Suryaputra Karna: 10 Million Dharma Critical hits-Chapter 2 - 1.1: The Child Who Drank the River Goddess

Chapter 2: Chapter 1.1: The Child Who Drank the River Goddess

The night sky was vast and silent.

A full moon hung above the sacred river, its pale light spreading across the flowing water like a silver veil. The river moved gently through the sleeping forests, carrying prayers, memories, and the whispers of ancient ages.

This was Mother Ganga.

The sacred river who had once descended from heaven itself.

Tonight, something unusual floated upon her current.

A small wooden basket drifted slowly along the holy water.

Inside the basket lay a newborn child.

Golden armor covered his tiny chest.

Divine earrings glowed softly beside his ears.

Even in infancy, an extraordinary aura surrounded him.

This child was Karna.

Long before this silent night, destiny had already begun weaving its threads.

Kunti had once received a powerful mantra from the great sage Durvasa.

The sage had been pleased by her service and devotion during his stay at the palace of her foster father, King Kuntibhoja.

As a blessing, Durvasa granted her a sacred mantra.

The mantra carried an extraordinary power.

It could summon any god she invoked.

Curious and young, Kunti once wondered whether the sage’s words were truly real.

Could a human truly call upon the gods?

One quiet morning, while standing by the banks of a peaceful river near her father’s palace, she decided to test the mantra.

Golden sunlight filled the sky.

The warmth of the sun bathed the earth.

With innocent curiosity, Kunti softly recited the sacred mantra.

She called upon the lord of the sun.

Surya.

The world changed instantly.

The sunlight grew blinding.

A divine figure descended from the heavens surrounded by endless radiance.

Surya himself had answered the call.

Kunti was terrified.

She had never expected the mantra to truly summon a god.

But divine laws could not be undone.

Bound by the sacred invocation, Surya granted her a child blessed with his divine essence.

In that very moment, a son was born.

A child already protected by heavenly power.

Golden armor covered his body.

Divine earrings shone beside his ears.

The armor and earrings were not ordinary ornaments.

They were the celestial Kavacha and Kundala.

Blessings that made the child nearly invincible.

Even the gods would struggle to harm him.

But the world of humans was far more cruel.

Kunti was still an unmarried princess.

Fear gripped her heart.

Fear of shame.

Fear of judgment.

Fear of bringing dishonor upon the royal family.

And so, under the silent gaze of the night sky, she made the most painful choice of her life.

Hours earlier, on the quiet riverbank, a young princess had stood trembling.

Kunti’s hands shook as she held the basket close to her chest. Her royal ornaments glittered under the moonlight, but her face was pale with fear and sorrow.

Inside the basket, the newborn slept peacefully.

Tears streamed down her face.

"Forgive me... my child."

Her voice broke.

"I am too weak to protect you."

She looked toward the sky where the radiant sun god resided.

"Surya Deva... please watch over him. Even if I cannot."

With trembling hands, she placed the basket upon the river.

For a moment she hesitated.

Her heart screamed for her to take the child back.

But fear of shame... fear of the kingdom... fear of the world... crushed her courage.

The basket drifted away.

And the cries of a young mother were swallowed by the sound of flowing water.

Thus, destiny began moving.

The basket floated deeper into the sacred river.

Hours passed.

Yet despite the strong currents, the basket did not overturn.

It moved as if guided by invisible hands.

Inside the basket, the newborn slowly opened his eyes.

Those eyes were not the eyes of a normal infant.

A strange awareness awakened inside the newborn’s mind.

The soul within the child was not truly an infant.

It belonged to someone from another age.

Another world.

A boy who had once lived in a distant future.

Fragments of knowledge stirred inside his mind.

Memories surged through his mind like a storm.

Ancient stories.

Great wars.

Kurukshetra.

Betrayal.

Loneliness.

The legendary epic known as the Mahabharata.

And in that story...

This very child would grow into one of the greatest yet most tragic warriors.

Karna.

The warrior who fought with unmatched courage, yet died misunderstood by the world.

The newborn’s tiny fingers moved slightly.

"So... this is Karna’s body."

A faint smile appeared on the baby’s face.

If destiny had brought him here, then this time the story would not end the same way.

At that moment, a familiar mechanical voice echoed inside his mind.

Dharma anomaly detected.

Host identity confirmed.

Karna – Son of Surya.

10 Million Dharma Critical Hits System initializing.

Golden characters formed within his consciousness like ancient scriptures written by the universe itself.

Trigger condition fulfilled.

Rebirth within divine bloodline detected.

Dharma Critical Hit Multiplier activated.

10,000,000×.

Congratulations Host.

You have obtained: Extraordinary Fate that Challenges Heaven.

The invisible threads of destiny surrounding the newborn suddenly shifted.

Luck gathered around him.

Fortune began moving toward him.

Even the flow of fate itself seemed to bend.

But before Karna could analyze the system further—

His stomach growled loudly.

Hunger.

The newborn had not eaten since birth.

Karna frowned inwardly.

Even after reincarnation... hunger greets me first?

Soon the discomfort grew unbearable.

His body reacted instinctively.

The newborn began crying loudly.

The cry echoed across the river.

Minutes passed.

Then suddenly—

A gentle voice whispered through the flowing water.

"My child... why are you crying?"

Karna’s crying stopped instantly.

He blinked in confusion.

He could feel kindness within the voice... warmth... concern.

Yet he saw no one.

Was it his imagination?

Perhaps hunger had made his mind unstable.

Then the hunger struck again.

The newborn burst into tears once more.

This time, the river responded.

The surface of the water began glowing with soft blue light.

The current slowed.

The river gathered together as if forming a living body.

Then from the flowing water emerged a divine figure.

A woman made of shimmering sapphire light.

Her long hair flowed like endless waves.

Her eyes were deep and gentle like the eternal sky.

It was Ganga.

The sacred river goddess.

She looked at the crying child with quiet curiosity.

"The child who challenges fate..."

Her voice was soft, yet it carried ancient authority.

Ganga stepped onto the surface of the river as if it were solid ground.

She gently lifted the newborn from the basket.

A miracle occurred.

Although her body was made from flowing water, not a single drop touched the child.

Instead, the river itself seemed to embrace him.

Karna felt warmth for the first time since his birth.

The tension inside his tiny body disappeared.

His crying became softer.

Ganga smiled gently.

"So hungry..."

She held him closer like a mother comforting her child.

"Do not cry. I will feed you."

Divine light surrounded them.

Ganga placed the infant against her breast.

Milk flowed like liquid starlight.

The newborn instinctively drank.

Warmth exploded through Karna’s body.

But this was no ordinary nourishment.

It carried the power of sacred rivers.

The purity of heaven.

The essence of divine water.

Inside his mind—

System notification appeared.

Divine energy detected.

Source: Mother Ganga’s sacred milk.

Dharma Critical Hit Multiplier activated.

10,000,000×.

Congratulations Host.

You have obtained: Sovereign Constitution.

Every cell in Karna’s body awakened.

His bones strengthened.

His blood began carrying divine vitality.

But the system continued.

Divine Water Essence detected.

Dharma Critical Hit Multiplier activated.

10,000,000×.

Congratulations Host.

You have obtained:

River Sovereign PhysiqueWater Dharma Path AffinitySacred River Protection

The sacred river itself will protect the host from drowning, water pressure, and aquatic dangers.

Water energy cultivation speed greatly increased.

Ganga watched quietly.

She could feel the child’s body transforming.

Her divine milk continued flowing.

Another system notification appeared.

Divine Affection detected.

Dharma Critical Hit Multiplier activated.

10,000,000×.

Reward obtained.

Supreme Charm.

An attraction capable of influencing gods, spirits, nagas, humans, and even destiny itself.

Ganga gently kissed the child’s forehead.

The river around them glowed brighter.

"My child..."

"You were abandoned by the world."

"But the river will not abandon you."

She gently placed the newborn back into the basket.

Before releasing him, she traced a glowing mark across his forehead.

A blessing.

A protection.

The river itself acknowledged him.

System notification appeared once more.

Divine Blessing detected.

Dharma Critical Hit Multiplier activated.

10,000,000×.

Reward obtained.

Sacred Water Guardian Mark.

The sacred rivers of Bharat will never harm the host.

Water spirits and river beings will naturally feel goodwill toward the host.

Ganga watched the basket slowly drift away again.

The current moved gently, almost carefully.

As if guiding the child toward a new home.

"Grow well, child of the Sun."

"Your journey has only begun."

The river goddess slowly dissolved back into the flowing water.

The night became quiet once more.

But destiny had already changed.

Inside the drifting basket, the newborn Karna slept peacefully.

His body radiated faint golden light.

And somewhere far ahead—

Two humble souls were about to discover a child who would one day shake the world.