Back to the time for the yagna which means seven years back from the time of the swayamvar, during the birth of the fire born twins. Just as the flames flew higher and Draupadi stepped out of the fire, the flames rose even higher and another smoke-like figure too stepped out. This was not noticed by anyone but the one who knew everything that happened and was everywhere all at once.

***** This is a month after the death of the Pandavas ******

This smoke-like figure was a soul,she was special and had a very important role in dharma sthapana as per shri Krishna's leela. She was confused and looking around for people to notice her, as she tried to understand what was being said.

Draupad wasn't interested in a girl so silently dismissed Draupadi leaving with his son, Drishtydumma. Shikhandi ( Draupad's first daughter ) came to Draupadi and left with her. The silent soul heard and saw it all, she was feeling Draupadi's pain. She now knew no one could see her now and heard a voice that soon someone will meet her who can see her and she believed the voice for that was the only thing she could hold on to. The calmness that the voice brought made her take it as her guide and mentor, not to blindly follow but when her heart agrees.

She silently went to the palace following them,her body adapted to being invisible since it wasn't her usual but shocking for her as well.She surprisingly got some flashes of her past that night, and the main one being a boon one that told her she was special.

This was from one of her past lives and she clearly remembers her name Chhavi, mainly for her shadowing and devoting herself to lord Rama and his wife Goddess Sita. She remembers how she was in the ashram with Sita during the vanvas and was fully devoted to her serving and taking care of Goddess Sita's comfort and late heading to the palace taking care of lord Ram's needs until he left the earth. She too anonymously vanished, seeming like her motive was to serve the . This had gained her blessings and also acceptance to serve the lord in his next avatar i.e when lord vishnu is born as Krishna.

She then saw another vision of her in kaliyug. Her name this time was Trisha, she had been learning all the weapons and studying many subjects including sanskrit and history to a great depth. Her life was simple until the death of her parents and with that her family had then disowned her for her being a girl and considered her a burden after which she lived in a temple, a pandit and his wife were childless and so took her in and she was given a chance to complete her studies and she had made them proud.

She worked hard day and night and was able to provide the couple (her foster parents) with a better comfortable life. She saw how she died and that was by being stuck in an ancient cave where an earthquake had occurred and she was inside. She had been buried by the rocks and soon suffocated to death.

And she now realizes she has landed into the Mahabharata era, remembering in her afterlife she had met Mahadev one of the tridev who had told her that she will remain in her soul form and be sent back to earth and only get a body when she meets and touches her soulmate. With having remembered all that happened she knew only Shri Krishna and the 6th avatar Bhagwan Parshurama will be able to see her.

While no one knew of her existence she had not been named in this birth.  As she admired herself in the mirror she could see many tattoos on her body, the most prominent was a sun on her chest area right where her heart would be, and the other was a Trishul, Flute and Lotus which was on her neck. She was confused at the tattoos but believed that it could be the reason she was here.

 Though she considered the Panchal family her own. She was more obedient and careful but she could not sit idle ,she followed all her known siblings Draupadi, Drishtyadumma and Shikhandi around and this showed her a lot of places around the palace. She saw the library and armory which she absolutely loved and stayed there most of her time practicing concepts she had learnt and those she remembered while observing and reading new material.

While she waited to meet Lord Krishna, Drishtydumma and shikhandi managed to bond with Draupadi, she missed that and felt lonely but held onto fate for she knew the events that would occur and how Draupad will accept his daughter Draupadi, how ever she was confuse on what she will do for no one can see her. Or when she would be able to call them as hers.

*** This is also about 4 months after the death of the Pandavas and mata Kunti ****

Soon time came about 3 months of her presence in the soul form, for her to meet Krishna, as all the events she knew happened with no obstruction and just as Draupadi became known as Krishnaa and bonded with him as a friend, she prayed and requested Krishna to name her while he was alone.

Krishna obliged and named her Aahanna, and mayuri and with this name she was called his younger sister by him and hence the special name. She asks him how she being there and knowing everyone's fate affects the timeline and asks for guidance to move forward. While he says that there is a reason for her being here, and only time will tell what that is for he cannot meddle with niyati and answer her questions before time.

Krishna knew she was special; he knew exactly why she was brought to the timeline, who her soulmate is and that she will be facing a lot of problems in her journey. He could not tell her all this for it would burden the confused soul as she already was troubled with insecurities of not having a body.

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 Hey guys here is another update to the book. 

Looking forward to views and comments. Do ask out loud if you have any questions regarding the story or characters I shall try answers you  to the best of my ability.

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Isabella.