The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

Klaus looked at Tifa, now known as the Vampire Queen, with both admiration and a frown.

First, it was admirable that she managed to turn her life around so she could ensure her sister was okay. She followed her around for 12 years, taking care of hidden threats without Miriam even being aware of them.

That was admirable, but he frowned because she let Miriam live a lie for fifty-four years. All this time, Miriam had been hating herself for failing to save her sister, when in reality, she had been living a lie.

In reality, Miriam had even helped her sister without realizing it. Her blood, which, from what it sounds, helped Tifa regain her sanity, and instead of becoming a zombie, she became a zombie vampire.

Miriam was the one responsible for that. So why let her live a lie when Tifa could have come to terms with what truly happened and how to move past it?

But then again, Tifa wasn’t exactly sure if showing herself was the right thing for Miriam. She saw how much Miriam was thriving and moving on.

She was scared that revealing herself would break Miriam to the point where she wouldn’t be able to easily recover, or if she recovered at all. All this added to the fact that, aside from just saving her, Tifa created opportunities for Miriam to grow.

In her own way, Tifa managed to help Miriam, even if she stayed in the shadows for as long as it was meant to be.

However, things were different now.

Not only had Tifa revealed herself to Miriam, but she had also freed her from the lie she was living. The lie she told herself was washed away, and the truth revealed itself.

As a result, something that had been blocking Miriam’s growth subconsciously finally broke, allowing her to awaken something good.

While Miriam was crying in his arms, Klaus felt it. He felt the change and immediately realized what had happened.

‘She has formed her soul body.’

Klaus held her tightly because the moment Miriam formed her soul body, he felt something tyrannical rise within her. It was a feeling that pulled on Klaus’s heartstrings.

He had met Miriam’s past self before, and she had scared the hell out of him, so for a moment, he thought that due to Miriam’s mental state, she would be consumed by this new feeling. Thankfully, his fear didn’t come to pass.

But Klaus knew one thing: Miriam was about to undergo some drastic changes, changes that would see her becoming who she was meant to be now that she had awakened her soul body.

Queenie also held Miriam’s hand while Jaguar remained still, seated with his arms crossed over his chest. However, the hybrid Beast was locked in a calm yet serious gaze with one of the guards standing behind the Vampire Queen.

As for the Vampire Queen herself, she remained calm, but tears kept falling from her eyes. She still had her mask on and the hood covering her head.

Even now, she couldn’t bring herself to reveal her true appearance.

The day Miriam saw her eyes, Tifa saw the fear appear on her face, so she was still skeptical about revealing her true appearance to her.

Thankfully, after a few minutes of sobbing, Miriam seemed to have calmed down. She raised her head and looked at her sister, who was looking back at her, her hands clenching the armrest.

There were no words exchanged for five minutes before Miriam chose to say something.

“How have you been, Big sister?” Her words were calm, filled with nothing but worry…

Tifa tried to answer, but her emotions welled up, and she had to wipe a few more tears from her eyes before she could muster the voice to respond.

It had been so long since she last heard Miriam call her ‘Big Sister,’ so hearing it again made her feel too emotional.

Eventually, she could speak…

“I have been well… but better now.”

Miriam smiled, hearing her sister’s response. “Good to hear you’ve been well.”

Miriam then turned to Klaus. “It looks like my sister is alive after all.” She smiled, but Klaus knew it was a forced smile. And thanks to the connection between them, Klaus knew exactly what she wanted.

“Go on, she is your sister, not mine.” He wasn’t even done speaking when Miriam lunged at her sister. However, instead of attacking, she spread her arms, and her sister reacted quickly, wrapping her arms around her.

Both shed tears uncontrollably.

Queenie, seated beside Klaus, even wiped a few tears from her eyes. Klaus saw this and smirked.

‘Ladies are weird. I mean, why cry when you finally have what you wanted back…?’

His heart remained unmoved, almost as if emotions had no effect on him. However, he was happy for Miriam.

After a couple of minutes of hugging, they broke apart and faced each other. Miriam reached to take the hood off Tifa’s head, but she blocked her hand.

Miriam smiled. “Big sister, in case you’ve forgotten, I am no longer 14 years old. I may have been scared back then, but not anymore, so don’t worry.”

Tifa looked at Miriam for a few seconds before letting go of her hand. Miriam smiled and slowly removed the red hood.

What greeted her were crimson eyes, ones that looked human yet inhuman. Miriam smiled when she saw that. She went even further and fully removed everything, revealing her short, red hair.

As expected, she had pale white skin. However, even without removing the mask, Klaus could see the uncanny resemblance between Tifa and Miriam.

And when the mask was removed, he could almost peg them as twins, for they truly shared some resemblance. The only thing that changed about Miriam was her eyes and hair.

While Miriam had silver hair and blue eyes, her sister had red hair and red eyes. But aside from that, they looked the same.

Of course, Miriam grew up with a bigger chest than her sister. But Tifa made up for that with her backside.

In all, the two sisters had reunited and were looking at each other with smiles on their faces. Klaus knew it would be a new start for them.