บท 2: Akashic Record
[Synchronization complete]
[Awakening God Blood….]
[God Blood Awakened]
[Registering user…]
[User, Neo Hargraves, registered in Akashic Record]
Neo's eyes widened when he saw the lines appearing in front of his eyes.
He tried to touch them, only for his hand to pass through without touching anything.
Watching the game-like screen, Neo spoke with trembling lips,
"S-status."
A screen appeared before his eyes.
[Neo Hargraves]
[Rank: Mortal]
[Affinity: Death, Shadow, Darkness, Void]
[Bloodline: Monarch of Death]
[Unique Skill: Death]
[Quest: None]
The status screen was the same as in the novel 'Son of Zeus: The Lightning Thief'.
Neo had to accept he was inside the world of the novel.
He finally understood why he could not access internet in the last two days.
In the world of 'Son of Zeus: The Lightning Thief', only demigods who awakened their God Blood could use the internet, which was also known as the Akashic Record.
He opened his smartphone and downloaded the Akashic Record(Internet) app.
With his device as the receiver, he navigated through the Akashic Record.
After an hour long search, he concluded he was in the world of 'Son of Zeus' and not in a world that was a similar to it.
"Wow, fuck."
He massaged his forehead.
"Anyway, what is this 'Monarch of Death' bloodline?"
Actually, he knew what it was.
And that was the problem.
Monarch of Death was the name of bloodline of Hades, one of the three Great Gods.
Among the three Great Gods, Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon, only Hades had no children in the novel.
"Who is Neo Hargraves? Why didn't he appear in the novel?"
"I have the academy's acceptance letter so he should've gone to the academy. But I don't know anything about him."
Unable to find any answers at the moment, his focus went to the Unique Skill.
"Since I have the bloodline of a Great God, the skill should be fairly strong."
He checked the skill's description with a grin.
[Unique Skill: Death]
[Skill Effect: You die]
"What…?"
"It's not 'Your opponents die' but 'You die'?"
"I will die if I use the skill?"
His expression contorted.
He finally understood why Neo Hargraves, or any other child of Hades, did not appear in the novel.
All of them died after using the Unique Skill!
In this world, one had to train their unique skills to grow stronger and rank up.
After training the unique skill to a sufficient level, one could awaken more unique skills.
"Is this my only hope?"
Neo's eyes fell to the 'Quest' part.
Quest section did not exist in status screen of anyone in the novel.
It was probably an advantage unique to Neo.
However, there were no quests at the moment.
There was no guarantee a quest would help him either.
If it did, he did not know how long it would take for the quest to arrive.
Neo had to solve the problem himself.
"I can just give up on growing stronger, but I won't do that."
"With the bloodline of Hades, I have the potential to become the strongest. Giving up here is stupid."
"I don't want to live a mediocre life again."
Unlike his friends, Neo was not very smart or highly athletic.
He had quick thinking, but that was just another way of calling him average.
Average.
No one wanted to be just mediocre.
Neo was the same.
"I need to train my unique skill to grow stronger."
"But I don't want to die."
The answer to his problem was simple.
Resurrection.
He had to resurrect himself after he died.
"Revival is anything but easy."
He massaged the back of his neck with one hand and sighed.
"A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do"
He packed his backpack with food items and took the cash, totalling 10,000$, he found hidden in the apartment.
There were methods that only a reader like him could use.
Leaving the apartment, he took a taxi to the nearest market.
"The ingredients… First, I should get the herbs."
"Lunaflame, Starshade, Emberthorn."
Despite sounding fantasy-esque, they were common herbs in this world.
He navigated through the chaotic market and entered the herb shop.
The receptionist, a man with a goatee, bulky arms, and the lower half of the goat, turned to him.
"Welcome, what can I get you?"
"I need Lunaflame, Starshade, Emberthorn."
"We have them. Please wait for a minute."
Neo watched the receptionist cum shopkeeper with mild interest.
In this world, everyone had a bloodline, originating from their ancestors who lived in the age of gods.
In rare cases, some had parents who were the source of the bloodline themselves. Their parents could be Gods or Mythical monsters.
Neo did not know if he was Hades' son or if he inherited the bloodline from his ancestors who might be Hades' children.
"There are the herbs. It's 5,000$ for all three."
The shopkeeper returned.
Neo sucked in a sharp breath after hearing the price.
He could've upgraded his gaming setup with so much money!
Although it pained him, he brought the herbs.
After completing the purchase, he visited a liquor store.
The guard at the store's gate stopped him.
"You can't enter. We don't allow minors."
"I'm the student of Demigod Academy."
He showed the Id he received along with the academy's acceptance letter.
The guard's face changed from surprise, to shock, and finally to awe.
He saluted by putting his fist over his chest.
"Sir! I apologize for being rude to you!"
"Don't worry about it." Neo spoke nonchalantly. "So, can I enter the store?"
"Yes, sir! We are honored to have a student of the Academy visit our shop!"
The Demigod Academy was the biggest academy on the continent.
Only the genius' among the demigods could enter it.
A student of the academy was a treated as a celebrity wherever they went.
Entering the liquor store, Neo was quickly approached by a staff,
"What can we get you sir?"
"Bahram Liquor." He thought for a bit. "The cheapest one."
The staff took him to a VIP room and told him to wait while they brought the liquor.
He entered the room.
After a few minutes, a man with golden eyes and star shaped pupils entered.
"This is the Bahram liquor you've requested, sir."
"How much is it?"
He took the bottles.
One was Braham liquor he requested and the other seemed like a high-quality liquor.
"It's free and this is Gargoyle liquor, our shop's speciality. It is a gift. There is no need to pay for it."
"…?"
"We are honoured to have an academy student visit our shop. It is unthinkable to ask for you to pay us."
Watching Neo's unconvinced expression, the man added while rubbing his palms together,
"You don't need to pay. But if you like our liquor, we hope you will tell your fellow academy students about our shop."
Neo had under-estimated the Demigod Academy's influence.
While it was true only genius demigods went there, most of them were rich and had influential connections.
Everyone wanted to curry a favour with them.
Noticing the free liquor in his hands, he thought back to the herb shop.
He should've revealed his identity there too.
"Thank you. I will remember to tell my friends about your store."
"It's our pleasure."
He left the shop satisfied.
"I've got the herbs and the liquor."
"Now the only things left for the revival ritual are…
"A living sacrifice and divine water."
Since he was trying to revive himself, the sacrifice had to be someone who was similar to him.
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