Extra's Death: I Am the Son of Hades novel Chapter 663

Chapter 663: World Seed, Reunion

Neo clicked his tongue.

"Stop projecting your brother onto me. I’m not him."

He secretly shot Bael a sharp glare.

’Why did you let him find out about my identity? Do you understand this could create a paradox? [The One] never knew Neo Hargraves would enter Voraka Site.’

’I didn’t tell him anything,’ Bael replied through telepathy, and shrugged, implying it wasn’t his problem how Zagreus found it.

Zagreus, unaware of the telepathic exchange, stepped closer.

"Neo... just stop acting like this."

His hands clenched into fists. There was no killing intent anymore.

Instead, frustration and grief hung in the air around him.

He had promised he would kill Nameless Death even if he was Neo, but standing in front of him now, confirming it was actually Neo, he couldn’t think of harming his brother at all.

"You already defeated Berserker. What’s the point of pretending you’re not—"

"Okay. That’s enough," Neo said, cutting him off.

His attention turned toward the sky.

The cracks had spread across the entire sky.

Only a few moments were left before the Independent Space shattered completely.

Neo raised his palm.

A green seed formed above it, glowing softly.

[World Seed]

It was a concept he had learned from the Second Heaven.

The seed could revive a dead world.

He pushed it into the soil.

The moment it touched the ground, it began to fuse with the existence of the Voraka Site.

Neo poured his own World Energy into it, nourishing the seed.

Then something incredible happened.

The barren, dying planet began to change.

The World Seed took root and sprouted.

A giant tree began to grow from the soil, its branches extending toward the skies.

Energy flowed through the ground, and the once lifeless terrain began to pulse with life.

Grass grew. Trees bloomed. Water flowed again. Life returned.

The Voraka Site, once barely kept alive by Berserker’s sheer will, was now completely rejuvenated.

The dead world of Voraka was alive again.

’This planet was ’alive’ — even if in name only — due to the existence of Ashes, and when I took them away, it had died.’

’But now....’

Reviving a planet was something no one dared dream of.

Even Stage 6 gods feared the death of their worlds, because once a world died, their foundation collapsed with it.

Everything they had could be wiped away.

And yet, Neo had just turned that impossibility into reality.

As the giant tree continued to rise from the core of the Voraka Site, life returned to a planet long believed to be unsalvageable.

The miracle marked the completing of the Shadow Trial.

A glowing portal suddenly formed behind Zagreus.

He had passed. He had succeeded. And the path back was now open.

"Leave," Neo said.

"I’m not leaving until you tell me why you’re still hiding your identity."

Neo’s expression shifted, but before he could answer, a sound echoed through the sky.

Crack.

The Independent Space was shattering.

Neo’s instincts reacted faster than thought.

His mind lit up with danger alarms.

Without hesitation, he summoned Obitus.

A ripple passed through the atmosphere, and the moment the black sword appeared in his hand, a black-haired, red-eyed woman materialized before him.

Before Neo could say a word, she had already launched herself into his embrace.

He raised his hand and formed a small spatial sphere around them, cutting off sound from the outside world.

Zagreus couldn’t hear their conversation.

Neo’s name couldn’t be confirmed or else a paradox would be triggered.

It would turn all of their hard work meaningless.

He just let her cry.

They didn’t need to talk to understand each other.

Their souls were bonded.

They had been separated only because Neo had forced it, for reasons he thought were necessary.

But now they were together again.

And the bond was restoring itself.

After a few minutes, Neo finally spoke up, "Obitus."

She looked up at him, her eyes red and swollen.

"I... I understand," she said softly.

She knew what had to happen next.

Without needing another word, she released her physical form and disappeared back into the blade.

They had met after countless centuries, but this wasn’t the time for a reunion.

Neo still had a battle to fight.

He looked over at Bael. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

"Go back."

Bael tilted his head, gave a casual shrug, and pointed upward.

"Too late for that," he said.

Neo turned his gaze to the sky.

The cracks had spread across the planet.

Then—

Everything shattered.

The Independent Space collapsed.

The very air warped. Colors inverted.

For a single moment, everything was silent.

Then came the sound.

The sounds of the steps.

The man landed in front of Neo and Bael.