Chapter 95 95. Secret Of Immortality.
[There was pin-drop silence in the assembly, No one knows what to say about this condition of Karna. Wise in the group of people understand this is the best thing Karna can ask for but they did not think it is even possible.
Rishi Durvasa not giving curses when being angry is the same as expecting the sun to rise from the west, Expecting water will give up its nature of being cool, Expecting fire to not burn things.
This is just illogical. There might come a day when all three things said up can happen but Durvasa not giving a curse being angry will never going to happen, The one who thinks it will happen will be the way about to be cursed.
In this case that person is Karna.
"*Ahem* Insolence!! Putra I thought you are good but you are very disappointed. Asking a great Rishi like Durvasa this? You should have thought this is your honour to be allowed to be the first student of Rishi Durvasa.
No, No, No, I don't like this a bit, Please go away from my sight or I don't know what I will do."
Silence is broken by the "angry" voice of Surya disguised as a Sage, His eyes were red as he was fuming with anger but in his heart he was yelling foul play, He don't understand why his this son can't seat for a single moment before making trouble for him wherever they met.
The first time he brought the Vision of Supreme Charm and Sovereign Constitution, To stop he nearly tapped into his divine power, After that he was not able to meet his son for quite a while.
And when he met, Guess what? This son of his provoked the vision of Chaos, It was through fortune they were able to stop chaos from entering in this mortal realm or this is the end of everything.
Surya really thought this will be enough, Now he gets to spend quality time with his son but no, Who knows this guy ate the liver of a bear and the gallbladder of a leopard and decided to provoke Durvasa.
DURVASA!! A whole Devloka (Domain Of Deva) trembles in fear hearing that name and hearing his son without a trace of fear standing in front of him and asking questions like this one.
When he heard what Karna asked Durvasa, Surya felt the ground slide away below from ground, He For a moment he was convinced that this is a real Durvasa, Though he still has his doubts.
No one in the history of Sanatana (Enteral) dared to ask Rishi Durvasa to not curse people and here his son breaks that norm too. Should he be proud or curse his fate why it was always him?
Anyway, He as a father quickly came to the rescue of Karna, He will definitely going to get cursed today but at this moment all he wanted is that to see Karna go away from here.
Now everyone including Surya is waiting to be cursed by an angry Durvasa but one thing is good that his son will be safe.
"O'Great Sage Adithya, Please care to tell me what will you do if Karna does not go away from your sight?"
But to everyone's surprise Durvasa we're definitely angry but not at Karna but at Surya for yelling at his soon-to-be student. Durvasa did not like even a bit that someone threatened his student.
The only reason there was no curse was that he knew that Sage Adithya did it to protect his Karna, Durvasa is not stupid but his anger always blinds him and now because he was not that angry, His intelligence was able to show its power.
"...Sorry, Please forgive me Rishi Durvasa."
Surya could not understand what was happening in the world. At this moment he looked outside just to make sure that he came out in the right direction today. Who knows he might come out of the west today.
If Durvasa can react this way then it is also possible that he rise from a different direction, He just had to now see if water and fire also decided to change their nature.
But no matter how shocked Surya was his survival instincts were not filled him, He out of his instincts quickly apologised and backed away hoping like before Durvasa once again forgive him.
If it was before Surya called himself crazy for believing that Durvasa can forgive and that too if he thinks he can forgive 2 times in a row, That is nothing but a fantasy that always stays as fantasy but not away more.
"*Scoff* Next time, be mindful of your words. Also Karna I give you a promise I will never curse you no matter how angry I become, I would rather give you appropriate punishment for your crime.
But I warn you, Don't miss the use of this promise of mine, Remember no matter if it is a boon or a curse, If used wrongly it will bring only destruction on oneself, So tread wisely."
Durvasa just scoffed at Surya and ignored him to the relief of Surya, He then looked at Karna, Who just looking at him with respect and hope, This softened his heart.
Before Durvasa wanted to make some changes in the condition as it's too much of freedom but seeing his face, He couldn't help it and promised Karna a thing that others only hope to get.
Still, he did not forget to remind Karna, There are consequences for actions. There were many strong people with strong boons but once they started to misuse those blessings, They wrote their own end with it.
And the one even gets a curse to follow the path he/she thinks is right, They even turn a curse into a blessing bigger than a boon.
This can be considered the first lesson of his to his student, Always beware of his own limit.
"Thank you Rishi for agreeing with my unreasonable question but I still have to do an offence and tell you my 2nd condition.
You have to teach me anything and everything that I can learn and master. No matter what that thing is, as long as I can learn and master it, You have to teach me."
Karna spoke but unlike before his posture was bending down towards the Durvasa in respect while his hand was still folded, His voice was the same as before but this time his words were the one who left people speechless.
Which is shocking as they never thought there can be anything more smoking than asking Durvasa to not curse but here it was, More bizarre than before.]
Sorry can't able the chanage it 😢, It says only 100 words allowed to change.
Karna was staring there in a slightly bending posture waiting for an answer from Durvasa, who this time did not outright agree but took his time. This is not a joking matter.
The things he knows and aware of is not something that can be learned by any mortal. No matter how talented he thinks Karna is, There is no way he can pass that divine knowledge to Karna, A mere mortal being.
If it was only the knowledge that was a concern though it's still not good, Durvads might even have given a thought about it as he really wanted to be a teacher of Karna but the way Karna worded his condition, That also includes most forbidden knowledge…
The Secret Of Immortality.
If it is something else like Astra or Mantra, Durvasa can consider teaching Karna if he was worthy but The Secret Of Immortality is out of the question, He can teach Karna everything but that.
"No, This condition of yours is too much, I can't fulfil it, Ask something else."
Durvasa with a heavy heart rejected the condition of Karna, He really wanted to be the Guru of Karna but he also has the rules and principles he has to follow and is bound by, He too is not expected by the laws.
So he can't agree with the conditions of Karna, He just hopes Karna will change his condition or make some changes in his initial asking.
"It is my condition, Rishi Durvasa, It's okay and will not be sad if you can't do it, It will be my loss to lose a great teacher like you."
Karna was still in his bending position with a voice filled with respect, It's just that this time his voice become even sweeter unconsciously, Karna didn't know about it but his Aura control skill he use to keep his charm in a cheap run on its own and incite people in the hall.
Karna on the other hand was very disappointed hearing the answer of Durvasa, He is unknown to the fact that Durvasa thinks he needs The Secret Of Immortality and could not figure out why Durvasa did not accept his small request.
He said this only because he wanted to not only learn warfare but also other things like music, cooking, dancing and such things. The thought of learning The Secret Of Immortality didn't even cross his mind.
And why would he? He is pretty much immortal thanks to his celestial father's gift of divine armour and earrings which makes him immortal but others don't know that, So this misunderstanding happened.
"Wait! How about this? I agree I will teach you anything and everything I know but only when you completely master the previous knowledge I gave to you. This means if I taught you swordsmanship, You will not learn anything else from me till you master the sword.
Is it okay with you?"
Durvasa was very disappointed hearing that Karna refusing to be his student but he was helpless, He was ready to give up with a heavy heart but his nectar-like voice stopped him.
Suddenly a solution for this similar popped up in his mind. He thought it would be the best option available here. After all the knowledge he knows can't be counted and the right to teach Karna is still in his hand this way.
No matter how talented Karna is, He will never be able to get to the Secrets Of Immortality if he had to master things before Durvasa can teach him another thing.
This way not only Durvasa will choose what to teach Karna and now Karna as described by the previous sentence of his but also get to manoeuvre his training according to the talents of Karna.
It's an impeccable plan in the eyes of Durvasa, And to be fair it is impeccable plan for any other boy expect Karna, Who has a cheat build for the exact same thing.
"That- It's acceptable for me, Thank you for not disappointing this young ignorant boy, Still my list of offences is not over yet…
My 3rd condition is that I am allowed to leave the Ashrama to search for things or learn other skills like dancing, music and such from other masters and people who specialise in it.
I know warfare is important but I always wanted to learn those things and they also teach me restraints, So I hope you agree to this wish of mine"
Karna bends even more from Durvasa, Karna was disappointed thinking that he was rejected by Durvasa but when he heard Durvasa changed his opinion, He was too happy, Thankfully his Mind Conquer title was not allowed to show his current emotions upfront.
He didn't have a problem with the condition of Rishi Durvasa as that was not a problem to him, The man with a system designed for things like that, So he was looking forward to being taught by Durvasa.
But still, there are even more conditions he has. He knows he can't stretch too much or it will break but this is the few things he wants. Even at the risk of messing everything up, He can't give up on this thing.
"Okay, I agree this is not much, It's good to know things like music. It's built but patient, But rule still the same. You have to master it before you learn other things even if you are learning from others. Also I have to ask, "
Are these all your conditions or are there any more?"
Durvasa did not mind this condition as it is not that big of deal, He though knows dance and singing but it was better to be taught by someone who is professional in it.
Anyway, it will work in his favour, The more things Karna wants to learn the less there are chances that he will ever be able to reach the Secret Of Immortality.
"There is more just one more, I know I am asking too much but I want to also bring my student Eklavya with me, I promised that I will teach him when I learn the warfare, That's why I want him to be there as he can't waste his time precious time waiting for my return."
Karna at this time fully bent forward with his hand folded, Just one move and he will be on the feet of Durvasa, He kept that position eating for the answer of Durvasa.
While in the corner eyes of Eklavaya filled with tears, He was surprised Karna remembered him when it was the most important and fortunate blessing for him, He decided that he will never leave Karna even if he was chased out by Karna himself.
(A/N : Why do they think it's more bizarre than before?
Like always thank you for reading and have a good day 😁.)