had memories to keep me from falling apart.

Until this is over priye, wait till then for me.
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“What the-” a hear her voice, surprised.

I laugh whole heartedly.

‘This- how did this come here? And how am I here? Where is that cocky Manmohan? Wasn't he drowning?
But from where on earth did this palace come? That too on a beach?’
I hear her thoughts, full of questions and wonder.

She looks around, and I know she's searching for me.

‘But oh- this is a dream come true.’
At this, I smile.

“I fulfilled my promise to you that we'll have a place as beautiful and peaceful as premlok, priye.
Now all that's left is for you to come here.”

With this, I sprint away from her.
It's time for her to meet me officially.
Aha, drama, here I come.

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Niyati pov

I stand up, my clothes drenched with water.
Where is that wretched Manmohan?
I went to save him.
Did I even save him?

Oh god.
Did he die?

“Manmohan!” I call out his name, hoping he'd respond.
But no luck.

“Niyati?” I hear Bheem's voice call me.
I turn to see my 5 brothers with their weapons out.
“Who are you calling didi?” Arjun asks me, looking confused.

“Manmohan, he was drowning but then something happened and he is nowhere to be found.”

“He'll be fine.” Jyesth says, “Come on, let's go find mama and mami.”

I nod, but my eyes at the beach for any sign of Manmohan.

We start calling Vasudev mama, Devki mami and Rohini mami.

“Putri!” I heard Devki Mami's voice.
“Mami!” I run towards her and hug her and then mama and Rohini mami.

“Putri, everything is destroyed. Mathura is destroyed.” She cries on my shoulder.

“Mami, don't worry, everything will be fine.”

“How Putri? My Kanha is nowhere to be found, Balram and Subhadra are fine but Rohini is injured. And Arya is, he is devastated.”

Suddenly I remember.

“Mami, I was at the beach of Mathura. I saw a palace there. Maybe y'all can reside there?”

“What palace putri? There's no palace on the beach.” Mama says

“Yes didi, even we didn't see anything.” Sahadev says.

“Believe me, I saw there. It wasn't there before but it's there now.”

I take them to the beach and they all gasp.

“Come on Mami,”

“No putri, Kanha is still not here. I will not enter this until my putr comes.”

“I'm right here Maiyaan.”

I turn myself to find myself in front of Manmohan. But in different clothes.

His yellow angvastra, divine as ever.
His blue eyes sparkling, and inviting, like they did when I first met him.
He looked the same but one thing that changed him entirely was his mukut, and on his mukut was the peacock feather.
His morpankh fluttering with the wind, and on his lips was the infamous mischievous smile.
A smile who could make anyone fall for him.

“Manmohan?” I say in disbelief.

“Kanha!” Devki mami runs towards him and hug him, crying.

“Manmohan? No didi, this is Madhav.”

My mouth opens on its own.

He's Vasudev Shri Krishna.
He's Manmohan.
He's Madhav.
He's Kanha.
God knows what else he is.

My Lord, all this time I was talking to Vasudev Krishna?

“But...” I paused, not knowing what to say.

“You're Vasudev Krishna?” I ask him, looking in his deep blue eyes.

“Yes,” he smirks.

My eyes widen when he smirks.

“You created this! You're magical! You are Mayavi!”

He takes a step back, acting shocked.

“What are you saying? Me? Making this beautiful city? And Mayavi? What are you saying...what's your name?”

I scoff.

“First, you know who I am. Second, you did create this! You told me you were Manmohan, and thena cted like you were drowning in the water and I came to save you and then-”
I swallow, “And then...”

He smirks, “Then what? At least tell me your name first.”

“Madhav, she's my elder sister, Niyati.” Arjun says.

“Oh so you are Niyati.” He says.
“Well Niyati ji , I have no idea what you're talking about. You probably fainted and dreamt all this.”

I huff.

“I did not dream this!”

“Maiyaan, I think she needs doctor to check her up. Maybe she hit her head?”

“I do not need a doctor!”

“See, see, she's looking at me with such anger. Control your anger Niyati ji, anger is not good for health.”

I open my mouth to say but Krishna cuts in.

“I told you she needs a doctor.”

“Keep quiet Kanha, she's my putri, don't trouble her. She might have fainted but that doesn't mean that you'll make fun of her.”

“But mami, of course Didi's wrong, how can Madhav make a city come out of water?”

“I didn't parth, your sister is going crazy.”
Everyone laughs, including Mami.

“I am not going crazy!”
With that, I leave the place and run away.
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He never really did tell me what the truth was.
Whether I really fainted, or whether it was all his Maya that built Dwarka.
I can't believe that I believed him when he fed me those lies that day.
He had even lied about his identity.
                       
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