Luke Holmes was Stacy Holmes's husband and Megan Holmes's father. He was a member of the Cult's Council, which would eventually lead to his and his family's deaths.
Appearance
Luke had balding black hair styled into a combover, bushy black eyebrows, and a bulbous nose. He wore a long-sleeved shirt, pants, and socks, all in various shades of brown. His death did not improve his image, giving him greenish skin, prominent veins, and bulging eyes.
Personality
Luke was, above else, dedicated; to his work[1], his wife[2], and to the cult. He was notably unhappy in the time leading up to his death, but this issue wasn't lifelong[3].
Biography
At some point in the 60's-70's, Luke married Stacy Holmes, before together having a daughter named Megan in 1980[4]. It's said that Megan had a sister in "House of the Wretched,"[5] but in "The Trial" her headstone is not present, providing no consensus as to whether Luke had one daughter or two.
It is unknown how or when, but Luke at some point became involved with the Devourers of God. It was through them that he was instilled with a singular purpose: to bring Red Eyes into the physical plane. His mission became an obsession, driving Luke into far more erratic behavior, spurning great concern from his wife[6].
At some point, Luke discovered that his wife had been developing an affair with Gregory Montague[7], which would ebb at his sanity for the coming years[2].
The Council, headed by Luke, had one of their female subordinates retrieve five ancient relics before she was then sacrificed in order to give Red-Eyes its first host. It seemingly abandoned this host, though, and instead attached itself to Luke, who it then convinced to murder his wife and child[8]. Luke was apparently remorseful of this[2], and thus immediately hung himself in his bedroom, but his choice to commit suicide was additionally encouraged by the demon[9].
Luke's actions saw his corpse separated from the rest of his deceased family and placed on the far edge of Neveroak Cemetery, buried on the same plot solely for legal reasons[10].
Trivia
- Contrary to popular belief, Luke is NOT the Red-Eyed Demon, rather he was one of the vessels it inhabited.
- Luke is the first character to commit suicide, the second being Larry Johnson, and the third being Herman Sanderson.
- Luke was a smoker.[11]
- Luke is playable in Chapter 7 of In Seeking Providence.
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References
- ↑ "My father had spent his life behind that desk. Piles of paper surrounded an ashtray overfilled with the remnants of many cigarettes." ~Skeleton/Megan ("Strange Neighbors")
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Her eyes turned from me and my heart grew dark and twisted with hatred. All that I have once loved is now gone. I’ve put an end to it all. The burden of living is far too great to bear any longer. – Please forgive me." ~Luke; "House of the Wretched" ("Strange Neighbors")
- ↑ "In one of the drawers I saw a picture of my parents. In it they were younger and happy. A sight I wasn’t used to." ~Skeleton/Megan ("Strange Neighbors")
- ↑ "Born 1980, Died 1987." ~Megan Holmes’ tombstone ("Memories and Dreams")
- ↑ "As I looked upon my sister’s grave, a great sadness came over me. Only to be burned away by a sudden rage that swelled within my heart." ~Skeleton; House of the Wretched ("Strange Neighbors")
- ↑ "It's terrible, what goes on in this place. It keeps me up at night. I'm beginning to fear for mine and my daughter's safety." ~Stacy; In Seeking Providence, Chapter 3 ("The Wretched")
- ↑ "In the top drawer I saw telephone records with multiple times circled. Beneath that were pictures of what looked like my mother having lunch with another man." ~Skeleton; "House of the Wretched" Level 4 ("Strange Neighbors")
- ↑ "The woman is a threat to us. She cannot be trusted. We will accomplish great things together and cannot afford any obstacles. The child will only slow us down. She will never follow us with her mother's treacherous blood running through her veins." ~voice; In Seeking Providence, Chapter 7 ("The Wretched")
- ↑ "Walk with me into the undying flame and our power shall be endless." ~voice; In Seeking Providence, Chapter 7 ("The Wretched")
- ↑ "My father’s grave was hidden at the very edge of the cemetery. Cast away by remaining family, only to be included in our burial plot for legal reasons." ~Skeleton; "House of the Wretched" Level 1 ("Strange Neighbors")
- ↑ "My father had spent his life behind that desk. Piles of paper surrounded an ashtray overfilled with the remnants of many cigarettes." ~Skeleton; "House of the Wretched" Level 4 ("Strange Neighbors")