Episode 3.

With no hesitation, Ganesh walked towards them. Then when they felt his presence, they snapped put of the trance.

"Huh?! how did we get here?"

"Were we not in the temple?" They wondered.

"And you two!!! You're their allies, aren't you?! We don't want anything to do with your Asurraj!"

"Asurraj?" Saraswati adds. "No you have mistaken. We had saved you from those goons. I drove you here, and my brother Ganesh had fought them off."

"Ganesh." The mob clasped their hands. "Are you our Prabhu?"

"No, but he had sent me." Ganesh smiled.

"Accha, then what's your name, ladki?"

"Saraswati." Saraswati answered.

"Very divine! It's like both Lord Ganesh and Mata Saraswati had come to save us."

"But Shreemam, who's this Asurraj they are talking about?" Ganesh asks.

"I'm not sure. They keep mentioning this person named Asheesh."

"I have even heard that he's a gang leader and cultist or something."

"But he shouldn't be hurting and manipulating people like this." Saraswati adds.

"Anyways forget this. Let's carry you all back to the mandir again. It's safe." Ganesh assured.

"As you wish." The people in the mob devoutly clasped their hands.

"No no, we're younger than you. You should only give us ashirvad." Ganesh smiled.

"Let's get ready to leave."

"Um...Bappa." Mahotkat called. "You go with Saraswati ji. I'll follow you."

"Sure." Ganesh adds.

"Who are you?" Saraswati asked.

"He's Mooshak. Our cousin from Maharashtra." Ganesh replies.

"Oho, Bappa. My name is Mahotkat." He laughed.

"Right."

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On the other side, Kartikey and Lakshmi were busy tackling some Asuras disguised as gang members, who were at it trying to manipulate the innocent. the Asur gang however was made up of Anmol, who's actually Banugopan, Chand Mund, and their henchman, Vijay. Luckily, Kartikey and Lakshmi had saved some of them, and then they ordered them to run to safety.

"Say it! Asurraj ki Jai ho!!" Anmol tried to choke a passerby.

"Oho please bhai sahab, leave me! I have a wife to go to!" He cried.

"If won't let you go so easily!"

"And I." Kartikey crushed Anmol's hand with his mighty grip. "Won't let you get away."

"Huh!" He looked up, to see Kartikey's Shanmukha form before his eyes. "Skand?!'

All Kartikey did was punch him in his face.

"Chand, Mund! He's Kartikey!! He's non other than Kartikey!" Anmol cried while lying on the ground.

"Go home. You will be safe." Kartikey ordered the guy who was almost killed by Anmol.

"Look out for the one who he is with." Anmol adds. "She looks like a Devi!"

"What did you say about my sister?! You dare ask your goons to hurt her!! Get up and fight me." Kartikey exclaimed.

Suddenly, Anmol picked up an iron rod and stood up. But when he tried to hit Kartikey with it, the rod broke when Kartikey punched it. And surprisingly, it didn't hurt his fist.

"Satyameva!" Kartikey jabbed him with part of the iron rod. Then Anmol turned into a black puddle. "Jayate!"

Chand Mund were busy trying to kidnap a woman who was carrying a sari on a thali, until the stood in their tracks, as they say Lakshmi. However they saw her in her eight armed Vijaya Lakshmi form and mistook her for Durga or Devi Chamunda.

"Durga!" Chand exclaimed.

"She won't be able to defeat us again!" Mund adds.

"Arre bhaiya, she could be of good use! we can get Siddhis. So we shouldn't attack her." Chand said. "Vijay! Capture her!"

Hereafter, Vijay was running to her barefooted, then Lakshmi flung her earring on the ground, which successfully stabbed him in the foot, just like the spikes of a trishul. Then he burst into smoke.

"Noo!!!" Chand exclaimed.

"Any other henchmen hiding?" Lakshmi sarcastically asks.

"You must pay, Durga! for the time you killed us! Along with Dhumralochan and Mahishasur."

"Moorkh! These atrocious Asuras have only gotten what they deserve. Bad deeds lead to bad Karma, and good deeds lead to good Karma! Maa Durga have only punished them for what they sow!" Lakshmi stated. "Goodness will always prevail and be in control. That's the rule of the Universe.

"You have all came back, well ok then. This is your time to seek forgiveness from Mata Rani." Lakshmi advised.

"You keep saying Mata Rani, Mata Rani. Aren't you Durga?! Hai na?!" Mund asked.

"No, I'm Lakshmi Mahalaya. And I'll punish you for your atrocities!!"

"Shree?" Chand Mund became startled.

During that time, Lakshmi found a trishul lying on the floor, so she took it up and ended Chand and Mund.

"Mata!!" The woman who they were trying to kidnap, clung unto her.

"Are you alrighr?!"

"Mata! The sari is in ruins Mata!" She cried.

"Please call me Lakshmi." Lakshmi insisted. "I'm not a Mata."

"Accha! I'm Anamika."

"Nice to meet you. Um...here's your sari." Lakshmi picks it up from the ground.

"I was going to go Devi Vijaya Lakshmi alangaram with that sari, but now it's all torn and dirty." Anamika said.

"May I stitch it up, and return it to you?"

"It's no use. This evening is the puja."

"Oh my. But this is such a beautiful green sari." Lakshmi then draped it over her clothes. "How do I look?"

"What are you doing?" Anamika became confused.

"Admiring the sari. Anyways Anamika behen, just trust in Mata."

"Ok, of course."

Hours after, the four siblings along with Mahotkat went home and told Gauri Shankar about everything. In addition, Gauri welcomed Mahotkat with mithai!

"Mahotkat, feel free to stay as long as you like!" Gauri cheered. "This is your second home!"

"Thanks Mami." Mahotkat smiled.

"Dears." Shankar peered at his children. "Today you have passed a milestone in your journey. So tomorrow Gauri and I will tell you something that we were waiting for the right time to tell you."

"It's extremely important." Gauri said. "But for tonight, you must have your rest. You used a lot of your energy today,"

"Definitely maa."

"Ok."