✨ Bijou The Ascended (Part 1) ✨

Covention

Another day, another collection of human stuff to sell. Eda was cleaning up her Human Collectibles stand, while Luz was reading her book and Bijou was placing Eda's newly collected human stuff on the shelves. Luz had her Good Witch Azura book to King and Hazel.

"Emboldened by Hecate's dishonor, Azura lifted her staff to the cotton-candy skies and shouted, 'I challenge you to a Witch's Duel!' And look, I drew a flip book," she said, motioning to the bottom right corner, which had drawings of both Azura and Hecate. "Pew, pew, pew!"

Bijou laughed amusedly as she finished stocking the shelves.

"Show us the picture," King said as he held the book and looked through it.

"What?"

"Show us the picture!"

Luz turned the book so Hazel and King could see it.

"Wow! The book is great. The art, the narration, the characters. Seems like the author and the illustrator knew what they actually made." Hazel commented with a smile.

"Huh! I can draw better than that. You know, they once called me the King of Artists," King told her with a smirk.

"Wait, I thought you were the King of Demons," Luz said with an amused smile and he froze.

"Yeah. Are you making up things like that already?" Bijou asked.

"Doesn't matter," he said as he turned to face Luz. "What's important is that my followers would leave me offerings in fear of me."

Luz cast a glance at Bijou, who simply shrugged in response. "Well, I can offer you more of this tantalizing book, or Bijou could offer you more of hers."

Eda groaned nearby at the mere mention of it.

"Please stop reading that; its flowery language is an insult to witches and is driving away all of our serious customers!" she exclaimed, waving the filthy feather duster in front of Luz.

"Um, Eda?" Bijou looked around the empty street, as they were the only people there. "I don't see any customers."

"And there aren't even any other stands around." Luz added in before she asked, "What's going on?"

"Yeah, why set up this Human Collectibles stand here if there's no one to buy all of this stuff?" Hazel asked, raising an eyebrow at Eda, who glared. There are usually people out on the street, but not today, which can only mean one thing for the Owl Lady.

"This is a bad omen. There must be something horrible happening today."

"Luz, Bijou!" Gus exclaimed as he approached with Jackie and Willow.

"Something amazing is happening today!" Willow had a poster in her hand.

"Gus, Willow, Jackie, hello," Luz said with a wave.

"What's happening today?" Bijou inquired.

"It's the annual covention," Willow said, holding up a poster that mentioned a mystery guest. "Student witches get to see all the types of covens before they're placed in one."

"And look. This year, a mystery guest will show up." Jackie said as she excitedly pointed to the bottom of the page.

"A job fair for witches!" Luz exclaimed, "Eda, can we go?"

"Absolutely not," Eda replied, eliciting a groan. Bijou stood there, watching Luz slump to the ground in disappointment.

"Just let Luz have this one, Eda. You don't even have to go, the rest of us will be with them," Hazel went on to say.