It was an shiny morning of a new day. A man who is in his 20s and another man who looked like elder for him were chasing in entrance of hastinapur palace.

Those men are dushashan and vikarn.

Duryodhan came there

Duryodhan: hey you bulls what the hell you both are doing, did you want me to call pitamah.

Vikarn: no jyeshth, no need for that.

Duryodhan: Go to practice ground. In few hours kala pradhashan will get start.

Dushashan: yes jyesth...

They both Stromed from there.

~In dravida~

Karn, Shashirekha with krishna started their journey towards hastinapur.

Krishna smiled within himself seeing the effect of rajeshwari's words on Shashi.

Shashirekha lost her world. She was sitting absentmindedly. After the hours of travel they reached hastinapur. And maharani gandhari welcomed them.

Gandhari: putra karn what made you to meet me this late.

She caressed his hair

Karn: sorry, Mata, situation made though.

Voice: how will he gandhari, afterall he is king of an country. How will he remember us. This majesty will get time to take his family with him from hastinapur to magadh. But he can't visit us.

It was bheesm.

Karn: Why don't you focus on your responsibilities rather than teasing me..... Anyways, pranipat pitamah.

Bheesm: Vijay bhava putra.. pranipat vasudev and avantirani

Krishna & Shashi : pranipat mahamahim.

Karn: where is mitr, and others?

Bheesm: Maybe in practice ground.

Karn: oh.well, we will get them.

The trio went inside the palace.

Shashirekha: vasusen, how do you know about everyone here. And you are addressing them as....

Karn: My kaka worked here as a rajvaidya, i used to come along with him. There are two group of cousins sons of dirthrastr and pandu, Kauravas and Pandavas.
I mostly don't talk with Pandavas. But Kauravas are very fond of me. Everyone will come to me' Bhai....bhai.... eldest Kaurav duryodhan is my dearest friend. I know about him more than him and same with him. And the youngests. Dushala along with twins sons of maharani madri and maharaj pandu they three are disaster of this palace.....

Shashirekha laughed out.

Shashirekha: And he is Mata amba's devrat right?

Karn know whom she was mentioning.

Karn smiled widely and nodded in yes.

Karn: hey where is Krishna?

Shashirekha: who knows, he himself will come back.

By talking they reached practice ground.

Duryodhan and other some Kauravas crushed him in a hug.

Karn: hey,hey, let me breath please.

Duryodhan: how are you mitr. I don't think you will transform in no shade. If that sun mark and kundal was not with you, it will be hard for us to identify you.

Karn: haa. I'm good mitr.  This is Shashirekha, my colleague in gurukul.

Duryodhan: pranipat

Shashirekha: pranam.

While they are talking Krishna came there along with ashwatthama.

Duryodhan: pranam bratha Krishna.

Krishna: pranam bratha duryodhan.

Shashirekha: Hey, where did you went these time.

Krishna (dramatic): jiji, you guys the one who left me alone in palace. I was lost and guruputr ashwatthama got me here.

Shashirekha shook her head in disbelief.

Shashirekha: kanha! No one will believe that you are royal of a kingdom. now you are enough grown up man!, Dau was really so poor.

Karn: well, i think it was getting late though,

Duryodhan: yes Mitra, well come everyone let's go to arena.

Kauravas brothers went to competition arena followed by others.

The competition started and guruputr hit the names in chakra.

And many of Kauravas showed their strength. After few matches Pandavas arrived. At last Arjun entered the arena vs duryodhan. The fight was quite intense, Arjun froze duryodhan by a Astra.

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After seeing the victory of Arjun, guru dronacharya declared Arjun as bestest Archer of universe and puffed his chest in ultimate pride.
The words of guru dronacharya made karn and Shashirekha to clench their fist.

Karn stood up.

Karn: mahaguru, you can't announce like that. Yes you can say he will be one of best Archer. But giving world's best Archer title is wrong. Is that he can defeat mahamahim, your guru parashuram or any exceptional warriors. Leave that is he can defeat you?

Bheesm: karn was correct dronacharya, please take back your words.

Dronacharya: no mahamahim, he was just manipulating everyone here. Arjuna was really a best Archer...

Karn: Well my words are not gonna register into your ears either heart, I can't remain idle too,  Mahaguru ask your best Archer to compete and win me.

Arjun: I'm accepting your challenge.

They both started the duel but, it lasted for sunset so, bheesm announced the match as draw.

After kala pradhashan a grand feast was arranged by hastinapur royals.......

Karn: ok Mitra, now i want to leave for magadha, i was not there for long. Let me get a look over there.

Duryodhan: good bye, will miss you mitr.

Krishna didn't accompanied them as he is in order to spend some time with his aunt and cousins. While Shashirekha along with Karn started to forward towards magadha.

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