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* RaisedLighterTribute: A variation in Chapter 19: during a StreetMusician performance in the Boiling Underworld, the audience raises their index fingers, and waves them while there's a tiny fireball lit at their fingertips.
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* RealityEnsues: As you can see, this story likes to give its characters a reality check.
** Principal Bump has let Boscha get away with many things, but he must put his foot down when the Mandragora could've severely hurt a lot of students.
** The Apex have been terrorizing the Train for a long time, so it's no surprise that the Mana Academy Car, alongside other potential Cars, installed security measures to combat them.
** Since Luz is taking every course at Hexside, of course she's going to have to prepare to take exams from ''every'' class. And some on the same day.
** As the author's note on Chapter 4 argue, although Amity's leg wasn't broken in this story, and she was probably around for the season 1 finale, she wouldn't have been of much help because she'd still be facing against Lilith, one of the strongest witches in the Boiling Isles who made quick work of Gus and Willow.
** The Apex's... "fight" with Boscha leaves them in shambles for one simple reason: the idea of seeing Boscha again causes most of the members, who are children, to run away in sheer terror.
** When Luz's turn comes during the Bard track exam, she begins playing a violin... and turns out to be a DreadfulMusician. Learning how to play an instrument is very different from studying for an exam, so it's very unlikely someone would learn how to play it in a single sitting.
** Also, since Chapter 4 takes place after the season one finale, Luz has gained quite the reputation for proving Emperor Belos is NotSoInvincibleAfterAll.
** Boscha has made quite a name for herself on the Train on the week she's been there. Unfortunately, the stories of her brutality convince Lartsa that she's not worthy of learning Astral Magic, as she's proven herself to be just as unstable as the stories suggested.
** DuelsDecideEverything doesn't apply here: the only reason Lartsa doesn't cancel the duel right then and there is because he wants to see if Boscha's as crazy as the stories make her out to be.
** Astral Magic, as it turns out, requires not only discipline but a great deal of mental stability. So naturally Boscha, who at that point has proven to be a trigger happy psycho, is completely unworthy to learn it.
** Skara refused to break off her friendship with Boscha, even after [[spoiler: Boscha drove every other friend she had away]] out of fear that they would be ostracized. So of course, people not only assume that she's just as bad as Boscha, but that once she's out of the picture, they begin pestering and bullying her.
** Even if a disliked person goes missing, ''somebody's'' bound to notice, ''especially'' if they happen to be their parents. And if the main suspect happens to be a member of a family they dislike...
** Amity not only shows NoSympathy towards Skara when her shoulder's recovering, but [[spoiler: beat up Boscha, Skara's only friend, so badly that she broke and turned into the monster she is today,]] all while she and Boscha would go on to be condemned as bullies, while Amity was seen as better than them. All of this combined causes Skara and Amity to have the ''worst'' relationship out of the three, being build out of absolute spite.
** Even if GettingEatenIsHarmless, the act of being SwallowedWhole is something traumatic. When Willow saves Skara from being [[spoiler: eaten alive by the Dire Mandragora]] the Bard is left practically shaking in her boots.
** OneSidedArmWrestling is played realistically here: the smaller Hazel gets easily beaten when Todd's game begins, while the big and buff Tuba easily destroys it by accident.
** There's only so much abuse someone used as InUniverseCatharsis can take before they call it quits. [[spoiler: Skara effectively decides to ditch the Boiling Isles once she comes to realize she can't keep being their personal stress reliever toy, a decision that nobody gets her to back down from.]]
** Even if you come to realize your mistakes, the damage done ''before'' the realization doesn't magically go away. [[spoiler: Amity grows regretful over her treat ment of Boscha and Skara when they were younger, but the ''years'' of physical and emotional abuse, especially their earlier fight, has caused Skara to be '''done''' with the Blight, to the point she only lasts long enough to say a final goodbye before she leaves.]]
** There's a reason that HealingMagicIsTheHardest: not only are you dealing with the matter of life and death directly, but a single mistake could lead to a catastrophic failure that could cost a life at worst. Due to this, the Healing track is considered the hardest track at Hexside, with only the most talented of witches getting to even apply for it.
** Principal Bump has let Boscha get away with many things, but he must put his foot down when the Mandragora could've severely hurt a lot of students.
** The Apex have been terrorizing the Train for a long time, so it's no surprise that the Mana Academy Car, alongside other potential Cars, installed security measures to combat them.
** Since Luz is taking every course at Hexside, of course she's going to have to prepare to take exams from ''every'' class. And some on the same day.
** As the author's note on Chapter 4 argue, although Amity's leg wasn't broken in this story, and she was probably around for the season 1 finale, she wouldn't have been of much help because she'd still be facing against Lilith, one of the strongest witches in the Boiling Isles who made quick work of Gus and Willow.
** The Apex's... "fight" with Boscha leaves them in shambles for one simple reason: the idea of seeing Boscha again causes most of the members, who are children, to run away in sheer terror.
** When Luz's turn comes during the Bard track exam, she begins playing a violin... and turns out to be a DreadfulMusician. Learning how to play an instrument is very different from studying for an exam, so it's very unlikely someone would learn how to play it in a single sitting.
** Also, since Chapter 4 takes place after the season one finale, Luz has gained quite the reputation for proving Emperor Belos is NotSoInvincibleAfterAll.
** Boscha has made quite a name for herself on the Train on the week she's been there. Unfortunately, the stories of her brutality convince Lartsa that she's not worthy of learning Astral Magic, as she's proven herself to be just as unstable as the stories suggested.
** DuelsDecideEverything doesn't apply here: the only reason Lartsa doesn't cancel the duel right then and there is because he wants to see if Boscha's as crazy as the stories make her out to be.
** Astral Magic, as it turns out, requires not only discipline but a great deal of mental stability. So naturally Boscha, who at that point has proven to be a trigger happy psycho, is completely unworthy to learn it.
** Skara refused to break off her friendship with Boscha, even after [[spoiler: Boscha drove every other friend she had away]] out of fear that they would be ostracized. So of course, people not only assume that she's just as bad as Boscha, but that once she's out of the picture, they begin pestering and bullying her.
** Even if a disliked person goes missing, ''somebody's'' bound to notice, ''especially'' if they happen to be their parents. And if the main suspect happens to be a member of a family they dislike...
** Amity not only shows NoSympathy towards Skara when her shoulder's recovering, but [[spoiler: beat up Boscha, Skara's only friend, so badly that she broke and turned into the monster she is today,]] all while she and Boscha would go on to be condemned as bullies, while Amity was seen as better than them. All of this combined causes Skara and Amity to have the ''worst'' relationship out of the three, being build out of absolute spite.
** Even if GettingEatenIsHarmless, the act of being SwallowedWhole is something traumatic. When Willow saves Skara from being [[spoiler: eaten alive by the Dire Mandragora]] the Bard is left practically shaking in her boots.
** OneSidedArmWrestling is played realistically here: the smaller Hazel gets easily beaten when Todd's game begins, while the big and buff Tuba easily destroys it by accident.
** There's only so much abuse someone used as InUniverseCatharsis can take before they call it quits. [[spoiler: Skara effectively decides to ditch the Boiling Isles once she comes to realize she can't keep being their personal stress reliever toy, a decision that nobody gets her to back down from.]]
** Even if you come to realize your mistakes, the damage done ''before'' the realization doesn't magically go away. [[spoiler: Amity grows regretful over her treat ment of Boscha and Skara when they were younger, but the ''years'' of physical and emotional abuse, especially their earlier fight, has caused Skara to be '''done''' with the Blight, to the point she only lasts long enough to say a final goodbye before she leaves.]]
** There's a reason that HealingMagicIsTheHardest: not only are you dealing with the matter of life and death directly, but a single mistake could lead to a catastrophic failure that could cost a life at worst. Due to this, the Healing track is considered the hardest track at Hexside, with only the most talented of witches getting to even apply for it.
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* RealityEnsues: As you can see, this story likes to give its characters a reality check.
** Principal Bump has let Boscha get away with many things, but he must put his foot down when the Mandragora could've severely hurt a lot of students.
** The Apex have been terrorizing the Train for a long time, so it's no surprise that the Mana Academy Car, alongside other potential Cars, installed security measures to combat them.
** Since Luz is taking every course at Hexside, of course she's going to have to prepare to take exams from ''every'' class. And some on the same day.
** As the author's note on Chapter 4 argue, although Amity's leg wasn't broken in this story, and she was probably around for the season 1 finale, she wouldn't have been of much help because she'd still be facing against Lilith, one of the strongest witches in the Boiling Isles who made quick work of Gus and Willow.
** The Apex's... "fight" with Boscha leaves them in shambles for one simple reason: the idea of seeing Boscha again causes most of the members, who are children, to run away in sheer terror.
** When Luz's turn comes during the Bard track exam, she begins playing a violin... and turns out to be a DreadfulMusician. Learning how to play an instrument is very different from studying for an exam, so it's very unlikely someone would learn how to play it in a single sitting.
** Also, since Chapter 4 takes place after the season one finale, Luz has gained quite the reputation for proving Emperor Belos is NotSoInvincibleAfterAll.
** Boscha has made quite a name for herself on the Train on the week she's been there. Unfortunately, the stories of her brutality convince Lartsa that she's not worthy of learning Astral Magic, as she's proven herself to be just as unstable as the stories suggested.
** DuelsDecideEverything doesn't apply here: the only reason Lartsa doesn't cancel the duel right then and there is because he wants to see if Boscha's as crazy as the stories make her out to be.
** Astral Magic, as it turns out, requires not only discipline but a great deal of mental stability. So naturally Boscha, who at that point has proven to be a trigger happy psycho, is completely unworthy to learn it.
** Skara refused to break off her friendship with Boscha, even after [[spoiler: Boscha drove every other friend she had away]] out of fear that they would be ostracized. So of course, people not only assume that she's just as bad as Boscha, but that once she's out of the picture, they begin pestering and bullying her.
** Even if a disliked person goes missing, ''somebody's'' bound to notice, ''especially'' if they happen to be their parents. And if the main suspect happens to be a member of a family they dislike...
** Amity not only shows NoSympathy towards Skara when her shoulder's recovering, but [[spoiler: beat up Boscha, Skara's only friend, so badly that she broke and turned into the monster she is today,]] all while she and Boscha would go on to be condemned as bullies, while Amity was seen as better than them. All of this combined causes Skara and Amity to have the ''worst'' relationship out of the three, being build out of absolute spite.
** Even if GettingEatenIsHarmless, the act of being SwallowedWhole is something traumatic. When Willow saves Skara from being [[spoiler: eaten alive by the Dire Mandragora]] the Bard is left practically shaking in her boots.
** OneSidedArmWrestling is played realistically here: the smaller Hazel gets easily beaten when Todd's game begins, while the big and buff Tuba easily destroys it by accident.
** There's only so much abuse someone used as InUniverseCatharsis can take before they call it quits. [[spoiler: Skara effectively decides to ditch the Boiling Isles once she comes to realize she can't keep being their personal stress reliever toy, a decision that nobody gets her to back down from.]]
** Even if you come to realize your mistakes, the damage done ''before'' the realization doesn't magically go away. [[spoiler: Amity grows regretful over her treat ment of Boscha and Skara when they were younger, but the ''years'' of physical and emotional abuse, especially their earlier fight, has caused Skara to be '''done''' with the Blight, to the point she only lasts long enough to say a final goodbye before she leaves.]]
** There's a reason that HealingMagicIsTheHardest: not only are you dealing with the matter of life and death directly, but a single mistake could lead to a catastrophic failure that could cost a life at worst. Due to this, the Healing track is considered the hardest track at Hexside, with only the most talented of witches getting to even apply for it.See [[RealityEnsues/InfinityTrainBoilingPoint here]].
** Principal Bump has let Boscha get away with many things, but he must put his foot down when the Mandragora could've severely hurt a lot of students.
** The Apex have been terrorizing the Train for a long time, so it's no surprise that the Mana Academy Car, alongside other potential Cars, installed security measures to combat them.
** Since Luz is taking every course at Hexside, of course she's going to have to prepare to take exams from ''every'' class. And some on the same day.
** As the author's note on Chapter 4 argue, although Amity's leg wasn't broken in this story, and she was probably around for the season 1 finale, she wouldn't have been of much help because she'd still be facing against Lilith, one of the strongest witches in the Boiling Isles who made quick work of Gus and Willow.
** The Apex's... "fight" with Boscha leaves them in shambles for one simple reason: the idea of seeing Boscha again causes most of the members, who are children, to run away in sheer terror.
** When Luz's turn comes during the Bard track exam, she begins playing a violin... and turns out to be a DreadfulMusician. Learning how to play an instrument is very different from studying for an exam, so it's very unlikely someone would learn how to play it in a single sitting.
** Also, since Chapter 4 takes place after the season one finale, Luz has gained quite the reputation for proving Emperor Belos is NotSoInvincibleAfterAll.
** Boscha has made quite a name for herself on the Train on the week she's been there. Unfortunately, the stories of her brutality convince Lartsa that she's not worthy of learning Astral Magic, as she's proven herself to be just as unstable as the stories suggested.
** DuelsDecideEverything doesn't apply here: the only reason Lartsa doesn't cancel the duel right then and there is because he wants to see if Boscha's as crazy as the stories make her out to be.
** Astral Magic, as it turns out, requires not only discipline but a great deal of mental stability. So naturally Boscha, who at that point has proven to be a trigger happy psycho, is completely unworthy to learn it.
** Skara refused to break off her friendship with Boscha, even after [[spoiler: Boscha drove every other friend she had away]] out of fear that they would be ostracized. So of course, people not only assume that she's just as bad as Boscha, but that once she's out of the picture, they begin pestering and bullying her.
** Even if a disliked person goes missing, ''somebody's'' bound to notice, ''especially'' if they happen to be their parents. And if the main suspect happens to be a member of a family they dislike...
** Amity not only shows NoSympathy towards Skara when her shoulder's recovering, but [[spoiler: beat up Boscha, Skara's only friend, so badly that she broke and turned into the monster she is today,]] all while she and Boscha would go on to be condemned as bullies, while Amity was seen as better than them. All of this combined causes Skara and Amity to have the ''worst'' relationship out of the three, being build out of absolute spite.
** Even if GettingEatenIsHarmless, the act of being SwallowedWhole is something traumatic. When Willow saves Skara from being [[spoiler: eaten alive by the Dire Mandragora]] the Bard is left practically shaking in her boots.
** OneSidedArmWrestling is played realistically here: the smaller Hazel gets easily beaten when Todd's game begins, while the big and buff Tuba easily destroys it by accident.
** There's only so much abuse someone used as InUniverseCatharsis can take before they call it quits. [[spoiler: Skara effectively decides to ditch the Boiling Isles once she comes to realize she can't keep being their personal stress reliever toy, a decision that nobody gets her to back down from.]]
** Even if you come to realize your mistakes, the damage done ''before'' the realization doesn't magically go away. [[spoiler: Amity grows regretful over her treat ment of Boscha and Skara when they were younger, but the ''years'' of physical and emotional abuse, especially their earlier fight, has caused Skara to be '''done''' with the Blight, to the point she only lasts long enough to say a final goodbye before she leaves.]]
** There's a reason that HealingMagicIsTheHardest: not only are you dealing with the matter of life and death directly, but a single mistake could lead to a catastrophic failure that could cost a life at worst. Due to this, the Healing track is considered the hardest track at Hexside, with only the most talented of witches getting to even apply for it.
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* StreetMusician: A show made by a few of these is seen in a little segment of Chapter 19, with [[spoiler: Skara]] among their group.
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* InstantMessengerPigeon: In Chapter 19, Skara uses [[spoiler: her Palisman]] as one of these to deliver a message to [[spoiler: the Boiling Isles]] and back.
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* TheSocialDarwinist: Boscha has... a strange version of what she considers "Strong" and "Weak".
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* StaticCharacter: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]]. Thanks to AdaptationExpansion, the Train now identifies different ''types'' of Passenger, and one of them is the Static Passenger. These Passengers have issues that, one way or another, make them ''unable'' to actually change no matter how hard they try, which is made more event by the OminousVisualGlitch of their numbers. Since the Train is all about CharacterDevelopment, what follows is a CatchTwentyTwoDilemma: The Passengers enter the Train to deal with their problems, but Static Passengers ''can't'' work on said problems because their inner demons make them incapable of changing, which is necessary for the Train trip...
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* OneWordTitle: Chapter 13 is simply titled "Armageddon", as it focuses entirely on the MeleeATrois between the Ruby Sulphur Trio, Zenith Fantasy, and [[spoiler: Red Lotus Trio.]]
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* TwentyPercentCooler: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] [[PlayedForDrama for Drama]]. When she's asked what the Boiling Underworld's like, Eda states that it's "like the Boiling Isles, but twenty times more brutal. [[FantasticCasteSystem And with a more rigid caste system]]."
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* TwentyPercentCooler: TwentyPercentMoreAwesome: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] [[PlayedForDrama for Drama]]. When she's asked what the Boiling Underworld's like, Eda states that it's "like the Boiling Isles, but twenty times more brutal. [[FantasticCasteSystem And with a more rigid caste system]]."
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* ABirthdayNotABreak: Boscha was [[spoiler: verbally and physically broken by Amity, and then set on a training regimen that caused her to snap into the monster she is right now]] on [[spoiler: Amity's]] birthday.
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* CoverInnocentEyesAndEars: Grace eventually covers Lucy's eyes and ears as the fight between the Apex and Boscha at Mana Academy progresses. [[BloodierAndGorier Given how much more violent it gets]], ''it was a good call''.
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* AscendedFridgeHorror:
** While it's made clear Boscha's a massive bully, we never see the consequences of said bullying unless it relates to the plot. In here, not only do we see that she's bullied ''a lot'' of people, but that they're all ''pissed off'' and want her to '''pay for it'''.
** Likewise, what happens to those who associate with Boscha is never shown in the main story, especially Skara, who's practically her best friend. In here, it's made blatantly clear Skara's all but stated to be a pariah among her peers, with them being more than eager to use her as stress relief for Boscha's mischief.
** A more specific example happens in Chapter 11, where not only did the tentacle balloon prank get traced back to Boscha's crew, but that there actually ''was'' property damage done to the Isles, like Jerbo's house.
** While it's made clear Boscha's a massive bully, we never see the consequences of said bullying unless it relates to the plot. In here, not only do we see that she's bullied ''a lot'' of people, but that they're all ''pissed off'' and want her to '''pay for it'''.
** Likewise, what happens to those who associate with Boscha is never shown in the main story, especially Skara, who's practically her best friend. In here, it's made blatantly clear Skara's all but stated to be a pariah among her peers, with them being more than eager to use her as stress relief for Boscha's mischief.
** A more specific example happens in Chapter 11, where not only did the tentacle balloon prank get traced back to Boscha's crew, but that there actually ''was'' property damage done to the Isles, like Jerbo's house.
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* InUniverseCatharsis: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]]. Skara is basically this to ''all of Boscha's victims'' in the Boiling Isles, who, with Boscha gone, don't have anybody else to take responsibility for her actions. Not only does being used as a stress reliever tire her out physically or psychologically, but once she reaches her breaking point [[spoiler: thanks to Amity]], she decides enough is enough and [[spoiler: leaves the Boiling Isles before her chain gets pulled yet again.]]
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* SchoolBullyingIsHarmless: [[AvertedTrope Averted]], but when [[TheBully Boscha's]] the main perpetrator, do you really expect anything else? Although, even after she's taken by the Train, the non-Boscha bullying is also shown to be quite damaging, especially with Skara.
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* HealItWithBlood: The blood of a witch attuned with Healing magic can do this, with the most potent being able to ''reattach limbs'' and ''bring small critters back to life''. [[spoiler: Skara has this type of blood, and it's implications got on Cat's nerves.]]
* HealingMagicIsTheHardest: Out of all the tracks in Hexside, the Healing track, and Healing magic in general, is considered the hardest one to take, with only the most talented of witches being able to even apply to it.
* HealingMagicIsTheHardest: Out of all the tracks in Hexside, the Healing track, and Healing magic in general, is considered the hardest one to take, with only the most talented of witches being able to even apply to it.
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* {{Portemanteu]]: The "[[spoiler: Boschazens]]" are called like that as a mix between [[spoiler: Boscha and Denizens.]]
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* {{Portemanteu]]: {{Portemanteu}}: The "[[spoiler: Boschazens]]" are called like that as a mix between [[spoiler: Boscha and Denizens.]]]]
* ThePowerOfBlood: Witch blood can do some magical things depending on what type of magic the witch in question is attuned to: those attuned with Plant magic can make vegetation grow on fertile soil, while those attuned with Healing magic can [[HealItWithBlood outright heal injuries and revive dead critters]].
* ThePowerOfBlood: Witch blood can do some magical things depending on what type of magic the witch in question is attuned to: those attuned with Plant magic can make vegetation grow on fertile soil, while those attuned with Healing magic can [[HealItWithBlood outright heal injuries and revive dead critters]].
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* ImpossibleTask: A Passenger that is either considered "static" or "hopeless" have one of these: both have the same goal of getting their numbers to zero so they can leave, but the former's number's glitched as long as they don't work out the issue that makes them unable to change, and the latter doesn't want to change ''at all''.
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** On the Infinity Train side of things, outside of Lucy, none of the named Apex children showed much personality. The most they did was when Simon and Grace fought, but that's more as a ''group'' rather than as individuals. In here, they're given more concrete personalities: Lucy's a NiceGirl, Lindsay's an AlphaBitch, Todd's a gamer, and Alex is GenreSavvy.
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** On the Infinity Train side of things, outside of Lucy, none of the named Apex children showed much personality. The most they did was when Simon and Grace fought, but that's more as a ''group'' rather than as individuals. In here, they're given more concrete personalities: Lucy's a NiceGirl, Lindsay's an AlphaBitch, Todd's a gamer, and Alex is GenreSavvy.GenreSavvy and afraid of water.
* OminousVisualGlitch: A Passenger's number glitching is the first sign that they're a [[StaticCharacter Static Passenger]].
* OminousVisualGlitch: A Passenger's number glitching is the first sign that they're a [[StaticCharacter Static Passenger]].
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* AvianFlute: [[spoiler: After unlocking her Palisman, Skara begins playing her flute alongside it, bringing this trope to mind.]]
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* {{Duck}}: Discussed. During "The Spelling Bee Car", while explaining the rules of the SpellingBee, Nico brings up the word as an example of easily confused words: once she brings it up, Zenith Fantasy duck for cover, while the Red Lotus Trio looks for actual ducks.
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* MassivelyMultiplayerCrossover: Besides the obvious ones, there's ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica'', ''Mahou Shoujo of the End'', ''Kill la Kill'', ''The Cursed Princess Club'', ''Final Fantasy IV'', ''The Familiar of Zero'', ''Undertale'', ''Duck Hunt'', and [[spoiler: ''Kingdom Hearts''.]] And that's just Act 1!
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* MassivelyMultiplayerCrossover: Besides the obvious ones, there's ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica'', ''Mahou Shoujo of the End'', ''Kill la Kill'', ''Sword Art Online'', ''The Cursed Princess Club'', ''Final Fantasy IV'', ''The Familiar of Zero'', ''Undertale'', ''Duck Hunt'', and [[spoiler: ''Kingdom Hearts''.]] And that's just Act 1!
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* MetaTwist: One regarding a FandomSpecificPlot related to Lumity: the first chapter makes it clear that Boscha can see right through Amity's GibberishOfLove and that she has a crush on Luz. [[TheBully Given how Boscha acts both in canon]], [[AdaptationalJerkass and especially in this story]], you'd expect the rest of the plot to unfold as it normally does, with Boscha hurting or kidnapping Luz to spite Amity. [[spoiler: Instead, Boscha sends Luz a letter not only revealing Amity's feelings for her, but outright ''asking her'' to date Amity so she can stop acting like a lovestruck fool, leading to their RelationshipUpgrade.]]
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* ThatWasNotADream: [[spoiler: Peacock tells this to Chloe after the latter wakes up believing Zenith Fantasy and the end of Chapter 13 were just a dream.]]
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* EyeMotifs: Eyes are a recurring motif in ''Boiling Point'':
** Boscha is ''all about'' eyes: she has a ThirdEye on her forehead, which is her most notable feature, she gets GlowingEyesOfDoom doubling as RedEyesTakeWarning when she gets serious, and [[spoiler: not only does she suffer significant EyeScream during the MeleeATrois, but it's also revealed her ThirdEye is her main source of power.]]
** Also, when a character changes forms, the most clear indicator is the eyes: Boscha's eyes turn red and her sclera becomes pitch black [[spoiler: in her GoldenSuperMode and using ThePowerOfHate]] respectively, Skara gains [[AnimalEyes pidgeon-like eyes]] when she [[spoiler: becomes a half-Griffin]], and Amity gains ExoticEyeDesigns [[spoiler: as a Pseudo-Abomination.]]
** Boscha is ''all about'' eyes: she has a ThirdEye on her forehead, which is her most notable feature, she gets GlowingEyesOfDoom doubling as RedEyesTakeWarning when she gets serious, and [[spoiler: not only does she suffer significant EyeScream during the MeleeATrois, but it's also revealed her ThirdEye is her main source of power.]]
** Also, when a character changes forms, the most clear indicator is the eyes: Boscha's eyes turn red and her sclera becomes pitch black [[spoiler: in her GoldenSuperMode and using ThePowerOfHate]] respectively, Skara gains [[AnimalEyes pidgeon-like eyes]] when she [[spoiler: becomes a half-Griffin]], and Amity gains ExoticEyeDesigns [[spoiler: as a Pseudo-Abomination.]]
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* OCStandIn:
** Boscha is a [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] example. While her personality as a cruel, arrogant bully is kept intact, several layers are added to make her a more complex character, now coming across as TheSocialDarwinist that functions on BlueAndOrangeMorality.
** Skara is a more straightforward example. In canon, she's the InnocentBetaBitch to Boscha's AlphaBitch... and that's it. In here, she's turned into a quirky MagicalFlutist who's a StepfordSmiler BeneathTheMask.
** On the Infinity Train side of things, outside of Lucy, none of the named Apex children showed much personality. The most they did was when Simon and Grace fought, but that's more as a ''group'' rather than as individuals. In here, they're given more concrete personalities: Lucy's a NiceGirl, Lindsay's an AlphaBitch, Todd's a gamer, and Alex is GenreSavvy.
** Boscha is a [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] example. While her personality as a cruel, arrogant bully is kept intact, several layers are added to make her a more complex character, now coming across as TheSocialDarwinist that functions on BlueAndOrangeMorality.
** Skara is a more straightforward example. In canon, she's the InnocentBetaBitch to Boscha's AlphaBitch... and that's it. In here, she's turned into a quirky MagicalFlutist who's a StepfordSmiler BeneathTheMask.
** On the Infinity Train side of things, outside of Lucy, none of the named Apex children showed much personality. The most they did was when Simon and Grace fought, but that's more as a ''group'' rather than as individuals. In here, they're given more concrete personalities: Lucy's a NiceGirl, Lindsay's an AlphaBitch, Todd's a gamer, and Alex is GenreSavvy.
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* GenderNeutralWriting: Employed for the ''Land of the Lustrous'' characters (Phosphophyllite, Bort, Obsidian, and Sensei) and [[spoiler: Chloe's principal.]]
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* TakeANumber: The start of the Spelling Bee Car lampshades this trope, then subverts it: while at the cantina, Alex complains when they need to take a number to wait for their order, believing they'll get a massive number that'll make them wait for ages. Once Lucy grabs a number, however, it turns out it's the very next order.
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* EarpieceConversation: Simon and Grace have this with One-One on the Spelling Bee Car, and the same is presumably true for the other groups assigned to [[spoiler: deal with the Boschazens.]]
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* {{Portemanteu]]: The "[[spoiler: Boschazens]]" are called like that as a mix between [[spoiler: Boscha and Denizens.]]
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* SpellingBee: Naturally, the "Spelling Bee Car" features one of these, though it's rather lowkey and short compared to the rest of the chapter. And also, [[Franchise/LoveLive Nico Yazawa]] is the judge, for some reason.
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* {{Diary}}: The beginning of Act 2 reveals that Amity got one of these from Luz, which she uses to write down and recap what's been happening since the end of Act 1.
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* HallOfMirrors: The beginning of Act 2 has Zenith Fantasy and [[spoiler: Hazel]] walk through one of these. [[spoiler: Along the way, it's discovered that Hazel doesn't have a reflection...]]
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The story's divided in acts. Act 1 began in March 6th, 6th 2021, and ended in April 19th. 19th 2021. A couple days later, an intermission starring Hazel was uploaded as a bridge between both Acts.
Acts. Act 2 began on April 26th, 2021.
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* AscendedExtra: In the canon series, Boscha and Skara are background characters, with only the former having a prominent role in one episode. In this story, they're the protagonist and deutaragonist, respectively.
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* AscendedExtra: AscendedExtra:
** In the canon series, Boscha and Skara are background characters, with only the former having a prominent role in one episode. In this story, they're the protagonist and deutaragonist, respectively.
** In the canon series, Boscha and Skara are background characters, with only the former having a prominent role in one episode. In this story, they're the protagonist and deutaragonist, respectively.
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* Catch22Dilemma: [[StaticCharacter Static Passengers]] are practically this: they're taken by the Infinity Train in order to work out their issues, but they have some underlying issue that makes them unable or unwilling to change, meaning their number never goes up or down, meaning they can't really work on their issues.
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* Catch22Dilemma: [[StaticCharacter Static Passengers]] are practically this: they're taken by the Infinity Train in order to work out their issues, but they have some underlying issue that makes them unable or unwilling to change, meaning their number never goes up or down, meaning they can't really work on their issues. Boscha is ''infuriated'' by this, since she has a humongous number. [[spoiler:Chloe, on the other hand, is known to be frustrated but not as much as Boscha is.]]
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* {{Crossover}}: ''Infinity Train'' meets ''The Owl House'', with some MassivelyMultiplayerCrossover thrown into the mix. Chapter 7 also crossoses over with [[spoiler:''Infinity Train: Blossoming Trail'' by having an alternate version of Chloe Cerise appearing.]]
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* {{Crossover}}: ''Infinity Train'' meets ''The Owl House'', with some MassivelyMultiplayerCrossover thrown into the mix. Chapter 7 also crossoses crosses over with [[spoiler:''Infinity Train: Blossoming Trail'' by having an alternate version of Chloe Cerise appearing.]]
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* DeconstructionFic: Like it's inspiration, ''Boiling Point'' isn't afraid to take apart certain bits and pieces of the show it's based on.
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* DeconstructionFic: Like it's its inspiration, ''Boiling Point'' isn't afraid to take apart certain bits and pieces of the show it's based on.
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* DuelsDecideEverything: ** Boscha challenges King Lartsa to a duel when the astral monarch refuses to teach her Astral Magic; if she wins, he teaches her how to do the magic, unworthy status be damned. [[spoiler: Boscha loses.]]
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* DuelsDecideEverything: DuelsDecideEverything:
** Boscha challenges King Lartsa to a duel when the astral monarch refuses to teach her Astral Magic; if she wins, he teaches her how to do the magic, unworthy status be damned. [[spoiler: Boscha loses.]]
** Boscha challenges King Lartsa to a duel when the astral monarch refuses to teach her Astral Magic; if she wins, he teaches her how to do the magic, unworthy status be damned. [[spoiler: Boscha loses.]]
** Chloe is a mainly heroic figure and a pacifist by nature, so she's shocked at [[spoiler:Lexi using his papers to slice Boscha's eyes as a pragmatic mood and is horrified that she has to ''murder Boscha'' to save the Trian.]]
** In the Intermission, Hazel is no longer is cheerful and sweet after learning the truth about her.
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* TimeSkip: Chapter 4 takes place a week after the end of the Season 1 finale and also the end of Boscha's suspension.
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** Chapter 4 takes place a week after the end of the Season 1 finale and also the end of Boscha'ssuspension.suspension.
** The first chapter of Act 2 is called "One month later", establishing how it's been a month since the end of Act 1.
** Chapter 4 takes place a week after the end of the Season 1 finale and also the end of Boscha's
** The first chapter of Act 2 is called "One month later", establishing how it's been a month since the end of Act 1.
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* TheGoodTheBadAndTheEvil: This is how the MeleeATrois in Chapter 13 is assembled:
** The Good: The Red Lotus Trio, who are legendary heroes of the Infinity Train and are primarily heroic individuals.
** The Bad: Zenith Fantasy, who've long since abandoned their former Apex-like ways, but aren't exactly heroic, mostly fending off for themselves and prioritizing their own survival.
** The Evil: Boscha, hands down. Not only is she the most violent and volatile of her own ensemble, but she enters the fight mentally unstable, suffering SanitySlippage the whole way through until eventually, she can't be reasoned with.
** The Good: The Red Lotus Trio, who are legendary heroes of the Infinity Train and are primarily heroic individuals.
** The Bad: Zenith Fantasy, who've long since abandoned their former Apex-like ways, but aren't exactly heroic, mostly fending off for themselves and prioritizing their own survival.
** The Evil: Boscha, hands down. Not only is she the most violent and volatile of her own ensemble, but she enters the fight mentally unstable, suffering SanitySlippage the whole way through until eventually, she can't be reasoned with.
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* CerebusRetcon: Book 3 of Infinity Train never revealed the source of Hazel's name. In this story, [[spoiler: it's the literal, numerical cypher translation of the number designated to her pod, meaning it's not even an actual ''name''.]]
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* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: By the bucketload. Whether we're talking the Boiling Isles or the Infinity Train, the story's cast is quite large.
* MassivelyMultiplayerCrossover: Besides the obvious ones, there's ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica'', ''Mahou Shoujo of the End'', ''Kill la Kill'', ''The Cursed Princess Club'', ''Final Fantasy IV'', ''The Familiar of Zero'', ''Undertale'', ''Duck Hunt'', and [[spoiler: ''Kingdom Hearts''.]] And that's just Act 1!
* MassivelyMultiplayerCrossover: Besides the obvious ones, there's ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica'', ''Mahou Shoujo of the End'', ''Kill la Kill'', ''The Cursed Princess Club'', ''Final Fantasy IV'', ''The Familiar of Zero'', ''Undertale'', ''Duck Hunt'', and [[spoiler: ''Kingdom Hearts''.]] And that's just Act 1!
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The fanfic can be found [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/29699487/chapters/73537947 here]]
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The fanfic can be found [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/29699487/chapters/73537947 here]]
here]].
Green Phantom Queen of ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrail'' has posted a {{prequel}} story, ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/30837935 Infinity Train: Melancholy Afterlife]]'' which describes how Chloe of the Vermillion encountered Lexi in this universe.
Green Phantom Queen of ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrail'' has posted a {{prequel}} story, ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/30837935 Infinity Train: Melancholy Afterlife]]'' which describes how Chloe of the Vermillion encountered Lexi in this universe.
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* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Depends on the situation.
** Whenever Boscha fights somebody, she and the one she's talking to let the other one finish no issue.
** [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] in Chapter 11. While Viney does get to monologue for a long time while trying to [[spoiler: defuse the situation with the half-griffinified Skara]] it's made clear she only got as far because the perpetrators didn't care: as soon as they get bored, they cut her off.
** Whenever Boscha fights somebody, she and the one she's talking to let the other one finish no issue.
** [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] in Chapter 11. While Viney does get to monologue for a long time while trying to [[spoiler: defuse the situation with the half-griffinified Skara]] it's made clear she only got as far because the perpetrators didn't care: as soon as they get bored, they cut her off.
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* TheLastOneOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: The Items of the Archfiends: While Rubicante, Scarmiglione, and Cagnazzo have physical items (a Cloak, Arm, and Shield, respectively), Barbariccia has Winds. As in, the ability to ''actually control'' the wind. The Cat quickly lampshades this.
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* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: Near the end of Chapter 14, before Skara [[spoiler: leaves for the Boiling Underworld]], Amity tries to apologize for [[spoiler: the brutal beating she gave her]], but Skara's having none of it. Granted, given the bad blood between the two of them, the friendship would've failed with or without the plot.
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* HealingHerb: Some of these are sold in the BlackMarket. [[spoiler: Skara gathers some of these in order to create a healing potion for Puddles.]]
* HealingPotion: The bulk of Chapter 11's involves Skara trying to create one of these in order to heal the Boscha-made wounds of Puddles, Viney's Griffin companion. [[spoiler: However, it has the side effect of turning any non-Griffin entity who drinks it into a half-Griffin... which Skara ends up experiencing firsthand.]]
* HealingPotion: The bulk of Chapter 11's involves Skara trying to create one of these in order to heal the Boscha-made wounds of Puddles, Viney's Griffin companion. [[spoiler: However, it has the side effect of turning any non-Griffin entity who drinks it into a half-Griffin... which Skara ends up experiencing firsthand.]]
