'So, I ran away for this?' Luz thought.
The day before she got to fight against a weird puppet demon... thing. Today... well, it's sunny, at least.
"Well, Luz," Eda said, elbowing the teenager excitedly as Luz looked on in disgust. "Did you ever think you would see something as breathtaking as this?" The three of them were standing in front of some sort of giant rotting slug carcass with trash spilling out of it. Luz shook her head slowly.
"I… don't think I want to do this." But Eda wasn't listening to her.
"There's nothing more inspiring than the Trash Slug. It makes a home, a life from what others have thrown to the wayside… until BOOM! It gets blasted by a wave and croaks from all the salt. And we get to sell this stuff to customers! Now, don't leave me waiting." She held out a pickaxe to Luz.
"Please don't make me. This is the grossest thing I've ever seen." Luz shuddered and King scoffed.
"Oh, come on, Luz! It's not every day you get to go to the dump and pick apart a garbage carcass," he said, his voice dripping with sarcasm. He went and spread a blanket on the ground.
"Eh, nuts to you both." Eda said as she swung her pickaxe at the creature's eye, making it shatter into a million pieces.
"So, Eda." Luz said, "I was thinking, why don't we work on me learning magic or practice my bending?"
"Sounds like that boring school stuff." Eda said.
"School? Like magic school!?"
"Yeah, that boring place that removes creativity and teaches a corrupt system." Eda said, "Look at me, I never finished school and I'm fine!"
"Eda, you're collecting garbage. Not exactly everyone's dream job." Luz said, "As much fun as this looks, I think I'll take my leave."
"Fine, go practice your little Firebending." Eda said, "More treasure for me."
Luz walked into the woods, finding a small item that she put in her pocket. What she may need it later. She was looking for a clearing that wouldn't result in a forest fire. She walked for a while until she stumbled upon a girl with a large pot in a wheelbarrow, that was stuck in a deep hole.
"Hey, you need a hand?" Luz asked.
The girl looked up and saw Luz. She walked over to Luz and focused on Luz's ears.
"Y-y-you're, Human?"
Luz covered her ears and looked at the witch.
"W-w-what? No, it's just... magic?"
"I know about Illusion spells, that's not one."
Luz lowered her hands.
"Fine, I'm a Human."
"A Human in the Boiling Isles! This is amazing, how did you get here?! What's your name?! What-"
She was cut off when she heard another wheelbarrow stop behind her. She quickly pulled Luz's hood over her head to hide Luz's ears. Luz saw a girl on top of a cauldron, reading a book. She closed the book and hopped off the large pot.
"Willow! You were so unnoticeable; I almost ran into you!"
"Hi, Amity." Willow said.
Amity looked passed Willow and noticed Luz.
"Oh, look at that, you made a friend! Willow, I'm so proud of you!" Amity said, "I hope you know this, but hanging out with Half a Witch is a social killer."
Amity jumped back onto her cauldron and it started rolling again. Luz noticed Willow getting angry. Her eyes started to glow green and vines erupted from the ground. Luz smacked one away and shook Willow enough to get her out of this.
"S-s-sorry about that." Willow said.
"Are you kidding, that was awesome!" Luz said.
"Thanks, but I'm not supposed to be doing Plant Magic. I'm in the Abomination Track, but I hate it."
"Well, I don't know how I can help with that, but I can help you get this to your school."
"Thanks... I don't think I ever got your name."
"Oh, I'm Luz. Luz Noceda."
Luz helped Willow move her Cauldron to school, where the Principal was waiting outside.
"Ah, Miss Park, I was wondering what was taking you so long."
"Sorry, Principal Bump, my cart got stuck." Willow said.
"Well, at least you managed to get here." Principal Bump looked at Luz, "And who might you be?"
"She's Luz." Willow said, "You won't believe this, but she's a Human."
"A Human you say?" He rubbed his chin, "Miss Park, please get to class. Miss Human, please follow me."
Luz and Willow shared a look but went their respective ways. Luz sat in front of the Principal's Desk, feeling like she's in trouble at school all over again.
"Now, Luz, was it?"
"Yes, Sir."
"No need to be that formal, please, call me Principal Bump." He grabbed a book and held it out towards her, "When I was your age, I found a book from the Human Realm. What I found out about Humans... I've always wondered if it was true."
Luz took the book and opened it. She gasped when she saw it. It was a book from after the Hundred Year War, telling the history of it.
"This book has been missing for almost three hundred years." Luz said, "Do you have any idea how valuable this is?! It's the last known book about the Hundred Year War! Every other book was destroyed in the second world war."
"So, this book talks about this special power called Bending. Is that true?" Bump asked.
"Yes. People from the Human world are capable of bending one of the four elements."
"And are you able to command one as well?"
Luz smiled.
"Do you have somewhere I can show you?"
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