LOVERS? EDA X FEM READER REMAKE

Hollow Mind

Luz slowly opens her eyes and groans, she 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 Y/n and 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."
"Hunter be nice."

Luz turns around to find Y/n and Hunter, Hunter staring at her angrily.
"You got us trapped in the Emperor's mind!"
"Huh?!"
Luz looks around incredulously.

"We're in the Emperor's mind? That's bananas!"
"I don't know what those are, and I don't care to. Remember what happened at the Night Market?"

Flash back to earlier at the Night Market.

"Teeth! Get your teeth! We got all varieties and qualities!"
The peddler puts his hand on a person's shoulder.

"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.

"Oh, I... mean, why would I trade teeth? That's illegal and unsanitary. But, I mean, if you're interested..." Hunter notices three hooded, suspicious figures walking nearby.

'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 three hooded figures into an alley and hides behind a barrel. Although not outright shown, the three 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.

'But just as I was about to stop them...'

Hunter jumps out from behind the barrel and confronts the trio.

"Halt! For crimes against the Emperor, you are under arrest!" Hunter takes out his mechanical staff.

Luz suddenly pitches in. 'Oh, wait! I remember now!'
'Hey!'

A door with a glass panel, and a sign with the "OPEN" part facing outside.

'Eda 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 and peers inside.
"Hello? Prim? Did you get into the Night Juice again? Hello?"

Eda and Luz stand outside the door. King's voice comes up from a walkie-talkie Luz is holding.

"Is this thing on? Demon King to Luzura, you copy?"Luz turns to her left to and calls out to King.
"Sure do!"
King pops out from a tub filled with skulls.

"Use the walkie!"
"Oh, uh, right. 10-4, Demon King. Luzura here with Echo, Delta, Alfa. What's your 20? Over."

"Uh, oh. Uh... Hable más lento, por favor." -Translation: Speak more slowly please.-

"Aw, you remembered your lesson. But that wasn't Spanish, buddy. I read you loud and clear! Over."
"Hey, Prim!"

Eda bangs on the glass panel again. Someone finally opens the door.
"Ah, there you are. I need more witch's wool. I got a kid with cold shoulders and a knack for gettin' into trouble."
"The shop is closed, Eda. I've... finally decided to join a coven."