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[5] Digging Deeper

I made the image! ^^

I also made multiple similar ones of Kikimora, Belos, Hunter and other fandom characters.

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Everyone had returned to the Owl House, a feeling of dread hanging over them.

"So..." Eda said, breaking the silence. "The bad but sad boy is going to die, huh?"

"I guess," Luz said, deep in thought. "But I wanna know why Belos blames me!"

"Luz, we just went in the Emperor's Palace, we can't risk going in again-"

"No, Amity, we aren't going back there! But when someone is going to inevitably die to a disease in the human world, an organization or their family takes them to a bunch of amazing places so they can enjoy their final moments."

Eda seemed to understand what Luz was getting that, snapping her finger in realization. "I get it! You mean that Belos might take the kid somewhere interesting, or somewhere he always wanted to go, right?"

"Yeah!" Luz said, jumping up and down. "So, we'll need a list of all the interesting places on the Boiling Isles, and I'll make a list on things I think Hunter might like based on what he's given away from our meetings!"

"I know an interesting place!" Willow piped up. "Its beautiful, too!"

"Same!" Gus said, butting into the conversation.

"Well then, lets get writing!" Luz said.

"YEAH!"

Hunter's POV

Everything's sore...

All the lights are too bright...

Eating hurts... Drinking hurts...

My lungs feel like they're going to burst...

This nice lady has been taking care of me...

Or am I already dead and she's welcoming me to the afterlife..?

Or is she a hallucination..?

Whatever she is, she's nice...

The human... I know she did this to me, but...

I don't blame the human...

I blame my horrible luck...

I blame myself for not stopping her...

...I think uncle's mad at me...

For being weak...

For not living long enough to meet his expectations...

Oh, someone's here...

I... I'm gonna sleep now...

Belos' POV

"How far has the damage gone?" I asked, voice stern. The wild witch, Aiko, that I had assigned to take care of Hunter shook her head sadly.

"Nothing seems to be helping but that flower you gave me, and to shut out all the lights," Aiko reported, placing a wet cloth over Hunter's forehead.

I looked at my sleeping nephew, despair churning inside my stomach. Ever since he returned that day, its been difficult to sleep. I'm constantly worried that I'll wake up the next morning and he'll be dead.

I should've used the time we had together better, and I shouldn't have hurt him like I did. All of that abuse and manipulation...

If I could turn back time, I'd fix all of that... But I can't, and soon you'll be gone...