Extra's Death: I Am the Son of Hades novel Chapter 194

"A Void-tainted."

"So you recognize this appearance," the man, a Void-tainted, smiled. "Of course you do. An Exalted Demigod would have knowledge about these matters, no doubt."

He laughed and spread his arms.

"To be honest, I was quite shocked when both of us were teleported to the [Dream Dimension].

"The Will of the World opens this place only when Exalted Demigods are about to fight."

The Void-tainted pointed at Elizabeth.

"Think about how I felt when I was about to attack the woman who entered our base, and suddenly the Will of the World pulled me into the Dream Dimension."

The corner of his lips rose.

"Thanks to you, we can complete the ritual today itself."

The man shot towards Elizabeth with a swift pace.

"I can't believe an Exalted Demigod delivered herself to our doorsteps!"

"Die and become the foundation of our great ritual!"

***

Training Room, Hargraves Mansion

"Status," he muttered.

[ Neo Hargraves ]

[ Rank: Grade 5 Mythic ]

[ Divine Energy Purity: Grade 2 Mythic ]

[ Stats ]

﹂Strength: 130

﹂Speed: 128

﹂Dexterity: 140

﹂Constitution: 119

﹂Luck: 0

[ Affinity: Death, Shadow, Darkness, Void, Water, Time ]

﹂Magic Spell: Necrotic Touch, Ocean's Embrace, Essence Breath

[ Bloodline: Monarch of Death ]

﹂Unique Skill: Death, Immortal, Eternal

[ Quest: Complete Barbatos' Training (Part 1), Completed 3/5 ]

He focused on the luck values.

A sigh escaped his lips.

"I wonder if my Luck - Fate Value - will affect what happens with Elizabeth."

He shook his head.

There was no point in thinking about what would happen.

He had played his card.

Now, he had to wait.

Neo shifted his focus to the task at hand.

He sat alone in the training room.

He closed his eyes and meditated.

Time elementals surrounded him, casting invisible shadows that danced along the walls.

Sweat flowed down his cheek while he focused.

Each droplet traced a path of intense concentration across his strained features.

"[Rewind Enchantment] Spell," he murmured to himself.

It was a Resonance-rank spell.

The other spells Neo had were all ingrained in his mind by Barbatos, Elizabeth, or the System.

He could use those spells easily.

However, Resonance Enchantment Spell was different.

He had been practicing since the day he bought it.

Neo's eyes snapped open.

He huffed, his chest rising and falling rapidly as he caught his breath.

"Dammit. Why is it so hard?" he muttered, frustration etched in his voice.

He closed his eyes again, focusing within himself.

His lips parted as he recalled everything he had been taught in the academy.

"Resonance-ranked spells are 3rd Stage spells," he repeated, a familiar chant now. "It means they have 2 raised to the power 3—eight—subshells."

Each subshell was made of one elemental paired together with one strand of Divine Energy.

The subshells were arranged in a very specific formation to activate the Spells.

"The theory is simple. But this damned spell…" he muttered, exhaling as he tried to calm himself.

"Again."

Neo closed his eyes.

He had yet to reach Adept mastery in Time element and couldn't use Time Elemental vision to 'see' time Elementals.

He had to focus on his other senses to sense them.

He took one elemental of the Time element.

Then, he tried to place it inside a subshell with a strand of Divine Energy.

The strand and the elemental were attracted to each other like opposite poles of a magnet.

He had to strain his mind and focus to keep them separated.

After creating one subshell successfully, Neo tried to make the second one.

Second. Third. Fourth.

By the time he was creating the fifth subshell, he had to use all of his focus to keep the subshells in place.

Some of them attracted each other while others repelled, and it took him all of his attention to maintain the delicate balance.

Beads of sweat rolled down his skin, each drop heavy with the effort he was exerting.

The opposing forces between the subshells became too much, and the formation shattered, leaving Neo gasping for air.

Only now did he realize how lucky he had been with his previous Spells.

Necrotic Touch from Barbatos, Ocean's Embrace from Elizabeth, and Essence Breath spell from the System.

Those spells had been wired in his mind when he gained them.

Time Enchantment Spell, however, was something he had to train from the ground up.

He had to learn it himself.

Neo closed his eyes and returned his focus to training.

Yet Henry still sent the letter through Sebastian.

"That damn bastard is enjoying this."

He sighed and sank back into the seat.

The butler coughed, trying to keep a straight face as he saw Neo's expression.

"I'm sure Master has appealed to the Senate Council already. He will try to have them remove the condition of you having a child."

"What about the marriage part?"

"…."

"Sebastian? Say something."

The butler coughed again.

"I'm not sure about that. But even if the marriage condition is removed from the Senate order, you will have to take fiancées."

"Fiancées? Multiple fiancées?"

"…Please read the letter carefully."

Neo reopened the letter, his eyes narrowing as he scanned the text.

He had missed a few lines before.

"Ten wives!? Do I look like a rabbit to them?"

Neo slumped down in his seat like a deflated balloon.

There was so much he needed to accomplish—get his exoskeleton surgery, defeat his shadow, complete Barbatos's trial, fight all of his friends together, pass the academy, and become a Templar.

Marrying was the last thing he wanted to focus on.

It didn't help his goal of becoming stronger in any way.

He clicked his tongue and looked out of the window.

They reached the auction venue.

Neo noticed several high-ranked figures among the auction participants.

Templars, Senate members, Clan Heads.

There was no shortage of people.

Neo stepped out of his vehicle and entered the auction house.

He was guided to a VVIP room by the butler.

***

Trivia 5:

Trivia Type: Skill information

Topic: Unique Skill Transcendence

Transcendence strengthened physique and soul 1% every time the user revived themselves.

While it looked like a heaven's blessing, it was completely opposite.

Transcendence had a very dangerous drawback.

A drawback so dangerous that it could easily kill Neo.

The skill needed Divine Energy to work.

Every time, Neo would have to expend his Divine Energy to use Transcendence.

Whenever he grew stronger, the skill Transcendence would require more Divine Energy to strengthen him further.

Unless his Divine Energy pool could continue to grow and satisfy the demand of the skill, he would one day die because he couldn't provide enough Divine Energy to support the skill.