Hexside School of Magic and Demonics

*Tap tap tap tap*

Principal Bump was drumming his fingers on his desk in his office.

The cause?

A wanted criminal, whose bounty recently surpassed his former student's, who was notoriously called the False Titan, whom the Emperor himself had no trouble in showing his loathing for said criminal, was seated in his office facing him speaking nonsense.

" I'm sorry, Miss… "

" Titan of the light. Although recently some people have called me Titan Luz or Titan but I don't mind if you call me False Titan or other bad names. "

" I appreciate your show of thoughtfulness. As I was saying, I'm sorry, Miss False Titan, but I disagree with your opinion, our system is completely fine and you have nothing to be worried about. "

" So… No problem with teachers demoralizing their students? "

" No. "

" No problem with students that aren't in a track of their choosing? "

" No. "

" Still don't think that Multi-Track classes might bring more for those who are curious about other magic, creating a safe place that allows them the freedom to become whoever they want and form more connection with various demons and witches and probably advance our magical knowledge as we know it yet aren't allowed to or else they will be treated as criminals, shunned by society, and never realize their potential for fear of being petrified for eternity? "

" … Oddly specific… Still no. "

That's right, this demon, although he had a feeling that she wasn't a demon at all, proclaimed that this school had a few problems, nothing major changing, just a few details for the betterment of the students' futures.

Principal Bump would be furious at such proclamations, however the False Titan proved to be a very kind and patient adult while being as energetic as a certain wild former student of his.

While she did sneak into Hexside to meet him she did so as to not alarm the student body that there was a criminal in the building. She knocked on his door and asked if he had time to talk. He told her no and expected such an important person to simply not care at all, as all self-proclaimed demons tended to be very arrogant. Instead, she sat down in front of him and waited with a casual smile on her face. Frewin seemed to like her very much for whatever reason. When he was done, she wondered if he would join her for a walk across the school as they talked. Seeing no harm and sensing no ill intent he agreed. So when they got out, the students and staff members saw the principal listening to an abomination. The young demons were impressed at the smooth oral skills displayed by an abomination and just assumed that the principal had made an incredible discovery and was merely testing it.

She pitched in her concerns while being clear that those were just that, her own concerns, and that she wasn't here to force him or complain to him. Oh how he wished all parents were like that, the headaches would lessen in frequency. She was very convincing. For the whole walk, she talked, only saying the few necessary words and arguments, adding a few details about her own experience in Hexside, although he would remember a student such as her. Maybe she was older, maybe when she attended Hexside before his predecessor, Principal Faust, was in charge, it would explain how she led them like she knew her way around and how she had this feeling of nostalgia as her disguised eyes roamed around the place. Another mystery to her.

When she was done they went back to his office, sat down, and she asked for his professional opinion on the matter and hoped that he could calm those concerns of hers.

So here they were.

" I assure you, no such thing has appeared in this school, the students and the teachers are fine. Besides, the teachers have their own methods of teaching that suits them. "

" And I agree, however being harsh is fine in the Beast Track since you need to be rough with some beast, but in the Plant Track a calm and confident mind is needed in order for one's magic to not mess up their control. I'm just saying that there is a limit that shouldn't be crossed, both in kindness and in harshness. "

" Thank you for your concern, you do prove a point, but I can't think of a single teacher that goes over the limit. "

" And I believe you Bump, this school is lucky to have a principal like you. But I hope you don't mind if we go around classes in disguises or invisible to check around. Heck let's make a bet. "

She extended her hand to him with an honest expression.

" If nothing proves at least my two arguments today, I will work here as a teacher for two weeks. "

" Tempting, but even if I agree, what would you have if you win? "

" I want you to think about a MultiTrack. "

Of course. A Wild Witch fighting against the Coven system aims at the education of the government that created the system. " I don't see the use for- "

" I'll work for free. "

" Deal. "

He took her hand and shook it. A powerful, knowledgeable, and old witch as a teacher? For free? A great improvement for this school. Maybe he could also convince her to come work on some days here and there. Genius.

They both wore a concealment stone, disguising them as normal students. Principal Bump made a magical notice for the teachers, writing that they were temporary students visiting each track to help decide which one to choose and that they were allowed to come and go as they pleased.

Bump was a gray demon with a large body, with only one eye on the right side of his face and four tentacles on his back, he had a hood over his head. Titan was a bipedal purple cat with two additional eyes, one on each cheek, having four in total, and a furry tail whose fur formed a three-fingered hand at the end, like a fifth limb made of fur. The track theme of their uniform was gray. All in all, they looked like ordinary students.

With a well-disguised slow and childish voice, Bump asked. " Well then, where do you want to start? "

With a deeply feminine and raspy voice, Titan answered. " The Abomination Track. "

They walked to the classroom Abomination 101 and entered. No other student was there yet but Professor Hermonculus who noticed them coming his way.

" What do you want? " He rudely said.

Bump gave the notice to the teacher whose grumpy expression changed into a happier one after reading. " Oh my, well I hope that this class will inspire you to join my Abomination Track, you're just in time today the students have to present an abomination they made on their own, maybe it will help you to not be as disappointing as most of my students. The lesson starts in a few minutes. " The teacher gave back the notice and the two fake students sat in the back.

The four-eyed cat had one eyebrow up as she looked at the one-eyed tentacle kid who gave an anxious smile. This was not a good start.

*HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA*

The bell rang and the class started.

Professor Hermonculus reminded the students that today they would be graded on their abominations and made each present it before the class. This sure took Bump back to his time as a student.

Discreetly Titan gave Bump an amulet, he could tell this was an oracle charm, she had a similar one around her neck, obviously to discuss their sharings without being spotted. As he put it around his neck he heard her voice not disguised. ' You are from the Abomination Track right? How about we judge the students' projects to pass the time? '

' I don't see why not. '

The first student appeared before the class and did the basic command to arise. The abomination was not standard, aside from that the rest was functioning normally.

Bump was the first to voice his opinion. ' It is a bit muddy but could be improved. '

' It lacks solidity but a muddy abomination usually has more flexibility, useful for small but everyday tasks. '

' Indeed, I would give a B. '

" Not even close. C- "

' … '

' … '

Both fake students blinked twice.

The next student went in. Their abomination had too many faces everywhere making it uncoordinated when in autonomy mode, it kept zigzagging everywhere before face-planting into the wall.

' The trick in coordination is in the materials, contrary to popular belief. '

Bump was impressed that the False Titan had the same level of knowledge as a Coven head. ' Should it have more limbs, multi-tasking would be possible. '

" A literal walking mess. F "

' … '

' … He's not gonna do that to all students, right? '

Bump looked around, all students were depressed or anxious, as if expecting this but also hoping that they would get at least the minimum. Only Amity Blight, the top student, wore an air of confidence.

" Trash. Useless. Failure. Stinks. "

" Fail, pathetic. The biggest abominations are all of you! "

Bump, with his fingers interlocked on his forehead, hid his eyes as he looked down. Titan gently patted his shoulder with her hand tail. ' There there. '

Bump appreciated the gesture, at least she wasn't rubbing her win on his wounds. The last abomination was indeed a failure but after all the other ones that weren't that bad or were decently good, it didn't even matter.

Amity Blight, of course, showed a perfect abomination, obviously her father taught her well and she worked hard for it.

The last student to pass was a certain Willow Park. ' That's some strong plant magic right there. '

' What do you mean? '

' I can sense and see the magic in every demon, this little one has a decent abomination magic but her plant magic dwarfs that. ' Bump hardly believed that she was capable of this.

The student ordered their abomination and what came out was… unexpected.

" Ah, Tada. "

' That is not an abomination. Cleary another student that tried to pass on as one to help Miss Park pass. Too bad that it will fail. '

" A+! "

Bump just facepalmed. ' Do you allow my argument about teachers demoralizing students to also include incompetent teachers? '

Still with his hand on his face Bump responded in despair. ' Yes. '

When the lesson was over the two concealed adults walked out, one was complaining a lot and very loudly, but it's not like he could be heard by other demons.

' How did he not see that it wasn't an abomination?! Who was that anyway?! '

' Luz Noceda, the human that recently arrived and is living with Eda, I met her before. I overheard Amity and apparently Willow also had a terrible abomination. My guess is Luz wanted to help while also hoping to visit the school as she adores magic. Humans don't have magic in their realm, it explains why she is so curious that she would come here unauthorized. '

They went to other classes and they were great, but Bump could not forget the abomination lesson.

When they arrived at his office and went in they took off their concealment stone. They sat down once more, Bump looking more depressed than Titan. " I suppose I owe you an apology. It seems I need to pay more attention to my staff. "

" No worries. "

" But you still lost the bet so- "

" Principal Bump! "

The door to his office slammed open, it was Amity Blight from the Abomination Track. Immediately his first worry was for the False Titan to be seen and cause mass panic. However, there was no one sitting on the chair before him. When Amity walked to the desk, Titan suddenly appeared in the back of the room exhaling. His fear quenched he focused back on the angry student.

" I need to inform you of- "

" Miss Blight, please refrain from coming in unannounced. "

" Oh, yes, I'm sorry. " The raging student stood upright and put her arms behind her back.

" Now then, what can I do for you? " Although he already had an idea as to why she's here.

" Principale, a student of my class cheated, we were supposed to make our own abomination but Willow didn't, whatever it is she brought looks thinner and is too agile for an abomination, not only that but it eats, it eats. "

" Yes, about that- "

' I have an idea. '

Ah. He completely forgot about the oracle charm.

" Please wait outside, I need to think about what to do, this is an important matter. " As soon as he told Amity to wait outside, Titan inhaled and disappeared to not be seen. What strange magic spell was she using?

When Amity closed the door, the False Titan revealed herself and didn't miss a beat to explain herself. " Let me take care of that, I have a feeling we're in for a show. "

" And why would I do that? You sound pretty close to this human. "

" I'll add another two weeks to the bet, I can also swear an Oath to not try to help them. All I want is to take your place and see where this goes while you observe. " She modified her concealment stone and disguised herself as Principal Bump, then she made an Oath circle and put her hand in.

It was suspicious. Bump couldn't see any trick, but it seemed odd, he just couldn't tell why.

" Alright. " But the prospect of having a free teacher for nearly a month was too tempting. He shook her hand and the Oath was sealed.

The fake Bump got out of his office and the real Bump could hear his own voice slowly fading away. " Now then Amity I wish to see this strange abomination you speak of. "

Oh boy, what did he get himself into?

This is gonna be fun.

" Good afternoon students. "

" Principal Bump. "

Some of you might say 'You should stick to the plan, do everything correctly and in character just like in your timeline.'

But that's boring!

" Yes, it is I, owner of this establishment, principal of this school, and tormentor of any intruders. "

Willow was panicking. " That's uh that's a new title, principal, good thing there aren't any intruders. "

" Yes, I hope so. But if I find any, well, hm hm hm hm, they will not have a good time. "

Willow swallowed hard. Gus just fainted. Even Amity felt shivers. Since when was the principal so scary?

' Is this drama really necessary? '

' Nope, now let me have my fun. '

" Oh Titan. " Fake Principal Bump approached the 'abomination' and easily lifted it by the arm, then proceeded to turn it around and twist some of its limbs at almost odd angles, almost. " What a fascinating specimen. " To the students' eyes, it looked like the fake Bump was analyzing every crook of the abomination.

Finally, he released the creature, secretly enjoying the mischief it was causing and the mischief he would further cause. " Abomination, rise. "

The human hoped that it was it, her joints couldn't take more, and she heard several bones crack.

" Abomination, dance with enthusiasm. "

… Whaa?

" Oh my it looks like there's a delay in response. How strange. " Luz could swear this principal had an evil smirk as he said that.

The human quickly started to dance, she danced and danced. She did for a while, never stopping. Like really, when could she stop?!

" Stop. Abomination, hold your breath until I say so. "

" Um, sir, abominations don't have to breathe. " Amity questioned. Willow managed to wake Gus back up.

" I know, I simply wish to see if it can imitate someone holding their breath. "

So Luz did exactly that. With her puffed cheeks she held her breath for as long as she could, but after 1 minute and 7 seconds she tried to let out some air from her nose but suddenly Bump was very close to her. If she let out a wisp of air and he felt it, she was toast. So Luz tried to hold it in, her face was changing color, and she was grimacing. She couldn't hold it any longer she had to-

" Abomination, breath. "

Luz let out a breath unlike any other, finally released from the hard task.

" This is wonderful, Miss Park, your abomination is amazing. Abomination, lie down. " Luz laid down on the pointed desk.

" I wish to see what it was made off… by opening it. " A dagger was retrieved from his sleeves after the dramatic pause.

Fake Principal Bump approached at a very slow pace the fake abomination. Everyone else was freaking out, except Amity. Even when he arrived he lifted the dagger very slowly, it was nerve-wracking for Luz, and when he was bringing it down he was going even slower. Why was he going so slow?! Who does that?!

Eventually, Gus created a distraction and Luz and Willow escaped.

' Can you activate the Sealing Spell System? I'll make an illusion and make it look like I activated it on my part. ' The real Bump didn't question how she knew, probably from her time as a student, and agreed.

" They're getting away! "

" No, the intruder won't get far. " ' I'll go after them, try to stay hidden, and get a closer look. '

Without anyone knowing fake Bump made an illusion of red symbols and lines appear on the walls.

Fake Bump, alone in the hallways, had a few abominations by his side, he had just scared the duo into running.

' Do you have to continue this farce? '

' Yes, trust me, all will end well. Do you see them? '

' I'm a few lockers away from them. The human just gave Miss Park something, is that a seed? '

' Oh, better be careful. '

' What do you mea- what in the?! '

Fake Bump simply smiled and waited two seconds before a bunch of vines came at him, grabbed him, and trapped him on the ceiling. ' What do you think? ' While Titan couldn't see Bump's face she had an idea of what it looked like right now.

' Remarkable. '

' Makes you wonder why she's in the Abomination Track. '

Realization hit Bump like a griffon. ' …No. '

' How about we ask her?~ '

' Dammit. You planned this. '

' Me? I would never.~ '

" Not so fast! I'm not letting you get away so easily. I. Want. My. Badge! Abominations, seize! "

…

" What? "

Luz and Willow were equally confused, they expected the abominations to come at them, but instead, they just stood still. Amity tried to command them again but she felt that someone had greater control over them.

Suddenly the vines came back to life, they grabbed Amity first who was still angry and struggling, they then grabbed Luz and Willow who tried to control the vines but just like Amity, failed. While suspended in the air Luz asked. " Willow, is this normal?! "

" No, I'm trying to control the vines but I can't! "

" Children, calm down. "

The two students and the intruder looked to the exit and saw Principal Bump approaching out of nowhere with a calm expression.

" Quick sir, we have to stop them before they escape! "

" We won't stop anyone, Amity, and we won't dissect the human girl. "

At the mention of her race, Luz stopped struggling. " Wait, you knew I was human? Since when? "

" Since the moment I saw you, I knew you weren't an abomination, someone else told me you were a human. "

" Then why do all this? "

" That was me. "

All heads turned to see another Principal Bump, descending with a vine holding him by the waist, this one was smiling.

" What?! " Screamed the three students.

When the smiling Bump landed he waved his hand down, which melted the abominations, lowered the students and let them go, then he started to explain. " You see, me and Bump made a certain bet, and when I saw Willow and Luz I knew that I could win if I created a situation where Willow would show her prowess in Plant magic. "

" But why? " Obviously it was Willow who asked.

" Tell me, why are you on the Abomination Track? "

Confused at the unexpected Willow took a few seconds to answer. " Well, because my dads wanted to, they said it would give me more opportunities. "

" And do you like it? "

She breathed a sigh. After going against the rules and making such a mess with the seed, Willow finally had the courage to voice what she actually wanted, all thanks to her new friend. " No, I wish I could be on the Plant Track. "

" Well, I'm sure that Bump would love to help such an astonishing student after the show you just put on. "

The girl just gasped and turned to the real Bump with hope in her eyes, who coughed. " Uhum. Indeed, I believe that it would be better. " With a turn of a finger Willow's uniform turned from purple to green. The girl couldn't be happier.

" Congratulations, Willow. " Luz hugged her and they both jumped around in celebration.

" What about me?! " Before Amity could complain any further, fake Bump poofed the badge on her.

" Since Willow not only changed tracks but also cheated you can have your badge back, happy? "

" … I guess. " Finally getting what she wanted so easily, Amity didn't have any reason to be angry, now she was just tired and confused.

" Wait wait wait wait wait. " Luz spoke, stopping her excitement, all eyes turned to her. She pointed to the fake smiling Bump. " Who are you? "

The fake Bump stretched his hand forward and opened it. Suddenly the vines started to move again, they gathered and surrounded him as they condensed on his palm, blocking him from view. When all the vines retreated, only the original seed was left but it wasn't on the palm of an old man, it was on the palm of a dark gray bony hand.

The hand flipped the seed to Willow. " Keep it, as a souvenir. "

" Miss Titan! "

The False Titan was before everyone's eyes. " Let me introduce myself. My friends call me Titan Luz or Titan, My enemies call me dangerous, I am the last of my kind, Titan of the Light, strongest witch of the Boiling Isles, and fellow warrior of peace. " Her hair, clothes, and fur moved as if an invisible breeze passed by.

" Yaaaa! She used my line! She is sooo cool! "

" Love your reaction, Luz. Nice high note. " Titan turned her head to Willow who was uncertain how to react in front of a criminal. " A pleasure to meet you Willow, I sense great potential within you, I felt your resistance when you tried to overthrow my control of the plants. You are strong, and I also felt your passion for nature, you're a good witch. "

Willow might be on guard against her but she blushed at so much compliment and couldn't help but be bashful. " Hee hee, thanks. "

" Wait! " Luz screamed again and got everyone's attention. She looked mortified. " You twisted me. "

At that Titan Luz gained a mischievous smile. " You were so tense. "

" You made me dance. "

" Great dance moves. "

" You made me hold my breath! "

" Oh, you should've seen your face. "

" You moved so slowly! "

" Sure made you sweat, huh? "

Luz was so angry she made a red pouty face. Titan Luz had her mouth open in shock before she brought her hands to her cheeks. " Oh me, so adorable. " Willow silently agreed.

Not liking the adorable comment she turned away, still pouting. She didn't hear anything else after that. What she didn't expect was for Titan's face to appear in her line of vision upside down. " You know I'm very tall right? "

Before Luz could react she was attacked in the form of tickles.

" Hahaha, wait wait, hahaha, stop, hahahaha, I, haha, I surrender, hahaha. "

Finally free from the onslaught, Luz stopped giggling but couldn't stop smiling at Titan who smiled back that still familiar yet unknown smile.

Bump just wanted to get this over with, Willow thought the interaction was cute, and Amity was still confused over everything.

" Now, it's been a pleasure but I have to go. " Titan ruffled Luz's hair before turning to Bump. " Don't forget, I won so think about what I said. "

That foxy tone, those eyes that promised trouble, he could have sworn he saw Edalyn. With a sigh, Bump responded. " I will. "

Glyphs appeared on the floor beneath Titan and they shined brightly. " Titan out! " In a bright pillar of light, the Titan of the Light teleported away.

" Isn't she just amazing?! " Luz shook Willow like crazy for a while before finally realizing how the new Plant Track student was getting dizzy. " Ooh sorry, I just got too excited. "

Getting her glasses back in place, Willow somehow agreed. " No worries, I know how fans tend to get when they meet their idol, Gus is always excited when learns new things about human stuff. Besides, the two of you looked pretty close. She did seem nice for a wanted wild witch. " Even if she dared to call herself a Titan, though Willow was not gonna say that out loud to her new friend.

Luz blushed a bit. " I know, right? "

Nursery Defense Tower

A pillar of light appeared, lighting the dark place, and as soon as it came it vanished. Here Titan was, less joyful and more serious than a second ago.

She looked around and noticed that she arrived below the egg room instead of the entry hallway like she wanted. She used to be really good at teleportation glyphs, but she became even better with her Titan powers. The only times she failed was when something was disrupting her magic. The defenses of the island really were no joke.

In her timeline, all traces of any magic system used here disappeared along with Papa Titan, not even Jean-Luc worked when brought here. They had to wait until King's glyphs fully manifested to bring him back.

*Clack clack clack clack*

Talk about the devil.

The golem made of flesh and earth dropped from the ceiling and attempted to cut her down from behind.

However, the blade merely slid on her fur and cut the ground instead. The creature, confused, looked up at the tall intruder.

Titan was not at all bothered by the attack, she simply turned around and made various glyphs float beside her as she spoke to the creature. " From now on you will identify yourself as Jean-Luc. "

Jean-Luc bowed down, recognizing the intruder as a Titan through the set of glyphs.

Seeing the command work Titan smiled just a bit and canceled the glyphs. " Stringbean? " The Palisman came out of her hair and let out a happy hiss before flying beside Jean-Luc. " Alright you two, be ready for some work. "

She turned around and put a hand in her hair, searching for something. When she retreaded her limb she had a key similar to Eda's yet quite different. She pushed the button and a suitcase, which she hid before being petrified, came flying through the entrance and unfolded into a door. Titan summoned her glyphs on the key and inserted it in the door. It opened leading to a strange black desert illuminated by a blue night sky and pink stars and a red moon going through all its lunar phases in seconds repeatedly. A trail of footprints, similar to Titan's feet, appeared on the sand as if someone was walking yet there was no one, they led far into that desert where a door could be seen.

The dust didn't move one bit, the cobwebs didn't break, there was no wind or breeze, not even the golem moved at all. But Stringbean and Titan looked like they tried to resist an invisible power forcing them towards the strange desert, like someone trying to resist the pull of a tornado or a gravitational force.

-art on AO3-

" We have much to do. "

To Be Continued

AN: Ask about the drawings and I shall answer what I can, any question that might spoil the story will be answered with a 'IDK'

Chapter 4.5 will arrive tomorrow and it will be a picture of Titan's height compared to others.

Enjoy and comment!