Extra's Death: I Am the Son of Hades novel Chapter 154

The arrow was in front of Neo's face before he knew.

He triggered the Ocean's Ebrace at the last second and let the arrow bounce off his skin harmlessly.

It was easy.

Or so he thought when suddenly, a golden blurry figure appeared next to him.

The figure, cloaked in lightning, attacked at a speed faster than Neo.

He could not react even with the warnings of Death affinity.

The new minion was a human with leopard legs and whiskers.

Golden lightning crackled around him and his face...

…!?

Neo stiffened.

He recognized the minion.

"Kendrick?"

Kendrick di Valemont.

The Zeus clan members that died in the Window alongside Christian and others.

Kendrick, now a minion, ignored Neo's shock.

He punched Neo in the abdomen, causing him to fly back into a broken building.

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He had broken a few ribs in the last attack.

Kendrick had grown stronger after he was corrupted by the Darkness.

'He must've devoured monsters. A lot of them.'

The monster Kedrick bolted towards Neo on all fours, leaving no room for Neo to breath.

Neo did not move, nor did he try to dodge.

His mind was blank.

'If Kendrick is corrupted by Darkness, he can't be revived.'

The realization hit him like a giant hammer, leaving him paralyzed under the weight of it.

The monster Kendrick paid no heed to Neo's thoughts.

He, powered by Invincible, rained down a flurry of punches.

Neo did not fight back.

His body was smashed into the ground.

The pain, he could ignore.

But the truth before his eyes made him feel like he was being choked.

Not just Kendrick, Gwen di Langley too.

'Gwen shot the first arrow.'

The arrow, wrapped in golden lighting, was too fast to be fired by a normal monster.

It must've been shot by Gwen, who died in the Window, and was now using Invincible.

The golden lightning was the proof.

'This is my fault.'

Neo barely interacted with Kendrick or Gwen.

They were neither his friends, nor his acquaintances.

Still, they were his responsibility.

He had vowed to save them.

"P-please, kill me…"

Suddenly, Kendrick stopped attacking.

His face contorted and tears shimmered in his eyes.

He had come to his senses for a moment.

"Ne-Neo, you are Neo, right? Please, I do-don't want to become a monster. Devour m-mee. End me..."

"How did you regain—"

Before Neo could complete his words, Kendrick lost control over himself again.

He growled and grabbed Neo's leg and threw him.

Neo's body bounced a few times before coming to a stop.

"Fuck…"

He stood up and wiped the blood flowing out from the corner of his mouth.

"Fuck, I hate this shitty feeling of helplessness."

He gripped his sword.

His eyes were focused on the monster Kendrick rushing towards him.

"I'm sorry I couldn't save you."

Neo resolved his dilemma.

"I'm sorry for giving you a fake promise."

He unleashed his aura of Darkness.

"It's impossible to save you now."

The monster reached him.

He ignored the incoming attack and slashed at his neck.

"I'll put you out of your misery at the least."

Just as Neo's sword was about to behead Kendrick, an arrow warped in lightning struck his sword.

The attack changed his trajectory changed and he missed.

It became an opportunity for Kendrick.

He landed a clean attack on Neo.

But Neo stood firm.

He absorbed the impact of Kendrick's attack by using the Aura of Darkness.

Neo grabbed Kendrick's hand and wrestled him into a hold.

Kendrick continued to try and get out of Neo's grip.

But he was no match for Neo while he was using his blessing.

A familiar voice resounded just as he was about to snap his neck,

"Wait!"

Gwen rushed out of the woods.

"Don't kill Kendrick!"

The last thing Neo expected was Gwen to give up her advantage of being hidden and come out in the open.

However, more surprising was…

"You can talk?"

"Yes, I… I haven't corrupted by the Darkness."

Gwen answered while slowly closing the distance.

"I have Darkness affinity. I can resist the corruption."

"…"

Neo took a deep breath.

He was a bit relieved.

And suspicious at the same time.

"Why are you working for Mad Hound if you aren't his minion?"

"Because he has the way to reverse the corruption of Darkness."

"…?"

"H-he promised to save Kendrick."

Neo's face hardened.

She believed those words?

As a Darkness wielder, she would've known there was no going back after one was corrupted by the Darkness.