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Chapter 989: A Man Fought Monsters

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Nice, I liked this one. Though, Iron Lions and no mention of Lion Voltron? Tyftc

Chloe

Seriously though. The Table of Contents with the previous/next links are chef’s kiss. It ruins me for the other authors.

DeAndrea H

I know this is probably not said enough, but I have followed a handful of authors on Patreon and shirt is the only one who links previous/ next chapters. I just wanna say how much I appreciate him doing that. Truly, thank you.

Cilantro

All those avatars he had studying with Carlos could now be binge watching ALL THE THINGS, not just the stranger ones. ;;0)

Kristy Riedel

This chapter was great. The beginning verses coming again at the end was amazing!

Talmadge Hires

I’m so here for Delia

Opossums Coat

Thx for the chapter

Kconraw

Heh. Paul Burrell, Royal Butler to Diana, lives in Farndon just down the road. I'm guessing they would be able to relate

Carl Gherardi

Is Wrexham, Wales the seat of the Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes?

Carl Gherardi

One of the best chapters. "You did good"

Bango

same

Kay

Wow, I’m crying. This was lovely. 🥹

Kelly

If that wasn't a feel good chapter, I don't know what is

James Squibb

Yeah I feel like Farrah is technically more of a Jiminy Cricket character. She is supposed to remind the hegemon of who he is when he forgets and begins to act all high and mighty. Kind of a jester of sorts but with power to back it up.

J W

I said it once I'll say it again. The easiest way to 'Trap'/Lockdown Jason and his troops for months on end is by opening up multiple Transformation zones. Use Jason 'Hero complex' and the power of 'friendship' against them. With them locked away trying to 'save the world' the villains will have time to play. Seems like that's what they are trying to do now. SMH. ----------- Man-o-man I feel for Shade. I cannot fathom spending eternity with ppl who find F grade movies like "Mandroid" or "Eliminators" as classic entertainment. Honestly, shouldn't there be a committee dedicated to getting Jason caught up on pop culture? Maybe after he does, he could stop referring to 80's Movies/TV shows, that nobody knows or really cared about even then! Not me thou... I loved me some Airwolf and Knight Rider. But not enough to still reference it 40/50YEARS after it ended. LOL Surely someone sat him down to watch (All depending on what yr the magic world stopped making movies) 'Cast Away', The Lion King, The Green Mile,Spartacus, Xena, Hercules, Shawshank Redemption, Gladiator, Home Alone 1,2,3 or Stranger Things! ANYTHING ELSE, just so that he has use of other nonsensical references. LOL Have a movie night and let Shade pick the selection! Its only fair!

RonGAR

This one was special. Easily one of my favorites.

Douglas Sokolowski

So weird. I lived in Bangor for a decade! Proper fun seeing it mentioned

Wheels42

Yes, yes I do.

Kismet

LOL Sure

Jim Hudson

I think it was Trenchant Moore. Also perhaps another time around when Jason was defending a town whose defenses needed juice.

Trevor Counceller

LOL

Jim Hudson

Nah. He's grown enough to handle it. At least outwardly. He'll say something about being embarrassed to Shade, though.

Bryan Jackson

Thanks for saying that! I didn't realize it, but I totaly agree with every word in your comment 🥰

Zuzana Toulcová

I like how you write 🙂 would you happen to have some youtube or otherwise online lessons I could search up? My English is getting extremely rusty and I'd like to learn from you because it's refreshing 😀

Zuzana Toulcová

Although he is both and it's not contradictory in my mind 😌

Zuzana Toulcová

They were silver, for Jason it was monster slaughtering ☠️

Zuzana Toulcová

It was Trenchant Moore the Siegesword, sorry of i místopředseda miss spelled, I'm not local 😁 and it was in the book with flying islands on the cover 😆

Zuzana Toulcová

Maybe for Nik 🤪 she's low rank otherwise. Also, who'll protect the people there of she leaves?

Zuzana Toulcová

I like that.. earthlings but not humans ❤️

Zuzana Toulcová

What worries me was the mention of vampires and screams 😭🥺

Zuzana Toulcová

Shirt please make it so 🥰🥰🥰 it's been a while since Jason found someone willing to do everything to protect the people including dying... please keep her 🥹🥹🥹

Zuzana Toulcová

Did you? Lucky you. But why the past tence?

Zuzana Toulcová

Actually I think it's a mindset of a very few kids at least from what i remember here where I'm from

Zuzana Toulcová

Racial gift evolution worthy definitely!

Zuzana Toulcová

I'd like to know too 😄

Zuzana Toulcová

I dont think you can count her as his faithful - remember the discussion about her not voice of the will on tropical Island Jason created?

Zuzana Toulcová

Not me, reading a second time to solidify the impact of that last statement.

Michael Romo

on earth at least. While I agree with the sentiment, couldn't an argument be made that Farrah is also one of Jason's faithful. She keeps him in line and has absolute confidence in him doing what is right when it is needed despite all his quirks

Kalanaere

Let the Church of Jason be born and his High Priestess be known lol

Kalanaere

Now that you say it, I'm actually kind of disappointed in Shirt for not working the flat earthers into the storyline. Hell I'm sure Farrah would be happy to launch somebody into Orbit just to prove a point.

Kalanaere

Well you definitely have the wrathful god part on point. Said god also just turned a pack of iron lions into scrap.

Kalanaere

*perfect*

Michael Romo

To be fair “weed” is a lot more commonly used to refer to it than “pot” is even here in America. By an order of magnitude. When I read “pot plant” I don’t immediately think of weed and I used to be a big pothead lmao

MoonlitShade

Exactly.

jeffrey niski

"I'm John Miller, team cook"

Corvid

Last two chapters have been fire. Thoroughly enjoyed.

SomeGuyWhoReads

Taika and Travis became outworlders just as Jason did. They are all earthlings, but not humans.

Kristy Riedel

Probably yes. More so Belinda due to traps and trickery. I can't help but draw the parallel with her and Jason however. I don't remember the chapter and the plot thread has yet to be picked up but I recall someone being informed of Jason and his abilities and referring to him as an "affliction skirmisher". This chapter used the word skirmisher a few times.

Garrett Gibson

Jason is either gonna get suddenly shy from her fan girling or he's gonna lie and play it off

jeffrey niski

+1 to rick

Will

Also, technically I think Taika and Travis are outworlders now. I like thinking of them as Pallimustus stepchildren that’s great.

Daneen

This was a very good chapter. 🙏

Tenebrous Savant (Metatron)

Anyone else really want to see a flame war between some flat earth internet troll and an inter dimensional reality assassin?

DasGoat622

So the very first of Jason's faithful and a good show for Jason. Great read Thank yo so much.

Jim Hudson

As someone who has studied (read: has advanced degrees in) the English language, and teaches the English language at the university level, you are being not just needlessly pedantic - you are being incorrectly pedantic. Diction, or word choice, is an aspect of grammar that is most commonly associated with formal writing, which prose and verse are not. Dialogue is an expression of the speech pattern of the character. Imagine how boring dialogue would be if every character spoke in formal English without the use of contractions? It would read like AI, because that is not how people speak the language. Or, in colloquial English, “That’s not how people talk.” Which is grammatically incorrect but a phrase in common usage.

Chris Furry

Thanks for the culture info! Although I have good memories of friends and I seeing how many double meanings we could come up with while working in a greenhouse. Pass the pot was definitely an early one.

Jennifer Leigh

RR stubs any KU books, so those are gone, too.

Jennifer Leigh

Props on the double dissolution.

Stephen

So the very first of Jason's faithful outside his realms.

J W

Patreon posts all come down when the book comes out. The comments with it

Michael Hawkins

Zara did too

Ariel

This is racial gift evolution AND scar making stuff

Ariel

Oh yea, that's the good stuff

Ariel

Yes, where two of her fingers used to be. TFTC

Oddrey

Love it!

Maria Klein

One of my favorite chapters in a good long while They’re all good This one is just awesome

Abdulaziz ALRumaih

That was such a good chapter

Jayson J

that was fire, got me tearing up here.

Ben Ruland

So is shade a Ryan Reynolds or rob mcelhenney fan?

Tim Johnson

Great chapter!

KollegvomMirgan

*Mighty🐁 voice* "HeRe I come to save the DAAYYYY!"

Youkai-sama

Nope. Taika and Travis are like Pallimustus stepchildren... that's where Taika really became an adventurer and trained, their way and immersed in their culture. And Travis should have been given a lord title in Rimaros for his deeds, and now he has a Palli wife and everything... And they were temp. Taika always wanted to leave, and Travis is a core-using non-adventurer. This new one has the heart of a Palli adventurer and has never been there. :)

bryan ortiz

I bet she has a scar! This is scar making stuff.

Hayden Leech

Always love when Jason gets to do Hero Sh*t™.

Gilligan_Ng

I hope it makes you feel better being a bully.

Dylan Alexander

Great chapter, thanks

Tom Roettger

10/10 chapter

Lewis Long

I really enjoyed Delia! You did a really great job expressing how capable and driven she is in an extremely small amount of words. I hope we get more action from her pov soon!

Robert Grasser

You're being a pedantic ass. Good can be--and often is--used colloquially as an adverb. You could either say things are going pretty well or going pretty good, or that the charity does a lot of good. The phrase "You did good." has a completely different connotation and emotional impact than the phrase "You did well." in this context. Shut up and stop acting like using proper grammar in dialogue is anything other than an author's choice.

Sad Chemist

I was almost sure there was going to be a racial gift evolution coming for Delia. What a great chapter.

Chris Furry

Love this episode!!!

samwise

Absolutely wonderful chapter!

Alicia Bolick

Great chapter!

Victor Erickson

Nah, they’re often called pot plants here in Australia. Mostly because we don’t call Cannabis “pot” here. It’s usually known as weed instead.

CringeWorthyStudios

Oh I like that

Brad Gammey

Hey Shirt… you did good

Samuel Strode

You can try royal road but I don’t think the comments are as active

RGrocks

Now I have to read His Dark Materials again

Dennis

I listened to these on a friend's audible account. I'm loving going through these on patreon with the additional comments on every chapter. Is there an original place the chapters were released that has all the original commentary? Where could I find something like that?

Sabroso JFD!

Makes it even better than!

Samendio Mathieu

Hold the line…..

BloodStorm

Maybe that’s the mind set of most kids

Justin

Yeah but I mean from earth that was a legit child. Most people now still fear him from what we’ve seen

Justin

And Travis…

Andre Morales

Travis did as well along with Hump’s mom :)

Andre Morales

What? Taika doesn’t count?

Alejandro Piña

Outstanding chapter!

Dino

Still love Lenora and Barry!

Jennifer Leigh

SO GOOD

Jacob Trevino

Finally someone sees Jason for what he is from the moment they saw him

Justin

Hehehehe

Sabroso JFD!

Damn onion ninjas. Fantastic chapter

Carl Gherardi

Knew member of them team 👀

Malcolm Gray

She would be a good addition to one of the Asano village teams

Mike Zebill

I bet she could learn a lot from Clive and Belinda

Mike Zebill

If you are referring to Jason in the quarry village he was still iron rank. He and his team didn't rank to bronze until they were in the Astral space.

Mike Zebill

Now she needs some time to heal. And she needs to meet someone who “runs a school”. I’m sure Jason knows a person or two to help her.

Danny G

Iron ranker.

Kevin Clark

I didn't. Haha

Michael Romo

Pot plant, I'm sure you meant potted plant. But imagining someone in asano village opening growing pot is hilarious.

Michael Romo

Several chapters ago a bronze ranker stood up to a silver rank water elemental just so a few people could survive. Now that same hold ranker witnessed a silver ranker giving every last bit of themselves to save some bronze rankers. The writing and call backs are so beautiful. I shed a tear 😢

Samendio Mathieu

Ohhhh hellll yeeeesssssss

Tristan

This. So much of what we have read of other people perspective about Jason is negative. Here is a young girl who saw the hero. Who recognized that the ‘superheroes’ were posers and that Jason sacrificed to save lives - and wanted to grow up to do the same. One of your best chapters recently. Thanks Shirt.

Clarke

I'm not crying, you're crying

Ruari Yeen

Now that was old school Jason. An adventurer, helping people. Delia's viewpoint of him as a hero was great.

Tarry Higgins

Yay the World Came Knocking. And she gets to meet her Hero. Oh wait you're never supposed to meet your hero. Hmm

Justin Butler

Good isn’t an adverb, well is. You don’t say, ‘you did bad’. You say ‘ you didn’t do very well’ or ‘you did terribly’. In this case. ‘You did well’ or ‘you succeeded’.

Dylan Alexander

Sometime is going to have a new friend

Sebastianos Ionnides

Thank you for an excellent Chapter Shirt. The perfect pastry with light fluffy parts and dark chocolate parts. ;) "The body was an interdimensional shadow alien, Barry" reminded me of an old saying along the lines of Death is a constant companion, you need only look or speak over your left shoulder to know if its your time. It would be nice to have my own personal shade on my left shoulder to ask that question.

John Durrett

Great chapter.

Scott Way

First earthling member??

bryan ortiz

You did good is actually correct btw, "you did good" and "you did well" can mean different things and in this context both meanings work so your nitpick as actually wrong. You can look this up

Daniel is ŁØNE

Thanks for the chapter.

Joshua Little

Fucking YAAAAAAY! EXCELLENT CHAPTER, man! Sooooo good!

Richard Bonds

No mate, as an Australian he would have definitely said ‘you did good’. He may have even said ‘ya did good’.

Bonnie Leslie

tftc

gator mate

Aww.

Stephanie Washburn

In this case, it's an Australian dialect thing. So while written words might follow those rules, the accuracy to character and origin would overrule the technically correct English. It's like an accent. I believe the terminology is regiolect or regional dialect.

lockx

New team member!

Trevor Mallow

Yes. However, most people's spoken speech is not grammatically correct. Also, to many people, "You did well" and "You did good" do not mean exactly the same thing.

Seaspike

Was just thinking that...

Seaspike

Oh God that was perfect! On point! Exactly what I wanted! "You did good"

Kim Santos

Yeah. We could use an intergalactic hero about now. Maybe that hit so hard because I’m jealous that she got to fight monsters. 👺

Molly

That was awesome

Adam

I think she should be taken on as jason’s apprentice

Fate Hydrax

Damn. Loved that chapter from word 1 to the last word. Well done!

Vodyinoi

One of the best chapters in a while, be good to see him and the others get back to there roots clearing the boards saving people and building a solid reputation with the world, that would cause the remaning governments to completely loose leverage and power over him and solidify his reputation around the world.

Tex Northend

I love how this calls back to Jason fighting that silver rank monster to save the village in book 3.

Liy

He fights monsters, he fights with monsters, and he fights against his own monsters

Vincent Ciavone

I love moments like these. Where Jason lives up to the hero image that the younger generation have of him. He doesn't see it. But all those closest to him do. He is the inspiration for so many.

Tina Young

This was a great chat! Thanks Shirt!

ABTelford

I love everything about this chapter

James Rosado

Well I’m sorry, I studied the English language and these things just stick with me.

Dylan Alexander

That's good, this chapter is a breeze of fresh air, outstanding storytelling. TYFTC

Bert Bertinelli

You’re being needlessly pedantic. Word choice in dialogue is often attributed to a character’s speech patterns but if that’s not good enough, either could be acceptable here. She “did well” with a job well done OR she “did good” by fighting the good fight and standing between the bad guys and the people.

Joshua Konieczka

Weird time for it to rain I think you mean.. I had the same freak storm happen to me as well.

Iron Knight

Nobody likes pedants. Ever

Pierce

I’m sorry but is shade a reds fan?

Evan Fog

This is modern prose. Jason would say "You did good."

Soli116

Wow what a chapter, that was amazing, thank you Shirt

Walter Kimberly

Oh yeah that's what I'm talking about. I love me some monster hunting

Jeff

This is what this story is about, when it’s at its best. Heroes getting to be heroes The little ones like Delia and the big ones like Jason. Sophie cleansing cities, the rest of the team for sure being awesome And just a little snark from a guy named Barry

Pierce

Ahh! Some good, old-fashioned heroing! Just a little, as a treat. ;)

Joanna

Most excellent chapter

David Collins

In correct English it’s do well. Look it up. You’d say ‘I did well’. instead of ‘I did good’.

Dylan Alexander

Excellent chapter

Zachary Blevins

This might be the best chapter I have read in awhile. But maybe that is just because of all the real life iron lions I am starting to see circle us in the world. Resistance takes many forms.

Justin Hunsberger

This time I read this with Pants!

James Culbreath

No its definitely ‘did good’ might be an Aussie thing but ‘done well’ or ‘did good’

John Collier

💯

Taran Rhynsburger

Dang it Shirt, I wasn't planning on crying today.

JC Weiss

Right!? And who doesn’t want to hear those words from their hero? Ah, satisfaction ❤️

Chiqui Joy

I too had tears welling up.

JonO

I honestly hope she gets a fabulous scar and title for that. She'd have to have at least a gift evolution. I like this girl and want her to thrive.

JonO

"you did good" might be the best line in this entire story. Seriously, I've got chills

Nick

Right? She has maybe 1/3-1/2 of this chapter, and already I feel proud of her and want to see more of her.

David Petersen

Kinda helps set the insane time table we have here

Charles A. Pehl

I love how every chapter of this story makes me feel.

ReadingObsessed

This is what i came to say. Also Jason being the hero is exactly what earth needs and what his "identity" needs to make jason loved by everyone again

Jacob Goodrich

It's nice to see Jason being seen as a hero instead of just a scary monster in the dark.

Zack

Seeing Jason's, positive impact on people growing up 🌟

FabianTheGreat

best chapter in a while.

mockery jones

It did make me tear up lol.

David Petersen

Me too. Echoes of Jason standing against the elemental in that village, so long ago and a world away.

Skade

It’s did well not did good.

Dylan Alexander

This was good.

Tabitha Patrick

goddess that “you did good” almost made me cry 🥹

Reed M

Aw Delia - you did such a good job. Someone said something on Monday about how well-crafted these graceful little snippets are — just enough insight into a character to make you care about a person that never was… i haven’t slept in 2 days so I’m a little maudlin, but I feel so proud of her.

Molly

Biscuits!

Arieh Sochaczevski

Shirt is on one. I think this may be one of the best chapters written chapters in the whole series. That little “as a girl” motif is killer. TFTC!!!!!

Bingus McCready

So many times I’ve seen the dark side of the story, it’s nice to see the bright side of heroism. Glad Jason made it in time to save Delia

mhaj58

Great chapter hope she becomes a regular, she's dedicated

Daniel Everest

First time being busy at work has paid off. Getting to read Two chapters back to back

JDPEI97

4th

Meruem92

3rd

Meruem92

Woohoo

Justin Edwards

Furst

Gage Gros

Biscuits!

Ryan Pepp

First

Raphe Salmon

Biscuits tyftc

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