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Chapter 1073 - A Careful Balance
🕑 Added 2025-02-12 12:17:08 +0000 UTCAfter leaving Haven, Jake didn’t take long to get to his destination. He only briefly stopped by Miranda to inform her he was going to visit his family. She seemed oddly happy to hear that and shooed Jake out of her office pretty quickly.
From there, the actual travel time was negligible, and soon enough, he found himself at the teleportation station placed right outside the city. Most of the larger cities on Earth had teleportation centers inside the cities themselves, but Jake had noticed a lot of the factions avoided this, likely for security reasons. Also, he wouldn’t be surprised if some of them had their own off-the-books teleporters hidden here and there. In fact, he would be sorely disappointed if the Court of Shadows, a damn assassination agency, didn’t have a bunch of safehouses and teleporters hidden here and there.
Anyway, the entrance to Skyggen looked much the same as always, except now it was no longer as hidden as it used to be. The Court of Shadows likely didn’t feel the need to really hide themselves anymore now that the planet had been conquered by Jake. Instead, they were actively advertising their presence now.
That’s not to say the defenses of the city weren’t impressive. It was quite the opposite, as rather than relying on staying undetected, they had now chosen to use more traditional barriers to keep anyone unwanted out. Quite a few layers of these barriers, too, with a few of them having mana signatures reminiscent of shadow energy.
The best proof of their improvements was the fact Jake chose to use the main entrance rather than try to sneak in. He’d naturally considered just trying to be all cloak and katars to surprise everyone with his sudden visit, but he quickly realized he wasn’t confident in staying undetected.
Having a barrier able to see through Unseen Hunter was pretty damn impressive, but then again, if any faction knew all the ways to stay stealthy – and thus also how to detect those trying to stay stealthy – it had to be the top assassin faction of the multiverse.
Shortly after entering the city proper, Jake was honored by having the Judge himself be in charge of his welcome party. After the guard at the entrance realized who Jake was, he led him Into a small private area close to the city’s entrance. There, Jake waited before he saw his little brother appear seemingly out of nowhere as he emerged from a shadow.
“Neat trick,” Jake said.
“Thanks, took a really long time to learn,” Caleb said with a light smile. “It’s been a while, huh?”
Jake instantly detected the slightly accusatory tone as he defended himself. “Let’s not act as if you’ve been toiling away to try and get in contact with me either. In fact, haven’t you spent the majority of your time going on a tour of the galaxy?”
“I’ve been doing my job, yes, thank you for noticing,” Caleb nodded. “The Court has branches in many places, and we even have a few planets where we are the dominant force. It’s only proper that I at least pay them a visit and introduce myself, considering they’ll be working under me for the foreseeable future. Meanwhile, last I heard, you’ve been stuck at home playing with alchemy that occasionally causes skybeams to break your ceiling.”
“Hey, that’s not fair. It happened once,” Jake said, crossing his arms, seeing no need to mention that if not for Arnold and Hank reinforcing the lab, everyone would have seen a few more beams.
“Some would say once is one time too many,” Caleb countered as he went closer and pulled Jake into a hug, seemingly tired of their usual bantering. “Good to see you again.”
“Thanks, you too. It sounds like things have been going well on your end,” Jake said, returning the hug before they quickly pulled apart again. “And, to properly defend myself, I would argue I’ve also been doing my job. At least, I reckon Ell’Hakan would agree I did.”
“Yeah, it did suck having to sit on the sidelines, but the higher-ups were insistent on not getting involved this time around. I guess it’s fine to tell you now, but Ell’Hakan and Iludar both attempted to hire the Court of Shadows to help them during this conflict. On numerous occasions,” Caleb explained with a sigh. “Most recently, even the Holy Church tried. They wanted us to provide security during your little negotiation. Some did want to take the jobs, but Umbra personally placed a ban on getting involved with either side. Outright denying our biggest client did cause some internal strife, but luckily, you handled the Church pretty quickly, making them all shut up.”
“You get the feeling Umbra also knew the Malefic Viper was going to win against Yip of Yore from the very beginning?” Jake asked, curious if other top gods beside the Primordials had just assumed Villy would win.
“In retrospect, I do,” Caleb nodded. “But I will confess, I don’t think she or anyone else was entirely confident who would win between you and Ell’Hakan. They seemingly knew a lot about him that made them confident he had a good chance, and from what I gathered, they believed he did have some advantages. A predominant theory was that he wouldn’t fight you unless the environment or situation was extremely advantageous to him... which I guess did turn out to be the case. They just miscalculated how strong you truly were.”
“Well, in their defense, I can admit I also underestimated Ell’Hakan,” Jake sighed. “Or, more accurately, the Celestial Child. At least he turned out to be a lot harder to kill than I’d first assumed.”
“Hey, if it makes you feel any better, the estimated success rate for assassinating you was way lower than Ell’Hakan’s,” Caleb smiled cheekily.
“Oh?” Jake exclaimed with genuine interest. “When you say they’re lower, that means they still think the chance is above zero percent. That makes you either a lot more competent or a lot worse at risk analysis than I would assume.”
“If we go only by the power available to us in the galaxy, the chance is zero percent, rounded down, but if members from outside the universe get involved?” Caleb said with a slightly more serious tone. “While the success rate is still considered way too low, it isn’t zero. I wouldn’t really think about it too much, though. I have a hard time seeing them ever accepting a commission to take you out as things are now. If they were willing to do that, then what would have been the purpose of making me a Judge?”
“Now, wait a second,” Jake lifted a hand. “I’m not saying it would be fine, but if a little commission was made... I’m not saying that would be terrible either.”
“I’m not going to approve sending assassins your way to serve as practice,” Caleb said in a resolute tone.
“It could be fun, though,” Jake tried to argue.
“I think you’d be the only one having fun while I’d just be feeding you experience points,” Caleb sighed. “Anyway, moving on from that dumb topic, why have you come to Skyggen?”
“You’re saying I can’t visit my dear brother?” Jake smiled cheekily.
“No, I’m saying it’s highly irregular for you to visit your dear brother,” Caleb pointed out annoyingly accurately. “Which makes me automatically assume you are here for some bigger purpose. Or just to try and steal some of our more unique alchemical ingredients.”
“Is it that hard to believe I’m just here to see family?” Jake said, acting a bit offended.
“Would you be mad if I said yes?” Caleb shook his head before smiling. “Mom’s gonna be happy. She’s worried a lot.”
Instantly upon hearing that, Jake felt bad. Deep down, he knew he was a kind of shitty son, even if his parents had told him to focus on his own life. He rarely visited his parents, and while he had spoken to them occasionally using Arnold-provided phones, it wasn’t the same as actually going to see them in person.
Moreover, the scarce conversations they had were always shallow. Jake felt weird talking about what he was doing with his life, and in truth, he felt that the less he talked about it with his parents, the better it was for them. He didn’t need them to know about multiversal conflicts or Jake’s thoughts on the deep mysteries of the system.
From what he’d gathered, they were also okay with Jake not sharing much. They likely also knew that whatever parental advice or insight they could provide didn’t really apply when it came to dealing with ancient gods or destroying planets. They were great when it came to asking about taxes or something like that, but seeing as Jake didn’t have to pay taxes because he was the dictator of the planet, that didn’t help much.
Finally... Jake had done and would continue to do a lot of things he really didn’t want to talk to his parents about. He had killed countless people, been involved in wars, and even blown up an entire planet. On a morality scale, Jake definitely didn’t think he tipped toward the “good” side... though he wasn’t entirely certain he wanted to be considered “good” according to the standards of the multiverse where the Holy Church was often viewed as a beacon of moral goodness.
Still, even if Jake didn’t have a lot to talk about regarding his life, he still wanted to visit and spend time with them. He was still fine with talking about the basics of what he was doing and keeping things empty of details for the most part. Also, while he did suck at staying in contact, they did talk here and there. Jake at least knew some basic things about their lives, such as the fact they had moved since the last time Jake visited.
“Can you lead the way to their... I wanna say manor from how mom described it?” Jake asked, wanting to give Caleb the chance to show him to his parent’s new home.
“Of course,” his little brother nodded as he motioned for Jake to follow. The two of them took to the air as Caleb also took the chance to explain a few of the changes the city had gone through recently.
Overall, it had expanded greatly. No longer needing to hide, the Court of Shadows wanted to show off their presence on Earth, which meant the city was also more open now than it used to be. No longer was it a requirement to be related to a member of the Court, and many freed slaves or recent immigrants had chosen to settle down in Skyggen.
Jake wouldn’t be surprised if the city would end up being one of the largest on Earth in the future. It was also a city that was really easy to find from afar, as smack in the middle of the rapidly expanding settlement stood a towering all-black skyscraper, far taller than any of the other buildings around it. In fact, Jake wouldn’t be surprised if it was the largest currently on Earth. Even from afar, Jake could detect powerful magic on it, and Caleb gladly explained what it was.
“That’s my office building,” he said with a smile. “Filled from top to bottom with administrative staff or others working for the Court of Shadows. Most of the training facilities are placed below ground.”
“I gotta ask... seeing as the Court does assassinations, do you really have a lot of work these days? Like, enough to need that many people working on just administration alone?” Jake asked curiously, wondering if people were hiring hitmen to kill their annoying neighbors left and right.
“We have a few hits here and there, with Miranda being the biggest client by far,” Caleb said before shaking his head. “But no, the majority of jobs are more akin to traditional mercenary work. Helping clear out monster-infested areas, defending places, and a surprising amount of search and rescue missions. You know, that kind of stuff. I’m fully aware that’s not exactly what people would associate with the Court of Shadows, but we gotta take what we can in these early days. I have confidence that once things calm down, we will have more traditional work. People will always keep making enemies, and when it’s no longer feasible to outright get rid of them yourself, that’s where we come in.”
“Why do I feel like I should be reporting you to the authorities?” Jake muttered.
“If it’s any consolation, we will be working closely with the authorities. At least some of the time. I’ve come to learn that a lot of the work done by the Court of Shadows relies on walking a tightrope between illegality and remaining too useful to get rid of,” Caleb explained. “That’s why Judges are appointed. We are the ultimate authority in day-to-day matters, our job being to ensure what kind of jobs are taken and that the balance is maintained. If we fail, we also happen to be brilliant fall guys as the Court can point to us as having acted independently or been overly incompetent.”
“Not gonna lie, that doesn’t sound like a good gig,” Jake confessed. “A lot of work, and all you get out of it is responsibility. Bah.”
“Hey, it’s not all bad. In case you’re wondering, the penthouse on top of that huge tower is my home away from home. Maja and Adam also sometimes spend a few days there when I’m really stuck at work, so I can at least pop in occasionally.”
“Sounds nice, I guess,” Jake nodded, though he definitely wouldn’t trade a nice home for having to do paperwork. “Say, how are Adam and Maja?”
“You’ll see for yourself soon. All I can say is that they grow quickly when this young. Too quickly for my liking at times,” Caleb just smiled, his tone a lot different when he spoke about family compared to work.
The two of them were silent for a while as they picked up speed, and soon enough, they arrived in a nice suburban area. In one of the corners of this area was a huge plot of land with several buildings on it, and rather than a residential property, Jake would be more inclined to call it a compound.
Without using Pulse, Jake knew this had to be where his family lived... because even from afar, Jake felt the most powerful set of protective barriers he’d ever seen on the planet, if not the entire galaxy. Caleb and the Court had truly gone all out there.
“Here,” Caleb said, getting back Jake’s attention as his little brother threw him a small token of sorts. “Infuse your energy into that, and it’ll work like a key. Should let you slip through the barriers.”
Jake nodded and did as Caleb said. Upon doing so, he also noticed that he couldn’t really have waited. Caleb had done something to “unlock” the token for registration, and if Jake had been just ten seconds slower, it would have crumbled the second he tried to infuse any energy. Jake could only guess this was protection against the token getting stolen, and while it wasn’t as good as using Soulbound items, it was pretty good.
Inspecting the property further before flying down, Jake saw there were a total of seven buildings, though only two of them looked like they were in daily use. One of them looked a lot like the house his parents had lived in the last time Jake visited, making him assume it was theirs.
Next to it was the one Jake assumed Caleb, Maja, and Adam usually lived in. He primarily based this on the two people he saw right behind the building in a large fenced-in yard.
He saw Maja sitting in a lawn chair, watching a boy run around swinging a stick in the air as if he was fighting invisible enemies. He was far faster than a pre-system kid, his swings powerful enough to kill a grown man by Jake’s estimation.
Beside him, Caleb couldn’t help but have a massive grin on his face as he watched this scene before turning to Jake. “Let’s head down there... oh, and I’m pretty sure Maja also said she was baking today, so maybe we’ll get lucky.”
Jake smiled and nodded. “Let’s hope she made some of her raisin cookies; they’re awesome.”
Caleb looked at Jake with a deadpan expression. “You know... often I question how my big brother became the Chosen of an evil snake god, but at other times, I fully understand.”
“Raisin cookies are good, and the hate for them is entirely unwarranted,” Jake argued with conviction.
“...actually, I guess I could reconsider accepting a job with your name on it.”
Comments
FleetfootedFleer
why does umbra have to step in? i thought the court had a strict "no assassinations on government officials"-policy
Rachel Clements
TYFTC!
Trumangolorian
Tyftc
Stephen
Raisin cookies are delicious. But my families monster cookie recipe is better. Oatmeal raisin with M&Ms and butterscotch chips
Chloe
+1
Chloe
+1
Chloe
Might have, just isolated 93rd universe.
Chloe
They are the worst!
Chloe
Raisin cookies are the devil. Now Craisins... those are good but raisins, good on their own, bad in baked goods. "That makes you either a lot more competent or a lot worse at risk analysis than I would assume.." this made me giggle so much! Tyftc
DirePants
I’m sick of the hate on raisin cookies. Get some grown up taste buds already. 😑
dash w
Blasphemer
DBOMB YO
Raisin cookies are pure nastiness
Phil Ritter
Did you really bake cookies if half of them aren’t gone by the time they cool off?
Zogarth
Fixed some things here and there.
Michael Ferguson
He probably had to level up some. I think the King got ahead of him.
Michael Ferguson
Did Jake get the fallen King back with that sky beam?
James Faulkner
Raisin cookies are great, fight me 😂
Vega
Can’t a man appreciate a good breakfast in peace?
Kt-x
Thanks for the chapter
Joshua Little
Thanks for the chapter.
brjenness
my void sphere us ready anytime you are bub. on a more serious note, I had three older sisters and my mother figured out that the only way I'd get any cookies was if she put raisins in them because my sisters hated them.
brjenness
surprised villy hasn't commissioned a Jake statue to go with the noodle statue
James coe
You know nothing Jake snake......go to a poorly labelled buffet that put chicken chunks and banana fritters next to each before complaining of raisins next to chocolate chips cookies
Azayrian105
The words coming out of your mouth are fighting words. Chocolate chip is the obvious superior cookie
KenTX325
And the breakfast example comes from the Enter System books. I enjoyed the series but was frustrated that the author described breakfast each morning.
KenTX325
Your right. It’s just when you read one chapter at a time it is a little disappointing when nothing happens to advance the story. Jake does need to catch up after recent events but I’m ready for a push to B grade.
MacMahon Wenzl
So instead of a danger noodle over a beer, we are going to see a Jake statue of him heroically standing on a pile of raisin cookies?
rossmwi .
Thanks!
brjenness
Grammer nerd.
Xander
I'm on the discord if you want to discuss this with me. Not a grammar nazi but you guys are entitled to your opinions. Zogarth reads these comments and takes the suggestions as exactly that, suggestions. If they send me a DM saying stop i will otherwise I will continue. As i have said multiple times I love these books, this world, and the characters involved. Zogarth is a far more successful author than I will ever be. No idea what you mean by "Primordial situation is a writers signature" so can't comment. Cloak and daggers isnt correct since the saying is "cloak and dagger" the same way it isnt "bowl in a china shop" Whats a secondaire? oh you meant secondary. meh maybe that is a personal thing as i've said before, using the same word or similar 2 times near each other is mostly unnecessary as there are many alternate words to use. In earlier books Sultan was glad he made a "decisive decision" or Eternal hungers "edge gained an edge of arcane energy" Do both of these pass on the authors intent? Yes. Would phrasing them in a different manner make a massive difference to the narrative? no. I just contend they'd sound a little better.
Phoenixdrop
Well it’s going to be nice seeing how the kid is doing and his parents they should be getting some records just for being related to Jake which is a fun concept as if you have a kid that is a insanely talented badass and they start getting stronger than you you can actually use that to let your self get stronger
Bryandbc01
Adding raisins to anything is horrible. But oatmeal cookies excluding the raisins is 10 times better than any other type of cookie.
David W. Baijense
I support the hate for Raisen Cookies. 🦾
kinglemur
No however oatmeal raisin cookies are in the raisin cookie family
Taylor
The heck is wrong with raisen cookies
Ricky Keenum
And with this, the records are started that at one point… for one day… I was caught up.
Jeff McCulley
Y’all want true heresy? Was baking chocolate chip cookies with my old college housemates years ago. Pulled a tray out of the oven. Dave walks over, looks at the fresh, steaming batch and says: “Wow, those’ll be great as soon as they cool off!” His brother and I just stared. Dave was serious. Of course, Doug had more warning. Don’t be like Dave!
TwoMoreYears
I always enjoy the moments Jake gets to spend with his family and to see as his nephew grows older and older. It’ll be interesting when he grows up and starts finding his own path. Even if it’s most likely he decides to follow in his father’s footsteps, you have to assume asking Jake for training/equipment/an introduction to another faction, or something along those lines is too good of an opportunity to pass up. Especially if he decides he likes alchemy or melee fighting.
Jeff McCulley
He didn’t say oatmeal raisin, did he?
Doodlenoodle
Am i the only one who thinks stupid things like if Jake can carry Willys staff if Willy gave it to him or if the staff will weigh like 200 billion tones? Or if you take a metal pipe and smash it into Willys dragon scales (in dragon form) if the sound will be like metal against metal or the scales will sound like keratin or bones?
Zizawah
Discord. He’s been sick the whole weekend and even now.
Sarianne Roodenburg
How do you know he's sick?
kinglemur
Hey oatmeal raisin cookies are top fucking tier and I won’t accept slander
Austin Richins
Ok. I'm dropping Jake a couple spots on my MC rankings board. Said board is populating in my head, as I type this, entirely for the purpose of doing so.
alaric
My GG made great oatmeal raisin cookies. They were delicious.
Cody
If it’s anything like the fight against Umbra, they’ll stand no chance.
brjenness
that's it. I'm done with these cliffhangers. Dammit zog. now I have to wait 24 hours to find out if Jake gets delicious oatmeal raisin or yucky chocolate chip.
Navi
Looks like it's going to be a new event for b grades sometime later, and only open to world leaders who became administrator
Zack Leach
I bet jake is ultimately there to buy info on if they know the location of any true dragons. I wont be disappointed if it's just a family visit though. Slice-of-life chapters are always a nice change of pace, especially with how intense the EH and holy church chapters were.
Ty Cooper
Lol so Jake hates mushrooms and Caleb hates raisins
rossmwi .
What is the level requirement necessary to compete in the competition for the universal ‘Seat of the Exalted Prima’? Does this happen before the event ends?
Shai182
agree... waste of Food really
Matt Greenstein
Raisins in cookies are the evil sibling of mushrooms
Tristan
Rasin cookies are great
A Flashy BR
I like Jake with family time tyftc
Saitama Solos Supremacies
Yes! Jake likes raisin cookies too!
Wraithy
Pineapple is gross on pizza but I did come across a tuna and shrimp pizza that was an absolute abomination.
Chewbacchus
That would be fun as hell, all the primordials coming by from time to time to get a family experience?!? Hopefully they live long enough for the galaxy to open up for that, would be a delight to read!
Wraithy
That sounds like a war crime.
Wraithy
I love oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. Raisins are nasty.
Arieh Sochaczevski
EXACTLY!
Arieh Sochaczevski
This isn’t breakfast - Jake doesn’t eat breakfast. He does need an occasional perspective reset, which is not something he would get at the order, in Heaven, or most places he’d likely travel to. Even our sense of of the shifts in the world would being hazy without being able to see him checking in.
Zuuuuuri
How about a Hot Dog Cereal Cookie? Or a Cheese and Tuna Cookie?
K. Johnson
I am hoping that after this event is over Jake ends up with something expensive but useless, as if like to see some more interaction with the merchant class feels like he needs to do a bit of shopping
Arieh Sochaczevski
Thanks for the chapter! Raisin cookies come close to being as evil as mushrooms. Nothing disappoints a young child as much as when they think those dark things are chocolate chips!
KenTX325
Oatmeal cookies with raisins taste great but they give me gas really bad. Got to be careful with them.
Rocotrap
And then Sandy coming over and be like "ooh! Raisins! My favorites"
KenTX325
I like the family visits but it is also a bit like having a character describing what he is having for breakfast each day. I think this could be a time skip or one or two paragraphs unless something significant happens. Like getting updated info on other factions or something.
SinCinnamon
Can we please set up a training where shadow assassins have to land one hit on Jake? And he takes great fun in twarthing those attempts? I wanna see frustrated shadow ninjas.
Ray Light
Those are for recreational purposes only. Would be hillarious if Villy made a batch with mushroom cookies as a hobby and Carmen and Jake experience an accidental next level 21 jump street situation by eating one of them😂😂
Ray Light
Cloak and Daggers is fine in this situation. As are Slightly acusatory tone. Primordial situation is a writers signature on how they write. You write it one way, someone else writes it another. Should be respected instead of corrected. "Acting overly confident" is the given word here as an either-or. So nothing wrong with that sentence. A secondaire also is fine if that's part of the writers signature. Zog used that plenty times before.
Samuel Nelson
That's why he's the Primal Hunter.
Sushi
I’m more upset when I find chocolate chips in what was supposed to be oatmeal raisin cookies. Chocolate chip cookies should stay in their lane.
Samuel Nelson
I'm totally down for some uncle-nephew play flights. And to see if Adam learned any Mana manipulation...
Ray Light
Pineapple on pizza is fantastic, fruity yet sour. Goes great with ham. It's French Fries that are a sin on pizza
Ray Light
Depends on the kind of mushrooms used I guess. For recreational purposes they probably exist😂
Ray Light
Especially when they've got raisinds, cranberries and apple inside😍
Ray Light
Phew, I recently discovered oatmeal flake cookies with raisins, cranberries and apple. They are amazing indeed and very much what I imagine Jake is thinking of🫠
Phasmatic7
Thankies
TNT
Bro I didnt think Kiwi on pizza WAS a thing. You’ve ruined my day.
Shai182
Those things do not exist for good people (Mushroom Cockies), and they are not cookies but cakes, and Tofu Cockies exist, they are Heretical, but meh, Heretics allowed... to eat...
Almer Reyhan
Come on raisins are delicious lmao. I love them in biryanis
Little Silly
Pretty sure hot honey is or at least used to be the norm.
Little Silly
And was born in the Desolates.
Loststar7
Noooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!
Zuuuuuri
I can send you some cookies… SOME TOFU COOKIES HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH!!!
Chris Warner
Tftc
Zuuuuuri
What about a mushroom cookie? Or a tofu cookie?
Mac
Listen here I can forgive a lot. The genocides, assassinations, war crimes, blowing up planets, all completely forgiven. But I draw the line at raisin cookie apologia. Jokes aside I’m glad that Jake is going to spend time with his family.
Zuuuuuri
I can absolutely imagine said evil snake god looking at Jake with horror and saying something like “how is it possible your more deranged then me?” Or calling a certain infinite headed hydra saying it’s an emergency and to come quickly because a maniac has appeared in his office
ABTelford
Haha! The great raisin cookie debate! My hubby teases that raisins in cookies are why he has trust issues. lol! (Because one sees dark tidbits in a cookie, thinks it’s chocolate, bites in and gets raisin instead of chocolate and the shock of disappointment is just huge! lol!)
AwesomeMug box
I disagree pineapple on pizza is great!! It’s kiwi on pizza that shouldn’t be a thing!
deus vault
raisin cookies are great imo.
JayseKnyte
I also like PBJ with crunchy pb, cherry jam, and hot honey. Maybe I am a bit odd.....
JayseKnyte
Nope, never experienced it. I prefer oatmeal raisin over chocolate chip. But, people also look at me weird for liking black licorice....
Rewdan
I love oats & raisin cookies
Aaron Simmons
I'm with Jake, love a raisin cookie.
Rewdan
Pineapples should NEVER be put on pizza!
A. B. Edwards
Love the family chapters. We get to see the more human side of Jake and that is great reminds us he is not some ultimate hunter but human as well.
Blake N.
Loving oatmeal raisin cookies is great cause you can always get credit for offering to share and barely ever have to actually give any up
Bushninja
…you don’t know the distrust generated by oatmeal raisin cookies mistaken for chocolate chip.
Ctrl Alt Dust
Both Jake and I have a love of raisin cookies.
JayseKnyte
What's wrong with raisin cookies?
Liam
Tftc
MrCynical
Particularly when the grammar Nazis are wrong. Which this one was multiple times.
Vega
Nice. That query about how much demand for assassinations can there actually be made me chuckle. Looking forward to the next chapter!
NovaZero
Maria can sell Jake on mushrooms. It turns out the more you set them on fire the tastier they becomes!
NovaZero
Whoa, Whoa! Dude that's just straight up political!
Shai182
TFTC! I don't know; Cookie discrimination is silly, all cookies are there to be Eaten...
dash w
Thank you for the chappy
Clint
Uh oh. Jake’s strong anti-mushroom stance is great, but support for raisins in cookies is a clear warning sign. What is Jake’s opinion of pineapple on pizza??? 🍕 🍍⁉️
JJB4345_80_815
Yes, thank you for the chappy Zogarth!
Ryan Smart
A snake with a cheeky smile
BlackRazaras
Thanks for the chapter
Jordan Rogers
Grammar nazi’s = raisin cookies
Jordan Rogers
First time I thought Jake was going to the other side a bit too far…
Xander
TFTC :) Suggested edits: "just trying to be all cloak and *daggers* " phrase is "cloak and dagger" no s "Jake instantly detected the *slightly* accusatory tone" should be "slight" "Jake asked, curious if only all the Primordials had just assumed Villy would win." it gives your meaning but phrasing is clunky. "if powers other than the primordials..." maybe? "to explain a few of the *chances* the city had gone through" should be "changes" "stood an all-black towering skyscraper" should be "towering, all black skyscraper" same way its "a big, red ball" not "a red, big ball" "as having acted independently or ** overly incompetent." missing word "being" "All I can say is that they *grew* quickly when this young" should be grow "Without *even* using Pulse, Jake knew this had to be where his family lived... because even from afar," first "even" is unnecessary or if you want to keep it "Even without..." is better phrasing "also, I’m pretty sure Maja *also* said she was baking" unnecessary second "also"
Martí Herms
Wtf? He likes raisin cookies but hates mushrooms? Evil god indeed
Roy
I'm with Jake on this one, raisin cookies are pretty great.
frankie doerr
I really want villy to meet Jake’s parents because they’re immune to presences it would be interesting what would happen a day fishing in the lake with the boys will be a lot different when you can fish for gods
Lizy Flore
Then all the more reasons for Jake to like them. His patron did create « The Great Desolate », after all.
Noah Mclelland
I wanna try those raisin cookies now.
Sean
Caleb also took the chance to explain a few of the chances the city had gone through recently. Guessing that should be changes
C0bra$
Thank u for the story
Timothy Spradlin
Thanks for the chapter
Alexis Cassaigne
Raisin cookies are a crime against humanity. And I'm pretty sure they embody desolation.
Steven Myer
Edit: Chances -> Changes
Exaiter
Lol, give him mushroom cookies instead, sick fuck.
Loststar7
Thank you for the chapter …. Dammit now I want some cookies 🍪
Tevin Pruitt
Tftc
Zizawah
Sorry that you are still sick!! Hope you are getting enough rest and drinking plenty of lemon and honey tea or similar! Thank you for posting these chapters even while sick!!
Richard Rader
Raisin cookies? I get Caleb here. How do I join the Court to assassinate this blight on the multiverse?
joel southard
Nice thank you for the chapter
Naotsugu97
I have to agree with Caleb on this one! TFTC
Roy
Thanks Zogarth 😊
Tilen Praprotnik
Thanks for the chapter
Unwillingmainer
Well, no one can be perfect I guess. And Villy knows Jake isn't.
Noname
Tyftc
Beemoss
Tftc
Connor
Thanks for the chapter
Nick Polomski
Thank you:)
Nick Polomski
Me when the chapter is posted a minute ago
Detrox
Nice
Michael Fannon
Yes
