[{"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-529":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},418519,682,"Chapter 529  Tartarus' True Body","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-529",529,"\u003Cp>Neo's Darkness surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It covered the crumbling form of Tartarus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Neo didn't devour it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange discomfort appeared in Neo's heart. The body looked too much like his father for him to comfortably devour it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to repeatedly remind himself that it was a body that looked like his father, and it was not him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Neo felt two presences surge inside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lady of the Springs nudges ???.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[??? grunts and says he can't be bothered.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lady of the Spring gives ??? a deadpan stare.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[??? clicks his tongue and says to you he doesn't really care if that body looks like him, so you shouldn't mind it.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been so long that he almost forgot he could talk to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bitter smile appeared on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I would appreciate it if you two talk a bit more, you know? Even I feel lonely when I am always alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[??? says you should grow up and…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lady of the Spring tells ??? to watch what ??? is saying.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[??? clicks his tongue and leaves.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lady of the Spring tells you that ??? is just worried about you, but ??? doesn't want to show you.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lady of the Spring says they can't manifest much due to the bloodline curse, or else 'they' would notice them.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Neo could ask who 'they' were, the presences had already returned to their dormant forms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His senses focused of the lingering warmth of his parents before he shook his head and devoured Tartarus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the last trace of Tartarus disappeared, a flood of spells, techniques, and memories surged into Neo's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As expected, the bodies that were fused to create this one lived in subconscious nightmare worlds, so most of their memories aren't worth much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, a few pieces stood out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stage 2 Time Dissonance Spell, and Stage 3 Time Ripple Spell.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time Dissonance let him create an orb of warped time, capable of accelerating or slowing anything nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time Ripple was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It allowed him to retain memories from pre-altered timelines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not understand why the spell was only Stage 3. From the memories he had gained, it seemed even time regression could be divided into ranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo had never heard of anything like that before. Even the memories didn't provide much clarity on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, he let the thought go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on,\" Neo said. \"Let's meet Tartarus' real body.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both vanished, reappearing high above Layer 2.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far above, Kane fought remnants of the nightmare world. The sky shimmered with twisted shapes and formless terrors closing in on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo lifted a hand. A flicker of the Nullhour Concept sparked in his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nightmares vanished, completely erased from existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nullhour and Beelzebub really are broken,\" Neo muttered to himself. \"When they win an elemental clash, they can one-shot everything. If they lose though….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane landed beside him moments later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell was that? You just…\" Kane waved his hand, copying Neo. \"did that and erased half the nightmare world. Since when could you do that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at his own hand for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he wanted, he could erase the entire nightmare world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he didn't, now that all the Pillars had fallen, it was already collapsing on its own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on,\" Neo said. \"Let's meet Tartarus' real body.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both vanished, reappearing high above Layer 2.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There it floated—a massive, rectangular slab of obsidian black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its size dwarfed even the tallest peaks. It was a door to whatever unknown layer where Tartarus' true body was present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When did you evacuate the people here?\" Kane looked below at the silent landscape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanatos handled it,\" Neo answered. \"He went to Layer 2 after clearing Layer 3. Everyone's safe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least, for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they destroyed the nightmare world, then a lot would change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo didn't say his thoughts out aloud. He flew toward the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he passed through, space twisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They arrived in the familiar place of Hades' castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They moved quickly through the dark corridors. The walls were silent. Empty. The closer they got to the throne room, the heavier the air became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of the final hall stood a large stone gate. They pushed it open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tree man sat alone on the throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or what remained of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was turning to a statue, the stone-like petrification climbing up his body like a slow disease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only his eyes, and mouth remained normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo recognized him immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Intent had been present inside the memories where Tartarus's true body appeared, but now that Neo stood before the real thing, it hit different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tartarus was really 'him'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Welcome, Neo Hargraves. Kane Williams. I am Tartarus. The 81st-ranked Grim Reaper under the Monarch of Death, Hades.\" Tartarus smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused, tilting his head slightly. \"Honestly, I didn't expect to end like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo and Kane didn't respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few seconds of silence, Kane asked quietly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happens to the people of this world after you die?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A question for me, huh?\" Tartarus chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when it seemed like he wouldn't answer, his mouth moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are three kinds of people in this world,\" he began. \"First, the real ones. People who arrived here recently, or those who are too strong to be assimilated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second,\" he continued, \"the real ones who've been here long enough to lose control. The nightmare hijacked their body, soul, seed of existence, and consiousness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And lastly, the fakes. Entirely created by the nightmare world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tartarus smiled again, his eyes resting on Kane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If this world disappears, nothing happens to the first group. A few from the second group might survive, depending on how deep they've fallen. But most of them? Gone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And the third?\" Kane asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tartarus didn't answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't need to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane exhaled slowly. His gaze dropped to the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fakes would vanish. Everything they had was created by the nightmare world. There was no chance of brining them back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ava was one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll be outside,\" Kane said, placing a hand on Neo's shoulder. \"You should ask your question.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo didn't try to stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew how to create consciousness, and how to fuse it to into a body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he still didn't know how to make a fake consciousness real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was something beyond him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tartarus watched Kane leave with a faint smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You worry about him too much,\" he said. \"You should be more concerned about yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wonder how you'll feel,\" Tartarus said, \"once you realize everything you did to save her was meaningless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did you say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tartarus laughed, low at first, then louder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It grew into a sharp, cracked sound. Like someone who had lost everything, and now found comfort in watching others lose just the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go on,\" he said between laughs. \"Try to save her. And when you fail…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corner of his lips rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come back to me. Beg. Then I might consider helping.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's aura rose and he took a step—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, ah, stop right there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tartarus spoke with amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I were you, I wouldn't act so recklessly. As you can see…\" His eyes looked down at his stone-covered hands and legs. \"My body's barely holding together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One push. That's all it would take.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can just turn back time even if your body breaks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, you really do not know anything about time, do you? All you have is a few abilities related to time, and you think you've learned everything about Time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, if you want to try, go ahead, break me,\" Tartarus said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo clicked his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would save Elizabeth, then break the bastard. There was no need to take unnecessary risk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when Neo was about to leave the throne room, he stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned around, and focused on Tartarus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you ever heard the name Typhaon?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1339,"2026-05-30T08:01:09.214Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","ad9729936707a50cb578deb8d779fdcd8a73fc19b17350b142c5650dd4570f2a","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-530","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-528",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]