"You've put on quite a show for us, which we are quite thankful for," the creator said."It's not like we had a choice," 'Kayla' muttered to herself as she and Violet were finally able to get Bobby and Chris to wake up.The duo were still groggy and clearly in no condition to fight, but they had no choice. Right now, they needed everyone to either help or stay away from the fight. It was bad enough that Luke, who was currently the strongest person there, was caught by the creator. 'Kayla' still hadn't regained her true strength because of her slave status."What's going on?" Chris mumbled and added, without waiting to hear a response, "Is Grace choking Luke?""Snap out of it," 'Kayla' said as she lightly slapped his face. "We're in serious trouble here."Bobby's eyes widened and narrowed as he held a hand to his head. "Explain.""Grace is possessed," Violet said bluntly.She didn't need to say anything else, as her words seemed to briefly snap them out of the haze they were in. The tw
Everyone stared at the creator in shock, as they could scarcely believe their words. They would send the 'heroes' back to their world if they fulfilled the creator's expectations. None of them thought it would be possible after Luke revealed that the angels, or more specifically, 'Kayla' had said it was impossible. It was supposed to be a one way trip."What are you talking about?" 'Kayla' demanded. "It's impossible for them to return."Glancing back at her, the creator said, "Who do you think you're speaking to? If I say it's possible, then it is."This caused 'Kayla' to shut her mouth. They weren't wrong. As the creator, they made the rules, so if they decided it was okay to let the 'heroes' return home, then none of them had a leg to stand on. However, some of them refused to accept it that easily. If it was always possible, then why had the creator never allowed it before? What purpose was there to keep the 'heroes' there?As if sensing their thoughts, they said, "I simply had no
"He got away," Tracy said, which was enough to get the ball rolling."What should we do?" Bobby asked as he turned to Luke for an answer.The rest did the same as they stared at him. Luke gnashed his teeth together at the sudden development. This was nowhere near what he expected from the Creator based on what others had said about them. However, there wasn't much they could do. None of them had a clue where the creator could have gone, and searching for them was pointless. They wouldn't let themselves be found so easily.Unclenching his fists and taking a deep breath, Luke said, "Let's finish this.""What?" Violet asked."We'll finish with the invasion and deal with the creator later," Luke said."You can't seriously let them go. They have Grace as a hostage," Chris said. "We should be trying to find a way to get her back.""How do you expect to do that, you idiot?" Tracy snapped as she glared daggers at him. "Do you know where they could have gone?"Chris fell silent as Bobby said,
"Come on," Chris said as he crossed his arms behind his head. "Out of everyone here, you're the only one who can lift the body if we don't count stats."No one could argue that. The angel was around Theodore's size, which meant he was bigger than everyone else. Luke could carry the corpse because of his high Strength stat, but it would be inconvenient for him. Also, he had no desire to carry the corpse. Theodore seemed to pick up on that, and his scowl deepened as he glared at Luke.Luke ignored it and said, "Let's wrap things up. Theodore and the princess can stick together while the rest split up accordingly.""What about you?" Tracy asked. "Are you going alone?""I can handle things on my own," he said."Before you go, do something about my stats," 'Kayla' said as she pointed a thumb at herself. "Now that the angels already know, you can change me back."He thought about it for a moment before saying, "It's best not to. The demons might start fighting with you once they see you in
As Luke predicted, it didn't even take an hour before the invasion was over. Countless natives were dead, and many parts of the city were completely destroyed. It was almost easier to point out who was still alive and what places were still intact. The keyword being almost. None of them really knew how many natives had lived in the city.They could shift through the documents in the castle to figure it out if they really wanted to, but no one was inclined to do so. That kind of work could easily be given to others, especially as the majority of the castle staff had survived. The demons had made sure to avoid the castle at Luke's command. However, it was just the castle staff.The rest of the natives were either too stupid to think about hiding in the castle or the idea never crossed their minds. Either way, he could have the staff do the necessary work. Of course, he would have to enslave them all or have demons monitor them. He hadn't quite decided which option to choose from, but le
At their words, everyone tensed, even the natives, who had no clue what was going on and helplessly watched on the sidelines. Depending on what they said, it would determine how the party would treat them. For several moments, no one dared say a word as Luke and the creator stared at each other. Neither of them was willing to break eye contact until the other gave in.Then the creator took another sip of their soda, breaking the tension. "If the soda and popcorn aren't enough proof, then I'm unsure how else to prove that I can travel to your world.""She has a point," Chris muttered, which caused Tracy to elbow him.As he hissed in pain, Luke conceded that was true. Popcorn and soda weren't foods that this world had based on experience. Perhaps they existed in other countries or some remote place, but he himself had never seen them. Also, they didn't ha
"If that's all, I'll take my leave. I'll return when you have them all gathered," the creator said before vanishing in a flash of light.This time everyone was prepared and closed their eyes while covering them with their hands to prevent being blinded. With the light show over, they removed their hands and opened their eyes. Luke wanted time to make his preparations for the Creator's game, but the rest of the party wasn't willing to give him the chance as they stormed towards him with a mixture of expressions."What were you thinking?" 'Kayla' demanded. "What possessed you to go along with the creator's game?""They purposely made it so that we wouldn't be able to win," Tracy added as she shoved shoulders with 'Kayla'.Violet, on the other hand, calmly asked, "Do you have a plan?"
Luke had considered what his options were since fighting was out of the picture. He couldn't pick any activity that relied on chance, as he didn't want to risk screwing himself over. It would be embarrassing that he would lose to his first challenger or to something like a goblin because his luck was bad before the real targets made an appearance.On the other hand, he didn't want to do an activity that would tire him out if he had several challengers to deal with. It would be even better if he could deal with multiple challengers at once to eliminate them. Also, it had to be something simple to explain or something they already knew. Taking time just to explain the rules repeatedly would be a pain.[I still find it unbelieveable that of all the activities you could choose from, you chose trivia.]Admittedly, it hadn't been his first or second i