Extra's Death: I Am the Son of Hades novel Chapter 220

[Author Note: I've noticed the auto correct has been changing the rank of Spells to Terror. To avoid confusion, I'll say it here.

The highest rank of Spell is [Tremor]. There is no Terror rank. It is a typo.]

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"Neo…"

Kane's nails dug into his palm, drawing blood.

The guilt weighed heavily upon him.

Neo clicked his tongue.

"Fine. How about this? If you are feeling guilty, teach me your sword techniques."

"H-huh? But it's my Trait."

"You are wrong. Your Trait allows you to put your Intent into pure Divine Energy. The techniques are your own. If I can learn the technique to put my Intent into Divine Energy, I can use your techniques too."

It was easier said than done, of course.

Putting Intent into Divine Energy was the next form of Aura Attacks after Aura Blades.

Neo knew it was not going to be easy.

After all, creating the Concept of Elements was done by fusing one's [Intent] into their [Core].

This was needed to reach Expert mastery in any element.

Now, he had to do something similar—fuse his [Intent] into pure Divine Energy.

"I will help you if I can, but how?" Kane questioned.

"It's similar to Incantations," Neo answered. "Do you know how Incantations work?"

Kane shook his head.

It was expected.

Right now, Incantations were just a budding technique.

They had been created decades ago, but there was not much information about them.

"Incantation is, simply put, asking the Elementals to help us."

"The Elementals are alive?" Kane frowned.

"Maybe they are, maybe not," Neo turned his head and stared at the ceiling. "Are robots alive?"

"No?"

Kane didn't understand what Neo was trying to explain, but he listened.

Everyone knew Neo's capabilities.

Not only was he strong, but he was smart too.

Kane still found it absurd a child like Neo could handle the city's administration all alone without breaking a sweat at that.

'If he is explaining this to me, then it must be important,' thought Kane.

"So robots aren't alive according to you. What about humans?"

"They are alive."

"How can you tell that?"

"Well, we eat, move, breathe."

"A robot can be programmed to do that too."

"…"

Kane became silent after listening to Neo's words.

"Elementals are similar. They are alive, but not at the same time."

Neo continued to explain,

"When we use Incantations, we are essentially saying, 'Dear Elemental, I need you to do this. Please listen to me and help me.'"

There was more nuance behind it, of course.

One had to put their [Intent] into their words to communicate with the Elementals.

The Elementals didn't understand the human tongue, after all.

"I see."

Neo didn't know whether to laugh or cry at Kane's dazed expression.

"I bet you didn't even realize you were calling out the names of your techniques because they are Incantations."

"…"

Kane's expression stiffened, and he looked away.

"I've been curious about this. Since you didn't know you were using Incantations, why did you call out the names of your attacks?"

"…an."

"Mhm? I couldn't hear it."

Neo had, of course, heard it. He just wanted to tease Kane and lighten the mood.

"I'm an anime fan. It felt natural to call out the technique names."

The noise of stifled laughter came from the other side of the door.

Neo and Kane stared at the entrance of the room.

They couldn't sense anyone outside.

But the noise made it clear someone was there.

"Stop hiding," Neo said.

There was no movement.

"I see. Maybe you want me to visit your dreams at night since you are doing this."

"No, don't do that again!"

The door was slammed open, and three people almost fell inside.

Calista, the woman with the lie detection Trait.

Alexander, the city defense team leader.

Edmund, the city police head and the one who was responsible for erasing their presence earlier.

"You won't do that again, right?" Calista grabbed Neo's hand, her face red from shame and her eyes on the verge of tears.

Kane would've normally laughed.

But his face was burning from shame too.

Alexander and Edmund made no intention of hiding their smirks as they stared at him.

An ominous premonition crept into Kane's heart when he saw Alexander's smug expression.

"No, please no," Kane said.

"It's alright." Alexander grinned and gave him a thumbs up. "I'll make sure everyone knows about this by tomorrow. Your fan club especially."

Kane's face became a sight to behold.

Neo smiled when he watched their antics.

Even though they tried to hide it, he could see their puffy eyes and tear-stained faces.

They'd been worried to death when Neo came bloodied with his arm missing.

Edmund had nearly put a bullet into Kane's head.

They only stopped after Neo forcefully intervened.