Prometheus

Chapter 15: A-fear-ances can be Deceiving

I had a good bit of fun in making this chapter, and some payoff for some things I've built up until now...and maybe still building. So enjoy!

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Chapter 15: A-fear-ances can be Deceiving

Luz, Flint, King, and Trixx could all be seen in the living room. Trixx was curled up in Flint's lap as he sat on the couch, watching as he typed away on his phone. On the other side of the couch was King, who was currently being entertained by a cat video he was watching on Luz's phone.

"Yes. Yes! Senseless violence. Yes, attack! Death is your god!" King chanted as the cats in the video...weren't even attacking each other.

"I'm starting to regret teaching you about the Internet," Luz said in a flat tone.

They currently had the portal door open and were connected to the internet, with Flint updating on anything happening on the other side since Eda's last trip to the Earth.

King laughed. "Hah! What possible regrets could come from the Internet? Oh! Did you know that the Earth is actually flat?"

"Yep, that's not right," Luz said, immediately removing the phone from his paws.

"Yeah, it's obviously a triangle." Trixx denied.

Flint just looked at her strangely for a moment. "Have you been interacting with Nosa?"

"How could you tell?" Trixx questioned.

Flint sighed. "Don't listen to her conspiracy ramblings please."

Suddenly, Luz's phone vibrates in her hand. She looked at it to see a message from her mom.

Mom❤️: How's camp today, cariño? <3, Mamá.

Luz gulps before attempting to write something back, only to just delete it a few times before simply sending a thumbs-up emoji instead.

"Good enough," Luz said with a worried expression as King looked over her shoulder.

"Ah, a severed hand! Perfect response." King praised.

Luz flops down on the couch and puts a pillow on her face as she lay against the back. "Ugh! What am I supposed to say?" Luz asked rhetorically, muffled by the pillow.

Suddenly, she sits up straight, removing the pillow with a forced smile on her face, getting up from the couch. "'Hey, Mom, not at camp actually! I'm in the demon realm learning to be a witch! Also, did you know demons and magic are real and that Flint has it?' She. Will. End me." Luz said in fear, tucking her arms under her arms as she proceeded to sit on the floor.

"Nah, she'd be freaked out by our world anyway. So actually, by keeping the truth from her, you're doing her a favor!" King reassured.

Trixx blinked. "Huh. You know...he's not wrong. I mean, I come from a world with naturally superpowered creatures, and yet even I get a bit freaked out by some of the things in this world."

Luz was contemplative. "Hm. The demon on my shoulder and the fictional creature brought to life by magic make good points."

"Always trust a shoulder demon!" King said happily, swiping the phone back.

"I can't even begin to start explaining why not to do that," Flint said bluntly.

Hooty suddenly opens the door. "Hoot hoot, Luz! Time to fill up that darling little head of yours with..." Hooty begins to hack before eventually regurgitating a stack of books onto the ground. "Mm-hmm. Delicious knowledge!"