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Chapter 877 - Something Worth Celebrating
🕑 Added 2024-03-22 12:01:34 +0000 UTCVilastromoz just leaned back and smiled, still within the streaming room that was now just showing the Nevermore City square and all of Minaga’s antics. Well, one of Minaga’s clones anyway, as the god was also still in the room with a god clone.
”Man, ain’t that host the most handsome Unique Lifeform you’ve ever seen? His presentation skills are also just through the roof!” Minaga praised himself loudly. They were all waiting for the grand reveal… and soon it did when his clone announced the dramatic twist of one more person appearing.
To many of the mortals in the square, it was perhaps a surprise… but to the gods in the living room, they had just waited for this to happen. They had watched Jake and his party for the last many years, and they knew how well he had done. For him to not even have been on the top 10 made it clear to everyone that he would appear at some point for a grand announcement.
Something he did… making Vilastromoz grin even more. The Wyrmgod and Minaga’s clone both looked at him as Jake appeared and his performance was revealed.
”Congratulations,” the Wyrmgod said with a slow nod. ”A joyous occasion.”
”Found a good one, huh?” the Blightfather said, acknowledging Jake’s achievement.
”A fortunate and earned victory,” the Holy Mother said, also showing her respects.
”Glad to see he did well,” the Nature’s Attendant added happily. ”For little Dina to have been in the same party as the new champion of the All-time Leaderboards… it was a good decision to have her join him. Thank you, Vilas.”
The Viper just smiled back at the second-in-command of the Pantheon of Life. ”She pulled her weight; you have nothing to thank me for.”
”But I do,” his father-in-law insisted. ”I expected him to do well, but this still exceeds it. The impact on her future will be felt for certain, and she has been granted a great boon. She was even on the top 100 of the Era’s Leaderboards, doing far better than I thought possible.”
”Well, in either case, you shouldn’t be thanking me, but Jake,” the Viper shook his head.
”I will make sure to,” the god nodded as he turned to Artemis. ”What say you, shouldn’t we have him visit the Pantheon of Life once he is available? I am certain Ygg will also want to see him. We should probably wait a little, though… let things calm down a bit.”
”My image already effectively extended an invitation within the Colosseum of Mortals, and I’m sure the Malefic One’s Chosen is more than aware he has an open invitation standing,” the archer god responded, sounding a bit more confident than before, having gotten quite used to being in the presence of so many far more powerful gods over the last nearly two decades.
”Well, he strikes me as the sort to easily forget things, so perhaps we should remind him,” Nature’s Attendant commented.
”I’ll do it for you, no problem,” Vilastromoz waved it off as he looked at Artemis and smiled. ”I have a feeling he wants to visit anyway. I heard something about archery lessons.”
Artemis averted her gaze as the Viper just grinned. This was fun, and he was feeling pretty damn good right now about how everything was going.
”Ya done talking? Finally! Anyway, bloody well knew he would do it,” Valdemar grinned as he waved his hand. ”And if it ain’t a feat that calls for a proper celebration. Drinks are on me!”
A large keg appeared, and the god held it up and yelled toward all the observing gods. ”Hey! Get over here already; grab a mug!”
Receiving a direct invitation from a Primordial was not something any of the many observing gods would ever refuse. Quite the opposite, as they reveled in the opportunity. Many gods went by and offered their congratulations to the Viper for how well his Chosen had done, which Vilastromoz gladly accepted.
Everyone got their mugs of ale one after another, and the Viper saw no reason not to accept as he joined in on the festivities and grabbed a mug. Raising up a mug of his own, Valdemar spoke loudly as he infused his voice with energy. ”To Jake Thayne and a new record!”
With that, he downed the entire mug, joined by a few others, who only a second or two later stumbling back as the alcohol brewed to be strong enough for a Primordial to get drunk entered their system. Vilastromoz also had a taste, and he found the taste quite pleasant, even if it did carry too spicy of an aftertaste for the otherwise sweet initial impression.
For once, the Viper simply enjoyed the moment. There was cause for celebration, after all. Jake and the Viper both had things to celebrate… while a certain other pair of Chosen and Patron were probably feeling quite the opposite.
Jake defeating Ell’Hakan on the Leaderboards had most definitely been within their margin of error for the story the two were trying to spin. Either they would spin one story where Ell’Hakan beat Jake and would thus begin his comeback to either defeat or turn Jake to the ”good side.”
Or, the other possible path was for Jake to win, in which case Ell’Hakan would remain the underdog… the problem was that Jake hadn’t just beaten Ell’Hakan. He had beaten both of them. The announcement Jake had also beaten Yip of Yore was a brilliant strategic move by Jake – certainly made entirely accidentally – as it helped undermine the god who sought to become the first slayer of a Primordial.
It was publicly known, at least among the gods, that Yip held the top spot before. That he was the greatest genius of the multiverse, and for the top genius, what were truly his limits? As an unrivaled genius, it was only natural he would keep improving, perhaps to one day even become strong enough to slay the Malefic Viper. To slay the Primordial who had kept hidden away for so long and was, in the eyes of many, the weakest of the twelve.
Now… now he was no longer the top genius. Jake had stolen that throne – that legend. Ell’Hakan was also troubled now, for he was no longer just the underdog fighting another Chosen genius; he was fighting the top genius. Was he even qualified anymore to challenge Jake? So much doubt had been sown with that one announcement.
And doubt was the biggest enemy of those two storytellers. They needed certainty and steadfast belief in the legend they tried to spin, not potential confusion and people questioning the validity and possibility of their claims.
All in all, Jake had performed damn well, and Vilastromoz definitely owed him a beer. Not just in regards to the stuff with Yip… the Viper also had to thank him for the personal rewards he got from having his Chosen be the new holder of the top spot on the All-Time Leaderboards.
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Ell’Hakan held a stoic expression as the Unique Lifeform known as Minaga announced the arrival of the Viper’s Chosen. This was not an unexpected turn of events, as he and his Patron had already discussed the possibility of the Viper’s Chosen doing extremely well within Nevermore.
On a personal note, he did find it disappointing that he lost to the human. Ell’Hakan had done his utmost within the World Wonder, even beating the other Chosen in regard to how many floors he had completed. What was perhaps even more infuriating was that Ell’Hakan had genuinely started to believe he would take the top spot.
When he announced his Challenge Dungeon’s multiplier, none had surpassed, only tied him. This gave him the false belief there was a good chance the Viper’s Chosen hadn’t surpassed him either. If he had, why wouldn’t he have revealed it? Getting a 100% multiplier would have led to much prestige in its own right, so even if he had failed to take the Era’s Pinnacle spot, he would have won at least a minor victory.
Due to this lack of an announcement, Ell’Hakan proceeded with the assumption the other Chosen had equaled his score at best. This meant the next years after the Challenge Dungeons would be crucial. In order to get a leg up, he had even prepared a welcome party on the city floor after floor seventy-five to receive the Viper’s Chosen and have him waste some time dealing with them while trying to sow discord within his group. However, Ell’Hakan never even heard of him appearing on the city floor, his rival having just skipped right past it to proceed to the next floor.
Even so, Ell’Hakan just focused on himself and his own party. Sure, they ended up losing a member, but the one who died could only blame himself, and Ell’Hakan’s Patron would handle any blowback from the god backing his fallen party member.
He had kept doing his utmost until the very end, where he at least had the foresight to make sure he would finish before the Viper’s Chosen. There were only upsides to this; if he did ultimately win, finishing first would block the Chosen of the Malefic Viper. Meanwhile, if he lost, he would at least still get the title. A title that was most certainly nothing to be scuffed at.
Era’s Conquerer of Nevermore – You have done what few could ever hope to achieve: proven yourself the pinnacle of an entire Era. No matter how brief the achievement or how fleeting this position is, this accomplishment can never be taken away from you. Attain first place on the Era Nevermore Leaderboards, proving yourself an Era’s Conqueror of Nevermore. Only one Nevermore Performance title can be held at a time. As an Era’s Conquerer of Nevermore, you are a near-unrivaled expert of dungeons, increasing stats gained from Dungeoneer and Dungeon Pioneer titles by 40%. +10% All Stats.
It was a truly great title that Ell’Hakan was more than pleased to have achieved. He was fully aware that if the Viper’s Chosen and he did not share a generation, Ell'Hakan would truly have no equal… but then again, perhaps he was only as powerful as he was because of the Primordial’s Chosen. It helped Ell’Hakan push himself further and truly seek to be the pinnacle of this generation… no, this entire era.
All in due time.
As the light beam descended upon the newly arrived Chosen of the Malefic Viper, and Minaga announced how he had won, Ell’Hakan saw the shift on the Leaderboards as his own position fell one. Clenching his fists, he maintained his composure, even if the situation didn’t particularly-
”… I failed to clarify what I meant by top dog… because I’m not just talking about this era. It’s with pleasure I can announce that for the second era in a row, the All-Time record has been broken!”
For a moment, Ell’Hakan let his expression drop as he stared toward the Chosen of the Malefic Viper in the distance, and for a moment, he met the eyes of the other Chosen before regaining his wits.
This… was not part of the plan, and Ell’Hakan cursed internally as he knew they would have to shift and adapt the narrative even more… potentially toward a direction Ell’Hakan was truly not a fan of.
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Jake remained as composed as he could while the music blared, and all eyes were on him. He wasn’t sure what he was supposed to do or say. When he had done the Chosen Ceremony, he at least had a game plan and could prepare himself, but now he was just thrown onto what was effectively a stage. Should he say something? Smile and wave?
It didn’t get better when people started to actually fucking clap, as Viridia stood right behind him with her head slightly bowed and an incredibly happy grin on her face. Jake also saw Farleigh, the vampire patriarch, making him want to say hi, but the situation didn’t seem to allow it. The Fallen King noticed Jake’s discomfort and sent him a quick mental message to assist.
“No need to act. Simply be. Remain stoic and reveal no emotion. Just maintain a straight back and forward-looking eyes to exude confidence. You are the Chosen of the Malefic Viper, and someone recognized as the most talented genius of this generation, if not the entire era. To you, this result is naught but a meeting of your expectations.”
Jake took the words to heart as best he could as he did just that. He simply stood there and let everyone observe him as they clapped. It felt unnatural to him, but seemingly no one else thought so. Seconds passed, and with every moment, Jake really hoped something would happen… maybe Valdemar could swoop down and kidnap him to try and force Jake to join Valhal? Yeah, that would definitely be preferable to his current situation.
Luckily, Minaga continued before things got too awkward.
“Alright, calm down people. It’s just someone breaking a record that has existed for a few billion years and beating every single other living being who has ever competed on the Nevermore Leaderboards. No big deal,” Minaga said in a lighthearted tone before he turned a bit more serious.
“All jokes aside, the overall performance surpassing that of previous eras should only bring us joy. It’s representative of the growing base of Records supporting every faction and individual through the continued expansion of the system. Represents progress on a wider scale. Jake Thayne is simply the one standing atop a new generation that will be the first to lead us into the ninety-third era. These C-grades you see before you represent the future of every faction. They represent possibilities of Paths never seen before and even more new Records to populate this multiverse.
“Finally, to the ones who do not find their names on a Leaderboard despite hoping so, do not see this as a failure you should take to heart. You were beaten by the strongest generation ever, one you are still a part of. The Path to godhood is no sprint, and to try and reach ultimate power is an endless trek. You are still in the early stages of walking that Path. So, if you believe what you did was a failure, don’t. Become a success to show the multiverse what you are capable of, as it’s your future that defines you… and if you ascend to godhood, no one will give a damn that you did horribly in Nevermore while still a C-grade.”
Minaga was surprisingly wholesome as he spoke some words of encouragement to everyone, especially those who may be feeling dejected after realizing they hadn’t qualified for the Leaderboards. Looking at the Fallen King, the Unique Lifeform sent him a quick answer. “I got top 100 on the Universe Leaderboards and top 250 on the Era one.”
He didn’t sound disappointed, so Jake just nodded as Minaga seemed to finally be ending his presentation.
“Anyway, time to wrap things up. Thank you all for coming to this little ceremony of ours to celebrate the next generation and the revelation of the Leaderboards. Quite an eventful one this time around, eh? I hope you all enjoyed the show and will continue to revel in all the amenities of Nevermore City during your stay. Goodbye for-“
Suddenly, Minaga stopped as his eyes went wide, and he yelled loudly.
“Wait! How is this even possible!? There was one more!?”
A beam of light descended from above, and Jake stared over along with many others as he saw the new arrival…
Which was a Minaga clone wearing a funny hat while holding a sign saying “made you look," with a dumb grin on his face
“Gets them every time,” Minaga grinned as he bowed. "Toodle-oo!"
With that, Minaga disappeared along with all of the beams of light and projected figures. Jake also felt much of the attention on him begin to fade as he subtly breathed out a sigh of relief. Now that everything was finally done with, Jake was just looking for a way to get out of there… until the words of Viridia washed away all hope.
“Congratulations, truly. You have brought honor to the Malefic One and the Order of the Malefic Viper, and I cannot even hope to begin to express my gratitude,” she sent. “Now, are you ready to meet the others?”
Jake looked at her and sent back. “Meet the others?”
“Ah, you perhaps weren’t aware. It’s customary for all of the top performers of the Leaderboards to have a get-together after the rankings have settled down a bit,” she politely explained as Jake realized he was still not yet free, as he faced one of his most dreaded challenges: forced social interaction with strangers.
Comments
Jeff McCulley
“I got top 100 on the Universe Leaderboards and top 250 on the Era one.” So…if the party expected the Fallen King to finish lowest of them all, does this imply that they ALL finished in the Top 100/Top250? Nice!
Mathias Eriksson
as always jakes social skills are lacking :D
Dave
Ty
Endless Nature
Thanks for the chapter
Adam Birch
God damn Minaga got me too!
Pawan Alur
My understanding is that the story could be crafted in a direction where Jake is seen naturally superior to El'Hakan, and on the same stage as Yip of Yore and Viper.
Skyler Brown
ya but Zogarth isant Either he could decide that audible is fast enough for us one day
James Lucas
Patience is not something the Internet is known for lol
Lanny blackmore
You’re right lol but it’s bound to be a good one 😁
Skyler Brown
quit being impatient
Skyler Brown
up ur butt and around the corner
Jesse Wilkerson
love these hangers as well, my theory is that hakan is going back to earth, i think he is going to kill jakes parents and then use the aftermath to paint him as some sort of threat due to the aftermath. the aftermath that he will never see cuz he will be dead. but that is just my theory.
Lanny blackmore
When’s the next chapter dropping!!
Carmelda Labaze
“ Ell’Hakan cursed internally as he knew they would have to shift and adapt the narrative even more… potentially toward a direction Ell’Hakan was truly not a fan of.” What direction is this? Why isn’t he a fan? Zog likes to throw in one line forshadows and it works! My interest is definitely piqued. Looking forward to seeing how Jake and EH interact at this leaderboard social and, in the long term, how it affects Yip and schemes. It seems like they are going to have to get more creative and underhanded to find a way to get ahead of Jake and Villy.
Morgan Loman
Sure but that's only like 2-3 years of alchemy, Jake has done atleast that much during his 50 years in nevermore
Mahetze
SS granddaugther is probably better than Jake at alchemy by now (at least "normal" alchemy). She's doing the whole academy thing without a break
Kulik Mate
i can totally see that coming
Austin Sather
Man… I’m sad this arc has come to an end. It was some of the most fun I’ve had reading in a while. I was trying to guess what challenges was going to come their way but never could. I’m so excited so see where the story goes from here. Thank you Zog for writing an amazing story.
Roland Thomas Junior
😂 jealousy doesn't look good on you
Jay Doubleyou Kay
I'm so pumped so see how everything and everyone has changed since they've been gone. How Earth is doing. Is someone plotting to undermine Jake's rule since he's been gone? Is Jake going to have to come back and make an example of someone that has a very short memory? How is everyone on Earth going to react to Jake being graded as essentially the most powerful being in their universe? How Haven is doing? How Jakes ex-slave is doing? Is she taking more charge of her life? how the succubus is doing? Is she going to try and jump Jake when he gets back? Lol. What the MILLIONS of freed slaves delivered to earth are up to? How Jake will alter his hideout in Haven now that he's way more powerful. How that banana plant will be changed. Is Jake going to try and take on a permanent alchemy student? Maybe.... Sword saint's daughter like it was setting up to do oh so long ago? SO MANY THINGS! OH OH and Jake's... Queen Wasp lady daughter is on her way to earth as well, right??? LOL How is Artemis going to react to "by the way, this is my daughter...." Lol. I'm really hoping Jake is able to stay cool with the Sword Saint and Arnold at his side when he's meeting up with the other winners, including Ell’Hakan... That dude wants to start crap so bad he can taste it.
Numbzy
Yeah, but barely anyone saw that. There were only EH groupies around for that time. This time, gods are paying attention and basically every mortal currently at Nevermore.
SmokeJam
Nah, he is old. In the stretch with Meira his title got revealed "Shattered Dusk Emperor". I don't think the system will call a meh-strong god Emperor.
SmokeJam
He already did that back in one of the first city floors. Jake had a proper mic drop speech then.
Bob of Doom
Well Dusk leaf and Villy got levels from Vesperia's birth. I am guessing that what makes divine special is that through acquiring more records increases your max level
Ty Cooper
Oh I am for sure we are not done with him yet. The SS has a soul wisp to battle with and Vesp has one tagging along with her.
Ty Cooper
Yeah the Sage died before the world wonder was around. I think Jake set a new all time score. I think it was implying some first place holders have fallen in the past and used it more as a warning. I also think they say how yip was the previous all-time highest score, till Jake.
Ty Cooper
I have been waiting for that as well. I have just been wondering when he will pull it off. Maybe when he is a demigod and that's what pushes him to godhood.
Ty Cooper
He also entered later that Jake and team. I think he might not do as well on all of the challenge dungeons. He had to have done better thr fallen king. He is also there with a Order team and I don't believe they would send him with a bad team. He does carry a divine blessing so is still doted upon.
Ty Cooper
That would be hilarious
RedFaux
I think you did have a problem with the last arc, "I wasn't even gonna but you ruin it" is such an old excuse
Razeel Nightfall
Thanks. I have always been crap at remembering names.
Doctordirt
Love the story and probably my favorite arc
Jay Doubleyou Kay
Bye. Glad to see you go.
Numbzy
The very first line of Mondays chapter is going to be Jake asking Villy to kidnap him and save him from this get together. Some that he naturally won't do.
Numbzy
It's one of the perpetual question we have asked. We know that just direct records are part of it, but there has to be more. I'm assuming that will only be 100% explained when Jake reaches godhood though.
Valhazstromoz
Yet another dumbass that didn't understand that that was directed at the trolls that liked to email and bitch at him about stupid shit but that's fine I'm sorry your fragile feelings got hurt
Jonah Frazier
Wow, just read the author's note from a few chapters ago. Glad to hear we peasants should be glad to pay you to read and that you really don't need us at all. I didn't even have any problems with this arc but I'll put my money where my mouth is and will in fact fuck off in that case. See ya!
Razeel Nightfall
I wonder if Jake's Bloodline will be able to interfere with EH's bloodline. Ie how he protected Artemis from Valdemar. It would really twist the dagger in Yip of Yore's plan.
Numbzy
@micah molina: I'm praying that he casually asks openly what he should make next. Like to a group of people with everyone hanging around, able to overhear.
Numbzy
@Ty Cooper I feel like that's a few grades away
Numbzy
He does have emotions, he even mentioned it during his analysis of his interaction with EH. He just has extremely muted emotions and he actively chooses not to use them. My own head cannon is that he took a soul mutation somewhat like Jake's but the cost or effect was a suppression of his emotions.
Ty Cooper
I am looking forward to the audible
Ty Cooper
You know you feel kinda off if there isn't cliffhanger. Don't lie, you know you do.
Ty Cooper
Lol
Ty Cooper
It's how I start my mornings primal hunter chapter and a bowl of cereal. Dang time Change threw me off.
Ty Cooper
I would really like to know what Villy gets when Jake does Jake craziness with tons of records rewarded. Like Levels, insights, records, God rankings, ....... This has always been in the back of my head. It might be more teasing than a Friday Cliffhanger.
Ty Cooper
Oh especially when EH goes home and his whole planet realizes how they have just been manipulates and start to go to Nevermore themselves spreading how horrible of a person he was. While the freed slaves are also going to Nevermore spreading how amazing Jake is. Yips story keeps getting scrapped.
Ty Cooper
I think he is going to make a super succubus demoness lord
Ty Cooper
I find the uncomfortable feeling in the comments from not having a cliffhanger Friday hilarious.
Amathew2
I don’t think he’ll do that well, draskil is a combat focused character. He isn’t a crafter, and not much of a thinker. So I believe his performance in the challenge dungeons will be limited.
Anthony Smith
Jake has alot of unused titles from nevermore but the point of nevermore was to co Pete and expand their records and levels. I bet all his unused titles are still expanding his pool of records even though there are various titles he doesn't have active.
Ty Cooper
You are thinking Eversmile. Jake has only been by yip during his public threat to the viper.
Ty Cooper
Emerald Forest date
Ty Cooper
Is it just me or did anyone think the saintess was the one from Bertram's earth party. I didn't realize it wasn't her till she made it on era leaderboard instead of 93rd universe
Pexezz
Oh yeah it was mentioned when villy discussed the blessings with jake that gods benefit from their blessed / chosen if they do well and earn records achievements, hope we see what kind of return he got on his investment in Jake... probably something that makes him an even more poisonous danger noodle lol
Ty Cooper
Oh villy had that as a possibility probably. Yip probably didn't. LOL and Villy got a huge boost from Jake's performance.
Greymantle
I was thinking the Sage would be a good candidate as well, except that Nevermore didn't appear until the 2nd universe, while I believe the Sage died during the 1st universe.
Spicyice101
Well, we do know the sage exists, and that he died in C grade, i’m assuming if he participated in nevermore he probably would’ve been that person.
Paperback Hail6
Tyftc, that chapter was even better that I could have hoped for. Zog you are a true master of literature. Love the story, keep it up.
PatienceHoney
@Maetze I think I remember during the time of Meira becoming Duskleaf's chosen that it was said that Duskleaf was feared for who he had been. And not to underestimate him.
Michael Younger
I want for when Villy faces Yip he gives a speech about how Yip would stand a chance if not for the x number of levels or titles his chosen had earned for him
PatienceHoney
I am pretty sure this isn't the last well see Minga, I think I remember from an earlier chapter that he has already imposed himself on the Endless Empire and Vespeira.
Burkes
I absolutely love how even someone as strong as Villy can still grow alongside his bestest buddy.
Skanda
I'm proud of the fallen king and how far he has come. Truly earning the title king with his benelovence and support these days. Proud of him
Skanda
No news as of yet
Skanda
I also wonder if they kept items from nevermore... Jake got his hands on a demon Lord orb thing. Thinking that could be a good potential for Jake juice use.
Skanda
Same!
Skanda
Hmmmm.... If EH doesn't like the path the narrative will take... Maybe he will use a heretic chosen grimoire of Jake's down the road...
Skanda
And don't forget, there is a minanga clone with some very annoyed insect gods scheming to head with jakes 'daughter' to the 93rd universe
Numbzy
The universe board is just people from the 93rd universe while the Era board is the entire multiverse. It's much easier to get on the Universe leaderboard.
Barkyy
Im just waiting to see if Jake uses his "Jake Juice" to somehow help Villy with bringing back his wife and kid
Valhazstromoz
It's stated he's limited in the amount of clones he can have that are in godhood he can have as many as he wants up too I think C grade tho
Aaron J
Did he mention how well draskil did in nevermore? I’m curious how many floors he completed and his ranking
Kyle
My headcanon is that the wholesome part was the Wyrmgod’s requirement for doing the announcements.
Maedae
I would not have been able to stand there and take that applause. We're so proud of Jake for that. Easily the most difficult thing he's done to date.
S.w.
I love the happy Villy part. I imagined him building a little statue or something for Jake to occupy next to his wife and kiddo edifice in his divine realm. People who he might give a shit about eventually. Like a Walt Disney cheers-ing a Snake statue. Buds sharing suds.
S.w.
Arnold effectively doesn’t have emotions.
S.w.
Maybe it’ll be for the ‘battle’ where he snipes Yip of Yore.
Allan
I agree. Though only Jake and Sylphie got the best ver of minaga dungeons. Arnold and Casper definitely still got their own dungeons, though it may not be the best. They can most definitely maintain the dungeon as one is a dungeon architect and the other an Arnold. Also I have a feeling they could even use the dungeon as a way to relay information to another through Minaga
Greymantle
Hmmm.... So in the last chapter Nevermore said this, indicating that Jake's score is not necessarily the highest ever, since it's more precisely the highest among those who still live: "They are on this particular Leaderboard because they are still alive. You lose your spot if you die, and another may rise and take your place. It happens more than you think..." And in this chapter Minaga said this, which reiterates the distinction that the All-Time Leaderboard contains only scores for *living* beings: "....beating every single other living being who has ever competed on the Nevermore Leaderboards" That makes me wonder whether there will be a later reveal of somone who got an even higher score, but is now dead.
Greymantle
I also recall a poster did a calculation in which they divided the no. of Nevermore chapters by the avg no. of chapers per published book, and it worked out to three books.
Michael Fannon
Pretty sure Jake, Arnold, Casper, and Sylphie all got the take home editions of Minaga. I hope he becomes a recuring character.
Tristan
Social interaction with strangers. Big mood Jake big mood
Ty Cooper
Really? 3? Wow so the leading to Nevermore and the start. The main juice of Nevermore. The the end and aftermath.
Ty Cooper
That would be hilarious. The Hall Master escorting just looks over in shock as Jake just disappears replace with a smiling Minaga mortal. Who speaks loud enough for the whole party to hear, making EH looking with dispare as he was about to start something bloodline manipulation.
Mahetze
@TSMS Duskleaf was pretending to be not a god bc he wanted to be left alone by the people in the order and just do his alchemy in peace. In some chapter it was mentioned that while Snappy as a Peak god is powerful, he alone is not enough to stop other factions with their own peak gods or even primordials to mess with the order - but Snappy and Duskleafe together were a strong enough deterend. It's not explicid stated, but he's probably not that good in combat and it's more his alchemy they fear. As the only deciple of the Viper, 88 eras old, and the headmaster of the acadamy, he's obviously a strong god
Anthony Smith
Top 100 in the newly integrated universe and top 250 in the 93rd era of the entire multiverse.
thendavesaid
Well, he still has Minaga's dungeon that he's going to implant on Earth, and presumably there should be an upcoming travel arc after they defend Earth from the Prime, or whatever it was called. I doubt there are enough strong beings on Earth for him to hunt to reach B-grade.
Nate Fowler
Can you address this? Am I the one being dumb right now?
Nate Fowler
The fallen king states: “I got top 100 on the Universe Leaderboards and top 250 on the Era one.” I think you switched universe and era here. Isn’t it impossible to do better on the universe leaderboard than on the era leaderboard? Am I missing something here?
Nate Fowler
A quick correction. There are ten circles of divinity with Godqueens/Godkings being the final of those ten circles. People like Yip of Yore or Gwyndyr are above godkings/godqueens. The brimstone hegemon was a godking and Villy annihilated him with ease. People like Yip of Yore have no named rank except being at or near the pinnacle.
Scion
You mean puzzle box?
kiwi
Minaga's little prank at the end made me genuinely giggle
DirePants
I’m going to miss minaga. I always enjoy all powerful characters who enjoy a good joke more than domination. It feels more real to me.
Anthony Smith
If anything Minaga is lonely. He only has himself. As far as I know he can't even bless people and have a faction of his own. I think he just wants friends.
Ty Cooper
Lol it is more of a worry than a cliff this Friday. Jake and his social awkwardness. I can already feel it in my soul.
Piers Wilkinson
On no. The dreaded forced social interactions. The horror. How could you conceive of such nightmares?!
Tyler S.
Erin's Master is still interested
Bobby B
Beers and chapters. That’s all I need. GLA. TFTC
Jay tolley
Well there is still 1 more title he can get from Nevermore if I am correct. Didn't they say the title improves if he is still holding the spot when the era ends?
Jansen ogden
Can confirm my faction was just obliterated.
Benjamin Warlick
No, he was pretending to be a demigod for social convenience.
Jared
You’re beginning to sound like all the gods and factions that tried to kill him already. Good luck in your efforts!
Cam
Yip is 110% punching air rn he is so mad
Aerlevsedi
Thank you Lord Zog in your infinite mercy, for having graced us with naught but an inconsequentially minor cliff this weekend. This gift will go far in our recovery to prepare for whatever horrific suspenseful waits you plan to impose upon us in the new arc.
Charlie Staner
There were a bunch of gods who thought the same. They aren’t around anymore
TSMS
Wasn't Duskleaf first introduced as a demigod? He reached godhood in the time between the return of the Malefic Viper and the end of Jake's tutorial. He shouldn't be considered a peak god by any metric.
Numbzy
It's too late for that.
Jansen ogden
Is Minaga a bit… broken? Like, at some point, his army of clones will be powerful enough to steamroll any of the primordials, and then eventually all of them. I love the character, but it almost seems like he needs to be killed off before he becomes too powerful.
Silver
If you treat nevermore as a school, all they were competing for was knowledge and prestige. It dosnt seem to be a place to get the best equipment or ingredients or rare skills, but insight into the path you walk, introspection, and prestige. (Which logically comes with a title for best in class)
Alexander Doran
The cliff isn't big enough D:
Grine
This chapter was gold as expected after all the hype. This is why build-up chapters are so important : This is not a sprint, we need to enjoy the journey.
TwistedVanity
I have to agree. His reward should be as is for being the current top, which is just a bit more than ellhakan who was in top place for minutes. That would be right. Otherwise there's no difference in rewards between first and second place. There should then be another reward for being the all time record holder that should surpass that.
TwistedVanity
I love Minga. I hope he becomes a recurring character. I kind of hope Jake gets to avoid the get together and goes party with the gods instead. That would really rub salt into the wound for Ell'hakan
Brennan
Iirc, Zog said 3 books
Jonathon Corralejo Levotch
I would be like, “just let me go home!”
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Zog! I can’t take anymore. I’m sore. I’m cramped. I’m empty. Completely spent. I can’t… keep… going… the little blue… they can’t help … nothing helps… you’re insatiable! I love it!
Blake Noyes
Does anyone know how many books nevermore is split into? I would think just before challenge dungeons would be a good place for a split, but also maybe after minaga’s section
Tragic Hysteria
Well now I really think Jake's rewards from all this are very underwhelming. Barely better than the era's pinnacle title for getting the highest score of every era ever in the entire history of the multiverse? That's pretty absurd I would say the reward Jake got should be for getting on the all time record list at all at this point. I mean how many titles and achievements does Jake have that give him 5% to stats, lots right? Idk seems silly that a top multiversal all-time feat is only marginally better than a feat that is given out multiple times per era when Jake is probably like one of a dozen to EVER hold the all-time pinnacle feat.
Krish Gupta
Wonder if it’s socially acceptable to pull out a book and ignore everyone?
Teshkal
Great chapter and i fully share Jake's anxiety. Parties make me physically exhausted. Also love that minaga is basically an immortal internet troll that just rickrolled everyone.
Xarow
Yes indeed that is the line they will have to play. Won’t mean they are not hoping someone takes him off the board for them. Throwing out a random theory off the cuff here. Jake ends up making Ell’Hakan a heretic as Yip obsesses more and more about his own story over caring about his Chosen.
Micah Molina
Well Yip implied that EH also has bit of heretic, he said most pinnacle geniuses do. So this could be a turning point where EH starts to "switch sides". Not saying its going to be Jake's side though. For instance, he could run off to the Holy Church, since it seems they're interested in his bloodline.
Micah Molina
The juice isn't only used for creations now, the Valdemar fight showed him it's necessary for his Bloodline's limit break. Might be needed for a fight. I agree though, he's probably going to make something new soon. It could also be an item, like the marble or Eternal Hunger.
TwoMoreYears
That was a very fun chapter. Nice to see the viper get to enjoy the moment and I love that he didn’t even consider that Jake had some kind of strategy for revealing his accomplishment. I’m also liking the idea of the viper partying and having a good time as Jake is miserable at a party with the pinnacle of his own generation, awkwardly trying to find a corner he can stand in.
Meruem92
Hah, i completely know that feeling of just wanting to get home and avoiding social stuff
Micah Molina
That's all murky as hell too, it's been hinted several times the reason Valhal and Eversmile are doing those things is partly because Villy asked them and it's part of his plan.
Matt Spratte
Best chappy! A gentle friday cliff after a storm of awesome pov's and achievements. Thanks Zogarth!
SmokeJam
No real cliffhanger Friday? Mr. Writer, are you sick? XD
Mahetze
I don't know if "peak gods" are a rank, but the guys who got described as peak gods are... at the peak (if you ignore primordials). So they are more powerful than your regular godkings/queens. Snappy (and Duskleafe) are the second most powerful gods in the order and the two alone were enough as deterrent to keep other factions in check. And while godkings/queens are powerful, they aren't on that level and also not that rare (e.g. the 3 witch sisters are godqueens, and the insectoid empire has hundreds of godqueens) also: “It is!” the Minaga clone said as he flared his aura. True, it was far beyond the norm, surpassing Godkings by a wide margin, though not quite matching Snappy’s, but… (chapter 712) So this minaga clone is stronger as a Godking "by a wide margin", but still not as strong as Snappy
Vega
Oh so that’s where the source from wiki page on Gods comes from. I’d been wondering where the info came from.
Brad S
My theory is that villy's path includes corruption, and Villy's plan is therefore to corrupt yip's legend to his own purpose. Pretty vague, but I'm much less confident in my more specific guesses
Dream
I'm assuming that they won't interfere because Yip allied himself with Vallhal and the fate God guy (forgot his name). But I guess that depends on what the church policy is for when Primordials fight...
Josh Hietpas
Tftc! Can wait to see jake squirm at the afterparty😂
Micah Molina
The way all the Gods talked about him, with reverence or fear most likely, it's a bad look to target someone your afraid of without cause. That's why Yip is pushing the Villy is evil narrative. Up until Jake, Yip was considered the top genius in the multiverse amongst the young. Now that he's dropped a peg, I imagine Yips detractors will be more vocal, not a ton but just a bit. I'm sure he's made his fair share of enemies and a sizeable portion of the multiverse wouldn't mind see Villy beat him.
ItsFin
I know at this point he doesnt really need it but a toast from Valdemar including all those other gods would go crazy for his records.
Justice Kline
Uh oh, social event with Ell'hakan incoming unless I am mistaken...
Micah Molina
Wow! The gods are always one of the best povs. Wonder if there gonna kidnap Jake to meet with him again, before they too part ways? Im actually looking forward to the top 10 get together. To see the different personalities, even if it's just a simple introduction.
Ty Cooper
Gotta love the made you look. Good chapter. Glad we got to hear EH's inner thoughts. The gods pov is always great. Love how Valdy busts out a keg for all the gods to get smashed on primordial proof brew.
Steven Ramey
Ah this was totally worth the build up! Can't wait for more next week and to see what happens next. Also I really look forward to listening to this on audible too!
Travis Nevins
The troll at the end was great! Now that we're out of nevermore I can't wait to see which god tries to get jake to their turf first. He has like what? like four or five invitations? There's valdemar, natures attendant place, the hive, The monk's message too so the dau father kinda invited him, did the beastkin people do that yet or am I miss remembering? Anywho so many new places to explore!
Numbzy
I'm really hoping that EH asks Jake what his multiplier was from the challenge dungeon. I REALLY want that conversation to be public. Mentally see the look on EH's face when Jake tells him. Also I kind if want to see Jake officially threaten EH. Something like, "You tried to make me the villian in your story. Be careful for what you ask for, you just might get it."
Tim Bartlett
He's been face to face with yip multiple times. Yip can't hide from Jake
Lawrence Dillon
Ahh cheeto about to praise jake or get slapped
One Winged Angel
As it stands i think it goes: Primordials Umbra Godqueens/Godkings: Yip of Yore, Gwyndyr, Holy Mothers Son, Odenstra those kinda folks Peak Gods: Snappy, Duskleaf, Artemis? Mid Tier Gods Low Tier Gods Mortals
Numbzy
Toodle-doo??? What kind of heretical **** is this?
Songy
'Or he plans to mind fuck everyone...' Yeah no, not with literally every single god and their grandmother having their attention on them and most if not all of the participants of that gettogether being associated with major factions to begin with.
Numbzy
I doubt it's just the top 10. It's probably the top 100 or potentially even the top 1000, with "tiers" to the room.
Charlie Staner
Sweet, thank you!
One Winged Angel
Miranda: "Jake? Whos this?" Jake: "Oh this is Artemis, we slept together a whole bunch while we were both G Grade and we are hanging out." Artemis: "Nice to meet you Ms. Miranda, I am Artemis, God of the Life Pantheon and Hunter. *Miranda face palms and walks away* Jake: "So, ya got any LSD in this place?"
TSMS
The oldest posts on this patreon contain side stories. Side Story 12 answers part of your question. Gods advance through layers and after reaching layer 10 a god is considered a God King/Queen.
Pexezz
Gg Jake, you made Villy a happy little snek. Gotta wonder how much chaos did Jake sprinkle into yip and the viper's plans when he upped yip's record
Numbzy
I'm guessing we'll get one after all the parties at Nevermore. Jake will do a pre-Prima check on what he has and what he wants to accomplish before the event.
Michael mann
It’s only been a couple of years at most due to the time dilation effect inside nevermore
Elijah Reitmeier
Great chapter Zog!! Loved the Minaga troll, which seems mostly like just a Zogarth troll lol. Thinking about Yip more, since he has it out for Villy and publicly states he wants to kill Villy, wouldn’t the Church of the Primordials (described as the most zealous fanatics in the multiverse) be gathering a hit squad to take him out already? That’s kinda their whole thing, right?
Numbzy
Except he already knows that you can't suppress Jake. Basically everyone got to see Vlademar try. Eversmile was there too, presumably giving info to YoY. It was also projected to all of the major divine factions so YoY has found out either way.
One Winged Angel
eeg?
Naotsugu97
Cheers!
Nate Fowler
The Wyrmgod would absolutely intervene, given that it is an assassination attempt in his own home. Also you seem to have the entirely wrong idea about Arnold. It has been stated that Arnold simply ignored/rejected all of EH offers and that he didn’t care at all about the conflict when EH entered earth.
Charlie Staner
Hey Zog! Just wondering if we could get a ranking of types of gods in the future. There has been mention of god-kings/queens in previous chapters. Are these established titles from the system like C-grade or are they just called that by people in the multiverse?
Mat
He might have got one but due get only one performance related title in Nevermore, the Era Pinnacle one could have outshined it.
Vega
What a great chapter! Glad we got the gods’ POV, love reading that. Jake’s social awkwardness in these situations are so damn relatable, thanks for writing him this way. Good to see he has the Fallen King and soon, Vesperia to help him navigate his elevated status in the multiverse, as the Chosen, the Harbringer & as the top All-Time Nevermore challenger.
Rishain
i wonder how slyfy did. i was half expecting here to come out and have taken second place
Matteo Butera
I love this! I so much hope Valdemar and Minaga crash this after party just to hang out with Jake! Also can't wait on best girl Artemis to be more involved in the story! Explaining that relationship to Miranda will be glorious.
Mat
Yaa
Luke Baldini
I'm curious as to the damage William has done on EH's home world. 2 decades is a long time for mischief
Matteo Butera
Viridia is a witch though.
kingofshibainu
"Forced social interaction with strangers" truly the bane of any hunter 🤣
Anthony Smith
I smell a 1v1 challenge of sorts. Or he plans to mind fuck everyone and make them all hate Jake. Hopefully we get some good perspective from EH point of view on how the other competitors feel.
Michael Fannon
The Minaga hilding a made you look sign is awesome.
Matthias
Tftc
Justin Buro
Easily the worst cliff in recent memory
Mahetze
When was Arnold being manipulated? Also there is probably a "no kill" rule for the after party
Daermon
This comment made me want a scene where some introduces Jake ala “A Knights Tale” before a large crowd.
Mat
True. That would actual help Jake with alot more familar faces
Wyatt creppel
Villy low key savage with that remark.
Mahetze
Top performers could mean top 10, but also top 100 or even 250
Thenais
how would an S-grade succubus express her gratitude ?
Ctrl Alt Dust
Jesus, beside the whole bloodline and ultimate power, Jake and I have the same view on most dreaded challenges. I'd take a system tutorial over forced social interaction any day. :D
mitchel edwards
That probably should have been obvious lol
Mat
Saintess of the Holy Church and High Templar just got uninvited to the Leaderboard after party
TKOva
Ugh, I think El Hakkans will FOR SURE try to spin his bullshit and manipulate the groups. Also I hope Jake breaks the priestesses face in. Equal right and lefts.
Samantha Brown
Minaga always makes me smile, I really love the character
Mahetze
If they manage to "turn" Jake, Yip would probably rather have him as his chosen. And while he could just retract his blessing from EH, it probably would make a better story if EH had a tragic death so Yip could work in some kind of motivation, for why he wants to take down the Viper, into his story (his current one is literally just "that Viper guy... he was kinda evil a few trillion years before I was born")
Erik Leiden
Okay hear me out - Jake has already reflected on Villy’s advice of not leaving threats alive, the Sword Saint in part can blame EH for damaging his clan, and Arnold was manipulated by the guy. What if they just work together to kill him at the party? Specifically I could see Arnold having something specifically prepared to kill EH in a really clean, fast, surgical way as Arnold would be very opposed to being manipulated. Only problem would be if Yip or the Wyrmgod intervened.
joel southard
Nice thank you for the chapter
Daniel Ham
Here’s to hoping it turns out that the way to counter Ell’hakan’s bloodline is to just imbibe alcohol.
Jonathan Haverlid
Like the start of Yggdrasil.
Sachieiel
Yeah, EH has basically manipulated the population of his planet into enslavement (as we saw when William was there). I think he's just in this for the power because he believes following Yip will provide a good path to godhood.
One Winged Angel
100% Jakes gonna be in a corner getting blasted with the Ice Bear, the Sloth, and the giant wolf. Villy, Artemis, and Valdemar are gonna be disguised in that group of course. They just gonna be kegstanding the whole party.
Buck
Jake’s worst nightmare: social interactions where he is the center of attention. 😂
dylan
i can’t wait for the chapters w artemis gonna be interesting
Olof Karlsson
Thanks for the chapter!
Hunter Thornton
Also way to go Minaga. That sounds like something I would do
Hunter Thornton
The top dog of his generation and era, top genius of the all time leaderboard, chosen for a primordial, slayer of Valdamar(granted it’s the level 1 e rank version), seducer of the endless empire, ass whoopin beast, and heretic chosen of the Malific One. I prolly missed some but all that, and he still can’t deal with social interactions. Jake, my guy, u need acting lessons
Kai Strohmeier
That would have been really hilarious 😂😂
jackalsclaw
Comments section *gives zog that one*
Nick O'Gara
Yet
MrCynical
Nope, but I doubt there will be many hints. The story is mostly told from Jake's perspective, and he's very much not a schemer. I expect it'll be a, "and that's how I did it" explanation from Villy after the fact if anything.
mitchel edwards
How do you pronounce ygg oh great author
Nick O'Gara
The first interaction ended with yip receiving a green hand print from the viper. I believe the viper has already corrupted the legend yip is trying to build.
Hellhound
Thanks for the chapter. I feel like social interaction should be the least of Jake’s worries right now. Doesnt meeting the other contestants mean he’s going face to face with Yip of Yore himself?
Ignatius
tftc
MrCynical
I think it was the same beer. That's why Zog has Villy commenting on how spicy it was. If you recall, Valdemar added chopped neutron star to give it some spice.
Catherine Jones
If you're including Scarlett in his pokedex, then you better add his Trevenant (The Fallen King).
MrCynical
Jake has only influenced 3 individuals. Sylphie, Sandy, and Vesperia. He has other non-human friends like Scarlet, but he had nothing to do with her growth or development.
Catherine Jones
We're doing an obligatory social engagement next? Is this turning into a horror novel? Poor Jake. Seriously, thanks for the chapter.
jake junior
Minaga's "Made you look" made me have the dirtiest snicker 😆 well played again zog...I mean minaga
Mike
i was hoping it was sylphie
Peter Smith
Nah. An accident would be worthless for the story. More likely they are going to lean into the "turn jake" side of things. Who wants to see how long it takes for them to realize that hes all heretic, very chosen?
Alex Serov
Please name the next Chapter: „Nervermore Challenge Dungeon: Socializing“
Mrburns93
Don't worry Jake, there will be alchohol. Also he got me good with that "made ya look" trap
Chase Koehn
Really curious how this meeting with the other contenders will go. Imagine it will be a shark ground with Ell’Hakan’s bloodline in the mix
Peter Smith
Nah just him remembering that he isnt allowed to be a botch of he actually wants to challenge jake
john henderson
He’s probably going to become a sacrifice tbh
Daikoon
Who doesnt want more Power? Furthermore EH and Yip have a both a deal and understanding of the power of a Narrative to give them Power. Lastly as we learned the bloodline is you and you are the bloodline, which means EH is naturally so manipulative.
Thewalterwhite
i really wonder, if yip has already fallen into villys scheme. In their first interaction he marked yip as a sign of having survived a fight. I would love if villy deployed a untraceable poison he can activate whenever he wishes. I love this epic villy vs yip scheming battle. It is something Jake doesn’t add to the story as his path is about being simplistic and upfront. Are there any theories about Villys schemes yet?
Doctordirt
King said it to Jake
Yaldabaoth
The build up and then the sweet, sweet release 😌 Oh yeah, ima need a cigarette after these past few chapters 🚬😤 (And I too, hate dealing with forced interactions with strangers 😖)
Thewalterwhite
Tftc
One Winged Angel
Minaga: "OH MY GODS THERES ANOTHER COMING OUT WITH A HIGHER SCORE THAN JAKE!!!!!" *Miranda comes out and waves* Jake: *Breaks down in fits of laughter, Ell'Haken twitches*
Kaibutsu
Was hoping for Minaga getting revenge for breaking his labyrinths on Jake by making him give a speech xD
TG
Would be cool to see yip come down and try to project his aura onto Jake infront of everyone only to have it completely backfire ruining his legacy even more
Clint
Probably not, but Sword Saint will be there on his own merits, along with Arnold. Which is a bit insane, 3 from one planet. So Jake won’t be going solo among strangers.
Lonnie Sizemore
Not forced interactions with strangers! One of the cruelest tortures of them all. I'll bet $5 malefic order has a class specifically teaching techniques for maximum discomfort 😁
Trevor Mergen
Thanks!
Devin
Very nice
Peter Smith
Its time for the After Afterparty. You know before the After After Afterparty...
TSMS
I am a bit surprised that EH didn't get a better title from his top 10 placement on the all-time leaderboard. I expect that to be harder to reach than Era's Pinnacle.
Lonez Zhavec
I too look forward to mondays because of this. 🤪
Clint
Thanks for not ending the chapter on “…saw the new arrival.”!! Looking forward to meeting the rest of the top ten with Jake and Miyamoto.
Nate Oppy
Lol. Epic!
Steven Myer
"Zog has unfortunately been moved down from the Top Friday Cliffhanger Author to the 2nd place position with a gracious display this week, we're not sure happened here but we fully expect him to reclaim first place very shortly" - Minaga probably Thanks for the chapter with the bonus God Edition! - My only comment is that Vladimir teleported out to Nevermore right before he served the other gods his new beer mixed with a star and I would have enjoyed it being the same brew here as a sweet call back and melting these gods who wouldn't refuse to take up his offer but absolutely didn't want to drink this beer. !
Zizawah
Thanks for the chapter! Below are some suggestions. ".. he was pretty damn good right now ..." -- was feeling "...two later stumbling back ..." -- stumbled back EH " beat Jake and would thus begin his comeback" -- it's a little confusing as I initially thought it was Jake's comeback but reading the rest, it seems it's EH's comeback. Perhaps, EH "got beaten by Jake and would ..."? "All in all, Jake had damn well .." -- Jake had done damn well "Not just for the stuff the Yip" --- Not just for the stuff with Yip "his own position fell one" -- fell by one "The Fallen King King .." -- remove one " Looking at the Fallen King, the Unique Lifeform sent him a quick answer. “I got top 100 on the Universe Leaderboards and top 250 on the Era one.”" -- it's unclear who's looking at the Falling King, who's receiving the telepathic message. Read as if Minaga looked at the fallen king and sent that message. But the next sentence "He didn't sound disappointed" so that was FK not sounding disappointed. Given that it seems the first sentence should be something like "Jake looked at the Fallen King who sent him ..."?
Jaydan Man
Viper is seen as evil. Help you're God kill an evil God and get power and records? No real downside
One Winged Angel
Im making my predictions now, that Demon of the Fourth Hell and the sword saint are going to become best friends and are gonna team up against Jake and the Sloth for a game of "Beat the C Grade Unconscious". And Ell'Haken is going to stand in the corner watching the utter insanity that is the dreaded Sloth/Hunter Tag Team Duo.
WannaBeATree
He got me. :)
Jerrid Klassen
Does anyone know where I can see full list of Jake's updatedskills and stats I feel like so much has changed since nevermore and the wiki page isn't up to date last I checked
Matthew Avery
Yip, yip hurray... oh wait.
Nick O'Gara
I wonder what entry into Jake's pokadex that bottle of origin energy will bring. He has a pidgy, ekans, gyarados, and beedrill. Maybe natures attended can give him a oddish. He can find a haunter when visiting the ghost lands. A Magnemite from the automatas? That Charmander that exposed his bloodline at the order could be a good choice.
Matthew Avery
Predicting it references Yip having a plan-Z to power boost Ell in a path destroying way.
Captain the Red Beard
Tyftc!
Chris Morgan
Nice
Namorat
Ah, I feel close to Jake. Not the murderous, overachieving part, but the end ^^
Deathcula
Interesting perspective from el'hakan. He now must go a route he doesn't like. So he will attack earth again? Try to attack his teammates? Does he now have to play dirty? (Even more than before).
Matthew Avery
Fight of words is in Cheetos' favour. So combat for sure👍
Xarow
Yip and Ell’hakan are probably both hoping Jake has an accident that is not connected (traceable) to them so they get their top spots back! Jake being so popular must really get to them. They could so easily lose the narrative and look like the villains! Love it! Thank you!
Blake Noyes
So did Ell’Hakan. I guess you two shall share this disappointment
Matthew Avery
Was sure it was going to be the decent of an angry Yip, or the now 11th All-star spot.
Cory Sauls
FK said this to Jake
Ryan Ulrich
Also I feel I still need to understand EHs motivations. I get Yip is aiming for power and wants to kill Villy to achieve that purpose, but other than Jake’s observations I feel we really don’t know EH. Yes, he is a bit manipulative, but that is also an expression of his bloodline
corefish66
I hope we see yip of yore’s reaction to having his record broken
Matthew Avery
I like to believe they really did that bit to mess with the spotlight directed at Jake. Typical Minagas.
Luboš Hemala
Ell’Hakan be bitching again?
Apollo Greed
TFTC!
Sayjinlord
Thanks for the chapter!
Ryan Ulrich
I guess the real question is does he get to take his party with him?
Jonathan
All in all, Jake had damn well done damned well Vilastromoz definitely owed him a beer. Not Valdemar's beer, of course. if the Viper’s Chosen was not in the same generation as him, as he “Toodaloo!” Not that I couldn't see Minaga saying, well, anything, but the usual is Toodle-doo. forced social interaction with strangers. Worse, orange guy possibly multiplying what he may not even know he's feeling to make him commit gaffs.
daniel gager
Seeing villy happy makes me happy lol
Kai Strohmeier
Awesome, and that was a classic minaga😂😂
Jaydan Man
Who said this to who? "I got top 100 on the Universe Leaderboards and top 250 on the Era one." Did minaga say this to King or the reverse? Or did king say it to Jake when minaga looked over?
Matthew Avery
I'd like to imagine the social event will take place in an Atlantis, and force Jake to do a speech.
James Squibb
The abject horror of having to interact with others!
Gavin
Jake absolutely demolishing that mf was almost sexually satisfying
brennon Petersen
Tftc!
David Burriss
Gotta love Minaga. He has to be the best character addition since Sandy.
Jockameanie
Loved it! Minaga is awesome!
Swaggernaut77
Get mogged orange man
Michael Butler
I am starting to hate weekends because of no new chapters. I love weekdays mornings because of the new chapters. Thanks for the chapter.
Chris Warner
TFTC! and go get em Zog
Grond (James)
Thanks for the chapter! At the end I thought you were going to say, he faced the most dreaded enemy of all. A party.
JJB4345_80_815
Yes, thank you for the chappy, Zogarth!
Jaydan Man
Is that you Ell'Hakan?
BumAssBumAss
F
MrCynical
lol. Forced social social interactions with strangers. Even worse than water levels. Truly the challenges found within Nevermore never stop.
Michael
I would like to bet that either yip of yore is throwing a rage in his divine realm right now, elhakan is gonna get pissed and try and start a fight between himself and Jake, or Artemis is gonna sneak into the party and steal Jake away for some "archery lessons"
Psyren1596
Thanks for the chapter!
AA
See we knew Zog couldn't help himself, had to leave us with a cliff...I think it's a condition that Zog should have looked at 🤣
Harry Aylott
Zogarth you have made Minaga’s personality perfect and I really thank you for it
SpectreHarlequin
Nice chapter to send us into the weekend. Thank you Zog!
John Balman
Jake being Jake, LoL I agree people are hard.
Zogarth
Fix
Decibel790
Tftc! Man, these last few chapters have been fun. Also, small error: and vilastromoz definitely owed him a beer. Not just for the stuff the yip... Should be with yip. I don't think I saw any others.
Zogarth
Fixed
Zogarth
Fix
Harbby
Damn it lmao. Minaga definitely had me fooled for half a second.
Zogarth
Fix
Gagegear
Hell yeah I love that I want more aaaaaaaaaaaaa
Michael Willden
Nice!
Zogarth
Fix
HailingMist
Fuck, minaga got me my stomach lurched when he said wait one more is coming out hahaha great chappie
Starfall20
Social interaction or social combat here?
Sam Rosenberg
Awesome
D N
“All in all, Jake had damn well” “Not just for the stuff the Yip” I think it should be “done damn well” and “the stuff with Yip”
Anthony
Excellent chapter into the weekend. Both cathartic, yet still slight hints of suspense for the afterparty. 👨🍳💋
wolbeas
Must be such a challenge for Jake to deal with Ell’Hakan in a social gathering like that
Tom
Big fan of the “made you look”
Rid
Ell’Hakan not liking the direction the story will take has me nervous 😥
Thomas Laptain
Tftc! A very relatable stance on social interaction at the end there. 😅
Jackson Daw
Man, I feel Jake's fear of social interaction. The great primal hunter, scared of talking to people. I love it
halfknight
“All in all, Jake had damn well,” All in all, Jake had done damn well
HailingMist
Also in Jake's perspective after viridia bows it says fallen king king with no comma I'm not sure dramatic or an extra king I'm not the brightest just thought I'd let ya know thanks a bunch for sharing your story with us I truly love it
Karim Saadi
Never change Minaga, never change. The gods reaction was surprisingly wholesome, I guess you learn to be polite after a few billion years. I feel bad for Jake having to hang out with El'Cheeto though. Maybe Villy can steal him away for an "emergency"
Athyrium
Minaga is such a troll and I love it
Valhazstromoz
Oh God no! Not social interaction!! My inner introvert quivers with fear!!!!! On a separate note stop being wholesome minaga it's creeping me out lmfao
Hayden Leech
I’m reveling in this. Hahahaha
Jason Iles
Poggers
Karl Tageman
The fallen king king -> the fallen king
CinnamonHawk263
Oh boy time for the after party.
Jim Meyer
he was pretty damn good right now - he was FEELING pretty damn good right now Great chapter!
Strato Junon
Oh no social interaction. The real final boss
nkechi Nwosu
I got here on time today. Loved the chapter 😁 Go Jake!
ByLordMatsLuck
“All in all, Jake had damn well, and Vilastromoz” - All in all, Jake had done damn well, and Vilastromoz (add done?) “Not just for the stuff the Yip… the Viper also had” - Not just for the stuff (with) Yip… the Viper also had (change the to with) or (Not just for all the Yip stuff) TFTC
AzraelExiled
Tftc!
HailingMist
Zog before the switch to cheeto... Viper is thinking and says "all in all, jake had damn well, and...." shouldn't it be jake had *done* damn well, and....
Detrox
Cool
Aidan Bolten
Tftc
Pheo
Tftc
Abhishek
I wanted to be first!!
Tvukkek
Thanks Zog!
Lo-Fi
Epic
