The Malefic Viper

Like all beasts, who gain the Polymorph skill at C-grade, the Viper is capable of changing his appearance. When Jake first met the Viper, the Primordial appeared as a scalekin. The Viper had extremely fine black scales with a slight dark green tinge lining his entire body, eyes that shone dim-green with piercing vertical slits for pupils, and long, unkempt black hair.^[2] He wore a tattered black robe with simple, dark green engravings running across it.

The Malefic Viper is an extremely ambitious and highly motivated person. He has a strong sense of curiosity and is extraordinarily intelligent. He is clever, cunning, and very good at long-term planning. He is known to be a schemer, exceptionally capable of understanding the motivations of others and playing the long game to achieve his ultimate objectives.

Throughout the series, the Malefic Viper has shown two sides towards others. To those he values, Villy is an immensely valuable ally and a great friend. In contrast to his multiversal reputation, he loves pranks, bets, and jokes. With Jake, Villy is always ready to toss in a funny comment and toss back a beer. With Duskleaf and Snappy, he's playful and teasing, continually poking fun of their serious and dour demeanors. With Nature's Attendant, he is warm and respectful.

For those who land on the Viper's bad side? He is considered vengeance personified, willing to wipe out a galaxy to destroy a handful of people who have wronged him. Vilastromoz has little patience and even less empathy for those that he considers weak or unmotivated. He is admittedly amoral at best, and has no issues with being considered evil or a villain. He believes that might makes right and that the goal should be to grow strong enough to do whatever the hell you want. If you aren't strong enough to defend yourself, then you got what you deserved.

The Malefic Viper was born a mundane snake, prior to the integration of the first universe. He lived in an area that the rest of his planet eventually called "The Desolates" for its low mana concentration and the later appearance of desolate affinity. As a low-grade snake, he ate a diet consisting largely of poisonous mushrooms with necrotic properties. The Viper eventually learned to produce similar properties in his own venom and his Path focused on poisons.

At D-grade, the Viper evolved into a winged serpent with the ability to spit poison mist. He also seemed to have a small number of low-grade human worshippers in the Desolates during this time.

At C-grade, the Viper evolved into a wyvern and decided to leave the area in which he was born. Upon exiting his home region, he discovered a number of powerful human settlements. During this time, he became known as the Wyvern of the Desolates.

The Viper spent a number of years on his original world, hunting humans, looting cities for treasures, learning to take human form, and learning alchemy. He perfected his ability to deceive and poison humans that he otherwise wouldn't have been able to kill at the time.

The Malefic Viper had a master in C-grade who was eventually monikered "The First Sage". This master was critical to the Viper's journey with Vilastromoz even going as far as saying "I actually think meeting him was one of the reasons I even managed to become a god." The sage was immensely talented, "a jack of all trades, master of all," according to the Viper.

Additionally, The First Sage had a bloodline called the "Bloodline of the Immortal Mind" which gave only one thing: Perfect Memory. Vilastromoz later inherited this bloodline by request as a reward in a system event. Despite being immensely talented, The First Sage ultimately died in C-grade, not due to a lack of ability, but the lack of will, exacerbated by brutal mental health issues. The First Sage eventually asked Vilastromoz to kill him so his records could live on through his disciple. The Viper fulfilled this request with great reluctance.

At this point, Vilastromoz destroyed his whole world, leaving him stranded alone on the planet as a peak C-grade. He developed an intense hatred of his home world and the system. This hostility resulted in levels and an evolution to a Calamitous Banespike Dragon at B-grade, after which the Viper was finally capable of leaving his world and seeking destruction of other worlds.

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During an S-grade system event, The Malefic Viper met Valdemar for the first time. The two clashed over a treasure and the Viper lost, even though Valdemar was on a lower level. This would be their first clash of many.

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The Viper was active during the 5th era. He implies to Jake that he may have been involved in "ruining" a lesser universe during the fifth era^[3].

It was also during this time that he met the then-S grade Sanguine, who came the Malefic Order in order to seek training and mentorship on his quest to create a new race. The Viper described Sanguine as "the most talented alchemist [he'd] ever met since Duskleaf"^[4]. After reaching godhood, Sanguine succeeded in creating the Vampires. However, he was eventually killed by some of the larger factions of the multiverse who were angered by his creation of a transcendence that would theoretically allow the Vampires to rival the Risen and the Holy Church as a path to immortality. The Viper declined to help Sanguine, believing it was Sanguine's battle and that he'd known the risks of creating a race that rivaled two Primordial factions. The Viper did, however provide refuge for vampires that survived the subsequent purge. To this day, most vampires have loyalty to the Malefic Order in gratitude to the Viper for taking them in, as well as for the role he played in creating their race.

In the seventh era, the Viper lost his family in an undisclosed event. Enraged, he laid waste to the pantheon responsible, resulting in 10% of the seventh universe being a desolate area where nothing can live. The Viper's rampage required the intervention of 8 primordials to stop him. The fight resulted in all the primordials involved retreating to their divine realms for over 10,000 years to recover. The Viper chose to seclude himself in his divine realm for more than 85 eras. Without their primordial protector, the Order of the Malefic Viper slowly lost its influence.

During the tutorials of the 93rd universe, Jake Thayne unintentionally entered the Viper's divine realm through a legacy challenge dungeon created by the Viper back in the first era. The two talk and Jake encouraged the Viper to not give up on life. This unassuming encouragement lead the Viper to grant Jake a True Blessing. Shortly after Jake returned to the tutorial, the Viper exited his divine realm.

Upon his return, the Viper warned all factions to evacuate their holdings on Primordial-4, the location of the main hall of the Order of the Malefic Viper. Most complied, but notably the Brimstone Hegemon refused, believing that the Viper was not strong enough to enforce his will after eras of seclusion. To prove his capability, the Viper entered the Brimstone Hegemon's divine realm and killed the stubborn god, demonstrating to the multiverse that the primordial was still extremely powerful. In the immediate aftermath of the killing, he was confronted by Yip of Yore. They had a brief scuffle, ended by the two agreeing to have their next battle by proxy through their respective chosen.

• Malefic Viper's Poison
• Partial Omniscience
• Shroud of the Primordial

• Touch of the Malefic Viper
• Scales of the Malefic Viper
• Palate of the Malefic Viper
• Fangs of the Malefic Viper
• Pride of the Malefic Viper
• Blood of the Malefic Viper
• Wings of the Malefic Viper
• Sense of the Malefic Viper
• Sagacity of the Malefic Viper

• Polymorph

• Malefic Alchemy: Transmutation

• F-Grade:
  • Alchemist of the Malefic Viper
• E-Grade:
  • Experienced Alchemist of the Malefic Viper
  • Gardener of the Malefic Viper
  • Prodigious Alchemist of the Malefic Viper
• D-Grade:
  • Renowned Expert Alchemist of the Malefic Viper
  • Heretical Alchemist of the Malefic Viper
  • True Confidant of the Malefic Viper
  • Saint-Alchemist of the Malefic Viper
  • Heretic-Chosen Alchemist of the Malefic Viper
• C-Grade:
  • Planetary Leader of the Malefic Viper
  • Heretic-Chosen Prophet of the Malefic Viper
  • Heretic-Chosen Cursed Corruptor of the Malefic Viper
  • Heretic-Chosen Alchemist of the Malefic Viper
• B-Grade:
  • Galactic Conqueror of the Malefic Viper
  • Heretic-Chosen Prophet of the Malefic Viper

• D-Grade:
  • Hunter-Champion of the Malefic Viper
• C-Grade:
  • Heretic-Chosen Champion of the Malefic Viper
• B-grade:
  • Exalted Hunter-Champion of the Malefic Viper

The Malefic Viper ascended from a scalekin, part of the monster races who receive no stat boosts from equipment. However, he does use a staff, created with help from the Starseizing Titan. The staff is described as an ancient-looking wooden staff with metal bindings covering the body. The staff's head is a dark green orb with a faint glow.^[5] It's a Soulbound weapon made from roots gifted by Yggdrasil, metals taken from forbidden realms, and an orb from a Godking-level elemental god the Viper corrupted using his malefic affinity eras ago.^[6]

• True-Grade:
  • 'Black Snake' Staff

• [Lesser Blessing of the Malefic Viper (Blessing - Lesser)]
  • Be recognized by the Malefic Viper himself. Few throughout the ages have found themselves blessed by a Primordial, despite the desire for so many to be. +5% Wisdom. Grants access to many new paths. Only one blessing can be held at a time.
• [Divine Blessing of the Malefic Viper (Blessing - Divine)]
  • (records missing)

• [True Blessing of the Malefic Viper (Blessing - True)]
  • An alchemist recognized by the Malefic Viper himself. Few throughout the ages have found themselves blessed by the Primordial, despite their desire to be so. Through your direct karmic connection, the wisdom and willpower of the Malefic Viper empower you. +10% Willpower, +10% Wisdom. Grants access to many new paths. Only one blessing can be held at a time.
  • You are his Chosen. Now even the true blood of the Malefic Viper himself is found within your very being, only strengthening your bond further. Through your direct karmic and bodily connection, the wisdom, willpower, and vitality of the Malefic Viper empower you. +10% Willpower, +10% Wisdom, +10% Vitality. Grants access to many new paths.
  • An Alchemist recognized by the Malefic Viper himself that has now seized parts of the blessing in an act of defiance. Few throughout the ages have found themselves blessed by the Primordial, despite their desire to be so. You are his Chosen. Now even the true blood of the Malefic Viper himself is found within your very being, only strengthening your bond further. Through your powerful direct karmic and bodily connection, the wisdom, willpower, vitality, and intelligence of the Malefic Viper empower you. +10% Willpower, +10% Wisdom, +10% Vitality, +10% Intelligence. Grants access to many new paths. Only one blessing can be held at a time. Cannot be denounced or retracted.

The Malefic Viper's divine realm is one of desolation. Jake described it as extremely dark, a vast plane of nothingness. The terrain appears to be smooth black rocks, similar to granite. The environment is full of an extremely toxic light mist.^[7] Normally, no one below S-grade can surive inside the Viper's realm.^[8]

Inside the realm, the Viper stays in a decrepit, old cave. However, his realm also contains a valley, one that has no desolation but rather is brimming with life, including small animals, shrubbery, and calm winds. In the center of this valley, are two obelisks. One obelisk has countless runes of unimaginable power and information, covering every speck of its surface. The other obelisk holds only a single rune that holds no power. The nearly blank obelisk holds a single world: Hope.^[8] It is implied later that these two obelisks may mark the current resting place of the Viper's wife and child.

Jake is the Viper's Chosen, the holder of his True Blessing. The Viper considers Jake a good friend. He appears to be curious about Jake's bloodline. The Viper also seems to believe Jake has what it takes to ascend.

This section is for names that the Viper himself repeatedly uses or acknowledges. See the character box for low-frequency aliases that other characters may use to refer to the Viper.

• Vilastromoz

The suffix -stromoz in any name means that Viper became a true dragon at one point. It is known that his B-grade evolution into a Calamitous Banespike Dragon is to be considered his True Dragon race.

• Vilas

The Viper's name before he evolved to become a True Dragon. This name is still used by some, such as Nature's Attendant and the Wyrmgod, and usually indicates that the user has a particularly close relationship with the Viper. This is also the name used in chapters containing the Viper's inner monologue.

• Villy - Jake-Given Name

"While I have been called Vilas before… that one is a first. I am pretty sure I know of at least a handful of religious organizations who would have you lynched for such blasphemy. " - Villy

• The Malefic Viper

Vilastromoz's multiversal title and the one usually used for referring to him in conversation.

• The Malefic One

An honorific used to show respect to the Viper's status. Almost always used when subordinates speak directly to the Viper: "This one greets the Malefic One."