The Boogeyman (The Owl House Lumity fanfic)

Chapter Three

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 Reminder: Spanish translations are at the end notes. 

School was out for the weekend as the last bell for the week screamed before going into a fit of coughs. The Hexside students impatiently pushed each other in an undignified manner out the school doors and outside to the Boiling Isles, eagerly scattering to their own places. Luz finally was able to put both feet down on the Hexside's steps taking in a breath of the fresh air, It was finally the weekend.

As Luz walked down the final steps to the campus grounds, she got this overwhelming feeling of dread. She reached her hand up, patting her head to make sure her black hood was still up before looking around for what could be causing the feeling but only seeing a mingle of colors from all the students' uniforms. 

With a shaky huff, she started her trek toward the main marketplace on the Isles.

The further she walked the less and less people she started to see. Luz frowned slightly at the lack of people thinking she went the wrong way but upon looking at her surroundings she wasn't. With a shrug, she kept her attention on her white shoes as she fiddled with the golden button on her hooded cowl.

A feeling of uneasiness washed over Luz like a tidal wave. She shifted her blue bag off the one shoulder it rested on and into her arms, giving it a gentle squeeze. She felt slight comfort hugging her backpack against her chest as she continued her journey.

"Estás bien, es solo paranoia hablando," she muttered to herself as she quickened her pace. If she focused in the distance she could see the marketplace, feeling a small sense of relief that was only short lived.

A forceful tug on the hood caused her to spin around on her heels. "¡¿Que demonios?!" Luz sputtered in shock as her stomach dropped and her heart leaped into her throat.

She didn't even have time to move before being picked up by the scruff of her school uniform, lifting her up from the ground to his eye level. "So it is true," a deep gruff voice spoke giving a gravelly chuckle causing Luz to shriek in fear.

Luz dropped her bag allowing her to lift her legs, giving her more room to kick wildly. Luz gave a powerful blow to the hunter's skulled mask, a sickening crack sounding. A pained groan emitted from the attacker as he carelessly dropped the human onto the pavement walkway, his gloved hands holding his face as he recoiled back slightly.

Luz landed on her back as all the air in her lungs got knocked out. She gave an airless groan as she rolled onto her side in a daze before seeing a scythe imbed itself into the concrete near her face. She gave a panicked scream as she scrambled to her feet, turning on her heel to face her attacker.

The wendigo-dress hunter gave a grunt as he tried to pull his weapon out, it was a halberd but instead of a pick on the other side it was a scythe. His mask had a crack on it going up the right eye, giving it an even more menacing look. Bronx used both hands giving a firm tug as his weapon released from the ground kicking up shard pieces of concrete with it.

Luz wanted to run but it felt like her feet were glued to the ground. She has never felt so much fear before, she has been in more terrifying situations. Why does this affect her? She noticed the hunter raise his hand again to feel his mask, his gloved fingers running down the fracture before his free hand balled into a fist. He threw his arm down causing her attention to flash to the necklace around his neck as it dangled, reflecting light from the sun above before darting back to him.

"You will pay for what you did!" He yelled his voice giving it a growl to it.

He slowly started advancing, the scythe part being dragged across the concrete as it gave an awful sound, leaving deep scratches in its wake. The noise was enough to jumpstart Luz as she finally got the will to move.