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Chapter 985: Better Natures
🕑 Added 2025-02-10 22:00:05 +0000 UTCComments
Chloe
Tyftc
Kristy Riedel
I think Jason told him to be polite, and Shade is doing the bare minimum because he can't stand her.
Opossums Coat
Love Jason’s show of power, hope he’s okay though!
Shadow
In this book when Remy is asked why he's afraid of Jason he mentions meeting him, once, at Makassar
Shadow
I thought Time was the confluence?
Kconraw
Thx for the chapter
RonGAR
Jason should reaalllyy stop letting ppl know things about him. No matter how small. They will use it against him, some way somehow. Hasn't he learned that the hard way? How thick is he gonna be? ----------- He should warn of the dangers earth is bringing upon itself, but thats about it. They are filming everything he and his group can do and are making plans! SMH And thier plan could be as simple as use Jasons group need to be seen as heroic and create another Transformation zone and have them go deal with it, essentially locking them away for months while the rest of the world does harm to everything Asano has. SMH.
TwistedVanity
EDIT. “I am under instruction to engage you in pleasantries,” Shade said. Shouldn't that be NOT to engage?
Kristy Riedel
On first reading I was disappointed we didn't get the chat with Remy. On second reading I see that Jason is going to rescue and cure Remy's daughter before reuniting them and offering Remy his options.
3rdImpact
Great customer loved the banter.... Especially the good old Hitler reference
Bryan Jackson
Their arc is done either way. Jason isn't going to agonize over it either way. He will occasionally mention it to other people from time to time in inappropriate situations, however.
Bryan Jackson
I predict an invitation to join the team (read: he's getting shanghaied). He's a gold-rank portal specialist with a unique ability that, sure, may be amoral, but hasn't actually done anything truly evil. Jason's going to give him an offer he can't refuse.
Bryan Jackson
Danielle's essences are Time, Swift, and Balance, resulting in the Dimension confluence essence.
Carl Gherardi
Didn't the internet rename sarcasm to trolling?
Kristy Riedel
If Jason's first import from earth was a vampire, Rimaros might embargo his bridge. 🤔
Kristy Riedel
Earthlings don't understand individual power the way those on Pali always have as a magic rich world. Jason is trying to teach them, and give them time to learn. He can't just write off earth, not just because of the innocent and powerless, but because it may have repercussions for Pali. Stepping in as GAB of the system is something he is holding in reserve as carrot or stick once he's given earth a chance.
David Yow
Were you around when it was a chapter every day of the week? Cause that's when I noticed it.
Tempitheadem
It's either a dimension sword or she has both essences, I remember something similar
Corvid
Yeah, agreed. That was the whole point of working with Dominion and Liberty. "He's trying to figure out how to NOT conquer a planet," seems like he paid attention.
AfroMocha
on a jump to my mind at the moment, I like a lot of his ideologies when first coming to Pali there. But that’s more of a he grew aged and realized he was wrong. If I come across another one, I’ll throw it up. I’m on book 2 right now.
John Durrett
Years? All this time I thought it meant seconds :gasp. lol
PURPL3_DR4G0N
I thought it was the dimension essence? Or did we just find out about the time one?
Fulminis
Any examples that come to mind?
Rachel Clements
TYFTC!
Will
Think Rick is getting tired of winning yet?
Jose Reyna
TFTC!
Dave
Just relistened to that section, the specialist from Makassar is indeed named Remy, but Heath used a different voice than the guy that portaled Sebastian out of Australia. No idea if that was Shirt’s intention, or if it was just so long between the two scenes that Heath/the producers just didn’t spot the link.
Doodlyboy15
Classic advice: just don't engage, and they don't have any power. Thanks!
Tristan
Dam that was a good scene
Nick
I don’t think he was actually the portal guy for Makasar, that was just a random portal user
Tex Northend
Thats true power she means nothing to him she can help or die so she cnt hurt anyone else..
Joanna
Beware of Chicken
MoonlitShade
Nah. That is wayyyyyyy too much to type when /s has been a thing for like 20 years
Thesaogamer Kirito
He was the portal specialist for Macassa or however you spell it. He also portaled the French guy out of Australia.
jongre1512
yes. She is also know as The Time Witch
Brandon Walker
I'd send them, but have the people on pali already know and prepared, so they get pali, but with like, a 10 second head start, so they get to live as they let humans live, hunted and wearing for their short miserable lives
Tempitheadem
Who has the time essence? Danielle..?
Arieh Sochaczevski
That’s why I like the < sarc > and < /sarc > tags.
Mr IHHI
@Al, BOC?
Mr IHHI
Every chapter feels like two thirds of a meal, enough to get you into it but never enough to satisfy. Tis cruel!
Maria Klein
He had a few mentions from the first time Jason was on earth. I can’t remember exactly what. I don’t recall there being a daughter mentioned before but Jason has been gone for a long time
mhaj58
Sarcasm doesn’t come across well in text does it?
OJCOPACABANA
The teleport guy that he found at the fight with the network people
T-Dawg 2099
NGL, I'm hoping she doesn't take the hint. I feel like we haven't seen enough of Jason doing wacky, terrifying reality warping. Doing it to hammer home how ludicrously powerful he is to a defeated enemy would be absolutely fantastic.
John Durrett
Well she did come with a LOT of Experience. ;)
John Durrett
Her downfall will be mistaking any information she has for leverage because that's all that she can use against Jason. I would not claim to be so mature as Jason is. I"d be going matrix on her. Seal her mouth, erase her hair, missing teeth, missing fangs..he can mold and shape her physical appearance on a whim to illustrate. I do understand Jason is keeping it simple..dead today or tomorrow unless full aqueous.
John Durrett
You know, I remember a Diamond Ranker hauling off a belligerent gold ranker with vines for speaking like that once to Jason and everyone in the room understood the consequences he earned for himself. That's how adventurers work. Time for Jason and friends to teach them the Adventures code and have shades clones just haul the dude out of the room.
John Durrett
Play Misty for me.
John Durrett
Get his daughter into Jason s domain to get treatment. Give Remy a better set of choices to work with. Given his unique powers to teleport using another as a beacon, I would think he could have learned his daughters location easily enough.
John Durrett
Wouldn't be the first bad choice in a relationship. Not Judging. :)
Al
Did ya read the BOC today? This at least felt longer than that lol
RadiantSpren
I am having a brain fart, Remy is the old man, right? Who is his daughter? I have a bad memory lol
Chiqui Joy
Lovable but hungry good boy! ❤️
Arieh Sochaczevski
Biscuits! I don’t know what the word count is, but this felt short. *Really * short. I guess I just enjoyed it so much that it flew by.
Telewyn
She’s gonna realize she doesn’t have the urge to feed, and that’s what will cement Jason’s power.
Thomas Hellsten
If they cant figure it out just from the few from pali on earth i dont think they are smart enough 😂
Tim
Welcome to the last...10+ chapters? How are you just finding this out? Lol
AfroMocha
I've been listening to the first books again and it's kinda funny Jason saying something and I'm like fuck that didn't age well
mhaj58
OMG Marie and Elizabeth are a thing!!!
Joshua Little
Thanks for the chapter.
brian phillips
Tyftc
Maria Klein
I can’t help but wonder what will happen to Remy and his daughter. He absolutely should face the consequences for what he’s done but he apparently did them to save his child. Maybe exile to the tree city. He isn’t fully forgiven but can’t hurt anyone and maybe Carlos can sort out what’s wrong with his kid I will give credit to Marie. Considering her situation she didn’t hold back or bargain with information on Remys child. A very tiny bit in her favor
Omy Sadat
No agreements, take it or leave it. Boss move.
Chase Phillips
More than anything, I respect how Jason hasn't gone full "GAB of the System" on them. I'm not mature enough; I would have shut down the Network's access to the system after f***face from last chapter made some stupid comments. But Jason has grown as a person. He really has come a long way; he doesn't get justice with overreaction, only harm to himself. We are all our own worst enemy. Also, Zara has also grown in an amazing direction, and I love them together.
Soli116
It's not my favorite sentence, but it's in my top 10.
KollegvomMirgan
Tftc
Justin Hunsberger
Yeah and even that bit about how he will kill her if he thinks she is not being fully cooperative, even if he is wrong. Cause gods don't play games with bugs, they squish them.
Darren Williams
It felt intentional to me. He's demonstrating that he's done playing games with Elizabeth. He laid his terms out, and gave her no opportunity to counter.
james foster
You said it so I didn't have to, just... wow!
Michael Smalley
I'm a bit disappointed that we did not send them to pali, have them find out how outclassed they are over in pali xD.
Teddy Torres
Ohhh yes that makes much more sense
GentlemanG33k
I disagree I feel very intentional the second she tries to bargain he was gone cause he didn't need to hear it.
T-Dawg 2099
Un-manifesting his avatar while Elizabeth still talking was a nice touch. Maybe she'll take the hint and realize she has no power and very little leverage here, but I doubt it.
FabianTheGreat
A very satisfying chapter that gets across how much Jason has grown. I'm sure some readers will wonder "Why not force all information out, then kill them?" And I think it's because he has the power not to, and he wants his word to mean something. Before, at his lowest, he played games and lied. That was because he NEEDED to. Now he can afford not to. Unlike in the real world, Jason's universe has everything he desires. There are no tax dollars wasted on punitive prisons. He can conjure any number of planets that perfectly replicate living worlds to put his prisoners in, at no cost but his emotions and a little time. He is using his god-like powers as they should be used. In a grand and cheap fashion.
Daniel Wills
Possibly, but I think Elisabeth will take the deal and then they’ll never be mentioned again because they have no more purpose to the story, or to Jason. Maybe in some epilogue to the whole series they get a sentence, “xx years later, Marie died of old age, and Elisabeth [seppuku’d]” or something.
Michael Hawkins
Compromise. He's giving them an option. He has a way now, to show mercy, and he's letting them choose for themselves. If they choose wrong and they have to be eaten by a lovable but hungry good boy, that's on them.
Zack
I saw this as the exact opposite of soft. It's literally 'help and live comfortably or die. Not even suffering. You matter so little to me that I don't actually care what you pick.' It *is* a great visible step for his mental health though.
Tom C
TFTC
Zack
True, but it's also probably the best way for Jason to deal with them. Help or not, he'll get the job done regardless. Also, it's what Jason deserves.
Teddy Torres
Why does his disappearance not feel intentional
Justin Butler
That's way better than they deserve.
ABU-UBAYYAH SALLAU ABA-HURAYRATA
Honestly he’s being too soft on her but it’s progress for his mental health so yay😂😂
AfroMocha
Tftc
BeepBoop
In a way I think that the biggest strength difference between this Jason and past Jason demonstrated by this chapter is the willness to accept truly drastic failure and even make plans that assume that countless people could die. At the beginning of this story he tended to try to do too much, to solve as many problems as he can think of a clever solution for. Now he can and is willing to simply impress his will upon the world and accept what comes.
Jordan Rogers
Welp I think Elizabeth is gonna😵
Shup Idot
Lol Elizabeth has no idea how right she was
Naotsugu97
Biscuits nom nom nom!!!! TFTC!
Unwillingmainer
He just wants to save who he can and these 3 have so little leverage that it isn't even funny. It will weight on him and we may get another chapter or seven of Jason being antsy, but that nothing new. The deal he offers is as good as it's going to get. All this seriousness is balanced by the fact they are on his vamp world. That he made look like a noir movie.
SomeGuyWhoReads
Great evolution. Good to see some lasting imperfection again.
Danny boy
So good!
mhaj58
Good chapter, I’m surprised that Marie chose to get into bed with Elizabeth, rather than being leveraged like Remy
Wheels42
"every direction Marie looked seemed like the perfect place to murder Batman’s parents" I have never read a better sentence in all my life. Shirt you are a wizard of words
GrimmRozen
Biscuits tftc
Darkdragon
Biscuits tyftc
