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Chapter 1088 - A Voyage Through The Stars
🕑 Added 2025-03-05 12:19:22 +0000 UTCJake stood on an observation deck above the bridge of the ship as he saw the world pass by all around him. It was nothing but a constant stream of colors with nothing distinct ever visible, their speed simply too high for him to distinguish anything.
He had remained interested in how the spaceship worked, and he’d assumed it would work a bit like Sandy and their ability to enter subspace to circumvent some of the regular laws of space. He had been correct... kind of.
Genuinely, he remained confused about how it all worked. The spaceship they were on was shaped like a regular ship meant to sail on water, which, in retrospect, didn’t make much sense if it was supposed to fly through space. However, when they started moving, he realized that the design was like that for a reason.
The bottom part of the vessel was submerged in what to Jake looked like complete darkness. When he looked down and not straight ahead or up, all Jake could see was darkness everywhere he looked, as if they were sailing an endless black ocean. From the rudimentary explanation he’d been given, what he saw when he looked down was the barrier between the void and reality.
A vessel such as this skirted this line. A part of the ship was so deep in subspace that it was practically outside of reality, allowing it to travel forward at incredible speeds, all while the top half remained in the universe for all to see. Seeing as all regular laws of physics had long broken down, faster-than-light travel wasn’t anything impressive in the slightest. Jake had no idea how fast they were currently going, but it definitely wasn’t slow.
Again, the entire purpose of them traveling using a ship like this was to be seen. If they had truly wanted to get to the Pantheon of Life as quickly as possible, they could have gotten there within an hour. All they would have had to do was teleport to the small planet right outside the Pantheon of Life’s domain, passed through the barrier that blocked external teleportation, and then either had a god help teleport the rest of the way or just used the Pantheon of Life’s own internal teleportation network.
Seeing as simply arriving quickly at the Pantheon of Life’s heartlands wasn’t their only objective, they had chosen this method of transportation.
Usually, this kind of ship was only used when exploring sections of space with no established factions. Even gods were limited where they could teleport to, as one of the basic requirements was being able to see where they wanted to teleport to. All gods had the ability to scry somewhere they’d been before, making it easy to teleport there, but when exploring the vastness of space, their teleportation range was effectively the range of their Perception or Perception-based abilities.
That’s why a ship like this was more effective when venturing into the unknown. It allowed even gods to travel at incredible speeds until something of note was spotted worth actually exploring. What’s more, it was far more relaxing to chill on a ship than constantly be scrying and teleporting around – or worse – flying around yourself.
Jake had also been informed that the current speed of the vessel was far from its limit but that going too fast would make them harder to detect, resulting in most S-grades becoming unable to recognize their passage. Something that would naturally be highly counterintuitive.
All in all, using a ship like this to travel through the internal territory of a major faction was indeed out of the ordinary, making the Order of the Malefic Viper attract even more attention with this move. This had evidently worked, as Jake felt powerful beings scanning the vessel intermittently, and he did find it kind of comical how many of them rapidly disengaged their senses after detecting who the ship belonged to.
Along the way to the center of the Pantheon of Life’s territory, the plan was also to drop off diplomats on a few select major planets or points of interest. It shouldn’t come as a surprise, but the territory ruled by the Pantheon of Life was stupidly massive, which was why this journey took so long despite how fast they were going. Oh, and when they did encounter a lot of empty space, the ship would teleport forward to not just sail through nothingness for a day or two.
Jake didn’t really complain about the length of the journey at all. It was interesting seeing more of the multiverse, even if it was only through glimpses of the different places they stopped. Also, in total, the trip should only take around two weeks, and they were already on day three.
Of course, there was still one pain point.
“Quite the view, eh?” the four-eyed Unique Lifeform spoke as he appeared behind Jake, who’d otherwise enjoyed standing on the viewing deck all by himself, enjoying his alone time.
“It’s unique,” Jake spoke, knowing there was no excuse once the newly arrived being decided he wanted to chat.
“If you learn how to fly really fast, it’s actually pretty standard, though I guess with your low Perception, it does look impressive,” Minaga nodded, acting all jovial despite having just said something incredibly offensive.
“Saying my Perception is low... those are fighting words,” Jake said in a serious tone.
“Low in the grand scheme of things,” Minaga said, laughing a bit awkwardly. “Even me at my best still has low Wisdom compared to someone like the Malefic Viper.”
“I definitely concur you’re not as wise,” Jake fully agreed.
“And now you’re back to being needlessly rude, though this time I do recognize it’s partly my fault,” Minaga muttered.
Jake sighed and shook his head as he kept looking at the cosmos a bit more. Over the last few days, Minaga had surprisingly left him mostly alone, and no, they were not bunkmates. The ship was more than big enough to provide them all with their own private rooms, and despite being an S-grade, Minaga had been given a room in the section with other gods. Seeing as, you know, he was kind of a god... oh, and the fact he kept that same powerful clone he originally appeared with hidden away in his room.
Speaking of the gods, all of them were just meditating based on what Jake could see. Even Linea, the one currently operating the ship, was sitting in meditation, the only difference being that she did so on top of a large formation.
The room assigned to Jake was also quite fancy and from his scans of the ship, the most luxurious outside of what the gods had been provided. Even if the gods of the Order all treated Jake with respect, that didn’t mean he actually ranked above them in the hierarchy. He was ultimately still only a mortal, and most of the recognition he got from members of the Order was more toward the Viper than himself.
“So, are you looking forward to visiting the Pantheon of Life?” Minaga asked curiously after the silence had apparently pained him for five seconds too long.
Jake turned and looked at the Unique Lifeform, and seeing as only the two of them were there, he took this chance to ask something that had been bothering him. “I’d turn that back around. Why did you decide to join this expedition? You could visit the Pantheon of Life at any point if you so desired. There’s no reason to go there with the Order. In fact, you doing so may make people think you are partial to the Malefic Viper. I would judge your actions as pretty damn hard to understand.”
“I’m not partial to the Malefic Viper,” Minaga acted offended. “And I’m not going to the Pantheon of Life with the Order either. I’m going there with some of my favorite Nevermore attendees of all time!”
“And the more serious answer?” Jake followed up.
“Legitimately, without any joking around, I decided to tag along just because I felt like it. I like to experience new things, and new things tend to happen when you’re around. Fun new things. Interesting new things,” Minaga said, turning a lot more serious. “I’ve experienced countless lives, explored most of what the multiverse has to offer – what won’t kill my clone instantly anyway – and it’s hard finding new things that pique my interest. You know how some gods complain that eternity can get boring? Well, imagine how I feel, having to experience eternity simultaneously with every single version of me at once.”
“That’s... honestly a good point,” Jake had to admit. “Doesn’t really fully explain why you are the way you are, though.”
“It totally does,” Minaga answered confidently. “I am this way because I can be this way. Because it’s more fun. Have I legitimately pissed off a lot of people, including gods? Sure thing, but what are they gonna do about it? Same with some factions not liking that I travel with the Order. I don’t care. They have no recourse. Sure, they can complain, but why would I care? In fact, I could easily retaliate. Did you know I can ban people from Nevermore? Because I can totally ban people from Nevermore. Well, technically, the Wyrmgod can ban people from Nevermore, but if I ask really nicely, he tends to agree. So, yeah, I am the way I am because no one is able to force me to be something else.”
“Another good point,” Jake once more had to admit. “And... I almost wanna say that’s kind of an admirable attitude?”
“Does that mean we can be bunkmates now?” Minaga asked with hope in his voice.
“There aren’t even any bunks in the rooms.”
“I could make one. Just take two beds, slap them on top of each other, and boom, we got a bunk bed,” Minaga said with a grin.
“The answer remains no,” Jake vehemently rejected.
“You’re still so mean... I bet you wouldn’t have rejected me if I were a wood elf goddess from the Pantheon of Life named Artemis,” Minaga said, acting all hurt.
Jake had to give Minaga credit where credit was due, he had managed to not bring Artemis up before now. Based on what Jake knew, only a few people in the multiverse knew what had gone down in the Colosseum of Mortals within Nevermore, the total likely less than could be counted on one’s fingers.
Minaga was one of them, and Jake had fully expected him to bring it up constantly to tease him, a bit the same way Villy had. That’s why he had to give the Unique Lifeform at least some credit for not having done so. As for what he said...
“No, if you were Artemis, I wouldn’t reject that at all,” Jake simply answered honestly.
“See, and I find that highly discriminatory. What does she have that I don’t?”
Jake just stared at the Unique Lifeform for a few seconds.
“Alright, point taken, but I’m still allowed to be at least a tiny little bit offended,” Minaga halfway admitted defeat.
“If that’s your prerogative,” Jake shrugged. “By the way, you answered why you wanted to travel with us to the Pantheon of Life, but not what you plan on doing there... and before you even think about asking, no, you’re not gonna be glued to me while there.”
“Now, I may have questionable judgment in most areas, but even I wouldn’t expect that,” Minaga said. “Believe it or not, I have a legitimate purpose for going. The Pantheon of Life is known to cultivate some very interesting plant monster variants, and they even have a gathering of new monsters from the integrated universe, so I’m going to check those out and document them. This documentation can then be used to create those creatures within Nevermore for the next upcoming floors.”
“Color me impressed. It sounds like you’re actually doing your job,” Jake commented, surprised.
“What? No, that isn’t my job. That’s the job of this other extremely popular, handsome, and smart god. I’m mainly just going to hang out,” Minaga said with a big smile. “But don’t you worry, I have others besides you I can hang out with.”
“That’s comforting,” Jake sighed.
“Do you think it’s gonna be awkward, by the way?” Minaga asked.
Jake already had a good idea of what the Unique Lifeform was asking about but still asked for clarification. “What’s gonna be awkward?”
“Meeting Artemis for real. Sure, you two have bumped into one another, but you only ever had any real interaction with her image within Nevermore. The real deal is gonna be quite a bit different, seeing as she’s not a level 0 mortal here but an actual god,” Minaga said, taking a deep breath.
“And not a weak god either. Last I checked, Artemis was at the Ninth Layer of Divinity, and she’s bound to become a Godqueen pretty soonish. Oh, by the way, I totally assume you know about the Layers of Divinity. Anyway, that means she isn’t a nobody, and what’s more, she’s highly trusted by both Yggdrasil and Nature’s Attendant. Did you know she used to be Yggdrasil’s Chosen back in the day? I think the biggest difference between Nevermore and now is that back in there, things like status didn’t overly matter, while out here, it’s all way too many people even care about.”
Minaga had quite a rant, making it obvious he’d been thinking about this topic quite a lot. Jake could only see one reason why he could have done so as he smiled.
“Are you worried about me?”
“What!? No! No, totally not, I’m just personally interested in things going well for both parties involved. This entire debacle started within Nevermore, and as one of the top people in charge of Nevermore, I feel a personal responsibility to avoid disaster as we don’t have any liability insurance that covers this kind of thing,” Minaga said, trying to sound as business-like as he possibly could. It wasn’t working very well.
“Thanks for the concern, but I’ll be fine,” Jake shook his head. “I would be lying if I said I wasn’t a little nervous, but at this point, I’ll just let the chips fall where they may. I only know what I’ll do and what I feel, and I guess the only thing left to do is meet up. Besides, what’s the worst that can happen?”
“She could kill you,” Minaga pointed out.
“Eh, I doubt it’ll go that far,” Jake shrugged.
“But it could.”
“Nah, it’ll be fine,” Jake kept being casual.
Minaga didn’t seem to entirely agree but didn’t argue either as he sighed. “Well, good luck either way. Also, you’re totally visiting the Pantheon of Life for more than just to see Artemis, right?”
“I was invited by Nature’s Attendant and Dina originally, so yeah, I’m definitely gonna see and hang out with them a bit alongside Sylphie and the old man,” Jake answered. “ I’m sure I’ll also end up meeting Yggdrasil, though that may be more in a professional capacity than a private one.”
Minaga nodded before tilting his head. “You are going to ask Yggdrasil to help you out, right?”
Jake sighed as he thought they were done with that topic as he looked at the S-grade clone. “I already told you, whatever happens in that department is entirely between Artemis and myself, and I don’t plan on getting anyone-“
“Wow, you’re starting to sound downright obsessed! Without any prompting, you instantly assume I’m talking about her. Just... wow,” Minaga said, acting incredibly astonished. “For the record, my question had nothing to do with her!”
Feeling pretty damn baited into giving the response he had, Jake wanted to ask the Unique Lifeform what he had meant instead, but the clone just kept shaking his head. “You know what? I think I’m gonna leave you with your own thoughts as you do seem pretty stuck in them right now.”
“Dude, just tell me outright what you meant,” Jake said with exasperation.
“No, no, it’s way too late for that,” Minaga shook his head. “Would be way too big of a shift in topic anyway, which could make the end of this otherwise semi-pleasant conversation awkward. Anyway, to summarize what the rest of our conversation after this would have been in a swift fashion: I would ask if you planned on also going hunting while there, you would say yes, I would tease you again, you would ignore me teasing you, and I would end up recommending a particular hunting ground that you would have forgotten the name of before the day was over.”
“Now that’s not fair, I tend to remember stuff I care about, and I care about good hunting grounds,” Jake countered, it now being his time to act offended.
“I never said I’d recommend a good hunting ground,” Minaga answered.
“... fair enough... yeah, I’d probably forget in that case. Mainly because I’d never commit it to memory in the first place,” Jake said, at least knowing himself well enough to admit that.
“Yeah, I can see it be hard committing anything to memory when your head is only filled with dreams of a certain wood elf goddess who-“
“I thought you were leaving?” Jake interrupted the Unique Lifeform.
“Hey, if I ever find myself in a similar situation, you totally have permission to also tease me,” Minaga said as he raised his hands. “Just keep in mind that as a Unique Lifeform, I’m unable to reproduce, and due to that, I do not have any kind of biological drive making me interested in seeking long-term romantic relationships with other beings.”
“I guess I can also head down to my cabin, got some nice reading material waiting for me down there,” Jake sighed as he began to walk toward the elevator that would take him back down into the ship.
“Don’t misunderstand!” Minaga yelled after him as if he had just pursued Jake through an airport and had been stopped at security but still wanted to yell out his final confession. “I can still be swept up in the raw emotions of a powerful bromance! I still have hope! We still have hope!”
Yeah, Jake wasn’t sure he planned on leaving his cabin again before they arrived at their destination... ah, who was he kidding? Jake low-key enjoyed fucking with Minaga knowing the Unique Lifeform was perfectly willing to clap back in his own Minaga ways.
Comments
Eden
Oh shit, thats def what minega was meaning when he asked if he would ask yggy for help
David Storey
I wonder if Minaga knows that the Fallen King died and is there to try and cheer up Jake :)
Tamathon
Minaga+Jake = besties!
Rachel Clements
TYFTC!
FurinasTako
That last paragraph sounded way too Homiesexual
Dave
Tftc
Trumangolorian
Tyftc
Korrasis
Minaga is wonderful.
Grant Parsons
True another little Easter egg I loved was two of the side chapters were about Ollie the dog. there was mention of him when Jake was in nevermore, it was Miranda’s side chapter and in the meeting someone mentioned up a c grade dog and Miranda just didn’t care because how could a golden retriever ever be a bad boy.
vio
I thought I recognized the name but that's crazy! Love that Zogarth added her subtly-ish. But nah I don't think she has any resentment because Snappy didn't actually force her to join the order. I don't remember his exact words but he said she was "free to do whatever she wishes, since he was done taking out the trash"
Gingerlochs
I. Love. Minaga.
Michael Fannon
Fucking daylight savings.
Boffadeez
Ahahahahaha ayooo chill out
Greg Meller
My wife just launched into Audiobook 11 over the weekend. Was good to get back to Artemis just as Jake is on his way to her. NGL, i like it when she’s into Primal Hunter and she calls me her Malefic one. 😳😜
Tyler Larson
Edit: "counterintuitive" -> "counterproductive"
Tr0LLach
Side Story 12 here on Patreon
jazz
Where is this chapter?
Grant Parsons
When the viper killed the brimstone god half the pantheon were in nevermore and hid there, snappy came along killed all of them except Linea and took her back to the order, figured there might be some resentment maby not
Sloth
I don’t remember this. What happened that would make her want to kill Jake?
Grant Parsons
I only just remembered but Linea was a god from the Bridgestone hegemony that snappy let live in nevermore. This is from the side chapters but any chance Minaga is there in case she lowkey tries to get Jake killed?
Kasey Lindenmayer
Feel better fam!
Phil Ritter
It kind of feels like the Fallen King should be revived soon because if not he will fall behind quite fast even tho he probably will be able to catch up to most people pretty quick. Maybe that’s one of the reasons Villy gave him the gifts so that Yggdrasil has a justification to revive or at least help him
Phil Ritter
Have I missed something? Is Arnold in some kind of trouble or are you just asking about the future? With how focused on his craft he is I don’t see him making any enemies any time soon. Enemies would just mean less focus on research and Arnold surely wouldn’t want that not that he has any reason at all to create some. He should also be somewhat covered through his patron. Nobody strong would want to mess with an all seeing Void god for no reason and anyone close in level would be quite apprehensive since who knows what kind of Void skills he has up his sleeve
Phil Ritter
I don’t think she would have much input in that but considering she is part of the pantheon she could probably refer him to someone qualified. My guess would be more to ask natures attendant since he is still owed payment from him and maybe even Yggdrasil since with the gifts he has there is a chance she can provide him with enough help to at least tell him if there is a chance or if he can do anything. Could be tho that nobody knows the answer since Unique lifeforms are just to different to conclude anything.
ABTelford
Zogarth, are you ok man? You’ve missed a post. 😕. Edit: saw your post about being sick: rest up and get better man! Take care of yourself. ❤️🩹
DBOMB YO
I assumed Jake was going to ask the tree Goddess about her opinion on unique tree guy fallen king
Xien
Minaga... The god noone wants to offend... seriously...🙄😵💫
Admorias
I’m glad Zog is getting some rest and I am thoroughly enjoying the return of DoomFoot in the audiobook. I sincerely hope that Artemis calls Jake DoomFoot that would be hilarious.
Paulo Furlaneto
So Nice, i Hope for this hahhahahahah
Daniel Brian
Dude, I REALLY hope so! He's one of my favorite characters! Like top 3!
Daniel Brian
Love a good Minaga chapter!
DirePants
Minaga is my favorite lol he feels like me 😂 I would definitely behave the exact same way if I had his powers.
Jordan
Haha I just want Jake to meet back up with Artemis 😂 you’re killing me!!! Really tho enjoy a couple days off to recharge and game, you deserve it!
brjenness
I feel attacked.
brjenness
did I do that?
Drake
yes, it was definitely very dramatic and heart-breaking to see them try to rekindle their long lost bromance
Oldfaithful
That's pretty savage, he does give off Urkel vibes
Stolen Hero
I imagine Minaga was motioning with his hands back and forth between them. "We still have hope!"
Noname
Tyftc
Demonshadow639
Still some of my favorite character interaction
Paulo Furlaneto
Ohhhhhhhhhhh Groot vibes
brjenness
your English is better then mine, so don't worry about it. yes. iggy helping revive the fallen king is definitely one of our predictions, but nobody besides the great and mighty zoggy knows for sure. personally I think she will and then turn to Jake and say, " chosen, you didn't tell me your little friend was so cute. he's adorable."
Saimon Vi
While everyone is waiting for his meeting with some elf, I wonder what troubles will come for Arnold. It should be a faction for Jake to help because he could handle most of the problems on his own. What will he create for them to come for him? And who will it be? Maybe robots?
Paulo Furlaneto
Maybe iggdrasil Will revive the fallen king? (Sorry for my bad english)
Saimon Vi
It's disgusting, like trading. Especially a child. I think she's just a normal girl who liked someone.And she wants a relationship with him, she told Dina that she would pursue him. And not make a tool. A child is the fruit of love. Viper did not go into isolation for nothing when he lost his family. That is, they loved each other and that's why they had a child, and not to make a tool. Only the flawed factions that want a tool will think about such a thing. Even with El. They wanted his bloodline. They just needed a tool. This is not what people think about first when they meet. She wants a relationship with him. And not trading herself. Especially a child. It's disgusting. I don't think Jake would even start a relationship with a person who treats him like that. Because it means that he is a tool. With Carmen, it's a friendly pastime. With a succubus, it's a pleasant job? I mean, this is her path, her essence. Just like hunting for him. For Artemis, I think it's someone of her own species. A hunter, a predator. They're on similar paths. And she's not dominant in that. I think she likes that he's a stronger predator. That's probably rarer. Everyone has a reason why they're attracted to Jake as a person, they have a relationship. Sorry if this is harsh. I just find the idea of using children disgusting. Although this story mentioned it, MC never considered it and I hope the author won't.
Trevor Mergen
Thanks!
SqrlyGrly
Ask the old man.
Joshua Little
Thanks for the chapter.
Ty Cooper
Ha Steve Urkel was how I originally read it
itsdlow
Ahhh, Jake x Minaga— the romance we didn’t ask for, but definitely need! xD TFTC!!!
Vaporizer312
When we first met Artemis, the virginity thing was mentioned as rumors spread by Gods' with hurt egos cause she turned them down
brjenness
just out of curiosity do you know the death or ru ru joke from the 80's?
Baged
The funniest thing about this whole romance with Artemis is that, if we also consider what she stands for in her story here in the real world, one of her key aspects was that she was a virgin—or at least represented female virginity. I can definitely see her making a deal with Jake—that once he reaches a certain rank, he has to give her a child in exchange for something he really wants in the present.
Avery Howell
I have been thinking, if Vily can transmute records, could Jake remove origins when he gets to god-tier? Or poison them? Would they de-evolve?
brjenness
all very handsome too
Josh Strange
Artemis thongs can definitely be seen as a threat, to anyone besides Jake... maybe😅
Josh Strange
Artemis thongs can definitely be seen as a threat
Alex
While I think it would vary from god to god (there’d definitely be a good number of gods who were totally into having mortals collapse whenever they showed up) I think you’re spot on. Much earlier in the series Villy talks about how lonely it is to be a Primordial because even the gods can’t handle his presence. He doesn’t really have any friends because everyone’s so fucking terrified of him; even Snappy basically worships Villy. I think that’s why the Primordials treat each other as a family — a very fucked up and dysfunctional family, but a family nonetheless.
Tristan
Ok minaga
Azayrian105
That Previously on the Primal Hunter was hilarious. Calling out the readership was devastating lol.
Nathan Holliday
Agreed. I just keep thinking there is something more about Jake that everyone (especially powerful gods) sees but doesn’t quite get or even understand how powerful it is. Something even the First Sage was incapable of. Now this is definitely a long time away and not something I think Jake would even work toward but something that will just happen when he reaches the peak. Honestly the system might eventually stop him from progressing further or something like that (which I suspect is kind of what happened to the First Sage) but Jake’s bloodline comes in and overrules it. Again I don’t think this will be a thing until he reaches the very peak of existence but who knows. The First Sage was C-grade when for whatever reason he stopped progressing and supposedly chose to die. I don’t think the system liked his existence and I could see Jake facing a similar situation even if the reasons for it are slightly different.
Oldfaithful
For some reason I have started reading Minagas' dialog in the voice of Mike Myers, specifically cat in the hat.
Maedae
Could Jake Juice be turned into a poison that would kill something at its origin? That would be a way to kill Minaga if they weren't total besties
Manowar
More likely. Bow is also an option as he is probably going to not find it good enough soon.
Alex
I suspect part of becoming a god is not seeing them as above you
Alex
There are many many many many Gods like minaga, they are just also named minaga
Seen Death
They joke a lot but like minaga said he has no desire to actualy do stuf like that Besides, if minaga would be interested he has infinite clones of who he thinks is the most handsome man in the universe to do it with: himself
Stephen
I think it was the fallen king.
Stephen
Great points. Especially the bloodline registering thongs as threats.
Seen Death
Twice-Fallen King haha. With twice the humility compared to other unique brands*
Seen Death
While i overall like what you said, im not sure if jake truely wants to be outside of the system Or atleast not for a very long time. Currently- abusing the system lets him accomplish feats that he has otherwize no idea how it works, and his skills get semi-automated with the system help. But... if jake learns (maybe with help from FS) how basically everything in the universe works... he would instead be limited by the system and then would benefit from escaping its limitations
LongMickeyRicky
Jake would owe her. And with his primeival origins that is not small favor to owe even for a god
Tristan
Minaga is great why can't more gods be like him
brjenness
thoughts to entertain myself: minaga is the least loneliest of all gods. Neverending project he loves to work on. and through nevermore and his clones lots of people have interacted with him. Artemis will be appalled at Jake's lack of hunting skills and hunting/fighting archery skills. he's more of a ranged assassin then a hunter. maybe she sees him shoot and is like, "oh" and then makes a couple small adjustments to his form and he's immediately shooting faster and more accurately with almost no loss of power. maybe a bit about perception isn't everything without a detection skill and experience. maybe something a long the lines of her pointing out a predator that is sneaking up on him and he realizes he was perceiving it but ignoring it without really seeing what it was because his bloodline hadn't registered it as a threat.
Keith Douglas
Minaga is the extrovert friend the introvert Jakes needs - even if he doesn't necessarily want their company.
Borakthrash
Think Minaga and some gods in general find Jake’s effect on mortals beneficial and satisfying. I’d imagine many of them are lonely to some extent or enjoy the friendship/interaction in the way Villy and minaga seem to
Carl Never
9 out of 10 college kids admits to being stoked for the next book.
Phoenixdrop
Well I am heavily looking forward to Jake meeting up with Artemis because oh boy that’ll be interesting like at worst I can see her saying something along the lines of come fight me when you hit layer nine of divinity or godking depending on what layer she’s at when he reaches god but at best I see her watching him hunting and then grabbing him by his armor and pulling him in for a kiss with zero shame those are the two extremes so we are ether getting one of those or something in between
brjenness
or at least 10 minutes early so it better aligns with my morning poop.
Lawrence Dillon
We both know its just a friends with benefits situation and neither wants more from it
PinkAmber
Either that or the his broken stomach skill
Jason Scott
Not saying I would write it. But there's some weird ones out there. Lol.
Thomas Grimshaw
this is definitly happening!
Paulo Furlaneto
Tftc
Thomas Grimshaw
but, but, what about Carmen?
Thomas Grimshaw
futurama for the win
Brady Lynch
I think only the primordials know because Valdemar was only talking to them.
Beef Wrench
Minaga was asking about the fallen king right? Even though their unique life forms in constant competition he still wants him alive out there I feel like
Joe Holman
Thanks for the chapter and the recap
ABTelford
Hehehe! I always love the razzing fun time Minaga and Jake have with each other! 😄. And I would love to have a brief pov of one of the other members of the expedition freaking out at the very Very casual way Jake and Minaga interact. Just saying. 😉
Daniel Hamilton
I want to say He was in the box with the all the gods, or maybe it was just the primordials who realized what Jake did along with Artemis
Farmingaround
If its good, im going straight to displate
Nathan Holliday
So I quickly just had some thoughts I wanted to share and asked y’all’s opinion on about the overall importance of the Primal Hunter. The idea is that the ultimate “bad” guy or enemy for the entire story will ultimately be the system itself and how no one can stand against the system. The most basic aspect of the Primal Hunter being that he does not concede inferiority to anyone or anything including the system itself. I don’t know that it would really work considering the system doesn’t really seem to have intent behind it but I think it is an interesting idea that could ultimately be what makes Jake so special. Plus while there are many powerful beings in the multiverse who use, abuse, and take advantage of the system they are all still bound by it. I could totally see the supremacy of the system being the only thing no one can overcome until Jake comes along antagonizes it somehow and ultimately the Primal Hunter refuses to submit to even the systems direct suppression.
DDHG
When is the fan art of JakeXMinaga. I need my bromance, bro.
Farmingaround
Tyftc! Damn.. "Previously in The Primal Hunter" always makes me laugh out loud 😂 Peak comedy
Carl Never
Oh i had forgotten that. Artimis is a hunter after all
lockx
I... Feel like he didn't know about that for some reason. I almost want to go back and read to check if he was there. Because he says it's different to a level 0 image. Like he has no idea that Jake came out on top of Valdemar for presence and while protecting Artemis to boot. Or that he's encountered a god level version of her. (Can't remember if it was just a clone/image or not)
Zach Newman
100% agree lol
Zach Newman
Samsies!!!
Biggy smalls
I don’t see why Ygg wouldn’t help. She views Jake as a very valuable long term investment. His origin shenanigans would be incredibly beneficial to a Tree goddess. Ygg also wants to support him having a kid with a goddess from her faction. She could potentially bring up a kid in her domain with his origin ability. Helping advise a C grade revival ritual is nothing to a primordial.
Zuuuuuri
That last bromance line is what got me
TwistedVanity
EDIT. knowing there was no excuse once... Shouldn't that be... knowing there was no ESCAPE once..
William WIlson
I'm pretty sure that's exactly what Minaga was hinting at
Arieh Sochaczevski
I was thinking of the soul damage at first, but reviving the King seems to fit even better. Maybe both.
Arieh Sochaczevski
Wow. That brought me back a _long_ way.
Arieh Sochaczevski
Thanks for the chapter!
Ryan Matzinger
Thanks for the chapter as always!
MarineDebris
Dude, please no.
Daniel Hamilton
At the end of the day they both just want the freedom to do what they want. I’m all for this bromance
Daniel Hamilton
I’m surprised the all Legion God didn’t tease Jake about him protecting Artemis from a primordial during nevermore.
MrCynical
Umm. Villy? Villy totally banters with Jake even more than Minaga.
Nick O'Gara
She could kill you. Jake death by snu snu.
MrCynical
Oh, I'm in no way convinced that Yggdrasil will help Jake revive the fallen King. Much less without something in return. Though with Jake having the mask and the weird drop from when Carmen killed the desolate child of loss he could already possess what's necessary for the revival. And Yggdrasil might feel it already owes Jake for his inadvertent help in strengthening Dina's and Artemis' presence resistance. Or Yggdrasil might want something done with Jake's origin energy. We'll find out eventually.
Rewdan
thanks Zogarth, loving the work
Grace Fuentes
Thank you for the recap Zog
Saimon Vi
Yes, I think so too. But I don't think his return will be that simple. He died for a reason. He must come back special. He merged with the child of desolation. There must definitely be something there. And I don't believe that the tree will help him. It's a very big favor. It will have to demand something no less.
AfroMocha
Another hint for the King?
Michael Ferguson
I think it would not surprise anyone, but I want the King back too much to hope.
Jack Liu
TFTC, the bromance banter great! I feel like Minaga is the only one that acts/banters like Jake because Minaga can DGAF and isn't encumbered by status
shawn B
I think minaga was hinting at asking yiggdrasil for help with the fallen king?
Daniel Jackson-Woods
Looking forward to Jake fully finishing the meditation book . And see how he fixes palate and evolves to B grade
BenjiVoid
> Something that would naturally be highly counterintuitive. Should be counterproductive instead
Lawrence Dillon
I like how jake seemingly only views artemis as a legit long term prospect and it seems like every god is pushing for it 😂
Andrew Colson
Just bought the new book man keep up the great work!
Leviathan
Never did I think a god could give me similar vibes to Jake and the vipers relationship. Villy is best friend, Minaga is the bro
Michael Ferguson
Top tier!
Jason Scott
From all the reactions Zogarth, I see a fanfic of Jake and Minaga, and not the SFW type. With possible love triangle involving Villy. Lol.
Michael Ferguson
🍑
MrCynical
Doubt it's the soul. Nobody should know about that but Jake and Villy. Plus Jake and Villy were confident in the sage's premise that the meditation book Jake got from the sage will be the key to fixing palate.
Kt-x
Thanks for the chapter
A Gray Dragon
Love your recaps, they’re hilarious
BearHandMan
Was thinking either that or help repairing his soul
MrCynical
Pretty sure everyone agrees Minaga was talking about asking Yggdrasil to help Jake with reviving the Fallen King. We know from way back that leaves of Yggdrasil can seemingly perfectly revive the dead after Eversmile used one on William.
Thunder Common
Same
Ty Cooper
I was seriously thinking Jake was going to make a joke about Minaga having a bromance with his clones or something. Minaga chapters are fun. I get a feeling though, that Zog is going to mess with us and have the actual Pantheon of Life start next week after a cliffhanger.
John Durrett
Tyftc. Enjoyed the banter
Cory Sauls
In the immortal words of Jake Thayne, “That was bad, and you should feel bad”
Clint
Oh. Oh wow. Right. Yggdrasil makes leaves that can legit bring back the dead. Will the whole party be reunited in this arc?!! FK take three: the Forever King!
Jennifer Leigh
Was that intentional or did his mouth run away? What does she have that I don't?
Nathan Holliday
So will Jake end up receiving help from Yggdrasil to revive the Fallen King once more? I’m usually not a fan of characters in stories being revived over and over again but I almost feel that it is a requirement with the Fallen King. I know Jake, Sword Saint, and Silphy put their grief aside shortly after it happened because they believed it is what the Fallen King would want and they had other priorities at the time but it doesn’t feel right that any of the Nevermore party would leave it at that.
Dougie Mitchell
Jake & Minny : Roadtrip Netflix, make this show happen!
Shai182
TFTC!
JJB4345_80_815
Yes, thank you for the chappy Zogarth!
Til Weisheit
And there was only one bunk
Stevean Bozek
I dont think Jake has realized it yet but Minaga is gonna find his way into Jake's life at every opportunity for the rest of time. He should just embrace the bromance now and save himself the suffering.
Lay Nkay
I love Minaga. He's unhinged . I imagine him as Jason Mantzoukas full of sass. Thanks for the chapter
A. B. Edwards
Finally we have seen the true ship. No Jake x Carmen, Jake x Irin, Jake x Artemis. No. Jake x Minaga, Janaga. The ultimate bromance born of love, respect, caring and... oh who am I kidding, its born of them enjoying messing with one another but I stand by this as the ultimate ship.
Greg Meller
I do so enjoy these types of chapters. The long battles can seemingly drag a bit until an ultimate act of something ‘law of the multiverse’ breaking. But the humour and peace balances it out and keeps me glued to every new chapter. Forget the Pantheon of life, bring on the Artemis arc … B grade evolution due to levels gained from emotional development and viagra potion development :D
JOYBOY
Tftc
Guilherme Castro
Jake x Minga bromance??? amazing
Michael Ferguson
Did an S grade just say he was like Villy compared to Jake? FIGHT!
Matthias
tftc
Liam
Tftc you know what's peak reading primal hunter while listening to primal hunter
Michael Ferguson
What? Low perception? Are we going to get a new Minaga fight?
Timothy Spradlin
Tftc
Corvid
Love the Minaga and Jake bromance so much, I... Ship... It.
Boombaga
Aahhh I'm so excited for this little pantheon of life arc, the Artemis stuff, Minaga's shenanigans, amazing
Michael Ferguson
I just finished a reread. I'm so pumped for the next book, but It will be fun to refresh my memories of book 11. Jake got a skill option for bumping into that Void god. I wonder if Jake will absorb some records from being in the god tree's presence.
Darshar Griffonmane
Lol Bromance....I love Minaga. Cool way the Order "shows the flag" so to speak and man, this Life Pantheon arc is going to be very fun I think. I'm betting Artemis throws him in a C to B grade hunting ground. tyftc!
joel southard
Nice thank you for the chapter
Phasmatic7
Thankies zogie
UMCDaEMON pp
Love from Brisbane Aus, any chance you can upload tomorrows a few hours early incase power goes out? lol
Andrew Neino
Instantly got book 11 cant wait to hear jake vs valdimar
Naotsugu97
🎶 Saaaiiiiling 🎶 , today’s theme song for the chapter. Thanks!
Avi Kopla
SCHWING
Connor
Thanks for the chapter
Beemoss
Tftc
