Asur :- Please, please believe me, other than Maharaj, no one knows about his place of doing yagya, that's why he sent his magical chariot along, so that she would be taken directly to him.

Vaadkshemi :- How will we find her now ? My daughter.... where is she....

Nandita :- Pitashree, please control yourself, only then we can think of something to save her.

Karn sat on a rock as Raj vaidhya applied some medicine on the cut on his chest and wrapped a bandage around it.

Bodies of dead asurs were lying all over the garden, injured soldiers sitting on ground and rest made sure no one else was left.

Chitrayu :- Listen, I'm asking you for one last time, where is she, or else I'll show you how hell looks like.

Asur :- I.... I told you.... everything I knew.... I don't know anything.... else

Chitrayu hit him with the back of his sword, knocking him unconscious.

He groaned angrily and began pacing back and forth, tapping his feet on ground.

Shalya :- Putr, we need to think with a calm mind, this unnecessary aggression will give nothing....

Chitrayu :- What else do you expect me to do kakashree, I can't just sit here and relax, knowing my sister is with them.

Shalya :- I know that, and I'm not telling you to relax, I'm telling you to think with a sincere mind.

Chitrayu :- Oh, so now we should call upon a meeting, put foreward the discussions, do the voting, while my sister is given as sacrifice in a stupid yagya!

Nandita :- Jeysth, please calm down, kakashree is saying that for our own benefit, we need to figure out a plan and that can only be done....

Chitrayu :- I just can't calm down, how can I....

Karn :- Oh just SHUT UP!

He stood up and went in front of Chitrayu.

Karn :- What ha ? Feeling angry ? Wanna fight ? Come on then, fight me first. You think Dantvatra is a stupid, that he'll bring her back, fall at your feets and beg forgiveness ? You think if he was in front of you, you would've killed him ? And if you would, why didn't you do it in battle today, where were you when he came to the battlefield. Don't make me loose my temper or I'll be many times worse than him.

Vaadkshemi :- Please don't fight among each other, maharathi Karn, I apologise on my son's behalf.

Karn :- You don't need to apologise Maharaj. (glaring at Chitrayu) Don't ever talk to Mamashree like that, I won't tolerate it again.



'For once, just for once when I choose to relax and take a nap, everything goes off the rails'

All the heads snapped towards its source only to notice Krishna standing there with a mischievous smile. Karn ran towards him.

Karn :- Where were you till now Madhav ? All this happening... they took princess with them and and....

Krishna :- Wait wait wait, relax bhrata. All your questions will be answered but first tell me what's wrong with you.

Karn :- What's wrong with me ? I'm all fine.

He looked confusingly at Krishna, who held his right hand and raised it up for him to see. Karn's eyes almost popped out when he saw his right palm glowing, as if radiating energy.

He searched for his pendant but found it missing.

'Might be entangled with her saree'

He thought, now feeling the seeping energy. All stared at him wide eyed except one person.

Krishna :- Maybe you know where she is.

Karn :- What ?

Krishna :- Try it.

Karn slowly closed his fist and visions began flashing in front of his eyes one after the other. But the next moment, he stumbled down panting, sweat beads forming all over his face and upper body.

Shalya :- What happened putr ? Did you see anything ? Where is she ?

Karn :- It's... It's too much... I can't control it.

He slowly stood up, regaining the strength. Krishna kept his hand on Karn's shoulder and smiled supportingly.

Krishna :- Do it again, go on, try it out.



Karn took a deep breath and with a determined face, he closed his fist again. Images flashed one by one and soon he found himself in an unknown place. It was surrounded by tall dark trees with monstrous bats hanging by branches, sky was dark with reddish clouds.

Then he stood in front of a hawan kund, where a yagya was going on. Dantvatra sat on one side, opposite to Sumali. Pallavi was also sitting next to her but she looked like if hypnotized and sat like a statue.

But the very next moment, he was pulled back to the real world with a thud as he landed on ground. When opening his eyes, he saw everyone looking at him with confused faces.

Krishna :- Did you see something bhrata ?

Chandrakala :- Putr, please tell us anything that you know might help us in knowing where she might be, please...

He sat up and wiped the blood coming out from his nose.

Shalya :- Putr.

Karn :- I'm... I'm fine.

He turned to Chandrakala.

Karn :- Mayalok.

All :- Mayalok ?

Karn :- Yagya... was going on and... and princess... she was sitting there... like hypnotized.

Chitrayu :- What and where is this Mayalok ? Haven't heard about it before.

Krishna :- I'll tell you.

Everyone turned to face him and he sat comfortably on a rock.

Krishna :- It's an illusionary world between Asurlok and Mrityulok, you can say like a connecting point. You cannot reach Asurlok without passing through it.

Vaadkshemi :- But why is he doing this yagya in Mayalok, Vasudev.

Krishna :- That's because Ajeya Kameshti yagya is very powerful, it can only be done once in 1 lakh years and at the auspicious timing of lunar eclipse. The living being who completes it, gets the power of Panch Mahabhut and then he/she becomes invincible in three worlds. But...

Karn :- But what Madhav ?

Krishna :- This yagya requires sacrifice.... sacrifice of the most important thing or person for you, without whom or without which you cannot imagine your life. And it can only be completed on the auspicious timing of lunar eclipse. Since Mayalok is made of illusions, any timing and whether can be created there.

There was a pin drop silence for a few minutes as all convinced themselves to believe the fact.

Nandita :- Means we were right, he came here only for jiji and that she is most important person in his life, that's why he wants to give her as sacrifice.



Krishna :- This he thinks, she may or may not be, cuz there's a difference between want and need.

Shalya :- Okay, but what now ?

Chitrayu :- We go there and bring her back before he completes the yagya.

Karn :- Or even better if we go there and finish him off along with his yagya.

Senapati :- Yes Maharaj, our army is all alarmed and ready.

Krishna :- This ain't going to be easy, there you will first face Dantvatra's wife, deciple of Shukracharya, Sumali. She is expert at different kinds of illusionary powers, she will try her best to not let any of you get near her husband.

Chitrayu :- Now there's no going back Vasudev, either we will bring my sister back or die fighting.

Chandrakala :- But the main thing is, how will we go there.

Krishna glanced at Karn and noded, Karn held his wrist and closed his eyes, summoning his energy. Taking a deep breath, he clenched his fist tightly and a very strong beam of energy flew out, opening a glowing portal.



Everyone looked at it with wide eyes, never seen anything like this before, only heard in stories.

Krishna :- On the other side lies the Mayalok.

Chitrayu :- Why late then, HAR HAR MAHADEV!

'HAR HAR MAHADEV'

Roared the army as all proceeded to cross the portal. ----------------------------------------------------------- Admist the chanting of mantras, Sumali opened her eyes burning with anger as she realised the trouble approaching.

She glanced at her husband, who was completely engrossed in his work.



Sumali :- You continue arya, I will take care of them.

She got up and created an invisible sheild around them so no one can come close to yagya. Then she opened another portal, calling in the Asur army.

Karn also reached there along with others and both the armies collapsed starting the war. She closed her eyes and chanted a mantra.

Next moment, two asurs appeared in front of her, one was a human sized lizard while other was a giant elephant.



(Makrasur)



(Gajasur)

Both smiled and touched her feet.

Makrasur :- You called us Jiji.

Sumali :- Yes, your jijashree here is doing Ajeya Kameshti yagya, but these humans have came here to stop this at any cost, I want you to keep them engaged till it gets completed.

Gajasur :- Don't you worry jiji, we will wipe them out like insects.

They summoned their weapons and rushed into the fight, wrecking havoc around. Karn stabbed an asur soldier and noticed them destroying his army.

Krishna :- Call your nephew, bhrata, we need him here.

Karn :- Ghatotkach, but how will he come here, she has already closed the portal.

Krishna :- You're forgetting that he too is a rakshas king and can fight these asurs using his illusionary powers.

Karn noded and made a small cut on his wrist, a few drops of blood fell on ground and he called out for Ghatotkach three times.

A smoke cloud from nowhere came in front of him and appeared his nephew Ghatotkach, carrying his father's mace.

Ghatotkach :- Pranam Tatshree, you called for me, so I am here, how can I help you.

Karn :- Vijayi bhava putr, and yes I need your help, I need you to fight that Giant elephant and keep him engaged while I try to kill that Lizard.

Ghatotkach noded and increased his size, matching that of elephant and rushed towards him.



Karn went to confront Makrasur.

Seeing everyone busy, Sumali turned to go back and help her husband when felt a very strong positive aura. It was coming from Krishna, who stood leaning on a tree as he watched the fights.

Sumali invoked a mace and hurled it towards him, Krishna just smiled as it came near and became powerless, falling near his feet. He smirked and turned to look at her, she summoned a thousand spears to attack him but he just snapped his fingers and spears turned to powdered dust.

'Who is he ?'

She thought seeing her attacks were of no use against him and summoned another weapon. She became so engrossed in fight that her attention shifted from others to Krishna. A fierce fight was going on between Ghatotkach and Gajasur.

She didn't notice Karn and Makrasur reached near the sheild created to protect the yagya.

Makrasur :- Want to go and destroy the yagya (smirks) you can't even get near it, even if you try.

Karn :- Only time will tell.

He kicked the asur in face, making him fall down, but before another kick could hit, Makrasur grabbed Karn's leg, picked him up and threw him towards the sheild.

But Karn's armour saved him from getting burned, he sat up and quickly jumped aside to doge the spear coming towards him. He got up again but this time Makrasur stabbed a sword on his right thigh, pinning him on spot.

Karn screamed in pain and yanked Makrasur's hand away, and with his other hand, tried to pull out the sword. Using the opportunity, Makrasur placed his other hand on Karn's head, to control his memory.

Krishna closed his eyes and clenched his fist, Sumali just watched him for a moment, trying to gess what's he upto.

'Coward' 'Low born bastard' 'He is a sutputra' 'How can he raise a weapon'

All the insults and mockings began flashing in front of Karn, his eyes turned red and nerves started emitting a golden glow. His shriek sounded like thunder as his energy exploded like an atomic bomb.



Krishna summoned a magical sheild, protecting the rest from explosion.

All just became still for a moment, watching the smoke hid everything inside. Sumali watched with a shock,

'How can a human have such energy'

Was the only question coming in her mind, worry lines formed on her forehead as she wondered if the sheild she created could withstand such power and also her brother, who was in its direct vicinity.

When the smoke slowly began to vanish, Krishna removed his sheild. In the dark background, Karn stood there all well and fine, his nerves emitting a blue glow, Dantvatra still sat near the yagya, chanting the mantras. Her sheild was destroyed but it managed to save the yagya. Pallavi was lying unconscious nearby, a glowing pendant in her hand, but Makrasur was gravely injured. He laid groaning in pain as his half burned body wasen't responding to senses.

'Anuj!!!'

Sumali ran for her younger brother, Karn saw her coming but before he could move, a glowing rope bound his hands and feet.

She patted his brother's cheek and caressed his head as tears rolled down her eyes.

Sumali :- Anuj... anuj open your eyes... look at me...

Makrasur :- (weakly) I... I think... it's my last... jiji...

Sumali :- Don't say like this anuj... I won't let anything happen...

While she was busy consoling her brother, a sudden darkness engulfed the surrounding. All the eyes darted towards the sky to notice that complete chandra grahan has taken place.



Dantvatra, without wasting any second, picked Pallavi in his arms.

Dantvatra :- O Panch Mahabhutas, I Asur Raj Dantvatra, gives you my most valuable sacrifice, the thing I wanted the most in my life, elder Koshal princess, Pallavi. Please accept this sacrifice and grant me the powers.

Karn tried to walk but fell down, groaning as he applied his strength to break his restraints. Dantvatra smiled evilly and offered her to the flame of yagya... ----------------------------------------------------------- Did you like the chapter ?

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