Chapter 103 103. Starlight
"You…Do you want this puppy? Why?"
Ashwatthama was flabbergasted hearing someone like Karna who has divine things like Sanjevani wanted to do with a street dog, So out of curiosity he asked.
He is here to save a dog. What if Karna took a dog and did not treat it nicely? After all, people often forget the importance of the things they have once they get a new better one.
He didn't want that fate for the dog in his hands, He didn't yet decide what to do with it but obviously, he was not going to let it suffer.
"I wanted a pet which I can train, A companion you may say. I always wanted one to follow me on my journey but couldn't find a suitable one. This puppy fits perfectly to my requirements, Small, Docile, Easy to take care of and carry."
Karna gave his reason, He didn't lie, As a qualified novel nerd, He always wanted a beautiful beast companion but found out that Yaksha (Demi-Human) did not look highly of humans, If he try to make one of their pets, He will be carrying a tricking boom will set off any moment.
So he dropped the idea but it's not hurt to have a dog. He always wanted one but because of his condition in his last life he couldn't get one, And here he didn't think of it till now.
"If that is the case then okay, The one who saves the life has more rights than the one who harms it, Just promise me you would take care of this little guy."
Ashwatthama was satisfied with the answer karma gave to him, it's not that he believed the reason of Karna but he felt in his voice that Karna was not lying, So he decided to trust Karna, Plus the aura of Karna was also very friendly.
"Okay, Then it's a deal, So put that puppy down on the ground, I don't think it will be safe if we told it when I feed him this."
Karna was very excited hearing the promise of Ashwatthama, Both don't even know each other's name but felt the other person is not bad, Karna even had a thought of deciding to do try to get him away from the Pandava cam as there is a high chance of he being targeted by others because of those 6 peoples.
"Hum."
Ashwatthama did what he was told to do, Though he knows he can treat this puppy on his own but he is not arrogant, He did not deny the possibility of this man, Who definitely is not normal is not better than him, So he just follows.
There is no need to fight as both were fighting for the same cause, As long as the puppy is safe he doesn't care about anything else or what is the process of it.
'A very understanding boy, Definitely can't stay in that Pandava camp, I have to pull him out.'
Karna also sat on the soft slight cold grass on the ground and thought of it looking at Ashwatthama who followed his words without a question, From the previous words of a bit this boy should be quite good at medicines but there was no arrogance in his voice.
This impresses Karna, He knows there are a lot of good people who joined the Pandava camp but how many of those people survive? None, Not a single one, Even here at the side of an "evil", Kurava camp was though no Kurava remains but a few survivors who stood with them did.
This proves that staying in the Pandava group means certain death, Karna though not a saint did not want real good people to die, So if he can save one he will try his best to do it.
"This puppy was beaten badly, It's surprising that it was now wailing in pain, Do you give him something for pain?"
Karna put his other thoughts aside for a while when he saw the cute puppy slapping on the cloth laying on the ground, His heart ached in pain as his eyes lay on the puppy.
Though he thinks these injuries are fake but it was a visual presentation that looked too painful. He has seen too many of such animals on the streets before, So the pain was coming for them.
He just asked a question casually just to see what answer he will be given, While he was waiting, He rubbed the soft furry head of the little guy who was sleeping peacefully.
"I didn't do anything, It was my Pitashri who helped him."
Ashwatthama also seat down with Karna looking at the puppy with guilt. His soft heart was leading seeing the puppy in that condition. He just hoped that this man would stop questioning and just start treating the puppy.
"Hum…Good it, If not it would not have survived because of pain, And would not be able to experience this blessing."
Karna just talked to keep the facade, In his mind the father of this boy can stop the pain for this puppy. Then he is very well capable of completely healing this puppy. This boy did not need to sit here and cry like that.
So Karna unintentionally said the fate of the puppy if Drona didn't help the puppy, He just slowly lifted the sleeping head of the puppy and then with his power of words took out the sharp knife out of thin air.
He used that knife to prick his thumb and quickly drop his scarlet-coloured blood into the vial as said by system, Though there was a very strong urge in his body to just gulp all that liquid on his own, He somehow held it back.
He then put that knife back in the inventory and then poured all that liquid into the mouth of the puppy.
As that greenish-red liquid entered the mouth of the puppy there was a moment of his constant sleeping body, For the first time it moved and gulped the liquid greedily.
Its eyes were still closed but he had a lot more life than before, His whitish tail was wagging happily as it was gaining its vigour back.
But after that, nothing seems to happen, Puppy still laying on the ground supposedly sleeping, but because of previous experience, Karna didn't jump onto the gun and decided to wait for it out.
That elixir was legit. The reaction of his body was living proof of that, so he just decided to give it a minute or two.
*Flash*
As Karna thought, After just a few seconds, A golden light wrapped around the puppy, It spread all across its tiny frame healing all the wounds on that body. After that, it starts to become dense and dense around the body till it becomes so thick that it can't be seen through.
At the same time, The stars in the sky started to twinkle more frequently and become brighter. As time went by they were becoming brighter and brighter and after a moment when they reached a critical period, They showered as starlight on the figure covered in the golden light.
The starlight mixed with the golden light and it became brighter. Karna also became attracted to the starlight, Which right now also surrounded his body dancing on it like a child which was doing mischief.
Karna just closed his eyes as he felt the love contained in this simple light. This was not a bit beneficial to him but he was still reluctant to get away from this warmth.
Ashwatthama standing aside looking at this in awe, He finally was able to see the face of Kanra, Which put him in a trance, He never saw anything as beautiful as the boy in front of him.
Even the Devas who he saw with his fathers did not compare to him, He had too many questions for the boy in front of him but all he could do right now was to be lost in the beauty of a boy.
….
"Maa, Look how beautiful the night is today."
Little Sushala said to her mother looking outside the window of her chamber in the night sky as stars were falling from it one after another in celestial scenery.
"It is indeed beautiful. Watch for a while but after that, you go back to sleep. Tomorrow is a special day for you and us."
Gandhari put away the leaf book from her hand and walked to Sushala and rubbed her daughter's head while talking. She too looked outside and it was indeed a magnificent view.
He holds her hands together and prays that the things she planned for tomorrow will go smoothly. There is going to be lots of resistance for her decision but she knows this is the best one.
…..
Here the duo of Karna and Ashwatthama waited for a while and soon that golden starry light started to dismiss and a vivid figure started to see stretching its body inside the light.
This made both Karna and Ashwatthama look at each other in confusion but before they could ask a question, That figure just gulped all the golden light like a dragon cub eat its eggshell and directly jumped in the arms of Karna.
"Whoa, careful!"
Karna was not prepared for this action, So he was caught off guard but he has a very quick response time and because of that he is swiftly able to catch the "puppy" in his arms.
He was glad that he caught the "puppy". He with a smile looked down at his arms with a smile but that smile on his face froze once he took a closer look at the "puppy".
"One, Two, Three, …..Eight, Nine, NINE Tails!!!"
Karna burst out in shock as he counted the tails on the fluff ball in his arms.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for getting a Star Queen Nine Tail Fox.]
(A/N : Like always thank you for reading and have a good day 😁)