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Chapter 1129 - More Complicated Than First Assumed
🕑 Added 2025-05-05 11:24:09 +0000 UTCJake needed a moment to process what the Sovereign had just said. Looking toward where the B-grade bird was pointing, Jake was damn close to calling the Sovereign a damn lier as the Forest Fae being this close seemed too much of a coincidence, but he didn’t. Instead, he asked the B-grade to clarify.
“The most powerful B-grade you say... now why would the Forest Fae be in their domain? Are they allies? If so, why is the Forest Fae located in Area 1, and this other B-grade in Area 5?” Jake asked skeptically.
“To my knowledge, no, the two do not have a friendly relationship,” the Rainbowfeather Sovereign shook his head. “The Darkwood Chimera has always been a solitary creature. It’s not known to have formed any alliance or even positive relations with anyone. At the same time, the Chimera doesn’t invade others either, meaning no one dares bother it.”
Jake listened, also hearing the name of the B-grade in question. Jake hadn’t read up on any of the B-grades in Area 5, but seeing as Jake had been put on a direct collision course with this monster, he decided to check the Hunting Grounds Manual entry quickly.
“Darkwood Chimera. A mutated variant of the Darkwood creatures that were wiped out from the planet millennia ago. As one of the oldest B-grades and due to the power of its variant, this monster is considered the strongest B-grade on the planet. Engaging it in combat should be done with absolute caution. Is not known to be aggressive unless its domain is invaded. If successfully hunted, please report your kill to the nearest Outpost. No other information shall be provided, and good luck is wished to any who take up the challenge.”
This was one of the shortest entries to a monster that was recognized as likely the strongest B-grade. It wasn’t that surprising, though. Jake had noticed that information was scarce when it came to B-grades, likely because the Pantheon of Life didn’t want to give too much away. Walking into a fight with too much foreknowledge about your opponent when they didn’t know anything about you wasn’t very fair either, so Jake respected the lack of information.
What he didn’t respect was the Chimera, likely having decided to help the Forest Fae for some reason.
“This is annoying,” Jake muttered.
“It’s certainly outside my expectations,” the Rainbowfeather Sovereign also frowned. “From what I know, anything and anyone that dares enter the Chimera’s territory is promptly torn apart and consumed. I cannot comprehend why the Forest Fae would be an exception.”
“You know what she’s capable of better than I,” Jake said, turning to the B-grade. “Seeing as the Darkwood Chimera is technically a plant monster, does she perhaps have some kind of magic that’s super effective against it? Perhaps something allowing her to control or stay hidden from other monsters?”
“The Forest Fae primarily relies on illusion magic, mysticism, and nature magic. It’s possible she can hide and remain undetected while still staying on the island, but from the sound of mana, she is towards the center of the island... the same place there the Chimera lives,” the Sovereign answered, the rainbow-colored magic still lingering in the air from the ritual he had performed.
Jake considered matters for a moment before asking the B-grade bird again:
“How powerful is this Chimera? Have you ever fought it?”
“Yes, I have,” the Sovereign nodded. “About two decades ago, we had a clash. You might not know this, but occasionally, treasures spawn from beneath the lake and float to the surface, always sparking a conflict when that happens. Back then, I battled the Chimera and lost.”
“How badly did you lose?” Jake wondered.
The Sovereign took a moment before looking at Jake. “I envision a battle between you and me would end in a far more miserable loss.”
Jake raised an eyebrow at that answer as he was beginning to get an inkling of the Sovereign being up to something. “Almost sounds like you’re encouraging me to fight this Chimera.”
“Assuming the Forest Fae uses it as a shield, will you?”
“If she does, the two are gonna be fighting together. Perhaps I can defeat one of them, but both at once might be a tall order,” Jake said, doing a bit of hinting on his own. Also, to know if the Sovereign was planning what Jake thought he was planning.
The Sovereign was quiet for a moment, staring toward the island before speaking. “If the Chimera dies, and I’m involved with the kill, I will be recognized as the most powerful in not only this Area, but potentially the entire planet. The act would also hopefully help push me to where I can leave this Hunting Ground for good. Last but not least, I have no love for the Forest Fae, and seeing her slain alongside the Chimera would only bring me joy.”
Turning to Jake, the bird continued: “Of course, the benefits brought upon with their death cannot compare to the gains I would receive should I succeed in slaying you. But I have already resigned myself to that not happening, so yes, instead, I am looking to take advantage of your presence on this Hunting Ground to elevate myself.”
“At least you’re honest about it.” Jake couldn’t help but chuckle. “I hope you understand why I would be skeptical about fighting alongside you, though. You’ve shown yourself to be quite willing to ambush others if an opportunity arises. Also, from what I know, you Rainbowfeathers are quite notorious for holding grudges. Am I really to believe you won’t try to exact revenge if given the chance?”
“Do you know why we are a race that holds grudges?” the Sovereign answered Jake’s question with another question.
“Because you’re petty?”
“No. It’s for survival,” the Sovereign answered. “As you’ve no doubt noticed, the Rainbowfeather Songbirds are not exemplary on their own. At least not in C-grade. To make up for our weakness, we had to create a weapon that would make others hesitate to attack us in the first place, as we are fundamentally fragile compared to other monsters. Being a vengeful race has helped tremendously there, to the point it has become part of the Rainbowfeather Songbird Path.”
“See, you saying holding a grudge is part of your Path makes me more certain you’re gonna try to kick me in the head from behind should I ever turn my back,” Jake said.
“I just told you before. We do it for survival,” the Sovereign said. “If the grudge hampers survival, it goes against my Path far more. I already tried and failed to kill you. With that, I fulfilled my obligations and attempted to exact revenge. Moreover, the reason why my attempt failed lies with the Forest Fae, so if I bear any grudge now, it’s towards her.”
“Just the Forest Fae?” Jake asked. “How about all the other B-grades I killed?”
“You must know by now that the Forest Fae was the ringleader. They all followed her lead to slay you and potentially even me.” the Sovereign shook his head before looking directly at Jake.
“I have voiced my offer. I propose that rather than fight one another, we stand side by side to defeat the Chimera and the Forest Fae. Of course, should the Chimera not be involved with the Forest Fae at all, but just involuntarily involved, I shall leave and allow you to hunt her on your lonesome,” the B-grade proposed.
“Not gonna lie and say I don’t have some serious reservations... but sure,” Jake agreed to team up with the bird that had tried to kill him the last time they’d met.
“You have my word that I will not attack you,” the Sovereign said. “Even if you attack me first. I do want you to know that while you may hold reservations, so do I. But be aware that my involvement in this fight is not an invitation to turn your weapons toward me in the event of your victory.”
“Fine,” Jake waved off the B-grade. He would have liked to still fight the Sovereign, but he had to accept it wasn’t going to happen. Instead, he would have to find satisfaction in an impromptu team-up with a former enemy... though in truth, he didn’t really plan on making it a real team-up.
“To make matters easier for both parties, I propose we try to split the two apart and have our own individual fights,” Jake said. “I believe there is a high chance the Forest Fae has some magic that can interact positively with the Chimera, so if we keep them away from one another, we can avoid that. Moreover, if they have indeed formed an alliance, I would expect their teamwork to be far superior to ours. Finally, no need to worry about being ambushed if we aren’t side by side.”
Jake saw no need to voice the final reason he wanted to avoid fighting together with the Sovereign, as he saw no reason to explain his own skills to the bird. If he fought alone, he could still use Lone Hunter, which Jake seriously needed if he was to fight a B-grade, likely even stronger than the Sovereign.
Lone Hunter also boosted the effects of Big Game Hunter, and against a B-grade, the stat boost was quite meaningful. Not to say Jake would be unable to fight properly without Lone Hunter, but he would definitely be weaker.
“That sounds reasonable,” the Sovereign agreed. “The question is, who are you to fight, and who am I to battle?”
“I believe you care more about revenge than I do, and seeing as the Chimera is the strongest, I think the answer is clear,” Jake said smugly.
“The Chimera shall be yours, and I will keep the Forest Fae out of the way,” the Sovereign nodded. “I cannot guarantee my victory against the Fae, though. She is a tough opponent with many tricks. However, do not be concerned, for while I cannot guarantee I will kill her, she certainly will not be the one to kill me.”
“Well, everything’s planned out, then,” Jake said, cracking his neck. “Let’s go.”
“Indeed, there is no need to delay,” the Sovereign said as he began walking forward. “I have one proposal, though. My showing up there will be unusual, but not entirely unexpected. I can simply explain that I heard the sound of the Forest Fae’s mana and came to investigate. In the meantime, you can remain hidden and ready to strike once the situation is confirmed. If it turns out the Chimera is not allied with the Forest Fae, she shall meet a swift death at our hands.”
Jake didn’t argue, but nodded. Though deep inside, he definitely hoped that the Chimera would actually be allied with the Forest Fae. Facing the most powerful B-grade on the planet sounded like a damn good time, and Chimeras tended to be pretty interesting and even powerful opponents, though it was hard to tell from just the name alone.
Chimeras were more a classification of monsters than anything. A Chimera was just the combined form of several beasts, and this one was apparently even made out of wood, going by its name. Though considering it was still a Chimera, Jake was fully prepared to meet some weird combination between flesh and wood squashed into one.
Heading off with the Sovereign, the two of them flew the relatively short distance over to the island of the Chimera. There were still around five thousand kilometers separating each island from one another, with every island being a few hundred kilometers in radius at their smallest.
As they flew, Jake entered stealth but let the Sovereign be aware of where Jake was. Due to how Unseen Hunter worked, Jake simply informing the Sovereign where he was made his skill ineffective on the B-grade, something that confused the bird quite a bit, but Jake refused to elaborate on how his stealth skill worked.
Soon enough, the island entered sight, the Sovereign speeding up as Jake went skywards in case he would have to start blasting. In preparation to face the Sovereign, Jake had neglected to make an Eternal Hunter Protean Arrow as he planned on fighting the B-grade without it, but during their flight, Jake used some time to prepare a non-Eternal Hunger Protean Arrow. It would make his opening strike weaker than it could be, but that was just something he would have to live with.
When they got within the boundaries of the island, Jake began to really feel the aura of the monster that lived there. Its presence has soaked into the environment itself, the entire jungle teeming with its energy signature. This jungle was also different from any of the prior ones. It was a lot less green and instead had far more muted colors, the influence of a creature with Darkwood in its name clear.
From this, Jake instantly recognized that this Chimera used dark and life affinities, perhaps a combination of the two. A type of opponent Jake likely hadn’t met before, which already made him look forward to what came next.
Watching from afar, they reached further and further into the island. Occasionally, the Sovereign let out a soft clicking sound as a bit of rainbow-colored light was emitted from his body, and based on how he slightly corrected his course after each one, Jake assumed he was continually checking for the Forest Fae’s location using his weird sound magic.
It didn’t take long before they approached the center of the island. Jake detected what was coming before the Sovereign did, but made no attempts to say anything to keep the illusion of the Sovereign being alone going. Besides, two seconds later, the Sovereign stopped abruptly, feeling the presence moving through the jungle below.
A few more seconds later, the Darkwood Chimera showed itself. From the jungle, a large creature emerged, approximately ten meters from head to toe. The Chimera reminded Jake a bit of a dog at first with how it had four legs, but its head was more akin to that of an alligator, and what was more disturbing was its almost barrel-shaped mid-section.
The entire stomach region looked like it was made of twisted flesh and wood that had been forced together and spun around a spool. What’s more, this section pulsed every few moments, the bark-covered flesh contracting and expanding unnaturally.
In summary, it was a four-legged creature with eighty percent of its body mass comprising the barrel-shaped midsection, with four legs and a head sticking out of it. There was also a tail, but it was obviously just one of the fleshy wood bits that looked to have temporarily escaped the tangled nightmare.
Using Identify, Jake confirmed this was indeed the one they had come looking for.
[Darkwood Chimera – lvl ???]
This creature floated up and regarded the Sovereign as it spoke, its voice sounding monotone and genderless, as if someone had changed the void to anonymize it. “Rainbowfeather Sovereign. Why have you invaded my domain?”
The Sovereign, not intimidated in the slightest despite how grotesque the other B-grade looked, crossed his arms and answered. “Invaded? Oh, it must be my misunderstanding. I thought you were having a get-together, seeing as the Forest Fae is allowed here.”
“You are here for the Fae?” the Chimera asked, its voice genuinely giving Jake horrible vibes.
“Yes,” the Sovereign answered without missing a beat.
“I see. Yes, she came to me and informed me of what has been happening in Area 1. In return, I allowed her to stay. But seeing as you are here now... you can have her. She’s fulfilled her purpose,” the Chimera said, throwing Jake and the Sovereign off. “In turn, have the hunter reveal himself.”
The Chimera looked toward the sky, not seeing Jake, but clearly suspecting he was there. The Sovereign was already perplexed why the Chimera was acting as it was, and he was even more confused with what the B-grade said next... while Jake suddenly realized this monster was more complicated than he’d first assumed.
“Show yourself, hunter... no... I should call you the Chosen of the Malefic One.”
Jake suddenly felt something was off with his last Identify, and while he usually limited the skill to just basic information to limit the risk of his Identify being noticed, this time he tried to see everything he could, which certainly complicated the situation further.
[Darkwood Chimera – lvl ??? – Lesser Blessing of ???]
Comments
Chloe
Tyftc
Jonathan Campbell
I'm honestly unsure where this is going now, while it's always possible that a chimera who is largely plant based has Vilas' blessing, I doubt it. Also, I feel like Jake should be able to sense the source of the blessing, unless the target has something similar to his Shroud of the Primordial.
Moosh
I just knew as soon as their battle was interrupted that the sovereign would team up woth or aid Jake. Love that he also seems pretty level headed.
Wren Redwood
I think the boundless hydra is the best god we know of to fit a chimera’s path. Can’t wait to find out in tomorrow’s chapter! You’ve been doing a great job at making me hate weekends, Zog
RuneKnight
Man really needs to upgrade his identity skill
Trumangolorian
Well the blessing would explain why he is the strongest b grade. Tyftc
Timothy Spradlin
Tftc
TwoMoreYears
TFTC. Simple but cool way to make the chimera feel different than the other b grades.
Kt-x
Thanks for the chapter
DasGoat622
Am I the only one thinking it’s a lesser blessing of who gives a shit it’s a lesser blessing. Whoever the god is they should be happy to have been a part of Jake’s path even in this minuscule way.
TimeDrawsNigh
lier -> liar
Alexander C Hyde
It’s possible she can hide and remain undetected while still staying on the island, but from the sound of mana, she is towards the center of the island... the same place (where)there the Chimera lives,” the Sovereign answered, the rainbow-colored magic still lingering in the air from the ritual he had performed.
Alexander C Hyde
Looking toward where the B-grade bird was pointing, Jake was damn close to calling the Sovereign a damn (liar)lier as the Forest Fae being this close seemed too much of a coincidence, but he didn’t.
Straat Junon
"its voice sounding monotone and genderless, as if someone had changed the void to anonymize it" void should be voice I think. Tyfc
Richard Loveless
My guess is umbra, and he has a skill similar to shroud.
John
I’m hoping it’s a lesser blessing of who duskleaf used to be. Even though there’s probably only a 0.2% chance of that one 😂
frotes
OH SNAPS PLOT TWIST! This is going to be a fun week
Ryan Ulrich
I think it would be cool if you couldn’t identify the blessings of Gods you weren’t aware of. Add a bit of mystery
Tom C
Lesser blessing of Umbra is my guess TFTC!
Blutako
I thought minaga can't bless anyone?
Blutako
You mean karroch?
DrReverseCallout
I’d say it’s a lesser blessing from Snappy.
Beemoss
Tftc
Nano
Lesser blessing of callox calling it
Kevin Watson
i originally thought that the unknown god could be a Void God, but somebody else mentioned the multitude of gods that saw Jake and disliked his presence and i think that might be more likely
Alec Petherbridge
Thank you for the chapter!
Joshua Little
Thanks for the chapter.
Ira White
Its a lesser blessing. So who could it be? I doubt its Artemis as she would have told him about it as she would have guessed he would eventually go after the strongest b grade in the hunting ground. I dont think its nature's attendant because unless he put it there just to be a test for other hunters I doubt he would have blessed it. Ygg maybe? The chimera outed him as the chosen of Villy so it would make sense for Ygg to be paying attention plus NA is off with Duskleaf running experiments . They could be watching Jake but he would have noticed so I doubt its either of them. My guess is Ygg or the goddess Artemis was talking to before she and Jake went off for a tour and "archery" training lol.
Corvid
Lesser blessing of Artemis or Nature's Attendant is my guess.
King Nereus
Gods don’t work that way I thought? It costs them something for the blessing, they are not likely to use one as a trick or something. Maybe he was told Jake was there to pick him up and take him to the next place hah.
King Nereus
Or maybe they will be pals. I hope not though.
Phasmatic7
Thanks
Xander
TFTC :) Welcome back. I always did love the Vinewood tigers so seeing a new variation on the theme is awesome. Heres to a glorious battle and the skill selection to follow. Suggested edits: "Jake was damn close to calling the Sovereign a damn *lier* as the " should be "liar" " “The question is, who are you to fight, and who am I to *battle*?”" ok this ones somewhat ironic but to me it would actually sounds better here if they are both "fight" " Its presence *has* soaked into" since this is narration rather than internal dialogue it should be "had"
Michael Ferguson
New guy
Adam Fellon
Maybe I missed someone say it already but the blessing is probably from one of the gods that met Jake when he first arrived. It was indicated quite a few times that a lot of gods are not going to understand him being there and think the way he interacts with gods is above his station. They were even warned not to do something stupid.. this feels like exactly that.
Xarow
This is Minaga’s version of a photo bomb
kingofshibainu
Someday Jake is going to be hunting Gods as an S grade
Alexx Morgan
Snappy trying to low key take Jake out for all the shit he said about the viper
CT
My bet is that blessing of Ygg and item Darkwood Chimera drops is needed for Fallen King revival project. Also Chimera at least knows some about it in terms of "prove your path" or fail and "perish for better one" type of beat coming with the blessing.
Biggy smalls
Duskleaf doesn’t bless people. Meira is his only blessed I believe.
KenTX325
Taking the fast road to B grade. I like it. I don’t like that Jake isn’t properly prepared for the fight.
Rob Lyon
I'm thinking it's going to either be snappy or dusk leaf or possibly some other god tied to the viper
TNT
My guess is that the blessing is a sign that a beast is being taken out of the hunting ground world, and the Chimera is scared that he was instead just blessed to give Jake some bonus records or something, and so the Chimera is going to ask “were you sent to kill me” and Jake is gonna be like “I wasn’t sent anywhere?” And the chimera is confused and Jake is confused.
Xien
Crap shoot 1-0-1… never assume you have all the facts… well let’s see how this can of whoop ass fizzes…😏
Austin Barton
Why not both
micah Hogan
I was thinking its either Villy or someone similar to Eversmile(in the sense that while they arent currently an outright antagonist they are shady and not someone to readily trust) or even Eversmile who blessed the chimera.
brjenness
does Jake have any chimera parts on his bag of forgotten goodies?
Andyr98
Well I would hope not that would be a weird end to the story
Nick Elliott
I'm sorry. But imo Jake 100% kills this chimera. Two almost-fight-to-fwend in two consecutive chapters doesn't feel like zogs style. Don't have a clue who it is blessed by but it is literally in the leaflet. On the menu, as it were, ripe for plucking for any strong enough. So if blessed from within PoL then can't foresee any issues. If blessed by anyone linked to the Order can't see any issues. If anything I bet a sycophantic god would be pleased his blessed fed the path of the Vipers chosen! If it's blessed by a rival faction/God to the order then it will be a major embarrassment. An ancient high varient B grade slain by an upper mid tier C grade... Yeah that would be swept under the rug. And lastly if it's blessed by Villy I can't see him caring a jot. Of anything that's more likely to put Jake off.
TwistedVanity
EDIT. saw no reason to explain HOW own skills to the His not HOW
TyranT-Rex
Same here, imagine the rainbow feathers becoming Mirandas police/enforcers for the planet.
Matt
Uh oh. A new unnamed rival enters the scene.
Kaladin
My guess is this is one of Artemis' planets and the chimera is blessed by her.
Bruce Sheplan
Now the real question is if hes gonna call him: Darkie, Woody or Chimey
Ryan Ulrich
Yggdrasil
Hornbach
Unless the blessing is from an allied God to Villy i dont see how it would stop Jake from fighting the beast. And If it is allied he can just fight the Fey instead.
Michael Kawesa
My money is lesser blessing of Snappy.
Kelvin Garcia
My guess blessed by Artemis
Noah Mclelland
Probably zog just torturing us with a cliff hanger.
Quark Eiweis
Pog
brjenness
chimera blessed by eversmile makes sense. verdant lagoon is kind of dark woodsy. other guesses?
Zach Newman
"Bark covered bark" or "dark colored bark"?
ABTelford
Ooo! Curious development! 😎
Arieh Sochaczevski
Thanks for the chapter!
brjenness
first few paragraphs I thought bird was setting him up. now I doubt it
Lynderyn
Only presenting as a lesser blessing… the chimera may have a shroud skill like Jake.
Lynderyn
Well, I seriously doubt the chimera will kill Jake. Can’t wait to see where this goes
Sushi
Seems like someone is targeting Jake. Someone informed the B-grades that if they killed him they would be able to leave the planet. And now some unknown god has informed a lesser blessed about him.
Indevan Jones
Well, for a Zoo animal it is a strong, very rare varient and long-lived, prolly longer lived than the Forest Fae, which is possibly why it only has a lesser blessing. Still a zoo animal but one with potential.
Carver Conway
The Fae is maybe 360 so if the chimera is 361 it’s technically the strongest.
Lucas
Tftc
Seamus Harley
I am having trouble understanding this "most powerful B grade on the planet" concept. When Jake was early C grade he had no chance against powerful C grades 100 levels higher, so, how is he suddenly fighting powerful B grades? Does it mean powerful early B grades with only a few levels but a high variant? It can't mean a B grade with 100 levels on him surely?
DDHG
When you count Jake’s current Pokémon slots, he still has one more to fill. Time to add a Dark, grass type to the rooster along side Slyphie, Scarlet, Sandy, the Forgotten King, and Vespa.
Nathaniel France
Now, I know I’m reaching here, but I think it would be cool to see the Rainbow feather leave the hunting ground and move to earth/join Jake’s “faction” as I’m always a sucker for a good “enemies to friends” trope.
Phoenixdrop
Okay that’s interesting he can’t tell what god blessed this thing I mean it’s only a lesser blessing at B-grade not the most impressive thing for a blessing but still this just got turned up a few notches and it’s getting interesting
WhiteLeeopard
Poor Jake. He just wants to come, kill things and move on, but just as he is getting on the groove his prey starts throwing bullshit his way. First the Fae does weird stuff, then the bird, then the chimera. He should probably move to another hunting ground where he is less well known, and maybe limit his time per new planet to a month or two before monsters start wising up and getting crafty. Questions, why couldn't he identify the god blessing? Why would any god bless what is basically a zoo animal getting ready for the slaughter? And how did anyone in the hunting grounds identify Jake or even know who the Viper is?
jb qspam
Or, “…how his own skills worked…”
Canis
And honestly that would be a short conversation Your chosen killed a creature I blessed Bless stronger creatures dipshit. Uh .. okay
Boomer
It's gotta be a God from the Pantheon of life and probably either a beast or tamer type right?
Matthew Smith
This may be reaching but could the god the chimera is blessed by be Umbra? Dont get me wrong it doesnt sound quite right but the chimera has the dark affinity, the blessing itself is hidden which I assume would be a useful skill for all assassins to have and if I recall Umbra loves testing people to see if they are worthy and what would be a better test than a creature proving itself by killing a "genius" hunter to both leave the world and have a place to go lined up afterwards.
Jason Hardman
TYFTC! Guessing the Fae tempted the chimera with a good fight. Couple of typos: “Of course, the benefits brought upon with their death cannot compare to the gains I would receive should I succeed in slaying you. -> benefits brought upon me with their death as he saw no reason to explain how own skills to the bird. -> to explain his own skill to the bird.
Leviathan
I would honestly have a good laugh if the build up to this massive fight between the Forest fae and Jake has an anticlimactic endings because the chimera ends up somehow being blessed by a god on very good terms with Jake or Villy
Specter
as he saw no reason to explain how own skills to the bird. -> his own
Clint
Weird. What would cause the god’s name to be hidden? Void god??
Cyranosaurus
Nice! Next few chapters gonna be 🔥🔥 Thank you!!
Indevan Jones
Prolly wants a deal for some good old Jake juice upgrade or something. I get the feeling it might be blessed by Oras or something, but prolly a long shot. Anyways no upgrade it, lil warpsnatcher called dibs!
Matthias
Tftc
Schuh
"What was perhaps a bit less relieving was the ever-growing amount of stares he got that had only increased in intensity the more the conversation had gone on. Some of them didn’t seem that nice, and Jake just hoped he wouldn’t come to regret this visit to the Pantheon of Life. Or, more accurately, that no one would try and make him regret his visit." Seems like it might be one of the Gods from the Pantheon of Life trying to get rid of Jake.
Yahyo Malikov
Could be blessed by a God that's opposed to villy. So a fight we shall have
Loststar7
TFTC Jake saw no need to voice the final reason he wanted to avoid fighting together with the Sovereign, as he saw no reason to explain how -own skills- (his own skills worked) to the bird.
JJB4345_80_815
Yes, thank you for the chappy Zogarth! And for the god to only be identified as ??? makes me think that the Chimera is blessed by a Primordial. Eversmile is a good guess. I can't remember Eversmile's race (doppelganger? changeling? copycat?) but it's one that can mimic other races. Chimeras are sometimes in a similar vein.
TyranT-Rex
Here is my wild theory. There is a chance that this Chimera is blessed by duskleaf. The dusk emperor blessing a dark wood chimera seems fitting. And if it's the last remaining creature of its kind fitting for survival it seems like the kinda thing Duskleaf would get behind. Very small chance of my thowry being right, because this could also just be some random no name gods blessing.
SyndaXatrix
Oh things just got spicy
Tilen Praprotnik
Thanks for the chapter
Dan
Wonder if the Fae just gathered information on Jake's fighting habits this whole time, and fed all the information to the Chimera so she could get the "assist" and still possibly leave the planet
Ty Cooper
This is a funny twist. Did Jake just loose all the remaining b-grades? The ones he wants to fight have come up with different ways to stop him. Well new hunting ground?
Miles Mouton
Umbra?
Randy Plaisance
Jake saw no need to voice the final reason he wanted to avoid fighting together with the Sovereign, as he saw no reason to explain how own skills to the bird. *should HOW be his?*
gary lutz
Sneaky lesser blessing 🤔 Now the wait for the next chapter🫣 🤗
dash w
Thanks for the chappy, I think he's going to be blessed by someone that no one would expect like ever smile or someone like that
Abdulaziz ALRumaih
This is going to be a fun week
C0bra$
Thank u for the story
Connor
Thanks for the chapter
Dalton Dawes
Did it eat the fae.
Colin
Tyftc
Jaydan Man
I dont know for sure, but i feel like that would mess with records. Without it there is the potential threat of betrayal, which improves records. with it there is none. Like having a gd watching close by incase things go south. Even agreeing he needs a contract feels weak
Sylphie
REE!!
khielira
Now that was a twist I bet no one saw. Damn can wait to see where this goes
Michael B
why didn't Jake have the sovereign sign a contract so he can't betray him?
Jordan Rogers
The end of this hunt sure seems to be getting screwed up. This chimera is really not gonna want to fight the malefic one’s chosen, I wonder who we’re gonna be surprised is his patron, I’m guessing the lord protector, snappy. Since the chimera seems to have a path of consumption.
Dave
Tftc
Cory S.
Watch it have a blessing from Artemis.
Keegan Smith
Alright friends, do we think this darkwood chimera is related to the spooky wood experiment that duskleak and grandpappy-tree were doing, but sometime in the past? Or are they unrelated Tftc
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BlackRazaras
Thanks for the chapter
Calpercrum
Can you delete one of the "either"s in the last sentence of the third paragraph. Tftc my guy
joel southard
Thank you for the chapter
Naotsugu97
The plot thickens, mwahaha. TFTC!
Eric Shivak
TFTC Oh ho. The plot thickens
Unwillingmainer
Oh boy, he gets a chance at a kill and being a heretic at the same time! This will be good for Jake.
Roy Boy Meyer
Yes
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Damien Poulot
Tftc!
Daniel Jackson-Woods
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