The Primal Hunter

Chapter 100

The family sat gathered around the table, enjoying their breakfast. The rays of sunlight hit the table, highlighting the vast selection to choose from. Scrambled eggs, bacon, sausages, bread, whatever one wanted. Caleb had even convinced their dad to make pancakes that morning. Mom had objected, but Caleb had gotten his will. It was only his birthday once a year, after all.

Jake was enjoying one of the aforementioned pancakes, with perhaps a bit too much honey on. Which, of course, resulted in an admonishing gaze from his mom across the table. One he tried to ignore as he sheepishly put the fork into his mouth, the honey dripping down on the plate.

It was three weeks before the system arrived. Jake had gone back to visit his parents and brother to celebrate his brother’s 27th birthday.

Also at the table were his parents as well as Maja, Caleb’s wife. They had gotten married at what many considered a young age, but Caleb felt it was the right thing to do after she got pregnant. A pregnancy she was currently seven months into. Also... it made the loan on their new house a lot cheaper.

Maja sat at the table, her stomach clearly showing, as she spoke to his mother, Debra. Debra gave all the tips about having a first child, along with embarrassing anecdotes about Jake and Caleb.

“Jake used to be very quiet, while Caleb kept us up all night every night,” she said, as she jokingly added. “Caleb was quite lucky we had Jake first, or we wouldn’t have mustered up the courage to have another.”

“Mom, come on, I can’t have been that bad,” Caleb protested, getting only a giggle from Maja.

“He still keeps me up all night even now,” Maja said without thinking.

The rest of the family all looked at her awkwardly for a moment with Jake’s dad, Robert, nearly choking on his coffee.

Maja seemed to realize the meaning of what she said as she turned red, and frantically tried to explain.

“Snoring! He snores!” she protested loudly, earning only a chuckle.

In an attempt to help his wife, Caleb swiftly changed the subject as he turned to Jake.

“So, how is work these days? Heard your company is quite busy after going public last month.”

Jake, getting the hint, helped dispel the awkward atmosphere and gladly answered.

“Yeah, management is all up in our asses about putting out the, and I quote, ‘biggest numbers to date.’ I am not even sure management knows what half of those numbers mean.”

“Can’t be all bad, don’t you get along with that Jacob fellow?” Deborah asked.

“He can only lift up the average intelligence of the management that much,” Jake joked.

“I agree; they can’t be all that bright,” Caleb said, nodding. “They were dumb enough to hire you after all.”

“Cal, be nice!” Maja said as she poked him in the arm with her elbow.

“Birthday boy using up his leeway fast,” Jake said, pointing his still honey-covered fork at his brother. “Going to have to take back presents if you don’t behave soon, young man.”

“I apologize, oh bringer of the big numbers,” he answered, holding up his hands in mock surrender.

It was the last time Jake had met his family. After that, he had been busy, and the trip back to his hometown was pretty long.

his parents. It wasn’t big, but it was decently sized, having around 40.000 inhabitants. Caleb worked as a teacher at an elementary school, while Maja studied at the university half

a part of the family forever. She grew up next door and was over almost every day. Jake had been the older brother, with Caleb and Maja being the

out alone. Things developed as they do, and the two

see his closest family as much as he should. He was always in the weird paradox that going to see them seemed

other hand, he enjoyed being around them. They were the only people in his life he was truly close to. The only ones he could openly joke and have fun around. He didn’t feel like he had to put up any walls or

kind, who had never put him down

and his dad as an engineer. They had neither been rich nor poor, growing up solidly in the upper-middle class. The classical

people were the most important in

off again?” Caleb asked as they were cleaning

to be at the airport before 5,” Jake answered as he put

any plans for

have already prepared everything for

do,” Caleb said as he put

so earlier, and they had waited for Jake to get home to provide his free moving service. At least he paid him back by making his brother offer a free taxi-ride later

the airport, he gave his mom a hug, his dad a slap on the shoulder, followed by also giving

carry-on bag, he didn’t need to be there much in advance, but he was still kind of in a hurry. Not too much in a hurry for a

a hug. The manly kind. Turning to Maja, he also gave

side-note, Jake,” his brother said, “Any progress on the Caroline

“None at all.”

your shit

am pretty sure it never will turn to anything,” Jake answered, quite assuredly. “Take care, you two. I hope

one to croak that easily,”

as he waved the two of them off. He started walking onwards, but instead of a gate, he saw a portal leading into

to himself as he walked through the portal, the dream dissolving

front of him. The faint frown and the serious look in his eyes, coupled

at the behest of the higher-ups arranged for several ancient and expensive tomes to be transported

off an aura and feeling that made one unable to ignore him. Inera had been with the church since birth, yet she had never felt a man

only ever read of in old scriptures but never actually encountered. A rare variant class

young Augur was another interesting one - the one called Bertram. Another mystery

conviction, and personal belief - his class reforged upon becoming a guardian, now possessing one just as mysterious as the Augur himself. And while the Augur himself could not fight, his guardian

Master, acknowledged for his foundation and ability to

than man, perhaps he would more easily be compared to a summoned familiar. But even that was wrong, as such entities very rarely reached the level of sapience, and they all were more comparable to monsters rather than

equally puzzling and enjoyable to interact with the two of them. They were very different from anyone she

father gladly explained everything to them. She had a hard time wrapping her head around anyone living in a world without the system, which the two

the two uttered without a care in the world. They questioned the pantheon’s goals

expected it. Inera also knew that her station was not one to question the Augur either. His level of recognition from the gods was far

title of Grand Master of the Templars of Morning Bright. One of the many orders of templars under the church. As a man solidly in the B-rank, he had great renown

his great title and honor, he hadn’t met any of the higher rank gods. He held the blessing of one of the subordinate gods in charge of their part of the church, a blessing far less honorable and impactful than one bestowed

screen in place of the blessing, and it did nothing more than open up new paths. She was a priestess in the order and had recently been transferred to this area to help train new acolytes. What she hadn’t known was

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