Extra's Death: I Am the Son of Hades novel Chapter 714

Chapter 714: Slapped

Neo decided to go, and bring Jack.

He used his Grim Reaper badge.

A portal formed before him, and in the next blink, he stood on the other side of the massive gates of the Underworld.

Gremory’s presence lingered faintly around the area like a watchful warden, as always.

Neo’s gaze turned to a familiar growl that rolled across the dark ground. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Cerberus was there, the great three-headed hound, its eyes sharp and ears pricked.

But instead of guarding the gate, it was barking furiously at something above.

Neo followed its gaze.

Up on the chandeliers, balanced with unnerving grace, was a black cat.

It didn’t seem threatened in the slightest.

Instead, it lay sprawled across the cold metal, tail flicking lazily back and forth, looking as if it were bored with the whole ordeal.

The moment Neo appeared, Cerberus’s barking stopped.

The beast turned, and the shift was instant.

Its three heads wagged, tails thrashing like whips, and with a booming thud of heavy paws, it bounded straight toward him.

Neo braced for impact.

The giant dog didn’t knock him over, but it pressed in close, nuzzling him with all three heads at once.

"Alright, alright," Neo muttered, chuckling as he rubbed under one of the chins. "I get it. You missed me."

Cerberus’s middle head let out a deep, contented rumble, clearly pleased.

Then movement drew his attention again.

The black cat stretched itself out, yawned like it hadn’t a care in the world, and then leapt down.

It landed soundlessly, padding with effortless grace up to Neo before springing onto his shoulder.

Neo blinked at it, scratching Cerberus absentmindedly while turning his head toward the feline spirit.

"And what are you doing here?"

The cat flicked an ear and gave a low, amused purr.

’I came to say welcome to you,’ the cat’s voice echoed directly into his mind.

Neo had already regained his traits, and one of them—Empathetic Transcendence—let him converse with any entity.

He understood the words of the cat spirit perfectly.

"Did Leonora send you here?"

The cat licked its paw, as if the question wasn’t worth much, and then nodded. ’Yes.’

Neo could only let out a bitter smile.

Leonora hadn’t even bothered to come herself.

They had been good friends, but true to her nature, she had pushed the job onto her spirit.

The cat’s voice came again, more measured this time. ’Master said to not worry about your problem. She will help you as soon as she gets time.’

Neo tilted his head, confused.

"...Problem? What problem?"

The cat’s eyes narrowed with amusement, but it didn’t elaborate.

’You will know later.’

Before Neo could press further, the feline leapt off his shoulder, body twisting midair before it simply vanished like smoke.

Cerberus barked and immediately started sniffing around, trying to find where it had gone.

Its three noses pressed against the floor, then the air, but nothing remained.

For a while, Neo let Cerberus circle him, the beast still eager and unwilling to let him leave.

Finally, Neo placed both hands against one of the great heads and spoke firmly.

"I need to go," he said.

Cerberus whined.

All three pairs of eyes widened with pleading intensity, and it gave him the biggest set of puppy eyes possible for a monster of its size.

Neo sighed and smiled faintly.

He patted the dog reassuringly.

"Don’t worry. I’ll come visit you regularly from now on. That’s a promise."

That was enough.

The beast instantly perked up, tails wagging furiously as though Neo had just given it the best news in the world.

Neo took one last step away, and his surroundings shifted again.

The Underworld Gate faded, and he appeared near the location where Jack and Emma had last stayed.

He didn’t rush in immediately.

It was better to wait.

They might be occupied, and barging in unannounced wasn’t exactly thoughtful.

But as if Jack had already anticipated his arrival, one of the undead nearby stirred the moment Neo appeared.

The undead shuffled closer, its hollow eyes locking onto him. "Master will be coming here soon."

True enough, Jack arrived just seconds later.

I’m tired. I don’t want a relationship anymore.

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