Taking another day from his life the Sun had journeyed towards the horizon. He kept gazing at his father's path, how many days it will take for him to be united with him? His every blood cell is counting moments for that very moment, the moment of freedom, freedom from this cursed life. And he knows the moment is near. He had never been so eager for the war before . Yes he was excited to prove himself greatest by aquiring victory over his arch rival, he was excited to show his enemies their right place those who always insulted him for his caste, he was desperate to prove his loyality to his best friend, the person who stood by him in his misery and indebted him for the life. Prince of Hastinapur had become the driving force of his life from that day onwards. Till now he considered Suyodhan's goal is his goal of life. Karna knew for the shake of friendship and in rage towards enemies he committed many mistakes in life, he knows many times he crossed his limits and did what pandavas really didn't deserve. Karna doesnt try to justify himself. He always wanted to die fighting a great battle and so he increased rage of his enemies. If pandavas are capable enough he will get his desired veergati otherwise he will get desired victory over them . But now everything has been changed, his life seems like a rudderless ship now, fate played such an irony with him. All his life he believed throne of kururashtra belonged to his friend because queen Gandhari became pregnant first so although Yudhisthir was born first but Duryodhan was rightful heir as both son of the then king and being victim of post mature pregnancy. But now all his perception has been changed, he smiles on his fate, the throne neither belonged to yudhisthir nor to Duryodhan, it was his. He, Karna, son of the Sun, first born of mother Kunti was rightful heir of king Pandu , the land for which the great destruction is taking place belongs to his only. Karna smirks again if he wants everything can be stopped, he knows his friend Duryodhan won't be saddened to see him on throne in stead of Yudhisthir, and millions of lives will be saved, but at cost of what? His honour? What will people call him, a traitor? Knowing the truth he left his friend who trusts him more than anyone else? Will after that anyone in world ever trust the word called friendship? Without Karna, Duryodhan may not dare to fight the war but he will have to surrender to his enemies and that will be not less that death for him, how can Karna give such inglorious life to his friend? On the other side even if Pandav accept him, will they ever can forget what insult they caused to each other, Karna himself couldn't forgive him for what he said to them how will he expect Pandav would forgive him and show respect to him? So, he made right decision to reject both Vasudev and mother Kunti, till end he will remain Radheya Karna who could go any extent for the shake of friendship. And then neighter Vasudev nor mother Kunti was really interested to take him to their side, if they were they would have revealed the truth earlier. He had no expectation from mother Kunti though and then the honour for which she abandoned him how can he snatch away that honour from her? Karna in entire life had been devoted to be the giver he cant give away the title atleast. But Vasudev at least he could reveal this earlier. No one knows what place Krishna had aquired in Karna's heart . Karna still can't believe that its Krishna who snatched the earth away from his feet. Karna cant measure what made him more hurt the truth of his birth or Krishna revealing this on such crucial moment making his life like a rudderless ship. That day for first and last time he embraced Krishna, couldn't Vaasudev feel the inner storm in his heart? Fate was always cruel to Karna and so the world which made Karna himself a cruel soul, but Krishna? did Karna deserve this in response to all his respect towards him?
Karna sighs and scolds himself for his absent mindedness, from that day he has become more thoughtful than ever in entire life he was, what's the fruit? He did what he thought was right by rejecting the offers, he fulfilled duty of a son by promising a mother not to kill four of her sons, he fulfilled duty of a brother by giving alms of four of their lives, since he already had taken oath to kill Arjun he was unable to spare him, but he trusts Krishna won't let him to do any harm to his Arjun so Karna is quite sure about who is going to die. So now he is waiting to fulfill his last duties towards his friend by saving Duryodhan till his life exists. His entire life looks like a joke to him, So, Karna is counting moments when this prank will end.
What still pinches him is the father inside him. Except 14 years old youngest Vrishketu all his eight sons are participating in the war led by his dearest eldest son Vrishasena. They are all ready to show their warrior self as any other princes of both the side. Specially Vrishasena is leaving his own small family of a pretty wife and a 5 years old son, being a warrior himself he cant stop his warrior sons to stop from participating , he won't neither justify a warrior's duty nor a father's duty if he compels his sons to do such cowardly acts when prince Lakshman and all other young boys of Kaurava clans and their allies are taking part. Karna already offered whole his family to his friend he can't return, but how would a father's heart understand? He won't lie to himself, atleast for once he was in dilemma when Krishna made the offer thinking of his sons secured future, thinking that Vrishasena would be called crowned prince of Aryavart he for a moment got weak but for the very next moment he remembered his sons are proud of him knowing his uncompromised firm nature , his truthfulness to his friendship, the promise given to his friend, for the shake of secured future he cant take away the pride from them which had been strength of them till now better they embrace death than living such cowardly long lives.
Karna suddenly got concious sensing its quite a while his father had went beyond horizon, once again darkness is prevailing including his life. How long is he sitting here? He felt ashamed , he had forgotten that it was time for his offering alms, what if someone needy had come and went back seeing him such lost? He wont be able to bear another curse if that happens. He started looking here and there in search of such person. But he didnt find anyone like that. Being dishearted Karna was about to leave, only when his eyes caught hold on someone sitting in a distance , looking at the river indifferently, due to darkness Karna was unable to recognize the person but somehow the figure, the sitting position everything was familiar to Karna.
Being curious Karna proceeded to the figure, making an advance Karna noticed the person is a young boy of around 16-17. Having a complexion of soft moonlight, curly hair upto neck, sharp nose, Karna was desperate to know who is this familiar looking boy is and why is he sitting in such posture alone in verge of such dreadful war?
Hearing Karna's footstep the boy turned his face, and Karna took no time to recognize that moonlike beautiful face anymore, the boy is sitting in same posture his father always uses to sit, that's why he was looking such familiar as Karna is quite aware of his arch rival and now revealed younger brother's every posture, the boy is none other than Karna's own nephew, Arjun's dearest son Abhimanyu.
Edited by RoseFairy - 10 years ago
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