The Primal Hunter

Chapter 809

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 that; it still gives me the creeps,” Jake said, remembering Meira. “Just call me teacher, Mr. Thayne, Lord Thayne, or something like that. Or you can just call me Jake, but I have a feeling

my revenge! If you do so, I’ll do anything to

quite yet, and right now, all you need to focus on is

as he walked slowly. Say what you will, but the extravagant place filled with servants and expensive-looking decor did look like somewhere

the floor with alchemy stuff on it. Mainly to give

alchemy… but…” Temlat said as

expected. It was easy to see how nervous the young man was, as Jake reassured him. “That’s good. It

Lord Thayne!” he quickly said, perking

much do you

skill, and it helped me level up fast… it all just happened one day. That bitch was satisfied with me getting stronger, and I managed to convince her I was doing it because of her, which gave me more freedom. Enough

she actually made you wear a collar?” Jake asked. What’s worse, Jake had a bad feeling it wasn’t even

energy began to materialize around him as Jake saw his apparent anger. “If I tried to run away, the pain

fuck made those collars also sounds like someone you ought to pay a

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enough to ask questions. Having a casual demeanor seemed

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

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 throw him into the deep end instantly. He would try to let Temlat harness his innate ability to

miscellaneous stuff Jake decided on in case the young man found

nearly three hundred years old. This was not going to stop Jake from mentally referring to him as a young man. As 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 he decided things were in this particular instance. It also wouldn’t be a good look if Jake admitted to being

a bit more comfortable in his new living quarters, Jake headed back toward the Merit Exchange as he felt quite good about things so far. Having a student this early was definitely going to be a great boon, even if Jake still felt a bit unsure about how he was

teach the young man alchemy and give him access to many of the books Jake had brought

lucky, the young man should quickly be able to progress and 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 Jake. If all

could go wrong, but Jake felt like Temlat was

half-elf occupied, Jake quickly went and turned in his two completed

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