Chapter 32

400 kudos.

We just reached a big milestone. 400 kudos on the main project "From Beyond Comes adventure." I post this to say think you to all those who stayed with me all that time and still wait for the updates on my story(ies). Hopefully, we will be abel to go higher, and I will be able to bring you even better chapters down the line.

Demons, magic and owls (1)

Chapter 1: New feathers in an already weird flock

Disclamer: Similar to previous. It is a crossover. Criticism and opinions are welcomed. All that belongs to someone belongs to their respective owners.

Solid ground met him surprisingly soft. Yet not soft enough to land completely harmless. His head still rung from the ritual's aftermath and body refused to move. Besides that his back really hurt. Strangely, the pain wasn't from the fall, but it was pain as if he got scratched by a claws of some beast.

There little owl decided to open his eyes. It's sight was strongly blurred and clouded, creating the worst case of tunnel vision, but guy could still understand what he was looking at.

Sky that met him was similar to one he was used to, but still different. Tropos was really high in the atmosphere, but only recently has Otus discovered that it wasn't natural. "Maybe this is how the sky is supposed to look like on the actual surface?" He thought, but then his theory was shaken by a sight of completely normal ground, and an unnaturally red leaves in trees. He couldn't have been out for so long, that seasons could change and once scattered across the sky dirt merged together. And, even if, how did he survived that fall in the first place? Questions were coming and coming, piling on inside his head, making it hurt.

"One issue at a time." Otus thought, closing eyes again to rest better. Yes. Rest was a good idea. Before going anywhere he needed to go. Without movement he couldn't get far.

After a bit of it young owl opened his eyes again, now able see more. On branches around, presumably, hole in tree crown through which he fell, were seen peaces of his owl cloak. That was sad. Asio will be furious when he'll find out. And it also explained now why his back hurt. Most likely he got himself some scratches duaring the fall. Pretty lucky outcome considering what could happen. But thinking about Asio didn't help to improve the mood. They were most likely worried sick about him. All who were in Vellie, old and new. Little owl didn't want to upset them. Otus needed to get back. If he was Alive then it was possible.

With improved confidence owlboy started to work towards it. But his body didn't really want to move. Worst scenario - he broke his spine somewhere. Yet, it was dismissed as bruises from battling Molstrom still hurt. Then he was just exhausted beyond all recognition. A bit of sleep wouldn't be exactly bad at this situation. He needed atleast to check surroundings first, though.

With some struggle the guy could look around. Fortunately that were just leaves and branches he brought along the way down, but it was better than landing on a clearing with rocks or a.. boiling water in the sea?! "Surface really is a weird place." Thought he before drifting in to sleep.

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It was just a day after the night-conjuring. Luz's already eventful life was now even weirder. A crack in the sky was really not something you would wish normally to see in the morning and she would rush downstairs to see surprisingly awake Eda looking in the window with King in hands.

- Did you see that?! What happened?

The girl nearly screamed, in mix of shock and excitement

- Yes. Yes we did. I don't know what that was, but it surely was powerful.

The owl lady replied and fastly changed.

- We need to look around. Who knows what that thing could bring. Maybe something valuable.

She continues with a smirk, staff in hand, along the fluff ball that King was. The search wasn't long, as their target was hard to miss. On branches and leaves was laying a person. A young looking one. They were short, around Luz's shoulder level, and with rather unusual choice of clothing both for human or a witch. A remnants of a cape or a cloak, yellow-ish vest with some strange puffy neck thing, gauntlets on hands, baggy pants and brown shoes.

- That is surely something unique. Yet, I declare mission successful. Now, let's rob the body.

Suggested Edaz as they got close and tried to take off gauntlets, but instead pulled the guy whole. They were irremovable. There she noticed that the person was breathing.

- Oh. They are alive. Well. I suppose that entitles us to help them.

Said the owl lady.

- Why are you so mean? You, kinda, accepted me. Plus they are really in need. We will help them no matter what

Said Luz.

- Kid, listen. You helped us and we went through some stuff. This is who knows who that appeared, basically out of nowhere with some magical gauntlets. We will help them, but we will require a reward for our trouble. Atleast they can help with the house.

Said she and put guy on the staff before they took off.

Setting and treating injuries was a bit hard and couple interesting facts were discovered. One, gauntlets were indeed irremovable and in attempt shoved like they were now fused to poor guy's skin. And two was, that what presumed to be their hair, instead were many tightly packed thin feathers.

- Maybe they are cursed as well?

Luz said.

- Most unlikely. Their feathers doesn't look like something that came from magic. Only cursed thing on them, are cape and gauntlets. All three aren't moving off from them. But I found something nice in their pocket.

Said she, taking out some disk-shaped device, that seemed to be made of stone with a button jutting out. Pressing on it created a flash of light, that made Luz appear right next to Eda.

- Hah! Now I can get you out of trouble to me. Nice.

She said, looking more at the item, while human girl didn't feel so good.

- Ooh......I feel like I'm gonna puke.

- Are you alright?

Asked Eda, as Luz took a moment to breath.

- Y-yeah. That thing is scarry. It is almost like in split second I felt like being in two places at the same time.

- Weird. Usually teleportation magic is more fluid and careful. Well. Then it will be punishment for walking in one more dangerous adventures if it gets out of hand.

Said they, as owl lady looked more closely at the thing. It had some strange symbols on it, one of them resembling an owl head.

Come to think of it, that person also looked really close to an owl. That bothered both of them, while king was just relaxing. There surely was some sort of story behind it. Atleast they fit the asthetic.

- Anyway, on second thought, you should have this. If it brings you to me, than use it if you are in trouble.

Said Eda, handing the thing over.

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Otus didn't know how long he was asleep, but when he woke up, his sight met an unfamiliar house. It was early morning. The krange sky was seen through the window. He felt much better now and tried to get up. It was hard, but possible. He sat, looking around properly. The place was pretty comforting. Candles, pouches with contents he desided not to think about and other stuff fit for some crazy kitchen.... Or Kernelle's lab.

But turning around, behind the couch he was sitting on, was something that could be described only as the trophy wall. Umbrella, couple swords, strange pictures, a bovine skull and some other things he didn't pay attention to, as all his gaze was taken by the big reward poster "Wanted; owl lady". That was at most peculiar. Besides Asio, Strix, Fib, Bonacci and Solus, he didn't know about any other alive owl. Could there actually be more? That motivated Otus to meet them. Most certainly they will help him get to his friends.

Now he needed to get up. That was a harder challenge. One leg on the floor, then the other. It was a good start. He could feel the floor. The carpet was pretty nice. But as soon as he tried to switch balance on to them, he plummeted face-first onto the floor. It was bad, but next attempt was better and now the young owl could stand. With a bit of support against the couch, yes, but still good enough to move. Then the guy heard footsteps.

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What could make such noise so early? Thought Luz, going downstairs. There she saw their guest struggling to stand, using the couch as a support. There they meet looks and terrified the feather headed guy fell back, scuttling back to the nearest wall with sounds of a distressed owl. Their hair-feathers were up and they shook like a leaf.

- Hey-hey. Easy there. My name is Luz. We found you in the forest. Everything is fine and you are safe.

She said as positively and as friendly as possible, carefully approaching them. After a bit of breathing, person calm down and nobbed. Yet, feathers on their head didn't go down. They were tense.

- Good. Good. Um. What's your name?

She said, sitting on the floor on some distance in from of them.

Their reply was shake of a head and crossed hands around the level of their throat.

- Oh. You can't speak?

The human asked and person nobbed. After a bit of thinking Luz took her notebook and a pen.

- Can you write?

Nob once again, but then they tried to take off gauntlets and panic returned. The guy was trying to take off the gauntlet, terrified of the situation.

- Calm down calm down. You might hurt yourself.

She said worryingly, trying to stop him. This time he didn't calm down, breathing heavily, panic settling deeper.

- What is going on down here?!

Eda asked from somewhere upstairs, walking down and seeing the situation.

- Our guest started freaking out. Looks like they didn't know about gauntlets till now.

Luz said and assumed correctly. The guy nobbed, fear and a bit of tears in his eyes. Too much was happening at a time.

- They are strangely quite about that.

The owl lady pointed out, coming closer and distressing him even more.

- They are mute. I tried to give them note and pen, but I guess it will be hard to write in gauntlets . Well it still worth a shot.

The girl suggested and tried to give pen and notebook again. A bit more of calming later and some more time on getting used to moving pen without actually feeling it due to metal around hands. They finally wrote "My name is Otus".

- Otus? I heard some call owls that way.

Eda commebte, after which he replied with a new note, this time he wrote it faster. "I am an Owl."

That was a bit strange, yet still could be questioned.

- How can you be an Owl? I mean, we know your hair are feathers, but calling yourself an owl is rather.... Odd?

Luz said, while Otus pointed at Eda and then at a poster.

- Hey! If I'm called the owl lady that doesn't I'm an owl. There are reasons for it. Personal ones at that.

She said, what made Otus sad. It would seem ither he was brought really far away where were no owls, he thought, before writing "Where am I?".

- Well. You are in Owl House, where the owl lady lives on Boiling iles. Do you know anything about a giant rift or something that appeared couple days ago?

Luz fastly told and longer she spoke more expression of the guy was turning from sad, to confused to terrified again. Clearly he had no idea.

- Well. This won't go smoothly like that.

Eda concluded and with magic, lifted Otus off the floor and to a nearby chair. First, waking up at completely unknown place. Meeting some unknown people, then finding out he is cursed to wear his gauntlets forever and finally some unknown force, that clearly was magic of sort was too much to already shaking guy, as his body didn't find any other solution, but to pass out.

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After Otus was returned to his senses, questioning returned and along with a fluffy skull wearing little beast.

He was now in land of demons and magic. His injuries made him sleep an entire day, that was somewhat of a personal record. Here was nothing close to what could be found in Tropos, Mezos or even Stratos. And they never heared about such places. And most important was that whatever this place was it had never bee in the sky, like any place around here at that matter. Putting all facts together lead to a conclusion. They were in a different world.

Eda, Luz and fluffy creature that insisted on a title of a king of demons weren't so shocked. As he learned later, that they have already done it. Unfortunately, their path lead to so called "human realm", which was nothing like where Otus was from. He was now stuck here. Truly stuck.... Yet, if not that strange cosmic event, he would have been dead. Maybe even with complications he could return. This was place of magic, there must be a way.

But his train of thought was interrupted by a talking owl head stretching from somewhere outside.

- OOH! A fellow owl is awake!

Said Hooty loudly and voice rather irritating, sending already sensitive to surprises owl jumping up and off the chair.

- Hooty, Don't scare them. The guy here basically survived a certain death and now is having some hard times.

Eda said. The thing, otherwise Otus couldn't consider it, went away. But then he looked at his cloak. It was...... Surprisingly intact. Back in the forest he saw a lot of peaces of it. If they restored it a bit, then this was really nice of them.

The young owl tried to take it off and found out, that owl cloak was now attached to him permanently. Not that the guy already was wearing it constantly before, but this was not funny at all.

- Hey, chin up, owlboy. We understand situation is difficult. I and Luz will get something. While you rest and look after King.

The owl lady said, walking out with a staff and Luz.

- Have a good rest, Otus.

Wished the girl and he waved them goodbye with a smile. That's right. The guy was alive and just needed some time to get healthy again and he will start his search. Only problems were a loud child with superiority complex and a living house with annoying voice. That was a good start.

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- Hm.....

- Hm indeed. It is working stable so far. Yet, it doesn't branch itself. There are not enough variables yet. Any ideas?

- Truly not. We could implement them and optimise so they would work, but there are almost no purpose for them. We need something to work with.

- Should we..... Release Him?

- Perhaps. There is a chance it can benefit us after all.

- Are you sure the one who flows won't make things a bit.... Too much?

- We can restrict them if something goes wrong.

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Town of Bonesborough was on the edge after the sky anomaly event. Through many news channels and sources went stories of the most unusual captor in Conformatorium. Besides that activity on market was rather low, except for one particular shop, that no-one seemed to remember where it came from. On the front was hanging a sign "Snake paths. Everything for everyone for a fair price". Not much folk seemed to be interested in, but it got attention of Luz and Eda on their way back from stocking up on some essential items.

- Snake paths. Never heard of it. Let's see what there is.

The owl lady suggested with the human girl excitedly nodding, opening the door. Inside them met a dim light of blue fire on candles, berely enough to see the stock. There truly was everything. Different kinds of food that wouldn't spoil, clothes, armour, weaponry of different kinds, potion components and many-many more, yet no-one inside.

- Strange. Who leaves a shop unintended? If they left for lunch they could put something on a door.

Luz said going in deeper, reaching to a counter, on which was put a bell. When she was about to ring it, owl lady stopped her.

- Hold on for a second. If the shop keeper isn't on place, then we can get our hands on all of this.

Said she with a excited grin, as she started taking whatever she could take away.

- That's stealing! Don't you think that's a bit too much?

The girl complained, trying to calm down a witch.

- It isn't my fault that whoever owns the place didn't close it when left. Now, come on. They can return any second.

She argued and attempted to make a run for it, but door shut itself.

- Hey! What's the deal?!

Said Eda and tried to use a spell to undo whatever it was, but her magical circle couldn't form.

- Looks like there are some defences.

Luz commented and tried to ring the bell. It's chime soon was replaced by a roaring of a portal, through which came a demon. A classical at that in the human girl's understanding. Horns on a head, face that looks more like a skull with a bit of flesh, long hands with claws height around eight maybe nine fit, slightly floating above the ground and many artifacts that were put on them. It looked at them, eyes making a smiling expression on their lipless face.

- Ah. Welcome to my humble shop. My name is Vulgrim I see you have already selected the merchandise. In what do you prefer to pay it off? Local currency, by trade or maybe some soul shards.

Said demon. His voice soft, yet somehow a bit raspy and full of deviousness of the worst ot best merchant possible.

- Soul shards? Do you want us to pay with our souls? For a commodity? Last time someone asked something like that outside was sixteen hubdreds.

Complained Eda, placing most of picked up items on the counter.

- Well. I respect classic. Your or someone else's soul would suffice. Soul shards just don't have a peaky personality behind them, therefore more healthy. What you took would take you around three hundred thousands of soul shards, excluding commodity that you try so desperately to hide.

The demon said and snapped it's fingers, as items from wherever Eda was hiding them got in a separate pile on the counter.

- With them it would be all full million, with inclusion of thievery fee.

Added he a bit later. Luz was watching them, two however they are old magical tricksters. Yet, something that confused Eda was him making spell without a magical circle.

- And how do I get those soul shards?

Eda Asked.

- Every time a living being dies, it's killer gains peaces of its soul as it leaves to respectful afterlife realm. Your current count together is berely enough to afford one third of your chosen goods. But you can have them all for free if you will help me twice. Once now and one more time later.

Explained demon.

- I didn't get at the beginning, but what would you like us to do for the free stuff. Especially all that.

The owl lady said with excitement, making Luz scared.

- Marvelous.

The demon chirped abd laughed lightly, before taking from many shelves a peace of parchment, which appeared to be a map of boiling isles.

- To the north from here is a peace of forest with a portal. I want you to destroy it.

He continued.

- Portal? To where?

- And that is above the payment you can provide. Only thing I can tell, is that I don't exactly appreciate an unhealthy competition. Yet task is highly important not just for me. If you don't wish to do it. Oh well. All those ingredients, books and formulasa with potions will have to wait for those who will purchase them.

The demon said, clearly manipulating them, but relishing in anger of the owl lady it caused.

- Fine. We will do it. We will leave our stuff here, while we work on that and then you also will nearly pack all what we will take.

The witch bargained. This made demon think about it. That was a rather fair thing to ask for a trouble he was going to put them through.

- Very well. Just a shake of a hand and we can proceed.

He agreed, giving her his hand with huge claws for an informal contract. She accepted it.

- Wonderful. Good luck on your work. I will get to mine then.

Vulgrim said joyfully, as he used his magic to get all the items to carefully pack them, while Luz and Eda left.

- I have no idea how to react....

- What's wrong? It is just a barter. Yes, a guy is the biggest weirdo I have ever seen, but he has a really nice goods. We just need to brake something.

Eda said to Luz, as they got on her staff and flew to the place.

There they saw an arch, in which swirled a red portal. On top of it was carved an image, depicting an eight edged star.

- The thing is genuinely terrifying. I have a really bad feeling about this.

Luz commented, unnerved by the sight..

- Nah. Don't worry a good smack with a spell and thing will crumble apart.

Eda said confidently and started drawing a big magical circle. As it was finished, a blast of magic hit the thing, but instead of braking - it held together.

-... Okay. Maybe it will need more than that.

The witch added, as the arch started to shake.

Ornaments started to glow, when a dark mist went through the portal, forming a thin figures, covered in spikes and with big claws. It was impossible to call the something other than monsters. They would charge at a human, ignoring the witch and she sent a spell to protect the girl, evaporazing creatures nearly instantly, but more was to come.

- Now this is trouble. Luz, run! I will try to destroy it as soon as possible.

The witch suggested and started to conjure spell to maje several pillars from the ground to push against the arch of a portal.

While Eda was occupied with it, Luz ran like she have never ran before. Creatures were following along, but it would seem that portal couldn't bring more than ten at a time. Couple jumps and some time of that pace showed that it would be impossible to maintain it for long. So she would make a light glyph in attempt to scare them off. Result was surprisingly effective, as it surely drained some strength from the breasts, helping with running away. But as soon as lights faded or if they had some distance, they resumed their chase as fast as before, meaning she still was very much in danger. And she was running out of strength to run and make glyphs at the same time.

Then, Luz met a cliff, pinning her to the place, as beasts started to surround her. In panic looking through pockets she got a thing they took from Otus and didn't return. This was really dire situation.

- I hope she already broke the thing! I will be so thankful to Otus if this thing works.

She said fastly and pressed a button. Near her appeared a flash of light, stopping advance of monsters.

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Time with king was rather amusing. Little guy was really cute and now he understood that he was just playing. Although, most of words and "stories" he was telling Otus about missed him, as his disturbance rose from the fact, that his owl-cloak was restoring. It was.... Freaky, yet helpful. A little bit more and it will be like before the fall. That was one of few good news from many bad or unusual ones.

- Even for a mute guy you are really quite. And boring.

King said. Otus fell like he was stabbed from how straight forward it went. The guy always knew he wasn't a perfection of social interactions, but saying it so directly hurt a bit.

- Atleast you are a good listener to my great plans.... Is it hard to be unable to talk?

Said little fluffy thing. That was surprising, yet yong owl replied with a nob. Fib and Bonacci really put it to the limit. He can't say something back and even if he could, the young owl was too nice to say something back. No matter the situation being mute and only able to whistle or give similar to it sounds was harsh. He couldn't even scream properly. Most likely it would result in a screeching of an owl.

This thoughts made him sad and feathers on his head went down. If only Otus could speak it would've saved him so many time. He was weak. But, hopefully, this was a perfect place to get stronger.

While this whole though process was going through Otus' head, King already walked off somewhere. The guy was messing up again. Owls must be vigilant and careful all the time. So, he got up, fortunately more rest helped him with that, and closed his eyes to listen. After a bit he could get where little fluffy demon was and went there. And King was doing something. Getting some pillows, a blackboard and some other things. There little one noticed him.

- Oh. You are a bit too early. Since you are a newcomer I must teach you everything I know about the place, like a true king I am. Would you help with that.

King said and Otus nobbed, helping him to bring some books. There was no sight prettier then those for him as then came a lesson on demons, although, some books little fluff used had some crude editing, but it was relatively interesting to know what to expect.

Everything was great until a flash if light, a similar sensation of dizziness and discomfort and now he was in the forest. Luz, terrified a d out of breath was looking at him and around them were some scarry shadowy figures.

- H-how that thing even works?!

The human shouted at a friend-teleporter. Otus realized finally that they took it. That made him angry as he with an owl screech looked at her, taking device of owls of old times back to whom it belonged, staring at a human squinting his eyes in unhappy expression.

- It isn't time to be angry! We are doomed here!

She shouted terrified, as beasts were approaching. It was time to try that out. Like this, Otus grabbed Luz by shoulders and jumped up.

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She thought it was over and closed her eyes. There, she felt like otis grabbed her under the arms, pulled ot and second after the girl couldn't feel the ground underneath her feet. Only couple seconds after, human opened her eyes. She was flying, or, if to be precise, she was carried up by Otus, who's cloak have turned in pair of big, nearly silent wings, resembling ones if an owl. They weren't kidding about living near the stratosphere. Now it put things in to perspective.

Shadowy creatures shrieked and ran towards Portal, most likely targeting Eda.

- This is crazy and so cool, but we need to help Eda. I have a plan.

Luz said and Otus nobbed, following her directions.

While that was happening, owl lady struggled. The thing was repelling magic and now approaching her shadowy monsters didn't help. She kept in pushing with magically controlled peace of rock. Throwing didn't prove much, but this method made the thing budge, weakening the portal. Then she saw Luz flying through the sky with Otus holding her. "Boy is full of surprises" thought she and kept on pushing the arch.

Duaring they flight human girl got some sturdy branch and started flying around the portal, giving directions where to move, as she scraped in the soil light glyph. This was going to be powerful, maybe even too much, but hopefully it would make shadow creatures stay low. Couple more moves and it was done with monsters meters away from eda. A bright flash of light floated up and creatures were incinerated and, hopefully, owl lady kicked off the arch and portal was closed. Then the two landed with Otus. Or yo be precise - crashlanded. Flying still was a bit too hard and with another person it was even harder. Besides a bright flash for his sensitive eyes was a bit too much. It didn't blind him, as he could close his eyes in time, but the young owl have nearly passed out. Eda came to them.

- Are you alright?

The owl lady asked, worryingly.

- Yeah. If not for Otus. Thank you for save back there, pall

Said Luz and owlboy, gave her a warm smile and a thumbs up in appreciation.

- This is a really nice thing. If it wasn't irremovable, I would happily take that cloak.

Said Eda, sending feathered guy in to a state of fear, feathers perking up.

- Calm down. Calm down. That was a joke. Yet, still you did great.

Said she and gave him a pet on the head, sending owlboy blushing.

- Aw. He is so nice.

Commented luz, making the guy blush even more.

- By the way, weren't you supposed to be looking after King?

Said Eda, making Otus panic for a second.

- I used the thing when I was cornered and for some reason it moved him here.

Explained Human girl, as Otus took it out and wrote name of the device "Friend teleporter".

- Friend teleporter. So you say it teleports friends to itself?

Assumed Luz. He replied with a nob.

- Huh. Well. Anyway. We were in a bit of a thing to get some free stuff. After risking our lives I will make that merchant give us a bonus. If you are here, grab that stone with a star and carry along. Sending you back home without knowing where to go would be such a pain.

Eda said as now all three headed to the merchant.

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- Welcome back. I see you are with a friend and a proof of a success.

Vulgrim said eith crinkled for a smile eyes, welcoming his clients. Or they were workers now.

- Quit joking. Give us stuff and something to compensate for losses. It was really hard and we basically almost died there.

Sait Eda and demon nobbed, presenting their staff. Intact and packed for easy transportation. Besides that he gave them a coupon.

- Understandable, then here's a coupon on one hundred free magical item examinations. Works only on not alive. Lasts only this season. Don't miss it.

Said he and Luz desided to use it, pulling Otus by hand, while demon was putting stone of the portal's arch somewhere.

- Can you get what kind of curse are on this gauntlets and cloak?

She said, making owlboy confused.

- As you wish.

The demon said and started examining the guy. After about five minutes he looked at her.

- It isn't a curse. Yet magic or, at the very least, something really close to it was used here. From work with some really powerful magic, unfortunately, his hands have been melted with gauntlets. About the cloak, it is similar, but instead cloak itself became part of his body due to, let's call it magical mutation.

Explained demon. Sending Otus in a bit of apathy.

- Well, younglings, come out. I will follow you a bit later.

Commanded Eda and two followed outside with purchased stuff. Luz comforting the guy. Being sure they weren't heard Eda spoke.

- So. You aren't from around here. Aren't you?

She said, looking qt a demon angrily. Reply to her was his wider smile and more attention.

- How did you make such an assumption?

He asked, clearly pretending like he doesn't know what she is talking about, mocking.

- Quit playing around. None of the times you used magic I say you use a magical circle. What are you?

The owl lady called him out, suspecting something.

- I'm but a demon merchant. It just happened to be I have everything you can think of. Else is out of your concern.

He said, sounding less jolly and more serious now. Without much questions, owl lady left.

- We will meet again. Your debt isn't fully paid, Eda Clawthorne.

Vulgrim said to himself, disappearing in to a portal, smiling. It was a great day for him.

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Way home was slow and relatively silent. A lot of events and all needed nothing but rest, until Luz broke it.

- So. What are we going to do next? I mean, Otus is almost fully healed. An all.

She muttered a bit. The guy was flying nearby. He understood. They were nothing but a guest. Eda felt the mood and with a sigh said.

- Well. I suppose he still owes us. Yet I won't hold him if he decided to fly off.

Said she, lifting his mood up.

- So. Want to repay your debt?

She continued and gave him a hand for a handshake. This one felt great. And the rest of the path went seamless, but with positivity.

When they entered, they saw a mess King did without overseeing. Some dirt, thrown from place to place, items and something else none could recognise.

-.... Well. Here's your first work then.

Eda said and with magic gave Otus a broom and mop. This surely wasn't exactly what he expected, but from nothing, living like this was pretty great outcome.

Life seemed to be pretty promising.

Chapter 42. The meanin of life. There is also an important question there down the post.

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P.S.: I have no idea when I will post a new chapter, but it is cooking.

A slight delay on one of the projects.

No need to worry, folks. I am not abandoning "From beyond comes adventure." I am just taking a break in favor of my older ideas that I finally got around to working with.

But that also means I get to announce the soon arrival of a reimagining of my very first work! "Daemons, magic and owls" are soon to be revisioned. I have finally gotten over the idea of a cluster crossover in favor of just a few impactful elements.

That's all for now. I hope you are not too disappointed and that I could interest you in one of my older projects, which was unable to leave my mind even to this day.

Would anyone to beta-read one story I'm making?

It may be a bit selfish to ask something like this so directly and offer basically nothing for it. But I jsut want to share my ideas and to see if it worth it. So... yhea... Something like that.

From Beyond Comes Adventure - Chapter 41 - Joyfull_Whisp - Hollow Knight (Video Games) [Archive of Our Own]

Chapter 21 is here.

I don't have much to say. I will just keep working on the next one.

Art illustration of one of the scenes from "From Beyond Comes Adventure" by @monsterhatdoodles. I thank them and everyone who supports me on this journey. I will keep improving to provide you more stories that can I spire anything like this.

I wish everyone a great time!

Chapter 20 is here.

This one was a bit hard to make with how technical it is, but I hope it will not be the worst one here. The next one should go easier.

Thank you, everyone, who still follows updates on this.

Chapter 1-5 upated. (From beyond comes adventure)

Finally, after 1000 years I have done it. I am alive and I am working and that stuff. Hope quotation mark system would be more to your liking, folk!