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Chapter 884 - Having A Cold One
🕑 Added 2024-04-02 10:47:34 +0000 UTCJake had a few places he wanted to stop by before heading back to Earth. He first went to a few of the factions that had congratulated him on his Leaderboard placement. He did this primarily to be polite and stuff, but this entire tour was also done for one other reason: politics. Well, and optics… but it all fell under the same umbrella of political bullshit.
Before he had gone to visit anyone else, he made his way back to the Order of the Malefic Viper and said hello to Viridia. He even met Draskil there, who seemed a bit annoyed at having failed to place in the top 250, but he was still nice enough to give Jake a congratulations for his achievement. The Malefic Dragonkin had done pretty okay in his own right, but he simply wasn’t a crafter at all, making him pretty darn screwed when it came to some of the Challenge Dungeons, and while his party was alright, they had only reached floor seventy-five and not even done the event boss there.
Anyway, while meeting these two was nice, the one he had come to the Order compound to meet wasn’t Viridia or Draskil, but a certain snake that he found sitting in a chair on a terrace overlooking the vastness of space spreading out beyond the ring that was Nevermore City. It was a sealed-off area, and Jake passed a barrier as he made his way there, ensuring no one could see or hear their following conversation.
As Jake approached the terrace, he had already seen the ice bucket with bottles in it, making him smile. Jake walked onto the terrace, the god sitting in the lawn-chair not even turning to look at Jake as he raised a bottle. “Take a seat and grab a cold one.”
Jake didn’t need to be told twice as he took a bottle, popped off the cap, and sat down. Taking a big swig, he felt the sweet beer run down as throat as he breathed out, satisfied. “Some good stuff. Where’s it from? Doesn’t taste like any of Valdemar’s; he tends to prefer making ale, I noticed.”
“It’s from my personal collection and quite a good lager. Good enough for when there’s cause for celebration,” Villy answered as he turned and looked at Jake. “So, how does it feel to be the top performer of the All-Time Leaderboards?”
“Eh, not really any different than usual,” Jake shrugged. “I just went from being the best to more people knowing I am the best. The title is nice, though.”
“Titles are nice, and they certainly know now you are quite an outlier. Moreso than before,” the Viper smiled as he kept peering out into space. “You know, I’m just gonna be honest with you… I didn’t think you would actually take the top spot. I had hoped for the top ten and maybe the top spot on the Era Leaderboards, but both you and Ell’Hakan did better than anyone estimated. If you hadn’t been here, he would have had all the attention on him for sure.”
“A bit hurt you didn’t think I’d do it,” Jake grinned. “Though I will say it wasn’t easy, and I did get kind of lucky with the Challenge Dungeons. I could straight-up cheese the hell out of one and did pretty damn well in nearly all the others.”
“Luck is such a fickle word. You may think you got lucky, but you need the skills to create that luck for yourself. It’s impossible to design any scenario where some will not have advantages, and your Bloodline can create advantages in many situations, making it incredibly hard to restrict unless you want to make the challenges themselves overly restricted,” the Viper explained as he finished his first bottle and took out another from the ice bucket.
“I guess Ell’Hakan also had his advantages,” Jake muttered before smiling. “Oh well, who cares? I did it, and that’s all that matters.”
“True, true,” Villy nodded, taking another swig before looking a bit more serious. “Good job in there. You did pretty damn well.”
“Glad to impress,” Jake smiled, also quickly finishing off his first bottle before taking another.
“After this, you will have even more eyes on you than before. Being my Chosen and a Bloodline Patriarch with an incredibly potent Bloodline that may or may not include your abilities as a Harbinger of Primeval Origins already makes you a person of interest. Now you have added on an extreme level of talent in combat, too, not to speak of the Records attained from topping the Leaderboards,” the Viper said, still looking pretty serious.
“Before, you were just a young talent they hoped to maybe make use of for your unique abilities… but now that has changed, at least somewhat. To all the divine factions, you were just a mortal who would die off in a relatively short amount of time, and all they really needed from you before this happened was for you to spread your Bloodline and maybe use your abilities related to Primeval Origins. Even if you never helped a specific faction with any of these things, they knew that the amount of help you could offer was limited by your lifespan. However, now… now you have introduced another factor they need to consider with some level of seriousness: the possibility of you becoming a god.”
Jake looked confused at Villy as the snake god explained, as he tilted his head. “Becoming a god was always the plan and definitely a possibility.”
Shaking his head, the Viper chuckled. “It’s the plan for most young geniuses, but words, hopes, and intentions are cheap. I am sure every single individual in that little party today fully intends to become a god, but statistically, it would be impressive if even a few of you attained immortality. That’s why it was never really something the factions bothered to consider, as the chances were so low. This is no longer the case. Even if your chance is still incredibly low in their eyes, it’s now high enough to consider seriously.”
“Why am I feeling offended by that notion…” Jake muttered.
“In their defense, they are acting on incomplete information. They are not fully aware of your Bloodline, though they do have a better idea now. At least Valdemar does, having seen your little fight in the Colosseum of Mortals,” Villy explained. “But we both know what happened in that arena is far from everything, and at this point, I’m just looking forward to what more surprises you are hiding.”
“Speaking of incomplete information… a certain orange bastard approached me during the get-together,” Jake said as he quickly explained what had happened with Ell’Hakan inside the conference hall. Due to the barrier made by the Wyrmgod, not even the Viper had been allowed to look inside, meaning their little encounter was a surprise to him.
After Jake was done talking, the Viper just shook his head. “I had not expected them to take such a direct approach. But yes, you are definitely right that they no longer view you as a target to kill but still one to separate from me. And in many ways, their approach is correct. You are gathering so much attention these days, and I’m getting so many benefits with you as my Chosen. In nearly all ways, that’s good, but should you choose to abandon me as your Patron, Yip of Yore would be able to turn all my gains against me, turning your exceptionalism into a demerit for me.”
“Damn, too bad that’s not even an option,” Jake said with a smile, now already on his third beer. “Say, if I wasn’t bound by my weird Path and could bail at any time, would you be concerned?”
“Concerned about you abandoning me, or concerned about the effects of you abandoning me? The distinction is important,” Villy asked, clarifyingly.
“Bit of both, I guess?”
“I wouldn’t really be concerned about you abandoning me, but the effects if my Chosen did abandon me would be annoying for sure,” the Viper explained. “While I don’t have your instincts, I get the feeling you aren’t the type to jump ship just because there are rumors the boat is taking in water. You’re more the type to shoot an arrow at whatever bastard tried damaging the hull.”
Jake smiled, as he did still wonder: “Ell’Hakan and Yip of Yore are still clearly confident, though. I get the feeling those two aren’t the types of people to act with this much confidence if they don’t have a reason. Exactly how strong is Yip of Yore, actually? Thus far, I kind of got the impression he is a high-tier god who can jump to be close to the top-tier using his weird storytelling skills.”
“Hm, I believe I told you he killed off an entire Pantheon shortly after ascending to godhood, right?” the Viper asked.
“Yeah,” Jake nodded. He did remember the Viper briefly mentioning that and the notoriety it gained him as the top god of the last era.
“Well, I didn’t include that this particular Pantheon included a Godking and a Godqueen. He slaughtered them both easily, and when others tried to hunt him down for revenge, he killed all those, too, including one surpassing the realm of Godking. He is… well, before you were around, he was known as the biggest genius to ever appear in the multiverse, and as of this moment, he is a god no one can say with confidence they would be capable of killing without him at least being able to escape. All of this is to say that even without all his tricks, he would be considered a pinnacle god, and with them, I can understand why he would have the confidence to aim for the very top. Especially so when his target is me, a Primordial who hadn’t exactly been doing much for the last many eras. In many ways, he is a counter to someone like me, as much of my reputation is based on stories of old, and that’s very much his domain,” the Viper gave a lengthy answer, seemingly fine with sharing quite a lot of information.
Jake frowned a bit at the long answer as he did have one question. “If he appeared right here, right now, would you be able to kill him?”
“That isn’t a question worth considering,” the Viper shook his head. “I wouldn’t even try.”
“Would you be able to at least fight and beat him if he tried to kill you?”
“Now, isn’t that the question of the era?” the Viper just smiled as he motioned for Jake to take another beer. “I will not answer, though. While it may sound silly to you, speaking things into existence and the concept of jinxing can begin to seem very real when you get to my level.”
Jake was silent for a moment as he sighed. “Alright, alright. Anyway, was me staying silent good or bad during Yip’s Chosen’s speech?”
“I don’t think it matters overly much,” Villy shrugged. “He would have found a way to get his message out no matter what, and in some ways, it’s good he gave you an official apology like that. It proves he was the original aggressor and the one who initiated an antagonistic relationship between you and him. That he is the one chasing you and not the other way around. It also helps further establish they are no longer interested in simply killing you. Ah, but do note that should a situation presents itself where they could kill you without the backlash, they would definitely take it.”
“Well, I would take the opportunity to kill him too if I got the chance,” Jake shrugged.
“And I’m sure he is also well aware of that and will ensure to never put himself in such a position… unless he wants to, that is. Because that is the one good excuse he can have to fight and kill you: that he was merely defending himself from the mad Chosen of the Malefic Viper. I’m sure he would spin some story as long as it has the fundamental truth that you attacked first behind it, likely even putting the blame on me entirely. Should he win, that is. If you kill him, who cares?” the Viper briefly explained.
Jake just nodded as he emptied out his current bottle and got another. “To change the topic, you said there would be more interest in me now from major factions… how exactly will that materialize? Will I get bothered more than before?”
“Surprisingly so, no. They will likely leave you alone a lot more. I’m sure you kind of even noticed it today. While the young talents of different factions may have invited you to visit or wished to form positive relations, they will do so in a calmer and more casual tone from now on, and many of them did it out of personal interest to try and forge relations to the top of their generation.”
“That’s… good?” Jake said, a bit surprised. He had fully expected to be bothered more than before. That was kind of the norm he had gotten used to. Stand out more equals more attention, equals more people coming up to bother him and trying to make him join their factions and stuff.
“I would say it is. What you mainly accomplished was to prove that they are not really in a rush to get you. Even if you don’t become a god, many of the factions now have high confidence you will at least reach A-grade, giving you a significantly increased lifespan and thus more time for them to, at the very least, borrow you for a few decades. Should you become a god, they also want to ensure they formed a good relationship with you before ascension, even if they did fail to recruit you. If you are the next Yip of Yore, that would definitely be in their best interest,” the Viper explained before sighing. “Though… Jake, I am truly sorry. I know the implications of this are disappointing.”
“What?” Jake asked, confused.
“They won’t stop, but there will be less now…”
“Yeah, not taking that bai-“
“Your beloved honeypots! Woe is you to no longer be chased by the young maidens, hoping to ensnare the illustrious Chosen Harbinger of Primeval Origins. It’s truly a disaster,” the Viper said, looking at Jake with extreme pity. “But don’t worry, I am sure some will still try and shoot their shot, even if it’s not heavily suggested by their factions.”
“You know? I think I’ll survive,” Jake said in a deadpan tone.
“Stay strong, my Chosen. Keep up that façade,” Villy gave him a pat on the back.
“Oh, would you look at the time! I have an appointment I must attend!” Jake said, smiling at the Viper. “Gotta help that Cerulean Demon do a big ritual with some Heart Fragment of the Cerulean Devil or something.”
“Hm? That sounds fun; tell me more,” the Viper suddenly seemed interested, and Jake gladly shared the details he knew.
“Yep, definitely fun, and I would go for it,” Villy nodded. “Even if you have to spend some of your unique energy, I still think it would be worth it. Not often you get a possibility like this, and making friends with demons is always nice. They are very reliable when they owe you. Oh yeah, and the levels and Records would also be nice.”
“Knew you would be on board… but what if it goes wrong? Pretty sure that Cerulean Demon will be fucked if the ritual fails, or worse, it backfires on him,” Jake voiced his concern.
“Oh, yeah, if that happens, you need a backup plan,” the Viper said, looking deep in thought for a second. “Alright, two things. First of all, have them sign a waiver. Secondly, have those movement skills ready, and should things go south, just run the fuck away and act like nothing ever happened.”
Jake stared at the god for a while. “Good idea with the waiver.”
“Yep,” the snake god grinned. “Ah, but before you head there, stop by the Valhal compound and stay there for a little bit, yeah? And don’t hide it when you go there; let all know you went to visit them. And do so after going to a few other factions. Gotta at least keep people guessing if you are considering your options.”
“More politics?” Jake sighed. “Oh well. Cya around, good talk.”
“See you,” the Viper said, as he followed up with a message sent through something Jake had quite frankly missed… their divine connection. “And good to have my very own personal livestream – with direct communication - back.”
Comments
Endless Nature
Thx for the chapter
kapat
aww yay I missed Jake n Villy getting to talk whenever! least favorite part of nevermore for sure 🤪 completely made up for by all of the godly POVs though
Vindro
You really have a great gift for writting this kind of chapters. Always a blast.
Chase Burton
thanks for the chapter
Deborah martins
Wouldn't it be incredibly interesting if Villy's plan was to get Jake to kill yip as his last needed boost to attain God hood.
Jmc mc
Don't know what neuron died to generate this idea, but when I read your comment I suddenly pictured Jake in an infomercial advertising Mason jars filled with Jake Co patented "Jake juice", with the elf girl reading the superfastinsurancespiel at the end.
dakota dodson
You missed the innuendo
Olof Karlsson
Thanks for the chapter!
Hayden Leech
What the heck would a c grade high elf origin into?
Chloe
He lost his wife. Think that made him serious and introspective in a way no other God is. Think that will actually be the musical montage moment that does in YoY. Makes peace with his wife... then gets his Villy on and steps on YoY.
Chloe
Please!!!!!!!
Chloe
Don't cross streams
MrTwinkles99 .
Nice
Rezkin
I think he just assumed that the viper would somewhat know about it when they talked about the boots
Hunter Thornton
Mera is sad again. Someone’s stealing her Jake juice again😫
Zogarth
Fixed
Sial28
Like this chapter. But, I'm a little surprised Jack didn't mention his conversation with Eversmile. By the way, I love the First Sage' mystery.
Mahetze
Credit for that idea to: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThePrimalHunter/s/k9dPSc6UJx even though I think it's unlikley, it should be possible in theory with the information we (and Jake) currently have.
Mahetze
You can get someone pregnant. minaga told them in chapter 674, before they entered the "demon lords harem", that they should be careful and that there actually already is a guy who settled down with one of concubines and had 2 kids with her last time he checked. He will get kicked out when his 50 years are up, and that this whole mess will fuck up his records (he doesn't say what will happen to the kids, but I guess they could be taken out like they did with the gardener trolls under jakes home bc their truesoul doesn't already exist outside of the dungeon)
Kevin
I didn’t even consider that. That’s an amazing idea that I am now in love with.
Numbzy
Same here. I could see Jake getting trashed with Valdemar and YoY showing up. Jake might or might not cause some waves with what gets said then.
Kevin
Don’t discount the notion of Eversmile karmically manipulating Jake into keeping it a secret. Karma has the ability to manipulate thoughts and emotions. Just look at William for an example of how badly Eversmile can twist a person. I also think there could maybe be a chance that Jake’s danger sense is being manipulated by Eversmile. Maybe Eversmile can make Jake feel like there’s danger even when there isn’t.
Kevin
I really don’t like the theory that the first sage taught all the primordials. It takes a chunk out of the personal relationship between Villy and the first sage. It would mean that his final request of Villy was just a flat lie. This theory also has some MAJOR flaws. It is extremely doubtful that they all would have encountered the first sage and not been aware of it. Especially for Eversmile. It also doesn’t really make much sense for the first sage to tutor all of them. I could not see him teaching Valdemar, it just doesn’t make sense with Valdemar’s path. I personally think that the first sage achieved his own form of immortality and godhood and become something akin to a thirteenth primordial and that is what gives the boots a karmic connection.
Ira White
There are plenty of reasons for umbra to show up. Just to see if Jake can pick up on her staking habits would be reason enough. What would be funny is if she tried and Jake let her think he didn't notice her and then out of no where be all hey sneaky lady you wouldn't happen to have some c grade darkness alchemy ingredients on you by chance would you?
Samantha Sandlin
Doubt an image that has since ceased to exist can get pregnant.
One Winged Angel
I think it's wildly better when you can tell Villy gets Jake. Valhals probably starting a massive fight/party for their never more contestants, the life pantheon, blightlands, holy church and so many other factions are showering their contestants with praise and celebrations. But Villy locked his office, shut the metaphorical phone off, pulled up a chair and a bucket of beer and told Jake to sit down and take a load off. Said congrats and continued on talking to Jake as though he just won a minor thing. And of course Jake was worried that Villy was worried over if he would be hurt if he abandoned him. Good job Zogarth.
Travis Nevins
That ritual is gonna be another giant ripple that spreads across the multiverse...I just know it and can't wait to see the chaos!
Luke Scheffe
He really should have mentioned that Eversmile was looking into the boots. They at the very least need to make sure that their stories are straight.
Nick Elliott
I started with the audio books, devoured all 8 in about a month, then found royal road continuation and when I'd finished what was there moved over here. Highly recommend tge audio books Travis Baldree is excellent.
Jason Davis
It's literally incorrect. "The god" is doing the walking in that sentence. Yes, I know Zogarth has a lot of things like that, and I know the reader can figure it out, but why should the reader have to reinterpret the words to match the context? I agree it was clear.. so clear that I suggested just removing that whole phrase.
MacMahon Wenzl
Gotta hold back somethings from your patron. He is a heretical-chosen
Dan
I feel like context alone already made it clear what that line meant. While there may be other ways to write it, what he wrote isn't poorly written or confusing
Psyren1596
Jake didn’t bring up his chat with eversmile?
Jason Davis
Also.. This is a great "Jake being Jake" line: "I just went from being the best to more people knowing I am the best."
Jason Davis
"Walking onto the terrace, the god didn’t even turn..." That says that the Viper is walking in, but I assume it's supposed to be Jake. However, since we already know that Jake is walking in, maybe just start the sentence with "The god didn't even turn..."
Ty Cooper
I could see them having a beer.
MrTwinkles99 .
“I don’t think it matters overly much,” Villy shrugged. “He would have found a way to get his message out no matter what, and in some ways, it’s good he gave you an official apology like that. It proves he was the original aggressor and the one who initiated an antagonistic relationship between you and him. That he is the one chasing you and not the other way around. It also helps further establish they are no longer interested in simply killing you. Ah, but do note that should a situation represent itself where they could kill you without the backlash, they would definitely take it.” I think you meant present instead of represent.
Michael Meyer
i will take that advice. plus it means free money for the author because i use Kindle Unlimited
Nick Elliott
Well said. And pure logisticly speaking. He isn't writing tomorrow's chapter today. The guy is metronimic in releases. To do that and still maintain work life balance and have time off etc he's got at least 20ish completed chapters and probably another 10-20 in draft. Sure he might edit tomorrow's slightly as new ideas come to him or possibly as you say to specifically address the community but largely these things are almost certainly laid down already.
Vinstro
What a great kickback to wrap up Villy and Jake being silenced by the Server Admin ❤️. Thanks again for the chappie, Zogarth!
Vinstro
"Bodies? What bodies?" - Jake _in another, earlier, Era_ "Planets? What Planets?" - Villastrosmoz, the Maleficient Dragon
Henscratch
I like how he addresses questions and ideas from our comments. Regardless if they were obvious and unoriginal points brought up supported by many… EVEN IF it’s something he was already going to address, or is giving a one-two to the trolls out of spite, the timing suggests using us as a sounding board to plug plot holes and my ego is soothed pretending my personal inputs were acknowledged and immortalized in a couple casual lines.
Mathew bennett
If yall havnt tried the audio books I advise you to pick it up. The voicing for Villy is so spot on.
Henscratch
With his resistances and the boosting potential of the brew (both direct stats and behind the scenes records) it might be a fantastic idea. He’d just have to do his research before the visit or maybe be gifted a few brews to-go
Abbots Foley
🐇 Jake pulls the First Sage out of his boots 🐰
Katiyos
Missed that, they are just the best together
Henscratch
Regardless she’ll probably get a better boost than expected next time they do it…though it would be hard pinpoint due to all his other achievements mixed in since they last met …unless she gets a cool demon skill offer outside her specialization repertoire she can’t explain or pass up …oh the possibilities!!
HailingMist
Thanks for the chapter!
Decibel790
Always good to see them get together and hang out. Tftc!
James Faulkner
I don’t think he necessarily taught all of them, but I think he was likely instrumental in them becoming Gods. That’s the only thing that comes to mind with that strong of a Karmic connection.
Ty Cooper
Lol Lilith heart
Clark Price
'and should things go south, just run the fuck away and act like nothing ever happened." Lmao I love villy
James Nixon
Wild thought; what if jake does the ritual for the cerulean devil heart and asks for sucubi record fragments to infuse his demon lord heart? He could give the Lilith origin heart to Irin. Then he would have a succubus queen as a mistress 😂
Numbzy
I had even forgotten about that. Though Eron and Jake don't plan on succeeding anytime soon. Jake acknowledged that it would take a long time until they are capable of his goal.
kingofshibainu
Big buddy snake is back!
evan maples
Im talking about the primal orgins of demons which are angels and jake using a demon heart while doing this ritual and using his path could lead to something unexpected
Tyler S.
Those were some of the best side stories that need to make it into the main books
TwoMoreYears
Even in the vast multiverse, surrounded by phenomenal cosmic power, none can escape the need for the almighty liability waiver.
Mahetze
Was expecting Villy to comment on Jake f*cking around while in G-grade during the Challenge dungeon with Artemis (magical contraception is a D grade feature)
Acaelus
Shoot their shot is an accurate colloquialism
John Kinkead
Love the good talks
Mat
Might have also forgot to pass Eron's journals too
Mat
With how the first sage is able to interact with Jake 92+ eras after his death, i think it is possible. My theory is that he identified individuals that had the potential to reach godhood in the first era during his timeline and used a transcendent skill to interact with them at soon point. This will help explain how the boots have karmic links to every primodial and more. To Vily he might have been the first sage, to the other primodials a different expert altogether with a different title
Karim Saadi
Huzzah for our best buddies
Numbzy
I mean, based on what we know now, I doubt it. But there is for sure something that doesn't make sense. Unless Eversmiles theory pans out to be true.
Numbzy
I doubt Umbra shows up. She's made it pretty damn clear about her intentions. She's already made a positive relationship with Jake, and she wants his help in godhood to help her create a new transcendence stealth skill. No need to show up now.
Numbzy
It seems Jake just forgot about it. Classic Jake
Adam Fore
Anyone else think it’s likely that the first sage somehow taught all of the primordials at some point?
Numbzy
I doubt they do another aura measuring contest. Jake has pretty well established that his is formidable. And honestly, Vlademar is in the know so he'll probably just hangout, talk and drink. I'm not really expecting a ton of fireworks unless YoY shows up.
Numbzy
Both are largely fine. "Shoot your shot" is a pretty common phrase in the US about asking someone out on a date.
Mats
I think that he didn't mention it by choice. He have kept the connection between the boots and the saint from Villy before. So I guess he didn't want to drag it upp.
JJB4345_80_815
And after getting inebriated, perform a sketchy demon ritual. Yeah, wise decision!
John Looney
I wonder if Jake and vlad will have another dick measuring contest of some sort maybe a drinking contest lol
JJB4345_80_815
Yes, thank you for the chappy, Zogarth!
Clint
As always, love the danger noodle bromance. “Shoot their shot” —> “take their shot” maybe?
MrCynical
Has it been stated anywhere the holy church is in open and direct conflict with the demon factions? I only recall the neverending war with the risen that's more a mechanism to sort the wheat from the chaff than anything personal.
Clint
Huh. We actually haven’t seen any sign of antagonism between demons and the Church. Just Risen and vampires. Would be interesting to learn more of the politics.
MrCynical
Pretty sure they're still in Nevermore, and killing other attendees in Nevermore a very big nono.
Cory wilson
My thoughts exactly. I believe he will level through the grades relatively quick and each god level faster then seen before
BumAssBumAss
Did Jake forget to mention his encounter with Eversmile and those boots??! Bruh
Nicholas Messmer
Nevermore political challenge dungeon
BlackRazaras
Thanks for the chapter
Devin
That’s what I’m looking forward to… the ale!!!
Trevor Mergen
Thanks!
Ty Cooper
Is anyone else thinking he is going to get smashed with Valhal?
Ira White
Jake may have honestly forgot lmao
Ira White
Lmao could totally see Jake turning the demon lord into a demon lady 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣
Pablo Barbatto
You mean the danger noodle?
Ty Cooper
That might be sent to him. That's what the hobgoblin mentioned. How he does that I am not sure. Ss delivery service possibly.
Pablo Barbatto
He should plant it in the nevermore secluded dungeon
Ira White
Jake said he wouldn't tell villy about it to eversmile when the met up in the Wyrmgods veiwing room. Maybe he just naturally extended that to the rest of nevermore.
daniel gager
Personal streams are always better lol
Hayden Leech
I totally hope valdemar is just hanging out at the valhal compound. JAKE! YOU MADE IT!
Ira White
Alternatively 1- villy sets up a convenient meet up between Artemis, Carmen, Irin, and Jake. 2- friendly pissing contest with Valdamar. 3- deamon summoning ritual and contract signing. 4-the umbra encounter. Which should be interesting. 5- villy and eversmile meet up don't think Jake with be involved with that one. 6- claim the winnings from the clockites and get a neat time dohicky that let's Jake save the bananas for some alchemy.
Walter Pfaff
The title is great, got me thinking of “cracking a cold one…with the bbbbbboys” great song
Valhazstromoz
Dawwww jakey missed his buddy
Ira White
Same I'm hoping Villy sends Irin to "help" Jake as his personal to naturally guide him threw all this nasty political shinnagins. Then when the two go visit Valhal Valdamar just so happens to drag Artemis along because she was in the vicinity along with Gudryn who also brings Carmen while they were talking. It would be hilarious.
Ty Cooper
Yeah the direct communication and livestream is back on!
Ty Cooper
Dang. Oh the dreaded politicking. Looking forward to the demon ritual but guess we got to work before we play.
Ira White
I see Jacob being sent to stop him or atleast try talk him out of it. Maybe a buy off from the holy church? The holy mother isn't about to piss Jake off when he's this popular.
Ira White
Pretty sure there's going to be some A and S grades around for something like this. Atleast a b grade or two. But if it's just a few lowly Cgrades or even all the C grades I'd bet on Jake in that fight.
Anthony
This should be a bar crawl. I fully expect Valdemar to have his pint filled and chilled when he arrives. But before that is the beer that time chamber merchant should buy him.
Nick Elliott
I was actually meaning that *plot twist* it was a smoking hot demon lady lord.. but now I like the idea of Jake having to fend of unwanted advances from so ancient buff demon lord! With how he struggles with the advances of every second female he meets that could be fun
Kaibutsu
Why run away if it goes wrong? Just slay everyone there, no witnesses no problem ^^
joel southard
Nice thank you for the chapter
evan maples
I smell a incoming disaster in the shape of a very angry angel with a hard on for demon murder
Taj Malloy
Yup Jake is 100% str8 but hey one could hope
Marcus Evenett
Can't wait for Jake and Artemis's and encounter
Zogarth
Fixed
Zogarth
Fixed
Nick Elliott
So jobs before leaving Nevermore 1 - visit factions, accidental flirting with golden dragon, friendly p*ssing contest with Valdamar 2 - visit other gods?? Artemis? Umbra? 3 - claim bet winnings from Aeon Clok disciple and get time banana loot 4 - Update Villy on Eversmile? 5 - small matter of creating some ancient demon artifact/life 6 - and surely we cant leave without one more Miniaga interaction?
mitchell kaiser
I do wish we got to see a little bit of his Order visit more, I love that place and for him to be hit once with a big fangirl mob. The look on Jake and villy’s face would be priceless.
Omar Jimenez
Uhhh… don’t think I’ve seen anything about Jake swinging that way, but maybe the Demon Lord will convince our boy to carpe that diem??
donvitogonzalle
Jake will 100% mess up that poor Demon Prince.
Meruem92
meaning their little encounter was a surprise ot him. Ot-to?
Nick Elliott
Who is smoking hot and quasi in love with Jake :)
Mownmbasa
Yeah, love the dynamic duo getting back together!
Nick Elliott
One of my favourite aspects of Zogarth's writing style is how he weaves in these exposition and narrative dumps in the form these little catchups whether with Villy or Miranda or whoever. Its like a movie trailer teasing the next steps and giving you just enough info to think you know what to expect. Then the next however many chapters are the story progression and action. Rinse. Repeat. Its very satisfying.
Barkyy
Ofc Jake's gonna become a god. He ain't even gonna get a racial quest till his transmission to godhood. He's a born god, or at the very least S-grade.
Phasmatic7
Thankies for the chappie zogie
Taj Malloy
Tftc, Also did you mean to say “Speaking of incomplete information… a certain yellow bastard approached me during the get-together,” wasn't he orange?
Harvey Cross
surprised theres no mention of eversmile, but I guess that should be a whole chappy
Steven Ramey
I'm itching for some alt POV now lol. Wanna see what some gods are thinking and I'd love a new Sylphie chapter as well but I'm really curious how the friendly neighborhood doggo is doing as well as our other side characters from earth. Loved seeing Jake catch up with Villy like this though just reinforces the vision I have of him eventually revealing to El'Hakin that he was a heretic the whole time just before killing him.
Hayden Leech
He’s also gotta get his time banana upgrade
Omar Jimenez
Hmmm… will we end up with a brand new Star Sapphire Demon at the end of this ritual???
Sean Wildclaw
😂
Emilia Kosteila
Tftc
Daniel Dorantes
Great chapter. Excited to see what the demon ritual creates
Strato Junon
Thanks for chapter! Love these chats with villy
Shadowessence
He changed orange to yellow lol. I wonder why he doesn't mention eversmile to vilas
Burkes
The twitch stream is back yo
Rue
Tftc <3
Andrew Lavoie
I've read it lol
Dave
TFTC
Lizy Flore
Thanks for the chapter!
Nash Uebel
Honestly I like Jake a lot, but I think Villy is my favorite. He’s so chill and I think being able to be friends with a mortal who doesn’t worship him or stand in terror when he’s around is probably super refreshing for him
CinnamonHawk263
That was a nice little catch up with the viper.
Xarroworth
I AM YOUR FATHER
Bob Fight
You underestimate my power
Burkes
No fucking way you’ve read the whole chapter already 😂
Bob Fight
Interesting
