JayScribe

'Why can't life be simple? I just wished to be the next baron of Grindeston. Now I have to face the world and Heavens above, only because of the damn stone acting like my heart?'

Hex Darkenmane, scorned and despised by people and his fate, struggled in the dark chasms of the Endless Mountains to have one chance at becoming Blessed. Once he threaded the path of Knights, he would challenge the baron and gain everyone's respect. 

But things weren't as simple as he imagined. Only after gaining a Blessing and starting as a Squire did he learn the truth about the world and the Heaven governing over it. The baron's power knew no limits, Heaven wasn't as benevolent as preached, and his origin wasn't as simple as he believed. 

To make things worse, his master didn't seem interested in teaching. He landed in a battle between powerhouses and Heavens and was confronted with his origin. 

But like he never despaired in the deepest chasms of the mountains, he never considered giving up no matter how high the odds were stacked against him.

"Give up? Why? Isn't it just the entire world and the Heaven around it, coming at me? Even if I stand alone, I won't be disheartened. Step by step, I will thread on my foes, going beyond Heaven itself.  The road is long and lonely but don't pity me, for I don't pity myself. Toward others but especially towards myself, I am stonehearted."

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A/N: WEIRDNESS

I started to write after being tired of system, harem, and R18 novels that seemed copied from each other (I AM NOT DISSING ANYONE). I decided to write my own story, trying to blend traditional fantasy with web novels, adding weirdness as the main spice.

The Stonehearted Knight

Hex felt his mind go blank for a second. After the delay, he finally registered his master's words.

"I have become a Knight? For real? Just like that?" Hex asked, giving the baron a look that seemed to say are you serious?

"Yes, just like that you are a Knight now."

Hearing the baron's affirmative tone made Hex realize he reached the stage that once seemed out of reach.

"B-but how? It was so...simple?" Just a day ago he reached the Third Blessing as a Squire. People remain stuck at that stage for decennia. Some even for life. Yet, he surpassed that stage in one day?

"Was it so simple?" The baron asked, giving him a look with his deadpan face.

"I guess a fool like you would consider it simple. After all, you just had to put your life on the line each time, didn't you? But then again, what's the life of someone like you worth?"

"Ow. Yeah," Hex laughed, feeling a bit embarrassed. But soon his embarrassment turned into joy.

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