The Eternal Destroyer

(1.5 years ago. Southern Rainforest region, Country B)

Rudra meditates sitting on a rock outside his home . All of a sudden, he hears something . A faint voice says , 'You mindless beasts!!!! You think you can get away from these stuffs. I am an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva , the eternal destroyer, and He will come to protect me.....'

All of a sudden , Rudra gets agitated . Anger flows through his veins , making his blood boil. He traces the direction of the voice and sets off to the location.

(4 hours later , a few miles away from Rudra's rainforest home, Country B)

Rudra stands in the midst , surrounded by bodies of perpetrators of a destructive riot. His body is covered with blood . He carries a machete in his hand which is covered in blood , Rudra pants in anger and rage. A terrified group of villagers watches in fear and respect, as well as with gratitude . The last of the riot perpetrators asks in a terrified tone, "Who.....who...are…you.....??"  Rudra replies in a deeper , divine tone , "Do you know who is Shiva , the Supreme among Rudras ? The Divine Light that stands out in a cave of Despair , the orb of Truth battling a world of Lies , the Champion of innocents battling bloodthirsty mongrels like you ....the one who carries the machete Chandrahasa ...the One who gets red and fiery in Anger.....the One who battles and annihilates monsters like you …ayam Shivam , aham Shivam.**"

Saying this, Rudra slashes the perpetrator's head clean off his shoulders. He teleports away from the scene to a much remote and isolated place in the forests. He struggles to maintain control over himself. All of a sudden, he lets out a loud roar. The roar shakes the entire planet and goes off to even the outer frontiers of space. Rudra slowly transforms. He grows out two more arms from his shoulder. A faint line appears on his forehead, indicating the possibility of a third eye. His hair grows longer. Rudra grows claws and fangs . As the transformation completes , Rudra stands surrounded by a bluish-purple fire.

Far from the transformation scene , a monkey like creature stands up, disturbed from its meditative posture. The creature looks at the direction of the wind and says , "What in the holy name of Lord Rama is this?"

The creature teleports to Rudra's location and says, " Hello friend , I am Hanuman, the son of Anjani and the Vanar king Kesari. I am also an aspect of the Wind Deity, Vāyu. You look like you are in trouble, May I help you?" Rudra growls at Hanuman. Concerned and confused, Hanuman uses his divine vision to find what's bothering Rudra. He gasps in shock and mutters to himself, " Lord Shiva...so, it's Him. The Asurakula Chakravarthy."

Rudra attacks Hanuman. He punches Hanuman right across his face. Hanuman staggers a bit and is visibly shaken by the punch. Rudra punches Hanuman again, but this time Hanuman defends himself. He counter-attacks Rudra. "OWWWWWW!!!!," Hanuman screams, withdrawing his hand away from Rudra's face. He looks at his hand and notices intense burn marks. Before he could make out the origin of the marks, Rudra punches him in the gut and kicks him away. Thrown away to a certain distance and dazed , Hanuman gets some time to think. He mumbles to himself, " What is this, Lord Rama? He seems to be in pain. What should I do now?"

All of a sudden, Rudra attacks Hanuman who manages to barely defend himself. Hanuman thinks about Lord Rama and, with a newfound strength , punches Rudra. This punch manages to stun Rudra for a moment. Hanuman then smacks Rudra on his face, scratching his left eye and leaving a claw scar. Groaning in agony and anger, Rudra punches Hanuman and grapples him. Hanuman sees an injury on Rudra's left arm and understands the situation. All of a sudden, a four-armed figure appears in front of Rudra and hurls a discus at him. The discus slices Rudra on his right cheek and renders him unconscious.

(Present time, Rudra's woodhouse , Southern Rainforests, City S)

A golden glow covers the canopy. Rudra and Esther run outside and bow towards a Goddess. The Goddess smiles and nods. She says, " How are you, Rudra and Esther?" Esther replies, " It's Sam, it's Sam for you. Yes, I am fine, Supreme Mother." Rudra replies, " I am good, Supreme Mother." The Goddess smiles and asks, "  Even I am not allowed to call you Esther , eh? Is that privilege only for Rudra?"

Blushing, Esther nods and says, " It's only for him."  The Goddess laughs and says, " Anyways, Rudra the time to test your skills is here. Sam proved hers a while back. Now's your chance. You will have 7 days to train and after 7 days you will have a friendly duel with my son, Karthikeya. You shall be tested on your prowess to control the Kalagni or the Fire of the void . And only after the test, I shall reveal your destiny."

Rudra nods and says, " I will try my best, Supreme Mother."  The Goddess nods and says, " See you in 7 days then."

She disappears from there.  Rudra looks at the horizon and rubs the scar on his right cheek. Esther hugs him and says, " Still thinking about what that Vishnu did to you?"

Rudra replies, " The Supreme Narayana had no bad intention in doing this. He needed to do this . I understand this action of His."

Esther says, " Nonsense, He did this deliberately . He did this because you are an Asura. He hates Asuras." Rudra says, " Babe, I was out of control. Hanuman was trying his best to stop me. The Narayani Army was unable to control me. Bhagwan Parashuram was failing to control me. Heck, Nandi Maharaj couldn't control me. No divine weapons were effective against me. So, Bhagwan Narayana had no choice but to do this."

Esther says, " I don't care. He harmed you. He harmed you when you were in pain." Rudra pats her head and kisses her forehead. He says, " You check on Tanya. She must be awake by now. I will feed the wolves and the cattle."

Esther nods and moves inside the house. Rudra lets out a unique whistle and a pack of wolves come running to him. The alpha male jumps to Rudra's arm and licks his face with affection. The other wolves nuzzle him and rub against him. Rudra pets the wolves and summons a piece of meat. He throws the piece of meat towards the Alphas.

He, then, picks up a bunch of hay and feeds the cattle. Once done, he closes his eyes and meditates. A young boy's voice disrupts his meditation. " Daddy, "says the boy. " What are you doing?"

Rudra opens his eyes and sees a 4-year-old boy standing behind him. He motions the kid to come closer, and the kid trots closer to him. Rudra puts his arm around him and says, " Nothing, Yamato. Do you need something?" The kid smiles and says, " No , daddy. I just want to play with you." Rudra grins and ruffles his hair.  Yamato brings out a ball and throws it towards Rudra. Soon, Rudra and Yamato start playing with the ball.

Yamato throws the ball and Rudra deliberately misses it to make his son win. "YAY!!!!!, I beat papa, " Yamato cheerfully shouts. He runs towards Rudra and hugs him. Rudra laughs and lifts his adoptive son. Esther watches them from a distance. She smiles and thinks, " My Rudra!. You are the epitome of masculinity. Your dark skin oozes power. Your black good right eye shines bright every time. Your left eye is charming, even if it's injured. The claw mark over your left eye is the symbol of your victory over the son of Anjani. The scar on your right cheek is the symbol of your battle with Narayana. You are wild as a wolf, but calm as a sage. You are the Destroyer , but you have the heart of a compassionate saint. That long hair, tied behind your head .... I want to touch it. You are a naive uncouth barbarian, but you are my naive uncouth barbarian." Her cheeks turn red.  Rudra notices Esther and smiles. He knows exactly what his darling is thinking. He walks towards her with Yamato. He lets Yamato down and says, " Go play with your sister now." Yamato nods and runs away.

Rudra walks closer to Esther and kisses her on her cheek. Esther blushes and wraps her arm around him. Rudra gently brushes her hair and says, " I know exactly what you were thinking, my dear love. How could you call me an uncouth barbarian." Esther frowns and says, " You are not a barbarian, you are a wild animal." She kisses him on the cheek and says, " you are my wild animal."  She kisses Rudra warmly on his lips and Rudra lifts her up. He settles down on the couch with his beloved on his lap. Esther fiddles with Rudra's hair and says, " Well, you will let me down sometime." Rudra smiles and says, " If I could, I would forever hold you like this . But, you are heavy. " Esther playfully slaps him and says, " who are you calling heavy?" Rudra laughs and their romance continues for a while. Esther rests her head on Rudra's chest and falls asleep. Rudra gently brushes her hair and recalls the memories of what happened two years ago...

(Two years ago, Southern Rainforests )

Rudra walks ahead with a sleeping Tanya on his back , with Esther closely following him. Rudra says, " Go away. This isn't the place for you." Esther retorts, " As if it is for you. You don't get me , Rudra. You are just in pain. I love you and I will never leave you." Rudra shouts back , " I am a monster, a demon. Don't follow me."

Esther retorts again, " I belong to the same Asura race as you. Why are you shoving me away? Are you that weak that you won't control yourself in my presence? " She starts crying and says in a tearful voice, " I will only live where you live. I will never leave you . You are my love. And Yamato needs a father. Are you gonna leave him alone as well? " Rudra stops in his tracks and turns around. Tears flow out of his eyes. Esther runs towards him and hugs him. Rudra brushes her hair and asks, "Why do you love me so much?"

Present Time ,

Rudra says, " I still can't find the answer to that, my dear Esther." He kisses her hair and leans back on the couch , falling asleep.

Asura Empire , Svarga or Cosmic Plane

The Asura delegates discuss among themselves. One of the Asuras asks, " How long are we gonna continue without an Emperor?" Andhak replies, " Silence, Viceroy of Bringa  region. This is a decision by the Trimurti and the Sanga  shall wait till then."

Bali counters, " Andhak-sa , we understand you are the Kaiser  of the Daityas but you don't need to be rude. The Bringa region is a stronghold of the Vishra clan . This isn't diplomatic.,at all."

Vibhishana replies, " Bali, I disagree. This is the fifteenth time , she asked the same question. By doing so, she is questioning the authority of the Sanga . The Vishra is a clan of rakshasas descending from my family. I am pretty sure they will understand. And if they don't, as the Czar of Rakshasas , I order no resistance from them. "

Andhaka sighs and says, " this isn't important right now. The order of the court is to decide the welcoming comittee for our Emperor. Yes, I, the Grand Minister of the Asura court and the Kaiser of Daityas , am glad to announce that the Asurakula Chakravarthy will soon be ascending the Divine Royal Throne.

The Viceroy exclaims, " Really?!, who is that, Kaiser?"

Andhaka smiles and says, " Years ago, as I was leaving the abode of the Great Destroyer, He said that He Himself will take an incarnation and arrive to ascend the Throne of Asuras. I say He will be here soon. He is the Almighty Sri-Rudra after all."

Rudra's woodhouse, Southern rainforests

Rudra opens his eyes after feeling a tinge of energy in his left arm. He looks at a purplish blue fire, surrounding his arm.  The fire nuzzled Esther as she comfortably slept in Rudra's arms. Esther's minor injuries and dry skin healed instantly on contact with the fire. Rudra sighed and the fire disappeared.

'What was that?, ' he thought, while gently brushing his sweetheart's hair.

A few hours later

Rudra stands before a rock . He extends his arm forward and focuses on destroying the rock. The fire emerges from the rock and the rock explodes with a loud bang.  Esther comes running out of the house . She asks with a mixed tone of confusion and shock, " Rudra, what did you do? What was that noise?"

Rudra replies, " I think I figured out how Kalagni works. But I don't understand it completely."  Esther runs towards Rudra and checks him thoroughly. " It's fine, babe, I am not hurt, " Rudra says with a light hearted voice.

Esther rubs her forehead and sighs . She asks, " What did you find out?" Rudra replies, " I summoned the Kalagni during our nap . But when I did that, it didn't destroy or harm anything. It did destroy, it destroyed your injuries , your dry skin and some other pains you had. Now I summoned it again , on the rock, it completely erased the rock from Existence."

Esther thinks a bit. She says, " What I say about you is you are very emotional. You have too much in everything. You love too much, You get wildly angry . You get very sad. You laugh out loud. " She smiles and pulls his cheeks. "My wild Asura, " she says cheerfully. Rudra says, " This doesn't answer my question."  Esther playfully slaps Rudra's head and says, " think, you ape."

Rudra thinks for a while and says, " Now I remember. Also, now I get what Bhagwan Parashuram wanted to say."

Esther raises her eyebrow and asks, " Eh? What and when did he say?"

1.5 years ago, after the Great Skirmish 

Rudra gets up from his bed, confused . He grimaces and grabs his left arm . He looks in confusion as the arm is bluer than the other. He looks beside to see Esther, asleep while taking care of him. He looks ahead and sees a tall sage talking to Tanya. The little girl giggles as she plays a game of chess with him. Rudra gets up and goes to the sage.

"Yay, I did it. I beat the Old uncle!!!!," Tanya jumps in excitement. The sage smiles and gently pats the girl's head. Rudra smiles and says, " Seeing smile on your face makes me more happier than seeing one on her's, Lord Bhargava. " The sage looks at Rudra and asks, " How are you kid? Were you hurt that bad?" Rudra walks towards the sage and touches his feet. The sage gently lifts Rudra and says, " Oh No! Don't do that, Virupaksha . Don't do that. I see my Lord, Bhagwan Parameshwara in you. " Rudra asks, " What happened to me?"

The warrior sage smiled and replied, " The Kalagni  or the Fire of Void is an ability given as a gift by one of the most unlikely sources to you, Indra among Asuras.  It's just that the fire got out of your control."

Rudra asks, " How can I control it?" Parashurama laughed and asked, " You still want to use it without proper training? Think about it, Rudra. You shook the entire Existence. You destroyed the Preta Loka. You made the Celestial Sages fear and seek Bhagwan Shiva out of fear. The three infinite planes of Existence, The infinite Timelines, all the lifeforms, even the Abode of the Devas and Gandharvas saw the fear of destruction. You acted how your very name meant, the God of Destruction, Rudra. You still wanna know the secret to control it?"

Rudra replies, " If I caused this much destruction, then I am entitled to know how it works. I can't let innocents die because of me. " The warrior sage replies, " It all depends on what you think Rudra. This is something that is related to your will. Your will determines everything. Remember , a focused mind doesn't have any limitations."

Present time....

Rudra opens his mouth to reply but is suddenly distracted by something. He looks at a specific direction and growls in rage. " That son of a b*** \,  how dare he attack so many innocents? Those poor people are begging me to save them. I have to go now\,  " he says with a voice quivering in anger.

Esther shouts, " Rudra , wait....don't...." Rudra throws his eyepatch down , revealing a dark black eye with a light blue eye ball. He disappears to the trouble location.

A remote village somewhere in Country B, Planet Earth 

Rudra reaches the place to see an army of other worldly creatures plundering and destroying the village. People try their best to flee from them.  Rudra clicks his fingers and people warp away from the army. The army of creatures look at Rudra , with their leader grinning.

The leader says. " I wanted to lure you out but I felt destroying mortals as more fun. Either ways, I am Deter and I am gonna kill you. "  Rudra grits his teeth in anger . He says in a low, brutal voice, " You guys dare to attack my place and challenge me?! Listen , you dumbfuck and listen this very well, This is going to be your last day in your fucking existance. Every deed you did, every word you spoke has made me violently angry. Today , your pot of sins is full and today, you get punished for your crimes. "

He growls in rage as Kalagni surrounds him. His other eye turns black with red eyeball and he grows a third eye. The third eye is black with purple eyeball. Rudra grows fangs and two more arms from his shoulder joints. He lets out a roar.

The entire Existential planes tremble under Rudra's power. The demon watches in horror as Rudra slowly walks towards him.

In a Divine, wrathful voice, Rudra roars, " The Dance of Destruction begins now "

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