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Chapter 1210 - The Calm Before the Lesson
🕑 Added 2025-09-17 11:14:51 +0000 UTC“So you’ve decided to keep him in the dark?” the Primordial asked as he looked at the Viper with a smile.
“Hey, while I have some confidence in Jake’s acting skills, I’m far more confident he’ll prove himself a better actor when he doesn’t know,” Vilastromoz shrugged. “What I said wasn’t untrue either. This will be healthy for him.”
“I’m not talking only about that,” the smiling god said, tilting his head slightly.
“Oh, I know,” the Viper ignored what Eversmile was hinting at and changed the topic entirely. “I take it you haven’t made any progress either?”
“No… the traces of karma have all been severed in a fashion I haven’t quite seen before,” Eversmile shook his head. “If I didn’t know better, I would think you had been involved. Few are capable of exercising the concept of oblivion to such an extent.”
“I’m aware, but it was worth a shot nevertheless,” the Viper let out a sigh.
Eversmile had agreed to assist in trying to figure out who exactly had been behind the ambush in the void. As the premier user of karmic magic, there was no one better at tracking down people than him, but for him to even start tracking, he needed a trace.
However, it appeared that the final implosion that had destroyed the gods and avatars behind the attack had completely removed them from existence, leaving nothing behind for Eversmile to start working with.
The Malefic Viper had known this would likely be the case after even Aeon hadn’t been able to reverse time and get a proper look at the ambushers. Whatever item they had used was of immense power, and no one seemed to have the faintest clue as to who was capable of crafting something like that.
“What I can confirm is that the people your Chosen identified were indeed dead,” Eversmile continued. “Their karmic ties had been severed in a fashion that only death could cause. Their Truesouls had been extinguished and returned to the system, which begs the question of how they were still moving about.”
“We also have no fucking idea why an organization that powerful would need Jake so desperately that they’re willing to risk exposing themselves after having stayed hidden for so long,” Vilastromoz scoffed.
This was still the part that bothered him the most. Jake was talented and had some unique abilities… but he was still only a mere C-grade. No matter how powerful his Bloodline was, what he could do wasn’t capable of directly using his powers on a god. Jake could pour out every bit of his special energy in an attempt to assist a god, but it would add up to nothing more than a droplet in an ocean.
The only two scenarios the Viper could see were one where they wanted Jake to affect the evolution of some member of the younger generation, or the far worse off option, where they wanted to see if they could somehow extract Jake’s Bloodline or figure out how he did what he did.
Something that historically had proven itself not to be possible, but sometimes, people still got greedy… no matter the consequences.
“Have your investigations revealed anything?” Eversmile also asked after a little.
“Nothing substantial, but I believe the theory that they’ve made use of World Wonders and other separate realms holds water. I have a hard time seeing how else they could have stayed hidden so perfectly,” the Viper shook his head.
World Wonders remained one of the least understood things in the entire multiverse, with many of them yet to be completely explored. The Emerald Forest still had many parts that no god had been able to enter; no one had ever even seen the eye of the Vortex Pinnacle or the deepest layer of the Mycotic Depths. Especially places like the Mycotic Depths with multiple entrances were a prime hiding location, not to mention the Vortex Pinnacle, which was perhaps the best in the multiverse.
Especially when one factored in another aspect of the World Wonder… it was one of the few things in the multiverse allowing traversal between universes without fully crossing through the void.
As was seen on the Great Planet primarily controlled by the Pantheon of Life, the Vortex Pinnacle could appear in separate universes and did so by effectively bridging the void, creating a passage that could theoretically be used by gods to travel through. Usually, this wouldn’t be necessary, but if one were trying to stay as inconspicuous as possible, it could be an idea.
Without skills to hide oneself, more skilled gods could detect the ripples in the void and track someone down. Of course, all of this was still theoretical at this point, as they severely lacked information… which was part of the reason Villy had decided to “force” Jake into his recent teaching assignment.
“How confident are you that they will have someone in the audience?” Eversmile questioned. “I cannot see a world where they would take such a risk for so little gain.”
“I’m not saying it’s a sure thing, but I do find it highly probable,” Vilastromoz answered. “If they truly are as obsessed with Jake as I believe they are, they will want to confirm his current state personally. After returning to the Order, he entered isolation instantly without seeing anyone. My hope is that they believe whatever he did to summon Oras left him more strained than first thought, so they’ll need to confirm he’s still in a state to be useful.”
Eversmile slowly nodded, though he evidently remained understandably skeptical. In truth, the Viper also thought it was a bit of a Hail Mary, but at this point, he was willing to take any chance they could get, no matter how minute.
The plan was to monitor every single participant who would take part in Jake’s lesson to see if one of them acted in any way suspicious afterwards. It was a substantial undertaking and would require a lot of resources, but the Viper was more than willing.
“Vilas,” Eversmile said after they were both quiet for a little while. “Based on their actions, I truly don’t believe they intend to kill or even injure Jake. This situation isn’t comparable to-“
“We. Don’t. Know,” the Malefic Viper interrupted the other Primordial as his aura flared. He closed his eyes for a moment and took a deep breath before he stood up. “Just keep a lookout. Hopefully, you’ll glean something from one of the students in his lesson.”
Eversmile sighed before just nodding. “All I’m asking is that you don’t escalate this needlessly.”
“Then let’s hope I won’t need to,” the Viper said, getting a reluctant nod in answer before Eversmile teleported away, leaving the snake god alone.
Vilastromoz stared into the empty room for several seconds as he just sat there, thinking. His attention was only grabbed when he detected Jake using his token to teleport around the Order and smiled as he saw his Chosen really putting in effort to become a… well, perhaps not great, but passable teacher.
--
Jake disguising himself rarely, if ever, went well, but he still tried. As preparation for his own upcoming lesson, Jake had decided to attend some of the highest-rated classes on formations and ritual magic to hopefully learn how not to mess it up entirely when it was his turn.
It wasn’t entirely a waste of time to attend these lessons as the teachers were highly skilled individuals who clearly knew what they were talking about. Jake’s only major problem was that he’d noticed the quality of a lesson going down significantly the second it was discovered who he was.
Once they knew, it was as if they tried to turn the lesson into a one-on-one with Jake without making it too obvious. The teacher would grow nervous and double-check with Jake after every sentence, and Jake had even noticed that sometimes the entire lesson plan was thrown in the trash due to the teacher trying to talk about something he or she believed Jake would find more engaging.
This sucked normally, but was especially horrible when Jake was trying to take inspiration for his own classes. What’s more, Jake couldn’t bring himself to just leave before time, even if he was discovered, as he would feel like too much of an asshole by walking out.
Granted, there were rare occasions where the teacher clocked Jake as the Chosen of the Malefic Viper, but didn’t allow themselves to be too affected, and instead treated Jake like just another attendee. Jake appreciated these teachers immensely and their ability to recognize that Jake was clearly trying to stay anonymous, as he didn’t want special attention to be paid to him.
On this particular day, Jake had once more tried to stay anonymous by using a different mask and common Order of the Malefic Viper robes to hopefully hide himself. Coupled with Shroud of the Primordial, Jake shouldn’t be the easiest to pick out of a crowd, but he evidently still stood out occasionally, primarily on account of still being a C-grade.
The lessons Jake attended on the rare occasions he did were usually designed for a grade above him or at a level where C-grades couldn’t participate, making him instantly stand out. Most of the time, Jake got identified during practical aspects of the lessons where the teacher had people summon certain runes or small parts of formations, forcing Jake to use his mana and thus release some parts of his presence for all to feel. This was primarily because Jake only attended lessons that were difficult for him, and controlling his aura perfectly while also struggling to do formation magic wasn’t exactly easy, thus giving him away.
However, this time around, the lessons Jake chose to attend weren’t ones he particularly needed. Instead, he purposefully chose topics of formation and ritual magic Jake had little knowledge of, which also meant he attended lessons meant primarily for mid-tier C-grades, making Jake not stand out at all in the audience. Plus, whatever practical aspects there were, Jake could easily pull off while still staying as inconspicuous as possible.
The lesson hall Jake appeared in was a huge auditorium where every student had their own small segment. Seeing as everyone present was at least C-grade, the design of the hall made proper use of the fact that everyone had high stats. As an example, Jake had his spot in the middle section of the auditorium, which was just five kilometers from the podium below, with those furthest away nearly ten kilometers from where the teacher would be.
There was room for roughly two and a half thousand attendees in this particular auditorium, making it one of the smaller ones. In Jake’s opinion, even these smaller ones were stupidly humongous, but the scale of the multiverse tended to be like that.
Sitting down in his section, Jake waited for the teacher to arrive. Around him, he saw a few students chatting with some, even sharing sections, having taken the class together. Nobody bothered Jake until the teacher arrived, at which point everyone quieted down.
The entire lesson lasted approximately five hours and centered on the use of purification rituals in relation to animal handling. In other words, something Jake didn’t really care about, but he still got some good notes.
Less than an hour later, Jake was in his next lesson, this one revolving around ritual-casting healing spells, something Jake wasn’t even capable of, seeing as he wasn’t a healer in the first place. Even so, Jake left four hours later with more solid notes.
It was also noted that most of these classes were multi-part, even if Jake chose to attend only one. He also found a few “special” lessons that were one-offs, but they were incredibly rare. There were simply too few topics where a single lesson would be enough for the average student to gain anything meaningful from the experience.
This was one of the first things that became very clear to Jake. He would have to structure his lesson in a fashion that required extremely limited foreknowledge, as he didn’t have the time to get everyone up to speed. In other words, it needed to be incredibly general. Yet at the same time, he wanted it to offer something unique. Sure, he could just do a lesson about how to draw straight lines in magic circles, but that would just be too damn embarrassing.
The next few weeks passed with Jake taking the task of putting together a single three-hour lesson far more seriously than he had expected he would. Likely more seriously than anyone who knew him expected.
Jake continued to study other teachers, taking inspiration from them on how to structure lessons, how to speak, how to maintain attention, and, perhaps most importantly, how to make the entire experience interesting.
Villy did remind Jake that he didn’t really have to put in too much effort, as just the mere fact that Jake was the one doing the teaching was more than enough to garner all attention and interest from the audience. But… Jake wasn’t known to do things half-assed, but wanted to do his best and make the experience actually beneficial for the students who attended.
Bane poison crafting and research had been put on a back burner as Jake took a break from that branch of alchemy in general, as he spent all his time preparing for lessons and meditating while still working on his Meditate skill and the subsequent repair of Palate of the Malefic Viper during any downtime.
As the date for the lesson grew closer, Jake slowly began to actually feel prepared, though he was definitely still incredibly nervous. He didn’t like being in front of huge crowds, he didn’t like presenting, and he definitely didn’t like teaching… but Jake also knew that sometimes, doing something he didn’t like could indeed be healthy for him.
He just hoped that at the end of the day, it would end well for everyone involved.
--
The teacher for the upcoming lesson wasn’t the only one who was incredibly nervous leading up to the Chosen of the Malefic Viper’s lesson. It was decided there would only be a thousand attendees, significantly fewer than usual at such an event.
Naturally, this led to quite a bit of competition to secure a spot. Several of the internal factions of the Order leveraged their political power to get a few slots, but the vast majority were distributed based on performance and recommendations of respected teachers and experts within the Order.
It didn’t matter if the students even dabbled in formation and ritual magic to the factions that wanted a member there, as ultimately, simply attending would be a massive boon.
This was the first time the Chosen of the Malefic Viper would give any kind of lesson, and the sheer Records associated with such an event were nothing to scoff at. The exclusivity of limiting it to only a thousand people made the opportunity more valuable and increased competition further.
As the day approached, all the slots had slowly been filled, with the excitement of the event growing by the day. The Malefic Viper’s teasing words about the D-grades celebrating being able to attend a three-hour lesson that likely wouldn’t even include any useful knowledge hadn’t even been hyperbolic in the slightest.
On the day itself, all one thousand members of the Academy showed up, not a single one missing, and every one of them at least two hours early. These were all geniuses in their own right or scions of powerful factions, with many taking the time before the lesson would actually begin to mingle and make friends with other influential figures.
Risen, dragonkin, humans, elves, beastkin, and monsters of all sorts, all in a shared great mood as they looked forward to what was about to happen. Jake would have been relieved if he had known what kind of conversation many of them had, and what the higher-ups behind them had already talked about before this lesson.
Expectations had been severely tempered, and truthfully, no one besides the most optimistic of the bunch had come expecting much from the lesson itself, considering the complete inexperience of the teacher. It was everything around the lesson and the significance of this being the Chosen’s first one that mattered most. No one doubted the talents of the Chosen, but so far, he had done nothing that indicated he was good at, or at all interested in, teaching. Even if he was, few did a good job during their first time, but needed a lot of practice before anyone would classify them as decent.
All of this is to say, nearly everyone had arrived with their expectations already as low as they could go, and it was up to Jake to prove them wrong…
… well, that, or bomb even worse than any of them could have possibly seen coming.
Comments
Nick Borgne
TYFTC
Chloe
Tyftc no bombs!
Michael Click
❤️❤️❤️
JJB4345_80_815
Thank you for the chappy Zogarth!
Rachel Clements
TYFTC! Jake, don't bomb!
Skyler Brown
so the only one i can think of didnt erin have an odd ability to bring others back with not their soul but to spread his into a dieing body and said bodies could use some of the same skills as the dead souls but this is on an entirey different level of power
David Mora
Poor Minaga all by himself making a labrynth city :( always forgotten haha
Samuel Granderson
I feel like the world wonder Seat of the Exalted Prima could be an opportunity for Jake to gain some insight into the mysterious organization. If it can truly show diverging paths and the results of possible futures that never came to pass, Jake could get a look at what would have happened if he’d been kidnapped that day in the void. He would get a glimpse into who was behind it, seeing exactly what they wanted from that version of himself.
Biggy smalls
Sure, and their bond will only grow the longer they’re together. So I’d imagine by the time Jake reaches S grade he’d be on even standing with Villys lost wife and child.
ABTelford
😄 I love the last line of this chapter! Had me chuckling. This whole chapter I found fun - refreshingly different. 👍
Meir Banon
Tftc
brjenness
As a show of solidarity against cliffhangers, I suggest we all wait until Sunday evening to read today's chapter. Let the reign of terror end. Down with the cliffhangerarchy. Who am I kidding? see y'all in 25 minutes in the new chapter,
JW Saxby
Tyftc 🍻
JW Saxby
My thoughts exactly 😅😅
Nano
Villy being protective of Jake due to losing his family wasn’t the heart string I expected to be pulled in this story right now
oak
I picture Eversmile kinda like a shady Victorian lord/merchant information broker. I imagine he has a British accent and that "indeed" suits him perfectly. At the end of the day that doesn't matter tho XD it's Zogs vision and story not ours.
Spencer Miller
I think he’s going to discuss the use of suppressing the subject of a ritual, including an example of the suppression being applied to the crowd. It is at least a somewhat known ability of his, is relevant, and can be shared, at least a little, in a relatively short time frame.
Zogarth
Fixed stuff!
S1lversl1ver
"First off, through Big Villy, all things are possible. So write that down."
Indevan Jones
I don't know why, but I hope with all my heart that the lesson is in the vein of a Lucid chart ad....
That one, right there.
Half expecting his lecture to end with a motivational message about how godhood is just a checkpoint.
patrick__starz
I believe villy destroyed the guy and all his research. Nothing happens on his planet without him knowing so it couldn't have been the hidden faction. He destroyed the research to prevent things about his chosen being leaked or distributed
IntenseSushi
Tftc looking forward to class
Jon Lomax
it was the void god, I'd put good money on that...
Booz Dowg
I had Eversmile as suspect #1. Didn't realize he was pulled in the know
Avery
I know "indeed" is your favorite word, and that's fine, but I don't see Eversmile as the type to say it like that.
Joshua Little
Thanks for the chapter.
Miguel Sanchez
Do recall that prior to going to Nevermore and while looking for new gear…. He did a test that included his use of Arcane Mana… the recording was destroyed along with the guy who witnessed it… this group has been watching for a while…
Xander
TFTC :) Suggested edits: "could appear in *entirely other* universes" should be "separate" "too much of an asshole by walking *about*." should be "out" "The *lesson* hall Jake appeared in for the *lesson* was " unnecessary repetition. Ditch the first use of "lesson" here. "than anyone who knew him *had* expected." I think "would have" fits better here. "and monsters of all *sorts of* varieties met" you dont need "sorts" and "varieties" ditch one or the other.
Steven Myer
Listen I dont ask for alot, but having the Cerulean Demon Lord drop by for a visit and Jake suck 1,000 people into his soul Space to show them how he did the ritual would be an amazing flex. 👏 Show off that soon to be Mythic Meditation! Or crafting a ritual utilizing everyone there to power it like a world plague would be pretty sweet! 😍
The Rat King
Theoretically he could just talk about the many rituals he has done to create in tandem with his bloodline to create new species or revive old species. But without including any details on his bloodline.
MrEM4N
Incentives always make for great motivators when offering lessons. I wonder if Jake will be offering rewards like say ... A few crafted skillbooks? I could see that causing chaos in the cosmos when it's revealed that not only can he do things nobody else can do but he can also directly inject records (aka skills) into others. Could that be a viable way to impart bloodline aspects in the future? God's would be salivating at the mouth for that.
Eric Shivak
TFTC
brjenness
Fun fact of the day...scarlet once poisoned a b grade water elemental to death. I had missed that .
Corvid
Literally all of them
brjenness
Doesn't our axe wielding two body having buddy Zac who loves to get high and sit in caves watching the pretty colors for 50 chapters at a time combine life and destruction to make chaos. Stability and destruction combined...pandemonium, disruption, turmoil, anarchy, entropy, bedlam...I don't know... Never mind...ask an AI and think about zog's background if you want to know the answer now. There are 3 other possibilities that could also work in this story. I feel dumb for not knowing without cheating.
Corvid
I think that's the most humanizing part with eversmile in it thus far. I liked it, showed that he's not solely a mad scientist. Or at least that he cares enough that he doesn't want to get the justice league together to stop an angry snek again
brjenness
Don't feel that way. If we guess it correctly, the dark lord changes it. At least that's my excuse for always being wrong.
tigerfishie
Tyftc, so excited to see what happens 🗣️ kinda hope to see a named villain introduced again at some point but I can’t see that anytime soon
Stephen
Yeah
Stephen
Would also be really funny if he is just horrendous as well. All the preparation makes it so he can talk. Nothing else. Lmao
Ty Cooper
Fingers crossed 🤞
Luke
I do wonder if this shadowy organization’s interest in Jake relates to the as of yet unknown concept in Jake’s arcane affinity. Also…any theories on what this concept is?
Quyan640
Like the The Legendary Mechanic training other beyond A grades, It’d be cool if Jake used his perception to spot stuff that’ll help his students in some way.
brianpclab
My pea sized brain can’t possibly guess what the brilliant Zogarth has in mind. I just know that I will love it.
TheLuckyBunny 1
I hope Jake blows everyone away with his lesson
The Dregs
“Well….it was only after the destruction of 3 galaxies before they were actually able to stop him.” Jake looked at the ground, crestfallen. “It was just….shoelaces. Just tying shoelaces….how do shoelaces turn into a path?”
Ben Woodward
NGL got fired up when Villy got fired up
The Dregs
That would be hilarious
KollegvomMirgan
Jake's lesson is gonna be a positive surprise, but the record influx will be insane and the mysterious faction will be way more desperate to capture him
Andromeda Adams
Thank you! Excited to see what happens.
Zen
If there was another true primordial eversmile would know as the title links them all through karma
Cory S.
I just want it to be a legit teaching moment where he ends up doing something that blows their minds. It’s Zog’s story but that is what I want. 🤞 for an epic lesson
Joseph Farris
I think what you got here is the potential for people to reach S-grade without including them being killed or giving up when things get challenging
James Cobb
Bets on how many attending the class get the option to become heretics or heretic/blessed at c grade after attending his class even if it sucks?
WhiteLeeopard
It could just be that Eversmile cares about the Viper and doesn't want to see him so wound up. Eversmile gives the impression of having even less friends than Villy, and that's already saying something
Nathan Sanchez
Doesn't he have an upgraded race trait when he can teach better? From like book 3 or 4?
Matthias
Tftc
Carl Never
His last ritual was quite unique i think. Used intuition to guess how it looked. Maybe he can do that and someone else can figure out therory so more people could make new rituals
Erick
I wonder about the statistical likelihood of moving up a grade. If you assume that only 1% of the population of each grade moves up to the next then only one in ten billion E grades would make it to S grade. I can’t tell if those odds are too good or about right.
Carl Never
Haha i hope so
Carl Never
I have a summer cottage in the first universe please dont blow it all up
Carl Never
If you made your first friend in 13 trillion years you might also touch grass
Rewdan
Jake is definitely not going to boom he’s going to cook and people are going to be more than blown away.
Rewdan
Jake is the bate, Will the fish bite?
Rewdan
Cheers Zogarth another great chapter 👏👏
Rewdan
With chalk dust around the cuffs and pockets
Alex
He is going to make them all heratics and jump like 10 levels. I am telling you now
Rewdan
It’s related to how he lost his wife and child
Emmanuel Achaab
Only Zog can get my heart pumping over a freaking lecture. Glad to be back.
Kristopher Hanson
I hope it becomes a trope that whoever he teaches becomes calamities lol
NicN
Tftc
Naotsugu97
TFTC!
Nathan J
The second time being mentally and emotionally broken it's always harder to care again than after the first.
Namorat
Not Zero but I am not convinced yet. Villy should know because apparently death has a very clear marker according to this chapter and till we learn this is not true, I assume they're actually dead (or in a known state of being that is similar enough).
brjenness
Yep... I got the "thinking about things he should have done that might have saved his family" vibes
Greendalf
I can see it now- Jake doing what he thinks is a normal and simple lesson but does something on accident or without thinking and it sends waves throughout the entire multiverse
brjenness
And the 94th universe is discovered to be completely controlled by the parasite hive mind. Earth is destroyed. Jake goes on rampage. Arnold, sandy, and vespa later reappear with a lot of earthlings they saved.
brjenness
And set a foundation for earth to become a famous academy.
Marc Todd
Odds that this secretive and exceptionally powerful anti-primordial collective actually kidnapped Villy’s wife/child and they aren’t dead?
MarineDebris
No way. Getting Jake to a high power level so he can use his Jake Juice to try to bring them back makes more sense. Especially since I'm guessing Villy has their souls in the obelisk within his domain.
John Durrett
Tyftc. I wonder how many will be Hot for Teacher. ;)
John Durrett
I’m not sure bomb is the key word, but he’s also prone to producing unexpected results when he gets invested in something
C0bra$
Thank u for the story
Ty Cooper
Looking forward to the presentation. I hope Jake blows everyone's minds by doing a fantastic job. So good that it even gets back to his brother to hear about. So good that it sends ripples of conversations through the multiverse. Everyone wondering when he will present next.
Devillelouch
What if the reason the first sage had to die was he was already infected? He cannot give a reason, as he would be going against the parasite. He could not grow stronger as the parasite grows/can leave. He crafted 12 beings that could fight the hidden enemy. The parasites are trying to find weaknesses to overcome the primordials that is why they adopted the primordial church disguise. The Eternal Servant is the non-oblivion affected host of the first parasite. Servant is such an odd name, fanatic or historian would fit his "actions" so much better.
Daniel Wells
Jake opens his lesson with a fully charged powershot from stealth as the "icebreaker" then proceeds to ask anyone know of a B grade dragon no one will miss if I hunt them 🤣 I know thats not happening but it would be funny
Kyle Stitt
lol I cant wait
Alejandro Piña
Right, Jake peopling and teaching is a challenge for him, and he’s known for not backing down from any challenge
Mohammed Sheekh
Villy does not play about his friends
Alexandre8901
Thanks for the chapter!
Arieh Sochaczevski
Thanks for the chapter!
Léon Geide
Yes, but not “only 2k people” in an area of over 30 square kilometers 🙄
Kirin
I mean with Spatial expansion, willpower infused voices and the general scale of classes in the multiverse, a “small” class is around 2k, seems about right.
brjenness
I will once again put forth my theory that Jake's bloodline is a shadow clone of the near primordial strength god THE Primal Hunter that traveled through time and space to escape kharmic erasure before villy became all-remembering and ended up in Jake. This odd group that attacked Jake is led by another shadow clone that needs Jake to make him whole. Wonder connection...prima...primal I'm getting good reception with my tinfoil hat today.
AfroMocha
I just recently finished books 7 again and I have a theory that the vipers child had a really really unique bloodline. And the viper’s wife I think she’s the catalyst for this really unique bloodline and I think it’s very similar to Jake’s. That’s why none of the primordial is really question after they see Jake why villas made him his chosen. But it also kind of makes me wonder if the viper is fattening Jake up to the right power level where he could either kill him or use him in a ritual to bring back his wife and child .
DaMule
Now that is a cliffhanger chapter! Thanks Z
Shadows_End
I could be reading into this more than I should but I think that interaction with villy and eversmile kinda shows that Jake really is am anchor for the evil snake. Almost like Jake is his only family at this point.
CodeSento
Tyftc!
AfroMocha
I only problem with what’s currently going on is all the primordial’s and a lot of the first second and third generation gods all made a binding pact that they cannot kidnap touch harm or plot to kidnap anyone based on their bloodline. The minute that this happened and the minute word start getting out every God should’ve been oath bound to figure out what’s going on . Obviously, my thought is that there is some sort of hidden primordial out there. That’s the only thing that would explain the power behind this. Gods that were confirmed to be dead coming back to life only seems possible by something on the level or beyond a primordial. I don’t think it was really Jake’s bloodline either of the reason why they wanted to kidnap him, but I think he triggered something somehow to deal with the first sage or somehow, these gods are immune to forbidden knowledge much like the viper, but Not in a transcendent bloodline way, but maybe due to their records or the records of the person who is backing them. I’m not sure if zoggy had everything planned out from the beginning, but it seems like in my own opinion based on what we know of Jake’s bloodline, he might be something that the first sage either set up or created as a fail safe for his system. This is obviously going along the lines of the theory if you believe it that the sage created the system. El hahkan had another bloodline that seemed to transcend the system to the point that it broke the system. A lot of people are saying that it’s a void God, but I really don’t think that would be a possibility simply due to the fact that what would they have to gain from this?
CT
I like that even full time researcher part time psycho Eversmile is trying to mitigate Viper's possible wrath.
Staudi
Tyftc
Violet
I’m excited for this but I smell a weekend cliff hanger! Tftc <3
Almer Reyhan
BOMB BOMB. BOMB THEIR MIND
A Flashy BR
Tyftc!!
Justin Lucier
I honestly want to know if drawing straight lines in ritual circles is special or something too. lol
Southern Celt
Please don't let Jake bomb.
Ben Cox
You can't do this to me Zogarth I can feel the cliff hanger coming on the very first Friday since you're back. Can't wait to see jake try and pull off an honest to goodness excellent class tyftc
Jason Hardman
I'm hoping that Jake highlights something simple and seemingly obvious that people take for granted, but blows their minds due to implications from it that people hadn't considered.
Daniel Francis
Jake won't be taking it seriously enough unless he wears a jacket with patches on the elbows.
Jason Hardman
TYFTC! I feel this sentence might benefit from being reviewed: Nobody bothered Jake until the teacher arrived, at which point everyone quieted down. Obviously it's intended to mean that in the time prior to the teacher arriving nobody spoke to Jake. However, it also reads like they bothered him after the teacher arrived, but then contradicts itself. Just thought I'd highlight it as it made be do a double take when reading it, even though I understood the intent.
deus vault
Planetary sacrifice ritual lesson time!
Kirin
Thanks for the chapter!
Lynderyn
So, will the Viper be destroying 1/40th of the multiverse again because some idiot attacks Jake?
Erebos
Tomorrow: Side Story SS 100%
David Hall
Attaboy Jake, its that positive attitude that's gonna get you to godhood
Léon Geide
2500 attendees stretched over a 10km circle would still give every participant a 10m distance to the next - and that is if they are only at the outer ring… Make it 2.5M or something alike - even that would still give every audience member way over 10 square meters to themselves - or a more than 3 meter distance in all directions
Cory S.
Oh this is building up to either be epic or a massive free fall with a huge explosion at the end. I personally am hoping for Jake to do something wild that actually leads to craziness and people watching actually learning something and gaining from it.
Shai182
TFTC!
Leviathan
I always enjoy new hints into the viper's past with his family and what happened to them. Even with eversmile being cut off, the mere fact he tried to lessen the viper's tension about Jake by bringing up the subject shows me that likely all 12 primordials know the full story and keep it close to themselves out of respect and possibly out of sympathy to the viper. Granted I know that only details about his wife have been sparsely placed, and the one's about his child/children are slim to none. I full heartedly believe that the viper's child was his daughter and former chosen, and that whatever they did to kidnap his child and try to force a bloodline propagation was what made the viper wipe out a large percentage of the 7th universe. Possibly even killing his wife and child when blinded by rage, Kratos style and such
Kt-x
Ooh! 😁 Thanks for the chapter
Kyler
Got some insight into seeing that Villy sees Jake almost on the same level as his wife and kids. Jake's family not just a chosen and friend
joel southard
Thank you for the chapter
RnR_ RnR
Its a trap! But seriously I hope his lesson actually blows their mind.
Zizawah
Dedicated and ultra-prepared Jake is one of the best! And Malefic Viper being very determined to do everything to protect those he love, just incredible! Thank you for another wonderful chapter!
Unwillingmainer
At least Jake is taking this seriously. While I don't see him doing great, he's like better at teaching then he fears. What I am more interested in is Villy surge of emotion there. Seems like the kidnapping attempt pushes some old buttons and given how gods started this mess, he feels fine about finishing it if possible.
Paulo Furlaneto
Tftc
Devillelouch
It's the primordial church who are a cult of parasites! Or an unknown faction.
frankie doerr
Tomorrow is going to be great
Ritsu
I do love that Eversmile, conniving bastard that he is, is genuinely wary, if not outright scared, of Villy going on another emotionally driven rampage because he knows better than most how well that went for everyone. A tenth of a universe destroyed, eight primordials damaged for thousands of years. Now they're all leagues stronger, and the damage would be so much worse today.
Sylphie
REE!!
Jon Hanson
Looking forward to professor Jake!
Beemoss
Tftc
Devillelouch
Thank you for da chapter.
BlackRazaras
Thanks for the chapter
Ed Soto
Thanks!!
Loststar7
Thanks for the chapter
Connor
Thanks for the chapter
