Emperor of Steel Chapter 58
Advertisement
Chapter 58
Chapter 58: Second Coming of the Devil King 4
“Oh my God!”
“Young Lord Luke is such a scary person!”
Princess Reina and the old servants, who moved over to the Nair River, trembled as they watched the Scorpion Cavalry get annihilated .
They had never imagined that Luke, a descendant of a warrior family and its leader, would use such powerful golems and magic .
He even used magic to those who had surrendered .
It was the same as that time 500 years ago with Devil King Saymon!
“I feel like the Rakan Viscount is a much different place from what we thought . ”
“I feel so too . ”
“Maybe, we too will be killed…”
Reina cut off the words of the retainers who were trembling in fear .
“Please enough . He was the one who has saved all our lives . ”
And that wasn’t the only thing .
He helped her from the conspiracy of the Count Monarch, he reached out to the Volga refugees, whom no one wanted to help .
And if they were asked to leave Rakan, they would really have no other place to go to .
“There is indeed a lot of unanswered questions about him, but do not forget that he is our last hope . ”
With those words, Reina closed her lips .
Once the use of the golems was done, with the use of Fly magic, he moved to the place where the refugees were .
Reina, on his arrival, once again thanked him for saving her people .
“Young Lord Luke, I will never forget the grace you have showed my people and for saving us . ”
Luke was rather upset when she thanked him .
To save the princess and the refugees, Luke hurriedly ended up showing them his magic and golems .
All the troopers were killed, but the problem was that he couldn’t do the same to the princess and the refugees .
It was the case for Warlock Saymon, Luke was never a killer . He was rather merciful to the weak .
‘What should I do with these people? How should I make sure that they won’t end up telling what they saw today?’
Luke pondered on any possible way to solve this problem .
Advertisement
He then thought of a way to persuade them .
‘Yeah well, it will be fine if I say that . ’
He looked at the Princess and her old servants, who were curious and anxious .
“You must have been surprised by what you said today . It was something that had ever seen in this world . ”
Everyone nodded and listened to Luke .
“I wanted to do anything I can to save you all . Which was why I ended up using my hidden powers, so please, please keep it a secret . ”
“I understand, young Lord . But, that power…?”
“Are you asking where I got it from? Before that let me state one thing clearly . Everything that I am going to say now, isn’t a lie . ”
There was a lie in it, but the truth had a higher number .
Seeing Luke all serious, princess Reina and her old men listened to him nervously .
“I have been extremely weak since my childhood . I tried learning my family’s fencing, but I was very slow . Whenever I get frustrated with myself, I used to run away to the Devil King’s Castle and play there . ”
And having played often in the Devil King’s castle, there was no corner he hadn’t been to, and nine years ago, he accidentally found a secret passage going underground .
“Saymon’s lab was at the end of the secret passage . And in that lab, there were spellbooks and golems left by the former owner of that place—Saymon . ”
“Oh my god!”
“The legacy of the Devil King still remains!”
The old men were surprised to hear what Luke said .
Rakan had defeated the Devil King Saymon, but Saymon’s allies had never been able to find his warlock artifacts and his golems .
Which was why a few had speculated that his followers or subordinates might have taken them .
But in fact, they were hidden in the basement of the Devil King’s Castle!
Luke glanced over at the old men .
“But what was more interesting was the diary of Saymon . ”
“Diary?”
“Yes, his life was written in it . ”
The actual diary was kept in a safe in the lab, and the truth was told to the princess and her party .
Advertisement
“The diary contained the real image of Saymon, which the world didn’t know about . I saw it, and realized that it was very unfair to call him the Devil King . ”
Luke told them the truth about Saymon that he was actually a wizard in the Veritas Magic Tower and that he was shaken by the death of his lover and went forward to touch forbidden magic, and how he had fought against the nations to defeat his enemies .
Princess Reina and the old men were surprised to hear that .
It was because the image of Saymon that the world had portrayed was different from what they had known .
“I can’t believe that!”
“If that is the case, the history of the Baroque Empire has to be re-written . ”
“I think that the ground truth is different . The early work of Baroque Emperor was quite secretive of the history . ”
“There were no rumors of that sort with the Veritas Magic Tower…”
Luke briefly watched the reactions of the dubious old people and continued again,
“When I learned about the situation Saymon was in and got his spell books and the golems, I secretly started learning magic from then on . I thought about using the Devil’s Legacy for good and revive the family estates . And that is why I can use magic . ”
Reina listened to it quietly, and asked,
“Do your retainers know about that?”
“They don’t know . They were very upset with the Devil King, so I had to hide it . ”
Reina seemed a bit bitter with it .
It was because Luke was living a life of loneliness even when he was among his closest retainers .
She could understand his loneliness, Reina grasped Luke’s hands unintentionally .
“Princess Reina…”
“I believe your words, young Lord . What’s wrong about getting the legacy of the Devil King? What is important is how it is being used . ”
From her strong heart, sincerity could be understood and felt .
Her words were striking remarks which should be heard by the El Kassel denomination and the Baroque Imperial Family .
For them, dark magic was a wicked force that had to be cleaned out from this world, and the Devil King Saymon was an evil man who wrecked the continent with his wicked power .
Some of the old men standing behind her were astonished and tried to warn her . However, Victor and Pavel stopped them .
“You really think so?”
“Yes, I think so . The Devil King, no Saymon was a very pitiful person . ”
Listening to her words, Luke was on the verge of tearing up .
After being awakened in the body of a warrior’s descendant, he had only heard criticism about his past . This was the first time that someone had understood him .
“So, please be strong and harden your will . Even the poison which kills people can save people too depending on who prescribes them . ”
‘Ahh, this woman…?’
What happened wasn’t known . From her appearance to her personality and her words, everything was similar to Katarina .
The phrase she said about how a poison could be used was the same example that Katarina had given him in the past when they were discussing if the ancient warlock spell book had to be disposed of or not .
‘It was right to save this woman . ’
Luke felt good because he felt like he had gotten a colleague who believed in him .
“My heart feels lighter after hearing your words, princess . But please keep my secret for the time being . ”
“Do not worry . No one here is going to go against my words, and the refugees will follow the same . ”
With the affinity that Reina had with her people, the Volga refugees would willingly be quiet about what they saw .
After taking his golems back into the subspace, Luke decided to bid goodbye .
“Then, I’ll see you at the estate . ”
Luke had kept it a secret from his retainers, so Luke had to go back to Rakan by himself .
Pavel approached the princess and spoke to her while she was looking at Luke until he disappeared from her sight .
“He is a great one, and our people are very satisfied with what he did to the troopers . ”
“Is that so?”
“Yes, maybe the young Lord will wake up the lost spirit of the Rakan Viscount . ”
As they were done evaluating Luke, they turned to where the refugees were and moved away .
Tip: You can use left, right, A and D keyboard keys to browse between chapters .
Advertisement
- In Serial111 Chapters
Tower of Somnus
When humanity first encountered alien life, we were judged and found wanting. The Galactic Consensus interviewed our leaders and subjected us to a battery of psychological tests to determine our progress as a society. They found us to be selfish, wasteful, impulsive, and boorish neighbors. Earth was blockaded and our collective encounter with our extrasolar neighbors rapidly faded from memory. All they left behind was a hypercomm relay and a handful of subscriptions to a massively multiplayer game that participants played in their sleep. The Consensus said that it would let us interact with our neighbors in a controlled setting. That it would teach us to be better members of the galactic community. The megacorporations that controlled Earth ignored the game until they learned that the powers earned from clearing dungeons were just as real when day broke. Magic, supernatural abilities and rumors exploded from nothing and a subscription to The Tower of Somnus became a status symbol. Katherine ‘Kat’ Debs doesn’t have much, but it could be worse. Born in an arcology, she was assigned a job in the megacorporation that raised her almost as soon as she could work. Despite the stability of her corporate life, she wanted something more. A chance to claw her way up the rigid social and financial ladder to make something of herself. A chance that wouldn’t come naturally to someone as familiar with dark alleyways and the glint of steel as she was with office work and corporate niceties.Book One is up on Kindle Unlimited as of 7/6/22 - https://www.royalroad.com/amazon/B0B2X3L8H5
8 336 - In Serial38 Chapters
The Forgotten Angels
A young angel caught between two sides of a civil war is locked away, her memories sealed. For millennia she lived in darkness, never knowing the warmth of the sun. Until a strange man breaks her free, join our heroine as she works to unlock her past and grow strong enough to protect her loved ones. Watch as she grows into a woman who will bring about a second war, the likes of which these universes have never seen.
8 173 - In Serial24 Chapters
Night Terror
Story is currently 'on hold' for an indefinite period of time - I will eventually post the whole thing when it's complete, see the news post for more details. After dying young, a man reincarnates into a new world as Abe Haruki. 'This whole world is suspicious...' Despite the fact that Haruki had never once met a god, even during his reincarnation, he couldn't help feeling that this world was just too... Intelligently designed? I mean, seriously... Levels? Classes? Stats? Items? You can even level up your abilities! 'Definitely suspicious...' Unfortunately, the Church have been keeping close tabs on him from the shadows. They've heard rumours of a boy, born with a golden ring. With magical affinities that defy logic. Darkness and light energies destroy each other, violently, so how does he have the affinity for both? Can Haruki live his peaceful life along side childhood friend Suzu? Or will they fall to the coming darkness? ::Author's note:: While there are stats and exp etc, it's not LitRPG. They are there, but not the focus in any way. The world is more hardcore - A human is soft, so a pierced lung should eventually kill them. Even though they have a small pool of HP, a single deadly blow can end it all. If you ever want to say G'day, I'm in the discord chat every now and then, so feel free to join the madness ;) Thanks for reading
8 100 - In Serial10 Chapters
See no Evil | Brooke Hyland
This is the second book in the series i hope you like
8 181 - In Serial35 Chapters
E.C.H.O.
Working for E.C.H.O, an organization which does literally anything for high paying clients, Lucas has done more than...well the average teenager his age. From hacking into government databases, infiltrating guerilla groups overseas, and jumping out of planes while being shot at, he would rate his life as somewhat exciting. However, despite all the successful jobs he's completed, Lucas is about to face his biggest challenge yet...to infiltrate Ellison Boy's High. Will he succeed in his mission or will things end up a complete disaster? His journey and the final outcome, my dear reader, depends on you.
8 142 - In Serial7 Chapters
The Hawthorn Throne (Book 1, The Blood Of Emrys Duology)
Aidan and Riona, an outcast and a witch, must survive the dark ages and unravel the threads of two kingdoms tied together by prophecy and blood. *****ALL OF MY STORIES ON WATTPAD ARE PARTIALS ONLY, FOR THE FULL STORY GO TO MY PATREON.In the Kingdom of Elmet, a boy named Artorious has pulled the sword from the king's stone and taken his place as Lord of Elmet. None of that matters much to Riona, local witch and self-described hermit of Cornwall - until danger forces her into wary allegiance with an outcast druid named Aidan. As their journey together continues, Riona unwillingly finds herself balancing between the dying world of her mysterious druidic parent and the burgeoning reign of King Artorious. Her mere existence has inspired enemies only Aidan can protect her from...or so they would have her believe. The Hawthorn Throne takes on the legend of King Arthur from a historical perspective, injecting non-binary druids, Sasanian and Numidian Knights, queer Celts, Jewish love interests, and even a dash of plague.Content and trigger warning: This story contains violence and mature sexual content, as well as content around anti-semitism and abortion, which may be triggering for some readers.Cover Art: Maddy Haynes
8 149

