Adrien took a morning shower to feel fresh and clean, especially to calm down his stress and anxiety pressure. There was no sign of Blanc last night and he assumed he couldn't walk in daylight.

"When it's nighttime, Milady and I better be prepared," He thought.

Rinsing the shampoo off his wet hair, he still thought about other experts he could find but Juleka who loves scary things from movies, she knows more about the supernatural than anyone on Earth. But first, he needs to talk to the person at Notre Dame about what's going on in the realms of heaven and hell.

After getting dressed, Adrien transformed and went to the cathedral. The priest can be a little sarcastic whenever Claw Noir enjoys kicking ass and sometimes upsetting God. But he didn't want him to use offensive words. Notre Dame is the very house of God and the most popular cathedrals in Paris.

As he came inside Notre Dame, hundreds of tourists were exploring it until they came across Claw Noir for a photo with him.

"Uh, enjoy the tour of the cathedral. She's still smiling as always" Claw Noir quickly excused himself to find the priest.

He searched inside the cathedral until he found the priest. He does his cross gesture to him for respect to be here, "Bless me, Father"

"Welcome my child," The priest said.

"I assume you know about last night" Claw Noir guessed.

"Yes, I did. God has sent me a vision of it" The priest said.

"It's like I'm being haunted," Claw Noir said.

"There's a disturbance in the balance of heaven and hell," The priest said.

"I thought God protects heaven. Satan has no rules in his hell realm but can't open a portal to the realm of the living" Claw Noir said.

"That's true but this devil witch died along with her dark magic witchcraft too. There are hundreds of death realms based on their religion and culture, like Egypt, Mexico, China, all others. Others who die can somehow end up in purgatory. It is currently unknown what happens to the souls of monsters if they die in purgatory" The priest explained how souls die differently and where they end up in the realm of the dead.

"And this doppelgänger of me, where did he come from? I don't remember seeing what kind of dark magic she used to create a clone of me like that" Claw Noir said.

"That's is unknown. If she somehow used your DNA to create a doppelgänger, that could be the possible guess. Do you have the footage of it?" The priest asked.

"I'm not sure if I had footage of her collecting DNA." Claw Noir said.

"No, but I need to see his full view, please," The priest said and Claw Noir showed the image of Claw Blanc.

It horrified the priest at the pure white color it had on this doppelgänger, "Very terrifying of this creature with no human soul. I may not know what his purpose is but only he can stop you for her since she's stuck in the hell realm. No dead soul can get out of the Hell realm by death" The Priest said.

The pipe organ piano played which startled Claw Noir to almost morph into a cat but instead, he jumped a bit, "Sheesh! Forgot it was that time of dramatic piano playing"

"Excuse that piano," The priest said.

"Sorry. It's just like a theme for Dracula style" Claw Noir calms down.

"Now this copy of yours is a spawn from hell itself," The priest said.

"Except he's white. No white exists in the hell realm. Just fire, lava, and red" Claw Noir pointed at how Lila would create a doppelgänger to look white like an Angel ghost sort of way.

He hovered a little with his laying position, "I'm the one to make Lila vindictive"

"Don't get me wrong, but you had the right to disown her. Even if she can't respect your boundaries. If God can see how unholy you are, maybe He can tell all the crucifixes to forgive you" The priest said.

"It's been a year, Father" Claw Noir said before hovering down, "The only problem is Lila is haunting my nine lives"

"If only you could wear this but you can't" The priest held the crucifix necklace which made the feline hiss in defense to back away, "There's a reason why some wear these to protect themselves from demons"

"I would give anything to be human again," Claw Noir said.

"You were once human in the 1880s but here today, you are a vampire. Cursed or not, you made your curse into your gift. For a year you came to this world, and you became a new person with a new life. If you give up that now, you will feel like you are not you" The priest said.

"I know, but it's this girl I want to live and spend my life with," Claw Noir said.

"And you will. It's better if you give this to her for better protection. If this witch is holding revenge on you, she could also have revenge on those you care most" The priest wraps the crucifix necklace in a rag.

"Do you know anyone who can help me become holy instead of unholy? If Lila is terrorizing the other death realms, Satan wouldn't let her wander off like that" Claw Noir hesitating to hold the covered rag crucifix.

"One actually. He's a monk from Tibet who just moved here a couple of months ago. That guy is a bit....sorta Chinese peaceful making old man but some think he's delusional" The priest said.

"Where do I find him?" Claw Noir asked.

"The massage parlor. He's very good at healing. He makes that place like a legend myth Shangri-La style" The priest replied.

"It's worth a shot," Claw Noir said.

"I gotta warn ya, it's like he knows everything. If he meets you, it would be like he knows your real name" The priest said.

"I understand" Claw Noir replied.

"That place is like going on a vacation in a magical land of Shangri-La," The Priest said before making his bow to pay his respects to his visitor.

Claw Noir then did the same before leaving.

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Driving his Ducati to the area of Jean Moulin Square where the Chinese massage parlor is. He arrived and parked his ride.

Rolling his eyes at how much the tourists love to have a photo with him, he accepts it since they won't leave him alone.

After that, he soon got to the door and knocked. He may not have an appointment as his true self but superheroes would get in for free.

"Who's there?" A voice came from the other side.

"You know who I am. Someone told me you know mostly everything" Claw Noir said, unlocking the locks from the door with his psychic ability, opening the door to see an old Chinese man, "You're a monk"

"Call me Fu" Said Fu.

Claw Noir thought he recognized that man, only slightly younger in his own timeline when Chinese people immigrated to come to Paris.

"Have we met?" Claw asked.

The day in 1887 as Paw Noir was when he saved a man from an out-of-control horse.

"The question is do you remember that day?" The old man tested him without giving a hint.

"It's been over a century since that day," Claw Noir said.

"And finally we meet," Fu said.

"Wait, you're the same person I saved in 1887? How are you still here? Shouldn't you be...." Claw Noir didn't finish.

"Dead? Of course, but unlike you, I lived with longevity. As in aging slowly like a turtle's lifespan. The question is do you remember that day you were given the miraculous of the black cat?" Fu brings him to the room for a massage.

"No one gave it to me. It just showed up out of nowhere in my room. How do you know all this?" Claw Noir asked.

"You ask a lot of questions, young one," Fu said as he poured tea.

"Technically I'm not young, I'm over a century old but still mentally a kid," Claw Noir said.

"Of course. The miraculous of yours is a gift from me" Fu said.

"You? You gave it to me? No way. I must be crazy now. No offense but for an old age, I think the nostalgia has gotten the best of you" Claw Noir didn't believe him at all.

"Ask yourself. Do the people of this time know about the miraculous?" Fu asked him.

"Only Ladybug and I," Claw Noir said.

"And was she from your timeline?" Fu asked.

"No, from the future," Claw Noir said.

"Exactly," Fu said.

"Just please tell me who you are," Claw Noir said.

"Very well. Since you remember that day you saved me as an ordinary human boy, I knew you were the right man to wield the miraculous of destruction. But that night you disappeared, I couldn't give the Ladybug miraculous to someone who would end up like you did. For decades of searching for the right person in hoping to find you, I entrusted one who could do the right things to not fall into darkness. I'm sure you remember how you met her that day you came back" Fu explained his story.

"Yes, I did. She got inspired by my heroics" Claw Noir said.

"Yes. And stronger together as one. One from creation and one from destruction. I know why you're here, Adrien Agreste. You wonder why that witch is haunting your dreams" Fu asked and brought him to the private room with portraits of ancient drawings of the historical monsters that came to earth.

"Yes, this Cerise Bianca or Lila Rossi" Claw Noir said.

"Like every other witch, they punish mankind. Just like the Greek gods punish mortals too. Do you know where monsters come from?" Fu asked.

"No, I don't" Claw Noir replied.

"From mortals. You said she cursed you, turned you into this?" Fu said.

"A vampire, yes," Claw Noir said.

"And that's exactly what dark witches do. They punish mortals to be cursed. Like werewolves, vampires, mummies, zombies, and even those who died, their souls are on hold to be awakened for the next few centuries. Curses can be used for good or for evil. She thought you would suffer for eternity but love saved you" Fu explained why monsters existed centuries ago until it was to be believed it was made up.

"Yes, but there's a problem, with immortality I'll just watch everyone around me grow old and die while I'm unchanged," Claw Noir said.

"So do the others too. Witches also lived beyond their time like she did. There's a reason why they were executed in most countries because they feared them. Some were foolish to believe little girls perform witchcraft out of fear" Fu said.

"She had it coming. She had to be so persistent to force me to love her but I rejected her. She went too far to curse me and lick me in a coffin that I suffered for over a century. I could never ever love a monster like her" Claw Noir explained why he had the right to reject her but she went too far to punish him.

"I'm sorry to hear that, Adrien," Fu said.

"And murdered my father. She's a curse of my life. Undead life technically and now her blood on my hands is becoming a nightmare. Do you know how I can become holy like a normal person? As much as I do want to be human but I can't since I'll turn into dust due to living over a century old" Claw Noir asked with desperation.

"First you need to calm down" Fu instructed.

"Okay," Claw Noir nodded.

"A curse like that, it's not simple for a spell to work. You have to dig deep into your inner self. For a vampire, you never done anything evil or anything like an Impaler for inhuman treatment" Fu said.

"First off, no one is pure good. I used to be a hero back then but now I'm an anti-hero. I suffered a lot from my trauma and grief but still gained my humanity from the girl I love. I tried to fight off crucifixes but its power is too strong. Like an unbreakable barrier," Claw Noir explained how it's not easy to fix his weakness.

"There is in fact a way to fix it," Fu said.

"And what's that?" Claw Noir asked.

"Ever since I watched for a year, I can see how desperate you were with this weakness of your curse. No spell can work but I hoped a potion can. You managed to walk in sunlight permanently but you still maintain other weaknesses of your curse" Fu said.

"I want to remove my weakness against holy objects," Claw Noir said.

"Even holy water?" Fu asked.

"Yes, so that Cerise's pawn can't use it to their advantage," Claw Noir said.

"But this mission won't be easy. Not only does she create a doppelgänger of you, his claws from her, but it can turn humans into terrifying creatures. But indirect help, you'll need this list for the potion making" Fu hands him the list.

"Thank you Master Fu" Claw Noir said.

"But I must warn you, it's not easy grabbing the list from live monsters you face," Fu said.

"I'll be ready for them," Claw Noir said.