Chapter 1,045.
Added 2023-03-28 16:24:51 +0000 UTCA small needlepoint of green lit up in the distance, and Kruta sighed in relief upon realizing the journey was finally coming to an end. Traveling inside the Perennial Vastness token's claustrophobic bubble hadn't been any better this time around. It felt like a coffin, and the oppressive darkness of the Void didn't make things any better.
So Kruta's heart sang as he saw the emerald vortex grow larger, and he could almost smell the rustling grass of home. He was finally back, and a grin spread across his face from the anticipation. He could picture his grandma's shocked look when he told her about the Left Imperial Palace and how he'd heroically seized a slot, bringing honor and glory to the ancestors.
Even the old shamans hidden in the depths of the Ancestral Valley would probably emerge when they heard the news. Being invited to the elder's council was almost a foregone conclusion.
"Wait…" Kruta muttered, his eyes gleaming.
What if something happened to him? He was such fine stock, yet he would soon enter an incredibly dangerous threat without an heir carrying his blood. Perhaps he should petition the elders to move up some of his marriages… It was only right.
Kruta shot through the gate, and he groaned with contentment as he felt the soil's pulse beneath his feet. He was finally whole again and smiled upon feeling the spirit thread's gentle caress. Kruta pitied those who couldn't hear the voice of the world. The people he'd met in the Perennial Vastness would never understand the beauty of the steppes, where the ground itself was filled with the forefathers' love.
The token had dropped him off right where he set off, in front of his grandmother's tent. He stood unmoving for a minute, taking in the sounds, smells, and sights of the tribe. It had been so long. Before spending nine years in the Perennial Vastness, he'd never left the steppes for more than a few weeks at a time.
Part of Kruta wanted to make the rounds and visit all the people he hadn't seen for almost a decade. But it would have to wait. The news he brought home was too explosive; they couldn't wait. Kruta stepped into the tent but was surprised to find a barrier blocking his entry. Since when did his grandmother keep her door closed?
Kruta hesitated a few seconds before walking up to the small drum beside the entrance. He infused his full cultivation base into his fist and slammed it with all the force he could muster. The hide didn't release so much as a whimper, but a gong would alert his grandma of an urgent issue.
Even then, nothing happened after minutes of waiting. Kruta's brows scrunched together. There was no way she hadn't noticed his return. He was bringing back earthshattering information, yet Balka Greenleaf couldn't be bothered to see him? A few more minutes passed, and the veins on Kruta's forehead twisted as the grand tale he'd woven of his exploits were stuck in his throat.
It was unbearable, and one punch after crashed into the drum, the attacks fueled by fate and frustration.
"What's the ruckus?!" an infuriated roar shook the sky.
Kruta's expression fell at the outburst. Was Grandma in a foul mood? Was the Dancing Blade Tribe causing trouble again? Shouldn't be. It had only been nine months on the outside since he left. It was also impossible she'd entered seclusion; Balka would have removed the drum if that were the case. Kruta was no longer in any mood to enter, and the open flaps to the tents suddenly seemed like a ferocious beast.
He didn't get the chance to retreat before someone emerged, and Kruta frowned at seeing the stranger. The dense swirl of ancestral will around him proved he was of the tribe, but Kruta had never seen him before in his life. Of course, that wasn't anything odd considering the vast domain they controlled, but he had come out of Balka's private tent.
"Oh, it's you?" the buff man grunted as he emerged. "You're back already?"
"Who're you?" Kruta grunted.
"Fiesty brat," the man grinned. "I'm Udro, but you can call me grandpa."
"You're one of grandma's husbands?" Kruta ventured, getting an affirmative nod.
"Been guarding the Mystra Destolates the past couple of centuries. Just got back last week," Udro grunted. "Heard the missus adopted a kid while I was gone. Well, she heard you loud and clear. Go on in."
"Wait," Kruta said, his eyes widening in comprehension as he saw the bleeding scratches on Udro's chest and the mix of annoyance and relief in his eyes. "I'll just come back later. Uh, have fun."
"You little shit, you're trying to ruin your gammy's good time and then just run off?" a rough voice echoed from within the tent. "Come, let me take a look at you."
"Good luck," Udro grinned as he took out a flagon of spirits.
Kruta inwardly cried, but he didn't dare ignore the order. The last time he'd interrupted his adoptive grandmother's time with one of her husbands, he'd been sent to oversee the mating season of their Warthog hordes. Kruta shuddered at the memory—the squeals still haunted his dreams. Then again, trying to hide from Balka another time had led to him being sent into the Kussak Dreadmines for a month.
So Kruta took a deep breath and stepped inside. The surroundings blurred, and he found himself inside the huge trophy valley of Balka Redleaf's world tent. Everything looked the same. The towering peaks of the surrounding mountain range greeted his arrival. Of course, they were the remains of the Primordial Beast Balka slew to claim her seat as one of the seven Grand Elders at the Tribal Council.
The latent pressure of the sacrificial bones crashed into him, and he groaned as his vision started swimming. Vast amounts of energy poured into his body, but he was relieved to feel his channels easily withstand the pressure. The first time he had almost gotten killed; now, it was just a bit painful. Kruta felt his grandmother pull him over, placing him in front of a roaring bonfire.
Not far away sat Balka, looking the same as always; a heroic warrior in the prime of her life, with her huge broadsword lying to the side. If not for the monstrous killing intent roiling off her body, you could have thought she was one of the young blade masters of Kruta's generation.
"Not bad," Balka nodded after a while. "In fact, pretty good. I can feel how your connection with my great-grandfather has grown much deeper. You are nurturing each other in a way I haven't seen before. There's no way you'd manage to figure that out on your own; I guess that place deserves its reputation."
"It's all thanks to Grandmother giving me the token," Kruta quickly nodded, remembering the steel in her voice before.
It didn't help.
"Still, that's no reason to bang on the gong so loudly," Balka glared. "I haven't seen my Udro for almost a century. Ruining our sweet reunion deserves some innovative punish—"
"News!" Kruta shouted, the squeals of rutting hogs burned into his mind urging him on. "I have super important news, earthshattering news! I couldn't wait."
"Oh?" Balka said with a raised brow. "Then let's hear it."
Kruta took a deep breath and recounted his experiences inside the Perennial Vastness. Seeing her impatient look, Kruta, unfortunately, had to skip the prepared parts detailing his accomplishments before meeting Zac. He'd save those tales for his little wives.
"You fool! You killed an imperial?!" Balka wheezed when Kruta reached the point with Valsa. "Do you want to bring a calamity onto our heads? How can you betray the ancestors like this?!"
"Well, it was kind of my buddy who finished the job," Kruta coughed. "I got knocked out within seconds. I just put my finger on the scales a bit."
The excuse didn't help him much. Waves of power crashed into him from Balka's glare, and Kruta felt like his body was about to disintegrate. What did the improved constitution of a Hegemon matter when faced with an Autarch's wrath?
"Vastermal was rebuffed by the Perennial Vastness, and the confidentiality of the realm will keep my identity safe," Kruta croaked. "That guy I mentioned even went and had all imperials killed. No one even knows I was involved."
"What do you know? Nothing is absolute in this world. There is no such thing as a perfect seal and no secrets that can't be excavated. Not even the Heavens are infallible." Balka snorted, but she soon relented. "Well, it does seem like there's nothing wrong with you, and I can't find anything inside your body. But remember, don't mention this to a single soul. You never know who'll use that information for their own gain."
Kruta quickly nodded.
"What audacity," Balka sighed. "No wonder you wanted to see me immediately. We'll have to keep our eyes out, but I think we are safe."
"No, that wasn't the important part," Kruta said, his heart shuddering when the bonfire was almost extinguished from a burst of his grandmother's killing intent.
"You better have some honey with that spice," Balka said with a murderous smile. "I don't think my heart can handle much more bad news."
Kruta jumped into the next part of the story, adding some embellishments to protect his hide. No, to paint a clearer picture for his dear grandmother! Who's to say there won't be treasures that could become the tribe's hidden reserves inside the Left Imperial Palace?
"Good, good, good!" Balka soon laughed, her demeanor completely different from before. "Bold and ambitious! That's how my grandchild should act. Go, go! Get gammy something nice."
"About the princess…" Kruta ventured.
"Who cares? It doesn't matter! What, some junior got herself killed inside a trial? Things like that happen every day," Balka said with a lazy wave. "That old goat Vastermal has working hips and over fifty wives. He'll make new ones. So, what happened next?"
Seeing how well things were going, Kruta decided to add some more honey. It wasn't about avoiding punishment, it was about having a positive outlook. And it wasn't really a lie to say that friendship could blossom between him and the Tayn successor thanks to Zac. After all, Kruta was handsome and great company.
Why wouldn't Iz Tayn want to become his friend?
"Friendship with the young princess of the Tayns?" Balka said, her smile growing even wider. "If you can pull that off, forget about the inheritance. Who'd dare mess with us when people learn we have such a backer? Even the Luaris Dynasty would have to treat us with respect. I knew I was right in adopting you. I really have an eye for things."
Unfortunately, Balka barely had time to finish her sentence before a deep rumble shook the whole world tent. It felt like a Primordial God was using the steppes themselves as a drum, and Kruta's eyes widened with horror. This wasn't the sound of the audience drum he'd hit before. This was the Ancestral Wardrum crafted by the founding chieftain himself. A drum Kruta hoped he'd never have to hear in his lifetime.
"A Tribal Calamity?" Balka wheezed, angrily pointing at Kruta with fires burning in her eyes. "You troublemaker!"
"I— You said," Kruta stuttered, but he got no further before he found his mouth sealed.
"I said nothing!" Balka glared as the two disappeared.
The next moment, the two floated far above the tribe. Kruta could see the citadel stretch out across the horizon, where one powerful aura after another rose to the sky. But what did it matter? Kruta could see the fear in his grandmother's eyes as she looked up at the intruder. The steppes shivered at their mere presence, and the ancestral threads had dug deep into the ground.
The whole sky had been replaced by fire, stretching as far as Kruta could see. Their citadel held the families of over 20 million elite warriors, but it felt like a speck in front of this burning curtain. Inside the inferno were thousands of anguished faces, each the size of a city. They were indistinct and made from fire as well, but a darker, almost purple fire filled with resentment and despair. It looked like they were trying to break out of the flames but were soon pushed back in.
A flash of light made Kruta look to his side, where he found two newcomers. One was the warchief of the whole tribe. The second was another of the Grand Elders and the chief earthly shaman, Prata Redleaf. The warchief looked up at the burning sky, his back giving off a desolate aura. There was no fight in his eyes, only defeat and sorrow.
"Is this the end of our tribe?" he sighed. "I have failed the ancestors."
"Don't worry, I have a solution!" Balka said, looking up at the hellscape with a heroic expression as her hair danced in the wind.
"You absolutely cannot attack!" the ancient shaman screamed in horror, going so far as to summon four ancestors to hold Balka back. "You fool, look at those flames! They are ratified by the Empyrean Throne! That's the Thousandflame Galley. We might be able to save some of our tribe through diplomacy, but not if we anger the esteemed one inside."
"Don't you think I know that?" Balka huffed, pushing the ancestral guardians toward the ground.
"I— Uh," Kruta stuttered, his mind muddled with confusion.
How did they know? He'd just returned, and they hadn't even sent out the message, yet one of Kolsara Tayn's disciples stood knocking at the door. Had Zac somehow sent words back? No, that was impossible. He was still inside the Perennial Vastness. The Tayns must have figured things out some other way. Was it because of the seal he'd picked up?
Either case, it saved a lot of time and lessened the odds of his tribe's involvement in this matter being exposed. At most, it would seem like he stumbled into a lucky opportunity but was captured before the tribe could report it to the Heavens. Not even the Imperial Dynasty could fault them for that, and the horrible reputation of the Tayns should keep the tribe safe.
Who'd dare target the family of someone the Tayns had "recruited"? There was no way the Heavens wanted that mess on their hands, especially not when an Eternal Heritage was up for grabs. They had enough enemies without adding that band of lunatics to the mix.
But why did it have to be her?
Only three direct disciples of the Empyrean Throne remained since she hadn't taken any new pupils since the Extinction. All three were Supremacies and absolutely insane. Even Mohzius' unhinged followers seemed measured in comparison.
The Thousandflame Eccentric had hunted her master's enemies for over a million years after the Extinction. Anything Thousandflame Tayn felt responsible for her master's predicament was targeted with utmost prejudice. Clans were eradicated down to the chickens and dogs, and their allies were decimated. The lands they had once ruled were incinerated. Even today, whole sectors remained impassable deathtraps because of her Empyrean Sinflames.
Not even those with terrifying backers were spared. Anyone shielding her targets became targets themselves, and even Supremacies had sacrificed whole branches of their line to keep the calamity at bay. Everyone who fought back was killed and stuffed into the terrifying warship above.
The rumors said that a thousand Autarchs had been killed to create the hull of the Thousandflame Galley. That was likely an exaggeration, but at least a few hundred had been thrown into the inferno. More terrifying were the Heavenly Territories of three Supremacies that had become the core of this warship.
The Multiverse had collectively breathed out in relief when the three scourges of the Empyrean Throne finally ran out of targets to kill. Since then, they hadn't been seen very often, presumably having returned to the Empyrean Quadrant to cultivate or whatever old monsters did with their free time. Yet they still lived on in the collective psyche of the cosmos, an unseen threat hiding in the dark. And now one of them was here.
Kruta shook at a leaf as he looked up at the sky. It felt like the thousands of faces were looking straight at him, boring into his soul. Why had he listened to that troublemaker? He should have rejected him outright! He should have said, 'No, thank you! I don't need a ride; I will see you inside the inheritance!'.
Now it was too late.
Kruta looked at his grandmother with imploring eyes and found that she looked back at him with an extremely suspicious smile.
"My sweet Kruta, I've been thinking. Staying inside the safety of the tribe will harm your future. A true chieftain isn't raised inside a tent; he is forged under the harsh sun of struggle! It's time for you to make a name for yourself, just like I did in my youth," she said as she put her hand on his shoulder.
Kruta was about to plead for mercy, but he found himself unable to speak or move as Balka covered him in a layer of impenetrable energy. She leaned over, a tearful look in her eyes looked into his.
"Remember, if anyone asks, You're Kruta the Great from the Dancing Blade Tribe, alright?"
Kruta wailed as he shot toward the sky like an arrow released from a bow. From the ground, he heard the final parting words of his grandmother.
"All yours, great mistress!" followed by a much lower. "Hurry, you old toad, activate the barriers!"
"You old crone," Kruta swore upon realizing he'd become a sacrificial offering. "I'll remember this when I rule the steppes! Permanent hog duty! No, I'll— AAAI!"
Kruta's complaints turned into a high-pitch shriek as one of the faces descended with impossible speed to gobble him up.
Comments
Balka Redleaf or Balka Greenleaf? Both were used. Also, could you mention Kruta’s tribe’s name at the beginning? I almost missed the Dancing Blade joke because I thought it was his tribe for a second
Lunatic Haven
2023-03-31 16:23:04 +0000 UTCI've read it like 6 times since 12:50 pm; just eager for this ch
Lex Luther S
2023-03-29 17:57:52 +0000 UTCKruta got an Atomic Wedgie!
Mike Naka
2023-03-29 17:53:04 +0000 UTC😂 Just read the chapter again (between F5 clicks) Poor Kruta didn't even get a chance to move up any of his proposed marriages! Grandma is confirmed as totally shameless 🤣
Sirloki
2023-03-29 17:49:28 +0000 UTCProbably several forces the same strength as the thousandflame galley. The Tayn's don't seem the sort to understand overkill.
Michael Fannon
2023-03-29 17:20:19 +0000 UTCYeah it'll definitely be a good chip in bargaining with the main faction "The black heart sect" and hell its likely they already have.
Lex Luther S
2023-03-29 17:18:08 +0000 UTCmaybe with the main faction, but not with the part that is in the frontiert, its shielded by the system no old monsters can get in
Indy
2023-03-29 17:14:33 +0000 UTCI really hope Iz and Kutra become friends. She seems like she could use some
Michael
2023-03-29 17:03:58 +0000 UTCI'm guessing the Thousandflame Galley is going to be employed to carry out some 'diplomacy' with the Kan'Tanu. Iz needs some Sealbearers after all.
Random Information
2023-03-29 16:57:25 +0000 UTC@Rouslan Tourtsev Damn you! You made me snort coffee through my nose! I made a mess of myself just like Pervy Iz!
Mike Naka
2023-03-29 16:16:34 +0000 UTCWho is Keira?
Gabriel F
2023-03-29 15:53:53 +0000 UTCIz POV is overrated. WE NEED CARL POV
Chemistrywarrior
2023-03-29 15:09:38 +0000 UTCDoes Iz have an F5 on her magic mirror?
Rouslan Tourtsev
2023-03-29 14:06:29 +0000 UTCdamn she´s gonna be jealous af. and she cant even say anything^^
Manuel
2023-03-29 13:26:39 +0000 UTCI can think of a vouple of reasons. 1 the mirror is really good like guys above said 2.the vastness snitched to keep peace with the lunatics I mean the best way to keep neutral is to befriend the local psycho. 3 the empyrean from what I can tell may be the most powerful person in the university spare may be the system and possibly eternals. It is said early on that that old woman cant even enter the heavens because she is to strong.
2023-03-29 10:23:15 +0000 UTCWhich has since become NC-17 now that Zac is hooking up with Catheya.
chem
2023-03-29 08:12:58 +0000 UTCThink we could use an Iz POV chapter next. Maybe with her watching Mr. Barbarian in PV through the Mirror while taking a break from cultivating. You gotta admit, she's hooked on her daytime reality series.
Tsunami
2023-03-29 07:48:36 +0000 UTCI think Zac would be more horrified that Iz's grandpa likes Zac because he reminds him of himself.
Michael Fannon
2023-03-29 03:43:09 +0000 UTC@richard lee. She is a special supremacy since she has a throne, but she hasn’t surpassed the heavens. They are ones who banished her after all. And if I recall, it was supposed to have been because of some sun she committed (probably all these massacres we’re just now hearing about) not just her power
Aaron Schwartz
2023-03-29 03:03:13 +0000 UTCHow long before Iz tests Keira’s fate?
Nate El
2023-03-29 03:00:58 +0000 UTCI didn't like Iz much at first. But she and her family are pretty interesting characters lol. It was fun getting to see a different perspective of what they are really like. Zac was probably smart when he kept Kruta from telling him much about that family, as it might have horrified him a little to realize just what kind of people he's gotten mixed up with lmao. Lunatics indeed ha ha.
Dave Richards
2023-03-29 00:51:38 +0000 UTCShe's probably more focused on how seeing zac and catheya getting hot and bothered made her feel...... hot...er.
Lex Luther S
2023-03-29 00:26:39 +0000 UTCEhhhh I can and can't see it; thea seems to care for Billy like an older sister and Billy seems to like thea as a simple friend and with Billy having to go to that mountain to train, there'll be no telling when he'll be seen again. Though that could actually work in a way where so much time had passed Billy mentally grows mature and he and zac and crew meet up and add in some trials here and there for just thea and Billy and boom, it could work.
Lex Luther S
2023-03-29 00:24:06 +0000 UTCThey sound alike! Just maybe!
Lonez Zhavec
2023-03-29 00:20:11 +0000 UTCThe system gave earth a dual attunement of life and death as part of a reward for stopping the undead empire from corrupting the world core. I see where you're coming from with her hanging around the Buddhists but from what i understand, after reaching hegemony, one can no longer incorporate other daos as their cores are built up on their foundational dao. So let's say ogras decides the dao of umbra and illusions isn't enough and goes for a dao of spears, he'd need to completely rework his core to incorporate that new dao. But you've got one thing right, what's to come will certainly be interesting and if Iz really has been able to see zacs.... alone time... with catheya, then it'll be even more so as she processes emotions and certain thoughts I doubt she's ever experienced.
Lex Luther S
2023-03-29 00:19:58 +0000 UTCI have a feeling he's going to connect well with a certain feral dual axe wielding maiden on earth.
Lex Luther S
2023-03-29 00:09:45 +0000 UTCWould be quite the twist but I don't think TFD would do that as the remnants are the last item of importance. Though seeing zac standing before the remnants instead of seeing 2 chs making it up to them would be cooler as it'd save time and let's be honest,we know how it'll go down getting to the remnants; he'll luck out like a hundred times and survive the storm a many and then reach them no issue.
Lex Luther S
2023-03-29 00:08:10 +0000 UTCBrats. They are called brats.
Christian Brock
2023-03-29 00:06:25 +0000 UTCGod you are good ! Loved it
2023-03-28 23:52:30 +0000 UTCI was speaking more metaphoically with what they seem to represent. Thea's been hanging with the Buhdists so well see what come of it. I thought only the other planet was twin attuned due to the two planet spirits. And earth only had one and they were using captured miasma pillars or something. To create a death attuned area on the other continent. Either way it will be interesting to find out.
FarStryder
2023-03-28 23:49:36 +0000 UTCLoving every moment of Kruta! He’s a breath of fresh air and a fun new POV!
Lonez Zhavec
2023-03-28 23:46:17 +0000 UTCPart of the benefits Zac squeezed out of PV for allowing a supremacy to interfere in a conflict between juniors within his domain (karmic debt). TFD added an author's note on a later chapter saying he retconned the loosening of Kruta's seal to rectify the issue of remembering to contact the Tayn's in order to get to Zecia
Matthew Hay
2023-03-28 23:43:24 +0000 UTCHoping Thea and Billy end up together.
Jeffrey Worrall
2023-03-28 23:41:58 +0000 UTCPerhaps Throne refers to one of the "Nine Seals and Eight Thrones", i. e. the seventeen peaks of Dao? That would mean that Iz's grandma has seized (?) one of the peaks. On the other hand, if I remember correctly, Fire is part of the Elemental peak so I dunno
penarys
2023-03-28 23:34:13 +0000 UTCIt was added in an edit later on that zac asked pv for them both to retain their memories, instead of just zac.
Mathias
2023-03-28 23:29:06 +0000 UTCI demand an iz chapter tomorrow!
Mathias
2023-03-28 23:26:04 +0000 UTCI doubt that just any supremacy could simply watch events inside pv, as pv himself seems to be insanely strong even by supremacy standards (imperial guy was blocked from doing so after all). Watching inside pv should logically require an insane item/someone more powerful than pv/someone speciallyzed in seeing stuff, or a combo. For the tayns to be able to see inside pv and not the imperial it makes sense that the mirror is just an insane item along with iz getting help from a supremacy. That or they are on good terms with pv ofc.
Mathias
2023-03-28 23:23:17 +0000 UTCSupremacies are A grade. B grade is Autarch. C is Monarch, etc.
Altimar
2023-03-28 23:13:25 +0000 UTCHer grandmother is a transcendent entity that has cultivated to a point surpassing heaven to the point reality rejects her very existence and forces her to exists where it does not.... Everyone, including the supremacies, are terrified of the tayns. Now how could they possibly do shady stuff no one else is capable of or thinks is even possible hmmmmm
Richard Lee
2023-03-28 23:13:04 +0000 UTCOne of my all time favorite chapters!!! Thanks!
Lucas Gulick
2023-03-28 23:06:01 +0000 UTCMight want to throw a comment in the discord, I don't think TFD checks Patreon for typos anymore
Lucas Gulick
2023-03-28 23:05:25 +0000 UTCRemember, Supremacies are only B grade and we know that half steps exist for the other grades. It's totally possible that they have a half step A grade cultivator who failed to break though and become a part of the system
Lucas Gulick
2023-03-28 23:04:31 +0000 UTCIt's been indicated that they have whatever is above a supremacey in their family, this is further proof
Lucas Gulick
2023-03-28 23:02:09 +0000 UTCHow did Kruta retain his memories from the perennial vastness?
2023-03-28 22:59:22 +0000 UTCI'm also of the mind that it will be tied to karmic threads or fate. Iz has had a lot more interaction with Zac than any other direct descendent of a Supremacy, so it makes sense that they are much more aware of him than other Supremacies out there. And since they have a reputation as being pretty crazy and going too far, they likely had high grade being stationed around different sectors monitoring for people with strong karmic connections to Zac.
Altimar
2023-03-28 22:49:42 +0000 UTCProbably Fate. The Tayns are fate fanatics, reading it probably isn't a problem for them. And considering how powerful Zach's is, it probably wasn't even a challenge to notice how distorted Kruta's fate was.
Adevna
2023-03-28 22:20:57 +0000 UTCBalka's name was listed as Greenleaf the first time, then changed to Redleaf the next two. Figured since the latter was mentioned more than once it might be an error. If not nbd but I figured I'd point it out.
Malcolm Tent
2023-03-28 21:24:33 +0000 UTCThanks Charles, I'll check it out!
chem
2023-03-28 21:05:43 +0000 UTChttps://defiance-of-the-fall.fandom.com/wiki/Defiance_of_the_Fall_Wiki it's pretty meticulously curated too. Info is usually added as the heavens chosen chapters are released I don't think F or E grades get a name, at least Yrial said that D grade is the first real step in cultivation
Charles Ryan
2023-03-28 20:58:40 +0000 UTCThrones...interesting. Have there been other references to what this level is called, or is the only one? So it seems we have (forget if there's a special name for F): F = ? D = Hegemon C = Monarch B = Autarch A = Supremancy S = Throne This series really needs a Wiki!
chem
2023-03-28 20:43:57 +0000 UTCFriday is not only end of week Cliff but end of month Cliff. Expect to see the mother of all cliffs Friday!
Sirloki
2023-03-28 20:36:27 +0000 UTCWe prolly got 3 chapters for the remnants, 3-4 chapters for his core formation, and 1 goodbye chapter -> Zac's gotta get his groove on and clap dem cheeks one last time b/c it may be a while before he sees Catheya again. So at least 8 more chapters before he heads home.
Mike Naka
2023-03-28 19:47:23 +0000 UTCPerennial vastness can’t do shit about it lol. This chapter implies that Iz is still using the mirror to stalk Zac and Mohzius Tayn stated that is a relic of a past era and can’t be blocked.
James Faulkner
2023-03-28 19:44:36 +0000 UTCI fully agree. I don’t need a lot of the side stories to be wrapped up. They just paint a picture of the wider universe. And we have generally ended up seeing some of the people again in the main quest.
Dan
2023-03-28 19:42:28 +0000 UTCI somewhat hope the next ZAC is him having collected everything and getting ready to leave.
Will Mill
2023-03-28 19:30:42 +0000 UTCFate or karma I imagine. Kruta has ties to Zac, and has learned from Zac that Iz is his friend and might be able to get him across to Zecia sector. All this adds up to a solid connection in fate or karma or whatever. Doubtless Iz has been watching Perrenial Vastness for ppl exiting the place so as soon as she sees someone leaving who has a link to Zac and her, she pounces
Tommy
2023-03-28 19:29:45 +0000 UTCThe mirror she uses is older than the vastness and was able to survive the fall of the previous heavens.
Don Cummins
2023-03-28 19:27:56 +0000 UTCI feel he doesn't really need to tie up all the threads; the only threads that matter are the important ones pertaining to the main overall arc as well as those tied to zac and those around him. What's zacs bloodline and its connection to the terminus council? Was there 2 emperor limitless? What's that strange tree that's remained a sprout for billions of years? What was zacs families ultimate endgame for Z.A.C. the Zero affinity container, and jarves? What's the seal at the bottom of the Abyssal lake that requires the top 3 bloodlines to unlock? What's the endgame of the Tayns and are they going to bring zac into the fold, turning the Atwood empire into a subsidiary force while zac and co go to the heartlands for some real adventure and action? There's so many questions and even then this isn't all of it but I feel that if TFD can get these answers by the series end then it'll be a 9/10 banger to read constantly.
Lex Luther S
2023-03-28 18:59:17 +0000 UTCThat's true too! Guess I was just thinking about how much Balka et all were shaking in their boots to Thousandflame Tayn showing up. If she and the other 2 disciples defeated Supremecies and made them part of their ship, them my point still seems to hold true.
Mike Naka
2023-03-28 18:56:31 +0000 UTCI don't think the perennial vastness would allow anyone to spy inside itself.
Jacob
2023-03-28 18:50:31 +0000 UTCHow exactly did Iz know? The vastness is older than the system, and can prevent supremacies from spying in it…
Aaron Schwartz
2023-03-28 18:44:56 +0000 UTCI think what you mean is There are supremacies, and then there are THRONES. And yes, I’m fairly certain it is her grandmother. I remember when he first asked the robot ship builder people about the Taynes he said something along the lines of “Mohzius Tayne has been guarding his wife’s throne for x million years”
Aaron Schwartz
2023-03-28 18:43:56 +0000 UTCThea doesn't have any daos that represents life unlike catheya whom has a dao representing ar least one facet of death. Even though I strongly disagree having her return as a lover, she'd be more suited towards his conflict side while I feel Iz would suit his Life side better as zac mentions her flames feeling like the flames from the primordial soup bringing about the creation of the universe. Also, earth is a Life and Death twin attuned world and so is his other planet, and whats this major conflict you speak of?? The upcoming war? That won't take place on his planets but planets or gargantuan plates designated by the system.
Lex Luther S
2023-03-28 18:39:58 +0000 UTCWait until Thea makes her appearance. It's really really gonna hit the fan
FarStryder
2023-03-28 18:33:57 +0000 UTCCatheya = death. Thea=life. Iz = conflict seems to be just like his core. I say likely 3 relationships. Is Zac poly? Seems to me there's a pattern in there. Earth is life. The other planet is death. And there is a major conflict near the two. Just saying there seems to be a pattern
FarStryder
2023-03-28 18:26:23 +0000 UTCNah you can't say a metal brought the trouble first when it was being pulled by the biggest damn magnet in the multiverse 😂😂😂
Siddharth Patel
2023-03-28 18:23:46 +0000 UTCTbf, Ogras brought the trouble to Zac first.
Mad Max
2023-03-28 18:22:02 +0000 UTCIz definitely has a little perv to her swerve!
Mike Naka
2023-03-28 18:20:02 +0000 UTCWonder if Iz's grandmother is the matriarch being referenced? If her seclusion is the predicament mentioned. From the sound of it, there are Supremecies and then there are SUPREMECIES.
Mike Naka
2023-03-28 18:18:44 +0000 UTCSeems as if TFD is building up to a time skip. Hopefully, by the time we get back to Zac, he'll be preparing for a run at the remnants and will have accumulated more mana and fed his tool more treasures, aside from Catheya. LOL Then he can get to business forming his core.
Mike Naka
2023-03-28 18:12:29 +0000 UTCI just realized Iz has been watching Zac hook up with Catheya. This could get fiery.
mrthorwahl
2023-03-28 18:10:38 +0000 UTCLol gotta love stalker Iz
Charles handgis
2023-03-28 18:04:50 +0000 UTCAhhh of course, the mirror. Good Zac didn’t slag her off in the PV
K S
2023-03-28 17:56:54 +0000 UTCI feel like after his journey Kruta and Ogras will be great friends due to their mutual disposition towards Zac bringing trouble for them😂
Siddharth Patel
2023-03-28 17:35:32 +0000 UTCKruta's fate has been sucked into the chaos there's no escape now, just like that guy in Twilight he was meling with fate with Zack and got sucked into it just a little bit
hachetnif
2023-03-28 17:32:16 +0000 UTCThat was hands down the funniest POV in the series. JFB has come back strong from the break. It was also nice to get a better perspective of how strong the Tayn's are and more information about Iz's grandma. Looking forward to hopefully getting an Iz POV next.
Hms
2023-03-28 17:24:40 +0000 UTCThey might have also been informed by the perennial vastness. It’s certainly aware of their plans, so it might have just contacted the Tayns preemptively to get a small favor from them in the future.
Luke Scheffe
2023-03-28 17:22:15 +0000 UTCI think it’s just a mirror. A supremacy could certainly do the same as it, and laying the blame on the mirror gives an excuse to not explain stalking to Iz.
Luke Scheffe
2023-03-28 17:19:12 +0000 UTCOr it could be their 8 generations of good fortune to be caught up in this. 😂
Sirloki
2023-03-28 17:16:11 +0000 UTCThis chapter was really a lot of fun. Kruta's home tuned to be a very interesting place, I hope Zac visit the place one day. Shame about the Dancing Blade Tribe tough.
Omiso
2023-03-28 17:12:53 +0000 UTCWell Kruta, time to see if you are fated or not! 😤😂
Sirloki
2023-03-28 17:12:35 +0000 UTCShe must be at least a little impressed that Zac took down all the Imperials.
Random Information
2023-03-28 17:09:56 +0000 UTCHope he has some fire insurance. Or at least has the ability to grow his hair back quickly.
Random Information
2023-03-28 17:08:39 +0000 UTCLike watching a YouTube video on 10x speed
TorHKU
2023-03-28 17:06:43 +0000 UTCSo guessing Iz has been using the mirror to watch Zac
FarStryder
2023-03-28 17:04:07 +0000 UTC🤣🤣🤣 tying ones self to the deviant asuras chariot does not come without some danger; and I just knew kruta would come to regret something by the end🤣🤣🤣 Also, this is why i say Zack won't end up with more than 2 wives; no way Iz family would allow it..... If TFD has her become a lover which I'm betting the whole house on. And here's hoping we see an ogras or Catheya POV next time, Narrating their returns
Lex Luther S
2023-03-28 17:03:52 +0000 UTCYa its how they dominate
night hawk
2023-03-28 17:03:31 +0000 UTCIz must have watched on the mirror. Not sure how that works with the time dilation though
Michael
2023-03-28 17:01:09 +0000 UTCLmao that was hilarious
The Lost Pages
2023-03-28 17:00:55 +0000 UTCThanks for the chapter.
Joshua Little
2023-03-28 16:56:49 +0000 UTCReally liking this earlier release time.
Hms
2023-03-28 16:56:02 +0000 UTCI don't know his tribes name, but I know who everyone will blame
seth dauer
2023-03-28 16:55:51 +0000 UTCDid I miss something? I don’t think it was mentioned that Zac contacted Iz? Or are the Tayns tracking down seal(holder)s like those monks?
Crysus
2023-03-28 16:55:40 +0000 UTCTFD has a vivid imagination. The scope of his visions is epic. His stories end up sprawling a bit and threads never seem to close, so while I love the vision here, I cringe at opening more open ended stories.
Mason W
2023-03-28 16:55:16 +0000 UTCTook a re-read to realize the Dancing Blade Tribe are their rivals.
Random Information
2023-03-28 16:54:08 +0000 UTCThank you!
Andrew
2023-03-28 16:48:23 +0000 UTCI really hate that fucking mirror
Darnell Maxwell
2023-03-28 16:42:59 +0000 UTCKruta is a sacrifice to the Empyrean flames 😂
Stefan Muntean
2023-03-28 16:41:14 +0000 UTCPoor Kruta. Back barely 10 minutes and he’s already gotten kidnapped by the Tayns for Zach. 🤣
Adam Roberts
2023-03-28 16:40:46 +0000 UTC"Remember, if anyone asks, You're Kruta the Great from the Dancing Blade Tribe, alright?" Hahahaha I laughed so hard on that one :))
Stefan Muntean
2023-03-28 16:39:53 +0000 UTCAmazing Chapter, its cool to see just how scary the Tayns are.
Ethan Norton
2023-03-28 16:36:39 +0000 UTCAnd Zach tied him to the fire stalker
frankie doerr
2023-03-28 16:36:35 +0000 UTCKruta's having fun already
Random Information
2023-03-28 16:33:08 +0000 UTCLol. Dude you've gotten tied up with Zac now, your life will never know peace.
Arkenian
2023-03-28 16:31:53 +0000 UTCFirst
J. Guckeyson
2023-03-28 16:26:51 +0000 UTCFirst
Sirloki
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