Bab 129: Chapter 127: First Revival(4)
Luke lowered his gaze to the strewn battleground below him. His eyes began to scan the area for any recognized faces. When he spotted Spencer staring up at him with surprise, his gaze came to a halt. He appears to be entirely still. Luke only smiled at Spencer before shifting his gaze to another familiar face: Liam.
Luke riveted his gaze on Liam, who is also staring at him, puzzled. Liam was both surprised and perplexed as he stared at Luke's blank face, which continued to stare at him.
• B-brother...
Liam frowned and flinched. He then smacked his head with an irritated expression.
"You brat, you'd better keep your head down."
• Luke... Brother...
"Fuck, I'm warning you, stay down."
•...
Liam massaged his head and groaned. He then returned his gaze to Luke, who was still staring at him as though monitoring him, which made Liam uneasy. Luke seems to be attempting to read him, which also irritates Liam.
Luke only stared at Liam, his face expressionless. Although he may not appear to be disturbed by anything, Luke's mind is beginning to ask countless questions, causing his head to ache. Liam pounding his own head and mumbling to himself was fully visible to Luke. Luke can't hear what he's saying, but he can tell something is bothering him.
'Today will undoubtedly be a tough day for me...'
Luke sighed deeply and closed his eyes, making everyone on the battlefield quiver. Luke didn't notice at the time and reopened his eyes.
• Dad, are you feeling okay?
Luke gave a small nod and lowered his gaze to the warriors below. After a long period of stillness, he finally began to talk.
"It appears that the Prilan kingdom has joined the Regle Alliance; this is astonishing; even I was unaware of this."
No really, Luke didn't know anything about this at all. The presence of the Prilan Kingdom in this conflict was completely unexpected. Just what changed it? Is it because of him? Or is it the two major organizations that were not supposed to be in the book? Luke isn't sure anymore.
Luke then turned to face the enemy army's commander. The commander is staring at him with trembling eyes and legs that appear to be about to collapse. Luke only sighed as he observed his battered state.
"Listen, as a fellow commander, I believe it would be better if you order the rest of your troops to retreat. You won't stand up to us, especially if Dark Eye isn't supporting you at the moment."
After that, the commander took a step back and shook his head. His eyes are visibly wide open from shock, and no matter what he does, they will not close.
What does a supposed dead person doing here?
"Y-you... Aren't supposed to be dead?"
The commander then shivered when he saw Luke frowning at him. He feels like he'll die at any moment just by Luke staring at him. He then heard Luke speaking with annoyance.
"I'll count to three, and if you don't all leave, I'll have to contact the big guys in our kingdom who are on standby."
The commander and opposing soldiers all gasped and began to tremble in terror as they stared at Luke, who was staring at them with cold eyes. His eyes are icy and ruthless as if he is judging them. It's so terrifying that some people have passed out from fear.
A person who had died and then resurrected... That is clearly impossible even for this world of magic. It's just impossible.
When they heard Luke start counting, their hearts almost stopped beating.
"One..."
Fearfully, the soldiers all shivered and turned their heads to their frozen commander. They are all looking at him with desperate eyes.
"C-commander! We're requesting a retreat!"
"Sir, please!!!"
"Commander!"
The commander took a step back from the barrage of yells directed at him and looked at Luke, who appeared to be waiting for him to make a decision.
"No... w-we must not..."
"Is that a no I hear?"
Luke then fixed his gaze on the commander, maximizing the effectiveness of his new ability [Phoenix Aura].
The flame-like aura that surrounded Luke began to grow larger and brighter, to the point that it is almost blinding. All of the soldiers screamed and closed their eyes. They then all kneeled down in front of Luke, as though asking for mercy and pleading for their lives.
The people could only kneel and beg Luke to let them go since his aura, his presence, and his unexpected resurrection was all too much for them to handle. It's as though they're in the presence of a mighty and fiery entity... Almost like a God.
Snow, who was standing just alongside Luke, looked down at the crying troops and then up at Luke, who was staring at them with worry. Snow just sighed and shook her head while Luke is getting nervous at the soldiers' reactions.
'Did I go a little too far?'
Luke chose to reduce his aura and allow the soldiers to breathe. His new ability appears to be more powerful and effective than he anticipated. Luke simply groaned and turned to face the soldiers, who were choking and clutching their necks as though suffocated. Luke then continued to speak.
"I'll say it once more. Get out of here."
With weeping eyes, the troops glanced up at Luke and frantically stood up to flee, shouting in terror. They don't have time to wait for their damned commander's orders; they must leave now. What they're up against isn't human, and it's dangerous.
The Reece men simply stared at their opponents who were urgently fleeing the battlefield. They all ran so quickly that they were gone in less than 30 minutes. The war ended just like that, and with no major casualties or whatsoever, and the one who did all of it was...
"Haa, thank heavens, they're all gone."
Luke then turned off [Phoenix Aura] and began to descend to the ground. The troops who were watching him all realized what he was doing and began to move away from the area where they assumed he would land to give him space. They're all staring at Luke, their hearts racing and pupils dilating. Someone who had risen from the dead was in front of them. They were at a loss for words. They are grateful, though, that the fight ended without anyone being harmed as a result of his arrival.
Luke landed in the middle of the battlefield with Snow beside him, oblivious to their stares. He immediately deactivated his wings and turned around to see Spencer and Liam staring at him as if he were a ghost. Luke gave them a sneer.
"What type of welcome do you have here? I just returned, and all I get are stares? Are you kidding me?"
• Dad, they all appeared to be too stunned to move at the moment.
Luke scratched his head and sighed. True, his entrance was unexpected, so they were all taken aback and required time to recuperate.
Wiiinngggggggg!!!!
Luke flinched and turned around to see a teleportation circle forming behind him. Someone appears to be arriving. Luke merely stared at it, his eyes wide with anticipation.
'I wonder who this will be. Will it be the others? Well if it's them then they got the information of my revival pretty quickly.'
Luke assumed it was his group, but he was completely mistaken. It was someone he should've seen coming from the get-go. It's also someone he's a little nervous about being near right now.
"Luke!"
"Ha... Haha, hello there, your highness..."
Luke waved awkwardly at Lance, who had just emerged from the teleportation circle and was now charging at him like a bull. Luke was even more terrified after seeing Lance's intense gaze set on his. Luke then noticed Lance's hand reaching out to him, even though they were still far apart, and it reminded him of the time where Lance completely cracked and took out a chunk from his so-called 'earthquake-proof tombstone'.
'Ah shoot, should I run away?'
Luke then began to take little steps back, causing Lance to frown and accelerate his pace.
"Where do you think you're going?!"
Luke completely stopped moving after that question. It's better to obey now or else his skull might get crushed by a single person single-handedly. He doesn't want to die again, his lives are precious.
Luke groaned and stood calmly, his gaze fixed on Lance, who was sprinting towards him as quickly as he could. Luke then gave a soft smile and opened his arms slightly to greet Lance. Lance was taken aback by this for a second before straightening up and snatching Luke into his embrace as soon as he got close.
Luke remained mute as Lance hugged him tighter and tighter. Luke just patted Lance's back and sighed.
"Your highness, long time no see."
Lance didn't respond and instead hugged him even tighter, making Luke nervous. Lance isn't going to suffocate him, is he?
When Luke felt something wet on his shoulders, he flinched. Wait... This is not what Luke is thinking right?
"Your Highness? Are you crying?"
Lance didn't respond again, and instead placed his head on Luke's shoulder and silently tear. Luke's mouth was slightly agape with surprise, and he gazed disbelievingly at Lance's head, which was on the other side of his vision.
'No way... Is this guy actually crying?!'
Luke noticed Lance's embrace tightening for him after a while of being confused, so he patted Lance's back and spoke as nicely as he could.
"Your highness, please let me go. I can't breathe."
"You moron, no."
"W-what exactly do you mean by no?"
"Just... No. Are you stupid?"
Luke frowned and sighed.
"Is it because you don't want other people to see your tear-streaked face? Why are you even crying in the first place?"
"You moron... We're in public; don't we need to express how close we are as brothers in some way?"
"... Ahh, I see. Pretty clever."
Luke finally broke the hug when he heard Lance sigh. Luke immediately froze in disbelief as he stared at Lance's face.
'Oh my God, this guy really cried. His acting abilities are very legit.'
Luke looked at Lance's swollen and red eyes with concern but Lance didn't mind him and just kept staring at him.
Lance gave Luke a calm look. Luke has returned. That hug right now was genuine. He can sense his temperature, touch, and breathing. He's definitely alive.
Lance didn't believe it at first when the vice-captain of the first knights' brigade rushed into his office and told him that Luke was alive, but it appears that Lance was so desperate for this guy to return that he leaped from his seat and dashed out as quickly as he could, almost leaving the vice-captain behind.
While Luke was attempting to figure out what's gotten into Lance, Liam merely frowned and stared at them. He was having a bit of a problem.
• Brother... Luke... Luke is back!
"You! I said be quiet!"
• Luke is still alive... I can't believe it!
Liam grimaced and began to clench his teeth as tightly as he could while attempting to limit his motions. His body appears to be rebelling against him, and he begins to step forward, which irritates Liam.
His motions were uneven and uncoordinated. His body is starting to move without his permission... It's as if two people are fighting for dominance inside one body.
Liam growled and attempted to fight back, then scowled and gave up.
"Fuck alright, I'll get another chance next time."
Liam then closed his eyes for a few moments before opening them and gasping as if he'd been taken out from cold water after a long time. Liam began to pant profusely and to look around. His gaze was drawn to the silver-haired man whom he hadn't seen in a long time.
"Brother!"
Luke flinched and turned to face the source of the cry when he saw Liam sprinting towards him, tears in his eyes. Luke just sighs after staring at him.
"You don't have to yell that loud you know, Liam."
"Brother!"
Liam rushed up to Luke's arms and hugged him tightly while sobbing uncontrollably. Luke gently patted his back, which made him sob even harder. He could feel Luke, Luke is touching him. That means that this is not a dream. Luke is truly alive, and he was glad.
WWIIIIIIIIINNGGGGG!!!
Liam didn't mind when teleportation magic appeared behind him; he just kept Luke in his grip. In the meantime, Luke glanced over Liam's shoulder to see who had arrived.
Selena, Lina, the children, Klein, Julius, Bell, and Yulia, even Noah and Finesse are here, all of them were looking at Luke with shock while panting heavily as they came here in a rush. Others don't appear to be able to arrive since they either can't or are too busy.
Luke smiled as he looked at their surprised expressions.
"I've been waiting for all of you."
The group didn't say anything, and instead just charged towards him and giving him a large, warm hug while crying or screaming. Luke just groaned as he gazed at them while hearing them scream. When he turned to check to his side, he noticed Spencer approaching him carefully. Luke only gave him a sly grin.
"Hey don't be shy, come here."
Spencer scowled and walked into the group hug as if forced. Luke simply chuckled and turned to face Lance and Snow, who were both silently staring at him. Luke simply sighed.
"You, too, Your Highness, Snow."
• Me too! I'll join!
Lance remained motionless for a few periods before heading over to the folks who were hugging each other and softly joining them. The same may be said with Snow. Luke made room for her and allowed her to hold him tightly. Luke simply sighed as he stared up at the sky. He kind of missed these guys. After all of those depressing things they did in front of his grave, hugging them is all he could do.
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