I just thought the Titan and Luz deserved their own chapter. And we got a little Emperor B Man!
P.S Luz is still asleep... Just to remind ya...
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"My dear child... I am the Titan."
Luz looks at the Titan standing in front of her, and starts bursting out in laughter "Ha! Yeah! And I'm the good witch Azura! Ha! Wow thank you for that! That just made my day! Now seriously."
The Titan is in its original form but not his actual size. "Why do you not believe me?"
"The Titan!?!? The Titan is dead. The Titan is the island. My father somehow is the only one to communicate with him through powerful magic. I'm not magic." Luz is still laughing in the Titans face.
"Yes, I communicate with the emperor. But he decides not to listen to me anymore. He's gotten too power-hungry and has ignored my wishes. I granted all of my power to him. Now I want to take it away for his disobedience and give you it." The Titan still calm not breaking the serious expression on his face.
Luz stops laughing and realizes that this isn't a prank "Wait. You're serious right now? What makes you think I won't do the same thing? The apple doesn't fall far from the tree."
The Titan continues "Luz, you are different than the emperor. Yes, he raised you, but so did Steve, and Lilith, and the rest of the coven. You have something that he will never have, and that's the compassion for others. The emperor wants all the power, he wants to rule under an iron fist. Anyone who defies his will, he petrifies. That is not my will. My true will is to have all the witches live freely in peace. He limits their power to control them."
Luz is now confused and is still processing that she's speaking to the Titan "Wait. So you want to take my father's powers, and give them to me? What will happen to him? I don't want him to get hurt." Luz is now considering accepting the power the Titan is offering but still looks out for her foster father.
The Titan sighs "You see, this is my point. You look out for everyone, no matter what. Unfortunately, my first attempt at a just ruler will be left with no power. What happens next will be up to you."
Luz looks down in guilt. She couldn't possibly do that to him. After all, he's done for her. Luz perks her head up and remembers something the Titan said prior "Wait. You said I was the second human to venture to the Boiling Isles. There was someone before me." Luz closes her eyes trying to remember "Roman! What happened to him."
The Titan smiles and is slightly impressed with the human standing before him "Oh Roman. Yes well, that's particularly a long story but. I visited him when he first journeyed to the Isles. I didn't know any better and I trusted him instantly. I was foolish to offer my magic immediately, but I did so anyway. Roman took it, and at first, he listened to me. We planned to make the Boiling Isles a prosperous place. As time went on, he started defying the little things first. Then he started to ignore the bigger request. I tried confronting him about it but then he shot me down almost immediately. He took everything. My plans to the Boiling Isles, my magic. He even took my name."
Luz looks at the Titan like a light bulb just went off inside her head. "Belos... BELOSÂ IS A HUMAN!"
The Titan Belos smiles once again. Impressed with Luz. "Precisely. My name is Belos. I am the fallen Titan on which you live on. I am alive through the magic flowing through this Island and through Roman's blood. And you Luz, you are the solution to everything."
"Why me. I can't do magic. You can't literally choose anyone on this Island. Choose Lilith! Or... or... just not me. That much power is way too big of a responsibility." Luz is now holding her head trying to grasp what's happening right now.
The Titan grabs Luz shoulders to try and calm her down "Luz. It has to be you. My magic would destroy any witch. It has to be a human."
Luz starts to plead "Please I don't want it. I can't. I'm weak. I can't do it alone. I don't want to be your puppet."
The Titan, still holding Luz's shoulders, looks at her with comfort in his eyes "Luz... you are not alone. You have all of your friends. I will not puppeteer you at all. I made that mistake with Roman. I will always be around for guidance if you need it."
"How will I contact you? You're not exactly in the scroll book." Luz looks into the Titans eyes.
The Titan Belos laughs "Ha. No I'm not exactly in the scroll book. What you would do is sit on the throne, alone in the room, and meditate. You think about what I look like and my true name. Then I will appear and we can talk. Easy."
Luz lets out a quick smile but then returns to her thinking face. "Ok so... where do we start? How do we transfer my father's power into me?"
Titan Belos smiles widely and transforms the room they're in, into the throne room "Now when Roman, or as everyone else knows him as Emperor Belos, came to this Island, my corpse, I told him to journey to the middle where my heart was located. Now the heart itself was rotting, but the bile sac was still pumping with magic. The emperor found a way to bond with it and use it as his own. All you have to do is sever his bond with it, and bond with it yourself."
Luz now looks at the Titan with sarcasm in her voice "Wow. Seems like a piece human pie." She rolls her eyes
"Ha. And this is why we get along. You have a sense of humor. I like that." The Titan then goes back to the plan "Now, to bond with the bile sack is easy, it's the severing that's the tricky part."
Luz is getting overwhelmed and starts to wake up "Wait! NO NOT YET! How do I do either!?!? Not yet!?"
The Titan says calmly "Do not worry child. Go to the Clawthorne sisters and tell them everything. Then ask them to cast a sleep spell when you're ready to contact me. We will meet again. And Luz remember" the two lock eyes "Remember to allow yourself to love."
Luz's eyes start to flutter open. She wakes up a little dizzy and realizes, she's not in her room, or the room she left Steve in "where am I?"
She looks around and noticed she's in her father's chambers? "Hello? Dad?" Luz sits up and rubs her head. All she can hear is the faint beat of the bile sack, in the middle of the castle. She gets up and walks to leave the room and looks in the mirror. "Why am I in my ceremony empress robe?" Luz is now more than confused but realizes the time is 6:00 pm. She remembered Amity's plan and leaves her father's chambers, to look for the Blights.
Right as she reaches for the doors, Emperor Belos appears behind her. "Luz. Darling. Where are you headed in such a hurry? I found you unconscious in a room with Steve. Is everything ok?"
Luz at this moment is terrified of her father. She was also confused about how she passed out? Was it a sleep spell? Or just pure exhaustion? "Hey dad, umm I was just headed out to ask you permission for something." Belos nods for Luz to continue. Luz decides to show no fear and stand up tall "I would like to eat dinner at a friends house tonight. Both her parents work in the emperors' coven. Of course, I need your permission first. And Lilith can join me if you think I need supervision. It's the Blight family."
Belos looks down at Luz. Not moving a muscle, or bone. "Hmmm seems to me like you're getting carried away with all this new freedom I've given you lately. First this sleepover, now you want to eat dinner with this family?"
"No father not at all! I'm gaining experience." Luz has to milk this a lot to persuade him "As heir to the throne, I have to experience how our subjects' daily lives are. That's why I'm in school, and that's why I go to town. So I can see how to better the community." Luz then puts on the fakest smile.
Emperor Belos remains still "Hmm. And tell me, will the infamous Owl Lady be joining you..."
Luz looses all confidence and eyes open wide "How did you..."
"You see, Steve does a yearly check-up on your inner self and he refused to do it, so I took matters into my own hands. I would like to say that I did not like what I saw." The emperor furrows his eyebrows but has yet to move. "Now I will let you go to that dinner. Just not yet. I have some memories to block and 'fix' before you go. I will notify the Blights and let them know to take you to their home tonight. I will also order Lilith to meet you there and tell her you might have a slight change in character."
Luz steps back in pure terror. "Please. Father. Don't." Tears fall down Luz's cheek and she is now against the door.
Belos snaps his fingers and four guards appear and grab Luz. They drag her out of The Emperor's chambers, only to be followed by Belos himself and Kikimora.
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It's either this or the story is way too short... this adds a lot of SPICE... Also adds a lot of chapters sooo yup. Hope you enjoyed.
Any suggestions?? Please LMK!