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Chapter 1069 - Ambitious Plans
🕑 Added 2025-02-06 12:16:50 +0000 UTCDespite being caught red-handed – or taloned, in Sylphie’s case – the two showed no remorse after having once more stolen Jake’s bananas. He was seriously beginning to consider if he needed to create an actual defensive barrier to keep them safe at this point. Alas, at least the musa was still growing after Jake had added the soil from that time mage guy in Nevermore City. It would probably grow faster if it didn’t have its bananas stolen all the time, but Jake didn’t have much recourse if he wasn’t even ready to start a war with Valhal over the Great Banana Incident.
In all seriousness, getting a chance to sit down and relax in his lodge was nice after everything that had just gone down and the sense of catharsis was overwhelming. Jake enjoyed himself as he heard all about Sylphie’s adventures with her parents and whatever mischief she’d been up to.
Mystie and Hawkie weren’t around very often anymore but were exploring parts of the planet people on Earth rarely ever visited. One had to remember that the vast majority of the planet was still unclaimed wildlife, with quite a few areas filled with even mid to high-tier C-grades being located.
This was still more than good enough for the two early-tier C-grade hawks, who were progressing fast and should probably head to Nevermore at some point. However, the little green hawk was already beyond finding any opponents who stood a chance against her on the planet. She was in the same camp as most other pinnacle figures on Earth, and by now, Jake really didn’t feel like there was much to hunt... well, anywhere, really.
Alright, there was still one chance to find stuff that would give Jake experience: dungeons. However, these dungeons were few and far between, with not a single one identified yet with peak C-grade monsters within, much less B-grades.
The same was true for all the planets in their alliance. Earth actually had very high level wildlife compared to them, with only a couple matching or slightly surpassing Earth, primarily on account of being larger.
Hopefully, some dungeons Jake found worth visiting would be located as Miranda slowly put a full claim on the entire galaxy, but he didn’t have his hopes up. That meant if Jake really wanted to fight something worth fighting, he would have to head beyond the planets with sentient life and seek out less-than-hospitable places. The Moon was an option, but Jake didn’t feel ready to take down the ghost there quite yet.
Perhaps it was time to visit Mars soon... or maybe Venus or Mercury. Venus was closer if the orbit was just right, so maybe going there would be worth it, but Jake wasn’t sure it was a trip he wanted to make alone.
Anyway, after Sylphie was done telling tall tales about the grand foes she faced with her parents – faced in this instance mainly being Sylphie just watching as she was too strong to really take part – Carmen let out a reluctant sigh.
“I would really love to stay, but I’m pretty sure I will have people yelling at me if I don’t return soon. There’s bound to be quite some waves going through the galaxy now that all worthwhile opposition to the rule of Supreme Overlord Thayne has been defeated,” Carmen said jokingly.
“My first edict shall be the banning of calling me a Supreme Overlord,” Jake joked back. “Followed by hefty fines for any banana thieves.”
“Ree?” Sylphie asked with a tilted head.
“Yes, that includes you. You have to ask permi-“
“Wait, don’t you have a minimum age? Little Sylphie is still a minor. How can she be considered responsible?” Carmen shot back as she hugged the bird, who looked at Jake with the most pitiful eyes.
“We were in Nevermore for fifty years,” Jake said with a blank expression.
“Those weren’t real years,” Carmen waved him off. “If they were, it would mean you’re older than your parents now, and if you think about that just a little, wouldn’t that be fucking weird? Way easier to just not count those years and keep yourself sane.”
Jake was silent for a moment before sighing. “See, this is why I shouldn’t be the one making laws.”
“Amen to that,” Carmen chuckled. “Anyway, as I said, I’ll be off. I do plan on returning again in not that long, but with how everything is, I honestly don’t have a timeline.”
“You go have fun,” Jake waved off the Runemaiden. “I will contact you if I get up to something interesting you may want to take part in. Probably off-planet exploration or something like that.”
“You better give me a call,” she smiled before walking out the door and shooting into the sky... after stealing yet another banana on the way, and the cheeky smile on her face when she did it only made matters worse.
“Ree?” Sylphie asked with a tilted head.
“You’ve had enough already,” Jake said decisively, denying the poor hawk any more snacks for now. With Carmen gone, Jake considered what he should be doing next, and honestly... there was a lot to do.
Sylphie seemingly realized Jake was gonna be boring and start working, so she decided to head off and see if Arnold wanted to play. Apparently, the scientist had discussed working with her to better optimize pneumatic systems or something like that, and with a promise of plenty of snacks, the little hawk had instantly gotten interested.
Arnold had truly figured out how to entice powerful beasts to help him with his experiments... you just had to feed them.
Alone in the lodge, Jake headed down to his lab. He wasn’t planning on doing any alchemy quite yet, at least not the traditional kind. Instead, he decided to do a proper check-in on something he’d only occasionally glanced at over the last many years while also infusing some arcane energy here and there.
Jake took out his Cradle of Soul’s Kindling – the mythical reward he’d received from defeating Minaga back in Nevermore. The urn-like item looked the same as usual, and it was only when Jake placed his hands on it and immersed his mind that he could get a proper picture of what was going on with the mythical item.
Within, he saw the vast world with Soulflames of hundreds of affinities everywhere. They had naturally been split into certain domains dependent on the kind of mana found there, with the biggest domain still being one of pure fire. In fact, the four biggest domains were the four elements – water, fire, wind, and earth. This was only to be expected, as they were the most dominant elements in the multiverse by far and hence also had the most Soulflames affiliated with them.
Fire-affinity Soulflames were unsurprisingly the most common, with the second most common being earth. Earth had a lot of innate life energy, meaning many regular potion alchemists wanted it, and those who dealt with growing or working with plants loved a good earth affinity Soulflame.
The basic elemental ones were also pretty damn good, as they were easily upgraded and altered. A water affinity Soulflames was easily turned into an ice affinity one, as an example. If Jake had to do a rough estimate, then more than ninety-five percent of all alchemists with Soulflames had one of the four elemental ones or a slight offshoot of one. As a side-note here, most Holy Church alchemists, for example, who used holy magic simply altered a basic elemental one with the holy affinity, making holy fire Soulflames or something like that.
As for the remaining five or so percent... they had the rarer ones. Dark and light-affinity Soulflames were very rare but often didn’t offer many benefits when it came to regular alchemy, while something like space or even time-affinity Soulflames were unbelievably rare and incredibly useful. But they were still far from the rarest.
No, the rarest Soulflames were by far those that were one of a kind... Arcane Soulflames. Which was exactly what Jake was trying to make. The biggest challenge with these Soulflames was to actually make one, though.
Soulflames couldn’t be created or crafted purposefully. The most one could do was create an environment to make them more likely to appear. That was exactly what the Cradle did, and it was by far Jake’s best opportunity to get an Arcane Soulflame.
As a reminder, Soulflames had the rarities of elementary, low-tier, mid-tier, high-tier, pinnacle-tier, and Supreme Soulflames, with Jake naturally going for either a pinnacle or Supreme Soulflame. Getting anything less would be such a waste of the mythical item, as once a Soulflame was extracted, the Cradle would break.
When Jake looked within the Cradle, he didn’t find any pinnacle or even Supreme Soulflames anywhere. Not among any of the affinities. The best Soulflames in there right now were all high-tier, and to Jake’s pleasant surprise, one of them was an Arcane Soulflame.
To make matters better, while the four largest regions were those of the four elements, the fifth largest was the arcane domain. Jake’s constant infusions of energy had borne fruit, and the arcane region was clearly still expanding. It couldn’t expand too much, though.
Because the way the Soulflames grew was by consuming one another, and Jake had realized a while ago that his Arcane affinity preferred to devour other affinities. This was definitely out of the ordinary, as other Soulflames tended to either consume their own kind or affinities they countered. Again, going back to the elemental ones, water consumed fire, earth consumed water, and so on and so forth.
So seeing Jake’s Arcane Soulflames consume nearly entirely other kinds of Soulflames was a bit weird, but Jake didn’t question it. He knew his affinity was kind of odd in that the best counter to Jake’s own destructive mana was his stable mana.
Jake kept watching the Cradle for a while as the Soulflames slowly moved about within, occasionally bumping into one another, at which point one would consume the other, though sometimes both also just dispersed into nothingness. This entire Soulflames business really was pure gambling, but Jake had definitely increased his odds significantly with the Cradle.
He still wasn’t confident he would ever create a Supreme Soulflame, but hopefully, he could at least get a pinnacle one. He had theorized a while ago that the Cradle couldn’t even make Supreme Soulflames by default. Instead, one could only be born when extracted. This theory mainly hinged on the part of the description of the Cradle that read:
“Only a single Soulflame can truly be born from the Cradle, the item getting destroyed upon extraction as all others become fuel for the chosen one.”
This could only be interpreted as the extracted Soulflame getting a good boost along the way when extracted. Seeing as his Arcane affinity liked to consume all other Soulflames, he felt even more confident he only needed a pinnacle-tier one.
Looking at the Cradle one more time, he looked at the high-tier Arcane Soulflame and gave it a mental cheer.
You got this, buddy!
When he did this, he felt as if the Soulflame started to move slightly faster as it approached another affinity’s domain... but seeing as Soulflames weren’t even living beings or had any kind of mind or will, he quickly wrote it off as coincidental or perhaps just wishful thinking.
Shaking his head, Jake infused some more arcane energy to continue expanding the domain before he emerged from the Cradle. Progress was definitely being made, and soon enough, Jake was confident he would have a great Soulflame.
As for what he would even use the Soulflame for?
Well... stuff. He would figure it out.
Moving on.
Putting away the Cradle to continue doing its thing, Jake checked on a few other things he’d neglected. After doing a round, he finally took his time to properly rejuvenate after his recent battle. While Jake wouldn’t say he had been very pressured, he had consumed a lot of resources due to his liberal use of Pride and arcane bombardments.
Besides, Jake wanted to meditate. When he closed his eyes and reopened them within the Soulspace, he was greeted with the world he’d created and was instantly put in a better mood. Landing in the colorful forest, Jake went toward the small wooden building he’d constructed to house the tome left by the First Sage.
Going inside, he didn’t wait to start reading the book that he knew he had no chance to properly understand, even if he spent the next thousand years just sitting there. Still, he wanted to, at the very least, get some gains and work toward upgrading his meditate skill.
He wouldn’t be able to read the book for too long before he would begin to feel mental exhaustion, so he also planned on having some alchemy sessions in between these head-ache inducing reading sessions.
With the upgrade to Sagacity, there were a few things he wanted to try, including maybe looking into learning the basics of creating some stuff he’d never bothered to learn before. All to shore up his foundation a bit... because now, with Ell’Hakan dealt with and the Milky Way stabilized for the most part, Jake had to think about what came next:
The push toward B-grade.
And while he hadn’t exactly written down a checklist of things he wanted to get done before evolving, there was one thing he really wanted to do while still in C-grade. The idea had wormed its way into his mind a good while ago, and he simply couldn’t let it go. Ever since he’d learned they existed, he had a childish wish to fight one, and now, before his evolution, he wanted to do what many would call foolishly arrogant and incredibly stupid...
Hunt down a True Dragon.
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As Jake was busy doing his thing, the rest of the Milky Way Galaxy was naturally also busy. Many of Ell’Hakan’s allied forces were still fighting even as Iludar met his end and the Holy Church surrendered, but facing the Sword Saint and the army he led across the galaxy, they didn’t stand a chance.
When news of Iludar’s demise and what had happened between the Holy Church and the Chosen of the Malefic Viper spread, the morale of the remaining enemies reached an all-time low. Miranda and the Sword Saint, along with all their other allies, did all they could to spread these massive pieces of news to destabilize the leadership structures of their enemies and lead to internal conflicts, and boy, did it work.
Revolutions happened left and right as those with actual power clashed with those in leadership positions. The warriors and generals knew they faced inevitable death if they kept fighting, but the World Leaders and other politicians knew they, too, would face death even if they surrendered. When these two finally clashed, it wasn’t hard to figure out who won.
This resulted in the Sword Saint and his forces often arriving on planets that had already surrendered. That, or they noticed someone they expected to be an enemy suddenly open up their planets for all others to teleport there.
When the first of the otherwise steadfast opposition fell, it was like a house of cards. Nobody had any idea who to cut teleportation off from, and even if they tried, there were often some traitors who had seen the writing on the wall and invited Earth’s forces.
During all this, the Holy Church also pulled back all remaining members they had spread out across the galaxy and gathered on a select few planets awaiting evacuation. Tension was high, and Miranda made sure to send people to not only monitor everything but also very clearly communicate who the winners of this conflict had been, leaving nothing up to interpretation or the Holy Church’s spin.
Preparations for what would come after the Prima Guardian event concluded also began. All the teleporters linking the galaxy together were granted by the system for the event, and even Arnold’s teleporter and those like it relied on the Prima Vessels. While it wasn’t completely confirmed all these teleporters would stop working when the event ended, that was the assumption Miranda went with.
With that in mind, some form of communication system was still required. Luckily, many magical rituals allowing long-range communication did exist. Still, even so, Miranda wanted something more reliable, and Arnold was happy to provide it. The scientist had access to far more resources now as he didn’t only have Earth to procure from, meaning he could speed up production even more than before. With further promises from Miranda, he began creating what would effectively be an intergalactic phone service powered by void magic. And he was just one of many working on the preparations for what would come next.
All in all, there were a lot of things to consider and a lot of matters to deal with, but there was a generally positive outlook in the Milky Way Galaxy now that all the fighting had died down, and with the Prima Guardians dead, most believed no more system-created threats hung over their heads. With peace being found, the politics really began to pick up as ambitious politicians began to try and seize whatever influence they could, and even if no one was clear yet how the final leadership structure of the galaxy would look like in the end, one thing was certain:
Earth would be at the center of everything... and naturally, so would their World – soon to be Galactic - Leader, Jake Thayne.
Comments
FleetfootedFleer
they worked with the guidance of gods on those teleporters tho
Dave
Tftc
Greg Alverson
I feel like they should be able to make their own teleports, if they got help before making them to other worlds from gods they could still do that. Ell'hakan even teleported to earth long before the prima stuff was around so it is possible to setup before the event ends not just void communication
Phil Ritter
Seeing as no other universe ever was taken by a single faction I think it’s doubtful. A little more expansion sure but Jake isn’t interested in that and if others really are able to come in now as Jake expects it to I don’t think it’s quite that easy even if gods are blocked a single B-Grade or a Group of Peak C-Grade geniuses could block earth for now
Zogarth
True. Fix.
William Clark
Since Sylphie has control over wind, I'm pretty sure you meant pneumatic and not hydraulic, which are systems that use pressurized gases instead of pressurized fluids.
Alexander C Hyde
Earth had a lot of innate life energy, meaning many regular potion alchemists wanted it, and those who dealt with growing or working with (plants)planets loved a good earth affinity Soulflame.
Vinstro
Almost forgot to add that Sandy had their first death as a result of that interaction. Luckily they are following a similar path to that if the Boundless Hydra / Lord Protector / Snappy so we didn't see Sandy earn a True Death but yea, Moon-Moon ain't no joke. Sandy's egg/orb was super clutch there.
Almer Reyhan
REEEEEEEEE ZOGARTH
TyranT-Rex
Well, the frost peak wyvern didn't know anything about Jake or Villy until Jake told him to talk to his Patron. There are probably more dragons out there completely secluded just worried about leveling up that would attack first and never ask questions.
Vinstro
It is. The "Moon" is a B-grade entity and Jake got fucked over when he FAFO'd
Daniel Hamilton
I feel like everybody’s gonna get upgraded as far as title and responsibility go. I’m hopeful that the rest of the girls from the order will join Miranda and become part of the witches of the Lagoon. I can see the sword st becoming a general for Jake’s army’s as well as maybe his buddy from the order. Really hoping we just get a double crash course of chapters and point of views. It’s been quite a while since we’ve heard from anyone. The dragon flight, the succubus and the rest of the demons, vampires, risen, the white snake who saved him. His former slave and everything she has going on with the elf Empire (cool see what she’s up to and her family now)
alejandro jimenez
It likely won’t be open to gods yet, only their mortal followers. It will likely also be capped at B grade. A grades can easily conquer an entire galaxy at this point so I doubt that the system would let them through. Also I have a feeling that this won’t be the true end of the system event. This is probably just the pregame for the true exalted prima event that will likely come a later in the story. What about the galaxies that fell and the beasts that got all the records that come with that? There’s more to the event.
Daniel Hamilton
there should be another title for having a galaxy under your control
Daniel Hamilton
If I remember that thing on the moon is b grade right?
alejandro jimenez
I think Jake would probably be against that
Chloe
Tyftc Reeeeeeee!
Samuel Granderson
Think so? I feel like it would be a waste of a unique resource. The lunar affinity seems to be awfully strange and powerful. Falls right in line with the type of thing Arnold would enjoy studying, especially if he could find technological uses for it.
Jennifer Leigh
Don't forget that Jake's gloves are made from dragon. Plus Villy is a snake. He really doesn't care so long as it's not someone he has a claim on. Like Bunny said, there's always an idiot.
Jennifer Leigh
I think Jake was planning to blow it up. Let Arnold create a replacement/factory.
brjenness
malf?
brjenness
meh...electrons, atoms, and all that sciency stuff were myths that people believed before they figured out magic.
brjenness
Sandee of the primal stomach.
brjenness
or Jake pays the dragon princess a visit for a duel. my guess is she is quite the fighter.
brjenness
or Jake goes to the moon to discover Arnold has already taken it over, built huge factories, and is studying the thing while feeding it snacks.
dragonslaver
What i meant was that I hope he will use his Jake juice on the flame somehow in the future :D
DBOMB YO
Looking forward to the Universe conquering games! Or perhaps they'll start with local groups and superclusters? xD
Samuel Granderson
After Jake hunts the lunar ghost monster, he should trade Earth’s moon to Arnold in exchange for a mythic void katar. I could see Arnold setting up some void cannons and a spaceship fleet using Earth’s defense budget.
Rewdan
Thanks Zogarth, I can’t wait to hear this read by Travis Baldree
Josh Strange
They have the Sky Whale to keep them in line. So they probably do through him.
Ty Cooper
Just encouraged the instincts a bit. I do feel that his affinity is the alpha and the omega so will hunt them all down before he even tries to feed them to his chosen
Ty Cooper
I think that's a part of the meditation
Ty Cooper
Jake is wanting to go hunting
Michael Ferguson
I think prince is not a land owning title. I think they get a Marquis or a Duke title if the king wants them to own land.
SinCinnamon
Way too convenient though. Hopeful, but just damn too convenient
Joshua Little
Thanks for the chapter.
Jose Reyna
TFTC!!!!
The Uub
We riot because people don't like Jake's nameology (nomenclature) choices, or are we rioting like as if our team won the Championships and now it's time to take the streets? Either way I'm getting naked.
Will Creech
If I'm remembering correctly, it is Prince, then King.
Sir Alex
Tftc, im excited to the open of the universe, i want jake and artemis to meet again 😳
Steven Bartels
Jake seriously needs to fix up his soul injury problem.
Ty Cooper
Tftc! Love the catch-up on everything
joel southard
Nice thank you for the chapter
JJB4345_80_815
So, does Arnold take any applications for "powerful beasts" positions in his organization? Getting fed tasty snacks definitely is a powerful draw...
JJB4345_80_815
Yes, thank you for the chappy Zogarth!
Trevor Mergen
Thanks!
SnowReason
Wonder how the Fallen King's monster faction is doing? Do they know he's "dead?"
C0bra$
Thank u for the story
Vinstro
Honestly was thinking "why hasn't Jake challenged the Moon again?" and a couple paragraphs down Zog's hit it right on the nose. Love that ❤️. Also coming back to the Cradle and not ignoring the info Jake learned at the Academy about Soulflames was a nice touch! ^_^
C. Adkins
Witch of the Primal Forest? Of the Primal Earth? Assuming it will not be Primal Hunter explicitly. Which also begs the question, what will be the god names of Jake’s main crew? Carmen of the Primal Fists? Slyphie, the Origin of Wind? Oh! Slyphie of the Primal Ree!
Doug
Would love to see a chapter or two about the defenses on earth (and maybe beyond now) that Miranda and Arnold cook up
Zack Leach
I hope they find a way to give arnold a moon or something to expand his factory over. The arnold brand death star would be awesome. Though he does strike me as more of a battlestar galactica kind of guy.
Michael Ferguson
Does Earth get a upgrade if Jake is the dark lord of the galaxy. He is a Duke, is the next title Lord or King. There has to be a way to upgrade a planet's core.
Lynderyn
Dragon wants the galaxy would be my bet.
Michael Ferguson
I was thinking about it last night. It's just a power up, but it's a quality upgrade. Definitely going to have to thank Maniga when he gets it.
Michael Ferguson
Jake will give the Saint a title and promotion just for the records. Villy sead it matters. So Jake will just tell him to take a title and delegate the responsibility if he doesn't want to do the work.
Michael Ferguson
Me too. I think that this could be a big deal. Villy pushed Jake to be a noble, so Jake's clam over the galaxy and the world wonder could be interesting.
Michael Ferguson
That ice dragon is going to become a true dragon after eating that natural treasure. I think Jake will just get fun duel out of it. Then Jake will offer to help it find some new off world treasures to consume.
John Durrett
tyftc. Agree with others. Does feel like a good ending for a book.
John Durrett
Arnold just seems like his own unique precursor to that race of animatrons that were either once human before they upgraded themselves out of flesh, or creations that viewed themselves as the highest form of life. I can definitely see Arnold making connections with them.
John Durrett
Yeah..that dilation needs to be at least 10 cm and 100% effaced to be of benefit to anyone. ;)
John Durrett
Since when does the things Jake comes up with ever abide by common sense? Thats why Jake is Jake.
John Durrett
Or First Flame. The Mother of ALL Flames!
SATIONAS
No more teleporters? Just build Stargates.
Phasmatic7
Thankies
Vega
True, plus the inevitably sentient dragons in the new universe are sure to be at least wary of the Viper’s Chosen since they’re likely to have some kind of blessing, like that Frostpeak Wyvern. Unless there’s a planet full of naturally occurring dragons. Might have to settle for a friendly spar otherwise, especially if they’re too nice or respectful. Oh the pains of being too well-known & powerful.
Signspace
Nah, it's more simple than that. His Affinity likely has something to do with nuclear bonds. It is capable of creating actual objects from mana, and it's two primary settings are "make hard stuff" and "break stuff down", it applies the effects of breaking the bonds between atoms, electrons, and also strengthening and creating them. It also fits the theme of his bloodline, keep it simple stupid, atoms and nuclear bonds are the "Origin" of matter. His Arcane affinity makes them the Origin of his magic, his ability to influence the world with mana. I think if he works this out he could get more creative with it. I have a feeling he can use his Arcane affinity to apply mundane physics to things, cancelling out magic to a degree, back to basics.
John Durrett
Seems Jake used Power Word on his little Arcane Flame buddy.
brjenness
plenty of hidden baddies like the moon thing
dragonslaver
Jake gonna juice up the Jake flame.
brjenness
People visit earth to see what kind of messed up hell hole produced so many elites. that would make a good twist for a different multiverse where earth is the most vile planet and humans are universally despised because they cheat, steal, lie, etc.
Brian Thompson
Amaterasu like attack with arcane soul flame. Destruction for the damage, stability to keep it ever burning.
SinCinnamon
Yes! Or maybe he will “capture” the true dragon. A hunt doesn’t have to end with a kill. Make them his new pet. A flying mount for 100years contract. Kinda like the Wyvern but dragon.
Brian Thompson
I'd have to imagine it would be a rogue dragon. Someone like Villy that evolved at B grade. Even then though I'd imagine most scaled beasts wouldn't want to fight Villy's chosen though
Brian Thompson
Are there galactic cores? Villy mentioned that great planets are far larger than galaxies and They Can have cores. Is the world council going to become the galactic council, or maybe just Miranda, with Lillian taking her seat in the world council. Can't really see the sword saint caring much for a promotion.
ChrisCidy
This is so funny, I was talking to my brother this morning about the cradle, wondering when Zogarth will bring it up again. I'm so incredibly excited for the future of the Primal Hunter.
angel
Now the dragon is the one rolling for seduction
Bunny Waffles
Let's be real, there is probably SOMEONE out there stupid enough to think they can take Jake without major consequences. He just needs to find a True Dragon with more pride than sense. Maybe one who thinks they could replace him as Villy's chosen if they kill/beat Jake. Then they would be fair game!
J W
Nah, when the universe opens up more the order will just send Miranda more assistance. She will continue to handle all of the annoyances and Jake will just get to go around dungeon runs. I do feel like the story is progressing too fast and starting to feel like we are just waiting for the next macguffin or one off villian to appear for the next book. Or a massive timeskip after the prima guardian event ends.
Daniel Hamilton
Curious if the system will grant Jake a world wonder as reward
SinCinnamon
How is he going to choose his True Dragon to hunt? They are quite clearly people with factions and families. It’ll be hard to choose a target. Jake might need one to attack him first or find an already enemy faction.
SinCinnamon
At least a moon. Let’s get two moons in Earth’s sky.
Jordan Rogers
That’s true but i doubt it was consider as a sole individual conquered the galaxy of andromeda, even if Jacob is the technical highest ranked leader currently
SinCinnamon
By putting a fire haze behind his mouvements at will. Cue anime style!
SinCinnamon
I love Miranda! I always want more Miranda.
SinCinnamon
Don’t! Thats the stuff of nightmares!
SinCinnamon
He is likely not the only one though. The Holy Church dominated Andromeda. A weaker peak being likely did the same to another galaxy, or a faction like elves or dwarves. I imagine an Altmar backed elven faction could easily conquer their own galaxy.
Polaris
Soul Flamey. The little guy needs a first name
SinCinnamon
What kind of cliffhanger is Zog preparing for tomorrow? I’m a bit scared.
Polaris
I think his name is literally just Jake. After big Jake whisky
Phil Ritter
I really wonder where he wants to get a dragon from and considering they are sure to be sentient and probably B-Grade he needs one that’s a dick too. Otherwise it would be like fighting Villy
Tom C
If Jake calls it Flamey we riot
Tom C
*wipes away a tear* “They grow up so fast!”
Tom C
Anyone else wondering what a galaxy-wide ritual designed by Miranda the Primal Witch (name tbd) would look like? I reckon if she wanted she could set up some crazy crazy shit. TFTC!
Jordan Rogers
Jake ought to get some crazy title for conquering a galaxy at c rank
Gman
I think Jake's affinity is the amalgamation of all the affinities he is compatible with. Like dark affinity likes to devour other affinities and jakes has that aspect. It'll also have some time affinity mixed in. Plus some bloodline stuff in there. It must be something crazy to make even the first sage nervous.
Jordan Rogers
Would have to have some form of restriction to just keep god level power from completely taking over each new universe
Jordan Rogers
Probably will just allow peak c after the event, not b’s just those close to it. Then maybe a thousand years A grades , and 10,000 s, and 100,000 foreign gods🤷🏻♂️ or something like that
Arieh Sochaczevski
@MrCynical alchemical flames are useless for combat, SOUL flames might or might not be . That was covered in the class “Blaze It!”
Cory Sauls
If Villy came he would be in disguise more than likely, which would negate any reason to visit as I’m sure he doesn’t care about any of that to begin with. Plus the system won’t allow it until after the Universe opens up fully and we have no idea how long before that happens.
Forrest
Slutty Dragons
Steven Tuttle
the character building in this story is awesome
Jordan Rogers
They have their dragon hearts apparently it was mentioned with that naughty drake, maybe a full dragon heart would be the perfect food for a soulflame?
Arieh Sochaczevski
Errr… powers of creation and destruction? While they’ve never been mentioned, do we doubt that Jake’s been practicing Albaramoz’s material? I am still waiting for Jake to reach out to him again, to have a serious discussion about the cradle, and integrating the soul flame.
Victory Holcomb
Now that felt like the last chapter of a book.
SmokeJam
That notion is off the table since Nevermore. They just don't know quite how capable he is. But would be cool to get an update on Scarlett, they did want to pamper her
Ray Light
I wonder if the universe will open up more and more based on the max Tier reached in said Universe. So up to B-tier can enter when Jake reaches B-tier. Then God-tier enters when Jake reaches God-tier. Would make sense to prevent the Lodestar Mother to swoop in and kill off Jake once it suddenly open up to everyone.
AngelusDaniel
Thx for the chapter. "and those who dealt with growing or working with *planets* loved a good earth affinity Soulflame" i think it`s plants although knowing the universe that this book inhabits it could just as easily be planets
SmokeJam
The end. Story over, we just don't know it yet.
TyranT-Rex
I was actually thinking the same. Just couldn't come up with a good idea of what he could get from the true dragon that would actually be able to help the soul flame. Maybe the true dragon has a soul flame and Jake somehow feeds it to his flame.
Ray Light
Or are planet size comet that's filled with high grade materials?
Ray Light
More likely as a way to show off as Albaramoz doesn't think him capable. Especially not this early on.
Ray Light
It'll obviously turn into a Supreme Flame when taking it out. Possibly due to a 3rd party factor that he didn't know would happen😅
Strlo
Since his arcane affinity seems to enjoy devouring other affinities, I bet you it could eventually be used to destroy affinities and concepts, like what the viper did against yip, just on a much tinier scale until he gets stronger
Ray Light
He will make it's home a campfire in front of the little cabin in his soulspace. That way he can have some reading light in there when training his Meditation
Ray Light
You mean B-grade? Jake is way ahead of the curve
MrCynical
We already know he will. The bracelet he got was initially less impressive than the stat bonus rings everyone else got from killing the earth prima guardian but will upgrade depending on accomplishments at the end of the prima event.
William WIlson
I could see the dragon offering. Maybe gifting him some sort of soul flame domain not knowing about the cradle.
MrCynical
Highly unlikely, Jordan. It's been efficiently stated arcane flames are useless for combat.
William WIlson
See the chapter where we meet alberamoz and first learn of soul flames
Jordan Rogers
I think this hunting a dragon bit, he will get some loot that he will feed the cradle to help create the pinnacle soulflame
Clint
Perhaps a sentient friend living in his soul space, like sim Jake used to be.
Clint
Remember the stuff Albaramoz did with his soulflame when Jake took his class? He was literally creating and destroying things with pure willpower. That’s what I expect Jake to be doing in A grade once he’s mastered his soulflame.
Arieh Sochaczevski
He might care if his chosen becomes a Galactic Emperor in c-grade without the direct support of the order. That might be big enough news that he feels he should recognize it. Unless it’s the reverse, and having him recognize it takes away credit from Jake. It could go either way. Or maybe he’ll push Jake to conquer the entire 93rd. That could be fun.
PDDG Glaser
Ohh cool thought, back down to the basic functions of his bloodline
JayseKnyte
Thank you! 👍
Clint
Perhaps that’s the fate of Earth’s moon…
Clint
Or at least great instincts, and the impossible ability to notice when they are being watched.
JayseKnyte
That sounds like a satisfactory outcome.
Vega
I’m loving Miranda in her warlord era & Arnold co-opting Jake’s beast friends. Thanks for the chapter, and for touching base with Hawkie & Mystie, however briefly! Excited for Jake to take a break from the main storyline for a bit and embark on some side quests (with bonus dragon) & to meet the people! I still fondly remember Jake being unknowingly called out for leaving his kills all over the place when there was perfectly good material to be harvested. Awkward Jake is funny af
Clint
Same. I’d especially like a scene where the whole Emberflight leadership is freaking out, thinking Jake is going to take his revenge or throw a young master tantrum at them, when all he wants is some advice and tutoring.
Borbino the great
I feel like it’s going to be a great counter to other affinities and require way less resources then Jake using his other skills I bet if he had a strong enough soul flame it would’ve consumed the desolates child’s domain around Jake
TyranT-Rex
That would be really cool, getting a pinnacle or supreme soul flame before evolving to b grade would set the stage for some pretty cool possibilities from the records gained.
Ben Sheahan
I honestly don't think the Viper would bother. He's made it clear to Jake a few times that he doesn't really care about mortals
Sarianne Roodenburg
Looking forward to tomorrow's chapter as always 😊
Sarianne Roodenburg
😅🤣
Devin Williams
I thought that was a given. Payment for Arnold helping during the event is an entire planet, which he can mine, loot and then turn into a galaxy defender...the Planet Destroyer from Star Wars 7... Comes to mind
Jordan Rogers
Or just a random bonus to his evolution
alex
The harbinger will bring about the rise of the Soul Flame race
Jordan Rogers
I’ve got a feeling it’ll happened shortly before b grade , possibly it’ll end up as his evolution quest that he will have already accidentally accomplished
Jordan Rogers
It’ll help by being wicked cool! Also probably some kind of up close arcane fire breath attack which again would be wicked cool. But he would be able to have his own arcane flame for alchemy which would make his creations better for himself. If useless for anyone else
PDDG Glaser
I think it Is somehow related to the principle of yin and yang and the return to the origin / Tao, his destructive and stable could very well be refering to the yin and yang, and we often got hints, like him being the harbinger of primeval origins, or in the moment against Valdemar where he got all the energy out of the sand, that his bloodline has something to do with this return to the Tao
Michael Ferguson
Thankys
Valhazstromoz
I hope Jake's is special and becomes a friend rather than a tool
Kt-x
Thanks for the chapter 😁
The Uub
I remember what (and I know I'm going to flub this) Albermostroz said in his soulflame class. He discovered his flame would respond to willpower.
Sam
Still don't know why he would use the dragon when he has villy
dash w
Thanks for the chappy
Zuuuuuri
Truly in Jake spirit
Andy Swearingen
We don't REALLY know what Jake's affinity is, we keep almost getting told. My theory is his affinity it closer to just straight willpower incarnate but I know that's quite flimsy.
brjenness
"Jacob Allen Thayne, get in here this instant and explain to your mother why you destroyed an entire planet", Jake heard shouted from the other room as he finally realized why Caleb had that shitveating grin.
Admorias
I actually can’t wait to see if Villy gets to visit earth.
Stevean Bozek
Ah I remember when Jake was just a murder hobo looking dude meditating by a small lake in a forest and a small group of folks wandered into his territory while fleeing a tiger creature. Now he and Miranda, well mostly Miranda, will be in charge of the entire milky way galaxy
Shai182
TFTC!
Loststar7
TFTC.
Gareth Morgan
Flamy is going to be a core character some day
brjenness
Idea I sort of don't like....soul flame is the spark that is needed to bring back groot.
Ritsu
An arcane affinity is, by definition, defined by the will of the caster. That's why arcane affinities exist at all. And Jake's arcane affinity is tied to his bloodline, which focuses on instinct. I never put it together before now, but obviously an arcane Soulflame will have a good chunk of Jake's instinct, becoming the apex hunter in the cradle soon enough. Question now is, how would integrating this soulflame actuall help Jake? No freaking idea.
wyattmon
I enjoyed this whole Saga with Ell'hakan a lot but i'm very excited for this new push!
Valhazstromoz
That arcane soulflame is definitely sentient and now I'm rooting for the lil buddy YOU GOT THIS LIL FLAME!!🙏
TyranT-Rex
Been waiting for a cradle update for a while. Really interested to see what happens when he pulls the soul flame out.
A Flashy BR
TFTC!!
Samuel Nelson
That was a good read. Time dilation debates can be a headache apparently.
Mohammed Sheekh
Hopefully jake gets a custom reward after the prima guardian event ends
Matthew Brockman
I really want Jake to make that ember flight dragon (Az something) help him with the cradle. It would be a funny scene!
angel
Yay hunting time for what we all came for jake and his arrows in his foes heart
IntenseSushi
Tftc, looking forward to this next arc
Shadowessence
Oh how I hope he meets a leader named akbar.... who warns them of a trap....
Beemoss
Tftc
angel
We making the death star boys
PDDG Glaser
Tftc, and pretty obvious hint that Jake's soulflames are controllable by him or have some bit consciousness
Short
TFTC
Noah Mclelland
Imagine if Arnold was just handed a planet and he made it some massive factory.
Matthias
tftc
Apollo Greed
TYFTC! The galactic council is going to hit different when Jake uses his eye thing to kill someone mouthy to prove a point
SyndaXatrix
Thanks for the chapter!
Naotsugu97
Parthenax, noooooo!!!! 😂 TFTC!
Unwillingmainer
While Jake may want to hunt down a True Dragon, I'm fairly sure some of them want to hunt him down, for different things then what he wants though.
Darshar Griffonmane
The elites of Earth will for the most part, be normal to understand. Arnold is going to confuse the shit out of the rest of the universe I think. So the universe is bout to open back up, and we should be seeing Jake going on some hunts! tytfc!
Canis
I straight up forgot the cradle existed
Jack Lord
tftc
Fatkage
TFTC
Connor
Thanks for the chapter
Arieh Sochaczevski
Thanks for the chapter!
