Awakened

Even though Claude was resolute about his decision towards his mother, seeing his father he slightly stuttered. After all this man seemed like he still loves Amber. After pondering for a while he finally decided to ask his father about his decision.

" Um, do you think my decision towards my mother was right ?" Claude asked, he was going to call him father but held back.

Claude's father, who was currently in his own nirvana flinched slightly. He didn't know why his son suddenly asked this question but he still decided to answer.

" See Claude there is no one in this world who is completely right, that's why I think that the one who is right is the person who is less wrong." He continued.

" But as someone who loves you and your mother both I can't just side with one person. I'd say in this case you are right compared to your mother because you are less wrong but still wrong. I can ask you why you didn't go to meet your mother ?"

" Haah, see, your mother's pride is as big as her bosom." He completed his sentence and instantly regretted it when saw Claude staring at him with disgust. Even though Claude is a man of culture just like all the boys in existence he also shudders at the thought of seeing his own birth mother in a perverted way.

" I-I mean that your mom is very prideful after all she is a daughter of a duke." Claude's father hurriedly corrected him but his pretence fell on deaf ears.

" Why should I be the one to make the first move when I have done nothing wrong ?" Claude replied, trying to ignore his father's lewdness.

" Hehe, it's because you have done nothing wrong. You have nothing to fear to make the first move but I won't force you to do that." He replied with a cheeky smile.

" Why ?" Claude asked because he thought he wanted to unite his mother with him as soon as possible.

" Do you even know how much you resemble your mother ? Even though looks wise you might have gone on me but personality wise you are a lot like your mother. You are just like her prideful yet soft, cruel yet kind and most of all that cold expression you always make towards strangers or your enemies." Claude's father replied while smiling wryly.

" How ?" Claude asked, he didn't like being compared with his mother after all that.

" Hmm, how about you answer me a question. In certain circumstances you can only choose one, will you save one kind man or 1000 normal people." Claude's father asked.

Claude frowned slightly at his father's quiz game. He didn't like being investigated, not even by his father.

" I will save the kind man." He still answered.

" See, you even think like your mother. I asked this question to her on one of our dates and she gave the same answer as you." He continued.

" When I asked the reason she replied :- I can't guarantee that even one of the 1000 normal people ever repay her kindness. Heck they might even back stab her but I can guarantee that this one man will surely repay my kindness and even if he won't be able to he will at least help those in need. At the end of the day my small act will at least move on." He concluded.

When he heard his father's answer he was shocked because even if he didn't think so accurately about the matter he knew if he had given a little thought he might be at the same conclusion as his mother.

He pondered for about an hour or so with conflicting emotions. His father finally decided to bring him out of his thought process because according to him even a grown up man will require time to accept something like this after such experience let alone a mere five year old child.

" Come on boy, you have your entire life to think about this matter but I don't have that much time. I have many things in my legacy to pass on to you but let's take a single step at a time."

Hearing his father's words he finally decided to come out of his nirvana. After all, his curiosity got the better of him. And who won't be interested in the legacy of someone who was able to stay inside the body of an unborn child even after death.

" First tell me something, were you able to feel a certain something entering your body just by breathing ?" Claude's father asked.

" Yes, I used to feel a certain kind of energy entering my body just through breathing. First I didn't give any attention to it as instead of harming me it was giving me necessary nutrients and was also resisting my hunger." He continued.

" But when I was 4 year old I noticed that this energy subconsciously also filled a certain part within me. Even though I tried to find that certain part I always used to get lost. But because I recognised that part of my own being I thought that filling it will only lead to something good. After some time I was able to direct that energy completely to that particular part of my body through meditation. At first I decided to be against doing so but curiosity got the better of me and I ended up meditating and directing that energy every night."

" But today I felt something weird like there was something blocking the energy. That's why I forcefully tried to open the block by directing the energy and it opened but after that I felt my consciousness sliping and after I opened my eyes I was here." He concluded.

" Son, let me ask you something, do you know how many species and races are in this world ?" Claude's father asked.

" No " Claude was going to get the book about species and races from Ares tomorrow so he didn't know anything about them at least for now.

" Well, there are various species and races who are totally different from each other but mana is the same for all living beings, right ?"

" Yes ?" Claude replied tilting his head in confusion but this simple act of his will literally melt the heart of even the worst monster. Claude's father was having a hard time keeping himself from cuddling his son but he won over the urge as the topic he was talking about was really important for his sons future.

" But there is a specific species which is called the highest evolution any living being can attain including beasts, humanoids, undeads, spirits and monsters."

" This species is called Awakened."

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