Chapter 26: Horrifying Truths and Mind Blowing Secrets
Hey everyone I'm back. Wow I finally finished season 1 of Owl House. And needless to say this has been a wild ride. I went big with this one and I have a lot of surprises and twists in store for you. Thank you all for your support and I hope that season 2 is just as exciting as this one was. I'd also like to wish my pal bobbyjenkins398 a Happy Birthday. Hope you like your gift. Please Review and Enjoy.
We find ourselves at the Emperor's castle, as the Emperor's coven banners blew in the wind several wild witches in cages were being brought inside.
From the upper level, Lilith looked down at everyone before making her way inside.
There she sees a giant stain glass window of Emperor Belos with the hand of the titan behind him as several witches were bowing to him.
"I haven't forgotten what you've promised me. I will bring you my sister, Emperor Belos." Lilith vows.
"Then why the delay?" A voice asks startling her.
Turning around Lilith saw Kikimora behind her. "Kikimora?"
"The Day of Unity is fast approaching, and other teams have bound many rogue witches to covens, and yet the Owl Lady still roams free. Are you protecting her?" Kikimora asks.
"Rest assured, Kiki. I have everything under control." Lilith assures.
"Perhaps I should offer the job to Enforcer or even Golden Guard." Kikimora narrows her eyes making Lilith snap her fingers and multiple guards appear on command.
"Mark my words. Today we capture Eda once and for all." Lilith declares.
That morning we find ourselves at the Owl House, as Hooty was sound asleep Lilith and her guards were slowly moving in.
"Good, the infernal house demon is asleep. Surround the house!" Lilith orders.
"Sleep walking…sleep walking. Sleep hooting!" Hooty wakes up and immediately slams his head into the ground popping up in front of Lilith. "Hiya Lilith! Peekahoot!" Smashing into Lilith, he knocks her into a tree.
Drawing their weapons all the guards attacked Hooty.
"Sorry Eda doesn't like trespassers but I'm always happy to make new friends! Hoot!" Flying in Hooty bonks a guard on the head wears his guard armor. "Hey look at me I'm a person now. Wobbly! Wobbly! Blackout!" Hooty said punching another guard. "Hoot! Hoot! Bye friend!" Hooty said throwing the guard away before whacking the others left and right. "Ooh I feel like dancing!"
From inside, Eda who was wearing a yellow scarf around her neck was watching the beatdown through binoculars.
"Hooty. Ah you're a thorn in my side but you always dig your way into my heart." Eda sighs sipping tea.
Walking over to the living room we see a giant cauldron stiring itself when Minato, Luz, Tiger Lily and Blanca walk in.
"Wow Hooty's really letting them have it today." Lily said.
"Yeah really glad he's on our side." Blanca said.
"Hey what's in there?" Minato asks looking inside the cauldron.
"Ooh magic sghetti?" Luz assumes.
"Hey!" Eda swats their hands away with a spoon. "That 'sghetti is Witch's Wool. It repels powerful spells. Every witch worth their salt has a cloak made from this stuff." Eda said taking out a big handful of wool.
"Whoa." Minato said in awe.
"I've always wanted one of those." Blanca said.
"We're worth salt." Luz said.
"Yeah we want a cloak." Lily said but Eda yanks the cauldron away.
"No you don't. With the Emperor's goons at my doorstep, I need this for protection. They have really stepped up their attacks lately." Eda said.
"Geez the Emperor really wants you badly." Minato said.
"Let me guess, he's got the hots for you right?" Luz teases.
Making a finger gun Eda made a clicking noise. "Uh, but no. Emperor Belos wants to control all wild magic through his coven system. He ordered my capture years ago because I refuse to fall in line."
"And he won't stop until he's captured you." Lily realized.
"Believe it or not a long time ago before you were born Miguel had one too." Eda said getting Minato's attention.
"He did?" Minato said surprised.
"It was the craziest thing. It was right when Miguel was about to named the head of the Elemental Coven, but for some reason right when they were about to give him his sigil he just backed out and ran away." Eda said.
"He ran away from his own ceremony? Why?" Minato asks.
"No one knows. But he never came back to get that mark. So in order to make it work Belos had to find a replacement to run the Elemental Coven." Blanca said.
"And just like that another thing added to the stack of annoying questions." Minato frowns.
Seeing this Luz put her hand on his shoulder reassuringly.
"But Eda what if something happens to you?" Tiger Lily asks.
"Awww, don't sound so worried. I'm a master escape artist. The only thing that can slow me down is my curse, and that hasn't bothered me in over a week." Eda said when suddenly feathers shot out of her. "Uh oh."
Looking in horror the 4 teens panicked seeing Eda transform.
"King!" Minato yells waking him up.
"Weh?" Peeking his head in he gasps seeing Eda transform.
"Get the elixir now!" Luz yells.
As Owl Eda growls we have a look inside its mind and see Eda in the dark void again.
Looking around she sees a young her sleeping in bed.
Sighing Eda turns around to see a shadow with big eyes enter the room.
"You know, I'm getting a little tired of this game. So, why don't you just show me your face?" Eda tries to grab the shadow when she snaps out of it revealing a Luz shoving an elixir in her mouth.
Panting heavily, we see Minato, Blanca and Lily had their weapons pointed at her.
"Whoa, why am I at blade point?" Eda asks.
"You were a little extra vicious this morning." Blanca pants.
"Well thanks for that." Eda said when she noticed about a dozen other empty bottles by her feet. "And those…"
"After the first one didn't work we made you chug down as many as possible." Lily said.
"Thanks kids." Eda sat up but her scarf fell off revealing her gem was still half black.
"Eda your gem." Minato gasps. "It's still dark."
"No it's not! You're crazy!" Eda said covering it.
"That's why you've been turning more often. The curse has been getting worse and you've been hiding it!" Luz accuses.
"Is that true Aunt Eda?" Minato gasps.
"Ugh you're right. It's taking more elixir to turn me back and more magic to keep the curse from rearing its feathery head." Eda admits.
"So what happens when you use your magic up?" Lily gulps.
"Do you die?" Luz panics.
"No! Jeez, you're morbid. I just kinda sorta, turn into the Owl Beast... forever. Ahhh, it's a fate much worse than death if you think about it." Eda laughs sarcastically.
"Especially if we're around when it happens." Blanca gulps.
"No! No! We can't let that happen!" Luz panics.
"Don't worry Eda we'll find a way to help you we promise!" Minato said equally afraid.
"Hey, don't worry. I just have to limit my magic use a little." Eda said but all of them were still sad and scared. "Ugh alright do the parallel arm thing."
Instantly Luz and Minato hugged her close.
"Hey let me in on this." Lily smiles joining in.
"King demands huggies too!" King said hugging Eda's leg.
"Come on Blanca get in on this." Minato gestures.
"Oh no I mean I couldn't really." Blanca hesitates.
Reaching out Minato grabs Blanca and pulls her into the group hug.
"This is nice. I like this." Blanca smiles.
"Okay." Eda cringed trying to move. "It's time for school." However the 4 teens and demon didn't want to let go just yet.
Leading htem downstairs Eda pushes them out the door.
"Have a good day." Eda said.
"Get plenty of rest and drink lots of water." Luz said.
"Eat some leftovers and try to take it easy." Minato said as Eda closed the door on them.
"Don't do anything crazy!" Lily and Blanca call out.
"Ah those are good kids. So considerate." Eda sighs. "They deserve something nice."
Looking at the witches wool Eda smirks getting an idea. "Hmm wonder if Dez would be interested?"
As the 4 of them made their way to school they all had the same thing on their minds.
"Poor Eda. Enemies everywhere, even her own body. I wish I could help her." Luz said.
"She's done a lot for us. I mean she's taught us magic, she took us in, kept us safe from all the dangers of this place." Minato lists.
"Put a roof over our head and food in our stomachs." Lily said.
"She even got us all into Hexside." Blanca said.
"We got to make this up to her girls. We just have to." Minato said.
"But how?" Luz asks when they heard a distant scream.
Peeking into the bushes they saw Hooty was holding all the guards hostage as he basically forced them to have a tea party with him.
"The roughhousing was fun, but I like this part of our playdates even better." Hooty said as one guard even tried to escape.
Shuddering the 4 of them stepped back.
"Is it wrong I feel bad for them?" Lily asks.
"Only a little." Blanca said.
"Hey what Hooty does with his victims is none of our business." Minato said as they kept walking.
Nearby a compact mirror began to ring as Lilith clawed her way out of a pile of dirt to answer it not realizing she had a bird's nest on her head.
"The Emperor demands your presence in the throne room. And there's a bird on your head." Kikimora points out.
Looking up Lilith saw a bird had landed in the nest on her head.
"Ooh you're in trouble." The bird mocks.
At Hexside, we see Bump and several students entering a flying ship with Gus, Willow, and Ezra waiting for them.
"Guys, you ready for the field trip of a lifetime to the one, the only, Emperor's Castle!" Gus asks showing them the pamphlet.
"Yeah we were gonna sit this one out. I don't like what they do to Eda." Luz said.
"Plus I really don't want to draw anymore attention to myself. I bet everyone in that castle knows my dad and will compare to me him yadda yadda yadda. No thanks." Minato said.
"Yeah odds are quite a few Soulwings have clients in that castle." Blanca said.
"But you're gonn a miss all the cool stuff." Gus said.
"Especially the coven relics." Ezra said getting their attention.
"Relics?" Lily said interested.
"Ancient coven relics." Willow said showing them the page. "Look it's the Plant Coven's Green Thumb Gauntlet. It can grow whatever you imagine."
"Or the Bard Coven's Melodious Harp. It can create some of the most powerful magical symphonies." Ezra said.
"And the Oracle Sphere. It shows you which path will help you become your best self." Gus adds.
However one artifact got Luz's attention.
"The Healing Hat. Made from the magic of the Savage Ages. It is said to cure the deadliest diseases... and heal any curse." Luz read aloud getting Minato's attention.
"Any curse?" Minato said as she turned to him.
"That does sound pretty cool." Lily admits.
"Yeah you guys can't miss this." Willow said.
"Hey guys!" Looking over they saw Katara waving at them. "Come on! We're about to go!"
"Well I guess it couldn't hurt. We just need to be careful." Lily said when Blanca yanks her Hexside hood over her head. "Hey what the?"
"Hide your human ears. Don't want to draw attention." Blanca said.
As they made their way over Minato and Luz exchanged a look.
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Luz asks.
"We sneak into the castle, steal the hat and bring it back to Eda and heal her curse." Minato said quickly.
"Yes! We have a winner!" Luz smiles hugging him. "This is why you are the best." Leaning in Luz kisses him on the cheek making both freeze up.
"Uhh…" Minato blushes.
"Sorry got a little excited." Luz blushes.
"Yeah I uh guess that's one of our things." Minato gulps.
"Eda's done so much for us. It's time we returned the favor." Luz said.
Making their way to the carriage it took off into the air.
"No roughhousing! Do not make me turn this carriage around!" Bump calls out.
"So this Emperor guy is the one in charge of everything?" Katara said as Blanca made sure her hood was on good.
"Yep he made all this." Blanca said.
"Hey Luz, Minato." Willow said snapping them out of their talk.
"Huh what?" Luz said.
"I was just saying we were getting close to the castle." Willow said gesturing to the castle up ahead. "Emperor Belos built it as a symbol of unity. Before he came to power, folks were doing magic all wrong. He taught us that the only way to respect what the Titan gave us is through joining covens."
Luz and Minato however were not so sure about that statement.
"It's a shame Amity couldn't come. She would love this trip." Willow said.
At Amity's house, we find Amity in her room with a cast on her leg looking up at a poster of the Emperor's Coven.
"Shut up." Amity glares when she heard a knock at the door. "What?"
"Hey Mittens." Emira said peeking her head in.
"What do you want Emira?" Amity asks.
"Just here to say a very cute delivery was at the door for you." Emira said getting her attention.
"Cute delivery?" Amity asks when Emira opens the door and Hachi came walking in holding a wrapped package in his mouth. "Hey I know who you are."
Leaping up onto the bed, Hachi puts the package down and gives Amity a get well soon lick.
"Aww. What you get?" Emira asks as Amity saw a note.
"Get well soon. Hopefully this helps." Amity ready aloud before opening it.
Inside was a bento box from Minato with the veggies lined up to say #1 in the rice.
"Ooh what's this?" Emira asks leaning in. "Mind if I have a bite?"
"Get out. This is my get well lunch." Amity shoos.
"Alright, alright. I'll be sure to tell Minato thank you." Emira said making Amity blush.
"I didn't say it was from him." Amity said.
"Oh please I've seen him cook. That's him. Come on little guy you better get home." Emira said as Hachi barks following her out the door leaving Amity with her bento box.
Smiling softly she took a bite. "Thanks Minato."
Back on the carriage, they were looking down.
"So Willow, this Belos guy…is he powerful?" Minato asks making Willow chuckle.
"No offense to Eda or your father, but the Emperor is the most skilled witch that's ever lived. He can even talk to the Titan." Willow declares.
Arriving the castle, Luz and Minato pulled their hoods up as well to hide their ears and in Minato's case his hair as well.
"Now, the Emperor's assistant will be your tour guide. Please don't make me regret taking you here." Bump said as a platform extended out and Kikimora came out to meet the class.
"Children of Hexside, Emperor Belos welcomes you to his castle. We're honored by visits from students. You'll soon be a part of the coven, some lucky few may even find their home here, in the mighty Emperor's Coven." Kikimora said.
"Wow some?"
"She was looking right at me."
"You are the future of the Isles. It is my job to teach you the past." Kikimora said leading them in.
Looking around all of them looked at the amazing castle in awe.
"We definetly don't have places like this back home." Lily mutters.
"This is like the Earth King's palace." Katara said.
"Today, the Isles are a place of peace and prosperity. But that wasn't always the case. Up until 50 years ago, witches and demons practiced wild magic during what we called the Savage Ages. Witches had access to corrupt knowledge, and that dishonored the Titan." Kikimora explains, but Luz and Minato were more interested in possible ways to sneak around. "That was, until our great Emperor ascended to the throne, and taught witches how to use magic properly. Our next stop is the Emperor's personal collection of relics."
"Ooh you guys will like this. Luz I—" Turning around Willow, Katara, Gus, Lily, Ezra and Blanca noticed the two of them trying to pry open a vent.
"What are you guys doing?" Katara asks.
"Oh uh nothing." Minato said letting go.
"Yeah just you know me I love a ventilated castle." Luz chuckles nervously.
Following Kikimora to the relic room, they open to see 9 artifacts.
"The Relic Room. These items are reminders of our great Emperor's overwhelming power. From the curious and mighty." She gestures to the Oracle Orb.
"Ooh." Gus said as he looked at it in awe.
"To the handy." She gestures to the Green Thumb Gauntlet.
"Oh, I could grow such beautiful things with that." Willow said.
"And even the most valuable." Kikimora said gesturing to the Healing Hat.
Luz and Minato were about to approach it when Gus pulls them to make sure they were with the group.
"Uh excuse me Ms. Kikimora?" Ezra calls out getting her attention.
"Yes young man?" Kikimora asks.
"Well I just noticed all the covens have relics, except for 1." Ezra said gesturing to the Elemental Coven pedestal which was empty.
"Yes well, sadly the Elemental Coven has yet to have an artifact worthy of the Emperor's praise. We had hopes for one but sadly…we couldn't get it." Kikimora said.
As they walked out Minato looked at the pedestal in wonder before leaving.
"Here at the Emperor's Coven, we require members with sophistication, elegance, and grace." Kikimora explains as the door opens revealing Lilith.
Acting quickly Minato and Luz hid so she wouldn't spot them while Tiger Lily, Katara and Blanca turned their faces in the opposite direction so she wouldn't notice.
"Ah. Make way for Ms. Lilith students." Kikimora said as they made a path for her. "
"Wow it's the coven head herself." A student said.
"Yes, and if I'm not mistaken, she's on her way to see the Emperor himself. Let's all wish her luck." Kikimora said.
"Good luck Ms. Lilith." The students said.
"Thank you students. Good luck with puberty." Lilith said walking away.
As the class continued the tour, Minato and Luz slowly followed after Lilith.
Entering a room, Luz and Minato peeked through the keyhole to see Lilith enter a giant room with guards at the corner and a giant beating heart above a throne.
Sitting at a throne, a man in a white and brown cape with a gold trim, a golden mask with two long upward-facing horns and two hollow slots for the eyes. This was Emperor Belos.
"I am at your service, Emperor Belos." Lilith bows.
Breathing heavily Belos turns to a guard who brings him a palisman on a tray.
"Just a moment Lilith." Breaking the palisman in half he poured a green goop into his eye slots making them glow green. "Much better."
Luz was about to gasp when Minato covers her mouth to prevent anyone from hearing them.
Gesturing with his head, the two of them silently moved away not wanting to look into this.
"How's the hunt for the Owl Lady? I heard you attempted a raid this morning." Belos asks.
"Yes but we were—" Lilith looks away.
"Unsuccessful? That was obvious enough. It's been over a month since you promised to bring me the Owl Lady. Well, where is she?" Belos asks.
"If I just had more time I—"
"I'm getting bored of your excuses, Lilith. Don't worry, I'll give you the time you need. Bring the Owl Lady to me by twilight. She'll join the Emperor's Coven and in return, I'll heal her little curse. But, if you fail." Digging his nails into his throne the heart above it beat faster. "You will be stripped of your rank and banished from my coven. You do know what happens to covenless witches, don't you?"
Lilith looks to the mural the students saw in the hall earlier huddled around Belos, but upon closer examination they weren't praising him, they were begging for mercy.
"I understand. I will not fail." Lilith declares standing up.
As she walks out Belos snaps his fingers and two figures walked in.
Both were young men in white and gold robes, but one had a gold owl-shaped mask while the other had a silver mask covering his face and a sword sheathed at his side.
"I have a task for you both." Belos said.
Back at the Owl House, we see Dez had joined Eda and King and the two were sewing up a few capes.
"Thanks for bringing the extra Witches' Wool." Eda said.
"Hey I've been meaning to do something nice for Katara. She's been a big help around the place." Despairo said.
"Something tells me they're gonna like the capes." Eda smiles.
"Capes? I thought you said cake." King clarifies.
"You thought you were a knitting a cake?" Dez raised an eyebrow.
"I uh…anyway. If there's no cake, then I have to get to work!" King said heading to the kitchen. "Would you look at us three, being all generous to kids."
"I'll admit I never thought me the Calamity Imp would take in someone. Especially someone I created just to mess with someone."
"Seriously when Luz and Minato showed up I thought we were gonna eat them." King said as crashing noises echoed. "Well at least Luz."
"Yeah those two have really changed our lives. Then we brought in Tiger Lily and don't get me started on Blanca." Eda chuckles.
"Why did you take them in? I mean you dumped his father." Dez asks.
"It's a little weird to explain, but those two…they have good hearts. Heck Minato even thinks of me as his Aunt. They always go out of their way to help others not really caring about what happens to them, but despite all that. I really think they're growing up."
Back at the castle, Minato and Luz peeked out the window to see the Hexside class leaving.
"Please don't notice we're gone. Please don't notice we're—" Pausing both noticed that they were next to Willow and Gus.
"Chotto. Why are we down there?" Minato asks when they both felt a tap making them jump.
Turning around they saw Willow, Gus, Katara, Lily, Ezra and Blanca glaring at them.
"Guys uh we were just—"
"You two were going to steal the Healing Hat." Willow said showing they found their plans.
"You really think we wouldn't notice you guys were gone?" Katara crosses her arms.
"Alright you got us. That curse is sapping Eda's magic. We had to do something." Luz said.
"Guys you can't steal the hat." Willow said.
"It's a coven relic. It's one of the most valuable items on the Boiling Isles." Ezra said.
"But you can borrow it." Gus adds.
"Hey I wanted to say that." Lily said.
"Wait you guys want to help?" Luz asks.
"Duh, we live in the Owl House too." Blanca smiles.
"You're not the only ones who care about Eda." Tiger Lily said.
""Blanca, Katara and Tiger Lily filled us in on everything. We're totally gonna help." Willow said.
"Besides if we're gonna get that hat you're gonna need all the help you can get." Katara smiles.
"Thanks you guys." Minato smiles as they all group hug.
Working together the 8 of them managed to manuver through the castle undetected avoiding the guards before arriving at the relic room.
Making his way to the hat, Minato grabs it.
"Alright Healing Hat. You're Eda's last hope." Luz said grabbing it. "Whoa I can feel the magic coursing through me."
"Me too." Turning around they saw Gus holding the Oracle Sphere making a copy of him. "Finally, I'm about to become my best self!"
"You're always your best self." The Gus Copy declared making him tear up.
"Easy Gus." Lily chuckles as Ezra grabbed the Melodious Harp.
"Just one strum." Ezra strums the harp and a heavenly serenade filled the room.
"That was…amazing. It's like an orchestra." Katara said impressed.
Nearby Blanca watched Willow use the Green Thumb Gauntlet to make a giant wooden fist.
"Whoa." Blanca said impressed.
"I always wanted to try that." Willow blushes.
"Alright now we just need to bring the hat to Eda and put it back before anyone knows it's gone." Minato said.
"I'll know." Belos' voice rang in the room causing them to freeze.
"Uh we should probably leave." Lily gulps.
As they tried to escape giant steel doors came down trapping them.
"Stand back." Willow said creating a giant tree with fists.
Outside Lilith was pacing back and forth.
"Lilith, think! You've given your entire life to this coven, you can't lose it. What's Eda's weakness? She has no attachment, no friends. Think!" Lilith said when she heard a loud noise.
Following it we see Willow had broken the door down.
"Come on let's go!" Luz said as they tried to run out only to meet Lilith face to face.
Using her staff, Lilith blows their hoods down revealing their faces.
"Well if it isn't Eda and the Calamity Imp's little pets. How perfect." Lilith grins.
"Stay away! If you touch us, Eda will come after you so fast—" Luz threatens but Lilith appears in frnt of her.
"That's the plan." Lilith grins.
"Minato duck!" Summoning a sword, Blanca swings it at Lilith who blocks it.
Pushing her back, Lilith skids back as Blanca took her stance.
"You want them you're gonna have to go through me." Blanca said.
"You mean us." Willow said as she, Katara, Ezra, Tiger Lily and Gus stepped forward.
"That can be arranged." Lilith said.
Using the Green Thumb Gauntlet, Willow hurls a storm of branches at her but Lilith pulls sending Willow crashing near the door.
Strumming the harp, Ezra sent music notes flying at her, but Lilith blasts them and the resulting shockwave sent Ezra crashing near Willow.
Summoning her whip, Tiger Lily flicks it at her but Lilith sidesteps and grabs it.
Yanking her in, Lilith swings her staff knocking Tiger Lily into the friend pile.
"Lily!" Katara gasps.
Using her bending Katara hurls shards of ice at Lilith.
Spinning her staff, Lilith created blue flames melting the ice.
Coming at her from the opposite side, Blanca swings her sword forcing Lilith to block with her staff.
Creating an ice wall, Katara moves in and the two try to force Lilith back.
"You two are strong…but I'm stronger." From the palisman, Lilith blasts the two of them sending them crashing next to their friends.
"Wrong move, Lilith." Gus said as he and his copy moved in. "It's two against one, and you don't stand a chance against—"
Before Gus could finish Lilith poked the copy making it disappear.
"Uh oh." Gus said before Lilith knocks him across the room making him crash down on top of their friends.
"Now that doesn't belong to you." Lilith uses her magic to grab the healing hat.
"No!" Luz said as she and Minato grabbed the hat and pulled.
"Please! We just want to help your sister! Don't you care about your own family?" Minato asks.
Gasping Lilith remembers hearing those words before fixing herself.
Lilith closes her fist and the hat is ripped in half.
"No!" Both screamed.
"That was for Eda!" Luz blames but Lilith grabs them both.
"These decrepit relics are useless. If you wanna see your friend again, deliver this to Edalyn." Throwing her staff, Lilith has the 6 of them fly out.
"Why are you doing this?" Minato asks.
Looking at him, Lilith touches the goggles. "You look so much like your father, and yet at the same time you're not. So disappointing."
Before the two of them could respond Lilith bangs their heads together making everything go black.
Back at the Owl House, we see Eda put 5 cloaks down on the table.
"Phew, that's the last of them." Dez smiles.
"I spy with my little eye something coming this way!" Hooty calls out.
"They're back." Eda smiles.
"Wait! Wait for me!" King said pushing a cake in. "You're not the only one who knows dark magic." King said taking out a cake mix. "Now load me in."
Chuckling Eda and Dez helped him up when the door opens.
However to their surprise they see Gus, Willow and Ezra helping an injured Tiger Lily, Katara and Blanca.
"Eda, we have some bad news." Willow confesses as Eda and Dez see Lilith's staff floating in front of them.
As the sun was setting, Lilith was waiting outside the castle on a platform.
"Come on, Edalyn. You would be late when I need you most." Lilith said.
Looking up she saw Emperor Belos looking down at her.
Suddenly a flash of yellow light appeared and Eda flew in throwing Lilith's staff making a crater appear as it hit the wall.
"Sister. I see you've accepted my invitation to a Witch's Duel." Lilith said.
However Eda was not in a talking mood. Firing a bolt of electricity Lilith quickly summons a shield to block before summoning her staff back.
"Where are they?" Eda orders.
"The human and the hybrid are safe." Lilith taps her staff to the ground and two bubbles flew out with Minato and Luz inside them.
"Eda!" Luz yells.
"Get us out of here!" Minato yells.
"A hybrid?" Belos said looking down at Minato with interest.
"You can have them back, provided you do as I say. Renounce your wild ways and join the Emperor's Coven. He can help heal your curse." Lilith bargains.
"Don't believe everything that bonehead tells you. He doesn't want to heal me, he wants to control me." Eda glares.
"Then I will take you in by force." Lilith spins her staff.
"You've always looked down on me because I'm wild, but fortunately, that just made me work harder than you." Eda grins.
Eda slams her staff on the ground, summoning a towering owl made of light behind her before she rushes at Lilith, launching her in the air.
Inside the castle, guards turn to watch. In the air, Eda appears behind Lilith but Lilith disappears just as Eda swings her staff.
Reappearing behind Eda Lilith swings at her right as Eda disappears.
Appearing behind Lilith Eda kicks her, then zaps away to chase her.
From the bubbles, Luz and Minato watch Eda and Lilith zip across the sky, nothing but gold and blue lights weaving and crashing.
"Sugoi. This is insane." Minato said.
"These two are on a completely different level." Luz said.
As all eyes were up nobody noticed Despairo on the ground.
"Hang on kids." As Dez flew to save them two figures suddenly leaped in and nailed him in the chest.
Skidding back Dez looks to see the figures in gold and silver masks staring him down.
"Sorry can't have you ruining all the fun." The gold one said.
"Despairo the Calamity Imp." The silver one declared.
"Who the hell are you little brats?" Dez asks fixing himself.
"We're the ones tasked with bringing you down." The silver one said drawing a beautiful sword from his sheath while the other drew his staff.
"Now I know who you two are. Belos' favorites. The Golden Guard and the Enforcer." Dez declared.
"And we have been ordered to bring you in." Enforcer declares before going on the attack.
Drawing his raiper, Dez blocks the strike but from a flash of yellow Golden Guard rams into Dez making him float upwards to recover.
"Name one thing I've done to deserve this." Dez said.
"Your chaos magic has ruined the Isles for years. You're an ally of the Owl Lady a known criminal and your fights cause destruction and chaos wherever you go." Golden Guard lists.
"I said one not many you little brats." Dez glares adjusting his hat.
Roaring in anger he jumps in swinging his raiper to clash with both warlocks.
Jumping around wildly, Dez dodges their attacks and sent sparks flying with his strikes.
Unfortunately all that magic he's used on Katara and helping them have drained a decent amount of his chaos magic.
Up above, Lilith fires a beam down at Luz and Minato causing them to roll down the platform.
"Kids!" Gasping Eda flies down and redirects them to a stable position.
As Lilith drops down Eda rolls out of the way dodging it.
Firing a spell a dark snake in the shape of Hooty appeared and tied up Lilith.
Spinning her staff Eda released a powerful lightning blast, but to avoid being hit Lilith pulls Minato and Luz in front of her as shields forcing Eda to redirect it saving all 3.
"Stop hiding behind them you coward!" Eda snaps.
"It's sad to see you slowing down sister. Tell me, is it the curse?" Lilith pants.
Looking at her gem, Luz and Minato gasp seeing it 3/4ths of the way black.
"Eda your gem!" Luz yells.
"You're using too much magic!" Minato yells.
"Maybe it is the curse. But then how pathetic are you, that you can't best me at my worst?!" Slamming her staff down Eda made a dozen magic circles which send bolts at Lilith.
Breaking free from her snake owl spell, Lilith pulls Luz and Minato out of the way as she makes a barrier to deflect the attacks.
"We need to bust out of here!" Luz said.
"I can't use my magic in this thing." Minato said when Luz noticed some pointy rocks nearby.
"Maybe you are stronger than me, but that made me work smarter! I became smart, crafty!" Lilith calls out.
"A lapdog for a tyrant!" Eda mocks.
Nearby Dez slams his hand down turning the ground under Enforcer and Golden Guard into mud making them struggle to remain standing.
Using this opening Dez leaps in and nails both of them to the ground.
Panting heavily, Dez shook it off.
"Looks like the little guy is running out of juice." Golden Guard said.
"And to think you used to give Miguel Soulwing a run for his money." Enforcer mocks.
"Can and still could." Dez growls.
Smashing their bubbles against the rocks Minato and Luz freed themselves.
"You always thought you were better than me, that I could never beat you in anything!" Lilith yells.
"I am better than you!" Eda declares.
"THEN WHY WERE YOU SO EASY TO CURSE?!" Lilith asks before covering her mouth as her declaration left everyone speechless.
A look of horror appears on Eda's face and instantly the memory she saw of the figure, those big circles weren't eyes, they were glasses…Lilith's glasses.
"I-I don't believe this." Minato stutters.
"Lilith cursed her?" Luz gasps.
"Wait what?!" Dez said distracted.
Using this opening both warlocks slammed their weapons down on Dez knocking him unconscious and his hat off his head and to the ground.
"One down." Enforcer said as he grabbed the little imp.
"Just in time to enjoy the show." Golden Guard said as they watched Eda and Lilith's match.
"A-And I have the power to remove it, if you would just let me explain." Lilith stutters.
Roaring in anger, Eda rams into Lilith sending her crashing into the wall.
"Eda stop!" Luz said as she and Minato ran over.
"Foolish children. Those orbs were for your protection." Using her magic Lilith throws the two of them over the edge.
Grabbing Luz's arm, Minato's other one holds onto the platform.
"Hold on tight Luz! Don't let go!" Minato yells.
Using her magic Eda tried to pull them up.
"Eda please you'll run out of magic!" Minato yells.
"It's my power kid. And before you two showed up I spent my whole life wasting it." Eda cringed.
Smirking Lilith made a glowing blue foot that pressed down on Minato's hand making him cringe in pain.
"Minato!" Luz gasps.
Looking to her gem, Eda saw it was almost completely black and her eyes were beginning to change.
"Alright, kids. Listen to me. I'm going away, and I don't know if I can bounce back this time. Watch over King. Remember to feed Hooty. And stick with Tiger Lily and Blanca." Eda said.
"Don't talk like that! We're gonna make it!" Minato said tearing up.
"He's right! Please Eda don't!" Luz begs.
"Luz, Minato…thank you both for being in my life." Eda said dropping to her knees.
With a scream Eda uses the last of her magic to push Lilith back allowing Owlbert to fly in and both teens land on the staff and flies them back up to Eda.
"Eda." Luz runs to help her but Eda lets out a fierce screech transforming into Owl Eda right in front of them.
Before she could attack Lilith fired a spell tying her up.
"Come along, sister. Now we can let the healing begin." Lilith said.
"Out of the way." Bumping past them, Luz and Minato gasp seeing an unconscious Dez with them.
"Dez!" Minato gasps.
"You monsters!" Luz and Minato attack Lilith but she swings her staff knocking both to the opposite end.
"Leave children." Lilith said grabbing Owlbert. "Edalyn is with her family now. Her real family." Tapping her staff down the platform retracts leaving Luz and Minato behind. "Go back to your world. This one is ours."
Turning around Minato sees Dez's hat laying on the ground.
Frowning he and Luz look to each other before walking back to the Owl House with their heads hanging down in shame.
Slowly arriving they see Katara healing Lily and Blanca outside the Owl House.
"Luz, Minato you're back!" Tiger Lily gasps.
"Have you guys been waiting out here this whole time?" Luz asks.
"Of course silly." Hooty said.
Getting up the three of them ran over.
"What happened? Where's Eda?" Blanca asks.
"And Dez?" Katara asks.
Slowly Minato showed Katara the hat making her gasp in horror.
Making their way inside the 5 of them gasp, inside balloons, streamers and party hats were set up for them. Their new capes laying on the table wrapped in bows next to King's cake whose candles were all burnt out until he came bursting out.
"Tada! The cake is me!" King said before noticing their crushed looks. "Hey…uh where's Eda?" King asks.
Being unable to hold it in anymore the two of them dropped to the ground and began crying. Seeing this everyone walked over to comfort them. The only thing they could do.
The day after what had to be the worst day of Minato and Luz's life we see King reading a book on the Boiling Isles.
"The Boiling Isles, born from the flesh and bones of a fallen Titan. This original magic was so potent, all life on the Isles evolved to wield magic too. For years, we explored those power freely. Until, a mysterious warlock appeared who declared that he, and he alone, could speak to the island. He said that we were using magic all wrong. His teachings took hold, his strength grew, and he became... Emperor Belos. Belos said that mixing magic was wrong, that only he had that right. So he created the coven system. And there, our knowledge was restricted, and our potential sealed away. Those who resist are called wild witches, and they face harsh punishment. Emperor Belos has since retreated into his castle. There are whispers that say he's planning something big."
Zooming out we see Katara, Tiger Lily and Blanca were listening to King explain while Luz and Minato were looking out the window clearly distracted.
"Do you think capturing Eda was part of his plans?" Blanca asks.
"And if so it also explains why he wanted Dez." Katara said.
"What do you two think? Luz? Minato?" King asks but both were distracted.
Looking at the cloaks Eda gave them both narrowed their eyes. Eda was the first one to reach out to them, make them feel special, she gave them everything they had here, and Belos took her and Dez away instantly.
Tightening their fists both knew what they wanted to do.
"I don't care what Belos is up to but he's not getting away with this." Minato said grabbing his cloak he put it on, put his goggles on his head and grabbed the Monado.
"Agreed. I'm going to save them." Luz said putting hers on.
"Wait what?!" Everyone said.
Making their way to Eda's weapon room, Luz started picking out weapons.
"Did you two hear anything about what I just said?" King asks.
"Look I don't like what they're doing either but this is nuts." Lily said.
"This is serious, King. Eda used her power to save us and got caught by Lilith. Now she's the Owl Beast and is being taken before the Emperor. I don't know what he's planning to do with Eda, but I'm going to rescue her." Luz said.
"Dez risked his life to try and save us. We owe it to save him too." Minato agrees as Luz grabbed her magic glove.
"But he's the most powerful witch alive." King said.
"Don't care. They risked everything for us. Because we tried to steal the Healing Hat for Eda. They got captured because of us and we have to fix this." Minato said as Luz grabbed as many glyphs as possible.
"But she's in her Owl Beast form. She'll maul you two in seconds." Blanca points out.
"We have to try." Luz said.
"Guys I'm only gonna say this once. There is no way you two can do this on your own…that's why I'm coming with you." Katara declares.
"What?" Everyone said surprised.
"Dez took me in and gave me a home. I want to save him too." Katara said putting her cloak on.
"Well…then I'm coming too." King said.
"King." Luz smiles.
"Me and Eda don't always see eye-to-eye, but I do consider her family. I want her back as much as you do." King said.
"What about you two?" Minato asks looking at Blanca and Tiger Lily.
"You know it." Grabbing her bow, arrows and cloak, Lily prepared herself while Blanca put hers on and summoned a sword.
"Alright let's move it people! We got no time to lose!" Luz said as the 6 of them ran out.
At the castle, we find ourselves in the throne room we see a chained up Despairo laughing his heart out as Lilith chased Owl Eda around the room.
"Eda, stop that this instant!" Lilith said.
Grabbing a tapestry Owl Eda begins eating it until Lilith puts her in a bubble.
"Oh man you ruined at the good part." Dez said.
"You're a real piece of work you know that?" Lilith glares.
"This coming from the girl who cursed her own sister to get into this dump?" Dez glares.
Glaring at him, Lilith turns back to her sister who was also glaring at her. "Don't look at me like that. This is for your own good. Emperor Belos will heal you, and we'll be in his coven together. Isn't that wonderful?" Lilith asks.
However Eda just blew raspberries at her.
"Couldn't have said it better myself." Dez mocks.
"I will not fall prey to your childish games." Lilith said before pulling her eyelids down and sticking her tongue out at Eda.
"Somethings just never change." Dez snickers when the door suddenly opens and 6 guards and Kikimora walk in.
"All kneel before Emperor Belos." Kikimora declares as the guards and Lilith kneel.
"Screw you. I'm not kneeling." Dez refuses.
As Belos enters the room, Owl Eda screeched.
Breaking out of Lilith's bubble she lunged at him.
"Eda no!" Lilith gasps.
Seeing her coming, Belos disappears dodging the attack and throws her against the wall.
Once Owl Eda hit the ground red ropes shot out pinning her to the ground.
"My Lord, I apologize for my sister's rash behavior. She is still in her cursed form. Once you've healed her, as promised, I am sure she will become a useful asset to the coven." Lilith said.
Holding out his hand Belos summons a mechanical staff and fires a red beam hitting Owl Eda allowing her normal eyes to appear.
"Huh? Where am I?" Owl Eda asks before realizing where she was. "Ah farts I got caught."
"You and me both sister." Dez sighs.
"Despairo the Calamity Imp and rival to Miguel Soulwing." Belos states turning to Eda. "And Edalyn Clawthorne, the infamous Owl Lady, the Wild Witch of Bonesborough and mentor to the human Luz and the hybrid Minato."
"You stay away from them you hear me! Or I'll—" Eda growls.
"Oh don't worry. They're safe for now, I just want the portal they came through. You know, the one Miguel gave to you all those years ago?" Belos reminds.
"Tough cause I ain't telling you nothing!" Eda snaps.
"And don't think you can get anything out of me bub." Dez smirks.
"You little pest. Show the Emperor some resepct!" Kikimora snaps.
"Little? Uh dollface I'm taller than you and even with both my hands tied behind my back I could still wipe the floor with you. You whiny little yes man." Dez growls.
"Is that right?" Kikimora glares as the two butted heads.
"You bet it is." Dez said.
"Kikimora. Enough." Belos orders. "If these two won't talk I'll have to have a word with those kids."
Hearing this both gasp.
"No! Leave them out of this! They're just kids!" Dez said as they were dragged away.
"Lilith, don't let him hurt them! Lilith!" Eda yells.
"Uh taking her to the healing ceremony?" Lilith asks nervously.
"I will not be healing her." Belos said much to her shock.
"But you promised." Lilith reminds.
"Don't be so naïve Lilith. This is the Titan's Will. All Wild Witches must be dealt with before the Day of Unity. You understand?" Belos asks.
"Of course…" Lilith frowns.
"Good. Oh and one more thing." Snapping his fingers Owlbert and Dez's raiper appeared in her hands. "Destroy their weapons. They won't be needing them anymore."
In the streets, we see Minato, Luz, Katara, Tiger Lily, Blanca and King sneaking through when a new story appeared on all Crystal balls and Gus's dad was the reporter.
"Perry Porter coming to you live from outside the Emperor's Castle. Edalyn Clawthorne, known commonly as "Eda the Owl Lady" and Despairo known to many as "the Calamity Imp", have been captured and has been brought before the Emperor." Seeing this the 6 of them walked over and saw the news story going on.
"For the crime of attacking a coven leader, refusing to join a coven, and creating general chaos for decades their bodies shall be petrified in stone! Today, sundown, at the Conformatorium." Kikimora declares.
Needless to say all over the Isles, friends and family members were watching this in disbelief.
"Today is a grave day for Bonesborough." Perry said as the interview ended.
"Please tell me that's not as bad as it sounds." Luz gulps.
"Let me put it like this. If you had to choose between me stabbing you through the heart and petrification you would want me to stab you in a second." Blanca said.
"That bad huh?" Katara gulps.
"Petrification is only done to the worst criminals, and once the spell is complete, it can't be reversed." King said as they saw several petrified witches encased in stone horrifying them.
"This is all Lilith's fault!" Minato snaps.
"Yeah she cursed and then captured her own sister! She's the worst! She's like your family! No offense." Luz said turning to him.
"None taken. If I ever see her she's dead!" Minato yells.
"Whoa easy you guys. Calm down." Katara said.
"We have to save them first. Then we deal with Lilith." Lily said.
"Deep breaths calm the heck down." Blanca orders.
Taking a few breaths both of them calmed down a little.
"Alright I'm a little better." Minato said.
"But how will we get to the Conformatorium in time?" Luz asks.
Looking around King noticed a guard walking nearby.
"We'll have to do something so diabolical, so criminally insane, that they'll have to send us to the Conformatorium." King narrows his eyes.
"Hey!" They called out.
Turning around the guard sees all of them stomping on the grass with a DO NOT STEP ON GRASS SIGN behind them.
Gasping in horror the guard threw all of them in the wagon.
"That was almost too easy." Tiger Lily said impressed.
"Yeah a little scary that stepping on grass is a prison sentence." Katara said.
"One problem at a time." Luz said.
Arriving at the Conformatorium, Katara, Luz and King looked to see two more pegs being placed among the pertified statues.
"Those must be for Eda and Dez." Katara realized.
"There's not gonna be a new statue going up today. Right, Luz?" King asks but got no answer. "Luz?"
Looking at Luz she was distracted by a Lilith poster.
Reaching under his cloak, Minato pulls out the Monado revealing he hid it.
Pulling up at the entrance. Warden Wraith saw the guard walk up to him.
"Sir, the Owl Lady's students have been apprehended." He salutes.
"Ah the human and the hybrid. How I have waited for this day. Now I'll have my revenge and you'll have front row seats to Eda's demise." Warden Wraith declares.
As he opened the wagon a torrent of water blasted them back.
Leaping out Minato slashes the guard away before pointing his weapon at Wraith's neck.
"Where's Eda and Dez?!" Minato orders.
"In the holding cell." He said.
"Where is that?" Blanca asks.
"Draw us a map!" Luz orders.
However, before they could they saw more guards coming in.
"Come on!" Blanca said as they made a break for it.
Breaking free from the ice, Warden Wraith chased after them.
As they entered a large room they saw two paths.
"Which way do we go?" Minato asks.
"This is why we need a map." Luz said when Warden Wraith caught up with them.
"You're not getting away that easily." He glares.
"You guys go on ahead! I'll hold him off!" Lily declares drawing her bow.
"What? Lily no!" Minato gasps.
"We don't have a choice. We leave him alone the guards will be all over us. Now go save Eda and Dez!" Lily orders.
Looking at each other they knew she was right.
"Good luck!" Luz calls out.
"Don't go dying on us!" King said as they ran ahead.
"You guys take that one we'll take this one!" Minato said as he, Luz and King ran down one path and Katara and Blanca took the other.
"I don't believe you and I have been properly introduced. I am Warden Wraith." Warden Wraith said as Lily turned to face him.
"The name's Tiger Lily." She glares.
"Well Tiger Lily you are either very brave or very foolish to take me on by yourself." He glares.
"Call it both." Loading an arrow, Lily fires at him.
Turning his arm into a scythe, Warden Wraith slices it in half.
"You'll have to do better than that." Wraith said.
"Just getting warmed up." Lily said as she charged in.
Just outside the jail, the audience was gathering.
"Do you really think Eda deserves a petrification?"
"I don't know this is all happening so fast."
Taking down their hoods, Willow, Gus and Ezra were on the lookout.
"If we know our friends they're going to try and save Eda and Dez." Willow said.
"And we'll be ready to save them when they do." Gus said.
"Let's split up and try to find them." Ezra said.
From the upper level, Lilith saw this and glared while Kikimora was scolding the guard who brought them.
"You didn't take their weapons?!" Kikimora snaps.
"I was caught up in the moment!" He defends.
"Now they're loose in the building!" She snaps.
"Worry not, Kikimora. I shall capture the human." Lilith said.
"There's too many of them and Warden Wraith is unavailable." Kikimora said.
"Then let us have some fun." Entering the hall, Golden Guard and Enforcer stepped forward.
"I'd love to rip Miguel Soulwing's kid to shreds." Enforcer said.
"Not if I find him first." Golden Guard taunts as the three of them ran to apprehend them.
Running down a hall, Luz, King, and Minato saw another fork in the road.
"This dungeon is like a maze." King said.
"Which way to Eda?" Luz asks.
"I don't know. We'll have to split up." Minato said.
"If you find Eda or Dez come back immediately." Luz said.
"I will and Luz be careful. We lost Eda and Dez, I don't want to lose anyone else." Minato said.
Seeing the worry and fear on his face Luz moved on instinct and kisses him on the lips much to his shock.
"That's for luck and a promise. We're all making it out of here." Luz said running ahead.
"Ooh Luz you sly dog." King teases making her blush.
"Not now King." Luz said shaking it off.
As Katara and Blanca ran down a hall, they entered a dungeon on the second floor, but all the prison cells were empty.
"For a prison, they don't have many prisoners." Katara said.
"They don't keep many around for long. But none ever get released." Blanca hints.
As Katara slowly made her way up the stairs, she heard something fly in.
Drawing her water she made a barrier deflecting a sword flying at her.
"Whoa you're good." Landing across from her, Enforcer took a stance.
"You're one of the guys who captured Despairo." Katara glares.
"I heard the Imp made a human with his powers. You must be here." He said drawing his fancy sword.
Looking up the second Blanca saw that sword she gasps in disbelief.
"You're gonna pay for taking him away." Katara said.
"Wait!" Blanca said running up to them.
"What is it?" Katara asks.
"I know that sword anywhere. I spent years dreaming of the day I would get it…but then it went to you. So this is what happened to you…Lionel." Blanca declares.
"Well this is a surprise." Taking off his mask, we see Enforcer was none other than Blanca's brother Lionel. "Long time no see Sis. Quite the entrance you guys made."
"Right back at ya." Blanca glares.
"Now, now Blanca don't be bitter." Lionel said.
"You all abandoned me and ran off." Blanca said.
"No. No we sent you away. It's not our fault you dropped out." Lionel corrects.
"So this is where you ended up? Working for the Emperor?" Blanca asks.
"Who do you think hired us in the first place?" Lionel asks.
"I can't believe you." Blanca said.
"Oh Blanca you always were the small-minded one." Lionel rolls his eyes. "And to fall in with criminals. That's just sad."
Growling in anger, Blanca summoned her sword and attacked.
Swinging his sword, Lionel blocks it.
"You really think you can win? You never beat me once in your entire life." Lionel said when ice shards were fired forcing him to dodge.
"No but this time she's got help." Katara said joining her.
"Thanks." Blanca said.
"Don't thank me yet." Katara said as Lionel took a sword stance.
Meanwhile with Minato he was running down the hall trying to find the dungeon where Eda and Dez were.
Entering a large room, Minato saw a large spiral staircase leading to the top and a statue of Belos across from him.
"So that's Emperor Belos…I don't like it." Minato glares.
"I'd show a little more respect if I were you." Turning around Minato saw the Golden Guard sitting on the floor above him. "So you're the hybrid I heard so much about. Gotta say I'm not impressed."
Narrowing his eyes Minato recognized him as one of the guys Dez fought.
"Where are Eda and Dez?" Minato asks.
"Sorry I don't take orders from the likes you." Golden Guard said dropping down. "By order of the Emperor and the Will of the Titan you are under—"
"Oh shut the hell up." Minato interrupts. "I don't care your stupid Emperor I want my friends now."
"Oof someone's in a grumpy mood." Golden Guard said.
"Yeah I'm a little pissed off you can probably guess why. Now listen you can either tell me where Eda and Dez are or I can knock that stupid mask off your stupid and I can force it out of you!" Minato said drawing his sword.
"You will try." Golden Guard said.
As Minato takes a stance, Golden Guard draws his staff and leaps into the air.
Slamming his staff down, Minato uses Shield mode to deflect the attack.
Reacting to his will, the Monado split in half turning into two small swords.
"Ooh this is gonna be good." Golden Guard said as his staff glowed red.
In a flash of yellow light, he lunged at Minato.
Using Reinforcement Magic, Minato is able to move as fast as him and dodge it.
"You'll have to do better than that!" Minato said.
Moving in Minato swings both swords sending Golden Guard skidding back.
"This is gonna be fun." The Golden Guard said as the two charged at each other and locked weapons.
Finally, with Luz and King, the two of them arrive in the dungeon where Eda was being kept.
"King watch the door." Luz said.
"Weh." King nods as Luz put an ice glyph to the lock making it break.
Pushing open the door, Luz makes a ball of light.
Looking around she noticed Dez chained up to a platform.
"Dez!" Luz gasps running to him.
"Luz what are you doing here?" Dez gasps.
"Where's Eda?" Luz asks.
Gesturing with his head, he points behind him.
Looking up Luz saw Owl Eda growling.
"Eda!" Luz said running to her when Owl Eda roars scaring her to the ground.
"Eda no!" Dez yells.
"Eda it's me!" Luz shines the light to reveal her face and instantly Eda gasps.
"Luz? Oh no. Oh no, no, no, no, no, wh-what are you doing here?" Eda panics.
"We're here to save you both." Luz said.
"We? Minato's here too?" Dez gasps.
"And Katara and Blanca and Tiger Lily. We all came to save you." Luz said putting a fire glyph on the chains but they didn't break.
"Your magic isn't strong enough for this. You need to leave! Now!" Eda orders.
"No I can't! It's because of Minato and I that you two were captured. You tried to save us." Luz said.
"Luz. It's not your fault. Me and my chaos magic have been bouncing around for years making this place my personal playground." Dez said.
"Me too. I went against Belos's law, and for a while I was able to get away with it. But, well without magic, I can't do much. I don't regret anything. I lived freely and... I got to meet you kids." Eda smiles.
"You and Minato. You two changed our lives and I'll always be grateful." Dez smiles.
"But you guys stay here we can't protect you. You need to leave. Find the others and get out. Now!" Eda said.
"But we're a family. Us weirdoes need to stick together." Luz said tearing up.
Reaching into her fur, Eda pulls out the portal key.
"You have a family. Now go back to them." Eda said activating it.
"Take Minato and the others and bring them with you." Dez said.
"Minato, Blanca, Tiger Lily, Katara. All of you go. And when you leave. Destroy the portal." Eda said putting the key around Luz's neck. "I don't know why Belos wants it, but we can't take any chances."
Not being able to hold it in Luz hugs Eda close.
"I love you Eda." Luz said.
Frowning Eda leans into it.
"I love you too." Eda frowns.
"Hey Luz. If you see Katara tell her even though I made her with my magic…I really of her as like my own and me as her…fun uncle sort of guy." Dez admits.
Seeing he needed it, Luz gave Dez a hug making him sniffle.
"Give Minato a hug for us too." Dez said.
"Same." Eda nods wishing he was there to say goodbye.
Suddenly the alarm went off much to their horror.
"Luz get away!" Eda said as Dez kicked her off the platform and a cage appeared around them.
"No! Not yet!" Luz gasps as they were lifted up.
"I'm sorry…goodbye Luz." Eda said as she and Dez were taken away.
"Eda no!" Luz screams.
Suddenly the door opens behind her revealing Lilith holding King in her arm.
"Drat I'm too late." Lilith said.
"Let me go!" King said trying to escape.
"At least I found you human. Where are the others?" Lilith asks.
"You." Luz growls. "You hurt Eda. You put her in chains and now I will take you down!" Luz declares.
Slamming a fire glyph on her magic glove, flames surrounded her fist.
"Fire Dragon Iron Fist!" Luz yells as Lilith tosses King to the side and made a barrier to stop it.
"Please! I just want to talk!" Lilith said.
"Talk to the glyph bitch!" Luz snaps slamming some plant glyphs down causing giant vines to shoot out and wrap around Lilith.
Spinning her staff, Lilith broke free only for Luz to tackle her.
"Ow! Stop! What is wrong with you?!" Lilith asks as they fell through the portal to the human world.
"Luz!" King gasps following after her.
Falling through the front of the very house, Luz and Minato found long ago Luz and Lilith stumbled out onto the front.
Gasping Luz looks up to see she was back in the human realm.
Using this moment, Lilith stood up with magic surrounding her hands.
"Luz watch out!" King yells before being tied up with vines.
"Fire!" Luz took out a fire glyph but for some reason, it faded into pieces confusing her.
Tackling Luz, Lilith pins her to the ground.
"Please just listen to me!" Lilith said.
"No way! You deserve to be petrified not Eda!" Luz snaps.
"You're right…I deserve it." Lilith frowns letting go.
"Why did you do all this?" Luz asks.
Looking at her, Lilith sighs. "Very well. You deserve to know."
(Play Fairy Tail Ost Dragon Fight)
Back in the Boiling Isles, the fights were exploding all over the Conformatorium.
Swinging her whip, it explodes in Wraith's face knocking his mask off revealing his giant mouth.
"You humans are all a royal pain!" Wraith roars as his mouth lite up.
Jumping for cover, Tiger Lily narrowly avoids Wraith's fire breath.
Popping her head out, Lilith loads 3 arrows into the bow and fires but Wraith slices them in half.
Turning his arms into tentacles he flings them at her wrapping around her leg.
Swinging with all his might, he throws Lilith across the room making her crash against the floor.
Summoning her crocodile spirit, it chomps down on Wraith's tentacles making him scream in pain and let go.
Charging in, Lilith summoned her cheetah spirit which sprints in and slashes Wraith with its claws.
Jumping in from behind, Lily ties her whip around his neck and held on tight.
"Let go of me!" Wraith roars swinging around wildly trying to throw her off.
Charging toward the wall he makes a sharp turn making Lily fly off and land in front of him.
Turning his arm into a mace, Wraith slams it down but at the last second Lilith rolls out of the way and delivers a powerful back kick nailing Wraith in the chest making him stagger back.
Summoning an eagle spirit it flew at Wraith knocking him to the ground.
Panting heavily, Tiger Lily fixes herself.
"If we get out of this, I owe Minato big time for teaching me that move." Lily said about to finish him off.
Loading her bow, she aimed it at his head.
"Daddy no!" A deep voice yells.
Turning around Lily saw Braxus running into the room.
"Braxus…stay back." Wraith cringed as Braxus ran up to them.
"Please, please stop hurting my daddy." Braxus begs.
Looking at the little demon boy, Lily turned to Wraith.
"He really your kid?" Lily asks.
"Yes, Braxus is my son." Wraith declares and Lily lowers her bow.
"Then take him and get out." Lily orders.
"You're letting me go?" Wraith said surprised.
"Don't get cocky. I'm doing so your little boy isn't separated from his loved ones." Lily said as Wraith slowly stood up.
Looking down Wraith gave Tiger Lily a nod of thanks before taking his son and leaving.
Seeing this chance, Lily ran off to go help her friends.
With Katara and Blanca, Blanca clashed blades with Lionel as the two siblings fought with ferocity.
"You all left me to rot! You made me think I was worthless!" Blanca snaps.
"You are worthless!" Lionel said shoving her back.
Going on the attack, Lionel swings his sword forcing Blanca to go on the defense.
Swinging upwards he knocks the sword out of her hands.
"Once a loser always a loser Blanca." Lionel delivers a powerful strike knocking her to the ground.
Looking up Blanca saw Lionel jump down to strike but at the last second Katara made a wall of ice to block the attack.
Thrusting her hands forwards Katara turned it into water and knocks him back with the water whip.
"You know you might be the worst excuse for a brother I've ever seen." Katara said.
"You're defending her?" Lionel asks.
"Yeah because that's what you do for friends." Katara smiles
Hearing this Blanca smiles standing back up and summoning her sword back.
"I need an opening." Blanca said.
"Got it!" Thrusting her hands forward a torrent of water shot at Lionel.
Jumping up Lionel avoids it but at the last second Katara breathes turning it to ice allowing Blanca to run up and swing her sword knocking Lionel to the ground.
"What the heck?" Lionel cringed in pain.
"No so fun when it's you being knocked around is it?" Blanca mocks.
"Lucky break." Lionel growls.
Moving in, Blanca and Lionel clash weapons sending sparks flying.
As Lionel swings, Blanca ducks and jumps back allowing Katara to fire ice shards trapping him.
Using his magic, Lionel slices the ice in half.
Moving forward, Lionel swings his sword magical energy slice that knocked Katara and Blanca to the ground.
"You know I'm starting to understand why you hate him so much." Katara pants.
"Right?" Blanca gestures.
"Let's knock Mr. Soldier down a peg." Katara said.
"Best idea I've heard all day." Blanca said.
Landing across from the, Lionel kept up his assault.
Finally, Minato and the Golden Guard were racing around the room at high speeds clashing weapons.
Turning the double swords into Buster Sword mode, Minato slams the Monado down making Golden Guard skid back.
"Is that all you got?" Golden Guard mocks.
"Hardly." Minato said taking a deep breath. "Sky Dragon Roar!"
Firing a powerful wind attack from close range, Minato blasts Golden Guard making him crash to the ground.
Looking up we see Minato crack his mask revealing a hint of gold hair under it.
"Cool trick but I got one too." As his staff glowed red, Golden Guard dashed in glowing yellow.
Raising his Monado, Minato tried to block it but at the last second Golden Guard disappears and appears behind him.
Gasping Minato was nailed with a powerful staff strike that ripped the sleeves off his jacket and making him bang against the rails.
"You're good." Minato pants.
"You don't get this rank by being a pushover." Golden Guard said as his staff glowed red.
Deciding to meet his attack, Minato concentrated on the Monado causing it to glow in response to his will.
Swinging their weapons with all their might, the Monado and staff clash creating a powerful shockwave that sent both flying back. While Golden Guard banged against the wall Minato fell downwards.
(Song End)
Falling down, Minato bangs against the statue of Belos but when he did the staff moved revealing a hidden staircase that Minato fell through.
Yelping in pain as he fell down each steps, Minato lands on the ground revealing a secret passageway with a few lights.
Groaning in pain, Minato slowly stands up to take in his new surroundings.
"What is this place?" Minato asks looking around to see he was in a hallway and at the end was a single prison cell.
"Who's there?" A voice calls out startling him.
Pointing his sword, Minato aimed it at the cell when a figure stepped forward.
"It can't be…Minato?" A familiar voice said making Minato drop the monado in disbelief.
Stepping into the light Miguel Nakamura revealed himself, dressed in ragged clothes, a scar along his right cheek, his red hair hanging down along his neck and several dirt stains on him.
"Touchan?" Minato said in disbelief.
"Hey kiddo long time no see." Miguel chuckles.
Minato was about to run in when he remembered Grom and the other moments. "Wait tell me something only you would know about me."
"Something only I would know…oh before I left you wanted a bedtime story and I tried to weasel out of it by saying there was a little boy who went to bed." Miguel recalls making Minato smile widely.
"Dad! Oh my god dad it's you!" Running to the bars, Minato reached in and hugged his dad close crying tears of joy. "You're alive. It's you. It's really you."
Slowly Miguel smiles and hugs his son back. "Yeah it's really me."
After a minute, the two of them separated.
"What are you doing here? What happened? You know what? It doesn't matter." Minato said grabbing the Monado. "Hang tight I'm gonna bust you out of there."
"No don't!" Miguel said stopping him. "I need to be here."
"Stay? What are you talking about? I finally find you after all this time and you don't want to leave?" Minato asks confused.
"I don't want to be here but I need to be here. Trust me please." Miguel said.
"This doesn't make any sense. I've been waiting for this moment for years. I find you; I bring you home, I show everyone you're alive, I take you back to mom and we become a happy family, the end. What is going on?" Minato asks.
"It's complicated. There is so much going on. So much you don't know." Miguel said.
"Tell me. Tell me right now why you won't come home." Minato orders.
Looking at his son's face, Miguel saw how badly he needed this.
"Alright. Alright I owe you that much." Miguel sighs sitting down.
Slowly Minato sat down across from him.
"Okay start talking now." Minato said.
"Alright. Where to begin? I guess it started when I was around your age. I was the only son to the richest family in the Boiling Isles. I had it all: money, fame, I even was about to have my own coven. My life seemed perfect, but then it happened." Miguel said.
"What happened?" Minato asks.
"Eda got cursed." Miguel declares.
In the human realm, Luz was sitting with Lilith.
"When Edalyn and I were younger, we were, the best of friends and Minato's father well…we both wanted to be more. That boy was something else." Lilith blushes.
"Stay on topic." Luz narrows her eyes.
"Being in the Emperor's Coven was my dream. I wanted to work alongside the most powerful witch on the Isles and make the world a better place. Eda wanted to be with me, but there was a problem. There was only one spot available and the two of us would have to duel for it. I knew Edalyn would beat me. She was younger but worked twice as hard. She met me at my level. Emperor Belos always said, "To be great, you have to make sacrifices." What would he do in my situation? I found a spell that would take away her powers. I thought it would just be for a day."
Flashback:
We see a young Lilith walking into the Night Market with a cloak covering her face.
Walking up to a booth of scrolls, Lilith rummaged through them and picked up one with the owl symbol on it.
Making her way back home, Lilith snuck into Eda's room while she slept and recited the curse.
The next day, we find ourselves at the Grudgby field.
"Excuse me pardon me. Best friend coming through." Walking through the crowd a teenage Miguel got a front row seat to the match.
As Eda and Lilith took their stances, Lilith charged in to make the first attack but Eda did nothing.
"No." Eda declares stopping Lilith in her tracks. "I refuse to battle my sister."
Chuckling Miguel smiles softly. "Attagirl Eda."
"I've decided that covens aren't really my style. Hey, don't forget me when you're a big shot, sis." Eda smiles walking away.
But before she could even leave the field, Eda cringed in pain and falls to her hands and knees.
"Eda!" Lilith and Miguel gasp as Eda transforms into the Owl Beast for the first time terrifying everyone.
"What is that?!"
"She's a monster!"
"Miguel slay it!"
As rocks were thrown at her, Owl Eda ran away as fast as she could leaving Lilith and Miguel speechless.
But before they could go after the Emperor's Coven delegate grabbed her arm.
"Lilith Clawthrone, we welcome you to the Emperor's coven!" He said as the crowd cheered.
Flashback End:
"I made my sacrifice for the emperor, and it was time to receive my reward. I've been pursuing Edalyn because if she joined the Emperor's Coven, Emperor Belos told me he would heal her curse. But he lied to me. I know how to rescue Edalyn, but I can't do it alone." Lilith finishes.
"How do I know I can trust you?" Luz asks.
Making a magic circle, Owlbert and Eda's staff appeared along with Dez's raiper.
"Owlbert. You're okay." Luz smiles.
Seeing her Owlbert hoots happily.
"All right, Lilith. I don't like your whole, deal, but...need your help to save Eda." Luz said showing her the portal key.
"Thank you." Lilith said freeing King from her spell. "Let's get moving."
As Luz was about to follow a small gust of wind blew making Luz turn in the direction of her home.
Looking out briefly she couldn't help but think of home.
"Hey Luz you need a minute?" King asks.
"No…I'm okay." Luz said following after.
Back with Minato and his dad, the two were still talking.
"When I first saw Eda transform into the Owl Beast I was horrified. I wanted nothing more to help her but I soon learned something far worse when I tried." Miguel frowns.
"What do you mean?" Minato asks.
"Everyone on the Boiling Isles is selfish Minato. They don't care about anyone but themselves." Miguel frowns.
Flashback:
We see a young Miguel pounding on the door to Eda's room.
"Eda come out please!" Miguel said.
"Go away Miguel!" Eda said from the other side.
"Eda I want to help you but I can't do that if you won't let me. I mean—" Miguel said nervously.
"No we're not Miguel! Alright! Look we're not a thing. And frankly we never will be! So just do yourself a favor and go!" Eda yells.
Hearing this Miguel hung his head and teared up.
"Fine." Miguel said slowly leaving.
Little did he know on the other side, Eda was crying to having to push the boy she liked away.
Heading outside near the back of the house, Miguel tried talking to Lilith.
"But Lilith she's your sister." Miguel said.
"I know and it's horrible, but I can't help you right now." Lilith said.
"Why not?" Miguel asks.
"Miguel I have to prepare for the Emperor's Coven and you have to prepare for the Elemental Coven inauguration. I'm sorry but right now this too big. Eda is just going to have to wait." Lilith said.
"So you're choosing the Emperor over your friends and family?" Miguel asks.
"Miguel, I've been dreaming of this day for years. Don't you know how much this means to me?" Lilith asks.
"Yeah I do…I just wish somethings meant more." Minato frowns.
As he ran off Lilith reached out to him but stopped herself.
At his mansion, Miguel was trying to go through all those books in their library to help Eda but his parents weren't on board with this idea.
"No. I refuse to let you waste your time on something so menial." Elias said.
"Menial? Dad she's my best friend. I thought we might even be more." Miguel said.
"If you ask me, she did you a favor. Miguel a girl like that would only bring you down. She was a bad influence." Elias said.
"What but—"
"Don't worry I'm already looking into your engagement." Carla said shocking.
"Engagement?!" Miguel said shocked.
"Miguel it's time you finally took your place as heir to this family. And when you become the first head of the Elemental Coven, you'll forget all about that girl. And soon you'll take my place and all this will be yours." Elias smiles gesturing to everything.
Miguel couldn't believe what was happening. He lost his best friend and no one cared. His whole life was changing right before him and he didn't single say in what was going on.
Soon the day of the Inauguration was here and a huge crowd was lined up near the emperor's castle for the big ceremony.
Getting dressed in a black cloak, red and black clothes under it, his trademark goggles hanging around his neck and the Monado strapped to his back Miguel looked at himself in the mirror and sighs.
"This is it, Miguel. Your big day." Miguel said.
He was about to open his door when he heard some people talking.
"So you really joining the Elemental Coven?" Someone asks.
Slowly peeking out Miguel saw three people talking.
"Of course, I plan to be one of the first people to join the Great Hero's coven." The first one said.
"What do you plan to do once you join?" The second asks.
"The best part I won't have to do anything. I mean seriously all I need to do is sit back and let the hero do his thing and just by saying I'm in his coven will open any door I want." He declares making Miguel gasp in horror.
"Whoa that's smart. Wish I could join." The third said.
"I'm telling you, we just have to hitch a ride and we can get whatever we want because we know him." They laughed.
It was at that moment Miguel finally realized what kind of world he was living in and what kind life he was going to live.
As he made his way out to the ceremony with each step, he felt like his legs were chained down …and he hated every second of it.
Once he stepped into view everyone screamed in cheers.
In the audience the entire Boiling Isles including family were there to see. In it we see Lilith and from the side a young Lucian walked in to see the ceremony.
"There he is. Look at him, like a beacon in the night. The pride of the Soulwing family. My son." Elias smiles proudly.
In the back we see Eda climb a tree so she could get a view of the event.
Slowly approaching Kikimora, Miguel looks up to see Emperor Belos looking down at them.
Raising his hand, Belo stopped all the noise.
"Many years ago, I created the coven system. I thought 9 was enough, but then one young man showed us all that there was one more type of magic I had overlooked. One that deserved a coven and pleased the titan. Today the Elemental Coven is born." Belos said as a giant azure banner of the Elemental coven appeared with the Monado as its logo.
Seeing this Miguel wanted to be happy but he just couldn't.
"And the first to be branded with this special coven seal will be the one who started it all and the youngest coven leader to ever live." Gesturing to Kikimora, Belos signaled for her to take it from here.
"Miguel Soulwing please step forward." Kikimora said.
As Miguel approached her, he looked down at the audience and what seemed like smiles were really for what they planned to do with him.
"It is an honor in the highest young man. Congratulations." Kikimora said before marveling at the Monado. "Oh that is going to look so good in the hall or relics."
"Wait what?" Miguel asks.
"Don't worry your father agreed to this. Your Monado is going to the Elemental Coven's official relic in the Castle's Room of Relics. Isn't that exciting?" Kikimora asks.
Miguel couldn't believe what he was hearing. He lost his friends, his family were going to give him some prissy fancy girl, his coven was just an excuse for people to leech off his fame and now he had to give up his weapon, what he considered to be one of the greatest things he had ever earned in his life.
Opening a chest, Kikimora presents the seal to him. "Hold out the arm you want to bare your mark."
He was about to extend his hand but at the last second Miguel pulls back.
"I'm sorry…but I can't do this." Miguel said surprising everyone.
"What?" Kikimora asks before chuckling. "Oh I get it. It seems the great hero has finally learnt what cold feet feels like." She jokes making everyone chuckle thinking it was just stage fright. "Don't worry young man. Every Coven Leader gets like this at their inauguration."
"No it's not cold feet. I'm sorry Kikimora." Miguel said before turning to the audience. "I'm sorry to everyone here but I-I can't be a part of this."
Turning around Miguel leaped off the edge and flew away as fast as he could leaving everyone speechless, especially his father.
As everyone started muttering in confusion Eda could only look in worry.
"Uh sir…what do we do?" Edwin asks as Elias growls in anger.
"Out of my way!" Elias shoves past him and races after his son.
Flying through the air Miguel rubs his eyes but when he pulls back he notices a tree right in front of him.
Gasping he tries to pull back but smacks face first into a branch.
Falling down each one he crashes into some old ruins near a fenced gate.
Groaning in pain, Miguel slowly picked himself up and felt he cut himself on his side.
Not being able to hold it in anymore Miguel let out a loud scream before going on a rampage.
"I hate this! I hate this so much! Dammit! Dammit! I hate my family! I hate this stupid elemental coven! I hate this entire world!" Swinging his foot Miguel kicks something out of the ground making it land across from him.
"What the?" Getting a better look at it, Miguel saw it was the portal briefcase with a crack on the eye area. "What is this?"
As Miguel touches it the case began to glow turning into a door to the human realm.
Looking through it, Miguel saw it was pouring rain on the other side.
Cringing he suddenly heard the sound of people coming in his direction.
"Miguel!" Turning around Miguel saw his father standing across from him. "Get back here right now mister! You have a lot of explaining to do!"
Looking to him and then to the portal Miguel tightened his fist and turned to his father. "No." Miguel said softly before running through the portal closing behind him.
It was at that moment, something snapped in Elias. His own son refused to listen to him. And walk away from everything he had set up for him.
"He'll be back. When he grows tried of having nothing." Elias scoffs.
Flashback End:
"Despite all my powers, all my abilities and all my money I couldn't do anything. I didn't care where that portal would send me all I knew was I had to get away. From all the greed, all the selfishness and all the taking. I hated it so much it made me sick to my stomach." Miguel said.
"And that's how you met mom." Minato realized making him smile.
"Your mother was something else. She was the most stubborn girl I ever met and for quite some time I hated her, but then one day she did the bravest, toughest, stupidest and craziest thing I ever saw and I knew right then and there I wanted her in my life." Miguel said.
"Mom? Are we talking about the same woman?" Minato asks in disbelief.
"I don't think you give your mother enough credit." Miguel chuckles.
"Or maybe you give her too much." Minato mumbles.
"Your mother and her family took me in when I had nothing. They showed me so much and helped me realize parts of myself that I had pushed down deep inside because of fear of what my family thought. Living among the humans, having a normal job, marrying your mother and having you. It was like a whole new experience for me. And I loved it." Miguel smiles.
"Those stories you used to tell me when I was little, that warlock…he was you wasn't it?" Minato realized.
"Yes it was." Miguel nods.
"So what was it? That one thing you always wanted but never got while you were here. What was it?" Minato asks.
"I wanted to be happy." Miguel declares.
"That's all you wanted?" Minato said surprised.
"Minato I had everything and I was miserable here, but when I went to the human world living with your mother and the Nakamuras. I never felt so happy." Miguel smiles.
"But then why did you come back? Why did you leave? And why were you here for 6 years?" Minato asks.
"I wanted to come back to try and tie up some loose ends. To patch things up with friends and family. But when I came back all those years ago something happened. Something that I knew if I left it alone it would come back and hurt everyone I love. So I gave my Monado and the portal key to the one person I knew I could trust, Eda." Miguel said.
"Dad I don't know how you ended up in here but please. Please just leave and come home. I need you." Minato begs. "People don't look at me the way they look at you. They looked at you and thought you were the most amazing warlock to ever live. People look at me and they think I'm some kind of mistake. I hate it. I hate it so much." Minato said.
"I know." Miguel said.
"What?" Minato said confused.
"You think I'm an idiot? I knew this place would give you problems the second you were born. Minato I've made many mistakes in my life but you were never one of them." Miguel said.
"But dad, people think because I'm your son that I have to live up to you, the Great Miguel Soulwing. The hero of the Boiling Isles and the guy every kid wants to become. And honestly…I don't think I can be you." Minato admits.
"You're not me. You'll never be me. Honestly looking back I was more of a glorified people pleaser. I did everything I was told and thought what was helping people was just making them dependent on me. And when things got bad, I ran away. You're not like me Minato but you can be better than me." Miguel said.
"How do you know that?" Minato asks when Golden Guard walked down the hall.
"So this is where you ended up." He calls out making Minato stand up. "A father and son together again."
"You again?" Minato growls.
"Now we have an audience for our rematch." Racing in, Golden Guard swings his staff at Minato.
Changing the Monado to a spear, Minato swings up deflecting it.
Smashing their weapons against each other both locked stances trying to overpower the other.
"I finally find my dad after 6 years of thinking he was dead and I'm not about to let the likes you ruin this!" Minato snaps as the Monado blasts Golden Guard back.
As the Golden Guard was about to get up when a powerful gust of wind was fired sending him crashing into the wall and knocking him unconscious.
"What the?" Minato said confused.
As the wind blew Golden Guard away a stray piece blew the goggles down over his eyes making Minato gasp.
Turning around he saw Miguel had his hand outside the bars and the wind in his hand was slowly dying down.
"Told you I was fine." Miguel smirks.
"Y-You used magic? But the bars? They're supposed to drain magic." Minato said.
"I broke that thing during the first few months here. Minato it's me. I've been working on an escape plan for years, but I'm waiting it out because as long as they think I'm a model prisoner they'll leave me alone." Miguel explains.
"I don't believe this. That stray wind. The one that always blow the goggles over my eyes…that was you." Minato realized.
"I also made that wind that saved you during your first flying lesson and the tornado that attacked my stupid father when he tried to kill you." Miguel confirms.
"So…you've been watching me this whole time." Minato said.
"And I couldn't be prouder of you." Miguel smiles.
"Dad." Minato said softly when they heard a noise down the hall.
"Your friends now go. Go. Go help them." Miguel said.
"But I just got you back I don't want to say goodbye to you again." Minato said.
"This isn't goodbye, we'll see each other again and whenever the wind blows the goggles over your eyes that's me watching over you. Telling you I'm fine." Miguel said.
Moving in Minato got one last hug out of his dad.
"I love you dad." Minato said.
"I love you too." Miguel said as Minato let go. "Here in case, you find yourself wondering how I've been." Reaching into his pocket, Miguel hands Minato an old video phone.
Confused Minato looks at his dad who just shrugs. "Didn't have a journal and no service here."
"Thanks dad." Putting the phone in his pocket, Minato ran as fast as he could leaving Miguel with a smile on his face.
"Go get'em kid." Miguel said.
Outside the conformatorium, everyone heard the drums rolling meaning it was about to begin.
"I looked all over, but nothing." Ezra said.
"I didn't see them anywhere." Willow said.
"Do you think they got caught?" Gus asks.
Suddenly the platform rose and Eda and Dez's cage appeared above them.
"Well folks, Eda the Owl Lady and Despairo the Calamity Imp have appeared on stage, which means the petrification process is about to begin." Perry declares.
"Well Eda, it was nice messing with you." Dez said.
"Right back at ya shorty." Eda said thinking it was the end.
Stepping out Kikimora pulled a lever making a three headed statue with multiple machine parts appear.
"Huh this thing seems a lot less scary when you see it on a crystal ball." Dez whimpers.
From a lower level, Tiger Lily saw the machine rising from a window and gasps.
"I gotta move!" Lily said running as fast as she could.
In another part of the conformatorium, Lilith led Luz and King to a small platform.
"You can take this up to the stage where they're holding Edalyn and Despairo." Lilith explains.
"Thank you, Lilith. What will you do now?" Luz asks.
"I will stay in the Emperor's coven, but I will make sure nothing like this ever happen again." Lilith states.
"That's good to hear." Luz said before realizing something. "Wait, why are there no guards around?"
Almost on cue, a red tendril grabbed Lilith and King before yanking them into the shadows.
Gasping in shock Luz sees a flame ignite revealing Emperor Belos sitting in a skull-like throne with his staff in hand.
"Ah, Lilith. You chose the wrong side." Belos said as the two of them were lifted up towards the platform.
"No!" Luz tried to follow when two tendrils held her down.
"Up-pup-pup. I'd actually like to have a word with you human." Belos said.
Meanwhile, the fight with Lionel was getting intense.
Summoning multiple swords, Lionel hurled them at the two girls.
Firing ice along the floor, Katara and Blanca slid out of the way.
Creating daggers, Blanca hurled them at Lionel but with expert swordsman skills, he deflected them.
"You can't run forever Blanca. You are going to lose just like always." Lionel said.
"Oh would stop being so condescending for 5 minutes?! You're so annoying!" Katara said.
Waving her arms Katara made a giant indoor tidal wave.
Just as it was about to crash down Lionel jumped up and stabbed his sword into the wall to avoid falling in.
"Where are you?" Lionel asks trying to find Blanca in the mess.
Suddenly a giant geyser shot out of the water revealing Blanca who delivers a powerful punch to the face sending Lionel crashing into the water.
Panting heavily, Katara makes the water disappear allowing Blanca to land next to her.
Groaning in pain, we see Blanca gave Lionel a bloody nose.
"You worthless deadweight." Lionel growls.
"I have been wanting to do that for years." Blanca said.
"Guys!" Turning around they saw Tiger Lily run in.
"Lily you're okay." Both girls smile.
"Katara! Blanca! They're starting the ceremony! We gotta run!" Lily said.
"What?!" Both gasp in horror.
Immediately they forgot about Lionel and followed her.
"Hey! Where are you going?! We're not done!" Lionel yells.
Looking from her brother to her friends, Blanca shot him a glare.
"You're not worth it Lionel. You were never worth it." Blanca said before running out with her friends.
Growling Lionel tried to follow when a Katara shot ice at the door making a giant ice wall separating them.
"Alright Blanca, you want to play like that sis? We'll meet again, but next time you won't have your backup to save you." Lionel declares.
Up on the platform, Lilith and King were thrown into the cage with Eda and Dez.
"Hey King, welcome to the party." Dez said sarcastically as he and Eda glared at Lilith.
"Hello Edalyn." Lilith said.
"Well look who it is." Dez glares.
"Lilith. You hurt Luz and Minato. You cursed me. Before anything turns me to stone, I'll tear you apart." Eda declares raising her claw.
"Leave some room for me!" Dez said.
Even though his body was chained up he was ready to bite her to pieces.
"Wait stop!" King said getting in-between them. "She was trying to help. She even betrayed the Emperor for you!"
"Wait what?" Dez said as both looked at her surprised.
"If I knew something like this would happen, Edalyn, I—" Before Lilith could finish the petrification machine started up.
"We got to do something!" Willow panics.
"And fast!" Ezra panics.
Looking around Gus spotted his dad still reporting.
"And in a shocking turn of events, head Coven leader Lilith is now in the holding cage. Escorted by what appears to be a deranged cat." Perry said as Gus pulled his sleeve. "Augustus I'm live." He whispered.
"Dad you have to stop this." Gus begs.
"Yeah." Willow said grabbing the mic. "What's happening to Eda isn't right. She might not always follow the rules, but she hasn't done anything worthy of a petrification. And Despairo? Sure he's a little nuts but who isn't? He spreads Chaos but all in the name of fun."
"She helped me escape jail!" The eye eating prisoner said.
"She kept me in business!" Morton said.
"She helped me love teaching again…after she left." Bump said.
"The Emperor should let them go." Ezra said.
"Let them go! Let them go!" Everyone chants.
Back inside, we see Luz and Belos facing off.
"Let my friends go, or else!" Luz slams the staff down and Owlbert pulls her free before shooting ice that stops just short of Belos.
"Okay. I'll play." Belos said as he melts from his throne and reappears behind Luz.
Using his magic, a red aura surrounded Luz before throwing her into a statue.
Looking up, Luz saw the statue begin to collapse.
Hopping on Owlbert, Luz took flight dodging various attacks sent by Belos.
Flying in, Luz readied a fire glyph when Belos summons a giant worm like beast.
Screaming in fear, the Luz swallows Luz whole, but seconds later fire exploded from inside it freeing her.
"What's wrong, human? I thought you wanted to fight." Belos calls out.
As two tendrils grabbed Luz they pulled her to the ground and Belos reappeared right in front of her.
"Had enough?" Belos asks.
"Not even close." Luz smirks.
Lifting up her hand an icicle shot out hitting Belos right in the mask breaking a piece off.
Turning to her, Belos' eye began to glow thanks to the break in it. "I like your spirit. But try that again and things won't end well for you." Belos threatens.
Slowly Luz was let go as Belos walked towards her.
"Now, I'm just a humble messenger for the Titan. In the grand scheme of things, the Owl Lady's life is inconsequential. But then you and the hybrid showed up. If you want to save your mentor, give me the portal to the human realm." Belos offers.
"But my home." Luz realized.
Back at the platform the petrification machine was charged up.
"Oh man I really hoped I wouldn't have to do this." Dez said before using chaos magic to make the cage bend out of the way.
"You couldn't have done this earlier?" Eda glares.
"I don't have chaos magic left!" Dez snaps as Kikimora uses her magic and blasts Dez from the side making him scream in pain.
"Dez!" Eda gasps as the machine fired again hitting Eda first.
"You probably think we want to invade the human realm, but the Titan's will is not so boarish. You'll understand soon. Tick tock, human. The Owl Lady doesn't have much time left." Belos said.
Running up from the back, Katara, Tiger Lily and Blanca sprinted up the stairs as fast as they could.
Hearing Eda's screams of pain, Luz couldn't take it anymore. "Fine." Clicking the portal key under her cloak, Luz made the portal case appear. "Lo siento, Mamá. Here, it's yours." Luz said holding it up for him.
"The Titan will be pleased." Belos said taking it.
Allowing Luz to step onto the platform he taps it letting her go up to the petrification ceremony.
"Go on then. Be a hero." Belos mocks.
"I may have lost but so have you." Luz declares pulling her hood over her head.
Using the staff, it glows revealing multiple fire glyphs on the case which explode leaving only one piece left.
Growling Belos looked up to see Luz riding the platform to save everyone.
"So you're Belos?" Turning around Belos saw Minato walk in with the Monado gleaming.
"Well now, this is a surprise. The hybrid child of Miguel Soulwing. I've heard a lot about you." Belos said.
"Why is my father in jail here?!" Minato calls out.
"Oh young boy, it just the will of the Titan. I am merely his—"
"Oh shut the hell up." Minato interrupts. "Do I look like I give a shit about bullshit?"
"Well you certainly are a disrespectful young man. Anyone ever teach you to respect those above you?" Belos asks.
"You mean you? I don't know what happened here but if Luz could take you, I like my chances very well." Minato said.
"You know that Monado was supposed to belong to me." Belos said pointing his staff at him.
"Come and get it." Minato taunts.
"With pleasure." Belos disappears and reappears right in front of him.
Reacting to him, Minato changes the Monado to a spear and swings it at him but Belos blocks it and reappears behind him.
Using his magic, he throws Minato down the hall.
"You and that human are a real pain you know that? I gave you an easy way out, but you waste it." Belos said summoning a rock wave.
Activating his magic skates, Minato spun around using an electric counter shield to deflect the rocks, but when the attack flew at Belos he melts down and reappears in front of him.
"Cute trick." Belos said before striking him across the chest ripping the neck line of his shirt to reveal his chest area.
Getting up, Minato uses his abomination magic and hurls ropes of Abomination goo to try and tie up Belos.
As the goo wraps around him, Belos began to glow red making the goo drop right off him.
"You really think you can capture me? You'd need something stronger than steel to do that." Belos mocks.
Minato fires bolts of lighting but Belos spins his staff deflecting them.
Stabbing it into the ground it began to crack under him forcing him to run.
Jumping at the last second the ground under Minato breaks revealing a giant tank of Abomination goo.
"What in the?" Minato gasps.
"Quite a few guards use Abomination magic. This is where they keep it all. It also has another purpose." Belos waves his hand and abomination arms shot out and grabbed him by the leg.
Stabbing the Monado into the wall, Minato tries to climb out but the abomination goo was pulling him in.
Walking over to the edge, Belos looks down at him and laughs.
"You'll never get out there hybrid." Belos said as Minato's legs were pulled in. "That goo is far too thick to swim in, but since you came all this way, I'll let you in on a little secret."
Bending down, Belos cups Minato's face so he could look right at him.
"The reason your father is locked up…is because of me." Belos declared making Minato's eyes widen in shock. "I had been hunting him ever since he turned rouge at his coven ceremony and found the portal key. Every time he came back, I would send my finest men to hunt him down and bring that portal to me, and six years ago I succeeded. I captured Miguel Soulwing, but since he didn't have the portal, I decided to imprison him for the rest of his miserable life."
Before Minato could react Belos shoved him off making Minato plummet into the vat of Abomination goo.
Gasping Minato tried to climb out but Belos just laughed at him.
"Belos!" Minato yells before he was pulled under.
"Farewell hybrid." Belos said leaving.
In the depths of the tank, Minato struggled to pull free.
'It was Belos. He locked my dad up. He's the reason he's been gone for 6 years. It's all because of him… IT'S ALL HIS FAULT!' Minato thought as a bright light shined from the vat and something shattered.
At the ceremony, as Eda was turning to stone, Luz rose up and threw a fireball at it causing the machine to crack.
"Need some help!" Charging in, Katara released an ice shard attack, Tiger Lily called on her spirit eagle and Blanca threw a dagger causing the petrification machine to break.
"What do we do?" King asks.
"Don't look at me. I barely have any magic left." Dez said.
"The spell wasn't completed maybe I can help her fight it!" Lilith said going to help.
"No! What is happening?!" Kikimora asks as the 4 girls stood behind her.
"Free them now." Luz threatens.
"Or else." Katara adds.
Using her magic, Kikimora removed the cage freeing them.
"Eda!" Luz, Tiger Lily and Blanca said running to her.
"Dez!" Katara runs to Dez and freezes the chains off him.
"Oh man that feels so much better." Dez said.
"Are you okay?" Luz asks as the petrification wore off.
"As good as I'll ever be." Eda said as she looked around. "Wait 1,2…where's Minato?"
"He wasn't with you guys?" Luz gasps.
"We thought he was with you!" Tiger Lily gestures as multiple guards pointed their weapons at them and slowly approached them.
Walking out, Belos sees the present situation and chuckles.
"Well looks like I win after all." Belos declared.
As the guards were about to attack the ground under them began to rumble and suddenly a giant tornado shot out from inside the prison that towered all the way to the sky.
"What in the?!" Dez gasps as abomination goo splattered around landing on top of everyone.
"What is this?" Belos asks when from the tornado a small light shined.
Inside his cell, Miguel felt the rumbling and grinned knowing what it was.
"Oh Belos you all think because Minato is half human that he's weak, but no one ever thought to wonder why he doesn't need to make a magic circle to do things. The truth…he had too much. So much magic I had to seal it away for his own safety." Miguel declares.
As the Towering Tornado blew away all the guards the light rose up and suddenly what appeared to be a red rope shot out and grabbed Belos by the arm.
(Play My Hero Academia You Say Run OST)
Spinning quickly Belos was thrown around before landing on the upper platform.
Emerging from the tornado everyone looks to see Minato step out to face Belos but he had his goggles over his eyes, his hood over his head and his jacket now black and dark purple stained from the vat of Abomination goo.
"It was you." Minato growls as his body began to glow leaving everyone speechless.
"What's going on?" Lilith asks.
"I don't know. I've never seen this before." Dez said.
"Wait a second." Pausing Luz remembered Grom and the Powerball game. When Minato entered his state his clothes or gear covered it up but not this time.
Along both his arms, 3 white and green seal bands appeared. On his chest right next to his heart a final red seal appeared causing a red aura to surround his body with glowing azure eyes.
"Magic seals?" Belos gasps.
"Uh did that petrification knock my head around? Because I think I'm seeing 7 seals on his body." Eda said.
"What's so bad about that?" Katara asks.
"7 is the most magical number of all." Lilith declares.
"You took him. It was you…it was you…BELOS!" Minato roars at the top of his lungs.
Pulling the rope with all his might he throws Belos around.
"This won't work." Belos uses the same move to try and escape but for some reason, he couldn't.
"You said I didn't have anything strong enough to trap. Well guess what I found something." Pulling his hood down everyone sees Minato's long spiky hair was now short and dropping down.
Looking down Belos examined the red rope and saw it wasn't a rope…it was his hair.
"It's amazing what reinforcement magic can do." Pulling with all his might Minato yanks Belos in and delivers a powerful left hook to the face making everyone gasp as he fell to the ground.
"He struck the Emperor." Kikimora gasps.
Before he could react Minato yanks him in again and elbows him to the ground.
Flying up Belos tries to do his disappearing trick.
"You're not going anywhere!" Minato roars yanking him back down.
As Belos got up, he swings his staff cutting himself free.
Gripping the Monado, Minato charges in.
"You got spirit hybrid. But spirit is not enough!" Using the same deflection attack, Belos tries to knock Minato back.
Letting go of his sword, the Monado flies back while Minato continues forward allowing him to move in and punch Belos in the gut knocking the wind out of him.
Swinging a right hook Minato nails Belos in the face making him fall back.
As wind, lightning and water surrounded his fist Minato roars in anger delivering a series of lightning-fast punches nailing Belos again and again while everyone just stood in shock.
Holding out his hand Minato created a Rasengan that echoed like a thunderstorm. "Storm Dragon Tempest Rasengan!" Minato yells slamming it into Belos sending him crashing into the wall.
As the dust cleared Belos had several bruises on his clothes.
"Get up! I said get up!" Minato yells throwing a hair rope to tie around Belos' arm.
Pulling with all his might Minato yanks him in but at the last second Belos swings his staff nailing Minato in the gut making him land next to the Monado.
"You have no idea how royally you messed up." Belos said.
"Funny I was about to say the same thing to you." Minato said grabbing the Monado he had it spilt into 2 swords.
Charging in the two of them clashed weapons sending sparks flying everywhere.
Slamming them down the two of them were in a lock.
"Do you realize what you've doomed yourself too?! You'll never be a hero!" Belos said.
"I don't care! This isn't about my dad! This is revenge!" Minato knees the swords knocking them and Belos' staff out of their hands.
Grabbing Belos by the cloak, Minato pulls his head back as he yanks him headbutting him in the mask causing the crack Luz made to break off revealing the top right corner and a patch of white hair.
Holding out his hand, Belos blasts Minato forcing him to let go.
Cringing he looks up to see a blood running down Minato's face from where he headbutted him, but the serious look on his face didn't waiver.
"What's the matter?! Aren't you supposed to be the strongest witch on the Boiling Isles?! Because I'm not impressed." Minato mocks. "You people look at me like I'm a freak or that I don't belong here, but look at you. If you can't even beat one little hybrid Belos…then you're just as worthless as me."
Hearing that something snapped in Belos.
Appearing in front of him, Belos grabs Minato by the neck and slams him down against the edge.
"You think I'm your equal? I have no equal and I'm going to prove it." Belos said.
Grabbing his arms, Minato pushes back and the two of them grapple trying to overpower the other.
Digging his nails into Belos' hands, Minato took a deep breath.
"Storm Dragon Roar!" As Minato was about to release his breath attack Belos strikes him in the knee causing his head to aim downwards and a powerful wind, lightning and water breath attack destroyed the ground under them.
As the rocks began to fall, Minato grabbed his Monado and attacked Belos.
Grabbing his staff, Belos jumps to another rock to dodge it.
Growling Minato leaped after him.
Jumping from rock to rock, the sounds of magical attacks and weapons clashing echoed through the rock slide as Minato and Belos jumped around trying to overpower the other.
"Incoming!" King yells as they ran out of the line of fire.
As they neared the ground, Minato activated his magic skates and shot out.
"Storm Dragon Destruction Fist!" Nailing Belos in the face the Emperor hit the ground hard while the rock slide knocked Minato to the ground shortly after.
As the dust cleared, Minato and Belos struggled to get up.
Panting heavily Minato and Belos were glaring each other down.
"What's your stupid titan telling you now Belos? Oh let me answer for you. Nothing." Minato mocks.
"That it's time to take you down and make you stay down." Belos said gripping his staff tightly.
Slamming it to the ground everyone looked in surprise to see a giant golden magic circle appear on the side of the building.
"No way!" Minato said standing tall. "Listen up Belos! Nobody in all the Boiling Isles! No witch or warlock that there is or was is ever gonna bring me down ever again!" Minato roars and his body began to glow.
On his left arm another seal broke causing red energy to surround to his body.
"RISE!" Roaring at the top of his lungs Minato slams his hand to the ground causing the ground to shake violently.
Bursting out of the ground tons of abomination goo laced with reinforcement magic clumped together to take the shape of a giant monster that rivaled the conformatorium in size.
"OBELISK THE ABOMINATION TORMENTOR!" Minato declares as abomination monster let out a roar surprising everyone.
"I don't believe it!" Bump gasps.
"Look at the size of that thing." Willow said.
From her home Amity gasps in disbelief.
"Oh my titan!" Eda gasps.
"I've never seen an Abomination that big before!" Lilith gasps.
"Luz what kind of monster is that?" Katara asks as everyone looked up in awe.
"That's no monster…it's a god." Luz declared.
Holding his head, Minato's vision began to turn blurry.
'I got to end this here and now.' Minato thought struggling to keep it together.
"Your giant abomination doesn't frighten me! Feel the power of the titan!" Belos roars as from his magic circle a giant demonic hand appeared.
"Obelisk attack with Fist of Fury!" Minato roars.
Reinforcement magic glowed in Obelisk's right arm as it swung its arm with all its might meeting Belos' attack head on creating a powerful shockwave that blew everyone away.
As the two giant attacks were in a lock Minato and Belos struggled to gain the upper hand neither one wanting to back down and a result a giant explosion went off engulfing both of them.
(Song End)
"Minato!" Luz gasps.
"Your majesty!" Kikimora gasps.
As everyone looked up eager to see who the victor was the smoke began to part and kneeling against his staff for support Belos was on his knees and his spell was gone across from Minato who just barely keeping himself up while Obelisk was missing a right hand.
"You'll never take anything from me…again." Minato said before collapsing to the ground.
"I don't believe this." Golden Guard said in shock. "They tied."
Slowly Obelisk picks Minato up as its body began reverting back into Abomination goo.
Using the last of its strength it placed Minato in front of his friends before melting.
Seeing this was their best chance, Owl Eda throws everyone on her back.
"Let's fly!" Eda said as they all took off into the sky.
Cheering loudly the citizens watched as they escaped.
Slowly, Belos rose to his feet and looked up at the unconscious Minato before turning to the Isles.
"Citizens. Today you witnessed the dangers of Wild Magic. That hybrid was so consumed by Wild Magic he attacked me and allowed it to transform his body into a dangerous weapon. Fortunately, the titan blessed me with the strength to not fall by his hand, and make no mistake, he thinks he won, but he hasn't. The Owl Lady's curse will strip away all her magic. As for the hybrid…he made a very dangerous enemy today." Belos declares.
Landing back at the Owl House, Owl Eda lands and immediately they pulled Minato off her.
"Minato. Come on speak to me. Say something anything." Luz begs.
Moving in, Katara created water and tried to heal him.
Groaning softly, everyone gasps to see Minato slowly waking up.
"He's waking up." Blanca smiles.
"Hey…what I miss?" Minato asks weakly making everyone smile.
"Minato that was the craziest thing I ever saw." Tiger Lily smiles.
"Using your own hair as a chain, Storm Dragon magic, and that giant abomination? It was insane." Luz smiles.
"What was all that?" Katara asks.
"Honestly…I have no idea, but I'm glad I had it." Minato smiles weakly. "You're not gonna believe what I found."
However, before Minato could say anything Eda cringed in pain.
"Don't worry Eda we'll grab you an elixir." Luz said.
"No, human. No amount of elixir can heal her now." Lilith said walking up to her and pressing their foreheads together. "Oh sister. I should have done this a long time ago. With this spell declared, let the pain be shared."
As a bright light engulfs them everyone looks to see Eda return to normal but now both she and Lilith had one of their eyes grey and Lilith had a streak of grey in her hair.
"Eda!" Luz, Minato, King, Blanca and Tiger Lily smile.
Smiling Eda pulls them all into a hug.
"Hey Dez." Tapping him on the shoulder Katara held something behind her back. "I have something of yours."
Gasping Dez saw Katara reveal his top hat still in one piece. "My hat!" Smiling Dez lets her put it on before giving her a hug. "Oh that's my girl. Uh I mean not my girl I mean I'm not your dad but I uh—"
"It's alright I don't mind it…Uncle Dez." Katara declares making him hug her tight.
"Can you guys still do magic?" Luz asks.
"I don't have much chaos energy left right now." Dez admits. "Guess I have to start rationing."
Eda tries making a magic circle but it fails.
"That's a no. This is gonna take some getting used to." Eda said.
"I feel that I've been weakened as well." Lilith admits.
"It's okay. We can teach what we know." Luz said gesturing to everyone.
"Yeah and what we don't know we can learn together." Tiger Lily smiles.
"And now that I have some crazy new powers, I'll do the protecting." Minato smiles.
"We all will." Blanca smiles.
"Thanks kids. I look forward to that." Eda smiles before looking at Minato. "But seriously we gotta fix you. I mean seriously kid chopping your hair off with the Monado and look at your jacket?"
"Hey I saved your butt." Minato said as they all laughed. "But seriously this doesn't mean anything. My dad is alive." Minato declares surprising everyone. "And he said he's proud of me."
"Kid I could tell you that. You went toe to toe with the emperor the most powerful Witch on the Boiling Isles." Eda smiles.
"Yeah you are something else kid." Dez smiles.
"Wait until mom hears about this. Hey Luz where's the portal key?" Minato asks making Luz cringe.
"Uh Minato there's something you need to know." Luz gulps.
A few seconds later…
"YOU DID WHAT?!" Minato yells.
"I'm sorry I didn't have a choice." Luz explains.
"How are we going to get home now? We're stranded here!" Minato snaps.
"I don't know, but we'll figure it out I promise!" Luz said as Minato held out his hands as if to strangle her.
"Luz…run." Eda said.
Not needing to be told twice Luz ran as fast as she could.
"Where do you think you're going?! Get back here!" Minato yells chasing after her. "You are in big trouble Noceda!"
"Somebody help me!" Luz panics.
Bursting into laughter everyone was enjoying this.
"Those make quite the interesting pair." Lilith said.
"Just scratching the surface, Lily." Eda said.
"What?" Lilith and Tiger Lily said.
"No not you Lily. This Lily." Eda said pointing to her sister.
"Okay we're gonna need to work on that later." Katara cringed.
Meanwhile we find ourselves in a mysterious location as Belos was standing in front of a staircase when Kikimora walks in.
"Sire those miscreants are still at large. Please, allow me to capture them." Kikimora insists.
"Worry not, Kiki. We'll be keeping an eye on the inhabitants of the Owl House." Belos said.
"And what of the hybrid? He attacked you, gravely wounded you in public no less." Kikimora asks.
"The child is powerful, but make no mistake, the next time our paths cross I will be victorious." Belos said before looking up to reveal he was rebuilding the portal that Luz thought she had destroyed. "In the meantime, the Day of Unity is almost upon us and we have much work to do."
In another unknown location, the mysterious 3 figures looked down at Minato through a pool.
"3 seals have been broken." The green eyes said.
"And they've lost the portal key." The white eyes.
"This is getting dangerous. What do we do?" The green eyes asks.
As a small light shines we see the green eyes was a small green creature with leaf shaped armor, antlers in her hair and green skin.
The white eyes were a taller creature that had pale blue skin, an animal skull for a hat, white horns on his head and a black cloak over him.
Slowly looking over, the red eyes was a creature with red hair, grey skin and a padded feathery armor.
"It's time to prepare. I fear dark times are ahead." The red eyes said making the other two gasp in horror. "Things are going to very challenging from here on out. Nothing will be the same."
