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Chapter 924 - Someone Just Had To
🕑 Added 2024-05-29 11:05:10 +0000 UTC”So, you’re clear on your role, right?” Miranda asked Jake who had three women stare him down with expectant looks.
“Keep quiet and look menacing?” Jake asked a bit nervously. “At least for the most part…”
“You can speak up; just do so with forethought,” Vesperia added.
“I would recommend you to only speak up if you deem it absolutely necessary,” Miranda kind of disagreed. “Outside of your small opening speech, of course.”
“Do I really need to do a speech? Can’t you just do it?” Jake tried to worm his way out of it.
“No, as the World Leader, it needs to be you. Plus, it allows you to avoid actively participating in the following discussions if you don’t want to, as you’ve already made your position in the matter clear right from the get-go. Finally, we should at least show a basic level of courtesy by you directly addressing our visitors and all the leaders who are taking part in this World Congress,” Miranda continued to explain.
“There’s no need to worry; just memorize the speech as best as you can. Or, at the very least, the spirit and central message of it. You can make the words and the delivery your own,” Lillian also chimed in.
“Adding some personality would be best,” Vesperia agreed with a nod. “And allow them all to bask in your aura meanwhile. Do not actively push it to suppress them, but don’t restain it either. Let them know you are indeed the most dangerous being in the room, and make it clear that declaring you an enemy is not in their interest.”
“Indeed,” Miranda concurred too. “While the chances of individuals wishing you, I, or any of the other leaders of Earth harm are low, and we have yet to catch anyone with such thoughts, it’s still better to be safe than sorry. If you let your aura remain unconstrained, perhaps it can even help sniff out a few of those who are still dissatisfied with you. Make mental notes of these people.”
Jake slowly nodded as he tried to remember everything, as he looked at the paper on the table with the speech written on it. At the bottom, they had even included all the key points he had to go over in a concise fashion.
This meeting in Jake’s lodge was the final preparations for the World Congress, where the three women wanted to coach Jake and make sure he was ready. While this was definitely way lower stakes than stuff such as the Chosen Ceremony, Miranda still took it very seriously, and Vesperia definitely added a layer of complexity as she would also be participating. This would be her first time openly showing herself to the leaders of Earth, and first impressions were always important.
There were some potential issues they had gone over, but didn’t really have the ability to prepare or safeguard against. The biggest one was who would take part in this meeting, more importantly, how damn different those participating would be, and what kind of conflicts that could give rise to.
To summarize, there would be a Unique Lifeform leading a group of monsters, vampires from the Noboru Clan, the Sky Whale representing a horde of beasts, Casper and the Risen, Jacob and the Holy Church, assassins from the Court of Shadows, Valhal, Jake himself, Arthur and “normal” humans who were still struggling with adapting to the system, former slaves of different races… and now they even had a True Royal ectognamorph in there, another very unpopular race.
It was, to put it nicely, a clusterfuck of factions where a good chunk of them were openly in conflict, with a few very unpopular races mixed in just for good measure. It felt almost inevitable that something would happen, but they hoped to suppress anyone daring to cause a scene by Jake being a scary guy, making it clear he would come down on anyone who acted like trouble-makers.
Quite the responsibility, but Jake would just have to deal with it.
“I believe that’s everything we meant to cover,” Lillian said after a brief pause. “Do also remember that the format of this World Congress is a bit different than usual.”
“True, I forgot to mention that,” Miranda nodded. “It was good you gave me permission to schedule and plan the congress. There are quite a few options for customization, and it took longer than I anticipated, especially sorting out who to invite and issuing these invites to all those who arrived on the planet after the event was planned. Not to mention planning the actual congress and its setup.”
Jake could only agree as he kept checking his paper with the speech on. They discussed a few more minor things before finally, the event arrived. Jake received his invite and quickly accepted it as he felt himself being moved elsewhere. This wasn’t just moving his soul either, but his entire physical body was teleported to the recognizable World Congress hall.
Things had changed since the last time Jake was there, though. Before, he always assumed it was in some weird system-created space that didn’t really exist anywhere, but now he knew… they were deep beneath the ground. As deep as one could possibly get, as Jake was confident:
This space existed within the Planetary Pylon.
He didn’t really have time to share this discovery as he stood on the usual platform, though it had been raised to an even higher position than before, making him stand the furthest up by far. Alongside him, Miranda, Lillian, Vesperia, Arnold, Holstred, and two more people Jake didn’t really know appeared.
Across the hall, others also began to arrive, as Jake spotted all the expected participants. He didn’t know how often this many in-conflict factions and races could be gathered in one space like this, but this had to be a pretty damn rare sight, right?
Jake also saw that the Fallen King appeared on his right while the Sword Saint popped in on his left. He saw that a familiar face had joined him as Reika stood by her great-grandfather’s side, along with quite a few vampires. Bringing several vampires had definitely been a conscious choice to “show them off,” so to say.
The Sky Whale in his human form also made his appearance, standing next to the Fallen King, with even Sylphie having decided to join him. This was another difference between the purely system-created World Congresses and the one Miranda made herself… the invited members were no longer limited to those with nobility titles or humanoids. She could invite anyone she wanted, which she clearly had, as many beasts and monsters of different sorts appeared in their humanoid form.
Arthur also appeared just one step further to the left of Jake, standing next to the Sword Saint. On another elevated position, Caleb and the Court of Shadows teleported in, showing they were also considered of high status. Now, Valhal wouldn’t get one of these elevated podiums, as they were still – at least officially – not on super good terms with Earth’s leadership after the Ell’Hakan debacle.
However, they were placed right next to the elevated platforms, proving they were at least halfway out of the doghouse. At least, that’s how Miranda had explained it… because, yes, the placement of every single faction had been a huge consideration. This was yet another reason why it was good Miranda had handled everything regarding this event because Jake would have just auto-sorted and told the system to place them alphabetically or some shit like that.
After about a minute, everyone had arrived, and a system message appeared.
Welcome to the World Congress of Earth: Prima Guardian Preparation Strategy Meeting.
This World Congress is scheduled to discuss Earth’s approach to the Prima Guardian event. There will be no votes during this World Congress, but it shall solely serve as a strategy meeting for the upcoming event and for all participating forces to get acquainted. All privacy functions of the booths have been disabled to foster proper cooperation.
Violence is not allowed during the World Congress. The purpose of this World Congress is discussion, and outright hostile actions or threats are not permitted. While in this space and on the planet as a whole, everyone is expected to act according to the laws of Earth.
This message wasn’t actually written by the system but by Miranda and Lillian. It did seem like they had made it quite a lot shorter compared to some of the initial drafts Jake had heard about, but it definitely got the job done and set the stage with how it finished by telling everyone to act nicely.
Jake gave everyone a bit to read this message, as sadly, he was the one supposed to initiate this World Congress. Taking a breath, Jake remembered the main parts of the speech and spoke as he infused his voice with mana and let his unconstrained aura spread.
“Allow me to echo the message earlier and welcome you all to this extraordinary World Congress. I see quite a few familiar faces, some old, some new. Some who’ve acted against my own and Earth’s interests before, and some who’ve always remained allies. Know that this is not a time for grudges, and we are all here to work together for the upcoming event. Not work against one another… and if I can shelve my grudges for now, so can you,” Jake began his speech, definitely going off-script in a few minor places, but based on how Miranda, Lillian, and Vesperia looked pleased enough, he kept going.
“With that spirit, let me also clarify to all those who recently arrived: even if we are allies, at least for now, you are still guests. Act like it. This is not your home turf, even if you originated from Earth, and your factions have no power here. This planet – my planet – welcomes all who can stick to the rules, no matter their race or Path. Be they human, Unique Lifeform, Risen, vampire, beast, elemental… or even a True Royal from the Endless Empire.”
Vesperia took the cue and nodded her head to the crowd as if announcing herself, though it wasn’t really necessary. She had a unique aura around her already, and it wasn’t like her identity or appearance were a secret. During the Chosen Ceremony, she had openly shown herself, and it was only to be expected many of the factions present had received intelligence about her existence. Plenty of people had already been gawking.
Still, they were definitely surprised she was on Earth. He didn’t doubt many telepathic messages were flying at this very moment, but Jake paid it no heed as he continued speaking.
“We are all here to benefit from the Prima Guardian event, nothing more, nothing less. So, let the ideologies of your faction lie for now and work together as we seek to hunt down this Prima Guardian. Because if you don’t cooperate with our efforts, you work against us… and at that point, you shall share the same fate as the Prima Guardian. Yes, that is a threat, and don’t think, for a single second, that any faction will afford you even a moment of mercy.”
Alright, he had definitely gone a little bit off-script there, and Miranda did throw him a subtle glance as Jake decided to finish up.
“But it won’t ever come to that, now will it? Let us all hope not,” Jake said, softening the blow of the threat a little bit. “Today, our purpose is to plan out our approach to the event itself and for you to offer whatever insight your factions may have, including any speculations that are worth sharing. Hold nothing back, for we will not. Our goal for this Prima Guardian event is not merely to beat it but to do so as flawlessly as possible. Something that will surely prove mutually beneficial for all who are here, so let’s all cooperate to ensure the ideal outcome and reap the rewards in unison.”
His speech wasn’t long, but he got the important points across while even throwing in some good subtle – and not-so-subtle – threats. He had wondered why Miranda couldn’t just have said all the things he just did, but she assured him it was best Jake was the one. That way, the words would carry more weight… and they had cause if he acted upon them later.
Either way, the essence of the entire speech had been to clarify everyone was expected to work together, and that he didn’t care for whatever grudges they had. That everyone is welcome on Earth, no matter who or what they are.
“As Lord Thayne said, the goal is for us all to work together as cohesively and effectively as possible,” Miranda finally jumped in, not infusing her voice with any energy, as she already spoke more than loudly enough. All the attention also definitely remained on their platform, helped by Jake not reigning in his aura at all. Instead, he just let it hang there for them all to get used to it while putting a bit of pressure on everyone to act nice.
“I don’t believe I have to introduce anyone here, so let me just get started and not drag this out more than necessary,” Miranda began as she summoned a huge projection in the middle of the circular conference hall, showing the entire planet. “Let us begin with the current state of preparations that have already been made…”
The next part was painful for Jake to sit through. Not only was it all information Jake had already heard before, but he even had to deal with people asking questions for clarification throughout, as Miranda did a long presentation on Earth’s current status.
After some time, the Sky Whale and Fallen King also joined, with Arthur jumping in as well. Jake threw a glance toward the Sky Whale’s platform and found a sleeping green hawk on one of the chairs. He very much wanted to mimic her, but alas, he had to stand there menacingly.
Carmen, at the Valhal podium, also looked openly bored. Other people he knew who didn’t seem overly interested in politics, such as Eron, had far more neutral expressions. The guy was always pretty impossible to read, honestly.
Now, Arnold, that dude knew what was up. He was wearing glasses, and while it was hard to see, they definitely had screens on the inside. Huge respect to him for reading or watching videoes and stuff during an important meeting… really gave Jake flashbacks to work before the system.
Looking over at the other person at his old company who was the most likely to also watch videos on the internet during important work meetings, Casper managed to somehow not look bored. Perhaps he had been through a baptism of politics himself, being one of the top figures of the Risen, as he was definitely holding up well.
All in all, Jake would say things were going pretty well, even if he was bored as fuck, and soon, they were done getting everyone on the same page about where Earth was with their current Prima Guardian defense efforts. Vesperia and Arnold didn’t talk, but Miranda did make their contributions clear, and no one seemed to be side-eyeing Vesperia much, which was a huge relief to Jake. He had been afraid several factions or humans on Earth would be very against her.
Then again, she did look very humanoid, so that was probably why most didn’t have a problem.
Moving on with the meeting, the next topic was what the newcomers would be doing. Seeing as there was still a bit of time before the Prima Guardian arrived, they would definitely be put to work.
“Before we know exactly where on Earth the Prima Guardian will originate, we will designate different teams across the planet. Space mages have been working on means to quickly establish a teleportation circle so we can get everyone there quickly, but we still need powerful enough groups to handle the regular Primas that will come alongside the Guardian,” Miranda explained, everything sounding reasonable to Jake so far.
But… just when the meeting was going so damn well, everything was ruined. While Miranda was briefly touching upon some of the current plans of who would go where someone just had to do it. And, of course, it had to be someone affiliated with the damn Holy Church. It wasn’t someone who had arrived with Jacob and company, but one of the city leaders who had been left behind when they left, who used to belong to the Church and clearly still subscribed to the religion.
Perhaps he felt empowered from standing next to Jacob, or perhaps he was just an idiot… but he just had to go and do it:
“If you want anyone from my city to go anywhere near there, you need to get rid of those damn abominations first,” the man said, staring at the people – vampires - standing with the Sword Saint. “Having an enemy both in front of us and at our sides will certainly spell doom.”
Miranda had given the man the room to speak when he lifted his hand… but her eyes narrowed at what he said. That is when Jake spoke up.
“Read the rules. You get only one strike.”
The man looked perplexed at Jake and completely ignored Jacob, who was staring daggers at him. “I apologize, Lord Thayne…”
For a moment, Jake had hope.
“… but those abominations simply do not belong on-“
And just like that, he’d spoken his final words.
A brief glance, two glowing eyes, a single crumbled soul.
Everyone stood there, shocked, while the lifeless man fell forward, slamming into the ground with a thud as the whole room became silent enough to hear a pin – or, in this case, a corpse – drop.
Comments
Kconraw
Thx for the chapter
Matt Spratte
Fuck yeah! fear the Gaze!
dylan
gaze of the hunter he upgraded it to attack souls when in nevermore
Jj
This story just keeps growing on me. Thanks for the chapter, dude!
jujuxxbean
What a power move. Love it when he does that.
Charles Torry
He said that to his face right?
Chloe
Fuck around and find out. Tyftc.
Kris Henderson
"Aziz light" no more.
ChRiAn
No, as far as I remember the Augur class isn't bound to the Holy Church. His whole class is to work as a guide and help people on their path, he can do that as a heretic as well. He is only with the church because he thinks they are the best way to help the most people.
SmokeJam
I do not believe Jacob will defect or be able to turn into a heretic. His class is through and through bound to the Holy Church, if he denies that, he will utterly break his Path and that usually means death. Kinda similar how Miranda would get massively fucked if she falls out of the Court Witch setting she got going.
hey man
Happy birthday big dog !
Jul Silver
I never heard of that before. It is hilarious.
Jul Silver
The one strike rule. Lol.
Tyler Krogh
I finally caught up! This is my favorite series of all time and it just keeps getting better! I hope he keeps writing all the way up until Jake becomes the strongest god!
Vega
A few folks saw him use it and lived in the Treasure Hunt, as he let some of the ones that ambushed him live. A mistake in my opinion, they definitely would’ve been ones who contributed to the El Hakan debacle.
Vega
This is a World Congress organised by the World Council, not the System, despite being held at the same place. So I’m guessing the System night not be the one enforcing the rules.
Justus Saucedo
William isn't on Planet, He's causing Chaos oh EH home world. He had the space jellyfish Send him there.
KenTX325
Definitely creates an opportunity for a great one-liner.
Codewrds
A new chapter of primal hunter for my birthday? Thank you so much
Luke Scheffe
Or he becomes a heretic blessed and that’s how the other factions realize what Jake is. Not just yet, but the first domino.
Daniel Hamilton
If Looks could kill
Daniel Hamilton
Priest from the primal church, would be a good point of view.
Daniel Hamilton
Gonna end up a heretic
Daniel Hamilton
As Kay and Peele would say, “ consequences”
Daniel Hamilton
I’m excited to get to the point where he just says something with words of power and beings just cease to exist. Just like his best buddy did. Don’t think we’ve seen too many examples outside of Villy doing this to someone but Jack has the gift for it. Be excited to see if he can do it to someone of his grade yet. The next conference, everyone’s gonna be trying to hide from his gaze and then he’s gonna use his voice instead haha 🤣 there would be complete chaos
Daniel Hamilton
Multiverse meet the three strike rule.
Daniel Hamilton
Definitely going to be a ripple effect. Definitely can make some enemies from this, definitely make people pay close attention to his words, taking him more serious. People are gonna be afraid of being looked at by him. My knowledge throughout the books no one has really seen him use the ability and live aside from his allies. Be pretty damn scary to realize you can die instantly from having having someone look at you, not just die, but have your soul destroyed. I feel A lot of people/faction’s don’t view him as a threat just the viper, they fear the Viper and the order, so he is shown respect based off the threat the viper represents not himself. And he’s been largely absent in the world affairs and relaxed in dealing with with people
Daniel Hamilton
It’s his conference, his rules. Might makes right
Hussein Zenki
i think bro likes playing the villain 😭
Hussein Zenki
mr aura him self 😭🙏
Clint
Yep. But just wait until Jake perfects his heresy plague.
Daniel Hamilton
YES!!! 🙌 that’s what I’m talking about. I think everyone’s forgot that this new world might makes right and how scary the Multiverse is. Especially with the most powerful people being gone for the last few years.
Biggy smalls
Not to mention Jake is the chosen of the Malefic Viper… not a God known for being gentle. Almost every time Jake’s reached out to Villy for advice. The advice has been, “Kill it”.
Kade
The world leaders wrote the rules, lol
Jeferson Debastiani
Doubt she will really care unless Jake goes on a massive killing spree, people directly attacking souls is not that uncommon in the multiverse
Clint
Lots of folks have soul attacks. Fallen King and Jake are just two of them.
ReadingObsessed
Honestly I don't think it counted as violence. All be did was stare at his soul with his own. Not his fault he died from a look.
Skyler Brown
na i think the systems isn't enforcing any rules at this point its the world leaders responsibility i believe anyhow the stronger they get the more hands off the system gets at least thats how its seems to be going down
Adam
So I'm guessing that Jake as World Leader is exempt from the "No Violence" rules of the world congress? I wonder if punishment is still System imposed or if that stopped after a World Leader was chosen?
Rahsheem Reid
I’d love for the HC to be relegated a small corner during the event because of their poor track record.
SmokeJam
Jacob might be able to help, but yeah with the soul (is it the Truesoul?) destroyed, there might be nothing left to use as a faith battery.
Xien
Well... Fuuuuuccckkkk! 👀👀
Martín Ballesteros Arias
It was drop dead quiet
Oler
Gods that felt good.
Martín Ballesteros Arias
Wow that's so true, he did attack the soul, killing it on the spot, maybe the holy mother has another enemy that can take her soul power away from her
BumAssBumAss
There are many parts of the soul that can easily regenerate. I believe the surface conscious layer and the 3rd layer that houses energies like vitality. Jake's gaze can pierce the 2nd layer, subconscious layer. With the true soul alone, I can see the holy mother "saving" this person by regenerating the individual into a holy spirit. A complete transformation not reliant on the soul's overall state but only the true soul information. Soul attacks should be common place for the holy mother, hard to see that she doesn't have a countermeasure for broken souls.
Razeel Nightfall
He knows how his boy Jake will act. If anything, Jacob will probably tell the other lords to stfu when they complain because Jake has more importance to the multiverse than any of them.
Razeel Nightfall
Is it tasty? Sandy's path is devouring treasures. They don't care about fighting. They might give Jake a lift to the big fight though.
ZaA
Sickkkk! As someone at the congress meeting, what he says should be him speaking for his faction, which might mean Jake might either ask them to leave, or that their entire faction only has 1 more strike. Yeah, it'd make an enemy, but thems the rules
Rhysal
Notice it said crumbled soul not body. Remember most people who worship the holy mother get an afterlife in her divine realm. That might be kinda hard with a crumbled soul…
Zayn Bakir
Oh booyyy I wonder how Jacob is gonna salvage this.
DirePants
My thoughts exactly! 😂 such a Rick move.
DirePants
😂😂😂😂 fuck yes. THATS how you handle bigots! One warning then swift decisive action. Straight Rick moment 😂😂
Clint
The meeting of the primordials, and Jake's aura-measuring contest with Valdemar, is widespread gossip at this point. Before Jake even left that meeting, the red dragon gods already knew about it, and were telling mortals back in chapter 796.
Glacies29
Gawd Dayum. That was sick. I can’t wait for the next chapter
Decibel790
"What the hell was that?" "Death." "What kind?" "Instant, it's called a deterrent." And of course it was someone from the holy church. Tftc!
kapat
hellll yeaaaaaahhhh I’m several chapters behind rn but saw how many comments there are on this one and wanted to read it. I am not disappointed
Robert Simmons
Finally!!! I’ve been waiting on Jake to make an example of someone
Steven Bartels
With Jacob and his lantern skill right next to him it should be quickly obvious if shattering his soul prevents him from making it to the holy land. I expect it might, after all the holy spirits in the holy land have altered souls to be allowed there but they do still have said souls. The only question is whether the holy mothers transcendent skill can sufficiently repair soul damage inflicted by the primal hunter.
Jeff McCulley
And they even told him: “I would recommend you to only speak up if you deem it absolutely necessary.” Well…he deemed it absolutely necessary. In a heartbeat. Who knew?
Apollo Greed
Great ending!
Jeff McCulley
Also for the next chapter, I’m kinda waiting for Jake to say something like, “Y’all go crazy on the Primas, but I call dibs on the Guardian”.
Dan
I like how Villy will casually turn the rotten egg in a meeting to dust, and Jake will look at them to death. Two peas in a pod lmao
Jeff McCulley
Sigh. They’re already all committed to fighting against the Primas. This dillweed was just trying to be a dick about the vamps. The FA before the FO.
Ty Cooper
Thanks! I had not heard that song before. Had to check it out and loved it.
Anthony Smith
Lol stupider.
Ty Cooper
Yeah the start had me cracking up also. Love you visualization of the scene.
Ty Cooper
I love how it takes three ladies to coach Jake on how to address the congress. Cracking me up. Also good on Jake! Zero tolerance for bigotry. I also appreciate Jacon not condoning his fellow Holy Church member acting a fool. He even gave him a warning glare.
Irakli Jishkariani
You know what, that's some solid theory 😄😄😄
TKOva
Oh that would be fucking amazing. Shettered his soul so badly he can never go to the holy land.
TKOva
He mentioned both. Specifically the vampires and the Risen are implied
TKOva
Because it would be fucking hilarious.
TKOva
Sandy's a sandy
TKOva
And I think Jacob will Defect eventually. He already has his misgivings and I could see him maybe not join the order but whatever pantheon Jake is going to have.
Thenais
Darwin award
Hunter Thornton
This should b a life lesson to that one asshole who feels like they should speak when they really, and I mean realllllllly, should STFU. But unfortunately they ain’t smart enough to know that
Aaron J
Lmfao great ending to the chapter
DDHG
Wow that guys really picked the oddest way to kill himself. It would have been less embarrassing if he was found in the closet with a belt. But hey, someone has to be the guy.
Darshar Griffonmane
The beginning of the chapter had me laughing. Jake like an 8 year old being reminded of his lines by 3 aunts right before going on stage for a school play. And then he straight up Darth Vader's a dude with his eyes, reminding everyone that Jake is NOT tolerant of those who cut in line...or ignore his rules. fantastic chapter!
Chase Burton
Hell yeah! Thanks for the chapter!
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It needs to be that nutty reporter from before
Arkenian
Even if Jake did, most holy church members would consider it heresy and it would make things worse. And even for Jake, gossiping about private conversations of primordials isn't necessarily a great plan. Besides Jake isn't there to inspire them, but to enforce the rules.
SwiftVogel
Peak.
James Faulkner
So good, Tftc!
ReadingObsessed
"10 minutes? Your people couldn't go 10 minutes before they insulted their allies?"
Anthony
That's not exactly what it would be, but it isn't far off. The strong will prosper. It's not like the civilians would be mobilized to respond. Just the fighters of the city. "This is the Chosen of the Malefic One; act right. You have people you are responsible for." That is the message for the rest of the World Congress.
Phasmatic7
That was hard as f*&#... Thankies for the chapie zogie!
C. Adkins
Thank god it’s not Friday yet, because I cannot wait to see the reaction to this
Bell
While in theory that would be an easy and done solution there are too many problems with it. First off, it's been a while so don't quote me on this, during the time when Jake was standing before the primordials it wasn't something that was supposed to actually have happened (he wasn't supposed to be allowed to meet them) so the act of having gotten to do that is likely supposed to be kept secret to the public. Another factor in that is that it was apart of Nevermore, and the rules of Nevermore prevent people from telling others about Nevermore, while many went there were also plenty who didn't so it would end up just creating another split of "those who know and can't tell" and "those who don't and can't learn". That's all disregarding that people as individuals, especially humans, can be very stubborn. It's unlikely they'd take what he said to heart and adapt his views on the matter just bc he's able to stand in front of god's and see them be amicable. It's more likely they'd reply with indignation at the thought, as faith in beliefs is incredibly hard to change once deeply seeded. All that said, I don't believe the Blightfather and Holy mother want their followers knowing that there's actually no real feud between the two aside from different perspectives on matters. As they stated during the meetup, they use the conflict between their two factions to grow their own members strengths and sift through those without potential. I think the real world is a good example of this, there are plenty of places where the law and teachings say "hey everyone's entitled to their opinion don't hate on people just bc a book said to." yet people still do it. I believe Jake is fully aware the trying to get into an argument with individuals such as the corpse at the end of the chpt is futile, and would take far too much effort. Effort that doesn't align with his path as he's all for free will and doing whatever you want. He sees no reason to become a political leader that spends his time dissuading people from following their religious views bc it would ultimately just be a waste of this time and possibly have negative impacts on his path. They've made it clear about Haven's stance on things multiple times and he will enforce those rules but trying to change someones opinion vs telling people "despite your opinions follow the rules"... well he's simple, enforcing the rules is much simpler then getting into a philosophical debate with essentially every being in the multiverse.
C. Adkins
But what about the Auger of the Primal Paths? Jacob could be Jake’s first titled follower lol
Jeff McCulley
Why would the conspiracy guy be there?
Jeff McCulley
I didn’t feel like typing “they”.
Jack Dawson
Biologically hermaphrodite I think, so technically yes and no
Jeff McCulley
Jake isn’t going to blame Jacob for someone else’s actions. Though he might give him a raised eyebrow for the kind of filth he’s hanging around with.
Jeff McCulley
Nope. That would be punishing the innocent. The loudmouth already paid. The city belongs to whomever claims the City Pylon now. Pretty sure it’s not going to be anyone from the Church.
secretchicken
Primal Gaze just became my new favorite Skill in the entire PF genre.
Mat
That will be a waste of time, he is dealing with zealots most of the time when it comes to the Holy Church.
Doctordirt
The best way to describe it
Andyr98
Kinda need the soul intact I think
joel southard
Nice thank you for the chapter
Gardor
Sandy's a dude?
Tucker Glick
Sandy is probably trying to raid Arnold’s workshop since he’s busy
Charles Travasos
“Control your people Jacob, or I will.”
Matt
Thank you so much for this series! This humor hits all the right ways!
Anita
I wanna see where Jacob will go . I don't think the church will be too happy, maybe even put a hit out on him. So his new faction would have to be ballsy enough to shelter him.
Arieh Sochaczevski
I haven’t found a place to use the expression RTFM in more than a decade :) Thanks for the chapter!
Lonez Zhavec
Ooh! Didnt think of that! Now youve put the idea in my head!
Austin Richins
Lord Vader would be spitting blood in envy.
Lonez Zhavec
It needs to be that conspiracy guy!
Jeff McCulley
Casper deciding whether he could “recruit” the corpse or not. Lol!
Lonez Zhavec
A great song though!
Jeff McCulley
Probably because Sandy doesn’t want to be there. He’s not part of a faction, he won’t fight, and hasn’t been helping with preparations—like Sylphie. Personally, I was looking for William.
Anthony
Now, Jake's next words should be "thank you for volunteering your city to be first responder". Full darkside. When leaders fail to follow the rules, they condemn themselves and their constituents. No dying a martyr for your cause/words, bcuz that is something the holy church would relish. No, you die, and those you are "protecting" become cannon fodder.
Jeff McCulley
I feel like the next chapter will start with two words. “Who’s next?”
Jeff McCulley
Jake doesn’t do politics. He’s not an orator. Not a storyteller. He told people to put their grudges asides, and did it in no uncertain terms—and that’s exactly his Path. What you’re talking about would be Jacob…and he hasn’t defected from the Church yet.
Eltirno
Seriously, there's always some jackass who didn't RTFM.
RonGAR
Jake should really express why he wants Earth to be a neutral place. A 'safe haven' for all. Tell them what it was like to be in a room with half the primordials. How it was to see the Holy Mother and Blightfather chum it up. That they lean into one another and tell each other jokes over fine wine. Tell them how all the gods were there for months and did nothing but gossip, and drink Valdemar's Mead. Tell them how easy it is for them to get along. That these gods spent millions and millions of years trying to off each other, then make alliances, then try to off each other then right back to being allies, all the while not really having any real animosity towards each other at all. That at the end of the day, their followers could fight and kill themselves off in the billions and it wouldn't make or break any relationship between the primordials. That nothing they could do, all the way down at Cgrade truly means anything to any of them. Then tell them that THIS is the time,when the gods arent watching to 'MAKE UP THEIR OWN MINDS' on whom they wish to cast predijuce and judgment on, and whom they wish to see for themselves as worthy of the title of "Friend" or "Foe". Don't hate other groups, because someone told you to. Simply put, Billions of People are out there killing each other based mostly off 'Manufactured Reasons' from their 'gods', and Jake should make them aware of that. That at the end of the day, their 'god' doesn't care either way.
Christian Sullivan
Like Jacob or Casper eyeballing the dude and jaws dropping at the death
Michael Younger
It should be Holstred
Zach Neumann
Dumb ways to die... now I have that song stuck in my head.
Sushi
If looks could kill
Joshua
It's been said but hot damn...... PERFECT 👍
ChRiAn
Quick question, even if I can guess the answer: why isn't Sandy at the meeting, despite them being the main transport for Jake and therefore the main response team?
ChRiAn
Me too. First time wider Earth learns why he is the Chosen of the Viper. No fucks given.
Olof Karlsson
Thanks for the chapter!
ChRiAn
Yeah, but the idiot was talking about the vampires not the Risen. Which makes it even stupider for an Earth City Lord to bitch about members of the SS clan
Matt
If Jake crushed his soul are we sure of that?
liquid_helix
Bahaha, perfect.
Daniel is ŁØNE
1st we need a POV from someone else to highlight that reaction in detail. 2nd Jake has to mention having been in a room where the Blight father, Holy Mother, Viper and Valdemar all existed in the same space without issue, the casually ask Miranda to continue like he didn't just murder someone with a look. 3rd the fact that this was in essence not an attack makes this all the more intimidating. The poor fool bore his soul against that of the Primal Hunter and was found so lacking that his very existence crumbled as a means to escape.
Trevor Mergen
Thanks!
Cole Kerns
Throwwwwbaaack
Jeff McCulley
And just like that, the Noboru clan’s vampires have their own City Pylon. “Howdy, neighbor!”
Star
Couldn't read, period.
Jeff McCulley
Thanks for the chapter!
Jeff McCulley
Jacob is so very going to defect during this event.
Jeff McCulley
Nah. Jake (well, Miranda) wrote the rules this time. And Jake made them clear.
The Grey Area
Lord Vader would approve
Kenneth Welever
You forget. Eternal hunger eats any soul he doesn't destroy upon kill.
ItWasIDIO!!
Redeem thyself Jacob you only get one shot do not miss ya chance cause opportunity comes once in a lifetime
Forrest
I'm so happy, just had to say it.
KenTX325
Also, very Malefic Viper. Wouldn’t it be great if the next thing Jake says is “well, that guy was annoying”.
Sean
I thought the chapter title was gonna be from Jake saying something super controversial like, "The Blightfather and Holy Mother names kind of imply they're married with kids and the war is just foreplay. What? Someone had to say it."
Jeff McCulley
“Jake not reigning in” >Reining in
Demonshadow639
Finally we see Jake hold nothing back and be the “big bad” while also being the master of all!!! That’s how you do it. I think it’s funny he even gave him a chance and reminded that death was waiting if he continued… though I guess this will help put it into perspective that Jake don’t give a fuck who you are follow the rules or straight up die.
Kaladorph
The rules aren't system enforced in this one since it's called by the world leader. Hense why Miranda was able to write the initial statement delivered by the system.
brennon Petersen
Tftc!
Kaladorph
Would make sense right? What's left to go if the soul itself was destroyed
Corbin Stewart
"How did he die?" "Instantly."
Ken
Damn that last part was cool as fuck ngl
Zizawah
I doubt the rules apply to Jake as he (Miranda and Lily) wrote the rules for this congress. Not system enforced but Jake enforced.
Danny
I totaly forget about the death look to funny 😆 and carzy intemedating if u can 1 shot some one with a look
Kelarys
Committing suicide by incompetence, what a way to go lol
Mownmbasa
So funny nobody got the reference haha! Lethal Weapon 2. I see you are a man of culture:P Much respect!
David E Sanders
That's some Vader level shit right there! Love it!
MrEarthCreeper
I don't know man. If I remember correctly I thought you needed your soul intacted to be guided over be the transcend skill? And jack just crumble that random bozo's soul.
BB8ALREADY
yeah iirc he can kill those pretty much weaker than him by exposing his soul to theirs
Anthony Smith
"I've been in a room together with both the Blightfather and the Holy Mother without them at each other's throats. You can do the same on earth, if not you can leave" Need them sweet Heretic Chosen Levels.
SinCinnamon
I want a Miranda point of view next!
Micah Molina
Oh man! I wonder how many attending are gonna have a hard time looking Jake in the eye after this!? LMAO, Great chapter. Thanks!
Tyler S.
Let the bodies hit the flooor, to ignorant to understand the rules and you wind up dead.
HARITH
Thanks for the chappy. Jake offing the guy kinda reminds me back when villy killed that one s grade when he first address the order once he came back.
Johnny_B
No, this is next level shit. He doesn't even need to move his hands ;)
michael pigott
The hell did that idiot expect? Setting aside the entire earth situation and everything about Jake... the organization of the poison snake is the faction that generally shelters Vampires multiversally
ADOLFO VILLEGAS
Truly playing his role to a "T".
Michael Jewell
This, "A brief glance, two glowing eyes, a single crumbled soul." is perfect.
Michael Pittman
What better way to prove that you are the baddest motherfucker on the planet than by casually killing a guy with a look
Seiryus
More like an amnesty. From Jake's words, I doubt anyone but Sylphie gets any immunity.
Seiryus
It had the effect of killing weak targets since the first version.
Alysyn
Hhahahahahaha
Michael
There always has to be a shut talker. Can't wait for the crowd to murmur about his soul attack
Jiří Trpkoš
I think that those who have enough insight will be even more impressed. Because what jake did is just compared their 2 souls aginst each other. I bet that is how he got around the rules. The guy just coulnt take Jakes soul and died so it wasnt technicaly an attack.
Lay Nkay
I loveee et! Literally stared to death! A show of force will make everyone fall into place
BookDragonling
Awesome ending. Now I'm super excited to see the reactions in the next chapter.
James coe
Now I'm not gonna say that removal of waste was the best I've ever seen written but it was pretty much near the top
Alexikon
Audience: How did he die? Jacob: Jake stared. Menacingly.
Valhazstromoz
GET STARED AT BITCH!!
Namorat
I mean, he was warned, but still a pretty rough and decisive action. Tomorrow can't come quick enough 😄
Joshua Toennis
Hell ya!
Amathew2
Darth Jake in the house!
Godzilla511
Yeah, but the Holy Church being temporarily pardoned for their assbaggery during the invasion event was a form of diplomatic immunity.
GrandSageGand
He might have just now, he destroyed his soul, even is it wasn't the Truesoul being destroyed he probably forced the reincarnation, meaning the idiot didn't live out the rest of his grades lifespan in the transcendence
loverofbl
Very nice
Joseph Serret
GET REKT
ChRiAn
The rules say nothing about diplomatic immunity.
Jana
That might actually be debatable since the Soul meant to enter the Holy land crumbled but you might still be right… there is still quite the power difference at play but I wouldn’t be surprised if the soul is at least mangled.
Vega
Nice. I was hoping that the Miranda had removed the Holy Church affiliates as previously mentioned, but it’s definitely doesn’t seem easy to weed them all out. Good of Jake to help out. Thanks for the chapter!
Mat
🤩 I just hope next chapter Jake just says, “Miranda please continue” as if nothing happened. What would make this grant is if the way Jake has done it alters the moron’s soul so much that he can’t go to the holy land
Kt-x
Thanks for the chapter! Oh my goddddd! I'm loving it! 😁
BumAssBumAss
That random dude still lives due to the holy mother's transcendence. I hope Jake gets around this "kill but not dead" crap with his eternal shadow sooner or later. These holy church slaves do not fear death because they don't actually die but go to an afterlife.
Michael Fannon
Always has to be one guy. Jake handled it correctly though
Stuart Thwaites
I'd say it's more of how weak the dead dude was.
Jana
I wonder if that’s really what they meant when they told Jake to “look menacing”.
Rick Delallata
What a show of power, I'll bet very few will have enough insight to understand how that guy died. The legend of the Primal Hunter grows
Jiří Trpkoš
Tftc. I can already see jakes explanation: "I didnt kill him, I just showed him my soul and he died. No hostile action taken, no rules broken. Now behave.".
JJB4345_80_815
Yes, thank you for the chappy Zogarth!
alex smithen
Amazing chapter like always
Vinstro
Dude couldn't read the room, or rules. /smh. Thanks for the chapter!!!
Tristan
The strongest individual on the planet said shut up and you keep talking what a moron. Fantastic chapter btw
ChRiAn
I expect some fast verbal footwork from Jacob next chapter
Eduard Marciuc
More like that guy was just weak af
Steven Myer
Called it! Yesssssss
ChRiAn
If the moron even was C-Grade
Michael mann
So nice to see someone Find Out so quickly after fucking around
Sayjinlord
Damn Jake, but I guess he deserved it though.
Naotsugu97
lol, killing looks! TFTC
Godzilla511
Your diplomatic immunity... Has just been revoked.
Cory Sauls
Dude got soul slapped! This is either going to shut any other dissenters up or cause an uproar.
Ritsu
Hey, if it can make Valdemar flinch, it can definitely ice a low tier C-grade
Thomas Kuhn
Thanks for the chapter!
Jasonglh
I wish more work meetings went like that.
Jonas Abraham
Respect to Arnold ! XD
Strato Junon
Damn not a mic drop but a corpse drop. Tyfc!
Zizawah
That was utterly decisive. Hoo!
Cody Parker
Fuuuuuck yeah. That's what I'm talking about
Emc Emc
Brutal
BlackRazaras
Thanks for the chapter
Jason Bradford
This…is awesome. Choices have consequences.
Ghost-Crow (Corvidae Corvus)
Goddamn!!! Jakes not fucking around!!!
Abdulaziz ALRumaih
Good kill
Exaiter
Hahahahaha perfect.
Radzig
get fked nerd
Shup Idot
Get fucked random dude
I Solis
What a solid end of the chapter!
Paul Bukeni
🙏🏾🤌🏾
Gavin
Did his hunters gaze or whatever tf thats called get that strong. Jfc
Justin Buro
Bozod
Cory Sauls
Tftc
BumAssBumAss
Thanks for the chapter!
Bryandbc01
Nice
