The War Against Destiny

Chapter 5

The whining of a kid echoed through the environment, the whining belonged to karn who was being dragged by Rudra to Mahadev's temple, till date karn never visisted temple for one and only reasons, he believed that gods only watch good people suffer and bad ones enjoy. He had seen how those higher class people pass digusting comments on his mother when she goes to buy vegetables, how they look at them as though they were affected by some kind of incureable disease, avoided as though they were plauge for hell sake even they were humans like everyone who get injured by the sames who have the same hands legs and organs, even they laugh when someone tickles them, even they die if they are posioned, even they have the same  red blood running in them just like the higher class people, when brahma hasn't discriminated them during the time of creation who are these puny higher class to diacrimimate. Thats why he never visisted temple and now he is pissed seeing rudra drag him to one because his mother shared her distress to rudra  that he didnot believe god and how he never set foot in temple.

Rudra on the other was thinking of a way to be friend karn and duryodhan. Both have huge egos while duryodhan believes everyone be friend him because he is the son of the king while karn despises people from the higher class. How could Rudra make two such people friends he knew how difficult his friend sorry not his anymore was to talk to, "karn stop struggling today you are coming with me to the temple thats final you have no choice, devi radha ki kasam" making Karn stop struggling and silently come.

"But why should I go to the temple" asked Karn

"I once had a friend he was great warrior with a good heart but people always misunderstood him. He was a great devotee of Mahadev i promised him to visit the temple on every festival occassion" said rudra remembering duryo making him promise to go to the temple because he believed that Mahadev and devi parvathi will keep him safe but who would tell his friend that god's aren't trust worthy. Keshav betrayal hurt him the most never in his wildest dreams he had thought keshav would want his death. He realised that Keshav only befriended him so that he could get him to pandavas side and make him their slaves after those sadist will never accept a person raised by sut as their brother, his broken heart crushed into dust after keshav's betrayal but no matter what happens he cannot stay angry on his loved ones for a long times keshav betrayed him for the greater good but he won't abonden him like he did he will unite his friend with his lover Radhaika (radha) and the moment they tie knots his friendship was also burn in the holy fire of his friend's marriage. Devi Parvathi gave him a second chance because she couldnot bear to hear the wailings of the mothers who lost their kids in the war, not because he struggled or kauravas and Gandhari faced injust.

Soon Karn and Rudra reached the temple and prayed after they finsihed their prayers karn and rudra sat down under a tree for a while, a few minites later rudra left saying he wilk back in a moment . After Rudra left  karn walked for awhile and ended up bumping into a kid who was no older that 9 the kid was dressed in a commoner's. Karn felt a sort of bond attracting him to the kid the same could be said to the kid.

"Hello, I am Karn" said Karn with his usual cheeky smile

"I am.........Suyodhan" said Suyodhan who feared that if he told karn his name was duryodhan then he will also try to befriend him for power or call him a bad omen and leave. He craved for a genuine friend and this man had a warm smile with a aura which screamed warmth love and kindness.

"What are you doing here ....bhratha karn" said suyodhan

Karn was taken back by duryodhan's statement, on seeing his reaction duryodhan immediatley said "sorry I didnot know how to address you and you seemed so friendly thats why I called you bhratha,"

"You can call me bhratha as i am elder to you and to answer you question I am waiting here for someone "

Duryodhan made oh face before saying "Can I give you company till then"

To which Karn nodded "what are you doing here suyodhan"

"I am here to give my mata company to the temple but since the puja will take a long time so mata asked me to play for a while " said Suyodhan.

From far Rudra was watching the friendship bloom tears were at the brim the edges of his eyes and his heart cleanched in fright and craving for his friend, when he sees this sight how are duryodhan and aswathama copeing up with his death. He could imagine their face filled with tears sadness and the pain they were undergoing. He knew duryodhan will die but this time everything will change duryodhan will live, kauravas will live, somewhere far and safe, Away from those bunch of sadists a happy life which he deserved.

And thats how the friendship between two friends begun, a beautiful friendship which will be celebeated by everyone the one thing people will admire the most in duryodhan's character.