Days Later at the Coronation Party at the Palace…
Lights were soaring in the air as the most regal of rulers, lords, ladies, as well as invited friends for the party came.
Confetti was being thrown as Blue was bringing in the captured Blood Crusaders in cages, ready to be petrified later. The party was one of glamour and beauty as food was properly provided, music played, and the belle of the ball was surrounded by her friends as Eda and King were stuffing as much food, as they could bring home. Camilla wished to approach the witch who had been teaching her daughter and looking after her. There was so much of her that the human woman wanted to know and how she can learn from. Luz responded to her so well and was flourishing so well under her.
"Hello, Miss. Clawthrone." Camilla greeted trying to have a conversation.
It was weird to see the woman who shouted at her and her ex-husband to get their act together.
At Noceda House…
Just as Eda thought, things were going to get back.
"How could you? How could you hide that Luz was in the Demon Realm? Hide that she's learning these things behind my back?" Camilla questioned her ex-husband.
"No, how dare you do this?" Belos countered as he presented the pamphlet, "Reality Camp? You were going to send our child to Reality Camp? Drain her away that made her special? You hid this behind my back?"
"You would have never agreed to this, but this would have helped Luz. Philip, you know how intolerant humans are. That's why you keep the Demon Realm a secret. But to the rest of the world, Luz is an outsider. I know because I was down such a lonely path. Kids and people are cruel, Luz would suffer greatly."
"But this? She could have been sent to the Demon Realm."
"Where she can be killed? I was told what happened, she's been attacked and almost murdered more times than I can count! She can't stay there! She'll be killed!"
"So, you keep her in this prison?"
"Don't act like you're any better. Vee was kept away from the rest of the world, never allowed to leave your zoo, like an animal!"
"It. Is. A. Menagerie! Basilisk can no longer be integrated into the Boiling Isles, and they were treated with great care!"
Eda was getting a headache from these two idiots. She was a criminal, a con artist, and probably the best example of being a bad example. Yet, she was the most mature adult here.
"Alright, ENOUGH!" Eda boomed causing the two of them to look at her, "You both should be ashamed of yourselves! You, idiots, keep thinking you're doing what's best for these kids, going behind the other's back, and keep blaming the other! But you idiots don't even get that these kids are hurt and it's because of you! So, stop acting like brats and start thinking about Luz and Vee!"
Blue then voiced her words.
"For once… I agree with Eda. Belos, Camilla, we failed these girls, and we won't be able to undo the damage until you are both on the same page." Blue admitted.
"So… the kids stay with me until you two figure out what to do." Eda declared then left with Blue as Philip and Camilla looked at each other.
"Oh hey, it's you again. Luz's mum." Eda greeted as she was stuffing her mouth with Bandera Dominicana and Giant Spider legs.
"Yes, um we met before. It's nice to see you again." She nervously greeted the woman while something popped out of her hair.
"Woah, you look like a big Luz." King smiled his skull grin as Camilla gasped with delight.
"Ay, qué lindo…" Camilla swooned as her eyes sparkled at the sight of the creature, then plucked him from her hair, "You are the most charming thing in the realm~."
"No, not again!" King squealed.
"Yep, you're Luz's mother."
Near the pillars at the Night Isles…
Everything was getting in place as the bombs were set to detonate for when Luz is declared the Princess of the Boiling Isles.
At the Party…
Luz was on her pet Mr. Saltine as Hunter was getting a good look at the creature.
"Nice Beasts, Luz. Not like my Wing Wolves, but this is a pretty good start for Beast Taming." Hunter pointed out as the creature slobbered him, "Ew."
"Awe, he likes you." Luz giggled.
"He really is handsome. I suspect that Uncle has already had him poked and fixed." William wondered as he was petting the creature.
"Yeah, Daddy only wants show animals and endangered animals in his care to have younglings," Luz answered.
"Excited to be seen as a princess officially?" Spade wondered at his cousin's big day.
"I'm a little nervous, but I think I'll be okay."
At the Pillar of the Frigid Isles…
The guards were incapacitated as they were getting to work on the explosives for this pillar.
At the Party…
"Nice to see you again, Vee. Happy to have you in our family." Atticus greeted the nervous Basilisk in a custom dress.
"Umm… Thank you, Dr. Wittebane-."
"Atticus."
"Huh?"
"We're family now. No need to be so formal with one another, Little Cousin. Please, call me Atticus or Atty. I prefer Atty." The one-armed pregnant witch requested.
"Okay… Atticus."
At the Day Isles Pillar…
Though slanted from the erosion of the cliff, it was still standing.
The hooded people were not planning for it to stand for much longer.
At the party…
"So… Great Emperor Belos-." Odalia tried to get his attention, but Belos was not interested in her words.
"Tell me more about this 'Magically Delicious Pizza' recipe you wish to corporate." Belos wondered to Willow's fathers.
"W-well, your highness. I have only ever gone to the Human Realm once and tried their delicacy known as pizza."
"It is truly a delightful meal, though not the healthiest to have every day. It brings people together though."
"Truly. I was thinking about… making our own through the Demon Realm but I don't know what ingredients would be compatible for that level of flavor." Harvey admitted but Belos only smiled.
"I could lend you Zobad Peroddy's 'Tastes of the Dimensions'. The book does show what substitutions to make for ingredients that are not available. I find it easy to make pancakes that way for my nephews." Belos offered the men.
"That would be most kind of you."
At the Undersea Isles…
Something was stirring in the water, as guardians of a forgotten temple prison deep, deep into the darkest, deepest, and most pressure-crushing trench in the isles began to stir.
At the dungeon cells…
Adrian hated to miss a party, but he knew something was fishy with the arrest for Belos sensed it too.
"It seems you have the knowledge you shouldn't have access to, like certain forgotten maps, trinkets, and weapons. Things that are only allowed to more… shall we say… higher up the military of the Boiling Isles or in the coven system themselves. Your friend will soon be greeted by dissatisfied scout members to our temple." Adrian sneered, "We are not foolish like the other isles. We prepare. Now, you tell me who betrayed us."
"Would you like to know?" The tortured Blood Crusader scoffed as he spat blood and the Illusion Coven Head's face.
"Not nice."
At the Boiling Isle's Pillar…
Blue was waiting with the best of the best Scouts to fight as Steve flies in with his Stonesleeper Palisman.
"They are making their way here as we speak. Looks like they are expecting the welcoming party." The scout reported it to the Palisman.
"Well… Let's be welcoming."
Once the Blood Crusaders came and the battle began!
Near the Palace…
A group of hooded men waited for the right moment for the guards to shift rotation to activate the invisible barrier.
Belos could not get in the way again.