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Chapter 1,225.
🕑 Added 2024-03-25 21:02:55 +0000 UTCZac had no time to react before a chain shimmering with the System's golden radiance and a dense aura of Order connected Zac and Kator's arms. The illusory chain only appeared for a moment before it disappeared, leaving a mark on his left hand. His danger sense remained quiet throughout, as did his Specialty Core and bloodline.
It was expected, considering Kator hadn't attacked him. Zac swore as he looked at the familiar mark on his hand, which made Kator laugh. The laugh was abruptly cut off when Zac's leg crashed into his chest with the force of a speeding train. The Reaver slammed into the wall on the opposite side, leaving a deep indent. Zac grunted and took a step back himself, feeling like he'd been punched in the heart.
"You—!" Kruta said, his body already alight as he stormed through the door.
"It's okay," Zac said, massaging his chest as he sat back down in his chair.
"Just a friendly exchange," Kator added as he stumbled back to the sofa.
'Are you sure?' Emily asked, getting an affirmative nod.
Zac hadn't actually planned on fighting it out with Kator. He needed to confirm his suspicions, and pummeling the infuriating Reaver felt like the most satisfying method. A second form of confirmation came in the form of a warm stream of energy that nourished Zac's drained soul. Emily and Kruta left again after giving the hulking skeleton a warning look.
"And thus, our fates align."
"You crazy bastard," Zac said in defeat. "I can't believe you're the one who bought the [Solidarity Link]."
The [Solidarity Link] was a special treasure in the Limited Exchange, costing a whopping 750,000. Zac remembered it clearly because he'd actually considered buying it for himself. He'd been surprised to see it disappear one day, considering its significant downsides. Zac was even more surprised that Kator was the person who bought it.
Kator had reveled in slaughter since the war began. He'd unearthed multiple sealbearers and claimed their bounties, and that was just the beginning of his many accomplishments. He'd climbed to the second spot on the Late D-grade ladder after advancing, despite the competition being incredibly fierce. Late Hegemony held dozens of generations of Zecia's greatest elites, and the strongest outsiders were also in that bracket.
Even then, the purchase must have taken a significant chunk of Kator's accumulations. He didn't even use it the way it was intended, and it looked like the Reaver suffered from a pretty bad backlash. After all, Zac's kick wasn't powerful enough to actually hurt Kator to the point of making his aura fluctuate erratically.
"Why?" Kator snickered. "I knew I had to get it the second it appeared in the exchange. It felt like destiny, like the System put it there just for me. I've been searching for something similar since I first saw what kind of bastard you were. I'd planned on saving it until the trial, but I feel it'll come more in handy during this mission."
"We have to cross an incredibly unstable environment on the way to the Centurion Base. One spatial anomaly, and we're screwed," Zac said with a glare.
"Not if we stick together." The Reaver only laughed harder when he saw Zac's agitated expression. "Now, don't look like that. I called it a stick, but you're not walking away without benefits. Am I not generously helping you right now?"
[Solidarity Link] was a unique treasure designed for Dao Companions who'd chosen to advance and retreat as one. It formed an incredibly strong connection similar to [Adaptive Symbiosis]. But instead of the Dao of Life, the bond was forged through the Peak of Seven Sensations. The connection was even stabilized with a System-enforced oath.
Accepting the link had significant upsides. It had two main features. The first was that it provided a boost equivalent to a Top-tier D-grade title while the bonded fought side by side. The second was an incredibly powerful damage transference.
Part of any damage would be split between the linked, just like some of Zac's old skills. It wasn't a simple split, either. The link sought balance, so the more wounded would transfer away more damage while the one in a better condition would retain more of the damage. With someone as durable as Kator on the other end, Zac could divert extreme amounts of punishment if need be. It was like getting a second life.
The link even worked on things like Vigor, Mental Energy, and Cosmic Energy. It was also far easier to absorb than any recovery pills. That was what Zac was feeling right now. Kator had emerged almost unscathed from the previous battle, so the link was already feeding Zac Mental Energy. Zac inspected the stream warily, but it really was pure energy without any hidden dangers. The link had even transformed it, making it ownerless and without any defining features.
Zac had once felt the item might be a good fit for himself, adding a second link. The energy transfer was useless, but the attributes and damage transfer would be very useful. Ultimately, he'd felt the drawbacks were too steep, and there was uncertainty about whether it would work properly when used on one person.
The price of such a powerful bond was enough for anyone to think twice about using it. The most important was that the link had no limits on the damage transfer, even though there were limits on its healing effects. It couldn't regrow a lost limb, for instance. So, if you lost an arm, the damage would be continuously transmitted through the link until your Dao Companion's arm rotted off.
If one was crippled, so was the other. If one fell, so would the other. Just like its name said, it was a link of true solidarity. This part wasn't enough to faze Zac since his situation was mostly the same already. He'd been more worried about the second downside. The bonded couldn't stay separate from their bonded companion for long.
If the bond snapped, the other side would treat it as if your companion had died. It would self-destruct in an attempt to have the companions enter the afterlife together. Zac and Kator might survive because of their extraordinarily durable constitutions, but they'd be lucky if they were back in fighting condition within a year or two.
This was what prevented Zac from buying it. If it didn't work through his quantum connection, Zac would have been forced to always keep his bodies together. That would ruin many of his plans, and the upsides weren't enough to risk it.
To think that he'd encountered the item anyway. Kator's idea was evident. He might as well have attached himself to Zac with an actual chain. It was impossible to kill or discard the Reaver until Zac could deal with the link.
"This an insurance to keep us both on the straight and narrow," Kator said. "My demands aren't excessive. I took a huge risk helping you out, and I need a return on that investment. You'll take me to the Limitless Empire base without any tricks, and you won't prevent me from getting a piece of the war contribution those things will generate.
"You'll also assist me in finishing the quest for my last piece, but only if we find an opportunity on the way. We'll part ways after Ultom is dealt with."
"Part ways?" Zac said. "You should have thought of that before you linked yourself with me."
"Let's not pretend this restriction is permanent. The [Solidarity Link] is not designed to be used against one's will. It hasn't fully latched on because we lack love and brotherly bond. It'll erode on its own in a few months."
Kator was right. The oath couldn't properly form without an actual emotional bond between the two users. That was most likely why Zac couldn't feel any attribute boost from the link. The fact that it transferred energy proved it was at least partly functional, though. If anything, that made their situation more precarious. Who knew what was enough to make a precarious link like this collapse?
"Don't forget, I've seen your methods," Kator continued. "The so-called Eoz abilities you showcased are the nemesis of any Dao. You should be able to whittle down the seal with it. Whether you can do it without me noticing or triggering a backlash is another matter, of course."
Zac kept his face impassive, trying hard not to give any hint of the truth. Zac had two
"Ah, then again. I can't help but feel worried after seeing the winds of fate you've kicked up. Someone once warned me not to go too far, or I might find myself dragged under by the currents. I hope this little trinket will help me stay afloat."
Zac mutely looked at the item placed on the table for a few seconds, his hair standing on end from the intense sense of danger it emitted. Not only that, but a series of alarms from the Yphelion had been triggered. It autonomously tried to teleport the thing out, but the treasure was rooted in place. No, not treasure. Bomb.
"You're a right bastard."
"Many of my cousins said the same thing when I ripped this opportunity from their broken hands," Kator said. "In a way, I did them a favor. Those straight-backed simpletons would have been swallowed and spit out by you a long time ago. And who knows? This might help us stay on the straight and narrow until we all get what we want."
Zac looked at the sinister contraption, trying to understand the incredibly intricate contraption. The only thing he could glean was that it seemed to seal an unstable scar that emitted the Dao of the Earthly Peak. If the bomb Went off, a rift leading to the lower planes would most likely tear apart the Yphelion.
There was no way his bloodline could contain or eradicate the energies trapped inside. He would be like an ant before a chariot. Worse, it looked damaged, judging by the two broken runes on its front.
"Ah, those are the seals," Kator explained when he followed Zac's gaze.
"Let me guess, if the third seal breaks—"
"—you'll get to see something extraordinary, yes," Kator said with a sigh. "My subordinates and I needed to be in agreement to trigger this toy. Just one dissident would prevent its activation. Now, I have to shoulder this burden alone."
Zac looked at the doomsday device for a few more seconds before slowly exhaling and getting to his feet. "Welcome to the team."
There was nothing else to say. Zac knew he couldn't get rid of Kator right now. Anything else could wait until he was in better shape. And Zac worried he might do something rash if he stayed with this maniac any longer.
"Glad to be on board, Kator said as Zac walked toward the door. "I'm not unreasonable, so I'll just leave this thing here. Feel free to investigate and disarm as you wish. Just remember, actions have consequences."
"I'll remember it well," Zac said as the door opened. "I look forward to seeing what consequences fate has in store for you."
"As do I, Draugr."
Two minutes later, the core of his group had gathered in another section of the Yphelion. Kator had been led to his chambers, and the lounge had been sealed off with multiple barricades.
"How's the situation?" Zac said with a steely expression.
"They've scanned for sources of disharmony similar to the one the unevolved section has caused," Joanna said, her whole demeanor reeking of bloodlust. "There's none. Galau is still performing a deeper scan, but it seems we're safe for now."
"Safe," Zac muttered with a crooked smile.
"Well, how did your talk with the skeleton go?" Emily asked. "What was that thing we sealed?"
"Not great. I keep getting the short end of the stick when he's involved," Zac grimaced and explained the situation.
"He used the couple booster on you?" Emily gawked. "I would have made a joke if it wasn't so messed up."
"He's as scheming as the heretical fugitives I hunted but with the means of an ancient faction," Ogras exhaled.
Zac had hoped the meeting would go better, but he was relieved he'd been the main target of Kator's plot. Zac had been worried that Kator's stick involved his subordinates or even Earth. If worse came to worst, he could simply put his people on another ship and stay with Kator and the bomb.
"What do you want to do?" Ogras asked.
"For now, keep the peace," Zac said. "Luckily, I have some experience in dealing with shifty frenemies and troublesome brands."
"Hey—"
Zac smiled at Ogras' glare before his brows furrowed again.
"For now..." Joanna said. "We're striking back?"
"Of course," Zac said. "He's a ticking time bomb, literally, and his goals keep shifting. We have to get rid of him. We just need to figure out a way that doesn't get us killed, too. There can't be any mistakes."
"There's no point in dismantling the bomb while the skeleton is running around," Emily said. "He can just bring out another one or take hostages."
"It won't be easy. He won't let down his guard," Ogras added.
"We have time to come up with something better," Zac said. "I just checked the beacon. The signal is confusing, but it should take us at least two months to reach our destination. I'll work on the link from my end. I'm not sure about defeating, but I should be able to hold down Kator by the time we're approaching the target."
"We'll investigate the device from a distance. He seems confident since he's left it in the open. Maybe that confidence will become his downfall," Ogras said with a sinister gleam in his eyes. "We'll get through this one, too."
"I need to rest, so I'll hand things over to you guys. Stick to the original plan," Zac said. "Call me if Vilari wakes up or something big happens."
The meeting adjourned, and Zac almost had to drag himself to his quarters. His vision was swimming, but he forcibly kept himself awake and turned his gaze inward. Some things couldn't wait until he'd rested.
Five smoldering pyres of ancient power lingered in his body, tainting their surroundings with foreign truths. They were the ownerless remnants, mostly drained of their energy after forming the Glimpse of Chaos. Like before, they were drawing energy out of thin air, just like a planet. The process was noticeably slower now that wills filled with boundless desire were not controlling it.
Zac would normally have taken advantage of their drained state to shove them back into their mental prison. That wasn't an option today. The prison was gone, as was its subspace. They'd both collapsed during the last prison escape. Zac wasn't confident in putting them together without damaging them, anyway.
Leaving them as they were wasn't an option, either. They were currently like a recently-formed core or skill. The Atavism had left them malleable, and the window was closing. He needed to at least set the foundation for the future before he collapsed, and Kator had already wasted half an hour of his time.
Zac roused his exhausted Mental Energy, combining Mental Energy and the techniques of [Cosmic Forge] to create the precise spiritual instruments. Tendrils poured out from his Soul Aperture, targeting two splinters and two shards. Complex runes were rapidly added to their surface, rippling with the Void and Zac's Daos.
While his Draugr half had dealt with Kator, his other side had scoured the recently awarded library with the help of his upgraded Daos. He already had a plan for the remnants, but there was a lot of room for improvement. The answers were hidden in A'zu and Be'Zi's exhaustive notes, and the engravings appearing on the remnants were a combination of new and old.
One after another, the remnants were marked, ensuring they would keep providing benefits until he formed his Inner World, at the least. Zac felt his vision close in on him as he drew on more and more Mental Energy. The fifth set was soon completed, and Zac pushed it into his Quantum Space where his Cosmic Core waited.
Zac breathed out in relief and keeled over. He'd made it through in one piece. He looked at the tattoo on his hand before falling into a deep slumber, a final thought flitting through his mind.
'Be careful what you wish for, bastard.'
Comments
Thenais
I’m hoping for not much
Thenais
And kator fucked up here. He will hopefully find out soon.
Kconraw
Thx for the chapter
Lex Luther S
Well that's the nature of the treasure and what the bomb is for so it's not really zac being bent over the barrel. It's also why zac will be able to deal with the brand in time given it's not really stuck since there's no brotherly bond between them
therightscript
Gotta say I dislike how easily Kator keeps bending Zac over a barrel. It feels like it detracts from Zac's own feats, even if it doesn't. Like Zac just did the impossible after a year of planning. Came out on top after dealing with 4 autarchs, 2 heavens, ancient primordials and some evil from a lost plane...but apparently, some rando D grade made Zac his bitch after all of that by using some bullshit item. Kator might have been a likeable character in a different context, but I sincerely hope he gets killed or crippled in the most humiliating/humbling way possible. Way before getting to Ultom.
Chris
A new hand touches the beacon. Listen, hear me and obey.
Michael
His crew is probably used to this sort of thing. And Kator, a late D-Grade heavens chosen prodigy of a peak faction, just tied his very existence to him after what Zac just did.
Lex Luther S
Well, it's important to note earthly Daos man boost of power doesn't come from the attributes they give but stabilizing ones inner world. Though I have no doubt it'll be a substantial increase.
Joey
Probably POVs for the next couple of days or so of the fallout
Surgebinder
Hope we get a status page today, there has to be a bunch of new titles and definitely want to what the earthly Dao of war has done for our boy's stats
The Lost Pages
Yeah. But that was the system. It doesn't actually mention him releasing the glimpse of chaos.
Kirivina
Love that series!
Tibstrike
A giant bolt of gold lightning descended and reforged his ship into something like a natural treasure.
The Lost Pages
Hmmm... yeah. He said get us out of here and then we are done to the system. But never actually said that he released it. Nor what happened when he did.
ouroboros
Reminds of Silver Fox and the Western Hero. Alex vs mad gods.
Frederik
filling the void with a void emperor XD
Danny
Blondine and voidzone i think
X_XSilver
I know it's a few chapters late, but I think there needs to be a section at the end of 1222 of zac releasing the glimpse of chaos to the system, I was a bit confused on him still holding the glimpse while dealing with all this stuff, though contextually I knew he had released it at some point
Terror
I got to say I really like Kator in this and how much he planned this out. It actually feels like he is doing his best to stay alive with all the traps he has in place. I also like he is not trying to be part of the team; he is trying to get in complete his quest, get as much power as he can and get out with his life.
Dro
Also, a non-consensual application of [Solidarity Link] not being considered as potentially harmful seems like a major oversight for what's supposedly a Top Tier bloodline. Somehow, with zero actual knowledge of the Eoz bloodline powers, Kator was able to find a glaring loophole in it's protections.
Dro
Hopefully it gets a buff soon... It's not even this particular situation. We need to see Zac using Conviction of Eoz more or a major upgrade to Immutability. So far, the bloodline is (1) not as overwhelmingly powerful as Zac's Void Emperor bloodline, (2) not as domineering as Iz's bloodline powers, (3) not as immediately effective as Vilari's Bloodline, (4) not as directly valuable as Zac's technocrat bloodline (abilities), (5) not nearly as ridiculous as Billy's Titan bloodline, and (6) barely as useful as Catheya's bloodline. Honestly, Eoz seems more like a background character's bloodline than what is supposedly the purest, and most awakened (for a D-Grade) version of an Ancestral Draugr bloodline.
Dro
Yeah, he's really not seeming like he's realistically looking to be a part of the team at all.
Scott Mingo
Geez Kator, didn't even buy him dinner first?
Scott Mingo
I think it isn't reacting because the link isn't considered a hostile effect to be removed. It's technically a buff.
Telewyn
Kator: “We’re married now. I did it because I’m self interested. Thats the only reason.” Kator in a couple chapters: “All my life I’ve had a void in my heart…”
Michael Fannon
"Zac kept his face impassive, trying hard not to give any hint of the truth. Zac had two " ? Seems that this part is missing a chunk
ben purdy
TFTC! But gotta say not the biggest fan that kator can just do something like this with no resistance or chance to react from Zac. Seems kinda forced and OP for a item to be able to do that.
Darnell Maxwell
Huh, an imperial trying to forcibly grab onto Zac's fate. *Looks over at what remains of Valsa.* Well this should be fun.
Joey
He straight up says one of his primary motivators is that he wants the merit that the foreign gods are going to generate.
Swaggernaut77
Kator enemies to lovers confirmed. I said it last week and I'll say it again. Idc what y'all say. I love my boy Kator.
Booz Dowg
Oh I still like Ogras and his character. Just don't mind having another shady partner back in the mix
Lex Luther S
Ogras stated long ago that he'd become zacs shadow, and he's more than lived up to that promise. Besides, ogras is not some subordinate that zac just commands around. He's a genuine friend he can trust to cover his back and his shifty shady mind will always be a boon in discussions for solutions.
Tibstrike
Got to light the beacon to summon the Foreign Gods
Pascal Kwizera
Since when does team-mates mean subservience? They have a good working relationship that cover each other's weaknesses. Dunno 🤔
Pascal Kwizera
Nah kator is really competent. If Zac wasn't so special or the main character, I would put my hands down on kator winning all day.
Pascal Kwizera
It's not pointless, especially in kator's case. In the multiverse heartlands, no matter how talented you are, your just a number until autarchy. And Zac has no reason to help kator even before this dance started. It might be frustrating but this is how elite should act in order to maximise personal gains, profit and security. All the elites Zac has killed and no faction has put any significant effort to avenge, not even the Tsarun. Bottom line, you should always be responsible for your own safety. You never know if you're being used as a sacrifice by for faction or family. It's just a cut-throat multiverse.
Kaladin
Are the foreign gods now free or do they need to do more within the imperial graveyard to release them?
Pascal Kwizera
I have interesting theory. I reckon it's pretty ok for Zac to lose one body, so long as the other is still around. Because of the quantum tunnelling between his two bodies, if one dies wouldn't that half of is soul and pathways be shifted to the remaining body? Now it can't stay like that, but at that point he just needs to make a new body with creation energy. The loophole is there.
Pascal Kwizera
Also the research repository unlocks based on understanding, which is basically dao.
Daniel Heritage
Nah, that was ogras's role. So he's surplus to requirement, I think that his fate won't be to stay with Zac & Co for long.
Pascal Kwizera
He never got any cosmic energy for that which implies that it's not him that killed them, just the circumstances. Plus if the Eidalon and Reaver Autachs managed to survive, then its doubtfull the monks died too. Especially when you facter in that those monks are basically parasites in rockman bodies.
StuBee3
Interesting! TFTC 😎
David Giles
The cruellest response Zac could invent would be learning to care for and protect Kator.
Pascal Kwizera
It wouldn't be a top tier duo item if bloodlines cold stop it. Also it's said that the system has a hand in forming the connection, soo yeah...
Joey
Better have gotten some titles and a void road upgrade out of that one
Joey
I mean Kator's master plan is that he won't get left behind. If you're Zac, you’re probably pretty relieved because he didn't just guarantee Zac's loyalty to him, but also his own loyalty to Zac.
solodagod 23
🔥 chapter can’t wait to see the gainssssss I needdddd itttttttt
Shurjin
So if I'm not mistaken, Kator just became a living lightning rod for when Zac inevitably crosses into late stage hegemony. Looking forward to see how much of Zac's fate can Kator withstand.
Sprightly Ebbie
Kator's "ghasthund" will be very steep
Dro
Eoz's bloodline seeming pretty iffy these days - thought it was supposed to be top tier, shouldn't it react a bit more to that romance-forcing item? And Zac's level of bloodline awakening was supposed to be particularly high.
Joey
Kator knows enough that he knows it's going to singlehandedly win the war. Considering it's something related to the Limitless Empire, that should be a clue that it's going to be something incredibly powerful.
Dro
TFD's own Joffrey Baratheon
Vinay S
I accepted that with system and power lent by 2 peak autarchs plus all the gain from breakthrough was sufficient enough to seal 4 (already weakened) temporarily
Joey
Yeah, that's weird that no one is going to acknowledge that Kator got a metric shit ton for what he just did and that Zac's human half is going to get a lot too.
Matthew Hay
I think it was intentionally left vague so TFD can bring them back when Zac is more powerful, if he wants to. Considering Gemmy made it out alive and Earth wasn't destroyed, the GR wouldn't have made it to Monarchy, and it was theorized he only had a few hundred or thousand years left. Maybe he'll pop up after the 100-year protection lifts in order to expunge a heart demon for Zac. You know he has to be livid everytime he hears about Zac's success, especially after this war is over.
Matthew Hay
I think he's kept the Foreign Gods knowledge close-hold. He had to let the UE know of his quest to light the beacon though, ch 1192-1193, in order for them to commit so much to helping him. For them, it's a way to ensure Arcaz's fate w/ Ultom is secure, for Zac it's about the chance to save Zecia. The Foreign Gods only appear relevant to the latter, so naturally he wouldn't reveal that knowledge. Just like he wouldn't inform them of the existence of the book he found.
MacMahon Wenzl
I know this is put of the blue, but what happened to the great redeemer? Was he actually defeated? If so, what happened to the collector? Zac's about the right level to actually fight them. The realm spirit went into the million gates, a place like the graveyard, could one of his old enemies be floating around waiting?
Joey
Damn, Alea and Catheya are going to be so jealous
Joshua Little
Thanks for the chapter.
MacMahon Wenzl
Who would tie themselves to Zac... he literally just went through a system tribulation and a heavenly tribulation and harmed 4 Autarchs in the process. The possible backlash that Zac gets involved in general...
FriendorFo
I dunno man, the Zac-Ogras bromance is pretty dope. Especially if you do a full series re-read, knowing where it ends up, the fleshing out of Ogras’s character is satisfying af.
ClaySavage
Also all the war merit for bringing the lightning
Matthew Hay
The reactions are spread from 1218 - 1220, when he gets the gift from both of them and we're clued up to expect a big bang upon his return to the normal time stream, and when he finally unleashes a glimpse of his future skill/path. But we all recognize it's a one-time event until he reaches Late/Divine Monarchy most likely. He had to use up so many trump cards, along w/ suppression from both the Heavens and the System, and both sides trying to suppress the other. And he wasn't directly targeted by either side; it's not like they were trying to kill him. Doubtful he could've done as much if they actually saw him as a real threat. In that case the supression he couldn't avoid would've been his body, soul, or core getting crushed without being able to up any resistance.
Joey
So Kator's probably going to get crippled from the 4 law tribulation for late stage hegemony?
The Lost Pages
And here I thought that Kator would at least bring flowers before proposing till death do us part....
The Lost Pages
I half expect Krator to become another frenemy turned ally like Ogras
DrSubterfuge
Already Zac was basically siphoning off heaps of Kator's mental energy to do all those adjustments to the remnants before he blacked out.
Sanc Asura
Kator's comeuppance cannot come fast and hard enough.
Kirin
Probably shared the quest to get there help tho that’s unlikely he just knows he’s playing at something for seals and the gambit with the bell was the lynchpin that cause massive set back for the invader so a lot of merit are a given.time for the seals hut for everybody he called in no doubt average and all his friends got the hit to look out.
Raymond Whitehead
Kator believes the Void emperor bloodline talents come from Eoz. He doesnt know that zac has 2 bloodlines
Kirin
I mean a good villain is always good but he’s too annoying great scheme and he's a good lesson for zac on how chosen will think and behave in a open protracted conflict, most of them just got throttle by surprise and brute force, time to see zac lean into his cunning more, we’ve been seeing more and more of that, i like it… hate Kator tho, nobody likes an obnoxious leech all be it a clever one and we all see he doesn’t have much choice but it remains to be seen if he’s just another selfish cultivator and only in it for power or if he can come to value relations, remember no matter what you think or hear, no-one makes it to the top alone or every interaction is a factor and respect for that is the dictator of character…and the fucker that said ogras became too subservient needs to check what character development means…plus none of us wants to see a divided Atwood empire at the top, he hasn’t changed he’s just stopped being a leech and stepping into his own… he’s becoming a shadow with substances…recognizing his place in the “grand scheme”… as you can see they are forming a feedback loop where one makes the other stronger not weaker. And he hasn’t lost his edge one bit, he’s even shaper and with his own strength to back it completely.
Laura Pilkington
looking forward to Kator’s downfall, that’s for sure. lol, cultivation handcuffs, romantic edition
Laura Pilkington
also pretty sure you wanted ‘mechanism’ for the second of these, and had an inadvertently capitalized ‘Went’ in the same paragraph Zac looked at the sinister contraption, trying to understand the incredibly intricate contraption.
Russell Widger
Only one went to Earthly, the other 2 went to peak
Timothy Dana
“While his Draugr half had dealt with Kator, his other side had scoured the recently awarded library with the help of his upgraded Daos” is this a typo? I thought he only one of his Daos?
Palmer Evans
I feel like everyone is way too accepting of Zac taking out 4 Autarchs… I was looking forward to some reactions of surprise but no has even mentioned it yet lol
Tartlet
After all the Deviant Asura nonsense Zac finally settles down to get Boned 😌
hachetnif
There's probably some abuse Zach could find with this connection with Kator with his two bodies like for instance what if he can move the bond to his other self and making it so far away that the bond explodes and yes it will hurt One of his bodies but it will hurt Kator a whole lot more. But we do not know if this is possible and we don't know if the link establishes with both bodies at the same time and if that's the case then Kator is extremely annoying
Thenais
didn't saw that coming at all XD
Sirloki
Okay, who picked KatorXZac on the Ship pool?
Joey
So Kator didn't even bring a real gift? At least bringing something for Vilari's recovery seemed pretty low effort/high reward in terms of generating goodwill.
Omiso
I was wondering the same thing, even after re-reading it a few times.
Joey
The bomb seemed pretty unnecessary.
Samatar
Last chapter made it seem like Kator could be a potential long term ally but it seems here that probably won't happen. Kinda sad. Unlike some here i actually like having Kator around.
Telewyn
Zac can reform lost parts with creation energy, fueled by his longevity. I wonder if he’ll be able to drain Kator’s longevity instead. The bond might let him circumvent their anti-betrayal oaths.
Joey
We don't need another Sindris POV, maybe a KT or Void Gate or outside faction one.
Joey
I'm confused, now Kator knows about the Foreign Gods? If he knows that they are summoning an army of unkillable LE super soldiers and he's still pissing off Zac, he didn't plan it out too well. And the Reavers are onboard with giving him the army in general, while also planning on kidnapping him? There's also the issue of him using the item without understanding how Zac's bodies work.
Lex Luther S
Ehehehe lol. Gotta respect the hustle kator is going through to survive; unfortunately he's dealing with a calamity that walks and talks like a man and ohhhh boy it might not end well for him. I personally hope kator survives, would be cool seeing them be frienemies/rivals on the long road of cultivation. Man ohhhh man I'm hoping for a different POV next ch, preferably the technocrats and Iz reactions. And man can't wait to see what trouble he'll bring with the remnants now at his beck and call.
Laura Pilkington
I don’t actually know what the ending here is supposed to be, but you accidentally a word: Zac kept his face impassive, trying hard not to give any hint of the truth. Zac had two
Mateo Lopez
Oh yea! Kator is gonna regret he ever crossed the Deviant Asura! And if I’m following along correctly on how Zac envisions his path. We are in for a truly terrifying powerful MC.
Andy Swearingen
Kator is probably my favorite "bad guy" in the series 🤣 I hope he doesn't get killed but keeps being a mildly aggravating torn for a long time
Kenneth Dennis
Don't get me wrong though. It's not a complaint really. More a compliment on TFD for creating such a hatable character.
Booz Dowg
Glad he's sticking around. Orgas bacame too subservient. Questionable allies are more entertaining.
Kenneth Dennis
Omg kator is sooo pissing me off as a character. So damn aggrivating.
Chemistrywarrior
Or add another person to the heavenly harem of the deviant asura
Nathaniel Green
Seems like a chunk is missing from the midde
Sebin Paul
Can’t wait to see those boney cheeks get clapped!
Grant Prater
still hard to tell whether kator will be a long-term ally but looking less likely. excited to see what he's got in store for the remnants
trufflezz
Meh, I'll say it again but shorter the whole thing between the two feels so pointless. Looking forward to seeing what Zac did with the old remnants though.
Owen Kaz
Oh Kator you ignorant fool. What happens if say... Zac loses a body? Or cuts off limbs from different bodies. It won't happen on the lose body scale, of that I'm certain, but Zac can hold it up as a final trump card.
Thenais
yeah :D here we go, time to fry kator ! oh wait ...
Chemistrywarrior
😍
Booz Dowg
Nooo
NeverNaught
Yes, enforced bromance. No wonder kator won't look kruta in the eyes, skelly is temping fate in so many ways with this ship.
