The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

Klaus became stunned, his hivemind spinning, looking to make sense of what Ares just said. There are many things he would see as normal. Regardless of how ridiculous they may sound, he can see them as normal.

But he never expected to hear the heavens need his help.

That is the last thing he expected.

For as long as he can remember, the heavens have hated him, and they have tried millions of times to kill him. So hearing they needed his help is a bit hard to believe.

There is no way the heavens would need him, not when all they had done was try to kill him and those he cares about.

Ares smiled, seeing and said, ”You know, the heavens are emotionless and mindless.”

Klaus narrows his eyes, a sense of déjà vu overwhelming his senses. This isn’t the first time he has heard these words. After the Planet Awakening, Chaos, who came to his aid when he truly needed it, left him a message.

In the message, those were his last words. He warned Klaus to remember that the heavens are emotionless and mindless.

Initially, Klaus ignored that, considering he never truly cared about the heavens. In his mind, they wanted him dead, and so he, too, would kill them. That was the only way he would survive, and that was all he cared about.

However, from what he learned after that event and from what Ares had just said, he is starting to see that there is more to the heavens than what he initially believed.

”I really am confused right now. If possible, convince me why I should help the very thing that had tried to kill me my whole life.”

Ares held on to his smile, feeling very amused.

”Are you going to believe me if I were to tell you the heavens are in pain right now?”

”I will call your bullshit because it is indeed bulshit. But then again, I have learned so much over the past three weeks to know there is more to everything, so go on...”

”Very open-minded of you, Klaus. But try to catch on. During my time, there were those of us blessed by the heavens with only one purpose: to aid her when danger arrives.

We were warned about many threats, the most significant being the Paragon. Your arrival was imminent. It was said you existed beyond space, time, and laws. You are the outlier in every existence, and your arrival will threaten everything.

Basically, everywhere you go, you will be rejected.

So I was tasked with killing you, a mission I took to heart. After all, I was who I was because of the heavens. I had it all and was only allowed to kill one person as the price.

However, while I can’t remember now, I believe something happened, and that something was the cause of my death.

I am sure my mission changed somehow, and well, I failed to complete it. If I had succeeded, we wouldn’t be talking right now.

So if I am dead, and you are alive, then it means you are no longer the threat the universe was afraid of. They hate you because you are a threat, thanks to your nature, but they keep you alive because you are a threat to the same thing they fear.

And, well, as I said before, the heavens are mindless and emotionless. They may need your help, but they can’t express that, not if something or someone is influencing them.

It can be that I am merely spitting nonsense at this point. But there is also a situation where I am actually making some sense.

You are here today not by coincidence.

I believe you are here for a reason that is far bigger than me. You are here to receive something the heavens gave to me several years ago.

So before you close your mind, maybe consider the case where you and the heavens are after the same person while also after each other.

You can try to defeat them, but going too far would, in a way, affect you and everyone.

Believe me, if the heavens want you dead, you would be dead.”

Klaus blinked a few times, then he smiled. ”So, from all you have just said, if I understand you clearly, you are saying the heavens are in trouble and that they need my help.

But because they are emotionless and mindless, they remained on their initial programming: to hate and kill the paragon.

However, because they want to keep up appearances and not make things obvious for whoever is manipulating them, they always try to kill me just to make it look convincing.

And after all this, they are working in the background to help me.”

”I know it is hard to believe, but that is what I could decipher from the fact that you, a paragon, are standing before me right now.

Make no mistake, the heavens would come at you with all they have, and if you slack, you will die. But one day, when all this is over, you will come to understand that the heavens aren’t at all that bad.

You are just a threat that they are afraid of. So if I were to add, maybe try to earn their trust somehow, then you would know what is wrong with this universe.

It would be hard to believe, but this is the only universe in the vast multiverse that has you. That, in a way, is a bit concerning, and if I were to start now, we wouldn’t be done trying to make sense of anything.”

”This is a lot to take in. If all you just said is to be trusted, then I have my work cut out for me. It is going to be difficult to navigate everything, not when the last thing I want is the heavens coming after the ones I love and me.”

”All the more reason for you to understand what they want from you and, more importantly, why you came to this universe and not another universe.

Most importantly, find out where you came from, which I believe will still fall into why you came to this very universe.

We still have six meetings left, since you will only be getting the first form of the technique today. Before coming next time, try to learn something new so we can try to make sense of it.

The earlier you get things done, the better. But regardless of how you see things, there is a huge chance the heavens will find a way to make you aware of what they want from you.

Just remember that and keep an open mind.”

Klaus nodded.

He himself is not too bothered by what the heavens have in store for him. He is only concerned with the lives of his loved ones. The heavens mostly go after them too, so if he can resolve that, he would be willing to aid the heavens even to handle whatever thing they are afraid of.

”For now, focus on learning the first form of the ’God of War Art.’ The faster you learn the technique, the more you will learn about your life.

However, I also want you to find out about me and how I died. I am sure my death wasn’t natural, and there may be some hidden clues there that will link to you. So find a way to learn about me.”

Klaus nodded. A few minutes later, he opened his eyes to the outside.