Week 6 Storytelling: Where Did My Mew Go?

In an age unknown to history there existed an ancient civilization off the coast of India known as the Mewsians. The Mewsians were a peaceful race of pink rodent-like creatures that had mastered the art of levitation and honed in on their psychic abilities. They inhabited a large island named Mewsia that was away from the main land containing creatures that would be dangerous to the less developed life elsewhere on the planet. Brahma decided to put all these dangerous creatures on Mewsia because the Mewsians knew how to live alongside them for they were practically invincible. If they were ever in trouble all they had to do was materialize an impenetrable bubble around themselves and fly away to safety. But as time passed the Gods viewed their existence as a threat to the entire world. The Gods could see that the Mewsians had too much power and could one day rival the power of the Gods if they chose to do so.

(A Mewsian in a bubble.

Source: Web)

Brahma, the God who created this amazing race, soon realized that the Mewsians must be eliminated in favor of the much weaker race known as the humans.  The humans had limited abilities and the only way they could rival the Gods was by obtaining the weapons only Gods were able to possess. Brahma consulted with Shiva and Vishnu and they all came to the same conclusion that someone needed to take out the Mewsians fearing one day they could be overthrown. With Shiva being the God of destruction he volunteered to be the one who would be responsible for the mass genocide of such a great and peaceful race. Shiva said goodbye to his fellow Gods and the other two could tell he didn't want to kill the Mewsians.

(Gods Shiva, Brahma, and Vishnu.

Source: Web)

Shiva quickly reached Mewsia and laid waste to the entire island to get it over with. The Mewsians stood no chance against Shiva and with one fell swoop of his Trishula he killed the entire race. None of the Gods could look upon the horror of what had happened to realize that one had survived the powerful attack. The one remaining Mewsian was known as Mew for he was the King of the Mewsians. Not only was he the King but he was also the most powerful of them all. Shiva knew this information and a part of him couldn't see this entire race be completely taken off the face of the Earth.

Right before Shiva struck the island he warned Mew and commanded him to quickly dig deep into the earth and Shiva would spare him. All Mew had to do to survive was embed his body in the Earth and then use his physic powers to form an impenetrable bubble that not even Shiva would be able to break. A combination of the powerful bubble and the tons of dirt around him protected him from the attack. It all happened so fast and it is believed that in this moment Mew shed the first tear of his long life.

(King Mew's reaction to Shiva's destruction.

Source: Web)

After Shiva laid waste to the land he looked for the one Mewsian he spared. Mew was nowhere to be found and Shiva feared that he killed him by accident. To Shiva's surprise the god Ravana was fleeing the scene and he had Mew with him. Shiva's powers were weak so all he could do was watch as Ravana flew away with the one Mewsian he spared.

Shiva returned to Brahma and Vishnu to tell them that he couldn't live with himself if he killed the entire race so he ended up sparing King Mew. Brahma and Vishnu responded in sync with one another saying, "We understand, Shiva. We know your heart and we knew you couldn't let them all die. We didn't stop you from volunteering because we knew you would get the task done but spare one to come live with us."

In shock Shiva replied, "If you knew all along why did you let me fill myself with such emotions? Yeah, I am the God of Destruction but this civilization has been around just about as long as us. How did you know I was going to spare one of them?"

Brahma and Vishnu ignored his question and again addressed Shiva in sync with one another, "Where is King Mew? We would like to explain ourselves and reward him by giving him even greater power along with supreme knowledge of the cosmos for his troubles."

Shiva was at a loss for words. All he could remember was using all of his power to destroy Mewsia and before he knew it Ravana had stolen Mew right from under his nose. Shiva swiftly relayed this information and the three Gods quickly assembled all the other Gods, Goddesses, gods, and goddesses to track down Ravana as fast as possible. Nobody knew where he was hiding with Mew and hours of searching turned into days, days turned into weeks, and before they realized it a couple months had passed and there were no signs of Mew or Ravana.

Just about all the Gods gave up searching but Shiva and his team were persistent and chose not to stop until Mew was found. Along their travels searching they came across the bird God, Garuda. Apparently he was never informed that the Gods were searching for King Mew or the evil Ravana. Garuda had seen Ravana with Mew and he was taking him in a southern direction. Shiva knew there was only one island out there and it was the Island of Lanka. At last Shiva knew Mew's exact location and he was finally recovered.

(Garuda in this story is the Legendary Pokemon Ardicuno.

Source: Web)

In the possession of the Gods he was rewarded with immense power, knowledge, and even immortality. It is believed that the great God Mew is even alive to this day, doing his best to stay out of the way of the humans yet protecting them at the same time. For when the Gods gave Mew the power of a God he became the peacekeeper and protector of the world.

Author's Note: No blog would be complete for me unless my favorite pokemon, Mew, was featured in one of my stories. I took the story where the monkey people help Rama search for Ravana and Sita. Instead of Ravana stealing Sita away from Rama he stole Mew away from the Gods. Just as everyone is losing hope about finding their target there is an encounter with a bird/bird person. In the original story it was the bird Sampati who knew where Sita was taken. I couldn't really find a way to integrate him into my story so instead I used Garuda because he is the god of the birds. I used a little bit of pokemon lore and decided to have Mew alive to this very day. In the anime he is only seen a couple times and is the most legendary Pokemon in the first generation series. This is why decided to make him a God at the end.

Bibliography: Online free Ramayana, Story titled "Sampati"
Author: Sister Nivedita

Week 3 Storytelling: Viradha

There was once a noble prince named Roger. Roger was handsome and everyone in the kingdom couldn't wait for him to assume his father's position as king. However, King Joffrey had other plans. Joffrey was going to do anything in his power as king in order to ensure his future on the throne. He didn't exactly know what his plans were but it was certain that he wasn't going to give up his throne easily.

The king was walking to his chambers one night when he came into contact with an evil nameless witch. Instead of calling for the guards to assist him he approached the witch. The witch could see the greed in the king's heart and used this greed for her own advantage. She knew exactly what the king desired and made a deal with the king. The deal that the witch proposed was eternal life. In return all she wanted to do was serve her king for eternity. Without hesitation the king quickly pounced on the opportunity to rule until the end of time. The witch told the king that the next time the land starts to shake that she would be able to use the mysterious power of the earth and transfer that power to give the king eternal life.

(King Joffrey in this story.

Source: Web)

A few years passed and there were no earthquakes. The king was growing old and his time left alive was waiting in frustration. Everyone in King Joffrey's kingdom despised the king and couldn't wait for his son Roger to take over. On one night where there was a full moon the earth finally shook. The king ordered the witch to perform her ritual and give him eternal life. The witch remembered clearly what the king desired and gave him exactly what he wanted. Startled by the earth shaking, Roger ran to his father's chamber to make sure his father was alright. But when he got to his father's chamber he noticed the witch speaking in a language he had never heard before. He didn't think much of it and just stayed close by to see what was happening.

At the climax of the ritual Roger heard his father screaming and then the screams faded away almost like he was falling out the window. Roger rushed in to find his father standing in stone and the witch laughing. Roger demanded to know what happened and could not get any answer. Overwhelmed with emotions, Roger drew his sword and charged towards the evil witch. In a panic the witch tried to cast the same spell upon Roger to turn him into stone too. She was hurried so much that she didn't exactly know what spell she cast upon him. Roger plunged his sword into the witch's stomach and quickly threw her of out the window with the sword still embedded into her body. As she was falling all you could hear was screaming. Right before the evil witch struck the ground she yelled, "ONLY RAMA CAN SAVE YOU NOW!" Roger had no clue what she was talking about and could only stand there speechless at what had just happened to his father.

A couple minutes passed. Roger finally gathered himself and used this time to say farewell to his father by stating, "Is this what you imagined what eternal life would be like? I don't know if you're still in there but I promise I will clean up the family name and in a hundred years people will forget the horrid things you did. People will remember that you were my father and I will do my best every day to let the people know you were hard on the kingdom because you didn't want to see it fall into ruin like our neighboring kingdoms. You understood that power trumps compassion as a ruler, yet I will show you what a compassionate king is capable of."

In the next weeks Roger could see his body changing from a human into a demon and had no clue what was happening. He locked himself in his chamber and didn't let anyone come near him because he feared they would jump to conclusions. His worst fear came true and all members of the Kingsgurd barged into his chamber. They had never seen a creature like Roger and didn't even know it was him. In terror the guards drew their swords and began relentlessly stabbing Roger. To Roger's surprise the weapons had no effect on him. He filled with rage and brutally killed every guard in that room and outside his door with nothing more than his bare hands. Not knowing what to do, the final words the witch spoke had stuck in his mind ever since his dad was turned to stone. Convinced that he must find someone named Rama he jumped out the window and ran to the dense forest slaying anyone who tried to stop him. He quickly realized that whatever curse the witch had put on him resulted in him being turned into a demon that was seemingly invincible to all mortal weapons.

(Roger from American Dad.

This is what Roger in this story looks like after the curse.)

Author's Notes: This story was derived from the story titled "Viradha." Basically the rakshasa named Viradha takes Sita and Rama ends up having to kill him. Viradha has a curse on him where weapons can't kill him and Rama was destined to free him from his curse. The story didn't really say how he got the curse so I made up my own story as to how he obtained this strange curse. In my story Roger is Viradha, and the witch is the person who gave him the curse. King Joffrey is a Game of Thrones reference because that was the name of an evil and corrupt king in that series. The main purpose of this story is to inform the reader the way I like to believe this man got his curse. I used Roger in this story because I am a fan of American Dad and it just seems right to have an alien represent someone who is supposed to be a demon.

Bibliography- Title:(Online Free) The Ramayana, Story titled "Viradha"
                        Author: Valmiki

Reading Notes: Devdutt Pattanaik Videos, Part C: Ardhanari's Secret

God is never limited to one form. The male trinity is composed of  Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer. While the female trinity is composed of Lakshmi, Saraswati, and Shakti, who represent wealth, knowledge, and power. The male trinity is associated with verbs and the female trinity is associated with nouns. The Gods are doing things while the Goddesses are passive. The Gods are within all of us while the Goddesses are around us. Gods are used for the the spiritual subject and the Goddesses are used for the material object.

Goddesses do not judge people so anyone can pursue the traits they represent. Gods on the other hand do judge people and they create, sustain, and destroy society. Goddesses help us appreciate the serene and silent soul within us, God.
Red is the color of potential energy, and green is the color of realized energy. The earth is red before it rains, and it is green after is rains when all the seeds burst into life. This is why certain Gods and Goddesses are dressed wearing certain colors.

(Half male half female God.

Source: Web)

The Indian culture is comfortable with the female sexuality and convey some of their Gods as females. While other religions around the world shun the idea of having a female God. Without God and Goddess their is neither.

Bibliography: Seven Secrets from Hindu Calendar Art: Part C (Ardhanari's Secret)
Author/From: Devdutt Pattanaik
Link: http://iereadingguides.blogspot.com/2015/11/featured-video-ardhanaris-secret-god-is.html

Reading Notes: Devdutt Pattanaik Videos, Part B:Narayan's Secret

The world comes into existence when Narayan wakes up, and when Narayan sleeps the world does not exist. He sleeps on a ocean of milk where all things will emerge from when he wakes up. The milk represents possibilities, there is no form. He sleeps on Sesha, and when Narayan sleeps time is still. Since Narayan is the observer, whenever he sleeps he isn't observing the world so the world does not exist when he is sleeping. Narayan's awakening is a celebration.
When Narayan is awake he is known as Vishnu. Garuda is Vishnu's mount.

Death is a comma. Meaning that death does not show the end but just a pause.
Narasimha is a form of Narayan, showing that anything is possible. It is believed that Narasimha has the ability to destroy the world but Lakshmi intervenes to sooth the beast and remind him who he really is.
Every human is a God they just haven't realized it yet because we are too caught up with the rules of this world.

(Narasimha and Lakshmi.

Source: Web)

Bibliography: Seven Secrets from Hindu Calendar Art: Part B (Narayan's Secret)
Author/From: Devdutt Pattanaik
Link: http://iereadingguides.blogspot.com/2015/11/guide-pattanaiks-calendar-art-part-b.html

Week 7 Story Planning: Ashwattaman's Jewel

The war is over and the whole Mahabharata is very similar to The Game of Thrones. It doesn't matter if you love a character or not every person in the story is expendable.

Ashwattaman does a very terrible thing and raids a Pandava camp at night. The earlier fighting scenes talk about how everyone seems to follow the rules of battle. In example, when Arjuna and Karna were fighting, Arjuna's bowstring broke and he pleaded that Karna allow him to re-string it. Also the wheel on Karna's car got stuck in the mud and he pleaded a cease fire too until the elements of the battle are even. Then when Bhima struck Duryodhana below the waist everyone was mad.

(Jewel.

Source: Web)

But here is Ashwattaman, he has lost and has nothing else to lose and decides to enter a camp at night which is surely against the rules of battle. He ends killing all of Draupadi's children and she demands vengeance.  They don't see a need to kill him so instead they take the Jewel from his head that is believed to keep him from hunger, thirst, and poison.

It would be cool to find out where this jewel came from. This could be a story idea. An adventure that follows Ashwattaman in a forest and him having to complete some task/kill some god in order to get this jewel that is magical. The possibilities for this story are endless. All I know is that I want to write some cool story as to where Ashwattaman got this jewel that is so powerful.

Bibliography - Online Mahabharata, Story titled "Ashwattaman's Jewel"
Author: Donald A. Mackenzie

Reading Notes: Ashwattaman's Jewel, Part D

The war is over and the whole Mahabharata is very similar to The Game of Thrones. It doesn't matter if you love a character or not every person in the story is expendable.

Ashwattaman does a very terrible thing and raids a Pandava camp at night. The earlier fighting scenes talk about how everyone seems to follow the rules of battle. In example, when Arjuna and Karna were fighting, Arjuna's bowstring broke and he pleaded that Karna allow him to re-string it. Also the wheel on Karna's car got stuck in the mud and he pleaded a cease fire too until the elements of the battle are even. Then when Bhima struck Duryodhana below the waist everyone was mad.

(Jewel.

Source: Web)

But here is Ashwattaman, he has lost and has nothing else to lose and decides to enter a camp at night which is surely against the rules of battle. He ends killing all of Draupadi's children and she demands vengeance.  They don't see a need to kill him so instead they take the Jewel from his head that is believed to keep him from hunger, thirst, and poison.

It would be cool to find out where this jewel came from. This could be a story idea. An adventure that follows Ashwattaman in a forest and him having to complete some task/kill some god in order to get this jewel that is magical.
Bibliography - Online Mahabharata, Story titled "Ashwattaman's Jewel"
Author: Donald A. Mackenzie

Reading Notes:Krishna and His Army, Part C

With a battle inevitable both Arjuna and Duryodhana seek the help of Krishna to assure victory for their side. They both arrive on the same day and wait for Krishna to wake up to ask for help. Duryodhana asks for help first and claims that since he asked first the Krishna must help him. But Krishna set her eyes on Arjuna first and says that she will help both instead of just one. Krishna gave them the option between an army of 10 crores or to have Krishna on their side but she wouldn't battle. Arjuna got the first choice because he was younger and he chose to have Krishna fight on his side because he seems to be in love with her. Duryodhana is happy that he took Krishna who wouldn't be helpful over the large army.

(Arjuna with Krishna driving the car.

Seems I was wrong about the flying car.

Source: wiki)

It is later revealed that Arjuna chose Krishna so that he can ride in the car with her driving. Krishna must have one of those flying cars so he will be able to rain down arrows on his enemies.

(I can't tell if Krishna is a boy or girl, in this post I treating him/her as a girl)

Bibliography - Online Mahabharata, Story titled "Krishna and His Army"
Author: Annie Besant