Chapter 251

That's the truth. Kama accompanied Kavia to fish here more than once, but they always came back empty-handed, as if they were just there to Sun.

"This... I want to show you Kama, that I'm working really hard?"

"Ah, why not enjoy the scenery here? It's much more interesting than fishing."

Despite what Kama said, Love God's gaze did not linger on the surrounding scenery.

Kama stared intently at Kavia, who was fishing with her back to him. Her long, flowing Silver Hair, which was always so soft and beautiful, was right in front of him. Kama longed to touch the hair that he knew so well, but he refrained from doing so.

"Kama, you don't eat fish either, do you? But to be honest, you only eat fruit..."

"Of course! Is there any animal with genitalia that you don't recognize? How am I supposed to eat this?!"

But you didn't eat it before, did you?

"That's because I was too busy, I didn't have much time, I just finished and went to sleep... It's a bit better now."

"It seems my efforts were effective."

Upon hearing this, Kama felt he was being treated like a child. Although this had happened more than once or twice, he was still somewhat annoyed and said:

"I'm just trying to train you. You're still far from being a proper Love God. I've been one for hundreds of thousands of years, while you've only been one for a few decades. The gap between us is enormous. This is a warning from an elder, so listen carefully. I am the Love God who raised you."

"I know, but you just want to slack off, don't you?"

"How dare you talk like that? I don't recall ever teaching you to be so disrespectful to your parents..."

"I just wanted to see how hard you try, Kama, since I haven't seen it often."

The conversation between the two was filled with warmth, and it must have seemed very cozy to onlookers, even though they were the only two people there.

"... Tsk, damn it, have you forgotten how I had to borrow milk from all over the place to feed you? You really don't understand respect for elders and children--"

Just as Kama was about to say something, Love God suddenly noticed that Kavia's buoy had suddenly sank. Kama's heart tightened, and he quickly shouted:

"They've taken the bait! Pull harder! Pull harder!"

For some reason, Kama, who was watching from the sidelines, was more excited than Kavia, who was fishing.

At the same time, Kavia skillfully adjusted her strength and angle. After all, although she could use superhuman strength to catch the fish directly, wouldn't that take away some of the fun? Therefore, Kavia limited her strength to that of an ordinary person and struggled with the hooked fish.

The little fish struggled in the water, sometimes veering left, sometimes right, trying to break free from the sudden confinement.

Kavia remained as steady as a mountain. He and Kama kept a close eye on the changes in the float and fishing line, sometimes lifting the rod forcefully, sometimes letting the line out gently, allowing the small fish to gradually lose its resistance as it grew tired.

Finally, Kavia gently pulled the small fish out of the water. It was a silvery-white carp, shimmering brilliantly in the sunlight.

"Not bad."

Kama, hands on his hips, said with an extremely proud smile.

They looked like parents who were incredibly proud of their child having accomplished something amazing.

"So you can only catch fish when I'm around, huh--"

While Kama was still gloating, he saw Kavia gently stroking the small fish's scales and slowly releasing it back into the river.

The small fish that returned to the river swayed their tails in the water, as if to thank him, before quickly swimming away into the depths.

"What are you doing! How could you just let it go like that? What a waste... Ugh, what a waste of time..."

Love God was somewhat displeased, but unlike before, he did not show strong annoyance.

"After all, this is your world, Kama."

"... What's the meaning?"

Turning around, I saw Kama Kavia's blue eyes possessed an incredible charm, captivating and mesmerizing.

"In other words, because this is Kama's world, I will treat it well."

"..."

Kama tried his best not to think about those words, but the blush on his face was hard to hide.

At that very moment, the entire Three Worlds Realms were plunged into darkness.

At that moment, the sound of drums rang out from somewhere, creating an atmosphere of terror.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The piercing sound grew louder and louder.

That was the coming of destruction.

Whether gods, Asura, or humans, they all saw the entire earth begin to shake and lava volcanoes erupt.

In the Universe, countless Planet trembled, broke free from their orbits, and began to collide with each other.

A great Flood also swept through the Human Realm.

At that very moment, time stood still in Kavia's realm; this was Brahma's power.

According to Indian Mythology, Bhasmasura, who was blessed by Shiva with the power to turn anyone whose palm he points to ashes, was lusting after Parvati's beauty and thus attempted to turn Shiva to ashes. Brahma, however, froze Basmasur's time, placing him in a state of being "not in Shiva's presence." Vishnu Mohini taught Bhasmasura to dance, taking the opportunity to make him point his palm at himself, thus turning him to ashes.

Kavia, understanding this, quietly gazed at Brahma, who had rushed to the scene, and spoke:

Is it because of Andhaka?

"Yes, Shiva tried to persuade Andhaka to turn back from the wrong path, but to no avail. In fact, Andhaka even had the thought of killing everything. Therefore, the Great God were furious and were determined to kill Andhaka before the blessing he had bestowed upon him was lifted."

Brahma said with great concern.

He truly didn't want to start the next cycle like this, but he also felt that Andhaka's blessing was really hard to resolve. How could he genuinely pursue the light? Even the Great God couldn't help him... But even if the Great God were to destroy the world like this, Andhaka still wouldn't be able to solve the next cycle, and it would all start again...

But things had come to this point, Brahma felt that he could only rely on Kavia, even if he had been reincarnated, he should still have a way.

However, it is strange to Brahma. Logically speaking, reincarnations or incarnations like Kavia should not have memories. For example, the incarnation Parashurama, Vishnu has entered into, has no memories of being Vishnu. He is like a separate individual who will return to his origin after his Lila ends.

However, Kavia's reincarnation clearly possessed memories...

Brahma thought that perhaps some strange change had occurred in the Himalayas Mountains to prevent Kama from being burned to ashes.

But Brahma thought it was good that it existed, otherwise, there would be no way to stop Shiva now.

"I see..."

Kavia smiled quietly, "Yes, in fact, Andhaka's blessing has already been broken, but he himself has not yet realized it... Come, Brahma, take me there."

As he spoke, a golden light flashed across Kavia's body, and he vanished from the spot.

Until he disappeared, Kama, whose time seemed to stand still, never for a moment took his gaze off his retreating figure.

The river, like a mirror, reflected a scene unlike anything seen in the apocalypse, with Heavens stars shining brightly.

"You've gone a bit too far, Shiva."

Upon arriving, Kavia urgently used the power of the Himalayas Mountains to stop Shiva from killing Andhaka.

The surrounding sea of flowers is just like the scene in the Himalayas Mountains back then. This is the Himalayas Mountains' love for its owner, and it is also the embodiment of the concept of the reincarnated being equivalent to the 'God of Spring'. The Himalayas' winter and the current spring, two of the four seasons have been occupied.

"Kavia, Andhaka must die. His darkness is beyond redemption. Whether it was his Wrath towards me, the evil thoughts that arose within him, or even his murderous intent towards you, he can only atone with his death, letting all things that gave rise to darkness know the price of this darkness."

Shiva, holding his Trident, responded calmly to Kavia, whose Wrath still lingered in his tone.

"Wrong."

Kavia shook his head. "Shiva, you understand. This is a dark age, not just now, but it will become even darker in the future. Andhaka is only like this because he lives in this era."

If Andhaka had been in a state of Satya Yuga, the Asura who were with him would not have been able to humiliate him in that way, and he would not have become the 'Child of Darkness' in the first place. He might have become another Jalandhara. However, the changes of the times will affect everyone except the Aspected God, which is something that cannot be helped.

We never judge whether an action is right or wrong; we only judge it based on the outcome.

Shiva's Trident was once again aimed at the trembling Andhaka. "You understand, even so, Andhaka already knows the way."

"No, there is a way, Shiva."

With that, Kavia turned and walked toward Andhaka, who was curled up on the ground. He squatted down and looked at Andhaka.

Andhaka remained motionless. Was she unconscious? However, sounds could be heard, more like groans than breathing, or perhaps crying, as if she were sobbing.

Kavia touched Andhaka's face, just as Andhaka had touched his own back then.

Immediately afterwards, Andhaka made a sniffling sound.

"No, I had no intention of killing you... It's impossible, I couldn't have done that... Maya..."

"I know."

"But why did I have that thought for such a moment? I... I'm so disgusting..."

"Perhaps."

"If that's the case, then let me die."

"What about you Andhaka? Aren't we friends?"

"Andhaka doesn't think so."

"That's exactly what I think!"

That's your freedom.

"Shut up! Do you think I can't do anything without you? Andhaka is powerful, Andhaka is amazing, Andhaka is amazing on his own..."

"I don't think at all that you Andhaka, can't do anything without me."

Then Kavia continued.

"I heard Brahma say that the blessing you prayed for, Andhaka, was 'The day I truly pursue the light will be my death day,' right? I know that you, Andhaka, are afraid of the blurry figure of Shiva in the light. There is no need to be afraid, but because you were born from Parvati's sweat, you are afraid."

Andhaka did not speak, but listened quietly.

"Father and Mother, no matter what, would never ignore their child, right? Andhaka, every time you see Shiva in the light, doesn't that mean he's always with you?"

"... But, clearly, only Maya is with me..."

"That's right, that's exactly it. So, Andhaka, you've actually been genuinely pursuing the light all along. It's just that in your heart, my existence is the light in your darkness, so there's no need to pursue anything else. And it's because you hate the darkness, and hate yourself at the same time, that you want to destroy everything."

The silver-haired man remarked with emotion.

This sentence also has another meaning.

It's wrong to use these reasons to destroy everything. The reason we can't tolerate it, and want to destroy everything because of endless tragedy, isn't it because we yearn for happiness deep down?

Kavia remembered saying those words to a twisted Savior.

"Andhaka, you were born of Shiva's Wrath and Parvati's sweat. You should not Wrath with Shiva, but Wrath me, for I am the child of Kama, the god of Love God."

"... What?"

Andhaka looked incredulous at Kavia's apology.

Shiva seemed about to say something, but Kavia gently shook his head, so he remained silent.

"Back then, Kama, the Love God, who was also my parents, was invited by Indra, the Heavenly Emperor of gods, to make them fall in love. However, Shiva, in his Meditation, subconsciously became Wrath at Kama was attempting to attack him. Seeing this, Parvati tried to stop him with her hands, and that's how you, Andhaka, came to be. In other words—"

Kavia used his right hand to untie the red cloth covering Andhaka's eyes.

"You should be Wrath at Kama, not me. As a child, it's only natural for me to take on this responsibility. It's normal for you to suddenly want to kill me."

Jalandhara was born from Shiva's Wrath toward Indra, Andhaka was born from Shiva's Wrath toward Kama who disturbed his Meditation.

The former Kavia, had been taking care of the gods when she was the Aspected God, while the latter's Wrath was directed at Kama. As the parents of her reincarnated self, the Love God's protection was reasonable. No one was wrong. If one had to say, only this era was wrong. The era ushered in 'darkness' and chose Andhaka as the place where 'darkness' arrived.

Andhaka fell silent, realizing that the reason for his birth was Shiva's Wrath towards Kama, a member of the 'Maya' family.

In other words, the only target to be killed is Kama. Even though he erred out of Ignorance, his sins cannot be absolved, right? Is a sin simply a sin?

Andhaka felt he couldn't do it; how could he do it? It was impossible.

When I was little, when I was bullied and felt lonely, the only way to heal my loneliness and sorrow was to sit alone by the sea and listen to the sound of the waves.

Later, after meeting Maya, everything got much better. Even when he secretly went to the beach and hugged his knees in his distorted state, Moya would still find him, stay by his side, and comfort him.

So, killing Kama, who was like family to Maya, and harming the family of someone who was good to him?

There are people I don't want to lose.

So, in an instant, Andhaka covered his face.

"... I can't do it, and it's impossible for me to do it."

"Let's change the subject. I didn't even say I had any feelings for Parvati, so why did you insist on stealing her?"

To Kavia, Parvati was practically an adopted daughter, and he had witnessed her wedding to Shiva several times; how could he possibly be interested in her...?