Extra's Death: I Am the Son of Hades novel Chapter 19

"Put more sincerity into your request," he ordered.

Clara tried.

Her words made no difference.

Neo snapped his fingers and re-trigged the violent devouring of Paul's Death Mark.

He woke up with a startle and let out blood curling screams.

"W-what are you doing? Why are you harming Paul?" _{freeweɓnøvel.com}

"I'm warning you. If the Queen dies, don't think I'll let you two go."

Dark lines appeared on Neo's face.

He couldn't think of anything to save the Queen.

Not much time was left.

"P-please save m-me… m-mom…," Paul spoke in a whimper.

Neo frowned when he saw his pathetic actions.

However, the Tyrant Queen's fingers twitched.

She heard Paul?

Neo looked at Clara. His eyes told her what she needed to do.

She opened her mouth,

"M-mom, please wake up…. I… don't want you to d… die."

The Tyrant Queen reacted.

Just when Neo thought he found a way out of the situation, he felt an incredible sense of sleepiness attacking him.

"What are you doing to me?" He glared at Clara.

"Huh?" Clara shouted. "Hey, what's happening to you!?"

Her words hinted that she wasn't behind the drowsiness.

Before Neo could do something, he fell asleep.

…

Bright sunlight pierced through Neo's eyelids.

He woke up with a grunt.

"I feel like fuck."

Rubbing his hair, he scanned his surroundings.

He was at a harbor where a proud, wide, broken ship was docked.

Countless citizens were gathered in the area.

Listening to them, Neo found out that they were celebrating someone's… their Queen's… safe return.

"Where am I?"

Neo remembered falling unconscious while trying to save the Queen.

He pushed through the crowds to find out what was happening.

His eyes widened.

He saw a young Elizabeth, with dark, sunken cheeks, coming out of the ship.

She looked famished.

In her hands, a little girl, five or six months old, slept.

"Elizabeth and Amelia?" he thought.

A guard approached Elizabeth.

"What about the king and the prince, my Queen?" the guard asked.

Elizabeth shook her head.

She tried to calm the citizens and the guards, but their sorrow was palpable.

No one seemed in their right mind.

Biting her lips, she hid her tears, and donned an expressionless mask.

"Stop crying. We don't have much time left." Elizabeth spoke with a firm voice. "The Falcon Pirates will arrive on our island in a few weeks. We have to prepare and…

"There are survivors on the ship. Take care of them."

"M-my Queen, what about reinforcements? Can't we ask other countries for help?" the guard asked with a fearful expression.

"…I've tried but they refused. Our country has no longer anything of value to give them, they have no need to help us."

The Queen moved towards the palace.

The people were shocked and helpless.

They seemed sure of their eventual demise at the hands of the pirates.

However.

Seeing the Queen, who stood firm, they regained a bit of hope.

The soldiers and the citizens got to work.

After a bit of the time, Neo noticed familiar people among the survivors of the ship.

Paul and Clara.