[{"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-68":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},418208,682,"Chapter 68: Forged Through The Flames Of Darkness","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-68",68,"\u003Cp>Neo took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waited for his emotions to calm down before starting again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Darkness devoured the monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ate a small amount.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voices screeched inside his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like his mind was torn apart hundreds of times and each piece was forced to listen to a different jarring voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Right Hand Dexterity +1]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Vision +2]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black blood, tainted by Darkness, dripped from his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo tried to rein the rampaging Darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phantom pain surged through his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hallucinations of his deaths appeared in front of his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo bit his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hoped the pain would help him hold onto his sanity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Darkness… Devour…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He moved to another set of corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands of images appeared inside his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lives of Gremlins, their feasts, their traditions of consuming their kin, the memories of the preys they devoured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was inserted into his head in a split second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo felt his head split.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahh… argh… uhhgg…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He groaned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes turned pitch-black and he frothed from the mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo lost control over the Darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It climbed his feet and wrapped around his body like a cocoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadows, limited in range by Neo, suddenly spread far out and covered the entire Gremlin camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo tried to stop it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Darkness began to devour the hundreds of Gremlins at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dug his nails into his face and doubled over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how much he tried, the Darkness did not let go of its hold over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It pulled him into the abyss of insanity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mercilessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relentlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo could not resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Darkness was overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt he was falling into an endless pit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain did not help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when he thought it was over for him, he heard a voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don't…. give… up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remember… your vow…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obitus spoke to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black light flew towards him in the endless sea of darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Win… you have to reach… the Zenith…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if you have to die…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... will win.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo felt as if he reached an epiphany.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped resisting the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He no longer tried to halt the flow of the endless darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he molded its flow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let the Darkness devour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not the monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used the Darkness to devour the Darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Darkness grew frenzied and tried to retaliate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo persisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He accepted the gluttony of Darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let it paint himself in its color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In exchange, he told it to eat itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black flames burst over Neo's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divine Energy in the air trembled and the Aura flames of Darkness burned brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They devoured themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Darkness shrunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It let go of its clutches over Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy, concentrated, grew smaller and got compressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Aura flames shrunk until they were became a pea-sized seed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Seed of Darkness entered Neo's Core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Free of the maddening noises and the countless images, Neo fell to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lost consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless screens flashed before his closed eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Taste Bud +1] [Sprint +1] [Punch Power +3] [Water Affinity +1] [Health +2] [Reaction Speed +1] [Breath Control +4] [Flexibility +1] [Reflexes +0] [Libido +4] [Grip Strength +2] [Endurance +1] [Immune Strength +2] [Cold Resistance +5] [Bone Density +1] [Skin Toughness +0] [Lung Capacity +4] [Blood Circulation +5] [Jump Height +1] [Hand-eye coordination +0] [Sweat Efficiency +2] [Metabolism +1] [Tactical Sensitivity +1] [Hydration Efficiency +1] [Sleep Quality +4] [Agility +3] [Adrenal Response +1] [Body Temperature Regulation +2] [Posture +4] [Height +3] [Tendon Strength +2] [Core Strength +1] [Oxygen Efficiency +3] [Regeneration +2] [Nail Growth Rate +0] [Peripheral Awareness +2] [Bladder Control +4] [Tongue Dexterity +5] [Blood Clotting Speed +2] [Bone Healing Speed +1] [Pheromone Sensitivity +1] [Limb Strength +1] [Jaw Strength +0] [Pupil Response Rate +3] [Gait Stability +1] [Fatigue Resistance +3] [Finger Strength +1] [Body Symmetry +5] [Bowl Control +2] [Neck Strength +1] [Spine Strength +1] [Limb Coordination +1] [Hormone Regulation +3] [Bone Flexibility +2]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of corpses were devoured by Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body healed completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While he was in sleep, wisps of black flames materialized around Obitus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword, hungry, did its best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black flames entered Neo's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They reached his core and took out the newly formed Seed of Darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo grunted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obitus retracted its black flames and held the Seed of Darkness within its clutches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is… no need… for two Spirits… to server master…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black flames of Obitus devoured the seed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword burped before it returned to sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Time limit exceeded. Forcefully reviving Neo Hargraves.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo woke up in the world of living.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He groaned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Warning! You have left the Quest area.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Please return to the Quest area within 5 days.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Or else, the Quest rewards will be forfeited.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The time limit is 5 days. It wasn't halved.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time, it changed from 10 days to 5 days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo did not understand the criteria behind the time limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood up with a stagger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lingering effects of darkness were still there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Neo felt power coursing through his veins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Primary Stats barely increased, but he could tell he grew stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lot stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My Secondary Stats gained a substantial boost.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant only one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo succeeded in devouring the corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at his body and tried to sense the changes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While he was being devoured, he could barely think straight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not remember half of the things that occurred back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think I saw Obitus' Spirit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked the same as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could tell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obitus was a step closer to completion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this rate, he should be able to pull the blade out of the sheathe soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about the Seed of Darkness? I'm sure I created one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sensed his core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no Seed of Darkness inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did I hallucinate about forming a seed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The theory made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it made him question one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>",1004,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.451Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","4f576b78f1bb48669cbe0a1250ba8f1db2a5c395a65f804c3a90f4f63627c4c7","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-69","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-67",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]