The creature in front of Odwin and Amity looked like an eagle at first glance
That was until they saw the 2nd pair of wings and the tail
The creature had 4 wings, a dark gray beak and a long feathery tail that swept the floor of the it's cage
"What even is this thing?" Asked Amity raising a brow
"I know what eagles are, but i've never seen this one before" said Odwin staring at the bird in front of him in confusion
Then the creature moved slightly. It was opening it's eyes, the bird's eyes were a light blue color, no sclera, no pupils, all blue. The bird flapped it's wings as if stretching them before noticing the twins staring at it
"It's woke up" said Amity staring at the bird
And the bird was staring at them, silently, as if inspecting them
Odwin extended his hand towards the bird, to try and touch it
"Hello there little gu-OW!!!" said Odwin before the bird pecked his finger "It bit me! Ow! It really hurts!"
Odwin put his finger in his mouth to cool it down before speaking
"We should throw it out, dad probably just picked this without thinking" said Amity with a frown, glaring at the bird angrily
"Nah, this is probably the first and last time i get something from dad...as much i dislike him, i don't want that to go to waste" said Odwin with a frown before lifting the cage and dodging a peck from the eagle like creature "Now we need to find out what it is"
"Can you at least use some beast keeping magic to make stop attacking?"
Odwin shrugged before drawing the magic circle for beast keeping magic
The magic only managed to anger the bird
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"Ok, I'm really grateful you're in the abomination track right now" said Odwin staring at the eagle like creature in a bird cage held by an abomination "first, the Covention, then mom, then this. Could this day get any worse?!"
"I really hope not" said Amity in frustration with a frown on her face
The two had made it to the empty library in search of the name of bird's species after having to use an abomination to hold the cage upon learning that beast keeping magic didn't work on the bird
"Okay, so we need to find a bird that looks like an eagle, has blue eyes, 4 wings, a long tail and is immune to oracle and beast keeping magics" said Odwin tiredly "Fantastic pet if you ask me, can't be controlled nor reasoned with"
The bird raised it's voice angrily as if it understood Odwin's words
"Shut it before you become our dinner tonight" threatened Amity angrily
The bird glared at Amity before deciding to stay silent. Seeing that the bird stopped making noise in the library, Amity spoke
"It's a good thing today's a covention day, It'd be bad if we got in trouble with Malphas because of the noise" said Amity tiredly as she slumped forwards
Then, a presence crept behind Odwin and Amity, causing them to stiffen as they recognized that shadow
"Making noise in the library is never okay" said the figure coldly, causing the twins to turn around slowly "but I'll make an exception for today"
"Sorry, Mr.Malphas" said Odwin with a nervous smile "We were just trying to find out what this bird is"
"Remember, Kids, beasts are not permitte-" said Malphas with a frown before looking at the bird, he walked towards the cage and inspected the bird "Where did you get this bird?"
The twins looked puzzled by the question, Amity decided to answer
"Dad took something from Odwin and since he couldn't give it back, he gave Odwin this bird"
"Do you know what it is?" Asked Odwin raising a brow
"I've never seen a scrying eagle in so long" said Malphas before kneeling down to the bird's level "may i?"
The scrying eagle stared at Malphas curiously before lowering it's head, Malphas then extended his hand and petted the purple 4 winged bird
"Huh, it bit me when i tried that" said Odwin curiously
He never heard of a scrying eagle in the show, it was probably because of them being rare from Malphas's expression, but it was something totally new
And that excited him even though the bird was a little ill-tempered
"You don't simply pet a scrying eagle, they have to let you do it, no magic can change that" said Malphas with a smile "now follow me, we have a lot to talk about"
The twins looked confused, they looked at each other for a moment before shrugging, then they following the large demon through the library
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"Scrying eagles, also known as librarian eagles are magnificent creatures that used to live and work at libraries a long time ago" said Malphas as the twins followed him "These creatures have the ability to spy on any place they've been to before from any location, one eagle could be at the mandible and still be able to look through the deepest caves of the knee"
Odwin closely listened to Malphas's words, if a scrying eagle is to be his pet, he needed to know as much as possible about it
And now, they were in were heading through a secret corridor in the library
"These birds are very intelligent as well. From birth, they're able to understand our language and can learn how to read and even write using that long tail after dipping it in ink."
The three finally made it to a strange room, filled with many bird nests and portraits of other scrying eagles
"Woah, they put portraits of the ones that worked here?" Asked Amity staring at all the portraits
"I guess?" Said Odwin marveling at the sight like his sister
"Scrying eagles also love the taste of library pests" said Malphas with an a echo mouse in his hand "especially, echo mice"
Malphas then threw the mouse in the eagle's cage. The echo mouse recognized the danger right away and tried to escape, but it was too late
The scrying eagle swiftly wrapped it's long tail around the echo mouth, holding it in place before devouring it
A few moments after devouring it, the eagle's blue eyes glowed for a few seconds before dying down
"They gain the memories of whatever they eat, so echo mice that ate books would be a healthy meal to them, giving them more places so spy on, as if they've been there before" said Malphas cheerfully "did i also mention that they don't forget anything?"
The twins shook their heads slowly before taking a glance at the scrying eagle inside the cage that puffed it's chest proudly upon hearing Malphas's words
"Now, here are a few books on how to take care of a scrying eagle" said Malphas before dropping two tonnes of books unto Odwin
"Help" said Odwin under the crushing weight of the books
"All this for one creature?" Asked Amity as she helped her twin out of the books
"No, those are just the basics, we still have books like 902 ways to pet a scrying eagle, 387 ways to clean a scrying eagle, the 23 guide books to teaching a scrying eagle, and more" said Malphas happily, making Odwin go pale at the thought "Ahhh, i miss the days when these birds peacefully flew all over libraries, those were the days"
Amity stared at Malphas curiously for a few seconds before speaking
"So, what happened?" Asked Amity raising a brow
"...Belos happened" said Malphas, a hint of anger and spite in his voice "in his crusade for unity, Belos used potions that utilized the eyes of the scrying eagle, scrying potions that can see anywhere on the isles, it was an advantage that couldn't be ignored, so wild witches did the same, even more upon realizing that the living bird could block the effects of the potions. both sides even rathered killing the eagles over having them fall in the enemy's hands, and in the end they went extinct in just a few short years, or nearly extinct"
"Did dad just get me a nearly extinct creature to be my pet?" Asked Odwin in realization
"I think he did" replied Amity "he probably didn't even mean it too"
"Now, before you do anything else, i think our new friend needs a name" said Malphas cheerfully, having the scrying eagle gain the attention of the twins
Odwin stared at the eagle silently before walking to it, then he spoke softly
"What about...Fawkes?" Said Odwin with a smile before the eagle pecked him "OW!"
"It's a lady, Odwin!" Said Malphas as if it was an obvious thing "try again!"
"Right, how about Hedwig? OW!" Said Odwin with a smile before getting pecked again "Hermione? OW! What about Minerva? I heard it means intelligence or intelligent...i don't remember, but it's one of them"
Odwin would've liked to give the name to a cat but he was desperate to not get pecked
The eagle was silent, thinking about what Odwin said for a few seconds before deciding to not peck Odwin
"*sigh* Minerva it is then" said Odwin after a sigh of relief
"Marvelous!" Said Malphas happily as he drew a magic circle "Now back to the books!"
Heavy books ruthlessly rained down unto Odwin's poor body. Amity quickly headed to his aid, unlike his new companion, Minerva, which stared at him drowning in books silently
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"Malphas is really enthusiastic about these birds, isn't he?" Said Amity raising a brow as she stared at the large pile of books Odwin held using magic while holding Minerva's cage in his hand
"And i both hate and respect him for it" said Odwin with a frown
"Hey, don't worry. I'll help you take care of Minerva as long as I'm free" said Amity comfortingly, making a smile appear on Odwin's face
"Thanks, Amity" said Odwin smiling before bringing Minerva up to his face "now Minerva, you absolutely have to behave in the house, no matter what, got it?"
Minerva stayed silent for a few seconds before she let out a small chirp of acknowledgement
"Not the sound i thought an eagle would let out, but I'll take it as yes" said Odwin before staring at blight manor ahead of them "we're here"
"Let's hope dad explained everything to mom" said Amity as the two finally made it to the door "here goes"
And Amity opened the door with her eyes closed, hoping to not see anyone there
"No one"
"No thoughts either"
And there wasn't, making the twins sigh in relief as they entered their home
"Okay, let's get to your room before anyone sees us" whispered Amity before Odwin nodded to her words "we can explain things later"
The two silently sneaked towards Odwin's room, the books from Malphas following them tightly
All was fine, they were about to reach the room, but then Odwin heard some thoughts coming from inside
Ed and Em
"Why now?" Asked Odwin dejectedly
Amity didn't need anything more to realize what Odwin meant
"Don't worry, I'll get rid of them" said Amity frowning as she slowly opened the door to Odwin's room, revealing Ed and Em playing with Odwin's stuff
Edric was holding some potions made by Odwin and throwing them at Emira who was holding one of Odwin's special oracle crystal orbs, using it's spirits to block the potions
It took all of Amity's restraint to not attempt to murder the two right then and there
"Get out, now" said Amity as calmly as she could as she grit her teeth in anger
"Aww man, Mittens and Bun-bun are back" said Emira dropping the orb in her hands
"Just as we were about to have some real fun" said Edric drooping as he threw away a potion that was in his hand, making a large vine appear in Odwin's room
The two then left the room with smiles on their faces, and as they were about to leave Od and Am alone
Then they noticed Minerva
"Did you two bring this into the house?" Asked Edric raising a brow before a smile spread across his face
"It's mine" said Odwin frowning
"C'mon Bun-bun, you know mom wouldn't allow an animal in the house" said Emira with a smile
"Odwin Blight!" The four heard the voice of their mother as she approached them
"And there she is" said Emira smiling
"And it looks like somebody is in trouble" said Edric with a smile on his face
"What is going on here?" Asked Odalia, clearly very upset
Noticing their mother's foul mood, Ed and Em tensed up a little
"Oh, i-it's just that Odwin decided to bring this bird into the hou_" said Emira before Odalia cut her off
"And? It's his pet now" said Odalia crossing her arms as she frowned "deal with it"
"W-wait, what?" Asked Edric in confusion
"B-but_" said Emira
"Last time i heard, you don't have a say in the matter" said Odalia glowering at Ed and Em "now go to your room this instant"
""Yes, mom"" said Ed and Em in unity before heading to their room
Then Odalia turned to Odwin
"Look, the only reason you're keeping that thing is because your father insisted you keep it. But if your performance at school ever drops because of that bird, I'll throw it out" said Odalia glowering before she turned to Minerva "and you, Alador told me he got something smart from a...trusted friend. so if you can understand this, remember. Cause too much trouble and you'll be dinner"
Minerva took a step back inside her cage, away from Odalia. Seeing that, Odalia was satisfied and left
As soon as she left, Minerva stared at Amity
"What? I-i'm not like her if that what you're implying, it's just a common threat to say" said Amity defensively
"I think you need a break, i can take it from here, Amity" said Odwin calmly as he entered his room "yes, I'm sure. Yes, i don't need help cleaning. Sorry, I'm reading your mind. Bye!"
And with that, Odwin shut the door to his room before taking a deep breath. He looked around the room, it was a mess. Liquids splashed everywhere, random vines and plants, and a cracked oracle orb
"Time to clean this mess up" said Odwin tiredly before flopping unto his bed, putting his scrying eagle books in one of the room corners "who am i kidding? I'll do it tomorrow"
Odwin then turned to Minerva and unlocked her cage
"It feels cruel to keep you in the cage all night, so please don't make me regret this" said Odwin tiredly before trying to go to sleep
But Minerva wanted something different, she flew towards the scrying eagle books and picked one out of them
A book with a happy witch and scrying eagle on the cover
Minerva picked up the book with her long tail and set it next to Odwin before pecking him lightly
"Ow, what is it?" Asked Odwin tiredly
Minerva pointed at the book and chirped
"You want me to read this to you?" Asked Odwin raising a brow and Minerva shook her head, then she pointed at the happy witch in the cover with her beak before pointing at Odwin "you want me to read it because you think it'll make me happy?"
Minerva nodded
"Uhh, it doesn't work that...eh you know what, fine" said Odwin tiredly before picking up the book and starting to read "1001 Tales to Tell to Your Scrying Eagle: Book one of 54: The First Chapter: a Scry for Help"
And Odwin read scrying eagle stories until he finally fell asleep with a sleeping Minerva on a pillow next to his bed
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I hope this chapter wasn't too much of an info dump
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