The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

All over Lunarville, news of a human entering their world spread like wildfire. Many grew uneasy at the thought of someone who wasn't one of their own coming to their homeland, especially as the husband of their princess.

It was mind-boggling. They couldn't comprehend it. They knew that the planet their home illuminated at night was inhabited by beings who resembled them.

Those humans ventured to their home, the Moon many years ago. However, back then, without the means to leave the safe zones, the Moon People never approached them.

Then, fifty years ago, the apocalypse struck, and they began to evolve. They soon discovered the true horrors that made parts of the Moon unsafe to explore and why anything not born on the Moon was branded an intruder.

But this intruder hadn't just entered their home—he had come as the husband of their one and only princess.

"Clearly, I must be hearing wrong. You meant to say there is an intruder who isn't a lunar beast but a human here on the moon, and the Princess even introduced him as her husband?"

Inside a magnificent building seemingly made from moonstones and rare gems, a young man with striking features, silver-green hair, handsome facial structure, and an athletic build spoke, or rather declared, while clenching his fist.

"Yes, brother, I was in the Orange Field when they appeared. The Princess returned with a husband," the lady said. She was one of the fairies picking oranges when Klaus and Ohema arrived.

In Lunarville, just like on Earth, when the spirit qi descended, the monsters on the moon mutated and became known as Lunar Beasts. For some reason, these monsters were far more dangerous than those on Earth.

Perhaps it was because the moon had a denser spirit qi than on some parts of Earth.

Because of this, the moonborns made it their cardinal duty to secure their borders, ensuring nothing breached their settlements. Therefore, anything not moonborn was considered an intruder.

Klaus was an intruder, but that wasn't the most pressing concern. What truly troubled them was that their Princess had taken a human as her partner.

"I need to see Father and Mother. I can't let some random human take my woman," Lycos said, the bones in his fists nearly breaking.

"You should be careful how you use that tone in front of Mother," his sister said, annoyedly looking at him.

The moon race is ruled by women, so the men hold little power. Even in marriage, the women are in charge.

Of course, in some households, the women fulfill their duties diligently. Lycos, who had wanted to make the Princess his own, was displeased with the recent development.

"You better watch your mouth, Morila; I am the strongest here, remember," Lycos said, glaring at his sister.

"Strongest here, maybe, but a mere Grandmaster has taken your future wife. So maybe you're not enough." With a laugh, Morila flew away, delivering yet another jab at her brother.

"What?" Lycos nearly passed out upon realizing his rival was only a Grandmaster. Furious, he stormed out.

Meanwhile, as many were still coming to terms with the sudden appearance of a human in their world, Klaus was now staring at Queenie's shocked face. She could hardly believe what she was seeing.

"Y-you... How did you know I was here? And how were you able to get here?" Queenie asked, firing off a series of questions.

"Love can take you very far, my Overlord. I couldn't sleep after that gentle kiss, so here I am," Klaus said, smiling as he turned to his mother-in-law with a warm expression.

Hearing that her daughters were now involved with a single man—an outsider and a weak one at that—she couldn't stand still.

Queenie, on the other hand, only knew them as benefactors who were aiding her in her breakthrough to the Void stage.

For some reason, knowing them as benefactors was enough for her memory to hold. She no longer forgot them after a day. Yet, no matter how hard they tried, she could never recognize them as her family after a day, even after hours of persuasion.

Understanding them as strangers was sufficient for her, though she felt undeniable resentment towards the moon, which appeared to be at the root of her condition—or so Klaus had learned from Number Three.

According to Number Three, Queenie was cursed, rendering her unable to remember blood relatives or anyone possessing a specific type of blood.

Klaus did not know precisely what type, but after consulting the senior, he learned that anyone with blood blessed by the moon would be forgotten by Queenie after 24 hours. The senior explained that it was related to the Asura race and the heavens.

The heavens blessed their people through the moon, while the Asura race channeled their power through the blood moon. Despite sharing a similar channel, the two powers were antagonistic toward each other.

When the heavens had the chance, they cursed the Asura bloodline. Consequently, Queenie, who has the Asura bloodline, would forget anyone with a moon-blessed bloodline whenever she was near the moon. But now, Klaus had found the cure.

It was undoubtedly a complicated situation, but Klaus was in the mood to tease the Overlord for a while. After his time with Ohema, he gained some benefits and felt rather content.

Queenie, however, was not amused. She stood up and pulled Klaus aside, speaking in a hushed tone.

"Seriously, Klaus, what are you doing here? Even though these people are helping me, I don't fully trust them, and I don't have the power to protect you from them—especially the beautiful one," Queenie said, casting a sidelong glance at Ohema's mother, or rather, her mother, whom she could not remember.

"You do know they can hear you, right?" Klaus whispered back, grinning at Queenie, who was acting childishly at the moment.

The two looked at Ohema and her mother, who was watching them, and gave guilty smiles. Klaus was amused by the concern on Queenie's face; she was worried about his safety.

"There's no need to be on edge, Queenie; I'm here today because your sister brought me," Klaus said, pointing at Ohema. Stay updated through empire

"My sister?" Queenie turned to look at the woman whose face mirrored her own and frowned.

"Don't worry. The heavens have cursed you, making remembering your family and the moon people impossible. But once I'm done with them, they will learn to stay away from you," Klaus said, smiling.

"That being said, how close are you to breaking through?" Klaus asked.

"Y-you… what did you just say?" Ohema's mother interjected, walking toward them with a frown.

For some reason, Queenie, who was supposed to be shielding Klaus, moved and hid behind him instead. Klaus simply smiled.

"You heard me, Mother-in-law. I'm here to cure your daughter and my soon-to-be wife," Klaus said with a smile that made his mother-in-law's frown deepen.

"By the way, Queenie, how long until your breakthrough?" Klaus asked again.

"In two days," Queenie replied, holding onto Klaus's hand. She looked fearful of the woman standing before her.

[It's a natural reaction. The woman possesses a very powerful bloodline, which causes the curse to weigh down on Queenie when she's near. And now that her aura is starting to leak, it seems to be affecting her even more,] the senior spoke before Klaus could ask.

"Why don't we do it now?" Klaus declared, forming a hand seal. Queenie's expression shifted.