Hey here's chapter 29 of Rise of Zeo. This chapter will involve Zeo bonding with the guys… much to his chagrin. Anywhere, here's the next chapter. Enjoy.
It was another day at Hexside. Willow sat on the steps of the school, feeding Grimrose who sat in her lap. There was a good half hour before class started, so they had good amount of time to play.
"Hey Willow," the plant-witch looked over to shoulder to see the healing beast keeper, "Thanks again for helping me create that ointment using plants" Viney said as she stood a step behind her.
"Thank Grimrose, she's the only that helped with providing some of the stuff" Willow said, stroking the botanical creature's leaves.
"Oh. Well, thank you, Grimrose" Viney at the plant creature, who chirped in response.
The ears of the two witches then perked when they heard something. Ahead in the distance, they could see a small cloud of dust approaching. When it got closer, they could Zeo riding on something. Once at a reasonable distance, Zeo shifted his weight and came to a skid on his side. The card user then came to a halt, a long trail of tire marks behind him, sitting on the Drago-cycle with Luz sitting behind him with her arms around his waist for safety. Willow remembered riding on that thing the other day and how fun it was.
"Hey Willow. Hey Viney. Hey Grimrose" Zeo greeted each of them.
"Hey Zeo. Hey Luz" they greeted back.
"Nice ride, Zeo. So, this is the bike thing I heard from around town" Viney approached the Drago-cycle, "I'm guessing this is one of your beasts or beast weapons that you created from a card?" she asked, petting the dragon's head, making it release a low growl as it nuzzled her thigh.
"Yeah, it's called the Drago-cycle. I based it off dragons and motorcycles, a mode of transportation from Luz's world" Zeo explained.
"Cool. Looks like a fun ride" Viney smiled.
"It is" Willow chimed in with a small blush.
"I know Luz had fun riding. Right, Luz?" Zeo asked the human girl, only to receive no response, "Luz?" he looked over his shoulder at her.
He saw she had this look with half-lidded eyes and a blush across her cheeks as she bit her lower lip.
"Hey, Luz! Snap out of it!" Zeo said, snapping his fingers in front of her face.
"Huh?" Luz shook her head, snapping out of her weird daze, "Oh, sorry about that. Thanks for the ride, Zeo" she said as she got off.
It's good thing the skirt of Luz's school robe went down to her thighs because after that little ride, she had moist stain in a certain… intimate area. The last thing she needed was for everyone to find out riding Zeo's bike put her into a particular mood.
"Say, do you think I could get a ride occasionally?" Viney asked, twirling a lock of her hair with her finger.
"Sure, Viney" Zeo told her with a small shrug, making the healing beast keeper blush. That's when he realized something, "Oh, crap, I forgot my sketchpad at home! Be right back" he said.
Zeo then revved the horn of his bike and quickly drove back to the Owl House. This left the three girls alone in brief silence.
"So, our little Girls Night is going to be amazing" they heard Boscha say as she and her gang walked by, "Sorry you three weren't invited; it's for popular girls only" she told Luz and her friends with a bit of sarcasm, "Then again, it's not like you could get invited to any parties to begin with" she said rather rashly, the girls behind her looking away with what appeared to guilt upon their faces, "Come on, girls, we have preparations to make" Boscha told her gang as they walked off.
Grimrose took a deep breath, preparing to fire a thistle.
"Not this time, Rosie" Willow told her surrogate daughter, the botanical creature cancelling her attack.
"That girl really annoys me" Viney muttered, eyebrows furrowed with a glare.
"Hey! We don't need to go to their girls' night, we can just have one of our own!" Luz suggested eagerly.
"Hey, yeah. We can all out together, tonight" Willow chimed.
"Yeah, we'll have way more fun than those girls" Viney added.
"Then it's settled. Girl's night?" Luz put her hand out.
"Girls night!" the other two said in unison, placing their hands on top of Luz's.
The Owl House…
Zeo was on the couch, meditating in lotus position. Meditating was form of both relaxing and clearing the mind, not to mention training. Being the warrior that he was, Zeo found it necessary to train his body as well as his mind. He had gotten so into that he managed to float a few feet above the couch.
While this was going on, Luz placed a bowl of chips on the coffee table, along with several other snacks. She was surprised that Eda had allowed her to have a girl's night her, especially after the Moonlight Conjuring incident, but she was happy nonetheless.
"Hoot, hoot! We have guests!" Hooty said, the door opening up to reveal Willow and Viney in their normal attire with sleeping bags under their arms and duffle bags over their shoulders.
"Hey girls, glad you could make it" Luz smiled at her friends, "Where's Grimrose?" she asked, noticing the plant creature wasn't with Willow like usual.
"She's at home, my dads are taking care of her while I'm away" Willow told her.
"Aww, that's sweet of them!" Luz said.
"More guests!" Hooty alerted them.
"More guests?" Viney repeated with a raised eyebrow.
The door then opened to reveal the Blight sisters, sleeping bags and duffle bags of their own.
"I hope you don't mind, I invited Amity and Emira" Luz told the other two. Willow and Viney looked at each other and shrugged.
"Um, thanks for inviting us, Luz" Amity spoke.
"Not at all. The more the merrier" Luz replied with a small shrug of a shoulder.
In this moment, Zeo exhaled, coming out of his meditative state and hopping off the couch. That's when he noticed the five girls in the living room.
"So… will Zeo be joining us tonight?" Emira asked with a flirtatious gaze as she took a step towards the card wielder.
"Sorry, but no" Luz replied while rubbing her arm.
Emira blinked.
"I'm out" the elder Blight sister said, making her for the door.
"Emira!" Luz called out to her with slight irritation.
"Heh. I'm just messing with you. Mostly…" Emira said in a playful tone, muttering that last part under his breath, "Of course I'm excited for our girl's night!" she smiled.
"I'm sorry, what the hell's going on here?" Zeo asked, confused.
"We're having a girl's night, Zeo. I've always wanted to have one these" Luz told him excitedly, "Sadly, this means no boys allowed. So, you're going to have to leave the house for a few hours" she said while guiding him towards the door.
"Ok, but then what the hell am I supposed to do for all that time?" Zeo questioned.
"Don't worry, I planned for that" Luz said, opening the door to reveal Gus, Edric, Jerbo and Barcus, all in their casual clothing
Jerbo wore a green polo shirt over a white long-sleeved shirt, blue jeans and brown shoes. Barcus, being a dog creature, just wore a black hoodie.
"Hey Zeo" Edric greeted him.
"…Excuse us for a minute" Zeo held up a finger before closing the door. He then turned to his girlfriend, "Really, Luz? Those guys?"
"Come on, Zeo. At least try to get along with them. For me? Please?" Luz asked, pleading with puppy-dog eyes.
"Ugh. Damn you and your cutesy puppy-dog eyes!" Zeo said with slight annoyance, "Fine" he said with a roll of his eyes.
Luz leaned in and kissed his cheek, "Thanks"
"Just remember, you owe me" Zeo said while heading out.
The moment Zeo stepped out, King stepped into the living room.
"Hey, what's going on here? And where'd Zeo go?" King asked.
"He's spending time with the guys while the girls and I are having a night of our own" Luz bent forward with her hands on her knees, "You can stay with us since you're so cute. We can even dress you up in little outfits" she offered.
King's eyes widened. He looked at the small group of girls that were looking at them with creepy grins, and then to the door where the guys were on the other side. He had to choose between, in his opinion, which was the lesser of two evils. Join Zeo and the guys and possible be insulted like he usually is… or stay here with the girls and be forced to wear dresses and makeup like some kind of doll.
"Wait for me!" King called out as he ran out the door.
"Alright, ready to start or girl's night?" Luz asked, she and the other girls having changed into their PJs once the guys left.
Viney's sleepwear consisted of a black single strap tank top, red dolphin shorts, and white socks.
Willow and Amity had sleepwear similar to each other. The both wore a simple t-shirt and pajama bottoms, though Amity wore pajama pants while Willow wore pajama shorts. Willow's shirt was white while her pajama shorts were green, comfortably hugging her thighs. Amity's shirt, on the other hand, was black and her pajama bottoms were pink. Another difference between the two was that Willow's pajama bottoms were made of a cotton/polyester blend, while Amity's were made of silk. The latter's made sense since her family was loaded.
"We're ready, Luz. Let's have some fun!" Willow beamed.
"Wait, where's Emira?" Luz asked, noticing the older Blight sibling wasn't around.
They turned when they heard Emira clear her throat. They saw she was wearing a short, black, sexy silk nightgown with red frills aligned along the bottom of the skirt of the gown. There was a small red lace across the top, just underneath the breasts of the gown that was tied into a small bow. The hugged her figure perfectly, showing a bit of the cleavage of her large breasts.
"How do I look?" Emira asked while striking a pose.
There was between them all.
"…You wore that for Zeo, didn't you?" Amity asked with a deadpanned expression.
"Got that right, baby sister!" Emira said, walking over and sitting on her knees beside her sister. She then took out her scroll phone thing and struck a pose of her winking while blowing a kiss before taking a selfie and sending it to certain someone, "So, how should we start things off?" Emira asked.
Her answer came in the form of Luz grinning, holding up a bag of marshmallows, chocolate, and graham crackers.
Bonesborough…
After they left the house, the boys grabbed a bite to eat at Viney's aunt's restaurant, to go.
"Thanks, Wendy" Zeo said with a to-go box in his hands.
"No problem, Zeo, hon" Wendy said, gently running her fingers through the Clawthorne boy's soft, silver hair. The restaurant owner then walked of with a deliberate sway in her hips, causing Zeo to quickly look away with a blush.
"Damn, Zeo, even grown women like you!" Gus commented.
"Yeah, dude, you're like a chick magnet. How do you do that?" Edric asked, taking a bite of his food.
"I don't know, man. Seriously, I'm not even trying to have this many girls attracted to me. Hell, I don't even know what it is about me that girls find so attractive" Zeo replied, "Maybe it's my righteous heart… or my charisma… or my protective nature. I really don't know"
"Well, whatever the case, you're one lucky dog, Zeo" Jerbo said, earning an annoyed growl from Barcus, "Sorry" he told his dog-like friend.
That's when Edric felt his scroll phone vibrate. Pulling it out, he saw that he had received a text from Emira.
Emira: Hey Ed, do me a favor and keep me updated on what you guys are doing… and take some pictures of Zeo while you're at it.
Edric cringed at that.
Edric: I'll keep you updated, but I'm not taking pictures of Zeo. That's just wrong!
Seconds later, he received a reply.
Emira: Oh, come on, Ed! Please? I'll give you all my desserts for a month if you do.
Edric thought it over for a moment. He did like dessert. Just thought of having double made him lick his lips.
Edric: Alright, deal.
He then received a reply seconds later.
Emira: Thanks, Ed. So, what're you up to now?
Edric: We just got a bite to eat. Now we're just walking around town.
As they were walking, Zeo had felt his scroll phone vibrate as well. He pulled it out and saw that received a message from Emira, one that made him blush crazily. He had received a photo of Emira in a sexy, black, silk nightgown with a wink and a kiss-blowing gesture. Zeo quickly closed the scroll and put it away before clearing his throat.
"So, any idea on where we should head next? We've still got a few hours to kill" Zeo told them.
"Hey, I know a place we can hangout for a while. Follow me, guys" Edric said while leading the way.
The boys followed the male Blight twin as he led them down a barren alleyway.
"How much further?" Jerbo asked.
"Not much further" Edric replied.
As they went further down the alley, the buildings started to look more and more rundown. The whole scenery looked oddly familiar to King; he just couldn't place his finger on it.
"Ok, here we are" Edric said, pulling back a curtain, revealing an enormous yet rundown castle.
"You brought us to an old, abandoned castle?" Zeo questioned.
"I found this place after the library incident with Amity. I come here whenever I want some alone time, kind of like how Amity has the library. Emira has a place where she likes to be alone too, but she won't tell me where" Edric explained, "If this becomes a regular thing then maybe we could this place as our own little hangout" he suggested.
"Oh, sweet titan, now I remember this place. This is Adegast's castle!" King said.
"Adegast? I think Luz told me about him once. Wasn't he that octopus puppeteer dude that tricked into a fake quest to get revenge on Mom?" Zeo asked.
"Yeah. Luckily for us we won't have to worry about him. Eda ate him, so he's pretty much dead" King told them.
"Didn't need to hear that last part, but good. The last thing we need is to fight some wannabe entertainer" Zeo said, feeling reassured.
"Edric has a point about this being a good hangout though. All it needs is a little touch up" Jerbo said, "What do you think, Zeo?" he looked at the card user.
"Hm. Let's see where this night goes then I'll give my answer" Zeo said, folding his arms with his eyes closed.
Unknown to any of them, a figure was watching them from a window at the top floor of the castle.
The Owl House…
"Ok, now that we're finished making s'mores…" Luz gestured to the large plate of campfire desserts, "It's time for one of my favorite games… Truth of Dare!" she said, saying the name of the game in a dark and dramatic tone.
"Ooh! We have that game here, too!" Willow said with a hint of excitement.
"Then you know the rules, if someone asks you a question, you have to answer it truthfully; if someone dares you do something, you do that dare" Luz said, reaffirming the rules.
"That's right" Emira nodded, and then sported a devious smirk, "But let's make this more interesting, shall we?" she leaned in and formed a large spell circle in the center, "Everyone put their hands in the center" she told the girls.
Each of the girls placed their hands in the center, one on top of the other.
"Ok, if one refuses to tell the truth or do a dare then you'll have to choose which one of two ways that you'll be punished: either listen to Hooty for a solid 15 minutes, or…" Emira's smirk became more playful, "Strip a piece of clothing"
"Whoa!" Viney's eyes widened.
"Ooh, naughty!" Luz said with a saucy expression.
"I knew it. I knew my sister was going to pull something like this…" Amity muttered to herself with a shake of her head.
"Something like this will definitely add some spice to the game" Viney said, "I'm in"
"Me too" Luz said.
"I could use a little risk occasionally. I guess I'm in too" Willow chimed in.
"You in, Mittens?" Emira asked, looking at her sister.
Amity pondered it over. On one hand, this addition to the game was really stupid. But on the other, the chance to see the other girls—more specifically Willow and with the exception of her sister, was rather tempting. Seeing as how the majority of them were for it and there was probably no way out of it, she sighed with defeat.
"Fine, whatever" Amity said with a roll her eyes.
"The everlasting oath is sealed… at least until the game's over" Emira said, chuckling.
"Wait a minute, what if Eda walks in and catches us?" Amity asked with a bit of concern.
"Oh, don't worry, Eda's had, like, four cups of alcoholic apple blood. She won't be waking up for a long time, probably until morning, around breakfast" Luz reassured them.
"Damn, Lord Calamity really likes the hard stuff" Viney commented with a small chuckle.
"Wait, shouldn't it be Lady Calamity since she's a girl?" Willow asked.
"So, who's going to be the first to start?" Emira asked. All the girls looked between each other.
"Ooh, me!" Luz said eagerly. "Viney, truth or dare?" she asked the healing beast keeper.
"Hmm… Dare!" Viney replied.
"Ok, first dare of the night. I dare you to give yourself a titty twister" Luz dared her detention friend.
"With one tit or both?" Viney asked.
"Whichever makes you comfortable" Luz told her.
Viney shrugged and brought her hands to her large chest. She pinched her nipple between her thumb and index finger and twisted them hard in opposite directions, making her bite her lower lip. This also made her throw her head back and release a small noise. It wasn't a painful cry, more like a light, pleasurable moan.
"Ok, that's enough" Luz told her, Viney letting go of her own chest, her nipples poking through her shirt. While the others didn't notice, Luz sure did and it made her blush. Wait… was she blush because of a girl?
"Luz, truth or dare?" Willow asked her human friend.
"You know I'm all about the truth" Luz smirked.
"Which is your favorite of Zeo's beasts?" Willow asked, "Besides Luzura and her Owl Paladin form" she quickly added as Luz opened her mouth.
"Hmm…" Luz rubbed her chin, "Well, in terms of cuteness, I'd have to go with Electro Rabbit. But in terms of power and ferocity, I'd have to go with Knight Owl… and not just because he's Luzura's fusion partner either" she told them.
"Night Howler's my favorite" Viney chimed in.
"Hey, mine too!" Emira added.
"Willow, truth or dare?" Amity asked.
"Truth" Willow replied.
"Do you… have a crush on anyone?" Amity asked her, faint blush crossing her face.
"Hm. Pass" Willow said after thinking it over for a second.
The only one she could talk about her crush was Luz, which was easier said than done since they haven't had a chance to be alone just the two of them. On the flip said, Amity was somewhat relieved. While it was a tad disappointing that Willow didn't say she had a crush on her, it was also comforting knowing that she didn't say that she didn't have a crush on someone else either.
"You just refused to tell the truth, Willow. Now you've got to either remove a piece of clothing or talk to hooty for 15 minutes straight" Emira said, eating a s'more.
"Hooty will probably make feel uncomfortable after a while, so…" Willow proceeded to remove pull her shirt over her head, and then place it beside her, now wearing a dark blue bra, exposing her smooth belly. She definitely had that thick yet hourglass-like body… which made Amity blush harder than before, as well as Luz for some reason.
"Ok, Mittens, truth or dare?" Emira asked her little sister.
"I'm sure whichever one I pick, it's going to be bad…" Amity muttered, "Uh, dare, I guess" she said with a small shrug.
"I dare you to kiss Willow on the cheek" Emira said.
Amity's eyes widened, and then she looked at Willow who had the usual cute smile on her face. She glared at her sister, who sported a devious yet knowing smirk. Oh, that clever bitch.
"Well? What's it gonna be, Mittens?" Emira asked teasingly.
There was a short pause.
"…Pass" Amity muttered with a small hint of regret in her voice. She casted a quick glare at her sister as she removed her shirt.
"Ooh! I've just thought of one!" Willow spoke up eagerly, "Emira, truth or dare?" she asked the elder Blight sister.
"Hit me with your best shot, Willow. Dare" Emira said in a challenging tone.
"I dare you to… do a striptease!" Willow said in a malicious tone.
"What?!" Amity looked at her with shock while Luz nearly choked on her s'more.
"Damn, Willow" Viney smirked.
"Huh, didn't think you had it in you. Looks like our little flower's got some thorns" Emira said, giving an impressed smile to the plant witch. She had to admit, her respect for Willow just increased a bit.
Adegast's Castle…
Each of the boys stood around the castle, doing their own thing from Jerbo and Barcus playing against each other in a game on their scroll phones… which Barcus was somehow winning despite having paws, to Zeo simply mediating on the floor. Zeo so deep in meditation in fact, he was able to float in the air while in lotus position.
"Guys! Guys!" Edric ran up to them, "Look at what I found!" he said, unrolling what appeared to be an old-looking map.
"Is that a map?" Gus asked.
"Yeah. It just rolled over to me and when I unrolled it, glowing words appeared on it" the male Blight twin showed the map which indeed had glowing words.
"A map just randomly rolled up to you and showed glowing words. You don't find that the least bit suspicious?" Zeo asked skeptically without opening his eyes. There was nothing but silence from the Blight boy, "I'll take that silence as a no" Zeo said.
"I figured it'd be a fun little adventure" Edric said.
"Edric, Luz told me the quest Adegast sent her on turned out to be fake, including the map. What makes you think the map you found is any different?" Zeo asked knowingly.
"Well, it couldn't hurt to try just for the fun of it" Edric replied with a small shrug.
"It beats just sitting around here doing nothing" Jerbo said in agreement.
"Yeah. Plus, walking through creepy, old, abandoned village? It'll be like going through a haunted maze at a carnival!" Gus said in an oddly eager tone.
Barcus released a few barks.
"Barcus says it'll be a good chance for him to possibly practice his oracle magic" Jerbo translated.
"That's 4 out of 6, Zeo" King pointed out.
"Shut it, runt!" Zeo told the small demon. The card user then sighed, "Alright, I guess we can check this out. If Adegast is really dead then I guess it's not that big a deal" he said as he came out of his meditative state.
That's when Zeo heard his scroll phone go off. Taking out, he saw that it was a video from Emira. He played the video and as it went on, his face became redder and redder. It showed Emira doing a striptease, doing sexy poses, occasionally showing brief flashes of her… personal areas with a few playful winks and pouts.
"What're you looking at, Zeo?" Edric asked curiously.
"Nothing!" Zeo quickly replied, putting his scroll phone away in a rush. "Uh, let's… let's just go" he said, leading the ways as the rest of the boys followed him.
Barcus stood behind for bit, looking around.
*Bark* "I've got a bad feeling about this…" Barcus said, the thing he said earlier making a bit more sense as he followed the others.
The Owl House…
"That was quite the show, Em" Viney commented.
"Thanks" Emira said while pulling the strap of her nightgown back over her shoulder.
"Luz certainly thought so" Willow teased, looking at her human friend who could only blush as she had a rolled-up piece of tissue up her nose due to it bleeding upon seeing Emira's show.
Luz would be lying to herself if she said she didn't like the show Emira put on. Was this night making her realize she might like girls, too?
"Ok, Luz, truth or dare?" Emira asked the human.
"Dare" Luz replied.
"I dare you to go upstairs and make out with Eda while she's sleeping" Emira told her.
Luz's eyes widened, her pupils shrinking to the size of pins. If the Owl Lady woke up to her doing that to her, she would destroy the human girl no doubt.
"Pass! Hard pass!" Luz said frantically out of slight fear.
Since she refused to do the dare, Luz proceeded to remove her socks.
"Viney, truth of dare?" Luz asked.
"Dare" Viney said.
"I dare you to kiss Emira" Luz told the healing beast keeper.
Viney turned her head to Emira, who gave her a playful wink, making her blush.
"Pass, but only because it's getting stuffy in here" Viney said as she removed her shirt.
"Riiight…" the others said, not completely buying what she said. She wore a strapless tiger print bra with a white fur trim, giving her that Amazoness vibe.
"Viney, is that real tiger print?" Willow asked curiously.
"Nah, it's fake. I'd rather not wear the skin of a real animal" Viney replied, "And before any of you ask, no, I'm not a vegan. I may like animals but I still like meat" she quickly added.
"I think we all like meat" Emira said in a rather naughty tone, having a different meaning behind the word.
"Willow, truth or dare?" Luz asked.
"Dare" Willow replied.
"I dare you to moon us" Luz said, everyone looking at her with confusion, "Bend over, pull your shorts down and show us your bare butt" she told her, clarifying what it was.
Willow shrugged. The Plant witch stood up and turned around, bending over. She hooked her thumbs into the sides of her shorts and panties, and pulled them down to her knees, shaking her hips. Willow gave one of her cheeks a hard smack, the sound echoing in the living room. Willow's butt was big yet firm. While most of the girls wooed, Luz even having a small blush across her face as she smiled, Amity simply fell backwards, breathing heavily.
"Ok, I'll admit, that was kind of fun" Willow said, giggling as she pulled her shorts back up, "Although, you could've just said to show you guys my butt" she added as she sat back down.
"You ok, Amity?" Luz asked as she helped her up.
"Fine. I… I'm fine" Amity said, taking a breather. "Emira, truth or dare?" she looked at her sister.
"Dare" Emira replied.
"She has picked dare every single time" Luz whispered to Willow and Viney, both of who nodded in agreement.
"I dare you to call Zeo and talk dirty to him" Amity dared her sister with a malicious smirk.
"Wow, Mittens. Didn't think you had it in you" Emira said, slightly impressed at her little sister, "I was probably going to do that though" she said while pulling out her scroll phone.
[Cutaway]
The boys were walking through the abandoned town. Gus and Barcus felt slight chills running up their spines, but it wasn't anything they couldn't handle. Edric was sending texts to Emira about what they were doing… and also begrudgingly sending her pics of Zeo with the latter not knowing. Speaking of which, the card user's scroll phone started vibrating. Pulling it out, he saw it was call from Emira.
"Hello?" Zeo answered.
For probably the third time tonight, the silver-haired witch-warrior felt his cheeks heat up in embarrassment. After Emira was finished on the other end, she hung up, and so did Zeo immediately after. She had told her something sexual. Something about pleasing their... intimate areas… with their mouths, among other things. Ok, this combined with the picture Emira sent him earlier, along with the video, it was making his pants feel tighter. Yeah, he was definitely going to have a mature dream tonight… and whether or not that was good was questionable.
[End of Cutaway]
Emira put her scroll phone and saw that the other girls had their jaws dropped.
"What? Did you expect me to talk dirty in a kid friendly way?" Emira asked them with a playful expression.
"You know Zeo and I are dating, right?" Luz asked with a raised eyebrow.
"I know. Doesn't mean I still can't tease him" Emira replied with a cute giggle, "And maybe you too, cutie" she winked at Luz while taking a bite of a s'more, making the human blush. Damn, this girl was good at flirting.
"Ok, I think that's enough of Truth or Dare!" Luz said nervously, reaching for another s'more, the other girls chuckling.
"So, Luz. I gotta question, off the record," Emira asked as everyone listened in.
"Go ahead," Luz said, feeling like she's about to get hit with a tough one as she starts drinking some juice.
"You've been around Zeo the longest. Tell me, do you think he prefers big butts or small butts on a girl?" Emira asked, making Luz spit the drink out as she starting to wheeze as if she swallowed something that went down the wrong pipe and had to cough it back up.
"What kind of question is that?!" Luz asks, her face going cherry red.
"I'm just asking," Emira said, giggling at Luz's reaction to the question as she didn't give an immediate answer.
"I bet he definitely likes big butts. I mean, look at me. Look at Willow. We wouldn't have captured his attention at times without our voluptuous figures. I betcha he stares when we least expect it from him," Viney commented with a cheeky grin.
"Thanks, Viney," Willow said with a small smile. Amity pouted at that.
"Maybe he likes older girls like me," Emira answered. The others weren't buying it, but she didn't falter. "I just hope he doesn't meet mom. Oh, she would try anything to keep him on a short leash that I couldn't hold," Emira thought to herself. "But he does love you, Luz. Maybe he likes petite girls, who have yet to blossom," Emira added, making Luz sport a smile to those encouraging words.
Emira was right about the blossoming part. Ever since she gained the ability to merge with Luzura, Luz's breasts had started growing a bit more. They actually kind of hurt this morning. When she looked at herself in the mirror, she noticed how much bigger they had gotten. When she first got here, she was flat chested. However, ever since that first time she merged with Luzura, she had gone up to maybe a C cup. Maybe merging with her doppelganger so much had increased the pace at which her breasts grew. This was just a guess though. She could only imagine them being as big as they were when she was in her Owl Paladin form.
"Does that include me," Amity asks as Emira decided to mess with her sister a little bit.
"I don't know, little sis. Maybe he does or maybe doesn't like girls who are flat as a board," Emira remarked, making all of the girls slightly snicker at that body shaming jab.
"Say that again and I'll tell everyone hear what you wrote in your diary about Zeo after he saved you from Xandopher last time. It was called, what again? A warm night of passion...," Amity began to recite what the diary entry said as Emira went immediately red in shock before quickly covering her sister's mouth.
"Okay, you win!" Emira shouted as if she was the most embarrassed she's ever been in the longest time.
Adegast's Village…
"Ok, boys, any of you feeling scared yet?" Zeo asked as they walked through a forest. The same forest that led to the fake lake with the fake sword that Luz was looking for as a part of that fake quest she went on.
"No" they all replied.
"I'm not scared. A little nervous, maybe, but not scared" Edric spoke.
"Good" Zeo smirked.
They had eventually had eventually arrived at the lake. Everything was all dried up and gray, just as it was when Luz came here.
"Ok, this is just depressing…" Zeo muttered.
"This is where we fought Adegast's true form" King told him.
"And by "we" you mean Mom and Luz" Zeo clarified with a slight mocking tone to his voice, making the small demon growl. That's when Zeo's ears perked at what sounded like skittering.
"What's wrong, Zeo?" Jerbo asked, noticing the card user's serious expression.
"I heard something…" Zeo answered, glancing left and right.
The boys looked around and saw nothing. Zeo knew they weren't the only ones here. He knows there's a threat somewhere. Barcus sniffed the air, catching the scent of another presence. The dog boy looked up to see a large spider-esque creature descending from up above. Barcus barked, get the other's attention. The boys looked up and dodged just in time as the spider creature appeared.
"What the hell is that thing?" Edric asked.
It appeared to be an enormous creature with a human torso and several arms running down its body, giving it that spider vibe. It didn't take a genius to know that his was a puppet with a puppet's head.
"Well, well, well, congratulations for making it this far, boys" the puppet said.
"That voice…" King said, recognizing the sound of the voice coming from the puppet, "Adegast!"
"Adegast? I thought you told us he was dead?" Zeo asked.
"I was. Luckily, I had a contingency plan which allowed me to come back" Adegast said, "Now I can receive revenge upon you and your pet, Eda the Owl Lady!" he said, gesturing to Zeo.
"I'm not a pet!" King pointed.
"I knew your boredom would better of you when I rolled the map over to the green-haired one" Adegast said.
"Yeah, thanks for suggesting we do this, Ed!" Zeo sarcastically remarked as he glared at the male Blight twin.
"Sorry…" Edric replied with a hang of his head.
"Wait a minute…" Adegast got a closer look at the card user, "You're not Eda"
"Well, you're half right, I'm her son. My name's Zeo" Zeo introduced himself.
"Hmph. Well, I suppose destroying the Owl Lady's child will be just as satisfying" Adegast said, summoning a small army of smaller puppets.
There were around 80 puppets or so. Since there were five witches, that meant there were 16 opponents for each of them. King didn't count since he hid the moment the puppet army arrived.
"Ugh. Normally I'd be excited about fighting this many opponents, but it's been a long and dull night, so… Knight Owl, arise!" Zeo tossed the card, summoning his armored avian, "Command Card: Shadow Rush!" he tossed the card into the bird.
Knight Owl took off and transformed into a shadowy version of himself. In one fell swoop, the giant bird took care of every single puppet there, coming back beside his creator.
"Nice job, buddy" Zeo said, petting his owl's wing with appreciation. He then summoned the Drago-cycle, the bike roaring upon its summoning.
"You may have destroyed the army, but you haven't destroyed—"
"Command Card: Shadow Wing" Zeo cut Adegast off midsentence by tossing a second card into Knight Owl.
His bird flew towards the puppeteer, his wing coated in darkness as he flew through Adegast's puppet body, destroying the upper half, the lower half breaking apart, exposing the large octopus creature. Adegast's true form. The octopus winced as a cut open on his cheek, some of his blood dripping on to the ground. Barcus sniffed, catching the scent of the puppeteer. The dog boy then sniffed the air.
"No matter. With the hexagram I have set up, even if you destroy this body, it'll just make a new one" Adegast said rather smugly.
They boys then heard Barcus bark a few times.
"Bacus says the scent of Adegast's blood is stronger near the castle" Jerbo translated, making Adegast go wide-eyed.
"Joke Star, arise!" Zeo summoned his jester-based creature, "Head to an old castle just south of here, find a hexagram, and destroy it along anything else you find in the room" he told him.
Joke Star saluted and pulled out a large hoop out of nowhere that floated in the air. The hoop then opened up a portal back to the old castle.
"Barcus, go with him to find and destroy the stuff I mentioned" Zeo told the dog.
Barcus barked and nodded in understanding, and then follow Joke Star through the hoop portal thing before it vanished. Zeo revved the horn of the Drago-cycle and rode circles around the octopus puppeteer. He ran over each of Adegast's tentacles, the octopus screaming in pain each time one of his arms was flattened. Some were even torn off completely.
"Jerbo, I'm gonna need you to create a ramp" Zeo said while riding around the others.
"On it!" Jerbo said, drawing a spell circle, making a ramp out of vines and abomination goop sprout of the ground.
Zeo rode over to the ramp, the Drago-cycle and its rider launching into the air. In midair, the Drago-cycle roared as the tires opened up, showing the sawblades which spun at high speed. Zeo landed directly on top of the octopus demon. Adegast screamed at the top of his lungs as the blades of the bike ripped at tore through his flesh like a weed whacker. Zeo just sat there as the Drago-cycle shredded through Adegast's body, blood spraying underneath it until they touched the ground once more. The bike's tires then reconnected.
After the cycles' saw blades made mincemeat out of Adegast, Zeo revved his ride and popped a wheelie, circling around and doing a donut before riding right up to the others. He quickly hit the brakes and stops just a few feet in front of them, blowing up some dust.
"How's that for road rash?" Zeo joked in a rather cocky tone. Everyone's mouths were wide open.
"Show off…" Edric commented, completely impressed and equally beaten by Zeo's coolness yet again.
"Do humans do this all the time with their motorcycles like yours?" Gus asked, having recoded and live streamed the whole thing from the time Zeo summoned his bike, using his scroll phone to do so.
It was for the H.A.S. Sure, he may not be in that club anymore, but he still liked to document Zeo and Luz's endeavors for them.
"No, Gus. Just me" Zeo answered, rubbing his knuckles against his chest. In that moment another hoop appeared, Barcus and Joke Star coming out of it, "That was fast. What did you do?" Zeo asked them.
Joke Star waved his hand, making a shadow cloud appear and window within that showed what he and Barcus did. It showed Barcus sniffing out the prime source of the blood, which was in the dungeon of the castle, and found several vials of Adegast's blood, along with a large hexagram on the wall. Joke Star took care of the Hexagram by pulling a black spray paint can out of his suit and spraying over it completely and tossing the can away.
The boys glanced at each other, and then back to the display.
They watched as Joke Star pulled out several bundles of dynamite and placed them all over the place. The jester creature then pulled out the hoop, taking Barcus with him. Joke Star then made the shadow cloud vanish. He pulled the detonator out of his hat and offered it to Zeo. The card user looked at the other boys and shrugged. Zeo grabbed the handle of the detonator and pushed it down.
*BOOM* They heard a loud explosion. They all looked in the direction of the Adegast's castle and saw an enormous mushroom cloud of fire and smoke, the explosion lighting up the sky before dissipating. They then saw a rain of ash where the castle used to be.
"Damn, Joke Star!" Gus said with a shocked expression.
"Yeah, that was a bit much, don't you think?" Jerbo asked the jester creature, who only shrugged in response.
"Is it safe to come out?" King asked, hiding behind a tree.
"And where have you been? Mr. self-proclaimed King of Demons? That was a demon right there and you ran away. Not the type of thing a king would do, leaving his followers to die like that. You should've been the first into battle or barking objectives of a plan at us to use in the fight like Zeo did," Jerbo addressed, pointing at the group's defaulted leader behind him as Barcus barked out an agreement, then Zeo came over.
"Eh, I didn't really do much. Hell, it wasn't even much of a fight, to be honest" Zeo said with a shrug, recalling his beasts and Drago-cycle back into the card forms, "But he's right, King. I expected much more from the "King of Demons" that my mother cared for before I came along. But now, I think she's been raising the "King of Scaredy Cats" because you are a scaredy cat that so sensitive and paranoid that you run at the sight of danger that's out of your control," Zeo explains with anger in his voice.
"That's not true," King says in defiance before a weak, lob-sided tree behind King falls on its side and slams to ground, making King freak out and latch onto Zeo's shirt.
"Yeah "King of Demons" my card collection," Zeo said, as pulls King off of his shirts and places him on the ground and starts walking away, trying to calm himself down.
As Zeo starts walking back to town, the others start following him with King picking up the rear, disappointed that the boys' words truthfully stung.
"You know, guys. If going on adventures with Zeo has taught me anything, it's that it's safer to be in the middle of the action with Zeo, then hiding from the action and away from Zeo, unless you wanna end up as a hostage or a casualty part way through the fight," Edric addressed, making everyone agree, while King could drop his head in shame as he followed the group back to Bonesborough.
"King, I know this all sounds harsh, but I'm hoping it'll toughen you up. Hopefully, once you've proven yourself, I can show you the card…" Zeo thought to himself. He knows he can be harsh towards the small demon most of the time, but deep down, he did care about the little guy. Even if he didn't show or say it most of the time.
The Owl House…
"Hey Hooty…" Zeo greeted as he approached the house, King asleep on his shoulder. The others had gone home, feeling tired as well… even though they didn't do much.
"Hey Zeo, how was your night out with the guys?" Hooty asked.
"Eventful. Although, we all agreed that we if we ever have another one of those in the future, we're just going to make Applebeast's our regular hangout" Zeo said, "Now open up, I'm tired" he said in a rather demanding voice.
Hooty opened the door, Zeo walking through. Upon entering, he saw the girls asleep on the floor, each a sleep in their sleeping bag. Zeo yawned, not having the energy to go up to his room, nor wonder why most of the girls were almost half naked. He pulled King off his shoulder, he placed him gently on the ground next to Luz. Zeo then plopped on the couch and drifted off to sleep.
Emira opened one of her eyes and drew a spell circle, levitating Zeo off the couch and on to the floor between her and Luz. She closed her eyes again and drifted back to sleep, cuddling up to Zeo with an arm wrapped around his torso. In her sleep, Luz unconsciously cuddled up on the other side of Zeo as well.
The son of the Owl Lady was going to be in for big surprise when he woke up tomorrow.
Ok, that's the end of this chapter. One of the longer chapters of this story I might add. The concept of this story was thought up by my friend IrishKatana, with some scenes thought up by my other friend Clock King 10. This took a long time, but it's finally done.
I was going to have this chapter focus more on the guys, but I think I ended up making it focus more on the girls instead. Eh, I guess it's not that big a deal.
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