Innocent Devil’s Harem Ch. 143

OK, I knew she was featured early in the story, but I must have confused chapter and book. :) I also forgot that you adjusted the story to popular demand (not judging here). I love advancing the plot more than Kai banging his huge harem. Still, my recommendation would be to SHOW his preference/feelings for his wives rather than just mentioning that they are his wives. (As I pointed out, Gabriella and Avery seem to be girlfriends to me as my interpretation of the story so far.) I am also surprised that the ladies seem to have no jealousy for his attentions and preference. Although the second succubus seemed to intend to change his mind about her, if I recall correctly. The second paragraph relates to the polls I assume because I think Miriam may have been number one first to ancient Kai and then Gwen if I got the backstory right. The reincarnated Kai's first love (if not lover) was Serenity, right? Anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing how the story develops - and even more to seeing the Combat Healer's group get together! Thanks for writing.

Creative Amoeba

Gabriella was a big part of book 1 and 2 (the first 30 chapters). She has since become more of a side character, but I plan on pulling her back more into the 'main focus' of the story. Gabriella and Avery are both two of the most popular characters, which is also why Kai perceives them as in his top 6 (I've run polls in the past, to gauge who everyone likes most, as well as to see if that opinion has changed over time). One of the interesting things was the introduction of Natalie. Serenity was always number 1 and Gabriella/Avery were often tied for 2nd place, but when I introduced Natalie, she quickly skyrocketed to number 1.

Author Kaizer Wolf

I get his wives including Gwen, Serenity, and Mirriam. I can even see Natalie fitting in. She is very loyal, and there have been sex scenes with her. I am kind of surprised at Gabriella and Avery. Has he even had sex with Avery? Gabriella was a focus in one chapter, but she has largely disappeared. As a reader, I am not seeing many words devoted to a deep connection (beyond friendship) with these two as compared to Gwen, Serenity, and Mirriam in particular. To answer questions. Roland is cool. Dante's demise was a surprise, but I am fine with it. I honestly hardly remember Kelsey but agree that she should be shown care and respect by Kai. The clone has interesting potential. The new characters - I don't really have an opinion of as I don't know them. They certainly provide story hooks to expound upon.

Creative Amoeba

"(and some characters who I 'thought I knew' end up making decisions I wasn't expecting, lol)" That's so cool! That's how it ends up with me. Sometimes, I have in mind how a scene will go and what the characters will do, and they insist on doing things differently! I'm glad that I am not the only one that experiences this.

Creative Amoeba

As long as you are able to read the newest chapter (Ch 149) on my website, then all should be good.

Author Kaizer Wolf

It took 3 minutes To allow me to see this comment. So I’m saying the system blocks comments and it sometimes blocks new content. That’s why I was confused about the “post” Patreon showed me.

David

Can you elaborate? What issues are you having? And are you having issues on Patreon or on my website?

Author Kaizer Wolf

I’m on the highest tier, just like the other account. The platform is causing issues with what we can see, that why I asked about the update.

David

This is how I update everyone that new chapters are available. If you are in the highest tier, then you get an update for the newest chapter, but no one else gets that update. Thus, I make an update like this for the lowest tier chapter, so that everyone knows a new chapter is available to read.

Author Kaizer Wolf

A refresh of an old chapter? Just ask for to make sure I didn’t miss something.

David Fletcher

I don't plan on abandoning her, but I currently don't know 'who she is' as a person, and so she will have to wait a little to come into the story. To clarify, obviously all of these characters are ones I created (I don't base my characters off people I know in real life, but instead create them in my head). Because of that, some characters sort of 'come alive' for me, while other characters remain indistinct in my mind (and some characters who I 'thought I knew' end up making decisions I wasn't expecting, lol). Kelsey obviously needs to have a unique personality from the other blondes to stand out, and right now, I don't fully 100% know what that personality is like. When I do eventually introduce her, I don't want people to feel like she's a different character with a new name (for example, someone might think "Oh, she's basically Gabriella, just with a different name"). I've read 'novice writers' works before ('novice' as in, they have only written 1 book or less), and that's always been my main complaint -- that they will have characters in them that don't feel unique. Same personality, same things they say, some attitude and way they approach things, to the point that if you swapped out their name for the other person, no one would know the difference. If I swapped out Natalie's name for Michelle's name, you'd immediately realize something was off (or even if I swapped Natalie's name out for Avery's name, you'd know). Or if I swapped out Miriam's name for Gabriella's name, you'd suspect that I was using the wrong name, just based on things they say, how they talk, mannerisms, etc. So yeah, I need to discover 'who Kelsey is' before I introduce her.

Author Kaizer Wolf

I don’t know if this is already addressed by now given the release schedule. But please don’t abandon Kelsey. To have her created specifically for him to be his mate (and unlike Rachel to know she was created specifically for him her entire life) and then have her be discarded by him would be so crushingly cruel I’m not sure I would be able to still view him in a positive light again after that.

K

Try again now. It should be working now.

Author Kaizer Wolf

ReadingRed

Kai reminds me of a older man that I work with. I will mutually end the conversation with him multiple times, only to have him start a new one up, against my will.

Mocmo

Personally , I did understand that that *Unrecognizable* had made that promise to Bethel at some point in the far past. But for me that was just one more mystery about his past that I, as a fan am sorting through. There is who killed off the inferno imps, just how many times have Miriam and Kai interacted in their past lives, what's going on with Kai's domain in Egypt, just how did Ariana and Kai become allies, and about twenty other questions about his past life that I've been more focused on. This was a pleasant discovery that had been foreshadowed, but was a huge 'gotcha' moment. It was yet one more example how you as an author continue to bust out plot twists and surprise us.😀

Christopher Miller

Not even close to having 'ended.' I just haven't had time to write on it. Wolfgirl is a side story, which means I only add to it occasionally, if and when I have time.

Author Kaizer Wolf

I thought wolf girls pet witch had ended, no?

Moi465

The original purpose, if I remember correctly, was to introduce Dante and Rosa to Roland. After Dante's attack, sharing about Dante's betrayal and learning if Kai could really trust Roland, became the biggest issue, which made it slip his mind. It also slipped my mind, lol. So I'm addressing it in this next chapter. (Thanks for pointing it out, because I probably would have forgotten.) Regarding point 3. I'm a bit surprised that so many seem to have missed the implications of the conversation Kai had with Bethel, where she says that he made a promise to her to give her a new body. I might have to go back and read that section to verify I made all that clear.

Author Kaizer Wolf

1. Their 'true' history will end up in Wolfgirl's Pet Witch, though I may touch on some of it in IDH too. 2. I imagine that Kai's opinion of Rachel and Kelsey will change once he actually gets to know them. He's more so concerned about his other top six women. The tier system is just him trying to wrap his head around so many women. 3. Bethel indicated that Kai had 'made a promise to her' a long time ago (specifically, a promise for a new body).

Author Kaizer Wolf

Due to the history Roland and Kai share, Roland likely would have been too afraid to betray him, even if was possible for him to succumb to Miriam's charm (he would have known the fate that awaited him, just like what happened to Dante). So all-in-all, Roland is a solid ally.

Author Kaizer Wolf

The next chapter will be this, which I may end up posting today. Might actually need the next two chapters to be this, so that all the women can get some attention.

Author Kaizer Wolf

I'm eagerly awaiting the chapter where Kai finally recharges his magical reserves. He's been burning it up for so long now, eventually he'll hit empty. Maybe that is a plot point but still.

DarkICE09

Yeah, wasn't a criticism, just an observation.

Itsasecret

Valid. Though I suspect things are far more complex in this fictional universe than RL. In KW's defense the attack was what...80 chapters & a couple of years before Roland was introduced? So allowances may not have been originally made for that, or perhaps KW does indeed have a solid reason why Roland wasn't on top of the attack a week before.

Christopher Miller

Only my opinion though 😇

Itsasecret

Historical precedents for this kind of surveillance would have been when Kai rescued Miriam millennia ago. He wasn't there at the time of her assault, but did rescue her days/weeks after

Christopher Miller

He'd have had a watch on such a large wolf pack though and gotten word of an all out werewolf attack anywhere, let alone on a property that was at or near the top of his list of priorities. I'd have expected the alpha to be under constant surveillance.

Itsasecret

I can totally see the surveillance of Miriam's place being a couple of times a month kind of thing to make sure there was no ongoing situations. After all, sooner or later 24 hour surveillance will be detected by magical or other means. That said, as plugged into the local police and government as Roland's organization is it's surprising no alarms were metaphorically tripped when Miriam had local PD do the clean-up for the werewolf assault, charmed or not.

Christopher Miller

I really liked the chapter, although I'm going to wait and see how the new characters and situations with the clone works out, as Kai's views on things are likely to fluctuate as people's personalities and feelings become more evident. I'm a little surprised that Miriam didn't make any comment about Roland knowing her location or keeping an eye out for her. Also, on that, if he was, he did a pretty terrible job during the werewolf attack 😳. If Kai's plan is to use such a trusted person properly, I think he needs to bring him up to speed on am awful lot of things that have happened and people who are in various circles.

Itsasecret

I was going to point out the same thing about informing Roland of Rosa's presence and position.

Itsasecret

My opinion of Roland is the same, especially with the fact that he has served him for three centuries and is willing to dispatch his son and grandson without so much as an upward glance. As for his distaste for Elizabeth Monre, it is quite simple she's a (Apex) Werewolf & a witch. That explains why Kelsey was able to see him through his cursed illusion. With three women he created as mates, it will definitely cause an issue with his harem tier system.

The Archer

Ok if I got it, the clone is for Bethel Claire has volunteered to join Kelly was designed by him for him wow I think they need another mansion for all the new additions

Robert Crews

AWESOME chapter! Not every chapter needs to end on a cliffhanger.... nice that you gave Kai an ally that he now tested for loyalty. It will be great to see him rewarded for centuries of service! I hope that Kelsey has a unique trait that allows her into the top tier with the six...7 is such a lucky number. Think he could still give Rachel a child that she could raise within his "brothers" family. Would be a waste to not see what he set up genetically to be created with a designed mate. Loved the chapter and can't wait to see next chapter!

Keepit simple

Sorry Kaizer, I know this isn't in regards to your three prompts. I feel like we forgot one of the reasons for Roland's meeting. He has been told to keep this area free of vampires, so part of the original plan was for him to meet Rosa, and know that if she was ever venturing outside of Miriam's domain, that she should not be a target. Are you planning on handling that meeting at a later time? 1. My opinion of Roland is unchanged as I already expected him to pass the loyalty test. However, I feel like it will take time for him to learn to express his wishes to Kai, rather than remaining a Yes man to Kai. 3. If Kai had previous knowledge of Elizabeth Monroe, and previously discovered that she had another person trapped inside her, the clone makes sense for that. I want to reserve my judgment about Kai creating people specifically for copulation as I can see how that would be a concern when your new body doesn't have any other biological match, and your previous existence was closer to an interfering ghost.

Grant

1. My opinion of Roland hasn't changed, sure he passed the barrier test but I want to know why he's so loyal and some of the history between them. 2. The body prep is interesting though imagine being born for a single purpose and then finding out you'll be second string, it's gonna hurt, plus I'm surprised he won't make first tier exceptions for them. 3. Using the clone to be the body for the fire spirit is interesting, I would've thought that the second the spirit leaves it'll kill the human, I'm surprised the fire spirit didn't communicate prior knowledge of the MC but I suppose it did strongly indicate.

Moi465

As for Kelsey -- I find it somewhat distasteful that he created Kelsey for himself and imbued her with certain characteristics, feelings and motivations (basically to have her entire being revolve around him), and he is already relegating her to his second (or even third) tier of women. Either he is deluding himself and he is going to have to toss out his tier-level distinctions, or that is some next-level callousness. I need to rethink my understanding of Rachel. I might have missed some things. I thought you were going to offer Rosa to Roland (which I thought would be weird), but then you brought up Elaine Mariana de Romano. Kind of like redeeming some of Dante. BUT THEN you also brought up Micah Garcia. Methinks my brain is hurting from all of the reveals -- perhaps abit too complex for mere mortal readers. Just sayin.

Florida Reader

I liked how you resolved the Dante thread. You are correct, Roland is much more deserving and honorable than Dante was, but you also gave us a reason to understand Dante's betrayal, in that he could not resist Miriam's charms -- whereas Roland was immune to the charms. Clever.

Florida Reader

Micah hasn't been brought up before now. And no, Kelsey isn't the blonde succubus descendant working for Miriam.

Author Kaizer Wolf

It was a nice way to bring Elaine back into the narrative without bringing Dante back or adding her to Kai's very crowded dance card. I admit I was confused as to why you would dangle her as plot bait and then kill off Dante, who seemed at the time, to be the only way to bring her into the story.

Christopher Miller

Since Roland knew where Miriam lives, does that mean Kelsey is the blonde succubus working at the mansion a couple of days a month? I thought that the unnamed succubus worked as an exotic dancer? Come to think of it that succubus was used by Miriam to charm men and was very sexually active? So maybe not.

Christopher Miller

Who is Micah? I don't ever remember her being mentioned before. Was she seen and not named? As a vampire I'm assuming she could only be active at night, which would really limit the ways Kai could've met her. ::Edit:: Now that I've reread the chapter when I'm not falling asleep, I see that Kai remembered Micah from his previous existence, not his current life. This is an interesting set-up. Reading between the lines it seems Micah was interested in Kai. Roland implied Kai might be 'partial' to her and she is unspoken for two decades later. But Roland made one of his top priorities to inquire about Kai's intentions toward her in his first extended interaction with him.

Christopher Miller

I sort of feel the same way about Mrs. Hayes. Like there has to be a story there about who she is and why she was entrusted with her mission, not to mention being given mindstones. I thought maybe she was Roland's wife, but apparently not

Christopher Miller

Nice series of revelations! I knew there was something off with with Roland's receptionist, but I couldn't come up with a satisfactory theory. I thought maybe she was Eve deep undercover and magically disguised so even Roland lost track of her. But that didn't really make sense. I assumed she had to be a highly trusted, supernatural agent in Roland's organization since she was 100% in the loop on who Kai was, but felt like I was missing something.

Christopher Miller

Solid rebound chapter for me after the Dante drama, thanks for continuing to put out more IDH :D

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