Author Note: Surprise, another Amity chapter! It made more sense to have two in a row than to split them up. This chapter was a lot of fun to write.
As expected, after leaving the library yesterday Amity was able to buy two tickets to the abomination wrestling match. The match was the very next day, which mean they wouldn't have to wait. Since it was the final match of the season it was almost sold out, with only some of the farthest seats left, but that was fine. Amity had bought two seats together and brought them to school in the morning.
When she arrived at school, she looked around to find Luz. She didn't want to wait until the afternoon to tell her about the tickets, since Luz could make other plans. She also couldn't wait to see how Luz reacted to the news.
Luckily, she saw Luz in the central area of the school, still walking to her first class. Amity called out to her, probably louder than she needed to, but it was alright since Luz stopped to look her way.
"Hey." Luz greeted her, looking like she was trying to shift her books and free a hand to wave. The books were too heavy for her to hold in one hand, so she gave up.
"I got the tickets." Amity blurted out as she reached her, cursing herself for not explaining first when Luz looked confused. "For abomination wrestling." She hastily clarified.
"That's amazing!" Luz grinned, shaking her books with excitement. Seeing her happy like this always warmed Amity's heart.
"It's right after school, want to meet out front?" Besides seeing how excited Luz would be, Amity also wanted to coordinate plans with her.
"I'll see you there!" Luz almost dropped her books, trying again to free one of her hands and again, failing to do so.
Amity said goodbye as she turned to head to class. "See you later." The two then parted ways, with plans set to meet up after school for the abomination wrestling match.
The rest of the school day passed by as it usually did. Amity took notes, raised her hand to answer questions, and learned a few things in her classes. Before she knew it, the final bell was ringing and it was time to meet Luz.
Amity stowed her books and walked to the designated meeting place outside. She was excited both to spend more time with Luz and to see the abomination wrestling. It was certain to be a spectacle.
When Amity reached the front of the school, Luz was already standing there waiting. She had a bit of a bounce to her knees, like she couldn't contain her energy. She was watching the school door and her eyes lit up when she saw Amity.
Luz waved with her whole arm as Amity approached, with Amity returning the gesture in a much smaller motion.
"Let's go!" Luz exclaimed as the pair started walking. Amity took the lead, since she knew where they were going. It was pretty close to the market and would only take about ten minutes to walk there.
They talked on the way, about their classes and the hijinks Eda had been up to lately. It turned out when Luz got back to the Owl House the day before, part of one of the walls had been singed and almost destroyed. Eda had passed it off as an unfortunate casualty of her experimental potion, but Luz wondered if Lilith had anything to do with it. Hooty was refusing to talk to either of them, which was highly unusual.
Amity listened to her talk, adding in comments occasionally. Luz told stories in such an interesting way; Amity couldn't help but want to listen.
Before Amity knew it, they had reached their destination. The abomination wrestling matches were held in a tall, large tent, which towered over the two young witches. It had large grey and purple vertical stripes around it, representing the color of abominations.
Witches of all ages were lined up to get inside, waiting to hand their tickets to the attendant. Amity and Luz entered the line behind them to wait their turn. While they waited, Amity took the tickets out of her bag. She had bought two, exactly the number they needed.
The line moved quickly, so they soon reached the front. Amity handed the tickets to the attendant, who accepted them, but not without stopping to stare in surprise as they passed him. Amity knew all of these coven members and staff worked for her mother. She just hoped they wouldn't be too weird about it around her and Luz.
Those thoughts left her mind when she entered the tent. The inside was lit up with a variety of candles and magic lights, some projecting images of abominations on the walls. Streamers lined the overhead light structure, giving it all a festive feel. Luz was looking up with her mouth slightly open, gaping at the sight.
Ahead of the entrance, there was a gap between the tall bleachers. Amity tapped Luz on the shoulder to get her attention, then gestured to where they needed to go. When they passed through that gap, they could see the wrestling ring. It was big, about 20 feet across if Amity had to guess. The outside of it had a thick rope to mark the boundary. There was additional line in the sand behind that, much thinner, that would form a magic boundary.
Amity tore her eyes away from the ring to look for their seats. The whole ring was surrounded by bleachers, with the only gap being at the entrance. Each section was labeled with a number, with each row then labeled with a letter and seat numbers.
Amity and Luz had seats in section six, in the second to last row. Amity located it after looking around. "Our seats are up there." She tapped Luz on the shoulder, and then pointed up at their seats.
The two went to the stairs to climb up, past the many other fight attendees who were already in their seats. Once they reached their row, Amity went first in squeezing past the other witches to get to the right spot. Behind her, she could hear Luz apologizing to each witch she passed.
When she finally reached her seat, Amity sat immediately down on it. Well, it was less of a seat and more of a spot on a bench with her assigned number, but she wasn't complaining. Even from way back here, she could still see the ring clearly.
"These are great seats!" Luz said as she sat down next to her. She had her hands lifted as fake binoculars, aimed down at the ring. "I'm so excited!" She brought her hands down, turning to Amity. "Abominations are so cool"
"They are." Amity agreed with a much calmer tone and volume. Luz's enthusiasm was infectious.
"I can't wait." Luz clapped her hands together in excitement.
Even though Luz said she couldn't wait, they still had to for a few more minutes. There was a buzz of conversation in the crowd and a hint of tension in the air. A faint hint of of abomination magic lingered in the air as well, likely since so much of it was cast there.
The match finally started when a witch appeared from the bleacher gap, dressed in a brightly colored costume. "Ladies and Gentlemen!" He called into a magic microphone, which spread his voice throughout the tent. "Are you ready?"
After the question he held the mic towards the audience, who called back "Yeah!" all together. The noise startled Amity slightly.
"Let me introduce our wrestlers for today! In the north, we have Abomamama!" He gestured towards the north side of the ring, with a magic spotlight appearing at the same moment. It highlighted a witch in a purple and yellow outfit. She struck a pose for the crowd, showing off her stature and muscles. The crowd cheered, including Luz who shook one fist in the air.
"In the south, we have returning champion Snowbomination!" He moved his hand south, the spotlight going with him to highlight a different witch. She was wearing a similar outfit, but with white and purple instead of yellow. She dropped to the ground to do pushups, earning her much applause.
Amity clapped for them both as she glanced over at Luz, who had practically jumped out of her seat to cheer. She was surprisingly into it considering she had never heard of the sport before yesterday.
When she looked back down at the ring, the announcer was explaining the rules. "This will be a match between two abominations. The first to disintegrate or fall out of the ring will be defeated. Winner takes the championship! Let's have a clean match today." He lifted his hand, holding up three fingers. The two witches cast their circles, summoning their abominations on their side of the ring.
These abominations were huge, way bigger than any Amity could summon. They had darker colors as well, probably made of materials specifically to help fight other abominations. Amity would have to do some research to say for sure.
"Count down with me." The announcer called to the audience. "3! 2! 1! Begin!" He threw his hand down at begin, and the abominations surged into action.
The witches on both sides called out orders as they moved, telling the abominations what to do. The two abominations lurched towards the center of the ring, faster than Amity's abomination could move but still slowly.
When the two met in the middle they both roared, lifting arms to grapple with the other. It was harder to tell which one was which when they were this close. They toppled to the ground, still wrestling for control.
One of the witches whistled, and her abomination freed itself to back away. When the other one rose it wasn't as tall as it had started, showing that it had lost the first encounter and taken some damage. It roared defiantly before they clashed again.
The crowd cheered with every blow, calling the names of the witches. Luz was right there with them, cheering for Abomamama at the top of her lungs. Amity was drawn into the spirit of the event as well, but kept her cheers quieter.
It looked cool and like it took a lot of abomination skill to do well. The two abominations were extremely well trained and responded quickly to their witch. In terms of a career though, Amity couldn't see herself doing this. It was a lot of fun to watch, but it wasn't the career for her.
Unfortunately, her track could lead her there anyway. If she didn't make the Emperor's Coven, this could be where she ended up. She looked at the two witches, now shouting in each other's faces as their abominations continued to grapple.
Despite the noise and fervor around her, that sent a chill down her spine. It was a sobering thought.
The match continued below, with Abomamama extending her lead. Her abomination was slowly moving the other towards the edge as they wrestled, getting ready to push it out. The crowd clamored for a win as they neared the edge.
On the sideline, Snowbomination was calling orders to her abomination with little response. It was barely hanging in there, barely still standing.
Abomamama whistled loudly and lifted one finger to the sky in some kind of hand signal. Her abomination lurched to action, leaning down to lift the other onto its gooey shoulder. It then surged forward, stopping ahead of the line to launch the other abomination. The losing one flew surprisingly far, crossing the line and smashing into an invisible barrier before it could reach the stands.
A large ding rang out, signaling the end of the match. The crowd, including Luz, went wild. Amity joined in too, unable to resist the mood despite her distracting thoughts.
Snowbomination ran over to kneel by it, while Abomamama joined hers in the ring to celebrate. She raised both arms in the air in victory, with her abomination doing the same. The crowd whooped and stomped their feet to cheer, with the announcer re-appearing.
"Our new champion, Abomamama!" He shouted into the mic, bringing the spotlight onto the witch with a sweep of his hand. The crowd continued for a few minutes, before the cheering died down. "Thank you all for a great season!" The announcer continued. "As you leave, please proceed carefully out of the arena." He waved around at the crowd as they started to move. He called out a final farewell, before vanishing from the ring.
Amity and Luz had to wait another few minutes for their turn, since they were sitting all the way in the back. Once it was time, they walked down the steps and followed the rest of the crowd out of the tent.
"That was amazing!" Luz was still talking way louder than usual, since her ears were used to the noise of the crowd. "She was like, pow, and then the other one was like, bam!" With each sound she faked lunging, moving similar to how the abominations did.
Amity walked alongside her, heading in the general vicinity of their homes. "I liked it too." She said, trying not to talk too loudly like Luz was. "Their abominations are very strong."
"I have to try it." Luz had pulled out her little square notebook, where she drew the glyphs for her spells. "If only I could summon an abomination, it just looks so fun." It made sense that Luz would want to do it, after all she was studying every track. She still couldn't summon abominations though.
"I'm not sure that I would want to." Amity admitted, voicing what she had been thinking about during the match. "I mean, I can't imagine doing that as a job. I don't know what I want to do."
"What about other covens?" Luz asked, either forgetting or not caring that Amity was studying abomination magic. Knowing her, it was probably the latter.
"I don't know what they're like." Amity said with a shake of her head.
A grin grew on Luz's face. "We'll find out then. Just like today, we can visit them and see what they do!"
As Amity looked at Luz, she was again struck with how incredible this girl was.
"Alright, let's do it."