The Sun And The Moon

Yagya

Divyanshi had set off with the Kaurav brothers and Gandhar Raj Shakuni to Indraprastha. The journey was longer than she had expected. To pass the time, she looked at Karn's pictures on her phone. Was it true love? She questioned it billions of times. Even if it was, was it mutual? The questions had kept her awake for nights. She shook off the thoughts and distracted her mind with music and reading books on Wattpad that she had written before ending up in the Dwaparyug.

After the long journey, the group reached Indraprastha. The yagya was yet to begin but welcoming of the guests had started. She fixed her hair as she stepped out of her chariot. They all stepped into the Maya Sabha. Divyanshi didn't expect to be surprised because she had read Mahabharat hundreds of times, yet she was mesmerised. The Maya Sabha looked like a place straight out of a Disney film. The group walked further, and the scenery changed, they walked further again, and the scenery changed again. Finally, they reached the main sabha.

Duryodhan, being the self-proclaimed leader, walked in the front. Divyanshi was walking beside him, showing no disrespect yet also, announcing her presence with her elegant manner as she walked. Shakuni passed looks to Shishupal and Dushasan as they all watched the two.

Distracted by the playful rivalry, Divyanshi had forgotten about the illusion. She and Duryodhan stepped on the 'fake carpet'. In reality, it was an invisible pond, one could only see it from a step away. She fell in the pond along with Duryodhan. To her surprise, she enjoyed the fall, after all, they both were once friends.

"That was fun." She commented with a slow smile forming on her corpse-like face.

Duryodhan and his mates felt confused, "I don't see it as funny." Duryodhan said with a low voice. The sabha laughed at them and murmured things. "This is humiliating. How is this funny to you?" His tone was changed, and he sounded more confused.

"Try smiling. It won't harm you." She said. She tried to step out of the pond but the surface was slippery. A hand came into view, a beautiful aura came along with it. She knew whose hand it was. She smiled, "Thank you, Mr. God."

Krishnn pulled her out of the mess, "I must say I love helping people." He looked at her clothes. "You need to change. You can catch a cold."

She whispered, "Just dry me with your magic."

"I'm not a magician." He chuckled at her request.

"A blind man's son is blind as well." They heard a voice.

Divyanshi spotted the maid who had made the rude comment on Duryodhan. Divyanshi found out why during his childhood Duryodhan couldn't hit the fish's eye, Duryodhan's eyes fell on Draupadi, who simply laughed lightly at the maid's comment. Divyanshi figured he had misunderstood the situation.

"Duryod-" She tried to speak.

"Is this still funny to you?!" Duryodhan snapped at her before he left.

Maybe anger can truly trick a man's mind, Divyanshi was annoyed. She didn't bother to talk to him further. She went back to her room and changed into a normal sari. She came back and sat on her assigned seat. She sat next to Krishnn.

"You can be sad about it. I'm here." Krishnn smiled at her.

She returned him the smile, "Thank you...Thank you for saying that."

"It is my job after all. Looking after my creations, my friends and well-"

"Is he eyeing us?" Divyanshi interrupted.

Krishnn didn't look in the direction of her gaze yet knew who she was talking about. He sighed, "Yes, he is angry with me."

Divyanshi eyed Shishupal back. She turned to Krishnn, "Little does he know, his fate is in your hands."

Krishnn slightly smiled at her, "Our fate is in our hands. I might not end him today." He looked at her confused face, his smile grew more. "It is a possibility that he won't commit any sins today and again, there is a possibility, he will."

"...So, is there a possibility where the Mahabharat doesn't take place?" She asked him with hope in her eyes. She glanced at the Pandav brothers and Draupadi. "And...what about cheer-haran?"

"I can't tell you that." Krishnn simply replied but his smile faded.

"Will he die?" She asked him about Karn.

"That depends on his choices...and his sangathi." He sighed, "I only want people to follow dharm but they don't, that's where I step in and stop them. I always give them a choice to stop with the adharm but...that's rare."

"...Even gods feel sad." Divyanshi remarked to which Krishnn nodded and smiled.

The ceremony continued. Yudhishtir and Draupadi performed the yajna. Divyanshi noticed Shishupal's gaze, he was glaring at Krishnn, the yayna fire, the Pandav brothers, and even Draupadi. Draupadi got up from her seat and took blessings of all the elders. Divyanshi clicked pictures of her best friend. Draupadi walked to Krishnn to seek his blessings but was interrupted by Shishupal.

"Why is this Krishnn getting special treatment?" Shishupal spat his rude words with his hideous face.

"Ah, so he is indeed dying." Divyanshi muttered and vlogged herself, "Even picked the worst outfit to die in. Why so sparkly?"

Not caring for what the others would think, Shishupal continued speaking rudely about Krishnn as he threw a feather out, "He has 16108 wives. Don't you all see his obscenity? What has he done to get this treatment?"

Divyanshi glared daggers at him, "Be careful. With all the sins you have committed, the gates of heaven won't even open for you." she got up from her seat and stepped forward. "And how do you have the guts to insult my best friend? With that pumpkin face-"

"Only a whore has a male best friend." Shishupal interrupted her and threw one feather on the ground.

Divyanshi scoffed, "Well, aren't you one? Aren't your best friends the kings of this land?"

Shishupal's mouth was wide in surprise, "You shameless girl! You are in a relationship with man while being unmarried. You're the whore here!" He snapped at her but as his hand reached his waist to throw a feather, there were none left.

Divyanshi smirked a little as he watched Shishupal's face filled with horror and regret. Before Shishupal could ask for forgiveness, blood appeared on his neck as his head fell off his body. His head hit the ground, Divyanshi glanced at the Sabha, everyone looked at Shishupal's dead corpse in horror. The Sudarshan Chakra flew back to Krishnn but nicked his finger, blood started to draw from the wound. Draupadi, who was still surprised from the event, stood still. Divyanshi tore a piece of her sari and tied it on his finger.

"Is your finger ok? Does it hurt?" She asked him.

Krishnn had a faint smile on his face, "I'm fine."

Duryodhan protested and demanded an explanation for killing Shishupal. A chaotic argument took place in the Sabha. Divyanshi sighed and held her head. Draupadi patted her back gently. Divyanshi wondered for how long Karn would be away from her.

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Yeah, so my fish ran away...but I'm back!