Chapter 28: The Architect of the Heavens
The ground beneath the Palace of Lanka groaned with the sound of a dying god. Ravana's final act of spite—the activation of the Patala-Core—had turned the golden city into a gravity well. The island began to tilt, its foundations dissolving into the violet mists of the underworld.
[ SYSTEM CRITICAL ]
Event: Pralaya-Sequence (Localized Apocalypse).
Objective: Prevent the total loss of the Avatar and the innocent.
Current Punya: 5.
Vikram looked at the chaos. Hanuman was holding up a collapsing bridge; Rama was shielding the retreating Vanaras with a wall of golden light. But even an Avatar could not stop an entire continent from sinking into a different dimension.
"I am a blacksmith," Vikram whispered to himself, his L10 Intellect overclocking. "A blacksmith doesn't just make tools. He controls the stability of the forge."
The Master-Code: Rewriting the Gravity of Sin
Vikram plunged his hands into the glowing, exposed circuits of the Throne of Time.
"System! Initiate Mantra-Hacker (L2). Full override of the Gurutva-Sutras (Gravity Threads)!"
[ SYSTEM NOTIFICATION ]
Warning: You are attempting to rewrite the Physics of the Treta Yuga.
Requirement: Dhi (Intellect) L10 + Rudra-Shakti.
Processing...
Vikram saw the world in code once more. The gravity of Lanka was being pulled down by the weight of Ravana's Paap. To stop the sinking, he didn't need to lift the city; he needed to change what the city was.
"I strip the weight of the King from these stones!" Vikram roared. He began to chant the Akash-Mantra, his voice amplified by the L11 Strength of his lungs.
He wasn't just chanting; he was deleting the "Mass" of the city's corruption.
The Ascension of Lanka
The downward plunge stopped with a bone-shaking jolt. Then, slowly, the golden towers began to rise. The violet mists of the underworld retreated, replaced by the clear, starlit indigo of the upper atmosphere.
Lanka was no longer an island in the sea. It was a Vimana-City—a floating fortress of light, disconnected from the gravity of the earth.
[ SUPREME ACHIEVEMENT: THE SKY-CITY FORGER ]
Result: Lanka has been stabilized in the heavens.
Karmic Reward: +1,000,000 Punya.
Title Gained: [The Architect of Dharma].
The Final Farewell
The battle was over. Ravana, stripped of his immortality and his city, had been defeated by Rama's final arrow. The war of ages had reached its conclusion.
Vikram stood on the edge of the floating city, looking down at the earth below. He saw his parents, Kashyap and Sumati, safe on the shores of the mainland, looking up at the sky in wonder.
Lord Rama walked up to Vikram. The Avatar's presence was now so calm it felt like the ocean after a storm.
"You have given this world a new horizon, Vikram," Rama said, placing a hand on the boy's shoulder. "But the Treta Yuga is ending. Soon, the age of miracles will fade into the age of men. What will you do with your power?"
Vikram looked at his Karmic System. He had a million Punya. He had the strength of a god. But he also had the heart of a boy who just wanted to hear the ring of a hammer on an anvil.
"I will go home, Lord," Vikram said with a smile. "But I will leave the shop open. For when the next shadow falls."
EPILOGUE: The Iron Sage's Shop
Years later, in the quiet village of Vajra-Grama, a traveler might find a small, unremarkable forge. The blacksmith is a young man with silver eyes who never seems to age.
He doesn't sell swords to kings or armor to heroes. He sells simple tools that never break, and charms that bring peace to the heart.
But sometimes, when a child with a pure heart and a heavy burden walks in, the blacksmith reaches under the counter and pulls out a glowing golden scroll.
"Welcome to the Akasha Shop," he says with a wink. "What does your destiny cost today?"
[ SERIES CONCLUDED ]
Final Rank: Maharishi of the Forge.
Final Punya: INFINITE.
Thank you for following Dharma's Hammer: The Akasha System
The forge is closed... for now.