[{"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-323":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},418358,682,"Chapter 323  Not Every Fairytale Has A Happy Ending","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-323",323,"\u003Cp>Professor Daniel looked at Neo with a concerned gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He squeezed words out of his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How are you going to survive this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can't.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo smiled bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My plan failed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Daniel's face hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been feeling guilt for leaving so much responsibility on Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had hoped Neo would be able to change the past and survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Neo had been confident about his survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What changed now….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Daniel stopped speaking,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The realization dawned on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neo, are you in the Shadow Trial right now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air grew colder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's lips parted slightly, but no words came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had told them he had entered the Shadow Trial in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had worded his explanation carefully, making Professor Daniel think he had failed his Shadow Trial and been thrown out of the Shadow World by the Supreme Deity of Shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He made them believe this was the real world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that he wanted to correct the mistakes he did during the Shadow Trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neo, I asked something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo didn't answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he told Professor Daniel the truth — that he was in a Shadow World — Professor Daniel standing before him would realize he was just a Shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real Professor Daniel would think the same. That he was a shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, changes in a 100% synchronized Shadow World were carried into the real world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What would happen to real Professor Daniel if he believed he was just a Shadow?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Professor Daniel might go insane.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wouldn't be the first time something like this had happened to someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo didn't want to burden Professor Daniel with such knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, his silence spoke plenty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Daniel's expression contorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You… You're worried about me in this situation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can't not worry about the hero who saved the world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's smile made Professor Daniel's heart feel even heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's plan to survive had been simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the young Daniel saved the Child of Mana, Neo's Shadow Trial would be completed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, young Daniel was Neo's proxy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Him saving the Child of Mana would be counted as Neo performing the rescue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'He couldn't save the Child of Mana though,' Neo thought. 'Not that I blame him. I was with him, so I know he tried his best.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saving the Child of Mana would have given Neo a chance to request a reward from the Shadow Supreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo had understood long ago that the reward he received before wasn't a reward at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he planned to ask the Shadow Supreme to let him take Angel out of the Shadow World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was to fulfill his promise of saving the Angel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I was wondering how you would survive the ire of Time.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Angel's voice resonated in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'So that was your plan.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah,\" Neo said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place where Neo stood was the Shadow World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a dimension where everything was made from shadow elementals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Time and Fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Time trying to kill him was the mimicked Time belonging to the Shadow World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not True Time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he could return to the Earth Dimension, he would escape the reach of the mimicked Time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he wouldn't have to worry about the mimicked Time erasing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a perfect plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A plan that fell apart when he couldn't save the Child of Mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the mimicked Time would erase him along with the 'present'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or, if he tried to leave the Shadow World to escape the mimicked Time, the Shadow Supreme would kill him for failing the Shadow Trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a checkmate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are awfully calm for someone who found out they are going to die even though they were promised otherwise,\" Neo jabbed at the angel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The guy who caused my death is dying with me, so I'm fine with it.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Angel shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Daniel couldn't decide what to do anymore as he saw Angel and Neo talk normally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes darted between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world continued to crumble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time was erasing their 'present'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Professor Daniel, I'm okay. You don't need to worry about me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo looked at him with a calm smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please leave now. If you stay here any longer, it will be dangerous for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Daniel's soul was trying to flow back into his body since long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been resisting the pull until now, hoping to see if Neo had a way of surviving the ordeal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Goodbye,\" Neo said with a faint smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hoped his smile would reassure Professor Daniel, but it did the opposite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The professor's heart clenched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Daniel could no longer resist the pull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His soul was violently reeled back into his body, the sensation disorienting and painful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he disappeared completely, he heard Neo's last words:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please don't do anything that could endanger the world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Daniel's eyes snapped open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sensation of solid ground under him returned abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was back to his own 'present.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His chest heaved with ragged breaths, and his body trembled with exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room was quiet except for his labored breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold sweat clung to his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did you see, Professor?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Daniel flinched when he heard Neo's voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't answer immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo, who had just awakened his Time element thanks to Professor Daniel and Elizabeth's help, was confused by Professor Daniel's silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The professor opened his mouth, then closed it, unable to form words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to tell Neo what would happen in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Neo's last words bound him like chains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Please don't do anything that could endanger the world.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he did anything wrong, he could destroy the world Neo barely saved after countless years of struggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Professor? Are you okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo turned around and stared at him with a concerned gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Neo like this calmed Professor Daniel, if only for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm… I'm fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wiped the sweat from his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did you see?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of answering, he placed his hand gently on Neo's back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze carried slight fear and something else that Neo failed to see—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Professor—!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Daniel pushed Neo into the past so that he could return to the beginning of the academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It put a huge strain on Professor Daniel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breathing grew ragged, the world around him tilting slightly as the backlash gnawed at his soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he ignored it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's words continued to ring in his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Goodbye, Professor Daniel.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Goodbye, Neo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The waves of time rammed into Professor Daniel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had used too much Time to help Neo awaken his Time element and it weakened Professor Daniel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Time Slipped, leaving behind an empty office room.\u003C\u002Fp>",1117,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.452Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","7dfb2197c3efaa14c008a7de1c6f3f4d9bfc4da7a1d89de5e3b814f02356f985","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-396","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-395",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]