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"Urgh, stupid brand." Said Odwin as he rubbed his wrist in pain. "Ever since i ripped part of it off, it's been getting more and more painful."

Minerva, who was on sitting on Odwin's desk chirped causing Odwin to hum.

"I'll cut it off when all else fails, or were you suggesting something else?" Asked Odwin raising a brow

Minerva went silent before shrugging and Odwin turned to his black bunny palisman.

"Any ideas, Shade?" Odwin asked with a calm smile.

Shade shook his head before deciding to nap under Odwin's chin. Odwin sighed and fell deep into thought.

'I've already went through all the episodes i know. Save for half of eclipse lake, everything from now on is a mystery." He thought with a frown. 'Fortune telling is unreliable, but i don't think i have a choice.'

Odwin let out a tired sigh and pet Minerva as well. He then telekinetically pulled out a crystal ball.

"Okay, let's take a small peek." He said calmly as he stared at the orb and his eyes began glowing.

Inside the orb, the future was very blurry yet Odwin could see a bit.

A blonde, Amity, Eda, King, snow, his dad's Abomatons, Belos's short assistant and some scouts. Odwin already knew all of this, so he tried digging deeper.

And so, using as much power as possible he was able to see one image. The portal key, but it was cracked.

Odwin blinked upon seeing the familiar item, cancelling his future vision. He donned a serious look as he thought about what he saw.

The image gave Odwin, who never saw the last part of the episode, a lot of unnecessary anxiety and fear.

'The key is supposed to be with Amity.' Thought Odwin worriedly. 'is something going to happen to her?'

Odwin's worry spiked up and he thought of the possibility.

'I need to prepare for the trip to eclipse lake.' He thought with a determined expression.

Minerva and Shade stared as Odwin frantically prepared clothes for a trip to the knee before a knock was heard from behind the door. Odwin's ears perked and he left his preparations to open the door.

"Odwin, we need go to the owl house immediately! Luz is sick and needs help!" It was Amity holding her palisman ghost and she looked very determined.

"Wanting to take care of your sick girlfriend, huh? How does it feel being officially a couple?" Asked Odwin changing his expression from worried to happy.

Amity blushed upon thinking about the fact that she and Luz were now a thing before clearing her throat.

"It is great." She said trying to be formal and to hide how happy she was. "But now i have to perform my duties as Luz's awesome girlfriend and go help her."

Odwin playfully rolled his eyes. "Okay, Luz's awesome girlfriend, lead the way." He said

Amity couldn't hide her happiness about the title and puffed her chest before heading forwards with a big smile as Odwin's words echoed in her head once more.

And as they left, they didn't notice the torn up brand on Odwin's arm sprouting purple veins that slowly crept up his wrist.

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"So, to try and go into this harpy mode, you're going to scream?" Asked Odwin raising a brow.

"I mean, it works in movies...and this anime stuff." Said Eda cheerfully as she held a copy of dragon claw Z.

"I thought it was more about the emotions behind the screaming. Like anger or something." Said Odwin narrowing his eyes.

Eda smiled mischievously as if she had gotten a very very bad idea. An expression Odwin recognized.

"Great idea! Make me angry! As much as possible!"

Odwin stared at her with a smug smile before flicking her forehead with just enough oracle fire magic to hurt, but not leave a permanent mark.

"Ow! What was that fo- ah, i get it." Said Eda changing from a frown to a smile before she started screaming at the top of her lungs.

Odwin stared at her silently with an amused expression and soon Amity entered the room with a confused look.

"Uhm, what's going on here?" She asked in confusion. "Eda, you're supposed to be helping Hooty build our defenses! And Od you're supposed to be checking if we'll need the defenses!"

"I already checked. There shouldn't be anything." Said Odwin crossing his arms. "But did you have to stop her."

"Yeah! I was finally about to reach harpy mode again!" Added Eda with a frown.

Amity gave her brother an unamused look, knowing that he was enjoying this, and turned to Eda.

"Why did you even think screaming would work?" Asked Amity as she pinched the bridge of her nose.

"I learned it from these crazy human workouts." Said Eda cheerfully as she handed Amity the dragon claw Z vhs box.

"This looks ancient." Amity squinted to look at the cover.

"What?! No." Said Eda taking back the vhs box and reading the back. "It's only- 30 years old! I remember seeing this in theaters!"

"Yes, you're old, who cares? We have a crisis on our hands!" Said Amity pinching the bridge of her nose.

"Chill bossy boots, everything's fine." Said Eda nonchalantly.

Odwin calmly watched as Amity pulled Eda away to Luz's room before suddenly felt a sharp pain in his wrist.

Shade jumped towards Odwin upon seeing the pain in his expression. Both owner and palisman noticed one thing that was very wrong. Purple glowing veins

"What are these glowing veins?" Odwin asked in confusion before having to hold his wrist tighter because of the pain. "They're spreading?"

Odwin quickly sat down on the couch and the brand soon stopped hurting.

"I need to remove this thing as soon as possible. Ugh, if only the other guy wasn't sleeping right now." Said Odwin tiredly. "For now, i should hide it. I still don't have to worry-AAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!"

The veins began spreading rapidly across Odwin's arm, scaring Shade in the process.

Upon hearing Odwin's scream of pain, Skara and Amity sped downstairs to see Odwin sprawled over the floor with glowing veins all over his arm.

""ODWIN!""

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Skara and Amity stared in horror as Odwin's limp body was layed on the couch.

"How did this happen?" Asked Amity in shock.

"T-the coven brand, he tried to remove it and was interrupted halfway." Said Skara causing Eda to growl.

"How do we fix it?" Asked Amity worriedly.

"Maybe we could chop off his hand? No sigil, no problem." Gus proposed.

"Yeah, i can remove my hand and see?" Said Eda as she took off her hand.

"Gus, Eda, that's a little...extreme." replied Willow as she winced.

Amity and Skara, however, were completely considering the idea if it could guarantee Odwin's safety.

"We have to cancel the trip to eclipse lake. I can't-"

"We can take care of your brother." Offered Willow.

"Yeah, and we can chop off his arm if nothing else works out!" Added Gus cheerfully.

Amity looked conflicted, then Odwin used whatever power he had to speak a few words as he remembered the cracked key.

"Go...not...alone."

"Odwin." Said Amity worriedly on the verge of tears, misunderstanding what Odwin wanted to say as that he had others with him.

Skara, while clearly very shaken by the issue, forced herself to calm down and put a hand on Amity's should.

"You have to go." Said Skara causing Amity to let out a tiny groan. "And I'm coming with you. Can't have my boyfriend's sister hurt on this mission."

Amity stared at Skara silently with an unsure look, but under the pressure of everyone's agreement, even her nearly unconscious brother, Amity sighed.

"Fine, but we're doing this and coming back as fast as possible." said Amity in a stern tone. "And if it gets worse and you absolutely HAVE to cut off his wrist...do it gently, please."

Gus and Willow nodded and soon got to work. Eda and King went to get ready for the trip.

Meanwhile, Skara and Amity spent a few more moments with Odwin. Skara gave him a kiss on the forehead and and Amity stared at his nearly lifeless body dejectedly before going out of the room to get ready.

And the veins continued to spread all over Odwin's body, taking over his body...bit by bit.

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As Skara got ready for the trip to eclipse lake with her cricket palisman she thought about Odwin.

She was incredibly scared, but steeling herself for a task was something she did often after the whole gift incident with Odwin.

She was determined not let Odwin down and to possibly kick the golden guard in the shins for what he did.

If his memories hadn't been erased by Odwin, it would've been much much worse.

But now wasn't the time to think about the golden guard. She had to help Amity reach the titan's blood as fast as possible.

She grabbed her staff and a violin before heading out with a determined expression.

It was now time to head to eclipse lake.

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