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Chapter 914: Cook the Crap Out of Some Toast
🕑 Added 2024-06-28 23:00:03 +0000 UTCThe blade sticking out of Jason’s chest was wide and thick, more suited to bludgeoning than cutting or stabbing. It had been shoved through his body with raw force, the dark metal jutting from his torso. He tried to shove it back out of his body, but his arms wouldn’t move. His entire body was paralysed.
He felt the blade draining his energy, but this was no mana drain. It was tapping into the fundamental energy of his being, and that was a problem. His core power flowed from the universe that was his true body, and that power was infinite. His body was unable to contain infinite power, however, and he doubted the sword drinking it in could either. Once one or both reached the limits of their capacity, that magic was going to erupt.
“What the…?”
The words of what presumably was his attacker were timed with a tugging on the sword, but it was lodged in his body. His body wasn’t moving either, anchored in place as the power from his universe was leached out, blending into Pallimustus.
Jason was frozen in place, but the surge of power was charging his aura like a toaster running off a fusion reactor. It was going to burn out real soon, but it was going to cook the crap out of some toast. He fired off some quick messages as he expanded his senses over the city. If he couldn’t get away from it, he would get everyone else away from him.
***
Li Mei was a bundle of frayed nerves. For fifteen years she’d been afraid of meeting Jason Asano again. Would he kill her? Ignore her? Completely forget who she was? When they finally met, the prim, collected persona she built up over the years fell apart. It felt oddly like when her father had sent her to the USA to study, as if nothing she had learned had prepared her for it.
Maybe that’s why she fell back into her old patterns from that time. Loose, confused, uncertain. Trying to paint over a rising panic with forced casualness. In the end, none of her fears came to pass. She didn’t bear the brunt of old grudges, and she wasn’t some forgotten irrelevance. Of all the potential outcomes, she hadn’t expected to be offered a job. Her instinct was to leap at the chance, but she knew that two worlds worth of complications would come from that. It was not a decision to be made quickly or lightly.
“And I need to look into what you’ve been up to before I make that offer,” he said as they sat on the lip of the fountain. “See what kind of person I…”
He trailed off, looking around as if he’d heard something suspicious.
“Something’s here,” he said as he stood up. “Something that’s very good at—”
She didn’t see it coming. One moment there was nothing, and the next, a man in black and red armour was standing behind Asano. A massive sword, if you could even call it that, had been run through Asano’s body. The blade was more a slab of black metal, streaked with red, than a plausible weapon. It looked like something from an anime. Asano wasn’t moving, hanging from the blade like a corpse.
The attacker yanked on the blade, but it refused to budge. He said something in a language she didn’t know, sounding surprised. That was when a system window appeared in front of her.
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System Alert: Boko
A magical incident is taking place in the city of Boko. Occupants will be evacuated immediately. Any successful attempt to resist evacuation will be taken as a claim of personal responsibility for your safety and may result in your death. Please resist the urge to panic. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Clergy in Boko temples: Please excise all occupants from holy ground so they can be evacuated if your deity will not be shielding them.
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“What?” Li Mei said, as did many of the people around her. Then aura flooded out of Jason like the descent of a god. Her mind went blank as a whimper escaped her. When she came to her senses, she was floating over the city along with what looked like the entire population, flying over rooftops like a swarm of insects.
There were cries of alarm as others came to and realised what was happening. That aura was still present, battering against her mind like a hurricane ripping at shuttered windows. Below, more people were rising into the air, through windows and out of doors that slammed open. She saw a roof rip itself off a building and set down on a nearby one, a large group rising from the now-open room beneath.
She twisted as much as she could in the air, feeling like she was clutched in some kind of invisible cushion. As best she could tell, the population of Boko were being lifted into the air and being moved directly away from Jason and his attacker.
***
Back in Greenstone, Clive was in a bakery. With him was the childlike humanoid version of Onslow, his shell parked on the street like a carriage. Stash was sitting on top of the shell in the form of a young man, drooling over the baked goods displayed in the window.
The staff were gathered around Clive’s adorable familiar, handing him free samples as their manager looked on unhappily. Clive gave him an awkward smile and apologetic shrug.
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System Alert: Boko and Greenstone Region
A magical incident is taking place in the city of Boko. Occupants are being evacuated. Do not approach or attempt to enter the city.
Adventurers of silver rank or below in the area, do not approach. Adventurers of gold rank and above (if there’s a diamond ranker skulking around, please help!), do not approach the city until after the blast.
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“We’re going,” Clive said, pushing past the bakery staff to pick Onslow up like a child. He marched outside as Onslow’s shell grew even larger to accommodate them. Clive, Stash and mini-Onslow stepped inside, and the shell lifted into the air.
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Jason Asano has initiated group text chat.
Jason: Got attacked. Going to blow up and take some or all of Boko with me. Getting people out, need wide-area containment ritual. Will hold on as long as I can. Please move fast.
Hump: Are you going to be alright?
Jason: No, Humphrey. I’m about to explode and die.
Hump: Please list my full name on the text chat.
Jason Asano has ended group text chat.
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As Onslow sped through the air, Clive opened a portal in front of them and they passed through it. They arrived in Boko, in the square set aside for teleport arrivals at the Adventure Society campus. It was a scene of chaos as people streamed out of buildings, dangling in the air as if held by invisible hands. There was yelling and powers being fired off. Clive saw an adventurer teleport and arrive right next to Onslow’s shell, looking at it in surprise before yelping as she was yanked into the air again.
Humphrey teleported in with Sophie and Farrah. His mother did the same a moment later with Neil, as well as Gabriel and Arabelle Remore. They piled into Onslow’s shell and it took off.
“That message said blast,” Danielle said. “That man was born to agitate people.”
“You’re the wide area ritual magic specialist,” Clive said to Farrah. “How fast can you improvise a large containment ritual?”
“Lindy’s help would be good,” she said. “She’s the improvisation expert. We’ll need your abilities to cast something that big, that fast, though.”
Shade emerged from Farrah’s shadow.
“Miss Belinda is being flown here as we speak,” he said. “Miss Estella is being evacuated with everyone else.”
“Shade, what’s happening?” Humphrey asked.
“Mr Asano has been subject to an attack. The attack is apparently an attempt to kill him using some weapon that drains his power. Unfortunately, his power in infinite, and the weapon just keeps draining it.”
“And it’s going to reach a threshold where either the weapon or Jason’s avatar can’t contain it and its going to blow up,” Clive realised. “We need to get this ritual going fast.”
“What about the attacker?” Humphrey asked.
“The attacker is currently unknown, but appears to be a human in armour. He also appears to be stuck to Mr Asano, which appears to be a surprise to him.”
“I don’t think my skill set will help us here,” Danielle said. “I’m going to find the city leaders and see if I can help bring some order to what is going to be panic and chaos. Gabriel, Arabelle, will you join me?”
“Gabe will,” Arabelle said. She was staring out at the people still flying out of the city, screaming and yelling. “I’m going to start organising healers. Even if everyone gets out alive, this is going to be a mess. Neil, will you join me?”
“Of course,” Neil said.
***
Four Voices of the Will stood around a viewing pool. The image in the still water was from a vantage point far above Boko, and they watched their assassin appear. His weapon punched through Asano’s body, which went limp.
“It’s done,” one of them said.
“Our forces are marshalled,” said another.
“Prepare to activate the gates,” the third commanded.
“It is time,” the fourth said, “for an example to be made. To the denizens of this world, and our own kind, too timid to act.”
***
Onslow wove a path through the air, Clive standing atop his shell. A trail of gold was left behind by Clive’s outstretched hand, sky-writing a massive ritual circle. As he went, the runes on Onslow’s shell lit up and floated into the air, becoming part of the ritual. Inside the shell, Farrah and Belinda were madly going through books and scribbling notes, yelling up instructions at Clive.
“How are we doing?” Farrah asked Humphrey.
“Uh, quite well,” Humphrey said, sounding surprised. He was standing at the edge of the shell, holding out a measuring device Clive had given him. It looked like a glass plate with an image like shifting water projected onto it. A rod ending in an orb jutted from the bottom.
“It should not be really good,” Belinda said.
“It says the power levels are decreasing.”
“Sophie,” Belinda said, eyes still on her work. “Please make sure he’s not holding it upside down.”
“Is the rod and orb thing meant to pointing up or down?” Sophie asked.
“Up.”
Humphrey sheepishly turned the device around in his hands, then looked at the readings again.
“Oh,” he said. “It’s going really badly.”
“It’s okay,” Sophie said, patting him on the shoulder. “You’re still pretty.”
***
Jason’s body was still frozen and his overcharged aura was growing more unstable by the moment. He ignored the pain searing through his body as the power ramped up. It was enough that if he let go, he would explode, and he wanted to do exactly that. The longer he held on, the greater the blast would be, but the containment ritual wasn’t yet in place.
He had sent the city residents as far away as he could. He’d dropped them in the desert, as far as he could from the city walls. It would hopefully be enough to save them from the blast, so long as it was contained. The city was now empty, other than his team and anyone who could hide from his aura senses. The temples were dark to his perception, and there could always be some powerful people lying low. They would have to take care of themselves.
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Jason Asano has initiated group text chat.
Jason: How long?
Clive: Almost done. Look up.
Jason: Can’t. Paralysed. I think my attacker was sent by the messengers.
Hump: Why is that?
Jason: He’s stuck here and just yelling at me now. I’m a little distracted, but he’s yelling about the messengers and some kind of deal.
Danielle: The messengers don’t make deals with anyone but other messengers.
Sophie: Yes, they do. They made a deal with the fake god of purity, and they made one with Jason about saving Yaresh.
Hump: Jason, is there any way we can get you out of this alive?
Jason: Not that doesn’t come with unacceptable risk. Don’t worry: coming back from the dead is kind of my thing. Well, my avatar’s thing. I’m immortal, obviously.
Neil: Really? I didn’t know that. Have you tried mentioning it every ten minutes? Oh, wait, you have.
Clive: Your avatar dying might just be the beginning of whatever this is. I’m getting some kind of interference on the ritual from above the city. Far above. It’s at a high enough altitude that I can adjust as I draw out the ritual, but something is going on up there.
Hump: Sophie and I will check it out. And fix my name in the chat.
Sophie: There are more important things going on than how your name appears in the chat. Also, what are we doing for lunch today?
Gabriel: Is this always the way you operate? How did you become a famous adventuring team like this?
Arabelle: Oh, like we were any better. You remember what Emir was like.
Neil: Clive was getting lunch from that bakery.
Gabriel: Jason is going to die.
Farrah: You get used to it. I think if he goes long enough without anyone killing him, he kills himself for practise.
Jason: I do nordgldfjce.
Farrah: What?
Jason: Sorry, I’m running on the edge here. In all seriousness, please, please hurry. I can’t hold this much longer.
Clive: Almost there. And we had to leave the bakery before our order came up.
Jason: No sandwiches? Okay, now I’m having a bad day.
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***
The Duke of Boko looked at Gabriel’s increasingly worried expression.
“Is something bad happening?” he asked.
“Don’t worry about him,” Danielle said. “That’s about something else.”
***
Fragments of Jason’s body were turning to rainbow smoke and coming off him in streams. He still hung limp, impaled on the sword that was stuck in place as if by glue. Jason was long past recognising his surroundings and hadn’t seen his attacker cut his own arm off. It hadn’t helped, the severed stump still gripped by the magic.
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Clive: Done and we’re clear.
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Jason exploded. It was perfectly silent, eradicating everything in its path in a wave of gold, silver and blue light. It expanded out until it reached the invisible dome of the containment spell, covering most of the city. The dome became visible, shedding blue and gold light. It was comprised of interlinked hexes, each with a rune set into it.
The dome shuddered, the runes glowing brightly while emitting a high pitch sound. The tone lowered over time, from a screech, all the way down to a thunderous rumble. By which point the dome was shaking like a bouncy castle full of kids hopped up on sugar. The runes started going dark, first at scattered points and then in larger clusters.
***
Jason’s friends looked back as they flew across the sky inside Onslow. He was fast and they didn’t want to risk a portal with so much magic floating around. The dome wouldn’t last long, and they could all feel the magic from above, now.
“That’s portal magic,” Humphrey said. “I’ve never felt it on that scale. How does that even work in a low-magic zone like this?”
“I don’t know,” Clive said.
They leaned out of the shell to look up. As they had sensed, massive portals started opening up in the sky.
“We’ve seen this before,” Humphrey said.
“Yes, we have,” Clive said grimly as messengers geysered from the portals. “I’m not sure what to do about that.”
Their eyes were drawn back to the dome as explosions started sounding out. Hexes were shattering and force was shooting out through the gaps. The gaps grew larger and larger, letting more force out, but most of it had been spent while the dome still held. Inside the dome, the light was gone, as was almost any trace of the city.
A perfect sphere had been carved out of the ground, as if simply deleted, leaving behind only smooth, round sides. The only remnants of the city were temples now floating in the air, shielded from the blast by divine power. The only other thing in the sphere was a small cloud of darkness, within which sparks of ethereal light danced like the ghosts of fireflies.
The stillness inside the space was sharply contrasted by violence outside of it. The explosive force from the detonating dome tore through the parts of the city left outside the containment area. Buildings were levelled and gardens stripped down to the dirt. Trees and chunks of building were flung through the air, adding to the damage. Onslow sealed the sides of his shell to protect his occupants, mini-Onslow clinging to Clive’s leg as the shell rocked like a boat in a storm.
“We need to regroup with the others,” Humphrey said. “I didn’t see how many messengers that was, or how strong they were, but we’re about to have a fight on our hands. They knew this was coming, and we didn’t, so expect them to have every advantage.”
“Isn’t this normally the part where Jason comes back to life and does something ridiculous?” Belinda asked.
They all looked at each other, then waited awkwardly.
“Okay,” Humphrey said. “It would have been nice. But it looks like—”
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System Alert: Sacred Phoenix
[System Administrator] assassinated. The Hegemon has arisen. Beware his wrath.
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Comments
Mutny
jason asked the messengers:'how stupid can you be?' their answer:'YES!'
Justin Schumaker
I was not ready for how hard the last line of the chapter is and it had no right to be that bad ass!
Brendan H.
Here comes the Battle of the Planets Ghost-"Fiery Phoenix" reference.
Tristan Blears
chills! literal CHILLS! I got that sudden itch for a 1 sided battle and I am hoping for it with every ounce of my being.
Donald A
Your sense of heroic/comedic timing is impeccable sir. Ive got a naughty genius grin just thinking about the next chapter
Frank Morgana
Book 11 Audiobook started!!!
Brian Beverley
They are if there's a diamond rank/transcendent power around.
Jessica
That has to be the most epic system message ever!!! It gave me goosebumps!!!
oldntokn
Well who knew that gold rankers were so easy to one shot
Consuming
I thought not reading for awhile had saved me up enough chapters to burn though, I guess I was wrong
Chevy
Let’s go 915
Jay Doubleyou Kay
Lol what if the wrath isn't this chapter but next chapter. This chapter is just going to be all talk and no action
Chris Furry
In less than an hour we go from f*ck around, to find out.
Kazuto Bakura
The messagers get front row seats for the shown.
ItWasIDIO!!
Dammit Thadwick I did a whole chant for you I thought you got better than this also release the Cringe
Justin
Who’s ready to see the wrath of the Hegemon?
Chris Furry
Probably because Humpy is still worried about his self control as a dragon. Now that he is gold rank and not a petulant teenager, it's less likely that he will succumb to the draconic tendency to hoard or be selfish, but self control needs to be constantly trained.
Tyson
Can't say I understand why Stash stayed outside while Onslow was in the bakery getting free samples.
L.Goll
As this was the first Activation of the ability, he should get the Avatar back. I wonder how the Hegemon will affect the situation
MrCynical
After reading I don't think the last message is system wide. The previous two were clearly location based, and the last one I think is proximity based to all those near the Sacred Phoenix who could be impacted by the rising of The Hegemon.
Scott Way
[Sacred Phoenix]: Soul-based abilities learned prior to astral nexus transfiguration have been refined for use by your prime avatar. Afflictions can also add [Ghost Fire]. On suffering damage that would be lethal, transform into a ghost fire phoenix. After ghost phoenix transformation is triggered, it cannot be used again for one year. That time is reduced by absorbing life force, and further reduced by life force containing fundamental reality material. Curious if he gets his body back in this situation
Idan tal
I thought we finished with the extra powers for a while, as we just now starting to see the current ones
Idan tal
Shouldn’t there be some floating openings of the water world remaining as well? I remember there were several of them around the town. Or did the blast shut them off?
DeviantSalivations
"It is time,” the fourth said, “for an example to be made. To the denizens of this world, and our own kind, too timid to act.” Oh, yes. . . Yes it is.... I just reread this and this is one of my new favorite chapters.
DeviantSalivations
The good news is he's about to score an extra life by absorbing an army of messengers.
DeviantSalivations
I'm so glad that I forgot about this chapter Friday and I'm reading this after waking up from a bad dream. I cannot f****** wait to watch Jason wreck them.
Andrew Johnson
I get the feeling it's going to be Diamond Rankers, Gods and the Hegemon vs the messengers. Leading to Jason getting some new sick power but has some sort of epic drawback.
Timothy
Aaand 14 hours till Hegemon’s wrath 👹
Martin Gill
I wonder if that system alert went out to all universes and everyone with a system screen
Charles A. Pehl
Not the right type of sword. I've been relistening to the series and I just passed the part where EPKAT killed a messenger attack force attacking the vamp compound and the sword was a lot more elegant and thin where as this blade was more like a slab. So unless the sword has shape changing powers. Plus this would be a wild way to reappear then immediately murder vamp wick
Charles A. Pehl
She could be prepping or trying to use them like xp boosters
Benjamin Warlick
It occurred to me, why would Li Li Mei be buying gold rank cores? She doesn’t need them to get to gold. It’s been long established you need cores of your own rank. Her whole motivation doesn’t make sense, silver cores were relatively accessible if uncommon on earth.
BloodStorm
It’s definitely time for Colin to eat some bad messengers
todd cragun
Still think the assassin is still the E.P.K.A.T.( Entity previously known as Thadwick) due to the ominous magic siphoning sword and amazing aura control. Remember this is someone who the likes of Amos and Callum couldn't even track
Vincent Ciavone
Not to mention the amount of assistants he could get to help research and just have them give him the TL:DR and drop the time to consume that knowledge a bit, but I guess Jason has an advantage researching himself since he can feel inherent properties of the astral and probably many new things now
Vincent Ciavone
Anybody else wondering how long till jason is a magic genius? Like I’m pretty sure he mentions he needs time to digest knowledge from his avatars in his soul-universe, but like he could have who knows how many doing research and learning all his new powers, like I feel like Jason with his soul forge and astral throne, should be able to make essences, they might not seem appealing like his blood, sin, or darkness, but he should still be able to make some right? Let his mass produce some darkness and blood essences, those have to have tons of great abilities possible to awaken
Christopher Robin Sævre
Well that doesn’t sound ominous. This is like the 2nd phase of a boss fight except you are the boss
Aerlevsedi
I always look at it, in any world with established magic, as if the magic is just a new branch of science and they just have a modified set of laws defining how their world works. They will almost certainly have come to understand to some extent how that works, but if presented with magic beyond what they've experienced they'll still get confused. Kinda like showing someone used to our physics, who has never encountered magnetism before, a couple of magnets. As far as their worldview is concerned, what they just saw breaks they're laws of the universe.
JL McDonald
It's funny how the people living in Pallimustus think like Earth Normies.... How are you always questioning possibly / feasibility of an event??? Pallimustus is not a place still run on Newtonian physics but they sure act like it.... How's it possible? - Magic... now please stop asking.
little sax the ghost
Incredible chapter
deadly chibi
You know I can't help but think this is really really not going to help Jason's reputation of city destroyer
Lesley Holmes
Small cloud of darkness? Hegemon? Ok Jason is "dead" so "evil" Jason is going to spank the messengers?
Diviknight
It had been way too long since Jason died…or destroyed a city. Glad he got it out of his system in one go. 🤣
Travis Snelgrove
Oh shit that last message was ominous AF
Terry Bell
Zara was the first person from team biscuit Jason met with when he came back in chapter 894.
Logen Felxon
I laughed for a good tenish seconds after the last portion of the chappie, it was so good. =) Hope you're good m8.
Dean
Did not see that coming
Tim
He doesnt need to resurrect, hes immortal. His sacred phoenix, to my understanding is, in place of resurrection, just like a rewind for his avatar if its destroyed. After using, it takes a year to rebuild that energy. Plus, when he made a deal with Death, he gave up two rezzes, which means even if he the phoenix doesnt save his avatar, he should have enough energy to rebuild it.
Nick Remis
Okay, new plan. Curb stomp the messenger forces, snag the Purity artifact, and then head back to earth.
jacob butler
So am I right to think he has the sacred phoenix resurrections because 1 it does not count as true resurrection & 2 because of all the messengers they have been wiping out to stock up the energy that he absorbs from messengers?
Mike Zebill
So looking forward to the wrath of the hegemony!
ReadingObsessed
I'd wear that on a shirt.
DirePants
Had to read this one again. So good. And so many implications. Someone else mentioned it and I thought the same- but I think the messengers planned this to open the portal using his infinite power. Although I’m expecting Jason to change the landscape even more possibly claiming the land as his own sacred property if not another astral space. He’ll then rebuild the homes buildings etc using his will. Seems a bit straightforward to be a Shirt path, but sometimes that’s okay especially since he tends to set the stage for future events.
Jordan Jones
I don’t think so. Not because it is impossible, but because I don’t think his soul knows how to yet. He should also be able to make monsters, specifically monster cores, and core up his family to Gold. But…idk, if I were him, I’d be inclined to not do that. Same with providing unlimited gold rank spirit coins. I wouldn’t want to be considered an ATM or a training resource.
Maudley
Yep, and he very clearly was the one who blew it up lmao
Maudley
I've been wondering for a bit now if Jason can make essences yet, and just essence up most of earth
John goode
Did anyone else realize that this is another city that he went to that exploded ?
Maximus
This is looking like it will be my favorite book of the series already! So much fun!
Omar Diaz
Man these last 2 chapters have been freaking awesome!
Xiggurat
Leave it to Shirtaloon to make a Crocodile Dundee reference with one chapter title and the way the next chapter ended.
Tommy
I find myself constantly glancing at my phone hoping you’ll just happen to drop the next chapter early…
Kasey Lindenmayer
Beware his wrath! 😂 let’s gooo!
Joanna
I have to wonder why the whole team came together so quickly…except Zara? Was she out of range of anybody with teleport powers for some reason, or did our illustrious author perhaps forget the most recent addition to team Biscuit?
Tim
Complete with Paul Hogan as commentator.
David
It isn’t. Jason would have known it was him and told his party.
Synnamon Summer
they didn't realize that Jason could instantly ressurect like that and prob assume hed have to take time forming another vessel.
Synnamon Summer
Jason also has the ex-messenger birthing tree dude too
Roro
That does sound adorable! I wonder if he (Onslow) can now talk at Gold?
Cryfdwr
It just occurred to me that there are four AK voices and Jason has four of his own to counter them. I’ll bet we see Farrah, Collin, Shade and Gordon kick some ass.
Bobby Crump
So... I'm thinking that the "assassin" is Thadwick lol.
David
Am I the only one who pictures Oslo as a childlike Oogway from kung fu panda? Because that’s adorable.
David
Rufus didn’t get one and it didn’t specify that Taika did either. Farrah didn’t say she had one either.
Aerlevsedi
So, I fully understand this feeling, but it's not worth it. Not for him and not for us. It was not healthy for him, and the story suffered for it. It was still great, but it's so much better now that he's got a better balance. So both altruistically and selfishly I hope he keeps to the pace that works for him. That said... God I wish we could get more chapters too. Lol
David
Gotta bully your friends and partner for laughs as long as it isn’t mean and they know the next barrage is theirs. Pretty much the motto of the military too haha.
Cryfdwr
1) apparently, the messengers decided that facing Jason’s avatar wasn’t enough of a challenge so they decided face face his transcendent side 2) Li Mei is getting a first hand experience of how strong Jason really is. Maybe he that will help her decide if she wants the job or not 🤔🤣
Jonathon
That was my exact words last chapter, Just got to the end and was like you Bastard, Shirt is the king of ending on Cliffs
Björn Hermans
shirt ... what whould it take to go back to 5chaps per week? 2 is just not enougth!! i need more! good stuff ;)
Douglas Davis
The assassin could still be Thadwick.
Terrence White
Outstanding chapter, love the stakes, love seeing how Team Biscuit is dealing with things at Gold Rank, and the group chat had me snorting while I sat here and read this alone this morning lol.
ItsFin
Li mei is an outworlder who, like every outworlder, got a translation power. How does she not understand the assassin? The only language we know of that doesnt translate is shade's native language. Besides the weird ways of communication shade said jasons special tanslation ability does
DirePants
Well those messengers just messed up big time. They were told to leave Jason alone. Kinda thought it might be them. Guessing Jason is going to go all astral king on them and idk… without his avatar does he have a human side? I mean I know he does but will it be active? Attacking as a instinctual sovereign response🤔 Maybe this will be where Farrah has to step in, and by doing so she exposes that she has some kind of power over him so it’s no longer a secret, adding more conflict to a story that has been otherwise peaceful (😂 yeah right). But that would cause people to target Farrah to use her against him. I thought he was going to suck the sword in and make it a new messenger slaying ability. You just never know with Jason lol
Robert J Leeds
Those last two lines should be the tag line for the book this chapter is going in. For anyone that hasn't read the series a tagline like " The Hegemon has risen. Fear his Wrath!" would be an absolute head turner of a draw in.
Chris Furry
Huh. Well shit. That is a damn good theory. I mean, otherwise that’s going to have to be 4 silver rank armies because the ambient magic is a detriment to gold rankers. Sure they could send gold rank generals like they did in Yaresh, but they’ll be feeling the drain in the Boko/Greenstone are. And an army of silver rank messengers is going to amount to cannon fodder for team Biscuit.
Philipp Battenberg
Isn't it "God of Sandwiches and 80s Movies References"?
Chris Furry
Even academics have gods. They are floating because the rest of the city was annihilated and the gods protected their temples and the people in them.
Philipp Battenberg
But, sadly (for them) the messengers do not see the warning. (As non-essence users they have no System access.)
Brad Gammey
Imagine you're silver rank, teleporting into Boko. As you manifest and complete your transition, you're immediately plucked into the air by only the gods know what, being floated out of the city. What an aside for an adventurers life!
Chris Furry
This is actually a theory I can get behind. It’s literally her job to keep him from going too far. And I can see him trying to reverse the portals back to the voices and her needing to rein him in before he does something that gets his friends killed. He might be able to absorb life force and regenerate his prime avatar, but if he forces the astral kings to target his team… they don’t resurrect.
Abdulaziz ALRumaih
Okay cliff was right That wasn’t the cliff This is the cliff
L.Goll
The way Shirt describes the assassin sounds like a Berserk reference xD
Liesmith
Ooh, another theory: The Hegemon is gping to start going a little overboard, and Farrah will use her new role to rein it in.
CritHappens
That would be good. Been wondering when he might show up. Now’s as good a time as any.
CritHappens
Just realised we’re on a time difference schedule here. In the US it’s Mon Wed Fri. For us in Aus it’s Tue Thu Sat.
Alex Schellenberg
Let's round out those transformation zones. Also, we are probably going to see the diamond ranked Elder Geller.
Liesmith
My theory is that the Astral Kings crafted that sword to have that specific effect on Jason, so they could use the big boom to raise the ambient magic level enough to open their massive portals. But they are not prepared for The Hegemon.
CNC
“You’re still pretty” killed me. Poor Hump.
David
Better than Peter Ian Stinker. I know you’re making a reference. I was thinking Hot Fuzz because of “Aaron A Aronson”. Key and Peele works too though.
Callie
Oh you bastard. Now I have to wait until Monday 😭 Seriously though, loved the group chat messages lol
Kemizle
😂
Lucas Gulick
Still not 100% convinced on that, could totally still be Thaddy daddy
Lucas Gulick
Epic cliff
David
Gods, plural?
David
Seems like it
David
He has a revive ability for himself in a cooldown.
Kyle Hunter
I thought the deal with Death meant he couldn't revive himself or others? I get he's an astral king now, but isn't that against the pact?
Josh Vanderpool
That was fucking perfect!!
SpicyApricotTree
Is sacred phoenix the skill that brings him back to life?
David
I hope they all die in a fire and are forgotten forever.
Alex Dawson
Really enjoyed this chapter! Can't wait to see the fallout.
Aaron Schwartz
HE HAS RISEN!!!!!!
Daniel Wells
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 you hit the nail on the head with that one
Chris Morgan
What made me laugh when I remembered it, the system is only in beings that have the ability to absorb essences. So the Messengers have no idea this is happening.
Gavin Wayne Pitcher
We're gonna teach Jason a lesson! (Oh no, Jason is more powerful than God)
Stephanie Washburn
Oh. It's not Thadwick.
Alex Cox
Thats not Thadwick. He's dead and now theres a creature born from what was left of the Builder's vessel, this creature hates Thadwick and every choice he made. This was prolly an essence user who made a 'deal' with the messengers but as we all know, theres only giving yourself up to them either as a sacrifice or a slave.
Tanner Lovelace
I'm calling it now. We don't see earth again until the next book at the earliest.
Iskrylon
I dont think his transcendance can complete until he reaches diamond
DarthPineapples
Still saying the mysterious assassin is Thadwick. The Buster Sword sticking out of his chest was the upgraded life steeling sword. It was holding a soul before, so it's probably soul bound or similar and ranked up with the Energy Vampire Thadwick all the way to gold. Also Thadwick is dumb enough to make a deal with the messengers. Remember him running to the Builder Cult? Even tho he's not exactly Thadwick anymore, he did try to run back to his mom like he still was in there deep down. So there's some Thadwick in there.
Nathan Orenstein
That ending gave me chills
Posiden 300
That is a great ending lol
Iain Grubb
This one's been coming for a while with all the, "Do you ever visit a city and not blow it up?" comments ^ ^
Jacob Conway
The Hegemon is Jason’s title. The way I understand it is that it’s the meaning behind his soul brand and also the name he takes on for his godly side like Knowledge or Healer.
Tyson
Not only a fantastic line, but "The Hegemon has arisen" could mean so much more. Not "[System Administrator] has arisen" - does calling him The Hegemon mean something changed? And we don't know if arisen just means that Sacred Phoenix ability gave him a new avatar, or if he got some Entirely new ability in this process (what would Gary say?). I'm guessing this didn't complete his ascension to Astral Nexus though, which the system told Farah was only half complete in ch 902.
Josh
Made that a few times now. My favorite way to make it.
Blue Falcon
Please don’t get bogged down in Pallimustus. I’d really like to see the shift back to earth in this book. With that being said, Jason is about to put an entire planet on notice with the impending ass whoop’n… can’t wait for the fight and the reactions from those who don’t know the Hegemon side of him!
Havics Child
Thinking about it, we all called bs on his name for the last chapter, turned out true, it was the prelude to this one.
Havics Child
If the messengers bring in a diamond they could win, but I doubt any of them will be willing to deal with non diamond threats, in book 9 their diamond straight up said he had no obligation to handle less than diamond threats.
Michael Deleon
Damn it shirt. I was having a great Friday! How dare you!!
Daniel Hamilton
Forgot who the hegmen is?
Havics Child
Even once he reaches full transcendent, he could still create an avatar of any power level.
Razeel Nightfall
Boko went from. Boko is a city of academics -> Boko is a city of floating temples.
Maudley
Fortunately he also has that ghostfire pheonix ability
Steve Shelden
From Chapter 888: “The messengers are made of the stuff I need, but they’re all indoctrinated slaves. Killing them in a war is one thing, but I’m not going to have the team round them up and drag them into my domain for me to consume.” He’ll be able to remake his Prime Avatar right quick with their help. It would appear that in Pallimustus, just like in cheap souvenir shops, “you break it, you bought it.”
Kalanaere
I don't think these 4 idiots even know what they've just unleashed. They think they know the power of the AK but they really don't
Alejandro Piña
I’m pretty sure the GAB are sitting down with their cokes and buckets of popcorn by now.
Alex Frain
OMG HATE FRIDAY HANGERS!!! Great chapter tho (>_>)
Kalanaere
Kinda what it sounds like. The messenger just went from dealing with Gold Jason to dealing with Pissed Off Astral God King Jason who at Bronze declared himself The Hegemon. He's totally going to genocide some Angels
Kalanaere
Except they would not get the message
deadly chibi
Iv been dieing to see hegamony again this is great
Hunter
Feel like these immortal beings are really wanting Jason to transcend at this point. He has the power of transcendent beings but can play on the playing field of mortals with limited restrictions because he’s only gold rank. Messengers really fucked up here taking out Jason’s body. He’s going to make all the messengers into stew.
Chris Furry
It’s his ghost fire phoenix state. Like his previous star phoenix form when he resurrected as a mortal.
Hunter
I’m of the opinion that there plan was to kill his avatar and then kill all his friends for revenge. Not knowing that he has a resurrection already on deck.
Allen Wilding
Man.. I was thinking ‘what a cliffhanger’ on Wednesday. Then you top it with this one!! Wow. Also- just make the lemonade recipe from book 4 and am now buying lemons at Costco in bulk for more.
Andrew Johnson
I wonder what if any notifications people on earth received as well as any Aura fluctuations.
Andrew Johnson
God mode activation complete..
lucien rose
What a stupendous end to a great chapter
Paul Boros
Time Stop : Narrator says, "It was about that time that the Messengers knew they had fucked up."
ABTelford
It is time,” the fourth said, “for an example to be made. To the denizens of this world, and our own kind, too timid to act.” I am hoping this line becomes immortalized in the ranks of irony so full of crusty iron it rusts! PLEase let the lesson be “don’t mess with Jason or you’ll reap the shit-storm of your life!” 🙏🏼💩
Joseph Jenkins
You done messed up A Aron
Sean C Jackson
Oooohhhh Daammnn
Justin Edwards
The largest cliff we have detected in our Solar System is Verona Rupes on Miranda, one of Uranus' moons. Verona Rupes is estimated to be about 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) high, making it the tallest known cliff in the Solar System.
Nick
Li Mei is about to tell everyone on earth that Jason is the scariest thing in the universe. The implications of this on his next mission ..
ABTelford
I absolutely, frigiin-lootly LOVE this chapter!!! “The Hegemon has Arisen. beware his wrath”. GGAAAAA!!! I’m so excited!…and so hating that I have to wait 3 days!! lol! Great job Shirtaloon! 😀
Frank Brown
So people don’t have to scroll back: [Sacred Phoenix]: Soul-based abilities learned prior to astral nexus transfiguration have been refined for use by your prime avatar. Afflictions can also add [Ghost Fire]. On suffering damage that would be lethal, transform into a ghost fire phoenix. After ghost phoenix transformation is triggered, it cannot be used again for one year. That time is reduced by absorbing life force, and further reduced by life force containing fundamental reality material. Looks like he won’t need to rebuild his avatar, he’s coming back and getting about 4 armies worth of life force. Essentially freeing up the planet from a huge chunk of Messengers, hitting them right in the morale and all for the cost of nothing (except an empty but destroyed city).
Lora Greenberg
expected to be offered a job. Her instinct was to leap at the chance, but she knew that two worlds worth of complications would come from that. It was not a decision to be made quickly or lightly.
Clay Smith
Bro hit us with the double cliff hanger fake out. Touché
gray matter
lol nice unsouled reference
Brisngr56
So Jason accidentally unleashed the uncaring god version of himself he used to take out the undeath avatar?
Lora Greenberg
Of course I’m interested. In this city, diamond rankers are practically a myth but, from what I hear, they’ve been hanging around you like you’re all golf buddies. I’ve heard that you tend to get caught up in crazy things, but everyone in your orbit is wealthy and famous. Standing next to you is like complaining that the hailstones are made of gold. The only problem I’ll have is getting you to trust me. Because you probably shouldn’t.”
gray matter
I hope he is able to latch onto the other voices and start draining them and their other universes power to the point the astral kings cut them off
Jason Hardman
I'm guessing Farrah's new voice powers will bring him back down to normal again.
Eleeyah
Did the messengers understand what would happen? Or were they caught off guard by the actual consequences, too?
Daniel Wills
Pretty sure Shirt had a lot of fun with that title. Wednesday: That’s not a cliff. Friday: Now this is a cliff!
Havics Child
He wont need to remake it...as far as revives in the tank, I think he will get this one back.
Jason Hardman
He Who Fights with Cliffhangers, strikes again!
Ken Sevier
Damn good last line
Leander
No? She was just as surprised as everyone else.
Havics Child
I've been waiting 50 chapters to see Jason actually fight at gold rank! Looking forward to the show! Maybe I should hold off for a week so I can read without your next 2 cliffhangers
Evan Knight
Jason might not have gotten his sandwich, but Hegemon is going to have plenty of messenger souls to drink up. Hopefully enough to remake the prime avatar right away.
Havics Child
Nope, that sword was sealed by the builder himself using a diamond rank soul (gold minimum) they discussed the blade a while back, they are not mass produced. Was likely created by an enemy of messengers and was used to kill many of they in its day.
David Cooper
"The only other thing in the sphere was a small cloud of darkness, within which sparks of ethereal light danced like the ghosts of fireflies." Is this what Jason's cloak ability looks like now?
Daniel Wills
It could be Sparrow, again. Presumably Allayeth killed him (quick and clean), but it’s not that far of a stretch that the messengers could have broken him out and “enslaved” him. Or made a deal.
Jordan Brennan
Yesss, jason going all out will be awesome.
Sébastien Kingsbury
Well, at least the title wasn't a blatant lie this time haha
Stephen
Lol way to end a week. I can't tell if I love you or hate you for this. Also, thanks for the top quality work!
jeffrey niski
I read it twice and I'm so giddy about the next chapter.
Chris Furry
Can we PLEASE stop with the Thadwick nonsense? Wrong look, wrong sword, and if Li Mei OBVIOUSLY speaks Pallimustus’s language then she would have understood what he said. Why is everyone so stuck on Vampwick? He’s been a shadow arc since book 3, you really think Shirt is going to vaporize him without a single word of banter? The messenger voices brought in an assassin. Obviously not from Pallimustus because, again, he doesn’t speak the language.
David Cooper
Sorry, found one typo... which is really good! "Unfortunately, his power in infinite, and the weapon just keeps draining it.” In should be is.
Ryan
She’s been back for a while
Lora Greenberg
So Lei Lei Mae was involved with this assassin.. there is no where to hide!
Lora Greenberg
OH DAMN!
brian phillips
Oh this sounds like someone's about to fafo
Chris Furry
That was Jason as system administrator asking a diamond ranker for help if the was one “skulking about.”
Chris Furry
Well, he writes the system messages so, yeah.
Jake Mardis
I am very curious how widespread that System message was. If the notification that the Administrator was assassinated and he is rising as the Hegemon is spread to the rest of Pali it could bring other new complications with the powers that be of this world realizing just how stupid strong Jason is
Richard Rader
Damn that last line sent a chill down my spine.
Talespinner Lore
Boned, they are.
Chris Furry
He IS his astral kingdom. Any physical manifestation of him as Jason is an avatar. He is truly and irrevocably immortal.
Khrysaes
Wait. When did farrah get back? Though she was still tranforming into anvoice of the will.
Jake Mardis
4 Astral Kings and their armies just fucked around, and the armies are most certainly about to find out in a very painful way
Jake Mardis
The whole world about to find out that he is most definitely not to be trifled with
Kelly
I haven’t burst into laughter at the end of a chapter for a while. Good job. 😂
Maudley
Oopsies, looks like Jason's dragging two worlds into a cosmic war with messengers, whether they want it or not
Joanna
I am curious whether the sword or any portion of its wielder survived that. But it's pretty clear from this mess that applying it to any greater being's avatar is a Very Bad Idea
Andromeda Adams
TYFTC! My gosh… why the cliffhanger!
David Cooper
That last message was a System Alert... which means it went everywhere, in every universe. That alone is frightening.
Chad
Love how everyone knew the hammer would drop 🤣 hate having a cliff again Shirt! Plz just surprise us this weekend... 😝
Andrew Johnson
Sorta reminds me of the movie "Free Guy" where the devs login.. Yea just know shit is going to go down and its not gonna be good for anyone.
Chris Furry
Realistically because that is how chapters of a book work. If you were reading this as a whole this wouldn’t be a cliff hanger, it would be a page turner.
Rowdy Robby
Yes! That was great. Can't think. But it was still his avatar? Right? If he was out of phoenix, he's still in his astral kingdom?
Andrew Johnson
So they kill his avatar and open portals with a flood of messengers... If I remember correctly can't Jason simply take messenger essence to create a new avatar? This is going to make what he did to the vampires on earth look like a Sunday school field trip.
Wheelhouse
He can't go anywhere without the GABs sticking their nose in too.
Kaelan Spears
It's not Thadwick. The description doesn't match, and Jason would know if it was a vampire that stabbed him in the back. It's likely the dagger possessed by Thadwick isn't all that unique, and that messengers themselves make such weapons to kill other messengers
Benjamin Grant
So The messengers have officially fucked around and now they are about to find out…
David Cooper
That was so much more than I expected!
Preston Stokes
What a cliff!! Man can't wait for him to go CHUNY Murder God and let Colin eat his fill! Can't wait for the next one!
Razeel Nightfall
I wonder how much raw material Jason will manage to drain out of 4 armies. Also did that sword survive? It would make a great equalizer for him if he faces anyone else in an avatar.
Omigusrage
Oh nooooo this is too much of a cliff hanger to go into the weekend with!!!! How could you do this to us!
Liesmith
*[A destroyer] has been assassinated.* *[The Destroyer] has arrived.*
CAPTAINCAEL
like punching a nuke
Jake Rands
Same. I was thinking the energy vampire
Danielle Warvel
That’s not even crispy toast or black char toast, that’s Nuclear divine Toast. Fitting for the god of sandwiches and video games.
Erik Hyrkas
Maybe it wasn’t Thadwick. I originally thought it’d be a waste. The seeming soul sucking made me think it might be… but others pointed out the different language and the different style sword. I assumed the soul sucking sword was the only thing that could threaten Jason.
Daniel Wills
I’m curious if he’ll be able to get his resurrection back. All the messengers he’d killed before the transformation zone were two and a half rezzes? Death gave those back, plus the earth vamps, made one avatar and one rez. Maybe there’s enough birdmen to get it back.
Loah
Probably couldn't hear him over Jason's cosmic fuckery
Logan
*God Mode Activated* Edit: as the last chapter was called, “this is not a cliff”, This chapter should’ve been called “This is a cliff”
Danielle Warvel
Ohhh, is he going to return in god mode now? It would kind of make sense that as a system administrator, he would be given permission to use more of his power and authority on the planet in the case of anyone acting against him in a cheaty way like that by another god or non-native power or astral king. That’s like trying to kill a game dev’s avatar with a mod, and then getting banned from the game, or trying to hack someone and getting booted out by some kind of antivirus program. Not only would it make sense as a security measure for this throne thing, but it’s kind of regulating reality, so any kind of action that threatens that purpose, like assassinating the administrator connected to it, can’t go unanswered.
Justin Fralin
"Beware his wrath"... The system knows what's up
Joseph Nicholson
I bet the subtle mentioning of diamond rankers means that Dawn will be showing up, likely in the last paragraph of the next chapter
SmokeJam
That is a peak performance Friday chapter. Can't wait for for the Hegemon.
Razeel Nightfall
Interesting Li Li Mei didn't know what the messenger said. Since she didn't get the gift/skill of language from being an outworlder, I wonder what gift/skill she got.
Glenn S
Welp my theory was completely wrong.
Andrew J. Walker
A System Admin was killed. Please brace for the banhammer.
Archmage37
Well those messages are certainly going to prove a point... Not the point they wanted but definitely a point
Terry Bell
Brown Trousers Time!
John Collier
Then wait for the book to be finished before reading
Rhett Sellers
It's like the system notifications didn't clue them into the fact that he fundamentally changed the multiverse over the objections of great astral beings. They have their blinders on for sure.
John Collier
Bro what do you expect when your reading weekly 😂 😂 😂 like once this is out as an entire book non of these are cliff hangers
Jason
Wrath!
Rhett Sellers
Oh, I thought it was sad noises
Norm
And I thought the last chapter was a cliff hanger! Love it!!!!!!
Erik Hyrkas
So, it was Thadwick. And now things are about to get real. That last sentence, though. I would not want to be dinner… I mean, a messenger.
Jacob
I understand the cliffhangers bud. But honestly they're getting a little fuckin ridiculous lol You don't have to have a cliffhanger every single time there's a tone change
AbyssalIceLord
Hahaha well said indeed!
JonO
Wednesday's chapter was indeed not a cliff. This..... this is a cliff!
JonO
There are some things that can't be translated. Jason ran into some in book 8i believe. He may be able to understand them now, but the old language and certain astral origins aren't casually translateable.
Joanna
Welp, guess the chances of Li Mei not finding out how powerful Jason really is just hit zero. Amazing chapter!
Gnothi Seauton
The messengers have completed the "Fuck around" phase of the plan and are moving to the "Find out" phase. Next week will be fun.
Jorge Enriquez
3 days..... any chance of an early release? . . Like today... tyftc
mockery jones
Now that’s a Friday Cliff.
Troll
No!!! The Friday Cliff is real!
Mika Jan Holstein
This is soooo hype, can’t wait for the next chapter
Lewis Long
Was that thadwick?
Doodlyboy15
Ha oh man, I tho7ght THIS chapter was gonna be fun, nope, it was just a prelude. Super excited, thanks!
EmmieCurls
Wouldn’t Li Mei be able to understand another language since she’s an outworlder now and should have a translation power?
Kazuto Bakura
Could be Thadwick with that dagger made for use againt messagers. Sounds like the killer was tricked.
Zachary Ross
I really didn't want it to be a messenger or Thadwick. I really enjoyed the build up over lunch. I'm a little sad that Clive didn't manage to pick up lunch before Jason had is assassination. We still don't really know who or what managed to kill Jason. The point I'm loving is : The Hegemon has arisen. Beware his wrath. Nothing screams rise of an angry god like a message like that being transmitted to the minds of everything in the area of Jason's detonation. Waiting till Monday evening is going to be a thing.
Luis Herrera Moreno
damn he is about to bend the messengers over his knees and smack their butts jajajaja
Phillip Masusock
No it’s “just” his divine side coming out to play.
Charles A. Pehl
Boss music is going start playing for the messengers. Like straight from a from soft game
Evan Wooten
Honestly it’s getting annoying that every chapter ends in the middle of something happening.
Corac
That's funny...they JUST had that conversation to
CritHappens
Assassin is def Thadwick. Sword is def the soul sword from the astral thingy. That belongs to Jason now… mwa mwa mwaaaa. (<- evil laughter for anyone who was wondering)
patrick__starz
This is exactly what I'm thinking is about to happen!!!! Ohh boy is this going to be good! I wonder how the team will bring him back from the brink this time?
JonO
I think it's possible. But he was taking care of messengers as they turned up on his zigzag tour. So I'm sure he ate enough to have at least an extra go ahead in his meatsuit
Abigail Hale
Omg such an amazing chapter! I've been craving more action in the story and this really hit the spot. Can't wait for smite the messengers Monday !
Russell Widger
The description of the thing Jason was imped by didn't match the sword Vladwick has
The-DM-Dino
YOOOO that was amazing also that end tho is very ominous
Walter Kimberly
You got me Shirt! Not how I expected that to go
Baelfyer
Great chapter. Really enjoying the story getting back into things. Looks like I may have been wrong and it WAS Thadwick. He was after the purity artifact and if he cast his lot with the Messengers betraying everybody, well, that would be a very 'Thadwick' thing to do.
Ryan
Wtf!!!????? Why??? Why does there always have to be an absolutely amazing cliffhanger right before something clearly awesome happens.
hachetnif
This is bad because it sounds like he's accessing the throne which is power that he shouldn't use or maybe he's using his connection to the system who knows
Damaddino
Jason’s pissed and going to go full god mode on those messengers. They wanted to send a message that Jason could be dealt with and all they are going to prove is why Messengers should be scared of him.
Gilgamiso
Oh the agony of Fridays, can't wait for Monday!
Matthew D
That had to be a diamond ranker who assassinated him.
Ariellus
Looks like gloves are off now and jason can use his Nexus Power i think after that they need a New planet😉
ReadingObsessed
Knew it wasn't Vladwick but woah. Did not have atomic opening move to a messenger invasion on my bingo card.
Dwayne Arceneaux
City destruction count: #5?
Ligeia
Tftc. But I swear, you know how to make cliffs then size of the one on the moon Miranda! (For those who don't know, it's a moon of Uranus and has a 10-km cliff, biggest in the solar system and probably Pallimustus's solar system, too!)
jacob butler
Wtf kind of mean awful cliffhanger was that lol
JonO
Uh oh..... messengers just reached fafo state. Hegemon is the catalyst and you're all about to get f###ed!
Corac
Oh damn that ending system msg sent a chill. Oh its about to get real.
Jana
Well at least the messengers provided themselves as Food to replenish the Phoenix state after they made Jason use it. No Sandwich’s - eat messengers instead.
Justin
Hopefully the messengers are wearing their brown pants!
Findell
Ah yes jason is the reasonable alterative to the monster hegemon.
Robert Landers
Heh. Thought you could get away with deleting the administrator did you? It’s called god-mode for a reason.
AbyssalIceLord
Well i cant wait to see his astral hegemon side come out and wipe the floor with some morons....oooooohhh...i cant wait til Monday!
Chevy
Damn it gotta wait until Monday Beware his wrath
D P
Oh Nooo not the sandwiches!!!
Justin
Perfect ending! Fucking chefs kiss right there! TYFTC! MONDAY HERE WE COME!
Brave Badger
Oooh shit
Seaspike
Nope.
Mark
Seriously 2 cliff from years in a row and this was a lot better Ah bullshit
Jessie McDonald
Oh my word that ending! Got me on the edge of my seat now 💖
Ryan H
Spoke a foreign language and had an anime sword, vampwick knows the local language and has a spikey sword
Justin saldana
WOW WHAT A CLIFF TO PUSH US OFF. 🤯🤯🔥🔥
Rabmuk
wrath!
Kenneth Cox
This was a fun chapter. The next looks even more fun hopefully. Thanks!!!
Sin
Hmm wonder if Jason’s astral energy will automatically refill charges of sacred phoenix for his avatar.
Ethan Alexander
System text has now switched from blue to red.
Michael Madsen
Ah beans
Captain Nuclear
Oh shit. Pucker time.
Allformsoflight
or wait until his order is up at the very least. Now they've interfered with lunch. It's kinda personal now. Rule 1 is never out crazy Jason, you'll lose. Rule 2 is never mess with Jason's food, that way lies madness.
Crystal Donak
I couldn't read this chapter fast enough. So so good.b
Philip Pleiss
Honestly, I think it was. If so, he was acting in a mercenary capacity on their behalf.
Henrik Nørgaard
Oh uh, I'm guessing alot of Messengers are going to have a very very bad time. I'm thinking that it might end up attracting some Diamond rankers to drop in for a visit, or maybe even gods/goddesses.
Crystal Donak
Holy F.
Jeremiah
I want to cry
Philip Pleiss
Oof. The messengers I think are about to discover what Jason is like when he no longer has "mortal mindset" holding him back.
SqrlyGrly
Biscuits
pyrite jester
Beware his wrath
Thomas Wynn
Well done Shirt! Have a great weekend!
Hemlock
Shiiiii Tyftc!
McCainOffensive
What a fucking cliffhanger to leave us on. Tyftc.
Bunny
that's not ominous at all lol
Bethany Bluebird
Hehe. Hahahahhahaaaaa. Sucks to be a messenger. Was that Thadwick??? I think the assassin may have been Thaddyboy!
Alexander Dupree
Definitely time to try saying shit as if it’s not going to happen
Tim
Yaaaaaaaas. SOMEONE INVENT FUCKIN TIME TRAVEL NOW! We need monday here, like, yesterday!
AfroMocha
Hahahahaha oh man, they made a whoopies
Stephen
Those messengers at screwed!
Sean Sheldon
And here was me thinking it was energy vampire Thadwick. This went in a different direction for sure!
Powernap
Jerk
Superior_Shaq
The messenger wills that had a meeting before
Logrus
Hahahahhaha this is gunna be good.
Jared Hartman
TFTC
Thomas Black
Welp it was a messenger assassination, but they royally messed up. They should really learn to stop trying to kill Jason.
Nergie
Damn shirt chapter and a half that one. Prime opportunity for some Predator quotes though with the self nuking.
John Grizzly
Oof. Big oof. Someone is gunna be cranky and do the wave hand erase thingy.
Chuck Haeberle
Jason: I'm going to explode! Hump: Don't call me Hump
Bingus McCready
“The Hegemon has arisen. Beware his wrath” is an extremely good closing line. Can’t wait for Monday. TFTC!
mhaj58
Who was the assassin? This is just cheap
Tyler S.
Biscuits
Abigail Hale
Kinda close to 1st !
Connor
Damn that last line gives me goosebumps. I’ve been looking forward to seeing the Hegemon again, and this time he’s angry.
TimeDrawsNigh
Tftc
John goode
1st
Andrew Johnson
1st
