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Chapter 790 - Nevermore: Reunion
🕑 Added 2023-11-15 11:28:08 +0000 UTCTwo beings appeared in the living room the six gods were sitting and relaxing in, the atmosphere instantly changing with their entrance. Unsurprising, considering both of them were Primordials that one rarely saw in a room together.
“What a joyous occasion. When was it we gathered like this?” the winged woman asked with a smile on her lips as she regarded all her fellow gods.
“Your rhetorical pleasantries are as nauseating as ever,” a ghostly pale elven man responded. “What are the chances of you deciding to visit Nevermore at the exact same moment I did?”
“Considerably high, considering I decided to arrive here today due to finding out you were going,” the winged god chuckled as she turned to the dragonkin in the room. “It is good to see you again, old friend. Thanks for allowing my entrance and bending your rules.”
Waving his hand, the Wyrmgod dismissed the Holy Mother. “I would be accused of choosing sides if I only allowed one of you in, which is why I waited to bring you both together.”
Inmortau, the Blightfather, sighed at this statement as he turned to the Viper and Valdemar. “Skipping the pleasantries, I wonder why the two of you are here together. Were you not supposed to be in an open conflict right now?”
“Is that how you’re gonna greet an old friend?” Vilastromoz smiled at the first Risen.
“Please, I know it has been a while, but don’t tell me you have lost your curt attitude.” the Blightfather said, shaking his head.
“Oh, I’ve totally turned into a softie,” the Viper shrugged. “And yeah, me and Valdemar are in a huge conflict for sure. I even think he wants to fight me or something.”
“A fight you will give me,” Valdemar huffed as he looked at one of the livestreams displayed in the room, not overly interested in the ongoing conversation.
“In due time, in due time,” the Viper waved him off as he returned his attention to the Blightfather. “Also, should you really be spreading miasma when you yourself live in a garden? Last time I checked, the Risen are still at war with the Holy Church with more ongoing battlefields than I bother to figure out the exact number of.”
“Bah, an endless conflict by design,” Inmortau said unbothered. “A way to cull the weak and nurture the strong while occasionally proving slightly entertaining when divine beings get involved.”
“What a crude way to put it,” the Holy Mother shook her head disapprovingly. “Conflict is sadly just a necessity for growth and a great way to motivate and give meaning to many. A necessary evil, if you may.”
Vilastromoz just chuckled at their conversation. The war between the Risen and the Holy Church truly was an endless war by design. As the two gods said, it was a way to make a constant training ground in the form of a battlefield. It was to the level where the battles were curated into grades and even tiers within some grades. Billions would join them, with sometimes only thousands leaving, but those who survived would be beings who had a chance to reach for true power.
It was very different from the war between the Endless Empire and the Automata Legion. That war was one where both sides genuinely wanted to wipe out the other and where the battlefields could easily have powerful beings sweep in and kill millions on a bad day. There was still some structure, but as there was no planning between the two genuinely warring factions, what structure there was occurred naturally and was just accepted mutually by both without communication.
“War is war. Stop trying to make it sound like more than it is,” Valdemar scoffed at the Blightfather and the Holy Mother. “Also, your little skirmish cannot be called a true war.”
“Call it what you may, it serves a purpose, and it is well-known she and I never clash directly and sometimes even enter negotiations and temporary truces. Your alliance with Yip of Yore, on the other hand, is one made with the express purpose of him slaying the Malefic Viper,” Inmortau said as he looked at the Viper and Valdemar carefully. “And I cannot figure out why you would do something like that… moreover, with Eversmile seemingly involved…”
“Clearly, Vilastromoz is planning something,” the Holy Mother said in a calm tone. “So let us just wait and see the result. Show some trust.”
“Last time we did that… no, never mind,” the Blightfather began but stopped himself. “I will assume you know what you are doing.”
“Who knows? I may just be a true gambling man,” the Viper smirked mischievously in return as he turned to the Holy Mother. “Now, I do wonder why you also chose to come here, Anora. Giving the children in your Pantheon a break?”
“Am I not allowed to reunite with old friends?” she smiled. “You have been back for a while, and we simply never had the chance to meet like this. Seeing as Valdemar was already here and Inmortau was making his way over, I decided to join them for a little reunion.”
“I guess that’s the best answer I’ll get,” the Viper just muttered as he turned his attention toward Jake’s livestream that he was the only one that could see. Besides Minaga and the Wyrmgod, of course.
“I, for one, am flattered you wanted to come all this way to see me,” Minaga said in a cheerful tone as he gave the Holy Mother a thumbs up. “When was the last time we met?”
“Less than a thousand years ago, when you infiltrated a dunge-”
“Ah, happy memories,” Minaga cut her off. “In my defense, the design of that dungeon was super interesting, and I did it purely for research purposes, which should give me a pass, right?”
“I believe you promised to offer compensation when caught?” the winged god said with a raised eyebrow.
“Oh? No, that wasn’t me then, or if it was me, it was another me that isn’t the me right here,” Minaga said with a confident nod. “But no worries, if I ever see that me, I’ll be sure to give myself a stern talking to about sticking to promises!”
The Viper held back a smile as the Holy Mother just kept her usual calm demeanor. Despite ruling the biggest and potentially most powerful faction in the entire multiverse, she knew the futility of trying to deal with Minaga. There was simply nothing to gain from needlessly antagonizing him, while you had too much to lose by making him an enemy.
Usually, gods tried to not antagonize one another too much, as it tended to be futile. In most cases, even if a fight broke out, neither party would even get anything out of it. Also, it wasn’t like any of them there were at any risk, even if everyone else turned against them.
In fact, pretty much none of the gods present had shown up in their real bodies, not even the Wyrmgod. His true body was somewhere deep within Nevermore, hidden away with his power used to control the massive World Wonder. Alright, one could argue Minaga was truly there, as his body was technically real, but the rest were avatars. Of course, they were primary avatars, with most of each god’s focus on it.
Even Valdemar was in an “avatar” of sorts, though it wasn’t a real one. Unsurprisingly, the simple god never properly managed to master the art of making avatars but usually just showed up everywhere with his real body. It was only after he met Gudrun that he began to use these quasi-avatars, which were pretty much just homunculi, that he infused his power into and could control for a limited time. This limited time still tended to be around a century as long as the quasi-avatar didn’t fight, but compared to the real thing, it was far worse.
The reason why Gudrun had insisted that even the potentially strongest god in the multiverse had to use an avatar when going to a place like Nevermore was due to pure safety. In fact, gods, in general, rarely left their divine realms. Some extremely powerful gods did go around places with their real bodies unbothered, but they never used them to enter godly territories, much less the divine realms of other gods.
Because even someone like Valdemar would find himself on the losing end if he decided to fight someone like the Wyrmgod while within his domain. The territorial advantage was simply too significant to be overcome, which was why Gudrun had been so insistent on him using this quasi-avatar. Even if all of the gods had been there in their real bodies and worked together, they still wouldn’t stand a chance against the Wyrmgod, though they potentially could have escaped. Well, everyone could have besides the one god there that truly felt out of place - something the Blightfather absolutely had to point out.
“Since we are talking about how great this reunion is… why is she here?” Inmortau asked as he clearly looked at Artemis, who was sitting beside Nature’s Attendant, clearly nervous. Again, couldn’t blame her. With three Primordials, she always felt pressured, and now that there were five, it was impressive she was even staying.
“Someone who was allowed to be here, same as you,” Nature’s Attendant answered in a soft tone. “Besides, I question why you even need to ask. Why are you here anyway? Because we came here to observe the happenings inside of Nevermore, not to participate in some impromptu reunion, so our presence should be of no interest or bother.”
“Now you just raise my curiosity. Let me guess, you here for the Chosen of the Malefic Viper?” the Blightfather asked with a raised eyebrow, the look on their faces serving as confirmation. “I will admit he is a curiosity. Both the Endless Empire and Automata Legion are pretty up in arms about his appearance, and I do see why. Origin manipulation to such a degree is not something we’ve seen before outside of certain unique system-granted items.”
“If you understand, then let us simply enjoy our shared curiosity, shall we not?” Nature’s Attendant asked, the Blightfather conceding.
The Viper was just observing the interaction as he smiled a bit to himself. It was kind of comforting to see that despite so much time passing, nothing much had changed. His fellow Primordials were still the same as they were so many eras ago.
Inmortau was very much still an ass, but the Malefic Viper also understood he had to be that way. He had to be the strong and uncompromising leader, for if he compromised, the entire Risen race would likely have been wiped out by now, and his faction crumbled a long time ago.
As an undead faction, the Risen had spent a long time before reaching a point where they weren’t outright hated by the entire multiverse. However, even now, the most common approach was to just tolerate their existence. “Neutral” was the most gentle term most would use when asked about their relationship with the Risen, which did leave much to be desired. It also meant that for the longest time, if a faction could take advantage of the Risen, they would gladly do so, as they knew the chance of backlash was low. What would the Risen do? Attack them? That sounded like a great way to make the Risen look like the evil faction many already suspected them of being.
Inmortau’s solution to this was to be a faction with a soft but strong approach to politics. They preferred soft politics where they made friends and proved themselves valuable allies, but should the other party try and take too much advantage, they would show they were not to be pushed around. Using his status as a Primordial, the Blightfather could squash most unfounded rumors easily and often even justify when he mobilized his armies to wipe out those who went too far.
Of course, some factions remained adamant the Risen was an evil faction, the Holy Church included. The reality was that concepts such as good and evil didn’t particularly matter to Primordials, as such things were simply too feeble. Sentiment changed with time, and what was considered evil in one place and time could be considered a necessity in another.
This meant that the thing that mattered the most to gods were their own Path, their own personal rules, and the relationships they forged with their peers. And the relationship between the twelve Primordials could honestly only be described as one big dysfunctional family that spent more time arguing than actually getting along. However, when needed, they would still come together. They did so in the past, and ancient accords still persisted even to that day, forcing such a balance to be sustained.
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Back on Earth, Miranda kept herself busy as the work never stopped, though it had gotten better. At least things had gotten into a pretty good routine by now, and most things had calmed down. The influx of slaves had stopped, and toward the end of the influx, it had gotten a lot easier to deal with. Many of the prior groups of freed slaves took the jobs of integrating new ones, easing the transition significantly.
The construction projects were also all going according to schedule. Hank, who had now fully transitioned to just being an overseer of sorts, had even evolved to C-grade despite having been stuck at peak D-grade for a bit.
What’s more, the gift the Golden Road Emporium had given Jake during his Chosen ceremony had truly come through. Having projections of high-grade experts teach Earthlings was a brilliant way to get lacking know-how and experience that was otherwise impossible to obtain for a newly integrated universe. From the conversations Miranda had with these experts, they were also surprised at the rate at which the Earthlings and even the new slaves who had arrived there learned and improved.
All in all, things were going great, which was something she hadn’t expected to say. This even left her more time to focus on her class, as she, for too long, had only focused on her profession. While she did still practice her class a bit while sleeping due to her Verdant Dream skill, it wasn’t like she slept much anymore, and the time she spent in the Verdant Dream didn’t really give her any levels; she just practiced to more easily go out hunting later. So, in conclusion, It was definitely great that things had finally calmed down and were running smoothly.
However, there was one thing that saddened her a bit. Many of the people from Haven who were originally their backbone were beginning to meet their limits. As an example, Neil’s party, the formerly strongest five-person group in Haven, was no longer working together due to the disparity of their members. Eleanor, the archer, Levi, the magic swordsman, and Christen, their tank, had all gotten stuck in D-grade and seemed to have hit a wall. They also had simply lost their motivation to keep going and had settled down for calmer lives, most of them just focusing on their professions now.
It was a fate many shared. When the hectic barrage of constant action and more than one system event every single year stopped, many stopped with these things. When the world didn’t push them forward, and the external pressure was gone, they simply didn’t have the internal motivation to keep going. For many, the only reason they had even progressed and gotten powerful was to stay alive and protect those they cared about, and when the immediate danger was over, they finally had time to stop and reevaluate their lives, ultimately deciding they had done enough.
But luckily, there were many to step up and take their places, too, and some of the old talents did still grow. Especially now that the Nevermore Tokens had gotten more abundant than ever, and thousands had already traveled to the World Wonder to participate. Most didn’t participate on the Leaderboards or even met the requirements to do so, being too high level, but to spend a few decades there was still a massive gain and a great way to get some more levels. Even high-level C-grade beasts had gone.
Miranda herself honestly hadn’t planned on really going, but she began to feel like she had to. As a witch, Nevermore wasn’t particularly suited for her, but the Verdant Witches recently began to teach her great methods for dungeon diving, the implications of their actions obvious.
And considering things were calming down on Earth, she soon didn’t have any excuse to not go… besides, it wasn’t like she couldn’t just leave and go back there again as she didn’t qualify for the Leaderboards, right?
Yeah, it wasn’t like she actually wanted to go and test out some of her new and improved skills in a proper environment. Not at all.
Comments
Rhysal
It happened!
Austin Richins
That WOULD make for a rather hilariously awkward situation if she joined jake on a city floor, then had a run-in with Dina.
Austin Richins
I was expecting Minaga to interrupt with some form of "Her projection and the Malefic's chosen were boning in the challenge dungeon!" when Artemis was called out for being in the room. Well, 1 for 2 I guess, but that was a sorely missed opportunity.
Darthnarciss
I'm pretty sure that it was Villiers kid that was taken for his (pretty sure it was a son, but I actually can't remember if it was actually stated) bloodline, and that the mom most likely died to protect the kid. Which rightfully pissed villy off so he destroyed that 10% of a universe and then the other primordials were like "dude we get it, but they are all dead, everyone that knew them is dead, and everyone that had heard of them is dead. Let's make some new rules regarding Bloodlines that we all agree on right here and now, we'll all enforce it. How's that sound?"
Darthnarciss
As Matthias said, El'hakan never entered the city, only a few of his "allies" did. The story he and Yip are trying to build requires them to be the "good guy". And it's been my take, that Witches are like Batman, or maybe closer to Kevin Mccalister, give them prep time, and woe betide you.
Precursor
While it was never said it was heavily implied that the bloodline accords happen not long after Villy' s rampage and it was implied that it happened because Villy's wife and (child?) Was kidnapped for their bloodline which resulted in a death like state which they still haven't recovered from.
Bobby B
IDK. Jake’s soul is fully recovered. I would like to see how he holds up in that room full of gods. Remember even when the Viper flared his presence back at the Chosen reveal Jake was actually shielding others totally unaffected.
Palmer Evans
She could just create an Avatar that was scaled down to Jake stats right?
Seen Death
I dont think jake would be physically ready for that encounter haha, i remember the vipers tangle with the verdant witches being pretty brutal. maybe one day but the difference in strength is just too great right now (jake could use more insight into her archery skills but i think its a bit far fetched to expect them to chill anytime soon? we dont even know if hell even say hello to all these gods that semeingly appeared to observe him)
Seen Death
I think quite well? She doesnt really use any items, and her speed is probably way too fast for anyone to really counter... idk if she can become a grand champion though, she might be able to counter umbra by surrounding herself with a big tornado? But umbra could just wait for her mana to run out... death lords miasma might be pretty dangerous... i just dont think sylphie is diverse enough to combat all their strengths (although that primordial wind she has still has many unknown traits)
Seen Death
Lol all the primordials tune in for a "brief" look into one of jakes seemingly insignificant decisions in the test of character, and being scruitinized by the strongest beings in the universe
John Balman
The mistress witch of primal hunters lands , I know it's unlikely but I have fun trying to think of the names It could be.
Seen Death
I think shes already dedicated herself via her profession class... something like "you are the administrator of jake's lands", her combat class is from also very powerful gods, the verdant witches- while its def not impossible she finds options related to jake, that field is much more... indirect? Than jakes mentality
Seen Death
I to would find it amusing, im not sure how "proper" that would be though. (Not that jake cares about properness) its already extremely weird they all gathered to begin with, what are their goals? Why do they view jake as so interesting? (Yes he is unusually unique in some ways- but the multiverse is a massive place) also, the Viper is usually the mediator between jake and other gods, probably to prevent jake from stupidly revealing too much (for example villy probably bargained with wyrmgod for the aggreement of the 3 quesion things, even tho wyrmgod is fully capable of interacting with jake directly in his dungeon)... i cant wait for more chapters lol
Seen Death
In the past i think jake could lessen it to be "bearable" for(sorry im terrible with names) elf slave? So idk if he could fully negate all of the primordial auras on artemis, but in addition to her being a god with decent resistance already, would be much more bearable if jake did shield her (but i dont think he would see the need to, as shes not unconsious like elf slave was- it seems to be more awkwardness than overbearing might?)
Sean Dawson
*record one person needs to watch him and 1 person vs 3 is less distracting. But as he is now it could be a fun moment for him to be goofing off and just be like WTF when it just jumps.
Bobby B
Definitely a filler
Sean Dawson
I think they were using delayed as to Trevor’s
Bobby B
Hopefully Jake ends this dungeon quickly and heads over to hang with the Primos. Chillin and drinking beers. Lots of Q&As from everyone. Maybe he and Artemis just getting a room after and she helps him with his archery while he helps her with other things😏
Steven Ramey
I'm well aware, that doesn't mean they can't change that.
John Balman
I think it said that currently they're running on a delayed stream so that Jake can't tell that they're watching for that reason It was one of the things that villy was talking about that is how they get around his perception
kry
I think it would be cool if she gets a a class eventually that references the [redacted] hunter. I can’t remember what it was but Jake got something like that once, maybe a description on an item he transmuted? But I’d love to see her try to figure out that one
DirePants
Are we going to get any Sylphy content? I want to see how she handles the Colosseum? Even better this test of character lol
kry
Ahh I want that too. That would be so satisfying
Blem
Huh. Guess the holy mothers name is Anora. Not sure that’s ever been stated until now
Alex R
Eversmile is already there. He's the table.
Micah Molina
I could totally see that, Miranda plus members of CCSG, Chosen Ceremony Support Group. Miranda, Meira, Scarlett, Reika and either Bastila or Izil. Irin's a social class, unless she changed and Izil has not been classified as a fighter so far.
Thenais
nice to see miranda not becoming complacent
Steven Ramey
Everyone has their own version of what they want to happen with the gods meeting, which is funny because I don't think any one of us guess that it was going to be the blight father and the holy mother and think most people were assuming it wouldn't be them. But what I would like to see happen is for Villy to pull up a live stream of Jake and be like hey look at this and then Jake realized all the eyes on him and be like what the fuck Villy.. The other god's reactions would be priceless
Isley
good chappie
Alex R
The beast alliance just gave Jake the phoenix feather for Sylphie.
Michael Fannon
Villy is probably one of the few beings in existence that can actually spar properly with Valdemar. Vald is just happy he has his fighting buddy back and is impatient.
Michael Fannon
Going to be soon I bet.
Michael Fannon
I called it. Also, I'm almost certain that the Holy Mother and the Blightfather were a couple at one point, probably before godhood.
Michael Fannon
The beast alliance did so too. They gave it to Jake during the meeting with the endless empire and the automates.
Michael Fannon
Jake's going to extend his protection sphere to help her and end up freaking everyone when the realize that a C-grade's presence is strong enough to protect a fairly powerful god from primordials' presence. And he will nonchalantly do it before thinking too.
Michael Fannon
So, I'm calling it now that Meira is going to be part of Miranda's party.
Michael Fannon
Jake's going to show up, see she is distressed, and end up extending his sphere of protection to shield her, and end up freaking everyone out when they realize his presence is powerful enough to shield gods from primordials.
Michael Fannon
I'm thinking a "welcome to the all star board" party with Jake, the other Earthlings, and the gods would be awesome. Especially if Jake can then watch a few people from his faction.
Michael Fannon
We know she isn't human (Aeon and Valdemar are the only human primordials) and isn't an elf (first elf gods were in the 2nd universe). Pretty sure the starseizing titan was the only unique lifeform primordial too. If I were to bet, she was some sort of ghost or spirit monster, like Casper's girlfriend. In fact, that relationship might be identical to what the Blightfather and Holy Mother were before they became gods.
DiscoDame
"Because we came here not for some gathering but to observe the happenings inside of Nevermore, not to participate in some impromptu reunion, so our presence should be of no interest or bother." -- He says he is not there for the gathering twice in the same sentence. I feel like this can be cleaned up. Like... -- "Because we came here to observe the happenings inside of Nevermore, not to participate in some impromptu reunion, so our presence should be of no interest or bother." -- Anyways, I'm big fan of the checking in with earth. I'd love to hear more details about what they are up to sometime. Great chapter as always.
Michael Fannon
I'm convinced they were a couple before they became gods.
Dion Crump
I love the idea of Jake running nevermore accidentally creating a meeting of the primordial gods. The other gods have to be sweating as those beings do not gather often
Mat
Fallen King in test of character challenge dungeon sounds interesting.
Nick O'Gara
It is said to change the deeper you go.
Abhishek
I can’t wait for a Jakes next bs bloodline ability to psych all the primordial up
kry
Interesting, I never got the vibe that Eversmile was unnerved by Jake, but honestly I could see it. It seems like to me everything Eversmile does is just a game/ for research purposes, which makes me curious about why he wants Villy dead.
kry
She’s not doing the leaderboards though, since she’ll be too high a level
kry
I really wanna know what Valdemar and Villy are up to, I’m excited to see the final reveal and how they used a system-made contract 🫣 also!! I was completely wrong about the 2 new primordials but I’m hyped about this turn of events.
kry
I may be wrong but I thought they were referring to the bloodline accords (or whatever they’re called) that are implied to have been agreed upon after Villy went on his rampage (presumably after something happened to his wife… and kids? I can’t remember but I think it was implied he had kids too). This is all just supposition as I honestly can’t remember but I don’t think any of this has been said explicitly. I’m not sure if we’ve seen sneak peaks on anything else the primordials have agreed upon.
Vinstro
He's totally going to be super Jake-casual about it. "Why are all these Gods here? Villy, what the fuck did you do--y'know what, forget it. Let's just get out of here and you owe me a beer"
Matthias Meilahn
Elhakan or what his name was, never entered the place that Miranda defend with the traps/spells only the humans did and died there. He didn’t want to give them the city that’s why he didn’t go in her „domain“
Hunter Thornton
Ok Miranda was the only non combat orientated character that was cool but I think she might b starting to get infected with Jake syndrome. The urge to constantly improve their ability to fight against insurmountable odds. Lookin forward to where she can take it. Also requesting a chapters about the Fallen King please!!!!!
austin kutz
Eversmile probably already feels deeply unnerved by Jake, seeing as how Jake's perception can defeat his own skills and bloodline
Aaron Schwartz
You have. Yggdrasil is the primo. Attendant is her #2. He’s from the 2nd era.
John Balman
Isn't that Nature attendant oooor have I merge the two Gods in my head
John Balman
This please all this
John Balman
I can't wait for Artemis to see Jake just Look at all the primordials And then looked a Villy and ask for a beer.
Naotsugu97
Thanks for the chapter.
John Balman
Soo when are the doa father and Aion Clock going to show up lol only a matter of time I figure
John Balman
Miranda is being corrupted by Jake logic no wonder her class reflects her connection to Jake LoL I wonder when it will reference the primal hunter lol
Jason Hardman
TYFTC! Spotted a few times that it says "Gudurn" instead of "Gudrun". Thought you'd like to know. 👍
Darnell Maxwell
1) I just don't like war in any litrpgs since it's usually for a select lucky few to gain levels or strength. It's one thing to see people die to protect their loved ones or free a group of enslaved people. It's another to watch billions die because the leadership see it as a convenient way to create some strong followers. That just bothers me personally. 2) The books kept saying you do not fuck with a witch in her territory. Even Jake hesitant to fight this Nevermore witch because even if she was driven crazy they were still fighting in her territory. Sure Miranda was able to quickly kill the weak traitors in Haven. But her traps did not leave a scratch on El Hakan. That's a problem in my book. Even if Jake told her to leave it's because he knew she couldn't put up a fight against him. Either say Miranda is a complete non-combatant or witches in their own territory are a force to be reckoned with. You can't have it both ways. Why give Miranda this class and hype it up if she can't defend her territory from anyone. Jake's bloodline keeps monsters at bay not Miranda. I'm not asking for her to be able to one shot the King of the Forest or even blow off El Hakan's arm. It could be something as simple as giving El Hakan ED until he evolves again. But give me something to show why attacking a witch in her home is dangerous. Because so far it's been a walk in the fucking park. The damn termites after Jake evolved were more of a threat! Because even though he killed the leaders there were still millions all over the hive and Jake didn't havr the time to kill them all. But if he left them alone they would take over the planet. I want Miranda to be that. If you run into on the street your fine but if you give her time to prepare and hold a grudge then she could even pose a threat to someone like Eron or Carmen.
Alex Cox
Something tells me every Primordial but Eversmile will end up in that room
austin kutz
From her pov she's floating in an amorphous mass of primordial power. She's probably terrified and wishing she hadn't come
Amazon Shopper
entertaining filler
Michael Fannon
Or, better yet, he extends his sphere to include her and blocks the pressure.
Darthnarciss
A couple points, it doesn't trivialize war, this isn't our universe. In the systems universe struggle leads to power, the whole point is power, therefor struggle,so whether the fight is one on one or millions v millions its the same. What's being trivialize is the root of the antagonism. Some individuals, or a lot of individuals may be thinking it's about good v evil, or survival v extinction, but it's not. It's simply paths to power. And we have seen Witches be brutal in their own havens, heck look at the fight in nevermore "against" the witch. And referring to Miranda/Haven, she didn't stay to defend it, she booked it after setting some traps that did their job. And the main reason she ran was becuase her boss told her to, she's the caretaker for HIS haven. Also, Nature's Attendant is Ygdrassil's Right Hand, and Villy's father in law
Mathias
An Artemis pov for the next watch party part would be pretty awesome in my opinion
Legacy
Love the new primordial lore + interactions. I hope when nevermore ends Jake gets teleported into the same room as all those gods - would love to see everyone’s reactions
Legacy
Literally feel like I get my fix every morning reading these
Kyle
Yep, between this chapter and Artemis’s image telling her to judge when Jake can “stand tall before her”, I’m totally expecting a scene like that. A mere C-grade casually ignoring the pressure of five (or more) Primordials that she herself can barely handle.
Ral
What is the dilatation between earth and nevermore? Is it like 100 to 30 or somthing?
Ral
Yup the tree needs to send a image
BlackRazaras
Thanks for the chapter
Sable
It would be funny if anora was a succubus that changed her affinity to get people to join her faction
Sable
He's also one of the strongest bloodline holders according to village. Raised in the second eta and helped give birth to a primordial offspring. Still think his staff is a bigger deal tho
Michael
Is it just me or do the blught father and holy mother have a kind of old argumentative marriage to them? Either way great chapter as always and I'm looking forward to the possibility of all 12 primordials showing up to nevermore
Jonathan
Most didn’t participate on the Leaderboards or even met the requirements to do so, meet
Darnell Maxwell
Thank you
IceHeart
Nature's Attendant is the grandfather, not Ygdrasil
Micah Molina
The funny thing, prior to the Blight Father and Holy Mother, everyone in the room were there for Jake and his bloodlines combat capabilities. Nobody was even considering the Origin part. Lol
Darnell Maxwell
Is Ygdrasil the grandfather or Nature's Attendant?
Dominick Gelardi
Nature's Attendant is the attendant of the Primordial Yggdrasil, the world tree
Klown Keidra
Nature's Attendant is from the second Era, and he is the right hand of Yggrisil, grandfather of Deanna. That on its own is probably enough to get to join the viewing party with the Viper as he has a direct interest that is in the party with Jake. Just saying "Artemis is with me" is probably enough to have everyone else just accept it.
Darnell Maxwell
Thank you
Rhysal
Artemis being pressured around 5 primordials. It would be funny if Jake got teleported there to meet them all, she would see him handle it better than her and really be infatuated with him.
Tyler S.
His partner Yggdrasil is the Primordial NA is just a badass. He has a sidestory for more clarification
Aaron Schwartz
I was 50/50 on the mother showing up. but I was pretty sure the other one would be Yggdrasil…..
Mat
Looks like a Villy vs Valdemar fight is going to happen with Yip of Yore being the unfortunate casualty fueling new records for the two Primordial. Most likely Valdemar agree to Villy and Gudrun plans for a chance to fight Villy
Palmer Evans
I’m wondering when Valdemar is going to let slip that Jake defeated his image
Mat
With Path of the Heretic-Chosen, with Jake experiencing all sides of the story when Villy went ham, i look forward to discussion with Villy post it. Hope Jake will be in later grades to truly appreciate battle of pinnacle Gods that resulted in all Primordials involved staying in their divine realms for 10k years recuperating.
Asas
Great, just what I wanted. And it even added another point in Viper's records, which I long to see with the Path of the Heretic-Chosen. The Something, that caused the Primordials to reach an agreement with one another because it had to be something big. After the First Sage and the destruction of 10% of the 7th universe, of course.
Stevean Bozek
I wonder how she'd react if she saw a certain C grade Hunter just casually basking in the auras of all those ridiculously powerful beings as if it were a leisurely sunday barbecue. I bet Jake and Villy would even break out some beers, but then Valdemar would probably kill Jake accidentally with one of his brews so bad idea all around.
Darnell Maxwell
Well I was half right. I got the blightfather. I was a little surprised the holy mother actually bothered to show up. This is another story that trivializes the horror of war but with all the other dark shit here that was to be expected. And Miranda is gonna go to Nevermore. I'm very excited about that. Hopefully this will give her enough experience and levels to make her a proper witch. I don't care if Elhakan is supposed to be on Jake's level of strength. Half the books hype up the strength of a witch in her territory. And Miranda put up 0 resistance when Elhakan broke into Havan. That is ridiculous. Unless the person is an elite 30 levels above her, nobody should be able to enter her town unless she or Jake allows it. Overall this was a great chapter and I enjoyed every paragraph. Still curious to see how much Villy is willing to let everyone see of Jake. Also I thought Nature's Attendant was a Primordial since Artemis used them to get into this space. If they’re not then what makes them important enough for nobody to question their attendance? I know there is a reason, I just can’t remember the reason.
Tyler S.
Tyftc and perspective shifts love Jake but you have made some well rounded characters it would be a shame to not explore them more
Tyler S.
I can see her placing well
Justus Saucedo
I can't believe I forgot about the blightfather. I was the same way. I knew the Holy mother was going just didn't know who the other was.
Valhazstromoz
Sweet juicy godly gossip finally know holy mother's name "Anora" I like it it suits her
Tommy
It’s good cover for Valdemar and villy being in the same place, since they are technically at war right now. But with those two also there (who are also at war) it becomes more of a meeting of high powered gods
Invictus Red
Everyone yesterday: No way it's Holy Mother and Blightfather because they would never be in the same room together. Let's pontificate on why it's Eversmile or someone else.🧐 Zog: Yeah so you're over thinking it and under thinking it at the same time.☝🏼😌
Decibel790
Let's go, I wanna see what Miranda can do!!! Thanks for another chapter!
kingofshibainu
I'm rooting for Umbra to join the reunion, and for Jake to show up to the party at some point to do some chaotic heresy.
Olof Karlsson
Thanks for the chapter!
Alex R
The golden road Emporium is who gave Jake the projections. So, in conclusion, It was definitely great that things had finally calmed down and were running smoothly. -> It shouldn't be capitalized.
brennon Petersen
Tftc!
Lawrence Dillon
Artemis realizing she bit off more than she could chew after thinking with her…
Pablo Barbatto
Great Chapter
Tommy
Go Miranda. Crush that dungeon! TFTC!
Dawn cat
Thanks for the chapter
Kyle Pemberton
Bit of an in between chapter, but interesting to see how things will play out from here.
CinnamonHawk263
Half expected the holy mother but the blight father total surprise.
Austin Barton
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