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In the Wake of the War

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Parts 43
Time 6h 52m

arjun death dhitarashtra draupadi family gandhari grief karn karna kunti kuruvansh loss mahabharat mahabharata new newfriends pandavas post-war recovery regrets texttospeech uttara vrishaketu vrushali

The Great Kurukshetra War is over. After 18 days of death, destruction, Annihilation, it is finally over.
But for the victors, is it really a victory? 

After the war Arjun is in despair.

Will he ever be able to get over the guilt of killing his eldest brother? Will he ever be able to know what kind of person his brother truly was? Will he ever be able to truly smile again after the war?

Vrishaketu has lost all his family. And yet we know that he will eventually get close to Arjun. How will that happen? How will he able to ever get close to his father's killer?All Rights Reserved

arjun death dhitarashtra draupadi family gandhari grief karn karna kunti kuruvansh loss mahabharat mahabharata new newfriends pandavas post-war recovery regrets texttospeech uttara vrishaketu vrushali

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Aftermath: The outlasting Krishna-Arjun journey by bleedblue2011

~𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝟝 𝕠𝕗 𝕂𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕙𝕟𝕒-𝔸𝕣𝕛𝕦𝕟 𝕛𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕟𝕖𝕪 𝕤𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤~ The war has left only devastation in its wake and the nightmares have become the new normal. The weight of the deaths of his grandfather, teacher, elder brother, sons and nephews is too much to bear for Arjun at times. Krishna holds him every time he breaks down, wondering how he has yet not connected the dots and lost his blind faith. The Lord of Creation prays his dearest friend never realizes that the one who wipes his tears is the same one who caused them to flow. Until one day, their darkest, Arjun does realize, and the eternal Krishna-Arjun journey teeters on the verge of ending. But how can eternity end so soon?

Empire of Righteousness (When it Ends) by AmayaValery

Please read the first part of this story "Empire of Righteousness (The Beginning)" A long awaited war has finally began. This war will test every emotions felt in one person. Happiness, anger, hurt, sorrow, revenge, fury. A relationship has blossomed after it was destroyed brutally in the past. Burned in fire this time it has become purer than ever, stronger than ever, deeper than ever. The war is left scars so deep and brutal. Will they be the same after the war? How will they live happily when one third of their family has been wiped out by them only? Draupadi's courageous decision to make her sons stronger in past has made those warriors invincible now. How are their lives after their mission is fulfilled?

A Different Destiny - A Mahabharat/Karn Fanfic by FictionResident

Destiny mourned the loss of not just great warriors, but also great people in the Kurukshetra war. One of them was Suryaputra Karn. Even the gods wept looking at the amount and pain and suffering their children had endured and in the end, Destiny changed its course. A story where a brother didn't kill his own brother. A story where a mother and son found their way back to each other, where Karn grew up to be the Pandavs' eldest brother and eventually fell in love with Isha, Maharaj Drupad's youngest daughter who was the result of a boon given to him by Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. _____ "Oh Lord Eshwar! Your future son-in-law's intelligence got corrupted!" said Lord Krishna, looking at Karn who was looking at the beautiful Princess Isha from a distance.

A Heart of Gold by wisteria_in_bloom

Kunti, then Pritha, casts away her son. Years later, he comes back to haunt her. The Kauravas win the War. It's no proper victory, yet when a truce is made, they have the upper hand. And she sees what the world means when they say her son is generous. Follow Radheya as he grows up, lives, learns, loves, makes friends and enemies and commits the biggest virtues and vices. Part 1 of Radheya's Mahabharat series. NOTE: This fic is not intended to hurt anyone's sentiments, religious or otherwise. If you don't like the idea, don't read. But please spare everyone futile arguments and unnecessary abuse. All cover credits go to the lovely @Elly6431 who took out time to make this masterpiece

Whisper Of The Hearts - Mahabharat Story by youngnbeautiful_Lana

When a girl is taken away from her life and placed in Dwapar Yug, where she knows no one and is lost, what will she do? Moreover she falls in love in this unknown universe. Can she choose between the two brothers? Will her choice be correct?

Another Chance for Lives by tednini

Karna and Draupadi. A story for many who wanted another chance for Karna and Draupadi. What if the Gods decides to give them another chance? What will happen if there was just a little bit of difference in time. Another chance for people to make right decision. They say your whole life splashes in front of your eyes just before you die. But the chances you didn't take, a chance that could alter your whole life, that chance will run after you even in your death. Question you why you didn't take them. The plot of the story starts for when the Trilok, Bramha, Vishnu, Maheshwar and all the Gods and Goddesses sees what the future holds for the Kuru dynasty and the people of Hastinapur. In the future, Mahabhart war ends and many suffers because of a family. The citizens who lost their lives, the widows, the orphans and Draupadi's mourning. The gods have decided to give them a chance but Surya Dev couldn't watch his son Karna suffers more so he comes to ask him if he also wants to be a not part of it. So with the boon he got from Bramha for all his penance, Surya Dev talks to Karna's soul after he dies in the war. He shows Karna a vision of what will happen and ask him if he actually wants to be a part of it. For once he goes back, he will wake up many years before he dies and won't know what will happen or rember this is another chance, and many events already happened. But his heart thats been wounded multiple times aches for Draupadi and he decides to come anyway, determined to change his life along with hers. He will wake up after a year of Lacsha garh but his soul will be much older. Purely fictional.

The Broken Bond by Nishatt1234

♪♪Mahabharat♪♪ A Tale of Smiles & Tears, Love & Hatred, Peace & Wars. Warriors are born to fight for justice, for Kinship, for Glorious Victory to withhold the honor of their ancestors and protect their subjects. However none of these would ever be able to soothe a mother's heart, specially when she knows her silence can become the reason of her own son's death. This is an alternative universe. A story what would have happened if Queen Kunti did reveal the truth to her sons before it was too late. But Karna knows every debt must be repaid. Witness the journey of Pandava warriors as they fights to win their brother, an ally, a forgiveness for a mother's mistake. 'I Will Be Your Death Prince Arjun' 'The Great Vishma Is Wrong!' 'Go away Charioteer.' 'Wait, Archer!' •°•°"Blood Is Indeed Thicker Than Water." •°•°•

The Forgotten Marriage [✓] by Bhu__2007

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Karna: the lost prince by Parasanki

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Aftermath: The outlasting Krishna-Arjun journey

~𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝟝 𝕠𝕗 𝕂𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕙𝕟𝕒-𝔸𝕣𝕛𝕦𝕟 𝕛𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕟𝕖𝕪 𝕤𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤~ The war has left only devastation in its wake and the nightmares have become the new normal. The weight of the deaths of his grandfather, teacher, elder brother, sons and nephews is too much to bear for Arjun at times. Krishna holds him every time he breaks down, wondering how he has yet not connected the dots and lost his blind faith. The Lord of Creation prays his dearest friend never realizes that the one who wipes his tears is the same one who caused them to flow. Until one day, their darkest, Arjun does realize, and the eternal Krishna-Arjun journey teeters on the verge of ending. But how can eternity end so soon?