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.

sized, having around 40.000 inhabitants. Caleb worked as a teacher at an elementary school, while Maja studied at the university half an hour away in a larger

every day. Jake had been the

started hanging out alone. Things developed as they do, and the two ended up

much as he should. He was always in the weird paradox that going to see

The only ones he could openly joke and have fun around. He didn’t

kind, who had never put him down for any decisions he

engineer. They had neither been rich nor poor, growing up solidly in the upper-middle class. The classical family unit, if

four people were the

plane take off again?” Caleb asked as they were cleaning up the

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

plans for the

for that stupid conference, so

do,” Caleb said as he put on a

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

also giving his old man a hug. With that came a promise to return home for his mother’s birthday

promised. With only his 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

Jake said, as he gave his brother a hug. The

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

“None at all.”

get your

sure it never will turn to anything,” Jake answered, quite assuredly. “Take

one to croak that easily,” Caleb answered,

them off. He started walking onwards, but instead of a gate, he saw a

as he walked

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

long since she had come here. Inera’s father had at the behest of the higher-ups arranged for several ancient and

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

in old scriptures but never actually encountered. A rare variant class with requirements still unknown,

Another mystery to her, as he too was a

karma, conviction, and personal belief - his class reforged upon becoming a guardian, now possessing one just as mysterious

Grand Master, acknowledged for his foundation

compared to a summoned familiar. But even that was wrong, as such

them. They were very different

explained everything to them.

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

Almost as if he expected it. Inera also knew that her station was not one to

the many orders of templars under the church. As a

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

in the order

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