A God's Duty

In the Sweetness City, the sacrificial fire was burning. This fire, which was usually only lit for sacrifices, was now burning slowly. There were no offerings, no servants, only one person standing by the sacrificial fire, with his hands clasped together, watching the flames dance before him.

At this moment, there are no other gods in the world, so the fire sacrifice itself has lost its meaning, and there will be no gods to accept the offerings.

On the fire altar, only Draupadi stood. She slowly stretched out her hand, and a tongue of fire rose from the red veil in her hand.

At the battlefield of Hastinapura, Arjuna was clearly unable to accept Indra's offer of help. He had experienced the Kurukshetra War, in which Indra, the king of the gods, disguised himself as a Brahmin to seek Karna's indestructible Golden Armor in order to help his son Arjuna achieve victory.

Arjuna always considered this a great regret. In his view, to defeat an opponent, one should face all that the opponent possesses and then defeat them head-on. Indra's deception of him by stealing his Golden Armor, coupled with the curse of the Daichi goddess, made Arjuna's victory all the more bitter.

Now, Indra is supporting him, allowing him to wield the [Maha Pralaya]. With his current strength, he would not have been able to wield this sword, but because of his father, he is able to wield it again.

This made him feel very bad. Indra had chosen to unconditionally support his child, not as the king of the gods, but as a father. This was what allowed him to temporarily defeat Bai Mo, his enemy. He found this outcome hard to accept.

"To be angry over something like this, it seems you are no longer a god," Karna continued, but these words only added fuel to the fire burning in Arjuna's already raging heart.

The psychological warfare had succeeded; Arjuna was now beginning to resist the sword.

Kama was secretly delighted. With this troublesome thing gone, even if Karna couldn't win, at least he wouldn't be defeated so quickly because of the power of the three gods.

"Then I'll leave this to you." Kama said this, and her body gradually became transparent and ethereal, like the starry night the Starry Night. Just as she was about to dive into the void as before, a strong sense of emptiness surged through her body.

It felt like someone had fallen into the deep sea, their limbs were weak, they couldn't breathe, and they could only feel the salty seawater filling their mouth and nose, with every cell in their body screaming in agony.

The chill made her tremble uncontrollably, and she subconsciously stopped her attempt to enter the void. When she came to her senses, she saw specks of golden light scattering from her body.

This unusual behavior quickly attracted the attention of almost everyone. Arjuna narrowed his eyes and revealed a smile.

"I see. The essence of nothingness is pure nothingness. If things were as they were before, that would be fine. But now that a new divine position has been obtained, if this divine position were to enter nothingness, it would actually disappear."

This is truly cruel for you, Kama. To enter the void again means that your new godhood may very well vanish. Worse still, you might once again manifest the qualities of the Beast and fall back into beasthood."

Arjuna spoke slowly, saying that, as he said, Kama has now escaped the state of being burned to nothingness, but if he wants to enter the void again, he must assimilate himself, and in the process, the position of this new god may disappear.

"Give up, Kama. Leave as you did before. Is this divine position more important to you than your life?"

Arjuna's words echoed in Kama's ears, as if interrogating her heart, but after a short while, she smiled with a sense of relief.

Indeed, in times like these, one should give up and leave; otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste to lose this new life?

The desires within Kama kept urging Kama to escape this Lostbelt, just like before. With this divine position, he could be a respected and worshipped god in any era. Oppression has existed throughout human history, and any civilization would welcome a god who is the protector of the oppressed.

Kama reached out and touched his heart. In the next instant, Shiva's flames burned continuously, their golden light scattering like yellow paper in a brazier.

"Arjuna, you underestimate me."

As he repeatedly berated himself for his foolish actions, a sense of emptiness washed over him again, but at this moment, a different emotion welled up within Kama —contentment.

At that moment, she praised the action in her heart, believing it to be the right thing to do.

"I will definitely bring him back, whether it's my own wish or the responsibility that comes with this divine position. I am the god who denies your oppression of humanity, and if I were to turn away like this, that would not be what a protector of the oppressed should do!"

Gold burns in the raging fire, and the new god's throne is like kindling in the flames.

Flames of Shiva, like surging waves, engulfed Kama's figure completely. The firelight was dazzling, and countless people watched this scene, including the gods inside Arjuna at that moment.

"I never expected it to go this far..." Indra murmured, then let out a sigh of admiration and chuckled, "Mahadeva, you're right, this guy is truly a piece of gold hidden in the dust."

"Damn it, doesn't this make me look like the dust covering her up?"

The flames burned out, but the Power of Austerity remained above the flames, swirling and transforming into a golden pillar of light leading to the heavens.

Karna slowly stepped forward, clasped his hands together, and a golden light landed in his palm, transforming into a character. It was a recipe, a recipe for a flower tea.

Remember this recipe; he likes this regularly, and it's one of the few hobbies I know he has. If I really do turn into a beast... while I'm not around, remember to make one every day. I'm worried he'll forget me.

Karna focused his gaze on the recipe and memorized it.

"Don't worry, Arjuna's foolish brother can't even coax Draupadi, so his words are of no value. I think Master won't forget you, Kama."

Then, with a wave of his hand, he pointed his spear directly at Arjuna.

"Come, let's begin! Now, I will not let you take another step forward, Arjuna!!!"

"That's right, this is exhilarating! My blood is boiling, I'm going for it, Karna!!!"