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Chapter 1030 - Primal Hunter vs Celestial Child (7)
🕑 Added 2024-11-28 12:14:38 +0000 UTCA beam of moonlight struck where Jake had just been standing as he dodged out of the way, but rather than leave a big burning hole like the sunbeams had before, this one was far more subtle. Where it had hit, the ground just turned white and cracked, a faint wave of extreme cold washing over Jake from the impact spot.
First fire, now ice, Jake mentally commented as the Celestial Child held out his hand as his trident appeared. He grasped it with both hands – one made of pure celestial energy born from faith energy and the other real – and pointed it down toward the ground as if it were a staff.
It pulsed once, making Jake’s eyes open wide as a bright spark appeared from thin air before quickly exploding in a rain of starlight, making Jake dodge even further than he had initially planned to. Even so, Jake managed to release several arrows while moving, dodging every attack heading his way as a rain of exploding starlight and moonbeams came at him.
Ell’Hakan also managed to block all the attacks heading his way as barriers of solidified moonlight appeared to meet the arrows. Picking up even more speed, Jake rapidly took to the air to make it easier to dodge by giving him another direction to use while avoiding the nahoom.
Likely realizing he was wasting his energy, Ell’Hakan lowered his trident and regarded the weapon for a bit. “Your cowardly strategy will not work. I can see it. You believe my vessel will not be able to contain my power, so let me assure you. Even if it is destroyed, even if my body fades, I shall remain.”
Yeah, Jake wasn’t even going to address that one as he dodged another few attacks before Ell’Hakan stopped trying to play mage and entered melee once more. From Jake’s point of view, Ell’Hakan was definitely fucked in the head because while he claimed he would totally remain even when his “vessel” stopped working, Jake felt pretty certain reality disagreed with that statement.
The assumption that Jake was just trying to drag out the battle wasn’t a bad one, though. Because, in all honesty, just being purely on the defensive and dragging things out would be the wisest strategy Jake could deploy.
Ell’Hakan was essentially using a boosting skill far beyond what his body could handle, but rather than burn his own energy, he was constantly absorbing and using faith energy as fuel. The thing is, no matter how many people he sacrificed and no matter how much faith energy he absorbed, he was ultimately still limited by his body – or, as the Celestial Child called it, his vessel.
So, if Jake wanted a safe victory, he wouldn’t even try to attack but just dodge around until his opponent burned himself out. However, Jake didn’t want to do that. He wanted the fight and to kill Ell’Hakan for good on his own... plus, the guy had already pulled off a miracle and survived when he should already have been dead once.
Jake wasn’t going to accept it happening a second time by playing things too passively.
Still, all this did make Ell’Hakan extremely dangerous as the nahoom turned into a beam of light, the sunlight replaced with moonlight as he used his movement skill. Appearing right in front of him, Jake, for the very first time, could use both his katars with Eternal Hunger now back being a melee weapon.
He met the trident as he tried to parry it, but as his weapon got closer to Ell’Hakan’s, he felt as if the katar was magnetically repelled from the trident while his opponent’s weapon veered in an unnatural angle toward Jake’s chest.
Twisting his body equally unnaturally, Jake still barely avoided as he spun in the air and tried to land a blow on the nahoom, but his opponent responded quickly, using his arm made of pure energy to block the attack. Jake did manage to cut off the hand, but it was instantly regenerated, it happening so fast that Jake’s swing hadn’t even finished before he was met with a blast of white light from the newly formed hand.
The light washed over Jake and was met with Scales of the Malefic Viper that nullified most of it as he infused the skill with extra energy. The white flash of light didn’t blast Jake back or anything. Instead, he felt himself momentarily freeze up and get slower as Ell’Hakan swung his trident.
Without any hesitation, Jake erupted with arcane energy as he caused an explosion in front of himself, getting blasted back from the shockwave while narrowly avoiding a nasty cut. He carefully stabilized, telling himself to be more cautious moving forward.
Not giving him any break, Ell’Hakan continued attacking, showing off the same pure skill as a warrior he had before. Even if it seemed like his personality had drastically changed, Ell’Hakan was clearly still himself, seeing as he had the exact same fighting style now as before. As for how in the hell it made sense for someone “reincarnated” to only use the skills of the person’s body they had taken over... yeah, the short answer was that it didn’t.
One good thing about his change was that Jake hadn’t felt the use of Ell’Hakan’s Bloodline even once so far. For good reasons, Jake couldn’t be entirely confident Ell’Hakan wasn’t still actually using it subtly on Jake here and there, but he did have a theory that the entire Bloodline was kind of preoccupied with keeping the delusion going.
This did help Jake a little, but he still found himself on the back foot as he faced the onslaught of the massive powered-up Ell’Hakan. He ended up making a mistake soon after, misjudging the distance slightly due to the odd pull of the trident, resulting in Jake blocking Ell’Hakan’s attack directly rather than deflecting it.
Jake felt pain rush down his arm and hand from the impact, barely holding on and giving Ell’Hakan a chance to strike for more. The trident flashed with white light again. Jake expected to have his movement affected, but instead, he was actually blasted back this time as a sense of death and cold washed over him.
Even if much of the light was blocked by the scales, Jake still felt his soul be affected as he took a significant amount of direct damage to his health pool. Moreover, rime formed on his clothes and scales from the cold light.
By now, one thing was pretty evident.
The moon affinity used by Ell’Hakan was altered compared to what Jake had read about. It had an odd stillness to it... a sense of serenity that was definitely not healthy to have in the middle of a fight.
Usually, the moon was seen as quite a mysterious concept. It was heavily tied to the concept of mysticism and magic itself, and while it wasn’t anything odd for it to also be expressed as cold energy, it usually wasn’t like this. Compared to the Lucenti affinity - the concept of moonlight – this light also differed substantially.
It had way too much death baked into it. Rather than death only being expressed through coldness, the magic deployed by Ell’Hakan had the death affinity itself be part of it. In many ways, what Jake currently faced was the exact opposite of the sun affinity from before. Death instead of life, cold instead of heat, and rather than having the ability to stimulate healing and life, this one had the exact opposite as it sought to still everything.
Chances are this expression of the moon affinity was born from the faith and belief the native nahoom had regarding the twin moons. To the nahoom, the moons were harbingers of cold and death on the planet. The planet was entirely desert, so he could only assume how extremely low the temperature could drop during the night... and he couldn’t help but imagine how many had frozen to death, with the last thing they saw the two moons in the sky, hanging above them like the eyes of the grim reaper.
Jake couldn’t say if this interpretation of the moon affinity was more or less dangerous than the regular kind, but one thing he did know was that it was far more offensive in nature. He took soul damage every time the light washed over him, and the coldness slowed Jake down in both body and soul, making it an incredibly dangerous mix with Ell’Hakan’s powerful physical abilities and – after his boost – superior stats.
Finally, Ell’Hakan now fought as if he had unlimited resources, which, to be fair to him, he kind of had as he was being fed more faith energy than he could possibly handle.
Jake wasn’t entirely losing out, though. Relying on his usual technique of being primarily defensive while landing the occasional counterattack, Jake worked to disrupt his opponent’s momentum while not getting caught out of position himself, occasionally even landing a small counter.
After a dozen seconds of Ell’Hakan failing to land any blows despite constantly slowing Jake down or trying to impede his movements with the cold moonlight, he once more changed things up.
Ell’Hakan swung his trident wide, releasing a wave of pure energy that glittered like starlight, forcing Jake back as he prepared for Ell’Hakan’s follow-up. However, rather than charging, the Usurper raised his trident toward the sky as he spoke.
“Starfall.”
A massive beam of solid starlight shot upwards at an incredible speed before exploding over a hundred kilometers up. As it exploded, a wave of multi-colored light filled the air like a thick cloud... a cloud that rapidly began falling toward the ground.
Ell’Hakan, who had been staring upwards with a smile, was suddenly in for a rude surprise as an Arcane Powershot struck him square in the chest, blasting him into the horizon as Jake swiftly whipped out his bow the second he saw the opportunity to do so.
However, right after Jake hit him, space itself seemed to twist for a moment as Ell’Hakan was dragged back through reality, appearing where he had just been hit before, with no signs of the arrow having ever struck him. He didn’t even say anything but instead just charged before Jake could shoot a new Arcane Powershot, Jake unsure what kind of skill he had just used.
Jake reacted by teleporting back while taking a potshot, keeping an eye on the attack arriving from above. He kept retreating back but was soon caught up with as the nahoom used his movement skill again right after Jake teleported.
Switching weapons quickly, Jake used both katars to block and redirect a downward swing, making the ground erupt as the trident struck it and caused an explosion of light that sent Jake skirting back. While still blinded, Jake bent backward, avoiding a horizontal slash as he twisted his body and kicked Ell’Hakan, launching himself away again.
Giving chase, Ell’Hakan made his trident glow with powerful moonlight once more, creating a domain of frost and death all around him that froze the ground in his wake. This was timed with the attack from above also finally arriving.
Tens of thousands of crystalline shards of starlight fell from the sky like rain, each of them highly unstable based on an extremely brief analysis. With a charging Ell’Hakan and the attack from above, Jake also took things up a notch as he infused his presence with energy, activating Pride of the Malefic Viper.
The domain of frost met tough competition as Ell’Hakan entered range, Jake diving forward to meet his opponent. As he dove, the air above him shivered as arcane mana manifested, dozens of destructive bolts and orbs appearing to meet the shards of starlight.
Jake and Ell’Hakan clashed as stars met arcane, massive explosions of multi-colored light and Jake’s destructive arcane energy enveloping them as they kept fighting despite the constant explosions happening all around.
This cascade of explosions ended up distracting Ell’Hakan far more than Jake as he found himself blinded and, at times, disoriented, allowing Jake to take advantage as he landed several stabs on the Usurper, blood splurting into the air with every attack.
His opponent stumbled but quickly recovered as he purposefully got stabbed in the stomach and used the opportunity to grab Jake’s forearm with his hand of starlight. The hand instantly began glowing, Jake’s scales fighting back hard. Gritting his teeth, Jake used his other katar to try and stab Ell’Hakan in the neck, but the nahoom managed to block it, forcing Jake to take more extreme measures. Jake’s body split into two as a shadow disengaged out of his back, the Shadow Vault aspect of the skill allowing him to get away.
At the same time, the real Jake purposefully stabbed his arm deeper through Ell’Hakan’s stomach before making the entire arm explode, the overflowing arcane energy in his body erupting inside Ell’Hakan’s stomach.
Having lost an arm, Jake stumbled back as a trident swung for his neck, but all he did was smile as he was hit. The trident successfully beheaded the Eternal Shadow as the real Jake had switched positions with it just in the nick of time. Ell’Hakan was clearly perplexed even as the Arcane Powershot hit him in the shoulder – the one where he still had an arm of flesh and blood - blasting it off entirely.
Jake prepared to launch a follow-up arrow, but right as he let go of the string, he suddenly lost strength in his arm, making him fumble and miss the Arcane Powershot entirely as Jake grimaced, looking at his arm where Ell’Hakan had held him.
Despite using Eternal Shadow, Jake still had a burnt-in handprint on his forearm, the skin there entirely white and lifeless. What’s more, it was rotting all the way through, with even the Soulshape having taken damage. While he had managed to land a good hit, the cost had been pretty big, too, as even if he switched places with his Eternal Shadow, he’d still lost a good deal of vital energy from that stunt.
Opposite him, Ell’Hakan regarded his missing arm but seemed to barely mind as a new arm of starlight instantly formed while he began walking forward.
“You still fail to comprehend what you are facing. As long as the stars and moons of the universe exist, so shall I,” he said in a calm and confident voice. “The biggest mistake you’ve made was to trap me with you within this world of void sorcery. All that did was make your escape impossible, cutting off all paths for survival.”
Jake glared at his arm once more as he tensed it up, purposefully flooding it with vital energy as it healed quickly. He barely cared about what Ell’Hakan said as he regarded the nahoom with a cold gaze.
“I guess we’ll see if it was a mistake or not.”
The nahoom just sighed. “It was.”
Just then, the entire body of the Celestial Child pulsed, as in the sky, a second explosion of starlight happened that caused a rain of shards, all done without him even having to shoot a beam up there. At the same time, he took another step forward but stomped hard this time. From his stomp, a wave of cold spread in a circle all around him. Jake took to the air immediately to dodge, as below him, the ground erupted with ice crystals piercing through the ground.
With the same stomp that summoned these ice shards, Ell’Hakan propelled himself forward, his aura of cold and death only growing as he approached his final end. Far above in the sky, above the falling shards of starlight, the twin moons also began to glow with renewed power as the moonlight fell upon Jake, sending a cold shiver through his soul.
Jake responded by empowering his Pride of the Malefic Viper even more as magic manifested all around him to meet the multi-pronged attack, as once more, katars and trident clashed under the cold moonlight, one battling to “save” his world despite already being a dead man walking, but refusing to see it due to his massive delusions, while the other...
Well, the other one was just doing it because he wanted to, and as the pressure mounted, the opportunities he knew it could lead to, as there was no better time than a battle like this, one which genuinely threatened his life, to push himself further and progress his Path.
Comments
DirePants
lol very “Next time on Dragon Ball Z!” 😂😂😂 man this battle could definitely give Frieza and Goku a run for their money.
Trumangolorian
Tyftc
Olof Karlsson
Thanks for the chapter!
Joshua Little
Thanks for the chapter.
Chloe
Woo. Atta boy Jake. Get em. Tyftc
Skarsol
The answer was 2 chapters!
JJB4345_80_815
Yes, thank you for the chappy Zogarth!
Kt-x
Thanks for the chapter
Tejas Jay
Thanks for being polite. I agree with you. It was an immediate reaction because I personally just loved how EH died 2 chapters ago. I still love the story and just need to be more patient.
Gwiddion
I could understand your original comment if it was them just trading blows with out much changing. But the fight is clearly evolving and moving along. Also we have no cuts to other stories of god's etc apart from that tiny William piece. Stating Ur opinion is totally valid but going straight to I hate this because of the fights length is quite a steep step. Though telling you to unsub is also quite the over reaction. I would advice you to pause reading if your easily annoyed by lengthy content pieces till the fight is done. There where quite a few previous fights that felt really drawn out on here and where totally fine once read back to back.
Admiral Dakbar
In the next coming chapters I hope we see the end of EH and then I’d like a little side story about Duskleaf and his “shattered dusk emperor” title
Devillelouch
I do wonder what the next chapter will be because this chapter and the celestial child chapter dont make me feel we are getting a bloodline vs bloodline ending. I dont think progressing his path is a trancendance either. So unless its mythical skill into Yip of Yore secret vs Bloodline, it feels like a no thump fight. 14 chapters feels too high for a fight. This was a very odd chapter, EH didnt dominate enough for a thump and didnt feel like the fight is in the final stage.
Terrence White
This version of EH feels like a Dark Souls Boss and I am so here for it.
BearHandMan
I’d bet he uses his Jake juice to bring Cheeto back to his “origin” aka shattering his whole “celestial child” ploy
Vinstro
Tftc! *THUMP* Incoming!
Tejas Jay
Lol, I don't have to blindly Ike everything, I'm allowed to share my opinion. Maybe the person who should chill is the guy who feels entitled enough to tell a stranger to not share their opinion. I just ask you Why? I share comments on chapters I love too.
Lucy
Damn is tomorrow's cliffhanger gonna be painful...Though it's totally going to be worth the wait! This has to be one of the fights that really pushes Jake, like his first with FK/KotF, and the second against Valdemar's projection thing in the Colosseum (forgot name). So excited to hear the "THUMP" during a fight! Tyftc Zogarth!
Cory Sauls
You could unsub from the Patreon and wait like other people if you can't handle it. Otherwise check your entitlement at the door and enjoy the story. It only feels dragged out because we have to wait a day to know what happens next. Chill out, take a breath and enjoy the ride.
CaptainFlowers
I was pissed like two chapters back because it felt somewhat forced, but with some rereads I'm liking it more and more. Cheetah being the final one to be consumed and twisted by his bloodline so hard it actually kills him is a nice touch. Though I wonder if Jake will be credited with the kill, for the CC
Razeel Nightfall
Holy sht that song is now in my head, and it really fits with the story -so far.
Ty Cooper
I think the bargain hasn't happened because it cannot finish yet. ElCheeto still controls the planet. Either it has to be taken back in 30 days or ElCheeto dies loosing control of the planet.
Ty Cooper
Lol I am super happy! ElCheeto erased himself to make a representation of the Celestial Child. Control-alt-delete
Max
Tftc!!
Kevin Watson
Has Ell’Hakan not been a threat since before Nevermore? The fight is obviously going to be long and drawn out, it’s a real fight to figure out the current pinnacle of this universe, chill
SmokeJam
European Thanksgiving is usually end of September, start of October and more a Christian thing than a general holiday. We just watch you guys eat these days.
SmokeJam
Probably the mystery person who collected the Desolate Child. We know there are connections to EH
SmokeJam
The skill was called Absolute Delusion. There is no god in this thing, just unholy amounts of faith energy. This is just a prelude to an actual False God fight against the reborn Desolate Child and then we can hopefully move on to broader horizons than what this is currently.
B9
I can’t wait for that ‘Thump’
Tejas Jay
Yeah Nevermore was far too long.
Tejas Jay
I was really happy with the length and end of EH few chapters ago. I hate this just being dragged along.
Richard Rader
And he’s orange too…
brjenness
Have you ever danced with a nahoon in the pale moon light?
Ty Cooper
Lol I have to say I like this Cheeto much better than the last and a good fight. Glad El Cheeto original pretty much just erased himself to make this Celestial Child. Man I hate the original. Great character creation there Zog. I truly hate El Cheeto original.
Hotep Saxis
Eversmile can’t be in the 93rd universe yet.
joel southard
Nice thank you for the chapter
Hotep Saxis
I think Jake would have been able to recognize the mana signature if it was Jacob.
Hotep Saxis
He’s not a god. He’s a delusional high C grade mortal temporarily over powered with faith energy. Jake is going to take him out, but not before another cliff it seems. This is close to the longest fight in the whole series. The Minaga fight in Nevermore was nine chapters, then 3 more for wrap up.
Harbby
EH is like Cartman in that south park episode where he kept giving himself powers to win
Nathan's Gambit
I'm 100% ready for this to be over and for Jake to go places and even see b grade. The el'hackan thing got kind old many chapters ago, ready for Jake to see the multiverse and do stupid shit again
Nathan's Gambit
And more on this is I think that's why this trade thing has actually taken so long. I feel like the viper may be using this as a teaching moment and is going to wait until Jake realizes he may have fucked up to then finish the trade. Jake basically stepped into the gods personal domain and I'm willing to bet the viper is fully understanding what this is. He doesn't help Jake until Jake normally asks or waits till the last second like the soul upgrade thing. I think he is just waiting for the "you seem to be in another pickle again already it seems"
Scion
I'm getting kind of bored with no skill upgrades and stuff like that it's just like okay he's not being pushed at all
Nathan's Gambit
You could say that we are fighting evil by moonlight.... no worries, I'll see myself out. Back tomorrow for more sailor Jake....in all seriousness, I feel like this is way over jakes head actually, whatever this is is more on the level of a deity or something and the Viper taking over the planet through the trade is what's going to end this things domain and give Jake the ability to be on a more equal standing again. Personally it kinda feels like this moon god thing is now playing with Jake and Jake is under the wrong assumption that it's just ellhakan being crazy
Ben
Seems like I have a few more days of having “can’t fight the moonlight” stuck in my head…
Andrew Johnson
My money is its somehow Eversmile watching
Fate Hydrax
Counterpoint: this chapter is great
Asher Mack
Yeah I don’t think it would be smart on zogs side to write every chapter the day before or something he probably does a full day or two of writing for the week or weeks
Ansordia
probably Elhakan/Celestial child is using the bloodline to twist Jakes desire to see him dead and not runaway... also he might not die considering faith energy is diffrent from what Jake knows he isn't yet familiar with it. My bet is that Jake is just being class A moron
Asher Mack
Lizy Flore Agreed, Colton if you want somewhere to rant I recommend Reddit or discord dog
Razeel Nightfall
I am just happy that they are fighting in void space so they can't witness Jakes growth.
Razeel Nightfall
I wonder if it is Jacob watching the fight or someone else spying for another faction.
Razeel Nightfall
If Jake could derank people, I think gods would step in once MW opened up and kill him.
Gwiddion
Im calling it now on monday Jake has CC on the ropes close to dying and it fuses with the desolation false god and we get round 3. Can't wait. :D
Unlisted Pokémon Hudson
Ayo?
brjenness
nothing more offensively soul crushing then having Jake juice shot into your face
Rewdan
Zogarth you did it again a new high bar adding even more tension. Loving your work
Lizy Flore
If it’s just to post comment like that, that are neither constructive nor supportive, maybe don’t comment at all. As an author, an artist or a creator, it’s hard reading things like that.
brjenness
cs.. I think nevermore was complained about as being too long... I think it was fine reading it all at once...but 1 chapter a day would have painful. zog apparently was tired of the complaints...the latest book recap refers to this
SmokeJam
Yeah... but Jake wants that skill upgrade.
Unlisted Pokémon Hudson
Maybe Jake will use his Jake juice offensively and somehow twist Orange Fucks soul so hard he can’t maintain his delusion
SmokeJam
What a setup for the cliffhanger tomorrow
Colton
C Smith
What's the nevermore uprising?
joe schmoe
I can't wait to see what Jake pulls off in this next chapter, this fight has been wild
Johnsmith
Happy Thanksgiving
Shaibene
Im seeing Jake use his path of the heretic-chosen vision skill
Cory Sauls
count on it.
Rahsheem Reid
Jake: the best fight I can find is someone who had to create a player just to come in second
Cory Sauls
Spero che il capitolo di domani ci dia un'idea di cosa farà Jake per porre fine al CC/EH.
A nice fire
He was still the real Jake when he stabbed him, then he was shadow Jake when the counter attack came. He can choose to “have been” the other body at any time, but any damage caused before then to an enemy lingers, so he hit him with his skills before switching
Shaibene
He uses Primal Origins on EH turning him back into an F grade, then crushes his weak skull between his palms while staring him straight in the eyes
Alex
You know, after the Treasure Hunt Villy told Jake that if he fought someone using a suicidal powerup then the smart thing would be to run away. It's definitely what I would do in this situation: if your opponent's death is a foregone conclusion then run away, and watch them die from a good safe distance.
Frédéric Cantin
Tyftc
Spencer Tyler
I think EH would die after it ran out, and Jake wants to kill him himself
Doug
I think TyranT was talking about Moment getting upgraded, not Eternal Shadow
Piero Fiorini
Stiamo tirando la broda insomma...
Anthony Nonhof-Fisher
Let’s hope
brjenness
After the nevermore uprising of 2024, zog went back and added 97 chapters to the battle for nahoom.
Alex Lane
TYFTC. That last paragraph is only one sentence and it feels like it should be two.
Brendan Bowen
Thanks for the Chapter
brjenness
A strategic withdrawal wouldn't be the dumbest move. Let all that faith energy burn off so he's just fighting a c grade with c grade resources
kingofshibainu
So what primal Hunter shenanigans will Jake pull tomorrow?
Kuniku778
I count it, he lost the use of an arm, in all seriousness this has been a great fight. Seems like next chapter will be the end of the fight proper mabey not the death of Ol' celestial child, but the end of the big skills and twists.
liquid_helix
Is he dead yet?
Rhett Russell
I think the celestial child mentioned that he was a reincarnation or something in the vessel of el hakkan “‘Ell’Hakan... the name of the former slave allowed to be the vessel of I, the Celestial Child. An honorable role, to be allowed to inhabit my reincarnation, and one he shall be recognized for,’ the nahoom spoke.“
Pickled Rick
I can't be certain but for a battle like this I suspect Zog has already finished most of the fight and is now just releasing a chapter each day. Writing a battle like this very much feels like you can get in the zone and spend several hours to write it to get several chapters ahead and just take some time off.
Pickled Rick
It cannot be completed until Cheeto loses control of the Pylon so basically with Cheeto's death the Planet should be offered to Villy. Hopefully Jake will get a ton of levels or something cooler to push him towards B tier faster.
Eiv
So it is Friday again tomorrow. I mean 🙈😂
Specter
Thank you! "At the same time, the real Jake purposefully stabbed his arm" would this not be shadow jake? or maybe just before that the shadow splitting off gives him an escape option and not to get away at that moment?
AetherBoye
Fairly confident zog is European, so he wouldn't be celebrating Thanksgiving anyway? Not sure, but for him this is just another Thursday
Brian Schutt
Eternal Shadow is Mythical already. SimJake and Jake made it right before he got his C Grade evolution. Think it was early book 9 when he upgraded it fighting Snappy. Or during time training. Forgot which.
Brian Griffith
Wasn’t sure if there would be a chapter today. While i am glad to see it hopefully you have enough if a buffer that you can enjoy the holidays. Burnout is a real thing so people in to relax every once in a while.
Skarsol
When does the pylon ritual finish?
A. B. Edwards
DON'T HIT ME WITH REALITY LIKE THIS! AT LEAST LET ME DREAM! I CAN DO THAT MUCH CAN'T I? Wait, is Ell'Hakan messing with my emotions, making me think the fight will end tomorrow? That's it, kill him Jake, I take back all I said.
TyranT-Rex
Ohh a fellow blue lock fan. Yeah that's a good analogy. Even with everything that's happened, it seems like Jake is doing his best to prevent moment from triggering. Using Eternal shadow to get out of danger before moment triggers. It hasn't seen an upgrade since he got it in book 2 so would be really cool if it upgraded to mythical in this fight.
Nexas Aurelias
I doubt it. Soul damage is harder to heal but like when he hurt his soul after the CoL fight he was able to heal after a few months. It's possible that the damage could be permanent soul damage bur even then there are ways for jake to recover. Example being evolutionnto B grade
Beemoss
Tftc
Jake Atwood
Even if it did he’s about to hit B grade and that will fix it
BenjiVoid
There's a difference between "his miraculous resurrection is bloodline shenanigans" Vs him knowing that the delusion involves him being a reincarnation or other things he knows here. ("As for how in the hell it made sense for someone “reincarnated” to only use the skills of the person’s body they had taken over")
TyranT-Rex
I know that deep down you know that it's not finishing tomorrow. We can celebrate the conclusion together on Tuesday. But I do agree, I really like EH as a villian. Unique powers and abilities that makes the fight interesting.
BumAssBumAss
You guys remember in Blue Lock, bachira states that when you use all your tactics to the max it still isn't enough, that's when you can truly get excited. I think Jake is sort of like that. When pushed to the very limit, he gets excited. Blue Lock really gave me amazing visuals to reference I imagine Jake.
A. B. Edwards
I really hated Ell'Hakan most of this time but he is shaping up to be a genuinely good character and his powers are really, really cool. Perfectly encapsulating the Nahoom belief system, perfecting Yip's path through delusions, the powers are just original and unique. And the Celestial Child (the delusion) is actually a character I can't help but like. We don't know much about him and he is an ass, no doubt, but he is pretty cool. Jake still has plenty of tricks though and I don't get the same feelings from this fight as I didlike the first time he fought the King of the Forest, Minaga, the dual headed orc or Prima Guardian. This is a fight he can defiantly win and he has total confidence in that where those fights he was really on edge and could not do it alone. This is why I love this series, the best moments are just when Jake gets to fight a good, strong opponent. Now, Zogarth, all I beg is that you don't turn this into a dragon ball fight. Please don't make us wait the weekend to see the end of this fight, I beg you.
Phasmatic7
Thankies for the chapie zogie
Vex
Because he knows EHs bloodline can cause powerfully delusions. Aswell as he himself has experienced his bloodline doing something similar so it not a far off assumption for Jake to make
Andromeda Adams
Whoa .. wow! Tyftc! How will Jake survive? Is his arm permanently damaged, since it affected his soul shape?
NovaZero
Here's how to disrupt Jake: Tell him he's getting mooned.
Abhishek
Orange fu*k is fuel for the hunter. Zog I swear if you give us another cliff!!!
Mrburns93
There was a bloodline resonance in the last chapter, very short excript in the last paragraph. That might explain it.
Daniel Kaltenbach
Not gonna lie, that would be hilarious
Michael mann
It feels like the Exulted Prima Guardian pushed Jake harder than this fight has. But I’m also enjoying that he properly paces himself now, getting into that upper grade mentality of fights are marathons. Embracing that duels to the death like this are more like a game of chess than a street fight, thoroughly enjoying this fight. Dressing tomorrows cliff ending with a *THUMP*
Michael mann
I think he’s Danish
BenjiVoid
I know we saw the bloodline shenanigans and internal delusion that powered up El Hakan, but how the hell does Jake know?
Kyler
Moons haunted. Moons haunted again.
IFL
Random thought, but if the Nahoom souls are still empowering EH, does that mean they're not technically dead until he too dies? If so, does Jake get credited with the genocide (and some funky title from it) when he finishes of EH?
Sailesh Kumar Kumar
TFTC
ReadingObsessed
TY
ReadingObsessed
I believe he's English?
Trevor Mergen
Thanks!
Matthias
Tftc
Invictus Red
It’s crazy because even though Jake is on the back foot, I feel like he hasn’t pulled out his entire bag of tricks. Well he used the Wings to escape the center of the planet.. Shadow is active but not a perfect evasion move.. he’s taking soul damage.. but he hasn’t used a potion yet? He hasn’t capitalized on his new skills? He only used Heartrot early in the fight? The ritual is still going on? So many loose threads left to pull on.. oh and yeah, Jake Juice in addition to Villy’s blood are still at play.
Frost1005
Tftc
Dan
Every chapter, this fight gets better and better. I hate Ell'Cunt as an individual, but I've loved him for the role he's played in making the Prima Guardian arc even more thrilling. Can't wait for his head to roll!
Jose Reyna
TFTC
ScorpioPerk
if not then oh well, still nice to say
Hotep Saxis
FIX: the onslaught of the massive(ly) powered-up Ell’Hakan.
Zogarth
fix
Zogarth
Fix
Den
He's getting power from the Moon and he didn't regale us with a lengthy transformation with his naked silhouette against the Moon? He won't punish Jake in the name of the Moon?
Lawrence
Happy thanksgiving everyone and thanks for the chapter ZOG
Kelvin Garcia
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Kevin Bennett
Looks like jakey boy is doing the ole "get em nice and powered up before we kill em" thing. like God,like chosen
Drendude
Is Zogarth even based in the US? The post timing around daylight savings would suggest not
TyranT-Rex
So thinking we get a mid fight skill upgrade tomorrow. Maybe scales or pride and then the conclusion on Monday or Tuesday.
Lucky Luke
While he had managed to land a good hit, the cost had been pretty big, too, as even if he switched places with his Eternal Shadow, he’d still lost* a good deal of vital energy from that stunt.
James Faulkner
Tftc!
Bruce Sheplan
We will find out monday after tomorrow’s mega cliff!
Blackbriar
Great fight! I like a storyteller who is this creative.
The Sleeping Forest
Hell yea! Glad the fight didn’t end to quickly and Jake having a good fight to progress his path forward as a true hunter who battles only the strongest and most powerful, even those who are above him only to come out on top as a real underdog
Darthnarciss
While Jake is indeed here for the fight, you can't ignore the dash of revengeance mixed with a touch of absolution. Served alongside a heaping double helping of selfish greed, of course. I mean, he IS Jake, afterall.
Rishain
I do like the idea of the bad guy going super sajin before death
Inneedofducks
Very nice
Valhazstromoz
Nows not the time for murderhobo antics Jakey boy kill this bitch
Navdeep Kumar
This just gets more intense with every chapter... I wonder what is going on with the ritual on the planet core
Despair
I hope next episode Jake will start blowing up moons :)
IntenseSushi
Tftc
eatingpitza314
nice
João Gabriel
TFTC, by the way things are going monday is going to be awesome
Noah Mclelland
Typical Jake, just fighting cheeto because "he wanted to" lol.
Pablo Barbatto
Let's go Jake!!!
Allan
Jake did manage to cut off the hand, but it was instantly regenerated, it happening to fast that Jake’s swing hadn’t even finished before he was met with a blast of white light from the newly formed hand. to -> so
Paulo Furlaneto
TFTC
deus vault
nice
Nick Polomski
So glad Jake is here just for the fight, no way is this Fanta fuck surviving for much longer
Scott Miles
Noice!
Powers
happy thanksgiving!!
Cryingwisp
Yeah buddy
ScorpioPerk
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
DarkKingLycaon
Third
Connor
Thanks for the chapter
Deathcula
Yeah!
