Warning: complete incoherent rambling, read at your risk and please do not let it affect your ability to update. What I loved about this story is the way you have twisted both the protagonists in the shades of grey. Both are Hades and Persephone here.
In the beginning, or rather the first part, it appears to be a straight forward adaptation of the tale, Sanskaar as Hades, consigned to the darkness by his birth and circumstances, convinced that he would never be able to gain the light he loves and craves. And just like Hades, is actually not dark (the worst were his two brothers - Zues, who was famous for his erotic escapades - is there any maiden - mortal, immortal or goddess whom he did not seduce and is there any form he did not take to do so? Psoiden was no better, as ruler of seas and earthquakes he created terror all around. Hades is actually quite tame compared to them - all he did was to guard the souls who entered his realm. It was so dark, how can anyone blame him for wanting a ray of sunshine?)
But the Hades here, does not want to taint his Persephone with his darkness, he believes that he can claim the light only if she partakes of the darkness. But Swara is no Persephone, right? Her brother is Zeus here, gives his silent blessing and she goes about seducing her Hades (moi is presuming thatđ) And her parents, similar to Demeter, as she has already partaken of the food of the underworld, agree for the wedding.
And Sanskaar displays the light within him - for in this world of contradiction, the darkest skies show the brightest stars and Sanskaar lets loose his righteous rage (I am copy writing this phrase - have used it in FM toođđ)
So Swara is now Hades, waiting for her Persephone to come back - for like him she also believes, that he must have loved her to have surrendered himself, as Hades believes that Persephone ate the pomegranate willingly enough. There is a lovely poem by Lee Ann Schaffer: From Hades to Persephone -
Tell me your were not hungry that day,
Tell me that's not what got you to stay.
Seven seeds don't seem like quite enough
Reason to leave a mother's deep love.
I want to believe you had the choice,
I was hearing more than my own voice,
That you opened the palms of your hands,
To offer your heart, not meet my demands.
Convince me that you want to be here,
It's not my trick that keeps you so near.
You chose me. You love me. This is real.
No silly seven seeds sealed the deal.
Miss your mother when the door must shut,
Love and hurt when you must leave, but
Come back wearing our hearts on your sleeve,
Yearn to stay here and I will believe.
No need to say, I know why you go,
I won't block your way, make a big show.
Just tell me you weren't hungry that day,
Just tell me I'm the reason you stay.
Somehow, I feel this is what Swara would tell Sanskaar when he leaves her (another of my presumtionsđ) and like Hades will wait for him - He will be back, like Persephone, and like I want to believe, he will be come back not because he has to, but because he wants to.
Okay, I have ranted enough.
lots of love,
Nyna
Cricket
Chakravarti Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan
Mangal Lakshmi
