Extra's Death: I Am the Son of Hades

Chapter 471  Shadow Core

"If you can't understand that by yourself, then you need to think more." The snapping continued. Time flowed backwards. Again and again. He watched Elizabeth die. No matter what he did, he could not protect her. Each time she died, he felt his heart being crushed. Again. He had to watch someone close to him die repeatedly. The memories of the hundreds of loops he spent in Shadow Trial came back hauntingly. His emotions were in turmoil. Sadness, grief, loss. That was the moment Neo finally realized why he hated his loved ones dying. He used to believe he saw life as nothing but a path towards death. But it was wrong. In reality, he saw Life as a synonym of Happiness. The moments he spent with them, the memories of their time together, the future he had envisioned. They were all sources of Happiness. And he lost that happiness when they died. Holding Elizabeth's cold corpse, the moments he used to look back endearingly became a source of constant pain for him. The memories he used to cherish were now a constant reminder of his failures. Of his weakness. Of how he could not protect his happiness. "It's okay," Elizabeth