Chapter 986 - The Soul of Hades

The path to Hades's cemetery crossed a region of Tartarus that seemed to have been built before even the first mortal cities existed. Persephone walked ahead, guiding Strax through corridors of black stone where no flames burned and no souls wandered. Lithara and Albedo remained several meters behind, silent for the first time since they arrived. Even they could feel the difference in that place. It was not merely a territory dedicated to the dead; it was a region reserved for entities that had ruled death itself for ages. The walls carried erased names, symbols of ancient divinities, and inscriptions so old that even Lithara, accustomed to demonic languages, could not recognize half of them.