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Season #1 Episode #5: Covention

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King:
[eating his cupcake] Mmm? Oh, yeah. No.

Luz:
[whimpers]

[Cut to Eda trying to sneak out of the covention.]

Lilith:
Sister?

[Eda stops and turns, seeing Lilith surrounded by several Hexside students.]

Lilith:
It's been so long since I've seen you last! [signs something and hands it to Mattholomule] What are you wearing? You look like some sort of trash collector. Oh, right. You are.

Eda:
Oh, Lily. I just had to see the leader of the Emperor's Coven in action. [leans down to talk to the students] You know, when we were kids, Lilith was so excited to see the Emperor's Coven, she peed a little.

[The kids laugh, making Lilith blush.]

Lilith:
That-- That's all for today. [ushers them off. To Eda] You shouldn't even be here. You're a wanted criminal! Unless... [gasps] I don't believe it! You are here to join the Emperor's Coven!

Eda:
[chortles, laughs] In your dreams. [laughing]

Lilith:
You think being covenless makes you so much smarter than everyone else. But while you run from the law like a degenerate, I'm mentoring the next generation of powerful witch students into the world.

Eda:
Well, I have a student. And I bet she could wipe the floor with any of your prissy little blue bloods.

Lilith:
[stepping closer] Is that a challenge?

Eda:
Oh, it's a promise.

Luz:
[pops up between them] Eda, I need your help! I accidentally challenged Amity to a witch's duel, and I think she's going to kill me all the way dead! [slumps to the ground]

Lilith:
Mmm, it seems your student has met my strongest protégé. [kneels down] And look at those ears! [Luz covers them] Is she human? [chuckles and stands] Where did you even find one of these? Okay, Edalyn.

[Lilith traces a spell circle. Around the building, Eda's wanted posters burn.]

Lilith:
For one day, you won't have to hide from the law, because I want to see how good a teacher you really are. [walks away]

Eda:
Come on, kid. Time to prepare for bloodshed.

Luz:
But... whose blood?

Eda:
Anyone's guess! [chuckles]

[Luz smiles nervously. Cut to a hallway, where Eda puts a sweatband on.]

Eda:
All right, Luz. Let's start your training. Now, I'm coming at you with a blast of fire. What do you do?

[Luz pulls her hood up and leans off of the box she was sitting on, landing on the floor in fetal position.]

Eda:
Oh, that's right. I haven't taught you many spells, huh?

[Luz shakes her head.]

Eda:
Boy, I hope you didn't make an everlasting oath to stop learning magic or anything. You'd be toast.

Luz:
[sits up] I-Is there a glowy hand thing that happens, or, uh--

Amity:
Abomination. Rise.

[Lilith and Amity are standing nearby. An abomination that comes up to Amity's shoulders rises from her spell circle on the ground with a groan. It twists its head off and throws it, hitting a bakers coven witch in the face. Tiny Nose grabs his hand and chucks him.]

Tiny Nose:
[screams]

Eda:
Ooh, boy.

Luz:
I can't believe I'm gonna have to stop learning magic!

Eda:
Listen to me, Luz. We are not gonna let those snobs win that easy! We are not gonna let them win at all. I've got an idea.

[Her sweatband rips as her hair wins its fight against it. Cut back to the theater. Lilith and Amity are standing on the dais, while Eda and Luz are standing opposite them.]

Lilith:
Beloved citizens, the Emperor's Coven proudly presents an impromptu demonstration of the sort of witch we seek every year. Introducing Amity Blight.

[crowd cheers]

Fan:
Woo, Amity!

Lilith:
Versus...

[Eda steps out of the way and proudly presents a very nervous Luz.]

Lilith:
...some human girl.

[Applause stops]

Student #3:
A human?

Student #4:
Humans can't do magic!

Student #5:
She's not Amity.

[Willow and Gus share a nervous look.]

Luz:
Eda? [grabs Eda's arms] What am I going to do?

Eda:
Calm down. [frees herself and points] You see those mounds? Get Amity to land on one of those and she'll set off my magic traps.

Luz:
That's cheating!

Eda:
Nobody will know. To all eyes up there it'll look like you're performing magic. Just trust me.

Luz:
But I will know in my heart! Even if I win now, I lose.

Eda:
That's the spirit!

[A bell rings and screams. Luz, still nervous, and Amity, confident, approach each other as the audience cheers. Amity cracks her knuckles. Luz waves.]

Amity:
[tracing out a large spell circle] Abomination. Rise.

[An abomination that towers over the two girls groans as it rises out of the spell circle.]

Luz:
[whimpers]

Amity:
[gasps] Whoa. Show me what you got, human!

Luz:
I'm not good under pressure! [runs]

[The abomination groans. It twists its head off and throws it at Luz.]

Luz:
[panting] Whoa!

[Its head just misses. Luz is backed against the wall by the advancing abomination, its head regrown. She sinks to the ground in fear, whimpering, and grows nervous when she realizes she's right in front of one of Eda's mounds. She braces as the abomination steps on it. The abomination looks down as a towering jet of fire erupts from the mound.]

Amity:
How did you do that?

Luz:
I, uh-- [she does jazz hands] Magic?

[King scats as he enters the theater, piled high with hats, shirts, buttons, and scarfs.]]

King:
♪ Things that are free ♪ ♪ People are giving offerings to me! ♪ I love offerings! What did I miss?

Willow:
Luz is in a witch's duel!

Gus:
Yeah! And she can win it all! Yeah-yeah!

King:
Weh?

[The steaming abomination steps onto another mound, this one producing a current of air strong enough to launch it and Amity into the air.]

Amity:
[screams]

[The abomination grunts as it lands on its back. Amity lands kneeling.]

Amity:
I-I saw you that time! You didn't use your hands! What are you getting at?

Luz:
Not dying!

[The abomination sits up with a groan, then stomps toward Luz again.]

Luz:
[screams and runs]

[Cut to the stands, where King is carefully making his way down the rows.]

King:
This I gotta see!

Student #5:
[waving a foam finger] Go Amity!

King:
Hey! You root for Luz or nobody!

[He tries to run at the student, but gets caught on his scarf again and falls. Cut back to Luz running from the abomination, which sets off an explosion as it steps on a mound. Cut back to King falling down, his "offerings" falling off as he goes. Cut back to Amity advancing on Luz.]

Amity:
How are you doing that?

Luz:
[sees the mound] No, Amity, don't step any closer!

Amity:
Why, Luz? What happens if I step closer?

[King screams as he falls flat on his back, directly on the mound. Spikes burst from the ground, forcing Luz and Amity back several steps.]

King:
Mmm? I'm okay!

Luz:
[to Eda] Spikes?

[Eda gives her two thumbs up.]

Amity:
I knew it! You were cheating!

Luz:
Amity-- No!

[Lilith touches the top of a shorter spike, making it crumble.]

Lilith:
Oh, Eda. I do believe this means you lose!

Eda:
[groans]

Luz:
It wasn't my idea to cheat. And when I found out, I tried to stop it, but--

Amity:
Who could believe anything you say?

[Amity starts to walk away. Camera focuses on a power glyph on the back of her neck, which Eda notices.]

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