[{"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-673":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},418663,682,"Chapter 673: Anger, Relief, Tears","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-673",673,"\u003Cp>Moraine took a step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face was stiff with disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The way her eyes shifted betrayed her emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprise, fear, and anger, all of it was trying to find space on the same face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You probably got found out as a Witch once and ran away. If you’d just killed everyone the first time, you wouldn’t have had to run again. But don’t worry, now that I’m here—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words were cut short.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slap echoed louder than it should have in the still morning air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood there, stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cheek stung, but he was confused instead of being in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thoughts fumbled, trying to grasp what had just happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You killed innocent people for that?! We could’ve just moved away! It wouldn’t have been that hard!\" Moraine shouted, her voice cracking with fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened his mouth, tried to explain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leave! Don’t ever come back! I don’t want to see your face again! It was my mistake, thinking the son of Hades could be different. You’re just like him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned without another word and stormed back into the tavern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood there, staring at the closed door, still trying to piece together what went wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it finally sank in, the world slowed to a crawl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dammit, dammit, dammit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moraine slammed the latch shut on the backdoor and started throwing her belongings into a bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hands trembled as they touched clothes and utensils, but she kept moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would bury the dead after packing, then leave the town before nightfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bodies... she still couldn’t get them out of her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shocked expression on the faces of people. The blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one had been spared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She reached for a folded shirt on the side table, and spoke absentmindedly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you see the clothes I bought yesterday? I can’t find—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence answered her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing what she’d just done, she bit her lip and shut her eyes for a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, her mind kept returning to him, like a wound she couldn’t stop touching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Why did he do that?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer came quickly, too quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Hades wouldn’t have taught him compassion. He just gave him potential, talent, knowledge of death, and war, and sent him out into the world.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe... maybe he thought killing was the only way to protect her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’No,’ she told herself, shaking the thought away. ’Why am I worrying about him now?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tossed another shirt into the bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s old enough to know right from wrong. He should’ve known better.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, her hands moved slower now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he eaten?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he sleeping somewhere safe?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was smart, but naïve in some ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if someone tricked him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if someone hurt him while he was alone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it,\" she whispered. \"I should check on him at least once.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as she thought it, the worry bloomed into something louder, and more frantic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t even bother changing properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just pulled on a coat and stepped out the back door, the same one staff usually used to enter and leave the tavern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had barely taken one step when her eyes caught something by the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her breath caught again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was there, sitting curled up beside the tavern wall, knees pulled up to his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His back was pressed against the cold stone, and his cloak wrapped tight around his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His head rested on his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took a step closer and, sensing her, he looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He jolted upright, clearly not expecting her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I’m sorry,\" he said, eyes wide, hands fidgeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I shouldn’t have killed them. I’m sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was small, and unsure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down at his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him here, close to home, brought a strange mix of anger and relief that twisted in her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t notice that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only saw her silence, and it made him rush to speak again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I should’ve asked first. I thought it was the best way, but... I won’t do something like that again. Please... just don’t send me away. Please.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fists clenched as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him like this reminded of the child that had been brought to her years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moraine, I don’t want to be thrown away again. Please...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could finish, she stepped forward and wrapped her arms around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You idiot!\" she cried, voice breaking. \"What do you mean I would throw you away?! I would never do that!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes widened as he felt her tears against his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t expected this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moraine?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop saying it’s your fault. It was my mistake. I should’ve taught you better,\" she sobbed. \"Don’t blame yourself, okay? I won’t ever tell you to leave again. Just... don’t say things like that again, alright?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She held onto him like he was the last thing keeping her upright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took him hours to calm her down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she finally did, her cheeks were red and blotchy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her nose was running.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked anything but composed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I wasn’t crying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I said I wasn’t crying!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I never said you were.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But your eyes are saying something different!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mood had shifted again. First anger in the morning, then sorrow at night, and now this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at her, confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s wrong with you today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her jaw tightened, and she realized how ridiculous she looked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She straightened up, dusted off her coat, and cleared her throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m going to finish packing... so...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression turned serious again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You—go give them a proper burial.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face tensed at the words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It reminded him of the reason she had nearly discarded him like the Sovereign.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You shouldn’t kill innocent people,\" she said softly, placing a hand on his head. \"That’s not how you protect something. That’s just destruction. Treat life with care.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took him a full day to bury everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t use magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did it with his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They left the town the next morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, years passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then decades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They never stayed in one place long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They moved from town to town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They opened a tavern, closed them, started over somewhere new.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never killed another innocent again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With passage of time, Moraine grew older.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lines formed on her face. Her steps slowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She never told him to leave her side again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike her, his appearance didn’t change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still looked like a young man on the edge of adulthood, frozen in time by the blood that ran through his veins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But time didn’t care about that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, she couldn’t get out of bed anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tavern was quiet when he came in that evening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her breath was shallow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her smile was weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them understood it instinctively, it was her last day.\u003C\u002Fp>",1150,"2026-05-30T08:01:13.698Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","fed09680dd5cabc96b804df12673dc61cc025fa91781228b0df3769596912d4a","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-674","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-672",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]