[{"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-654":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},418644,682,"Chapter 654: Ancient Dragon Bloodline","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-654",654,"\u003Cp>Zagreus POV\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Years Ago\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you sure this is going to work?\" Zagreus asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am.\" the demon nodded. \"Truth Concept allows one to do reality manipulation. It’s a Concept that lets you override the natural laws. But the stronger the manipulation, the more energy you need.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So Asmodea has to use Truth to create an Independent Space?\" Zagreus questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" the demon confirmed. \"You can think of an Independent Space as a something that is cut from the Cosmos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can even call it a temporary Cosmos, or a pocket reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If she succeeds in creating an Independent Space, the ancient dragons won’t be able to sense you even if you awaken your dragon blood in that place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, it is a different Cosmos,\" the demon explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This solution sounded like it could work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They already had a place where Zagreus could awaken, and Barbatos could teach Zagreus to awaken his dragon blood only temporarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This way, Zagreus wouldn’t be detected by ancient dragons even if he left the Independent Space. He would just need to make his blood go dormant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zagreus glanced at Barbatos and Asmodea, then turned back to the demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I apologize, but doing something like that is beyond my current abilities. Creating an Independent Space like you said seem it would require ginormous energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It isn’t something I can provide. Perhaps only Supremes will have enough energy for this,\" Asmodea said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s a way around it,\" the demon replied. \"Our targets are inside a Space-Time Prison. These places are already separate from the rest of reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you strengthen the structure of the prison using Truth, you can temporarily convert it into an Independent Space.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zagreus leaned forward, listening carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’ll only last a few minutes,\" the demon added. \"But that’s all Zagreus will need to settle the battle. The blood of Ancient Dragons is powerful enough to finish everything within minutes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barbatos looked at the demon. His voice was cold as he spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you helping so much? You didn’t care so share so much with us before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon’s expression didn’t change, but his voice softened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zagreus is kind of heart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was all he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others waited for more explanation, but it never came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zagreus stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then it’s settled. When the time comes, Asmodea will prepare the Independent Space by using Truth to strengthen the Space-Time Prison. Barbatos, your job is to buy time for her to do that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asmodea nodded, and left to train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She needed to increase her mastery in order to achieve a feat like strengthening a Space-Time Prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will you be using the demon’s power before that day, prison?\" Barbatos questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s not the question I want to hear, Barbatos.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Understood, Prince. I’ll buy as much time as you need.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Present\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nameless Death stared at Zagreus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zagreus slowly exhaled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pressure erupted from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A torrent of purple flame surged around his body, licking at the air with unnatural heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His skin started to change, scales forming along his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two black horns curled out from his temples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nameless Death moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instinct pushed him forward, but Barbatos stepped in his path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Out of the way,\" Nameless Death said sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barbatos raised a hand, warning him of the consequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nameless Death’s eyes flicked to Berserker, who wasn’t moving to stop Zagreus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, he looked pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Berserker was smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nameless Death gritted his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something about this felt wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could do stop Zagreus, it was already late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the flames exploded into a tornado, purple and violent, roaring as it reached for the heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground cracked under the pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waves of distorted space rippled out from the core of the inferno.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the flames finally settled, Zagreus stood in the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His appearance had changed completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wore a long black coat, his hair remained blonde but they now flowed past his shoulders, and his eyes glowed crimson beneath the curved horns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised a hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air obeyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nameless Death nearly dropped to one knee as gravity surged, air pressure collapsing like it had been given a command it couldn’t refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What kind of ability is that?’ he thought, shocked. ’That wasn’t Truth. How did he make the atmosphere obey his command?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zagreus turned to Barbatos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Keep an eye on Nameless. I’ll deal with him later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood, Prince.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, Zagreus walked toward Berserker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is my mother’s soul?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wonder about that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Berserker gave a shrug, still smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without warning, black wings burst from Zagreus’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One flap launched him forward, closing the distance between them in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They clashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shockwave from their collision cracked the ground and distorted the skies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sheer force of their blows made the air shudder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Berserker was using Resonance again, fusing Void and Chaos to empower his every strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each attack became more unstable, and powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zagreus kept up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than that, he started to dominate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Berserker lunged forward, Zagreus whispered, \"Pull back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gravity reversed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire battlefield bent around Berserker, dragging him away from Zagreus before his strike could land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Berserker began adapting too quickly, Zagreus calmly said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Regress.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Berserker’s evolution halted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy flowing through him faltered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his evolution was turned back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nameless Death watched in stunned silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What the hell is that ability? It’s not just Truth. It’s... something else.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truth could rewrite reality by aligning it to one’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Say a rock was water, and it would become water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zagreus wasn’t persuading reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was commanding it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if the world itself had no choice but to obey him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Berserker didn’t seem discouraged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He laughed as he fought, even as the tide turned against him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now you are fighting like a true warrior, hahahaha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His grin didn’t fade, even when Zagreus’s palm struck his chest and sent him hurtling to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact created a crater thousand miles wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zagreus hovered above, wings stretched, eyes locked on Berserker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is the Life Flame that ant bastard stole?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Berserker didn’t answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zagreus narrowed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned toward a distant temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s where your medium is, isn’t it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shot off toward the temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Berserker remained on the ground, but instead of stopping Zagreus, he turned toward Barbatos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I let you two plan and grow strong,\" Berserker said, rising to his feet. \"So don’t feel bad now that I’m just leveling the field.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean by that?\" Barbatos questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before anyone could react, Berserker lunged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clashed with Barbatos, but his real target was Nameless Death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strike landed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t fatal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t even serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But something slipped into him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nameless Death staggered back, blinking as his head filled with knowledge he hadn’t asked for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What is this?’ he wondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t understand why Berserker gave him that information, but it started to surge in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now understood how Zagreus had awakened his Ancient Dragon bloodline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How they had converted the Space-Time Prison into something else entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"An Independent Space,\" Nameless Death muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw it now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prison had been altered into a temporary Cosmos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was how Zagreus had been able to awaken his Ancient Dragon Blood without being detected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nameless Death was surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why would you do something so stupid?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had completely severed this space from the outside world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing could enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing could leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time was no exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\" Barbatos asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before Barbatos could say more, Nameless Death activated his Concept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[All-Shadow.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barbatos barely had time to react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nameless Death slipped into the shadow beneath him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t reappear in the present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exited from the shadow in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the exact moment and place where Zagreus stood, moments before his transformation began.\u003C\u002Fp>",1312,"2026-05-30T08:01:13.698Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","33a15757933e51209c2c46a96f0b6ee529c89c0e5198ee8c86372f3564c2ad47","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-655","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-653",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]