The Apprentice
You ever wondered better your life would have been like if you hadn't learn something? Or seen something that you wish you could forget but don't matter what you do your mind plays it on repeat? Or a dream that continues to haunt you.
Ever tried to ignore the creepy monsters in the closet or the Boogeyman under the bed?
If this relates to you in anyway I suggest you continue to be ignorant and to pretend because the moment you stop pretending is the moment when your life is truly in danger.
My name is Marin Lang and until a week ago I stopped pretending.
*Flashback*
In a apparently in London a raven hair Chinese woman with brown eyes is kneeling in front of a little girl who has raven hair in pigtails and sapphire blue eyes and holding a patch up doll that resembles a voodoo doll." Marin listen to me, I need you to hide in the closet for a little while okay-" she said to the girl as she cups her cheek as tears drop from both of their eyes. "-and don't come out until tomorrow morning. Don't matter how loud it gets, don't matter if it's quiet or you hear my voice telling you to come out. Don't. Do you understand me!"
The little girl shook her head "yes" and the woman continued " good. Now there's a bag in the corner of the closet , it has everything you need. Take it and go find this man-" she said showing her a photo of a blond man with blue eyes wearing a trench coat. "-give him this, hell know what to do. There's a map in there's a compass in their that can help you find him, promise you'll be brave for me my little ladybug okay ."
The shook her head again as the woman kissed her forehead and placed a locket around her neck before she entered the closet and locked it from the inside.
And she stayed, even when she heard her mother's screams of agony and fear, even when that place became dangerously silent with only the sound of the ticking of the clock on the wall that seemed way too loud and her whimpers that could barely be called a sob.
She still waited. Even when the voice of her mother told her to come out now and that it was safe, trying to coax her, she stayed. Then it became silent again and soon it was the next day. Yesterday was the day her mother died and today is the day she'll have to look for the man.
Little back story:
Mari is a nine year old girl who's mother was killed by a demon that was after her. Her mother sends her to the closet that was protected by charms and told her to find John Constantine who is the only person she would ever go to to help her since he owed her. And no Tom and Sabine are not her bio parents.
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Marks of Magic
Day 9 Witch of Maribat Spooktober 2023
First *** Previous
Language and cursing is used
1600 Words
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Mari didn’t have a clue where she was going to land but she didn’t care. And if her suspicions are correct, she isn’t about to be interrupted, by one of the few people she would rather slap across the face, than talk to. Her coat was warm enough, but she summoned a scarf that she wrapped around her neck, covering her up to her nose. She didn’t know why she actually left, just that something, or someone (the kwamii), wanted her to be somewhere.
She walked through Gotham’s streets and of course she would notice them.
Street kids darted through the alleys and it hurt her heart. There was a reason why she helped Prince Ali often, she loved making the kids smile, she loved them since they reminded her of him. So she went into a dinner and ordered a giant pot of chicken soup, with chopped vegetables. Lugged it back to where she saw one of the braver kids, who was the look out as Jay pointed out to her so long ago.
“Go get the others.” She smiled at him but he just watched her suspiciously. She sighed and set the huge container on a sturdy looking box. "It’s only a little thing but…" She scooped out a serving and handed it to him. "I want to help if I can."
The boy tentatively took the cup of soup, but asked her, probably because of her accent she assumes. "Why do you care, you aren’t from around here?"
"A friend of mine was from here and he…" She doesn’t know how to say it. "He got out, he talked about it a lot, so if I can help in some small way."
"They already know." The boy said and just as he did several children walked out of the shadows. She started handing out cups and the smiles and rosy cheeks that the soup warmed made her smile.
The soup should have run out a long time ago but every child received seconds even thirds in some cases.
She kept pouring Mullo’s magic into it, multiplying its contents, and added a bit of heat to it as well, making sure they were all full.
"Miss?" A little girl, she was tiny and couldn’t be more than 6, tugged at her jacket. "Are you a witch?"
"No, I’m not." She lightly brushed the hair from the girls face.
"But that doesn’t make sense. You have to be."
"And why would that be?" She asked in return, not truly expecting the girls response.
"The soup hasn’t finished and it’s still hot."
Mari blinked. She hadn’t thought it through, sure it was a spur of the moment thing, but she didn’t expect them to notice. But she should have expected it, Jay was always more observant of the world around him them than she was. Maybe it was a street kid thing. They had to constantly be on the lookout, constantly on edge, and no child should have to be in that situation.
She smiled and then whispered to the child. "Yeah, I’m a witch."
The little girl’s eyes went wide before she squealed in joy. "What magic…" She stopped mid sentence and paled.
Mari couldn’t hear the children anymore the little girl beside her seems to be the last one. The others left her behind.
"What do you think you’re up to?" A voice to her left, blocking her into the alley, demanded.
She turned towards the voice slowly, pushing the little girl behind her. "I was only trying to help…"
But she was interrupted. "Bullshit. What are you’re really doing?"
The person stepped into the light. Red Hood, from what she recalled, while she was updating herself on the rogues, stepped forward a gun trained on her. She might be able to get away, but she can’t risk the girl.
She slowly pulled the scarf off behind her, placing it around the little girl, bleeding some of her luck into the cloth.
"Run!" She pulled the little girl onto her back charging at the rogue, who acted almost immediately. So she feigned a right, but at the last second dove to her left springing off the wall.
"Shit!" She heard him collide either with the other wall or the ground she couldn’t tell, but didn’t look back. So she ran as far as she could. Sure she noticed that Red Hood seemed to have a soft spot for kids but she didn’t want to chance it.
She stopped when she found a good place to hide the little girl. She tugged the scarf around the child to warm her a bit better. "Hide. And when you think it’s safe go and find the others. You’ll be okay."
"But what about you? He’s a rogue and… "
"Don’t forget." She tapped the child’s nose. "I’m a witch."
She heard heavy footfalls from somewhere above her. And started to run again. She just has to disappear, and what better way that from up high, so she ascended the first fire escape she found. Then a thought occurred to her.
Maybe… just maybe.
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All the kids were running off somewhere and he didn’t like it. Something felt weird and it didn’t sit well with him. So he followed behind a few of them until he spotted them.
A group of kids, there were maybe twenty to thirty kids were in an alley and a woman was with them. She seemed friendly enough but he knows no one is nice without a reason, especially towards street kids; even more so in Gotham.
He moved closer, the woman seemed oblivious he was there, and Mary, he recognized came up to her.
"Miss?" Mary tugged at the woman’s jacket. "Are you a witch?"
"No, I’m not." The woman brushed the hair from Mary’s face.
"But that doesn’t make sense. You have to be."
"And why would that be?"
"The soup hasn’t finished and it’s still hot."
The woman smiled and then whispered, Jason was barely able to hear. "Yeah, I’m a witch."
Jason then took action, it didn’t matter how nice she seemed, she just became a danger to these kids.
"What do you think you’re up to?" He stepped forward and most of the kids scurried away. He pulled out a gun and trained it on her.
The woman turned towards him slowly, pushing Mary behind her. "I was only trying to help…"
But he didn’t let her finish. "Bullshit. What are you’re really doing?" He stepped into the light his gun still trained on her. She seemed to freeze.
Good. She should be scared, for what she was going to do.
"Run!" She shouted as she pulled Mary onto her back charging at him. She ran to his left side, and he tried to get Mary away from her, but she dove to his right springing off the wall.
"Shit!" He crashed into the wall, since he over stepped, without having the extra weight and momentum to spin back.
She was gone, but he had to get the kid back safe. He took to the roof tops to get a better vantage point and that was when he saw her duck into another alley. He was going to jump down, but she had climbed up. He could still see Mary clinging to the woman, but they still ran.
The woman, he has to admit must be agile and in good shape. She has kept the same distance between them and doesn’t slow even when jumping between the roof tops. She’s done this before, and that makes this so much worse.
Then she turned, stopping in the middle of a roof. He looked around and noticed all the warehouses, so they were alone. He pulled out both guns, when the air around her rippled. Mary was gone.
"Where’s the girl?!" He barked, at the unknown woman.
"Safe." She smiled, cocky.
Was she going to go back to where she stashed her.
"You’re not as bad as they say." She hummed.
"And what do they say?" He retorted.
"That you’re bloodthirsty, and will tear anyone to shreds."
"And what if they are right?"
She shrugged, stepping forward. "But you care about the kids. And I know that anyone who does at least has some of their humanity."
"At least you can die, with that idea of me." He cocked the gun still in his hand.
"Before you do, I have a favor."
"And why would I do anything for you?"
She grinned, and for a second he remembered Marinette and her ludicrous ideas that always succeeded, but always started with a similar grin. "I want you to help me kill the stupid fucking clown."
"That’s a bit broad isn’t it?" He hasn’t made it known, his personal grudge against the Joker, so why choose him. It couldn’t be just because of his reputation or even this little test she pulled. No there was something else.
"Fine, Joker, narrow enough for you?" She quirked a brow and he lowered his gun slightly.
"What, you have a personal vendetta against him? You, ain’t from Gotham, Pixie."
"I’m not but a good friend of mine was, and Joker killed him in front of me. So yeah it’s personal." She didn’t back down from him, in fact she stepped forward, stopping just in front of him, extending a hand to him.
"You have to be a witch." He holstered his guns, not shaking her hand just yet.
"Yeah I’m a W.I.T.C.H." Her eyes sparked, reminding him of his old friend. "A Woman In Total Control of Herself."
That grin was back on her face, but with that Jason couldn’t help but trust her.
"Fine I’m in."
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Can we ask about the otome au? It’s one of my favorite au’s and I’ve been so curious about it but it’s been a while since anything was mentioned about it.
If we can, has anything changed and/or any new details kinda sprung up in the lull interval?
Certainly!
It's a little odd since Lila is pretty much the Lila as we know her from canon while Felix and Luka are not. I originally just thought of the transmigrated into an otome game setup as an explanation as to why Lila would say Ladybug "betrayed" her. Since originally, Ladybug never does anything with Lila except protect her from akumas and support her as a hero and eventual replacement for the Ladybug Hero.
A couple additions are in regards to Gabriel and Chloe.
With Chloe being the "villainess" of the otome game, she's got a pretty poor fate set up for her. Unless SHE ends up isekaied as well, the only way for her to really avoid this fate would be if someone else helped her change. In this case, it would either have to be a result of some machinations of Lila that end up making Chloe act against her in a way that would be a benefit to everyone else (aka: reveal she's a liar and manipulator) OR it would take Felix or Luka to have some influence on her. Alternatively, they could push Adrien to be a better influence on Chloe by holding her accountable. If Chloe would change for anyone, it would be for Adrien.
Lila never really bothered with any route of the game other than Adrien's. Both the Hero side and the Civilian side. But neither side actually revealed Gabriel was Hawk Moth. The DLC alluded to it, but again, Lila never bothered with it, so she's as lost on Hawk Moth's identity as she is on Ladybug's new "role" in the game. Of course, that's not going to stop her from trying to find out who he is and make an alliance if it means taking out Ladybug for "interfering".
Felix and Luka have a strange duality.
Luka knows only the bare basics about the game—monsters attack, heroes help, and people who are now his friends and family get targeted. The problem is that he doesn't know just HOW these incidents occur or turn out, just that it's all ultimately supposed to be up to this one girl to resolve the problems. So he is understandably concerned that the girl in question doesn't seem particularly inclined to help and thus takes it upon himself to try and fix things or protect his new friends and family.
Felix, on the other hand, HAS the information about the game. He just doesn't care.
They end up forming a partnership that eventually turns into friendship. Albeit mostly because Luka forces the matter and Felix is just dragged along for the ride.
Felix: Why not? It can't be worse than what the game would originally have had me do.
Luka has always wanted a little sister. And now he has one in the form of a little goth cutie. The especially hilarious thing is that there is really no difference between Luka pre or post isekai. Both versions of Luka adore Juleka.
Luka (First Morning He Wakes Up): (Hugs Juleka) OMG I have the cutest sister in the world!
Juleka: (Nonplussed) Do you have to do this every morning?
Luka is...less than pleased when he realizes he is one of the potential capture targets. Especially when he realizes the type of girl Lila is.
...although......
Hear me out: since Luka knows only the basics about the game, what if he doesn't know who the Heroine is?
What if he thinks it's Marinette?
Luka: Okay, to help protect my new family and resolve any potential issues, I just need to find the Heroine. But where do I even start looking for her?
Marinette: I'm Ma-Ma-Marinette.
Luka: ...there she is!
Of course, he's not happy when Felix corrects him.
Luka: But she's cute and huggable and so darn lovable! Who else could be the Heroine if she isn't?
Felix: Well...
...he's even LESS happy when he finds out who the Heroine IS.
Luka: I'm sorry, you're saying WHAT?
Felix: (Sigh) The Heroine of this game is Lila Rossi.
Luka: ...the sausage-haired girl?!
And it only snowballs from there.
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