Extra's Death: I Am the Son of Hades novel Chapter 716

Chapter 716: Ugly Emotions

Every time Amelia thought back, his shadow was there.

And then he returned.

How many times had he destroyed Earth when he came back?

How many people had died in his wake, not because of mistakes or accidents, but brutally, needlessly?

Amelia hated that.

And worse, she hated how she felt.

Hatred was one thing, but there was something worse inside her.

Jealousy.

It burned more than she wanted to admit.

She had trained until her palms bled and her body collapsed.

She had sacrificed sleep, sanity, and countless years to claw her way up.

But in the end, it changed nothing.

Neo was still stronger.

No matter what she did, he pulled further ahead.

When they clashed, he had defeated her without effort.

Give up. No matter how much you try, you can’t protect anything yourself.

In the end, you’ll depend on others to save you.

The ugly jealousy she had buried deep inside rose to the surface.

It mixed with fear, the fear of losing everyone because of him again.

That was why she had shouted without listening to his reasons, why she had protested so violently when he tried to set foot on Earth again.

Her hands trembled now as she stared at them.

She looked at her fingers as if they belonged to a monster.

"How ugly I’ve become," she whispered.

She hated Neo Hargraves.

But if there was one person she hated just as much, it was Amelia herself.

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Neo POV

Neo leaned against the balcony, looking at the endless clouds stretching beneath them.

The air was quiet, until Jack finally broke it.

"So what are we going to do now?"

"Let’s go meet Amelia."

"No."

The answer came faster than lightning.

"Are you crazy? Why are you trying to meet her? That’s like pouring oil on fire."

"I need to talk to her," Neo said simply.

Jack’s eyes narrowed.

When Neo didn’t budge, a sigh escaped Jack’s lips and he looked away.

"Neo, listen. I know you had reasons for not coming back. I get that. But Amelia... she’s not going to listen. She’s not the same Amelia you remember."

Neo turned his head slightly, waiting for explanation.

"They call her the Tyrant’s Child now. Her reputation is rotten. People on her continent whisper that it was inevitable that a tyrant’s child would become a tyrant."

"...That’s all the more reason to meet her."

Jack frowned.

"If her personality twisted because of me," Neo said, "then I need to be the one to face her. To help her if I can."

Jack rubbed his temples. "You really don’t know when to back off, do you?"

Neo ignored the complaint. "Where is Amelia living now?"

Jack let out another long sigh. "Eastern Continent. But you can’t just warp there like you were moving through the Underworld."

"Because of the Blood Sea?"

"Yeah. The Blood Sea’s energy distorts space. If you try to jump continents directly, you’ll get caught in it and end up God knows where. So we fly up first, preferably reach space. Once we’re outside the blood sea’s range, then we can move between continents."

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