Chapter 64 64. Soft Hearted, Lord Shiva
"Lord, You don't know? It's been nearly a 7 and half-mortal realm time, Later Devi Ganga adopted him and brought him here."
Surya dev could not fathom that there is a thing his lord does not know of but then thinking he might be in his Yog meditation it might be easy to not notice.
There are also lots of things his lord has to do and if he did not know something then there also has to be another reason behind it. He thinks that the reason is also the one that is not allowing him to see his son.
He knows how tricky Niyati is, It would not be strange if she decided to play her tricks on his son, After all a mother throwing her newborn in the raging river is not a normal thing, Even the Rakasha who are said to have no morals and such mother would never do such thing to her child.
So in his mind, the Niyati might have some plans for his son, Hence why it was being this way for his son. His divine blessing of Supreme charm and Sovereign physique is proof that he would not be an ordinary man.
"Really? I didn't know that, Devi Ganga did come to me today in a panic asking for help with Chaos vision. I thought she was that worried because of fear of destruction of the world, I didn't know she adopted that child."
Lord Shiva was once again surprised, Not for the fact that Surya thought of it though, The fact that surprised him the most was that Ganaga adopted Karna, It was not supposed to happen.
Karna was supposed to flow straight towards the Hastinapur and was adopted by Radha and Adiratha as their child, So the fact that there is this change is quite a scary thing for the world as Niyati don't make mistakes, There has to be something wrong somewhere.
"So she gave Karna to Bhishama to take care of?"
The Destroyer tried but failed to look into the past as it became blurred. Some strong power was restricting him from looking into the past, Which he somehow decided to ignore without knowing why.
He looked at Surya and asked, thinking if there is a change then he might be able to save that good soul. He did not have to die under the effect of curses and being weaponless, It was not a death deserved for a warrior like him.
"No, When Devi Ganga asked me where she should bring her child as Devi Satwai had already written his fate so she can't take him into heaven, I told her to bring it here, In Anga to the childless couple and my devotees named Adiratha and Radha to raise him as their own.
And Devi Ganga did just that, He was being raised as their child right now."
Lord Surya, seeing his lord was asking him a question, He quickly answered him in every detail, guessing that the unknown power might even stop his lord from seeing him.
He was thinking it has to be because of the curse that Chhaya had given him, The curse and boon is the only thing that can restrict his lord because of the respect for that curse or boon.
He is being punished for it because he did not want to see the face of his son Shani, So now he is not able to see his other son too no matter how badly wants to.
This is Karma of his, A punishment for his act of trying to abandon a mother and her son irrespective of circumstances, He always feels guilty because of that even though both of his wives tell him it was not his fault but theirs.
"Humm!? Can I now bestow a blessing on him in the form of a vision to acknowledge him?"
Chaos as to its nature could not sit still and listen to their conversation. The moment it found out there is actually someone who awakened the chaos element and it was not misunderstood, It wanted to bestow it's power on that person quickly and finally get someone who might not worship but acknowledge it's presence.
"*Sigh* I know it's your duty as chaos but I can not allow you to enter in this mortal realm, But you still can bestow your power on him and acknowledge his presence and power."
Lord Shiva too thought it was because of that Curse he did not know about Karna, Chhaya said when Surya admit that the child was his son, he would have the worst fate, So it was the curse's way of making sure there will be the no one to find out about Karna's secret through their divine sight.
So he dropped that matter and focused on Vision of Chaos who could not wait to get its follower, Or at least someone who acknowledged its existence.
But he can't allow chaos to appear in this mortal world, Yet he also understands the condition of chaos, So as soft-hearted as he is, He decided to use a loophole to let chaos fulfil its wish.
"What? There is a way? I too did not want the destruction, If there is another way, I want to try it "
Chaos was ecstatic hearing there is a way, It now is just a vision there is no way it was going against this god of destruction, So it was fearing it would fail to bless that person and then there would be a war.
But it also did not war to happen, It can't be made sure that the person who awakened its element will be safe in that destruction. It did not care about other beings as it was not the first time they would experience their end nor it would be their last.
"It's odd to hear that from you, Chaos."
Lord Shiva chuckled fullying knowing the true meaning behind the not wanting for destruction, Still, it felt odd to hear something like that from…well chaos.
"You are the god of destruction, So is it not odd that you are preventing the destruction?"
Chaos was embarrassed as being outed like this by him but it too has it's own point which it did not hesitate to throw at Lord Shiva, Both were bantering like old friends.
"Point is taken, So my solution is that why don't you give your blessing through me? I can make sure chaos will not harm anyone and you also get to bless the newly awakened element, So how about it?"
Lord Shiva laughed upon hearing the words of chaos. Indeed he is the god of the destroyer who is protecting the world from destruction. It made him giggle, If someone saw him like this without knowing his identity might have misunderstood him as any other normal person.
They can never imagine this soft-hearted sweet smiling man is the god of destruction, Who can even kill the immortals and even conquered death by killing it.
After smiling heartfeltly, He stopped and said the solution to the chaos. It's actually quite simple both chaos and he has a very much similar nature of power, Both represent creation and destruction, So it would not be wrong if he became a middleman and helped chaos to deliver it's a blessing.
This way there will be no destruction or chaos had to be chased away from here, This is a win-win situation for everyone.
"...Okay, But make sure not to give too much at once and harm him, If he is harmed, Be ready to face my wrath."
Chaos hearing the solution of Lord Shiva was a little hesitant. It is the first in eternity for a person who awakened the Chaos element. It can't risk anything happening to that person.
So even though it knew he would not harm the person, It still decided to give a stern warning, If not for knowing this is an ultimatum of his, Chaos would never have agreed with this condition.
"Okay, I will be careful, If you are ready then let's start. It's been a while since this is going on. Let's end it quickly."
Lord Shiva said with the same heartfelt smile on his face, He was not bothered by the threat of Chaos. He understood that for Chaos this person is like a devotee, So it was totally fair to be protective of their devotees.
He himself killed a death to protect his devotee, So he can't blame chaos for being protective.
"O'Lord there is something you should know about Karna, That he-"
"Stop Surya Dev, Don't tell me, If I am in the dark this world wants, Then I respect it's decision, Now wait till I am done with this to talk further."
Surya didn't want to hide anything from his lord, he walked toward Lord Shiva and wanted to tell him about Karna's powers but before he said anything, Lord Shiva stopped him from revealing anything about Karna.
He tried to see through Karna again but still, all he could able to see was a blurry image. This told him the world did not want him to know his secret, And he respected the world's will.
Surya Dev hearing this also realise what be trying to do, Everything has a reason behind it, If his lord did not know about Karna then it is also for the reason so, He doing this might have caused the chaos in the order of the world but his lord did not allow that to happen.
"Chaos, Let's start."
After that, Lord Shiva said to Chaos, Who also did not waste time and throw its dark chaotic energy at him, Which he swiftly handled, Then coated that energy with his own to prevent it from getting in contact with the world before guiding it towards the place where Karna was seated.
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(A/N : One more chapter and the story will gain its pace.
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