Luz ran to see what made that noise and nearly panicked when she saw the same witch that murdered her mom. He looked at her and gave an evil smile.
"So, this is where you live now?" He asked.
Luz tried to run but was stopped when the witch put a spell on her. She couldn't move. The witch used magic and lifted her off the ground and brought her over to him.
"How could the Emperor fall for your mother? She was weak, just like you, Halfling."
He grabbed her by the neck and lifted her off the ground. Luz started gasping for air and her vision started getting dark. A hand was placed on the witch's shoulder and he paled.
"Get, your hand, off my daughter. NOW!"
The witch dropped her and turned to face Luz's father.
"So, this is the great Emperor Belos' human form? I expected more."
Belos grabbed him by the neck and snapped his finger's, removing his human form.
"How about now?" Belos started putting more pressure on the witch's neck, "You killed my wife, hurt my daughter, cause trouble in the Isles, and just tried to kill my daughter. When I get through with you, you'll be wishing I petrified you."
He tossed the witch against the wall and slammed the witch's head against it. He punched the witch in the stomach and then hit him in the face. He kneed the witch in the stomach, which caused the witch to bend over, allowing Belos to knee him in the face. He held out a hand and his staff manifested into his hand. He stabbed the point of it into the witch's stomach and watched them bleed out.
"That was for my Empress." He said, "And this is for my Beloved Princess."
He snapped the witch's neck and watched the body fall to the ground. He looked over and saw Luz start to slowly walk backwards up the stairs.
"Luz-"
"Get away from me."
"Luz, Princess, just let me explain."
He moved towards her and she backed away.
"You tried to kill me."
"I didn't know you were my daughter! I would never hurt you had I known!" He said, "Princess, please, I would never hurt you."
Luz looked at him for a minute and then bolted her room. She locked the door behind her and he just groaned.
"I messed up." He said, "I lost my wife and now my own daughter doesn't even trust me."
Later, he was sitting on the couch, in his human form, looking at a picture of him and Camila.
"All the money in the world means nothing without you, Camila. I'm sorry I failed."
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