[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-mahabharat-shiva-s-last-variable":3,"chapter-mahabharat-shiva-s-last-variable-mahabharat-shiva-s-last-variable-chapter-147":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Mahabharat: Shiva's Last Variable",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1857042,2464,"Chapter 147 - 145: Generation Curse From Goddess Mahakali...","mahabharat-shiva-s-last-variable-chapter-147",147,"\u003Cp>(A\u002FN):\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drop a meme here that you find funny. Or reflects your mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guys I hope you put more comments and power stones... Which will encourage me...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-------------------------------------------------\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Goddess Mahakali’s attention moved on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes swept across the clearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the kneeling practitioners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the shattered ritual circles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the ruined offerings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then her gaze settled upon something else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something that had been overlooked amid the chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sacrificial altar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several bound women remained there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their wrists tied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their bodies trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stone slabs prepared for the ritual stood behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Large slabs of dark stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each stained by previous offerings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each designed to hold a victim in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside them lay the ceremonial swords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weapons that only moments ago had been raised to take innocent lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now they rested abandoned upon the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The women had witnessed everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lightning. The fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrival of Karichathan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The appearance of Mahakali.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their terror had only grown with every passing moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet now, as the goddess looked toward them, something else appeared in their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hope. Fragile. Desperate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the women were crying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others had gone silent from fear. Looking at the Goddess Mahakali.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One clutched her bound hands so tightly that her knuckles had turned white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another whispered prayers beneath her breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not knowing if anyone was listening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not knowing if she would live to see another sunrise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes remained fixed upon Mahakali.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fearful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet pleading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goddess said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For several moments she simply looked at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forest remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spirits watched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The practitioners watched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Karichathan stood quietly waiting for what the goddess will do next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then something changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terrifying pressure that had filled the clearing softened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not enough to disappear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not enough to make anyone comfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But enough that the women noticed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enough that the spirits noticed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enough that the practitioners noticed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The women looked at one another uncertainly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them began crying openly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not from fear this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because despite the terrifying appearance before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the severed heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the fierce eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time that night they felt something else beneath the rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compassion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fierce compassion of a mother protecting those who could not protect themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Goddess Mahakali’s gaze remained upon them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for a brief moment, the women understood something many devotees spend lifetimes trying to comprehend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same goddess who destroys arrogance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same goddess who shatters ego.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same goddess who terrifies demons and tyrants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is also the goddess who stands beside the helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The protector of those abandoned by others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The refuge of those who have nowhere left to run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The practitioners kneeling nearby slowly lowered their heads further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they were finally beginning to understand why her anger had been so great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was never merely about Devaratha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their greed had driven them to a point where they were willing to murder innocents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pregnant women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unborn children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lives that had done nothing to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All for power. All for revenge of someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All for ambition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now the First Goddess Mahavidya herself was looking directly at the evidence of their sins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one wanted to imagine what judgment might come next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Karichathan remained unusually quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching. Waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because everyone present understood one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mahakali had not appeared merely to witness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had appeared to decide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terrified women remained kneeling before the altar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their hands were bound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their bodies trembled from exhaustion and fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For hours they had believed they would never see another sunrise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That their lives would end upon those cold stone slabs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That their unborn children would perish alongside them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now they stood before the very goddess whose name many of them had prayed to throughout their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Goddess Mahakali’s blazing eyes rested upon them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a few moments, nothing happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then one of her ten hands moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a simple gesture. Effortless. Almost casual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the effect was immediate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sacrificial altars shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound echoed throughout the clearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Massive fractures spread through the stone structures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the entire sacrificial platform broke apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chunks of stone collapsed onto the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ritual site that had been prepared so carefully was reduced to rubble in seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same moment, the ropes binding the women snapped apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not cut. Not untied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As though an invisible force had decided they no longer deserved to exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The women stared at their freed hands in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment they remained frozen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to process what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then one by one they dropped to their knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears streamed down their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some sobbed openly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others could not even speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They folded their hands toward the goddess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Offering prayers. Offering thanks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Offering the only thing they possessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One young woman lowered her forehead to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The word escaped through tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another held her swollen stomach protectively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her child had been saved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her family had been saved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her future had been saved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of the spirits gathered throughout the forest smiled quietly at the sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Karichathan looked pleased. Seeing the women\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The practitioners, however, felt no relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Mahakali’s attention was no longer upon the women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had returned to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that terrified them far more than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goddess slowly turned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The movement alone caused several practitioners to tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze swept across the gathering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the clan leaders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the elders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across every participant in the ritual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then suddenly—Every tantra practitioner screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain came without warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"-AHHHHHHHH!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One moment they were kneeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next they were clutching their throats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their hands immediately flew toward their necks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cries of agony erupted throughout the clearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some rolled across the ground. Others collapsed forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several practitioners clawed desperately at their own skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trying to understand what was happening. Trying to stop the pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But nothing helped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flesh around their necks had begun glowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like metal inside a furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoke rose from their skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smell of burning flesh filled the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their screams echoed throughout the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gathered spirits watched silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The women looked on in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining clan leaders were no different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They too suffered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The burning sensation felt unbearable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As though invisible fire had wrapped itself around their throats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As though their own karma had become a burning chain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One elder cried out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mercy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another slammed his forehead against the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A third screamed until his voice broke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the pain continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not enough to kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only enough to make them understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Goddess Mahakali spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment her voice echoed through the clearing, every sound vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the screams quieted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not because the pain ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But because her words demanded attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is no such thing as good power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice rolled across the forest like thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is no such thing as evil power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The practitioners looked up despite their suffering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mahakali’s eyes blazed like cosmic fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The river that sustains life can also drown.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The fire that warms can also destroy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The sword that protects can also murder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forest remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every soul listened. Every spirit listened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the wind seemed to stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goddess took another step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth beneath her feet cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Power is power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice carried the weight of ages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It possesses no virtue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It possesses no sin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes swept across the suffering practitioners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The choice belongs to the one who wields it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several practitioners lowered their heads in shame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they knew she spoke the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mahakali continued to speak her words echoed around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were given knowledge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were given teachings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were given wisdom passed down through generations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice became colder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And what did you do with it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The practitioners could not answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goddess answered for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You twisted it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You corrupted it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You turned sacred knowledge into a tool for hatred.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The burning around their necks intensified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several cried out once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You sought power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not understanding.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You sought revenge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not justice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You sought domination.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not wisdom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words struck harder than the pain itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they knew she was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every step of the ritual. Every sacrifice. Every decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had been driven by greed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not spirituality. Not devotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not faith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mahakali’s eyes finally settled upon the clan leaders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The men responsible for guiding the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The men who should have known better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The men who had led everyone here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You did not dishonor tantra.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her words made them pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then her gaze hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You dishonored yourselves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clearing fell silent once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The burning marks around their necks continued glowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A permanent reminder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A visible judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mark that would follow them long after this night ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The women who had been rescued watched quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spirits remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karichathan folded his arms while sitting atop a nearby rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For once, even he had nothing clever to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because everyone present understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not punishment born from cruelty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And judgment, unlike revenge, was meant to teach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether the practitioners learned from it remained to be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But none of them would ever forget this night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor the lesson delivered by the First Mahavidya herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The agony did not end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anything, it became worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tantra practitioners rolled across the ground screaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some clawed desperately at their necks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others begged for mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few tried chanting protective mantras through gritted teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The burning sensation continued spreading around their throats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The glowing marks became brighter and brighter until the entire clearing was illuminated by the crimson light radiating from their necks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smell of scorched flesh filled the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of the younger practitioners had already collapsed from the pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clan leaders fared no better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The men who had once commanded respect throughout five kingdoms now lay helpless upon the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their robes were covered in dirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their faces twisted in agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The women who had been freed instinctively moved away from the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the spirits watching from the forest had become silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one wished to interfere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was divine judgement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the changes began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One practitioner suddenly cried out louder than the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body started shrinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people around him watched in horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His arms became shorter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His legs contracted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His entire frame rapidly diminished in size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is happening?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His scream echoed through the clearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then another practitioner began shrinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then another. Then another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panic spread through the gathering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The transformation was happening to everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bones shifted. Muscles contracted. Faces twisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their ears slowly lengthened and became pointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their features grew rougher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stranger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their bodies continued shrinking until most of them stood no taller than a two-year-old child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clan leaders stared at one another in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments ago they had been imposing figures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Respected elders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Powerful practitioners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now they looked completely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The realization struck them harder than the physical pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several immediately began weeping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others screamed in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some begged the goddess to reverse what was happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Mahakali’s expression never changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood amidst the clearing like the embodiment of cosmic judgment itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The glowing marks around their necks finally stabilized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had begun as burns now formed a distinct collar-like mark encircling each practitioner’s throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mark looked almost as though invisible chains had been branded directly onto their souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Mahakali spoke. Her voice rolled across the clearing like thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every spirit lowered its head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every practitioner froze despite their suffering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have spent your lives chasing power without wisdom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her blazing eyes swept across the gathering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have consumed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have taken.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have desired.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yet you never learned contentment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The practitioners trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None dared interrupt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mahakali’s voice grew colder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You sacrificed innocence for ambition.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You mistook greed for strength.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clan leaders lowered their heads in shame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The truth of her words pierced deeper than any weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the goddess raised one of her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure in the clearing intensified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Therefore hear my judgment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forest itself seemed to hold its breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From this day forward, you and your descendants shall live as dwarfs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The practitioners felt despair consume them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some immediately began pleading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others openly sobbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the goddess continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You shall carry the reminder of your greed upon your bodies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes settled upon the glowing collars around their necks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And because your thirst for power was never satisfied...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The practitioners felt dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pure dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...your thirst shall never be satisfied.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*******************************\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Author note:)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-->\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t forget to review guys...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guys I have a new fic which named: Karuppan: King of Openings.\u003C\u002Fp>",2120,"2026-06-10T05:05:13.714Z",1,"novelbin.me","696fdb64dc05044a49bcc418570f52c0ec1986a8b88992880d488c32f5c502b2","mahabharat-shiva-s-last-variable-chapter-148","mahabharat-shiva-s-last-variable-chapter-146",149,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmahabharat-shiva-s-last-variable-cover.jpg"]