When Luz woke up, she found herself in her bed with her upper half bare, or at least as bare as it could be with her body covered in fur. A bit confused she tried to remember what had happened. "Last thing I remember is... back pain?" as she thought she felt a new sensation on her back. Her suspicions were confirmed when she instinctively moved her back and felt her new wings move. Similarly, when she first discovered her new form, she let out a screech which quickly alerted everyone in the house she was awake. Within moments the entire family as well as Amity burst into her room just as Luz rushed to a mirror and saw the surprisingly small wings on her back. "I have wings!?" To her surprise her wings weren't like the titans, while his were grey and more batlike, hers were much more owl like. Much like her fur they were largely black but tipped purple like her hair. Moving them was strange, not surprising as she'd suddenly sprouted a completely new appendage. With a bit of effort she flexed her back and they spread out.
"This is terrifyingly awesome." She then took notice of how her family were staring at her. "Kid, I'm glad your awake, you had us worried what with being out cold for nearly two days."
"What!? Two whole days!" Their looks didn't get any better which only worried her. "Yeaaahhhh... well there is some good news, the collector said that now that your wings have sprouted your through changing."
"Well, that's good, I was kind of worried I'd grow a skull mask like King, no offense King."
He simply shrugged while jealously watching her stretch her wings. "But why are they so small? The titan's wings were much bigger, wait did my human DNA mess with the titan's magic!? Is that why they're so small? Also why are they owl wings?"
As she started freaking out Camila rushed over hugging her. "Hush now none of that, your wings are perfectly fine. Your body just shrunk them until your body builds up the necessary energy. As to why their owl like, well I'd say that was something your body subconsciously decided." To her right Eda was trying to look innocent but failed as her proud smirk gave her away.
"Yeah, kid you should have seen them after they first sprouted. When the kids brought you to us as King was answering questions everyone freaked out. It took the collector threating to turn them to puppets again just to calm them down."
"Hey! I apologized after! Besides they weren't harmed in any way." Eda rolled her eyes before nuzzling his head. "Yeah, you did good kid. Anyway, Luz your wings shrunk and even receded into your body multiple times over the last couple days. Think it's some natural titan ability or something."
Hearing this Luz calmed down a bit and sat on her bed. "Well, that's good to hear. And hey at least now I know that this is finally the extent of it. Really don't want to wake up tomorrow and find I've suddenly grown to the size of a house or that my blood..."
Amity saw the panic sweep of Luz's face and before she could ask Luz had taken a claw to her palm forcing it down and drawing blood. "Luz!"
"Mija!" It hurt but Luz had to know for sure. Pressing down she let out a small growl of pain before pulling a red covered claw. "...good my blood is still human." Amity shot forward grabbing her hand and using a spell her sister taught her to close the wound. "Luz please don't do that again."
"Sorry Amity but I really had to make sure. Didn't want to accidently hurt myself in the future and find my blood opening some portal to a new world or something."
"Luz you're lucky I love you."
"Awwww I love you to Amity." She opened her arms for a hug, but Amity hesitated looking at Camila. Seeing her hesitating, Eda transformed before hugging Camila. "Come one Cammy Luz and I may not be wearing clothes but were still covered. So, stop being a prude already." Blushing more from the featherily embrace than the prude comment she rolled her eyes before nodding to Amity who dove into Luz's arms happy to have full access to Luz again. Whereas before Camila had given her a slightly embarrassing discussion about boundaries with Luz and her new form.
She's so warm and fuzzy, her heart's beating so fast.
As they broke apart Luz asked a question that nearly made Amity die of hopeful embarrassment. "Sooo since you're okay with Amity hugging me like this... does that mean I still have to wear clothes?" Amity let out a noise somewhere between a gasp and a choke as her face went blood red. Eda just started laughing while Vee just smirked.
"Luz Noceda Clawthorne!"
"What? I'm still covered either way, besides Vee in her normal form is technically naked and you've always been fine with her." Camila tried to respond and say that Vee was different, but after looking at her other daughter in her basilisk form she did have to admit Luz had a point. Wanting to help Luz out a bit Vee transformed into her human form gesturing to her outfit. "Luz is right mom, even when transformed like this I'm not actually wearing clothes."
"Their right auntie Cammy." Luz was surprised to hear the collector call her mom auntie.
our little family gains one more member. She thought seeing her mom try to correct him saying "it's auntie or Aunt Camila my little Sobrino."
"Kay, but most titans didn't wear clothing back then. Mostly due to the fact they didn't need them but also because they'd have to magically recreated them whenever they transformed to or from their colossal forms."
At this Vee became curious. "Does that mean titans were the original shapeshifters?"
"Well, more size shifters then shapeshifters."
"Anyway" Camila interjected. "Regardless of that until I say otherwise you will at least cover your lower half. Anyone that says otherwise gets the chancla." Vividly remembering her scene with Odalia, nobody said anything. "Good then. Now Luz while you've slept some things have happened."
"Good things or...?"
"Good, or at least neutral. Mostly that people around the isles have stopped thinking you're some sort of demigoddess. Sure, they still see you as a hero that stopped Belos from killing them and Kings adopted big sister but not a goddess."
Luz felt a massive weight leave her chest hearing this as the whole goddess thing had been far too much to even consider dealing with. "How did that happen?"
Camila gestured to King who looked far too proud. "Well using all of my wisdom and cunning I persuasively won the people over and-
"King flat out told them he had no idea what it meant to be a titan as he'd been left alone on a island for thousands of years. Even the most hardcore titan worshipers got worried when he wondered what his puberty would be like."
"Edddaaa!"
"What? Oh right, I almost forget how he actually won over the people." King climbed up her body and tried to keep her mouth closed.
"mnpph Kigg!"
"All you need to know is that I've made sure we can go back to our normal lives again."
Still wondering what happened, Amity pulled out her scroll and pressed play on a video. King tried to stop her, but Eda held him up by his scruff while the video started.
Luz saw herself and her larger wings being tended to by Viney and Gwendylon as the collector turned everyone back while King started speaking.
"People of the isles hear me! I know you've got questions and believe me so do I. But I don't have them, until a few months ago I didn't even know I was a titan. My dad placed me on that island when I was still in my egg, and I have no idea how long I was there. The only other creature that was around was some sort of magical servant that protected me. I'm still learning what I can and can't do but what I want to do is protect my sister. Luz has done so much for me just by being herself." He then looked sadly at her sleeping form. "But because of me she hasn't been herself. I selfishly tried to give her a piece of my power because I didn't want to lose her again, that bit of my blood mixed with the trace amount of my dad's magic transformed her. Now because of me she's had to deal with an ever-changing body and people seeing her as a demigoddess. But Luz is just Luz, hero? Yes, good hearted goofball? For sure, but definitely not a demigoddess. So, I'm asking you all for my and especially Luz's sake, please just let us have the peaceful lives we deserve. Do this and I promise that when I'm an adult I'll rule the isles as a noble and wise king." The crowd erupted into applause as people shouted his name as the words "we promise" were chanted by the crowd as they left with her.
The video had barely ended when Luz launched herself from the bed flapping her wings as she grabbed King and hovered off the ground as she peppered his skull with kisses. "King you adorable little tyrant! You are the best little brother I've ever had, and I am going to spoil you rotten for years to come!"
The sight was so adorable that Camila and Eda took a series of pictures of King happily snuggling Luz, followed by him noticing the pictures and trying to squirm his way free.
Once back on the ground King scampered away not wanting to be loved to death by Luz.
"So did his speech really work or was it just spur of the moment?"
"You know how people can be. Most agreed to his terms, kind of a unspoken agreement after seeing your sacrifice, speaking of which Cammy found you a therapist and got you a appointment two weeks from now. And before you say anything even, I agree you need to speak with someone. She's told me how... what was the term you used Cammy?"
"Emo?"
"Yeah, how you went all emo while in the human world. With all that's happened here well I'd be a terrible mom if I didn't get you some proper help."
"Yeah, I think that's for the best. Probably help with the nightmares and everything else."
"Good, anyway like I was saying most are willing to keep the worship to mere hero worship but there are still some hardliners out there. Raine and Lilly along with Steve and some other like minded former coven members are keeping them in line for now. So at least for the time being you and King should be fine."
"Finally!" she screamed in joy. "Back to my normal life, friends, school, romantic dates with my awesome girlfriend." Amity rolled her eyes amused seeing Luz back in high spirits.
Luz then looked in the mirror and at her wings. "Now I just need to learn how to retract these things. I've always been one to sleep on my back and I've only just figured out how to do it with my tail."
Vee stared at Luz for the longest time, thinking back to what the collector had said before getting an idea. "Luz?"
"Yeah Vee?"
"Well, I have a theory that might work."
"I'm all ears Vee."
Vee slithered back and forth something she did only when she was really thinking about something. "Okay so you're not fully titan, maybe seventy-five precent possibly less, right?"
"Yeah, pretty much, why?"
"Well if the titans were able to shift their size from humanoid or vaguely humanoid to colossal then maybe you possess a similar ability. Now I doubt you could grow to a giant, but maybe you could channel that same power to reduce your titan blood and bring out more human blood..."
"To make me more human." The idea was theoretically possible, after all she had the majority of the titans' powers. So, after a moment she closed her eyes and truly focused on tapping into her powers. Her heart began beating faster as she concentrated. Nobody dared speak or even move as Luz extended her arms and a strange glowing glyph combination appeared on her arms. Feeling something, she imagined her body shrinking to her human form and felt her magic spread through her body as it began to change.
Her horns shrunk to the size of a couple fingers worth her tail and wings receded into her body and her claw like feet and hands changed to more human digits, last was her black fur that receded showing her light brown skin. Seeing this, Camila quickly covered Amity's eyes as Eda did to the collectors.
After about a minute Luz just knew she'd reached the absolute minimum amount of titan's blood in her body and opened her eyes just as the glyphs vanishing. Seeing her human hands and feet she got excited but worrying she twirled her circle and nearly died of happiness when it produced a magical ball of light. "I'm human again and I've still got my magic!" Looking into the mirror she saw her still black and gold eyes and small horns on her head as well as her still long purplish hair. "Still got the best parts to!" Turning to her family she gestured to her body.
"I did it!"
Vee quickly hugged her proud of her sister's new size shifting ability.
Amity gave her a blind thumbs up before Camila gave a extremely loud motherly throat clear. Unsure of why Eda gestured down. Luz's one face went bright red as she screamed and fled to the bathroom grabbing whatever shirt she could find before coming out. When it was safe Camila let Amity go who rushed to Luz seeing her back to mostly human. Quickly kissing her cheek, she felt her smaller horns before staring into her eyes. "I knew you could do it."
"So, which me do you prefer?" she teased.
"I like you either way Luz, but at least in this form I won't have to worry about anyone trying to hit on you." A moment of focusing later and Luz changed back pulling her into a warm embrace. "Yeah, only my friends and loved ones can fell my fluff."
