Luke waited until everyone had gone to find a place to sleep before asking Grace, "Are you okay?"At the sound of his voice, she jerked violently before saying, "I'm fine."She obviously wasn't. It would be stranger if she wasn't shaken by everything because, deep down, she was a kind person. She was so soft hearted that she would cry over the smallest things, despite how hard he tried to toughen her up. He wasn't sure how he would he feel if she ever changed. Would he be relieved that she was finally growing up or mourn the loss of who she once was?They sat together in silence until Grace finally worked up the courage to ask, "Was it the same for you?""What do you mean?" he asked."Did people treat you poorly like Theodore?" she clarified."Based on the way you're talking, I assume you didn't have any problems with the people," Luke said instead of answering her question.Grace shook her head. "Everyone was really nice to me.""That's probably because you're a healer." In the after
Grace wasn't wrong, but it would have been nice to get her opinion on what to do with Violet. He had debated whether it was a good idea to reveal to Grace all his thoughts about Violet. Originally, he thought it was best not to tell her about his thoughts about killing her, but he eventually decided it was best to put all her cards on the table regarding how to handle Violet.Interestingly, Grace didn't seem to have any objections. He would have thought she would react with horror or shock about the suggestion, but she had remained calm as he discussed killing Violet, like he was talking about deciding what to have for lunch. She didn't even reject the idea when he asked about her opinion, like he thought she would have."If you're worried about saying something wrong, don't. Just give me your honest opinion," Luke said."You know I'm not good at coming
"What the hell is wrong with these people?" demanded Bobby as he stomped back towards Luke."Obviously, things would be chaotic after a demon attack, but I never expected it to be this bad," said Chris."Reality isn't like fiction," said Tracy as she placed her fists on her hips. "You can't compare the two."Bobby and Chris were silent, as they had no argument against her words. Luke could see why they were so caught off guard. While this might have been the second time they had experienced a demon attack against a town, the two experiences couldn't be any more different. Last time, they arrived while the demon attack was still ongoing and the people had set up a system to handle it.Shouting in the distance drew their attention, and the group sighed as Bobby said, "Theodore is at it again. Would it kill him not to cause trouble?""We should see what the problem is this time," Luke said."I'm out," Chris said. "Last time I tried to help settle the issue, I nearly got punched in the fa
"What's taking them so long to return?" asked Chris after they had stood there for what felt like half an hour. "It shouldn't take them this long to settle a fight, right?"Tracy scoffed. "You do know that if a fight did break out, it would take longer to break it up."Chris squinted at her and said, "You're now acting like Theodore."She scowled at him. "Are you trying to pick a fight?""Knock it off, you two. It's bad enough that we've been dealing with fights all morning. We don't need you two fighting either," said Bobby.The two relented, as they understood how he felt. When all of them woke up this morning, they didn't expect they would have to deal with breaking up fights first thing. After they had helped the people settle down yesterday, they thought it would be a breeze. Unfortunately, they were proven wrong. None of them had expected the people to cause trouble as soon as they woke up.They hadn't gotten a moment of peace as they tried to stop crimes from being committed an
Theodore had been wanting to let off some steam for some time now. Ever since they had been chased out of the town, he had been itching for a fight. He had held back for the sake of the party and quest, but that didn't mean he was going to let them walk all over them and let what they just did to Grace slide. Even if it wasn't intentional, they had still hit her.For a grown man to drag a kid into a fight was unacceptable, especially for someone like Grace. As he was about to throw another punch, he felt someone grab his arm. The strength was considerable if it could stop him from going through with his punch, so it couldn't be a regular person. Looking back, he saw it was Bobby, which explained why he didn't immediately overpower him.In terms of strength, he was the next strongest person after him besides Luke. While their stats weren't close, they were close enough that it would be a
When no one immediately answered her, Violet continued, "Obviously, we can't let things continue like this. At this rate, it will be difficult to complete either objective."That was right. They had two options for how to deal with the natives. After dealing with fights all morning, neither option was appealing to them. The idea of staying in the town to break up fights or traveling with them as they were insulted was something none of them wanted to experience. However, they had to choose one of them. The question was, which was the least bad option."I don't know. I can't see how either one would be better than the other," said Bobby."Say," Chris said."The better question is if anyone has changed their mind from yesterday," Tracy said. "If not, we'll go with that vote."That didn'
Luke seriously couldn't believe he was doing this. Even though he told the demon king that he refused to add another harem member to the group, he didn't really have any other choice unless he was determined to kill Violet. He had already determined that the other options had a certain issue when he was determining how to get Grace to join him, which applied now.He swore that he had added Tracy to the harem not that long ago. If this was going to be a consistent issue, then he would gain at least a dozen more before the year was over. No, not even that long. The idea of having so many women traveling along with him and weighing him down wasn't appealing in the slightest. This was going to be the last time. He promised.[You can't know that. A situation similar to this one might occur again in the future. Besides, she hasn't even agreed yet. It's possible she might refuse.]That was certainly a possibility, but Luke had determined that the chances of that happening were slim. Since Vi
When Luke didn't answer right away, she huffed as she uncrossed her arms and placed them on her hips. "I see. So that's how it is."Luke should have known it wouldn't be that easy to probe her for answers. While she was younger than him and not as experienced as him, she had still gone through a traumatizing ordeal that must have heightened her awareness to prevent it from happening again. Well, at least she didn't outright attack him or otherwise show any signs of hostility toward him. It meant she was still open to talks.If she had decided he was a threat, she would have already done something once whatever her suspicions were were confirmed. However, he still had to keep his guard up, especially since he wasn't alone. He felt Grace fidget a bit behind him, but she was wisely keeping out of the conversation. With him standing in between them, Violet would have to go through him to get to Grace."Whether or not you want revenge isn't my concern." Violent's blank expression made it h
Hello everyone. I just want to thank all my readers who have been following along so long. Luke's story has ended unless readers are interested in a sequel. Also, there are several things that I want to let you know. I have some news for all of you. In case some of you didn't know, I hd started a new book titled Rise of the Demon King: Caleb Gonzales's Rat Race which can be found here: https://www.meganovel.com/story/Rise-of-the-Demon-King-Caleb-Gonzales-s-Rat-Race_31000555550. It's set in the same world as my current book. It's kind of a prequel to Rise of the Demon King: Luke Hellwalker's Revenge, but you can read it as a parallel or alternate universe if you like. As such, you might see some of the same characters who act differently from what you remember so I hope there's no confusion. For those interested to know more about the new book, here's the synopsis: When Caleb Gonzales woke up in the video game he last played, he expected things to go down like they did in those web
"The clean up is doing well," 'Kayla' said as she stood before Luke, who was sitting on the throne.Instead of responding to her, he gave a nod before looking to the next person. The corners of his mouth twitched as he wanted to frown. The previous demon king's women were staring at him, waiting patiently for him to finish his work. He didn't know what Mildred said to them, but they were all now convinced that they should try to seduce him.[They are strong women, so you shouldn't have any complaints about adding them to your harem.]Luke was unamused by the demon king's words. He knew very well that Luke hadn't been interested in building a harem. It was really bad enough that he had four women to contend with. Speaking of them, the quartet came walking into the throne room, with Grace taking the lead. She was looking well despite having only recovered yesterday."Luke, are you still in your meeting?" she asked as Tracy, Violet, and Ruth kept to her sides.Standing up, Luke said, "It'
Everyone stared in disbelief. How were they supposed to react to this sudden reveal? They had expected it to be a big deal because of the system's threat, but this was way behind anything they could have imagined. Luke distracted himself from the implications to assess everyone's reactions. Chris's mouth had dropped open while Bobby looked ill.Violet, on the other hand, was doing a good job keeping herself together, though it was just barely. Her fists were clenched, with her nails digging into her palm. Theodore was the only odd one out. He was quickly shocked by the information, but he appeared to be the calmest of the bunch. Luke couldn't decide if that was a good or bad thing as he returned his attention back to the system.Chris ended up being the first to break the silence. "You can't be serious."[The system assures the user that it is quite serious.][The users should confirm their desire as soon as possible. There are only five open spaces.]The party had barely recovered fr
Luke couldn't believe it. The creator had actually been telling the truth when they said they could go home if they did enough to entertain them. He should be happy, but he was strangely numb about the reward. Perhaps it was because he had become used to the idea that he would never see his family again. That was why hearing the contrary left him with conflicted feelings."We can go home," Chris said in awe.A quick look at his party members was enough to tell Luke how overjoyed they were at the idea. After Luke had told them it was impossible, they had been resigned to never return back to their family and friends. It was why they had so willingly joined his side and turned their backs on the angels. However, a part of them had hoped that Luke was wrong."I wonder how everyone's been doing," Bobby said.Chris wrapped his arms around him and said, "I can't wait to see everyone."Violet had a soft smile, while Theodore only grunted. It should be a happy moment, but Luke was too used to
It couldn't understand what was happening. The creator could feel itself being torn away from its vessel against its will. This couldn't be happening. It was the creator. Everything went exactly as it wanted. There was no way it could lose to a human that had been originally brought into this world as nothing more than a tool. However, despite its efforts, it was being forced out by the sword in its chest.What was it? It couldn't be an ordinary weapon. Even when it was being injured, it had only been because the creator allowed it. Otherwise, the people wouldn't be able to actually harm it. Reaching out towards Luke and the sword again, it felt the sword pulse. Suddenly, the creator found its unable to move. An invisible force was keeping it from moving.The creator couldn't believe it. Such a thing had never happened before. The only possible reason that the creator could think of was that the sword contained a fragment of its power. However, that couldn't be it. The Splinter that h
The creator's eyes rolled upward, and he spotted Takisha standing on its neck. Takisha didn't waste a second to bite her teeth in the creator's throat. She grimaced at the vile taste filling her mouth. Considering this was supposed to be the creator possessing a human, she would have thought the blood would taste delicious. Instead, it was probably the most disgusting blood she had ever tasted.Takisha wasn't even sure it was blood. Dirt tasted better than this. However, she focused on injecting her venom into the creator. A shadow loomed over her as the creator raised a hand to rush her. She didn't immediately run, and her faith was rewarded when vines and thorns wrapped around the creator's hand. Blood spilled from where the thorns pierced its skin.Of course, this wasn't enough to stop it for long. The creator ripped free, but its attention had been successfully redirected to Mildred, who unleased several arrows in its direction before running. It deflected them and rushed to crush
"You idiot," Tracy said as she punched Chris in the face."Ow! What was that for?" Chris demanded as he covered his face with a hand."That's for acting like an idiot," she snapped.Luke, Mildred, and Bobby stared at the bickering duo before Mildred turned to Luke and asked, "Are they...""No," Luke and Bobby immediately said.She glanced back at the duo and said, "Really?""They might act this way, but I assure you that Chris isn't her type," Bobby said as he waved a hand in front of himself. "She's already in a relationship with Luke.""I see," Mildred said. "It seems like I have competition."Bobby choked and Luke froze up as the duo finally stopped fighting and Tracy asked, "Wh
The creator was beginning to grow bored. Luke had disappeared off to who knew where, leaving them to deal with the rabble. None of them stood a chance against them. Of course, Luke being there wouldn't have changed much either, but this was supposed to be a game between them. If he wasn't there, then what was the point?They were debating whether they should cut the game short and simply end things when they heard a familiar voice shout, "Move!"Instantly, the creator raised a clawed hand to catch the arrow that had been shot in their direction. Their eyes spotted a familiar dark elf notching another arrow into her bow. So it looked like Luke had rescued the women that they had knocked out. They could have simply killed them and been done with it, but the creator had ultimately decided not to bother.Who would have expected that Luke would go rescue the
"What's this?" Luke muttered as he stared at the emergency quest.Luke never expected the system itself to give out a quest to defeat the creator. He would have thought it would be on their side since it was created by the system. Perhaps it saw the creator as a threat and wanted them to be dealt with. It sent shivers down his spine to see the quest, and he looked up to see that the others in the room were also reading a message from the system."Did you also receive the same quest as me?" he asked, though he already knew the answer."What's this nonsense?" demanded the succubus. "Defeat the creator? I've never heard such a thing.""There has to be a mistake," the dark elf said as she crossed her arms. "Why would we fight against our creator?"Laurel looked towards Luke and demanded,