For Jake, closing out these lingering threats is merely the final chore standing between him and the infinite expanse of the wider cosmos. Earth and its quadrant have grown too confined for an apex predator who thrives on the edge of mortality. Once the final inquisitors are silenced and the galaxy settles into hard-won order, Jake sets his sights beyond the boundaries of known space, eager to discover what challenges await a hunter whose instincts demand greater prey.
An opportunity arrives under the banner of divine necessity. The Order of the Malefic Viper organizes a formal diplomatic envoy to the sovereign territory of the Pantheon of Life, an ancient realm ruled by primordial nature gods, towering World Trees, and sacred beast reserves. In an inspired stroke of divine mischief, the Malefic One names his own Chosen as the lead mortal delegate. Putting a reclusive, poison-brewing predator in charge of multiversal diplomacy is a recipe for glorious chaos, especially when Jake’s understanding of negotiations begins with alchemical extraction and ends with stalking the grandest game in sight.
Surrounded by haughty archdruids, strict territorial codes, and celestial gardens brimming with irreplaceable reagents, Jake faces an entirely new arena of survival. Balancing lethal alchemy with primal instinct, he steps onto the sacred soil of the gods to extract power that defies the laws of vitality itself.
Can the sacred preserves of the Pantheon withstand a predator who recognizes no leash? What happens when ancient nature deities discover that the Order’s envoy has turned their most sacred trial grounds into a personal hunting preserve? Will the unstable fusion of divine life and primordial venom elevate Jake to unprecedented heights, or will it draw the wrath of beings older than the stars themselves?
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