As Shubhu stood motionless, absorbed in the overwhelming surge of his divine powers, something began to happen that none of his companions had anticipated. Tara, Kavi, and Ansh watched in shock as they noticed a strange change in Shubhu. His breathing became ragged, and from his nose, blood began to trickle down, staining his face. He let out a strained cry, clutching his head, his body shaking as if it could no longer contain the power awakening within him.
"Shubhu!" Tara shouted, her voice filled with concern. She rushed towards him, but before she could reach him, Shubhu crumpled to his knees, his body collapsing under the weight of the immense force building up within him. He screamed, his voice strained and filled with anguish as his mortal body struggled to hold onto his newly awakened godly power.
"What's happening to him?" Kavi asked, his voice tinged with confusion and worry.
Ansh stepped forward, observing Shubhu's distress. "His body... It can't handle the awakening. His memories, his divine powers—they were sealed for a reason. He's releasing them now, and it's too much for his human form to endure."
As Shubhu collapsed into unconsciousness, his vision blurred, and his body finally gave way. Just as they feared he might lose consciousness entirely, something even more ominous occurred. A portal appeared before them, crackling with dark energy.
The air around them seemed to freeze as the ground rumbled. From the swirling vortex, a figure stepped through—an imposing, regal woman dressed in dark, flowing robes, her eyes gleaming with malice. It was Evil Queen Kakia.
She laughed darkly as she strode toward them, her voice dripping with mockery. "Haha, Shiva... What happened to you? Can't summon your spirits? I see you're struggling. Did you really think you'd escape the consequences of what you did?"
Her eyes scanned the group before locking onto Shubhu's unconscious form. "Tell me, did you ever stop to wonder why your spirits are... disconnected? Did you think it was a coincidence that when you entered the Heaven Gate, something changed in the bond between you and them?"
An eerie smile curled on Kakia's lips as she continued. "Tell me, who are you really, Shiva? Or should I say, Shubhu? Yes, you heard me. Your little friend here is none other than the cause of everything. He is the reason Earth and Satal merged, why so many lives were lost, why monsters roam the lands, and why zombies plague this world. It's because of him that humanity's peace was shattered forever."
The words hit the group like a storm. Tara, Kavi, and Ansh recoiled in shock, their minds struggling to grasp the truth that Kakia had just revealed.
"What... what do you mean?" Tara asked, her voice trembling. "Shubhu is... the cause? How can this be possible?"
Kavia's voice was heavy with disbelief. "No... He can't be the one behind it all. He's not the one who caused this destruction."
Kakia's laughter grew darker. "Oh, don't be so naïve," she mocked. "You see, this is your 'friend', the one you've all been following, the one who's been leading you in your little quest. The truth is, he's not just a human—he's the scientist who caused the merging of worlds. His guilt, his reckless experiment, brought forth this chaos. It is his fault that the world is in ruin. And now, he's nothing more than a broken vessel trying to wield powers far beyond his control."
Ansh, Tara, and Kavi looked at each other in disbelief. Their eyes then moved to Shubhu, lying unconscious before them, his body trembling with the latent energy inside him.
Tara's voice quivered. "No... it can't be true. Shubhu can't be the cause of all of this. He wouldn't—he couldn't have—done something like that!"
Kakia smirked, her laughter fading into a dangerous calm. "Shiva, you are no god. You're just a fool who thought you could control time and space. And now you will pay for your mistake. You, Shubhu, have doomed this world."
At that moment, Kakia began to move toward Shubhu, her eyes glowing with dark intent. But just before she could take another step, Ansh, now in his God of Water form, intervened. Water scales appeared along his arms, and a trident formed in his hand. The trident crackled with immense energy as Ansh hurled it towards Kakia.
With incredible speed, Kavia and Tara also transformed. Tara, the Fire Goddess, summoned flames that enveloped her entire body, her eyes burning with fierce intensity. Kavi, the God of Metal, had his armor gleam with unbreakable steel, and his body became a living weapon of destruction.
They all attacked in unison, but Kakia was ready. With a snap of her fingers, she created a powerful force field that deflected their strikes, but not without cost. The ground beneath them trembled, and the air was thick with the power they were unleashing.
"You think you can stop me?!" Kakia shrieked, her voice filled with venom as she summoned a storm of dark energy. "You don't know what you're dealing with. None of you are powerful enough to defeat me. And certainly not him—Shubhu, who is now on the verge of losing his mind."
The battle escalated, with each of them using their divine powers to their fullest extent, but the Queen was relentless. She was not just a powerful foe—she was a master of manipulation, someone who could bend reality to her will. But Shiva, despite his unconsciousness, was not gone. His power was still alive, still struggling within him.
Shiva's Awakening: The Final Trial
As Kakia's forces clashed against the trio's divine powers, a rift in space appeared above Shubhu's body. Time itself seemed to slow as an intense energy began to rise from within him.
A single tear slipped down Shubhu's cheek, a final sign of his guilt and remorse for the chaos he had caused. But as he lay there, Shiva's true power finally awoke.
In a sudden surge of divine energy, a massive blast of light exploded from Shubhu's form, enveloping the battlefield and pushing everyone back. The swirling energies of time and space condensed around him, and Shubhu became Shiva once again, but now fully aware of his divine purpose.
The God of Time and Space was reborn