The Garden of Obedience

The Garden obeyed.

Not because it was told.Not because it feared.But because it remembered—who its true master was.

Priyanshu stood beneath a sky that had turned a pale shade of violet. The stars above blinked slowly, like eyes watching through a dream. Around him, the once-divine Garden of Gods had transformed into something... obedient. Twisted vines coiled like serpents at his feet, awaiting a command. Flowers no longer bloomed for worship—they bloomed for him.

A soft sigh escaped his lips.

"Such loyalty," he whispered, brushing his fingers against a crimson-petaled orchid that purred under his touch. "Not trained… not coerced… just awakened."

Behind him, Thea stood barefoot in the corrupted grass, her once-pure robes soaked in moon dew and divine ink. Her golden eyes shimmered, now tinted with a rose-colored submission. She no longer questioned the wrongness of it all. She only watched him… and waited.

"My Lord," she said breathlessly, "do they know yet? What you've done to the garden?"

Priyanshu turned slightly, eyes still on the horizon. "Not yet. But they'll feel it. Obedience doesn't scream. It... whispers. And when it blooms fully…"He smiled."They'll kneel before they understand why."

Far above the temple canopy, divine sentries floated on radiant clouds, chanting forgotten mantras to preserve sanctity. But even their voices trembled now—subtly off-pitch, like a song afraid to finish.

The Garden was no longer under the protection of the gods.

It was his.

And it had begun teaching others how to obey.

A group of holy warriors sent to purify the zone now stood among the flowers, breathing deeply, eyes dull with reverence. Each one bowed at Priyanshu's passing—not from fear, but from something deeper. They wanted to serve.

Roots had wrapped gently around their ankles.

Their minds bloomed open like sacred scrolls.

"My will," Priyanshu said softly, "isn't enforced… it's planted."

The Divine Lotus Tree behind him bloomed fully in black and gold, releasing sweet-scented pollen that carried whispers into the wind.

Even the air was learning submission.

Even the stars began to blink slower… lower… warmer.

The Garden of Gods had become the Garden of Obedience.

And obedience… was beautiful.