" What kind of motivation? " he asked .
" You have wasted enough of my time, if you can't control your feelings, A life of death kind. "
" Wait wha- " He said and felt the ground under his feet vanish . And he was now falling freeway to the ground.
He started screaming, and asked the old man what he was supposed to do while falling.
And the old man in his mind told him to transform.
And he told him that he can't, and he told him to believe in God, and use your powers.
" This is straight up death. " He screamed in his three piece suit.
" No, there is water underneath you. " And be fell splash into the water.
He woke up on that same bed again and screamed.
" I'm gonna kill you. " He treated him with regard breaths.
" I'm damn immortal . " He said and Raghav again started falling.
" Use your powers or keep on falling till the end. " And Raghav cursed him.
" Now that's low. " And several falls later, Raghav told him to stop.
" Wait, maybe we should. "
" No " And he falls again.
" Your arrogance won't gonna help. Was that pleading? " He asked.
" No. " He said.
And after several more tries and waking up in the same bed. He gave him a hint .
" You can always ask for help. " And and he again starts to fall .
And he starts yelling help me. And nothing happens.
" Maybe you should ask God for help. "said the old man .
And he immediately asked God for help. But he still hit the water. And wait for the death-like stage to appear and then wake up in that same bed.
But this time he didn't. He felt something in his neck. And when he touched it, he felt something. There were gills. And he wasn't even feeling any toll. He looked all around and he could see everything very clearly.
" At Least VFX is good. " He taught out loud.
" Aren't you gonna use your power ? I taught you to be excited. " And then he starts to swim like fish. He manoeuvred in the water, and jumped out of water like flying fish, and he tried to fly, and failed.
" You can't fly. " Old man said. And his face shifted to a scowl.
" Damn old man. "
" You should respect your elders. "
" I will when I become one. " He said to him . And then he sensed something.
" What's that? I felt something odd."
" It's probably your powers, the maharalshak often gets the power of there familer, you might be able to grew in size as well. "
" Wait what? " He asked.
" Like atom smasher? "
" I don't know that guy but if he can increase or decrease then yes. And looks like you have the sensing ability right now. " He looked around and when he sensed that feeling, he felt like it was coming from the North. He went there without any thought. An old man warned him that no human shall see you.
" So there are people . " He said in worry, and he saw a ship, more prisies a container ship. She saw the half part in the water already. He felt the water around him a little wild.
" What's happening? " He asked.
" Ship is in the middle of a storm, and the added weight was making the ship sink.
He went there immediately.
" Can I help them? " He asked.
" Yes, if you can transform? But now, I don't think so. " He replied.
" I'm going to help them? " He said to him in his mind.
" You can't save them? " The old goat said.
" What's wrong in trying? " He said his signature line.
He immediately went there, and looked around. He asked the old man if anyone was in the boat. And he replied that " everyone is out, but they won't gonna survive, they are in three lifeboats, two are together and one is still close to the sinking ship.and they are 25 in number, two of them are injured, and there are five women, among them, and!! "
" And? " He asked.
" One of them is in labor. "
" Shit! " He thought.
" Any chance you know how much time there is? "
" Not much, exactly six minutes twenty five seconds, twenty four seconds. "
" Great. " He said and looked at the two lifeboats up above.
" If you are going to save them, take their boat to the southeast. Storm is dull there, and there is another cargo . "
" One by one. " He taught.
And at the top, some Asian guys were praying to God, in the Japanese language . And another man furiously tried to stabilise the boat, other boats were trying the same. One Japanese man asked about others, and some one replied in the storm that they didn't know, and they hoped God would save them. And then their boat starts to shake violently.
One man lost his balance and fell into the water , and he was the husband of the pregnant lady. She screamed seeing his husband dropping in the water. They can see the man going down, but before they can scream more, he starts to come back by some unknown thing, and they grab him. And the man has a surprise look. He starts to say that someone was there, in Japanese. And they looked puzzled. They were asking them the questions, when they saw the third boat that they thought lost, getting in their direction, in speed. And then the boat passes them. And went far. Then after some time, they felt their boat moving by some unseen force. And when they looked down they saw nothing. And then by some unseen force, they reached outside the storm when just minor rain was happening. And when they looked where they came from, they saw a silhouette of a person under the water. And another boat that they saw getting away early, waves at them.
" Ryūjin. " One man said. And then others start to say that. And then the man noticed her wife giving birth to her child. And he saw her having difficulty.
He held her hand, and then told her to relax, I'm here. In Japanese. Then the woman who was helping him to deliver the child told him that they have to do an underwater delivery, or she won't be able to make it. He tries to deny it but she convinces him that it's necessary. And after some arguing they convinced him, and they started to put her in the water with two men beside her including him. They start the process, and soon they start to feel the effects, one of them notices that the storm is approaching and they need to hurry. The husband told his wife to be patient, and that God will save them, believe in it. And she calmed down and started crying about his child. And her husband again consoled her and told her that God will save them and believe in him. But this time looking her in the eyes.
She called herself, and pushed with all her might, and then she felt the child birthing. And then with a cry of scream she gave birth . While three boats were surrounding them. Making a triangle of shorts, the father went down to grab his child, when he saw a man, foreign to him, holding his child with a genuine smile. He was shocked for a brief second, and then Raghav offered him the child, bid his farewell to him, and went away in speed. The man came back to the surface, and gave the child to the people on the boat, and got back in the water to see the mysterious person, and found him long gone. He came to the surface and gots on the boat, hudding his wife who was already on the boat that time. He told them about the God that saved him, and he told them that he saw God himself, who saved us, and he was the one who handed my daughter to me. And he has the look of shock, and happiness in him , he thanked the God who saved him and his new born.
" Didn't you hear what I said earlier. " The old man said sternly.
" I do. '' Was his reply. And he looked at his arms.
And at sunset. He looked at the setting sun.
" It's beautiful. '' Raghav said, looking at the sun, while he was sitting on a small island. His suit jacket. And he was in his white shirt and black pants.
" Go Inside the forest, I wanted to show you something . " The old man said.
" Why? " He asked.
" You know about the soma right. "
" Yeah, a form of elixir that gives powers rather than immortality. And to save them from used by human, you put some short of magical barriera, which will scare out any human, and do some weird stuff to them.
" Yes! That's what I'm about to show you. ".
" That's here? Didn't it gonna scare me out i" He asked.
" No! And Go inside. "
And he followed that.
" Follow your instinct. It'll lead to soma. " He said and he followed his instinkt. And he saw a pond which was not that big. And he saw old pillars made out of stones there, which were broken.
" Dive in, " The old man said.
And he followed the advice, and his gills came out. He swam deeper, and deeper. Then he saw a glimpse of light, coming from the inside. He went to the light, and reached an air pocket under the water .
He reached there, and saw a glow limiting from inside. He went there with caution, and when he reached Inside, he saw a pond, probably the size of a basketball ring, with a glowing blue liquid .
" Soma. " He said.
" The real soma, an exile older than time itself. Each drop holds the power unmatched to anything. This is the potion that gave Gods their godly status. One ship, and a normal human will be strong as a hundred elephants. "
" Did I need to drink that? " Raghav asked, seeing the obvious reason for his visit.
" No. You came here to see the reason for all conflicts between gods. Soma is power, power is everything if you have borders. In the old days, the more soma you have, the more powerful you are. In the old days, the first war between Gods happened because of this. Gods, demons, asur, nar even the narayana raise their power with this, gain this. "
" Is it radioactive? " He asked.
" Probably. " He said.
" If soma gives power, why don't we use it? " asked raghav.
" It has some addictive qualities. Only a God of pure blood can use them without any side effects. Others like demons, asur and upures . can easily get addicted to it. And for humans, if they survive the massive fluctuation, they'll definitely go mad . "
" So a maharakshak can't drink that. "
" Not exactly. "
" You can drink it right now if you need a power booster. But that won't come handy if you are not fit, you have prepared first. "
" How shall I prepare? " He asked.
" Use the balance. " The old man said.
" You know I can't meditate. "
" But you can concentrate, don't you? "
And he felt the old man smiling.
" And before he could find the reason behind his laugh. The world shifted. And he found himself outside of the cave, near the shore on a stone line.
He looked around in surprise.
" I'm not falling. " He said to himself.
" Why do you think I'll do that to you? You learn the lesson. You are stubborn. And I needed to fix that. And now I want you to calm your mind. A calm mind is the best defence in all situations. And your mind is a mess, and that'll affect your decision making. And you'll unlock your power to transform . "
" Why don't you just give me all the power, you said I'm the only one, so why go through this, just hand me all The power, I'll learn to use it while fighting. And my morals and goodness will increase slowly, I'll learn how to be responsible."
" Power corrupts people, a power that's not earned by hard work, will never reach its full potential. And the person will never gonna understand the weight of the power bestowed upon him. If you don't earn it you don't deserve it. " He said with a little edge in his voice.
" That's harsh, but not true. Power is power, no matter how you get it. Only a person's state of condition will decide how he is going to use the power . A hungry person will use his power to finish his hunger. A person with lust will have the power to fulfil his desire. A person with dreams will use that power to fulfil his dream . And a person with hunger and lust for power will use his power to gain more power." And he paused.
" But a person with a good heart will have the power to do what's right. "
" And what is right? " The sage asked.
" कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन।
मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि॥ २-४७
Karmanye vadhikaraste Ma Phaleshu Kadachana,
Ma Karmaphalaheturbhurma Te Sangostvakarmani.
Meaning - You have the right to work only but never to its fruits. Let not the fruits of action be your motive, nor let your attachment be to inaction. In simple words. Do good stuff because you can, not because in hopes of getting something in return. Because the day you start getting paid for your good deeds, you'll only do good deeds because you are getting something, and the moment you stop getting that something, you'll stop doing good deeds. It'll be just a,,,, just like a job. You'll start hating it." And the voice of his mind kept silence for some time.
" You know na I know that before you were even born. "
" Forget about it, give me one good reason why you didn't give powers right now. " And the reply was instat.
" You aren't worthy. "
" That was low. " He said .
" What you want me to do is be worthy , walk on water. " And he chuckled.
" Well, kinda. " He replied.
" What do you mean? "
" A person who knows about the divine interference, and sees them with their own eyes can walk on the water if they have the calmness needed. You need to relax and believe in yourself, and you need to focus. Peace and balance "
" How much time will it take? " He asked.
" It Depends on you. You can do it in one go, or even in a century. Just focus, believe in yourself, and concentrate on the task in hand. "
" God! Can't I just get bitten by a spider or something. " He cursed at no one, and looked at the water in front of him.
" Can't I get powers while saving a girl or something, or by saying a name. "
" No! You need more than a good heart and a motive . "
" And what's that? " He asked.
" Training. "
" Great. " He said and took the first step. And starts drowning. And he gets back on the shore.
" As expected. Keep trying, I'm sure you'll do it in the end . "
" And how long do you think that end will take to come? "