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Chapter 984 - After the Fall
🕑 Added 2024-08-27 10:52:10 +0000 UTCThe interior of the lodge was silent as a wood-like mask lay on the table in the middle of the living room. The Sword Saint, Sylphie, Miranda, William, Eron, and Sandy were all inside the room, looking at the mask.
Jake had been knocked unconscious for nearly three days after he returned from Earth, having entered what Eron described as a coma-like state to protect himself. He had strained his soul too much during the fight, resulting in his healing journey being set back by a little, but honestly, Jake didn’t care about that right now.
They had all gathered once Jake was awake, and the Sword Saint had returned from saving another planet in their galaxy. It had only been appropriate to wait for him, as the old man had spent several decades with the Unique Lifeform, and while Jake couldn’t say they had been close, they hadn’t been unfriendly either.
All of them were silent for a while until the expected blame game began, and everyone had only a single person they believed was at fault: themselves.
”I should have been able to get back faster,” the Sword Saint said in a severe tone while frowning. ”Not until it was too late did I realize how severe the situation truly was…”
”I shouldn’t have been a fucking moron and gotten myself injured. If I only I had been a condition to properly fight, I could have been the one to buy us time,” Jake also said, feeling like he was far more responsible than the Sword Saint, who hadn’t even been there.
”Ree…” Sylphie sadly let out a small screech. She was sad and angry at herself that she hadn’t been faster or stronger. That she hadn’t heard the whispers of the wind earlier and made their escape or that she hadn’t insisted on running right away when the Desolate Child of Loss had not been overtly aggressive.
Out of everyone, she was perhaps the one who blamed herself the most, as she had been there from the beginning. They had been a team going around together, taking down Prima Guardians and saving planets, and she felt like she’d let her teammate down and left him for dead.
”And I should have had better intelligence so that all this could have been prevented,” Miranda agreed and sighed. ”But blaming ourselves won’t help anything, and while I can’t say I knew the Fallen King that well, I at least knew him well enough that he would have called us all foolish for dwelling on the past and not focusing on the future.”
Jake kind of wanted to protest but kept quiet as he could almost hear the admonishing words of the Unique Lifeform that they dared waste time sitting like this together just staring at a damn mask rather than spend their time productively.
Looking at the mask, it hadn’t changed in appearance in the slighest. Then again, it hadn’t really changed ever since Jake got it. Thinking back, wasn’t this the piece of equipment he had the longest if one didn’t count his boots and necklace that he’d upgraded several times using different items? Wasn’t the mask the only thing that had remained mostly unchanged, at least when it came to its effects?
Jake couldn’t remember anything else he still had from all the way back in the tutorial which he actively used. Maybe his cauldron and bed… but they weren’t the same as something he wore on his face all the time.
Despite its lack of changes in appearance and effect, the description of the Mask of the Fallen King had undergone some changes whenever something major happened with the Unique Lifeform he originally got it from… and this time was no different as it had once more been updated.
[Mask of the Fallen King (Unique)] – A mask containing the Records and Truesoul of the Fallen King, a mighty Unique Lifeform. The mask is made of a wood-like material unique to the lifeform it comes from and it does not obstruct vision when worn and regenerates itself from any damage taken. The Truesoul and final intent of the Unique Lifeform remains within, allowing this item to continue growing as you grow in power. Enchantments: Truesoul of the Fallen King. Passively absorbs mana in the atmosphere, increasing mana recovery rate by a large amount. Increases maximum mana by 25%.
Requirements: Soulbound
He had made it so everyone could see the description as he quite honestly didn’t care to keep it a secret, and it didn’t have much in there that he believed was worth keeping hidden in the first place, even if he knew the mask – purely as a piece of equipment – surpassed even Eternal Hunger in some areas. Anything giving percentage amplifiers was incredibly rare, after all, and he knew it was only possible because of the unique nature of the mask.
As for the actual contents of the description… Jake wasn’t exactly sure what it all truly meant. He remembered the conversation he had with the Fallen King shortly after the Unique Lifeform’s resurrection and what he’d said back then.
Not even the King knew what would happen if he died with his physical body. All they both knew was that the mask contained the Truesoul of the Unique Lifeform, and it had since the very beginning. In some ways, the mask could be viewed as the ”true” body of the Fallen King, but it wasn’t as simple as that.
The mere fact Jake had gotten experience from the Fallen King the first time around meant he truly died… and this time, he had died once more. This left some hope, as Jake saw a way to once more bring the Fallen King back to life, and he even had a healer in the room who knew more about souls and healing than any other C-grade he was aware of.
Asking him was only natural, and the healer took a while before he sighed.
”All creatures in the multiverse have souls. That’s simply a law of the world… but they tend to have more than a soul. A Soulshape. An actual physical or even metaphysical body, but no matter what, they have something that exists within reality. The Unique Lifeform known as the Fallen King had neither of these… when I healed the vessel he called his body, I noticed how foreign it was to anything else, which was a big reason why I couldn’t truly heal it. The Soulshape had been created from scratch, every part of it meticulously designed and infused with what felt like parts of the Fallen King’s Truesoul, which shouldn’t be possible according to what I know,” the healer said, speaking with a higher level of uncertainty than usual.
”What I’m saying is… the Fallen King wasn’t a creature with a soul, but a soul that made itself a creature. It’s all in reverse done through what I can only describe as methods worthy of being called unique and not anything I believe regular beings could achieve.”
”Doesn’t that mean he can be healed like he was the first time around?” Jake asked with a high level of hope as he looked at the mask, not entirely understanding what Eron had said. ”Chances are his soul is just slumbering and slowly regenerating within, and given enough time, he should be back… maybe with another item like the Soul Renewal, we could resurrect him fully.”
Eron sighed again and continued. ”The situation was very different. I’m unaware of what led to the circumstances of the Fallen King back then, but clearly, he had prepared for his own resurrection and planted the seed for it to happen. He had transferred all the required parts of his Truesoul into the mask before his death, either on purpose or on accident… but this time, he couldn’t. He burned away all those parts.”
”But that doesn’t mean he’s not going to be able to resurrect himself given enough time. I’m sure an arrogant ass like him wouldn’t just-”
”Jake… there’s no spark,” Eron interrupted Jake with a severe look as he kept staring at the mask.
Jake opened his mouth but stopped himself as he clenched his fists. Back in the Treasure Hunt, Eron had recognized Jake’s mask was special because he sensed the faint spark burning within it. If there was none now…
Eron sensed the mood and continued talking.
”There are a lot of things we don’t know, and Unique Lifeforms are called unique for a reason. The Truesoul of the Fallen King is still sealed in the mask. Usually, when something dies, every aspect of the soul disperses except for the Truesoul which returns to the system, but the Fallen King’s Truesoul didn’t. I have never heard of someone dying without their Truesoul being reclaimed before. That’s why when truly resurrecting someone, it’s very important to act quickly, as it needs to be done before the Truesoul is reclaimed, or the resurrection will fail. Of course, there are ways to delay the Truesoul leaving, and sometimes it does linger... but not in the form of an item that can even be Soulbound,” Eron spoke, saying a lot, yet not much they didn’t already know.
”You’re saying that right now, not knowing exactly what is going on is a good thing,” the Sword Saint chimed in.
”Essentially, yes… and while I did say there is no spark, there clearly is still something in there,” the healer agreed with a nod, silence once more overtaking the lodge as Jake just kept staring at the mask. He clenched his fists and felt the pain shoot up his arms from his still weak and overburdened body.
Another bizarre thought also struck him. Before, he had never really considered it, but he would essentially be wearing the corpse of a comrade on his face. It was already a bit weird before that he was wearing the ”body” of the King, but now it had just gotten worse. Jake didn’t want to just write the King off, though. The multiverse was full of possibilities, and he did still have the mask.
Plus… the King had done something right before he knocked Jake out. Golden whisps of light had flown from the King’s mask and into Jake’s own, and nothing really explained that. Maybe it was just some final transference of energy, maybe it was a final parting gift to allow the item to keep existing, or maybe it was the Fallen King planting a small seed of faint hope… no one knew, and as the Sword Saint and Eron said, right now not knowing was a good thing.
For now, whatever hope he could find was what Jake would hold onto until he knew for certain the King had no way to ever return. Also… he had considered using his Primeval Origin abilities to see if they could help heal the King, but he truly had no idea how that would work or if it even would work. After the Palate disaster, he wasn’t just going to randomly be testing either.
If he fucked up, he could end up dispelling what hope there was by destroying the mask and sending the Truesoul back to the system. That, or perhaps he did somehow end up resurrecting a Fallen King… but not the Fallen King. Maybe he would create an entirely new Unique Lifeform sharing the same abilities as the King but without his memories and personality, and if he did that, was it truly a resurrection?
Jake didn’t believe it would be… so for now, he wouldn’t do anything stupid. In some ways, maybe his prior stupidity was a good thing in that aspect because if he hadn’t had his ”accident,” there was a good chance he would have tested his Jake Juice without much apprehension, and that could easily have ended even more disastrously than Jake merely dealing severe soul damage to himself. He already felt shitty enough over Villy suffering backlash from using his Transcendent skill, so if he had ended up effectively killing someone’s hope for resurrection, Jake wasn’t sure how he would have dealt with it.
After they all sat in silence for a while longer, Sylphie went over and picked up the mask before bringing it to Jake and putting it in his lap before looking up at him. Jake smiled and scratched her feathers as he took the mask and donned it on his face once more where it belonged.
The description said the item would continue to grow in power as Jake got more powerful… and he would be damned if he didn’t at least keep the Truesoul of the Unique Lifeform fully saturated at all times so that if he was ever brought back he couldn’t give Jake a scolding for slacking off too much. Again.
”I know this isn’t the best time to bring it up… but there is still the matter regarding the Desolate Child of Loss,” Miranda said after Jake had put on the mask, it all serving as a moment of slight catharsis.
The mood in the room instantly had a damper put on it when the creature that had caused the death of the Fallen King was mentioned. Sylphie looked angry, and Jake wasn’t happy either. He still felt weird about the creature, though.
He was used to fighting either dumb monsters with no proper sapience or intelligent opponents who knew what they were doing. The Desolate Child of Loss fell into an uncomfortable in-between. It was clearly sapient and yet not truly intelligent enough to properly comprehend why it did everything it was doing.
Jake wasn’t sure if it was even worth thinking or talking about anymore. They didn’t truly know if it was dead or alive, though, and this wasn’t a situation where not knowing was good. There was one thing that led them to even have this conversation above any other:
No kill notification.
”We can’t know if the creature survived or not,” Jake said, shaking his head. ”My intuition isn’t really giving me anything either, but my senses are a bit out of wack right now, so I’m not sure how trustworthy they are.”
Miranda nodded and looked at the metal mage who had been standing in the corner, not really part of the conversation but in the lodge because he had been part of the team that went to help the King and Sylphie and to share his insights from the trip.
”I can’t say if it’s truly dead, but what little karma I could feel before is now undetectable… again, this doesn’t mean that it’s dead, but it does at the very least mean that the creature has gotten severely weakened to a point where it isn’t conscious,” William said with a high level of certainty.
”No matter if it’s alive or dead… why did such a creature even exist?” Jake asked the karmic mage. ”It clearly hated my guts and spoke weirdly in tongues.”
”It did hate you, and its animosity toward you was extreme to a borderline impossible level, and it was clearly born already hating you… but the karmic thread wasn’t normal. It was as if the hatred wasn’t truly the creature’s but merely something it had inherited or that it had been indoctrinated into believing you were the definition of evil itself,” the mage said, frowning.
”Is Ell’Hakan involved?” Jake asked, some of his killing intent unwillingly leaking out at the mere thought of that orange fucker being part of this shit.
”Yes and no,” William said. ”This creature was connected to Ell’Hakan for sure… but I can’t really say he had any real relation to the creature. The Desolate Child of Loss’s connection to him was similar to the one it had with you. It was unnatural, and I sincerely doubt Ell’Hakan was even aware this creature existed before it began making itself known by turning planets desolate.”
”Did it also hate him?” Jake asked.
”That I couldn’t tell for sure, but it didn’t feel that way at all, and the connection it had to him was far more powerful than the one it had to you, but also far, far weirder,” William said. ”I can’t really describe it properly. The connection is there, but more from a conceptual and records perspective rather than any actual personal bond. The best way I can describe it is the connection between someone having grown up constantly hearing about someone and knowing everything about them without ever actually meeting, with the other person just someone with an unwilling fanatical mega-fan or mega-hater in your case.”
Jake listened and remained quiet as Sylphie spoke.
”Ree, ree.”
”Yeah, for sure,” Jake nodded.
Sylphie pointed out that even if Ell’Hakan wasn’t involved… someone else clearly was. Someone intelligent who had been scheming this. The planet had been a trap and the World Leader had obviously colluded with someone to teleport the Desolate Child of Loss there with impeccable timing.
Someone had caused this… and Jake would be damned if he didn’t hunt down and kill every single individual even tangentially related.
After he had some more time to recover and not be in a complete and utter shitty state, that is.
Comments
Joshua Little
Thanks for the chapter.
Sean Dawson
I don’t know, it’s hard for the Fallen King to just die with a part of him still being around. Like Minaga and the Starseizing Titan the unique life forms are different. They are System created creatures with Bloodline/transcendence level or above abilities. With the mask itself being how he came back last time it might need a kickstart and he might not have all his memories or abilities which is a decent trade for not dying permanently.
Blaq Jesus
It's mid and far too convenient isn't it? Eh, whatever
Blaq Jesus
It's basically been stated that yes eventually Jake will learn how to do a true revival.
OnEyeDevil
Maybe a bit Late but yes I can only agree with all what you all say
Ray Light
Interesting theory and kind of makes sense!
Ray Light
Would be interesting if the current king did not return but a smaller/younger version of him would. Would be a little bit like Groot then tho. No matter how fun it could be!
Ray Light
But will that king have the same memories like stated in the chap. Did you even read it? Or did you skim it😅
Rachel Clements
TYFTC!
dash w
No it's said it defeated the prima of us own world
dash w
Thanks for the chapie
jujuxxbean
agreed. I think it would be more meaningful if somehow King's understanding of what it meant to be a leader would be communicated to Jake. Maybe some remnant in Jakes soul space or something the system would initiate due to their connection. Kind of like what happened with the other Jake. I feel like that would hi or King without him fully disappearing from the story.
Kconraw
Thx for the chapter. Sad to see Fallen King go. Hope the recovery process doesn’t take much longer
Nexas Aurelias
I 100% agree with you. Fallen King is not the one to do it with. He's a unique lifeform like.minaga whose broken af. So honestly FK being able tk revive from even the smallest bit of his soul surviving would be up there as unique
Olof Karlsson
Thanks for the chapter!
TheCommensuratePup
Is it bad that I feel that King should be dead permanently? This series has kind of always had an issue of meaningful events. If someone dies, they may come back later, few of the relationships have any strength or meaning to them, it feels like a moment of true loss actually adds something to the series.
Lazy Tyrant
True soul and records. Add in Jake juice and the king will arise again one day. I assume the gold that went from mask to Jake was King subordinating himself and accepting a king above him which will be the deciding factor in reviving him.
Miguel Sanchez
It should have been Sylphie as that would have been devastating to the group. Making being the FK furious. let alone Jake. Jake’s reaction to said death would push him far more and far darker than FK… I don’t mean for Sylphie to die but that would have been a hell of a motivator to get to the Orange Fuck.
Aedan Shon
I disagree to an extent. One of the best tjongs about a magical and fantasy cultivation setting is the potential when gods, faith, magic are involved. I agree that not every character ahould be brought back, but a unique lifeform with a precendence of ressurection? Definitely.
Troy Telford
While I hate that the king died...I have a firm belief that killed characters need to stay dead or death in the story ceases to hold any meaning or weight. So...the king needs to remain dead. Sadly. I would be happy to see a child "king" born in a decade or century.
Joshua
My theory is that I absorbs everything a person is meaning the rumours already circulating mean it hates Jake and potentially loves EH while also absorbing faith/divinity
Roy
I don't think so, I remember it being mentioned that desolation is like a poison, it can be treated if quickly addressed and by skilled hands.
Vega
Oh damn. First major character death.
Omnis Vir Lupus
Based on new chapter. It appears I was the most correct if only partially. Not a prima. But still a result of previous influence from EH.
Xien
Bring on the ass kicking… after the healing of course!!! Need front row seats for that show!
Sean Shivers
Yip makes the most sense. Or a new enemy... jake is the harbinger of primeval origins, it would make sense if there was a harbinger of the end of all things.
Czar
We need some sort of 'Long Live The King' merch now
Rob Lyon
He would become a monster like the multiverse had never seen and hunt down anybody involved be it e rank or God
Rob Lyon
I think it may be tied to Yip. We already know that he doesn't fully trust EH. Or Eversmile or William because the way the world leader of that planet died is just like how the Karma mage in nevermore killed the people she was connected to. But I don't think it's William unless he is a double agent for EH.
deus vault
If he wqs aware it was ellakan. Which is why the fight could've been avoided. But the holy church decided to assist and force a confrontation.
ethan falconer
Nah that would make him hate EH
Daniel Hamilton
How about a galaxy ritual? Seems like the right way to payback Villy for saving him
Chris Connolly
I don’t think it was a prima, but maybe it was in a way system generated as an additional test to the severely overpowered milky way. Maybe it was made with a hatred for any other competitors to the prima events reward for victory? In this case no other god or faction would be to blame and it is simply the equivalent of the honored guardian but for the entire galaxy
Kaizen Androck
Jake Thayne + Frank Castle = Jake Castle
Omnis Vir Lupus
IMO. Addressing all other theories I’ve seen so far. Not Eversmile. He has vested interest in Jake and cares too much about answers and experiments to have Jake killed right now. Nothing Villy did that I can think of. William is also an outlier. Not enough of a schemer and lacks multiversal knowledge. One theory I haven’t seen is anything involving the automata or the B grade on the moon. Maybe something there? The strongest theory, again, IMO… This chapter said the bond is stronger with EH than with Jake. So I do like the “twins theory.” Though for the concept to have full effect and the DC to hate Jake so much EH would have to be the opposite. Thus, EH adores Jake. Which is not the case. I am thinking it was a Prima Guardian. Corrupted in some way… maybe absorbed or merged with a planet leader? This planet leader had some connection to EH before this happened - creating their stronger connection and explaining the hatred for Jake. The who and how I still don’t really have thoughts on and so, I’m just waiting to see what comes. ✌🏻🤘🏻
ItsFin
I meant the 93rd getting integrated allowed the system to make a new creature based off the recycled truesouls from that time
Omnis Vir Lupus
Jake, EH, and I. In order. No way I is from EH’s planet.
austin kutz
Guy who can see the likely future potential of a person's path: "Your path is likely to lead directly to your death. Change it now before it's too late and your life is completely over." El Hakan: "Nah, you're just jealous that I'm so awesome"
Sam Rosenberg
Awesome!
ReadingObsessed
Would probably start hunting these people who are involved regardless of their level.
John Durrett
Speaking of Sylphie, we have not heard the state of her wing that was destroyed by desolation. Is it still missing? Is she going to have to wait for her next evolution to get it back?
John Durrett
As a Unique Lifeform - I motion he be reborn on a page with a prime number! 991 being the first next page thats a prime number. :)
John Durrett
Sorry...whats Jake Castle? Is that like WhiteCastle with JakeJuice sprinkled in???
John Durrett
Could the diaper crap be what created the Child of Desolation?? lol
John Durrett
At the very least, keep the mask charged and protected until the Primal Event is over..then charge the Malific Order with finding a cure for the King. Vesperia may well charge the Endless Empire with the same on behalf of Her Sir and issue as a TrueRoyal a MurderHobo Fatwa on anyone associated with taking down an associate of Jake's that has him enraged.
John Durrett
yeah...I keep confusing Yip with Eversmile. Their both fucked up.
John Durrett
I could have been created before the primal events. There has been plenty of Gods running around and linked to the new universe thru tutorials - leading to all these blessings of high and low gear. Yip has had time to conduct experiments on multiple planets - seeding them with "Stories" of Jake and El. One of those experimental planets could have lead to the creation of despair in the populace, laced with karma to bind it all together in order to create this sentient metaform of desolation. I mean he's a Primordial who's been around since before the 1st System kicked in. Millennia have passed for him to practice and grow his craft.
Ty Cooper
I have to wonder if this new enemy is being set up so that Jake can finally kill EH. I also feel Jacob was hinting at EH's downfall if e kept going down the line of choices he was about to make. Just my thoughts and opinions. I selfishly want EH to die I will admit.
Tommy
I’m with Vex on this one. Self-recrimination doesn’t conform, it’s not a normal state of mind
Tommy
Imagine if it had been Sylphie that died instead of FK Jake wouldn’t just be sad, his personality would dip into a very dark place for a probably long time
Tommy
Two words: planet ritual!
Tommy
Yeah I think it’ll be a “the king is dead long live the king” type situation. I.e: they will bring the king back to life and he will remember the king but will not be him. Sorta like his son? But with inherited racial memories, the first “unique but not actually unique because the original king came first” being in the multiverse
Andromeda Adams
Maybe, but we don’t know for sure.
Ken VanCamp
Did "I" not kill his Prima right as Jake and EH killed theirs? Not sure how "I" could come from EH's planet.
Kyle
I think the fact that he’s not definitively dead means he’ll be back at some point but probably not for a long while (B Grade+). I don’t think it’ll be as easy as buying a soul renewal from the System this time either.
deus vault
I think he has a bloodline that allows him to block the mind control of ellakan. Then he saw everyone being brainwashed and turned mad.
deus vault
Bet he can regenerate from the planet cores. And jake is gonna eat them one by one.
Hayden Leech
I can’t wait for Jake to be a part of his first real system WAR. In the new universe of course. So many big numbers but Jake hasn’t really done anything truly horrific. Like shooting an arcane power shot at a city.
SmokeJam
If you consider "fine" so dead there isn't even anything soullike for Eron to detect, then yeah xD
SmokeJam
Time for the first Star Wars in the milky way xD
William WIlson
Everyone seems to be forgetting the desolate child was born or evolved during the event. A event the system blocks god from except in the cases of Transcendences and Bloodlines. Which means not Eversmile because we know both his Bloodline and his Transcendence if I'm not mistaken. Also I think William may have noticed the Karmic link between creator and created if it was Eversmile. I is a fucking mushroom that infected someone and used them as a puppet. Why did I hate Jake so much and have a connection to Ell’Hakan that were off? Because it's a mushroom puppeteering a servants sent from Ell’Hakans planet. It also can explain the rapid explanation because there are more infected humans around. It also actively hates Jake because it can feel his own Core inside of him. It explains most everything
William WIlson
Again system event gods are blocked. More likely some botched ritual
William WIlson
System event. If it was Eversmile’s work and it was similar to what he did to William then those connections should like Williams have been cut by the system at the start of the event. I'd also point out that the desolate child seems to have been birthed mid system event. Shit I'm of the opinion that Ell’Hakan stationed ritualist on planets early in the event to sacrifice planets that would have lost to early and one of these rituals either was fucked up or interrupted at the wrong time causing this. Think of it Ell’Hakans servant is almost done with his ritual when boom a giant mushroom sucks him dry causing the mushroom to evolve into the desolate child but keeps some of every animal or person it drained. It's a mushroom which is why it went after cores.
William WIlson
You'd think William his own disciple would have noticed Eversmile’s work. Yes I know William didn't feel all Eversmile’s work on himself before entering a system eventbut this is a system event
Ethan
I like the character, but sometimes you do need a good push forward and nothing like a death in the family to knock you flat. King did something, but could simply be a well wishes and a man up message. Who knows. I think everyone in the Nevermore party going to be upset - and show their displeasure. This must of been a play by Eversmile somehow. Recalling that chat previously about taking out Jake’s support. Boy they lucky Sylphie is fine.
William WIlson
System event and it seems like the desolate child was born during. I also think William would recognize Eversmiles work.
William WIlson
You said it yourself villy destroyed a 10th of the 8th universe. We are in the middle of a system event during the 93rd universe integration. This means only beings of the 93rd universe are allowed inside the 93rd universe even blocking all gods peaking except villys rule breaking
Paulo Furlaneto
Tftc
Abhishek
He’s gonna be fine. Would’ve been more impactful if not but I like the character so I’m not gonna complain but I need a lot more FURY from the hunter and some proper OP destruction!!
James Faulkner
Massacre time!
BumAssBumAss
Thank you, will look over the previous chapter.
JJB4345_80_815
Yes, thank you for the chappy Zogarth!
Ryan Ulrich
Hmmmm, can’t sense a spark because it is now desolate 👀
Biggy smalls
I don’t think it’s eversmile. I don’t think eversmile would risk killing Jake before he figured out what he could about the karmic connection between himself, Jake, the other primordials, and the first Sage.
werdna
Someone posted almost this exact idea yesterday. I would also like this.
Mrburns93
I've been thinking about that. It feels like that connection to villy was intentional in its creation but not created by villy or any subordinates of villy. I think the desolate child of loss was made by the holy church or El Hakan to further discredit the viper and even Jake. Because everyone would make that connection. They would see the desolation and think "the vipers chosen had to have caused this, probably with that mysterious skill."
ItsFin
The universe villy mostly erased are the records that the desolate elemental inherited. He was mad at Jake bc he was the chosen.
robert rainey
Shirt idea black shirt with the mask of the king with cross golden battle hammers and Long live the King under
Dan Pangione
I also think the desolate child of loss has a strong connection to villy in that way. The malefic affinity contains desolation and Villy has experienced a ton of Loss with his family
Seamus Harley
Forgot about him, good call
Dan Pangione
This all reeks of Eversmile, if you ask me. "I" could contain parts of william, jake and orange fuck's records. We also know the viper has connection to desolation and loss. Or maybe it's a twins situation, where EH got all the good parts and "I" got the danny devito parts
Nathan Sanchez
Was answered in the chapter before, Both of their souls where hurt and they didn't know what would happen if Jake tried it. And Slyphie and King were too confident and let the Child get to close
BumAssBumAss
Just a thought, couldn't Jake of summoned the fallen King using the mask's ability and then, since Sylphie can outrun the desolate child of loss, retrieve her after? Hindsight is 20/20. It is also clear why the team didn't do that, not clear on what's going on. Jake doesn't do the summon without permission. Fallen King could've been too far away for the summon. The desolate child couldve destroyed the teleporter, etc etc.
Vex
Sure, but at the same time loosing a close comrade you worked with for nearly 50 years could easily cause irrationality.
Unlisted Pokémon Hudson
I like that guy it’s possible but personally I don’t think it’s him. He doesn’t seem like he would take such a risk.
Seamus Harley
Could the traitor be that leader from the light god planet who sent Jake to the planet where he did the fangs of man recording?
Seamus Harley
Villyy suggests that as an option which starts an arc of them going to the pantheon of life meeting, Artemis, Dina, ygg etc.
Trevor Mergen
Thanks!
AfroMocha
Who the program starts now lol
Phasmatic7
Thankies for the chapie zogie
Jay tolley
Wonder if bringing the fallen king back will tie into bringing villy's family back. Seems like that I'd a story arch that is coming at some point.
Kyler
That’s what I was considering that maybe Jake is able to manage to do what Villy has been trying too
Arieh Sochaczevski
Thanks for the chapter!
Stuart Thwaites
”I should have been able to get back faster,” I don't think this fits with Sword Saint. He's too wise and self aware for it. He'd say something more like: ''It is disappointing I couldn't get back sooner'' It's less self blame but still self degradation.
Sam Rosenberg
Maybe we get the king back around Chapter 1100
Areshan
So yggdrasil leaf for the fallen king in B Grade from Artemis.
Adrianna Bailey
I can see where the Desolate Child could be an Eversmile experiment. He does love his meddling
Kaizen Androck
Finally! After all these years and chapters, we can get some Jake Castle.
Anime Problem
The king is dead long live the eventually Reborn King
Mrburns93
Does anyone else see the parallels between the king and villys family? The fallen king had his soul placed in the mask before it could be returned to the system, villys wife and daughter had their soulf placed in the obelisks before their sounds were returned to the system. I think villy will be very interested in the revival of the king. And now that eron has a vested interest in learning this style of healing its time for villy to truly take notice of the bloodline patriarch
Landon Tucker
It’s fucking war path time
Noah Jackson
tyftc!
Liam
imo, it’s that weird guy who makes conspiracy theories about Jake feeding a distant planet his delusions, them believing it, them also siding with Yip and EH, and then doing some planetary self-sacrificial ritual to enact vengeance/justice/purge the evil that is Jake Thayne
Robert Warner
Given the description, I think for sure, EH was in the dark on this one. Which points to someone else. Holy church, Yip of yore, or Eversmile, would be the sort list I think. I can't think of any other faction that has that kind of hatred for Jake, maybe the machine empire folks? But it would have to have been a plan laid out well in advance of the system event and carried out by proxy
Lay Nkay
It sounds like the church or Yip of yore source
Bobtur
Long Live the King !
Kt-x
Thanks for the chapter
Andromeda Adams
What if the DCoL was from EH’s planet, but got sent to that one to help with the Prima stuff and somehow got transformed into DCoL? Maybe by the church? Or even Yip? Tyftc!
Bobby Brown
Wow. Jake and company about to go on their first "war path"?
Nate Oppy
Bring back the king… pls 😭
C0bra$
Thank u for the story
joel southard
Nice thank you for the chapter
Max
Could also bei the exalted prima god
Jennifer Leigh
Plus we already know Eversmile has killed planets. Weaker gods wouldn't dare to make a Catastrophe since it's a good way to get killed. Unless third party is framing Yip and Eversmile. In which case, Smiley will take care of the interference.
Rick Delallata
This is a great chapter. I love the ambiguity of it all, they don't know if the FK is gone, if the DCOL is gone, or even what the DCOL's connections with anyone is. Love the respect given to the FK. Long live the king!
John Looney
Either that or the third faction we haven’t met yet was my thoughts
Chioke Nelson
It's either Eversmile or Yip of Yore using a pawn or secondary story point to force the issue. Maybe a planted worshiper who went transcendental and became the Desolate Child of Loss as a result but inherited the fanaticism from one of the ritual components. As said in this chapter and others, this creature reeks of an emotion/ curse elemental of some kind so who knows who primed the pump on that one
Shadowsilver
Long live the King
Bojan Stankov
Thanks for the chapter
SilverSentry
So you're saying there's a chance! Thank you for the chapter.
Zack Leach
I hope jake uses the sacrificial ritual on orange fucker's planet to eliminate the faith he receives from there. That should put a wrinkle in the celestial toddler's diaper.
Ira White
Tftc
CinnamonHawk263
So the king is Schrödinger cat at the moment, we genuinely don’t know if he’s alive or dead and no way to open the metaphorical box or if there is a box in the first place. I’m gonna end up giving myself a headache at this rate.
Michael Fannon
Long live the king
Daniel Hogan
I was thinking the exact same thing.
Ollie
Weird theory of mine. Could this be an experiment from Eversmile? If I don't remember wrong back from ages ago when William denounced the blessing, Eversmile had followup plans, and he is one that could really mess up karmic stuff to confuse all parties
Grant Anderson
You are a madman at the keyboard Zogarth! TFTC
eric holman
I mean this almost confirms my thoughts that yip is involved with the child of loss.
Dank Water
Well damn
