With Hanna still in seclusion, Klaus only has to spend ti with his mom and Miriam. His mom didn't really need to go into seclusion. All she had to do was drink Mountain Dew, which Ohema made sure she had in abundance before becoming unreachable.
She occasionally absorbed monster cores to raise her cultivation base. Klaus didn't understand how his mother, who hadn't been able to level up for many years, had not only now leveled up but also broken through to the Ascended stage.
He couldn't wrap his mind around it. But he wasn't too concerned—his mom was finally leveling up, which would increase her lifespan, sothing Klaus dearly wanted for her.
They spent the day doing all sorts of things. Klaus knew that once he went into seclusion again, he wouldn't co out for a month, so he wanted to take care of a few things first.
As the sun was about to set, Klaus left to handle sothing outside, coming back later in the night. He had promised to et up with Luna and her twin sister, so he went to leave a sign for them.
When he ca back, dinner was ready. They ate, laughed, and joked about many things. When it was ti for bed, Miriam tried to slip off to her room, but Klaus quickly pulled her into his room, and despite her strength, she didn't bother to resist.
Of course, Klaus didn't want to make her feel uncomfortable since this was their first night together, so after sharing a few kisses, they went to bed, cuddling together.
Klaus drifted off to sleep quickly, his face nestled between Miriam's breasts only covered in her nightwear —a dream he had longed for. He had finally managed to fulfill it.
A while later, Klaus felt a gentle tap on his shoulder. He tried to ignore it, but after a bit, he felt another tap. Slowly, he gave in and opened his eyes.
However, once his eyes were open, he couldn't find anyone around—just Miriam quietly sleeping beside him. He wiped his eyes and decided to go back to sleep. But after a little while, he felt the tap again.
This ti, Klaus opened his eyes imdiately and even sat up in bed. He wanted to curse whoever was doing it, but before he could speak, a voice interrupted.
"Tea?" Klaus turned to see a familiar figure—a Monk with violet hair, handso features, and unusual eyes—sitting in the air to the right of the bed, holding a teacup.
Klaus stared in shock. "Fruity, what are you doing here? And more importantly, what am I doing here?" he asked, narrowing his gaze.
The fact that Miriam hadn't woken up despite the stranger's presence made Klaus suspect he wasn't in his room anymore. he was sowhere different.
"What I'm doing here isn't important. You should have so tea first," Fruity said.
"I'm not drinking anything. Tell , what am I doing here?" Klaus asked again, his voice colder this ti. Sothing felt off, and he didn't like it one bit. He could sense sothing terrible was about to happen.
"You tell , why are you trying to forget your past?" Fruity asked.
"Who said I'm trying to forget my past?" Klaus responded, puzzled.
"Then why aren't you rembering the rest? You made sure you'd rember everything when you reincarnate, so why hold back?" Fruity asked again, twirling the tea in his cup.
"I don't know what you're talking about," Klaus said, clearly lost.
"Then why don't you want to drink the tea?" Fruity pressed.
"That has nothing to do with anything. I'm just not ready yet," Klaus replied, his tone growing slightly angry. He hadn't finished processing the first mory, so he wasn't keen on adding more.
He already knew that uncovering those mories was leading sowhere dark, and for once, he understood that once those mories ca back, his life would never be the sa.
"Well, Klaus, you don't have much ti. Trust , you need to rember, even if you're not ready," Fruity said.
"And what if I'm not ready to rember?" Klaus shot back. He knew that drinking the tea would bring back the mories of his past, and if he didn't drink it, he'd never rember.
Klaus expected Fruity to say sothing, but instead, he waved his hand, and the scene changed from the room to a new place that Klaus imdiately recognized.
It was a large castle, built from the rarest jade and gold. Everything about it felt graceful and comforting. It had been his ho in his past life as Haus—or Fruity, or the renegade monk.
"You rember when you were happy within these walls? How Mom made sure you had everything?" Fruity began.
"Stop," Klaus said, not liking where this was headed.
"How Haniva used to take you on walks through the gardens."
"I said stop," Klaus repeated, his tone rising.
"How you always had everything you ever wanted. How you'd cause trouble with the others and run to Mom for protection, love, and care."
"I said stop it!" Klaus snapped.
But Fruity didn't stop. He waved his hand, and the scene changed again. Klaus now saw himself as a 7-year-old, standing inside a formation, looking back at his mother. It was the mont she sacrificed herself for him.
"You want to forget, Klaus, but you can't. You need to rember. Even though it's painful, this is who you are, and it's what will shape you into who you're ant to be."
"You didn't lock these mories away to move on with a clean slate. You need them, Klaus. They are a part of you. The sooner you rember, the closer you'll get to understanding your true self and your purpose."
"The mories are inside you. All you have to do is reach out and unlock them. I know it's scary, but you made a promise to yourself. You have to fulfill that promise, or everything will be lost in the end. And trust , you don't want that,"
The scene then shifted back to Klaus's room, with Miriam still sleeping beside him on the bed. Klaus knew he was dreaming, but instead of enjoying the dream, it beca more like a nightmare to him.
Fruity set down the cup of tea and vanished, leaving one final sentence: "You need to rember, and do it fast, because you're running out of ti."
Klaus stared at the cup of tea, his thoughts swirling. He knew what had to be done, but he also knew he wasn't ready—or rather, he didn't want to face what would co next.
Drinking the tea ant being pulled down another painful mory lane.
"Ha, I guess he's right... or more like I'm right. Damn, this past self thing is getting on my nerves," Klaus muttered as he took the cup of tea holding his mories.
"I must rember," he whispered to himself. Then, with a single gulp, he drank the tea and swallowed. He let out a sigh, waiting for his vision to darken. But after five minutes, nothing happened.
He looked inside the cup—it was empty. Puzzled, Klaus wondered if he had done sothing wrong. The last ti, he felt dizzy and then blacked out when he drank the tea, so he was expecting sothing similar. However, no matter how long he waited, that dizziness never happened.
Suddenly, he felt a hand touch his chest. The mont it made contact, his vision darkened.
When he regained his sight, he found himself back in his room, drenched in sweat, with Miriam holding onto him.
"Klaus, are you alright?" Miriam's voice reached his ears.
He raised an eyebrow in response.
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