Preparation for war

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"Dhaksha?" Aarya held my hand.
I slowly rose and took a look around.
"Where am I?" I asked.
"We are in our home," Aarya replied.
"We can't be here anymore," Yudhistra na walked.
"What are you saying? We can't say here anymore?" I rose to my feet.
"Yeah, Dhaksha. Hastinapur sent us a letter saying, we were still their slaves and they won't give us what we rightfully own." Yudhistra na sat down in a seat near me.
"Aarya, I knew this wanna gonna happen," Draupadi said.

"We are going to reject their letter. We are going to stay here." Bheem na walked in.
"We can't do that, Aarya." Draupadi walked towards him.
"She's right. It's not Duryan, who sent this letter. It was from Hastinapur. If we reject this letter, it's like going against Hastinapur, going against Bhishma
Pitmah. Do you all want that?" I said.
"You are right, Dhaksha," Aarya said.
"Are you suggesting to leave our place?" Yudhistra na asked.
"No, Aarya. I want you to kill all Kauravas. But not the entire Hastinapur to get our rightful kingdom," Draupadi said.
"Let's just ask Viratraji for help and stay there. I'm sure he'll help us." I said.
"Let's send a letter to Kauravas," Bheem na said."Write it, Dhaksha. This Vayuputra shall crush all 100 putras of Maharaj Dhritarashtra."
"Make it 101, Bhaiya. I would crush that Karna,  with my very own hand." Aarya said.

Why would you wanna crush your brother? Why is this universe cruel to Pandavas?

"We'll send one," Yudhistra na said.

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"Mata," Abhimanyu stepped inside.
"Yeah, my dear?" I said.
"What are we doing here at the Virat Kingdom? Aren't we supposed to crush my Pitashree's enemies?" he asked.
"You are so brave. Aren't you?" I smiled.
"Mamashree Krishna taught me that, my father's enemy are like my enemy. I was grown to fight beside my Pitashree and protect my brothers," he replied.
"Am I brave, Mata?"
"You are so brave, Abhi" I gave a pat on his head.
"Your Pitashree and his brothers have gone to Hastinapur to fight against the Kauravas. Let's see what's going to happen."
I uttered those words when I already knew the entire story.

"Sure Mata," he smiled at me.
"Maharani Dhaksha, Angaraj is here to see you," a soldier announces.

Angaraj?
"Make him sit in the front. I'll be right there."
"Why is Angaraj here to see you,  Mata?"Abhi asked.
"I don't know, my dear. Let me go talk to him."
"Be careful, Mata." he stopped me.
"Sure, my dear." I smiled at him.

I walked to the front, and I saw him standing near the trees.

"What happened, Angaraj?"
"When did I become Angaraj from Karna? After Agyatvas." he smiled and walked towards me.
"It's not like that. Tell me the reason for your visit?"
"Should I have any reason to visit my Sakhi?" he smiled.
"We sent you a letter. My Aarya wants to kill you. Why are you here? When you are supposed to fight back Arjuna Aarya?"
"I know it. Vayuputra wants to kill all 100 Kauravas?"
"101, " I corrected.

"Yeah. Including this Karna. 101," he smiled.
"What's going on Karna?"
"I don't know what to do, Sakhi. I wanna protect my myntran Duryodhana, I wanna fight against Arjuna and prove myself to the entire world. But what am I going to do with you on the other side?" he asked.

"It's all fate, Sakha." I walked towards the tree.
"Can I just take a break from all this and get back to living with my wives and spending time with my children, be a well-wisher for you putras?" he asked.

Oh, Karna. Why do you have to face all this?

"Sakha, you are my Putras's well-wisher. You gave away your Punya for them."
"Is it? Why does Mirthik see me as a some chanthru of him?" he said in softone.
"That's because of that incident and you're the
enemy of their father. What can I do?"
"I know, Dhaksha. You can't do anything. I can't do anything either," he said with a smile and his eyes filled with tears.

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