Chapter 2: Witches before Wizards
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In Luz's room, she was sound asleep dreaming about the events of yesterday when she wakes and sees King asleep at the foot of her sleeping bag.
"It wasn't a dream!" Luz smiles opening the window. "Good morning, terrifying fantasy world."
"Good morning." A sea monster said before going underwater causing Luz to cringe.
"Good morning you little cutie pie." Luz said kissing King awake like he was a little puppy.
"I am not your cutie pie!" King said trying to break free.
"Yes you are." Luz said hugging him.
"I know." King sighs as she puts him down.
Making her way to the bathroom, Luz opens the door to see two owls flying out.
Slowly walking in she came face to face with Hooty.
"Hi Luz." Hooty said causing her to yelp and hit him on the head. "Ow! I'm just wishing you a good morning. Jeez! Hoot! Ow!" Luz watches as Hooty's head extended all the way back to his post on the front door.
"Sorry Hooty." Luz calls out before noticing her Azura book on the counter. "This is it, old girl. Your first day on the Boiling Isles as a Witch Apprentice. Hyah!"
Walking past Minato's room she knocks on the door. "Minato! Rise and Shine!" Looking to a closet she took a deep breath and crossed her fingers. "Please have witchy clothes. Please have witchy clothes. Please have witchy clothes." Luz opens the door and sees tons of robes and other witch items. "Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!" Luz screams with joy.
Grabbing an outfit she puts it on and even writes a name tag that says Witch Apprentice Luz.
Hearing a noise from Eda's room, Luz runs over to be the first to greet her.
Letting out a yawn, Eda walked out in a purple shirt, blue pants and slippers. "Hmm?" Eda said noticing Luz.
"Good morning, Eda the Owl Lady. I am ready for my first day of Witch Apprenticeship." Luz declares.
"Who are you again?" Eda asks shocking her.
"Eda! Come in here it's amazing!" King calls out from the kitchen.
"Ugh now what?" Eda groans walking towards it.
"Remember me? Luz? We freed the oppressed and defeated the evil warden together? Yesterday? My best friend is Minato the son of your old friend." Luz reminds when Eda comes to a stop with eyes widening.
Inside the kitchen, King was sitting down happily as Minato was at the stove cooking breakfast.
"Well now what is all this?" Eda asks walking in.
"Minato?" Luz asks looking in.
"Oh morning. I made breakfast for everyone." Minato turns around.
"Eda he cooks." King smiles as Minato placed some sausages in front of him and King ate them up with joy.
"Now this is how you wake someone up." Eda said walking over.
"I didn't know what you guys liked so I just used whatever was in the fridge." Minato said putting a delish rice dish with bacon on the side.
"Ooh what's this?" Eda asks.
"Apple risotto with side of bacon." Minato smiles.
"Hmm hang on I need my cup of Apple Blood." Eda said walking to the fridge.
"You mean Apple juice?" Luz asks.
"No." Eda said pouring a mug before sitting down.
Grabbing a fork she took a bite and instantly smiles enjoying the taste before letting out a sigh. "Congratulations kid as of now you're the Owl House's official cook."
"I second that!" King cheers gobbling up everything on his plate.
"Here you go Luz." Minato said putting a plate down for her.
"Minato what are you doing? What about training to be a witch and to find your dad?" Luz asks.
"Well we can't do any of that on an empty stomach." Minato said eating from his plate.
"Here, here." Eda agrees.
"So Eda what spells are you gonna teach me? When do I get a magic staff? Was I supposed to bring my own runes? Do you have a dangerous magical quest for me?" Luz asks excited.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, slow down, kid. Being a witch doesn't happen overnight. Also, you're wrapped in a bathrobe and wearing the dirtiest traffic cone I've ever seen." Eda said.
Looking to her hat, Luz took it off and blew on it to reveal it was indeed a traffic cone just covered in ash causing King to laugh.
"But a magic staff huh?" Eda asks taking a big bite of her food.
"You gave Minato the Monado." Luz points.
"That was his dads. Giving that to him was literally no hard work at all, but if you really want one." Eda said.
"More than anything." Luz said.
"Magic staff come to me!" Eda said holding out her hand and they all heard multiple crashing noises.
"I am not cleaning up whatever that is." Minato said when the staff flew in and hit Eda.
"It's early." Eda groans before adjusting herself. "Now, witches are awarded their staffs from school. With me as your teacher, you'll be taking a different approach."
"How different?" Luz asks.
After breakfast, Eda dropped a sack of potion flasks and held the Monado in her other hand.
"You two are gonna work for it. Minato you may know some magic but I bet you have no idea what this can do." Eda said handing him the Monado.
"Uh swing it like a regular sword?" Minato guesses causing her to laugh.
"Hardly. This thing is the furthest thing from a regular sword. You'll never find another magical weapon like that if you searched the Boiling Isles for the rest of your life." Eda said.
"Wow." Minato said looking at it.
"Now onto business. I run a few businesses. On weekends, I offer rare human treasures that Owlbert drags over from your side of the realm." Eda said reaching to the wall and pulling off a toy sword.
"I shall smite my enemies age 6 to 11." The sword said before Eda tossed it aside.
"But most days I sell only the finest homemade elixirs and potions." Eda said as Luz grabbed one from the bag.
"Snake oil?" Luz read.
"No one wants an unoiled snake. Now follow me." Eda said leading them to the balcony. "Today you two will deliver packages and sell potions to that town over there, Bonesborough. You'll have to be careful. I have rivals everywhere who'd love to take my business down and you along with it. You wanted a dangerous magical quest? Sister, you've got one."
"I won't let you down, Miss Eda." Luz said accidentally letting go of the bag.
As it plummeted Minato held out his hand and the wind caught the bag gently lowering it down.
"Phew, that was close." Minato sighs in relief.
"Thanks Minato." Luz said.
"Yeah you better stay close to your friend." Eda said as they walked down to get the bag. "Remember never befriend a man in sandals and measure twice cut once." Eda said before closing the door in their faces.
"How my dad and she became friends I'll never know." Minato said strapping the Monado to his back.
Inside, Eda walks to King who was sleeping on a chest.
"I hate to interrupt your power nap, but you have to go with them." Eda said.
"What? But I just found the perfect spot. Why do I have to go? Minato knows magic he can handle himself." King said.
"Hardly, he doesn't know this place like we do. You and I both know they'll end up lost or eaten or both." Eda said.
"We can hear you!" Minato said as Eda turned to see Luz and Minato looking at them through the window.
"And no we won't!" Luz calls out before Eda drew the curtains.
"And because you work for me, too, unless you want to start paying rent." Eda threatens.
Grunting in anger, King storms out.
"Be back by nightfall or risk mortal peril." Eda said closing the door.
"Have a nice trip." Hooty said.
"Let's get this over with." King said leading them away.
In Bonesborough, the three of them were walking through the streets and needless to say Luz and Minato were in awe at all the different types of creatures.
"Hey it's rude to stare." King said.
"Sorry, this is just a lot to take in." Minato said.
"I've only seen places like this in my dreams and it's incredible. Are Minato and I the only humans here?" Luz asks.
"Technically Minato is a hybrid since he's only half-human but yeah there is nothing like the two of you around here." King said.
"Wow! There must be a reason for that, right? Why am I here? What if I, Luz Noceda, average teen, actually had a predetermined path of greatness? Just like Azura!" Luz squeals.
"Whoa take it easy Luz." Minato said.
"It all makes sense. I was brought here to help reunite my best friend with his long lost father." Luz said with stars in her eyes.
"Uh Luz, Azura is a fantasy character and things in real life aren't as exciting as books." Minato said.
"Yeah. Did Azura's path to greatness involve her delivering boil cream?" King asks taking out a bottle.
"Today I'm delivering packages, but tomorrow I'll be earning the respect of everyone on the Boiling Isles with my magical prowess." Luz said.
"Ha! Good luck. The Boiling Isles is nothing but a cesspool of despair. Why do you think Miguel left this dump in the first place?" King asks.
"Why did my dad leave this place?" Minato asks interested.
"What am I his therapist?" King rolls his eyes.
"Relax Minato, I got this." Luz said walking up to a centaur getting a pumpkin. "What has four hooves and wants to buy a potion? This guy." Luz points.
"My eyes are down here." The centaur said revealing his face was on his torso freaking Luz out.
Next they were at a house making a delivery, but Luz rang the doorbell the doorbell tried to eat her.
"Okay now I'm starting to see why dad left this place." Minato said grabbing Luz.
"Save me Minato!" Luz cries as Minato pulls her free.
Soon the three of them were sitting on the sidewalk.
"I know I've had enough delight for one day." King sighs.
"I thought being the only human in a magical world would make me special. But apparently, it just makes everyone want to scream at me or... eat me." Luz said revealing a fairy trying to eat her arm.
"Get lost." Minato said flicking it off her. "Yeah this place stinks."
"At this point, Azura had already been sent on an enchanted quest. Where's my quest‐granting wizard?" Luz asks holding up her book.
"Like I said, this is real life Luz." Minato said.
"Sorry to break it to you, Luz, but no one here is that well‐dressed." King said looking at the wizard.
"This has been a rough day. Let's just finish this last deliver and head back." Luz sighs.
"I didn't even get to use this." Minato said looking at the Monado as they walked down an alley.
"Maybe this world isn't what I thought it waAAH?!" Luz gasps in shock to see they were in front of a large white house that resembled a castle.
"Whoa." Minato said.
"Pretty." Luz said walking to the front and ringing the doorbell, but this one didn't try and eat her instead the door opened.
"Big houses always belong to big whackjobs. Let's kick the package inside and get outta here." King said but Luz and Minato walked in.
"Hello." Luz calls out.
"Anyone here?" Minato calls out.
"Hey wait!" King said following them when the door closes right behind them.
"We're delivering a package for Eda the Owl Lady." Minato said when lights turned on and they found themselves in a giant library filled with books when an old man in robes with stars on them walked in. This was Adegast.
"Today just got good. Magical Wizard!" Luz smiles.
"More like weird old man in jim-jams." King narrows his eyes.
"I was in my oscillarium, reading the stars. And who might you boyh be, with eyes full of curiosity?" Adegast asks.
"Just uh deliver guys." Minato said.
"Hmm that's not what I see. I see something else. Something you are eager to find." Adegast said before looking to Luz. "Young lady, dareth I say, I sense something unique about you. Please, won't you join me for tea?" Adegast asks waving his hands and chairs with snacks appeared.
"Okay." Luz smiles.
"Let's scram wizards are just old people with glitter in their pockets." King said as Adegast reached into his pocket and did indeed dump out some glitter.
"Okay maybe he is onto something." Minato cringed seeing King was right about the glitter.
"But the stars on his robes are so sparkly and if he's old maybe he knew your dad." Luz said.
"Maybe." Minato said.
"Plus I see scones on the table." Luz points.
"Where?" King said running over to the table and gobbling up snacks.
"We'd love to join you for tea." Luz said.
"Hold it. I have one rule. No weapons at the table." Adegast said pointing to the Monado.
"Oh uh sorry sir." Minato said taking it off and putting it at his side.
"Call me Adegast." He smiles eyeing the Monado with a big grin when Luz noticed a large amount of potions nearby.
"Do you sell potions Mr. Adegast?" Luz asks
"Why yes I do, I run a small business." He nods.
"You should run a small business of more scones into my mouth." King said revealing he at them all.
"I'm surprised to see you here. It was my understanding that Eda delivered the packages herself." Adegast said.
"Well Minato and I are kind of Eda's apprentice." Luz said.
"I see and how is that experience so far?" Adegast asks.
"Well pretty good for me at least." Minato cringed.
"Yeah only you, Minato has magic and that awesome weapon but me? I thought if I stayed here I thought I was meant for something special. But Eda thinks I'm meant for chores and I'm afraid I came to the wrong place." Luz said.
"Well I have a quest—"
"A quest?!" Luz interrupts excited.
"You didn't let me finish. I have a question." Adegast chuckles.
"Oops." Luz blushes embarrassed as Minato chuckles.
"Would you like to go on a quest?" Adegast asks.
"Yes!" Luz cheers.
"I might have just the thing." Adagast said reaching into his beard and pulls out a scroll and opens it. "The prophecy speaks of a young human girl who would be brought to our world by a boy who possesses both the blood of a witch and a human will claim the Celestial Staff and free this world from an ancient evil. Perhaps you have come here for a reason."
"Perhaps I have." Luz said looking at it.
"Uh Luz hang on a sec. I didn't bring you here." Minato said grabbing his sword and following her.
"This staff can do anything, cast any spell answer any question." Adegast said.
"Minato we could find out what happened to your dad." Luz gasps shaking his arm.
"Really?" Minato said slightly interested.
"Should you believe yourself worthy of this quest." Adegast said.
"So worthy." Luz said.
"You need to know the road will be dark and perilous." Adegast warns.
"Love peril. Big fan of peril." Luz said.
"Your hybrid friend must be loyal and strong to help you." Adegast adds.
"Strong and loyal, yep that's Minato." Luz nods.
"And only the Chosen One can pull the staff from its post." Adegast said.
"Chosen One." Luz said in awe.
"Luz this sounds a little too good to be true." Minato said.
"I know." Luz squeals.
"Big story, awesome. Anyway, your food is gone and we are, too." King said.
"Yes, we have to go. And pack for this enchanted quest! I'm in." Luz declares.
"Wonderful." Adegast smiles.
Back at the Owl House, Luz was packing for her quest with Minato and King nearby.
"So Minato what kind of Chosen One should I be? Should I be full of optimism and goodness, like the Good Witch Azura? Or should I be like a bad girl Chosen One with black nail polish and a mysteriously withdrawn attitude? I act like I don't care, but I secretly do." Luz said.
"You kids talking bad girls?" Eda asks walking holding a severed monster arm by the bone. "Wait what's all this?"
"Eda, tell these two how dumb wizards are." King said.
"Ugh! Wizards are the worst. Never trust a man in casual drapery. Why?" Eda asks.
"Your wizard client told Luz she was a Chosen One!" King said bursting into laughter.
"Wait, wait. Luz?" Eda snickers.
"He even gave her a map." King said as both of them burst into laughter.
"Really guys? Is this necessary?" Minato asks.
"Let me see this map." Eda said as Minato hands it to her. "Did you two honestly think this was real?"
"What?" Minato and Luz said surprised.
"This map is bunk. There's no lake with a Celestial Staff on the Boiling Isles. Miguel and I would have stolen that ages ago." Eda said.
"It was too good to be true." Minato sighs.
"Look I get you wanna find your dad but Miguel is tricky, King and I have been looking for him too and we've come up short everytime." Eda said.
"Maybe you just weren't looking hard enough." Minato glares causing Eda to narrow her eyes.
Eda narrows her eyes. "I'll let that slide this time since you've been without him for so long but watch your tone young man."
"Can I just be alone?" Luz asks.
"Sure." Eda sighs as she and King walk out. "Minato follow me."
He was hesitant at first but Minato realized Luz really wanted to be alone so he followed.
"Sorry Luz." Minato sighs when they noticed a part of the map was glowing. "Hey what's that?"
"Huh?" Luz picks it up and holds the map up to the light. "The Chosen One. The path will only appear to the worthy. This is why Eda couldn't read it? But am I worthy?"
The wind blew the map out of Luz's hands and next to her Azura book causing her to smile. "I won't know until I try."
Downstairs, Eda led Minato to a shelf while King slept on the couch.
"Finally! All that mean‐spirited laughter made me sleepy." King said laying down.
"Give me one reason why I shouldn't go on that quest to find my dad." Minato asks.
"You think I didn't look hard enough for Miguel? Check this out." Eda grabbed a picture where we see a picture taken of a teenage Eda standing alongside Miguel as they had their magic staff and Monado drawn making cool poses.
"Is that you and my dad?" Minato gasps.
"Miguel and I were best friends growing up. We were an amazing team. When he disappeared I was horrified." Eda frowns. "I searched every inch of the isles multiple times but came up short everytime."
"Wow Eda, I'm so sorry." Minato said.
"Look kid I know you want to find him, but you can't go after every wild goose chase you hear about. That's what I did." Eda said.
"Yeah I guess you're right. Good thing you stopped me or I would have charged headfirst on Adegast's quest." Minato chuckles.
"Adegast?" Eda asks.
"Yeah the wizard client of yours." Minato said as Eda turned to King.
"Crony, wake up. You said that wizard was one of my clients?" Eda asks.
"Yes. Now go away." King said.
"I don't know him that well and I don't like what he's doing to these kids." Eda said.
"Less talking more napping." King said closing his eyes.
"Minato can you go check on Luz?" Eda asks.
"Uh sure." Minato said going to Luz's room. "Luz are you okay?" However, he got no response. Opening the door Minato gasps to see Luz was gone. "Oh no! Luz!" Minato ran to the window. "Hooty where did she go?!"
"Hoot, hoot. If you want the answer that you seek, solve my riddle within a week—" Before Hooty could finish Minato stabs his sword into the wall causing it to crack and pieces of the roof to fall.
"Next time it'll be a Rasengan to the face." Minato said not having time for this.
"Ow! Okay, okay. She went into the forest towards Bonesborough. Sheesh!" Hooty said.
"Eda! King we gotta move!" Minato yells.
On the outskirts of Bonesborough, Luz was looking out at the forest.
"My first mythical quest." Luz said as she started walking only for a fog to surround them.
"I got my scroll, got my youthful optimism, got my trusty weapon." Luz said taking out the toy sword and clicking it.
"By the power of Skullgar, I am out of batteries." The sword said before dying.
"Okay clearly this thing was a toy rip off of He-Man." Luz said recognizing that call.
As they tried navigating through the fog, Luz looks around.
"Did I make the right choice coming here?" Luz asks before gasping.
From the fog a small village filled with little cats in outfits when suddenly a figure emerged from the fountain.
He had long black hair, an eyepatch, a muscular body and a large sword strapped to his back.
"I see. So you're the Chosen One. The Celestial Staff should've picked me, Nevareth Bladestrife. Teen Prince of Angstmore." He declared.
"Yes, Yes I did make the right choice." Luz said going ga ga over him.
Back in Bonesborough, King and Minato were leading Eda to Adegast down the alley.
"This is where we met the scones. I mean, the wizard." King said as Eda walked to the end and saw the castle, but it was totally old and destroyed.
"I swear it looked a million times better than this." Minato said.
"I don't like this." Eda said walking into the castle.
Entering the library they saw it was even more destroyed than the outside.
Looking around Eda steps on something. Bending down to pick it up she picked up three copies of that Chosen One map that Luz was given and an old paper of the Monado.
"I really don't like this." Eda narrows her eyes.
Walking through the forest, Luz and Neverath along with a small animal sidekick made their way to the Celestial lake.
"Nevareth, your vengeful backstory is so compelling. And I'm lovin' your animal sidekick." Luz said.
"After my village was consumed, my heart has known nothing but vengeance." Nevareth said.
"Nevareth." Luz said concerned.
"Lady Luz, do you think love can bloom on the battlefield?" Nevareth asks.
"Oh this quest is questing in all the right places." Luz grins liking this more and more.
As they made their way to a bridge a small ugly cat creature with a brown hat jumped out.
"Ew." Nevareth said grossed out by it.
"Hum‐di‐diddle, to pass the bridge, you must first solve my riddle." It said.
"Hit me little furry man." Luz said eager.
"Your quest shall stop if you fail this game. So tell me, my dear, what is my name?" It asks.
"Hmm." Luz said when she noticed a tag on its clothes labeled Chris. "Uh Chris."
"That's it. You may cross the bridge. And please take this, Chosen One. It shall help you on your journey." Chris said holding up what appeared to be a ring.
"This is amazing. Thank you." Luz smiles.
"Do you need a cape?" Nevareth asks.
"Nah I think goo—" Luz stops midsentence as Nevareth took off his shirt to reveal a 6 pack.
"You can use my shirt." He said.
"Yes I need a cape!" Luz said quickly changing her mind.
"Three cheers for the chosen one." Nevareth said as they cheered.
Back at the little cat village, Minato, Eda and King saw the place was a total wreck just like the castle.
"Oh no. Are you sure she came here?" Eda asks.
"Can't mistake her smell. Like lemons and young, naive confidence." King sniffes.
"She does like lemons." Minato said when Eda noticed a small cat thing laying in the fountain.
"Hey wake up. What have you done with Luz? What's your endgame?" Eda asks flicking its forehead.
"To find your pupil and still your wrath, look ahead and follow the path." The cat cackles before crumbling into dust.
"Okay that was gross." Minato cringed.
"The cat man melted!" King gasps.
"It's a trap, they want us to follow Luz." Eda said.
"So what are we gonna do? We have to save her." Minato said as Eda paused to think.
"Kid you know any wind moves that can make you move fast?" Eda asks.
"Oh yeah." Minato nods.
In the forest, Luz, Nevareth, Chris and a pixie were walking out.
"Thank you for inviting me to your feast, Princess. All your food was so tiny and cute." Luz said.
"For you Chosen One." The princess said giving her a bracelet.
"Thank you. You've all been so kind and thoughtful. I hope this quest never ends." Luz smiles.
"Your quest will soon come to an end, for the staff you seek is around the bend." Chris said.
"Thanks for ruining the mood Chris." Luz deadpans.
"Go on, Chosen One. The Celestial Staff is yours. You've earned it. Farewell, Lady Luz." Nevareth said.
"Farewell, we love you Chosen One." Princess said.
Walking ahead, Luz saw a beautiful staff across a small path.
"I knew it. Oh man I wish Minato was here to see this! When I tell him I found this he'll be so happy when I use it to help find his dad! knew this world wasn't all gloom and doom like Eda and King said. There is wonder here. And I... I think I came here for a reason. Okay, this is it. Moment of truth." Luz took a deep breath and walks towards the staff.
Slowly reaching out, Luz grabs it and pulls with all her might causing a blue light to shine from it as she pulls it free. "Yes! I am the Chosen One! I knew it! I always suspected there was a reason nobody understood my wacky antics back at home. Now I have concrete proof." Luz smiles when suddenly the staff disappeared. "No!" Luz gasps when suddenly the beautiful landscape turned old and dead. "What?"
Racing through the forest, Minato was riding on a giant ball of air as he raced alongside Eda and King who was riding her staff.
"What kind of weird move is that?" King asks.
"It's called an Air Scooter and it's one of the coolest moves from Avatar the Last Airbender." Minato calls out.
"Are all your skills based on these anime and manga things you love so much?" Eda asks.
"Hey I had tons of powers and no teacher, so I improvised. Now what's going on with this wizard quest?" Minato asks.
"I know this guy. He's no wizard. He's what you'd call a puppeteer, a demon who specializes in scamming and manipulating people. He's trying to use Luz to get to me." Eda explains.
"But his quest had me in it too." Minato said.
"Yeah, when he saw your Monado I bet he was doing cartwheels at the thought of getting you too." Eda said.
"You guys do realize were flying right into trap?" King asks.
"Hey if either of you can think of a better plan, I'd love to hear it! Now let's fly!" Eda said as they raced ahead.
"Hang on Luz! We're coming!" Minato yells.
In the now barren lake, Luz was holding the toy sword in fear.
"Luz, the human." Adegast said coming out of the shadows.
"Magical wizard?" Luz said surprised.
"Your hubris has failed you, Witch Apprentice." Adegast said revealing a shadow behind him.
The real Adgeast emerged revealing him to be a large tentacle monster with the wizard hanging from the end like a puppet along with all the people she met on her journey.
"Okay, Luz. Don't panic. This is classic Chosen One biz. You just have to rescue everybody and defeat the final boss." Luz said nervously.
"I am everybody! You fool, don't you see? I'm no wizard. And you're no Chosen One. I've tricked you." Adegast laughs as Luz's cape, bracelet and ring glowed tying her up.
"Betrayed by my own accessories! Why are you doing this?" Luz asks.
"Your mentor has been stealing customers from my potions business for years. She must be destroyed, but when I saw that hybrid with the Monado I knew I couldn't waste this chance." Adegast declared.
"Does everybody have beef with Eda?" Luz asks as all the puppets nod in agreement.
"And you lured them both to me because you wanted to think you were special like them." Adegast mocks.
"Wrong. No way Eda and Minato are dumb enough to fall for this." Eda said.
"Adegast!" Eda yells.
"Let her go!" Minato yells.
"Oh heck." Luz groans as they both stopped across from them.
"Eda, I have you know." Adegast said turning to them. "And look you even brought me the Hybrid."
"That's right. You have me. Now release Luz." Eda said.
"I didn't have to be a part of this." King whines when Adegast grabs all three of them in his tentacles.
"Oh, she can leave if she wants to. But I sense she wants a real fantasy." Adegast said undoing the chains on her and a purple powder is released around her.
"Stay with us, Luz. Stay with Adegast. We need you here. You could be our Chosen One." Nevareth said.
"You can eat all our tiny foods forever." The Pixie Princess said.
"Luz, why would you want to live in a world where people laugh at you?" Adegast asks.
"It is beautiful." Luz said.
"Luz no!" Minato said.
"You guys think I'm special." Luz said as Eda, Minato and King started to get crushed. "But it's not real!" Luz declares snapping out of it and grabbing the toy sword. "I am a Witch's Apprentice. And I'm gonna earn my magic staff the hard way. I believed you magic man now feel my wrath!" Luz stabs the wizard disguise and it exploded in a cloud of dust.
"No!" Adgeast screams.
"Luz." Minato grins before turning to the giant octopus. "Sky Dragon's Roar!" Taking a deep breath Minato breathes a powerful wind attack hitting Adegast allowing the three of them to escape and land next to Luz.
Swinging the toy sword, Luz beat the Pixie Princess while blasted away Chris and all the cat creatures.
"I don't know why but I already hate you the most." Minato said glaring at Nevareth having no idea what Luz was like around him.
Swinging his sword Nevareth attacks Minato who blocks with the Monado and is forced back.
"Minato, the Monado's strength depends on the will of the user! Channel your magic!" Eda yells.
Hearing this Minato turns to Nevareth who swings his sword.
Focusing his will, the Monado released a faint glow before Minato swings it and it slices Nevareth's sword in half before Minato impales him in the chest.
"See ya pretty boy." Minato glares.
"My flawless pecs." Nevareth groans before disappearing.
As he turns to Eda and Luz all of them smile.
"Back off! Or the dog gets it!" Adegast said holding up King as a hostage.
"I am not a dog!" King said but Adegast tightens his grip.
"You really are a lousy wizard. Playing me and Luz for chumps you may have known I was a hybrid but I bet you didn't know one thing about me." Minato smirks.
"What's that?" Adegast asks.
"I'm a cook! I don't bargain with seafood! I slice it!" Minato threw the Monado and it flew towards Adegast impaling him in the head causing him to scream in pain shrinking down until he was the size of a baby octopus.
"Well, that's the last time I take an outside referral." Eda said grabbing the tiny Adegast and eating him in one bite. "Oh did you two want some?"
"No thanks, I'm just confused." Luz said.
"Thinking of calling it quits?" Eda asks.
"Why did my dad choose to come back here? This place is a nightmare. I don't blame him for moving to human world to avoid all this." Minato sighs.
"Hey your dad loved this place more than anything. He stayed in the human world because he wanted to make sure you grew up in safe place. He wanted you to be happy." Eda said.
"He did?" Minato asks as Eda put her hands on his shoulders.
"Minato, Miguel was many things, sure he liked being in the human world with you and your mom but this was his home and he loved it and all the friends he made so much." Eda assures.
"Mr. Nakamura may have loved it here, but this place is nothing like I imagined." Luz said.
"Hmm. Maybe not here. But come with me. I got something to show you." Eda said leading them away.
As the sun was setting, Eda, Luz, Minato and King were riding on Eda's staff and the two teens were blindfolded.
"Okay you can look." Eda said as they took off their blindfolds and they got an amazing view of the Boiling Isles.
"Whoa." Luz said.
"Sugoi." Minato said.
"The bones of the isles. Up close, the isles can be slimy." Eda starts.
"And very stinky." King adds.
"And gross, but if you look at it from a different perspective." Eda said as they saw a shooting star.
"It's beautiful." Luz said.
"This was what dad loved about the Isles, wasn't it?" Minato asks.
"Bingo, in fact it was Miguel who first showed this to me." Eda nods.
"Eda, how did you know that wizard was lying?" Luz asks.
"Look, kid, everyone wants to believe they're "chosen". But if we all waited around for a prophecy to make us special, we'd die waiting. And that's why you need to choose yourself." Eda chuckles.
"Does that mean you'll give me a magic staff of my own?" Luz asks.
"Not yet, but maybe someday. In the meantime about a tasty dinner?" Eda asks as everyone looked to Minato.
"Okay I'll whip something up." Minato smiles causing everyone to cheer.
That night, everyone was back at the Owl House as Minato prepared dinner.
"Ugh how dare you! You are the definition of evil!" King declares.
At the dinner table, we find King struggling to hold his chopsticks. "Why must you thwart me? I just want to eat!" King roars causing Eda and Luz to laugh.
"Where have these things been all my life?" Eda laughs holding up her chopsticks.
"Here King use these." Luz said handing King some training chopsticks with a bunny on top of it.
Grumbling King took it. "Only because I am very hungry."
"Alright dinner is served." Minato said walking over and placing bowls of rice, veggies, and giant pieces of fired chicken down on the table.
"Oh mama that looks good." Eda said licking her lips.
"Thank you, Minato." Luz said as he sat down.
"Itadakimasu." Minato said before eating.
"What was that?" King asks.
"It's just something we say in my family before we eat a meal." Minato said.
"Oh well in that case, Eatachikimasu." King said trying to mimic him before digging in causing Minato to laugh.
"We'll work on that." Minato chuckles.
"Man some first day this was." Luz said.
"Meh could have been worse." Eda said as they all ate.
"You'll get used to it." Minato said.
"Easy for you to say, you have magic and a cool sword. You were destined to be here just like your dad. I guess I was jealous of you." Luz frowns.
Looking at the sad expression on her face Minato stands up. "Follow me."
"Huh?" Luz asks.
"Come on I got something I wanna show you." Minato said as they walked out.
King looks over at the extra fried chicken and tries to steal some but Eda smacks his hand away. "Ow!"
"Don't even think about stealing my chicken." Eda glares.
In Minato's room, Minato opens his laptop.
"Remember when I said I had been learning to do my magic since my dad disappeared?" Minato asks sitting next to Luz.
"Yeah and you turned out awesome." Luz said.
"Yeah but the reason I wasn't as eager and excited as you were today was because I had the exact same thoughts as you when I discovered my powers." Minato said opening a video.
Appearing in it was an 8-year-old Minato wearing a cape and a witch's hat.
"Behold! I am Minato Nakamura or as you will soon remember me as…the Wild Wind Warlock!" Young Minato declared swinging his cape around like a hero in movie doing his own echo effect causing Luz to giggle.
"Wild Wind Warlock?" Luz said with an eyebrow raised.
"I was 8." Minato said.
"I like it. It suits you." Luz smiles as we looked to see Young Minato in a straight forest path with trees lined up along him.
"Now for my first amazing move. I give you a real life Air Scooter from Avatar The Last Airbender." Young Minato said creating a giant sphere of air like in the show but when he jumps on it, Young Minato's cape got caught in it and he ended up swinging around and around before the cape broke and he flew into some bushes.
"Ooh that's gotta hurt." Luz winces.
"Yeah turns out capes aren't as awesome as you think" Minato sighs.
Next showed Young Minato sitting on the air scooter but his wizard hat fell over his eyes and instead of going straight he ended up smashing into every tree along the way.
"Or pointy hats." Luz adds.
"This is why I stick to only my goggles and scarf." Minato said.
The next video showed a Young Minato creating the Rasengan.
"Get ready folks the best wind attack in all of Naruto, the Rasengan." Young Minato said holding up his hand and creating it just like Naruto would but the second his hands hit the ball it flew back and smacked into his face knocking him back.
"Turns out smacking it around just works for Naruto." Minato said.
The next had him facing a stack of wood. "Sky Dragon's Roar!" Young Minato took a deep breath and ends up sucking up a fly as he gathered wind causing him to cough. "Oh why?! Ugh oh that was a mistake!" Young Minato cringed coughing before Minato closed the laptop.
"Wow you were awful." Luz said.
"Yeah no kidding. It took forever to get them all right and even longer to do it without hurting myself in some way." Minato said.
"Why are you showing me this?" Luz asks.
"So you understand the truth: magic takes time and takes tons of failure. This isn't like Azura where you can become amazing in one day. I had to wait for 6 long years and I realized that real life isn't as action-packed and exciting as anime and manga make it out to be." Minato said.
"Thanks Minato that means a lot that you shared this with me." Luz smiles.
"Luz I know what you're going through. I thought I was special too because I was a Hybrid and honestly all those years we were friends I was too nervous to show you this side of me, but hey if you ever do learn magic I'll show you ever anime clip I have to help you learn." Minato said.
"You're the best." Luz said giving him a big hug causing Minato to blush slightly.
"Uh...no problem." Minato said.
"Well we better hurry before our dinner gets cold. You coming Wild Wind Warlock?" Luz smirks standing up.
"Ugh you're never gonna let me live this down, are you?" Minato asks.
"Nope." Luz said walking away.
"Oh boy." Minato sighs walking back down to dinner.
He and Luz made it through the first day but they were far from done.
