Chapter 1284 - A Queen's Guards
Added 2026-01-15 12:17:55 +0000 UTCComments
Agreed.
Chloe
2026-03-08 02:11:26 +0000 UTCTyftc
Chloe
2026-03-08 02:11:11 +0000 UTCWe already knew that she went to Nevermore. I think Vesperia had to talk the other true royals into letting her go
Parker Bond
2026-02-19 13:37:25 +0000 UTCAlso, I wish she tried for 8 too lol
Corey S
2026-01-30 02:55:27 +0000 UTCOne should be an archer and the other an alchemist
Corey S
2026-01-30 02:55:18 +0000 UTCIts the same name as the great white stag from the tutorial. Moon magic type of deal and the class change book he got from that fight he gave to the one woman on earth her name is escaping me right now
Brentley Meersman
2026-01-28 04:11:21 +0000 UTCTftc
Jared Bell
2026-01-24 19:49:15 +0000 UTCso Lucenti is that someone we know
KyoDaDungeon!!
2026-01-24 18:36:48 +0000 UTCBy symbolism westbound monk would be obsessed with death while eastbound would be obsessed with progress
GloinJr
2026-01-22 07:29:58 +0000 UTCSince the guards are from the true royal wouldnt it mean that the true royal is the origin. I dont think itd work because I dont think there is any same two true royals.
Yahyo Malikov
2026-01-18 06:23:44 +0000 UTCWhereas the westbound monk should be absolute friend.
NovaZero
2026-01-16 22:45:13 +0000 UTCtftc!
GeneticSloth
2026-01-16 16:30:10 +0000 UTCVesperia talks in an earlier chapter about how she would not go to Nevermore because the Wyrmgod would learn secrets about the True Royals and sell them to Rigoria, yet in this chapter it says she insisted on going? Not sure if that was intentional. tyftc!
Scott Miles
2026-01-16 13:34:13 +0000 UTCWhat would happen if Jake Jake juiced the new true queens guards? Like their origin is Vesperia who is already abnormal and then if he infuses so important treasure for a queens guard I wonder just how unique their path could become.
Matthew Smith
2026-01-16 13:23:58 +0000 UTCJake? Teach? Voluntarily?
SqrlyGrly
2026-01-16 04:47:02 +0000 UTCOr “guarantee”.
M C
2026-01-16 02:43:07 +0000 UTCI would love for one of the guards to train under Jake bc that is their grandpappy
Rahsheem Reid
2026-01-16 00:47:13 +0000 UTCThanks for the chapter.
Joshua Little
2026-01-15 23:00:49 +0000 UTCExceptional laziness
Carl Never
2026-01-15 22:37:14 +0000 UTCVesperia is genuinely one of my favorite characters! And the ectonomorphs have some incredible world building!
Tyler Sutfin
2026-01-15 22:29:26 +0000 UTCI like this idea personally
Toffee Willow
2026-01-15 21:37:00 +0000 UTCTftc
NicN
2026-01-15 21:36:11 +0000 UTCIs the Eastbound Monk going to be the Sword Saint’s fated foe?
Brock
2026-01-15 21:27:53 +0000 UTCno there are more then 61 true royal as it was stated that true royals can elevate truly talented hive queens to that status there are only 61 lingeges that have true royals that made it to god hood before all of them where killed
Aurora1325
2026-01-15 21:16:56 +0000 UTCtyftc. If Vespy had birthed 8 guards , she could have started her own sitcom "8 is enough". :P
John Durrett
2026-01-15 21:13:19 +0000 UTCLiked this chapter, but there's definitely a mistake or misnomer. The true royals are the original 100 queens of the endless empire, of which only 61 remained during the 93d era. And in prior chapters it was said that of the true royal lines who died/were killed none were reborn till Vesperia. So I don't understand the talk about thousand and tens of thousands of "true royals" that were trained from birth. Shouldn't those be high level hive queens instead? It was also mentioned in prior chapters, that all 100 true royal hive queens are the equals in the hierarchy of the endless empire
Jacqie Casper
2026-01-15 20:51:42 +0000 UTCTftc Zog!
ZanSanCho
2026-01-15 20:49:27 +0000 UTCI can’t wait to see a Grandpappy Jake scene 😍😇 Tftc 🍻
JW Saxby
2026-01-15 19:49:59 +0000 UTCI dont see it like that For most, assassination attempts are a definite sign of aggression, but thats just another growth opportunity to the truely strong (like jake) For example, The Court of Shadows got a contract to send someone against jake, and the only consideration he got was permission to go through with it from the Viper. Even the Viper technially agreed to sending an assassin after jake. For Valhal, theyre contracting mercinaries. Nothing personal- theyre just looking for fights Even on battlefields where their own faction has opponents hired from their same faction So these guys dont really get grudges saved against them Atleast thats my understanding from what i think Jake feels There are plenty of people who have a more personal reason to kill Jake, i think one of those dragons was forshadowed? The people making the contracts are the real enemies
Seen Death
2026-01-15 19:23:47 +0000 UTCJake's a granddaddy now
SirbBrownFluffles
2026-01-15 18:28:57 +0000 UTCHe really wasn't mentioned much. He was in the top 10 in Nevermore. The wiki says that he killed all the Prima's in his galaxy. Really he is just another powerful person from the 93rd.
Lemonsqueezy
2026-01-15 18:23:10 +0000 UTCif valhal accepts a contract to go against jake in the event, will he forgive them? won't that be a third strike?
brjenness
2026-01-15 18:20:51 +0000 UTCMaybe the last paragraph could use some semicolons with the list
Josie
2026-01-15 18:16:32 +0000 UTCCool thanks, could he become the next villain?
Rewdan
2026-01-15 18:05:18 +0000 UTCIt was so good to get caught up with Vesspy
Rewdan
2026-01-15 18:02:47 +0000 UTCWho is this East Bound Monk, any ideas?
Rewdan
2026-01-15 18:02:02 +0000 UTCWith all the talk about those different competitors am I the only one who is really excited for Lopaz in case he finds the motivation to attend. I wonder what kind of path he has considering his nature and high ranking. I’d say he is a digester like Sandy but if that were the case he wouldn’t have ranked nearly as high
Phil Ritter
2026-01-15 17:55:49 +0000 UTCIf Jake was there im sure 8 would be doable maybe even more
Ed
2026-01-15 17:41:15 +0000 UTCendless empire should have plenty of votes/points to support jake with. still hope golden groot upgraded to emperor and has a bunch of planets under him.
brjenness
2026-01-15 17:32:37 +0000 UTCagreed, it should be nice if we get to know that faction better
zran
2026-01-15 17:20:35 +0000 UTCLillian might get a blessing from the god of Jake's next rival. Does she become the next official heretic in his circle?
SqrlyGrly
2026-01-15 17:18:40 +0000 UTCWell, the automatons for one. I mean they already attacked her once when the True royals were bringing her home for the first time.
Robert Phipps Jr (Perren d'Wolff)
2026-01-15 17:14:07 +0000 UTCIs the immortal monk the same dude Jake hangs out with sometimes that’s impossible to kill I’m confused
Borbino the great
2026-01-15 17:12:29 +0000 UTCBestest bird is offended.
Fyrtue
2026-01-15 17:09:53 +0000 UTCDidnt expect a vesperia chapter but ill love it. Im thinking we get reika over to help jake test out his new alchemical ingredients. See how many times she can loose her eye brows
Carl Never
2026-01-15 16:32:19 +0000 UTCHonest question... How terrifying would it be if Vespy ended up hooking up with our immortal monk... A truely endless hive where so long as Vesperia survives her children will all come back to life naturally...
Peter Smith
2026-01-15 16:24:03 +0000 UTCLast thing that was mentioned of them is that they are travelling around the multiverse. I think it was just a way for Zog to not have to write a chapter about him visiting them, seeing that I don't think much of significance could be told. As the story progresses I am expecting them to be mentioned less and less and eventually not at all. His brother and maybe his nephew will probably come into play again (probably during the SoTEP event), but his parents and sister-in-law will probably only be mentioned in passing or in a short paragraph about Jake seeing them again. His parents and sister-in-law have little to no interest in becoming more powerful, so I expect them to eventually die, but at C-Grade that is a 10k year lifespan. Last thing I remember is they were still in D-Grade and that is like a 1k year lifespan. Still long, but I believe it has been around 25 years in real time since the story began. Jake is around 150+ years old because of all the time dilation, make him significantly older than his parents at this point. A lot of characters in the early parts of the story are becoming less and less relevant. I would start to expect that they will rarely be mentioned anymore if at all. Even Sylphie isn't mentioned that much anymore. We only got a few paragraphs about her and Sandy a couple chapters ago. We haven't heard about the Demon Prince in a really long time, still waiting for the chapter about that wedding. I think it mostly do to the rapid progress of Jake. Those that are not at his level become no longer important enough to mention. Jake is at the level where he is dealing with very powerful people and is in very powerful circles. Jake being a chosen makes him pretty much the default second in command for The Order. He is even above Duskleaf, Snappy, and the Ladies of the Verdant Lagoon. Although Jake would never act like he controls them because he isn't the Leadership type. Anyway, I got really off topic there. ADHD is a real SOB.
Lemonsqueezy
2026-01-15 16:22:01 +0000 UTCI’d assume so my guess is every grade they might be able to add more?
Borbino the great
2026-01-15 16:18:05 +0000 UTCVesperia is my favorite of Jake’s creations!! Love endless empire thanks for the chapter
islandcastle11
2026-01-15 16:16:00 +0000 UTCI could definitely see Jake protecting Vesperia from the monk. I am super excited about the adventures we will have in B - Grade! Also, could author re-iterate whether a true royal can add more guards in the future? TYFTC.
David Storey
2026-01-15 16:12:22 +0000 UTCTftc
michael geen
2026-01-15 16:05:04 +0000 UTCI'm hyped for the eastbound monk I hope the dao sect will get more screentime now
Dustin Baya
2026-01-15 15:58:31 +0000 UTCEnjoyed the chapter, but it was a little wordy in the first half.
Lemonsqueezy
2026-01-15 15:55:02 +0000 UTCTftc
Shadowind
2026-01-15 15:49:26 +0000 UTCwho are you? didn't there used to be a side character named slyphie or something like that?
brjenness
2026-01-15 15:48:38 +0000 UTCI don't know who would be dumb enough to go after Vesperia, given who's shit-list that would put them on.
AWKW1ZARD
2026-01-15 15:45:01 +0000 UTCImagine they're named Hati, the wolf who chases the moon.
UNKNOWN
2026-01-15 15:44:11 +0000 UTCI give wintermaul a chance to not be a bad guy based on how he handled sylphies rejection.
brjenness
2026-01-15 15:44:01 +0000 UTCI disagree with them being born as a male cause they have to serve as body doubles as well.
UNKNOWN
2026-01-15 15:42:32 +0000 UTCI took it as she's maxed at whatever she originally made.
brjenness
2026-01-15 15:42:16 +0000 UTCNah, he’s blessed by the holy mother and a non-combatant. They wouldn’t warn her to never come in conflict with Jacob.
Biggy smalls
2026-01-15 15:34:28 +0000 UTCI have questions! Vesperia making eight- is the challenge Making the eight simultaneously, or Having them simultaneously? When she goes for eight (because it sounds like she will) do the others have to have dies first or can she just make #8? And assuming it’s (relatively) not difficult, I could see her going for #9.
jb qspam
2026-01-15 15:22:45 +0000 UTCI wish that one of the guards was born influenced by jake through records, either his mana coloring it or some even being born as male completely shocking the gathered queens and status quo
Kyle
2026-01-15 15:18:30 +0000 UTC"Even with such supreme talent, breaking through to godhood was never a success, and their Path to ascension was fraught with danger and uncertainty." An assured success?
Namorat
2026-01-15 15:17:39 +0000 UTCExciting getting some buildup toward the prima event. Thx for the chapter!
ABTelford
2026-01-15 15:06:38 +0000 UTCWould love to see Sylphie and Wintermaul fight it out to the death, especially if he tries something against Sylphie i.e. trying to force their mating.
Ramadasa Butler
2026-01-15 14:59:56 +0000 UTCwas lucenti chosen a wolf?
brjenness
2026-01-15 14:59:39 +0000 UTCRee!
Sylphie
2026-01-15 14:57:13 +0000 UTCThanks for the chapter!
blucube 14
2026-01-15 14:56:48 +0000 UTCCould the "Chosen of the Holy Son" be Jacob?
Ramadasa Butler
2026-01-15 14:54:39 +0000 UTCIt was mentioned that they technically can but it’s difficult.
Anomander_Rake
2026-01-15 14:53:13 +0000 UTCName drops!!!
Posiden 300
2026-01-15 14:36:52 +0000 UTCBig foreshadowing vibes, but I love a good Vespy chapter, she's so cute in a royal ectognamorph kinda way
Gregory Schmitt
2026-01-15 14:36:23 +0000 UTCVesperia is the best daddy's girl, but Jake will be a big boon for her in the event if he joins the Endless Empire in the event. I feel like the Holy Son is a derivative of someone we have already met, Ell'Hakan remnant were recovered by the Holy Church, except his core, which Jake has. Without his true power from the bloodline but part of Yip of Yore's records, Jake might have a handful to deal with.
Wen L.
2026-01-15 14:35:06 +0000 UTCYay a Vespi chapter, bet sandy will love being an uncle, TFTC
phil
2026-01-15 14:33:40 +0000 UTCThanks for the chapter
Connor
2026-01-15 14:28:29 +0000 UTCRigoria. Who is Rigatoria lol
Jayce Sul
2026-01-15 14:25:52 +0000 UTCMakes me wonder….. if Rigatoria was behind Jake’s kidnapping attempt and ultimately Jake goes to war against Rigatoria, wouldn’t it help the war effort by leaps and bounds to ‘reawaken’ all of the extinct lineages? Obviously Vespy is a superior being among the true royals and that would make quite the splash! 😁
Suzanne Pearson
2026-01-15 14:23:45 +0000 UTCThank u for the story
C0bra$
2026-01-15 14:22:52 +0000 UTCOhhhh I’m DESPERATE to know more about the Holy Son, and especially Lucenti now that they (she?) has been mentioned twice recently. Tyftc, I’m very excited for the event.
tigerfishie
2026-01-15 14:22:01 +0000 UTCDon't forget the dao sect had that guy from the challenge dungeon. He was incredibly reasonable and yet he still absolutely waxed Jake like an old rusty car
Mrburns93
2026-01-15 14:17:14 +0000 UTCI remember the name, when was he mentioned again?
Jason Smith
2026-01-15 14:14:08 +0000 UTCTftc Just a question where are jakes familiy right now And love that we hear form the true royal form time to time
modersoccer
2026-01-15 14:12:19 +0000 UTCThank you for the chapter
joel southard
2026-01-15 14:11:30 +0000 UTCOr if he hurts Vespy somehow it might be Jake and Vespy vs the Eastbound Monk
DeAndrea H
2026-01-15 14:04:13 +0000 UTCIt's been a long time since the Eastbound Monk has been mentioned, is the Monk going to Jakes next rival? Or is it the other dragon lady?
Matt
2026-01-15 14:03:48 +0000 UTCI love when that happens. I’m still waiting on the hooded figure that hired William in book 13 who was capable of avoid leaving karmic bonds and left behind dead puppet bodies (much like the group that ambushed Jake and co in the void) to be tied back in.
DeAndrea H
2026-01-15 14:03:21 +0000 UTCI really want to know which faction the monk is from. I kinda expected him to be from the Dao sect but those guys seem reasonable enough to not need a warning. They can’t be from the holy church since we know they only had 9th and 10th place in their camp. I don’t remember any overly religious factions or where a monk would fit but maybe they were recruited by Rigoria at some point?
Phil Ritter
2026-01-15 13:48:35 +0000 UTCMuch appreciated. Honestly didn’t notice the disciple of lucenti back then
Phil Ritter
2026-01-15 13:44:14 +0000 UTCThanks for the chapter!
Kt-x
2026-01-15 13:42:12 +0000 UTCTftc
IntenseSushi
2026-01-15 13:41:49 +0000 UTCAh, there goes jesus!
Gavin Wayne Pitcher
2026-01-15 13:35:31 +0000 UTCWent back to the last Nevermore book to get this: Nevermore Leaderboards (C-grade): 93rd Universe. 1. Cheeto – Dead Tier 2. Wintermaul – Pinnacle Tier 3. Lopas – Pinnacle Tier 4. Holy Dawn Paladin – Pinnacle Tier 5. Arnold – Pinnacle Tier 6. Eastbound Monk – Pinnacle Tier 7. Disciple of Lucenti – Pinnacle Tier 8. Sword Saint – Pinnacle Tier 9. Immortal Faith – Pinnacle Tier 10. High Templar – Pinnacle Tier
Josie
2026-01-15 13:33:55 +0000 UTCI didn't hate the guy. wouldn't hate him becoming a pro-jake person.
brjenness
2026-01-15 13:29:39 +0000 UTCSame. I was right though when I guessed what the hiccup during the ritual was.
Phillip Masusock
2026-01-15 13:26:20 +0000 UTCeastie has been portrayed as a decent guy so far, but it could all be false humility. would be funny if he chooses to ignore his God's guidance to defeat jake and joins jake in the heretic chosen path.
brjenness
2026-01-15 13:26:07 +0000 UTCTftc
Meir Banon
2026-01-15 13:20:25 +0000 UTCThe buildup to the prima event is getting good.
Cory S.
2026-01-15 13:15:22 +0000 UTCTechnically that's Jake's grandkids. Jake's a grandfather boys.
Kyler
2026-01-15 13:14:05 +0000 UTCBe cool if she did decide to do an eighth with Jake’s help
Jordan Rogers
2026-01-15 13:11:04 +0000 UTCI am willing to bet that the Eastbound Monk is going to be Ellhalkan part 2, though a lot less morally black and white from Jake’s perspective.
Prospects
2026-01-15 13:09:34 +0000 UTCI have the feeling that her Seven guards will make up for the missing eighth by just being insanely overpowered in comparison to other queen’s guards.
Jan
2026-01-15 13:04:49 +0000 UTCLooks like a certain ice elemental is about to be made into shaved ice.
Michael Fannon
2026-01-15 13:04:38 +0000 UTCWait, do i smell an actual upcoming antagonist? In my Primal Hunter? Unheard of
Shandlar
2026-01-15 13:02:02 +0000 UTCHonestly, I get the feeling that the Chosen of Lucenti is Lillian. At least, that is what my gut is saying. Could totally be wrong though
Artemis1700
2026-01-15 12:59:54 +0000 UTCtyftc
Aritra Gupta
2026-01-15 12:57:34 +0000 UTCThank you for the chapter!
Alex Brodginski
2026-01-15 12:56:28 +0000 UTCThe world building is amazing
SeaSmoke
2026-01-15 12:55:32 +0000 UTCTftc
Matthias
2026-01-15 12:55:15 +0000 UTCTftc
Misa
2026-01-15 12:50:38 +0000 UTCEron is the eastbound monk i think. I remember reading that he is a candidate for chosen of a dao lord
Yahyo Malikov
2026-01-15 12:50:08 +0000 UTCBefore a trueroyal dies, she lays an egg that can give birth to the next trueroyal, who will then attempt to attain godhood. The Endless Empire has existed since the second or third age, and each age lasts hundreds of thousands or millions of years—or more—so there have almost certainly been many trueroyals throughout history.
Baged
2026-01-15 12:49:51 +0000 UTCYes, thank you for the chappy Zogarth!
JJB4345_80_815
2026-01-15 12:49:35 +0000 UTCNice! 1 step closer to the Seat of the exalted prima event!
Alexandre8901
2026-01-15 12:49:25 +0000 UTCI would like to see the perspective of these queen's guards the first time they meet Jake. Also is chosen of Lucenti a typo or is this just how they're being introduced. I don't remember that character from the leader boards and it feels like a pretty deliberate drop after Lilian brought up that she might be blessed by them in B grade.
Fyrtue
2026-01-15 12:45:57 +0000 UTCTFTC :) I might be wrong but werent there 100 true royals and each one was only replaced when they died whether from combat or old age meaning there were never more than 100 at a time, right? So how can "one in ten thousand true royals" be a metric for saying how extraordinary an event is? There havent been 10000 true royals to check against have there? I freely admit I might just be wrong. Suggested edits: "*Finally*, the ritual reached its *final* stage" repetitive phrasing. Either change the first to "Eventually" or the second to "closing" " looked somewhat *familiar* to Vesperia herself." should be "similar" "as she acknowledged her firstborn *True Royal* " should be "Queens Guard", right? "something disturbed ** about midway" missing word "you"
Xander
2026-01-15 12:43:24 +0000 UTCMaking us go back to book 12 to reread is wicked work
frankie doerr
2026-01-15 12:42:49 +0000 UTCDamn so we are getting a Jake vs Eastbound Monk or Vesperia vs Eastbound Monk
ByLordMatsLuck
2026-01-15 12:41:41 +0000 UTCI was expecting Vesperia to go "Twinsies. I got eight."
Alex R
2026-01-15 12:41:39 +0000 UTCShame Vespy didn't go for eight and prove to all these bugs that she's the best. I'm really looking forward to learning more about all these standouts we first heard about in Nevermore but haven't really gotten any details about.
djthomp
2026-01-15 12:41:36 +0000 UTCOooooo getting ready for the Prima Guardian is exciting
Hopeless Harp
2026-01-15 12:39:15 +0000 UTCIt's nice to hear about Vespy. Is it possible to get another guard later on in life and or redo the process?
Fdrugc
2026-01-15 12:37:02 +0000 UTCTyftc
Ben Cox
2026-01-15 12:36:45 +0000 UTCI can't wait to see this Chosen of Lucenti and have him freak out over Lillian
Rippchord
2026-01-15 12:36:10 +0000 UTC"The Eastbound Monk, a mysterious figure who’d proven themselves incredibly powerful in the Prima Guardian event." That's all we got so far from chapter 1263 for those who asked. There could be references further back in already printed books that had the chapters removed from here, but its too early to dig that deep.
Steven Myer
2026-01-15 12:35:15 +0000 UTCThanks for the chapter
Tilen Praprotnik
2026-01-15 12:34:44 +0000 UTCYay a vesperia chapter!!!
glutton 12
2026-01-15 12:34:25 +0000 UTCEron i think
Beemoss
2026-01-15 12:32:42 +0000 UTCTftc👍
Malo Thomas
2026-01-15 12:31:39 +0000 UTCTyftc
ShadeDweller9578
2026-01-15 12:29:38 +0000 UTCThe who?! Eastbound monk?! I don't remember that mf.
Gavin
2026-01-15 12:28:43 +0000 UTCDo we know who the eastbound monk is, or is he new?
Matthew
2026-01-15 12:26:44 +0000 UTCTFTC
Khodor Rammal
2026-01-15 12:19:20 +0000 UTCTftc
Matthew Ruiz
2026-01-15 12:19:05 +0000 UTCTFTC!
Shai182
2026-01-15 12:18:46 +0000 UTCTftc
Ed Soto
2026-01-15 12:18:44 +0000 UTCTftc
Beemoss
2026-01-15 12:18:28 +0000 UTCThanks for the chapter!
Arieh Sochaczevski
2026-01-15 12:18:06 +0000 UTCFirst strike arrow
Tyler S.
2026-01-15 12:18:01 +0000 UTC
