19. The Book Of Destiny

"Why did you invite all of us here in such haste, Devraj (King of God's)?"

"Yes, Devraj, but why? You even used the highest level of summoning order."

"Will some Asura endanger the world?"

"Or is it new trouble caused by you?"

The gods gathered in an assembly in Indra's royal court. Everyone wanted to know why they had been summoned here. Some gods were worried, some were excited, and some powerful gods were even directly asked if he had caused anything.

"Silence, first wait for everyone to arrive, then I will tell."

Indra closed his mouth again. He was irritated by the constant babbling. He became even more enraged when he was accused. He wanted to argue and ask them since when he had caused any trouble, but then he realised there had been many instances. He would only make a fool of himself if he said it. So he pretended he didn't hear anything.

"The god of the sun and light Surya is on his way with his wife's goddess of twilight Sandhya and goddess of shadows Chhaya!!!"

Among the gods, the Announcement of Surya and his wives was heard as Surya and his wives entered the court.

"Lord Surya has arrived. Let us go and ask him. Perhaps he was aware of it."

"But he appears tired; we'll just have to wait until Indra tells us. Lord Surya is tired, so don't bother him."

"You are correct; let us just wait until Indra tell us his purpose."

When the gods see Surya enter the assembly, some of them want to go ask Surya why they were summoned there. However, other gods intervened when they noticed the worried expression that they mistook for tiredness.

'Does Indra know anything about Karna and his constitution?' If that's not the case, why did he summon everyone here? There is definitely a Karna's reason for it.'

Surya was lost in thought and was not paying attention to anyone. Indeed, if Indra is aware of Karna's constitution, Then gods should be concerned. After all, the holder of the Sovereign Constitution is invincible in the same realm, and Karna possesses Supreme charm, with which he can even enchant the gods even Trimurti is not off limit.

When Karna grow up, he will become an unstoppable force that even gods must beware of, And because gods are unaware that Karna is the son his Lord Surya, they will undoubtedly regard him as a threat and try to eliminat him. If they knew, they would not only see him as a threat, but also as a valuable asset, but alas he is unable to tell them because of a curse.

'Svami (Husband), I'm sorry; it's all my fault.'

Chhaya felt guilty after seeing through Surya's worry. They now be holding their son in their arms if she did not curse him. So she apologise by communicating through her inner voice.

'Chhaya, it's not your fault; it was our fate. Even we are puppets bound by the string of fate. So don't feel bad about it.'

Surya, seeing her self-blaming, tries to persuade her. Sandhya even approached her and held her hand to console her.

"Do you have any idea why this is happening, Pitashri (Father) and Matashri's (Mother's)? We and Devraj are extremely concerned about the situation."

A very handsome man with a noose around his waist and a large golden mace in his hand approached the trio. He has a tall and muscular body that appears to be filled with immense strength. He was Yama or Yamraj (King Yama) the lord of the netherworld and the god of death and Dharma (Righteousness). He is the eldest son of Surya and Sandhya.

The noose around his waist is a Yampash (Roop of Yama), a celestial roop with the boon of reaping a mortal soul without any conditions. The mace he was holding had little power aside from being indestructible; no matter how much strength was applied, it would not break. It could also be summoned to his user from anywhere in this world. There is also a rod known as Yamdand (Rod of Yama) that has the power to send rep souls directly into the nether, but He is not welding it at the moment to show respect for the court because that weapon can even send immortal souls into the nether.

"Wait! What exactly do you mean? Tell me from the start."

Surya noticed his eldest had arrived to greet them. He was about to bless him when his words caught Surya's attention. Sandhya and Chhaya's ears were even erected to hear the reason.

"You're not aware of it, Lord Surya?"

A handsome man with a scholarly aura approached the father and son while they were talking. His body wasn't particularly muscular, but he shuddered with intelligence. He was holding a bird feather pen and a book that appeared to be divine. He is Chitragupta1(The one rich in secrets), and he records and notes all the good and bad deeds of mortals in three worlds, after which they decide on the appropriate reward or punishment .

The book he was holding was gold-plated and adorned with various precious gems. Even though the pages of this book are made of gold, it appears fragile. Nonetheless, this book exudes an aura of invincibility. This book is referred to as Bhavishyavani, or The Book of Destiny. This book contains written records of everything that has occurred, is currently occurring, and will occur.

"Chitragupta, Dev (God), I'm not sure, can you tell me why we were summoned?"

Surya inquired, He was curious whether the gods were aware of Karna. If they do, he must plan ahead of time to prevent them from taking a drastic step.

"Oh, it's kind of like this-"

"The river Ganga, the goddess of purity, is on her way!!!"

Chitragupta wanted to tell Surya about the situation, but the last god they were waiting for arrived. Ganga entered the hall, drawing everyone's attention.

"Now that everyone has arrived, I must give you some bad news."

When the final god arrived, Indra was ready to announce the dire situation.

"Have you forgotten about me, Indra dev?"

But, just as Indra was about to make his announcement, a very handsome black-skinned god appeared out of nowhere in the courtroom. He was seated on a large black crow, holding a trident and an axe. On his golden crown is a beautiful divine-looking blue sapphire gem. His body is like as if it made up of ferocious weapons. However, if you look at his eyes, you will notice that he is always looking at the ground, and his sight never once falls on the other gods present.

When the other gods saw his arrival, they rushed to make a way for him. Even though bringing your mount to the god's court is disrespectful, no one complained. After all, no one wanted to offend the god of justice, Shani.

"No, Shani Dev (God), I didn't forget about you; I just assumed you were busy, so I didn't send you a summon ord- *Ahem* request."

On the throne, Indra was drenched in cold sweat. He didn't invite Shani because he wanted to keep himself as far away from him as possible. After all, Shani is one of the most powerful gods with a very bad temper for an egotistical person, which is one of Indra's major flaws. Not to mention that the mere sight of Shani is enough to deprive him of his position, power, and wealth and condemn him to a life of misery for quite some time.

That's why, unless absolutely necessary, he avoided any contact with this god, but now he's provoked him.

"Putra (Son) Shani come here."

Chhaya quickly called out to Shani, seeing that he was about to do something to Indra. Only a few people can calm the enraged Shani, and fortunately, she is one of them.

"All right, Mata (Mother)."

Shani didn't bother playing with Indra when he heard his mother calling him. Although he enjoys making arrogant people like Indra upset, he is more concerned with his mother's orders.

"Bless me, Mata (Mother) Sandhya, Mata Chhaya, and Bhrata (Yama)."

Shani quickly approached them and paid his respects to both of his mothers and brother, but then he stood by the side and thought of something, prompting him to go to Surya.

"Bless me, Pitashri (Father)."

Shani went to pay his respects to his father Surya, but instead of waiting for Surya's response, he went to the side to stand after he pay his respect. Surya was also helpless; he simply gave him a blessing and said nothing. Shani has always hated and resented Surya. Surya, too, didn't mind it anymore as he had tried and failed multiple times to repair their relationship. This means that there is little animosity between father and son.

"All right, Dharmaraj (King of Dharma) Yama, please come forward and explain why everyone has been summoned here."

Seeing that Shani was no longer concerned about him, Indra spoke, but he didn't want to risk saying anything else in front of Shani, so he simply threw the responsibility to Yama. We have to say he has a sharp political mind because this move not only implicates him but also lessens Shani's dissatisfaction because both Yama and him were loving brothers.

"So we've gathered here to discuss a very serious matter, Chitragupta please bring Bhavishyavani, the book of destiny, here."

Lord Yama shook his head helplessly and began speaking on behalf of Indra. He knew his brothers themper very well, so he had to come forward to inform the gods about Bhavishavani's problem. As he invited Chitragupta, who held book in his hand.

"As you all know, the Bhavishvani, also known as the Book of Destiny, has written in all the events that have occurred, are occurring, and will occur, but there is an anomaly here: this book is no longer showing a fixed future at all."

Yama said everything in one breath and braced himself for a barrage of questions.

"What!!!"

The gods were all stunned by what they were hearing. They even question whether their ears are functioning properly.

(A/N: As you can see, there is no cliffhanger today.

[1] Chitragupta: You can think of him as Lord Yamas accountant, but he other then money keeps track of mortals' deeds. Chit means mind, and Guta means secret, because he carries the Book of Destiny, and he is also known as the One Rich in Secrets because everything is written in the book.

[2] Bhavishyavani: Bhavishyavani means "future forecast," but I gave this name to Chitragupta's book because I couldn't find name of other book.

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