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Chapter 1196 - Trouble In the Void
🕑 Added 2025-08-07 11:17:48 +0000 UTCTeleporting using the void was just so much easier than going in a straight line. Concepts, just as distance, didn’t really exist within the void, meaning that if one entered it on one side of a universe, they could exit right away and appear on the opposite side.
Despite both existing in the same universe, there was an absolutely massive distance between the Pantheon of Life and the Order of the Malefic Viper, making a brief void-assisted teleportation the most efficient way to get back fast.
Usually, briefly passing through the void was even considered safer than trying to teleport directly. Not just because it was far faster, but due to the ripples in space these two respective methods caused. All in all, there was very little reason not to make use of the void when construction long-distance teleportations and having the assistance of a god capable of entering the void.
Of course, nothing could ever be said to be truly safe, and entering the void did carry some inherent risks. One was far more exposed within the void if one did end up being tracked when entering, and due to the nature of the void, it would be incredibly difficult for other gods to, first of all, discover another god in the void, or secondly, to actually get there and help.
When Villy had appeared and spoken to Oras, he had only known exactly where Jake was and what was going on because he had effectively been the one doing all the teleporting. He had directed everything and had thus known all the details... something that wasn’t the case this time around.
Upon entering the void, even the Malefic Viper briefly lost track of Jake. Due to their bond, the Primordial should be able to discover Jake relatively fast again, if trying was even worth it, seeing as he and the others should only pop into the void for a few seconds before appearing within the territory of the Order.
Except they didn’t appear within a few seconds. Instead, Vilastromoz felt the connection cut when they entered – something he had entirely expected to happen – but when he tried to reconnect... he found himself blocked.
The avatar of Vilastromoz opened his eyes in an instant as he realized something had gone extremely wrong, and he immediately began trying to track Jake down as he teleported away.
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Yep, Jake still didn’t super like the void as it made him feel weird and messed with his senses in more ways than he could meaningfully describe. Around the room inside their teleportation vessel, the others also looked uncomfortable, with only the King and Artemis showing no signs of discomfort, though to be fair, the King wasn’t showing anything on account of his face being a mask.
As Jake was looking at everyone else, he suddenly saw Artemis’ eyes open wide, and at the same time, he got a deep sense of wrongness. Abruptly, the entire vessel shook, the magical formation on the inside flickering for a moment. Immediately after, Jake felt something else, and he instinctively turned his head to the side as he instinctively felt something else had joined them in the void... no... not just one thing.
Artemis quickly shot to her feet, a nervous yet determined look on her face as she instantly explained what was going on. “Our teleportation was intercepted or misdirected, and we’ve been trapped in a formation. I cannot contact the Pantheon of Life, and I cannot detect our exact position to relay it to others.”
Everyone looked at the Godqueen with confusion for a moment before they all realized that things definitely weren’t going as planned. Additionally, they remained affected by being in the void and were in less-than-stellar condition, even if they were stabilizing.
Jake, who was still looking at the wall of the vessel, focused and released a Pulse of Perception, focusing on finding out what was going on outside. His Pulse was messy and gave him odd information, but one thing was for sure...
“Five humanoid-shaped entities are outside,” Jake said.
Artemis nodded, having also spotted them. “The vessel should protect you even when I’m not inside. I’ll investigate and try to buy time, but assume the worst and try to do what you can to reach out for assistance.”
The severity of the situation was clear, as Jake and Artemis shared one final look before the Godqueen disappeared, appearing outside the vessel a moment later.
As she left, she had purposefully made all the walls of their teleportation vessel transparent, allowing them to see the scene outside. Within the emptiness of the void, there indeed stood five people, all of them wearing blank black masks that covered their entire faces.
He also realized that there was a discrepancy between what he saw with his eyes and his Pulse, meaning those three were hiding their true visages, likely caused by the masks. It all pointed to them not being here for friendly reasons.
Right then, on the outside, Artemis appeared and spoke in an authoritative voice. “This is an official delegation from the Pantheon of-“
“Kill her.”
The words echoed throughout the void and into the vessel as Jake’s eyes opened wide. In the very next moment, the void was filled with lights and energy as all five of the masked individuals disappeared alongside Artemis.
The mortals within the vessel naturally couldn’t tell what happened in a battle between gods, but all had enough sense to try to do what they could. Jake focused on trying to reach out to Villy as he saw the Sword Saint take out a watch, Sylphie summon a small spiritual tornado, and even Dina with a strained look on her face as she also tried to reach out.
Nothing worked. Jake even attempted to commune with the drop of blood within his Soulspace to try to allow the Viper to pinpoint his location, fully believing that Villy had noticed that something was wrong and was currently working on finding him.
However, the formation seemed to block anything and everything from getting out.
“Nothing,” the Sword Saint shook his head, looking genuinely worried by now.
The others remained quiet as the situation worsened, with the vessel shaking several times from the impact of wayward waves from the battle. Jake was extremely worried, but he had no way of truly telling what was going on outside.
Right then, things worsened once more as movement appeared in the void. Seemingly right in front of them all, a masked individual popped into existence, startling them before realizing she was still right outside the vessel. To the naked eye, she looked exactly like the other five masked individuals, but Jake could tell through his Sphere of Perception that she wasn’t.
She had barely appeared before a flash of green light flew for her, but she had already raised a hand as a barrier was summoned. A massive shockwave rocked the vessel, yet it did not move, as it seemed to be suspended within the void.
When the energy cleared, Jake saw the same masked woman standing, looking at the vessel, with a transparent barrier with three arrows stuck in it to her side. This masked woman looked at the vessel, evidently not able to see inside as she spoke.
“I know you can hear me in there, so let me get straight to the point,” the god spoke as she laid a hand on the vessel. “All we want is the Chosen of the Malefic Viper, not the rest of you. Have him exit, and we shall leave without this resulting in any unwanted deaths.”
Things got tenser as Jake heard her speak, and he felt like he needed to say or do something, but before he could, the Sword Saint had already stood up as he spoke. “He’s lying.”
“There’s no scenario where they would willingly leave several witnesses alive who may form karmic threads back to them,” the Forest King agreed as he stood up within the vessel.
Jake was also standing at this point, looking at the god on the other side of the vessel’s wall. The god looked straight past them all before speaking again, as there evidently wasn’t going to be a response.
“Very well,” the god nodded as her hand began to emanate destructive light. “The hard way it is. Things would be a lot easier if you just surrendered, though. Perhaps it could even convince that escort of yours to leave.”
They all watched with bated breath as the destructive light continued to intensify. While progress was slow, she was definitely slowly burning her way through the defenses of the special teleportation pod.
“Perhaps you hope she wins and comes to your rescue, but perish such thought,” the masked god spoke while looking toward the constant flashing lights within the void from Artemis fighting. “She’s already surpassed my expectations of a newly evolved Godqueen, but all that awaits her is death. For her to bring her true body was a surprise, but not a complication that we hadn’t taken precautions for.”
Jake was going through countless things they could do until he ultimately settled on gambling that someone like the Malefic Viper would track them down and that Artemis could hold on until then. Which meant they would also have to hold on and-
“I’ll speak,” the Sword Saint said as he put a hand on Jake’s shoulder. “You find a solution.”
“I don’t-“
“You will,” the Sword Saint insisted. “I’ll try to buy time in the meanwhile.”
Jake wanted to protest, but stopped himself, instead sharing what he knew, hoping it might come in handy. “It’s a woman... looks to be of human origin.”
“Alright,” the Sword Saint nodded as he took a deep breath. At the same time, Jake stepped back and closed his eyes as he searched his mind, soul, and instincts for any kind of solution. For a moment, he considered infusing himself with Primeval Origin Energy like he had done against the image of Valdemar back then, but he instantly knew that wouldn’t do shit. Not in front of an actual god.
“You were quick to disregard all notions of negotiation,” the Sword Saint spoke, trying to sound confident. He had purposefully infused his voice with energy, hoping the vessel would allow him to project his voice outside. Luckily, it worked.
“Negotiations are only directed toward the Chosen of the Malefic Viper, not his mortal companions,” the god said dismissively.
While listening, Jake was desperately searching his overly neglected spatial storage to try to find something – anything – that could possibly be of assistance.
“I’m sorry to disappoint, but I’ve been entrusted with the task of speaking. You see, the Chosen can be a little shy,” the Sword Saint said, still trying to give off the aura of someone unconcerned. “Seeing as you already know who I am, how about we begin by evening the playing field a little? So, grant me the honor of knowing who this goddess might be?”
At hearing that last sentence, the goddess actually flinched, and the intensity at which she channeled her energy fluctuated slightly. She had clearly not expected the Sword Saint to know she was a woman, as the mask did give her a more masculine build.
“Intriguing,” the goddess spoke, tilting her head. “You’re quite something for a mortal, aren’t you? I guess the Primordial of Time blessed you for a reason. A shame, really.”
“Come on now, I’m sure-“
“Mortal, your life is no longer in your own hands. Realize that and act accordingly,” the goddess spoke in a sharp tone. “I know the Chosen is listening, and believe or not, he does hold the key to your survival. I can swear here and now that if he comes along willingly and assists us, all of you will survive. You will not be free, but you will remain alive.”
The Sword Saint seemed to realize that his words to the god had no meaning, so he instead directed them towards those in the vessel. “They evidently want Jake’s abilities as a Harbinger of Primeval Origins, and for that, they need his semi-willing participation. Killing us all would risk turning him too antagonistic and perhaps even willing to die rather than help them.”
“Or they will still merely slay us all, under the assumption that the hunter values his own life too much to waste it,” the Forest King added.
“You disappoint with your continued silence, Chosen,” the goddess spoke again. “We truly do not wish to make this any harder than it needs to be, but if forced to, we will. Your current selfish reluctance to cooperate will only get those fighting for you killed.”
She once more looked toward the ongoing battle between the gods deeper in the void. The green energy blasts from Artemis had decreased, and from the looks of it, she was only hanging on and not capable of getting any kind of edge.
“If you surrender now, even she would live. Upon our departure, the formation shall be dispelled, and she will be free to flee back to her divine realm. It makes me question your sanity that you are so insistent. Are you still hanging on to the hope that help will arrive? No god can sense us here. No god can track us here... and no god will ever see what happened here today.”
Hearing that final sentence... Jake finally got an idea that he hoped would work... and hopefully Artemis would be able to hold on long enough even if it did.
In the event that it didn’t, Jake had already determined himself to appear before the face-to-face. While far from an ideal option, doing so would at least hopefully leave a path for survival for as many of them as possible.
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Artemis clashed with the five gods who were in pursuit of her. Two of them were in the Ninth Circle of Divinity, two of them Godkings, and the final one emitted an aura surpassing that of a Godking. Her only saving grace was that this final god wasn’t there with their true body but only an avatar that, despite emanating their true aura, couldn’t display power surpassing that of a Godking.
None of them had spoken a single word from start to end, but merely attacked with a clear intent to kill. She didn’t even have time to consider why they were there, what their true purpose was, or how she could possibly get herself and the mortals out of this situation.
All she could do was fight back as best as possible against superior numbers and power. Things got even worse when a sixth person appeared, attempting to break into the vessel granted by Yggdrasil. This new god gave off an aura even more powerful than the five other gods, and she was lucky the person didn’t join the fight.
Still, their appearance put Artemis on an even worse timer.
While the vessel was incredibly durable, capable of handling attacks from Godkings and Godqueens without problem, it could still be broken into if given enough time and effort, and, going by the way the surface was cracking and melting after not even a minute, this new god had specialized skills to break through its defenses.
Trying to get some kind of opportunity, Artemis attempted to severely injure one of the Ninth Circle gods with the hope it would make their allies hesitate, but despite her success, the other gods completely ignored their comrade and took the opportunity to surround her.
Unable to dodge the next barrage of attacks, Artemis took minor damage, but she knew that even if she was capable of surviving this, it wouldn’t do those stuck in the vessel any good.
She also quickly realized that they weren’t after her life in the first place. She was just an obstacle they had to deal with getting to someone – likely Jake – within the vessel. As she was still trying to find a solution of her own, with time running out more than ever, she heard the god at the vessel speak loudly for them all to hear.
“I’m glad you finally saw sense.”
The gods attacking Artemis stopped for a moment. She whipped her head around and, to her shock, saw that Jake had opened the entrance to the vessel and stood just inside the barrier, still protected from the void but within grasp of the god. Breaking that barrier would only take a few seconds at most, effectively leaving Jake fully exposed.
Looking at the scene, Artemis realized her calculations had been severely off and that the god had nearly broken into the vessel already before the door had been opened, but Jake’s actions still confused her.
Everything in the void had come to a standstill as the god extended a hand forward, inviting Jake to take it.
“Just accept my hand, and I swear none will die this day.”
Comments
Parker Bond
I really hope this resolves by tomorrow, I don't know if I can stand a weekend of waiting
Parker Bond
appear before the* face-to-face Either appear before the God or appear before her
Parker Bond
When *constructing* long-distance teleporters
Tamathon
So wait, use the cloak to buy a few assassinations from Umbra… or use his marble?!
Greg Alverson
I feel like we maybe seejng Oras again, he bas a marble linked to him and they said no god can see through the formation but Oras is not exactly a god.
Trumangolorian
Hell yeah new arc enemies. Can't wait to see where this arc goes. Tyftc.
Chloe
Tyftc
John Durrett
tyftc
Kristjan Vool
Next chapter -> https://www.patreon.com/posts/136011102?utm_campaign=postshare_fan
WaxDinosaur
If Villy does kill them, maybe he’ll prepare some more god snacks for Jake like he did with Yip
Tom C
My guess is he will lick his void lollipop or break it or something to try to get Olras’s attention? Idk
Tom C
I spoke too soon with my comment a couple of chapters ago! I was like “I’m sure a certain snakey god will be keeping an eye on Jake as they enter the void so no worries” Oh how the turntables 😩 🤣 Great chappy! TFTC
brjenness
Better the cliff, the better the guesses in the comments
Indevan Jones
I been checking since 5...I know it won't but I can hope lol
brjenness
I wonder how many people are checking every few minutes for today's update?
Thenais
Pretty sure the highest one is already named from the church
Strato Junon
I'm hoping for it. My hope is Jake pretends to be the viper. They fall for it for a bit. They catch on. Boom the real viper arrives with a void god. Problem with speculating is that I'm going to be sightly disappointed if this isn't it. Haha
Admorias
I sense a realm destroying viper rampage is incoming.
Jack
The way im waiting for oras to appear and stomp on these nobodies
Joseph Farris
I think Jake’s gonna make a transcendence
K R
Oras isn't named the all seeing for nothing
Jason
“The Harbinger ability is part of my bloodline”
Michael
how can he do that?
Drew
The consequences are going to be glorious.
Jordan H
I would be, granted I'm not opposed to it in a literary sense, bit this just ain't that kinda book. I mean the most significant friendly character we've had die is Chris. Let's be honest despite Jake's rage he was about as insignificant as a named friendly character can be. I will say that Artemis dying would be a welcome tone change for the story.
Trenton Goodman
He’s definitely reaching out to the void gods
Despair
Omg we are about to be Cliffed today
Chris Connolly
I wouldn’t be surprised if Artemis actually dies
Nexas Aurelias
Hit the nail on the head. Jake honestly would have done it for the profession levels alone
Joe Holman
OMG Jake has been kidnapped by the forces of evil, now Artemis will have to go on a neverending quest to rescue her boyfriend with a dryad, an elderly swordsman, an adorable hawk, and a sassy Eldritch being
Ty Cooper
Stray thought. Jake is going to do something that saves Artemis. Hoping Jake gets the title for serving a fight with a God as a mortal.
Pharaoh Atem
They don't need plausible deniability as long as they don't try to force him to have kids that's all the bloodline accords forbids.
Pharaoh Atem
Technology the bloodline accords are just about not forcing someone with a bloodline into having kids. You can kill and capture bloodline holders as long as your not trying to force them to spread their bloodline. And for most bloodline holders that would be the only reason to capture them but in Jake's case even if they never try to make him have kids they could get a lot of value out of him.
The Sleeping Forest
Getting the “help me Obiwan Kenobe” vibes lol
Childish Jordino
No matter who did it, the bloodline accords are being broken and there will be hell to pay from every other Primordial faction
Corvid
It's a sidestep around the bloodline accords. If he willingly accepts her hand, he just voluntarily went with them
Corvid
Yeah even if they get away somehow without the viper attacking... Well Yip killed an entire pantheon when he ascended and jake topped everything else he's done so far
Amanda Dimitrov
I think he’s gonna take her hand and take the void god to the shadow realm. Then ditch her there.
Peter Smith
Oras is a god though. Oras is a void god... I wonder how oras will eat them, will it be amoeba style, essence absorption or an endless yet limited mouth?
Andrew P
Good old oras isn't a god, lives in the void, is specialized in perception, and Jake still has his void lollipop. Wonder what the blowback from violating the bloodline accords will turn out to be.
Cameron Taylor
Now that the consequences for his last moment of powerlessness have been reversed. (The Ever Respawning King.)
Cameron Taylor
Jake has actively avoided revealing that his creation of a True Royal was based on a bloodline ability. He even implied it used a limited system supplied object. Does this give plausible deniability to those who wish to use him?
Erin Miller
I’m so excited to watch Villy go fully apeshit on these guys! I’ve missed the danger noodle over the pantheon of life arc
Cameron Taylor
And right after Villy ate Yip of Yore as second breakfast, with none of the Primordials being remotely surprised. These gods must be desperate.
Daniel Hamilton
Funny thing is, I bet if they had just asked, he probably would’ve agreed, but since their gods, it never occurred to them to ask a mortal.
Daniel Hamilton
I’m thinking he’s gonna use his new prayer ability to summon the presence of the viper, letting him rip his full power of his aura control and let loose, immediate reaction, as I think the void gods would react if they legitimately thought the viper was in the void or act as a homing beacon for the viper, or Jack’s gonna get accidentally killed. (this is covered in book one where the Viper said he would bring him back if he got wiped out by a God) or he’s gonna unleash his bloodline (be forced to trying to save his girlfriend)
heltok
Sandys egg to the rescue?
brjenness
I was thinking about that this morning. anybody they kill will probably be brought back...a little funny if they kill the king and he gets a new name
Cameron Taylor
Did Yip ever inspire that kind of loyalty?
Cameron Taylor
This is what happens when the burden of immortality becomes too much. Suicide by Jake. Maybe if they just attacked him they would be Ok. But they attacked Artemis, his companions and his liberty. That doesn't leave them much chance for survival.
Daniel Hamilton
I do remember in the first book. I believe Jake told Villy to never bring him back if he died, Villy said he wouldn’t unless of course a god killed him or something crazy happened out of Jake’s control. Power class. So I’m curious if Jake’s about to die by accident. In which case…. Villy is about to lose a friend.
Thenais
on a totally unrelated topic, Arnold should totally install a heavy duty Akira-style elevator in his moonbase. it's a man's romance.
Anonymous
Wait, just accept my hand sounds a bit like forced love to me. Idk, it’s probably not though.
John Kornegay
I’m betting he hits up the seeker somehow.
Corvid
Literally make most of the universe go catatonic for half a second due to ingrained prey reflex
Corvid
Yeah honestly I'm pretty hyped to see Villy go all "remember that time I invented the concept of warcrimes" on them.
Jordan Jones
Whew, glad it’s not Friday! Great chapter.
Amol Badge
My guess is this Goddess is either the lady love of Yip of Yore trying to bring him back or a totally new group not yet introduced, and are backed by some hidden entity (maybe a 13th primordial) or by a Void God. And she either has a powerful transcendence skill or her path is related to secrecy, something crazy like Yip of Yore. I believe the outcome of this encounter will be Jake and his mortal party being teleported to some hidden realm/plane/ world wonder where Villy has little or no contact with Jake. And they need to find their own way back while fighting/defending from this group and the local flora and fauna.
Hunter
This has renegade holy church members written all over it. Also wouldn’t be shocked if these are people from a faction we haven’t been introduced too yet.
Bose
These fools have signed their own death warrants. I suspect those loyal to Yip of Yore with nothing to loose. Besides the obvious wrath of Villy, violating the Bloodline accords gives Valdemar a reason to pick up his axe. I’m not sure what faction would volunteer to be wiped out.
joel southard
Thank you for the chapter
Rewdan
The fight is already agreed
Red45jimster
Ok crazy and left field what if there with valdimar kidnapped jake so villy will fight him
Roland Haller
Then, Hey Seeker, She thinks you can’t get in here.
Roland Haller
This is true. Ask Tom.
Carl Never
For location?
brjenness
i'm down for that
Carl Never
Can you see Jake stopping mid heart beat to ask someone for help? Umbra would love to show up and fight some gods for him but I'd bet ya Jake Dosent figure that out
Carl Never
I would think he could reach umbra if he was smart enough to put the pieces together and as long as they are in the void I bet Oras knows. But I'm guessing Jakes going to try and bluff his way through this untill villy shows up. Even if I really Wana see Oras
Tristan Lewis
I hope this starts a multi book war
Carl Never
I'd love to see some void skills in action
Carl Never
So do we think these gods are the ones who hired the hit on Jake and also blessing the uprising on earth or is this origin related? Ss said they probably wanted him to upgrade something but I'm not convinced. I seen the holly church suggestion and I can see the side branches of the church messing around but in the spirit of Jake my gut says thats wrong. Haven't seen them use any skills yet but to attack art they must have some backing or think they will die soon either way?
Corvid
Points for creative thinking! I don't think so but damn it would be cool
Corvid
There's basically absolutely zero chance it's the primordial church. They go to war over anyone basically insulting a primordial, and a chosen is a God's mortal avatar. Kidnapping Jake would be anathema to them. On the other hand, someone kidnapping the chosen of a primordial would be the perfect casus belli to mobilize the crazy fanatics to get him back. There was a talk about how they were the one faction on earth every single other factions gods said to just leave the hell alone, even Yip
Corvid
I wonder if divine bargain could be a cheat
Indevan Jones
He's got the void lollipop for Oras, the cloak for Umbra, and the drop for Villy. Unless maybe Event Horizon can do some shenanigans, although that seems like a long shot, maybe with some Invocation mixed in to buy time. Trying to think what all he has in his pockets atm. I'm more curious why his instincts aren't/didn't go haywire before...As for who it may be: Holy church.
Joshua Little
Thanks for the chapter.
Jamal2161
Oris coming for the save
brianpclab
As Sandy said in book 9. “Void tastes bad”
Drew G
Tom for the win as per usual
brjenness
I agree with 3 and will admit 1 is an outside possibility. 3 because some one (holy faction( is giving them bad advice and hollow promises.
brjenness
zog's real name is clifford
Schneeente
My ranking from most likely faction to least likely: 1. Automatons (the metal guys fighting the hive) 2. Fucking Eversmile (wants Jake not for Jake juice but for the old geezer) 3. A new faction (but not Pinnacle tier) 4. The elves (not sure why but they would at least have the power to pull it off. And there was something with Jake's unique mana affinity) 5. Hive (maybe some of them don't want to wait or they think Jake won't create more true royals anyways)
Arista Gerber
Knock Knock Who's there? Pissed off Primordial Pissed off Primordial wh- -and there goes her head...
Arista Gerber
Cliffy you bastard! Thanks for the chapter!
Kristoffer
I kinda like the balloon idea, as that would include a call back to the talk about resurrection. Willy agreed to only bring him back if he got killed by a god (unless I remember that entirely wrong).
Kristoffer
I did right up to that cliffhanger, now I'm almost looking forward to Monday as much as I do the weekend.
Ronan B
Jake: Licks the Void Lollipop "Hey Oras, she thinks you can't see her"
brianpclab
Reviewing chapters 1168 - 1170 I noticed 2 interesting things. One is that Zog had scheduled his time off starting around Aug 22 so hopefully we still have some time to clear up this cliff hanger. Two, Invocation looks like Jake is possessed by Villy and no one would want to mess with a possessed mortal until the possession was over. Seems like that could buy some time for Villy to arrive. However, I do want Villy to go murder hobo (i.e. eat some god jerky) on the gods that tried to take Jake.
brjenness
someone is whispering in their ears . .. they are coming after you. they will kill you. you need to do this.
Alex
Oras' godly title is "The All Seeing". I'd be flabbergasted if he hasn't been watching this whole time, but he's an eldritch void entity with completely alien sensibilities, so it's anyone's guess whether he'll intervene or not. He might just sit back and watch if he decides that would be more interesting.
Alex
I'm astonished that anyone would choose to do what these gods are doing: if they are after Jake for being the Harbinger of Primeval Origins then they're taking a liquid shit all over the Bloodline Accords. Keep in mind that the Bloodline Accords are enforced by ALL of the Primordials - including Eversmile - who'd be able to track them down instantly using their Karmic threads. That's not even mentioning the fact that they're attacking Sylphie (who has Stormild's Divine Blessing and is next in line to be her Chosen), The Sword Saint (who has Aeon Clok's Divine Blessing and is probably a strong candidate to become his Chosen when he reaches a higher grade), Dina (who's Nature's Attendant's fucking granddaughter), and Jake (the Chosen of that snake dude who's FAMOUS for the time he went on the biggest rampage in the history of the multiverse because someone harmed the people he cared about). Even if they get exactly what they want and nothing goes wrong, they'd still be COMPLETELY fucked in the aftermath.
Gman
Leftover gods from yip probably trying to capture Jake for him to do primeval origins thing to possibly bring yip back
Zachary Gordon
It appears that when everyone read that sentence they thought of Oras, as he is the all-seeing god, but honestly, my first thought was that Jake would try to contact Jasper and the Seeker… In fact, it was just mentioned in the last chapter that the Seeker was one of the few people in existence who could breakthrough barriers and formations within the void. Considering that out of over 400 comments, not one person has yet to mention the Seeker or Jasper, I am likely wrong, but just wanted to throw that theory out there, as the Seeker was my first thought when I read “no god can track us here…”. That being said, I did consider Oras after reading the next line “no god will ever see what happened here.” So maybe they will both be involved? Among the other speculated theories, I do agree that Jake will likely use invocation and pretend to be the Viper, but I think that it’s only going to be to stall for time until he can get in contact with the Seeker (and Jasper) and/or Oras.
brjenness
Val would call him a tease
JJB4345_80_815
Yes, thank you for the chappy Zogarth!
EmmericH.
I had the stupid Idea of Jake making an invocation but with fang of man lol , it doesn't make any sense but that's why 🤣
Tucker Glick
Excited for tomorrow’s cliff hanger
Dominic Loporto
Everyone's theories are fun, but I'm enjoying the idea of how panicked every being close enough to feel it is gonna be when Villys aura smashes out at full power from every avatar and his true body as he's trying to find Jake. That's gonna be a massive ass clencher for everyone close enough to feel it
Xarow
So he is using Eternal Shadow to buy time. Can he expel that drop of Villy blood if he has physical contact with this god? Could he not lick his lolly and cry Oris? Using it may draw his attention enough to warrant him putting in real effort when Jake is not immediately visible. Also is the shadow realm an option in reaching out to Umbra? If it is outside of the normal realm or part of her divine realm.
KevB
There's no way Villy lets them get away with this.
Blutako
Just going to make the cliffhanger tomorrow even worse, you know zogarth is no stranger to that
J W
Damn. Glad today is only Thursday
Kt-x
Thanks for the chapter! What about Oras? The void god who gave him the lollipop?
Mohammed Sheekh
I'm surprised nobody mentioned that jake can use event horizon to make his own domain and send off a quick SOS signal to villy
Andrew K
Long shot prediction: Villy snuck in offscreen, is now impersonating Jake, and is going to "accept" the goddess' hand in the form of a very permanent removal before spend a while toying with the faction.
Corac
Oh that's good. I bet that's the plan lol
brjenness
I like the idea of the would be Jake nappers finding themselves surrounded by a horde of void gods, a legion of minagas, umbra, seeker, true royals, a cute porcucat, a grumpy hydra, a cosmic worm, and half the primordials. the leader looks at Jake and asks, "what are you" "Jake is Jake. you don't mess with Jake. get them tom."
DcnReaper
I think the multiverse is about to be short a few more gods
Fleetpanda
I had the same thought. Like, way to piss off every single faction at once and several pinnacle gods personally. Villy, Aeon, Natures Attendant/Yggdrasil, and Stormild have blessed there. The entire Hive would go to war for Jake, along with Minaga. If they think they can escape tracking I’d like to see them try with Villy, Umbra, and Eversmile personally hunting them down. Like who thought this through lol
Prospects
That was the Altmar Emipre, there is no way they would try something like that. The Altruatch is on pretty good terms with the Viper as well so it just doesn’t make sense, he could just ask and I don’t see Jake saying no as long as the price is right.
Baged
Doesn't Jake have an item or two that, if he starts messing with them, the god who created the item would immediately know?
Rewdan
🤣🤣🤣 got cha
sinewyk
Throwing my roll in there: it's linked to the dude who analyzed his arcane magic and disappeared when trying to send info back
Ty Cooper
Has me wondering on and worried about Friday's cliffhanger if this is Thursday's cliff.
Alex Lane
I wanna double prank where he fakes being Villy and scares them, they figure it out and then they think it happens again but its actually Villy--cut to cliffhanger!
brjenness
we're so dumb.... Jake is getting back at Artemis for the mushroom soup and repaying her for bringing him training partners.
Jaime Cabezas
“No god can track us here... and no god will ever see what happened here today.” Hearing that final sentence... Jake finally got an idea that he hoped would work... and hopefully Artemis would be able to hold on long enough even if it did. Great foreshadowing… maybe this is something the “All-Seeing” may want to see.
brjenness
I think every void god in the area is coming for a snack.
TotalynotDeadman
Probably invoke Pride because even Artemis couldn't tell the difference until he talked like he normally does
Death56
Who else think Jake's gonna get a void God like Oras there
Oblivion
Oh there will be. Villy is about to take this shit incredibly personally on top of the PoL being responsible for the transportation and safety of the delegation. We are too quick to forget that none of the primordials are “good” - Villy perhaps least of all. You might be able to hide from Villy, but you cannot hide from the Seeker and certainly not Oras when Villy calls in a favor from them. This is no longer a mortal affair with the direct interference of several powerful gods and at least two Primordials will have continued reason to hunt this group into oblivion long after this interaction is over. You don’t directly interfere with the machinations of two of the peak beings of the multiverse and not get turned to dust for the insult.
brjenness
noticed the light thing on reread also. thought same thing.
Rewdan
So after rereading the chapter the goddess was using destructive light to gain entrance to the spacecraft which leads to think it’s that Lodestar Matron trying to get the heart of that orange guy.
brjenness
take my hand, invoking touch... maybe
Nathan Holliday
The fact that a peak tear c grade even has options at this point is incredible.
Beckendwarf
Well, I hope these people have fun breaking the Bloodline Accords, because it will most likely be the last thing they ever do
MrBooniecap
Also, kudos on giving us this amazing development right before you go on break. You’re gonna have a lot of fans dieing inside while you’re gone.
MrBooniecap
Oooops, I think someone started a war. I just hope Jake doesn’t do the whole Stockholm syndrome trope and become sympathetic to their cause. I’d like to the see the viper go all malefic and the other primordials with blessed involved get in on it also. Let’s definitely see some pantheon get wiped.
WhiteLeeopard
Or maybe none of his friends are in true mortal danger
WhiteLeeopard
Villy reliving his pre-teen years is a great phrase and would be a great arc
Nathan Holliday
Invocation powered pride bluff here we come!
Eofad
Jake: Hey, Oras the all seeing, I’ve got an idiot outside that claims you can’t see what’s happening here. Would you like to disabuse him of this obviously ridiculous concept?
Loststar7
Friday cliffhangers too predictable so you add some Thursday ones. It’s dirty and I like it. TFTC. Please keep em coming 😁.
Will Murry
A Thursday cliff hanger unexpected but appreciated I feel like this was a really nice change of pace and made it feel like there are real stakes again killing the game Zog! Keep it up (also you still manage to make it entertaining when it doesn't feel like there's stakes which is impressive but, it is better with them)
Sean McClain
Maybe Jake can speak forbidden knowledge and that will echo outside the void as the system is ever present.
Tristan
Void lollipop i bet its the void lollipop
Lemonsqueezy
At least we have one more chapter for the week. This is either an introduction to the newest arc (essentially being the catalyst for upgrades to skills and his final levels to b-grade), or quite possibly a random encounter so Jake can use his skill he has been holding out on using. This might also be the event that brings the relationship with Artemis to become public. Either way, tomorrow is Friday and I doubt we get a conclusion to this event. Zog loves his Friday cliffhangers afterall.
Hornbach
Ok i have some ideas as to what jake wants to do. Channel villy to stall for time and maybe make himself easier to track. ( Unlickley since their Connection seems to be Cut of or at least severly impaired) Use the his cloak to inform Umbra, i doubt she would have to much trouble reaching him through the shadow realm and she would really like for Jake to owe her a favor. Most people seem to think contacting oras to be the Most likeley szenario and i think it is a good possibility.
Alex
Jake's gonna call oras
Logan Boeckner
Dont ya'll love that tomorrow is Friday.
Rewdan
All they will hear is Thump
Prospects
An invocation bluff with pride empowered is my guess, or Oras tracking his void marble.
Lemonsqueezy
So there are several ways Jake can get out of this: There might be another god following or watching before the stop. Oras could appear Umbra could appear Jake could offer something for Villy's appearance, or Jake could "pretend" to be Villy with his skill Jake would use some type of teleportation skill/item Jasper rescues him. Jasper can teleport into and out of anything, especially with the help of The Seeker. One of the many other god's have all wanted a reason to get on Jake's good side. The last option would be this being an introduction to the next arc. Jake could be captured and the story would be about him escaping. However, It would be hard for these gods to hide Jake from the Primordials once he is out of the void. Especially with Artemis's out for revenge for her captured love. As for the identity of these gods and their alliances. The Holy Church is the only real pantheon that has significant animosity towards Jake, but I doubt the Holy Mother would risk angering the other gods with this act. The Automatons also have a significant grudge against Jake for his creation of Vesperia. The other option is the people who had alliances to Yip of Yore. Injuring Jake's friends would anger so many gods, and they cannot force Jake to do a damn thing. His bloodline just won't allow him to submit to anyone, even at the risk of his friends.
AetherBoye
Oras to the rescue, OR Jake does something incredibly, ridiculously stupid and stuffs a legacy skill full of Jake Juice and effectively becomes a god for a couple seconds by popping his soul like a balloon
BuhDussy
Jake is about to make a call to some void gods that’s for sure
Palmer Evans
We need more conflicts that put Jake in a real bind! For a sec I thought Artemis could get killed off, as it would be a slap of reality since Jake hasn’t really had to worry about enemies above his grade targeting his allies yet. I do think the series would benefit from Jake having a moment of powerlessness that serves as future motivation for him
Phil Ritter
Okay been thinking a bit about it. Everytime Jake met a void god he was protected by either the system, Villy or FS. Having Oras descend now could be a major risk since Artemis won’t be able to shield them. There is also a chance tho Oras won’t descend himself but instead send a heads up to Villy and maybe give him a quick ride through the Void
Kyler
I'm feeling a "Oras to the rescue "
chinosaurio 26
siii simplemente es demasiado malvado que nos deje en suspenso
Mikesch
I would really enjoy Option 3. A bigger arc where Villy is looking for his buddy. I hoped for such an arc for a long time tbh. You could easily include Storylines with so many, now also Jesper and Seeker. Could be really cool
Ben Cox
Tyftc but God damn does Zogarth know how to leave us right on the absolute edge waiting for the next chapter. Anyway the sentence "staring into the small bead may grant you visions of the void" makes me think Oras can definitely see through it which should prove quite helpful right about now. The only real problem is that I just know tomorrow is gonna end on another cliff hanger.
Ty Cooper
So Jake is going to eat the Oris marble and call it in for an assist. That's my guess. Tftc!
Almer Reyhan
IF IT WERE FRIDAY and Zoggy pulled this shit I'd have gone nuts lol
TyranT-Rex
I was thinking it was someone from the holy church too. That would explain why they are so brave.
Devillelouch
I am all in on this being the Primordial Church. 1.) We dont know their path, but we know it is about devotion/submission to the Primordials. 2.) Jakes bloodline and status as a Heretic could be a threat to a "Worship the Primordials" Path. 3.) They are a faction with Humans and powerful. 4.) Fanatical enough to do this even if it risks the accords.
Almer Reyhan
OHHH NEW CONFLICT!!!!!! LETS GOOOOO
brjenness
tomorrow could start with gk noticing Dina is unusually calm. or Jake could channel pride scare the gods off and fire his new skill that always hits answer villy tracks that. or. we could have a new arc with Jake a captive and everybody looking for him. i'm ok with that as long as it ends with a major beatdown.
brjenness
I think they are lacking important information
Timothy Spradlin
I figured it would oras as well, but i don't know how he would reach arnold? Maybe by cell phone?
Chris
3 primordials + Nature’s attendant and Oras show up and absolutely wax these idiotic Gods and their entire faction.
Stephen
Pretty sure he's trying to get in touch with Oras. Which would be amazing.
Jessy Torres
Don't you know cliffhangers are cruel and unusual punishment
brjenness
voidpiercer
Jordan Rogers
Jake could offer some random thing for a visitation of his patron!!
Silver Dawn
Wait. Does Jake have a path saved up he can use?
Gafgarion
little known fact: Zog is actually a demon who derives pleasure and sustenance from the specific suffering caused by literary cliffhangers.
Mrburns93
So who ever this is is fully willing to break the bloodline accords and have the full might of 12 primordials bare down on them? Hope their universe didnt have too many valuable things in it.
Chris
Didn’t think of that but man, that would be 🔥 let’s hope so
Pierre-clément LAMBRIX
Pretty sure he got something to reach out to our dear crazy scientist. Who will bring big daddy oras to the rescue.
Lynderyn
Only if it were a pre-vacation cliffhanger. Imagine not having chapters for an extended period of time following that cliff
Wselby64
Yeh but no god has any good reason to suspect that jake has met oras let alone he has a item that was made by him, plus I would have assumed if it was bloodline or transcendent in nature that some of them would have senses it by now. But kinda would love for it to actually be first sage related.
Lynderyn
Whatever pantheon those 5 are from is screwed.
Mike
Thanks for the chapter ! Pretty sûre Jake is about to use Pride along with his new skill and scare the shit out of these gods
brjenness
I think if they were well informed, they would of said he'll no to this job
micah Hogan
Oras! I can't wait! That cliffhanger should be a crime! So many paths this could go down and I can't wait to see which one it is!
Chegs
All these masked Gods seem to well informed.. almost like there is a mole somewhere
ButterflEye
Who wants to see if the void marble has an “unintentional” void tracking function
ABTelford
I’m banking on Ora’s the All Seeing void god coming in to help…I hope. Maybe? Gah! Why did Author stop there!!!
JW Saxby
Oh c’mon! 😅😅 that cliff hangar is murder bro 😂😂 gimme more lmao 🤣
RedFaux
Maybe one day people will learn that attempting to force Jake to do anything is like trying to force Valdemar to do something. Ie, never gonna fucking happen. Jake will die before his free will is even slightly under any sort of duress. Trying to is waste of time
Kristoffer
Not if even Willy don't know, but he might be able to boost one of their connections somehow. I could also see him doing something to his boots and Ever Smile noticing a change in karmic connections.
LongMickeyRicky
Im trying to think of something jake owns with a minaga clone in it because i really wanna see and all god legion swoop in
Kenneth Welever
He gonna call on oras? That god could see them
Emil
So, boys. I see so many saying what comes next, but who is it? I mean, we have six gods who doesn't give a damn that they're attacking mortals (+Artemis), and they want Jake. Is it the Lodestar Matron, or someone who wants Jake for his Jake Juice?
NerdyFellow
Who do you think it will be- Oras, the All God Legion, Villy, or maybe, with low odds, the Seeker?
Mat
With the "No god can ...", I doubt they failed to account for the Void gods especially the "All-seeing Oras". They are most likely using a transcendent or bloodline. I think Jake will use knowledge of FS and boots karmic link
SudoSpider
Yay a chapter so short all we got was people showed and said they want jake and the chapter is over. I love the writing but two days in a row of short chapters that feel empty are frustrating. Before you all get mad at me, it's my opinion and I'll get over it anyways
Namorat
Yeah, I feel he's trying to play with Villy's aura. Looking forward to the solution to this situation
Rahsheem Reid
Yea Oras is definitely about to pop out and show sum.
Apollo Greed
Tyftc!
brjenness
I filed a formal complaint with the eu for zog's use of weapons of mass cliffhanging.
Ignantsage
Yeah Jake is gonna lick his void lolipop
cache m
You forgot Zoggy taking his leave. Adding additional cliff hangers and responses to the situational arc.
Assault1217
My bet is a void creature with Jake juice
MarineDebris
Truth
Bale
2 options. Villy channeling (that way he can find him) Swallow the Popsicle and Oras Will come. Or both at the same time.
brjenness
umbra probably knows jake's location via cape
Jaroslav Zapadlo
Fuck This Day by day Chapters
Micheal Cook
Great chapter. My thoughts: You have soon to be chosen of Stormild, blessed by Eon, granddaughter of Ydrassil and Natures Attendent, two bloodlines one a patriarch and chose of the Viper. I can see Oras and all the primordial showing up just for the bloodline accords alone. So juicy. Thanks again.
Brian
My theory is Oras via marble, sandy via the 'not egg', divine bargain the ship or maybe even possessed by Vily.
Phil Ritter
Okay now to the big question what will he offer Oras for his rescue
Tristan Lewis
I've been waiting so long for Jake to feel threatened or be at disadvantage, finally! Best chapter in a while!
ThatGuy
What if vesperia senses something is wrong. We already know bits of Jake’s bloodline get past on to other especially his creations. If vesperia senses something she could ask that all seeing hive queen I can’t think of the name of to then locate Jake and tell the viper
Ben Sheahan
Jake still has Sandy’s Egg. Could Snappy find him through that?
Arieh Sochaczevski
Thanks for the chapter! I wonder who will arrive first, Villy or Oras? I don’t know Oras will protect Jake, but he’ll show up to discover what’s going on.
Phil Ritter
I doubt any faction is behind this. It’s more likely a rogue band of gods trying something but yes Villy will hunt them I’d Oras won’t deal with them
Dragon
100% he will use the invocation and blood drop and origin energy to do the full possession trick but this time without vipers help
Abdulaziz ALRumaih
Ooh I like this too
Dragon
Love this!
Paul B
Anyone else find it sus that these gods set up a whole ambush without the All Seeing Oras not stopping by...in his own hood? This is me hoping that Void Gods finally join the squad
Mat
After socializing with gods as equals, Jake and gang gets a hard reminder. If Villy doesn't pull a Sylver Sezari, then Jake's to-hunt later list has at least six new names after just crossing out EH's name.
Henscratch
- Monday Jake killed some time until - Tuesday Everybody was finally ready - Wednesday so they left - Thursday but were immediately intercepted - Friday Jake responded - Monday and his gamble had a result - Tuesday those involved waited on tender hooks - Wednesday the gamble result enabled an inconclusive action - Thursday everyone not used to Jake is shocked - Friday everyone comes to terms with a new situation - Monday secondary action stirs - Tuesday-Friday actions FINALLY happen - Monday conclusion of action - Tuesday-Friday reactions, consequences & more foreshadowing Strap in, mind your blood pressure, maybe take up meditation. It’s gonna be a long month of intense cliffs.
Sarianne
So glad it isn't Friday 😅
Matthias
Tftc
Sarianne
Very true
Sarianne
🤣
Naoko
Accept my Hand? Seriously? That's what this is about?
Mick Gormley
Artemis clearly doesn’t have enough perception to see the concept of Plot Armor.
Connor
Thanks for the chapter
nick
I think keep we are going to see a very different side of villy. Hes seeing what happened to him possibly happen to Jake and know what it would do to Jake if they succeed in hurting or killing his girl could forever change him. The man who brought him back out of his shell, the man who became his friend. I think villy is gonna call oras and both are going to go scroched earth.
Chegs
Umbras cloak and contacting Oras seem silly since he could of done that without revealing himself..Using invocation seems more likely and possibly having a full possession to see if the viper can figure something out while scaring the shit out of them
ThatGuy
My prediction is that obviously Jake does something crazy to contact either Oras or Villy. Artemis does something crazy because she fears for Jake’s life earning her a favor from the malefic one which greatly boosts her records skyrocketing her power beyond that of a god queen. There’s so many stupid things Jake can do with his bloodline I’m not sure which I think it is lol But one thing I think is inevitable is the malefic viper is about to team up with a couple of other primordials if not all of them and remind the multiverse why they are considered the top gods. Kidnapping a person with a bloodline will not be taken lightly. Idk if this breaks the bloodline accords because their intention is not to breed Jake but Villy is going to be pissed when he finds out what happened. And he will find out.
Paul B
The SS should have a disc thingy on him!
ThatGuy
Calling Oras is a great idea. I think his danger sense is silent because they don’t want to harm him. They’d probably put him in some lavish mansion and treat him like a king if he went and helped willingly.
Vetch
As much as I would love the viper to descend and have a big fight, I would love this to be a case where he pulls out a minaga artefact and summons the all god legion, there has been much hype about how scary they are and it would be great to see them actually involved in a serious skirmish.
Leviathan
This is a story arch that is going to be rather interesting
Matteo Corazza
I find strange the wording used in the last sentence. Accept instead of take my hand sound more like a proposal then "give me your hand and we teleport away". I suspect Villy is going to start a war after this!
brjenness
first time?
brjenness
Jake's going to buy time by using villy's aura.
RnR_ RnR
Minaga and the all god legion about to form up the mass ranks and storm the void.
most frantic
Screw these cliffs, I'm unsubscribing. Ok... I can't back that up. See y'all tomorrow.
brjenness
these gods are idiots for messing with the people in that pod. no way they would survive the repercussions
RnR_ RnR
I did it with another author I follow. Why cant I do it with this series you ask? Because im a weak willed addict needing his fix.
RnR_ RnR
Another primordial
Marvin bennett
Well they have sighed their deaths
David Hall
I almost threw my phone. We were all joking about a quirky Oras visit, but here we are hoping tommorows chapter isn't a an update on Vesperia or something. Can the Invocation can bypass whatever is blocking them all. If not, then Oras ,the only void resident Jake knows, is the best immediate help until vipers avatar shows up. Oras is almost definitely aware but I think it'll watch rather than act on Jake's or Villy's behalf
Matthew Smith
A new upgrade to his eyes that let him pierce through the void, find Villy and use the gaze aspect as a way to alert Villy of his position.
Clint
When the All-Seeing Eye meets the Unseeable Object. 😂
Dave
I can already feel the chasm that will be created tomorrow…
Grant
No wonder the previous two chapters were kind of slow; really lulled us in for a life comes at you fast chapter. good stuff. tftc
effigy
Can I offer Zogarth a donation to get another chapter or 300?
Finley
I knew I should've stacked this chapter damn, and we all know this isn't fully ending next chapter so we're gonna have to wait for 2 more days after
Matthew Smith
Well, Oras is going to be involved somehow and the void lollipop just by looking at it can cause visions of the void. So, what if Jake juices it up and uses or consumes it to create a way to make effectively a flare in the void to attract Oras but hopefully Villy. I'm sure Villy would love some more snacks.
effigy
Omg , Zogarth left the chapter on a cliffhanger - grrrrr
Kevin Hargett
This might be the most dire situation Jake has found himself in to date! Come on zog- I know you wanna pop off a few extra chappys before your break! lol
IntenseSushi
Tftc YES I’ve been waiting for the next crisis
Michael Fannon
Same
Michael Fannon
Yup. Wonder if Oras or the other void gods are part of the accords? Should be very interesting very soon if that is the case.
Kevin Hargett
Definitely Ora’s! And I do believe Jake is granted his prime up origins by his bloodline, so if they are going to use him for that, then Billy has every right to act with the might of the accords once he catches back up to Jake. I don’t think Billy will show up alone though, I bet Valhall comes with!
Sammot
Yeah mimicing the viper was also my idea of what he would do, not sure about the other stuff though!
Silver Dawn
I was wondering if Jake could use divine bargain to protect the vessel and friends.
Thenais
Come on oras, you see all this and don’t interfere ? Pretty sure Jake contacted arnold
Sammot
Yeah I thougt that too, is oras also not able to see jake?! If jake just yelled something like oras i ow you a favor for when i reach godhood or something. Pretty sure it would agree to that
Red45jimster
My gues Jake is about to be a true heretic and draw mass records/power from villy
Cees Tollenaar
At least to throw them off and buy time untill Oras arrives
Karim Saadi
What God is so crazy to challenge the Viper????
Brian Schutt
If they are taking him for his Harbinger abilities, does that not mean they are breaking the Bloodline Accords since they ability it is directly from his bloodline? If so, seems like any gains from it would be moot since they, and their entire faction, would be annihilated.
Bruce Sheplan
Dont forget Artermis, shes the goddes of the Hunt not of fighting off an ambush while outnumbered…Im pretty sure she will be going Hunting soon
Georgia Guy-Williams
Yeah like bargin the 500 souls in front of him... (Viper strength not Jake's)
ThatGuy
Oh my god. I was expecting Oras not this! I love this fucking series.
Bruce Sheplan
I dont think he will eat it, he’ll probably just speak Oras’ name or maybe channel some enerfy through the mable… either way, i forsee some god snacks for Villy in tbe future…
GuyWhoReadsALot
Tomorrow we'll get the story of a bird flying in a tornado.
Rewdan
Thanks Zogarth, I’ll pay $10 for tomorrow’s chapter today.
Cees Tollenaar
Edit suggestions: when construction long-distance - think you meant "constructing" and believe [it] or not - missing the word "it". Might be your writing style, so I'd say just take a look. appear before the [...] face-to-face - the context makes it feels like it's missing "Goddess" or similar.
Meir Banon
Tftc
Gareth Morgan
We're definitely getting a Miranda interlude tomorrow
Ed
I wish I could make myself build up a chapter backlog. This is brutal in a good way.
Pekka Kohonen
I wonder what happens when Jake eats the marble/popsicle to summon Oras. Eating it is supposed to kill him, I understand. Maybe he will “see” Oras for first time. Maybe he will finally upgrade his archery skill for real…
Bobo
This is a cliffhanger. Wow!
Lizy Flore
*four primordials, but I get what you mean
RareBlood
im sure the gods know oros has his divine blessing on earth and he is partnered with the chosen of the viper. with the karmic ties viper and the all seeing one has there is no way oros dosent know when jake jumps in and out of the void.
Daniel Jackson-Woods
Or he consumes the void lollipop it increases his perception so much he can forcefully heal his soul damage then using words of power shown to him by the first sage and he breaks the formation himself
Dave
Brooo, to piss off not one but two Primordials and their factions is the stupidest thing I have seen in this entire book series. I’m excited to see how this plays out.!
Kyle Pemberton
There should be scorched earth type consequences for this bullshit.
MrCynical
I see two possibilities. Invocation with pride or Jake trying to get Oras' attention.
Steven Thompsen
Sadly I don't think you would go into effect cuz people do not realize that his bloodline is the cause of the abilities I could be wrong tho also if no one finds out no repercussions
Dragon
This is my 2 theory’s either Jake is gonna mimic the Malefic viper(like he did to Artemis) or Oras by using his primeval energy in the lollipop. And then one of those 2 will come to save them probably mimic the viper and stall with words while Oras shows up to save him
Orod
I was not expecting this turn off events from this chapter. It seemed to be going on the route of meeting Oras again. You know just a nice funny chapter again. Also, I am assuming his danger sense isn't fully activating is because they still have options to avoid tragedy.
Steven Thompsen
Right now I'm saying he's going to call Oras the void god.
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Time to pause the sub, wait for RR to catch up so I can resub and binnnnnnnnnnnnge. Sadly, my will is weak.
Frederik
who would be stupid enough to target jake and his girlfriend and normal friends making an enemy out of the vioer and most likely even the mothertree/stormild/aeon
Rewdan
We all thought something was going to happen but this is on a whole different level. I’m stuck on pause! Like can it be tomorrow now!
Abhishek
Oh cmon!!!
Daniel Jackson-Woods
Jake's is going to heal his soul damage and use the words of power the first sage taught him
Beemoss
Tftc
Imblessed808
I wanna see some Mad Villy We all know what happened to like 10% of a whole universe when Villy gets mad. You know Oras is probably gonna be snitchin to the viper.
Rewdan
So many theories on what’s about to happen! I’m going for Jake going on the attack using Shadow Jake, then grabbing the god and using his wings to exit the void enabling Villy to see him and his friends to escape.
A. B. Edwards
I have a feeling he is calling for bestist void buddy Oras. Or maybe the weird hairy pyramid
Mikesch
Maybe it is a dude who flinches because everyone mistakes them for a woman. Thats why he is wearing the mask
Lizy Flore
Okay, like everyone, I’m seeing Oras coming to the rescue or Villy reshooting his pre-teen years. BUT I’m also thinking, what if he goes with them, and does the ritual they want. Only they’ve misunderstood how his powers as HoPO work and Jake fucks up their plan by making the creature his/loyal to him. That’d be the biggest “f u” imaginable 😁 Also this chapter made me sick to my stomach, and I’m being literal. I was anxious, furious, worried and extremely pissed at those cowards. Thanks for the chapter.
dan dyfe
Ville is going to go an a murder spree
Justin
Start of next chapter "i GrEEt the cHOSen oF the BArrER of EtErnal KnoWledge"
Reyhulko
same here
Mikesch
I wonder if Divine Bargaining would work. If I remember correctly, the skill said that the Viper would even appear to Bargain in some cases. I guess even without it, he should feel where the goods are. Dont think there is enough time for a Formation though
Trugath
Eternal shadow for protection. Aura for intimidation. Then wings for escape? Bluffing that he had been retrieved?
Jeff
Also violation of the blood line accords?
Cody K
I'm surprised Jake's near omnipotent "somethings fishy" sense didn't go off before this happened. Someone is probably using transcend skills to hide what Is happening.
Jeff
Spicy chapter! Can’t wait for tomorrow morning! Villie or Oras to the rescue?
CT
Jake eats the gift of Oras, fakes being controlled by Malefic Viper. They figure out the location(Oras/Viper) and Malefic Viper goes on a rampage as it is "god business" and not mortal one.
Cyranosaurus
Dang, things went south fast here! All I can say is I hope the Viper is involved and maybe even Natures Attendant and they have a sweet revenge chapter that is heavy on murder😍
Strato Junon
Cmonnnnn next chapter today please! Tfc
TimeDrawsNigh
Given she flinched when they figured out it was a she, maybe it’s the Lodestar Matron goddess he pissed off when he evicted the Holy Church from the Milky Way?
EbbieOsa
Always something, if they thought this was the best way in securing Jake's help as the Harbinger they are sorely mistaken, ambushing his friends and threatening death to his girlfriend tsk tsk tsk. I cannot wait to see which faction is next in line for deletion from the multiverse
Xander
TFTC :) Suggested edits: "Concepts, *just* as distance," from context should be "such" "use of the void when *construction* long-distance teleportations" should be "conducting" "and he *instinctively* turned his head to the side as he *instinctively* felt something" repetition. I suggest ditching the second. "and even Dina *with* a strained look on her face" i think "had" fits better here "shook his head, *looking genuinely worried by now.*" odd phrasing "now looking genuinely worried" would be more usual. "rescue, but *perish* such thought**,” " again odd phrasing "abandon" would fit better also missing an S from the end of "thoughts". "perish the thought" is more of a slightly campy way of pretending youd never do such a thing when mildly accused while letting the person know you really would. "himself to appear before the face-to-face." something wrong here but since im not sure what was meant I cant suggest much
Adam Taylor
I've never been more glad today isn't Friday
InSomniaut
Hahaha Jake uses Sandy’s egg to call her, and she just sends Tom to see what’s up then Tom ends up being a god in hiding and totally destroying the enemies!
Was geht sie dass an
He's totally going for an other villy appearance fake this time
Hello!
I can imagine Jake using the lollipop to call Oras or the second void god he met saying the Harbinger was in danger or something similar.
InSomniaut
Hahahaha that’s would be hilarious but only if they all make it out ok!
Unwillingmainer
Damn, this went wrong fast. These guys must be really confident if they think they can take the Chosen of the Malefic Viper and get away with it. Especially with his victory so recently. Let's hope Jake has an actual plan, because I an excited for tomorrow's cliff hanger.
Jennifer Leigh
I only ever think that when reading these chapters.
John Burton
I hate short chapters like this. This chapter needed to continue until it was resolved
TyranT-Rex
I think if Jake uses any of his skills that forcefully pull records from Villy that would help villy find them. I see alot of people saying invocation to pretend to be Villy, but I think just using it like that would let Villy find them. Side note l, I would love to actually see Aeon show up one of these days and interact with other people. Liked the guy from his small convo with Villy and the sword saint. Would be cool to see him from the perspective of a foe
Cody Cahill
I want a chapter where hundreds of divine Minagas descend on a planet 😂
Fdrugc
It would be funny if a group of Mingas was hiding in the vessel but Jake didn't tell anyone. He might try to use the cloak to contact Umbral
KenTX325
Eternal shadow maybe?
Cody Cahill
While this would be cool, I really don’t think having Jake use his bloodline to outright kill a god that’s walking the empyrean steps would be good. Artemis said the god talking to Jake was stronger than her and she’s a god Queen. So my only guess is this god is on the steps. Maybe at A grade having Jake kill a new god with his bloodline would possibly work but I’m gonna say Jake will ultimately target a fresh god while in late S grade
frankie doerr
My question is what is he going to offer oros forbidden knowledge or his help upgrading a void being
Shadowessence
Betting on faking visas aura or calling oras. Hoping for oras.
Morgan LF
I can't believe I have to wait another 24hrs with that cliffhanger!! I'm rooting for Jake to give a shout out to Orras - he is a friend of a friend after all!
Rewdan
It’s going to be worse tomorrow 😟
Jennifer Leigh
I was thinking the lady from the HC Jake annoyed.
WhiteLincoln
Hot take Tom comes to the rescue
Scotty
*cough* as the being saw most everything that ever passed the void *cough* Oras flex incomming.
TyranT-Rex
Seriously the chosen of the Viper and 2 other people with divine blessings of a primordial. These newcomers are very confident in staying anonymous
Ryan
Can we please have the next chapter? I am willing to suffer for an extra chapter with a longer wait.
Shadowind
Tftc
Zachary Koffink
He did react when she said "no one can see you now"
Jordan
Lol we hadn’t been hit with a real cliffhanger in a bit there it
Gavin Smith
Oras
Gavin Smith
I don’t believe they are of the void. I believe they are from the Holy Church faction that wanted Ell’Hakan’s bloodline
Scotty
Jake totally popping out means Oras will be able to see him - bring on ma boi Oras!
Cody Cahill
It won’t just be the viper, if they truly want him for his bloodline abilities all the primordials will act. That’s the entire point of the bloodline accords
Shadovvnight
He going to use his lollipop as a karmic connection to oras I think
Pekka Kohonen
Time to eat the popsicle... me thinks. "Peekaboo!"
Wimsey's daughter
"No God will see what happened inside the void? Bro, have you MET Oras? 'cause I have. He's the buddy of an acquaintance, you see..."
Gavin Smith
That was my immediate thought. They fucked up cause Oras likes Jake and is good “friends” with Villy. He’s about to show up and show out
frankie doerr
Oros to the rescue eat that lollipop Jake
Cory S.
I didn’t expect initially that it would be a void thing from the last couple chapters that foreshadowed something happening but this is good. I enjoyed this chapter. Thank you for it.
Pekka Kohonen
No, he will probably eat the whole popsicle... this should alert Oras because the thing is probably directly connected to him. Oras can "see" him, because he is made of eyes (if I remember correctly). He can probably see anything in the void.
Colton Horton
Haha, "no one will see?" But what about the god that sees all? I wonder if It'll answer if Jake calls for It and what It'll ask for in return, lol.
Michael Fannon
Teasing Oras all week. Nice foreshadowing though
jobe matula
oh sht here we go... viper gonna kill everyone in their section of the universe lol.🤣
Jonathan Hovey
I am so glad it isn't Friday!
BumAssBumAss
Puts in perspective why mortals are so subservient to gods. They are so utterly helpless against such beings. Without Villy, I doubt Jake would be alive. Also invocation with pride has to come into play here.
Blackbriar
Ooh, I feel a channeling of Villy coming on.
WhiteLincoln
I think the “no god will see” made him think of “Oras the all seeing”
TiMo
Seriously - that level of cliff hanger is hard to handle. Thank Villy it's not Friday
Lonez Zhavec
Oof. That cliffy was Malefic. 🥵
Ivo Wißen
I think too force someone to use that bloodline or part of it breaks it too
WhiteLincoln
I think it’s just about propagating the blood line but I’m not sure
Daniel Brian
If only there was an ally in the void with the moniker of 'all seeing' to help them...🤔
Canis
I'm pretty sure multiple gods are about to curbstomp the shit out of the void dwellers. I doubt Villy isn't the only one about to try and snag some XP. Nature's Attendant, Tree, and Stormild, Aeon and like 30 Miningas maybe even Oras as an apology for his homies fucking up
Alex
Great opportunity for a team up. Don't let Villy have all the fun. Bloodline accords are sacred. And Dina is also in harms way, so at the very least Natures attendant can help with the massacere. I forgot what the bloodline accords actually protected. Im certain they forbid forcing someone to procreate with the purpose of spreading the bloodline. Did it also forbid forcing someone to use their bloodline? I think it did, but im not 100% sure
BlackRazaras
Thanks for the chapter
Suzanne Pearson
Damn! But I got goosebumps reading this morning! Thank you Zog!
Borbino the great
Jake about to go all out with empower his malefic viper abilities I can’t wait till tomorrow
Fdrugc
I'm guessing that Jake I'd trying to contact Oras
Reno
Umbra or Villy... Umbra or Villy?
Julian
Lick the popsicle!
Chewbacchus
Little do they know Jake knows some void deities. Looking forward to some lovecraftery with a save by oras!
Kyle Stitt
Jeez and the cliffhanger award goes tooooooooo ZOGARTH!!!!!!
Spencer Wilson
thank you for the chapter sir!
Jennifer Leigh
It only breaks the bloodline accords if they want him for breeding purposes. Hopefully Oras sees them.
Fdrugc
Tftc, also Zog is kidnapping Jake because of his bloodline a violation of the Bloodline Accords?
Rad
Jake’s gonna pretend to be Villy with the invocation I think.
C0bra$
Thank u for the story
Numbzy
Well, it looks like Vilas gets to cause another massacre.
Pixelstorm 44 Gurke
I smell a full unleashing of a certain someones bloodline. If he was able to kill an image of valdemar at g-grade, image what 's possible in c-grade
Matthew
That was unexpected. I wonder if his new cloak , or something with Oras. Seeing he is called the all seeing.
Polyist's Apostle
Again. The urge to pay money to get the latest chapter, only to realize I'm already doing it is bullshit lmao
Damascus
My bet is they're followers of Yip and hope to use the primeval origins bloodline power to somehow ressurect their dead leader.
Bennie Crouch
Bruh, messing with the Chosen of the Malefic One? Lmfao, they must REALLY want to die a horrible death?
Sébastien Kingsbury
I'm thinking he tries that trick where he can fake divine possession
Green Steve
These cliffs make me wanna tear of my skin T-T tftc!
Adrianna Bailey
1.) "Hey Oras, little help?" 2.) *aura of the Malefic Viper himself descends upon you*
Robert Vick
Going to ask for oras to help
RnR_ RnR
Ahhhhhhh!!!!! Villy is about to go ape shit through the multiverse and im here for it.
Cody Cahill
I really want villy to just wipe out half a universe again 😂
MrEM4N
Time for big daddy Oraz to throw some big dick energy around. My guess is villy asks Oraz the Watcher for help finding them. How bold of them to piss off 4 primordials and the hive at the same time. I wonder if it's the automatons. This is some ish only a collective could muster the courage to pull off.
Fdrugc
I disagree
Laurent Jerry
I was expecting something like a malefic bargain, but i guess he might be able to call Orass ?
Buzzkill081
We will see the bloodline accords in action now. I want a primordial "avengers assemble" moment. Maybe Miaga and the ectomorphs joining in.
brjenness
Poor Artemis. First time driving Jake and his friends to school and she takes a wrong turn. The other godqueens will be gossiping about this for weeks.
Abdulaziz ALRumaih
I could be totally wrong but Could Jake manifest Villy and say something like I’m coming
Cody Cahill
I was hoping Jake would break the void lollipop and it would somehow alert oras to him and Oras shows up with villy.
Ritsu
Oh no, if only Jake had a skill to channel the aspect of a Primordial without the god's input! But such a thing would surely be heretical in the extreme, and would surely alert the Primordial of what is happening!
Zack Leach
I'd put money down that Jake is going to bluff his ass off and use his upgraded pride OMV to act as a beacon for villy.
Jan
I’m pretty sure he’s going to call on Oras, as he got his plan when the attacker claimed, that “no god” could “see” what was happening. Would be the ultimate flex, as so many people, even gods, are afraid of the void
Gnothi Seauton
Bluff time with Pride of the Malefic Viper and Heretic-Chosen's Invocation of the Malefic Viper.
Garand
Need more
mitchell kaiser
Thank god it’s not Friday.
Will R
I hope he detonates the world core he ate or something crazy like that.
Jana
I wanna say something about it not being Friday but this situation has so much Jinx Potential - so I’m going to quietly pray to the god of Please no Friday Cliffs.
Ivo Wißen
Invokation und a threat that they breack the bloodline accord and they will ran faster then light
slicktracy
Oras to the rescue somehow?
Violet
DUDEEE WHAT A CLIFF HANGER UHHHH, so glad it’s not Friday, tftc
Eric Shivak
TFTC! "Touch of the Malefic Viper" incoming!
GeneralBlack
I so wish minaga was here. Billy is terrifying but the all god legion is something else.
Phallusar
Oooh, a faction trying to find a way around the Bloodline Accords?
brjenness
Going to call it now. There will be a shit ton of posts pointing out just/such.
Dylan Crimmel
Well... I'm already looking forward to the massacre Villy will do
Gabe Stankiewicz
Thank you for the chapter Zog!!! 🙏💜
Sylphie
Ree!
Garand
Yeay
Greecerome
Tftc
