57 Weakness
After half an hour passes, Karna finally caught up with Aryan and greeted his parents respectfully.
"You did great back there Karna. Now I don't think Arjun will dare to say that he is the strongest archer in this world anymore. "
Aryan said with a smile while praising Karna.
"Thanks for the praise Your majesty."
Karna nodded humbly.
At this time, Aryan finally noticed that the charioteer driving Karna's chariot was actually a girl he hasn't seen before and couldn't help but ask Karna curiously.
"This is...? "
"This is my childhood friend Vrushali your majesty. When I went to visit my parents yesterday, she happened to eavesdrop on our conversation and expressed her desire to follow us back to Udra kingdom."
Karna replied a little shyly, which was rare expression to be seen on his usually stern face.
"Childhood friend, huh?"
Aryan teased Karna playfully causing everyone to laugh out loud while both Karna and Vrushali had beet red faces out of shame.
"Hahaha hahaha! "
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It's been two weeks since Aryan kidnapping Dushala and got married with her.
As a matter of fact, Aryan was already prepared for having a war with Hastinapur but due to some unknown reasons, there was no reaction from Hastinapur at all.
It was almost as if nothing has ever happened. But according to his guess, Aryan thinks that it's probably because he 'defeated' Bhisma that day which probably scared Dhritarashtr and Duryoday and they were hesitating to start a war with Udra kingdom.
But since they didn't do anything even after two weeks, Aryan simply ignored them and thought about his next plan of action.
Currently, his major priority was to increase his strength as much as possible. And the best way to do that is to activate the other three sins among the seven deadly sins.
Although he is already powerful enough to be classified as a Maharathi, but there was one small problem.
His most powerful attack ability Sunshine is inactive at night, which is a major weakness. And without the attribute boost provided by Sunshine Aryan can't tap into the true spirit form of Moksha either, thus limiting its full power.
Although after getting Full Counter, the situation has slightly improved but similar to Meliodas's version of full counter in the anime seven deadly sins, he can only use it against magic attack or in this case astras. As for physical attacks, Full counter doesn't work at all.
Normally he doesn't need to worry about the physical attacks but at night when Sunshine is inactive, this problem becomes more prominent.
Thus Aryan was thinking of ways to activate the other three sins of Fox's Sin of Greed, Serpent's Sin of Envy and Boar's Sin of Gluttony.
But the problem was that he remember anyone who can be the representative of this sin and by killing him Aryan could get the ability. So the only option he had was to commit the sin himself.
Aryan pondered the possibility of manifesting these sins himself. He began to consider various ways to embrace the characteristics of each sin. The notion of greed intrigued him, as it seemed to be the most straightforward to pursue.
As for Envy and Gluttony, Aryan didn't know how to accomplish them or what are the exact conditions.
"May be I should start attacking other kingdoms and robbing them of their wealth? "
Aryan pondered as he looked at the map and narrowed down his target to two kingdoms namely Vanga and Cumbha. And since their fight can be considered an internal conflict, so other kingdoms cannot interfere either. This way, Aryan can follow Paundrak's path of winning the five sibling kingdoms of which Udra and Anga are already under his control. Meanwhile Kalinga and Pundra are under King Chitrangad's rule. But since Bhanumati is their only child so sooner or later they will fall under Aryan's rule nonetheless.
This leaves Vanga and Cumbh, being the perfect targets.
Just at this moment, a maid entered the room .
"Your majesty, Senapati Karna is asking for permission to enter the room. "
"Let him in. "
Aryan replied casually.
Karna entered the room, his demeanor as composed as ever. He offered a respectful salute to Aryan before speaking, "Your Majesty, I bring news from the borders. It seems that we've had an influx of refugees from the kingdom of Vanga."
Aryan's interest was piqued. "Refugees? What's happening in Vanga that would cause such a large migration?"
Karna explained, "From the reports we've received, it appears that Vanga is in a state of turmoil. There are rumors of a power struggle within the royal family, leading to chaos and unrest. The people are fleeing in search of safety."
Aryan considered this information carefully. The situation in Vanga seemed to be a perfect opportunity to manifest the Fox's Sin of Greed. Instability in the kingdom presented an opening for Aryan to capitalize on their vulnerability.
"Karna, prepare our forces. We'll head to Vanga," Aryan ordered, his eyes determined. "It's time we take advantage of this situation to further our goals."
Karna nodded and replied, "As you wish, Your Majesty."
The decision was made. Aryan and his forces would set forth to Vanga, not as conquerors but as opportunists ready to exploit the kingdom's turmoil. In this pursuit, Aryan hoped to awaken the Fox's Sin of Greed and continue his quest for greater power.
"Oh and by the way, how is Bhanumati and Dushala's training going on ? "
Aryan asked curiously just before Karna left the room.
Yes, after seeing Bhanumati learning archery from Karna, Dushala also decided to learn swordsmanship so as not to be left behind.
"You can rest assured Your majesty. Both the queens are doing very well in their training. In fact, Queen Bhanumati has already learnt a few basic mantras for using some common astras. She can be considered a powerful Rathi on her own.
And although Queen Dushala is not progressing as fast as Queen Bhanumati, but she is doing well too considering that she had no prior foundation as compared to Queen Bhanumati. Moreover, she is very skilled in Battle formations / Vyuhas knowledge and has already learnt more than half of them. "
Karna replied truthfully.
After Karna left the room to prepare for the next expedition, Aryan couldn't help but smile mischievously.
"Well, looks like I need to check on their progress personally. "
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(Rathi < Atirathi < Maharathi< Atimaharathi< Mahamaharathi )
• Padatik- Infantrymen./ armed warrior
• Ashvarohi – Horseman. One Ashvarohi = 12 Infantrymen.
• Gaja – Soldier on an Elephant. One Gaja = 12 Ashvarohi.
• ArdhaRathi – A soldier on a chariot who is skilled in handling weapons, had the ability to fight a war with 2500 armed warriors alone.
• Rathi- A warrior who is considered equal to 2 Ardharathis.
• AtiRathi – A warrior who is considered equal to 12 Rathis i.e. 60000 armed warriors.
• Maharathi – A warrior who is considered equal to 12 Atirathis. That means he single-handedly had the ability to fight a war with 720,000 armed warriors. This warrior had the knowledge of using Brahmastra.
• Ati-Maharathi – A warrior who is considered equal to 12 Maharathis, i.e. 8640000 armed warriors
• Mahamaharathis – A warrior who is considered equal to 24 Ati-Maharathis. Apart from Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, Adishakti is the only Mahamarathi.
The above ranks are not just a reflection of skill or mastery of a weapon. It also includes knowledge of battle formations, strategic skill set, tactical knowledge, past experience, ability to crack"battle traps / Vyuhas " and so on. Simply because an archer rode a chariot did not make him a Rathi – the warrior needed to have some fearsome reputation and class battle experience too.
Please also note that just because a warrior has a higher rank, that doesn't mean a warrior from a lower rank cannot beat or kill him.
Because of this, sometimes this division method can create misunderstandings about the strength. That's why I have introduced the attribute system.
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