Just the second after karn entered the fire, the fire turned into a beautiful blue lotuss and showered on him and fell at his feet. Everyone mouth was hanging wide open, Krishnas face held amusement and a small smile, even with the tears of pain in his eyes. Arjun was beyond confused as he could still feel the pain of the burn in his hands. Should he feel happy that his brother is alive or should he feel sad that his love was dead. Karn opened his eyes up on feeling the flowers caress him, he started looking around frantically for he could smell her now. The scent of blue lotus that was specially her surrounded him and he could not understand why he was unable to see her?. Only then he took notice of the other people around him and he was shocked to know that he was in the same place.
He ran into the fire right? He should have died and met her so, why was he in this place which she has gone forever from?. His heart was yearning and screaming for her, His Yagnseni yet there was no emotion on his face. As everyone came out of their thoughts, they noticed karn who was standing like dead man. Kunthi wondered Surya dev said that he would hold the shine of the sun yet today he was standing hollow with no light, it was as if there was no life in him. Only karn knew that there was actually no life in him, karn just fell on his knees and stayed like a statue, there was no movement. No one knew what to do next, as they thought of moving away from there to give karn sometime to calm himself. Krishna called out for the kunteyas as they turned he said Whatever blessing you got from panjali will come true and a lot more as this going to be the beginning of the era of dharma.
Karn did not want to hear these so he stood up and started walking in a opposite direction away from all of them.Krishna called for karn, he paused without turning around he just spoke one word why? . That was the most broken voice one has heard from karn.
Krishna spoke with his usual neutral face Of all people you should know very well, that this fire would have never hurt you karn In return all karn gave was a dry chuckle. He started walking again, all this was too much for him. Krishna did not seem to give up, he called him again so karn thought of increasing his pace as he knew his helplessness and grief were taking a form. Anger has started to bubble inside him like lava and he was exactly a few moments before eruption and krishna was definitely not helping him. It seems krishna really did not want to give up so he said something which he clearly knew was more than enough to get on karns nerves. Dont you want the boon karn? his voice pierced through the wind and did for sure cross the limits of whatever was left inside karn.
Do you really think I want something? Do I look like something is left in me? Do you even realize what is happening? Or is the world suddenly so keen on being kind to me? Or is there anymore duties that should be fulfilled by me? His heart was screaming these question but unlike every other time when he suppressed these inside him, he actually screamed these out. What could happen? Or what was there with him to lose?
Everyone were shocked the always calm, composed and mature karn was screaming and it was not something that happened frequently. Karn never lost his composure not even when he was discriminated, humiliated or cursed but today was not a normal day. People present there had seen too much that was not even present in the imagination of anyone there.
