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

On the other side of the hill, these words reverberated in Hex's mind. He scrambled back to his feet after the initial shockwave subsided.

"W-what do you mean?" He asked stupidly, hoping to hear anything else than the actual words he heard.

The sky rumbled loudly as lightning flashed through the dark clouds coiling above the castle. It hadn't dispersed after the lightning struck. On the contrary, it seemed to be enraged. The distant thundering made his heart skip beats. It was akin to a beast readying itself to unleash its fury.

"What's happening?" Silvera was quick on her feet and ran up to the baron. "I thought you said everything in the castle is under your control? How could THIS have happened?"

She was seething with anger but Hex saw her eyes and the looks within them. It wasn't fear. It was worry.

"Things are still under control," the baron said.

This era's protagonist