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

Briella exclaimed in shock at the sight before her. The loud explosion alarmed Ivran and her. They hurried to here at once.

But the first thing they saw upon arrival was Althea standing with her spear pierced through the heart of the frail-looking girl they were supposed to be healing. It didn't help that Hestia stood between them, wrapped in vines and dried smears of blood over her clothes and face.

Ivran didn't say anything. He observed the surroundings in silence. As an old Knight, he had seen far more disturbing things. He left the ladies to recover from their shock.

Briella's shrill voice pulled them out of their stunned state. Hestia retracted her vines and hugged Alice's lifeless body. Althea gave it a jerk, pulling it smoothly, careful not to harm the woman's body anymore.

Inside the tower