Chapter 234

"When I became the King of the Three Worlds, the Aspected God became terrified... This is only the beginning, Great God. The gods have always been unfair to the Asura, insulting them and abusing their power for their own selfish gain. The laws established by the gods only benefit themselves, yet the same laws have become a means to deal with the Asura. This is because until now, no one has dared to challenge Aspected God like you."

The new Heavenly Emperor's voice resounded far and wide, echoing throughout the Heaven Realm, where the silence was so profound that not even a pin drop could be heard.

"But now I exist! Now is the age of Asura! Now all my wishes will be fulfilled!"

Jalandhara's gaze sharpened, and he pointed at Shiva ahead, speaking loudly.

"We need no permission from you, Brahma, or Narayana, or anyone else—no one! The Lord of the Himalayas has granted my permission!"

Shiva looked at the embodiment of his former wrath, the Jalandhara whom he had only learned about from Kavia, and sighed softly.

"Up until now, everything you've done has been for the sake of realizing the Dharma, so the Aspected God haven't interfered much. But things will be different after that, Jalandhara. After becoming the Lord of the Three Worlds, in order to satisfy your arrogance and realize your ambition, you yourself have become the source of injustice."

"Why has the Aspected God suddenly become concerned about justice and injustice in the world?"

Shiva smiled slightly and said, "I am responsible for everything you have done."

"I thought only the god Kavia could treat me like this... Great God you say so, then who gave you this authority?"

Whether or not it was given to you, you cannot escape it.

Hearing Shiva's words of certainty, Jalandhara, who had previously suppressed the question of why he resembled Shiva so much, couldn't help but harbor an incredulous speculation.

Then, the words that Shiva uttered, one by one, left the Jalandhara somewhat stunned—

"Because you originate from me, Jalandhara."

These few words were enough to shock all the unsuspecting gods and Asura present.

Shiva said that the Jalandhara is him?

The two look so alike, could they be father and son?

Is he the son of Sati and Shiva?

Just as everyone was speculating about the nature of their relationship, Shiva continued:

Therefore, I am responsible for every good and bad deed you have done, for every act of justice and injustice, without needing your permission.

"Impossible! This is fake! This is your conspiracy! Jalandhara could not have originated from you! Did you hear that?! Jalandhara could not have originated from you!"

"... Just as I expected."

Shiva seemed to react to the Jalandhara's reaction as well, and then, holding his Trident, he took a small step toward the Jalandhara.

In an instant, Jalandhara felt a gust of wind approaching Jin.

"This..."

They can't even react.

Shiva, who appeared no different from himself, caused a violent Black Wind to rise in the Heaven Realm simply by walking around. It was as if destruction was dominating the surroundings. The nature of the Black Wind was different from usual. It was as if the shadow of the Universe itself was stirring with pressure, as if the Universe itself was howling in pain.

It felt like only a few seconds had passed, yet it also felt like countless years had gone by.

But in that very instant, the blessing from Jalandhara, as an incarnation of Shiva's Wrath, combined with the blessing from his beloved Virochana, took effect.

Originally, Jalandhara felt that he had no chance of defeating Shiva, and that he would surely die if he encountered and fought him.

However, everything Shiva did at this moment, including everything about himself, seemed to be carefully imprinted in the mind of the Jalandhara. Therefore, at this moment, the Jalandhara felt that the Great God was not so bad after all. Then, accompanied by the sound of impact, the black wind, which sounded like the lament of the Universe, was blown away.

What everyone then saw was that the Jalandhara stood in front of Shiva as he moved forward.

Naturally, the gods immediately understood that this was definitely the effect of someone's blessing on the Jalandhara.

But Brahma could it be...?

Just as the gods were wondering how Shiva would react to an unknown blessing, in the next instant, it seemed as if a colossal object pressed down from the sky, but it did not bring any earth-shaking or tremors, only a blue light, imbued with Od and Divine Power, that swept across the Heaven Realm.

Then, countless staircases scattered throughout the Heaven Realm appeared simultaneously, seemingly out of nowhere.

There was no strong barrier, just the strange situation of a weak Familiar creating ripples to form Bounded Field, yet no one around was surprised at all.

This is because it is a symbol of the appearance of the Fourth-Aspected God, Kavia Lord of the Himalayas.

For Jalandhara, behind the blue light, one could glimpse a head of dazzling silver hair, as if it were formed from real snow, its magnificent light dazzling and extraordinary. If it weren't for the limitations and the struggle against Shiva, Jalandhara would have shouted "Kavia!"

Let's find another place to talk.

With a calm expression, Kavia uttered these words repeatedly, then gently waved his hand at Jalandhara and Shiva and his wife.

At this moment, the scene before the eyes of the Jalandhara and Shiva and his wife changed.

The field of vision was completely covered by a lush green, as if paint had been splashed on it. The abrupt green, whether it was Shiva or the Jalandhara, was hidden behind the green. Finally, the green gradually improved the resolution.

Although it was still green, with Leaf and grass, the surrounding area had become a dense Forest.

"... Forest?"

When he came to his senses, Jalandhara found himself in the Forest with Shiva, Sati, and Kavia.

This was unfamiliar to Jalandhara, but quite familiar to the three of them.

The boundless, dazzling colors, the pure, Serenity, and beautiful scenery, the cloudless blue sky is dazzlingly bright, high and clear, as if you can even see the distant starry Star Sea and the swaying darkness. The gentle river is dyed a glassy color by the reflection of the blue sky, and sparkles like crystal under the transparent sunlight.

The Forest where Shiva and Sati reside.

"Yes, look, Jalandhara, this is the place where Lord Shiva and I have been listening to you grow up through the mouth of the god Kavia."

Perhaps it was because they had returned to a familiar place, or perhaps it was because Kavia's arrival had softened the Jalandhara's attitude; in any case, Sati introduced the place to the Jalandhara in a lively manner.

"I, who grew up, from the mouth of the god Kavia... what does this mean...?"

Jalandhara looked at Kavia with a surprised and noncommittal expression, to which Kavia nodded and gave Jalandhara a sincere look.

"Jalandhara, you are the embodiment of Shiva's wrath. Long ago, Indra, the Heavenly Emperor, because of the two Asuras Kings, Hiranyaksha and Hiranyakashipu, targeted those who diligently practiced asceticism. Once, he killed someone who was about to succeed in his ascetic practice. Shiva, who was also Ascetics, Wrath by this Indra was persuaded by the Sage of the Sacrifices to throw that ball of wrath into the sea, where it transformed into a child, which was found by the sea god Varuna."

"That child..."

"At that time, Mermaid was laying eggs in Jin, but the unborn child was trampled by Varuna happened to be passing by. To make amends, Varuna gave her the child he had found as an apology. Then, I learned that anger had become the child, went to see it, and named it Jalandhara."

Jalandhara was stunned for a while, unable to speak for a long time, until he finally murmured:

"I am truly the Shiva's Wrath, the wrath of the Great God, born from the killing of Indra. No wonder Indra attacked me back then..."

Kavia's explanation truly resolved many of the confusions in Jalandhara's heart.

However, this also caused another confusion in Jalandhara's mind, which was --

Was Kavia treating him this way simply because he was an incarnation of Shiva's Wrath...?

Jalandhara pondered the question, but somehow came up with Answer, and then suddenly lowered his head.

"Um, Jalandhara..."

Sati said in a low, hesitant voice.

However, Jalandhara remained seated on the ground, motionless, staring intently at the grass, unable to utter a single word.

Sati considered herself the child's mother, but faced with Jalandhara's obvious and extreme depression, she didn't know what to say.

"... Jalandhara."

She said again, "Um... cheer up, Lord Shiva, Lord Kavia, and I don't want you to be like this..."

Before he could finish speaking, Jalandhara's shoulders trembled slightly.

Hehehe, you could hear him chuckling to himself.

Finally, Jalandhara raised her head, a gentle smile on her face.

"I see, is that so? You should have said so earlier! I almost got into a fight with Shiva. This is your fault, Kavia! Shiva should have been Meditation."

He smiled, even though he should have been shocked by his true identity, and he should have felt uneasy about the past and the Future, but even so, Jalandhara still smiled.

That's right, everyone should get along well.

Sati breathed a sigh of relief, then, as if about to applaud, smiled broadly and affirmed.

Seeing the Jalandhara's actions, Shiva couldn't help but smile gently at Kavia.

"Then, Sati, could you tell us what the god Kavia told you about me before?"

"Absolutely no problem. To take care of you, the god Kavia, together with Lord Shiva, educated a group of adorable mice to become your friends—they are Number One..."

The four of them talked for an unknown amount of time in a warm atmosphere, and finally, at Jalandhara's request, he and Kavia left the Forest together.

"Jalandhara, come again next time! Lord Shiva and I always welcome you. Please come visit often!"

Sati shouted at the departing Jalandhara and waved appropriately. After the Jalandhara and Kavia had completely disappeared from sight, Sati turned to look at Shiva beside her.

"I knew it, Lord Shiva, that child, Jalandhara, looks exactly like you, yet he makes so many expressions. He's so adorable."

"Yeah."

"So, Lord Shiva, you should smile more often."

I'll do my best.

"Oh... right, now that the matter of the Jalandhara has been resolved, Lord Shiva, are you going to Meditation again?"

"Well, now that everything is over, I should Meditation again."

"Oh well."

Sati pouted, a little disappointed. "Nandi and I will keep the Forest clean during this time."

After Sati watched Shiva enter Meditation, she skipped and hopped through the Forest searching for Nandi.

However, the familiar Forest had inexplicably become extremely deep and dark; even Sati could barely make out the silhouettes of the trees in the dim light. Then, beneath the dense foliage, Sati squinted at a very familiar shadow—

"... Lord Shiva?"

Meanwhile, outside Shiva's Forest, Kavia, who was walking, suddenly stopped and turned to look at the Jalandhara.

"What's wrong?"

Jalandhara stared at the god Kavia with a puzzled expression.

That said, the attitude of Kavia, who was standing in front of him and turned around to look at him, was different from usual.

Normally, he remains as still as a mountain, speaking with a calm and composed expression, occasionally quietly recounting some interesting things.

What's going on now?

Kavia's eyes seemed troubled, or perhaps deep in thought; his conflicted expression suggested he was trying to make a decision but was finding it difficult to decide.

"Jalandhara, I've always thought of you as a trustworthy person, and you've never let me down."

Jalandhara didn't know what to say, so he just glanced at the ground and muttered to himself:

"Actually, it's just like this, it's alright..."

"I believe that if it were you, even if you became the Heavenly Emperor, I would have a way to make you Heavenly Emperor who upholds the Dharma."

Hearing this, a mix of pride and shyness filled Jalandhara's chest as she looked up and met Kavia's gaze.

Then, the Jalandhara murmured, "God Kavia, you..."

The smile of Kavia, reflected in the eyes of the Jalandhara, was tinged with bitterness, composed yet gentle.

As far back as he could remember, Jalandhara had never imagined that he would one day show such a smile.

"So, Jalandhara, why did you lie to me?"

There's not much more to say about Chapter 301, the Lord of the Three Worlds.

For a moment, Jalandhara's face froze.

Faced with Kavia in this state, Jalandhara felt somewhat unforgivable.

"Kavia, I..."

In the moment of confronting Shiva, Jalandhara saw Shiva as if he could destroy everything.

Such confidence, such determination.

Devotion, worship, and liberation—this is how the gods and Asura look up to the destroyer god named Shiva.

Such power, such might, such a magnificent and glorious image...

Only when he completely became him did Jalandhara feel Satya Yuga, standing beside the god Kavia.

During his conversation with Shiva and Shiva wife, brought to him by Kavia, Jalandhara learned from Kavia that he was indeed Shiva's Wrath. As he lowered his head in contemplation, he reaffirmed his resolve to 'replace Shiva,' and thus Jalandhara that he must kill Shiva himself.