A/N: Surprise! I just created a new Owl House story! This is actually an AU that is different from my main one, Coven of Shadows. That said, it will feature some spoilers of what to expect from Ben's journey via flashbacks, though some of them may not be accurate to the Coven of Shadows story itself. As you might imagine, it also takes cues from recent episodes of Season 2. And, as you would expect, it is a harem story with my OC. And first up are Luz and Amity. To show their development, I added in the flashbacks to show how their bond would grow. And like I said, it may not be accurate in Coven of Shadows, so don't expect any straight answers as to what would happen in Ben's journey. That said, some of them would explain a few things in the story, but I won't say which ones. ;) Anyway, I hope you enjoy this first chapter of The Witchfather. And there will be more to the lore of this particular story coming soon. Though, if you have some ideas, please send me a positive review and/or PM about it, and I'll happily take them into account. :) Also, before anyone flips out, all characters are over 18+ years old, so there are no minors. Thank you. :)
Chapter 1: Give and Take
One could say 'once upon a time' like it was a fairytale, but this story is far from it. It was reality. And this story was unlike any other. Because there was no happy ending. In fact, it still goes on; like life itself...
Down at the Night Market, it seemed like business as usual. Many people were going by from the centaur with a face on the chest to even the librarian. It was often a place for criminals, or the previously known 'Wild Witches' to hang out and exchange in dark relics or curses, things of the like. Among the people, there was a literal two-faced purple demon with a trench coat holding many potions, a giant tooth, and a plier.
"Teeth! Get your teeth! We got all varieties and qualities!"
In that moment, he walked up to someone and put his hand on his shoulder before he and his second face on his forehead spoke.
"I even—"
"—do trades."
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However, the being he was met with was someone not to be trifled with. He had a long black cloak held by a black pearl pin, a black and white yin-yang-esque mask with holes for his eyes, but oddly not for the mouth or nose. He also had a dark grey tunic with dark grey felt pants held by a brown leather belt and a sliver belt buckle around his waist. He also had black shoes with a sliver buckle on them, a dark brown over the shoulder book bag, black dress socks and fingerless dark red gloves. And he wasn't too pleased. He spoke to the teeth salesman with a dark, ominous voice.
"If you wish to live, you will unhand me."
The salesman gasped immediately and stuttered.
"T-T-The Witchfather?! Oh, I mean, why would I trade teeth? That's illegal, and unsanitary! But, if you're interested—"
Before he could go on, the Witchfather leaned closer, flashing his blue eyes at him. When he gasped, the Witchfather swiped his hand at him, making him flinch as he closed his eyes. He opened them again, but to his horror, he found that the buck tooth he had in the bottom face was gone! The salesman looked up to him, covering his mouth as the Witchfather held his buck tooth in front of him, slightly crushing it with cracks appearing on it as he spoke.
"I'm not interested in anything to do with your so-called business. If I ever catch you peddling for teeth again, make no mistake. It will be the end of it."
With the clench of his hand, the Witchfather crushed his buck tooth into pieces, making the salesman whimper in fear as he showed the pieces out to him.
"Do you understand?"
The salesman began to nod nervously as he bent down on one knee.
"Y-Y-Yes, I do, Witchfather...!"
The Witchfather held his gloved hand out to the cowering demon, who made a gentle kiss upon it before he pulled it away.
"Good. Now, go do something more worthwhile in your life, for your own sake."
The salesman nodded to him nervously before the Witchfather walked away, leaving him to cradled his mouth where his buck teeth used to be.
"My chin feels so naked..."
The Witchfather was a name that became instantly recognized as the most lethal of the Boiling Isles, even more so than the Owl Lady. He came into existence some time after the Day of Unity was thwarted and Emperor Belos was detained.
His plan was to perform a mass genocide using the Coven sigils on their arms during the eclipse. It was all part of a convoluted plan to drain them all and bring back the Collector in exchange for the mass extinction of witches and to bring him home with his mission complete. But when it seemed like he was the victor, Luz, the Owl Lady, and the Shadow Coven halted his plans and put him under arrest. Since then, there was a major power vacuum, one that he took advantage of.
But the Witchfather wasn't always feared. If anything, some of them actually praised him. There were even rumors that this Witchfather was the one who ended Belos' reign and his plans, and there were plenty more of them that said he was once a human. One thing was certain: the Witchfather was a peacemaker, one way or another. As the Witchfather walked on the road, there were many witches who paid their respects. One among them was an elderly witch dressed up in a light brown robe with a gentle smile and dark red hair, as well as glasses for three of her eyes.
"Thanks for settling that problem with my wife and daughter, Witchfather."
"Of course. It was my pleasure."
The Witchfather passed her by, but not before he held his hand out for her to kiss. Even as he left her, she began to form a blushing smile. Altogether proof that he wasn't always the monster most people thought he is. That said, the prospect of being feared did have its perks. For example, the potion vendor up ahead wasn't too happy as he ratted out a customer. She seemed especially young with her small size. She had blonde hair in pigtails with hazel eyes.
"Get out of here. You think they grow on trees? Move along."
The Witchfather saw the whole thing and spoke up.
"Really?"
The vendor gasped at the sound of his voice while the customer in front of him was surprised.
"I suppose you want me to move along, too?"
The vendor immediately changed his tone as he stuttered while the child gasped in awe.
"Oh, n-n-no! Not at all, Witchfather! I was just, uh, trying to make everything, uh, alphabetical, you see."
"Please don't insult my intelligence. I'm not a fool."
The vendor bowed his head down as he apologized nervously.
"Forgive me, Witchfather. Force of habit."
The Witchfather looked down to the customer with a curious look behind his mask. The girl seemed a bit nervous, which was understandable. But he gently pet her head to ease her, and it worked. Then, he turned his attention to the vendor.
"Well, do you have it?"
The vendor nodded nervously before he went under the shelf and picked up just what he apparently asked for. It was a potion bottle with a sparkling red color.
"Here it is. The package you asked for."
The Witchfather picked it up and looked at it with earnest before he accepted it, putting it inside his dark brown bag.
"Excellent. And now, for the subject of payment—"
Before he could go on, the vendor piped up, holding out two bags full of potions.
"Oh, no, no, no! It's on the house. These, too!"
It seemed like too many, but the Witchfather had just the idea for it. He formed a spell circle each from his hands. One of them was black with a white ring while the other was plain white. After clenching his hands, the bags began levitating by themselves and hovered by his side as he gave his gratitude to him.
"Thank you. I'll be sure to remember this kindness."
The vendor sighed in relief before the Witchfather spoke up.
"And one more thing. You'd do well to show your customers the same generosity. Otherwise, your business may not have a future."
The Witchfather walked away, leaving the dire warning stuck in the vendor's head as the girl looked on in awe before suddenly, she was handed a potion with a dark purple liquid inside. Her eyes beamed in celebration as she happily exclaimed to herself.
"Yay! I get to summon the Dark Lord!"
The Witchfather continued on down the road as he passed by a couple of other people. One of them, namely an ex-bounty hunter, even tipped his hood to him.
"Good morning, Witchfather."
"Same to you as well."
And a feminine witch with light pink hair and three eyes bowed her head and held her hands together in reverence.
"A thousand blessings, Witchfather."
"Much obliged."
After a moment of accolades, both in fear and love, the Witchfather stumbled upon a shop up ahead. The sign above it said "Prim & Proper". His eyes looked down over the sign before noticing it was closed. Ordinarily, he'd leave, but the Witchfather took it as another sign.
"What perfect timing..."
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The Witchfather walked up to the door promptly knocking on it. A few seconds later, the owner opened up the door and looked up in surprise to see the Witchfather. She had short, blonde hair with a long brown robe with blue shoulder pads and a ruler over her shoulders.
"Hello, Prim. May I come in?"
Prim backed away as she opened up the door.
"Of course. Right this way, Witchfather."
The Witchfather nodded to her before he entered with the door closing behind him. Inside the shop, he looked around, noticing that a lot of items were on display, including the Witch's Wool cape. It wasn't just in the standard dark blue and purple colors; it was also in red, blue, yellow, and even black.
"You've been doing pretty well for yourself, haven't you? Would be a shame if all the merchandise were to... burst in flames."
Prim immediately became weary of his words and took them as a threat.
"Please, Witchfather. I don't want any trouble."
The Witchfather only chuckled darkly before he drew in a breath and spoke up.
"Relax, Prim. I tend to joke every now and then. Besides, I've brought the package you asked for."
The Witchfather dug into his brown bag and got out the potion the vendor gave him earlier. Prim looked at it in curiosity as he explained.
"I've been told that in your old age, a little pick-me-up is in order. And for the flame-retardants..."
The Witchfather gently lowered one of the bags before setting it in front of her for the owner to look inside.
"I'm sure you'll find a potion for that inside as well. Among many other things, of course."
Prim was at a loss for words. So much so, she even began to shed tears of joy.
"I... I don't know what to say."
"Your words won't be necessary, Prim. I'm only looking out for the people who really need the most help."
The Witchfather then walked out of the shop with his one bag left, leaving Prim utterly astounded by him before forming a soft smile.
"Thank you, Witchfather..."
With his remaining bag hovering behind him, the Witchfather continued walking down on the road, passing by a number of people who gasped or made their way clear of him. After a minute or so, he looked up to see the building that stood out the most. It was a large 2-story building with a similar design to that of what one would call an office building. Of course, anyone would know that one is not to judge a book by its cover, though it is better than the other stands at the Night Market. He walked up to one of the two people at the doorway.
They were both wearing black two-piece suits, black gloves, and black thick-rimmed sunglasses each, like they were secret agents. One of them had a fair complexion, red eyes, pointed ears, a slightly hooked nose, thick black eyebrows, a gap between his front teeth, bags under his eyes, and ash-blond hair that was shaved below the top, with a long, jagged forelock. And another had a fair skin complexion with dark green hair, yellow eyes, and a small mole on his right side. He also had a small dark green beard on his chin. The Witchfather walked up to the two of them as he spoke.
"You two. Has there been any trouble while I was away?"
The first spoke up to the Witchfather to answer him first.
"No, Witchfather, there's been no attempts to break in so far."
The Witchfather held his hand out to the guard, which he shook with his own.
"Excellent, Hunter. I believe you and Edric have earned a break for yourselves. Come with me inside."
Edric nodded to him as he and Hunter followed him inside the building. Upon opening the doors, they walked down the hall. It was full of blue carpeted floors and eggshell white painted walls. There were also a few dead or slightly wilted potted plants in the corners of the walls. There were also a few ripped up portraits on the wall of past employees of the building. They didn't have to focus on that for long, since they were headed for the stairs. As they walked up, the Witchfather spoke to Hunter.
"Tell me, Hunter. Have there been any visits?"
Hunter looked up to him as he answered. While it was true that nobody tried to break in, that didn't mean people wouldn't try to visit him.
"Actually, yes. There's been two people asking for an appointment."
The Witchfather sounded intrigued about it as he engaged the conversation further with him.
"Oh, really? And who might they be?"
"They're Luz the Human Witch, and the youngest Blight. Said her name was Amity."
Just as they got up on the second floor, the Witchfather stopped for a moment, as if their very names made him freeze. And it was for good reason. They were his closest friends... After a brief moment, he drew a sigh before he turned back to Hunter.
"And what did you tell them?"
Hunter could catch on to the tone of longing in his voice, the regret behind it. He could tell it meant a lot to him for her to visit.
"We told them to wait in the room on the second floor."
The Witchfather drew out a sigh.
"Good."
With that, the trio walked down the hall of the second floor. There were a few stray dark blue cubicles, metal chairs, dark blue wooden desks, and metal typewriters on them. There was also a row of windows around the second level and a big half-circle wooden grey colored reception desk, along with a few doors leading to a small empty room with hanging lamps on the ceilings. Edric looked around the place and felt that their base should be more impressive than this.
"No offense, Witchfather, but don't you think we should get a bigger, if not better, base of operations?"
The Witchfather didn't turn his head to him, but he addressed Edric's concerns, or rather complaints.
"This is the finest establishment the Night Market has to offer. We'll prepare overdue renovations in due time. Until then, we'll just have to grin and bear it."
Edric only shrugged his shoulders before he replied.
"Not sure about the grinning part, but whatever you say."
The Witchfather opened up the door before turning to the two of them.
"As I've said, you have earned the night to yourselves. Now, go and enjoy yourselves."
With that, the Witchfather closed the door, leaving Edric and Hunter by themselves as they wondered what was to come.
In the room, there was a lamp hanging from the ceiling and over the table as the Witchfather stepped up to see two familiar faces at the table. One of them was wearing a blue cowl over her white long-sleeved shirt with blue sleeves, a dark green tunic with gold trims at the end over her pants and white loafers. She also had tan skin, purplish-brown/brownish-purple short hair at shoulder length with a few bangs going over her ears, and hazel eyes. And beside her was a young witch.
She had purple hair with two small brown lines on the sides of her head tied into a bun from behind, as well as two earrings and yellow eyes. Her outfit was a fancy sort with the bottom of her dress being abomination-like with a purple potion around her waist in a red belt. The two of them looked quite surprised by his appearance as he sat down on the chair in front of him.
"It's been a long time... Luz. Amity."
Luz gave him a soft look as she replied in reverence.
"It really has been... hasn't it, Ben?"
The Witchfather removed his mask, and set it on the desk beside the filing cabinet. His face was revealed to be a human's face with blue eyes and swept down raven hair. When he spoke to himself, it was in great contrast to the voice underneath the mask. It sounded reminiscent of that of a young adult.
"I was hoping we'd see each other again."
The Witchfather was none other than Ben Kingston. He was the human who thwarted the Day of Unity. Well, one of them. There was a girl by his side who helped him do just that. And he's looking right at her.
Luz Noceda was the type of girl anyone could put down because of her weirdness. And he always hated them for it. He was hating everyone at the time, but as he looked at her, he knew hating wasn't enough. He needed to help her. So, he did just that.
"Need some help with this?"
The girl made a light gasp as she looked up at him. The girl had the impression that she couldn't believe that someone actually made the effort to help her. But after a few seconds, she got her focus back and answered him.
"Oh! Uh, sure. Thanks. Just help me carry it up the stairs. I'll take care of the rest."
With that, Ben grabbed one side of the bag while the girl held onto another before walking up the school steps. When they got up, they set the bag down before the girl spoke up to him.
"Thanks. I owe you, one, Mr…"
At that moment it occurred to him. He'd seen her around a lot, but he never did get to know her. The first time he saw her was at the tryouts for Romeo and Juliet. To make her death more "convincing" she had used a spork and wieners to fill in as guts, making everyone panic. The second time was when she made a Baby Griffin taxidermy, while using spiders for Spider Breath, causing the whole class to go into a panic as they ran away. And he heard once from Susan how that same girl did a bizarre trick with her eyes that sent her and the other cheerleaders into a panic. Ben couldn't help but snicker at that one. However, out of all those times, he still never knew her name. He figured this was the time to change that.
"Uh, my name's Ben. What about you?"
Ben held out his hand as the girl answered while shaking his hand. However, her answer was set on what Kyle called her a minute ago, which made her flustered.
"Oh, I'm Luz-ser. I mean Luz! Just Luz. Anyway, thanks for helping me out."
"Sure, Luz. Anytime."
Little did he know back then that he'd meet her again sooner than he thought. The next time he met her was at the Boiling Isles. And before then, he even met Amity. Back then, she wasn't the nice person she is now. In fact, she used to be just like the people who put others down, or so he viewed it.
"This is why people call you 'Half-A-Witch' Willow. As a top student, it's my duty to tell you to keep at it."
Amity put her arm around Willow as she continued.
"Even you could get a passing grade someday."
Ben stepped up to Amity with a similar smirk as Amity's. He dealt with bullies before when he was back home. This should be a piece of cake, he thought. Of course, he hadn't learned magic, but it should be the same principle. At least, that's what he thought.
"Well, that'll be the day."
Amity was caught off-guard by Ben's words before she looked at him in befuddlement.
"What?"
"The day Willow does get a passing grade is the day she becomes Top Student. And honestly, I'm looking forward to seeing that."
As Ben stood by Willow's side, she noticed him smiling her way, making her feel uplifted where Amity made her feel downtrodden. Regardless, Amity still held her smirk as she rolled her eyes for a moment.
"Well, that really would be the day, wouldn't it?"
Then came the Covention. After the disaster of a Witch Duel, Luz ended up leaving Amity behind, upset that she wouldn't let her talk to her after admitting she wasn't a witch. With her unable to use magic, Ben was very angry. Still, he didn't see it worth his time to let all his anger out, especially when she was starting to realize how wrong she was, holding proof of it in her hands: a glowing light orb from Luz's glyph.
"What right did you have to take away the only thing that made her feel normal? Did you really hate her that much because she was human? Or were you just that much of a coward that you'd cheat just to get rid of her?"
Amity looked down in shame before she spoke softly.
"I didn't know… I should've known, but I didn't know…"
Ben couldn't help but feel sad for her. But still, he wasn't in a forgiving mood.
"Whether you knew or not, you pretty much ruined Luz's life, just like you ruined Willow's. I guess I know why everyone calls you 'Blight'."
Ben walked away, leaving Amity to feel more ashamed of herself than before. That should've been it. And yet, Amity came back to Luz and undid her oath. It made no sense to him back then why she'd care for someone like her. In fact, for a while, it didn't do anything to purge his hate. But then, the event at the library happened.
Edric and Emira, his sister, were trying to get her notebook to prank her for tattling on them. Ben was against it initially until Amity called Luz the one thing she never could be.
"I've been trying to figure out what your deal is. Are, are you a poser? A nerd? I know. You're a bully, Luz."
Before she could run off, Ben grasped her wrist with a look that could kill.
"And you're not? Luz never stabbed her friends in the back."
Ben pulled on her arm and tossed her to the ground as he called her out on every moment of her crap.
"You think she's the one ruining your life? You used Willow and made fun of her every moment you met her! And you DARE call my friend a bully?!"
Luz tried to get him off, fearing the worst.
"Ben, stop! She's had enough!"
Ben snapped at her with a fierce look. He was not in a forgiving mood.
"Nothing's ever enough for people like her, Luz! She wouldn't care if anyone died! They're all just tools for her to use! Does that sound about right, Blight?!"
Luz backed away, utterly terrified that Ben would say any of that. Despite her crushing pain, Amity tried to prove her innocence.
"It's not like that. I was trying to protect Willow!"
Ben roared as he smashed his fist to the floor just near her face, leaving cuts and splinters on his fist before he barked at her face. At that moment, he didn't even realize that he was crying.
"Don't pretend you're innocent! I have proof in my hands that you called her a weakling, that she never meant anything to you, and you're STILL lying to me! EVERYONE LIES TO ME! EVERYONE!"
Later, Ben and Luz were by themselves at the Owl House as Luz tried to understand the way he is.
"Why do you hate her so much, Ben?! Amity really is trying to change! Is it because she's a witch?! Or are you just incapable of trusting anyone?!"
Ben turned sharply to Luz as he snapped with tears in his eyes.
"The last time I trusted anyone, my best friend killed herself in front of me!"
Luz gasped in surprise as he ended up recounting the horrible event.
"He picked on her every day, and I did nothing to stop him! I saw how much she was hurting! And I tried to help her, Luz, I tried! But… but it was… it was all for nothing…! I couldn't let that happen ever again, Luz. Ever…!"
Ben broke down as he sobbed to himself, holding his hands over his eyes as Luz gave him a hug.
"It's okay. I'll never leave you. Ever…"
The next time he met Amity, Ben still wasn't forgiving. But he wasn't so monstrous like back at the library either. The Slitherbeast was about to crush Amity with its giant hand, only for Ben to get her out of the way as he leaped. Once they stopped rolling in the snow, Ben looked at him in confusion.
"What? W-Why would you save me?"
Ben got off of her as he looked at Amity with a determined glare.
"Because despite what you think, Blight, I'm not a monster."
"Then what are you?"
"When push comes to shove, a human who'll do anything for his friends."
After the aftermath, Ben, Luz, and Amity were by themselves as Amity spoke up to her.
"Well, it looks like we'll be in the same class."
Luz got excited quickly as she spoke up.
"Azura book club? Azura book club?!"
Ben was quick to interject as he objected.
"Don't count on it, Luz. She's the one who ruined Willow's life, remember?"
Ben gave her a hard glare as he said this, making her feel ashamed as she held her head down.
"I don't know how to fix this, but… I really am sorry."
Amity turned to walk away, only for Ben to stop her, gently putting his hand on her shoulder.
"Don't apologize to me. If you're really serious about being sorry, make it up to Willow. You owe her that."
Amity gave Ben a soft smile as she nodded back to him.
"I'll try. Thanks… Ben."
Next, it showed Ben, Luz, and Amity in Willow's mind. The Inner Willow was ready to burn away Amity for good.
"Then you let her new friends pick on her for years! But now, I can erase all that pain. After all, out of sight, out of mind."
But of all the people to step in, it was Ben.
"Willow, stop! This isn't going to solve anything!"
Inner Willow looked flummoxed at Ben for his defense. But anger quickly took over as she leered at him.
"Why would you, of all people, stick your neck out for her?! SHE'S THE ONE WHO RUINED MY LIFE!"
Willow summoned a firewall around Ben. But he wasn't scared one bit.
"I won't deny that. I hated her for it at one point, too. But the truth is, it's not that simple. Hating her isn't going to make the pain go away. It's only going to get worse. Worse than you could ever know."
"Then what will?!"
"Amity has something she needs to show you. If you'll let her. She owes you that much."
Ben looked over to Amity through the firewall, looking more stunned by his will to stand up for her, even when he hated her himself.
Outside her mind, Willow spoke up to Amity, having been told the full story.
"I remember what you did, too. What you did in there. I can't say we're friends, but it's… a start."
Amity gave Willow a soft wave and walked out, only for Ben to stop her.
"Amity."
She stopped to look at her again.
"If you ever need help with anything… I'll be there."
Amity gave him a subtle, yet sincere and happy nod before walking out.
Next came the Grom Night Incident. As it turned out, Amity's worst fear wasn't anything simple like he thought. It was much more personal. Grom has taken the form of herself, but looking much more like a jerk than when Ben first met her. And it was taunting her.
"You should be ashamed of yourself, associating with weaker witches than you. No wonder that human tried to kill you! You deserve to die!"
Amity began to break down into tears as Grom was about to finish her off, only for Luz and Ben to jump in and stop it.
"Stay away from Amity! She'll never be like you! Ever!"
Amity looked up at the two in surprise. She could hardly believe that of all the people in her life, two humans would jump in to save her. However, things became heavy when it came to Odalia, her mother.
At Hexside, Amity felt ashamed for what had happened.
"I'm, uh… I'm sorry. I was a coward back there. But my mom—"
Ben was quick to cut off her apology.
"Shut up. Your word doesn't mean anything anymore. You were supposed to be our friend, and you left us to rot! I guess that's all a Blight was ever good for."
Ben turned away and walked with a bitter expression on his face only for Luz to stick up for her.
"How can you say that, Ben?! After everything we've been through?!"
Ben snapped at her again, having no time to listen to that.
"Because she ABANDONED us, Luz! You can't count on her for anything! I'm going to get us back at Hexside, one way or another! Because clearly, I'M the only one who can do anything about it!"
Ben's words cut into Amity's heart like a knife. He was making sure she knew exactly how he felt.
Then, back when things were taking a dark turn, Ben was exacting his revenge on Odalia and the investors. He had glyphs all over his body. He was going to unleash the worst kind of hell upon all of them for what they've done. But before he could, Luz stopped him with her own glyphs. Amity looked on as Luz and Ben fought each other. Luz was very angry with Ben at that point.
"How could you do any of this, Ben?! You were supposed to be my friend!"
Ben gasped softly from her words.
"But this whole time, you've been the one holding the knife! Waiting to stab anyone in the back! You were about to kill people just because you hated them! You're not my friend! YOU'RE AN EVIL MONSTER!"
Those words drove Ben over the edge as he yelled out, pushing her to the floor. He got out a knife and held it out, preparing to kill her dead, it seems. However, at the last moment, he stopped just above her face. Luz looked up to Ben in shock as he sobbed his heart out.
"Do you think I wanted to hold the knife, Luz?! Nobody cared about me! Not even my own mother! She left me to rot in hell! Nobody told me how to support my friend when she needed me the most before she died! And nobody ever cared about what happened to me when I was beaten every day by my so-called dad! I'm always the one who has to do something to make things better! And all of that time, I had to hold the knife! But it never mattered to them why I would do that! Do you know why?! Because nobody cares about me, or what I do! They don't even care if I throw my life away at all! And they never will…! YOU don't even care! If you think I'm a monster that badly…! I'LL SHOW YOU HOW MUCH OF A MONSTER I AM! WOULD THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY, LUZ?! WOULD IT?! ANSWER ME!"
Despite his raised sword being ready to strike, Ben's arms were shaking. He couldn't go through with it. He seemed ready to strike Luz down only for Amity to hug him from behind, catching him by surprise before she spoke softly.
"I do. And I know what that's like. You shouldn't have to be a monster to justify existing, Ben. It wasn't fair to you, and I let you down. I'm sorry…"
Ben began to break down into tears as he dropped the knife next to Luz as Amity soothed him before Luz joined in.
"I… I'm sorry…! I'm so sorry…!"
"It's okay…"
"We'll never leave you. Ever."
Since then, Luz and Amity began to have crushes on each other. He could see it for himself at Blight Manor. Even when Amity got fired from being discovered at the forbidden sanctum, Luz never gave up on trying to get her job back. She went through incredible peril just to make her happy again.
"I'm sorry we let you down, Amity. I hope we can still be friends. But I understand if you hate me…"
How could she? Amity was so touched by her willingness to make her happy, she couldn't think of any reason to do that.
"Don't worry. You always have a way of sneaking into people's hearts."
Then, before she knew it, Amity gave Luz a soft kiss on her cheek, making Luz gasp in wonder while Amity herself began to blush madly, taking off into her house to hide the embarrassment.
"Uh, okay, good to see you. See you later! Oh, why did I do that? Why did I do that? Why did I do that?"
Once she closed the door, Ben looked quite surprised.
"Huh. I wasn't expecting that."
Frankly, neither was Luz. She dropped down to her knees without even realizing it.
Then, at the Owl House, Luz talked with Ben about how she wanted her date to go with Amity.
"Amity is smart, cool, and classy."
Ben felt the answer was easy as he spoke up.
"Then, why don't you just tell her that?"
"Asking her out should be breathtaking, emotional, real! Everyone back home said I was cheesy. I can't let Amity think the same."
Ben gently held his hand up to her face.
"Luz, you're overthinking things. You helped change her life, and mine, for the better just by being who you are. If you just do that, I'm sure you two will be together."
Luz felt reassured by his words. But as comforting as they were, she was in disbelief.
"How come you're trying so hard to help me?"
"Because, Luz, you deserve to be happy."
"So do you."
Ben gave Luz a soft hug as he replied softly.
"I already am."
That's what he was trying to tell himself, too. But every time he looked at Amity and Luz being together, he couldn't help but feel… lonely. It made him wish there was someone in his life who could be here for him, too. Yet, he persisted in telling himself that he was happy. So much so that he began to believe his own lie. Then, the dark trip inside Belos' mind happened.
He saw the fight between Phillip Wittebane and his brother, Caleb. It was just like his fight between him and Luz at Blight Industries. Only he didn't stop holding the knife; he used it to kill his own brother! Ben was utterly shaken by that nightmare. But not more so than Luz was. And she saw every horrible thing Belos did, including his draining spell.
"I'm gonna tell everyone about the Day of Unity, that you've been lying about the Titan for years!"
"Yes, this has gone a bit longer than I'd have liked, but… no one ever said being a Witch Hunter was easy."
Ben shouted in rage as he lashed out at Belos, using his own glyphs on his body to attack him.
"You betrayed your own brother! You MURDERED him! How could you?!"
Belos only responded by whacking him away with his newfound power, binding him in his grip.
"Such a pity. You do possess my hate, but unfortunately, you also have my brother's naivety. And I did warn you; you didn't have a whole lot of time left."
Belos began crushing him as he yelled out in pain, only for Luz to stop him with her fire glyph as she and Hunter picked him up and escaped Belos' mind.
"Eda, now! Please, now!"
By the time they got back, the damage was already done. Hunter had a panic attack shortly afterwards, running away from the Owl House. Luz kept on blaming herself for being a part of Belos' plan, which made her so determined to do everything to stop Belos. As for Ben, he was dealt the hardest blow, or so he believed.
Ben was sitting by himself on the bed at the CATS hideout. Luz was checking up on him after finally working up the nerve.
"Ben, we could really use your help."
Ben only turned to Luz with an angry/sad face towards her.
"Do you really need any help from a witch hunter that badly?"
Luz gasped softly from hearing him say that.
"It all makes sense, Luz. The way I hated everything, the way I hurt Amity every time we met, the day I almost killed you; I'M A WITCH HUNTER, LUZ! You shouldn't be anywhere near me! You should just stop me, kill me dead right now! Or don't you care about your real friends?!"
Ben was on the verge of crying. He was suffering another mental breakdown. Again, he believed that he was a monster. Because he was descended from monsters… But Luz knew better. She gave him a tender hug before stroking his back.
"Of course, I care. But you're my friend, too. Maybe you held the knife before, but when it really mattered, you let it go. It's not about how much you're like Belos, Ben. It's how you're not."
Luz couldn't have been more right. Ben was using his own glyph magic against Belos'. By that point, the draining spell was almost complete. However, Belos saw the true value of Ben's strength up close. And he tried to manipulate him to get some good use out of it.
"You know for yourself how wretched this world is by itself. You know what needs to be done. After all, you're the one holding the knife."
Ben was ready to blast Belos to oblivion and end him, but instead, he stopped using his glyph magic on his body and took a deep breath as he stepped into the light of the eclipse.
"I'm not that person anymore, Belos. If anyone's holding that knife, it's you. I put it away before. You can, too. But if you're going to use it, for your sake, don't try it."
Belos snarled at him, lunging his cursed arm turned blade right at him, but Ben ducked a few seconds ahead of time, catching it right onto the light of the eclipse. Ben looked on in horror as the eclipse drained Belos of his magic. His curse was fading away, along with his magic. However, his magic wasn't just fading away. It was his immortality. Belos' skin began to dissolve, turning into a pile of ashes and leaving only his skeleton behind. By the time Luz and Amity caught up, Belos was already dead. The two looked to their friend, seeing his look of regret on his face as he spoke softly.
"I tried to tell him to let it go. But he couldn't…"
Luz and Amity walked over to Ben as they comforted him.
"That wasn't on you, Ben. Belos just couldn't let it go."
"You were the one trying to do the right thing."
Later on, with the Boiling Isles recovering, Ben, Luz, and Amity gave each other one last hug before the two of them waved to him as he walked away. Neither one was sure that they'd ever see each other again. However, there was a lot left for them to do after the Day of Unity.
Luz was (and still is) the apprentice of the Owl Lady, Edalyn Clawthorne. Since Emperor Belos fell out of power, she had her own work cut out for her. Determined to be a witch, she began studying all she can from Eda. Her friends called her that, but everyone knew her by now. Her harpy form certainly made sure of that.
The point was, they've been all over the Boiling Isles, keeping the peace wherever they could. In the end, their goal was one and the same. But they had different ways to go about it. He wanted to bring peace by enforcing his own empire to keep the criminals in check. Luz accepted his decision, and they parted ways.
And now, here she is, sitting in front of him. He wondered how much had changed since then. Ben began to smile softly as he tried to catch up.
"So... what have you two been doing all this time?"
Amity and Luz smiled towards each other with blushes on their faces as the human replied.
"Well, since we last saw each other, Luz and I have been trying to keep everything peaceful in the Boiling Isles, like you. But with everything that's happening, and without much time to ourselves, it's been... hectic. So, Amity and I have been talking, and... we're wondering if you can let us join you."
Ben looked at the two quite surprised. He wasn't expecting Luz, of all people, to ask that.
"Really? You guys want to join me?"
Luz made a small dark blush as she rubbed the back of her head.
"Basically, yes."
Ben looked a bit unsure about the answer. Amity suspected it was because he was afraid that they wouldn't contribute much. She spoke up as she tried to prove her point.
"And, in exchange, we'll try not to take advantage of your hospitality. Me and Luz can help you with whatever you need, and we can support you, too."
It was a nice thought, though Ben felt there was more to the story.
"I understand that. But... why would you ask me that now? If things were just hectic, you would've asked Eda for help. But this? It's personal, isn't it? What happened?"
Luz and Amity's faces began to sadden. It really was no surprise that Ben was able to piece together what was going on, but from the looks of it, they didn't exactly seem fond of whatever happened to them. Amity looked at Ben with a frown as she replied.
"Well, you know how my mom found out about us dating on the Day of Unity? She just showed up one day and gave me a choice to either stay at home as a Blight or to stay with a 'wild witch'. Obviously, I think you know what option I picked."
Ben had a feeling about why. Amity just couldn't spend the rest of her life without Luz. She'd end up cursing herself before she lets it happen.
"I see. But don't you two have bounty hunts to ride you over? And what about Alador, or Eda, even?"
"We do. But the amount of snails that guy offers for each hunt is... well, practically meaningless. And my dad promised to spend more time with us, so his idea of a new business is… a little slow-going. We would stay with Eda, but my mom got Luz expelled before, not to mention the fact that she was willing to let everyone else die just so she could be on top of their ashes…!"
Amity was very angry as she said this. But before she could continue ranting, she took a deep breath before her frown returned.
"I didn't want to imagine what she could do to her."
Ben crossed his arms as he gave his doubts.
"Yeah, I don't think Eda would have a hard time kicking her out, especially after what she put Luz through."
While that part was true, there was another thing to worry about: consequences.
"Yeah, but odds are, Mom would use that against her to put her and Luz away for kidnapping. I couldn't do that to them. I gave my word that I'd never crawl back to my mother if it meant giving up Luz. She's just... I hate to admit this, but she's making it very hard for me to keep it."
Amity was about to break down, but Luz held her hand over her own, letting her know that she doesn't have to go on before she explained the rest.
"The point is, we both care about each other, but we both needed to get some help, too. And that's why we needed to find you. So can you help us? Please?"
Ben looked at their eyes. They were worried, uncertain of where they're supposed to go if he should refuse. But after what they've been through, how could he? Ben sighed a moment before he replied.
"Okay. I'll let you guys join me."
Luz and Amity both looked at him in relief and surprise from his answer. But he wasn't done yet.
"And in exchange, you guys can help me with whatever I need and support me. What exactly I need help with, we'll discuss later."
Amity and Luz held their hands out and thanked him while Ben shook them.
"Thanks, Ben. You have no idea how much it means to us."
"I think I have some idea. Now we just need to figure out what you two can do. I mean, it's pretty obvious you two can handle anything."
Luz nodded to him in agreement as she even concurred.
"Yeah. I bet we can even handle being your girl toys."
Once she said this out loud, Ben and Amity began to blush from her words. Then, it was Luz's turn once she realized what she just said.
"Wait. What am I saying that for? I already have a girlfriend. Just kidding..."
After a moment, however, Amity began to blush with a smile, mostly looking at Luz.
"I think we can handle that, sure."
Hearing this, Ben began to blush bigger than before. It was doubly a surprise for him especially. He knew Amity was always into girls, but for her to actually agree to that... But he saw Luz's reaction to it.
"Amity? Are you loco? I was just kidding!"
She seemed really adamant against it. Ben looked to Amity again. He could tell that despite what she said, she was in disbelief over the idea. He needed to be certain they were actually okay with it. The last thing he wanted was for them to be uncomfortable.
"Well, if you think you guys are up for it, we'll find a way to make it work."
Luz and Amity looked at Ben in confusion as they spoke at the same time.
"What?"
"It's confusing, I know. But think of it as, like... a new experience. Amity, did Luz have any feelings for anyone else since you two were dating?"
Amity put her fingers to her chin as she tried to recall.
"Well, now that you mention it, Luz always seemed to have feelings for—"
Before she could continue, Luz interrupted Amity's answer.
"No, I don't! My feelings only belong to Amity, no one else's!"
Luz began to laugh nervously as she tried to leave.
"Okay, can we go now?"
Luz was about to leave, but Ben gently got her hand and spoke gently. A part of him was beginning to worry that Luz didn't want anything to do with him after the things he did to them.
"Luz, wait. If it's about what I've done to you guys, I… I'm sorry. I know I can't take back any of what I did, but I really am sorry. If you guys still want to leave, I understand. I don't think I'd want to be anywhere near me, either…"
Hearing those words, Luz began to hold a frown over her face as Ben continued.
"But can you at least let me make it up to you? I just want you to be happy again before you go."
After a moment, Luz began to sob softly, making Ben look at her quite surprised before she turned to him, holding her arms over herself.
"It's not you, Ben… it never was… The truth is… ever since the Day of Unity, I've had feelings for you, too."
Ben looked at her in surprise. He hadn't expected her to love him that much. She turned back to Amity for confirmation before she nodded to him.
"But I just didn't want you to feel like you're coming in between us. I love you guys, and I want to spend my life with you. But I thought, 'what's the point if it means I have to choose between you guys'? I was at a very low point in my life from that kind of decision. I just didn't want to feel that way again…"
Luz began to sob to herself again. The more she sobbed her heart out, the more Ben's heart sank. Of course she'd be worried about that. Ben knelt down to her and gently brushed her face as he spoke softly.
"Hey, Luz... come here."
Ben leaned closer to Luz, holding her head up with his hand gently.
"It's okay. It's not your fault. Nobody blames you for trying to avoid that choice. You tried it once before."
"I know. But it still hurts..."
Ben gently wiped away her tears as he went on.
"I don't blame you. I didn't want to come in between you guys, either. You always looked so happy being with Amity. I didn't want to get in the way of that. I thought leaving you guys to be together would help you avoid it. But if it's hurting you that badly… then I'll stay by your side."
Luz looked at him in utter surprise. Why would he stay if he knew he'd end up coming in between them?
"But why would—?"
"I think it's because the truth is... I owe you that."
Luz gasped softly as she looked into his blue eyes.
"From the beginning, you wanted to be my friend more than anyone ever did. You're the reason I became better than who I was back then. And at one point, I wouldn't admit it, but I had a crush on you. But then, you started going out with Amity. I had to let you go. So you can be happy."
Luz began to have tears in her eyes as she tried to speak back to him.
"You... cared about me that much? All this time, you loved me?"
Ben smiled softly as he answered.
"Yeah. And I never stopped."
Suddenly, Luz threw her arms around Ben, holding tightly onto him as she whimpered with joy. Amity saw the scene and began to smile fondly. When the hug was finished, Ben turned to Amity.
"Amity... I know you're usually protective of Luz, and I respect you for that. And I also know we didn't exactly have a good history together. So, I wanted to ask you something. I sure as heck can't ask your mom, so... if it's alright with you, can I have your blessing to be with Luz?"
Amity made a soft smile his way before replying.
"Ben... you already have it."
Ben and Luz looked at Amity, puzzled from her answer.
"Really?"
"Are you sure, Amity?"
Amity held her hand over Luz's as she replied.
"Well, I never said you couldn't have a boyfriend. And he's grown to be a better person, thanks to you, Luz. If it wasn't for you, Ben really would've become the monster I thought he was."
Ben immediately resented that.
"Hey!"
"But instead, he's become someone who cares about people, someone who would think about what others have gone through. Someone we can count on. And that's because of you. If you want someone like him to be your boyfriend, then… I don't mind one bit. Besides, it's an honor for the Witchfather to ask me of all people for a blessing."
Ben began to blush as he rubbed the back of his head.
"Yeah. I guess it is."
Luz looked between the two of them, confused about where to go from there.
"But how's this gonna work? Not that I'm complaining."
Ben had an idea as he went on.
"Well, you guys will be my girl toys, like you suggested, Luz."
Luz blushed profusely from remembering that she suggested it.
"But I'll still make sure you're taken care of, that you're all okay. And if you guys would like some time alone with each other, that's exactly what you'll get. And if I need your help with anything, I know I can count on you guys to help. Because I know how dedicated you guys are."
It was Amity's turn to ask him next, though she's still trying to get used to the idea of sharing. She may have given him her blessing, but it would still be a lot to take in for her.
"And... what if you wanted to... make love with Luz? Or me?"
Ben went over to Amity and gently stroke her hair as he responded.
"You can watch if you want. You can even pitch in to help Luz be comfortable if you want. And if it comes down to me and you, I'll let you lead. You deserve that much after what I put you through. But the main thing to remember is that this arrangement between us... it's a gesture of our bond we've had. How much we've grown to accept each other. That's why I'm honored for you guys to consider me being with you. And why I'll do anything to make you guys happy."
Amity looked up to Ben with a smile as she got Ben's hand off of her head and replied.
"I'm honored you feel that way... Witchfather."
Amity planted a soft kiss on his hand. And after that, she looked up to him with a smile before Luz went over to him, clearly unable to hold herself back. He was just too irresistible. And with Amity having given her blessing to him, nothing was holding her back.
"Kiss me, Witchfather."
Suddenly, to Ben's surprise, Luz leaped on Ben, pushing him to the desk as she crashed her lips onto his. Amity looked on in surprise as Luz and Ben kissed each other. But it didn't last very long as he tapped her shoulder.
"Uh, Luz. A little too forward."
Luz blushed dark brown spots on her cheeks as she sat up.
"Oh, sorry, Ben. I just... couldn't help myself."
Ben only smiled to her as he held his hand up to her cheek.
"It's okay, Luz. We'll just take it slow, that's all."
Luz giggled a bit to herself before she concurred.
"Yeah. Nothing like a little slow kiss to stir things up, huh?"
With that, Ben sat up from the edge of his desk, preparing himself for the kiss. But before either one tried it, Luz looked over to Amity, eagerly smiling at her.
"Oh, hang on. Do you want to join in, batata?"
Amity blushed from Luz's offer. She went up to the two of them, still a bit unsure about how this was going to play out. The three huddled close together to the point that their chests rubbed against each other. Luz moaned softly from the contact before she smiled softly with a gentle laugh.
"Let's do it. Together..."
Ben and Amity nodded to her before they opened their mouths and wrapped their tongues around each other. The trio moaned blissfully from the tongue fest, feeling the heat inside them building up. And as the heat in them grew, they began to succumb to their sensual instincts. After a moment, the trio broke their kiss before Luz slammed her lips onto Ben again.
Amity watched as Luz and Ben pressed their lips and their bodies together. She couldn't help but feel... horny just from looking at them. Perhaps it was because of how Luz looked. So happy, so content... Amity moved her fingers to her lower region almost naturally before she began to toy with her clit. Amity moaned softly to the melody of their sounds of rapture.
But as they kissed, none of them noticed Ben forming a small spell circle with his finger. It was a plain white ring. In that moment, a white ring went over Luz's and Ben's bodies and traveled upward. But when it did, their clothes vanished vanished completely without a trace. When Amity noticed this, she began to ogle the sight of them being close together. However, she also noticed a very surprising development: Ben's body was not only entirely covered in glowing glyphs like before, but there was an entirely new one on his chest!
Luz finished up the kissing just in time to notice this herself before looking on in surprise.
"Whoa, Ben... you have a new glyph?"
Ben made a small blush as Amity walked up to the two, taking a closer look at it. She saw that there was a symbol at the center of his body that connected all of them. It was a circle with a curved line in the middle that made it seem like two opposing swirls, along with two smaller circles at the end of each one. And there was a line going straight down between them.
"What's that glyph, Ben?"
Ben sat up as he looked at the two of them.
"This? It's the balance glyph. I tested it on a glyph combo myself. Apparently, it's like a switch. If you press that, the glyphs turn off. But if you press it again, it goes back on. After what Belos did to himself to wield magic the way he did, I thought I could use this to improve myself. Turns out, I was right. Look."
Ben tapped on the balance glyph before it swirled, making the glow fade away and changing the body back to normal. Amity and Luz looked at Ben in such interest of this newfound knowledge, especially Luz.
"How come you never showed us this before now?"
"I didn't think it would be anything for you guys to worry about. Like I said, you two can handle anything together."
Amity blushed from Ben's compliment as she looked to Luz.
"Yeah. That's true."
Luz, on the other hand was quite peeved that he didn't share it with them before now.
"I still don't like how you kept this a secret..."
Ben saw her pout and made a small laugh as he stroke her face gently.
"Hey, if you want it that much, I can make some glyph tattoos for you guys."
Luz and Amity looked at Ben in surprise. Was he really capable of that?
"Really?!"
"Yeah. We'll have to talk about it after we're done here, though."
After a while, Luz smiled at him again, holding her clit over Ben's throbbing penis. Ben looked at her in surprise as she looked to him with a grin.
"In that case... I'd at least like to feel that awesome glyph power of yours."
Ben looked into Luz's eyes, seeing not only her fearless will to continue, but also her desire to feel him inside her. She even began to speak Spanish as she spoke softly to him.
"Por favor... fóllame fuerte, padre brujo..."
Thanks to his Spanish lessons, Ben understood what Luz was asking him. She was asking him to fuck her hard. Ben formed a soft smile and took heed of her wishes as he replied.
"As you wish."
Ben tapped on his center glyph again, making it spin around before his whole body glowed once again. Then, he grabbed hold of her waist and thrusted it down on his pelvis. However, it didn't quite go where Luz was hoping. Instead of going in her vagina, it went straight up into her curvaceous ass!
Luz moaned loudly to the ceiling, struck with a sheer force of pleasure that utterly broke her mind. After a moment, her eyes began to form a glowing orange-yellow light within her irises before Luz formed a crazy grin of pure lust on her face as her moan turned into a whimper of pleasure before Ben noticed.
"Uh, Luz? Are you okay?"
To answer him, Luz suddenly thrusted her ass up and down on his hard cock. That was enough to let him know she was more than alright. And so, per her nonverbal request, Ben began to ravish her, rapidly slamming his penis into her heart-shaped bottom and making her moan as she cried out hysterically.
"Ah, si! Dios Mio, Si! Keep fucking me right there! Your glyph-powered cock feels so amazing, Ben!"
Amity couldn't believe her eyes. She never saw Luz go crazy like that. Could that have been the effect of this new glyph, or was it normally how it felt to be serviced by someone using glyphs all over his body? In any case, it was better him than Belos. Amity's curiosity began to take over as she felt her lower region getting wet. She ended up staring at her girlfriend, driven completely by her carnal nature to be breeded. She wondered what it would feel like…
Unable to resist, Amity used her own spell circle to make her clothes disappear completely. After that, she rushed over to Ben, holding her pussy over Ben's face. He was much too surprised to say anything before Amity quickly shoved her region onto his face. Ben couldn't resist. He began to lick at her lower lips, making Amity let out a moan of a witch possessed before she plunged her lips into Luz's.
Driven completely by their sexual instincts, Luz and Amity licked each other's luscious tongues as they felt their hands all over their bodies. They also began to squeeze their breasts together, mushing their nipples together and swirling them around as they felt Ben's cock and his tongue pleasuring the both of them. In turn, Ben was turned on by their moans in their mouths and the taste of Amity's pink folds.
These sensations drove him so much, he began to thrust harder and faster inside Luz while sticking his tongue deeper inside Amity. Luz and Amity moaned into each other louder before they began to expose their tongues to the air, exposing their saliva and their tongues as they rolled around each other. Ben couldn't hold it in anymore. He let out a muffled moan into Amity's lower lips as he released a geyser of his seed inside Luz!
Luz could feel her belly growing as Ben's seed went up her whole body. When she felt it reaching her mouth, Luz put her lips back on Amity, surprising her until she felt Ben's warm, white juices traveling down her throat from Luz's mouth! At the same time, she felt a release, and her walls clenched, squirting her juices into Ben's mouth.
Odd as it was, Amity drank up every last bit of it while Luz gave it to her lover, the three of them spasming from the overflow of carnal pleasure. In their haze, they didn't notice that Amity and Luz's breasts were growing from their C-Cup size to a Double-D size. When Ben was done, Amity had swallowed the last bits of Ben's cum from Luz's mouth, albeit with a few drops of it out of her mouth. When she opened her eyes, Amity's eyes were holding a glowing orange light in her irises, just like Luz's. And the two of them were moaning in pleasure like zombies, drooling whatever was left of Ben's cum.
The two girls licked their lips and gave each other a seductive smile before they got off of Ben, letting him breathe heavily as his still hard cock popped out of Luz's hole. Once he got his moment of rest, Ben sat up from the desk as he spoke up.
"Well, that was fun, wasn't it?"
Of course, when he sat up, he saw Luz and Amity on their knees, holding their now supple boob flesh in their hands. Ben's eyes widened in surprise not just from their treatment, but from the size of their tits. They weren't that big before. He wondered how it could've happened. Then, he saw their glowing eyes. It was almost like he put them under his spell. But it couldn't be, could it?
"Uh, what are you guys doing?"
Luz took the liberty of answering first as she spoke softly.
"We were having so much fun, Ben. We don't want to stop now. Do we, Amity?"
"Your glyph-powered cock made us feel so good, Witchfather."
"We want to feel your cock more…"
The two were speaking to him like they were in a trance-like state. Like they were his slaves…! He began to realize that he did put them under his spell! However, a short moment later, Luz spoke up, breaking out of that character.
"Well, unless your thing is limp. In which case, we can help with that."
Hearing this, Ben sighed to himself. It ended up confusing the two before he responded to them.
"Uh, sure. But first, let me try something real quick."
A moment later, Luz and Amity were standing together as Ben drew a circle just above their hairy vaginas. It was a bit difficult, especially since Luz was ticklish near her entrance. He wondered if he had something to do with that. Regardless, he drew what looked to be an unborn child inside each of their circles before drawing a diagonal slash over them. Amity felt especially weird in her lower region as she spoke.
"Any chance you're done yet?"
"Almost… there."
With his drawing complete, Ben tapped both of the glyphs, causing them to glow brightly on their bodies. It didn't seem to do much for them before Ben stood up.
"Here. Now if I happen to cum inside you guys, you won't get pregnant so soon."
Luz and Amity both began to blush for a moment, wondering how it would work as Ben spoke up, seeing their embarrassed looks.
"Are you guys okay?"
Luz and Amity looked back to him before they responded.
"Oh, yeah. We're fine."
"We're just not used to having glyphs on our bodies like you, that's all."
Ben walked over to the two of them as he asked for their two cents.
"So, what do you two wanna do next?"
Luz made a sly smirk as she spoke.
"I think I have an idea…"
Much later after that, Luz was laid flat on her back at the desk with Amity taking care of her lower end with Ben's penis waiting near her face. Luz couldn't help but smile and lick her lips as she eyed Ben's dangling cock in front of her. Ben looked a bit worried, especially since he hadn't done anything that rough before.
"Uh, are you sure you're gonna be okay like this, Luz?"
"Oh, sure. I've seen people on hentai do this all the time. Might as well give it a try."
Ben would've doubted it, but when he placed his hands on her shoulders, he could feel how she felt, his eyes having the same glow in his irises like Luz and Amity did for a moment before it went away. After that, he began to smile at her.
"Alright, but it's gonna be rough."
"And that's just how I like it."
Luz then opened her mouth, making an "ahhh" sound. Ben didn't make any hesitation in shutting down the noise, though he only stuffed the tip inside her. Luz made a frown for a while, but she licked at it nonetheless. As she did, she began to gasp softly as her eyes glowed brighter before looking up to Ben. The glow dimmed a little afterwards before she realized.
He wasn't holding back. He was making sure it lasted. From there, Ben began to softly and slowly thrust into Luz's throat, making her gag for a moment. No wonder he was taking it slow. He didn't want to wreck her gag reflexes. Then, she felt Amity licking at her lower lips, causing the human to moan into Ben's hard cock as it traveled in and out of her throat. Ben smiled softly as he interacted with her, his hands still on her shoulders.
"I can feel it, Luz. You really enjoy this, don't you?"
As an answer, Luz replied to him in a way he didn't expect.
"Yeah, Ben. Your cock is so fucking good…"
Evidently, it caught her by surprise, too, her eyes widening as his were.
"Wait. Did I really just say that with my mind?"
Ben nodded to him, surprise still evident on his face as Luz muffled gleefully.
"Awesome!"
Suddenly, Luz felt Amity's tongue go deeper as she interjected with her thoughts.
"Your pussy tastes so good, Luz… I just want to eat you up, my batata…"
Amity didn't seem to realize Luz could hear her, nor did she seem to care. But Luz felt it to be very sexy for Amity to say as she moaned blissfully into Ben's cock again.
"Oh, yeah, Amity. Hit it right there…"
Suddenly, Ben began thrusting into her mouth again, making her exclaim one surprise.
"Gllkk!"
"What am I, chopped liver?"
As Ben continued to thrust into her, Luz apologized mentally, though she enjoyed the roughness as her eyes began to roll up to the back of her head.
"Sorry, Ben. It just felt too good. Oh, mierda… And your juicy cock makes it feel even better…"
Ben nodded to her as he concurred.
"That's right. And don't forget it."
"Don't worry, Witchfather. I won't…"
Amity interjected next as she feasted on Luz's lower lips.
"I won't forget, either, Witchfather. After this, can you bless me with your cock in my ass next?"
Ben wasn't expecting to hear that from Amity, let alone her mind. Then again, she must be saving her main entrance for Luz. Who was he to judge in this circumstance? In the end, he could picture it quite clearly.
"Don't worry, you guys. Anything you need, I can give you."
Ben began to thrust harder into Luz, deepthroating her all the way as he pictured himself doing the same to Amity's soft and plump bottom. Little did he know that that very image was engraved to Luz and Amity's heads themselves. In fact, that very scene was making them moan harder than ever, and it was turning them on just as high. It was very well indicated when they moaned hard while they replied in a very excited and sensual state.
"Thank you, Witchfather…! Thank you for blessing us…!"
Ben's hard member ended up bulging from Luz's throat as it zipped in and out, his balls repeatedly smacking her in the face. Luz gulped his dick right down her gullet several times at this point, and Amity's tongue had just gotten to her walls with her mouth planted over Luz's lower lips, the trio crazed with pleasure. It didn't take long for Ben to reach his climax, slamming his cock as deep into her as he could before he released himself with Luz and Amity moaning again, the glow getting brighter in their eyes as Luz released her own climax into Amity. But they weren't the only things glowing.
Luz's glyph began to shine bright, too. And in a surprising development, Luz's belly began to puff up, like she was getting pregnant already.
"Oh, my Titan, I feel so full…."
And Amity was going through the same thing herself. Only she was getting it from swallowing Luz's pussy juices as it went off like a fountain. Her belly was puffing up as she felt them wobbling.
"Wow… it feels so good…"
When Ben was done spraying his cum down Luz's throat, he removed it from Luz's mouth with a pop! The human girl smacked her lips as she tasted Ben's leftover cum and moaned blissfully.
"That was really good, Witchfather… but I think you might have overdone it a little."
Ben and Amity took notice of that as they looked at her belly. The latter seemed especially surprised by this.
"Wow, Luz. You look pregnant like this. Wait, are you pregnant?"
Amity looked down at her belly herself, seeing her own bulge and became nervous.
"Am I pregnant?"
Ben had to wonder himself. Could he have made a growth enhancement spell by mistake? No, it would've taken a combo to pull it off. To be certain, he began to push down gently on her belly, pushing it all the way down to where her belly was before he started. Then, he sighed to himself in relief before he brought his hand back up.
"No kid yet. It must be a side effect. It's blocking out the cum that enters your body so you don't get pregnant."
Amity sighed in relief before she spoke up, trying to cover it up, albeit with a blush.
"Uh, I mean, oh, well. There's always later, anyway."
"Anyway, I think it's safe to say it must've found its way to your chests, too."
Holding her large tits, Luz came up with another idea as she smirked. Ben saw that and got the idea himself.
"I think we know where this is going."
Ben was laying on the floor with Luz and Amity rubbing their chests together like they were wiping windows with them. With boobs as big as theirs, they might as well be! And Ben was enjoying every second of his cock being massaged by two of his favorite people. And even better was the fact that they weren't just rubbing his dick; they were servicing it.
Luz was licking at the base of his long organ while Amity licked at the top. Amity made it clear, of course, that eating his shaft was different than letting herself get impregnated by one of them. All the same, the girls knew how to please Ben in all the right ways.
The girls moaned gleefully from pleasuring their Witchfather as Luz looked at Amity.
"Can you feel it, sweet potato? Our cock is gonna blow soon…"
Amity popped Ben's penis out of her mouth as she spoke up.
"Then let's make it happen, Luz…"
Amity and Luz arches themselves a bit higher than Ben's member before they not only squished it in between them, but they were close enough to kiss each other. Ben couldn't hold in his load any longer as he shouted.
"Oh, Titan! I-I'm cumming…!"
Ben let a loud moan escape his mouth as his warm, glowing seed spurted all over their bodies. With the glow still residing in them, Amity and Luz fell back to the floor as they broke apart their kiss. Luz had an especially big smile on her face as her body shook in an aftershock of pleasure.
"Oh, crikey…"
Ben looked over to her, puzzled to hear her say something British.
"Luz, did you just say 'crikey'?"
Luz began to blush, realizing she just said something embarrassing. But she owned up to it nonetheless with a smile.
"Yeah. I guess some things haven't changed…"
"Apparently."
Luz and Amity looked back up from their positions, seeing that Ben's throbbing organ was still standing. They had to wonder how much stamina he actually had in him. Luz and Amity looked at each other, as if sharing a secret plan before they nodded with smirks on their faces. They linked their legs together and pulled themselves closer, rubbing their pussies all over Ben's dick!
Ben was caught off-guard by such an unorthodox maneuver that he let out a surprised moan before looking at his meaty rod, caressed by their vaginas.
"Whoa… h-how are you two…?"
Before he could finish, Ben moaned louder as Luz and Amity answered him telepathically.
"Just because we're down, it doesn't mean we're out, Witchfather."
"Now you can see what the two of us can do together."
He smiled with an open mouth as they said this. Ben could truly feel the bond they had together as they rubbed their lower lips on his shaft in perfect unison. They were the exact definition of 'perfect match.' And it felt so good for him to have them by his side. Maybe that was it.
Maybe that was why he felt so alone back then… because deep down, he loved the both of them. And they loved him back. He could feel it in their movements, their moans… All those sensations made him so happy, so full of joy, that he began to… SPLASH!
Ben's cum geyser went off like a volcano and covered Luz and Amity in the lava of his warm seed. It surprised the trio how much cum he actually was in that blast. No wonder their bellies were that big!
The trio just laid on the floor, staring at the ceiling and wallowing in sweat, love, and the stink of pure, wholesome sex. The glow began to fade from their eyes, restoring them to normal as they smiled. After a moment of peaceful silence, Luz and Amity spoke up.
"We did it."
"We actually did it…"
Ben smiled as he replied, happy to be with them.
"Yeah."
After a moment, the trio sat up, letting the crowd slip off of them before Luz looked to her best friend turned master.
"So… where do we go from here?"
Ben was confused at first before he reiterated what they discussed before.
"Well, like I said before, you guys can join my new Coven, and whatever you guys need, I'll give you some—"
Before he could finish, Luz interjected.
"I know about that. But… where do the three of us go in this kind of relationship? Back in the human realm, people are into harems, but in real life, it's usually frowned upon. I don't know how the Boiling Isles is gonna respond to this. Everyone's gonna know about it, and they're gonna think it's so weird. I know it…"
Luz practically huddled herself into a ball, only for Ben to comfort her, placing his hand on her head as Amity crawled over to them.
"So what if they do? Normal's overrated these days. If anything, you should look at it as a badge of honor. You didn't let it stop you before. Why start now?"
Luz softly lifted her head up before Amity spoke up.
"Ben's right. Besides, I made you a deal. And my mom was right about one thing: a Blight always upholds their end of the deal. So no matter what happens, I'm not gonna leave you alone. Got it?"
Luz nodded to the two of them before they hugged each other and she spoke softly as she sniffled with tears in her eyes.
"Thank you so much, you guys…"
After their hug was finished, Ben stood up and brushed the cum off of him and his glyphs before he turned them off. Ben stretched himself a bit next before he checked with the two of them.
"Okay, time to get you guys to your room."
Luz and Amity looked at Ben quite perplexed as they spoke intermittently.
"Our room?"
A moment later, Ben, Luz, and Amity were standing in an odd room, dressed back up in their outfits. Well, odd for the Boiling Isles. It had white walls, a few windows with fancy purple drapes over them, a bookshelf, a dressing closet, and finally, a few scattered sleeping bags on the ground. The couple had looks of uncertainty for a moment before Ben replied.
"I know this isn't exactly like you pictured, but this is the best we could do for now. If you don't want to stay here, I understand."
However, Luz and Amity smiled at him a moment later as the former spoke.
"I like it. It's humble, it has plenty of space, room for decoration. It's just like how my first night at the Boiling Isles went."
Ben turned over to Amity, worried she might not be of the same opinion.
"And what about you?"
Amity looked around again before she turned back to him.
"I love this. Thanks, Witchfather."
Amity gently took Ben's hand before softly kissing it, and Luz did the same, only with a bow. Reassured that they'd be fine, Ben smiled at his two lovers before he turned to leave.
"You guys better get some rest for tomorrow. You'll need it. I'll explain everything that's happening here tomorrow. That said…"
Ben turned around to face them as he continued.
"...you can play with each other if you want. Just be sure to play nice."
Amity blushed from Ben's suggestion. Though, on the other hand, it wasn't exactly a secret that they loved each other.
"We'll make a note of that. Again, thank you."
Ben shook his head softly, still keeping his smile.
"Actually… thank you."
Ben slowly closed the door and walked away. Inside the room, Amity and Luz looked at each other with blushed faces. The human made the first move as she spoke softly to her with a seductive tone.
"So, what do you wanna do, sweet potato?"
Amity chuckled at her forwardness before she answered.
"Whatever you think, Luz, I'm all yours…"
Meanwhile, Ben was walking over to his own room. It was a small room in the second floor, repurposed from what used to be the boss's office with a dark blue sleeping bag on the old, wooden desk, a small calendar on the side of the room near the one window in the room, a filing cabinet where he kept his clothes and personal files on deliveries, white walls, a brass lamp hanging from the middle of the ceiling, and a coat rack in the corner of the room near the door.
He had to admit it; Edric was right about their base not being as impressive. How this place came to exist in the Night Market, let alone the Boiling Isles, was a mystery to him entirely. After sighing to himself, Ben set his mask on the desk beside the filing cabinet.
"Ed's right. We really need a new base..."
He began looking out the window at night to see the whole of the Night Market lit up on the streets. Ben Kingston alone couldn't keep this place in check.
But the Witchfather did just that, by doing what nobody else could before in this part of the Isles: taking control. And he'll do almost anything to keep it. But he won't be a tyrant like Belos. He'll show that by proof of his conviction, his love, and most of all, his power. Just then, Ben heard knocking behind him and turned around for a moment before speaking out.
"Who is it?"
"Uh, it's Ed, Ben. Er, I mean, Witchfather. Can we talk?"
Ben took a deep breath before picking up the mask and putting it back on. Then, he opened the door and saw Edric standing by himself.
"Yes, Edric?"
Ed gave him a look of curiosity as he spoke up.
"Are Luz and Mittens staying here? With us?"
The Witchfather nodded to him in affirmation as he replied.
"These two will make valuable members of the Outsiders Coven."
Edric drew a sigh of relief before he took his hand and kissed the back of it.
"That's good to hear. Because there's something else, too. Someone's paid a visit."
His eyes narrowed in suspicion as he inquired to him with a dark tone.
"And who, dare I ask, would try to visit this late?"
There was a brief pause before Edric answered him, albeit with a nervous tone.
"The Head of the Stonebreakers Coven. He's waiting in the lobby."
As the two walked down the stairs, Edric still had feelings of dread as he spoke to him.
"I still can't believe Covens still exist. I thought they would've died after the Day of Unity with Belos."
The Witchfather felt it made sense.
"With Belos gone, there's a power vacuum. Now, the covens exist solely to fill that vacuum and seize power. If we want this peace to last, we must seize it first."
Ed nodded to him. However, he couldn't help but worry about the worst outcome.
"And what if we can't?"
The Witchfather clenched his hand, recalling people being drained of their magic, and their lives. That was something he never wanted to see again.
"We must. But for now, this is just business."
When they reached the bottom of the stairs, they saw someone with a brown pelt jacket over his white shirt and black pants with tough knuckles on his hands, as well as a tattoo of a Construction Coven, a mimicry if one of the very digits used in the Day of Unity, but it was different.
It also seemed to have the engraving of a stone across the fist rather than the lightning bolt. It was clear enough that it's the mark of the Stonebreakers. The Witchfather walked up to him as he spoke to him.
"I've heard you wanted to talk business…"