Week 13 Story: Krishnas Destiny

Krishna's Destiny    

 The life of a young demi god names Krish came into the world thru the help of the mighty gods. His destiny had been written even before his birth. He was born to be the protector of Earth and its inhabitants. Not only was this a hard task to fulfill but he was thrown through multiple tests in his life. He had many enemies as they could not stand the idea of Krish and his heroity. His true identity was hidden from him by his parents, Lakshmi and Nav, who were really protectors of Krish. As far as Krish knew, he was just an ordinary boy with a unique gift. He was unaware of the fact that he was a demigod. Krishs' biggest threat was a cruel ruler named Karma. Karma was a ruler that had his eyes set on ruling over all mankind. Krish being the protector of earth took it upon himself to stop Karma. Not only was Karma a mighty ruler, but an excellent strategic fighter in combat. Karma knew one day, he would run into Krish, so he waited patiently for his prey. 

    Outside of this busy life, Krish just wants to have a normal life with his friends from home. One day as his parents took him to visit his village back home, he runs into his old childhood friends. They take off in adventure to the forest to fish, as it was their favorite childhood activity. They go fishing in the forbidden river, as it is known to have dangerous marine life living among it. The kids living there their whole life, knows the areas that are safe to fish in. As Krish waits patiently for a bite to catch, one of his friends is on his toes trying to reel in a big one. Krish takes off to help his friend reel the fish in, only to find out that he had hooked a dangerous sea snake the size of a skyscraper. It was at this moment that Krish discovered his dwelling strength and bravery. As this monster dragged Krish's friend into the river, Krish takes a deep dive into the river. Krish and his friends drew in a crowd by the bank of the river. Krish swims with such power and force, he appears like a dolphin in the water. Krish was able to grab the tail of the serpent and drag him out of the water. The crowd was shocked to find out that such a young man could have this much strength to drag a dangerous sea serpent out of the water and beat it to death in order to save his childhood friend. 

    The new discovery of his strength and speed gave Krish a push over his confidence. He ran into a phase, where he would show off his gift and ability to impress people. He was able to make friends easy as well as enemies. His parents worried for his destiny even more so as Krish has taken a liking to his abilities. His parents feared for this day as it was their duty to tell Krish of his destiny and life purpose. Lakshmi calls upon Krish with tears running down her cheek. Lakshmi and Nav explains to Krish that he is not their true son by blood and how his life purpose was to be a hero and savior of this planet. This however did not surprise Krish, as he has always seen strange signs throughout his life. He sits through a long lecture from his parents. Krish now understands his life purpose and his duty. 

Krishna

Authors Notes: I used the reading notes from week 12 and used the story about Krishna. There is a lot to the whole story, but this was only a small part of the main story. I plan on adding more to this story as the weeks pass. Krishna the original character shown in the image above is referred to as Krish in this story. I chose to incorporate an action scene from the original story and add some minor changes. My main goal was to show the calling of Krishna and set up a good cliffhanger where you would have to wait and find out where Krish takes upon the mighty ruler Karma. 

Image Info: This picture above shows Krishna after he picked up a the flute and started playing it. The flute has been a resemblance of Krishna and his existence. 

Bibliography: Reading Guide: Epified. Krishna

Week 9 Story: Picking Sides

Picking Sides

    On a cloudy, dark day, Samoa woke up with his heart set on beating his rival Kumar. They have always been unpleasant with each other, despite them being brothers. Their hate for each other grew to the point of brotherhood meaning nothing to either of them. They always needed teachings from their protector, as they were two royal men of the kingdom. Their protector was the mighty Krishna. Krishna is found as guidance to Samoa and Kumar. While Samoa finds a way to attack his brother, Kumar has other plans of playing outside the rules. Krishna has set rules and specifications that each of them cannot break. This is mostly due to the anger of Kumar and his uncontrollable anger. Kumar aims to put an end to this never-ending battle by planning on cutting Samoa's neck off. This would be a difficult task as Samoa is a very skilled archer, where he keeps distance from his enemy and strike. Kumar, however, is not a force to be reckoned with as he is the commander of their army. Although he is the commander, he is still and evil. He hired assassins to hunt with him in search for Samoa. Samoa is a very skilled hunter and knows how to hide his tracks. Krishna found out about Kumar's evil plan, and decided to help Samoa to get things on an even playing fields. Krishna gives Samoa a magical map that shows his enemy's pinpoint location. Samoa's hunting and archery skills came in clutch as he aimed his longbow to the sky and shoots Kumar from miles away. Kumar is confused as to how Samoa is shooting him from the skies. Samoa released one final stretch and shoots his trusty bow, and he landed his shot with ultimate accuracy and precision. This leaves the kingdom shook as to how, and why such a tragedy happened. 

Arjuna

Authors Notes: This revision was inspired by the story in Mahabharata, Arjuna and Karna. The fight scene between the two was such a strong point in the plot, I decided to take this plot and switch up the dynamics of the characters. While originally Arjuna and Karna is not related, in this revised edition, I made Samoa (Arjuna) and Kumar (Karna) brothers to make a more deeper connection between the two. This allowed me to create a more depth storyline, that I can improve on as weeks go. 

Bibliography: Mahabharata, Section 11: Arjuna and Karna

Week 7 Story:

Never Enough

    Timothy, a college teenager who has found himself in a tough situation. After being sacked from multiple jobs, Tim finally admitted to himself that he needs to start taking life seriously. He needed money to live his day to day life. He had no food, and not enough money for rent and bills. One day, his good friend Bryson comes into town with an idea. He tells Tim of this game at the casino called 21. Bryson explains to Tim that there is a method to win the game every time, and it guarantees you money. Trusting Bryson with all his might, Tim and Bryson made their way to the casino. The casino was filled with money-hungry men and women. Timothy grew with excitement to the sound of bells and whistles of contestants winning. Not only did Tim decide to bring every penny to his name, but decided that this would be the day he gets his big break. Bryson explains to Tim how the game works, and that the trick is to stop playing once you triple or double your profit. This was the only simple instruction Bryson gave Timothy before he leaves him to go play some games of his own. Timothy waited patiently in line to play the game. Each contestant that played left with a good sum of money. Finally, it was Timothy's turn to take his crack at the game. He started off with a solid $100 to start off to get a feel for the game and how it worked. After seeing how easy it was, he decided to add all of his money into the pot. It was a total of $500. He won small amounts at first but ended up with a total of $2000. People behind him in line grew with rage as Timothy would not leave the game, as greed for money grew. Timothy is fuming with excitement as he won plenty of money to make do for a little. Bryson sees the line for the game in the distance and Timothy playing. He makes his way over to the game to find out that Timothy had gone way over the limit, and did not stop at the appropriate time. Timothy takes one final greedy take on the game; where he finds himself in an even bigger hole. Timothy's greed and hunger for money resulted in a loss for everyone. Timothy went home with utter sadness and rage. He blamed Bryson for his own mistakes and did not learn from the lesson. He was too stubborn and too hot-headed to take the time to understand and own up to his mistakes. 

Gambling Addiction

Authors Note: For this week, I chose to rewrite my own version from the concept of "The Gambling Match". In this section, the story concerns Duryodhana fighting with the Pandavas. This was due to the gambling game performed with dice. Shakhuni was a character that was very skilled in this game. Knowing that the game had no certainty on a win, they decided to take the risk. In this version of mine, I want to add a scheme in my plot where the character learns from not knowing his limits. 

Bibliography: PDE Mahabharata. The Gambling Match

Week 5 Story: Heart Beatdown

 Heart Beatdown

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     In a kingdom with two alpha males and only one queen's heart on the line, Raj, a mighty warrior with a royal heart, and Roshan the trickster with a whole wild mind of his own. Roshan kidnapped the beautiful queen named Asznee. She has always had a unique eye and fond of Raj, as Roshan offers her the supremacy of holding all fortunes in the world. The question is who is bold enough to fight for the heart of the one Asznee. 

    Raj grew with rage at the fact that he has not been able to hold his dear Asznee in his arms. He ran wild to the point where he talked to the Gods for superpowers. The Gods granted Raj with the special ability of superhuman strength. Roshan hears of this news from his kingdom messengers. Roshan is a trickster that uses his own special ability of shapeshifting. He was quick and slick with his transformation. Roshan is aware of the fact that Raj acquired superpowers, however, he is yet to know what kind of superpowers. Raj being the smart and tactical warrior that he is decided to keep his powers lowkey. 

    Roshan loves the chase, but in order to get the others to chase, he urges his enemies and victims. He has taken many lives with his ability and he will fight till death if he has to. On a dark cloudy day, Roshan transforms into a horse and made way to Raj with his servants. Meanwhile, Raj is meditating and praying in his kingdom. Raj being a royal persona, he has security and bodies surrounding his perimeter constantly. It is not an easy task to approach Raj without alerting him. However, Roshan is a shapeshifter that can transform into any being that has 4 extremities (arms and legs). Roshan sneaks his way past his guards and servants in Raj's own kingdom in the shape of a frog. Raj is clever enough to set traps around his house to identify any being entered in the premise. He was alerted as soon as Roshan crossed into his house. Raj keeps his head calm and collected as he speaks to Roshan loudly, and yells, "Face me like a man first". Roshan immediately transforms into his human self and tells Raj that he is no match for him. 

    Raj looks at Roshan with sharp eyes and tells him two words, 'she's mine", as he charges Roshan with full force and speed. The quick-thinking Roshan transforms into the king of the jungle, the mighty lion. Roshan leaps with his strong powerful legs and takes a dive onto Raj. The two bodies collapsed to the ground with a hard thump sound. Moments later, Roshan thinking he won, Raj picks up a whole lions body and slams Roshan to the ground, sending shockwaves through the kingdom. 

    Raj ended up with the girl he was fighting for but realized his worth, and his suffering is not worth a queen that does not see his heart as fortune. 

Who Killed Ravana

This picture shows the battle scene of Ravana and Rama which ended with Rama shooting Ravana with an arrow. 

Authors Notes

    This story was inspired by the story and the scene between Rama and Ravana where they get into a gruesome battle. In this version of my own unique story, I was able to show how Rama (Raj) and Ravana (Roshan) both have a taste for Sita (Asznee). It also shows the ultimate fight where Rama and Ravana fights, which resulted in the death of Ravana (Roshan). I changed up the characters and the ability of the persona from the original version of the reading. I was able to have the same outcome in terms of two different characters and different fighting plotline. 

Bibliography: Myths of the Hindu and Buddhist: Ramayana by Sister Nivedita. 1914. Link

Week 3 Story

 Authors Note: This story was inspired by the story of Ramayana and the reading for Part A, found on PDE Ramayana. I told the same plot line in the reading and turned it into a dramatic plot between two planets and a battle between the Gods and a King. The kingdom of Koshala and the Gods would serve for the two sides in conflict (Echo and AI). King Dasharatha, the king in the reading is introduced as King Dash in this story. He has the super power to control fire, and he unleashes on cities because of his uncontrollable anger and pain. He battles with the Gods in return of asking for a child, a son to be specific. He learns and important lesson at the end. I wanted to focus in the plot line around the ritual with the Gods and the sacrifice of a horse in return for 4 sons. 

Sacrifice of a Life

On a lovely cold morning on planet Echo, King Dash wakes up once again to his grueling job as a ruler of a kingdom. Several talks around his land of next heir has King Dash in a grumpy mood. He was well respected in his kingdom, but older generations saw him as a fool, because he is yet to pass his seed. The royal King did not have a son, despite him having three beautiful wives. As days and months went along with no success at birthing a son, the King grew in rage. 

The King would often hide his superpower of his ability to control fire with his mind. He grew in rage and would destroy abandoned land to relieve anger. The Gods on planet AI did not like that the King has taken notice to his hidden power and is abusing it. The Gods would send angels down to his planet to ask him to control his rage before they take action. The angels would constantly negotiate with the king, till one day the Gods agreed to grant one wish in return for a sacrifice and an end to his rage and powers. 

The King knew exactly what he wanted as it was his lifelong dream. However the Gods have asked for a life in return and an end to his rage and powers. This was a huge decision for the King. He pondered on the thought for days, till finally he could not bare but to chase his dreams. He ordered the guards to grab a prisoner in order to be sacrificed. He arranged for the ritual to be taken place in order to finally get what he has dreamt of. 

One the day of the ritual the King meets the Gods on a high mountain away from any population. He demand the guards to bring out the prisoner, just to find out that it is a young adult. The King has never taken a life before and he realized how awful of an act he is about to do. The Gods look at the King with shock as the King stares back with confusion. The Gods explained to the King that he cannot leave the mountain top without performing the ritual with his chosen sacrifice. The Gods also taught the King of a lesson how lightly he took someone's life. The Gods were clever in their wording, and told the King that he did not have to chose a human life as it could have been any form of life, however ritual rules stands with the human sacrifice.

The King could not have the guilt of taking an innocent life despite his life as a prisoner. The King stepped down the hill, even though the Gods warned him of this act. The Gods could not take the young man's life, however the Gods punished King Dash for they knew that his anger would only rage further and would cause mass destruction. The Kings death was slow and he died with agony and pain. 

King Dasharatha and the Sacrifice

Bibliography: Ramayana Online, Public Domain Edition -- Ahalya

Week 2 Story... The Passage to Heaven

  The Passage to Heaven

The Passage to Heaven

There once lived a man who claimed he could take anyone to heaven. His name was Christopher, he used his good looks and his conversing ability to convince people that he was true to his word. He fooled many people into thinking this journey was to heavy. He was born a Christian, but later in his life turned to the Devils side. 

Christopher real story was a dark memory. He had a tough life growing up, and made a living off of conning and scamming people. He fooled this young man into following his footsteps and convinced him by erasing his memory and brainwashing him into thinking that the dark side is good and is his life passion. He turned many people. The victims can only be reversed back to normal if Christopher is turned back to the light. This is a hard task and requires a helping hand. 

One quiet night, Christopher walks into a restaurant to get some dinner. He seeks out for more victims as that was his true hunger. He sees a gentleman with long blond hair in the corner praying before his meal. Seeing this angered Christopher. However he remained calm and enjoyed his meal. He plotted a plan to fool this man. Christopher has always been a mastermind at scenarios and making them play out in his advantage. He told his waitress that he wanted to pay for the gentlemans meal and wrote his name and number on the receipt. This was all part of his cunning plan. 

Two weeks went by, the gentlemen did not make any contact with Christopher. He went wild, and went to the restaurant everyday hoping to see him again. Finally as time passed, he ran into the gentleman at the same restaurant. Christopher introduced himself as a up coming pastor. The gentlemen spoke up and introduced himself as Joshua. They began conversing, and quickly Christopher realized that fooling Joshua would be hard task as Joshua spoke with such wisdom. 

Joshua spoke to Christopher with such strong words of wisdom from the bible, that Christopher began to remember his childhood and how his mother would take him to church every sunday, and how he attended bible school. Joshua was able to shine light onto some of Christophers hidden memories that even he had forgotten. Christopher started feeling the guilt of every single soul he turned. Christopher could do nothing but submerge in his dark sorrows. Joshua was able to attack his darkness with light. 

Christopher began walking home with Joshua, and built an instant relationship with Joshua. Joshua explained to him how, there is only one final destination in life, and no man or women can predict when. Christopher began to wonder when his time will come, and whether it would be heaven or hell for all his sins. After a short walk to Christophers house and one short conversation after, he stops at his doorstep to thank Joshua for the walk home, just to realize that Joshua vanished. 

Little did Joshua know that he turned Christophers dark soul into light, thus changing all his victims back to their regular self. He met up with all of his victims and apologized, and began to go to church with all of them. The victims were nice enough to forgive Christopher. 

Moral of this story is to learn that life can end at anytime, and to not drink from the same pool as others. Joshua was able to not sunk into the lies of Christopher. He was able to outsmart Christopher and shine light to his mind and make him realize that his sins are wrong. 

 Passage to Heaven

Note: 

    The story of the Cunning Crane and the Crab allowed for the birth of this story. Christopher in this case served as the Cunning Crane, while his victims played the role of the fish. Joshua in this case was Jesus himself. Joshua was the crab that was able to outsmart the Crane and put an end to his cunning acts. 

Bibliography. "The Cunning Crane and the Crab" from The Giant Crab, and the Other Tales from Old Indian by W.H.D. Rouse. Story Source.