Son of Fire, daughter of the Sun

Chapter 13: When an ant thinks it is an elephant, that is the will of Krishna

Sorry for the delay dear readers. My exam was ongoing so I couldn't publish any chapter's. So, I sincerely apologize.
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"O Caruvikrama, it has always been hard for me to interfere in the fate of lovers, destroying their personal happiness, but I had no choice. Bhishma's son has become a serious obstacle to our plans, and we both know that the well-being of the universe is above all, so I again tried to fix this strange world by letting it go on its intended path. “What have you decided to do again, my beautiful Player?” Mahadev asked."

-"And whom did he make the executor of his will?"

“Now I’ll tell you in detail, O Avyakta!”

"The king of the province of Tulunga just at that time performed severe austerities in order to become invincible. He attracted his eldest son to austerities in order to succeed for sure. And you know very well, O Vyomakesha, anyone who desires power is easy to control. I sent the sage Narada to the ruler of Tulunga to inspire the king with the necessary thought."

“And what did your cunning envoy put into the head of another fool who, I believe, dreams of power and eternity?”

"The sage Narada suggested that King Tulunga ask Brahma for the gift of being defeated only by that warrior, whose male spirit is imprisoned in a female body. Since at that time rumors about the unexpected transformation of Princess Shikhandini into a man had already spread throughout Bharata, the king of Tulunga happily seized on the thought thrown up. After all, there was no one else who could defeat him. The fact that the warrior Karna again became Karishma, the king, of course, did not even know. And no one remembered Karna, because the kings and princes had long forgotten about the strange incident with the magical transformation of a devi into a kshatriya. Thinking that he managed to outwit even the gods, the king of Tulunga asked for the very gift from Brahma and, of course, received it, since our dearest Brahmadev never refuses anyone. As you know, the old man does not care that we always clean up the consequences of his “blessings”, O Akhirbudnya. So, Brahmadeva bestowed a gift on the happy king, and the fool, as always happens, became proud for just one day and one sleepless night and decided that now he deserves more than just sitting on the throne of a small province."

“Now, even alone, I can defeat anyone, even Brahma himself,” he thought. But just in case, he decided to start with a conventional war, gathered an army and set off to conquer the surrounding lands. While the prideful man, maddened by his own strength, moved forward, slowly but surely approaching Hastinapur, adding new kingdoms to his province along the way, his eldest son also completed the penance. The ardent seventeen-year-old youth was about to ask for the strength of a thousand elephants, but before he could do this, the sage Narada, whom I had sent, also appeared to him, convincingly explaining that now it was much more important to rush to the aid of his father. Yes, and you need to ask for such a blessing in order to be able to avenge the death of the king in case of emergency. The sage Narada informed Crown Prince Tulunga that a young devi had been found in Bharata who was in fact a great warrior in spirit. And this devi is going to make every effort to prevent his father from capturing Hastinapur, which she once vowed to protect."

"Karishma vowed to protect Hastinapur?" Mahadev was surprised.

- "When did it happen?"

“O Shuddhavigraha, in those days when Prince Duryodhana subjected himself to a prolonged fast after the rajasuya yajna at Indraprastha, Karna visited him and conversed with him for a long time. In response to the prince's words that life after such humiliation has no meaning, Karna vowed to Duryodhana to be at his side in the coming battle with the Pandavas. And he also promised that whenever Hastinapur was in serious danger, he would come to the aid of the prince. Had it not been for that vow, Duryodhana would never have stopped his hunger, but meeting Karna gave him the strength to continue living. However, I doubted very much whether Duryodhana would use Karna's help in the event of an attack by the king of Tulunga, especially if by chance he found out that Karisma again received a female body. I had to aim for sure, so I had to enter the next game myself again. Long before the king of Tulunga, inspired by his victories, began his journey through the Dandaki forest, I sent three wandering brahmins to Mount Mahendra to visit Parashurama, and at the same time looked at Arundev and told the latest news about the victorious king who received the blessing of Brahmadeva. The Brahmins should have also mentioned that the king of Tulunga was definitely going to go to Hastinapur. With his blessing, he undoubtedly posed a huge threat to the strongest warriors, including Bhishma, Drona and Duryodhana. Brahmins obedient to me conveyed everything word for word to Arundev, as well as the fact that the Great Bhishma himself tried to stop this king, but even he was unable to do so. After listening to this news with her husband, Karishma began to get ready to go. Arundev tried to dissuade her, but Karisma flatly refused the idea of ​​non-intervention. The spirit of the warrior made her look for battles, and the oath given to the prince had to be fulfilled. This is what Karishma told her husband about. Shaking his head and realizing that his wife could not be dissuaded, Arundev made the only possible decision under those conditions: to go to Hastinapur with his wife and also take part in the coming battle. A day later, after spending the last night in their house on the mountainside, they mounted their horses, took up weapons and advanced towards Hastinapur.