Extra's Death: I Am the Son of Hades novel Chapter 109

Depth Level 3, South side

The domineering presence of shadow elemental pressed down.

It corroded everything in the vicinity.

"Where was I teleported?"

Harrison looked around.

He stood in the center of a clearing.

The energy of the Unique Skill Invincible pulsed through him.

His muscles tensed.

He tightened the grip around the sword and stared at his Shadow across the clearing.

The Shadow wore the same face, wielded the same sword, but its presence was darker.

It felt sinister.

"You know you can't win.

"You're just a shadow of me." _{freewёbn૦νeɭ.com}

The Shadow smirked at his taunts.

A shadow mimicked the original.

It was always weaker.

But, in return, it knew the original better than original itself.

Harrison's Shadow lunged forward without another word.

Their swords clashed.

A storm of golden and black sparks flew and the ground beneath them trembled.

Harrison pressed forward.

He used his superior strength to force the Shadow back with brute force.

The Shadow tilted the blade and let Harrison's sword slip.

Harrison charged again.

His Shadow rolled to the side and dodged the powerful strike of golden lightning from his blade.

It spun on its feet and slashed at Harrison's side.

The blow bounced off Harrison's tough skin harmlessly.

Invincible gave a major boost to all abilities.

The boost acted differently for everyone.

In Harrison's case, it increased his defenses the most.

Harrison barely flinched when the Shadow's attack connected.

He smirked.

Lightning crackled around his blade as he slashed downwards.

His Shadow leapt back just in time.

The ground where the Shadow stood moments ago was scorched and smoking.

"You can't even scratch me.

"You will never win." Harrison grinned.

The original could never win against his Shadow?

That might be true for everyone, but Harrison was different.

He was genius.

He would not lose.

Never.

The Shadow's smirk stayed on its face as it charged at Harrison, this time faster.

Its strikes became more precise.

Harrison parried each blow with ease.

But he realized something was off.

The Shadow's movements weren't random—they were deliberate, almost rehearsed.

Each time he moved to counter, the Shadow was already a step ahead.

It dodged and parried with uncanny precision.

Harrison growled in frustration.

He raised his sword high and summoned a surge of lightning from the sky above.

"Unique Skill Thunderbolt."

The air around him buzzed with electricity.

He brought the blade down in a powerful, swift arc.

A golden arc of lightning descended.

His Shadow didn't dodge.

It sidestepped just enough to let the bolt pass and hit the ground next to it.

The calculated precision left Harrison stunned.

Before he could react, the Shadow closed the distance between them in an instant.

It disappeared into a black arc of lighting and reappeared before him with a flash.

The Shadow's sword struck at his wrist.

The attack barely had any strength behind it.

It would never hurt Harrison, especially not when he was under the effects of Invincible.

Harrison ignored the attack.

He should've been able to brush it off.

But something unexpected happened.

…!

Harrison's grip faltered and the sword slipped from his hand.

The Shadow capitalized on the opportunity.

It landed a solid kick to Harrison's chest.

Harrison stumbled back.

Shock and pain flashed through his eyes.

His skin was tough, but the spot the Shadow hit was just below his sternum.

A spot Harrison didn't even know was vulnerable.

"How…?"

His voice cracked.

He had trouble breathing and he could not speak properly.

Looking at his actions, the Shadow continued to grin.

And Harrison realized.

'A Shadow knows the original better than the original itself.'

'My weaknesses, habits, and fears. It knows everything about me.'

Harrison's heart pounded in his chest.

For the first time, he felt truly exposed.

As if there was nothing he could hide.

The Shadow's strikes weren't random.

They were calculated, aimed at places Harrison didn't defend instinctively.

'It knows me better than I know myself.'

The Shadow came at him again.

Its blade targeted Harrison's wrists, elbows, and the small of his back—places Harrison didn't think twice about.

Each strike was weaker than Harrison's blows.

But they were more precise.

Harrison gritted his teeth and blocked another attack.

'I can't lose here!'