Dark Shadows starring Johnny Depp inspired me to understand more that being a vampire doesn't mean having immortality gift, its a curse to suffer for eternity to be forced to watch those you love die while you remain ageless beyond your time. So I decided to have Paw/Claw Noir less evil since we all know that our favorite former evil cat is reformed with soft paws instead of deadly claws. But in this story its switched when he goes from Paw to Claw.

Characters belong to (c) Zag.

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It was 1887, and the construction of the Eiffel Tower began for a great future for the symbol of Paris to look up at the landmark one day. Everyone imagined what the world would think of Paris to become.

The City of Love was always famous for men and women to fall in love in the city. The famous hero they adored was known as Paw Noir, a cat man in a black cat costume leaving paw prints everywhere when it comes to saving the day.

The catman behind the mask was a shy boy ever since his mother passed away, he was inspired by the story his mother read to him about a superhero cat man as a kid. He wanted to do great things to help the city live a better future while cherishing the memory of his mother.

Right now, a horse chariot was on a stroll and the wheel broke, causing the rider to panic and so did the horses until Paw Noir came to the rescue by lassoing his whip to catch the rider away from the out-of-control horse.

"Are you alright?" Paw Noir asked him after rescuing him.

"Good heavens! You saved my life! God bless you, Mr. Paw!" The rider thanked him.

"You're welcome" Paw Noir smiled.

"I think the wheel broke. Unhook the horses so they don't damage your wagon" Paw Noir said.

"Right," The rider said and untied the horses.

"Meow. Gotta go" Paw Noir said before departing.

He needed to get home before his father checked up on him. He ran on the rooftops towards the mansion before heading through the open window.

"Claws in!" He detransformed into a handsome boy with blond slick hair and apple-green eyes.

"Another duty finished" He got inside.

"And more cheese for me. Do you really have to go with this soirée? It's like a boring private evening party than a regular party" The tiny cat creature munched on his cheese.

"It's what rich families are like, Plagg. Besides, my father wants to honor my late mother. Just as much as I do too to do great things with helping people" Adrien said.

"Fair enough, Adrien" Plagg ate his cheese.

"Besides, I just want my father to be happy. The grief he went through, took him months to get over so he could move on. Just like I did too" Adrien said, getting ready for the soirée.

He puts on his best formal suit before heading down. Even though he does enjoy private parties but he hopes one day when he's an adult, he can live on his own life.

He saw his father already there, "Adrien, where have you been?"

"Just being prepared, that's all. It's a soirée" Adrien lied.

"I see" His father replied.

"How many are coming here?" Adrien asked, adjusting his attire tie.

"Two hundred people, Adrien," Gabriel said.

"And her?" Adrien muttered at how much he hates to see one person who doesn't take 'no' for an answer when he told her that he's not in love with her, "Lila Rossi's coming, isn't she?" Adrien asked his father.

"She's part of the club," Gabriel said.

"I just hope the sooner I can be at peace tomorrow, the better" Adrien said.

"I got others to attend to," Gabriel said.

He felt Plagg moving around in his jacket to just remain cool and get this over with. Adrien took a deep breath and joined.

"Welcome, everyone. Big night and the construction of the Eiffel Tower will one day be a great future" Adrien said, making a toast with water in his wine glass due to being 17 years old.

Everyone raised their glasses and Gustave Eiffel appeared to celebrate that the construction of his masterpiece was gonna be finished in good time. The purpose of the project was to serve as the entrance gateway to the International Exposition of 1889 as well as a testament to French industrial ingenuity. They expected two more years to complete the work. Little did they know it would represent the distinct character of the city of Paris in the future. They all toasted for a great future to come and drank their wine.

"Thank you, this means much to me and this project," Gustave said proudly.

"Of course. I can totally feel that the future tower would be like an attraction" Adrien said.

"If it gets to stay that is" Gustave replied, knowing that it's part of a contest.

"There's always a future to come true, man. In the next two years, maybe three, she will be born. Just like Notre Dame still stands for over 600 years" Adrien said before handing the wine glass to the butler.

"We'll see" Gustave replied.

"And who knows, you will be a legend for building the tower. Especially like how France gave a gift to New York to build Lady Liberty as a symbol of freedom" Adrien said.

"I could dream of that happening" Gustave replied.

"It's like France and New York are becoming friends" Adrien chuckled.

"In a manner of speaking," Gustave said while looking at the base of the tower.

Adrien saw Lila in an elegant evening dress and he sure wasn't in the mood to see her, "Excuse me, I have other things to take care of. Enjoy the night"

"Very well," Gustave said and went his way.

"Such a lovely party in the mansion, Adrien," Lila said.

"A soirée, Lila. Know the difference" Adrien rolled his eyes at how much she can be a liar at times.

"You know why it's celebrated" Lila replied.

"A future for Paris to have a landmark. Just like New York has Lady Liberty as its landmark" Adrien said.

"Or where I'm from, the leaning Tower of Pisa," Lila said.

"Yeah, I know. Especially how Pompeii wasn't a great story that killed your ancestors and the city. I suppose your ancestor lied to everyone to never evacuate" Adrien said, still angry at her for trying to be persistent.

"Still holding a grudge of what I tried to do?" Lila acting innocent.

"Don't try that lying tone again. My grudge never forgets how you never feel ashamed of it. Especially getting close to my personal space, you never take no for an answer nor respect my opinion" Adrien heads upstairs of the mansion.

But Lila followed him, and a dark look appeared on her face, "That was one time"

"One time too many until one day you try to fool me. You are only interested in money, not to love me. So no chances" Adrien said before glancing at the soirée.

"Oh, Adrien, you have no idea," Lila said.

"No idea? I had no idea you would just fantasize yourself to think I'm in love with you when in reality, I don't have love for you. Love comes from the heart, not from a fantasy. My feelings never lie. Falling in love with you would be like lying to myself" Adrien made his point about why he's not in love with her because he never lies to his feelings nor makes a fantasy for himself.

"So that's how you want it, huh?!" Lila suddenly got fierce.

"I think you should leave, now," Adrien said.

The guards escorted her out before she tried to ruin the soirée with her temper.

"Phew, good riddance," He said to himself.

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After the soirée was over, it was past bedtime for Paris but unfortunately, Lila had vengeance to get revenge on Adrien for not loving him back. She gathered evil dark magic to make him suffer as she had suffered rejection from every man she encountered, including him.

"That Agreste brat thinks he can reject me? Well, he'll pay for that" She said.

The dark spells were more dangerous than good. She wanted him to suffer for eternity without having mortality but to be ageless and never able to die. Then she started to speak in a forbidden language to cast the spell.

With Adrien as Paw Noir, he was on the rooftops of Notre Dame, patrolling. He wanted to clear his head after his encounter with her. He hoped his father could one day remove the Rossi family from the club but his father never tried. He then felt pain in his body like something was unnatural.

"Agh!" He lost his footing and fell off the roof, landing hard as he thought death would come but it never did. He was surprisingly alive but no broken bones in his body. He felt himself changing into something less alive and undead with no pulse, no heartbeat, and no body temperature.

"Aaaaaahhhhh!!!!" He screamed in pain, feeling his upper teeth pushing through to become fangs.

His blond hair turned forest green and his eyes purple with his claws turning sharper. Even black lips along with his costume altered into something new.

"The hell?!" He panted from the agony.

"This is your eternal punishment, Agreste boy!" Lila appeared with magic around her.

"What the hell did you do to me?! You evil bitch!" Paw Noir yelled at how hungry he was for something to crave.

"This is for rejecting me Paw Noir, or should I call you Claw Noir?" Lila grinned.

"You will suffer for this!" Claw Noir growled.

He tried to attack her but she held out a holy cross which is only can weaken a very unholy vampire.

"You have no power over me, vampire!" Lila said.

"Arghh!" He can't even move from the holy aura, "You think.....turning me....would change my mind?! You're a psycho!"

"Revenge, Adrien! Where everyone will fear you, hunt you down, and see you as a monster! Your curse will have eternal punishment of immortality where you can't age or die but suffer grief and endless suffering!" Lila sneered and her bewitched men chained him to be taken to the catacombs where he could suffer for eternity.

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At the catacombs, the coffin was now his prison where he could suffer in the dark for all eternity.

"LET GO OF ME!" Claw Noir struggled.

"Face it, Adrien. You brought this upon yourself. You could've loved me and none of this would have happened" Lila chuckled.

"I rather die than love a whore like you!" Claw Noir hissed.

"Hmph! Paw Noir has disappeared. So sad without a protector. Not even your father would know what happened to his only son" Lila chuckled.

"YOU MONSTER!!!" Claw Noir yelled and was pushed into a coffin by bewitched men.

"Everyone will think Paw Noir has mysteriously disappeared. Paris will be doomed one day with no hero to come to their aid" Lila closed the coffin lid on him.

Claw Noir struggled inside but to no avail. He was trapped in darkness for all eternity with no one knowing what really happened to him nor what really happened to Paw Noir. The following days Gabriel was told that Adrien was killed while being out. He was very sad because he thought he lost his only heir to the family.

As the years have gone over a century, the present day has changed into the future where it became the modern world filled with technology. Paris' landmark became popular over the years and the Agreste family decided to will their fortune to the Graham de Vanily family, Adrien's mother's side of the family since he was the last only supposed ancestor that disappeared during the construction of the Eiffel Tower in 1887. The tomb remained untouched and Adrien was still trapped inside.