The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

Klaus left the training ground with a smile on his face. At first, he had wanted to discuss more things with the senior, but something told him that doing so could be disastrous. It wasn't that he didn't trust the senior; he did.

It was just that digging deeper would only add to his growing karma. He could already feel it—his next tribulation was going to be a hard one. Although he didn't fully understand how everything worked, he first wanted to get the Grandmaster stage tribulation out of the way before piling up more Karma.

What Number Three had said to him was like a wake-up call. He had indeed been soft and too cautious. However, now that he had awakened his aura, there was no need to be so careful anymore. He had to be more adventurous, even more than before.

The only downside was that he still didn't know how to open the Pentaface Bead as Number Three had mentioned. But, more importantly, he wanted to know why he had referred to it as the Demon Bead. It had always been the Pentaface Bead in his memories from Fruity, so where did that name come from?

"I feel like I don't know anything," Klaus muttered as he walked toward the main building. The new house he'd bought had Five training rooms, though the main training room was about 2 km from the main building.

He didn't want to scare anyone while he trained. Unleashing any sinister aura would terrify his mother, so he chose to distance himself from the main house.

'Why is everyone looking at me strangely?' Along the way, Klaus noticed the maids and security staff glancing at him oddly.

Especially the ladies—they had a pink tint on their cheeks as he passed by them. Klaus was taken aback but chose to ignore them.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

However, he was truly surprised when he entered the house and found his mom, sister, and Miriam frozen, staring at him in shock.

Klaus stood there, unsure of what had caused them to react that way. He examined himself, confident he hadn't unleashed his aura or used the Eye of Malevolence, which had now become several times stronger.

So, what was the cause?

He walked closer and waved his hand in front of his mother. The gesture seemed to snap them out of whatever had come over them.

"You… what happened to you?" his mother asked.

"What do you mean, Mom?" Klaus wondered. He had only gone into seclusion and come out several days later, nothing unusual aside from being cocooned. Even that wasn't the first time.

However, when he thought of the aura awakening process, he realized something might have changed about him. To confirm, he walked over to a mirror in the room. What he saw even shocked him.

"Damn, I look good," Klaus said shamelessly, brushing his hair back. His hair had grown longer and become even whiter. For some reason, just looking at it made one want to bury their face in it.

His height had also increased slightly, though he still hadn't reached the long-awaited 6 feet—he was close, closer that it wouldn't take a month to reach that.

However, his appearance, especially his facial features, had become even more refined. If he could previously charm 6 out of 10 ladies, the current him could make any lady swoon, explaining the expressions on even his mother's face.

'Fuck you, Fruity, Fuck you, Number Three. Now who's the handsome one?' Klaus thought, a smirk playing on his lips.

Although he hadn't quite reached the level of the two he had just insulted, if they were to walk side by side, no one would look down on him. Fruity and Number Three were exceptionally handsome, but he was getting there.

He turned to the three ladies. "Well, ladies, you seem to have been charmed. Care to give this young master a massage?"

"Tsk, just because you've become a little more handsome doesn't mean you have what it takes to charm anyone. Isn't that right, ladies?" Klaus's mother said her expression back to the familiar one he knew.

"Right," Hanna chimed in, strangely also back to her usual self. Read latest stories on empire

"Miriam?" Klaus's mother added with an amused expression. Unlike her and Hanna, Miriam was indeed charmed. The pink flush in her cheeks gave away exactly what was on her mind.

Klaus's Mother and daughter exchanged a smile and left the hall, giving the couple some privacy. Klaus walked closer to Miriam, wrapped his arms around her waist, and pulled her closer.

Miriam didn't protest the pull; she simply leaned in as Klaus locked lips with her. It had been over a month since he had gotten intimate with her, so Miriam didn't resist or even protest, even though they were still in the hall.

A minute later, their lips parted, and Klaus looked into her eyes. "You seemed hungry," he said with a teasing smile.

"I just missed you," Miriam replied.

"You mean you missed my body. After all, it's only been a few weeks since we were last intimate, and for someone who's lived several decades, a few months shouldn't be anything to you," Klaus teased, making sure she was still in his grip.

"You…" Miriam blushed. She wanted to protest, but when she felt Klaus's hands lower to her butt, her heart skipped a beat, and a wave of pleasure flooded her body.

The Miriam from five months ago would never have dreamt of being in such a state or, even worse, allowing anyone to hold her hand.

When Klaus first held her hand after his duel with Max, she was overwhelmed with emotion which wasn't like her. She was the ruthless and arrogant war goddess of the eastern region, so what happened?

Her life changed since that day...

As time went by, she started feeling things she never felt before. It began after Klaus and Lucy had their first time, and Anna dragged her away to question Lucy. She couldn't refuse their invitation, so she went along.

Lucy, who wanted her nightmare to end, told them everything. At first, Miriam wasn't interested in whatever had happened between Lucy and Klaus, but as she continued to listen, she began to feel something.

Since then, whenever the ladies met and started gossiping about Klaus, she was present.

Gradually, she started developing feelings for him. It wasn't immediate, but whenever Klaus teased her, saying he wanted a hug, she would feel a jolt in her body, a feeling that made her want to accept his offer.

Still, she never gave in, probably because she still felt guilty about what happened to her sister.

However, after witnessing Klaus's near-death a second time, she couldn't hold back anymore. She let her heart out, and when Klaus accepted her for all she was and is, she decided to give him her purity, finally becoming his woman.

Since then, she began to re-discover her true self—the young girl who only wanted to have fun and forget her worries. Now, in her eyes, Klaus was her man, her everything. His family was now her family.

She was happy and loved helping Klaus relieve some stress. Now, after a month of not being intimate, she couldn't help but feel excited when she felt Klaus's hands on her butt.

"You're different somehow. It's like something has changed in you," Miriam said.

"I know, right? I've become much stronger," Klaus responded. "Want to experience just how much stronger?" he added, speaking closely into her ear.

Miriam's body tensed, and before she could regain control, Klaus swept her off her feet and ran to his room, where the next few hours would be filled with cries of pleasure from the mighty War Goddess.