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* AdaptationalVillainy:
** The very premise of this fic is several instances of misfortune keep driving Luz to commit increasingly heinous acts, all while she starts to grow mad with power.
** Boscha is this to a lesser extent. [[spoiler:When she admits she has feelings to an unconscious Amity while visiting her at the hospital, it's heavily implied that after she asks her out to Grom, once the two are in a relationship, Boscha will be a very controlling girlfriend. It doesn't help that [[SacredFirstKiss she steals Amity's first kiss]] [[DudeShesLikeInAComa while she's still unconscious]]]].
** The very premise of this fic is several instances of misfortune keep driving Luz to commit increasingly heinous acts, all while she starts to grow mad with power.
** Boscha is this to a lesser extent. [[spoiler:When she admits she has feelings to an unconscious Amity while visiting her at the hospital, it's heavily implied that after she asks her out to Grom, once the two are in a relationship, Boscha will be a very controlling girlfriend. It doesn't help that [[SacredFirstKiss she steals Amity's first kiss]] [[DudeShesLikeInAComa while she's still unconscious]]]].
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* AdaptationalVillainy: The very premise of this fic is several instances of misfortune keep driving Luz to commit increasingly heinous acts, all while she starts to grow mad with power.
** Boscha is this to a lesser extent. [[spoiler:When she admits she has feelings to an unconscious Amity while visiting her at the hospital, it's heavily implied that after she asks her out to Grom, once the two are in a relationship, Boscha will be a very controlling girlfriend. It doesn't help that [[SacredFirstKiss she steals Amity's first kiss]] [[DudeShesLikeInAComa while she's still unconscious]]]].
** Boscha is this to a lesser extent. [[spoiler:When she admits she has feelings to an unconscious Amity while visiting her at the hospital, it's heavily implied that after she asks her out to Grom, once the two are in a relationship, Boscha will be a very controlling girlfriend. It doesn't help that [[SacredFirstKiss she steals Amity's first kiss]] [[DudeShesLikeInAComa while she's still unconscious]]]].
* DisabilitySuperpower: Hunter's lack of a bile sac prevents him from falling victim to Luz's [[EnergyAbsorption Gluttonous Devouring]].
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* DisabilitySuperpower: Hunter's lack of a bile sac prevents him from falling victim to Luz's [[EnergyAbsorption Gluttonous Devouring]].
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* GodzillaThreshold: Luz is so desperate to be able to learn magic again, she conducts the Sabbath ritual, unleashing the Phantoms on the Boiling Isles.
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* SanitySlippage: All the power Luz gets goes to her head, and not even the guidance of people like her friends and Eda can stop her from ending her crusade. [[spoiler: Come her raid on the Conformatorium and she's led to believe she accidentally killed Willow. But it turns out to be an illusion by Adrien. Suffice to say at this point, Luz absolutely [[LaughingMad snaps.]] ]][[spoiler: Learning about her alternate self who becomes Kamen Rider Witch does not do her sanity any favors either.]]
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* SanitySlippage: All the power Luz gets goes to her head, and not even the guidance of people like her friends and Eda can stop her from ending her crusade. [[spoiler: Come her raid on the Conformatorium and she's led to believe she accidentally killed Willow. But it turns out to be an illusion by Adrien. Suffice to say at this point, Luz absolutely [[LaughingMad snaps.]] ]][[spoiler: snaps]]. Learning about her alternate self who becomes Kamen Rider Witch does not do her sanity any favors either.]]
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Sometimes a hero rises to inspire hope and bring about great and lasting change to the world. But the opposite is true as well, a villain can rise and bring about great and lasting change. This is the story of a girl named Luz Noceda, known in her world as Kamen Rider Witch, but what would happen if Luz could no longer use magic? What if her great hope was turned into despair? Come and journey with me as we see this beacon of hope become a herald of darkness.
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* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: While Luz in the main fic is the more heroic Kamen Rider Witch, this fic shows her becoming Kamen Rider Oscura, a Rider with unbelievably powerful magic. Since this fic branches off from the events of [[Recap/TheOwlHouseS1E5Covention "Covention"]], it also means that Luz never discovers the ice, plant, or fire glyphs, as well as any of the associated combos she learns in the second season of the show.
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* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: While Luz in the main fic is the more heroic Kamen Rider Witch, this fic shows her becoming Kamen Rider Oscura, a Rider with unbelievably powerful magic. Since this fic branches off from the events of [[Recap/TheOwlHouseS1E5Covention "Covention"]], "[[Recap/TheOwlHouseS1E5Covention Covention]]", it also means that Luz never discovers the ice, plant, or fire glyphs, as well as any of the associated combos she learns in the second season of the show.
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** [[ForWantOfANail As a result of Lilith managing to hide her cheating during Luz and Amity's witches' duel]], the Everlasting Oath not only forces Luz to admit that she isn't a witch to everyone watching at the arena, but the Oath physically prevents her from learning any form of magic. Any time Luz tries drawing the light glyph, the only spell she still knows at this point, only results in her body being grievously harmed and left with a nasty scar. [[CoveredWithScars And because Luz keeps doing this]]...
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** [[ForWantOfANail [[PointOfDivergence As a result of Lilith managing to hide her cheating during Luz and Amity's witches' duel]], the Everlasting Oath not only forces Luz to admit that she isn't a witch to everyone watching at the arena, but the Oath physically prevents her from learning any form of magic. Any time Luz tries drawing the light glyph, the only spell she still knows at this point, only results in her body being grievously harmed and left with a nasty scar. [[CoveredWithScars And because Luz keeps doing this]]...
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* HopeSpot: [[spoiler:Amity seems to be successful in killing Oscura and ending her reign of terror... until Oscura reveals [[ActuallyADoombot Amity only killed a doppelganger of hers]]]].
** [[spoiler:Morton comes up with a potion to break the Everlasting Oath. Problem solved! Except Luz' stomach can't handle the potion and she just winds up vomiting it out before it has a chance to work.]]
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* HopeSpot: [[spoiler:Amity seems to be successful in killing Oscura and ending her reign of terror... until Oscura reveals [[ActuallyADoombot Amity only killed a doppelganger of hers]]]].
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** [[spoiler:Amity seems to be successful in killing Oscura and ending her reign of terror... until Oscura reveals [[ActuallyADoombot Amity only killed a doppelganger of hers]]]].
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** [[spoiler:Amity seems to be successful in killing Oscura and ending her reign of terror... until Oscura reveals [[ActuallyADoombot Amity only killed a doppelganger of hers]]]].
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** Wrathful Destruction channels all of Oscura's fury into a devastating blast that annihilates anything in its path [[WalkingWasteland with absolutely no hope of life reemerging from it]].
** Gluttonous Devouring [[BroughtDownToNormal completely drains all of the magic from its targets]], even magical items like [[spoiler:Lilith's Palisman]].
** Prideful Strength boosts her magical and physical strength, and [[PsychoactivePowers if she feels more confident in her strength, her powers get even stronger]].
** Lusting Control [[TruthSerums forces the target to tell Oscura the truth]].
** Slothful Slowing allows Oscura to [[TimeStandsStill slow down time to a near standstill]] for either herself or any victim she chooses.
** Greedy Stealing can steal magic like the Gluttonous Devouring ring, but instead of destroying magic, it simply [[EnergyAbsorption siphons it from the victim to boost Oscura's own strength]].
** Envious Creation lets Oscura to either [[ThePowerOfCreation create perfect duplicates of things]] or [[MasterOfDisguise change her physical appearance]].
** Gluttonous Devouring [[BroughtDownToNormal completely drains all of the magic from its targets]], even magical items like [[spoiler:Lilith's Palisman]].
** Prideful Strength boosts her magical and physical strength, and [[PsychoactivePowers if she feels more confident in her strength, her powers get even stronger]].
** Lusting Control [[TruthSerums forces the target to tell Oscura the truth]].
** Slothful Slowing allows Oscura to [[TimeStandsStill slow down time to a near standstill]] for either herself or any victim she chooses.
** Greedy Stealing can steal magic like the Gluttonous Devouring ring, but instead of destroying magic, it simply [[EnergyAbsorption siphons it from the victim to boost Oscura's own strength]].
** Envious Creation lets Oscura to either [[ThePowerOfCreation create perfect duplicates of things]] or [[MasterOfDisguise change her physical appearance]].
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** Wrathful Destruction channels '''Wrathful Destruction''': Channels all of Oscura's fury into a devastating blast that annihilates anything in its path [[WalkingWasteland with absolutely no hope of life reemerging from it]].
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**Gluttonous Devouring '''Gluttonous Devouring''': [[BroughtDownToNormal completely Completely drains all of the magic from its targets]], even magical items like [[spoiler:Lilith's Palisman]].
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**Prideful Strength boosts her '''Prideful Strength''': Boosts Oscura's magical and physical strength, and [[PsychoactivePowers if she feels more confident in her strength, her powers get even stronger]].
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**Lusting Control '''Lusting Control''': [[TruthSerums forces the target to tell Oscura the truth]].
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**Slothful Slowing allows '''Slothful Slowing''': Gives Oscura to [[TimeStandsStill slow down time to a near standstill]] for either herself or any victim she chooses.
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**Greedy Stealing can '''Greedy Stealing''': Is able to steal magic like the Gluttonous Devouring ring, but instead of destroying magic, it simply [[EnergyAbsorption siphons it from the victim to boost Oscura's own strength]].
**Envious Creation lets '''Envious Creation''': Allows Oscura to either [[ThePowerOfCreation create perfect duplicates of things]] or [[MasterOfDisguise change her physical appearance]].
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler: How Luz sees her new regime as Empress Oscura. The stifling coven system is outlawed and everyone is free to be who they want to be... or else.]]
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The fic, part of the ''Fanfic/DisneyRiders'' series, can be read on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/38841297/chapters/97126371 here]], and on Website/FanfictionDotNet [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14081884/1/Kamen-Rider-Witch-Alternative-The-Ballad-of-Oscura here]].
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The fic, part of the ''Fanfic/DisneyRiders'' series, can be read on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/38841297/chapters/97126371 here]], and on Website/FanfictionDotNet Website/FanFictionDotNet [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14081884/1/Kamen-Rider-Witch-Alternative-The-Ballad-of-Oscura here]].
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** To a lesser extent, Oscura is not about to take any slaves. In her words, there’s enough of that nonsense on Earth.
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* SanitySlippage: All the power Luz gets goes to her head, and not even the guidance of people like her friends and Eda can stop her from ending her crusade. [[spoiler: Learning about her alternate self who becomes Kamen Rider Witch does not do her sanity any favors either.]]
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* SanitySlippage: All the power Luz gets goes to her head, and not even the guidance of people like her friends and Eda can stop her from ending her crusade. [[spoiler: Come her raid on the Conformatorium and she’s led to believe she accidentally killed Willow. But it turns out to be an illusion by Adrien. Suffice to say at this point, Luz absolutely [[LaughingMad snaps.]] ]][[spoiler: Learning about her alternate self who becomes Kamen Rider Witch does not do her sanity any favors either.]]
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* ThenLetMeBeEvil: [[spoiler: Luz manages to liberate the isles from both the tyranny of Belos and the oppressive coven system, but does she receive gratitude? Think again! Because she slaughtered so many in her way to Belos and wrought so much destruction with little to no remorse, and the fact that she [[CassandraTruth had no evidence of Belos' true intentions]] and [[DidntThinkThisThrough only realized after the fact that she could've made Belos confess to the islands himself]]. So, no one believes she did the right thing. In fact, she's greeted with an angry mob calling her a monster and a murderer. Luz decides that if she's going to be branded a monster, then a monster she'll be. Thus, she gives herself the new name of Oscura, becomes a dark rider, and begins her new regime as the new empress of the Boiling Isles.]]
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* ThenLetMeBeEvil: [[spoiler: Luz manages to liberate the isles from both the tyranny of Belos and the oppressive coven system, but does she receive gratitude? Think again! Because In the midst of her crusade, she slaughtered so many in her way to Belos and wrought so much destruction with little to no remorse, and add the fact that she [[CassandraTruth had no evidence of Belos' true intentions]] and [[DidntThinkThisThrough only realized after the fact that she could've made Belos confess to the islands himself]]. So, no one believes she did the right thing. In fact, she's greeted with an angry mob calling her a monster and a murderer. Even her own friends and Eda, her adoptive mother has turned on her. So Luz decides that if she's going to be branded a monster, then a monster she'll be. Thus, she gives herself the new name of Oscura, becomes a dark rider, and begins her new regime as the new empress of the Boiling Isles.]]
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* SanitySlippage: All the power Luz gets goes to her head, and not even the guidance of people like her friends and Eda can stop her from ending her crusade. [[Spoiler: [[spoiler: Learning about her alternate self who becomes Kamen Rider Witch does not do her sanity any favors either.]]
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* ThenLetMeBeEvil: [[Spoiler: [[spoiler: Luz manages to liberate the isles from both the tyranny of Belos and the oppressive coven system, but does she receive gratitude? Think again! Because she slaughtered so many in her way to Belos and wrought so much destruction with little to no remorse, and the fact that she [[CassandraTruth had no evidence of Belos' true intentions]] and [[DidtThinkThisThrough [[DidntThinkThisThrough only realized after the fact that she could've made Belos confess to the islands himself]]. So, no one believes she did the right thing. In fact, she's greeted with an angry mob calling her a monster and a murderer. Luz decides that if she's going to be branded a monster, then a monster she'll be. Thus, she gives herself the new name of Oscura, becomes a dark rider, and begins her new regime as the new empress of the Boiling Isles.]]
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Because Lilith got away with secretly helping Amity cheat at the witches' duel, Luz was sent down the path of darkness that caused her to conquer the Boiling Isles. Of course, as far as Amity is concerned, she believes that ''she's'' this trope.
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* ThenLetMeBeEvil: [[Spoiler: Luz manages to liberate the isles from both the tyranny of Belos and the oppressive coven system, but does she receive gratitude? Think again! Because she slaughtered so many in her way to Belos and wrought so much destruction with little to no remorse, and the fact that she [[CassandraTruth had no evidence of Belos' true intentions]] and [[DidtThinkThisThrough only realized after the fact that she could've made Belos confess to the islands himself]]. So, no one believes she did the right thing. In fact, she's greeted with an angry mob calling her a monster and a murderer. Luz decides that if she's going to be branded a monster, then a monster she'll be. Thus, she gives herself the new name of Oscura, becomes a dark rider, and begins her new regime as the new empress of the Boiling Isles.]]
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Because Lilith got away with secretly helping Amity cheat at the witches' duel, Luz was sent down the path of darkness that caused her to conquer the Boiling Isles. Of course, as far as Amity is concerned, she believes that ''she's'' thistrope.trope.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler: How Luz sees her new regime as Empress Oscura. The stifling coven system is outlawed and everyone is free to be who they want to be...or else.]]
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Because Lilith got away with secretly helping Amity cheat at the witches' duel, Luz was sent down the path of darkness that caused her to conquer the Boiling Isles. Of course, as far as Amity is concerned, she believes that ''she's'' this
* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler: How Luz sees her new regime as Empress Oscura. The stifling coven system is outlawed and everyone is free to be who they want to be...or else.]]
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''Kamen Rider Witch Alternative: The Ballad of Oscura'' is a FusionFic between ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' and ''Franchise/KamenRider'', specifically ''Series/KamenRiderWizard'', written by Creator/MichaelRavencroft.
Sometimes a hero rises to inspire hope and bring about great and lasting change to the world. But the opposite is true as well, a villain can rise and bring about great and lasting change. This is the story of a girl named Luz Noceda, known in her world as Kamen Rider Witch, but what would happen if Luz could no longer use magic? What if her great hope was turned into despair? Come and journey with me as we see this beacon of hope become a herald of darkness.
The fic, part of the ''Fanfic/DisneyRiders'' series, can be read on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/38841297/chapters/97126371 here]], and on Website/FanfictionDotNet [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14081884/1/Kamen-Rider-Witch-Alternative-The-Ballad-of-Oscura here]].
!!''Kamen Rider Witch Alternative: The Ballad of Oscura'' provides examples of:
* AdaptationExpansion: The effects of the Everlasting Oath are given more detail here than they were in canon.
* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: While Luz in the main fic is the more heroic Kamen Rider Witch, this fic shows her becoming Kamen Rider Oscura, a Rider with unbelievably powerful magic. Since this fic branches off from the events of [[Recap/TheOwlHouseS1E5Covention "Covention"]], it also means that Luz never discovers the ice, plant, or fire glyphs, as well as any of the associated combos she learns in the second season of the show.
* AdaptationalWimp: [[spoiler: Amity, Hunter, and Emperor Belos don't become Kamen Riders in this fic.]]
* AdaptationalVillainy: The very premise of this fic is several instances of misfortune keep driving Luz to commit increasingly heinous acts, all while she starts to grow mad with power.
** Boscha is this to a lesser extent. [[spoiler:When she admits she has feelings to an unconscious Amity while visiting her at the hospital, it's heavily implied that after she asks her out to Grom, once the two are in a relationship, Boscha will be a very controlling girlfriend. It doesn't help that [[SacredFirstKiss she steals Amity's first kiss]] [[DudeShesLikeInAComa while she's still unconscious]]]].
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:After she blatantly admits she doesn't love her family, it's hard to feel bad for Odalia when Oscura brutally kills her]].
* BreakTheCutie: '''''WHERE. DO WE. BEGIN?'''''
** [[ForWantOfANail As a result of Lilith managing to hide her cheating during Luz and Amity's witches' duel]], the Everlasting Oath not only forces Luz to admit that she isn't a witch to everyone watching at the arena, but the Oath physically prevents her from learning any form of magic. Any time Luz tries drawing the light glyph, the only spell she still knows at this point, only results in her body being grievously harmed and left with a nasty scar. [[CoveredWithScars And because Luz keeps doing this]]...
** Just when it seems like Morton managed to create a potion capable of breaking the Everlasting Oath, it doesn't work because Luz's biology isn't able to process the ingredients, causing her to vomit several times.
** Luz is reduced to begging Amity to undo the Everlasting Oath, and points out that even if she chooses to leave the Boiling Isles, people will see her scars and assume Camila has been abusing her.
** Just when it seems like things couldn't get worse for Luz, [[spoiler:the revelation that there is a version of her who never had to suffer like she did causes her to have a slight mental breakdown before she decides to team up with the Collector]].
** [[spoiler:Amity is forced to see her poor choices lead to Luz becoming an unstoppable tyrant, and all she can do is try in vain to make up for her mistake by attempting to kill her, [[MurderSuicide and then herself]]]].
* TheCanKickedHim: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. [[spoiler:One of Amity's many plans to kill Oscura had her ambush her while she was in the bathroom. Even though Oscura had seen thwarting Amity's assassination attempts as a game, [[EvenEvilHasStandards she was so upset that she and Amity agreed that the bathroom was off-limits]]]].
* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to the author's other works, as well as both pieces of source material, this fic is much more bleak.
* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:Odalia is killed by Oscura late into the fic. To a lesser extent, the Owl Beast is also killed when Oscura cures Eda of her curse]].
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Luz/Oscura rises to power, and nobody is able to stop her as she plans to conquer Earth and show them her wrath, planning to ally with the Collector to do so. To make things worse, Belos has become a Phantom, and successfully created a portal to escape the Demon Realm]].
* DisabilitySuperpower: Hunter's lack of a bile sac prevents him from falling victim to Luz's [[EnergyAbsorption Gluttonous Devouring]].
* {{Elseworld}}: This is a story that shows what could have happened if Amity didn't undo the Everlasting Oath.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler:When the Collector tells Oscura about how there is an alternate version of Luz who is a hero with a happy life, [[LaughingMad Oscura's psychotic laughter]] at the realization that she’s the only version of her who is suffering is enough to slightly disturb him]].
* FailureMontage: During the final chapter, Amity is subjected to one of these as [[spoiler:all of her attempts to kill Oscura are easily thwarted by her, all while Oscura herself sees it as a game]].
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: When it seems like Willow is mortally wounded by one of Luz's spells, Luz isn't able to heal her, even though in the last chapter, she was able to bring Eda back from the brink of death and even heal her curse entirely. Not long after "Willow" dies, Luz realizes that it was an illusion by Adrian, which explains why her magic couldn't heal her.
* GodzillaThreshold: Luz is so desperate to be able to learn magic again, she conducts the Sabbath ritual, unleashing the Phantoms on the Boiling Isles.
* HopeSpot: [[spoiler:Amity seems to be successful in killing Oscura and ending her reign of terror... until Oscura reveals [[ActuallyADoombot Amity only killed a doppelganger of hers]]]].
* ItsAllMyFault: Because Amity never undid the Everlasting Oath even when Luz begged her to, [[spoiler:she believes that she's the reason Oscura is ruling over the Boiling Isles, and makes it her personal goal to assassinate her before killing herself]].
* MeaningfulRename: [[spoiler:As she seizes control of the Boiling Isles, Luz starts to call herself Oscura. “Luz” is a name that means "light" in Spanish, and "Oscura" means "dark"]].
* MookCarryover: [[spoiler:The Phantoms are commanded by Oscura instead of Tiamat and the Titan in this fic]].
* MurderSuicide: [[spoiler:What Amity plans to do to Ocsura as atonement for letting her rise to power in the first place]].
* MythologyGag: [[Series/KamenRiderZiO Woz]] is revealed to be narrating the fic like how he narrated the events of his own series.
* PlotRelevantAgeUp: The Sabbath physically ages Luz up several years after she gets the Philosopher's Stone.
* SanitySlippage: All the power Luz gets goes to her head, and not even the guidance of people like her friends and Eda can stop her from ending her crusade.
* SevenDeadlySins: Oscura's most powerful rings are themed after the Seven Deadly Sins.
** Wrathful Destruction channels all of Oscura's fury into a devastating blast that annihilates anything in its path [[WalkingWasteland with absolutely no hope of life reemerging from it]].
** Gluttonous Devouring [[BroughtDownToNormal completely drains all of the magic from its targets]], even magical items like [[spoiler:Lilith's Palisman]].
** Prideful Strength boosts her magical and physical strength, and [[PsychoactivePowers if she feels more confident in her strength, her powers get even stronger]].
** Lusting Control [[TruthSerums forces the target to tell Oscura the truth]].
** Slothful Slowing allows Oscura to [[TimeStandsStill slow down time to a near standstill]] for either herself or any victim she chooses.
** Greedy Stealing can steal magic like the Gluttonous Devouring ring, but instead of destroying magic, it simply [[EnergyAbsorption siphons it from the victim to boost Oscura’s own strength]].
** Envious Creation lets Oscura to either [[ThePowerOfCreation create perfect duplicates of things]] or [[MasterOfDisguise change her physical appearance]].
* SkewedPriorities: When Amity confesses to using an Everlasting Oath on someone, Odalia panics, not because of what could happen to the person Amity used the spell on, but because she's afraid of getting sued by the victim. Once she learns that the Everlasting Oath was used on a human child, she stops worrying entirely.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Because Lilith got away with secretly helping Amity cheat at the witches' duel, Luz was sent down the path of darkness that caused her to conquer the Boiling Isles. Of course, as far as Amity is concerned, she believes that ''she's'' this trope.
Sometimes a hero rises to inspire hope and bring about great and lasting change to the world. But the opposite is true as well, a villain can rise and bring about great and lasting change. This is the story of a girl named Luz Noceda, known in her world as Kamen Rider Witch, but what would happen if Luz could no longer use magic? What if her great hope was turned into despair? Come and journey with me as we see this beacon of hope become a herald of darkness.
The fic, part of the ''Fanfic/DisneyRiders'' series, can be read on Website/ArchiveOfOurOwn [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/38841297/chapters/97126371 here]], and on Website/FanfictionDotNet [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14081884/1/Kamen-Rider-Witch-Alternative-The-Ballad-of-Oscura here]].
!!''Kamen Rider Witch Alternative: The Ballad of Oscura'' provides examples of:
* AdaptationExpansion: The effects of the Everlasting Oath are given more detail here than they were in canon.
* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: While Luz in the main fic is the more heroic Kamen Rider Witch, this fic shows her becoming Kamen Rider Oscura, a Rider with unbelievably powerful magic. Since this fic branches off from the events of [[Recap/TheOwlHouseS1E5Covention "Covention"]], it also means that Luz never discovers the ice, plant, or fire glyphs, as well as any of the associated combos she learns in the second season of the show.
* AdaptationalWimp: [[spoiler: Amity, Hunter, and Emperor Belos don't become Kamen Riders in this fic.]]
* AdaptationalVillainy: The very premise of this fic is several instances of misfortune keep driving Luz to commit increasingly heinous acts, all while she starts to grow mad with power.
** Boscha is this to a lesser extent. [[spoiler:When she admits she has feelings to an unconscious Amity while visiting her at the hospital, it's heavily implied that after she asks her out to Grom, once the two are in a relationship, Boscha will be a very controlling girlfriend. It doesn't help that [[SacredFirstKiss she steals Amity's first kiss]] [[DudeShesLikeInAComa while she's still unconscious]]]].
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:After she blatantly admits she doesn't love her family, it's hard to feel bad for Odalia when Oscura brutally kills her]].
* BreakTheCutie: '''''WHERE. DO WE. BEGIN?'''''
** [[ForWantOfANail As a result of Lilith managing to hide her cheating during Luz and Amity's witches' duel]], the Everlasting Oath not only forces Luz to admit that she isn't a witch to everyone watching at the arena, but the Oath physically prevents her from learning any form of magic. Any time Luz tries drawing the light glyph, the only spell she still knows at this point, only results in her body being grievously harmed and left with a nasty scar. [[CoveredWithScars And because Luz keeps doing this]]...
** Just when it seems like Morton managed to create a potion capable of breaking the Everlasting Oath, it doesn't work because Luz's biology isn't able to process the ingredients, causing her to vomit several times.
** Luz is reduced to begging Amity to undo the Everlasting Oath, and points out that even if she chooses to leave the Boiling Isles, people will see her scars and assume Camila has been abusing her.
** Just when it seems like things couldn't get worse for Luz, [[spoiler:the revelation that there is a version of her who never had to suffer like she did causes her to have a slight mental breakdown before she decides to team up with the Collector]].
** [[spoiler:Amity is forced to see her poor choices lead to Luz becoming an unstoppable tyrant, and all she can do is try in vain to make up for her mistake by attempting to kill her, [[MurderSuicide and then herself]]]].
* TheCanKickedHim: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. [[spoiler:One of Amity's many plans to kill Oscura had her ambush her while she was in the bathroom. Even though Oscura had seen thwarting Amity's assassination attempts as a game, [[EvenEvilHasStandards she was so upset that she and Amity agreed that the bathroom was off-limits]]]].
* DarkerAndEdgier: Compared to the author's other works, as well as both pieces of source material, this fic is much more bleak.
* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:Odalia is killed by Oscura late into the fic. To a lesser extent, the Owl Beast is also killed when Oscura cures Eda of her curse]].
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Luz/Oscura rises to power, and nobody is able to stop her as she plans to conquer Earth and show them her wrath, planning to ally with the Collector to do so. To make things worse, Belos has become a Phantom, and successfully created a portal to escape the Demon Realm]].
* DisabilitySuperpower: Hunter's lack of a bile sac prevents him from falling victim to Luz's [[EnergyAbsorption Gluttonous Devouring]].
* {{Elseworld}}: This is a story that shows what could have happened if Amity didn't undo the Everlasting Oath.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler:When the Collector tells Oscura about how there is an alternate version of Luz who is a hero with a happy life, [[LaughingMad Oscura's psychotic laughter]] at the realization that she’s the only version of her who is suffering is enough to slightly disturb him]].
* FailureMontage: During the final chapter, Amity is subjected to one of these as [[spoiler:all of her attempts to kill Oscura are easily thwarted by her, all while Oscura herself sees it as a game]].
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: When it seems like Willow is mortally wounded by one of Luz's spells, Luz isn't able to heal her, even though in the last chapter, she was able to bring Eda back from the brink of death and even heal her curse entirely. Not long after "Willow" dies, Luz realizes that it was an illusion by Adrian, which explains why her magic couldn't heal her.
* GodzillaThreshold: Luz is so desperate to be able to learn magic again, she conducts the Sabbath ritual, unleashing the Phantoms on the Boiling Isles.
* HopeSpot: [[spoiler:Amity seems to be successful in killing Oscura and ending her reign of terror... until Oscura reveals [[ActuallyADoombot Amity only killed a doppelganger of hers]]]].
* ItsAllMyFault: Because Amity never undid the Everlasting Oath even when Luz begged her to, [[spoiler:she believes that she's the reason Oscura is ruling over the Boiling Isles, and makes it her personal goal to assassinate her before killing herself]].
* MeaningfulRename: [[spoiler:As she seizes control of the Boiling Isles, Luz starts to call herself Oscura. “Luz” is a name that means "light" in Spanish, and "Oscura" means "dark"]].
* MookCarryover: [[spoiler:The Phantoms are commanded by Oscura instead of Tiamat and the Titan in this fic]].
* MurderSuicide: [[spoiler:What Amity plans to do to Ocsura as atonement for letting her rise to power in the first place]].
* MythologyGag: [[Series/KamenRiderZiO Woz]] is revealed to be narrating the fic like how he narrated the events of his own series.
* PlotRelevantAgeUp: The Sabbath physically ages Luz up several years after she gets the Philosopher's Stone.
* SanitySlippage: All the power Luz gets goes to her head, and not even the guidance of people like her friends and Eda can stop her from ending her crusade.
* SevenDeadlySins: Oscura's most powerful rings are themed after the Seven Deadly Sins.
** Wrathful Destruction channels all of Oscura's fury into a devastating blast that annihilates anything in its path [[WalkingWasteland with absolutely no hope of life reemerging from it]].
** Gluttonous Devouring [[BroughtDownToNormal completely drains all of the magic from its targets]], even magical items like [[spoiler:Lilith's Palisman]].
** Prideful Strength boosts her magical and physical strength, and [[PsychoactivePowers if she feels more confident in her strength, her powers get even stronger]].
** Lusting Control [[TruthSerums forces the target to tell Oscura the truth]].
** Slothful Slowing allows Oscura to [[TimeStandsStill slow down time to a near standstill]] for either herself or any victim she chooses.
** Greedy Stealing can steal magic like the Gluttonous Devouring ring, but instead of destroying magic, it simply [[EnergyAbsorption siphons it from the victim to boost Oscura’s own strength]].
** Envious Creation lets Oscura to either [[ThePowerOfCreation create perfect duplicates of things]] or [[MasterOfDisguise change her physical appearance]].
* SkewedPriorities: When Amity confesses to using an Everlasting Oath on someone, Odalia panics, not because of what could happen to the person Amity used the spell on, but because she's afraid of getting sued by the victim. Once she learns that the Everlasting Oath was used on a human child, she stops worrying entirely.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Because Lilith got away with secretly helping Amity cheat at the witches' duel, Luz was sent down the path of darkness that caused her to conquer the Boiling Isles. Of course, as far as Amity is concerned, she believes that ''she's'' this trope.
