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.

town as 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

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 two

had started hanging out alone. Things developed as they do, and the two ended up going out, getting married, and were

paradox that going to see them seemed like such a hassle, and he

he could openly joke

just average folk - the supporting and loving kind, who had never put him down for any

had neither been rich nor poor, growing up solidly in the

Jake, these four people were

take off again?” Caleb asked as they were

the airport before 5,” Jake answered

any plans for the

everything for that

said as he put on

they had waited for Jake to

hug, his dad a slap on the shoulder, followed by also giving his old man a hug. With that came a

carry-on bag, he didn’t need to be there much

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

side-note, Jake,” his brother said, “Any

“None at all.”

get your shit

Jake answered, quite assuredly. “Take care, you two. I

will. I am not one to croak that easily,” Caleb answered, as

started walking onwards, but instead of

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

the serious look in his eyes,

behest of the higher-ups arranged for several ancient and expensive

unable to ignore him. Inera had

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

- the one called Bertram. Another mystery to her, as he too

upon becoming a guardian, now possessing one just as mysterious as the Augur himself.

even praised by the Grand Master, acknowledged for his foundation and ability to grow. His semi-immortality from his connection to the Augur

that was wrong, as such entities very rarely reached the level of

interact with the two of them. They were very

knew, and her 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

surprised her the most was the blatant blasphemy the two uttered without a care in the world. They questioned the pantheon’s goals openly, questioned their methods, and

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

Morning Bright. One of the many orders of

one of the subordinate gods in charge of their part of the

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 that the only ones she was meant

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