Karna's reincarnation

3. Angraj Karna

Here I was getting ready for the crowning.

I sighed frustrated with all those jewels. I hated wearing them.

Baba and maa were here looking at me amused while I was making faces wearing royal outfit.

Baba wasn't here.

I had to pull him here behaving like a five year old kid asking for cotton candy which made everyone laugh.

I know I am cute!

Anyways.

I was ready and I walked with my parents towards the court with soldiers guiding us.

On my way, I saw Mata Kunti standing and smiling at me.

She wiped her tears and turned her face towards my brothers for the court.

Ha! Let's have some more fun.

"Won't you bless your first born mata?" I asked.

She coughed hearing it while those five looked like ducks and their jaws almost fell on floor.

"I mean-" I smirked. "you say I am the jyesht of these five. You said that in childhood so I can consider myself as their eldest and your first born, can't I?" I said.

"Yes", she said trying to control her tears.

"Bless me then", I said firmly.

I touched her feet and she kept her hand on my hair. I closed my eyes feeling her touch.

Maa! Why you had to abandon me?!

I sighed and got up. She opened her mouth to say something but closed it again. I expected it to be honest. She was a coward.

I didn't disagree.

I held the hands of my adoptive parents and saw how she looked at it sadly imagining me holding her hand.

Face it. It's because of you we are so near yet so far.

My brothers are so far.

I took my parents inside and Duryodhan hugged me. I hugged him back.

The crowning was about to begin.

"I would like to call the queen here", I smirked.

And entered a betroot red Vrushali. I chuckled seeing her. She looked cute. She kept looking down and stood beside me.

"Queens should always look up", I whispered huskily in her ear.

"I-I am not a queen", she stuttered.

"Then who rules my heart?" I asked smirking and she got deepest shade of red.

She looked up and I smiled.

The crowning ceremony began as I sat with Vrushali and we both got our rajya abishek done.

I got the big crown on my head. I glared at it.

It's size was huge than my head.

Oh yes. By the way, you must be thinking how I am making Vrushali the queen without marrying her.

No issues.

I cut my thumb with my sword and filled her hairline.

Problem solved.

She was shocked at my sudden move and I winked at her and she got flustered.

We both stood up as everyone looked at us amused.

Kauravas were hooting for us.

I smirked. I loved this. I was actually very familiar to it. In my era too, I was famous.

Here comes the Angraj! Cheer for me!

"Karna", Mahamahim came. I almost scowled. I would snap if he decided to make me annoyed again.

"You got the throne without doing anything but being a king is a big responsibility", he said.

"Oh come on Mahamahim", I said controlling my anger. "You being at a great position still don't know what is right and what is wrong. So why can't I being a non royal know how to handle this big responsibility. You see", I smirked. "status really doesn't explain your capabilities".

"I know right and wrong better than you", he retorted.

"That's why you decided to force molten gold in a boy's mouth. Didn't you?" I raised my voice as I retorted back.

That made him silent.

"That's why you took an oath staking not your, but your kingdom's future because you were going to be the king. You staked the future of your people. Didn't you?" I asked.

"Surely you are the righteous here that's why you thought it was quite fair to kidnap three princesses for your brother who died on the same day", I said further.

"And you are so bound by dharma that destroying a woman's life was quite justified in your eyes that it literally forced her to end her life, isn't it Mahamahim?" I asked.

Maybe I didn't realise I was shouting because the court was silent now.

"If this means dharma. Kindly allow me to be adharmic Mahamahim. Kindly allow me to do all things that are not right", I said and joined my hands.

There was the point of Gandhari Mata as well but I couldn't say it. Not now.

"And I am sorry I didn't mean to disrespect you but if I won't say my point, I would be doing wrong with myself so here it is", I said.

"Leaving it aside. You can go to Anga tomorrow", Duryodhan said.

"Surely. I heard that Anga isn't well", I said knowing well about Jarasandh already.

"Yes sadly. Magadh naresh Jarasandh tortures people there", Duryodhan said.

"And still none of us helped them", I raised an eyebrow.

"Magadh naresh is very powerful. Fighting him means risking whole Kuruvansh", Arjun said quietly.

He's quiet shy as a boy.

"Doesn't matter", I said. "they are the people who deserve a good life as well and I will give them that", I said firmly.

"But you can't make others get in danger. Everyone is equally important", Arjun argued.

I hated to admit it but he was right.

Everyone was important.

I smirked when I got the idea. One more thing needed to be corrected. I needed to be free from promises and friendship to ensure the purpose of my presence here.

"That leaves us only with one option. If the people are not kuruvanshis anymore, Jarasandh won't be able to attack Hastinapur in that excuse", I said and faced Duryodhan.

"Make Anga independent Duryodhan", I said firmly.

That made everyone silent.

"Henceforth, Anga is not subordinate to Hastinapur. It's a kingdom with its own identity and it won't be obliged to serve Kuruvansh under any circumstances", Duryodhan declared with a smile.

I smirked. Plan successful!