The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

“Your hair could use some work,” Klaus’s mom said the moment she broke away from the hug.

Klaus chuckled and said, “I know, Mom. It is one of the reasons why I am here.”

Klaus’s mom laughed and cupped Klaus’s cheek, “Look at you being all cute and bubbly.”

“As a matter of fact, I was just told I have a budding side to me.”

“That you do. I distinctly remember when your father got you that pet snake for your 7th birthday. You never left his side and even cried that you wanted to take it to school with you.”

Klaus smiled, embarrassed, “Mr. Pickles was the best. Too bad I had to put him up for adoption when we were moving to the slum.”

Klaus’s mom nodded, a calm and guilty expression appearing on her face as she heard Klaus’s words. It brought back some unpleasant memories.

When they were kicked out of their home and were moving to the slum, they knew they couldn’t bring Klaus’s pet with them, so they put it up for adoption.

It was the right thing to do. However, hearing Klaus say it made her recall how much she failed her son. Klaus saw this and simply smiled and led his mom inside the house.

“No need to look dull, Mom. I checked up on Mr. Pickles two years ago. He had found a good home and was growing up with love and care. We should be happy for him instead.”

Klaus’s mom studied her son’s expression and asked, “Do you ever plan on getting him back?”

Klaus shook his head, “He is happy with his family now, so there is no need to break that. Knowing he is fine is all I care about.”

His mom nodded.

Beasts aren’t like humans, who can only awaken their class after drinking the elixir prepared by the government. They naturally awaken when they are of age.

Klaus’s dad bought the harmless snake for Klaus because, in a strange way, Klaus had developed a love for snakes since he was young.

The second was because his dad wanted him to have a partner who would accompany him on his first hunt and other things once Klaus came of age and awakened his warrior class.

The snake was bound to awaken much faster than he, and so by the time Klaus awakened, he would have had a powerful hunting partner.

However, due to unforeseen circumstances that none of them saw coming, he was forced to part with his pet friend, whom he named Mr. Pickles.

“Plus, I now have Pickle Berry and her mother Lumia.” Klaus smiled, picturing the two golden-haired beauties in his life, “I have no shortage of snakes in my life.”

Klaus’s mom laughed, managing to calm her mind down.

“If you have time, take me to where Mr. Pickles is. I want to see him too.”

Klaus nodded. He planned to give his blood to his former pet snake and his family as a way of thanking them for taking care of Mr. Pickles all these years.

“Now sit down, let me fix your hair for you.”

Klaus sat down with a smile on his face as his mom worked on his hair. It was their daily routine back in the day, so Klaus was used to it.

Klaus used his senses to stare at his mom, who held a smile on her face while fixing his hair.

’She really enjoys styling hair, huh?’ Klaus couldn’t help smiling as he cast his mind back to his mom in the past lives he could recall now.

’My life as Fruity was nice. I was spoiled by her and Hanisa. However, when the time came to decide whether she lived or I lived, she didn’t even bat an eye. She sacrificed herself so I could survive.’ The smile on Klaus’s face widened slightly.

His mind then went to his 9th incarnation as Efad, the Star Monarch.

’There too, with my dad not in my life, she made sure I had everything. She was the strongest person I knew and my pillar for living. However, just like my 4th incarnation, she used her life to save mine.’

This time, Klaus frowned slightly as his mind went back to his 7th incarnation as Magnus, the Vampire Monarch and the paragon of war and carnage.

’She yet again gave her life so I could live.’

Klaus turned his head and stared at his mom for a few seconds before turning around. His mom just smiled at him and continued to work on his hair. Follow current novels on novel-fire.ɴet

However, to Klaus, his mind was in turmoil.

’Every time, she uses her life to ensure I keep living. It is like her existence was so that I could escape death once. Why is it like that?’ Klaus wondered.

Unbeknownst to him, on his back, nine tattoos lit up, each connected to a paragon star currently hidden far away yet watching over their master.

’I don’t know what happened to her in the six remaining lives yet to recall, but I have no doubt she died in all of them just so I could live.’

Klaus looked at his mom long and hard, using his senses, and sighed, ’This time, things will be different. This time, no matter what, I will ensure you are safe.’

’I will make sure I won’t become a failure who will cause his mom to sacrifice herself just so I can live.’

While Klaus was thinking about protecting his mom no matter the cost, his mom was also having a thought of her own.

’He had worked really hard for us to have a good life. The promise he made to create a comfortable life for us, he had kept.

However, I couldn’t even make sure he got to keep his pet.’ She held a smile on her face because somehow she knew Klaus was looking at her.

She didn’t want to make him look sad, so she held a smile on her face, but inwardly, she wasn’t doing well…

’I am such a failure.’

If Klaus heard her say this, he would probably kick himself in the head and tell her she was anything but a failure.

While she had no idea Klaus had lived nine lives before this current one, Klaus knew her in all nine, and every time it was he who felt like a failure, for he knew he was a failure.

His mom gave her life so he could live. So if anyone was a failure, it would be Klaus, who had to depend on her nine different times.

’This time, no matter what… I will make sure you get to keep your happiness for as long as it lasts. I won’t let you sacrifice all for my failures as a mother. I will make sure you keep living no matter the odds stacked against us.’

Without the mother and son knowing they each were thinking of the same thing, they could only sigh in their hearts and hope for better days instead of a twisted one the heavens had schemed years ago.

Klaus continued to look at his mom throughout the duration of the hair fixing. When she was done, she wanted to cook breakfast; however, Klaus asked her to freshen up because he was taking her out on a date.

Before the awakening, Klaus wanted to make sure he spent as much time as he could with his mom, for he knew anything could happen, and if he were to die, he wouldn’t want to die with regrets in his heart.