The Primal Hunter Chapter 1274 - Two Awesome Options

The expectations soared to unprecedented heights, leaving Jake's anticipation at its zenith as he approached the ultimate profession available for selection. Prior to initiating this evolution, he had foreseen that his outcome would probably stick with being the Heretic-Chosen Alchemist of the Malefic Viper, complete with the identical title. Identical to the C-grade version in that sense, and he had also anticipated another surge in its potency.

With such forecasts in mind and without yet encountering the straightforward enhancement to his existing role, following the inspection of four choices, he felt certain the concluding one would be the winner. Surpassing Harbinger of Primeval Origins in rank, he even anticipated settling on it… until delving into Harbinger's details, for goodness, it proved exceptional.

Exceptional to the point where Jake no longer desired a mere progression from Heretic-Chosen of the Malefic Viper.

Nevertheless, upon finally examining the ultimate selection, Jake halted, truly perplexed for an instant.

Jake had assumed that a direct advancement to one's present profession would invariably appear at some juncture in an evolution, yet as he scrutinized the fifth and concluding choice… that assumption appeared unfounded.

For instead of a straightforward enhancement, Jake encountered a serious rival to Harbinger of Primeval Origins.

Primeval Alchemist of Malefic Origins – You persist along your Path, accepting its contradictory essence. You stay a Heretic-Chosen, collaborating with your Patron for shared gains, while also venturing into personal powers, separate from the Malefic Viper’s Legacy. Primeval Origins await your discovery, and even your Patron's Legacy stands open. As an alchemist, you commit wholly to mastering all the Malefic Viper’s Legacy offers, and push further. Uncover profound secrets, reveal hidden enigmas, and deeply grasp the core ideas fueling the Malefic Viper’s abilities – maybe even unearth what the Primordial himself overlooks. It bestows skills tied to alchemy, mainly centered on poisons amid probing the Malefic Viper’s Legacy, plus skills linked to your inherent strengths as a Harbinger of Primeval Origins. Accept the contradiction, delve into Primeval Origins via alchemy, and start genuinely owning powers from the Malefic Viper’s Legacy. Stat bonuses per level: +175 Wisdom, +150 Willpower, +100 Perception, +100 Vitality, +60 Toughness, +125 Free Points (710 total).

Perusing it, Jake required a brief pause as he first evaluated the stats offered to gauge its rank. Performing swift calculations, he noted it delivered precisely the same total stats per level, 710, as Harbinger of Primeval Origins, prompting him to ponder if this profession wasn't superior. Rather, they stood evenly matched.

Contrasting Primeval Alchemist of Malefic Origins against Harbinger of Primeval Origins proved relevant in numerous aspects. Their titles alone mirrored each other closely, both incorporating Primeval and Origins. Beyond that, each centered on Jake’s Primeval Origin Energy and its potentials, employing alchemy to manifest this energy, albeit one far more prominently. The one featuring alchemist in its designation.

Clearing his mind with a head shake, Jake redirected his attention to the profession's outline from the start, analyzing it meticulously, phrase by phrase. It swiftly clarified that, although Heretic-Chosen vanished from the profession's name, Jake retained that identity fully. It further highlighted how Jake had begun diverging notably from solely crafting alchemy tied to the Malefic Viper’s Legacy, despite him not sensing such a shift.

Often when Jake brewed poisons, he drew extensively on Malefic Viper Legacy skills. Hell, he almost deployed every one during crafting, lately incorporating Invocation to elevate his creations. His ritual ability connected to the Malefic Viper too, and all skills chosen in C-grade, except Arcane Curse Manifestation – which he scarcely employed – bore “of the Malefic Viper” in their titles…

Still, the system deemed his Harbinger of Primeval Origins endeavors comparable to his alchemical pursuits. If that didn't underscore the Records from Jake’s Primeval Origin Energy applications, nothing would, though he recognized the bulk stemmed from three key incidents. Initially, Vesperia's emergence and formation, then the Demon Prince's transformation into a Cerulean Demon Lord, and lastly, Jasper, the young Warpsnatcher Jake aided from the Pantheon of Life, now exploring alongside the Seeker.

Lesser applications of Primeval Origin Energy existed, but these three loomed as the primary influencers.

Proceeding through the outline, it ventured into Jake harnessing his talents to probe the Malefic Viper’s Legacy Origin, an idea Jake hadn't entertained… except perhaps…

Jake's brow furrowed as an idea hit. A hypothesis that lodged firmly in his thoughts upon surfacing.

Suppose Jake had harnessed Primeval Origin Energy more frequently than he realized? What if a skill from his D-grade days utilized this energy unknowingly? The notion gained traction the longer he mulled it, centering on what surely ranked as the hallmark skill of his Heretic-Chosen journey… blatantly so, from its label.

[Path of the Heretic-Chosen (Unique)]

This ability had enabled Jake to enhance his Malefic Viper Legacy skills repeatedly, and even afforded an encounter with the First Sage, which, upon reflection, defied logic entirely.

A unique skill, the system described it as granting access to the true past. Not a mere recollection or fabricated reenactment, but the actual Records forming that temporal slice.

Primeval Origin Energy didn't directly tie to time, yet it linked to history. The Origin marked history's dawn, and while Path of the Heretic-Chosen didn't transport Jake to an absolute Origin, it drew him partially toward one. Moreover, all Malefic Viper-related visions Jake witnessed essentially revealed facets of a Legacy Skill’s Origin, with the Primordial embodying the source of all such skills.

Thus... imagine if Path of the Heretic-Chosen had always drawn on Jake’s Primeval Origin Energy for its function? If it had subtly stockpiled portions of his energy as “charges,” managed by the system? Such a scenario would clarify the skill's very existence.

Considering the multiverse's vast chronicle, surely others had encountered parallels, no? Jake had mulled this previously, contenting himself with his Heretic-Chosen uniqueness. Yet that explanation rang increasingly hollow.

Another baffling element upon deeper consideration was the charge mechanism itself. Jake recognized similar skills elsewhere, but typically, replenishing charges demanded deliberate actions. Like channeling energy into the skill to hit a quota, or devouring particular items to recharge and acquire a charge. Such approaches.

In contrast, Jake merely needed to level up. Levels reflected accumulated experience and Records, and, as Jake now understood, this yielded Primeval Origin Energy. Hence, wouldn't it align if the charges for Path of the Heretic-Chosen derived from that very energy?

It bordered on speculation, yet the system demonstrably mimicked and harnessed every Bloodline facet in specific contexts, with Sim-Jake serving as vivid evidence.

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Should Jake's theory hold that Path of the Heretic-Chosen depended on Primeval Origin Energy, numerous elements aligned, including this profession's availability and select descriptive segments. He had commenced unraveling the Malefic Viper’s Origin secrets, featuring what Jake deemed the pivotal figure in the Primordial’s ascent: the First Sage.

That individual embodied an enigma beyond compare, and Jake anticipated deeper insights by advancing further along the Viper’s Path. Naturally, presuming his theory on Path of the Heretic-Chosen's energy source, even opting for Harbinger of Primeval Origins might permit continued skill use and charge generation. No rule forbade it.

Jake retreated mentally, revisiting the Harbinger of Primeval Origins outline once more. By now, he had dismissed the initial three options, narrowing to Primeval Alchemist or Harbinger alone. Refreshing on Harbinger, Jake yearned to choose it anew, for its appeal shone brightly... yet glancing at Primeval Alchemist? Equally remarkable.

In essence, Jake conceded the two professions balanced remarkably, overlapped in traits, yet diverged in vital ways.

Harbinger of Primeval Origins concentrated exclusively on delving into his Primeval Origin Energy. The title hinted at it. Alchemy served merely as a means, and advancing the Malefic Viper’s Legacy held little weight. Nor did his Heretic-Chosen role. All elements bolstered his Harbinger function.

In exchange for this sharp emphasis on Primeval Origin Energy, Jake expected substantial mastery over his distinctive energy. He would probably facilitate or advance far more beings' creations, produce the energy swifter, and uncover novel applications beyond his current imagination. Ritual magic would undoubtedly feature prominently.

Experience gains would predominantly arise from creative or potent Primeval Origin Energy uses, yielding far more levels than his present profession. Conversely, alchemy, Heretic-Chosen activities, and Malefic Viper’s Legacy pursuits would yield considerably less, barring any Primeval Origin Energy ties to those domains.

On the other hand, Primeval Alchemist of Malefic Origins aligned nearer to his ongoing profession. It stayed alchemy-centric, with alchemy integral to the core. Probing the Malefic Viper’s Legacy remained vital, so enhancing those nine skills would continue providing ample experience. The Chosen facet appeared somewhat diminished from his current setup, though milder than Harbinger of Primeval Origins' reduction.

With Primeval Origin central here, he would surely earn extra experience for related endeavors, albeit substantially less than Harbinger.

Overall, his activities would likely mirror across both, merely with altered priorities and variances in progression drivers. He worried alchemy might lag if choosing Harbinger, yet dreaded forgoing undiscovered powers otherwise.

This marked Jake's toughest profession or class evolution decision ever. Both options dazzled, each boasting advantages and drawbacks relative to the other.

Striving for impartiality, Harbinger of Primeval Origins suited him best. It emerged from his essence and Bloodline. Primeval Alchemist tied more firmly to the Malefic Viper and alchemy broadly.

Jake rose from his bed, traversing the lodge in contemplation, ultimately reaching the porch and settling while gazing at the modest waterfall and pond. Tranquility enveloped the scene, affording Jake reflective space. Both professions lured intensely, but an outside influence ultimately swayed him toward one.

Seated there, he sensed Villy’s unobtrusive watchfulness, recalling that though this evolution rested wholly on his judgment, he ought to weigh its wider impacts on others. Villy, above all.

The Primordial had aided Jake immeasurably more than Jake had reciprocated; that stood irrefutable. Lately, for Jake's True Dragon hunt, Villy had exerted extra effort to procure rare alchemical materials and pinpoint a prime quarry. On queries, the serpent deity obliged with responses, and though selective, Jake grasped Villy's restraint aimed at Jake's benefit.

The Profession Evolution text alluded to their bond growing more balanced, yet far from parity. Jake viewed himself as Villy's venture, his advancement benefiting the Patron, but still sensed Villy's extraordinary support.

Thus, Jake reassured himself that despite current imbalances in contributions, higher grades would rectify that. Jake would undoubtedly aid the Malefic Viper even as Harbinger of Primeval Origins... yet selecting it would notably sever ties.

Jake recognized the need to eventually integrate the Malefic Viper’s Legacy more personally than presently. Indeed, ascending to godhood by trailing a mightier deity simplified the path, but often capped one's potential at that god's level. Jake aimed not just to equal but eventually eclipse the Malefic Viper, always intending full ownership of the Legacy.

However... fully embracing Harbinger of Primeval Origins seemed excessive. Primeval Alchemist of Malefic Origins advanced noticeably toward personalization, rendering the Legacy his own, yet moderated. A compromise between maintaining the present and Harbinger's leap.

Someday, Jake would extract all valuable elements from the Viper’s Legacy and weave them into his Path, but he doubted that moment had arrived.

All else balanced, even as Jake leaned selfish in many matters, he let impacts on associates influence the balance. He harbored reservations about Harbinger that deterred him.

He apprehended leveling would prove arduous absent a multiverse-wide dissemination of his Primeval Origin Energy. Numerous factions desired exactly that from him, but it clashed with his self-image.

Odd to admit, but he craved each creation or evolution aid to another being to hold significance. The Demon Prince instance had been the sole outlier thus far, and among Primeval Origin Energy uses, it remained the most dubious personally.

Certainly, Jake lacked innate karmic bonds to aided creatures, but that didn't urge him to recklessly distribute his essence multiverse-wide for rapid leveling.

Opting for Primeval Alchemist allowed emphasis on standard poisons and Heretic-Chosen duties for Villy, while preserving Primeval Origin Rituals' uniqueness.

Moreover, at heart, Jake wished to remain an alchemist. Harbinger would gradually distance him from traditional alchemy, and though he could compel its centrality, he preferred not to. Alchemy delighted him. It thrilled. It tested.

A common misconception about Jake persisted: that combat defined his existence. Far from accurate. Jake thrived on challenges. He relished confronting formidable obstacles and conquering them. Hence, the Puzzle Box outshone all Chosen Ceremony gifts by far.

Alchemy challenged him, and Jake savored the rewards of a successful brew. The fulfillment amplified when deploying that earned poison against a foe, vanquishing another tough adversary.

One prior Harbinger concern involved diminished access to the First Sage, but now Jake trusted both professions enabled it. Primeval Alchemist might excel due to Villy ties.

Nonetheless, Harbinger of Primeval Origins stayed a solid option, and sans Villy's influence, Jake might have resorted to chance.

Jake drew a profound breath, approaching the pond. He lingered, peering into its depths, then exhaled. His instincts offered no guidance, entrusting the decision to him alone, and ultimately, he chose the path disappointing multiverse powers but suiting him best presently.

Oh, and one crucial factor tipping him here... overlooked until now:

Primeval Alchemist of Malefic Origins granted Perception. So, was it truly a contest?

Post-decision, Jake sensed immediate serenity, ceasing self-doubt. The selection stood firm, and he eagerly anticipated the benefits of this fresh profession, already envisioning the skills it-

Jake’s eyes widened as an odd sensation struck. Something amiss. He reflexively glanced skyward, toward Villy’s observational vantage, dimly perceiving what transpired