The Last Paragon in the Apocalypse

Chapter 1812: The Grim Judge (1)

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Suddenly, a powerful explosion accompanied by a scorching-hot aura came from one side of the battlefield.

Klaus and everyone else turned and looked, watching as the Burning Angel flapped his wings and shot into the air, the aura of a Primordial oozing from his body.

After rising into the air, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

When he snapped his eyes open, the pressure around him suddenly changed, causing everyone to feel like something extraordinary had happened to the Burning Angel, something that made him different and more dangerous than most Primordials.

Klaus, who sensed this uniqueness about the Burning Angel, instantly recognized what had changed about him.

‘It appears he has awakened and manifested his Dao.’

That alone was enough for Klaus to know the Burning Angel was more talented than many others. Awakening and manifesting a Dao was something only a few had managed to achieve. So this was a monumental feat for him and everything he represented.

“Congratulations on your breakthrough to the rank of a Primordial, Big Brother,” Klaus said, and the Burning Angel let a smile form on his face.

He flapped his wings and appeared before Klaus in an instant.

The moment he approached him, his gaze turned to Asura, and a smile formed on his face. “I suppose congratulations are also in order.”

Asura just rolled his eyes and turned to face Asmodeus. “Buddy, you have done great in this campaign. Had it not been for you and your undead, things would have ended badly for us.”

“No need to thank me, Master. I did what I had always been trained to do. Plus, I am now more powerful than I was hours ago. So, if anything, I’d say I have already earned back what I spent, with interest.”

Asura knew Asmodeus didn’t mean even a single word he had just said.

He knows him all too well to know the bastard wanted to get his hands on the Six Patriarchs and turn them into his undead.

Of course, Klaus had no problem with that since he had a plan to make that happen. For now, he only planned to make Drakhar, the most hated of all the six patriarchs, become one of Asmodeus’s undead.

With a wave of his hand, a bloodied and chained Drakhar was pulled over. “Take him as your first gift. I know in no time, you will have many Primordial Undead in your ranks. However, adding him will only add to your growing strength.”

The shameless smile Klaus expected appeared on Asmodeus’s face. “Since the Master has offered, then this lowly servant will not reject his gift.”

Drakhar, who had no control over his body since the Blood Scythe King was controlling the blood in his brain, making him nod to everything, felt a seal invade his subconscious, and before he could even try to resist, he lost consciousness.

He would be waking up as an undead, now stronger than before.

The other five patriarchs felt their backs break into a cold sweat. And when Klaus turned and looked at them, their bodies trembled.

“Relax, you five. While I have the urge to just kill you now, like Matthew said, your people are innocent in this, so I will let the universe decide your fates.”

Klaus turned, and in the distance, he nodded toward one of his beast companions.

The Grim Judge teleported and appeared before him…

“Time for you to preside over your second case. Let the universe determine whether these five are innocent or guilty. As for what the verdict says, I will pronounce their punishment right here and then.”

The Grim Judge nodded and, with a snap of his fingers, the Grim Court manifested itself, and the five patriarchs found themselves in the chairs on the defendants’ side of the court.

Asura appeared on the plaintiff’s side, and the rest of the seats were filled by random people picked from all over the universe.

However, since the court could be streamed, everyone at home could see what was about to happen.

The Grim Judge was one of the peculiar warriors in Klaus’s legion. His power was so bizarre that even Klaus didn’t fully understand it. All he knew was that if the Grim Judge found someone guilty, then, depending on the severity of their crimes, he could even sentence them to death, and they would die.

So he wanted him to preside over these proceedings, and whatever the universe thought, he would follow through with a judgment.

The Court Registrar, a man with his face hidden behind a mask, stepped forward and said:

“The Five Patriarchs of the ancient families have been accused by the Paragon of the Nine Stars of endangering his life, the lives of his wives, and those of everyone in this universe. He asserts that because of their interference, the universe came this close to destruction.

He went further and said they had betrayed this universe by siding with the enemy, Axarax, who is known to be the greatest challenge this universe has faced in the past and will face again in the future.

Because of them, the universe now runs the risk of being invaded by external threats we don’t even know exist. For all this and many other reasons, the Paragon wishes to employ the Honourable Grim Judge to preside over this case and determine whether or not these five are guilty.

If they are found guilty, then he requests to have the final say, which will be enforced by the Honourable Grim Judge and the people.”

The Grim Judge nodded and turned to the five patriarchs… “What do you five have to say for yourselves?”

Aetherion, the smartest of them, spoke… “It is true that we attacked the Paragon and even injured his people. However, we did all that following the command of the heavens. So, if anything, the heavens should answer for this, not us.”

“Oh, is that right now?” Asura narrowed his eyes at them. “Then tell this court and everyone watching, did the heavens also tell you to abandon the universe during the Primordial Era, knowing that with the threat of the Void Beasts, the chances of survival were less than 10%?”

At his question, the looks on the five patriarchs’ faces changed.

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