The Primal Hunter

While Jake had thought about Vesperia coming to Earth, and it was even theorized she could, he hadn’t actually known it was possible before now. What’s more, Sandy had returned with her, making it a double-whammy of creatures he had partly helped “make” come to the planet.

“Where is she and Sandy right now?” Jake quickly used the magic telephone Arnold had installed in his lab to ask Miranda.

“They already left and are heading your way, sho-“

Right then, Jake saw a giant worm appear above his lodge through his sphere. He smiled and cut off Miranda:

“They’re here, thanks for telling me, and good luck with… stuff!” Jake said as he also cut the connection without admitting he genuinely had no idea what Miranda was dealing with these days. Hopefully fun stuff.

Hurrying up from his laboratory, he saw how Sandy struggled to find a good place to land without breaking anything. The valley Jake’s lodge was placed in wasn’t that large, and Sandy eventually shrank down a bit before finally touching down on the soft grass.

Getting outside, Jake smiled as he saw the giant worm. “Hey, Sandy! You look all healed up.”

“Eh, I’m getting there. Still rebuilding stuff. Next time we go on an adventure, I would prefer if it didn’t end with me dying,” Sandy answered.

“Can’t make any promises,” Jake joked. “I heard you also brought along Vesperia?”

“Oh yeah, I did,” Sandy confirmed. “She’s just finishing up some work inside one of my stomachs. Did you know she also has a stomach-like thing for all her bug friends? Well, more bug slaves, but my point is she also got a big subspace.”

“I knew,” Jake nodded. “What are you having her help with?”

“Convinced her to leave one of her spawns within one of my stomachs to create stuff. Very efficient at gardening and stuff like that,” Sandy explained. “Also, quick question, you’re her dad, right?”

“I… won’t really say that’s accurate,” Jake muttered. “Not really. I don’t actually think there’s any normal word for the kind of relationship we have. Calling me her creator also feels wrong, so I really don’t know what you would call me.”

“She calls you Sire. So I guess you sired her?”

“Again, all of those things feel very weird to put into words,” Jake sighed. “Anyway, back to you! Have you remade that resurrection egg yet?”

“Nope, gonna be a while. Super expensive to make and damn time-consuming. They also take this kind of special resource that isn’t even a real resource that shows up anywhere. I just know when I’m low on it, and it regenerates super-duper slowly, even if it is sped up when I get levels and stuff,” Sandy explained. “It’s a bit hard to understand, so it’s all good if you don’t get it; all I’m saying is that the egg isn’t ready yet.”

“Pretty sure there are few people who understand better than I do,” Jake smiled, as Sandy had effectively just explained his Jake Juice. And no, Jake wasn’t going to explain back in kind, nor would he use the term Jake Juice, as that would definitely get a lot of comments and jokes from Sandy.

“If you say so…” Sandy didn’t really seem to take his words seriously. “Oh! Vespy is nearly all ready!”

“Vespy?” Jake raised an eyebrow.

“A cute nickname for my little sister,” Sandy joked.

is your sister, that

from an egg, I was born before she was,

also this Demon

Sandy left no room for argument. “Besides, Vespy is fine with me calling her Vespy, so you don’t get to complain. Also,

yellow figure of Vesperia appeared before him. She still towered over him and wore a silken dress with a striped black and yellow bee pattern.

he looked up at Vesperia. He saw

you once more, Sire,” Vesperia answered. She seemed a bit nervous for some reason. Jake couldn’t even begin to guess why, as he really couldn’t see

your sisters, the other True Royals, treat you properly?” Jake asked a slew of questions. Vesperia did look like things had been good over the last few years, but he still felt the need

was left behind when the last Vespernat Hive Queen fell. All of my sisters have been incredibly supportive during this entire process and helped facilitate my growth as much as

hear that things had been good. She definitely wasn’t lying about the growth either… in fact, she was

Hive Queen – lvl

was so high that

to Nevermore?” Jake

Vesperia shook her head. “The World Wonder does not fit me or my Path much. Going there would also be seen as a massive risk, and finally, we True Royals have many secrets we wish to keep hidden from others. Secrets that we do not wish to reveal to the Wyrmgod for him to spread to the highest bidder after the fact, especially not to the Automaton. No, my growth in level has come nearly solely from growing into

things would still be kept hidden, but a lot had been shown off. One also had to consider that many of Jake’s secrets were related to his Bloodline, and not even the Wyrmgod could fully analyze and detect what that did during the World

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odd bond and a lot of deals and whatnot, something the True Royals didn’t have. So, yeah, he could see why going to Nevermore was a huge

majority, it was just a good leveling spot, and a way to bang out some dungeon clears for the Dungeoneering title. Vesperia could clearly level totally fine on her own without relying on

in Nevermore,” Vesperia commented

gone worse for sure,” Jake jokingly

it was to participate in a system event, but when I left, none of them were voicing words of protest anymore, only well-wishes for my journey,” the True Royal

part of the Endless Empire, we’re automatically

she smiled and nodded her head again. It was also only now that Jake had noticed she had lowered herself to be about the same height as him by going down on her knees. Jake wanted

with the Automate if you

enemy. Shit, I’m good friends with both Risen, vampires, and those from the Holy Church. I am using the Viper’s peak strategy to attain perfect neutrality by pissing everyone off and making friends with everyone at the same time. All while trying to make myself someone really risky to outright make an

like Yip of Yore and all his cronies, but wouldn’t life be boring if you didn’t have at least a few

even more wanting you as an ally,” Vesperia said in a

you’re not,” Jake shook his head,

cause, I’ve brought along some gifts. They aren’t something you, Sire, can use but more something to support the budding empire you are constructing. We have already left the spatial stone with your assistant…

any resources she can get,” Jake said. “I am curious, though, what kind

make the formations. There were naturally also a great number of metals, gems, wood, bones, leather, carapace, and many other raw resources to support the growth of

Jake nodded, unsure if

let me know if there is anything I can directly

me?” Jake suddenly asked, having finally gotten enough of Vesperia acting off. “You’re being overly polite, and almost… see, that’s what I’m talking

how she looked like she had no idea what to do with her hands. Then there was the fact she had taken

did not mean to cause any dissatisfaction…