[{"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-73":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},1856968,2464,"Chapter 73 - 71: When Brahmastra and Pashupatastra MEETS?..","mahabharat-shiva-s-last-variable-chapter-73",73,"\u003Cp>(A\u002FN):\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drop a meme here that you find funny. Or reflects your mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-------------------------------------------------\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment stretched thin—Like the world itself knew what came next could not be undone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devara did not hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand rose as he called for his bow—And answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pinakodanda bow appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Flash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not summoned—Called by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The string drew back as he drew it back—And the air around him began to change as his intention reached his bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky twisted too on his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clouds spiraled inward—Pulled into a violent, rotating storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tornado of energy formed—Not wind—Will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the lightning struck all around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the ground—A pillar rose from the Pinakodanda bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark. Purple. Blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yogic energy condensed into something vast—Something sacred—Something dangerous as equal or even more powerful than the Brahmastra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devara’s eyes didn’t waver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he knew what he was calling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what it would cost—If left unchecked or not controlled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy aligned. The arrow formed at the outer atmosphere of the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not in his hand—But beyond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the edge of the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A golden arrow—Trisul-edged—Descending through the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not fast. Inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It cut through the storm like it was a king who was announcing its arrival—Through the vortex—And reached him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Resting against the drawn string of the Pinakodanda.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pashupatastra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer to annihilation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the battlefield—Kamsa’s chant reached its end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the lotus-edged golden arrow came resting against the Kamsa’s bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He released it immediately as soon as it formed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Brahmastra flew through the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which he Commanded with whole hearted hartred—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To destroy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just Devara. But everything behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kingdoms who were currently supporting him. People who allied themselves with him. Future of all of those.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky split.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two forces—Ancient. Absolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now stood on the edge of collision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devara exhaled. Once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the approching Brahmastra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then released the string of the Pinakodanda bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pashupatastra surged forward—And the world—Prepared to witness what happens—When destruction meets judgement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a heartbeat—The world forgot how to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Two arrows. Two absolutes astras.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Climbed toward each other in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Brahmastra. And The Pashupatastra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closing the final distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—Timebent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To those watching—The arrows slowed as they neared each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not truly. But enough for the world to witness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky changed the color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gray. Green. Red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each color washing over the battlefield like reality was trying to decide—Whether to hold...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or break. And collapse which would cause a devastating consequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soldiers froze sensing the oppressive aura coming from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Animals went silent which were located in the near by forests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all looked at the sky at the same time as they sensed the danger coming from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the wind—Stopped blewing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—Contact happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sound at first. Only a point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where both forces met. And refused to yield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both side were competing with each other for dominance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the light collapsed inward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In. A point of brilliance—Turned dark as if no light could penetrate it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And from it—A vortex was born.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spinning void which was created by the two astra which neutralized each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black hole which as a strong gravitation pull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pulling. Consuming what ever comes in its way of its gravitational pull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twisting the sky into itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightning bent toward it. Clouds tore apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fragments of energy spiraled endlessly inward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this—Was no longer a clash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was anunraveling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two ultimate forces—Not exploding—But canceling each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devouring each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The void spun faster. Violent. Unstable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it collapsed—It would tear everything nearby with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it expanded—Nothing would remain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below—Devara stood still eyeing the black hole which is visible to naked eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above—The sky had become something it was never meant to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for the first time—Even the gods who watching sensing the use of two most powerful astra’s—Did not smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this moment—Balanced on a blade’s edge between survival... And erasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside Devara’s mind—A sharp, metallicdum... dum...echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[-DUM!-DUM!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not from the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the system. An emergency notification. A warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The message unfolded like a verdict:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Two supreme astras have collided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Residual collapse detected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outcome: Catastrophic.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black vortex above wasn’t just unstable—It was angry as it devours to get bigger and stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If left unchecked—Not just the battlefield...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All ofBhulok1would be dragged into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—A solution too was revealed by the system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Condition: Proximity to anomaly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlock: Third Eye of Destruction (Temporary)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reward: 2000 Karma Points + Template Probability Boost Of Kamsa’s defeat Quest + Black Hole Ability\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Warning: Each use carries consequences.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devara didn’t react outwardly. But his eyes sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this was no longer a duel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If even his system as told him it was dangerous to be left alone like some wild black cat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was containment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And time—Was running out. He need to do it before the black hole gets bigger and bigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across from him—Kamsa clicked his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Annoyednot carrying about anything but victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfinished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his bow again—Drawing the string—Preparing to summon yet another devastating astra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Devara didn’t allow it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pinakodanda bent again as he drew the string—But the energy changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not destructive. Not cosmic. But Alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Devara released the string with a thung.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-THUNG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A surge of green yogic energy spiraled outward—Coiling—Shaping itself—And then—It roared into form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vasuki Astra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive serpent—Forged from green yogic energy—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eyes blazing with rage—Body crackling with divine force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It lunged. Straight at Kamsa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He moved at the right moment failing in summoning a astra to counter it—Dodging—Barely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The serpent twisted mid-air—And came again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relentless. Unyielding. As it chased after him and his army who were suffering like its prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t miss. It didn’t forget.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ithunted like it was his hunting ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kamsa tried to draw the string of his bow—To chant—To summon—But every second—Interrupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the Vasuki astra charged at him as soon as he pause for a second or slow downed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every motion—Cut short before any powerful astra could be formed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Astras fizzled before forming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normal attacks—Shattered uselessly against its defence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The serpent struck again—Forcing him back—Again—And again—No space to summon a powerful astra. No time to think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only pressure of being chased like a rat by the huge snake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exactly what Devara needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because now—Kamsa was no longer the immediate threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now his target was in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above them—The black vortex grew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spinning faster. Pulling harder the light around it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the battlefield began to feel its hunger of the vasuki astra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Devara—Had made his choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next move—Would not be against Kamsa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield shrank beneath him—Not in size. In importance of the current situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devara leapt high as he had already made his decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And called Pushpaka Vimana. The sky answered as soon as he called.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pushpaka Vimana descended—Golden. Radiant. Got the attention of everyone who were present near by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a vehicle—A will that chose its rider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devara stepped onto it without pause. And it rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Straight toward the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toward the anomaly which he need to deal with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below—The war continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kamsa still struggled against the relentless Vasuki Astra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But above—Something far worse waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vortex. The black void. Which destroys everything it came in contact with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Vimana ascended—The air changed as it claimed higher and higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First—Devara felt the Resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—Pressure started to increase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—Pull of gravity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The closer they got—The stronger it became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clouds stretched unnaturally—Dragged toward the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light bent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Vimana—Struggled hard to maintain its control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its golden glow flickered slightly—As it pushed against the pull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devara steadied himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The floor beneath him trembled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gravity no longer felt like something beneath his feet—It came from ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From above. Fromevery direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breath grew heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not from fear—From force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pull intensified. The distance shrank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vortex grew larger and larger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now—He could see it clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spinning darkness—Eating everything that came too close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No shape. No mercy. Only hunger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system’s words echoed faintly in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Get closer... ToUnlock the third eye of destruction...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pushpaka Vimana trembled—As if even it questioned how far it should go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devara stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closer. Closer. It got difficult to go further forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until the world itself began to resist him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breath—Failed. His chest tightened—Air refused to stay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gravity no longer pulled—Itclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body strained—Muscles locking like he was doing something which is not possible at all—Veins rising all over his body—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this—Was the line he had to arrive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—It happened. Somethingopened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Reached the required distance...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The third-eye-of-destruction as been opened temporarily.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his system informed him that his third eye of destruction is now being opened temporarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A third eye—Burning open on his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not gently. Not gracefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ittoreinto existence as if it announced it arrival in the most painful way possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"-Ahhhh!!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devara screamed in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not in fear—In strain it was putting on his body. In force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because what flowed through him—Was not meant to be held by his current body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Third Eye of Destruction awakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The void above—Reacted as if it sensing what has been opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black hole which was the one who had pulled was now being pulled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not outward—Inward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toward Devara. Toward the thrid eye which had been opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vortex resisted violently. Space twisted around it showing its unwillingness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light shattered around it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the pull—Was absolute the grip on it was getting stronger and stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It began to shrink its size which has been increased earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly. Then faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragged against its own nature. Towards the source which is pulling it helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devara dropped to one knee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trying his best to hold his consciousness from losing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body trembled uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Veins bulged across his arms—Across his neck—Across his face which would make one scared of if they saw Devara in his current situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His entire nervous system—Is Visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strained to the brink. As if it would tear apart—At any moment if this continued any longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pull increased from the third eye of the destruction as it sensed its hold it getting stronger and stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vortex screamed silently—Its rotation destabilizing as it losing its ground—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its size collapsing—Devara screamed louder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"-Ahhhh!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because every fraction it shrank—Came at a cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not outside. Inside. His body. His mind. His very being was going through a pain which he have never faced before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distance closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The void—Now no longer vast—But dense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Condensed to the size of a single coin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dangerous. Right before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And still—The eye pulled with the intension of. finishing it off\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Refusing to stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because if it did—Even for a moment—Everything below—Would be lost and it might get even worse than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he held on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through pain. Through pressure. Through something far beyond endurance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this was no longer about victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was aboutholding the world together from being dragged into this mess his mother will be dragged into this—With his own breaking body he would stop it no matter what.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*******************************\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Author note:)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hope you guys give me your opinion and idea’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-->\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t forget to review guys...\u003C\u002Fp>",1853,"2026-06-10T05:05:13.714Z",1,"novelbin.me","cf8f51fb6b79c99ab0791e3ab3cf93dfd7f006ddc8e9b17ed32c75a5c1cb7a8a","mahabharat-shiva-s-last-variable-chapter-74","mahabharat-shiva-s-last-variable-chapter-72",149,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmahabharat-shiva-s-last-variable-cover.jpg"]