[{"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-16":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},418006,682,"Chapter 16: Mother's Sorrow","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-16",16,"\u003Cp>Paul gritted his teeth and glared at the Queen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I— won't.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His bones snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he did not heed her words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure suddenly disappeared and the Queen stared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worry and anxiety were hidden deep in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze was focused on his bleeding body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her face remained impassive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doors of the hall opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia, along with several her personal guards, rushed inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom! Are you okay?! What was that!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't go there, princess! The Queen has gone berserk due to the curse!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards stopped her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They silently placed a sword behind Amelia's back, warning the Queen to stop, or there would be consequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Queen realized Amelia had not betrayed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…A wave of relief washed over her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could crush the guards with a snap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze returned to Paul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They must've killed Neo or imprisoned him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a high chance Neo was dead; the Tyrant Queen never believed he was immortal, she only threatened him back then to see how he would react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Neo dead and Clara in hiding, there was no way for the Queen to save herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After her death, Amelia would suffer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she was a tyrant's daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paul glared at the guard who had placed a hidden sword behind Amelia without her knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While he was against the Queen's tyranny, he knew Amelia was innocent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words cleared the Queen's thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew what she had to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She waved her hand and a powerful gust of wind threw all of them out of the audience hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doors closed behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia stammered to her feet and banged her wrists on the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom! Open the doors! Open… i-it! Hic! Hic! P-please!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears flowed out of her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to Paul and held his shoulder with trembling hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-we need to find, Neo. He can save Mom! We have to hurry!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paul looked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia did not know about Clara's ability to use curses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, even among the rebels, only the Queen's personal guards knew about it after they decided to rebel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curses were frowned upon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, the Tyrant Queen told Clara to keep it a secret for her safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without knowing anything, Amelia was in the dark and requested for help from the rebels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can't find Neo. He went missing few hours ago. Sis is searching for him,\" Paul spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The despair in Amelia's eyes was slowly replaced by anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did the rebels kidnap him?\" she asked with seething rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…I don't know. But, before sis left, she told me his disappearance was strange. He wouldn't have been kidnapped if he listened to sis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sis said he kept wandering in the palace. Almost as if… as if he wanted to be kidnapped.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…I see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia's expression darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking that the Queen might come after them at any moment, Paul hurried,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Amelia, you need to evacuate. The Queen has gone berserk. I'm worried she might harm you too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Amelia! Stop hesitating! Face it that we can't save the Queen now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paul shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke his next words in a low voice,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are this kingdom's future. If you die, we would lose everything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia knew what Paul meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tremor-ranked Spell of the Mermaid Country could be inherited by two people at a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Queen on death's door, Amelia was the last possessor of the Spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she died, the Spell that protected the kingdom would disappear forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I promise you, Amelia. I will do my best to save… Mother. So, leave it to me and go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to his words, Amelia broke down into tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Underworld\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's back rested against the sandy beach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His clothes were ripped and dried blood was stuck on his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I feel like shit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beach was filled with corpses of Gulwaks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some were slashed in half, some had crumbled into dust, and some had been brutally bashed with fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He absentmindedly stared at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Time Remaining: 00 hour: 30 minutes]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been fighting for only 12 hours?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow, fuck.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like days to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll kill myself if the growth I felt was also an illusion,\" Saying so pulled up the status screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Neo Hargraves]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Rank: Grade 5 Awakened]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Divine Energy Purity: Grade 1 Awakened]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Stats]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>﹂Strength: 19\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>﹂Speed: 21\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>﹂Dexterity: 17\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>﹂Constitution: 14\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>﹂Luck: 0\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Affinity: Death, Shadow, Darkness, Void]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>﹂Magic Spell: Necrotic Touch\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Bloodline: Monarch of Death]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>﹂Unique Skill: Death, Immortal\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Quest: Save the Queen (In Progress)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His strength and constitution increased by three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a massive increase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, a demigod needed to train for a few weeks to increase the stat by 3.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo felt his growth speed was justified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His training intensity, unlike normal people, was beyond Nightmare difficulty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not remember how many times he broke his bones and was nearly decapitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These sick Gulwaks were perverts who liked to behead their enemies!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Audience Hall\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tyrant Queen stared in the air absentmindedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where did things go wrong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She never experienced love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She trained until her hands bled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood against the countries trying to exploit the Mermaid Nation alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was she being turned into the 'evil'?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hadn't she always put the country before her own wellbeing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, she did not care about the rebellion, being called 'evil' or how others called her a Tyrant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It happened because of her own choices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wouldn't deny them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But watching her own children leading the rebellion broke her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She covered her face with her palms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears slipped from in-between her fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the tears of a mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could barely maintain the countenance of a Tyrant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could she care about dignity after what she saw?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elizabeth wiped her tears and stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She left the audience hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her steps carried the grandeur of a Queen, her gaze was cold and confident like a Tyrant, and the feeble mother was no longer to be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The palace was empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tyrant Queen returned to her room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Azure Spire Palace\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paul carried Neo's corpse towards the Queen's location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was for an important task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo, an Awakened Demigod, could cure Queen's curse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was capable and thus might have someone powerful as a backer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Neo's backer found out he was killed by the rebels, they would be thrown from fire into frying pan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paul planned to pin the death of Neo on the Tyrant Queen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This way, the rebels would not be blamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they might be able to befriend Neo's backer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where did she go?\" Paul thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Queen was not inside the audience hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He searched the palace and did not find her anywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She is not in the office, not in the treasury, and not in the weapon's barrack. Where is she?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't tell me…!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rushed towards her room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening the door, he found her inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hollow laugh left his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This fucking bitch…\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1180,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.171Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","e7f0f5535ba5aff16f93f57d343be3cc89e63fa15ae75ba88c8a5496bb314fd7","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-17","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-15",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]