Banesh's Wrath Awakens**
The world did not end with thunder.
It ended with a breath.
Banesh inhaled—
slow, controlled, heartbreakingly gentle—
and the entire celestial palace braced as if the sky itself feared him.
He stepped forward, each footfall echoing like the toll of a funeral bell.
A crack ran up one of the marble pillars.
Another.
Another.
Soon the entire hall was webbed with fractures, trembling under the weight of a god's grief.
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THE COURT BEGINS TO PANIC
Agnihrid, voice trembling:
"B-Banesh… calm yourself—"
Banesh didn't look at him.
Didn't blink.
Banesh (soft, icy calm)
"Calm?
I am calm.
This is me… calm."
His hand brushed Hemketu's cold cheek one last time.
Then he closed his eyes.
The air burst.
A shockwave tore through the hall—
scrolls flew off shelves, banners snapped like torn skin, ceremonial lamps exploded into sparks.
Several gods staggered back.
One fell to their knees.
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BANESH'S POWER AWAKENS
Rivers outside surged upward, climbing the sky like serpents.
Clouds churned in reverse.
Mountains in the mortal world groaned as if something underneath them was shifting, waking, rising.
Banesh opened his eyes.
They were silver.
Not glowing—
blinding.
Banesh
"You murdered my husband."
A second shockwave hit.
This time, the palace roof cracked.
Banesh
"You fed me lies."
The pillars snapped one by one.
Banesh
"You made me bless your lands
while you slaughtered the only person I loved."
His smile returned—
gentle, tragic, beautiful.
Banesh
"So now… allow me to return the favor."
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THE CALAMITY BEGINS
The floor split under his feet.
From the cracks, black water rose—
ancient, forbidden, divine.
It swirled around Banesh's ankles, coiling like serpents,
waiting for his command.
The gods backed away.
Brahmaka tried to raise his staff, voice breaking:
"Banesh! If you release that— the realms will collapse—"
Banesh tilted his head like a curious child.
Banesh
"Good."
The water snapped upward—
tearing Brahmaka's staff from his hands, shattering it into dust.
Another god tried to flee.
Banesh didn't even move.
The water simply rose, shaped itself into a hand, and slammed the fleeing god back into the floor.
A scream tore through the hall.
Banesh did not blink.
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THE SKY DARKENS
In the mortal realm—
● Fishing boats flipped
● Birds crashed from the sky
● Crops withered in seconds
● Rivers overflowed
● Thunder cracked without lightning
● Children cried without knowing why
Entire villages kneeled in terror, whispering:
"A god is angry."
"A god is grieving."
"A god is coming."
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BACK IN HEAVEN
Banesh stood with his palms open, water swirling around them like living shadows.
His voice echoed through the palace:
Banesh (whisper-soft, terrifying)
"I asked only one thing of you.
Do not harm him.
Not my Tiger King.
Not my Hemketu.
Not my world."
He lifted his hand.
The ceiling shattered.
Sunlight exploded through, blinding everyone.
Banesh
"And you broke that."
Water surged upward, forming a giant hydralike serpent behind him—
a divine manifestation of his fury.
The serpent hissed, shaking the heavens.
Banesh's hair whipped around him as if underwater.
He pointed at the council.
Banesh
"Kneel."
None moved.
So he smiled.
Banesh
"Then I'll make you."
The serpent struck down.
Gods screamed.
The palace collapsed.
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THE AGE OF PEACE ENDS
The heavens fell into chaos.
Mortals ran for shelter.
Demons cackled, sensing freedom.
Storms flared with no pattern, as if the sky's heartbeat was erratic.
Banesh walked through the wreckage, holding Hemketu's body in his arms, like a groom carrying his beloved.
His voice was barely audible.
Banesh (broken)
"I protected your rivers…
your children…
your temples…"
A tear slid down his face.
"…but you took mine."
The serpent behind him roared.
Banesh whispered:
Banesh
"Then drown."
And the world obeyed.
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