So, Jake was used to quite a few reactions when he revealed he was the Chosen of the Malefic Viper. Most reacted with fear, confusion, and then some level of reverence and respect. The majority of the time, it was not toward Jake but toward what he represented.
However, when it came to poor Temlat, he never got further than the fear stage. He froze entirely as his face went white, and he stared at Jake with wide-open eyes. His mouth opened and closed a few times as if he tried to say some words but failed at every turn. The reaction was way over the top compared to what Jake had expected, as he felt such intense fear from the young man. As if he expected Jake to do something far worse than just killing him at any moment.
That is when Jake realized a little something… in the ninety-third era, Villy was still a Primordial, sure, but he was also just one of many gods. Not to mention all the other pinnacle factions people knew of. Throughout the years, the number of gods multiplied and, due to this, got more and more involved with mortals as their factions spread and consumed more territory.
In the second era, it wasn’t like this. Back then, there were only twelve “true” gods. The twelve Primordials. Jake had read a few old history tomes Villy had left in Jake’s library back in the Order for fun, a few of which were written all the way back in the second era. The way they described the Primordials was far different, including the way they described the Malefic Viper himself.
You see… Villy was not exactly known to be a good guy back then. Not that he was now, but back in the day, it was far worse. It was during the days when the Viper was still doing everything to continue growing in power, destroying anything and anyone that got in his way. He was truly a villain of the multiverse, so for Jake to come and advertise himself as his Chosen was the same as saying he was some harbinger of doom and destruction.
Jake was a bit perplexed as to how he should approach this but decided to lean into Temlat’s understanding of Jake. If he thought his teacher was some semi-divine being, that would just mean that when Jake convinced him to not be a doormat and make his own decisions and improvements, Jake would have accomplished a more impressive feat.
“Is that truly the limit of your desire for revenge? That the mere identity of someone can make you give up?” Jake said. “In that case, you truly aren’t worthy of another moment of my time. You can go back where you came from and live your pitiful life and wallow in despair until your owner gets tired of you.”
Temlat’s eyes seemed to come to life a little bit as Jake continued.
“Or do you want me to kill you right here and now? Are you satisfied with this being the end of your Path? An opportunity squandered due to your own pathetic fear?”
“I…” he finally said. “I… I want to get stronger, but-“
“No, that sentence was already over. You want to get stronger. Then do that. Grasp every opportunity given and take all you can until one day, the targets of your revenge lay slain before you,” Jake said in a loud voice. “So what do you want? To die a mere “pet” or to become someone no one will ever dare look down upon?”
“I am not a fucking pet,” Temlat said in an almost growling voice.
“I take that as a yes?” Jake asked.
Without any hesitation, Temlat kneeled down and went as far as to press his forehead to the ground. “Master, please-“
me the creeps,” Jake said, remembering Meira. “Just call me teacher, Mr. Thayne, Lord Thayne, or
please help me become stronger! Help me get my revenge! If you do so, I’ll do
wasn’t so hard,” Jake smiled satisfied. “I don’t want something from you right quite yet, and right now, all you need to focus on is becoming someone who can
of the portal room, Jake let Temlat take in the environment of the House of the Architect as he walked slowly. Say what you will, but the extravagant place filled with servants and expensive-looking decor did look like somewhere the Chosen of a Primordial could reside, especially to someone like Temlat, who seemed to have the understanding that someone like Jake, who was only mid-tier C-grade,
about alchemy, right?” Jake asked as he decided to just walk all the way to the floor
about alchemy… but…” Temlat said as he sounded a bit
was pretty much as expected. It was easy to see how nervous the young
he quickly said, perking
question. How much do you know about curse energy?”
feelings somehow made it happen, and the system gave me a skill, and it helped me level up fast… it all just happened one day. That bitch was satisfied
you wear a collar?” Jake asked. What’s worse, Jake had a bad feeling it wasn’t even meant to be in the
as Jake saw his apparent anger. “If I tried to run away, the
nodded at the explanation. “Well, whoever the fuck made those collars also sounds like someone you ought to pay a visit in the
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things and even got Temlat to feel comfortable enough to ask questions. Having a casual demeanor seemed to work well, and with every passing
House of the Architect. Alright, calling it a room really didn’t do it justice. It was more like a massive complex of halls, each with different functions, and every single one of them filled with tools of different kinds. There were even several rooms clearly designed for people to
Jake to leave some books, so he quickly got Temlat settled. Spending a few hours, Jake sorted through some books and had Temlat go through them. Jake had considered for a while what exactly to teach Temlat and quickly concluded that normal alchemy wasn’t going to cut it. No, he would
stuff Jake decided on in case the young man found it interesting. If Temlat found something he
a mid-tier C-grade, Jake was definitely more mature because he had a higher level; that’s just how the multiverse works. At least, that’s how
Having a student this early was
plans for Temlat were pretty straightforward. He would teach the young man alchemy and give him access to many of the books Jake had brought with him from the library back in the Order of the
learn this new craft. Considering Jake’s influence, the plan was then for Temlat to evolve to a C-grade with a new class and profession, both partly related to
and much could go wrong, but Jake felt like Temlat was his
and turned in his two completed Merit Point
store worked was a bit unique in that there was no browsing of goods or anything like that. Instead, the Creator had to request certain materials, with the exchange then acquiring them
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