A/N: Hello. I wanted to post this timeskip AU story in celebrative shout-out to "Evil Dead the Game", which came out last year, as most of us know already. Also, as the story progresses, as dark and scary as it may be in a similar manner as in the "Evil Dead" franchise, it'd also have some light-hearted moments, too. In any case, the following main cast is thus below:
Sarah-Nicole Robles as Luz Noceda
Mae Whitman as Amity Blight
Wendie Malick as Eda Clawthrone
Alex Hirsch as King Clawthorne/Hooty
Cissy Jones as Lilith Clawthorne
Elizabeth Grullon as Camila Noceda
Tati Gabrielle as Willow Park
Zeno Robinson as Hunter
Isaac Ryan Brown as Gus Porter
Jim Pirri as Alador Blight
Keston John as Darius
Deb Doetzer as Gwendolyn Clawthorne
Peter Gallagher as Dell Clawthorne
Adrian Truss as General Plamp
Stuart A. Hutson as Stompa
Jeremy Shada as Demonic Spirit #1
and Benedict Campbell as the Original Were-Oni
I'm sure you'll have noticed that a few of these voice actors came from the animated "Return to Krocodile Isle" short. To be honest, the short kinda inspired me to make a portion of the dialogue for this prologue. And fair warning, at some point, there may be some M-rated stuff in the story (not quite the blood and gore, of course, unless necessary; but most of the M-rated stuff is about something else, if you know what I mean, especially with some strong language as part of it). Enjoy. :)
The Owl House: The Curse of the Were-Oni
Prologue: Pre-Possessed
It all began with a black screen.
ADNAK... SOTNAMA ADNAK... SOTAREF-SON TAG... STERG RAE SOTNAMA... ATARTSE ADNAK...!
Suddenly, it then showed an 18-year-old Amity on the run from some unknown thing lurking in the darkness, looking back in worry while riding on Ghost. Who knows what was really out there? But one thing was certain. Something definitely had her spooked. The way she was dashing, she was already halfway back home. Of course, along the way, as something tried to cut off her escape at every opportunity, Amity definitely had the grace, tenacity, and smarts to zoom past them.
"DAD!", Amity shouted in panic, if not urgency.
Inside the manor, Edric and Emira woke up from hearing Amity's voice from nearby.
"Huh...? Mittens?", Emira puzzled.
"Yeah, I think so... Sounds like she got spooked, though.", Edric yawned, trying to wake up.
Then, he and Emira looked out and saw Amity genuinely panicked as she ran, panting heavily.
"We need to get Dad. And fast...!", Emira urged.
As for Amity, she was now nearly there.
"Come on...! I'm almost there...!", Amity panted.
Soon, she finally reached the door! Nothing could stop her from getting inside where it's safe! That is, except for one small detail... the door was locked!
"Oh, come on...!", Amity groaned in frustration.
Just then, a demonic spirit, taking the form of an intangible, demonic, skeletal ghost growled fiercely, finally showing itself in front of Amity, earning her gasp.
"Bring it in, girl...!", the demonic spirit smirked.
"Stay back! I'm warning you.", Amity threatened defiantly.
But the demonic spirit wouldn't listen. In fact, he was too excited. So much so, in fact, that he only howled excitedly and phased right inside her with a lunge, causing her to be lifted up into the air and spun around just as Emira and Edric rushed outside and saw what was going on.
"Uh..., Dad?! You might wanna look at this!", Emira urged, pointing to Amity being flown around in midair.
"Huh...? Look at what?', Alador puzzled, walking out.
What he saw shocked him enough to wake right up if he hasn't already.
"Amity!", Alador shouted before Amity turned to see him as best she could.
"Dad!", Amity shouted before she was suddenly flung toward Alador, who caught her in her arms, the youngest Blight now unconscious.
"All right! Whoever did this to Amity, show yourself!", Alador urged.
But then, a red glow, albeit small, came from Amity's arm.
"Uh..., Dad?", Edric began.
"Look! On her arm...!", Edric added, pointing to it.
Alador saw this and gasped in horror upon seeing a red mark in the shape of Horned God symbol.
"Oh, no...!", Alador gasped in worry.
EARLIER THAT NIGHT
It was back at the entrance to the Boiling Isles on Luz's 18th birthday.
"The Collector was in the area and well, he wanted to do something special for the occasion. Look!", King urged as he gestured to the night sky.
In no time, The Collector's magic manifested in the sky in the form of a blue star flying through the air, sending pink magic in different directions. Everyone looked in admiration. The only one who didn't was a giant, red, obese, yet equally muscular monster who sported black, spiky armor on his legs, forearms, and his upper body, not to mention a skull-cap with his black, horn-like ears showing, his red eyes glowing as he gave a soft, beastly growl. Suddenly, a voice spoke to him from behind.
"It's, uh..., great to have you back, your highness. The Boiling Isles' magic has been in a bit of disarray without ya.", a witch in a red demon suit reminiscent of a coven scout uniform back then spoke through a mask before a bigger one overheard some kind of notification from the monster's Penstagram scroll and pointed to it.
"Uh, it came again...", the bigger witch stated.
"Ugh, how many times have we been over this? There's no Reginald W. Eroni residin' within this forest, soldier.", the smaller witch chastised, not knowing that the monster in question was growling again.
"I don't even know who that is. Or why we keep gettin' this junk mail."
Suddenly, the creature roared as he grabbed the witch by the throat and lifted him toward his face, looking very fearsome before clearing his throat.
"Plamp, my dearly, dauntless plamp... Remind me if I ever were to burn myself at the stake, I could bind myself to the heights of your blind devotion, set off the flames of your passion... and LEAN DOWN TOWARDS YOUR IQ!", the monster snapped before tossing him back down to the ground.
Of course, Plamp got back up fine, albeit barely.
"You know, it's a very handsome name.", Plamp admitted before the demon snarled at him again, spooking him.
"Well, I'll just be... I'll be... Welcome home, sir!", Plamp said as he and his bigger partner headed back.
Then, Reginald took a look at his penstagram and got a message that caught his attention: "This is your first target" with a picture of Amity Blight below. This prompted him to look out to see Amity watching the light show and give a demonic smirk as his red eyes glowed.
A few minutes later, Amity was yawning as she was heading back through the forest, getting ready to ride on Ghost.
"So, this is my first target. eh? The youngest Blight in the family. Perhaps this could be the start of a night to remember. I need only to recite one of the first of the spiritual resurrection passages. Perhaps they can do the work.", Reginald spoke before clearing his throat and taking a deep breath.
"ADNAK...", Reginald began in a demonic voice before meanwhile, a graveyard started to shake for a moment elsewhere.
"SOTNAMA..."
Then, the shaking of the graveyard turned more violent as the center of the quaking shook the most as the spirit below said grave whined like a dog.
"ADNAK..."
Then, the demonic, skeletal spirit finally erupted from the grave with a roar and then flew away from the graveyard and saw Amity flying in midair on Ghost.
"SOTAREF-SON TAG..."
The ghost gave a soft growl as he slowly, but surely, flew closer to Amity.
"STERG RAE SOTNAMA..."
Then, Amity, spooked by the sound coming from behind, if not puzzled, at least, started to turn around to the source of the sound.
"ATARTSE..."
But when Amity turned to see the source, she gave a gasp in fright.
"ADNAK...!"
The demonic spirit roared as he dashed toward Amity with a bit of a screech.
Play Motionless in White Music: "Werewolf"
Then, the screen went black again before the opening titles played while the song played throughout.
I can feel you, I can hear you, howling in my bones
There's an evil lurking in the dark (there's an evil lurkin' in the dark)
Ever shifting, skin is ripping, as you take control
I can't tell where you end and where I start (there's an evil lurkin' in the dark)
A ferocious diagnosis, under moonlit hands, will
The man become the monster or the monster become man?
I could be up all night, but I'm paralyzed when the creature comes alive
'Cause it's fight or fright, in the full moonlight
You can run but you can't hide
I could be honest, I could be human
I could become the silver bullet in your head
But no one can break my heart like I can
(Werewolf)
Bleed the neon from the bite marks, ever bittersweet
Smile for the camera but don't flash your teeth (everybody loves a mystery)
Let the bodies hit the dance floor to this heartbreak beat
I feel like somebody's watchin' me (feels like everybody's watchin' me)
Seductively destructive, we are true romance
Does the man become the monster or the monster become man?
I could be up all night, but I'm paralyzed when the creature comes alive
'Cause it's fight or fright, in the full moonlight
You can run but you can't hide
I could be honest, I could be human
I could become the silver bullet in your head
But you can't break my heart like I can
Can't fight these cravings in the night
A beast who's burdened by his bite
Can't fight these cravings in the night
(You can't break my heart like I can)
Can't fight these cravings in the night
Moonwalking, feed the appetite
Can't fight these cravings in the night
(No, you can't break my heart like I can)
And in the pale moonlight, a debt to be paid
For one must suffer for all eternity
Nothing lasts forever, even guilty pleasures, ah
I could be up all night, but I'm paralyzed when the creature comes alive
Don't wanna feel
I could be honest, I could be human
I could become the silver bullet in your head
Oh
Can't fight these cravings in the night
A beast who's burdened by his bite
Can't fight these cravings in the night
(No, you can't break my heart like I can)
Can't fight these cravings in the night
Moonwalking, feed the appetite
Can't fight these cravings in the night
(Werewolf)
End Motionless in White Music: "Werewolf"
A/N: Well, looks like things are about to get scary now. The Ultimate in Demonic Terror and Adventure is set to begin! And exclusive on DeviantArt, I'll post weekly polls to determine how the next chapter would pan out. Of course, some questions will be a bit more specific as it goes along, eventually. Still, pretty good start, huh?