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.

It wasn’t big, but it was decently sized, having around 40.000 inhabitants. Caleb worked as a teacher at an elementary school,

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

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

family as much as he should. He was always in the weird paradox that going to see them seemed like such a hassle, and he always looked forward to just relaxing alone

around them. They were the only people in his life he was truly close to. The only ones he could openly joke

the supporting and loving kind, who had never put him down for any decisions he had

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

Jake, these four people were the most

off again?” Caleb asked as they

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

any plans for the

prepared everything for that

now you do,” Caleb said as he put

rest of his day was spent walking around carrying heavy furniture. The two newlyweds had gotten a bigger house a month or so earlier, and they had waited for Jake to get home to provide his free moving service. At least he paid him

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

there much in advance, but he was still kind of in a hurry. Not too much in a hurry for a proper farewell,

care of Maja, Cal,” Jake said, as he gave his brother a hug. The manly kind.

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 care, you two. I hope

I am not one to

waved the two of them off. He started walking onwards, but instead of a

to himself as he walked through the portal, the dream

faint frown and the serious look in his eyes, coupled with his handsome features, made it look

Inera’s father had at the behest of the higher-ups arranged for several ancient and expensive tomes to be transported

aura and feeling that made one unable to ignore him. Inera had been with the church since birth, yet she

herself recognized him. An Augur, a class she had only ever read of in old scriptures but never actually encountered. A rare variant class with requirements still unknown, possessing skills and powers eluding the

Another mystery to

bound to the Augur through karma, 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 was another

her father had given him. He was even praised by the Grand Master, acknowledged for his foundation and ability to grow. His semi-immortality from his connection to the

summoned familiar. But even that was wrong, as such entities very rarely reached the level of sapience, and they all

puzzling and enjoyable to interact with the two of them. They were very different from anyone she had ever met before. Not just due to

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 of

most was the blatant blasphemy the two uttered without a care in the world. They questioned the

that her station was not one to question the Augur either. His level

Bright. One of the many orders of templars under the

He held the blessing of one of the subordinate gods in charge of their part of the church, a blessing far less honorable

something called a Baptism on her status 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 that the only ones she was meant to help train would be Jacob and Bertram. And that her father would do most of the vital teaching

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