It took Jake a good week of sitting in meditation before he got the feeling he could handle the world around him again. Upon reflection on his current state, it was as though he had strained some mental or soul muscle far more than he should have. As if he had torn something metaphysical that wouldn’t simply heal in a few days. Luckily, though, it was healing. In just a week, Jake no longer felt either wholly overwhelmed by his surroundings or as though all stimuli were nearly completely suppressed. In fact, he now felt confident enough to walk all the way to where one entered the Challenge Dungeons.However, Jake still had one thing that seriously bothered him. No matter how much he tried, he couldn’t recall how he’d felt during the moment he unleashed his Bloodline, and he honestly didn’t quite understand what exactly he had done. He remembered everything he had done, but the methods eluded him. He had tried to replicate aspects to no avail, as he realized that during his full unlea

Jake got really lucky in story number twelve. In that one, he was so fortunate as to be a suspected mass murderer who was thrown into solitary confinement for potential crimes against humanity.Now, Jake had to admit this story was kind of interesting. Jake had arrived after the suspected crime was done and in the middle of the arrest, not knowing what was going on. What’s more, the character Jake was in didn’t seem to know if he had murdered anyone either. At least he claimed that he didn’t have any memories of the last week, which was one of the reasons he had just been imprisoned and not killed.This left the mystery of whether he was guilty or not, and if he wasn’t the true mass murderer, who was behind this plot? Jake knew that losing memories was very, very rarely a thing with the system, so there was also a good chance the character was just lying. But it was technically possible he didn’t have any memories.Jake would guess that a big part of this particular story was figuring

Two beings appeared in the living room the six gods were sitting and relaxing in, the atmosphere instantly changing with their entrance. Unsurprising, considering both of them were Primordials that one rarely saw in a room together.“What a joyous occasion,” the winged woman said with a smile on her lips as she regarded all her fellow gods. “When was it we gathered like this?”“Your rhetorical pleasantries are as nauseating as ever,” a ghostly-pale elven man responded. “What are the chances of you deciding to visit Nevermore at the exact same moment I did?”“Considerably high, considering I decided to arrive here today due to finding out you were going,” the winged god said, chuckling, as she turned to the dragonkin in the room. “It is good to see you again, old friend. Thanks for allowing my entrance and bending your rules.”Waving his hand, the Wyrmgod dismissed the Holy Mother. “I would be accused of choosing sides if I only allowed one of you in, which is why I waited to bring you

The five Challenge Dungeons were something many parties attending Nevermore delayed doing for a variety of reasons. Partly because they were naturally easier once you got stronger. Even in the ones where your stats were normalized or reduced, your conceptual comprehension should increase over the decades of doing all the other floors. Another reason many waited was to do the entire Challenge Dungeon at once.Once the seventieth floor was cleared by many groups, they decided, like Jake’s, to tackle them. Some also did the dungeons before, as while the fourteenth city floor did mark when all the Challenge Dungeon would be fully unlocked, some of them were fully unlocked even beforehand. As an example, the Test of Character was fully unlocked after doing the floors that were meant to teach “lessons” to the Nevermore Attendees, such as the one about plagues. The Test of Character was also one that would either be fully unlocked or entirely unavailable due to how it worked.The Minaga Laby

Jake had lots of stuff to address for sure and started with the most urgent one. With so many eyes on him, he couldn’t delay answering Valdemar’s bold proposal, so he took a deep breath and jumped right into it.“I am not sure this is the time or place for such an important discussion,” Jake said, trying to sound neutral.“But it is a discussion.” Valdemar grinned as he patted Jake on the shoulder. “You heard that, Vilas? Do you think this is the time and place for such a discussion?”At his taunting tone, the Viper scoffed. “Are you seriously blatantly trying to steal my Chosen right under my nose? Kind of pathetic for the so-called god of war to fight a battle he should know he can’t win.”“I never take fights that I don’t have a chance of winning.” Valdemar kept grinning as he stayed close to Jake. “My promises won’t be empty, either. I think we all know your Chosen isn’t just some common C-grade, but someone valuable regardless of his own power due to his unique abilities and Bloo