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Chapter 1133 - Shadow Realm
🕑 Added 2025-05-09 11:26:34 +0000 UTCThrough great struggle, the Chimera extracted Eternal Hunger from within its body, the weapon slowly emerging from the bark. As it did this, the B-grade also struggled with Jake’s constant barrage of arrows, his attacks never giving his opponent the slightest chance to rest or recover as damage kept accumulating across the Chimera’s body.
During his shooting, Jake also noticed a few flashes of light out of the corner of his eye, and based on the auras he vaguely felt in that direction, the Sovereign and Forest Fae’s battle had also grown in intensity.
Jake wouldn’t be surprised if the Forest Fae were hoping for the Chimera to win and come help her. The Sovereign definitely knew not to expect a helping hand from Jake, as honestly, even if he finished his battle first, Jake would just go watch the two B-grades fight, cheering for the Sovereign at most.
Back at his own fight, the Chimera finally fully extracted the weapon, at which point Jake gladly retrieved it with a simple mental command. The curse had done some serious work on the B-grade while helping Jake recuperate a nice amount of health points. Perhaps most importantly, the poison in the Chimera’s body had been allowed to spread near-uninhibited during the B-grade’s fight with Eternal Hunger.
At this point, Jake wasn’t even planning on some dramatic victory. He would instead just slowly take the B-grade down, burning through its health points until there was nothing left. Not the most interesting victory, but the most efficient one.
It would take a little while, though, especially now that Shadow Vault was back on the menu. Having hopefully learned its lesson, the Chimera shot towards Jake again using the Shadow Vault skill, its two axe tendrils already mid-swing as the creature appeared a dozen meters in front of Jake.
A final Arcane Powershot was released, the B-grade blocking most of it through the flower tendrils as it simultaneously attacked with the two axes. Jake retreated away, dodging both swings before he had to deal with the four long spear-like tendrils that had been the monster’s legs not long ago.
These proved to be a lot weaker than the axes, allowing Jake to block one if he used katars, which did admittedly mean he was severely outmatched in pure Strength. In fact, Jake was pretty confident that the only stat he had his opponent beaten in was Perception, especially considering the effectiveness increase to all stats that came with evolutions.
Blocking a few tendrils, Jake was smacked around in the sky, flying all over the place as he controlled his trajectories and made sure to never get into any truly dangerous positions. In fact, he noticed that every time he blocked with the edges of his katars, they cut into the tendrils and injected a bit of poison.
The only things he truly had to be wary of were the axes and the blasts of dark magic shooting out of the flowers here and there. A single momentary slip-up would result in Jake taking disastrous damage and the entire momentum of the fight reversing, but that was the difference between Jake and a B-grade like this.
Jake was used to these kinds of fights. To him, it was almost the norm to battle opponents that could kill him in a couple of blows if he messed up. On the other hand, the Chimera fought like a monster that had always relied heavily on its own extreme durability and extreme pool of vital energy. It had never needed to learn how to dodge attacks properly or be defensive.
Chances were the Chimera had been in a lot more fights than Jake throughout its life, but there was a vast gulf of difference between the quality of their fights. Jake wouldn’t even be that surprised if this were the first time in its life the Chimera truly had its life threatened.
Its response upon realizing that wasn’t good, as it kept getting more desperate with its attacks. A whirlwind of tendrils rained down on Jake, trying to find that one opening that could turn the tide, but he was simply too damn good at dodging to be caught out by such a simplistic opponent.
His katars kept slowly whittling away at the tendrils while he occasionally got some distance to shoot a quick potshot. Due to the damage Jake’s Arcane Powershots had done before, there were several gaps in the bark yet to be healed, giving Jake plenty of places to hit for good damage.
As desperation grew, Jake got in more and more attacks as the Chimera grew even sloppier than it had already been. Its wounds were oozing with poison, and while Jake had taken some damage throughout the fight, it was nothing too serious.
If nothing drastic changed, the winner was clear. Yet despite being this close to killing yet another B-grade, a nagging feeling welled up in Jake’s chest. The more he thought about it, the Chimera only being capable of this just felt wrong.
Not just that it was too weak, in Jake’s opinion, but that it should have more tools, primarily due to its connection with the Court of Shadows. Shadow Vault was not a skill that could be granted through a Blessing, as it was a combat skill, so the B-grade had to have had it for a while.
In fact, seeing as it was a skill in the first place, Jake guessed the Chimera likely had it before even evolving to B-grade. If that was the case, why did the monster have so few shadow magic abilities? So far, it had only shown Shadow Vault, the ability to turn its tendril-axes shadowy, and some other simplistic uses of free-form magic.
Moreover, none of these skills had anything to do with what the Court of Shadows was known for in the first place. Sure, the shadow affinity was their namesake and the affinity the assassins from the Court used, but it didn’t solely define their fighting style. Jake’s own brother was a good example of this.
The Court’s fighting style relied on explosive power above anything else. Their boosting skills tended to be more extreme, with harsher backlashes and shorter durations in exchange for more power. Their skills also tended to do a lot of damage for a lot of cost.
More than anything, Jake remembered something else that made the Court of Shadows the best assassins in the multiverse. One of the easiest ways to defend oneself was to be surrounded by allies and defenders at all times. Many nobles and high-ranking individuals had bodyguards with abilities that allowed them to block and even take damage in place of their protectee. That meant unless the assassins wanted to wipe out an entire entourage of guards, they would have to have a way to isolate their target.
And the Court of Shadows had just the thing for that. One that relied on the ultimate achievement of Umbra and what had truly made her recognized as equal to the Primordials:
The Shadow Realm.
Jake had no idea if this Shadow Realm was in fact her divine realm, the result of some Transcendent skill, or something entirely different. All he knew was that when it was created, the Shadow Realm became part of the world and could be found anywhere. One just had to know how to access it.
Something any member of the Court of Shadows worth their salt could do.
“You... have forced me into this,” the Chimera said, its voice betraying just how tired it was. Jake was definitely looking a bit better, and while his armor was in tatters and his body filled with scratches and wounds, he was totally fine.
However, just then, the Chimera’s body began to give off a powerful aura as its power grew once more. For a second, Jake wondered if it had pushed its boosting skill further than before, but he quickly discarded that idea. Pushing a boosting skill beyond its regular limits was not a low-level technique and resulted in death within mere seconds, unless very tightly controlled. The Chimera had not shown itself capable of something like that.
Yet its aura kept growing, as it was clearly doing something that pushed it beyond its own limits. When the shadows began to swirl around the B-grade, that was when Jake realized what it was doing, and he could only smile, full of expectation... though the next words from the Chimera were a bit disappointing.
“Behold, power beyond your comprehension! Through my will, I shall throw us into the Realm of Shadows, not even allowing you to leave a body behind! Know that this was your doing, and even if I cannot leave the Shadows through my own doing, with your death, I will have fulfilled my contract!” the B-grade yelled as it continued gathering energy.
Jake wasn’t sure that much exposition was needed, but he reckoned the Chimera did it because it noticed Jake stopped attacking for a moment when it spoke the first time, so it hoped continuing to talk would buy it time. It was entirely correct, though what it had said definitely only made Jake more disappointed in the B-grade.
It did explain why the Chimera hadn’t forced Jake into the Shadow Realm from the beginning, though. If it didn’t know how to leave there again, it would be stuck in a world of nothingness until something powerful enough to pluck it out passed by, or it learned how to exit by itself. Jake would bet on the latter being the Chimera’s best bet, going by the level of talent it had shown so far.
A moment later, a shockwave of energy was released from the B-grade, moving way too fast for Jake or anyone to react. As it washed over him, Jake felt the color and light of the world fading away as reality shifted.
In a flash, the world Jake had found himself in before was gone. Far beneath them, the island which had once housed a jungle was completely barren, with nothing but sand on it, and all other auras on the entire planet were gone. The only thing allowing Jake to see remaining in this world was a muted sun that gave off an odd, dark shine that he was reluctant to even call light.
Jake took a deep breath as he experienced the Shadow Realm for the first time, and he instantly understood how the Court had become as powerful as it was, even if he remained confused how it even worked. This wasn’t some illusion or metaphorical representation or anything like that, but a mirror of the entire world. With his Sphere, Jake confirmed he had indeed been transported to an entirely separate and equally real space.
It was fascinating to say the least, and Jake turned to regard the Chimera that now looked different once more, though only slightly. The entire creature had turned pitch-black as its entire body was enveloped by shadow energy, empowering the Chimera to a new level.
“This world of shadows shall be your grave,” the Chimera spoke as its form distorted, and it disappeared from where it had been floating several kilometers away.
In the next moment, the monster appeared right next to Jake, its two axes sweeping upward with more speed and power than before. Jake dodged to the side right as the two flesh flowers gleamed. He had expected another few beams of dark magic, but instead, Jake felt an odd restraining aura fall over his body. The world turned slightly darker, as if the shadows were closing in on him.
Jake got slower as shadows of tendrils wormed their way across his body as if crawling beneath his skin and scales. At the same time, the six remaining tendrils of the Chimera attacked again, and Jake, because of the odd magic that had befallen him, was unable to respond perfectly.
He was struck by one of the spear-tendrils in the leg, stabbing a hole clean through it before the tendril quickly retracted away before Jake could stab it. With tendrils coming in from all sides, Jake was about to use One Step, but when he was about to touch down, the feeling of danger prevailed, making him stop and change his tactic.
His eyes opened wide as Pride unfolded, and for a brief moment, the shadows in Jake’s surroundings took on a dark green hue. Pushing his mana, Jake managed to block all four spear-tendrils with powerful barriers as he addressed the two axes by dodging and using his katars.
With the brief opening coming from unleashing Pride, Jake also tested what was up with One Step as he used the skill. Upon stepping down, Jake teleported, but rather than go where he had wanted to, he appeared a hundred meters away upside-down. Perplexed, he instantly used it again, only to teleport around two hundred meters directly into the sky.
The concept of space is warped by the shadows, Jake quickly realized. Perhaps with Pride, he could create a somewhat stable space and use One Step within the Legacy Skill range, but it didn’t seem worth it.
Before Jake had time to consider more, the Chimera was upon him. Jake continued trying to get away, but despite having teleported randomly around, whatever magic those flowers were constantly casting on him hadn’t disappeared. Pride clearly didn’t work against the skill either, and even after he covered his entire body in scales to try to resist, it barely had any effect.
The slowdown effect wasn’t that profound, and Jake quickly realized something when the Chimera got closer and attacked him. The further away he was from the B-grade, the more potent the skill became, while when he was directly in front of it, the slowdown only had a slight effect.
Melee it is, Jake told himself, both katars at the ready as he deflected a tentacle and moved to stab the B-grade, but this time it was fast enough to Shadow Vault back a dozen meters before swinging down an axe from above to try to split him in two.
Jake flew in pursuit, the two of them engaging in a brawl, and for the first time in this battle, he was actually struggling. After entering the Shadow Realm, the Chimera had grown stronger in every way, while it had used that odd suppression skill to make Jake slower. All in all, it had been enough to shift the balance, now giving the B-grade a slight advantage.
For now, that is.
The Chimera had already been in a less-than-ideal state before entering the Shadow Realm, and now Jake saw the strain it took to maintain all the magic it used to get an edge. Moreover, Jake suspected its boosting skill was the kind that grew more powerful within the Shadow Realm at the cost of a bigger burden on the body. This all combined to put the B-grade on a timer to kill Jake before it would run out of juice itself.
Not to say that Jake was confident in just playing for time. The Chimera had a lot of shortcomings, but longevity was not one of them. Even now, he could feel overflowing vital energy within it, and despite the poison doing a solid job, Jake needed to keep doing damage to ensure his victory. If not, he was afraid the damn B-grade would eventually nullify all the poison through sheer vital energy alone.
The two kept brawling as Jake adapted to the newfound power and speed of the Chimera and began to use some of the skills he hadn’t before. This included Gaze, which he used to buy himself time to avoid an attack while also landing a nice counter, tearing off more bark, and getting in another dose of poison.
Things were getting rougher, though, and Jake was especially suffering in one area. Because he was fighting a faster opponent that effectively had six limbs to constantly attack with, he had to block a lot more than usual, which left his hands in a terrible state from the constant impacts. His gloves helped, but they were already severely damaged, clearly not made to withstand the blows of a B-grade, no matter how low-tier it was.
Katars weren’t designed to be used defensively, and Jake was suffering the consequences of that as he continued blocking and dodging despite the bones in his fingers slowly being turned to dust as he was just waiting for one of them to get entirely torn off by a particularly powerful blow.
Jake considered countermeasures as he tried to focus solely on dodging, going on the defensive more than before. This clearly made the Chimera annoyed as it got restless, overextending for an attack and giving Jake an opportunity he had to fully exploit.
As a barrier of stable arcane mana appeared and deflected a tendril, Jake shot toward the head of the Chimera, both katars ready as he prepped a Piercing Fang. An axe was coming from below, but it was slightly too slow, and for maximum damage and to confuse his opponent further, Jake used another skill he had kept hidden thus far.
Right as Jake struck for the head of the B-grade, another version of himself split off from the main body and went for the chest of the Chimera. In that brief moment, Jake saw confusion flood the eyes of the B-grade as it was unsure who to attack, and that brief moment was all Jake needed to land two devastating blows.
A double Piercing Fang slammed into the Chimera’s neck and chest at the same time. Not even the blink of an eye later, all four embedded katars exploded, two with curse energy and two with destructive arcane mana, as the B-grade was blasted away with two large holes in its body. Blood, flesh, and bark rained all over Jake as his opponent tumbled through the air, but he didn’t have any time to celebrate or even follow up as his head whipped upwards. With wide eyes, he stared toward the endless darkness of the Shadow Realm... and felt something stare right back at him... no... it wasn’t looking at him.
It was at the Eternal Shadow right beside him. An Eternal Shadow that was dispersing a lot slower than usual.
Comments
Chloe
Tyftc
Drake The Snake
Peak
LemonPerson
She has the power of a Primordial but lacks the official title
Ties
Umbra is one of the primordials no?, I think your implying here she isn't, it happened a couple of chapters ago too
Timothy Spradlin
Tftc
Kt-x
Thanks for the chapter
brjenness
Someone called it on friday...I reread book 9? Creepy cloak made from mysterious shadow creature....
Fdrugc
Tftc
Keeb
Badass
Henrik Nørgaard
I'm pretty sure she wants the challenge to upgrade her transcended skill. But it would be kinda cool if she showed up for a chat with Jake!
Yahyo Malikov
Godzilla had a stroke reading this
Zack Leach
I mean, it kind of makes sense since eternal shadow was evolved from shadow vault. Now what to do with a curse of hunger given a separate body, empowered by shadow mana, with Jake's brain imprinted on it. Hmmm.
King Nereus
That was great, I’m on the edge of my seat!
Baged
We met her 2 times i think.. one with Sim Jake, and one with Calib
Anthony Smith
Umbra is a cautious one. I would assume the Shadow Realm is Umbras Divine Realm. If Umbra was finally going to have a chat with Jake I think it would be now within her own realm. Also I think she kinda has to talk with Jake as he knows this was an assassination attempt of some sort. And she can't leave Jake to think shes an enemy. She wants the challenge to form a transcendence and I could easily see another Divine Baby Momma situation for the bloodline.
John Durrett
Tyftc
conkerer
Maybe this means that Eternal Shadow can live in the Shadow Realm, and Jake can swap with it to go in/out as much as he wants?
CocoaBleu
Really?!! Now I have to wait until Monday to see what happens next…
austin kutz
He can also work in the extendo stab he learned from the bird with the long beak in the bamboo/mangrove forest
Harry Fitzsimmons
It’s funny that umbra is the first god we ever get introduced to but we havnt met her
Tom C
Ekaj, shadowy twin of Jake
Tom C
The dao of cliffs is powerful here 🤣
Xien
Umbra gets curios about eternal hunger? 🤔
Daniel Hamilton
Either that or Lovecraft monster 👹
Daniel Hamilton
Eight episodes later 🤣. Love Dragon Ball Z but I always thought that a good quarter of the show every episode was them talking about the previous and what was gonna happen on the next
Daniel Hamilton
I’m also curious if this means his shadow buddy becomes stronger and more real in the shadow realm
Joshua Little
Katars are basically arrowheads for your hands. Jake should think of himself as an arrow and then use his archer skills in melee. Corroding time to most quicker would be helpful along with other things. Thanks for the chapter.
Eden
This is to much of a cliff hanger, and on a friday damm you!!!!!
Steven Bartels
I'm thinking access to and utilization of the shadow realm are going to become part of eternal shadow. Jake will have to figure out how to get out of the realm at least and he's likely to gain relevant insights while figuring just that out
KingGoomba
Eternal shadow, the new Chosen of Umbra
Indevan Jones
That the name of the ultra creepy cloak the merchant was super happy getting rid of? That thing has been bugging me for awhile what the hell is up with it.
Nick Elliott
Love this. Like the days when sim Jake just endlessly battled the sin chimera. Let eternal shadow duke it out with the chimera and Jake can have a chat.
Nick Elliott
I wonder if instead if Jake getting an eternal shadow skill upgrade like mythical to more mythical or divine. It would be cool of eternal shadow himself benefitted. Like maybe eternal shadow learns a skill of his own. One Jake doesn't posses. So eternal shadow when it pops out can dodge the incoming attack by shadow vaulting once. Effectively making it a two hits to kill it clone.
Daniel Hamilton
Here’s to hoping we see his bloodline coming to play now
Stefan Nilsson
Tftc
SinCinnamon
Umbra be so pissed Villy got Jake as a Chosen first. He had Shadow Vault before being an alchemist!
Childish Jordino
And Damn you with these cliffhangers again!!
Childish Jordino
Jake basically has to get a skill now to enter the shadow realm if he can spar there with SIM Jake again!
Ty Cooper
Lol this week? You mean every Friday.
Ty Cooper
I just thought this while reading this comment. I am wondering if she can only view the shadow because Jake is covered by shroud.
WaxDinosaur
Or a skill to get out of the shadow realm. What happens when the chimera dies? Does the shadow realm kick Jake out because the chimera is keeping them in, or is it a single large chunk of power to move them into it, and then takes some effort/skill/power to get out. Jake being able to exit the shadow realm would be wildly big for making him an even stronger counter to assassins/Umbra
Kasey Lindenmayer
I have a feeling Jake is about to get pissed
Dan
What a badass side product of eternal shadow. Good luck assassinating Jake when he has a forever co-op buddy: himself!
frotes
oh snapppppp! dam that was unexpected, can't wait for more
sam diehl
Didn’t the blessing go away? Along with a lot of his skills
ABTelford
Oh boy! He got Umbras attention…!!
dash w
Thanks for the chappy
Arieh Sochaczevski
Thanks for the chapter! Sim-Jake had a blessing from Umbra. I don’t remember how high it was, but it was substantial. If those records are still present in Eternal Shadow, Umbra might be very confused just now.
Beemoss
Tftc
kingofshibainu
Will Eternal Shadow get an upgrade to whatever is beyond mythical? Find out next week on primal hunter!
Beckendwarf
So my guess is someone, possibly Umbra, noticed Eternal Shadow because it incorporated one of her Legacy skills into it. Perhaps she is intrigued? But it does seem like there is going to be some sort of conversation. And maybe there might even be an upgrade to Eternal Shadow, but idk if it’ll be a rank upgrade. Perhaps due to it being in the Shadow Realm and it being around for longer than usual. Gives more opportunity for Jake to have selected multiple futures
Michael Dugan
Alt Jake was Blessed by Umbra so maybe Umbra senses that on Eternal Shadow.
Matt
Did Jake just unlock shadow clone?
Mick Gormley
Meeting Umbra in the Shadow Realm should influence Jake’s 320 skill selection like the skill option Jake got after meeting Valdemar in Nevermore. Excited to see what he gets
Ryan Ulrich
Two things: 1) I think Jake might have gleaned a bit of Umbra’s ultimate skill with his creation of ES. My guess is the shadow realm is her divine version of whatever concept ES is derived from. This is why I think she is viewing him right now during the fight, because he is in her skill/shadow. 2) I would love to see a foe Jake faces one day that actually is able counter ES. Perhaps through the concept of Connection. They attack either Jake or ES, but the damage is connected to both possibilities damaging him. Ultimately I think the concept of Connection is a good counter to Jake’s build as it could cut off the activated component of his poison or even try to swap between the stable/destructive versions of his arcane affinity. I would love to see a bloodline centered around it. (Shameless attempt to self insert a character into the story)
Boomer
The part of the skill that replies on a single choice seems like a huge opportunity for a proto avatar. Like until a choice of my clones choosing being made it'll be persistence ie a mirror of Jake until needed. Combining Sim mind + ES probably would have done the trick. Cost would probably scale up with time for a bit of balance.
Max
Doesn’t Jake still have the Midnight Shadow Cloak. I wonder if it’s going to do something unexpected.
joel southard
Thank you for the chapter
Jordan
Haha I KNEW it was gonna be a cliffhanger this week! Great chapter!
JJB4345_80_815
Yes, thank you for the chappy Zogarth!
Michael Fannon
Hello Umbra.
AwesomeMug box
Would be nice if it got yo the next rarity and get sim Jake back too
AwesomeMug box
I don’t know about that. She does want him to get strong enough to fight her and push her limits so she can get stronger to a counter
AwesomeMug box
It’s probably just that it’s more powerful in the shadow realm because it’s tied to it it is enteral shadow
Daniel is ŁØNE
This is starting to feel more and more like the case.
kinglemur
And the cycle continues
SetherAedekae
Damn you zog, these cliff hangers are gonna kill me. Tftc
Sushi
The assassination contract might have just been a means for umbra to get Jake to the shadow realm. There may be a pst fight conversation.
DirePants
Sim Jake was a member of the Court of Shadows. I wonder if it’s being empowered?
brjenness
umbra is in control of shadow. says hi to Jake then starts looking at the skills the shadow has. Jake hurries up and kills chimera so he can kill the shadow before umbra learns all his secrets. long chase ensues with umbra teasing him the entire time.
Tilen Praprotnik
Thanks for the chapter
Phasmatic7
Thankies
T
Would be cool if this helps Jake learn some more concepts, and then use that knowledge to pick up on the shadow realm with his sphere (assuming the shadow realm and "material plane" are like alternate dimensions that are layered over each other). Umbra would probably be pissed if he did so.
Fyrtue
Color me concerned. The last chapter said he'd learn the lesson of "be careful what you wish for" and big shadow that I'm assuming isn't Umbra herself is poised to make a snack out of Sim Jake. I can't wait to see where this goes.
Lynderyn
Please result in an Eternal Shadow upgrade.
Ty Cooper
Oh snap! Is Jake about to have a nice conversation with Umbra? Does anyone think Umbra can sense the blessing she gave sim-Jake in parallel universe? He did leave all the records of his life into Eternal Hunger.
C0bra$
Thank u for the story
WhiteLeeopard
Am I the only one who found it funny that a B grade told the chosen of the malefic viper "behold power beyond your comprehension"? He beholds power beyond almost any comprehension any time he picks up the divine phone ^^. I feel a bit of pity for the monster for how isolated from the world it is, as it barely knows or understands anything due to lack of information. But at the same time it isn't smart enough or talented enough (or cute enough *cough warpsnatcher cough*) to truly hope to exit. It was born with a bad lot in life.
Rewdan
Same here top draw stuff
Andrew P
If Umbras ultimate goal is to use future Jake as a whetstone to make a transcendent skill, then giving him experience fighting against her skillset as he grows would make that easier. Will be curious to see if he's now got reason to make a skill to get into the shadow realm.
Rewdan
Thanks Zogarth what a great ending erm I mean cliffhanger. All the possibilities all the permutations. I must admit il going to spend far too much time thinking about who’s looking at Sim Jake?
SCHWING PAPI
Friday cliffhanger SCHWING
BumAssBumAss
I once theorized that if Jake is constantly unleash eternal shadow, his melee combat would look like a bunch of Jake's circling/orbiting around a dude and throwing melee attacks. If Jake can use this shadow realm to do recharge eternal shadow and combine his stealth skill, Jake would have a way to consistently unleash sneak attacks with little effort.
Zizawah
Umbra is from second universe I think?
RnR_ RnR
Damn, pretty sure if it is actually umbra, mommy yig is gonna get involved. Or at least nature's attendant. Villy is just gonna grab some popcorn and watch how this plays out.
WhiteLeeopard
The number of gods sad that they didn't get to Jake first are growing to the point they should make a club. Valdemar and Artemis are already full time members.
Xander
TFTC :) Tired today so probably overly picky or maybe my reading comprehension is lacking. Before I forget to ask, was Umbra born in the first era and just missed out on being a primordial? Have a fun and restful weekend everyone :) Cant wait to see if Jake upgrades eternal shadow. Is it Monday yet? :) Suggested edits: “Behold, power *being* your comprehension!" should be "beyond" This whole paragraph maybe needs a bit of a rewrite. I think the gist is that the Chimera is trapping Jake and itself in the shadow realm and ,though they will both be trapped, it will win because Jakes death will fulfil its contract? "the Chimera’s best *be,t* going" superfluous comma. "Jake felt the color and light of the world fading away as the world shifted." repetitive phrasing. maybe just "felt colour and light fade away as the world shifted"? "The only source creating visibility remaining in this" clunky phrasing. I cant think of a change other than a rewrite of this sentence maybe along the lines of "The odd dark shine from the muted sun doing little more than give shape to the darkness" but im not a writer so I'll leave it to you, "The entire creature had turned pitch-*back*" should be "black" "speed of the Chimera *also he also* began to use some " maybe just "...Chimera, beginning to use some..." "a nice counter, tearing off more bark and getting in another nice dose of poison." repeated "nice" maybe change one to "good" "Jake was especially suffering in one *place*." maybe "area" instead? "attack with, *meaning* he had to block a lot more than usual," the meaning seems weird after starting the sentence with because, My gut says remove it but it could go either way. "but they had already been severely damaged by now," to me "but, by now they were severely damaged," is a better way round. "in his fingers slowly being turned to dust as he was just waiting for one of his fingers to get entirely torn off " repeated "fingers" maybe change first one to "hands" " as he tried *to only dodge*, going on the" split infinitive. maybe "only dodging and going on the.." "two with *explosive* arcane mana, " usually "destructive" isnt it? "blasted away with two large holes in its body." wouldnt it be 4 holes? "With wide eyes, he *started* toward" should be "stared"
Indevan Jones
Nooo Big Shadow can't eat Eternal Shadow! Sim Jake is not food! It would be fun to see ES getting a bit more agency in the Shadow realm.
Jordan Rogers
Where he can isolate his targeted prey
Jordan Rogers
So alot of debate was going on awhile back about what kind of skill selection Jake will get at 320, what are the chances he gets some kind of arcane version of this seperate realm skill
Quinn
Holy shit this is the best chapter in a while so excited
Gareth Morgan
If Jake ever gets multiple shadow clones he'd better make a hand sign at least once.
WhiteLeeopard
That would be awesome, eternal shadow is in heavy competition for his best skill. Any improvements to it would be massive.
Spencer Miller
Will Jake upgrade Eternal Shadow somehow by incorporating the shadow realm? He did say he saw numerous upgrade paths when he created it.
Corvid
"You're in MY house now, you silly hentai monster" -Sim Jake, the Eternal Shadow
SyndaXatrix
Agreed, in a way, I'm more interested in the Eternal Shadow development and in the Sovereign/Fae fight outcome and how it pans out for Jake
Leviathan
This would actually be a great way to introduce umbra to Jake. Given that she's basically the founder of the shadow realm and her interest in Jake being practically peak level, it's definitely about time we all get to meet her
Zach Neumann
Is it Sim Jake's blessing about to come back? Wouldn't that be a mind fuck if the Eternal Shadow got Umbras drive blessing to pair with Jake.
Kyler
Sim Jake makes his reappearance my friends
Grey Grick
Is sim Jake still blessed by umbra, or maybe she feels the old connection
Connor
Thanks for the chapter
Eric Jones
His eternal shadow skill is operating differently in the shadow realm.
Reno
If only Jake had a Judge in his pocket... Next up, The Primal Hunter – Courtroom Drama Edition! Featuring little bro.
AfroMocha
Damn that would be wild!?
Ben Heystek
nice tftc
Matthias
Tftc
Reno
I wonder if it became apparent to Umbra (through whatever records she can see) that Jake used to be a member of the court... The reality must sting.
Burkes
I bet its fucking umbra at the shadow going “who the fucks this guy and why does it feel like i’ve blessed him before?”
Jake Thorpe
Jake seems a bit disappointed with the fight, it would be funny if the shadow didn't disappear and Jake just let the shadow do all the fighting while he just sat back eating a bag of chips watching.
Grant Anderson
I love how the fight with the Chimera seems SOOO like the B plot. Z be making this the most chill cliffhanger
Hayley
Huh well this certainly makes things more interesting
Cody K
His shadow is made from another version of himself. I doubt even Umbra herself could force it to betray him because it would be literal suicide if it killed him and his bloodline wouldn't allow that.
Aaditya Ravindran
No, Umbra is not that stupid, therefore Villy won't have to get involved
Michael mann
How sad do you think Umbra gets when she sees Jake doing Jake things? He’s practically the perfect chosen for her but now is becoming the biggest potential threat to her 😂
Anime Problem
Lol transcendtial skill interacting with a mythic skill this'll be interesting.
Tom
I kinda like the typo, it’s like the chimera messed it up because it is so injured
jacob beaudway
No Sylphie, we don’t know if the wind was “upside down” in the shadow realm, whatever that even means?!
Tom
This might be the start of him turning eternal shadow into an actual shadow clone (kinda like Villy’s dragon molt). My guess is they both are/will be a limited avatar like skill that leads to a more powerful avatar with some unique abilities
David Vieira
Aye Umbra gonna be either real mad that Jake messed with her skill or too interested. Either way Villy might have to interfere
Kristopher Hanson
Another to here in this paragraph with the comma in bet. "Jake would bet on the latter being the Chimera’s best be,t going by the level of talent it had shown so far."
BlackRazaras
Thanks for the chapter
NSaaby
Hallo sim Jake
Kristopher Hanson
Typo here I believe with the word "being" shouldn't it be "beyond" in this paragraph. “Behold, power being your comprehension! Through my will, I shall throw us into the Realm of Shadows, not even allowing you to leave a body behind!
Cory S.
Umbra is watching perhaps?
brjenness
How many shadow Jake's will we have by the end of the fight? Or,,,the eternal shadow is the true contract holder on the Jake hit. Chimera was just used to bring Jake here.
Tom
Either umbra or the person who took the job would be my only other guess
Randy Plaisance
Jake would bet on the latter being the Chimera’s best be,t going by the level of talent it had shown so far. *move the comma in be,t*
Clint
Great twists and turns to this fight. Can’t wait learn more about umbra and the shadow realm. Typo: power being your comprehension —> beyond.
Xarroworth
Behold, power being your comprehension -> Behold, power BEYOND your comprehension
Phoenixdrop
OH BOY HE USED SHADOW VAULT TO MAKE ETERNAL SHADOW HOW THE HECK IS IT GOING TO BE EFFECTED BY THE SHADOW REALM BUT GOD THE CLIFFHANGER
Michael B
Will Sim-Jake get a new life within shadow realm? that'd be cool!
Ryan Smart
@Zogarth big man Z praise Villy there is an error that needs fixing “Chimera’s best be,t” about a third ish of the way down
mitchell kaiser
Damn you cliff day.
Loststar7
Beautiful cliffhanger. Thank you for another amazing week. Very much looking forward to Mondays chapter and I hope you have a pleasant weekend.
Sammot
Tftc!
Alexander C Hyde
Jake would bet on the latter being the Chimera’s best (bet)be,t going by the level of talent it had shown so far.
Cyranosaurus
A little chat with Umbra coming up after the fight is finished!?!?!?
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Eternal shadow going on a rampage through the shadow realm could be funny it eating all the assasins who access it
Arrogant Savant
Finally! Jake's going to get sued for copyright infringement!
wyattmon
I was fully prepared for this hunting arc to be relatively chill "filler" but youve got me enraptured in whatever is going on with the Chimera and the court of shadows
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Tyftc. O shit will he be betrayed by his own skill. Would be fun but doubt it it would most likly recognize regular jake as the superior like the dragonkin copy when he absorbed willys blood
Unlisted Pokémon Hudson
Umbra might be getting involved
Sylphie
REE!!
Overlord1993
Tftc
Jeremy O'Kane
Tftc
