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

"Let's descend carefully. It will take half a day before we reach the first village."

Hex and Hestia nodded at Althea who took the lead in the subsequent part of the journey. She had journeyed through these parts the most recently among their group of three.

After descending a few tens of meters, Hex noticed bushes and sparsely growing small trees. Another hundred meters brought them almost to the flat ground. This is where the forest started.

Hex watched slack-jawed at the giant trees before him. They were easily over a hundred meters tall. Even though he heard about forests, he still felt intimidated by the unending line of trees. As soon as they entered the forest, Hex sensed the sun's heat disappear.

Looking up, he noticed the sky disappear, leaving the tree crowns above. It wasn't hard to move between the thick trunks. The coverage with leaves above didn't allow much sunlight in the forest, making it hard for other plants to grow.

Through the woods