Extra's Death: I Am the Son of Hades novel Chapter 203

Watching him, Jack's father spoke.

"It was our family's duty to defeat the Niles Radcliffe.

"However, we were too weak to do that."

He continued,

"The burden that had been shackling our family for hundreds of years has finally disappeared.

"It's all because of you.

"This spell is our family heirloom. Please accept it as our thanks."

Neo looked at the book.

He picked it up and flipped through the pages.

The pages were filled with theoretical knowledge, subshell diagrams, and extra notes for detailed explanation.

"Our ancestor made this Spell.

"Since then, every generation's patriarch has made slight changes to the Spell and continued to improve it."

The man smiled.

"You can take it without worrying that it will be useless.

"It's a Terror-ranked spell: Black Dawn of Despair."

"…!?"

Neo looked at Jack's father.

"Terror ranked?"

Although he didn't say it outright, his words were obvious enough.

"Indeed, our family heirloom is a Terror-ranked spell.

"Yes, it's a powerful spell, but the user needs to have high mastery in the Darkness element to use it.

"None of our clan members could achieve it except the originator of the Hanma Bloodline, Nyx Hanma. _{fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm}

"And since it would've caused great turmoil if others knew we had a Terror-ranked spell, we kept the news hidden until now."

Neo nodded.

He read the Spell details written in the book.

Temporarily turns day into night, enhancing the power of darkness-based allies, inducing madness and causing spiritual damage to enemies.

'…Turn day into night?'

The description was astounding.

Neo knew it was something to be expected from Terror-ranked spells.

"Thank you," Neo said and took the Spell book.

"You don't need to thank us, Sir Divine Ruler. It's us who are in your debt.

"If you need anything else, please do not hesitate to question us."

"There is something I'd like to know."

"And that is?"

"Why didn't the patriarch of the Hanma Bloodline defeat the Necromancer before he ascended to Godhood?"

"…"

Jack's father stared at Neo for a few seconds.

His fierce gaze bore holes into Neo, and he sighed a few seconds later.

"Our progenitor was a woman.

"Only a bit of time had passed when the Necromancer was sealed and she became a God.

"In fact, our matriarch was one of the first Awakeners to become a God.

"She attained Godhood before Great God Zeus and Great God Poseidon, even before the Akashic Records were created."

Neo could feel the pride behind Jack father's words as he explained the details.

"In the Age of Gods, the world was going through an upheaval.

"Our matriarch, Nyx, was one of the pillars who defended the world.

"She didn't have time to unseal and defeat the Necromancer when worse threats were threatening the peace," Jack's father said.

"Why didn't she do it when the peace returned? Because she had ascended?"

"No, it's because she was dead."

Jack, who was sitting on the side, suddenly sighed.

Jack's father glared at him, forcing Jack to look away.

The man clicked his tongue and turned to Neo.

"Our matriarch died before the Akashic Record was created.

"There is no proof of any of her great deeds.

"Everything I've told you is an oral record that has been passed through our family."

Neo nodded.

During the Age of Gods, cities were destroyed almost every day.

There was no way any written piece of information could've survived the aftermath of the battles that happened between Awakeners endlessly.

The only exception was the Akashic Record.

Akashic Record, the compendium of all knowledge, was Eternal.

Anything written in it could never be destroyed.

It was why the Akashic Record was called Hope.

The discussion continued.

Jack and Neo left the Hanma Mansion few hours later.

"Your parents are nice," Neo said.

"I know," Jack muttered, "but my old man talks too much."

'Well, so do you.'

Neo kept his thoughts to himself.

The two took another bullet train to Solivara City.

On the way, Jack kept looking at his device nervously.

"What happened?"

"They are calling me."

He smiled bitterly and showed Neo the screen.

"The cat is out of the bag.

"They know I'm trying to help you enter the World of Shadows."

"Oh, good luck."