Epics of India

 Indra, King of the Gods, will be my main topic. One story I was considering using as a source is the Story of Ahalya , the main focus being Indra's love interest, which could be transposed to any other setting as I wish. Following that, another chapter that could be used as part of the story is the Story of Indra , with him attempting to be freed of Gautama's curse holding power as a redemption arc of some sort. Lakshmana Chases a Boar  could be interesting as the main focus isn't Indra, but someone else that happens to save him from misfortune.  A boar

Weapons of the Gods is an interesting topic to me because a recurring trope I've seen in media is the use of a modern-day military searching for ancient weapons to get an edge against their enemies, and I have never seen the use of celestial weapons from Indian epics in these stories. My goal would be to write my own story of a hunt for an ancient weapon that could turn the tide in a war, maybe something like the Vajra . Indra is a god that sticks out to me as he holds the same role as Zeus and Thor, but simply in another region. I feel that his origin story and meeting with the other thunder gods would make for a great story in a more realistic setting, like the captain of a sports team versus other high schools, a story built off the rivalry between legends. While I don't hold much knowledge on Indra outside of a brief skim of his article, the equal standing between the thunder gods and my knowledge of the other two would be used in a tournament arc-style plot. The God of Lo...