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Chapter 1167 - Undesired Recognition
🕑 Added 2025-06-26 11:24:41 +0000 UTCAh, who was he kidding? No bloody way Jake would ever select a skill about praying.
Even if the skill did look awesome, praying to get those awesome effects simply didn’t fit with Jake’s Path at all. He’d never made a single earnest prayer in his entire life, and he sure as hell wasn’t going to start now.
Besides, who’s to say it would even work if Jake weren’t sincere in his prayers? Not to mention that Villy would make fun of him every time he had to pray. Spending a lot of time praying also seemed to lean way too much into the Chosen angle and away from the Heretic-Chosen one.
Finally, Invocation was the only one of the skills with Heretic-Chosen in the name, clearly communicating that it was indeed the signature skill of his profession. Jake also believed that the Invocation skill was better, or at least had more potential, than the Prayer one.
There was especially one part of it he was interested in exploring, and not for his own sake. The skill said that when he used it, Jake would echo back far more Records to the Malefic Viper, which told Jake that should he do something extraordinary while using the skill, Villy would benefit from it. Of course, Jake would also benefit from getting the Records of the Malefic Viper in return, but that wasn’t the part that interested Jake the most in this case.
He remembered his conversation with Artemis about the Primeval Origin Energy ritual he was planning for Jasper, and how she wanted to be part of it. He also recalled that Villy had mentioned benefiting meaningfully from Jake’s creation of Vesperia.
With that in mind, what would happen if Jake used Invocation during the ritual with Jasper? Wouldn’t that result in Jake echoing back far more useful Records than usual to the Primordial?
If it did, this would be a way to help pay Villy back, at least a little for all Jake had taken so far. Jake also believed that this aspect of the skill was actually quite important, seeing as it was the first thing mentioned in the description with the “What’s his is yours, and yours, his” line.
Seeing as Jake really didn’t need to spend more time thinking about it and honestly just wanted to get experimenting, Jake picked Heretic-Chosen’s Invocation of the Malefic Viper.
Upon doing so, Jake felt only a sliver of instinctual knowledge enter his mind, telling him nothing more than how to activate the skill. Jake had considered whether there were any hidden requirements or prerequisites for activation, and was happy to see that wasn’t the case, which was another reason why it was better than Prayer.
Armed with a new skill he very much wanted to test out, there was only one question left to answer... which skill was he going to try to empower first?
Alright, dumb question, as the answer was obvious. It just had to be his sole mythical rarity Legacy skill, Sagacity, right?
--
“Once more, I apologize for dragging you away from the experiment, but I concluded that it would be best to involve you in this matter, seeing as you’re the official leader of this diplomatic delegation.” Nature’s Attendant said to the alchemist.
Duskleaf sighed, but nodded. “Aye... this is part of the job.”
Nature’s Attendant just smiled as he continued. “We plan on making the Declaration of Friendship public when, at the same time, we have our first major success with the experiment. That way, we can at least use the joint research as an excuse for the timing of the declaration, while only a chosen few know the real reason.”
“I still find it silly we need a reason in the first place,” Duskleaf muttered. “You were the father of the Mistress, isn’t that enough?”
“That... was a long time ago,” the other god sighed. “It’s been far too many eras since then. Too many alliances have been established and broken since then. It does help and will serve as another reason for some people, but this is an entirely different time from back then.”
“If you say so,” Duskleaf said, not entirely satisfied with that answer as he turned toward the third god present in the room. “Still, you surprised me. I had the understanding you planned on taking a slow approach, but this looks like the exact opposite.”
Artemis, the newly ascended Godqueen, sighed in response. “I did, but I had more time to think about matters, and mixed with a moment of pure impulse caused by my successful breakthrough, things developed this way. Jake and I then had a talk, and now we’re here.”
“No regrets?” Duskleaf wanted to make sure.
“None,” Artemis shook her head. “Not yet, anyway. I still have some lingering doubts and fears, primarily related to his mortality, but those are mine to overcome.”
“I’m sure Jake also still has plenty of things he’s feeling nervous about. And he really should be with a Godqueen partner,” the alchemist smiled. “I hope things go well between you two.”
“Thank you,” Artemis nodded, turning to Nature’s Attendant. “And thank you for keeping it private for now.”
“No problem,” the second-in-command of the Pantheon of Life chuckled. “It would certainly cause a ruckus if people knew the truth. A mortal and a god forming any kind of official pact... speaking of, have you entered any kind of pact with him yet?”
“I have not,” Artemis shook her head. “It’s still too early, and while things have moved fast, there’s no reason to rush that part.”
“Alright, that’s understandable,” Nature’s Attendant nodded approvingly. “If perhaps a little risky.”
“Jake is many things, but I wouldn’t say flaky is one of them,” Duskleaf jumped in to stand up for his Master’s Chosen. “Quite the opposite. His emotions tend to swing to extremes. He’s often apathetic, but when he does feel strongly about something, those emotions are very hard to change.”
“I trust him,” Artemis also chimed in.
“That’s that, then,” Nature’s Attendant just smiled. “Now, let’s discuss this Declaration of Friendship more closely. Yggdrasil left me to handle all the details, and I was also informed that the Malefic One has entrusted you with representing him.”
He said the last part while looking at Duskleaf, making the alchemist sigh loudly. “He’s doing this on purpose. Do you think it’s because I refused to bet if he’d end up forming anything official with Artemis during this excursion to the Pantheon of Life?”
“You two bet on that,” Artemis said in a sharp voice.
“No, I refused to bet on that,” Duskleaf insisted. “And please do not be too offended, Master likes to bet frequently and on the oddest of things.”
“I can confirm that I’ve had a few thousand bets with Vilas throughout the eras and already concluded three since his return to the multiverse,” Nature’s Attendant added in.
“Doesn’t make betting on the relationships of others less offensive,” Artemis said, crossing her arms. “Did Jake know about it?”
“What? No, of course not,” Duskleaf said, surprised at the question. “Why would he? That would ruin the fun of the bet for Master. He prefers to make bets where he cannot or will not influence the outcome, at least not directly. Besides, if he’d told Jake such a bet was ongoing, he would have found a way to somehow get with you in secret just to get one over Master.”
“That does sound like something he would do,” Artemis chuckled as she smiled and seemed distracted for a moment before looking back up. “Let’s proceed with the meeting so I can get back.”
“Already missing him, are you?” Nature’s Attendant teased her as he laughed like an old grandpa.
“Yes,” Artemis said without a shred of hesitation as she smiled. “Though I do hope that I can be forgiven for not wanting to give any details about what I want to do with him once I return.”
“Please don’t,” Duskleaf sighed. “And I am in full agreement with Artemis. In wanting to get done here, that is. Not about wanting to go see Jake.”
“Speaking of Jake, he told me something about a Primeval Origins ritual?” Nature’s Attendant said.
Duskleaf perked up a bit as his eyes moved to Artemis, who subtly nodded.
“In that case, I might be more in agreement with Artemis than initially estimated when it comes to my desire to see Jake. Now let’s stop delaying and get this done, as we all clearly have better things we could be doing,” Duskleaf said, a bit of impatience in his voice.
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Casper stared nervously at his own image, looking for any perceived faults with his outfit or on his body. He couldn’t spot anything wrong, but that didn’t mean there weren’t flaws that he simply wasn’t able to notice due to his limited-
“You look fine,” a ghostly woman said as she appeared and hugged him from behind. “More than fine.”
Feeling her touch, Casper couldn’t help but smile. “Still, you know I can’t help but worry. This is clearly a big deal. At least everyone is telling me that. Especially Teacher.”
“I’m not saying this isn’t a big deal, just that you shouldn’t be worried about how you look,” Lyra said in a teasing voice. “Now, how you act is an entirely different matter...”
“Gee, thanks for the confidence,” Casper chuckled, Lyra’s casual demeanor having helped him calm down.
Casper found himself back in the heartlands of the Risen, having been summoned by his Patron. He had been back now for a few months, during which he’d caught up with his S-grade Archlich teacher he met after his exit from the Tutorial. That Archlich had also been summoned to the heartlands to take part in what was to come.
“Look, you’ll do fine,” Lyra said, speaking some comforting words. “It’s not like you’re expected to pull off some performance. You just have to stand there to smile and wave.”
“You say that, but-“
“Just smile and wave,” Lyra cut him off as she gave him a good squeeze and a kiss on the cheek. Casper smiled and wanted to turn around when both he and Lyra noticed something that made his ghost girlfriend disappear and reenter the necklace around his neck.
A second or so later, there was a knock on the door.
“Come on in,” Casper said, already knowing who had come.
In walked a tall, familiar Risen, carrying a very scary-looking sword. It was a person that Casper had found very intimidating the first time they met, but eventually got pretty friendly with. Fifty years in Nevermore would do that.
“You shouldn’t sound that meek when addressing others,” his former Nevermore party member sighed.
“Nice to see you too, Azal,” Casper said, shaking his head. “How are you feeling?”
“Better,” the Risen answered. “My foundation was damaged towards the end of Nevermore, but my sacrifice allowed us to beat the Holy Church on the Nevermore Leaderboards, so I have no regrets.”
“Did you manage to repair the damage yet?” Casper continued to inquire.
“For the most part,” Azal sighed. “I was allowed to keep my title as Ghost King due to my contribution and effort to fix what was broken afterwards. Due to that, the honored Blightfather has spared no resources in assisting me. I will certainly reach B-grade later than you, but by the time I do, my foundation shall be flawless once more.”
“Good to hear,” Casper smiled, genuinely happy to hear that. He still felt bad about Azal basically fucking up his Records toward the end of Nevermore to get a whole bunch of levels to increase his Nevermore Points.
“You’re being needlessly meek again,” Azal said with a sigh. “Hold your head high and stand proud. Soon, you too will carry the title of Ghost King, so act as such.”
“See, I know that, but it only it only makes me more nervous,” Casper shook his head. “Besides, we both know I’m not getting this title because of how strong I am.”
“Doesn’t make it any less earned,” Azal said with certainty in his voice, and from within his pendant, Lyra wholeheartedly agreed.
Casper wasn’t entirely sure, though. He’d learned the reason why he was summoned shortly after his return, but even so, he’d yet to fully come to terms with it. However, no matter what, there was no running away as the Blightfather himself – Casper’s Patron – had been the one to name Casper a Ghost King.
The title of Ghost King was something that could only be given out with the permission of the Blightfather or one of his most trusted aides. To become a Ghost King wasn’t an official rank that came with specific responsibilities, but rather a title of recognition carrying a lot of expectations for the recipient.
To be named Ghost King meant that the Risen believed you had a high chance of reaching godhood if properly nurtured. One could only be named Ghost King when B-grade or below, and of all the currently living Ghost Kings, the vast majority were in S-grade, which also showed that those who got the title were indeed supreme geniuses.
However, merely being talented wasn’t enough to be given the title of Ghost King. One also needed a certain level of merit behind it. Achievements that had helped the Risen in a substantial way.
Azal had apparently gained his Ghost King title through battle and tournaments with the Holy Church. All the way back to E-grade, he’d been fighting the enemy faction, eventually granting him the title some time before Casper teamed up with him for Nevermore.
“I know you say it’s earned, but look at it from my perspective,” Casper said, looking at his former party leader. “All I did was not be an asshole, but instead took advantage of personal connections. That’s it.”
“Alright... now look at it from everyone else’s perspective,” Azal said in a serious voice. “You led negotiations on the most contested planet and galaxy in the new universe, managed to establish a permanent presence there, along with access rights for the Risen faction to go there. Additionally, you secured us rights that are recognized as equal to those of every other race. At the same time, the Holy Church was pushed out of the entire galaxy. In summary, you accomplished a major diplomatic feat, all while making our greatest enemy look horrible in comparison.”
“See, I’m not arguing any of that happened. What I’m saying is I shouldn’t be the one to get the credit for it,” Casper insisted.
“Who should then? Who is the reason why we Risen are allowed a presence on your home planet?” Azal asked his very leading question.
“Jake is, obviously,” Casper shrugged.
“See, just the fact you can call the Chosen of the Malefic One by his name is worthy of recognizing you,” Azal said with a sigh. “It’s quite obvious your connection to the Chosen is the leading force behind your success, but realize that your success is the success of the Risen. Simply on account of being his friend, you will remain on the frontline of diplomacy with him and the entire Order of the Malefic Viper. Giving you a title of recognition will only lend legitimacy to any negotiations and agreements you take part in, while it would look incredibly poor to send someone who’s seemingly a no-name to be the leading diplomat.”
Casper didn’t even try to argue, as deep down, he knew Azal was right. The Risen wanted to present the interpretation of events that the Ghost King represented earlier, all to make the Risen look better. Jake had gathered so many eyes on him these days, especially after he killed Ell’Hakan and conquered the Milky Way Galaxy, so for the Risen to integrate themselves with such an individual was a huge accomplishment.
“You also shouldn’t sell yourself short,” Azal continued. “You might still be below the usual standards of Ghost Kings when it comes to combat, but when taking your dungeon engineering skills into account, you’re certainly qualified.”
“I don’t feel qualified,” Casper joked. “Then again, my standards probably are totally warped considering the people I compare myself against.”
“They most certainly are,” Azal chuckled. “Now follow me. I’ve been granted the honor of escorting you to the banquet hall, and we shall not embarrass ourselves by being late.”
“Alright,” Casper nodded as he took one final look at himself in the mirror. “I look presentable, right?”
“As long as you don’t show up naked, no one cares,” Azal said honestly. “That pendant alone is proof of the Blightfather’s grace and all anyone will see.”
“So I shouldn’t change the shir-“
Before Casper could even finish, Azal took him by the nape of his clothes, and to make matters worse, he even felt his pendant push against his body as he was dragged backwards, forced toward his old award ceremony.
<AUTHOR NOTE>
And thus, we go on yearly break once more. Now, I will make a slight correction to my last post on the matter, as I kind of realized, upon others pointing it out, that I committed myself to posting three days in the middle of my little vacation, which honestly would just be damn weird.
With that in mind, I’ll be taking off from today, with the next chapter coming on the 15th of September. So, a nice little three-week break, which is still less than the full month I usually take once a year.
I hope you all have a nice few weeks. I know I’ll try to while giving myself some time to mentally disconnect and just relax, hopefully returning all invigorated. One thing is for sure: lots of Dota will be watched and Skyrim played. I’ll even go to a vacation home a little!
Farewell for now, and as always, thanks for reading.
<AUTHOR NOTE OVER>
Comments
Dalton Willis
I hope you enjoyed your break thank you for the adventure of a lifetime
Mamama
Tyftc! [“See, I know that, but it only it only makes me more nervous,” Casper shook his head.] I think there's a "only it" that should be deleted ^^
Tony Belfer
Thank you for the chapter
Chloe
Tyftc
Troy Telford
😀🤦♀️ 😂. I didn't realize it either! Not till I read your comment! Haha! That's brilliant!
Jayden
i’m pretty sure c-grades can live up to a few thousand years on average. idk abt the rest but definitely a lot higher
Sawyer Anderson
Oh, ffs. How has it taken me this long to realize that he's Casper the Friendly Ghost. Seriously disappointed in myself.
Jamie
Does anyone remember a description of life expectancy for each grade in an earlier book? I’m just curious how many years, say an S-grade would live.
Trumangolorian
Glad to see Casper is getting praise from his faction rather than jealous stares and remarks. Tyftc
greg belokopitsky
I think Duskleaf is more wanted to do cool shit rather than care about levels. But he definitely want in lol
Dittmer
i think she was a goddess. don't see anything saying she wasn't. Peer guess work here, but seeing as she is NA's daughter and also knowing he has one of the most powerful Bloodlines in the multiverse and the way Villy talked about the bloodline laws in the multiverse when telling Jake he wouldn't be kidnapped for his. i think they both got used and killed for their bloodline. leading to the Bloodline laws after Villy destroyed half a universe in his rage and sorrow. Again all guess work but is fun
Orod
I think Duskleaf wants some sweet sweet levels from from that ritual. He may try to join in again 🤣
PWeygandt
Have we learned anything at all about Villy's wife and child aside from the fact that his wife was Nature's Attendants daughter and that we now know that the two of them had a daughter? Was I the only one that thought, Villy's wife was a Goddess?
Thenais
Villy would be very interested
Ty Cooper
Glad his fellow/future fellow Ghost King is still close to him. Azol seems like I good guy.
Avery Howell
Yes. She specifically demanded his first born in the last chapter
santiago villa reverte
So a question in order to have offsprings more easily it seems to requiere a mortal… so Can Artemia get pregnat by Jake?
Corvid
Nah at this point their records are so intertwined I don't think it's a big deal. So much of what he does is influenced by the viper's records. Basically if you say that normally what he does is 1/3 viper influenced records when he does something with a fraction of that bouncing back, if he uses the invocation for whatever he does with it goes to 50/50. I don't think it's too much difference compared to when malefic viper's poison procs. That's my take at least.
Ty Cooper
Zog does build some great characters
John
It’s so far off but I’m looking forward to whatever the group of Gods from Earth will be called. Since it will be like the next generation of Primordials.
Xerecs
Villy already has a bloodline and the only way mentioned for a merging of bloodlines is through the holders of two bloodlines having a child and even then it's only a chance of the child gaining a bloodline themselves. As far as Villy's wife/child I would have to say if anything is going to happen there it will have something to do with Eron not Jake.
Booksaregood
Villy wife
Gardor
“You were the father of the Mistress, isn’t that enough" Which Mistress is this? Is Duskleaf saying this about Artemis, in front of Artemis? Who is referred to as proper noun "Mistress", and which sort of mistress are we talking about? Edit: Nature's Attendant's daughter was Villy's wife, got it.
Microwavey
TYFTC Zog!! Loved it, felt like so many seeds were planted. Prediction: this chapter hinted at a lot of endgame. Invocation will probably lead to Villy studying/understanding/potentially stealing Jake Juice. He could use system fuckery to bring back his wife, or maybe even steal/join Jake’s Bloodline while creating records. In return, when Jake is a pinnacle God, we’ll probably get The Primal Hunter vs The Malefic Viper as the epic dragon fight Jake longed for since Villy’s tutorial dungeon! Once Jake is powerful enough, his equal standing to Villy and a shared bloodline would make them blood brothers. That would be the ultimate repayment on both sides for how much they’ve contributed to the betterment of their lives—Villy learning to feel emotions again after loss through a friend, and Jake learning to live as and accept himself after being repressed for so long. More than friends, they’ve bonded and been there for each other like brothers!
ABTelford
Ha, loved the Casper bit in there! I love that he is still the awkward introvert he was in the beginning - I really like the character consistency. 😎
Ty Cooper
Well he treats Villy as an equal and he is making sure he keeps up his end.
Brandon Racca
wasn't it said that they are more akin to nature affinity than life? nature accommodates death. I'm sure they are fine
Michael Fannon
Not just a goddess, but a godqueen. Hail to the queen.
Anthony Smith
Hmmm since the patheon of life is an opposite affinity to death energy I'm curious if their announcement of friendship will stir and upset the risen faction.
Joshua Little
Thanks for the chapter.
brjenness
minaga
Kenneth Welever
That would be hilarious
WhiteLeeopard
I think a large part of it is also just showing the return of the Viper and the awakening of the Order. It's after all a huge change when after 80 Eras of 11 Primordials there are 12 again. It requires a reorganization of all the multiverse as they redraw territories and spheres of influence.
WhiteLeeopard
I'm starting to wonder how many gods will end up in the audience.
Xerecs
Villy's wife was the daughter of natures attendant I believe.
Stevean Bozek
Jake better make a "Casper the friendly Ghost King" joke
Midorsta
“You were the father of the Mistress, isn’t that enough?” Isn’t this a bombshell or did I miss something?
NSaaby
XD
Aaditya Ravindran
Come on Zog, you only remembered Casper because of Jasper. Good catch up though!
SqrlyGrly
That inferiority complex is part of what's pushing them. Any other place/time, they would be solo geniuses. And they would likely not push themselves near as hard as they do. SS only pushed for his mythical skill before d because he wanted to keep up. Carmen pushed for valdemars blood because she needed to keep up.
Austin Richins
Why do I get the feeling that someone is going to spill the beans during this announcement?
Quyan640
Behind ever great man is a goddess woman
Nano
I love when Jake reflects on and thinks how he can help Villy and he’s always ready to lend a hand
That one, right there.
Earth grown chosen are going to be a big thing, like I believe the term in “corn fed quarterbacks” cause a lot of good quarterbacks come from Nebraska and other similar states.
Ty Cooper
I will find it fun. Nevermore is so much better in audio book and print than chapter by chapter
frankie doerr
Hey zog I know this is your story but I would have found it funny especially since duskleaf already mentioned Jake would want to get one over the viper if after he choose the new skill and decided to use it on sagacity if he looked up at the viper and smirked like he knew something the viper didn’t
Death56
I wonder how much villy is gonna get from the ritual I bet it will be substantial even for him
Anonymous
Everyone is gonna hate on my opinion, but I’m looking forward to b grade Nevermore. It was honestly really good.
brjenness
at some point Jake is going to have to do his rituals in coliseum with thousands of gods watching.
Darshar Griffonmane
Man I am reallllllly looking forward to the sheer chaos Jake is going to cause with this ritual on Jasper. tyftc!
RnR_ RnR
Im assuming its about caspers promotion to ghost king.
James Faulkner
Tftc haha
joel southard
Thank you for the chapter
Thenais
Undesired recognition ?
Ty Cooper
I am not sure if Jake can influence a risen evolution. The soul has already been altered by the blightfather. Me guessing but a possibility.
Esther Barra
Tftc!
Enzo Elacqua
Nah, u gotta remember the order is made up of alchemists, and I imagine if the pantheons got anything it’s got herbs
Tom C
I wonder what would happen if Jake gave Caspar some Jake juice for his evolution to b-grade. Cos his origin is human but he is now a risen. So would he be enhanced as some sort of ultimate risen being? TFTC!
TNT
Risen x Order seems like it just makes more sense. But Pant of Life and Order together makes for less problematic diplomacy. Pantheon of Life isn’t at war with half of the multiverse at any given time, like the risen. And the order is a neutral faction.
Boffadeez
Dude how good is zogarth at this shit, that we're all like CAN JAKE BRING HIS FAMILY BACK PLEASE ?!
Specter
Thank you! Old award ceremony -> own award ceremony
Ben Sheahan
Or at the Order maybe? Some more dungeons with Minaga too
Joseph
Casper is a cool guy. And Minaga likes him so he’s got to be awesome.
Xander
Not a contract more of a pact like Jake and sylphies friendship pact
Dan
Shut up and take the credit for your effort, Casper. Glad he's got some good people around him to push him forward when he needs it
KenTX325
One of the things I would like to see is Jake use his primal origins ability on Casper’s girlfriend. Maybe a visit in the future?
Carl Never
What kind of contract would art and jake need?
Gemeri
Edit suggestion - last line "his old award ceremony" -> own award ceremony
Carl Never
They are growing the bow together.
Lemonsqueezy
TYFC. I am liking where the story is going so far. I am starting to see a massive alliance forming with the Primordials and other powerful factions specifically because of the influence of Jake and the people who are close to him. With those that oppose or have betrayed him becoming weaker.
Jeff McCulley
I keep waiting to see Casper helping out with Earth’s new megadungeon.
WhiteLeeopard
I like seeing the Risen. They seem a good faction, have their darkness of course, all pinnacle factions do. But for a pinnacle faction they seem loyal to their own, and caring about both the faction as a whole and the individuals in it. Jake has managed to give all the humans from Earth a slight inferiority complex, even SS and Carmen gave some comments about that. -facepalm-
Lemonsqueezy
TBH, I have forgotten about 90% of those people. Most of them have become forgotten and unimportant people. None of them are chosen (except Authur) or have any political influence in the multiverse. I think some of them have also retired from pushing for power as well.
Lynderyn
Especially if Jake is involved
Lemonsqueezy
I honestly see Jacob becoming more of a background character that is spoken less and less of. His removal from the galaxy causes him to be less involved with Jake who is the focal point of everyone in the multiverse. Other that some sort of conflict with the Holy Church, Jacob's involvement in the story becomes mute. The Holy Church burned all their bridges with Earth and the Milky Way by betting on the wrong horse. This has effectively removed them from interacting with several Chosen and what I am assuming is about to be a huge alliance between primordials and other gods. I honestly see the Holy Church losing significant power and influence in the 93rd and even the multiverse. This is just my take on things of course. I have a strong negative opinion of the Holy Church because of how they conduct business. The Risen offer an opportunity while the Holy Church brainwashes their followers and sacrifices them on a whim.
Rickvice
Mini arc with Casper training at the order!
Talmadge Hires
Today’s chapter is setting up a huge cliff hanger Friday
Ty Cooper
Woo! I like the Casper achievements being laid out there and the view from the perspective of the other Risen. And how Jake is viewed by them. Pushing out the Holy Church out of the galaxy and humiliating a God. They didn't mention the God part specifically but we know. Casper is a great character. Love Duskleaf's reaction soon as he heard she was helping Jake with a ritual. He just rushes everyone out, even with a twinkle in his eye.
SinCinnamon
We need an Undead Dungeon on Earth. Casper could make a masterpiece.
Lazy Dragon
I loved Duskleaf & NA having to explain that our boy Villy makes random bets on anything and everything.
dean ash
I would love to see Jake have Casper build a dungeon as a formation. Whatever came to f that would be epic
Daniel
This is good! Thanks for the chapter
DrDankness
Ok this is a lot of set up for a big explosion of records isnt it?
Devillelouch
Thank you for the chapter. Happy for Casper. Come on Rick, Arthur, Sultan, and Priscilla chapter. A very fun chapter would be any mix of Priscilla, Nanna, Neil, Lillian, Fallen King's 2nd in command, Bertram/Peter, Reika/Haruto, Miss Kim, Roman/Felicia, and Renato/Gabi/Summer. (Feel free to add to the list) "Vacation in Paradise", basically a fun what taboos from the multiverse are developing on earth and/or status check on all the earth factions who have absent or busy leaders. You could even have them talk about the fallout of the nevermore fanfics and rumors. Would be a good send off for the non-B grade earth characters and a good relax and cleanup the spreadsheets chapter. Those that will be brought up later get a status update and those who are done just get a few lines.
Polaris
Friendly ghost girlfriend even
BlackRazaras
Thanks for the chapter
John Durrett
Tyftc. Very happy for Casper and Artemis
Ben Cox
I really enjoy seeing Jake drag the entire multiverse and all his friends kicking and screaming into a paradigm shift where gods are just strong people and Casper someone I only imagine sitting by himself playing with a dungeon core into his own big social ceremonies
Kt-x
Thanks for the chapter!
Leviathan
I'm guessing we're going to get an update on Carmen and Jacob soon. And I am itching to see Jake do some primeval origins shenanigans and level up several gods at once
Rewdan
Thanks Zogarth
jobe matula
Damn it... warpsnatcher... I want my manz Jasper to get supersized already... let's goo!.. lol
Mohammed Sheekh
I wonder if him repairing something that needed a transcendent skill to fix, will be another feat
Naotsugu97
Heh! The terror of public appearances! TFTC!
Spencer Miller
Very early on, Villy mentioned he had semi-recently gotten Partial Omnicience. It makes sense for that to be part of his True Sagacity. I imagine getting records relating to that being… overwhelming for anyone without Jake’s bloodline.
IntenseSushi
Tftc
Killjoy
The Friendlyst Ghost King you know!
Cyranosaurus
Glad for Casper! Deserved for sure…good dude and true to himself and his friends!!
Xander
Nah that wording is fine as is. Sure its a little more colloquial than strictly necessary but it reads fine to me.
Justin Lucier
Now it's not Casper and the friendly ghost, it's Casper the friendly Ghost King... And a friendly ghost.
Xander
TFTC :) Was never in doubt :) Mildly worrying wording that Villys records flow to Jake. It worries me because Jake doesnt want his records to closely contaminated with Villys does he? 1/3 of a path was what he was ok with but now hes getting more fed to him directly rather than using them to gain insight on how to progress himself. I'm sure its fine, I mean, when has jake ever faced consequences from not understanding the vast difference in quality and quantity of records between him and villy? :D Suggested edits: " “It’s been far too many eras *since then*. Too many alliances have been established and broken *since then*" repetitive. I suggest ditching the first. " those *feels* are very hard to change" should be "feelings" "You two bet on that," rare punctuation note but should be a "?!" at the end to denote a questioning exclamation. I would say use an interrobang (‽) but they are not widely recognised. "on the *Nevermore* Leaderboards, " the use of "Nevermore" is unnecessary and awkward here since we know they are talking about nevermore and these are the only leaderboards we know of so far in the series. I would say similar about the Nevermore points just after but thats a judgement call. "I know that, but *it only* it only makes me more nervous" extra words "with access rights for the Risen faction *to go there*." labouring the point since access rights already imply you can go there. "The Risen wanted to *present* the interpretation of events that the Ghost King *represented* earlier" either swap present and represent here since GKA presented the idea to us first and the risen want to REpresent it or change represented to "detailed" or similar to avoid the similarity of wording. "Azal took him by the nape of his clothes, " odd wording. I understand the look youre going for. nape/scruff of the neck seems too forceful since its how you describe grabbing an unruly child and dragging them from an altercation. maybe "Azal picked him up by the aforementioned shirt and " "forced toward his *old* award ceremony." possibly meant "own" here?
Jordan Rogers
He will most likely still go with irin, some little mortal demon lord is way below what’s considered official for a godqueen from a different pantheon
Fyrtue
IIRC it houses Lyra's soul. A blightwraith created directly by the blightfather.
Devillelouch
Hopefully Artemis, Duskleaf, and the Viper benefit enough for NA and YGG to assist in the Rick ritual.
Schmidt
Can I get a refresher on my the pendant is important?
Showbagz
So jake is gonna use his new skill to empower sagacity which is already powered by the vipers blood? Yeah....nothing can go wrong here lol
Greendalf
Casper the Friendly Ghost King!
Arieh Sochaczevski
Going back to their conversation, Artemis said “When it comes to anything official, I’m your partner.” So does she know about the upcoming Demon Wedding thing? Their relationship won’t be quiet for long unless he goes stag.
Sarianne
Ahh, right, that happend 😁 good to hear Casper is doing well 🤣
Yahyo Malikov
It's always good to get lore mentioned on villys family.
Tim Schillinger
Tyftc! Still waiting patiently for the dinner scene ;)
Kyle Stitt
agreed, and one of the reasons I enjoy the series is the snippets of "Jake's gang" and the gods goofing about lol
JJB4345_80_815
Yes, thank you for the story and the chappy Zogarth!
Numbzy
What an absolute great chapter. Casper is great, Artemis is adorable, Duskleaf is a classic!
Jordan Rogers
Yay Casper! Jake is gonna be so renowned for everyone close to him getting enough records to make it to s rank or above.
Baged
Who killed him? I'm guessing its someone who is very powerfull and is always watching.
Nick
At what point does duskleaf ask Jake for Jake Juice for his experiment? Guessing after the ritual... loving this whole pantheon arc. Looking forward to the dinner still too.
Azazel
Always liked Casper 👍 nice to see him get a little recognition from his faction. Still dying to know more about NA’s daughter/Villys late wife , I wonder if the experiment they’re working on has anything to do with her
denym123
That feels actually broke me out of the sentence and I had to re-read it to make sure because it was so far out of duskleafs typical speech pattern.
Zizawah
It’s so nice to see Casper again. Duskleaf is certainly wanting in on the Jasper ritual and rightly so! I love these quiet chapters and catching up with others! Thank you, Zogarth! You are the best!
Nick
This might be a random question (doing some recent re-reads), but the person who gave Jake one of his rings before nevermore in exchange for doing testing on his Arcane mana, who got destroyed for trying to send that data outside the order... did we ever find who/what did that?
Jennifer Leigh
Love Casper!
Ritsu
Many would say the Heretic-Chosen, lineage-warping, era-defining Jake is just as difficult, so maybe they balance each other out.
Phoenixdrop
You know it’s going to be very interesting to see how Villy reacts to Jake using his new skill like it’s said in the skill he’s going to know what’s happening when he uses it so I’m interested to see how that will go and how much of a boost he’ll be getting but yeah that ritual is going to be real interesting when he does it
fruit dragon
Zogy was waiting so long to have that one pay off
Noah Mclelland
Should Jake get scared of his new girlfriend? She seems hard to handle...
Alex
His own. Not old. Own award ceremony
RnR_ RnR
Wooo! ghost king Casper! He seems like such a friendly ghost king.... and boy is Artemis down bad for Jake.
wyattmon
Surprising but very welcome gods and Risen interlude, great to see Casper get some solid recognition!
Corvid
All the things are gonna happen soon. I hope we at least get satisfaction on some of them tomorrow! Fun stuff
Arieh Sochaczevski
Thanks for the chapter! I just don’t see Duskleaf using the word “feels” like that. It seems out of character. Maybe I’m wrong. I’d have him say “feelings”. He’s not one to use colloquialisms.
Beemoss
Tftc
Sylphie
REE!!!
Connor
Thanks for the chapter
Strato Junon
"Not to mention the fun Villy would make of him every time he had to pray." Not to mention the fact Villy would make fun of him every time he had to pray"
C0bra$
Thank u for the story
Overlord1993
Thanks for the scheduled chapter. ;)
Loststar7
Happy Thursday and thanks for the chapter.
SyndaXatrix
TFTC!
