Chapter 889: The Power Looming Over Us All
Added 2024-04-12 23:00:05 +0000 UTCLorenn and Jason were on opposite couches. The setting was casual, but their discussion had the potential to shape the Brightheart city for generations.
“I respect that you have done what you can to give us autonomy,” Lorenn said, “but there are some issues that can only be resolved by you.”
“Religious issues?”
“Yes. You are, of course, aware of much of the political situation in the city. Many diplomatic and religious issues are settled outside of your domain, however. In one of the surface shafts, a town has been dug into the sides. It was placed just beyond the area of control because it was first excavated when the transformation zone was active.”
“People waited there for the zone to drop. I remember.”
“Since that time, it has been massively expanded. We call it Outer Rexion now. The statue of your friend is there. The population is mostly transitory. Merchants and diplomats from the surface. Most of the churches regularly cycle through their assigned clergy, as few enjoy spending so much time underground. Only those worshipping gods such as Earth, Stone and Deep seem to like it very much.”
“But their inability to situate temples in the city proper is causing issues?”
“Yes. The priests tell me that you hold dominion and the gods cannot encroach upon it with their power.”
“That’s correct.”
Lorenn gave Jason an uneasy look.
“It’s true, then. You have the power to refuse the gods?”
“It’s not as contentious as you make it sound. It’s true that I was mistrustful of gods when I first came to this world, but they’re like anyone else. You have good ones and bad ones. I know that isn’t news to you. Undeath is a complete prick, obviously, but some of the others have been kind and friendly to me.”
He scowled.
“And a little thirsty,” he grumblingly added.
“Thirsty? Gods drink?”
Jason let out a chuckle.
“Never mind. Tell me about the ramifications of the temples being excluded. I’m assuming there has been some resentment?”
“There has. Not from the clergy, to my surprise. Their gods have apparently explained things to them and they’ve been quite understanding. The resentment comes from two sides, each presenting their own challenges.”
“One being external, I assume? People asking that if you’re refusing access to the gods, what are you hiding? Are the dark gods taking root here, far from the light?”
“Exactly. Even if the church officials and our diplomatic contacts understand, some people will believe what they want, regardless of the truth. Anger is easy to stoke, and those who would undermine our autonomy to exploit us are not shy about doing so.”
“That’s not unique. I come from a whole other universe and the same thing happens.”
“What do you do about it there?”
“Mostly give rich people everything they want and then claim that we didn’t.”
“How does that help?”
“It doesn’t.”
“Aren’t you rich?”
“Extremely.”
“So, you haven’t really done anything about it, then.”
“Don’t tempt me. I have this incredible urge to go back to my world and fix all the problems. I have wealth and power enough to reshape my home planet’s entire civilisation.”
“Then, why don’t you?”
“I’ve been watching you for years, and you’re a good leader. I am not. I have more power than any one person should, but not the knowledge, experience and wisdom to use it well. If I start instituting simple solutions to complex problems, I’ll do more harm than good. But I can’t just do nothing with it, either. When I act it has to be with caution. I need to rely on those with the knowledge and experience I lack. People like you. Even then, I’m going to stumble, and I won’t be the one suffering from unintended consequences.”
He sighed.
“I don’t know why you even asked me that. I’m not saying anything you don’t know. You’re a capable and experienced leader, where I’m just some guy who stumbled into vast cosmic power.”
“That is exactly why. I lead my people, but you are the power looming over us all. Our autonomy exists only so long as you allow it. You saved my people and built our home, but you could equally bring it all down on top of us.”
Jason frowned.
“I understand,” he told her. “I don’t like this power dynamic either. I preferred it when I could swan around, making jokes that no one understood but me. Now, I have to be careful with every word.”
Lorenn nodded.
“Such is the nature of leadership and the danger of power. I will confess to not liking the fate of my people being in the hands of an outsider. I find it easier to think of you as a god.”
“I’m not a god.”
“For practical purposes, you are. You have unassailable power. A domain upon which even gods cannot trespass. Gods that treat you more like one of them than one of us. When I think of you as a divine authority, rather than a person, it becomes easier to accept your role in our lives. But, as you say, you are not a god. It comforts me that you understand your power over us is not to be used lightly.”
“It doesn’t comfort me. I feel like a child who ate a spirit coin and could wreck anything they touch with their carelessness. All I can do is try to avoid doing too much damage while I learn about how to use my power — and how to not use it. If you are willing, I’m hoping that you and I could speak on this topic from time to time. I could learn a lot about leadership from you.”
“I am open to that.”
“Thank you. Now, speaking of leadership, let’s get back to specifics. I imagine there is some resentment amongst your own people at the exclusion of temples from the main city.”
“Yes. We did have priests and temples in the old city. They fell defending it, shielding the rest of us as we evacuated. We honour those memories. Many would like to join those churches, but the temples are in the part of the city built for outsiders. It is an obstacle for many, and excluding the Church of Fertility is especially contentious. We were brought to the brink of extinction, and they are vital to rebuilding our population. Many consider it disrespectful to keep them at a distance.”
Jason nodded.
“Now that the other claims on my spiritual attention have been completed, I can make some changes here. If I withdraw my dominion over certain parts of the city, the gods can claim them and temples may be built. Decide which temples you want built and where, and I’ll make it possible.”
“We’ll need to negotiate with the churches.”
“It’s your city, so I shall leave that in your hands. Let me know when you’ve made your decisions.”
“And if you don’t like my decisions?”
“It’s your city,” Jason said again. “It will take more than me disagreeing with you to intervene. I’m not saying I wouldn’t step in, but that would be an extreme measure. Anything that drastic is likely as repugnant to you as to me, like wanting to build a temple of Undeath.”
Lorenn scowled.
“Repugnant indeed. I would like some measure of where you see the line, however. There is no escaping the fact that you are the ultimate authority here.”
Jason nodded, staying silent for a moment as he thought about it.
“Here’s an example,” he said. “I detest slavery. That’s far from a unique position when even the meagrest scrap of empathy or decency will get you there. It’s a core value from the society I was raised in, and one that didn’t waver for me when so many others did. Many societies on the surface use an indenture system that is little more than slavery with a coat of paint. Rife with corruption and abuse and absent of consequence. The usual exploitation of the powerless. If your ruling council wanted to institute that system here, I would argue against it, repeatedly and loudly. I would not, however, stop you. It is not for me to tell your people how to conduct themselves. To a point.”
“At what point would you intervene, then?
“If you implemented that system, it could easily devolve to a point that I can no longer tolerate the abuses. I could see myself stepping in, even knowing that doing so would have unintentional knock-on effects. If I judged that my intervention was worth the damage it would cause, I would act. But that would be a last resort, after failing to convince your leadership to shift course on their own.”
Lorenn leaned back into the couch.
“I can’t say I like the fact that you can come in and just change things, consequences be damned. But your reluctance to do so is more than I would expect for someone in your position.”
Jason nodded.
“Power and ideals are a volatile mix. I’ve managed to temper the latter as I’ve acquired the former. Hopefully to the stage where I’m not a complete disaster. I can’t promise that I won’t make mistakes, though. If anything, I can almost promise I will.”
“I think that we are discussing worst-case scenarios here,” Lorenn said. “You and I seem to share more values than we conflict upon. I don’t think that we can progress any further on that at this time, so let’s table that discussion and move back to practical concerns.”
“Certainly. Please continue.”
“There is a matter that is less urgent than temple locations, and perhaps affects you more than me.”
“Oh?”
“There are priests staying in Outer Rexion.”
“I would expect as much, given the temples there.”
“It would be more correct to say that these are former priests. They are not here for the temples, but for you. They have been petitioning for residency in the main city. Thus far, we have refused them.”
“They’re here for me?”
“They came here because our city is a manifestation of your power. That isn’t something we tell people, but more than enough know for it to be called a secret.”
“What is their interest in my… wait. How much do you know about these people?”
“That they claim you saved them. That they have spent two decades researching you, because you spent most of that time dead or in other dimensions.”
Jason groaned and ran a hand over his face.
“I think I know who they are,” he said.
“What is their interest in you?”
“Centuries ago, there was a conflict. A cult to one of the great astral beings had a schism. A faction broke away, more interested in power and politics than the ideals they claimed to still follow. Common in the history of my planet, but we don’t have gods stepping in to intervene.”
“Are these people from that cult?”
“No. This splinter group overstepped and ended up being hunted down by a bunch of churches. A lot of people from those churches were trapped and held in stasis for centuries. I released them around twenty years ago now, but many didn’t have anyone to go back to. Some had descendents, and others went back to their churches. But some gave up on their faith after their ordeal, or weren’t accepted back. Purity rejected all of them, probably because the real Purity had been replaced during their entrapment. You heard about the events surrounding the god of Purity?”
“I did.”
“My guess would be that these people are former priests, looking for something to follow. I’m mysterious enough that they don’t realise how bad an idea it is to pick me.”
“So, they’re priests of you?”
“No!”
“If I understand it correctly, this city is a temple to you.”
“No. I mean, kind of, yeah. But no.”
“Well, I’m going to leave them to you regardless.”
“Oh, thank you. I can’t wait to deal with that.”
“I can have them brought to the city immediately.”
“No. I’ll go to them, once I have an avatar that can leave my domains. And there’s one more thing we need to discuss.”
“Oh?”
“The old city had an astral space. The new one does as well, but I have kept it sealed.”
“Why?”
“When I formed the city, the interior of the astral space was, for some reason, outside of my control. Or, more precisely, it was too delicate. It was in an embryonic state, not reaching completion until much later. I didn’t understand why until I realised it was waiting for me to complete the transformation of my realm.”
“Embryonic?”
“Yes.”
“Suggesting something was gestating in there. Waiting to be born.”
“Yes.”
“Something you aren’t happy to tell me about.”
“It’s going to be complicated for you politically, should word get out. But this is your home and you deserve to know, so I’m going to show you.”
***
Jason floated through the air so high he was practically orbital. Lorenn was beside him and they were both shrouded in an orb of invisible mist. The planet below was utterly unlike Earth, equal parts beautiful and apocalyptic. Elemental forces so vast they could be seen from space clashed upon the surface. Hurricanes crashed into supervolcanoes. Earthquakes carved canyons so massive that they became seas as tidal waves filled them. It was gorgeous, wild destruction.
“I don’t even know how to understand what I’m looking at,” Lorenn said. “The sheer scale of it. I lived my life in a cave system even low-rankers could travel through in a day.”
“This the largest astral space I’ve seen. And I can see how planets might be an alarming concept to someone who had never been on the surface of one.”
“Why don’t things fall off the bottom?”
“Oh, I’m not getting into that. My friends will be arriving soon. Ask Travis Noble.”
“The astral space in our city wasn’t this large. Not even a fraction of this.”
“That’s one of the reasons it took so long to resolve itself. The other is the bit you aren’t going to like.”
“And what is that?”
The invisible sphere shot around the planet, chasing the sun. A shape crested the horizon as they moved, resolving itself into an impossibly tall tree, kilometres high.
“That is like the tree in the transformation zone,” Lorenn said.
“Yes. And more will grow here, in time. This is a messenger birthing planet, and the messengers that it births here are of the elemental type. It had been producing them for a few years now.”
Lorenn wheeled on Jason.
“Elemental messengers?”
“I understand your concern,” Jason said, then shook his head. “No, of course I don’t understand. But I comprehend why you and your people would feel only hatred for them. The end of your civilisation began with elemental messengers. You naturally and obviously don’t want them in your city, so I sealed this place away.”
“You should destroy them.”
“They’re children, Council Leader. And they aren’t the ones that destroyed your city. They aren’t corrupted and mindless. I’m only showing you this place because the aperture to this realm is in your city. I don’t see a reason for your people to ever interact with it, but I’m not foolish enough to assume it will never happen. I wanted you to know so you weren’t blindsided should its existence ever become public.”
Lorenn stared out at the planet below and the towering tree.
“I will need time to come to terms with this, Asano.”
“Of course. I’ll take you home.”
Comments
How large is this astral space? Aren't astral spaces attached to the planet. And this one houses another planet! Wonder if he can't somehow consolidate this into his astral kingdom. Keep the birthing planet out of reach of other astral kings and cosmic entities. The 2nd planet of his universe
Frank Morgana
2024-08-17 11:08:55 +0000 UTCThx for the chapter
Kconraw
2024-06-24 05:05:07 +0000 UTCDude when the time change here hit I straight up panicked for like 20 minutes before realizing I was like 40 minutes early.
David Yow
2024-04-21 22:12:09 +0000 UTCI feel like a person with a drug addiction reloading every 5 min lol
Brandon Cooley
2024-04-19 22:56:54 +0000 UTCThis would make my life complete
AfroMocha
2024-04-19 15:03:45 +0000 UTCHey Shirt, when can we expect a release date for the graphic novel?
Justin
2024-04-18 23:38:38 +0000 UTCWhat do you think I'm doing right now?
Havics Child
2024-04-17 19:29:37 +0000 UTCDoes anyone else check for a new chapter, even though you know there isn’t supposed to be one?
Philip Rice
2024-04-17 02:26:52 +0000 UTCThe church of sandwiches 🥪
Simula Ioana Luminita
2024-04-15 14:02:42 +0000 UTCI was thinking it could be Dominion, he does seem to show up a lot.
Jared Zemlin
2024-04-15 12:21:15 +0000 UTCGo back into patreon settings and reconnect discord (even if already completed) and it should auto add you into the server on discords side. I had to do this when I joined a new patreon membership with a discord perk
Patrick
2024-04-15 05:52:06 +0000 UTCIt’s definitely not working for me, by early Friday I’m already on 2nd stage of withdrawal…
Alejandro Piña
2024-04-15 05:06:09 +0000 UTCI've got to say - this approach of taking a break while releasing 1 chapter a week is really working well for me. It keeps me invested in the story - I hope it's working for you in terms of taking a break, Shirt!
Cyrus McEnnis
2024-04-14 22:43:15 +0000 UTCFuzzy Wuzzy
2024-04-14 21:08:20 +0000 UTC“And a little thirsty,” he grumblingly added I wonder which god Jason is talking about. Knowledge has often tried to make Jason adhere to her wishes, but we all remember that Fertility sent a genuine harem towards him to earn his goodwill. Talk about a serious missed opportunity for trope fulfillment. I remember how Quagmire has so many kids and that Peter used his own sperm to replace a shelf. Maybe I’m watching too much Family Guy if I’m projecting that story onto this one
mhaj58
2024-04-14 19:30:39 +0000 UTCI believe he's still out there. Presumedly waiting for a future encounter with Jason. There's no telling what type of damage that dagger would do to him now that he's a gestalt being like the messengers. The Builder locked it up for a reason...
Maximus
2024-04-14 17:41:10 +0000 UTCI just remembered, what happened to the Thadwick as a vampire? Did they hunt him?
Blai Navarro
2024-04-14 11:33:05 +0000 UTCThat reminds me of what they did in Doom eternal. "The Slayer has entered the facility"
Hornbach
2024-04-14 07:48:11 +0000 UTCI still want a worldwide announcement when Jasons main body gets to Earth. 'Voice of The Hegemon: Shade has decended. Voice of The Hegemon: Collin has decended. Voice of The Hegemon Gordon has decended. Attention! The Hegemon has decended.'
ItsFin
2024-04-13 23:39:03 +0000 UTCIf those priest to start a temple to Jason and know him at all, it should be a sandwich/cocktail bar.
Alex Schellenberg
2024-04-13 23:04:46 +0000 UTCAccidental birthing tree moment
Spencer Miller
2024-04-13 17:47:44 +0000 UTCSame! I’m on my fourth read through
Josh Vanderpool
2024-04-13 17:21:21 +0000 UTCI'm re listening to the books... I'm on 4 now and I love it even more The third time around lol
Chris Pollan
2024-04-13 17:18:09 +0000 UTCSo these potential priests need to start learning how to cook. They can win him over with spice blends and sandwiches.
Kim Santos
2024-04-13 16:12:32 +0000 UTCPerhaps this is where Jason and Death can exchange some concessions
Sanctum
2024-04-13 14:43:43 +0000 UTCExactly, it is time to meet back with the Prince from the mirror kingdom 👍
Nicolas Hebert
2024-04-13 14:26:20 +0000 UTCSo, Jason is tempted to head back to earth and rule, but doesn’t trust himself to rule well. I would imagine advice from someone who comes from a prestigious, if minor, noble house would come in handy. Not to mention, another possible source of advice from someone that was raised to rule.
Cryfdwr
2024-04-13 14:07:22 +0000 UTCcheers!
MrAlwaysRight
2024-04-13 12:54:47 +0000 UTC2 decades since book 2
laughingatstupidity
2024-04-13 12:35:16 +0000 UTCThanks for the chapter. Best start into the weekend when you can wake up and know after a week of waiting there is a new chapter :D
KollegvomMirgan
2024-04-13 09:27:51 +0000 UTCI think a lot of the set up for punching above his weight class is already fulfilled. For starters his power set was always more designed for higher ranks in the first place and that'll be even more true at gold compared to silver.. From everything we've seen killing a gold ranker quickly seems to be an impossiblablity even for diamond rankers(athough a lot about dimond rank is still unkown) and killing him before he gains buffs and leaves you with an exponentially stacking set of afflictions has always been the only way to deal with him. He still his ability to by pass rank disparity along with his insane sole strength, aura control and gestalt nature. Hes now truly immortal, and has spent half of the last two decades honing his already pretty damn good skills against the most powerful beings in the Cosmo's. He spent the other half becoming a full astral king and most likely understands how to leverage his even greater power more effectively and with a vessal a rank higher to do so. I'm also curious to see how far into gold he is because while it seems to have been suggested that he should progress quickly through gold to diamond we don't really have a time line for what quickly going from gold to diamond even means. While he spent most of his time fighting for the throne at silver it still seemed like he got a good chunk of experience in at gold as well.
Cody
2024-04-13 08:21:36 +0000 UTC31 I think.
Razeel Nightfall
2024-04-13 07:10:02 +0000 UTCSo… it’s been 20 years since the reaper trials? Wouldn’t this air Emmy like 36 at this point? 2 decades of them researching Jason?
John M Davis
2024-04-13 06:49:57 +0000 UTCHow so?
John Durrett
2024-04-13 06:26:53 +0000 UTCI wonder if Jason would send Arbour to the Messengers. As his Voice, Arbour could teach lessons on responsibility and how to live free or whatever else Jason might want to imprint on them.
Razeel Nightfall
2024-04-13 05:47:34 +0000 UTCNo one needs France anyways...
Scott McCarthy
2024-04-13 04:24:54 +0000 UTCI understand the beginning chapters of the book has to set the scenes, but I just wish we saw Colin devouring a country or two
Nonaya Bzness
2024-04-13 04:20:21 +0000 UTCAll I need is for some of these elemental messengers to have an attachment to Jason that changes them to have similar traits. Strange eyes and blackened or astral wings. Is that too much to ask? Who is to say that the messenger world has to be accessed anytime in the near future? Especially with his hands off approach to the Brightheart city. If he opens the door to let the priest worship then bright hearts and messengers will too. This all could be the foundation of Jason punching above his weight class in the gold rank.
Bilal Williams
2024-04-13 04:09:58 +0000 UTCLetssss gooo
Kasey Lindenmayer
2024-04-13 03:55:00 +0000 UTCThey aren't homicidal they just weren't raised right.
Marcus
2024-04-13 03:50:44 +0000 UTCI can see Jason needing to make a deal with the gods for as they say they live in balance so they can not take from Jason without giving him something
Michael Solomon
2024-04-13 02:55:01 +0000 UTCAssanites is the best
Doodlyboy15
2024-04-13 02:49:36 +0000 UTCYeah I imagine that'd be difficult. Imagine your family was murdered by a swarm of crazy ants because the ant queen went mad. Then you discover there's a planet full of the same species of any in your closet, wouldn't be fun.
Doodlyboy15
2024-04-13 02:48:17 +0000 UTCDo we have an unofficial name for his priests? Assanites? Jasonolics? Biscuitarians?
Pauli Wilhelmsen
2024-04-13 02:36:35 +0000 UTCJust means he needs bonuses the priest as missionaries to earth, and get it to only one world being an issue.
Scott McCarthy
2024-04-13 02:24:17 +0000 UTCHe’s definitely going to have to realize that the priests he’s freed and the messengers all belong to him to take on more cosmic powers…
Lora Greenberg
2024-04-13 02:24:06 +0000 UTCI hope someone gives him a swift kick in his feelings when he starts to whine about the messengers. Let's not forget about all the priests he freed. I just hope we don't have chapter after chapter about him whining about it over and over again.
Razeel Nightfall
2024-04-13 02:14:50 +0000 UTCSame, unless it's Shade so he can build a butler academy
DeltaByte
2024-04-13 02:00:54 +0000 UTCThis was the worst time to be releasing one chapter a week! I can't take it! Need more story! a[posuedhapnv;j es;fb najcsdb v'asdb v'lb !!!
Snugglebadger
2024-04-13 01:44:53 +0000 UTCThat is a gigaton of responsibility. Those are his Messengers, whether he wants that role or not. He is responsible for their existence as a variant of their species. I don’t see how he escapes being father, king, and god to them. Unfortunate, for him. Also, he has a giant army of silver rank and above, occupying an unassailable planet-fortress under his complete and unshakable control that he can call on at need. His mere presence anywhere is an, forget implicit, explicit threat of invasion or at the very least large scale violence at his whim. He’s a geo-political superpower in human form, and there’s no getting around it.
Jordan Jones
2024-04-13 01:24:36 +0000 UTCI will be upset is Jason passes the responsibility of the priests he set free onto someone else.
Razeel Nightfall
2024-04-13 01:01:43 +0000 UTCPoor Jason. He has priests on Palimustus and a cult on Earth. He just can't help being worshipped.
Sam
2024-04-13 01:00:41 +0000 UTCThis is a confushing chapter...
Crystal Donak
2024-04-13 00:53:18 +0000 UTCJason: "I'm not a god!" Priests: "He *is* a god!"
Liesmith
2024-04-13 00:46:22 +0000 UTCTYFTC!
Justin
2024-04-13 00:43:34 +0000 UTCI'm certainly looking forward to seeing them meet up again!
Joanna
2024-04-13 00:22:17 +0000 UTC14, since it was described several times as 6 years from his arrival to the end of the transformation zone. Of course that's not an absolutely precise number. People are likely to describe anything from 18 to 22 years as "two decades" if not an even broader range
Joanna
2024-04-13 00:21:18 +0000 UTCLessssGOOOOO!?
Yaldabaoth
2024-04-13 00:17:15 +0000 UTCI like "Asanist" as the name, it's got a lilt to it!
Joanna
2024-04-13 00:16:07 +0000 UTCTwo decades since emirs Contest that means Jason took about 12 years to unsunder the throne and become an astral king?
Hornbach
2024-04-12 23:54:57 +0000 UTCIn his astral kingdom.
David
2024-04-12 23:53:23 +0000 UTCHmm. "Let's make a skill book from my sister's teachings?" Sandwiches for everyone
Stephanie Washburn
2024-04-12 23:53:21 +0000 UTCOoh. Yup. They've got themselves something that would fit in well with Earth religions. I wonder how it'll work with Palimustus (sp) and the expectation that your god will show up and talk to you
Stephanie Washburn
2024-04-12 23:50:56 +0000 UTCSooo…now that he’s awesome. Can he and Dawn get back together yet?
Grayvisc
2024-04-12 23:47:45 +0000 UTCYeah, it's going to be fun watching him fight against the inevitable though
Joanna
2024-04-12 23:46:57 +0000 UTCmmm. If Jason pulls back dominion from a location and a God establishes their domain and temple at that spot.. can Jason even take it back? As for the "secret" that's sealed away... Star Trek Principle come to mind...let them develop their own culture and identity before exposing them to the outside...or open a portal and take them into Jason's universe...actually if he could do that with the entire bubble...they would have an entire universe to explore...and Jason could arrange play dates with Other Astral Kings living inhabitants. lol Lastly...if there are going to be Gods establishing Temples in Jason's Domain....then by the Gods - Jason, Accept the priests looking to worship you and open Temple Sandwich shops and offer culinary skill schools! Also Biscuits!
John Durrett
2024-04-12 23:43:33 +0000 UTCOh damn, I can’t wait to see Jason talk to his asanist cultists, it’s gonna be priceless.
ThoMiCroN
2024-04-12 23:42:45 +0000 UTCYES!!! BOOK 11 IS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER!! Thanks Shirt. We had another hour added to our wait in the US. Worst hour of the week. After a week waiting, it's like withdrawal.
Rowdy Robby
2024-04-12 23:42:35 +0000 UTCSo... Mr Asano has priest and a planet full of messengers, he's a proper Astral king /GAB now. He needs to just let the priest worship him, I mean, he seriously changed the fundamental laws of the multiverse. Suck it up Jason, people are going to venerate /worship you.
Havics Child
2024-04-12 23:39:48 +0000 UTCI know, right?
Stephanie Washburn
2024-04-12 23:38:38 +0000 UTCI knew those priest were going to show back up eventually I bet there robes look like his cloak by now Oh my gosh, they’ve had 20 years to come up with their own dogma this is going to be humorous to the extreme Ha ha ha ha ha ha He’s fed the poor He defended the week He spoke out against higher Powers He died and came back multiple times that was always going to get out He went to war with Powers beyond the world He argues with gods And likes to hang out with princesses
Zachary Blevins
2024-04-12 23:37:04 +0000 UTCHonestly that's exactly how the chat would go
Undead PettinZoo
2024-04-12 23:36:46 +0000 UTCAnd Jason can put one to him the biggest right next to it
Jordan Rogers
2024-04-12 23:35:22 +0000 UTCHe also ought to tell them that dominion can’t have one or it has to be the smallest…
Jordan Rogers
2024-04-12 23:34:52 +0000 UTCWait till the priests find out he literally created new life (Nik)
Jordan Rogers
2024-04-12 23:33:34 +0000 UTCWhere does a soul forge end and a birthing tree begin?
mhaj58
2024-04-12 23:33:11 +0000 UTCId agree but it's the Bright hearts home and always will be, Jason won't ever tell someone to leave their own home..... Well except for the city that was almost destroyed
Anthony Moreno
2024-04-12 23:32:27 +0000 UTCWell that was unexpected
PacxDragon
2024-04-12 23:29:02 +0000 UTCThat was exactly what I was thinking when he mentioned the zone
Zachary Blevins
2024-04-12 23:28:20 +0000 UTCIt seems like birthing trees are soul forges. At least one kind of them.
Adamanus
2024-04-12 23:27:48 +0000 UTCMan to see that many giant trees would be a sight to see
Ken Sevier
2024-04-12 23:27:17 +0000 UTCDoes Jason have control over this astral space? How did him getting a soul forge make the astral space into a messenger birthing planet?
Hunter
2024-04-12 23:24:43 +0000 UTCI was thinking the same thing, will I don’t love one a week it’s way better then none for a month!
Douglas Sokolowski
2024-04-12 23:22:30 +0000 UTCSame thoughts
Brandon Cooley
2024-04-12 23:22:13 +0000 UTCI've been doing that when driving lately.
brian phillips
2024-04-12 23:21:53 +0000 UTCI’m relistening to book one - can’t wait for Jason to get an avatar and visit greenstone. Meet the locals again
Allen Wilding
2024-04-12 23:21:06 +0000 UTCThat's astral space is going to be an issue if and when words gets out
brian phillips
2024-04-12 23:20:43 +0000 UTCJason: "I accidentally birthed a birthing planet." Taika: "So you're like one of those alien brood mamas, but for planets? Pretty cool, bro." Jason: "No, I'd be the dad in this situation. The tree is the mama." Taika: "Pretty sure you gave birth. That makes you the mum." The big man looked thoughtful. "Did it hurt?" Jason: "What?" Taika: "Giving birth to a planet. You're a land mass, right? Did it hurt when your continents cracked open and the little baby planet came out?" Jason: "That's not how any of this works."
Stephanie Washburn
2024-04-12 23:19:56 +0000 UTCThank you for the chapter!!!
patrick__starz
2024-04-12 23:19:33 +0000 UTCThanks Shirt! Hope you’re enjoying yourself! This notification popped up while floating in the pool. Great way to start the weekend 👍
Tommy
2024-04-12 23:18:54 +0000 UTCThe consequences of that astral space...dear Lord this is going to get complicated.
Sean Sheldon
2024-04-12 23:18:44 +0000 UTCI'm getting tired of Jason's half measures with his territory. If the bright hearts do not like it, they can get out.
Atomek
2024-04-12 23:18:28 +0000 UTCCookies, damnit!
Timothy
2024-04-12 23:17:21 +0000 UTCTYFTC, Shirt. Your country's recent time change makes me have to wait an extra hour now. You'd think that after a full week, another hour wouldn't be a big deal -- but you'd be wrong! It feels like the whole universe is conspiring against me! How do you get us, your devoted readers so hooked on this story, anyhow?
Ligeia
2024-04-12 23:16:44 +0000 UTCAnyone else sad they are messengers and not niks?
Kevin Anderson
2024-04-12 23:16:25 +0000 UTCUgg this are to short for once a week
Eric Bruce
2024-04-12 23:16:04 +0000 UTCRight?! I want to see grandfather, Jasper and friends
Leighton Smith
2024-04-12 23:15:30 +0000 UTCPappi jason giving birth too his homicidal fruit angel baby's..."sniff" it's beautiful
Sylphie
2024-04-12 23:13:24 +0000 UTCAnd tiptoes around the conversation he’s doing something wrong by existing. -_-
David
2024-04-12 23:12:54 +0000 UTCI see Jason is still supremely allergic to any sort of praise and reverence.
White Neko Knight
2024-04-12 23:12:16 +0000 UTCTwo decades… Good to know!
Molly
2024-04-12 23:11:47 +0000 UTCThanks for the chapter Shirt! The once a week chapters while you are on your hols are just enough to keep the shakes from kicking in too badly
Michael McMahon
2024-04-12 23:11:41 +0000 UTCThis wait is torture, I keep checking for updates every couple hours and hwfwm is pretty much the only thing I deeply think about throughout the whole week I’m on my 5th read (listen) through the series
Alejandro Piña
2024-04-12 23:10:33 +0000 UTCTyftc
Josh Schumacher
2024-04-12 23:09:10 +0000 UTCWas so disappointed a chapter of Stormweaver by Bryce Connor wasn’t coming out today. I completely forgot that this was releasing today. Nice surprise lol
Superior_Shaq
2024-04-12 23:09:08 +0000 UTCTyftc!
Hemlock
2024-04-12 23:06:13 +0000 UTCOhh Fuck yes Even tough it is one per week it is one of my highlits i look foward to
Eduron
2024-04-12 23:05:34 +0000 UTCBiscuits
Adrian
2024-04-12 23:02:01 +0000 UTCSeriously how???
Mike Zebill
2024-04-12 23:01:57 +0000 UTCYAY A CHAPTER!!! THANK YOU SHIRT!!
Matt Turner
2024-04-12 23:01:54 +0000 UTCDamn
Mondays
2024-04-12 23:01:33 +0000 UTC1st
brian phillips
2024-04-12 23:00:20 +0000 UTC
