The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

Klaus had no idea that on the outside, wondrous things had already started to happen.

His entire hivemind, for some reason, had entered his soul sea, so everything happening outside wasn’t being realised by him.

But how could he think of something like that when his attention was locked on the purple egg that was almost fully hatched? Purple energy had obscured his sight, so he could only see the cracks and the waves of energy seeping out.

Suddenly, a whooshing sound came, and Klaus felt something connect with his consciousness. Almost instantly, he saw a small purple spark appear before him, slowly growing in size.

The flame slowly grew, and before long, a ball of flame formed.

But before he could marvel at the purple flame ball before him, a tiny hand, almost the same size as Icon’s, burst out of the flame ball. Another burst out from the other side.

Almost instantly, a foot shot out, and the other followed. At this point, Klaus and Icon held their breath as they waited for the entity to appear.

Soon, they saw the full form of the tiny entity that had appeared.

He looked similar, very similar, in fact, and Klaus took a moment to wonder where he had seen such a familiar face. He swore he had seen this likeness before.

”Huh, why...why does he look like me?” Icon asked, her brows raised as she pointed at the small purple humanoid standing before them.

Klaus realised he wouldn’t have to look too far ahead. The purple figure looked exactly like Icon, almost as if they were twins. The only difference about the purple figure was his gender. He was male while Icon was female.

Hearing what Icon said, the purple figure blinked a few times, his big eyes showing a lost expression. A few seconds later, a chuckle, or at least that was what Klaus heard, came from him, and his skin colour shifted, taking on the pale hue of Icon.

”You...”

It felt like this sly little human was taunting Icon, which, from Klaus’s perspective, looked cute.

Soon, the little human turned his skin pale white, just like Icon’s. He also had two pairs of angel wings on his back and was clad in a three-piece suit.

”Master, I think this person wants to pick a fight with me,” Icon said, rolling her sleeves as she prepared for a fight.

The purple-haired entity smiled and turned to face Klaus. ”Hi, are you my father? Can I call you father, or do you prefer Master?”

Surprisingly, just like how sharp Icon’s tongue was, he also spoke perfectly, sounding childish but intelligent.

”You can call me Klaus. But first, who are you exactly?” No system message appeared, so Klaus had no idea what kind of entity he had awakened inside his soul sea.

In fact, he never expected this to happen. He expected to awaken an energy source, but he never expected it to turn into an angelic male child.

So, he was both taken aback and intrigued.

”I suppose I will call you Master just like my little sister...hehe.”

”You...who is your little sister?” Icon glared at the purple-haired boy and then turned to Klaus to complain. However, she paused when a thought entered her sentient mind...

’Why am I behaving this way?’ she thought, a part of her noticing she was acting out of character.

When the realisation dawned on her, she turned back to face the purple-haired boy, whom she had already named brat in her mind.

”What did you do to me?”

”Nothing much. I just opened a few screws in your head to allow you to feel some emotions. If you want, I can upgrade you to become more useful.”

”You...” Icon lunged at the small purple-haired boy, but Klaus caught her.

”Relax, Icon. Let’s first hear what he has to say...”

”But he...”

”Relax, little sister, I meant no harm. In fact, I have you to thank for finally finding me a suitable master who could wield my power.” He paused and sighed before continuing.

”I have no name. However, I saw many suitable names from your memories, and so I chose to be called Atomic. First of all, as you can sense, I am an energy source, a unique one. You can even say I am the first of my kind.

I have no lineage or Dao, unlike most energies in this world. I exist for myself, and as such, I have the capacity to grow infinitely. I can devour and refine any energy I want without having any rules binding me.

Until today, I have been drifting in the void, unknown and formless. That was until this little girl came into contact with a cosmic energy and drew my attention to you.

Many in the past caught my attention, but none were like you. Unlike you, they were shackled by many laws. You, on the other hand, are very special, almost like the two of us were meant to be.

You have no shackles binding you, so if I wish to exist, bonding with you was the only way...that is, if you want to bind with me.

I can help you with many things. As I said, I can upgrade her to remove some limitations. I can do the same for you, your friends, your weapons, and just about anything connected to you.

I can also aid in your cultivation, and with the two of us working together, there is no obstacle you cannot overcome. I ask only one thing: that you do not violate my power.

I am the first of my kind, and from the look of things, there wouldn’t be anyone like me ever again in the vast void out there.”

Klaus had nothing to say after hearing what Atomic had said.

In his mind, he saw limitless possibilities spread before him, with no idea where to even start. When it came to putting what Atomic said into practice, he could be considered an overlord of his own existence.

”Prove it.” Icon, however, was still pissed at Atomic, so she challenged him. ”If you are all-powerful, make the master a god.”

”I am afraid I cannot do that.”

”Aha, I knew it. You were merely bullshitting us. Master, I say let’s cage him and throw him back into the void.”

”I cannot help him that way because his cultivation method requires a delicate cycle, one that must be threaded carefully, else we risk damaging his foundation.

However, I can slowly release my Atomic Qi and help him cultivate naturally, like absorbing Star Qi. Others, however, I can do as you asked. After all, they are not Paragons.”

Icon wasn’t convinced, so she waved her hand, and the [Ten Calamity Prayer Bead] appeared before them.

”Inside this weapon is a True Immortal. If you claim you can do all you said, turn him into a Supreme Weapon Spirit.”

Atomic furrowed his brow. ”Are you sure, though? I have enough juice to do many amazing things, such as aiding the master in creating ten unique bloodlines. Do you really want me to turn a weapon spirit into a Supreme spirit?”

”Just do it. We can recover your energy by devouring treasures later.”

Atomic turned and looked at Klaus, who smiled and nodded.

”Sure, why not, if you insist.”

Atomic gently tapped the bead, and the soul of the South Side Monk appeared from the bead and hovered over it.

”Why not restore you back to your true state?” Just as he said that, he pointed his tiny index finger at the South Side Monk’s, and a purple beam shot out and entered his forehead.