Mahabharat: Shiva's Last Variable

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Inside the collapsing illusion, the endless flower field continued to lose its form.

The wind had stopped blowing.

The flowers that had stretched as far as the eye could see were slowly turning into countless particles of light before disappearing into the air.

Even the sky above had become a web of enormous cracks through which brilliant golden light poured into the dying world.

Devaratha quietly watched everything around him crumble.

He knew there was no reason to remain here any longer.

The real world was waiting for him.

Just as he was about to take another step...

The familiar sound echoed once again inside his mind.

[-DUM!-DUM!-]

Only Devaratha heard it.

Yami continued looking at the collapsing world, completely unaware that anything had happened.

The system had always been visible only to him.

No one else could see it.

Not even the gods.

Only the Trimurtis knew of its existence.

Everyone else simply saw him standing still for a brief moment.

Before Devaratha’s eyes alone...

The translucent blue screen expanded.

The golden light that had been swirling moments ago suddenly stopped moving.

The warning messages disappeared one after another until complete silence returned.

Then...

A single line appeared.

[Synchronizing New Template...]

Unlike the previous templates, there was no percentage.

No loading bar.

The light simply gathered together in the center of the screen.

Devaratha narrowed his eyes.

"This doesn’t feel like the others..."

he muttered softly.

The golden particles slowly began taking shape.

At first...

Only the outline of a man appeared.

Then the details gradually became clearer.

The figure stood tall and broad-shouldered, radiating an overwhelming aura that seemed capable of suppressing evil spirits by its mere presence.

His skin was as dark as the midnight sky.

Across his powerful chest, shoulders and forehead...

Thick streaks of sacred sandalwood paste had been applied in bold lines, contrasting sharply against his dark complexion.

His long hair flowed wildly behind him, untouched by any breeze, giving him the appearance of a guardian standing at the boundary between the mortal world and the unseen.

His eyes...

They were unlike anything Devaratha had ever seen.

They burned with fierce, unwavering rage.

Not the rage born from hatred.

Nor the rage of someone consumed by vengeance.

It was the righteous fury of a protector who had witnessed evil one time too many.

The kind of anger that stood between innocent people and those who wished them harm.

In his right hand...

He firmly held a massive Aruval¹, its curved blade gleaming with an intimidating sharpness.

The weapon looked as though it had severed countless evils over generations.

His left hand gripped a long spear whose tip radiated an ancient, sacred authority.

Around his wrists... His arms... His waist...

Even across his broad chest...

Heavy iron chains wrapped around his body.

The thick black chains hung loosely, producing a metallic sound as they swayed gently.

Yet...

Instead of making him appear imprisoned...

They made him look even more terrifying.

As though the chains themselves had willingly submitted to him.

The moment the entire figure became complete...

The screen finally changed.

Letters slowly appeared beneath the image.

[New Template Unlocked...]

[Sangili Karuppan

Classification: Guardian Deity

Divine Rank: Demi-God

Origin: Human Ascended Through Dharma

Titles:

Guardian of Village Boundaries Keeper of Sacred Oaths Warden of Justice The Chained Protector.]

Devaratha’s eyes widened slightly.

"...Karuppan?"

He quietly read the name once again.

"Sangili... Karuppan."

The name itself carried an unfamiliar weight.

He had never heard of this being before.

Yet...

For some reason...

The moment he looked upon the figure...

A strange feeling arose within him.

It wasn’t fear. Nor admiration.

It felt... Familiar.

Almost as though the very sight of this guardian awakened something buried deep within his soul.

The system continued displaying more information.

[Template Description:

A mortal who walked the path of unwavering justice.

One who chose to stand between the innocent and those who preyed upon them.

Chains do not bind him.

They represent the vows he willingly accepted.

Every oath. Every promise. Every life entrusted to his protection.

His strength exists not to conquer kingdoms...

...but to ensure evil never crosses the boundary he guards...]

Devaratha remained silent.

"...."

His gaze lingered upon the fierce figure standing within the system window.

The iron chains.

The Aruval.¹ The spear.

The burning eyes that seemed ready to judge anyone who stood before them.

For a brief moment...

It almost felt as though Sangili Karuppan was looking back at him.

Not as a lifeless image.

But as a guardian measuring the worth of the one who would inherit his power.

The system remained silent for several seconds.

"...."

Then...

Another notification quietly appeared before Devaratha’s eyes.

Devara was getting surprised one after another.

[Compatibility Analysis Complete

Template Compatibility: 100%

Status: Perfect Successor Confirmed.

Synchronization Available Upon User Approval.]

[Accept Template?]

[YES] [NO]

Devaratha stared at the screen in silence.

A faint smile slowly appeared on his face.

"A guardian..."

he murmured to himself.

"How fitting for my situation..."

Especially now.

When everyone he cared about... Was waiting for him to return.

Devaratha stood silently before the translucent system screen.

His emerald eyes remained fixed upon the image of the guardian standing within it.

The dark complexion.

The sacred sandalwood markings adorning his body.

The heavy iron chains wrapped around his powerful frame.

The Aruval resting firmly in one hand.

The spear standing like an unshakable pillar in the other.

Above all...

Those eyes.

They weren’t merely filled with rage.

They held the fury of someone who had spent an entire lifetime standing between evil and the innocent.

A protector.

Not a conqueror.

Devaratha slowly folded his arms.

"...Sangili Karuppan."

He quietly repeated the name.

"A human... who ascended to become a guardian deity."

His gaze lingered upon the chains.

The system had described them as vows.

Not shackles.

Every chain represented a promise he had willingly accepted.

Every promise represented someone he had protected.

The more Devaratha thought about it...

The more the template seemed strangely suited for him.

Since becoming king...

Everything he had done had been for the same purpose.

To protect. His kingdom. His people.

The weak who placed their faith in him.

Even now...

The battle against Pushpasura had never been about proving himself stronger.

It had always been about making sure no innocent soul suffered beneath the Rakshasa King’s tyranny ever again.

A faint smile appeared upon his face.

"I suppose..."

he murmured,

"...we’re not all that different."

Without another moment of hesitation...

He slowly raised his hand.

His finger moved towards the glowing option floating before him.

[YES]

The instant he touched it...

The entire system window erupted with brilliant golden light.

The image of Sangili Karuppan dissolved into countless streams of radiant energy.

The chains surrounding the guardian shattered apart with a deafening metallic roar.

KLANG!

KLANG!

KLANG!

Each broken chain transformed into golden symbols that began circling Devaratha.

The Aruval disappeared into a beam of crimson light.

The spear followed, becoming another stream of divine radiance.

Every fragment rushed towards him.

The light surrounded his entire body.

Unlike every previous template...

This one felt... Warm.

Not violent. Not overwhelming.

It felt like returning home after a long journey.

The system immediately began responding.

[Template Accepted...

Guardian Deity Synchronization Initiated...]

Golden streams of Yogic Energy flowed through Devaratha’s body.

He could feel something ancient awakening within him.

Not merely strength.

Something deeper.

An unwavering resolve.

The determination to stand before danger without taking a single step backward.

The synchronization percentage appeared.

[Synchronization Progress

5%...]

The golden light became brighter.

The percentage continued rising.

[12%... 21%... 34%...]

Devaratha frowned.

His previous templates had never synchronized this quickly.

He still remembered the first time he had obtained Lord Narasimha’s template.

The divine power had been so overwhelming that his own body had struggled to endure even a fraction of it.

Despite accepting it...

The synchronization had stopped almost immediately.

Lord Narasimha Template

Current Synchronization: 10%

Even after everything he had experienced...

It had remained there.

Ten percent.

Not because the template rejected him.

But because his body had yet to reach the level required to contain more of that unimaginable Divine Power.

Yet... This time...

The numbers continued climbing without slowing.

[41%... 53%... 61%...]

Devaratha’s emerald eyes slowly widened.

"...This fast?"

The warmth inside his body continued increasing.

Yet...

There was no pain.

No feeling of being torn apart.

Instead...

Every part of him seemed to naturally welcome the incoming power.

Almost as though it had always belonged there.

The system continued.

[70%... 76%... 81%... ]

The golden currents surrounding him suddenly became even denser.

The shattered chains of light circled around his body before gradually dissolving into his skin.

His heartbeat remained perfectly steady.

His breathing never became disturbed.

Everything felt... Natural.

The final surge of light entered his body.

The percentage rose one final time.

[Synchronization Complete

Current Integration: 85%]

The numbers finally stopped moving.

Devaratha stared silently at the result.

"...Eighty-five percent?"

Even he found it difficult to believe.

The difference between this and the Narasimha template was enormous.

Lord Narasimha’s template had remained fixed at ten percent despite all these years.

Yet Sangili Karuppan...

A guardian deity who had once been born as a human before ascending through Dharma...

Had synchronized with him almost completely the very moment he accepted it.

The realization slowly dawned upon him.

’It isn’t because this template is weaker...’

He thought.

’It’s because... our paths resemble one another.’

A guardian who had dedicated his life to protecting others.

A king who had chosen to shoulder the burdens of an entire kingdom.

Their purposes... Were nearly identical.

The system displayed one final message.

[Synchronization Stable

Guardian Authority Successfully Registered

Template Integration: 85%

Further synchronization will occur naturally as the user continues walking the path of a Guardian.]

The screen slowly dissolved into countless particles of light before disappearing completely.

Devaratha slowly opened and closed his hand.

He couldn’t yet fully describe it.

His physical strength hadn’t explosively increased.

Nor had some overwhelming surge of power erupted from within him.

Instead...

He felt... grounded.

His mind had become unusually calm.

His resolve felt firmer than ever before.

It was as though an invisible mountain now stood within his heart.

No matter how fierce the storm...

It would never be shaken.

Standing a short distance away, Yami quietly watched him.

She couldn’t see the system.

She had no idea what had just happened.

All she noticed...

Was that the aura surrounding Devaratha had subtly changed.

There was no frightening pressure.

No wild burst of Divine Energy.

Yet somehow...

Looking at him now...

He felt even more dependable than before.

Almost instinctively, Yami smiled.

Without understanding why...

She suddenly felt certain of one thing.

When Devaratha opened his eyes in the real world...

The battle that had shaken the Three Realms for a hundred days...

Would finally begin moving toward its conclusion.

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