It was quiet.
Too quiet.
No forest was meant to be like this in Jake’s opinion. There was no wind to rustle the leaves, no movements whatsoever anywhere to cause even the slightest song. No sign of any small wildlife hiding in the bushes or on top of the trees either, or the occasional sound of a bird chirping. ...
2024-05-09 10:27:14 +0000 UTC View Post”Good luck, have fun!” Sandy said before disappearing, leaving Jake with the Meteorite Fragment floating in front of him. He didn’t even bother putting it in his inventory or anything as he quickly nocked an arrow and turned his attention to the many charging Lunewood Stalkers.
Seeing no need to hold...
2024-05-08 10:54:56 +0000 UTC View PostJake truthfully had never expected to encounter a B-grade on the moon. Further away from Earth around Jupiter or something? Maybe, but not so close to Earth that it was practically within striking distance. It didn’t make much sense to him either how a B-grade had appeared on the moon of all places.
He was ninety-nine...
2024-05-07 10:43:04 +0000 UTC View PostWho hadn’t, at one point or another, dreamed of visiting the moon? Or maybe Jake was just weird, but he sure had wanted to at least try going there at least once. To see the world from an entirely new perspective, and, more important of all, finally confirm that Earth wasn’t flat like a pancake.
Setting off from Sky...
2024-05-06 10:52:34 +0000 UTC View PostMiyamoto felt the cold winds sweeping across his body as he trekked up the mountain. Many of the ice elementals noticed him, but none approached as he soon reached the summit where this powerful beast known as the Northpeak Wyvern should reside.
Admittedly, an environment like this was far from favorable to him, as his ...
2024-05-03 10:52:52 +0000 UTC View PostJake looked through the drawers, trying to find anything suitable as his mom stood at the door. He had never been a fan of his mom’s tendency to buy clothes, as she had a horrible habit of not really remembering what size people were, but in this one instance, that came in handy as Jake quickly found a T-shirt and jeans tha...
2024-05-02 11:07:21 +0000 UTC View PostJake rarely felt nervous these days. He was the Chosen of the Malefic Viper, Harbinger of Primeval Origins, and now even the top performer on the Nevermore Leaderboards. Yet he couldn’t deny his own trepidations before arriving at Skyggen.
There was no doubt that Jake was a pretty sucky son and now also uncle. Even be...
2024-05-01 10:57:38 +0000 UTC View PostFlexing status was always a great way to get a message across, but it only ever worked when the other party knew who you were. In all honesty, Jake had been surprised the wyvern didn’t recognize him even after being blessed. It wasn’t that he expected every single god to tell those they blessed about him… but wouldn’t...
2024-04-30 11:08:12 +0000 UTC View Post”It was far more powerful than our initial assessments. I believe it possesses a Nascent Dragon’s Heart, too, which is what ultimately led to our defeat,” the middle-aged vampire said in a serious tone as he reported to the raid organizer. “We may need to reconsider our approach or reach out for assistance.”
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2024-04-29 11:09:13 +0000 UTC View PostJake’s first time traveling to Skyggen had taken quite a few days of constant travel. After the Ell’Hakan incident, he made the trip again a lot faster. Now that he had reached well into mid-tier C-grade, he was practically zooming across the landscape, the entire trip only taking a few hours at most, and that was partly ...
2024-04-26 11:11:30 +0000 UTC View Post”You got stuck?” Jake asked.
“I got stuck,” Sandy confirmed.
“Really stuck?”
“If I didn’t want to break anything and make people mad kind of stuck.”
“So really stuck,” Jake sighed while staring at Sandy, now back at full size, lying on what looked like a gia...
2024-04-25 11:08:13 +0000 UTC View PostHolstred frowned as he read over the report in front of him. They would have to increase security personnel in certain districts if this development continued. Dissidence had been growing over the last few years, ever since he and the other slaves arrived. The natives had mostly been welcoming, but some weren’t huge fans, e...
2024-04-24 11:03:55 +0000 UTC View PostJake hadn’t been back to his own universe for over three years, and if he was being perfectly honest, he wasn’t looking forward to what Haven had become during his absence. He was afraid it had changed more than he liked, and he especially feared learning what had happened with his good old lodge. He was pretty sure Miran...
2024-04-23 10:57:21 +0000 UTC View PostWithin the largest tree of the multiverse, Artemis, Nature’s Attendant and the avatar of Yggdrasil, remained even after Dina had been teleported away.
The Primordial seemed to be in thought for a moment before turning to Artemis. “Either you have made significant progress in a very short amount of time, or the aura ...
2024-04-22 10:56:30 +0000 UTC View PostBefore Irin had her chance to launch into a lengthy explanation about the demon race, Meira entered the living room. The high elf instantly spotted the succubus as she smiled. “Irin! It’s great you could come over so fast.”
To Jake’s surprise, Meira went over and hugged the succubus, who happily returned the ges...
2024-04-19 10:58:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe Mother Tree. Tree of Life. World Tree. Primordial of Life.
Yggdrasil, like the other Primordials, had many names she went by. Dina wasn’t sure about the Primordial’s true origin, but based on history she had been a tree that had simply just never stopped growing. The entire Great Planet Yggdrasil called her home...
2024-04-18 11:01:57 +0000 UTC View Post“Oh, hey there,” Jake said as he appeared at his residence and, less than a second later, saw Meira pop into existence. Seeing her, he couldn’t help but instinctively say hello as he got a good look at her.
For Jake, fifty years of Nevermore had passed, but for Meira, only three or so had gone by since their last ...
2024-04-17 10:52:31 +0000 UTC View PostLeaving Nevermore felt oddly weird. Probably because he had spent fifty years of his life within the World Wonder. He had met many interesting figures, learned a lot about the multiverse, and bonded a lot with his party members. At least he felt a lot closer to the Sword Saint and Fallen King now than before. Rather than simp...
2024-04-15 10:45:12 +0000 UTC View PostVilastromoz had a lot of thoughts bouncing around in his head after the mysteriousness around the First Sage was seemingly only growing exponentially. However, he could always trust Jake to offer him a good distraction, as he was sitting on the terrace in Nevermore City with his avatar, very much enjoying the show.
He h...
2024-04-12 10:55:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe creature stopped attacking just as the Demon Prince reanimated again, his form semi-transparent due to the significant soul damage he had taken. He looked over in horror and saw the Cerulean Devil stare directly at the newcomer who had entered his Soulspace. Stare directly at the Chosen of the Malefic Viper.
”Get ...
2024-04-11 10:54:10 +0000 UTC View PostThis ritual was kind of unique in the sense that Jake didn’t really ever do these with the intent of accomplishing something specific. Okay, he knew he wanted the ritual to push some creature toward a more powerful and ”primal” Path, but he didn’t go in with any knowledge of how exactly that would look. He pretty much...
2024-04-10 10:57:39 +0000 UTC View PostSpending time with Carmen was always eventful, and Jake thoroughly enjoyed it. Maybe it was because they were very much on the same wavelength, and both had a bit of a screw loose. Then again, which talented individual didn’t have a bit of a screw loose? It was pretty much a requirement in Jake’s mind.
Carmen was ju...
2024-04-09 10:57:10 +0000 UTC View Post”But it’s actually just pure mana?” Carmen asked, still not entirely believing Jake’s claims. ”Definitely didn’t feel like mana.”
”Pure arcane mana,” Jake corrected her. ”The stable variant, that is.”
”Hm, the stabby ones did feel borderline identical to the exploding ones… though the exp...
2024-04-08 10:42:10 +0000 UTC View PostEversmile departed soon after, even more perplexed than when he arrived. This left Vilastromoz alone back on the terrace with his own thoughts as a deep frown marred his face. A lot of things weren’t making any sense right now. For something to be Forbidden Knowledge was… not normal.
To clarify, for the system to hi...
2024-04-05 11:05:26 +0000 UTC View PostShould Jake question why Carmen was half-covered in blood? Maybe. He didn’t overly care, though, as he waved when he saw her come over. “Hello again.”
“You got here faster than expected, huh? Didn’t anyone wanna host you longer or what?” Carmen commentated, and Jake saw his escort grimace at her curt tone. E...
2024-04-04 10:50:12 +0000 UTC View PostJake walked out of the terrace and through the Order compound while making sure to swipe a dozen or so beer bottles from the somehow endless ice bucket on the way out. He had a few places to visit before it was time to head back to Earth. As Villy had talked about, he at least needed to make it look like he was actively forgi...
2024-04-03 11:02:35 +0000 UTC View PostJake 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...
2024-04-02 10:47:34 +0000 UTC View PostJake wasn’t sure if he should have said or done anything before Ell’Hakan left. It felt as if he had given the other Chosen the floor and allowed him to say and do whatever he wanted… but that didn’t necessarily mean what Ell’Hakan had done was in his best interest.
As the saying goes, never interrupt an enemy...
2024-04-01 11:11:59 +0000 UTC View PostJake wasn’t sure if he should have said or done anything before Ell’Hakan left. It felt as if he had given the other Chosen the floor and allowed him to say and do whatever he wanted… but that didn’t necessarily mean what Ell’Hakan had done was in his best interest.
As the saying goes, never interrupt an enemy...
2024-04-01 11:03:06 +0000 UTC View Post”You’re a real smooth-talker, huh?” Jake heard from behind as Carmen walked up to stand beside him. ”Sure trying to get that little dragon princess wrapped around your finger.”
”Hm?” Jake said, not entirely sure what she was getting at. ”No, I was trying to be polite. She just seemed a bit sheltered and ...
2024-03-29 12:07:23 +0000 UTC View Post
