Extra's Death: I Am the Son of Hades novel Chapter 801

Chapter 801: Julie

The night passed quietly.

Neo did not know when it began or how long it lasted, but at some point, he found himself lying with his head resting on Elizabeth’s lap.

She did not speak much.

She did not interrupt him either.

Her fingers moved slowly through his hair, steady and warm, as if she had all the time in the world. Neo spoke in a low voice, sometimes stopping in the middle of a sentence, sometimes going on longer than he meant to.

He talked about Tartarus.

He talked about what came after her death.

About how empty everything had felt when the Eternals made their first move, and how the dreadful it felt when he slowly began to lose memories of people.

He talked about Voraka Site, about returning to Earth, about the fight with the Universal Alliance and the Ancient Dragons. He spoke about Ultris, about choices that could not be taken back, and finally about Julie.

Some words were spoken with anger.

Some with regret.

Some were simply spoken because they had been buried for too long.

Elizabeth listened to everything.

When his voice broke, she did not react.

When he paused, she did not rush him.

She just kept caressing his hair, her touch gentle and consistent.

It was only when faint light crept in from the horizon that Neo realized morning had arrived.

The heaviness in his chest felt... lighter.

It no longer crushed him from the inside.

With that realization came embarrassment.

Neo stared at the sky for a moment, then let out a quiet breath.

He was older than all the current universes in the Cosmos.

And yet, here he was.

Depressed.

Needing someone to listen to him.

Elizabeth seemed to sense his thoughts.

"There is no problem with what you did," she said calmly. "Speaking your heart is a good thing. And if you won’t tell everything to me, who would you tell it to?"

Neo looked up at her.

She was gazing down at him with a soft expression, as if what he had done was the most natural thing in the world.

He stared at her for a few seconds.

Then he smiled.

It was light.

Carefree.

He did not remember the last time he had smiled like that without forcing it.

"I don’t even know how long it’s been since I felt this calm," he said quietly.

Elizabeth’s lips curved slightly, but she said nothing.

Neo shifted a little, sitting up properly.

"So," he said, rubbing the back of his neck, "what are we going to do now?"

He had told her almost everything.

From Tartarus, to the Eternals, to his actions in Voraka Site. His return to Earth, his battles, Ultris, and finally Julie.

As her name left his mouth again, his expression darkened.

"I’m sorry," he said after a short pause.

Elizabeth glanced at him.

"For what?"

"Julie might be dead because of me."

A sigh escaped his lips.

Elizabeth hummed softly.

"Mhm. Don’t think too much about it."

Neo blinked.

"...What?"

He tilted his head slightly.

"Are you not worried about your sister?"

Elizabeth stopped moving her hand.

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