Extra's Death: I Am the Son of Hades novel Chapter 13

Neo opened his eyes beneath the dark sky.

His plan worked.

He met a person who was directly related to the rebellion.

Since it was Clara, the original plan had to be changed.

The job became easier.

He could skip most of the steps, and heal the Queen while stopping the rebellion.

It was all good…

"I feel like shit."

Neo knew Clara had the ability to use curses.

But he never expected her to betray Elizabeth.

There was an important reason behind his oversight.

In the novel, the resurrection ritual was attempted by the protagonist and Amelia to revive the Tyrant Queen.

They used the Divine Water pond for the ritual.

During the ritual, the Queen refused to be resurrected.

She told them to revive Clara who died during the battle with the villain that destroyed the Mermaid Country.

For Elizabeth, Clara was like her own daughter.

She raised her and his brother, Paul, with love and care after she saved them from the pirates.

A feeling of disgust rose in Neo's heart.

Not only did Clara stab Elizabeth in the back, she took care of Amelia and replaced her mother.

Was it Clara's way of apologizing for her mistakes?

It was revolting.

"O Great Child of Monarch, you returned earlier than what we had decided."

The grating, yet somehow soothing, voice snapped him out of his thoughts.

He looked ahead and saw the Grim Reaper.

"A situation happened and I was sent back here."

Neo noticed something.

The Grim Reaper was not surprised he came to the Underworld without using the resurrection ritual.

'Does he know about the Immortal skill?'

As if reading his thoughts, the Grim Reaper spoke,

"It is fine if you came early. You have evolved and your soul has been strengthened. The limit of corruption your soul can endure has increased."

The Grim Reaper continued.

"And with your skill, you should be able to enter the Underworld at your discretion.

"However, do keep in mind you have to return eventually."

The Grim Reaper was not looking at Neo but above him.

Neo followed his gaze and noticed the screen.

[Time Remaining: 11 hours: 58 minutes]

Time passed slower in the Underworld.

Two days in there were equal to one day in the world of living.

The time on the screen was how long he could stay in the land of death.

When the timer reached zero, he would be forcefully revived.

He could return before time was up if he wanted.

"Can you see this screen?" Neo asked.

"We cannot, O Great Child of Monarch."

After receiving the answer, Neo thought about what he should do.

Returning right now was useless.

His body would be with Clara.

She would kill him again after he revived.

Immortal gave him the chance to resurrect once per day, he used the chance already.

If he died again tonight, he was dead.

[Time Remaining: 11 hours: 55 minutes]

Almost twelve hours.

It was equal to…

Six hours in the world of living.

Neo died around 3 pm.

After spending six hours (of real world time) in the Underworld, he would be revived at 9 pm.

He would gain the revival chance at 12 pm.

Three hours…

"I can't risk dying as soon as I revive."

"Or I'll die permanently."

Neo had to somehow stay alive for 3 hours after he returned.

He tried to think of a way but nothing came to his mind.