Before Aryan could approach Karna, the Akashic Mirror within his mind shimmered again—glowing red. A warning flashed from the Timeline Anchor.
> Event Alert: Draupadi Vastraharan
Timeline Deviation: 3 hours remaining
Divine Outrage: High
Karmic Fallout: Catastrophic
Do you wish to Intervene?
Recommended: Yes
Aryan clenched his fists. "No one's honor will be gambled again—not while I exist."
He activated Chrono Shift—freezing time across Hastinapur.
The entire Sabha—the great hall of the Kuru dynasty—stood still. Dice frozen mid-air. Duryodhana's smirk half-formed. Karna with his mouth open, ready to deliver his fatal insult.
And Draupadi—dragged, her eyes blazing with fury and shame.
Aryan materialized in the center of the court like a thunderbolt wrapped in silence.
With Trinetra Vision, he looked into every soul.
> Duryodhana: drenched in lust and arrogance.
Dushasana: violent, twisted pride.
Karna: conflicted, torn by his loyalty and pain.
Pandavas: silent, shamed, yet complicit.
He walked past each man, stopping only before Draupadi. She looked at him, eyes wide, soul quivering.
"Who…?"
"I am the one who sees the world not as it is—but as it should be."
He turned, lifting his hand—and released Reality Override.
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[Reality Override Engaged]
Target: Sabha of Hastinapur
Effect: Rewind and Intervene at Critical Moment
Cost: 0 Karma Points (Divine Favor Active)
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The dice dissolved.
The chains on Draupadi vanished. Her clothing shimmered into divine armor—a sari woven from Lakshmi's own radiance. Her hair, unbound in grief, now braided with fire.
She looked like a Goddess of Justice.
Gasps erupted from the frozen figures as Aryan let time resume—only slightly.
> "What sorcery—" Duryodhana snarled.
Aryan raised his hand. "Speak again, and you'll be mute for ten lifetimes."
He turned to Karna.
"You, the golden warrior. You speak of dharma, yet you defend this crime?" His voice boomed with Divine Sovereignty.
Karna staggered. "I… I was blinded by…"
"By what? Hatred? Ego? Or the agony of a truth you refused to face? Draupadi is not the enemy. You betrayed her just as much as Duryodhana."
Karna fell silent.
Aryan turned to the Pandavas.
"You, sons of Dharma… gambled your wife like cattle. Did you forget she was not yours to wager?"
Yudhishthira hung his head. Bhima's hands trembled. Arjuna clenched his jaw.
Draupadi stepped forward now, radiant and fierce.
Aryan spoke, not to her, but for her.
> "From this moment, no woman shall ever be dragged into shame by silence.
No warrior shall be allowed to hide behind tradition to justify wickedness.
The Sabha has failed—but I will rewrite its verdict."
He raised his hand again.
Fate Chain Activated.
A ripple tore through the room.
Karna, Duryodhana, and every Kuru in the hall saw visions of their karmic future—death, grief, and hellish cycles. The Pandavas saw the flames they had ignited, even in silence.
> "Let this shame mark you. Let it teach you. Grow beyond it—or be consumed by it."
System Log Updated:
> [Draupadi's Vastraharan: Averted]
[Karmic Alignment Shift: Draupadi – Restored]
[Karna's Guilt – Awakened]
[Yudhishthira's Dharma – Reinforced]
[Timeline: Balanced]
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Outside, the skies wept with relief. Somewhere deep in the forest, the Trimurti smiled.
And in the court of Swarga, Indra sat upright.
"He… stopped the shaming of Panchali."
Brihaspati's voice was soft. "And by doing so, he just spared the world a thousand years of darkness."
Indra whispered, "He's not rewriting Dharma. He's clarifying it…"