The next morning started on a very happy note for both the friends. After getting ready they left for college walking together.

"So vairagi what's going on between you and Subhra? Please don't deny it I saw how she looks at you every time you are around"

"We are good friends. She is very dear to me and what about looks? Plus how do you know all this you aren't even close to me in all these."

"Ooo my dear Vairagi keep your friends close and enemies closer. I believe in this philosophy. You are my friend and she is my enemy. What do you think I won't keep an eye on you. I can never leave you alone with someone whom I don't trust blindly. I kept a tab on your every activity"

"So you were stalking me in these 2 years."

"Partially yes but my motives are pure. Plus in a case like ours, it is called taking care of where about"

"You are truly unbelievable at times. You did all these except talking to me"

"You should be thankful unlike you I never let you go completely. I hold onto everything I could"

"You know I never let you go. You aren't the only one is who is keeping tabs. I am also completely aware of every move except this one."

"Well then score settled we are on the same page now both are creepy."

"Only in the case of each other."

They laughed their heart out and entered the college premises together. The whole college is stunned at this sudden change the guys who can't stand each other and never left a chance to mock each other are coming together joking around happily in each other's company. Subhra who saw Shivang from far came hurriedly to inform him about her encounter with Sulabh the previous day.

"Shiv you know..." she stops abruptly in her track watching them together.

"Wish for the devil and she is here." Sulabh rolled his eyes muttering under his breath.

"What he is doing with you? He was asking about your where about the last day. You are fine right. Did he do anything?" she asked all these in a single breath impatiently.

Shivang looked at Sulabh who shrugged in I don't care kind of response.

"Vairagi you carry on I am leaving for my class and remember to wait for me after classes" he left glaring at Subhra who is throwing an irritated look towards him. Shivang sighs at their possessiveness.

"Come let's go to class"

"But what are you doing with him?"

"He is my friend Subhra that too since childhood and yes I don't appreciate what you did last time. All this time you knew a complete truth but never told me."

"You trust him more than me." She asked hurt

"I do"

"Fine think whatever you want I don't care." She went stomping her feet.

"What is wrong with everyone now a day's?"He left for his class confused. Everyone around us is stunned by this new development.

Mahadev isn't able to concentrate completely during his meditation. He is the beginning and the end of everything and he knows every beginning and end too. This always made him detached from everything. He was completely involved in his world away from any opinions, feelings, norms, and beliefs. He was unaware of any sort of attachment and worldly emotions but now he is.

Now there is someone for whom he feels every sort of worldly emotion and he was more than just attached to her. She is one of the sole purposes of his existence. All he wants is her to be happy but he knows that the upcoming would turn her into anything other than happy. The thought of her pain is haunting making him unable to concentrate.

Every time he tries to go into deep meditation her melodious laughter rang in his ears. Lastly, he gave up and decided to spend some time with his wife. Only she can give him solace in the worst of situations. He searched her but she is nowhere on Kailash. Her absence at this hour of the night made him anxious. His gunas are resting too. She is fully capable of protecting and taking care of herself but it doesn't make his worry less anytime.

Lastly, the thought of her being at Mansarovar struck him and he left to get his wife back securely at her home. The enchanting beauty and liveliness of this night made him fully aware of her mood. The view of Mansarovar made him mesmerized.

His wife adorned with beautiful floral jewelry is dancing graciously in between this dreamy environment bewitching the entire cosmos with her beauty. He stood there rooted at his place forgetting everything else. She stopped abruptly feeling his gaze on her and turned her head feeling shy. He remembered the last time it happened, this Shivansh came into existence and everyone's destiny got intertwined with each other.

It was a beautiful dreamy night and the creators of this dream are sitting together on a swing. In front of them was the enchanting Mansarovar.

Adi ParaShakti was lost in some deep thoughts while Mahadev was watching the various expressions crossing her face.

"Shivaa where are you lost, dear"

"Nothing Swami I am thinking about the Mahabharata war. What was the purpose of this massive destruction if it didn't bring peace?"

"Dharma was the purpose of Gauri. To establish dharma in society this step was taken"

"At the cost of what? Endless pain, misery, this much destruction, and the mountain of dead bodies. "

"The purpose is higher Gauri. It's a Dharmayudh fought to avenge a woman's honor that is blessed with your element, a family who faced constant humiliation, ill-treatment, and injustice, and to change the perception of society by eliminating adharma and establish dharma."

"And what do you think the purpose is achieved, Swami. For me no it's not because it failed to provide the essence of life that is love. Without selfless love, there is no peace and Dharma swami. No one realized the basic fact sacrificing half of mankind is not a way to establish equality in society. It will bring more inequality, swami. I am a mother swami Jagat Janani's mother of this world and I can feel every death and pain. A mother's heart can never be satisfied by any logic of Dharma which costs her innocent children's lives. My ardent desire is to have someone who will spread some "pearls of love" there."

"Relax Uma. It happened now calm down. I can't see you in pain." Shiva replied watching her lovingly. She blushed and turned her face feeling shy. Shiva got close and held her lovingly.

"I wish the wheel of time will stop at his moment. Everything will stop only we are together and the cosmos will have a symbol of witnessing our union." She hides her face in his chest and mumbled quietly.

"So this is Adi ParaShakti's desire or my Gauri's wish," Shiva asked smiling aware of the upcoming.

"It is your wife's desire who is Adi ParaShakti" she replied muttering quietly unaware that even the time wheel can never deny her wishes.

She is the creator of time and to fulfill both desires it stopped its wheel at the moment forming a twisted circle. The whole cosmos faded its only the two and their divine union which resulted in something unexpected. A divine energy ball came out of both Shiva and Shakti. They come out of their bliss smiling.

"So now what Adi Shakti wants to do with these life balls?"

"I am thinking to merge them and release in the cosmos. It will increase positivity. Swami merges them before......" she stopped realizing the stopped time.

"Why is the time wheel stopped?"

"Time can never deny its creator's heartiest desire."

"My apologies swami I never realized this. I am setting the time wheel free for its turn."

"Don't apologize Gauri Jagdamba's desire can never be wrong for this universe. Now come we should merge them."

Before they proceed to merge the time wheel took its turn and a painful muffled cry of a woman and a painful scream of an infant felled in their ear.