[{"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-786":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},418776,682,"Chapter 786: Black Knight","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-786",786,"\u003Cp>Was Ouroboros correct about Hades?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were Ouroboros’ intentions good?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But none of that mattered in the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What mattered was the result of Ouroboros actions, and the result had been disastrous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why Apollyon, for all his anger and contradictions, respected Hades even though Hades had once stood as an enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hades had wanted to destroy the Cosmos, but he was kinder than anyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His was a kindness that a person could only develop after watching too much suffering for far too long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Destruction, for him, had been a mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to destroy everything because he was kind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet until he found the method to accomplish that destruction, he had worked harder than anyone else to bring peace and stability to the Cosmos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had strength, yet he never misused it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hades hoped for destruction but brought peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ouroboros hoped for peace but brought destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now tell me, Heavenbreaker. Was I wrong about killing him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Instead of killing him, you could’ve helped him fix his mistakes. Daniel would’ve never wanted to destroy the Cosmos. Yes, everything ended up in ruins, but that was a mistake. You had strength. You could’ve helped him correct his mistakes,\" Neo said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wordmistakehit Apollyon harder than Neo expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His jaw tightened, and for the first time, he looked like he wanted to stop talking altogether.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mistake?\" Apollyon repeated quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The word tasted bitter on his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So what if it was a mistake? Do you think calling it a mistake is enough for the people who now die painfully in decaying universes? Do you have any idea how much despair was born from that ’mistake’?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo wanted to respond, but Apollyon wasn’t finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You said I should’ve used my strength to help him fix things,\" Apollyon said. \"That’s exactly what I did. I killed him. And I used his blood to nourish the newborn universes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those universes would have died before reaching adolescence because of his actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, they can grow. They can live longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I corrected the mistake.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo’s hands curled into fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The darkness around him pulsed, reacting to his emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what about Ultris?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apollyon shook his head. \"I’m not the one who killed Ultris. And he was the one who—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reality tore apart before he finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The World of Darkness appeared, pushing its way through existence like a wound opening in the fabric of reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t a universe. It wasn’t even a coherent world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an abomination made of countless consciousnesses fused together, all screaming, all desperate, none sane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment it appeared, the battlefield lurched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything felt heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breathing became harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even thoughts slowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apollyon’s expression hardened instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever patience he’d had disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had tried to talk, but time was up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Mad Supreme arrived fully, nothing nearby would survive the attempt she would make to save Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apollyon couldn’t allow the destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden Threads appeared around him, trembling with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His power rose, and a Technique Spirit began to manifest at his back, its form blinding and sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the clash was about to begin, a voice touched Neo’s ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice was soft, familiar, and soothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moraine? You can—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I cannot maintain sanity for long,\" she interrupted. Her\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>tone carried urgency despite its gentleness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So listen to me while I can speak. If you keep using my power, you’ll be devoured completely. Even the Curse of Apollyon won’t save you. You need to leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about you? Are you going to fight—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s still injured. He’s not strong enough to kill me. And the one you should worry about is the bastard who killed Ultris.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something felt wrong. Deeply wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apollyon had been hiding in Forbidden Lands to heal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who was he hiding from?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably Ultris.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Apollyon sensed Neo, he swiftly came out from Forbidden Lands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because if one Heavenbreaker—Ultris—could give him trouble, then two Heavenbreakers might defeat him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was why Apollyon had to come out before he could even heal properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t allow Neo to get stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, a Heavenbreaker was a formidable enemy for Apollyon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, how could he kill Ultris so quickly and come after Neo?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless.... It wasn’t him who killed Ultris.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought formed in less than a heartbeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo opened his mouth to ask Moraine who it had been—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—but the darkness reached him first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elementals of Darkness slipped into him, sliding through the imperceptible cracks of his Cosmos as if they belonged there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the second time today, Neo’s Cosmos was breached effortlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant they were inside his Cosmos, moving too fast to track.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They dove toward Morrigan, wrapped themselves around her, and tore something out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo’s entire body jerked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait—!\" he shouted, choking on the pressure inside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Darkness elementals retreated immediately after pulling the ’thing’ free off Morrigan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They rushed out of his Cosmos like shadows fleeing the sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything happened too quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo couldn’t stop them. He couldn’t even understand the movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All he could do was see the look on Morrigan’s face as she realized what had been taken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression went pale, then twisted with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’You bitch! Give it back!’ she screamed, cursing Moraine and her nine generations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo blinked in confusion. Did he really hear that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Darkness elementals focused on the ’thing’ they brought out of Neo’s Cosmos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo knew that figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had seen the same black knight when Morrigan fought Zeus during the ambush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The armor, the posture, the weight of its presence. There was no mistaking it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This bitch, hogging all good things for herself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo’s expression turned strange when he heard the whisper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the chaos surrounding him, despite Apollyon raising his power, despite the World of Darkness breaking into reality, he found himself momentarily stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morrigan and Moraine were both cursing each other because of this black knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, if they saw each other as different entities, this would be alright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they thought of themselves as one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were essentially cursing themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moraine suppressed the greed trying to burst out of her, and take the black knight for herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She forced herself to focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she reached out and began fusing the black knight into Neo’s being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, her main body — the World of Darkness — fought Apollyon, using every method she had to stall him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo gasped as the fusion began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His existence twisted painfully, bending in ways a living thing shouldn’t bend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the black knight wasn’t just a weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hisbody.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body from the ninth Eon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was damaged, cracked, incomplete, excavated from the Forbidden Lands and never fully healed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as it merged with him, he felt his existence strengthen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The broken pieces of himself found new structure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His power adjusted, aligning with the deeper layers of what he used to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t perfect. It wasn’t painless. It was far from stable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the strength inside it...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stage 8.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sensation running through his new body settled into something sharp and steady, like a truth he hadn’t expected to face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’My physical body was never this strong.’\u003C\u002Fp>",1210,"2026-05-30T08:01:16.613Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.950Z",1,"novelbin.me","621aec04838fc81ab4ecc0f90681154b3a403c6bb76b67b019d5bd5e402274fe","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-787","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-785",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]