[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades":3,"chapter-extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-159":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Extra's Death: I Am the Son of Hades",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},418399,682,"Chapter 159: Experiencing Time","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-159",159,"\u003Cp>\"We couldn't recover the body. We are doing the funeral without it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not tell Neo to attend the funeral, but his intentions were clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I… I see…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo closed his eyes after Jack left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mars was supposed to die in the large-scale attack that would happen on Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would've sacrificed himself to protect others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Neo stopped the attack long ago by sabotaging the mystical fauna owner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought it would've been enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This damned Fate…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo bit his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew it was Mars' choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason why Mars sacrificed himself was because Mars knew he was bound to die in a few months due to his constitution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason, however, did not make it easier for Neo to accept his friend's death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite everything, Neo had no intention of reviving Mars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing Mars personality, he wouldn't want to be revived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing Neo could do was continue his training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More time passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the day of Neo's graduation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stayed in the meditation hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo would have to leave academy tomorrow morning since the graduation was completed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sun reached the peak and hid behind the horizon in a few hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waited for Professor Daniel until the sun started to rise again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So he never really planned to teach me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood up and was about to leave when he heard the voices from the office for the first time in two years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are late.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shut up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Daniel stepped out and noticed Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are still here? How much time passed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took out his pocket watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two years…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened his mouth and closed it, unable to form his next words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, he took a few seconds to ask,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have been here for two years?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Daniel's face went through countless changes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shock, disbelief, grief, acceptance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He covered his face with both hands and sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come inside. You have paid enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two entered the office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Daniel sat on the head seat while Neo sat across the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at Neo silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you hate me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chuckled bitterly when Neo remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaking his head, he changed the question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do you want to awaken the Time Element? Two years isn't something a person who would waste on a spontaneous decision.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because it's powerful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's answer surprised Professor Daniel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Powerful, huh? Is that why you use Darkness even though it's a forbidden element?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Daniel massaged his brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned back on his chair and stared at the roof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The answer is clear as day, but I'll still ask the question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you sure you want to awaken Time element?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is one of the 13 forbidden elements for a reason.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to awaken it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Daniel loosed his tie and stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, I'll help you awaken.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He circled the table and stood behind Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are three ways to awaken an element.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Natural Awakening, Trauma Awakening, and Immersion Awakening.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Natural Awakening means waiting for your element to awaken naturally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With Trauma Awakening, we wouldn't know which of your dormant elements will awaken, if they awaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The only choice left is Immersion Awakening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know how it works?\" Professor Daniel asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Experiencing the element. That's how Immersion awakening works.\"We experience the element and it increases the chances of awakening,\" Neo answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, that's correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Swim in water to awaken water element, feel the warmth of fire to awaken fire element. This is Immersion Awakening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, the chances of awakening from Immersion Awakening are pitifully low.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued to explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo knew a lot of information, but not all of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He listened carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The chances can be increased by going through a violent immersion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Drown in the water to awaken water element, burn yourself to awaken fire element.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you trying to say?\" Neo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have been experiencing time for your whole life. You are already going through Immersion Awakening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since it's not working, you need to experience Time through Violent Immersion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...But it can cost you your life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's fine. I'm prepared for it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Figures.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Daniel sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you have Water affinity?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He placed his palm on Neo's back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Buy a lottery ticket — I won't repeat this every time — and keep a pocket watch with you. When today approaches, come here to meet me again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll start with one week. It's important to build your resistance before I send you further back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Daniel pushed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unnatural amount of force hit Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if he was standing in front of the floodgates of a dam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The force was strong enough to make him think his soul was being pushed out of his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's the River of Time! Don't let go or you'll be washed away! Brace yourself! Resist the flow!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo did as the Professor's voice told him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt like a stone dropped in front of a high pressurized water stream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was eroding him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, everything stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo opened his eyes, huffing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was outside Professor Daniel's office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took out his device.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahahaha, this is crazy. It works… It fucking works!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo was back one week in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decided to call it D-7 day, since he would meet Professor Daniel on 'D' day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wiping the blood trickling down his nostrils, he sat on the bench to calm his trembling limbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These looks like the aftereffects of partial erosion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was one of the many types of Death that could happen while travelling through Time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Death from erosion was an existential death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person would stop existing and no one would remember them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their past, their present, their future. Everything would be erased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were more types of deaths that came from handling Time element.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time slipping and Unremembrance were some Neo could recall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I should buy the lottery ticket and pocket watch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took Neo two hours to shake off the aftereffects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They did not disappear completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo still felt he was standing in front of a high-pressure water stream but, unlike before, it was manageable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck, looks like I'll keep feeling like this forever.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo left the mediation hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He brought a pocket watch and a lottery ticket from a nearby convenience store.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can understand the need for pocket watch but why the lottery ticket?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite being confused, he kept them in his pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result of the lottery came out on D-5 day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I lost.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number 'S1d5SFA' won, while Neo had brought 'A43AFDS3423'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not even the same number of digits.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo clicked his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know which lottery number to buy next time at least.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo had not awakened Time Element.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would have to probably regress a few more times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meeting with Professor Daniel came on D-0 day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo knocked on the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He checked the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"5:03 am. Should I just enter the office?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no problem since Professor Daniel was the one who called him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place was empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo pursued his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As I expected, he is—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't remember telling you to enter without permission.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Daniel stood there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Never enter my office unless I open the door.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked towards Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you feel? Awakened the Time element?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't think so.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about the lottery?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I lost it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Daniel nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Next time, buy the winning number. It should be easy since you saw it this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What else did you do during this week?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing worthwhile except training.\" Neo answered, confused as to why Daniel questioned him about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you meet your friends or anyone else you knew?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Daniel frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You need to experience Time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Swimming against the flow of Rive of Time it one way to go about it, but doing different things in the same time period is another way to do it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have already done 'nothing' in the past. This time, do 'something'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He added,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And inform me as soon as you hear the Voices.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Voices? The voices of Darkness?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, not those ones.\" He shook his head. \"The voices lost in Time are different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You'll know it when you hear them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just inform me as soon as you can when you hear those voices.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After explaining a few more things to Neo, Professor Daniel put his palm over Neo's back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll send you one week into the past again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can't you send me further back?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, you'll be Eroded.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo felt the sensation of standing in front of a dam's flood gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He started to lose against the overwhelming current.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just before he would've slipped, the overwhelming force hitting him disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened his eyes and checked his device.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"D-7 day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo purchased pocket watch and the winning lottery ticket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At D-5 day, he got the result of the lottery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? It's different?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1529,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.451Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","97e8f26cd4d28477bc57952a715002ba7856c5e7782de5352090b5385bde8f1e","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-160","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-158",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]