Cultivating Chaos 2 - Discussion and Spoiler post (POST EM HERE)

Also, what is the breakdown of the cultivation leveling? I know it goes body refiner, mortal refiner, then spirit refiner. What comes after that?

Peter Woodall

Really enjoyed it. Now I'm just depressed we're going to have to wait so long for part 3...

Peter Woodall

Freya maybe? I need to read up some more on my Norse other medieval mythology.

The Agent Colson

Hel is a bit more evil than Locke I would guess will is making a new character so he can pave his own road and not just copy

Robert jacobs

With Locke being female and a child of Loki, I was thinking that she might be Hel. Especially after she animated a corpse and then asked to keep it for later use. Also, didn't Locke mention bringing back someone from the dead at one point?

One of the fates makes sense considering Ash's Dao of seeing the future.

Christopher Tolo

Nice!

Chase G Harstad

Will said 9

Robert jacobs

How many books will be in this series? It might be my new favorite.

Chase G Harstad

Loki has been female in several tales, but too obvious. Based on behavior (the voice becoming crazed every time a new harem gave an oath) the only Norse goddess that fits is Var (goddess of oaths between man and women). But she isn’t linked to Odin in any story I’ve read. She did officiate a Thor wedding though. What I don’t know is if we have to stick to the Norse pantheon (or roman/greek based on the other veil verse books).. every pantheon has a trickster and half are female... there is even a female coyote. The real trickster here is Arand though since I’ll have to wait through three (or more) series’ books before I can validate my real suspicion. (Edit) I don’t have the patience to wait.. I have 3 personal picks. The one I want most is Decima (Lachesis) known as one of the Fates.. since (she) keeps calling Ash "Chosen One" but all the other characters know him as a "Fated One". Choice two would be Morigan (Celtic goddess of Fate).. I might be blind though restricting my goddesses to those of Fate and trickery (lies). For the next year though I'll be rooting for Decima!

Jeff Ford

Athena is a virgin goddess in mythology. Not saying a book can’t bend that, but it would be pretty bizarre. And I don’t think Locke is a virgin goddess, I think trickster or fertility is more likely.

John Smith

Ok, I agree with John maybe not Aphrodite, but what about Athena with the knowledge from the hall?

Kenneth Darlin

possible loki?

Noah

While I think Locke is a goddess, I am guessing that for story reasons it won’t be either Greek, Roman (basically the same Greek), or Norse. If I was guessing a love goddess, I would go with Ishtar. More powerful, less well known, and better divine domains to play with than Aphrodite. Also, if it’s Aphrodite, I would have expected more direct references to Water powers for Ash given her mythology.

John Smith

I think Locke is Aphrodite personally....just fits the character very well

Kenneth Darlin

Good book. Can't wait for the next one. Gave a big groan at the gender swap. It was a little disappointing to lose one of the very few male characters in the book that were not bad guys, but whatever. Still really good.

Winston Smith

I can easily see Ash yeeting...

J B

just started reading and loving it so far but I can't believe you used the word yeet.... I just hate that word personally otherwise loving how its going

lucas rodger

Woahhhhh so Locke is female!!! and apparently a chosen one from Locke herself. Not just like some nickname that people use like fated one. I’m guessing that Locke is some goddess and she chose Ashley to pass on a mantle to or some other thing. Big shocker in the last line.

Darwin Baide

Loki’s daughter is hel but she doesn’t seam to fit Locke either

Robert jacobs

The whole asshole thing play with your harem seemed so similar to runner...how can these beings continue to exist after they died? Seems like grand ma was able to continue on in the Jade statues too. Hmmmm.

P M

Locke is not Loki. Nor is Locke a he...

William D. Arand

So does anybody else think that it's possible that Locke is Loki? Especially with that last line about him being a trickster? Cause one of lokis other names in mythology is loke which is only a letter off....

Jacob

This is an entirely different universe though. There won't be any tie in to the runnerverse

Jacob

No one has mentioned anything about Locke possibly being runner, trickster possibly being Amelia, and similarities of the wraith to Creep.

P M

Yeah, 9 books. Can't always be about progression or it'd get dull

William D. Arand

No, you're not wrong. It's only Moira and Mei.

William D. Arand

Only other criticism I have is that Even through all the chapters and rereading the whole book it is unbearably difficult to figure out who his "active" harem members are. I think its only Moira and Mei but I know I'm wrong. The fade to black or even lack of lead up to those situations makes finding that out very difficult. It's a little jarring when the emphasis from the last book was all about building those relationships to a point of fruition.

Chioke Nelson

I really wish we would have seen Ash and the women’s advancement into being a mortal refiners. Something to look forward to in the next book.

Jaymes Wiles

I really enjoyed this story a lot. My only real feedback is it would be nice if there was more about his progression and training like in the first novel (at least that's how i remember it). Great story though. Are you planning to make this a long running series?

Hellnhavoc