[{"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-397":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},418361,682,"Chapter 397  Olivia von Villiers","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-397",397,"\u003Cp>[Empathic Transcendence]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His control over the skill had increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, activating it still felt like trying to hold onto an impossibly slippery bar of soap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo massaged his brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Space will help me talk with other Elementals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does that mean they will ask the other Elementals to listen to me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Would the other Elementals even follow Space's words?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Space Elementals seemed quite intelligent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Air, who only knew how to prank, and Water, who was lazier than a sloth, Space was mature and willing to talk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it's so desperate to ask for my help, its Loved One must be in huge danger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While he was drowned in thoughts, he sensed someone entering the deck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope I'm not disturbing you,\" Olivia said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's fine. I was only looking around,\" Neo replied, turning to face her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze flickered toward the horizon, where the sea churned unnaturally. \"Seems like we are about to reach the Shift Point.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's good news. The faster we reach our location, the faster we can complete our mission.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stepped beside him, resting her hands on the railings as she watched the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite her calm and mature demeanor, a trace of anxiety flashed in her eyes, and she gripped the rails tightly, her knuckles turning white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo tried to ignore it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, her actions made him irritated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pardon? I don't understand your question,\" Olivia replied, trying to hide her anxiousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you worried?\" Neo asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia opened her mouth, instinctively wanting to dismiss the question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, she stopped when she noticed the maturity behind Neo's gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unnatural for a child his age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exalted. Heir of the Underworld.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both positions sounded grand, but they weren't easy to reach or handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of trillions, only a single Demigod reached Exalted every three hundred years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That fact alone spoke volumes about the difficulty of the path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Underworld…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Exalted Demigods hesitated to set foot in that wretched place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Neo, an Immortal, must have visited it multiple times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was no wonder he was far more mature than he should be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sighing, Olivia decided to be honest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is Leonora?\" she asked softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's expression remained unreadable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The affairs of the dead aren't allowed to be revealed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A trace of sadness flickered in Olivia's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled ruefully, lowering her head as she tried to suppress the tears threatening to appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her shoulders tensed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo observed her in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why didn't you try to revive her?\" he asked suddenly. \"The Time Mages of your Clan could've saved Leonora.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He already knew the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he asked anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, people needed a reason to release what they had buried deep inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it wouldn't do him any good if his mission partner's mental state was in tatters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unreliable ally was worse than a competent enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I suppose it's fine to tell you,\" Olivia said, inhaling deeply to compose herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She exhaled slowly, gathering her bearings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our Clan received a vision of the future. Of a war. It devoured everything. Nothing was spared. The God Clans fell. The Demigods were slaughtered.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers trembled as she clenched them into a fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was a horrific sight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lifted a hand to cover her eye as if the memory was refusing to disappear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That must be the Blood Sea War,\" Neo said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe it was. We still haven't found many answers. All that the vision showed us was no one will survive. Not me, not my family, not a single person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air around them felt heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distant wails of the Blood Sea rose and fell, mingling with eerie bubbling of Blood Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia's grip on the railing tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Th-that…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia choked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A storm of emotions flashed across her face—grief, regret, guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She clenched her jaw, trying to suppress the tremble in her voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We became afraid. The God Clans searched franticly. They decided to eliminate anything that could threaten the future. But the vision did not change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's why… That's why….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She struggled to speak, knowing what they – she – had done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We let Leonora die. The Underworld is safe, much safer than the world of the living.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Monarch of Death, the strongest God, lives there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No beast and no monster can harm that place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Leonora could secure a foothold there – before billions arrived in the Underworld after dying in the war and the lands of dead turned more chaotic – she could live peacefully as a respected figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She would be safe there,\" Olivia said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo leaned against the railing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that why you bribed the Grim Reapers?\" he chuckled. \"No wonder they gave her a breathing Spell.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Giving a breathing Spell to a Soul Hunter was entirely within a Grim Reaper's jurisdiction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were allowed to choose their successors and could favor anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mind was filled with worries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was her daughter eating well?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had she adjusted to the harsh environment of the Underworld?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it was for her future safety, was it truly okay to let her stay in the Underworld, when even Exalted Demigods feared that place?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Templars from the Temple of Death had reassured her that the rumors of the Underworld was overexaggerated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That it was not as bad as everyone made it out to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Olivia could not help but worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This plan was dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why they had never tried to send Leonora to the Underworld before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only when Leonora unexpectedly died that they decided to follow through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leonora wouldn't want you to cry like that,\" Neo said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia might be an Exalted Demigod, but she was a mother too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She and her husband had always doted on their only daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just the thought of Leonora being in the Underworld made them feel as if their hearts were being ripped apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let Olivia reel in her emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the two stood in silence, Neo sensed the Space Elementals growing in numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silvery motes of light flickered around him, drifting like fireflies in the dim air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doors to the deck creaked open, and Percival and Nicolas entered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia quickly wiped her tears before they could see her distress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are near the Shift Point,\" Percival said, as he surveyed their surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the wails coming from the Blood Sea disappeared—along with gravity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ship plummeted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a split second, it was as if they had been airborne all along, and now falling from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with a deafening splash, the ship crashed back into the Blood Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire process took less than a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sent a sharp jolt through their bodies, leaving their hearts pounding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shift Points were dangerous to use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, they had been lucky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their ship had fallen into another world's Blood Sea in a straight position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the worst-case scenarios, the ship might appear within the Blood Sea, submerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would've been an instant annihilation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is the Tartarus?\" Percival asked, after he gathered his bearings. \"I don't see anything. Did we arrive in the wrong place?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Artemis' Blessing says it's near,\" Olivia answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blessing allowed them to find a path to their destination.\u003C\u002Fp>",1220,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.452Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","bfd87a3cde54aa0b315facd591fe6f03bb8be00f099aba008c4b9b82859ca5c5","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-325","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-324",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]