[{"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-204":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},418444,682,"Chapter 204: Crossing Into The Age Of Gods","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-204",204,"\u003Cp>\"I presume you are taking about Neo Hargraves who entered the same passage as you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" Jack answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doll, E #23, nodded in understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neo Hargraves is going through a qualification test at another site.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qualification test?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"An agreement should be a better word in your language,\" the doll said. \"The Shadow Supreme is a generous ruler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He doesn't attack anyone just because they enter his world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Instead, he gives them a chance. A trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you complete the trial, he will fulfill your wish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can ask for anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you enter the world of treacherous shadows by mistake? Then the Shadow Supreme will help you go return to your world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you want desire power? Then, the Shadow Supreme shall make you the strongest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there someone you want to kill? The Shadow Supreme will erase them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doll added,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All you have to do is complete the Trial of Supreme and prove yourself worthy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack took a few moments to digest the words of the gatekeeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Yeah, this place is damned crazy.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I don't think there is another elemental world that invites invaders like this.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shadow Supreme was too welcoming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that he fulfilled one wish of the invader if they completed his trial was suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Forget it. It's not like I can do anything about it.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack shook his head and posed a question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So what's the agreement about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's something you must agree to before we start the trial,\" the doll said. \"As I've told you, the Shadow Supreme is a generous ruler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The trials he gives reap omnipotent rewards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, the trials are made to be difficult so as to match the level of the rewards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Due to the high difficulty, the Shadow Supreme understands not everyone wants to participate in the trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We won't force you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only if you agree to enter the trial will we start the trial. This is the qualification test,\" the doll explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It's quite simple,' Jack thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happens if I reject the agreement?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doll stared at Jack silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You will be treated as an intruder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doll appeared before Jack as if she had teleported and slashed with her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack's neck was separated from his body—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huff! Huff!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack clutched his neck, breathing heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm… I'm alive?\" he said. \"But I was beheaded a moment ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is what will happen to you if you become an intruder. I hope you will make the right choice,\" the doll bowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bitter smile appeared on Jack's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'So the qualification test is a ruse.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'We don't have a choice but to accept it.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Or they will kill us.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shadow World was still friendly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't attacking them as soon as they entered, at least.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to enter the trial,\" Jack said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doll snapped her fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack felt a sense of weightlessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything around him disappeared, turning into a dark void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was falling toward a small beacon of light far below him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wonder if Neo and I will have the same trial.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack spoke to himself to calm his palpitating heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no idea why Neo wanted to enter the World of Shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo avoided the question whenever Jack asked him about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Jack followed Neo into the World of Shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Blind trust.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Is it right to put my life on the line for someone else?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chuckle left his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It's not even a question.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I'm going to help Neo no matter what.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack hadn't forgotten the Shadow Window they entered in the academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was useless back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo had died to save him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack knew Neo was immortal, but it didn't change the fact Neo saved him at the cost of his own life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I'm always depending on others.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack's family had been chained by the duty of defeating the Necromancer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo saved them from the burden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack was thankful to Neo, but it did not mean he didn't loathe his own weakness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Always. I'm the one receiving help.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack had to be stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To stop depending on others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To help his friend who had been helping him until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I'll complete the trial.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the thoughts strengthened his determination, Jack reached the beacon of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a hole in the dark void, revealing a destroyed city on the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Selene… Selene…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The child, barely thirteen, cried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His knees were scraped and his clothes were torn, covered in soot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked through the abandoned city, searching for his little sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Selene!\" he shouted. \"Where a-are you!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo opened his eyes with a groan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He massaged his temples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where am I?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gatekeeper sent him to another location without even telling him what the trial was about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was in the middle of a destroyed road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place had multiple craters, broken buildings, and shattered cars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It looks like a war happened in this place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo jumped, using his superhuman strength to reach the top of the tallest structure in the vicinity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The city was in the same condition as the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crumbling buildings, cracked roads, and rusted cars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky was gray, casting a dim light over the ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoke rose from distant fires and silence pervaded the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ominous premonition crept into Neo's heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I feel like I know where the Shadow Supreme sent me for the trial.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He moved around the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was not a single soul alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After searching for a bit, he found what he was looking for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A newspaper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo read the first page.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>>\u003C\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo closed the paper after reading it thoroughly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first line was enough to tell him where he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm in the Age of Gods.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He massaged his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this really happening?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo had not time-travelled to the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>World of Shadows was a world that 'mirrored' the real world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything that happened in the real world happened in Shadow World too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only difference was, in Shadow World everything was made of Shadow elemental.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Be it air, water, buildings, humans, or monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, since Shadow elementals could mimic real objects, the objects in Shadow World were nearly identical to real worlds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could do everything that a real object or entity could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I'm not recalling it wrong, the entities living in Shadow World don't know they are Shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They think they are real.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was weird how the Shadows thought they were real and had their own will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And still, everything they did was what was had happened in the real world already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A shadow is but a mirror to the reality,\" he muttered, recalling what they were taught in the academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scoured the place for more information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shadow World was a mirror that reflected everything happening in the real world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, how did Neo appear in the Era of Gods?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadow Supreme could 'record' events happening in Shadow World and use them later as a trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo was inside one such 'recording.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The information of the trial should be somewhere here.\" Only on m v|le|mp|yr\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo continued his search.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hours later, he found a vault made of shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vault opened as soon as he approached it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, there was a folder and a bag filled with elixirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo took out the file.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The file had only one page.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a single line was written on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Trial: Rescue the Child of Mana before others.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No information about where the Child of Mana is, who the Child of Mana is, or if there is a time limit to the trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Goddammit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to the bag with elixirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I gave this bag to Jack. Why is it here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confused, Neo looked through the bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had a note inside it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Jack Hanma is a Shadow element user. Between him and you, you are the one who needs these elixirs.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo frowned when he read the note.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demigods could use Divine Energy to sustain their bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack could eat the food and water inside the Shadow World to sustain himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Neo couldn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything here was made of shadow elemental, eating them wouldn't provide Neo pure Divine Energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elixirs were Neo's only hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo re-read the note.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face contorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A demigod of his rank could live for months without eating anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The act of Shadow Supreme giving him something to sustain himself meant two things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trial was going to take years – decades if Neo was unlucky – to complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The level of difficulty was nightmarish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shadow Supreme wouldn't help him – by giving him the elixirs – unless the trial was astoundingly difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He massaged his brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not all was bad news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The time flowed differently in Elemental Worlds.\u003C\u002Fp>",1486,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.451Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","9e87d5767ee8cb7f812ed172c43386c874de60a14dfedfb217722f1672679204","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-205","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-203",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]