KARNA: Son of the Charioteer

Chapter 18

"Don't be afraid, little girl," Karna comforted. "Varu, buy a bowl of fresh ghee, the best in town," Karna instructed his driver, who promptly left.

"I don't want new ghee," the little girl continued to cry. "Mom will be angry if it's not this ghee."

Karna looked at the fallen ghee. He turned the bowl over and picked up the ghee that had fallen and was now stuck to the ground. Suddenly, he felt the earth beneath trying to absorb the fallen ghee, making the thick contents shrink into the soil.

Quickly, he grabbed the soil around the ghee and tried to squeeze it with all his might to get the ghee out. Earlier, Karna had recited one of his Devastra powers to protect his hands and was ready to attack if needed because he noticed the strangeness of the seemingly living soil.

He didn't want something unknown to prey on his hands. However, soon there was a scream from underground that made the little girl jump back and Karna withdrew his hand from the soil.

"I am Bhoomidevi," the voice from