Extra's Death: I Am the Son of Hades novel Chapter 551

A distant ripple shivered through the void.

The Outer Gods stirred.

They could tell something was wrong, but they were not able to sense what it was.

Neo's existence (Seed of Existence) has been erased, let alone his body and soul. There was no way he was alive.

Clearly, they could not sense Consciousness.

But even without direct perception, the titanic energy being generated by his lingering Consciousness gnawed at their instincts.

It was a raw, pure energy they were not accustomed to.

Vaedrex moved first.

Without a word, he unfurled his divinity.

The concept of erasure, absolute and bottomless, spread out from him like a black tide.

Space, matter, memory—everything was eaten away.

Planets in the far distance flickered out of existence like dying embers.

Vaedrex wanted nothing left. Nothing for Neo to cling to. No piece of him to survive.

The others watched as Vaedrex devoured it all.

When the last traces of energy were swallowed, Vaedrex closed his massive, featureless jaws with a dull snap.

Silence fell again.

For a moment, the Outer Gods relaxed.

It was over.

But then Vaedrex's body jerked.

A tremor ran through the Maw of Silence.

His inner mind, vast and hollow, screamed in protest.

Deep inside him, Neo's consciousness, thought to be consumed, flared. It tore through Vaedrex's Consciousness like a wildfire through dry leaves.

"Ghh—!" Vaedrex's massive form twisted.

His mind, a fortress against madness of Darkness for countless eons, began to crack under the assault.

"What is happening?" Velgrath hissed, weaving more threads in agitation.

Myzrul floated backward, hands tightening around his star-lattices. "He should be dead..."

Inside Vaedrex, Neo's consciousness bloomed like a sun.

Blinding white flames erupted from within.

They grew darker, sliding into an attunement with the Shadow element.

Neo's consciousness wove the Shadow Core Concept into himself, using it as a foundation.

Within the raging sea of Vaedrex's mind, he built his Seed of Existence, forged his soul anew, and wrapped it in a growing Body.

The Outer Gods could only watch, horrified, as Neo forced himself back into reality.

Vaedrex let out a deep, guttural roar of pain.

Neo, fully reconstituted, tore through Vaedrex's mind and body and stepped out.

His breathing was steady, but there was a thin line of tension in his shoulders.

'That... was nauseating. Thinking without a body, soul, and Seed of Existence is not something I'd like to experience again.'

The Outer Gods stared at him, frozen in shock.

His eyes swept over the Outer Gods.

"Since my experiment is complete, and I now know I can regenerate from only consciousness... there's no need to entertain you guys anymore. Let's fight seriously."

The calm in his voice hit harder than any roar.

Vaedrex shuddered, but he wasn't dead.

Even a decapitated Stage-3 Outer God had vitality beyond measure. His jaw snapped open in fury, and he deployed his World without hesitation.

The World

Reality twisted.

Velgrath and Myzrul followed instantly, their instincts screaming danger.

The World

The World

Their Worlds exploded outward, changing the solar system at its core.

The star faraway dimmed. Planets were eaten by writhing void-silk, melted into star-blood, and folded into geometries that defied logic.

The environment warped into a fused eldritch Domain of void, star-death, and silent hunger.

Only Lurial hesitated.

Fear contorted her metallic face. She didn't deploy her World.

Instead, she turned, wrenching open a portal wreathed in clockwork sigils. She didn't want to fight. She wanted to escape.