The Primal Hunter

Chapter 987: Discussing the Future of the Milky Way Galaxy The lodge had once more become the unofficial meeting spot for when things that shouldn’t be shared widely were to be discussed. Probably because only people Jake trusted tended to be invited. This time around, things would be a bit different, though, as quite a few people who usually never would be allowed to visit were coming. In part to help build trust and in part to show that Jake had nothing to hide as his healing journey was more or less over.

Later on, he had actively chosen to exclude some individuals, though. That was for when they came to the part of the meeting regarding a certain Nahoom.

Jake didn’t want those affiliated with large factions to take part, as he feared what they were to discuss was something people would feel obligated to report back to their higher-ups. This did mean that even his own brother wasn’t allowed to take part, but this was the best decision in Jake’s eyes.

However, for now, the meeting was one not about the Chosen of Yip of Yore – at least not directly – but about the state of the Milky Way and their plans going forward. Before everyone arrived, though, he and Carmen did have a rather enlightening conversation after Jake asked her about starting a galactic war against another Chosen… and she took his question incredibly seriously as she looked in thought for a while before answering.

”I’m not sure Ell’Hakan wants a war anymore, and I’m even more unsure of how Valhal would respond… but it does feel inevitable a clash has to happen at some point,” Carmen muttered after she’d gotten over the shock of Jake’s proposal. ”We both know some shady shit is going on, with a bunch of gods making plans behind the scenes, so I’m not sure acting too hasty would be smart. Unless you’re fine with potentially ruining whatever plans the Viper is cooking up, that is.”

Jake looked at her for a moment before shaking his head. ”Give me a bit of credit here. I have at least considered that, and I wouldn’t want to do anything without the Viper being on board… and I have a feeling we will soon be able to find out if he is.”

”You mean…?”

”Yeah, I believe that communication to those outside our little universe will open up once our galaxy is done with this event and that we won’t have to wait for the entire damn universe to finish dealing with their own Prima Guardians,” Jake nodded.

Carmen frowned at Jake’s words and seemed to not be entirely sure if that was a good or a bad thing. ”Let’s discuss this again with the others when the time comes… I have a feeling it can’t be as simple as just invading his planet and beating up the guy after your god gives you a thumbs-up.”

”Or maybe it will be,” Jake smiled. Truthfully, he still wasn’t entirely certain he would be able to discuss matters with Villy once the last Prima Guardian in the Milky Way died, but he did feel and seriously hoped it would. He didn’t want to do anything without talking to Villy first, as he knew this matter with Ell’Hakan was larger than mortal matters.

On the other hand… he really did feel done dealing with Ell’Hakan’s bullshit. Even the potentially unintentional bullshit he had spawned in the form of the Desolate Child of Loss. Taking down that thing had cost way too much.

Hours passed as Jake and Carmen shelved the topic for now and just kept talking about other matters – most of them related to combat. Soon enough, it was time for the meeting to begin as everyone arrived one after another, Miranda naturally the first one to get there.

The only notable absences were Jacob and Bertram, who hadn’t been invited for good reason. Carmen was also clearly out of place in the

have to bring their own chairs, though, as soon they were all gathered. Jake got quite

system event, with several new faces among them,

likely than not, be the first galaxy in the universe to have overcome the system event. Many of you here have greatly contributed to this greatly accelerated timeline, especially with the construction of the cross-galaxy teleporter,” Miranda said, primarily directed at Arnold, who didn’t even seem to fully realize

time, and many planets are still reeling from the event, but we sadly do not have time to address everything. We must consider what comes next. Kindroth, did you check how close we are to

up as he bowed

among those who didn’t join the alliance and are all being helped in a more… forceful fashion. Not that they are complaining, at least the general populace isn’t. These planets tend to not have killed their Guardians for a good reason and are more than happy to have saviors swoop in and rid them of their foes,” Kindroth said

strategy Ell’Hakan and the Holy Church had begun to deploy in the last month or so. As the number of planets remaining dwindled, Ell’Hakan and his allies began to leverage their superior forces more actively, as they began sending diplomats and scouts to planets to create an initial relationship with native worlds

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to a few clashes between people from Earth’s alliance with Ell’Hakan and the Holy Church, but nothing too bad, as they were in this odd limbo of not really wanting to outright battle, seeing as no one was exactly sure of on how bad terms they really were. This meant the decision of who would help was up to the natives, and in most cases, they preferred the people sent by Ell’Hakan and the Holy Church, even if someone like the Sword Saint had arrived and could solve their problem by himself. The old man had even found himself in a situation where he ended up still killing a Prima Guardian so he could use the Vessel to

not exactly helping the matter. Even if the two of them had been actively helping kill Guardians, it was questionable Earth and their allies could have won, as the Holy Church had truly proven themselves experts at convincing neutral planets to join them. The concept of life after death was simply too tempting of a benefit that

they don’t seem in a rush, it’s a matter of days, not weeks, when the last Guardian falls,” Miranda said, getting the focus back on her again. ”And this leads us to the primary topic today… what now? Soon, there will be no Prima Guardians left, and we have no idea what will truly happen, but we have good reason to believe

was gonna happen being Jake’s

but we need to recognize the Milky Way has already become the battleground of the gods long ago. Records have gathered, and the sheer number of powerful individuals alone should be proof of just how

who worked with Yip of Yore and had blessed people to help Ell’Hakan… the number of gods directly involved had to be in the hundreds, if not

when the gods will begin to mobilize a grand expansion,” Miranda kept going, primarily explaining things to the people with no powerful divine connections to understand their situation. ”Fighting back against these larger factions is quite frankly not an option, and no one really has any choice but to align themselves with some major faction. I’m not saying this to force anyone into anything, but simply stating how things

there really no world where complete autonomy can be retained?” one of the World Leaders present asked. A woman who Jake heard represented quite a few planets and had been one of the people from a world who’d defeated their Prima Guardian

with some regions left unclaimed, but as things are right now, I see no scenario where a single habitable planet of the Milky Way Galaxy is left alone,” Miranda sighed. ”But do allow

not?” the woman continued questioning, clearly not happy with the situation. Understandably so, which was why Jake didn’t throw her out of his lodge despite being a

yet. We are far from reaching a point where such official designations are in any way relevant. For now, we shouldn’t focus on what everyone here wants,

the Prima Vessel, showing the many planets of the Milky Way, and