The 18th birthday

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It was a quiet night on union way. Don't let the name confuse you. Union way was far from United. Everyone acted as though each neighbor was their enemy. There was never any internal conflict in the house on union way but that is not the case tonight.

Luz Noceda sat lap jawed at what her "mother" had just told her. Camila wasn't her mother. "I had found you in an alley way i was passing on my way home from work one night. You were just a baby and I couldn't just leave you there. I took you in and took care of you. There was a note with you as well." Camila retold the events to Luz before handing her the note.

"Luz,
By the time your able to read this I'll be long gone. I'm so sorry that I had to leave you but it wasn't safe for you here. I was a rouge and some very dangerous people were after me. They would've done anything to get me and that included hurting you. Please understand why I had to do this and always remember that I love you.
Your mother,
E——n ———orne, th- o-l l—-"

The name had been scratched out due to the papers fragile manor. Luz started to shake. She was angry. "WHY DIDNT YOU TELL ME ABOUT THIS SOONER!" Luz yelled at Camila. "I was only trying to protect you-" "PROTECT ME?! YOU SHOULDNT TELL SOMEONE YOU RAISED FOR 18 YEARS THAT THEYRE ADOPTED! ESPECIALLY ON THEIR BIRTHDAY! I SHOULVE STAYED IN THE BOILING ISLES FOUR YEARS AGO! AT LEAST I FELT LIKE I BELONGED THERE! I ONLY CAME BACK BECAUSE I DIDNT WANT TO HURT MY MOTHER BUT IT TURNS OUT I HAD NO MOTHER TO COME BACK TOO!" Luz screamed, her voice becoming horse and scratching as she raised her voice higher then she ever has. "And here we go again. Luz I thought you finally let go of that fantasy world. You really need to come back to reality. It's unhealthy to cling to these unrealistic dreams." Camila said, annoyed but as calmly as she could muster, slowly becoming aggravated her self.

That was the last straw for Luz. She grabbed a near by piece of paper and quickly sketched a light glyph before tapping it causing the paper to fold into a ball and become illuminated. 'After years of trying to pull off a spell of course now would be the time and of course it's be with my first ever spell.' "Does this seem fantasy to you?!" Luz asked Camila. Camila froze at the sight not being able to mutter a word or move an inch. Luz, taking her silence as an answer, canceled the spell before walking upstairs where hers and Camila's rooms resided. She searched Camila's room and found what she was looking for. She pocketed the items before going to her room and packing her suite case.

Once she finished packing she picked it up and walked back downstairs and heading towards the door. "Luz Gema Noceda, where do you think your going young lady?" Camila said in a stern voice. Luz turned and glared at her. "I'm leaving to where I always belonged. And it's not Noceda anymore. It's Adler for now. Until I find my real mother I will go by Luz Gema Adler. Goodbye forever." Luz said as she opened the door and left. Camila looked on in shock and hurt. She looked down at her lap in shame.

Luz walked down the sidewalk on Union street on her way to the tattoo parlor. She walked in an was greeted with a man who had some interesting fantasy like tattoo sleeves and a decent build. He looked up from the magazine he was reading before smiling at Luz. "Welcome to Tattooine. How may I help you this evening?" Luz smiled back at the greeting before pulling out one of the items from her pocket. "I'd like to get these as tattoos please." She said. The man stepped to an open chair, motioning for Luz to take a seat. "Consider it done. Is there anything else?" He asked. "Actually yeah, can I get some rune tattoos as well?" "Of course." And with that he got to work.

Once the job was finished, Luz payed for the expenses, and left the shop. She made her way in the direction to where she first entered the boiling isles. Luz looked at the old run down cabin with a large feeling of nostalgia. Upon opening the door there was a tug on her heart, almost like a calling to her true home. And so, without even taking a second look back, Luz entered the portal.

This is gonna be a cross platform story and will most likely be released a bit earlier on The Owl House subreddit then on here. That's only because it's a bit faster there then here and I tend to post it there before anything else. I placed the cover art in the last chapter and there's a bit of a hidden detail the somewhat changes with each scene look closely and comment if you can find it. If can can great if not then I'll help ya out a bit. Special shout out to ANDIOOOP4  and jasyn_kri who have shown nothing but their full support and excitement for this project. It honestly took me days to get an idea on how to start this and after some time this is what I've come up with. I feel like a bit of a hypocrite though because I always told ANDIOOOP4 to take their time with their story and yet I seemed to somewhat rush myself to get the cover art and Luz design finished. For those of you who are wondering,

 For those of you who are wondering,

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This is what Luz looks like by the end of this chapter

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This is what Luz looks like by the end of this chapter. See ya later guys, gals, and non binary pals. Remember to stay awesome and thank you, all of you for your support for this story.

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