Mama Eda AU

Hollow mind

Notes:

Remember when hunter begs amity at eclipse lake that he was going to get replaced
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)

Chapter Text
from Luz's point of view. She slowly opens her eyes and groans. Cut to a third person view where Luz is lying on the floor. She looks to her left and then sits up, finding herself in a dimly lit corridor. On the walls of both sides, there are multiple huge paintings. Luz then looks to her front and gasps. In front of her, there is a huge painting depicting Emperor Belos holding his staff while looming over her, King, Lilith and Eda in her Owl Beast form. Below the painting is a plaque which says "TRIUMPH OVER WILD MAGIC". Luz then stands up and moves backwards with a frightened expression on her face.]

What is this place?

You know exactly where we are, human.

[Luz turns around to find Hunter staring at her angrily.]

Hunter furiously. You got us trapped in the Emperor's MIND!

Luz: Huh?!

Hey quit yelling at my kid! Oswald waking up.

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[Back to Hunter, oswald and Luz inside Belos's mindscape. Luz looks around incredulously.]

Luz gasps. We're in the Emperor's mind? That's bananas!

I don't know what those are, and I don't care too. Remember what happened at the Night Market?

[Scene flashes back to earlier at the Night Market.]

Peddler: Teeth! Get your teeth! We got all varieties and qualities!

[The peddler puts his hand on a person's shoulder.]

Peddler: I even do trades.

[The peddler takes out a pair of pliers as he speaks. The person he puts his hand on turns around, who is revealed to be Hunter in his Golden Guard attire. This catches the peddler by surprise.]

Peddler: Oh, I... mean, why would I trade teeth? That's illegal and unsanitary. But, I mean, if you're interested...

[Hunter notices 3 hooded suspicious figures walking nearby.]

Hunter (narrating): I heard whispers of an attempt to invade the Emperor's mind with wild magic. I decided to take the villains out myself.

[Hunter follows the 3 hooded figures into an alley and hides behind a barrel. Although not outright shown, the 3 figures are implied to be Raine, Darius, and Eberwolf. After Eberwolf finishes drawing some circles on the ground, Raine starts playing their flute, while Darius mixes up some liquid in a test tube he is holding. He then puts the test tube on the ground, and transforms his left hand into an Abomination hammer, preparing to break it.]

Hunter (narrating): But just as I was about to stop them...

[Hunter jumps out from behind the barrel and confronts the trio.] Halt! For crimes [takes out his mechanical staff] against the Emperor, you are under arrest!

[Luz suddenly pops up from below and blocks the screen.]

Luz: Oh, wait! I remember now!

Hunter: Hey!

[The scene behind Luz starts rewinding as she ducks back down. The entire scene rewinds back to some point of time earlier. When it stops, it shows a door with a glass panel, and a sign with the "OPEN" part facing the camera. The scene is taken from inside a building.]

Luz (narrating): My parents took me and King to the Night Market to repair my witch's wool cape. But, we ran into some trouble.

[Eda knocks on the glass panel.]