That was the last thing Elijah heard before his world went dark. Luke stared listlessly as the old man collapsed to the ground in a heap. He had used the flat of his blade to knock him out, but he might have still killed Elijah despite trying to restrain his strength. Well, Luke should have killed him, as the old man would be an obstacle. However, he felt compelled to at least show him mercy just once.It was the bare minimum Luke would allow, given everything. Elijah had never done anything against him. In fact, he had only been helpful, and Grace did care for him. As long as the old man stayed out of his way, Luke wouldn't kill him. If Elijah chose to spit on his mercy and come after him, then he wouldn't hesitate to eliminate the man."Let's move," he said as he walked around Elijah's unconscious body.The princess glanced at Elijah before asking, "Aren't you going to kill him?""I have no reason to," Luke simply said as they continued down the path, passing running people and demo
Theodore scowled as he deflected the arrows aiming for Grace, who flinched at the sound of metal on metal. Neither of them expected to be cornered and attacked out of the blue by Alyssa and Steve. They hadn't even seen or heard them coming until they were nearly hit with arrows and fireballs. If Theodore hadn't been with Grace, she would have certainly died."What do you think you're doing?" he barked."You know perfectly well what we're doing," Alyssa said as she notched more arrows on her bow.Grace stared apprehensively at the black bow. Alyssa had shown it off to them, saying it was a Rare item she obtained while fighting the demons. It supposedly strengthened her arrows and could create copies of them after they left the arrow. One regular arrow would suddenly become a dozen arrows that could cut through stone. She was basically a walking armory."No, we don't," Grace said as she clutched her staff. "Aren't we friends?"Steve huffed. "You expect us to be friends with traitors lik
It was just as Luke feared. Theodore and Grace had been attacked by 'heroes'. If they hadn't arrived when they did, they both might have been killed. Theodore dying wouldn't have bothered him, but Grace dying wasn't something he wouldn't allow. Even if he didn't care about her, she would be essential for the plan dealing with the creator."This is bad. I think we should retreat," Steve said."No," Alyssa said as she prepared her bow. "We fight."Before Steve could argue against her, she had already let her arrow fly. Dozens of arrows flew in their direction, and they scattered to avoid being hit. Fortunately, Theodore didn't take any more hits, but he collapsed to his knees once the bombardment was over. Steve saw his chance and fired fireballs in the man's direction.Grace rushed to help him get out of the way, and Tracy hurried to join her. However, there was no way they would be able to move him before the attacks landed. Luke jumped in between them and the fireballs, using his swo
There weren't really many other options, as they vetoed everything that was offered up. Even Grace threw her arms up in the air in frustration as none of her suggestions were accepted. No one wanted to budge, but with what was happening around them, they needed to make a decision. What were they going to do with Theodore?[Watch out!]Luke barely had time to react to the demon king's warning when something crashed in between them. The ground ripped open, and the sudden force threw everyone in all directions. Even Luke was momentarily stunned by what happened as he lay on the ground. Sitting up, he winced as his head spun. He placed a hand on where he hit his head to see what attacked them.A massive spear was sticking out of the ground where they had previously been standing. They had been lucky not to have been skewered by the weapon. One look at it was enough to tell Luke and the others that it belonged to an angel, with its obnoxious, shining gold color. The weapon had to be at lea
It was Grace who spoke instead of Luke. "Don't hurt them.""Humans, you may be the vessel for the creator, but that doesn't mean that I will obey your orders," the angel said."If you don't listen to me," she started."You'll what? In your current state, you are no match for me. Just give up," he said as he tightened his hold briefly to prove his point.Grace coughed as her throat was constricted. Luke and Theodore scowled as they jerked forward. However, Theodore was bogged down with Tracy. He still had his hand on her wound, trying to stem the flow despite how big the hole in her stomach was. Luke, on the other hand, stopped because of the threatening look the angel was sending his way. He wasn't exactly afraid of him.He was more worried that the angel would actually use the same attack he used against Tracy and wipe them out. Gnashing his teeth together, he glanced between everyone as he tried to come up with a solution. Unfortunately, he was drawing a blank. There really didn't s
"As if you can make a move against me," Salvador said as he thrust his spear in Luke's direction.His instincts told him to move out of the way, despite the distance between them. They were proven right, as the buildings behind where he once stood were torn apart from the sheer force of the angel's attack. Luke didn't doubt that many of the natives and demons died in the attack. It was quite chilling to see how strong the angel was. This was the true power of an angel."I can see why the angels were previously restricted from interfering. If they were allowed to fight themselves, I can't imagine the demons surviving," Luke said.[While his strength is impressive, it still pales in comparison to the angel lords.]If that were the case, Luke couldn't imagine anyone making it out alive if they showed up. They were quite lucky that the creator didn't send any of them after the party. He briefly wondered if the creator had done that on purpose, since sending it would mean the fight would b
Luke recognized the glow in her eyes even from a mile away. The only ones besides himself who might know what it was would be 'Kayla' and Salvador. It was a sign that Grace was going to awaken into a Saintess. If this were under normal circumstances, Luke would be smug and glad that Grace was finally becoming a Saintess. She would no longer be held back by the Healer class.However, after everything they learned and given their current situation, it was a bad time for her to be changing her class. While she might be able to fight properly now and have a bunch of abilities that she didn't have before, it also meant that the creator could possess her body at any moment. They did not need the creator to suddenly possess her body and join in the fight."Grace," Luke called out to her in the vain hope of stopping her from changing her class.Grace didn't seem to hear him as she raised her hand and pointed her palm at the angel. A bright light enveloped her hand before I'd be with life shot
Instead of speaking, Salvador flapped his wings and launched himself into the air while he swung his spear again. The trio dodged his attack, and the ground erupted from the blow, sending dirt and dust everywhere. With their vision momentarily blocked, they kept their eyes open for any possible sneak attacks. Salvador had already proven he would do anything to kill them.Suddenly, a beam of light descended upon the group, blinding everyone. They closed their eyes, but it was already too late, and the trio feared the worst. However, they weren't attacked. In fact, they heard Salvador grunt in pain. If it weren't for the light, they would open their eyes to see what was going on. Luke already had an idea of who was responsible.When the light finally faded, everyone opened their eyes to see that the dust had cleared. In front of them, they saw Salvador kneeling on the ground in front of a woman in a white robe. They easily recognized who it was from behind, though they were a bit confus