History Fanfic / LearningHowToBeAPrincess

13-year-old Luz Noceda has always been a bit of an odd child with a talent for getting herself into trouble. It isn't her fault, though: she has no idea why weird things keep happening around her, like snakes spontaneously appearing out of nowhere or people she doesn't like suddenly going aflame. Thankfully, her mother Camila does, and she's finally willing to tell her daughter the truth. It turns out that Luz is really [[HalfHumanHybrid half-witch]], and her father is Emperor Belos, the powerful tyrant king of a magical land called the Boiling Isles. And with Luz's recent magical outburst getting her expelled from school, the two of them might as well take the opportunity to leave their lives on Earth behind and move into her father's castle.

** In the show, King was raised by Eda and never knew his origins until Season 2, growing up with the delusion that he was the King of Demons and later learning that [[spoiler:he's actually a baby Titan and TheLastOfHisKind]]. His broken horn was also the result of an AccidentalKidnapping. Here, King was born and raised as demon royalty, having a family who he was very close to, with his horn instead being lost as a result of trying to protect his sister. By the time he met and befriended Eda, he had already reached adulthood.

** Since the author began writing the fic shortly after the end of the first season, fans didn't yet know about the existence of Belos's nephew Hunter, meaning a character that should be constantly around the castle is conspicuously absent. Chapter 18 would have Amity explain away his absence by reminding her siblings that he left the Isles on a mission months before Luz arrived, with the character getting their own subplot introduced at the end of the chapter. Belos failing to mention Hunter at all before that point is also lampshaded in Chapter 25.

** Luz's hometown wasn't yet known when Chapter 12 was written, so the author stated that Luz grew up in Texas. Later chapters would have Luz tell Amity that she was born in Connecticut and that they had moved back by the events of the first chapter, but her and Camila spent most of her childhood moving around the United States and Spain.

** Subverted for Hawk. [[spoiler:She very much grew up to become just as merciless and driven as Emperor Belos, casually threatening to kill her friends whenever their personal biases and impulsive behavior risks the mission.]]

* OCStandIn: Boscha. In the show, she's an unimportant side character, serving as a bully in some of the school-related episodes with no characterization outside of that. Here, she's a half-demon whose parents founded Havenstar Inc., a consumer goods company, suffers from PowerIncontinence that [[spoiler:she aims to remedy through the use of glyphs]], and is stated to have become [[spoiler:Willow's wife in the alternate BadFuture timeline]].

* PowerIncontinence: [[spoiler:Due to being half-demon, Boscha's magic tends to fizzle out at the worst times. Upon discovering the fire glyph, she decides to find them all to make up for it (and to show up Luz.)]]

** Luz's hometown wasn't yet known when Chapter 12 was written, so the author stated that Luz grew up in Texas. Chapter 25 would have Luz imply that she was born in Connecticut, like in the show, with her and Camila moving to Texas later on.

** Luz absent-mindedly introduces herself as Luz Noceda-Belos to Amity in the third chapter, with the latter promising to keep it a secret after seeing Luz start to panic over it.

* AdaptationalBadass: Luz's HybridPower means that she's got a ''lot'' more mystical might than in canon... but not nearly as much control over her abilities as Luz does with her glyphs, unfortunately.

* AdaptationSpeciesChange: Luz is now [[HalfHumanHybrid half-human, half-witch]].
** In light of new reveals within the original series, Belos has changed from being a [[spoiler:human witch Hunter to an actual witch.]]

** In the show, King was raised by Eda and never knew his origins until Season 2, growing up with the delusion that he was the King of Demons and later learning that he's actually a baby Titan and TheLastOfHisKind. His broken horn was also the result of an AccidentalKidnapping. Here, King was born and raised as demon royalty, having a family who he was very close to, with his horn instead being lost as a result of trying to protect his sister. By the time he met and befriended Eda, he had already reached adulthood.
** In the show, Belos turns out to be a 17th century human WitchHunter named Philip Wittebane who stumbled onto the Demon Realm, managed to prolong his life using magic, and whose goal is the complete genocide of every magical being and creature on the Boiling Isles, [[TheFundamentalist convinced that they are all inherently evil]] to the point he killed his own brother for falling in love with one. Here, while Belos deliberately keeps some details of his past a mystery from his family for a number of reasons, it is clear that he grew in the Boiling Isles, actually helped lead a rebellion against the cruel and violent dictator that had previously controlled it, and to that end, [[AdaptationalHeroism genuinely cares for all its inhabitants]]. He didn't even ''want'' to be emperor, only taking the role when the person he believed was better suited for it refused to.

** [[spoiler:Boscha]] discovers the fire glyph before Luz does, and intends to find them all due to her PowerIncontinence.
* HalfHumanHybrid: Luz in this story is half-human [[MageSpecies half-witch]], via Belos being her father.
** [[spoiler:Boscha is half-witch, half-demon on her father's side.]]
* HandWave: Since the author began writing the fic shortly after the end of the first season, fans didn't yet know about the existence of Belos's nephew Hunter, meaning a character that should be constantly around the castle is conspicuously absent. Chapter 18 would have Amity explain away his absence by reminding her siblings that he left the Isles on a secret mission months before Luz arrived, with the character getting their own subplot introduced at the end of the chapter.

** In the show, Belos turns out to be a 17th century human WitchHunter named Philip Wittebane who stumbled onto the Demon Realm, managed to prolong his life using magic, and whose goal is the complete genocide of every magical being and creature on the Boiling Isles, [[TheFundamentalist convinced that they are all inherently evil and he'd be saving humanity from them]] to the point he killed his own brother for falling in love with one. Here, while Belos deliberately keeps some details of his past a mystery from his family for a number of reasons, it is clear that he actually helped lead a rebellion against the cruel and violent dictator that had previously controlled the Boiling Isles, and to that end, genuinely cares for its inhabitants.

* OutOfFocus: After the events of "Luz's Moving Hassel", Luz is grounded and forced to help repair the castle for a month. Since Luz can't leave the castle to interact with most of the cast, she's pushed to the background for a few chapters while other characters such as Boscha and Camila get {{a day in the limelight}}.

** Luz undergoes this a few times, as stressful situations can cause her to temporarily gain complete access and control over her full magical abilities, marked by GlowingEyes and PowerEchoes, leaving her unconscious for anywhere from a few hours to several days.

* RealAfterAll: The Good Witch Azura, being a legendary figure on the Boiling Isles who had already faded into mythical status by the time [[LongLived Belos himself was a child]]. Zul confirms that Azura did exist in Chapter 11, and Luz briefly theorizes the various implications of this, including whether or not she might have left to Earth after completing all her famous exploits. [[spoiler:Chapter 12 has the actual spirit of Azura appear within Luz's mindscape to help her defeat Zul, giving the implication that Luz's human bloodline could somehow be connected to her. Meanwhile, later chapters heavily imply that she was the mysterious stranger who aided Belos in becoming emperor.]]

* RuleOfThree: All five members of the [[spoiler:Blight family]] discover Luz's SecretIdentity on three seperate occasions: Luz accidentally lets it slip to Amity during their first meeting, [[spoiler:Odalia and Alador learn for themselves after stealing Luz's medallion]] and are threatened to keep it secret, and [[spoiler:Edric and Emira realize this after trying to stealing Amity's diary, as she wrote about Luz's secret within]].

** Luz's first attempt at [[MasterOfIllusion Illusion Magic]] ended up trapping everyone in Bonesborough in a LotusEaterMachine where everyone is a human (or human-realm animal) living out regular human lives.

* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In the show, King was raised by Eda and never knew his origins until Season 2, growing up with the delusion that he was the King of Demons ([[TheUnreveal though he may still be some form of royalty]]). His broken horn was also the result of an AccidentalKidnapping. Here, King was raised as demon royalty, having a family who he was very close to, with his horn instead being lost as a result of trying to protect his sister. By the time he met and befriended Eda, he had already reached adulthood.

* AdaptationalKarma: Edric and Emira are given serious payback for roping Luz into stealing Amiry's diary and leaving her to take the blame, being captured by the monstrous Otabin they created [[spoiler:and getting sealed in a book due to the legend about the person behind the Wailing Star being a BullyHunter.]]

* IgnoredEnamoredUnderling: Kikimora towards Emperor Belos. It's revealed at the end of "Fera's Training and a Princess' Fight" that Belos knew all along, but didn't know how to broach the topic. Especially after he fell in love with Camila, admitting that hid the nature of his relationship with the human from his closest friend because he thought telling her he didn't feel the same way at that point would break her heart even more.

* AlternateSelf: [[spoiler:The three members of the Elite Guard are versions of Willow, Luz, and Gus from an alternate timeline's BadFuture, hoping to prevent similar events from happening in this one. It has yet to be shown if Belos is aware he has another version of his daughter under his employ.]]

* RealAfterAll: The Good Witch Azura, being a legendary figure on the Boiling Isles who had already faded into mythical status by the time [[LongLived Belos himself was a child]]. Zul confirms that Azura did exist in Chapter 11, and Luz briefly theorizes the various implications of this, including whether or not she might have left to Earth after completing all her famous exploits. [[spoiler:Chapter 12 has the actual spirit of Azura appear within Luz's mindscape to help her defeat Zul, giving the implication that Luz's human bloodline could somehow be connected to her.]]

* HalfHumanHybrid: Luz in this story is half-human [[WitchSpecies half-witch]], via Belos being her father.

* HandWave: Since the author began writing the fic shortly after the end of the first season, fans didn't yet know about the existence of Hunter, meaning Belos' nephew is conspicuously absent for over a dozen chapters. Chapter 18 would have Amity explain away his absence by reminding her siblings that he left the Isles on a secret mission a while before Luz arrived, with the character getting their own subplot introduced at the end of the chapter.

* HowDadMetMom: Chapter 17, "Do You Remember?", has Belos and Camila reminisce about how the latter first came to the Boiling Isles when she was younger; specifically focusing on the incident that led Belos to fall in love with her.

* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In the show, King was raised by Eda and never knew his origins until Season 2, growing up with the delusion that he was the King of Demons ([[TheUnreveal though he may still be some form of royalty]]). His broken horn was also the result of an AccidentalKidnapping. Here, King was raised as demon royalty, having a family who he was very close to; he even lost his horn as a result of trying to protect his sister. By the time he met and befriended Eda, he had already reached adulthood.

* AssholeVictim: Given what Adegast did and was planning to do, him being TakenForGranite by Luz was one of the best options to demonstrate the ability.

* OddFriendship: One of Belos's most famous accomplishments is defeating the original King of Demons, Ri Imperator, who just so happened to be King's father. Of course, King has no plans of telling Luz that her father killed his.

** Luz accidentally introduces herself as Luz Noceda-Belos to Amity in the third chapter, with the latter promising to keep it a secret after seeing Luz start to panic over it.

13-year-old Luz Noceda has always been a bit of an odd child with a talent for getting herself into trouble. It isn't her fault, though: she has no idea why weird things keep happening around her, like snakes spontaneously appearing out of nowhere or people she doesn't suddenly going aflame. Thankfully, her mother Camila does, and she's finally willing to tell her daughter the truth. It turns out that Luz is really [[HalfHumanHybrid half-witch]], and her father is Emperor Belos, the powerful tyrant king of a magical land called the Boiling Isles. And with Luz's recent magical outburst getting her expelled from school, the two of them might as well take the opportunity to leave their lives on Earth behind and move into her father's castle.

* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In the show, King was raised by Eda and never knew his origins until Season 2, though he'd grow up with the delusion that he was the King of Demons ([[TheUnreveal though he may still be some form of royalty]]). His broken horn also was the result of an AccidentalKidnapping. Here, King was explicitly raised as demon royalty, having a family who he was very close to; he even lost his horn as a result of trying to protect his sister. By the time he met and befriended Eda, he had already reached adulthood.
* AdaptationalBadass: Luz's HybridPower means that she's got a ''lot'' more mystical might than in canon... but not nearly as much control yet, unfortunately.
* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Luz's first interaction in the Boiling Isles is with her father, Emperor Belos, followed by Kikimora and Lilith, long before she met any of them in canon. Once she does get to leave the castle and explore Bonesborough, she encounters Amity before meeting Eda.

** Luz being half-witch changes the entire beginning of the show. Instead of a book report gone wrong having the principal suggest she be sent to a correctional summer camp, a magical mishap causes more far severe damage that gets her outright expelled, and Camila decides that both she and Luz should permanently move to the Boiling Isles so Luz can finally meet her father and learn to control her powers.

* HalfHumanHybrid: Luz in this story is half-human half-witch, via Belos being her father.

--> '''Eda:''' ''(stopping Luz from spellcasting)'' Kid, you could kill us.

** Though Belos does promise to cure Eda, the agreement is that he'll do so based on Luz's magical progress. As such, the fic's own versions of curse-related plotlines such as [[Recap/TheOwlHouseS1E4TheIntruder "The Intruder"]] or the B-story of "Hooty's Moving Hassle" still occur.

** Luz's status as the Princess of the Boiling Isles (and her mother's status as the Empress) is this to most characters, as neither have been publicly coronated yet. At least, Camila's is. Luz has a lot of trouble keeping her identity under wraps.
** Meanwhile, no one is aware the King really ''is'' the true King of Demons. Or rather, "Ri Kralj, Prince of Demons," who is staying on the Isles to avoid having to take the position. They assume he just likes pretending, and [[CassandraGambit he actively encourages that narrative]]. At one point, [[spoiler:Kikimora]] jokes that Luz could learn a lot from him about deception.

** Subverted for Hawk. [[spoiler:She very much grew up to become as merciless and driven as Emperor Belos, casually threatening to kill her friends whenever they risk the mission.]]

** Luz accidentally introduces herself as Luz Noceda-Belos to Amity in the third chapter, with the latter promising to keep it a secret after seeing Luz's start to panic over it.

** When Belos has her learn to use MindOverMatter spell on a brick, she accidentally sends it into the stratosphere.

** Chapter 9. The audience learns that King is secretly the Prince of Demons and heir to the kingdom of New Demons Land, while King himself learns that he must return home soon to be coronated as king, with it being implied that this is due their mother recently dying.

* DoubleAgent: Subverted. [[spoiler:King assumes Kikimora is this, working for Emperor Belos while feeding information back to New Demon Land. They immediately shut that idea down in disgust, explaining that they pledge loyalty to ''both'' the Boiling Isles and their homeland]].
* TheDreaded: Emperor Belos rules the Boiling Isles with an iron fist, and while his end goal is ultimately to establish a greater sense of peace and order, [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans his methods are violent and spread fear amongst the populace]]. Camila and Luz, being his wife and daughter, are some of the few people that are privy to his softer side. Though, to his credit, his methods arguably do work and he got into power by overthrowing a ''far worse'' individual.

** Chapter 16. [[spoiler: While the previous chapter was the one to reveal that three of the Elite Guard are alternate versions of Luz, Willow, and Gus, this chapter has the audience learn that they come from a BadFuture and are working to ensure this timeline turns out better than theirs. Also, Kikimora is revealed to be working for both the witch and demon royal families, and King develops a new power set.]]

* TheDreaded: Emperor Belos rules the Boiling Isles with an iron fist, and while his end goal is ultimately to establish a greater sense of peace and order, [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans his methods are violent and spread fear amongst the populace]]. Camila and Luz, being his wife and daughter, are some of the few people that are privy to his softer side.

* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In the show, King was raised by Eda and never knew his origins until Season 2, though he'd grow up with the delusion that he was the King of Demons ([[TheUnreveal though he may be some form of royalty]]). His broken horn also was the result of an AccidentalKidnapping. Here, King was explicitly raised as demon royalty, having a father, mother, and sister who he was very close to; he even lost his horn as a result of trying to protect the latter. By the time he met and befriended Eda, he had already reached adulthood.

* AlternateSelf: [[spoiler:The three members of the Royal Guard are older, alternate universe versions of Willow, Luz, and Gus. It has yet to be explained why or how they're even there, or if Belos is even aware he has another version of his daughter under his employ.]]

** Luz's status as the Princess of the Boiling Isles (and her mother's status as the Empress) is this to most characters, as neither have been publicly coronated yet.
** Meanwhile, no one is aware the King really ''is'' the true King of Demons. Or rather, "Ri Kralj, Prince of Demons," who is staying on the Isles to avoid having to take the position. They assume he just likes pretending, and [[CassandraGambit he actively encourages that narrative]].

* OutOfFocus: After the events of "Luz's Moving Hassel", Luz is grounded and forced to help repair the castle for a month. While she still gets a minor subplot regarding her relationship with her mother, since Luz can't leave the castle to interact with most of the cast, she's pushed to the background for a few chapters while other characters such as Boscha get {{a day in the limelight}}.

** [[spoiler:King also undergoes this whenever he makes use of the Deset Ocasu, a relic that amplifies demonic powers.]]

* SecretKeeper: Luz being the daughter of Emperor Belos is a closely-held secret initially only known amongst the Emperor's Coven and a small number of the coven heads.

** What Emperor Belos originally planned to do to Eda in Chapter 5 to [[PapaWolf punish her for endangering Luz]], but Luz talks him out of it by explaining what actually happened.
** Luz does this in a fit of rage to the wizard Adegast in Chapter 7.
* TemptingFate: Luz spent much of "Luz's Moving Hassle: Part 1" promising everyone that "no weird of dangerous hijinks will ensue" from that night's moonlight conjuring. Naturally, everything goes wrong in Part 2, culminating in the castle being all but destroyed by the time Belos and Camila get back.

'''Luz:''' Neither… did I…

-->'''Amity:''' ''(after Luz saves her)'' W- Wow… I didn't know you could do that…\\

* UnskilledButStrong: What Luz lacks in control of her magic, she makes up for it in raw, unfiltered power. Her attempts at doing spells are spontaneous and have a bigger kick to them than thought possible, [[PowerStrainBlackout which can cause Luz to feint from the exertion]].

** [[spoiler: Amity's parents find out in Chapter 15, after forcibly taking her medallion when Luz visits their house.]] Luz has to threaten them with her father's wrath to make sure they keep quiet about it.