The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

Paragon reached to take the scroll, but Klaus clapped his tiny hands away.

“Why did you do that?” the arrogant dragon asked, but Klaus just scoffed, taking the scroll and the tablet. He set aside the tablet and looked at Paragon.

“I am the big brother here, so pay attention to what I say.”

“We are the same person, so neither is the big brother.”

Klaus smirked. “Keep telling yourself that.”

Paragon wanted to retort, but Klaus unfurled the scroll, shutting him up. As much as he wanted to banter with Klaus, knowing what was inside the scroll was more important.

He would get his chance to be the arrogant brat later. For now, he wanted to know the content inside the scroll.

Klaus looked at him and smiled.

“Are you going to read, or should I snatch it and read instead?”

“Cool down, bro. I am about to read.” Klaus looked at the details on the scroll and began to read.

“First of all, if you are reading this, know that I managed to figure out how to defeat the heavens.” The first line was already enough to capture Klaus and his nine soul bodies’ attention.

As a paragon, Klaus was more than happy to see something that talked about how to beat the heavens. In fact, he was inclined to read it to himself first, but upon seeing the expressions on his soul bodies, he decided to read it out loud.

He continued to read…

“The first time we met, or more like the second time we met, I saw what you can do and how far you are willing to go. I was impressed and even motivated to do better than I could do.

However, while I would love to put myself in your shoes, my situation was different. In fact, I have this feeling that if I were in your universe, I would become your number one enemy because, unlike you, I have it all.

Unlike you, I dont have the heavens looking to kill me or the universe rejecting me. I am the opposite of who you are.

This is why I chose to help you achieve your dreams, which in turn will also help me accomplish mine. You probably don’t know this yet, but you helped me greatly once, and so I also found a way to help you.

The tablet in your hands is the only means of creating a body capable of withstanding the Daos and fighting against Karma. You have the original copy, and only you in all of existence will know the content.

You are strong, but without the body to withstand Karma and the Daos (laws), you will never be able to defeat the heavens.

I’m not sure what this body will entail or what it will require; however, I know it is the answer you’re looking for. Here, I present the Heaven Defying Body Refining Art.

May you have success in our endeavors, and the next time we meet, when everything is said and done, may we have the greatest duel of our lives.

Your very best friend, brother, mentor, and unintentional rival, Kent, the Primordial Chaos Dragon.”

Paragon snatched the tablet from Klaus’s hands, using both hands to hold it as he examined its content. When his eyes scanned it, he was taken aback, unsure of what to say.

Knox, the second incarnation, also snatched it from Paragon’s hands and examined it before Asura also took it.

Klaus, on the other hand, was still in shock, holding the scroll.

In all his nine lives, he only wanted one thing, and that was to defeat the heavens and finally get what he wanted. He came close more than once, but he knew even with how close he came, it was just the tip of the iceberg.

He was still lacking, and he knew that.

However, he had just read something he had wondered about in both his lives as Fruity and Magnus. He wondered about how he could withstand the power of Karma and the Daos (Laws).

So to think he had just been handed a way by this mysterious Kent. He just couldn’t wrap his mind around it.

The tablet went around and finally came back to him.

He looked at the content, and true to what the scroll said, he had indeed been handed a way to create a body worthy of going against the heavens.

“This is all we have ever wanted, right?” Paragon asked for the first time, sounding less arrogant. The eight soul bodies, including Klaus, nodded.

“This is what we have been looking for all this time, among other things. I don’t know if we have attained the other things, but we now have the way to create a body worthy of facing the heavens,” Klaus said with a blissful smile.

“Just who is this Kent?” Efad, the Star Monarch, wondered.

“Forget about this, Kent, and let’s focus on what all these things mean.” Paragon returned to the main topic, causing Efad to glare at him.

However, Paragon ignored him. “There are nine stages in creating this heaven-defying body. However, while we can withstand the pain, the requirements—or more like the treasures needed—aren’t ones we have or can easily get our hands on.”

Klaus nodded. “This place is a remote world, so we don’t have the means to get them. However, the most important thing here is that we have the means to create a body that surpasses human capabilities.

This means we are back in business, but it also means we owe Kent dearly. I don’t suppose you have a way to pay him back?”

Orien, the sixth incarnation who was the paragon of death, smiled faintly. “I have some idea, but it will take some time to develop. But hear me out.”

“We are listening.”

“I have always wanted to create a universe inside my soul, but since we are paragons, we both know that is impossible unless all nine of us want to cease living so the main body could cultivate it.

Of course, even if we manage to find a way to live, we are paragons, and no world would accept us, so the soul essence to create the universe will be something we can’t come up with.

However, from what you read, Kent seems like the opposite of us, so why don’t we create it and one day find him and give it to him?

I am sure it will be a good enough gift.”

Klaus listened to all Orien said and, with a thoughtful expression, nodded.

“We will work on that, but for now, we have to handle things we can measure up to.” Klaus threw the tablet housing the processes needed to create the heaven-defying body into the ninth core (star), where only lushness could be felt and seen.

He turned back to his nine soul bodies and smiled.

“Why don’t you all tell me what you can offer? Start with you, Paragon. What can your arrogant self offer me?”

Paragon smirked and then started to speak.

—

Meanwhile, outside, Klaus’s body had a red aura around it. It lasted for a few minutes before it vanished.

On his back, inside each of the nine star tattoos, the red eyes of nine different beasts appeared. They looked almost real.

A few seconds after they appeared, the sky darkened for a few seconds before it cleared.