Petrichor - Time Travel To Mahabharat Era

The Exile

"Ishwari!", Krishna's Voice filled the chamber like the light fills the dark. She looked up at him and tears automatically started to stream down her face. She held his feet and started crying miserably. Krishna held her by her shoulders and started crying as well, by embracing her. They were in the position for a long time, and she broke the silence, "Why? Why me Kanha? Why Draupadi? Why is it always the women?", she chocked out. He broke the hug and wiped her tears by saying, "This was meant to happen, Ishwari! One thing is that, this was supposed to happen to Draupadi, but you took it upon yourself!".

She looked at him perplexed and said, "What do you mean by supposed to happen? Why did i get disrobed? And if I didn't interfere, Drau- Draupadi-", she couldn't complete her sentence and chocked. He held her cheeks and said, "This is the start of the destruction of Duryodhan and his brothers! This happened because the great war should happen! And you became the reason, Draupadi became the reason for it! This will lead to the eradication of the Kauravas, and evil forces from the world", and nodded at her.

She looked at him, wiping her tears, "Then what about me? What about Draupadi? I know this is meant to happen, but- but why do we have to suffer?". He stood up and started walking slowly, "If Draupadi, the samragyi of the entire Aryavart suffered this; You, The pure manifestation of Arthanarishwar, who cannot be touched by anyone in the entire universe, suffered this, then imagine about the normal women! What they must be going through? It will go down as a classic example that, even gods suffered, and for every tear that had been dropped off and women's eyes, every blood drop compensated!".

She stood up in a rage and said, "I will go and eradicate those Kauravas! NOW! And I will eradicate the entire Kuru race!", and started to sprint out, but Krishna stopped her by holding her hand, "Ishwari! This is not the time! Trust me! And forget it for the time being!". She yanked his hand away and asked, "What do you mean? I have to forgive them? Forgive him?", Krishna nodded and said, "Ishwari! Please forgive him now! This... This forgiveness will lead him to the first step of destruction!". She looked at him with hope in her eyes, while he nodded smilingly.

She wiped her tears and bobbed her head, "Okay Then Kanha! But i promise! I will make sure... That they die... In the most impossible way!", she grunted out. Krishna caressed her head and said, "Now! Get ready! It's time for you to leave this place!". She looked at him and said, "I- I can't face Dau now! I basically ran away from the battlefield... And.. that's why the worst thing a commander should do!". Krishna looked at her sadly and said, "Yeah! He became angry and demoted you from your position! You are no longer the commander of Dwaraka!".

She chuckled dryly and said, "I expected this, Kanha! And it doesn't affect me anyways! As I don't care about anything materialistic anymore! The only thing I care about is Draupadi! And her safety! Sorry, Kanha! I can't come to Dwaraka leaving her!", she sighed. He shook his head and said, "I wasn't talking about you coming to Dwaraka! You are going to Vanvas! With them! For 12 years! And incognito for 1 year!". She looked at him wide-eyed and shouted, "What? Why should I go to Vanvas for the mistake Yudisthir has made?".

Krishna said holding her shoulder, "Duryodhan refused to give any chances to you! He made Yudisthir play again! And you are included in that game as you went against the rules in the hall of Hastinapur!". She scoffed and said, "This man will never change! He lost everything, and yet he played again! Where is he?". Krishna replied, "They all have been waiting for you to open the door since last night! And today, as soon as the sun rises, you all have to leave!".

She grinded her teeth and ran outside the chamber, and started shouting at him as soon as she spotted everyone, "You have no brains?", making them look up and sigh in relief as they saw her. Yudisthir was hanging his head low and wasn't saying anything, "I'm talking to you, Samrat! This isn't the Dyut sabha for you to stay silent!", and scowled.