King of Devas

Indra brought the cool Amrita to his lips. The sweet and pungent taste exploded in his mouth, as fine wine mingled with the clarity of a spring, carrying an indescribable power that flowed from the top of his head to the depths of his divine body. It penetrated his chakras, seamlessly merging with him.

At that moment, Indra felt an overwhelming sense of relaxation and bliss, as though he were immersed in a hot spring that had endured for eons. It was pure comfort, pure enjoyment.

His divine power surged, rising exponentially, growing stronger by the second.

"Immortality and eternal youth! The power of Svarga!" Indra shouted, his voice echoing with excitement. "Hahahahaha!"

He laughed, exhilarated, as the thunder and lightning within his body spread out, extending beyond his divine form. Powerful lightning surged from him, rippling outward like a fountain, crackling with energy.

The Devas looked on in awe, quickly backing away from the overwhelming display of power.

"The King of Svarga has become even more powerful!" Suryadev exclaimed in amazement. "Is this the power of Amrita?"

"I can feel it too... such an increase in divine power!" Soma murmured, his eyes glazed in wonder.

The Devas, eyes wide with longing, stared at the jar of Amrita. Their throats tightened as they swallowed in unison.

Amrita. They all wanted to drink. Meanwhile, Indra, smiling and filled with excitement, felt the Amrita coursing through him, sealing its power into his divine form.

In the 4.2 billion years of this Samsara, he was the first being to achieve immortality. Indra's eyes gleamed, and a victorious laugh escaped his lips. "No Asura can kill me now..."

But then, suddenly, his smile faltered. His eyes narrowed as he blinked, lowering the golden jar of Amrita in his hands.

"Wait a minute..." Indra thought, his brow furrowing. "If I remember correctly, from the stories I've heard, Lord Shiva will bless an Asura in the future. Anything that Asura touches with his hands will be annihilated, even the Trimurti."

Indra's mind raced. There were countless blessings from Brahma and Shiva, and the Asuras were not the only ones who had received them.

The strange blessings bestowed upon various Asuras endowed them with incredibly powerful and peculiar effects. Some were even capable of breaking the immortality granted by Amrita! And how could one forget Indrajit? As an Atimaharathi, he possessed divine qualities that far surpassed those of ordinary warriors. Indrajit was a true Atimaharathi, a status shared by only a few — Rama, Krishna, Parashurama, Indrajit, and Hanuman. What made this even more astonishing was that three of them were incarnations of Vishnu, while Hanuman was a rudra avatar of Shiva.

While there were Asuras who couldn't negate the immortality of Amrita, many others had blessings that allowed them to capture the Devas, imprison them, and even force them into servitude. Dozens of such Asuras remained, their power ever-present. The most notorious being Ravana the father of Indrajit. He was quite a collector, not he would try to capture the Devas including Indra, Surya, Varuna, Vuyu, and Celestial Objects like planets so he could control the destiny of mortals as a master astrologer, Sages, and Wife of Rama, Sita.

Indra's eyes suddenly cleared as realization dawned, leaving him speechless.

Well... it seemed his joy had been premature. The Amrita, which he believed to be the solution, now seemed like the beginning of the Devas' suffering. Indra shook his head, his expression turning complex as he looked at Surya. With a resigned sigh, he stepped forward, raising his hand and placing the jar of Amrita into Surya's arms.

"Drink," he said, his voice filled with a surprising sincerity and a hint of pity.

At that moment, Surya, overwhelmed with joy at receiving the Amrita, failed to notice the change in Indra's demeanor. Like a child with a sweet treat, he happily accepted the jar and began drinking.

Gul-gle! Gul-gle!

Suryadev closed his eyes as he drank deeply, the rolling Amrita flowing into him.

The other Devas—Vayu, the Dev of Wind; Agni, the Dev of Fire; and Varuna, the Dev of Water—watched intently, their gazes fixed on Surya.

"How does it feel?" Vayudev couldn't help but ask.

"Ahhh!!!" Surya exhaled a long sigh of relief. Golden light erupted from his body, piercing the eyes of the Devas around him.

"It's blinding!" Vayu cried. "The power of Amrita is truly a miracle!"

"It's my turn now!" Agnidev exclaimed eagerly. "Hurry up!"

The Devas shielded their eyes from the radiant light, yet the excitement in their expressions was undeniable.

After finishing the Amrita, Surya handed the jar to Agni, the Dev of Fire. One by one, the Devas drank from the jar, and with each sip, strange phenomena began to unfold: flames shot into the air, the water rippled in unnatural patterns, and cold moonlight filled the air with an eerie glow.

"The six of us have finished drinking. Now, let's deal with the Asuras first!"

"Once these Asura armies are pushed back, we can share the Amrita with the other Devas!"

Indra declared.

His gaze shifted toward the Kshira Sagara, where countless Asura armies were already charging in, manifesting as monstrous beings. They clashed violently with the Gandharvas. The roar of battle reverberated through the three realms, as black clouds rolled in, unleashing terrifying fluctuations and sending huge waves into the sky.

Now was not the time to share the Amrita. Moreover, Indra still recalled the Asura Rahu, who could use the illusion of Maya to disguise himself as a Deva and sneak into the Amrita-drinking group.

"Understood!" Soma, holding the jar of Amrita, passed it to Indra.

Indra stored the jar, and with a flash of golden light, his hand summoned a vajra. He pointed it at the Asura armies in the distance.

"Let's go fight the Asura army! The reason for existence! We will never let the asuras destroy the universe for their whims." Indra smiled.

He paid no attention to Hiranyaksha, considering such formidable foes better left to Vishnu. There was no need to bother with them when there were plenty of lesser Asuras to defeat!

The Devas, too, ignored Hiranyaksha, leaving him out of their focus and leaving the battle targets solely on the Asura minions.

"Let these Asuras feel the wrath of the Devas!"

"Onward!"

"Let's go!"

The Devas nodded in unison, brimming with confidence. If they could handle the smaller Asuras, surely they could defeat the others!

Boom!

Suddenly, the sky darkened, and rolling dark clouds rose like flames, continuously swirling into a blood-red hue. A massive hand, stretching across the sky, shot down from above.

"Amrita!!!" The earth-shattering roar echoed through the realms.

"Hiranya....! Hiranyaksha" Suryadev gasped in shock.

All the Devas froze, horrified by the sight. "Lord Vishnu, what are you doing? Why didn't you stop Hiranyaksha?!"

Indra's heart raced as he saw the enormous hand descending closer, its weight causing even the sea of clouds to burn with its heat.

"This isn't good!"

With no time to waste, Indra unleashed his divine power, summoning the Sahasrakavacha, which erupted in a terrifying blue light. The Devas screamed in fear and fled.

The blue light did not scatter; instead, it condensed into a beam, shooting straight into the sky and piercing the clouds.

"Ahhh! Aaaah!" Hiranyaksha's ear-piercing roar of pain echoed again.

The massive hand instinctively clenched, then paused in mid-air, briefly condensing before charging forward again, intent on reaching Indra.

"Airavata!"

Indra was quick to act. He summoned his white elephant mount, and with a powerful leap, white light flashed. The Avrata appeared beneath him, and they soared into the sky together.

So fast! The Devas stood in stunned silence, watching in awe as only the fading white light of Avrata remained visible in the distance.

At that moment, the situation in the sky shifted. The Devas looked up and saw the massive hand descending once more.

They gasped in alarm. "Not good!" Without hesitation, they flew away, scrambling to escape.

Indra, holding tightly to his white elephant, soared into the sky. The white light cut through the Milky Sea crossed the earth, and ascended high into the human world, heading directly for the Brahma Realm.

Leaning forward, he wrapped his arms around the elephant's neck, urging it on. He turned his head, encouraging his mount.

"To the Brahma Loka! Hurry! Come on Airavata, you can do it!"

Indra shouted, his voice filled with determination. Behind them, Hiranyaksha's roar continued to reverberate through the air.

"Amrita! Amrita! Amrita! Give me the Amrita! I was the first one to start looking for Amrita."

"Don't deny me! I will destroy the Triloka and imprison you in the Kshira Sagara!"

The ground trembled as huge footprints appeared in the void, crashing down into the human world. The impact was like an earthquake, causing the sky to shudder, and mountains and rivers shattered beneath the force.

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