Hiranyaksha the Asuran king.

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I was gonna post this later today ( after around eight nine hours but I just wanted to post it immediately and the goobye for some hours as it is 3.18 Am in India and I will be sleeping till 9 Am so the next chapter in the later half of the day. )

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" A no means a no. It's not like you are unaware of the consequences so why are you insisting on it so much. Do you think I am happy to part way with my child but what needs to be done should be done and now don't force me to let you choose between me and the child. " Parvati spoke with an angry expression as her husband had become adamant about his decision.

" I choose my son. " Shiva spoke with a straight face without any major change of expression on his face.

" y-y-y-y-y- you go away. keep your son and I am going away from here. " Parvati shouted angrily and started to go away from here.

" I was just joking. I will do as you say. " Shiva spoke with a smile on his face but Parvati can see the evident sadness in his eyes.

" Husband we can have another child and every man has to Sacrifice something at a particular point in their lives and it matters more if it comes to us gods. You are the leader of the whole pantheon and so many people believe in you. " Parvati spoke while having a tired look on her face.

For the first time in his life the God of Destruction stood there while feeling helplessness and anger.

" Ba-ba-ba-baaa hee-hee " The Child made cute and adorable noises while cuddling into Shiva's arms and it made all his resolve to seal him go away like it has been washed away by some river.

Shiva's eyes suddenly brightened as if he suddenly found something very happy but quickly concealed the emotions and kept the sad look on his face and disappeared from there after giving a nod to his wife

" Hey little kiddo I am sorry I won't be able to see you growing up but I will leave you at the best place I can. " Shiva spoke while poking the soft white cheeks of his son.

While looking at his dark and souless eyes he fell into a little dilemma.

" Let's hope it will be enough. " Shiva stretched out on of his hand and a half mask appeared on his hand and he placed it upon the Child's face.

The infant now had fallen asleep and clutched his father's finger unconsciously in his hands tightly while continuing to sleep.

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In pataal lok. ( Underworld of Hindu myth. Not afterworld or hell but underworld. There is a difference)

a holy fire raged in a large empty palace with a large number of various offerings and other presents near it, while a figure which resembled a man sat in between the fire like a rock.

The heat of the fire didn't make the figure budge even a little and he co continually kept reciting some chants while the fire burned his body.

" OM NAMO BHAGWATI RUDRAAY, OM NAMO BHAGWATI RUDRAAY, OM NAMO BHAGWATI RUDRAAY, OM NAMO BHAGWATI RUDRAAY " The man kept reciting the mantras as if his life depended on it and kept trying to please his lord just like he has been doing it for the past two years.

a streak of light started to flash on top of his head and the aura of the whole room suddenly changed and a divine figure with blue skin appeared in the room.

The figure looked at the man who was sitting in the fire and was still chanting mantras like crazy and a smile formed upon his face.

" Your penance has been successful and it had impressed me Asura king Hiranyaksa, ask what you want? " Shiva spoke benevolently while looking at his Devotee with a smile.

The all-powerful Asura king Hiranyaksa in front of whom even most of the devas were in fear looked at Shiva with respect and admiring eyes.

" Lord you are the great God of this world and know everything so you must have already known that I don't have any son to inherit my kingdom and without a successor, the other powerful Asuras will start rioting and it will cause a war among the asuras and Indra won't just sit quietly if a civil war erupts between the Asuras."

Hiranyaksa spoke while clasping his hands together and looked at his god with adoring and pleading eyes.

Shiva smiled a little, " Since you ask for a son then I will bless you with a son. He is a child birthed to be an Asura, his name should be Andhakasura as he will one day conquer the darkness which binds him and become a powerful Asura and a benevolent king and I hope you be a good father and raise him to be a great man. "

Shiva spoke while looking at his adorable son one last time with happiness and gave him to The Asura King Hiranyaksa who took the baby in his hands carefully sigh a triumphant smile on his face.

" Uaaaahhhhhhh - wahhhhhhhh " The Child started crying as soon as his father's comfortable fingers slipped out of his baby hand.

Shiva looked at his son with sadness and pain in his eyes and closed them and disappeared from the pataal lok.

" Child I may not be your birth father but from today on you are my own son and the prince of pataal lok and the asura race. I will take care of you with all my might and I shall fight anyone who tries to harm you, whether it be Indra, my brother or even lord Vishnu himself.