Eldest : Karna and Pandava

9.Sun god!!

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The Vivasvan blessed his son with his warm rays. Karna sat at the banks of Chambal river, staring at his father with a blank face , the usual calm smile was absent. He was about to leave for Kurukshetra along with his brothers , and Vrishali and Vrishsen has stubbornly decided to tag along with him to the battlefield. He was definitely nervous about taking his first born to the battlefield. But he is not just a father , he is a warrior too , he got no right to keep his son out of a battlefield, if Vrishsena wanted to fight along his friend and father.

But as much as he was a proud warrior for the brave Vrishsen , he was a nervous father too, for the same little Vrish, his son. Vrishsen along with Abhimanyu had left to Rishi Vashisht's ashram to ask permission to participate in the Kurukshetra and to seek his blessing for the upcoming war. So the boys would join them in the camp directly.

I wonder if it's the coming war that is keeping you so occupied with your thoughts.
Someone crowed behind him.
The heavy rough voice startled him out of his train of thoughts. Karna snapped around to meet a radiant man.' No , not a man , he looks too bright to be a 'man'. He is some celestial for sure.'
Karna pin pointed as he stood up.

And the said man stood up as well. Instantly his hair went up on flames , 2 more arms emerged from behind, the mighty shoulders grew broader , or karna felt so as the giant stood up straight. The radiant man was a feet taller than Karna , and it wasn't an easy feet to achieve, considering Karna was already a giant bull. The now confirmed celestial's eyes too were set on flames and he exuded a immaculate amount of energy as a chariot dragged by 7 horses replaced the ground he stood. Adding upto the godly aura and his radiant self. His hands holding the significant representations of his powers and celestial persona. Karna bowed in reverence as he figured out that it was the Brilliant Sun god , who also happened to be his father.

Suddenly everything diminished to the same radiant man that stood there on the ground without a hair that was set on fire or a flamed up eyes or 4 hands or that fierce yet nurturing divinity. Now he exuded a fatherly affection and a gentle yet bright aura of yellow and orange hues.

Took you long enough to identify the one you admired on a daily basis, son.
The sun god teased his son , his heavy voice still sounding serious as ever.
Karna's face flushed red. He smiled sheepishly.

Wait , so you did all that just to let me know that you are the sun god?!
Karna questioned amused and a bit weirded out at the feet the sun god went , just for his introduction by almost setting the surrounding greenary on fire.
It was the father's turn to smile rather sheepishly.

Ohh.. Don't put it that way son. I found it would be easier to do that rather than explaining that "I AM THE SUN GOD" to my own son.
Karna's father said , dramatically modulating his voice and body language at  "I am the sun god".
Karna chuckled at the silliness of his father.
People didn't called his father 'mithra' for no reason, his father was responsible and serious and all ,but also friendly and approachable. Karna felt an ease washing over him near his father.

Pranipath Pithashree. (Greetings Father)
Karna bent down to seek his blessings.
Sun god felt relief coursing through his veins at the address his son gave him. He smiled whole heartedly and blessed his youngest son.

Yashaswi Bhava. (Be glorious)
A tear slipped past his orbs , but evaporated due to his own heat.

Let's take a seat , shall we.
Vivasvan suggested as he grabbed his son to stand straight by his shoulders.
The father and son sat down on the rocky ground in the river bank.