*Hey, everyone. I decided to write a fanfiction for Jhin, a character from Leauge of Legends. This is basically the backstory of Jhin and how he, as the title says, descended into the abyss. If you're wondering about my Left 4 Dead 2 story I will continue it eventually, but I'm experimenting right now with this so please understand. Hope you enjoy! :D*

Ionia was always known as the region of culture and the best art dealers and traders in Runeterra. One of the particularly popular artists was a guy named Jhin who lived with his parents in the city of Navori. Navori was also popular for having various magical creatures around the borders of the city. They were considered the symbol of Navori and that's what made it different from other areas of Ionia. Navori was a mostly peaceful city which had beautiful monuments and landscapes which made it one of the most beautiful cities of Ionia. It was also close to the shore so boats from both Piltover and Zaun could sail to it directly, Zaun could sail to it a little better, though, since they were on the north side of their island where they had a better route to it.

One of the particularly impactful artists was a guy named Jhin who made various commissions, art trades and deals with various people. He was also an amazing artist, as well as a genuinely nice person.

It was a beautiful day at Navori and Jhin decided to take a stroll around the art shops. He saw some particularly nice artwork and he walked up to various galleries before making some actual deals.

Art dealer (looking up to Jhin): "Ah, hello there, good sir, can I interest you in my fine paintings and frames?"

Jhin (examining the material and stock): "I appreciate the warm welcome. I'm just eyeing these frames, I might need some brass frames, any chances you have these?"

Art dealer (turning around and looking at his stock): "It's your lucky day, sir, we got some fresh ones, brand new delivered straight from Demacia."

Jhin (refreshing and calm): "Ah, those are the best kind, I will take exactly 4 of them, please."

Art dealer: "That will be 20 gold coins."

Jhin offers up a small bag full of gold coins.

Art dealer (thankfully and cheerfully while checking the bag): "Thank you very much for your purchase. If you decide to come back, you're always welcome."

Jhin (cheerfully): "Thank you, have a nice day."

Jhin takes the frames and gives a small bow. The art dealer nods and gets back to work serving the next customer.

Jhin takes his frames and decides to buy some new brushes and pallets.

Jhin (thinking): "I do have some money saved up so I'm just gonna refresh my inventory."

Jhin was going to a nearby paint tool store which he visits regularly until a fresh painting from a nearby art gallery caught his eye. It was clearly painted recently. He saw some interesting details and he decided to walk up to the gallery. The dealer at the gallery was a young woman who was the owner of the shop. She had no customers serving so Jhin walked up to the counter.

Jhin: "Good day."

The woman: "Hello, sir, what can I do for you?"

Jhin (pointing at the painting): "I was eyeing your painting on the wall, over here. I can tell it's fresh. What is it about?"

The painting had some kind of treasure or gold pile under a throne which had a very detailed human on top of it dressed like a king surrounded by skeletons dressed like peasants and villagers who were offering their food, gold or any valuable belongings to the king.

The woman: "Oh, this? This is a concept I thought of when I started reading books of old rulers of these lands. They were very unwilling to help the population. They often didn't care about the poor people and just started charging people insane fines for basically no reason."

Jhin (intrigued): "Very interesting, any chance this is for sale, it's giving me some inspiration."

The woman (surprised): "I didn't think anyone would be willing to buy this, how much are you willing to give for it?"

Jhin (reaching into his bag): "Anything you offer."

The woman (thinking): "What about 50 gold?"

Jhin (pulling out a few coins worth 10 gold each): "Here you are, appreciate your politeness. Also, keep creating art, you have amazing potential."

The woman (waving Jhin goodbye): "Thank you very much, kind sir. Enjoy the rest of your day!"

Jhin set out to the art tool store he was heading to earlier. He opened the door and entered the store. He noticed an art dealer who was sitting in a chair reading a book and waiting for customers. Nobody besides the dealer was in the room.

Jhin (waving his hand to the store dealer): "Arslan!"

Arslan (putting his book down): "Ah, Jhin!"

The two friends went up and shared a handshake.

Arslan: "Welcome, welcome. What can I interest you in?"

Jhin: "I could use a refresh of every kind of brush and brand new pallets. I'm willing to give any gold you offer."

Arslan: "Okay, let me see. (picking up every kind of brush and new pallets in his stock) what about these?"

Jhin: "These look perfect. I'll take them."

Arslan: "Great. (heading to his counter) That will be 125 gold, please."

Jhin (handing the gold to him): "Here you go."

Arslan (happily): "Thank you very much, my friend. If you any need any equipment, find me."

Jhin (starting to pick his items up): "I always will, thank you!"

Jhin left the shop with his equipment and went back to his house to start painting. On his way to the house, he saw some art dealers and painters he knew and he chatted with them. After all, Jhin was pretty popular in his hometown. He eventually arrived at his house and he opened the front door.

Jhin's father: "Ah, son, you're here. You had a commissioner come in today while you were out. Your mother has the order."

Jhin (with a small bow): "Thank you, father."

Jhin walks up the stairs to the second floor and notices his mother.

Jhin: "Mother, father told me we had a commissioner today, mind giving me the details?"

Jhin's mother: "Of course, son, here, I wrote it for you in this letter."

Jhin (with a small bow): "Thank you, I'll go to my room and begin."

Jhin walked into his room and closed the door behind him. His room was neat and clean. He had a big window with the sun shining into the room, creating a beautiful atmosphere. The bed was well organized and there was a closet in the corner filled with neatly hung up clothes inside. He had some chests lying around here and there which were used for storing his art supplies. There was a big wooden easel in the middle of the room which had a chair in front of it. Various paintings were hung up on the wall and were lined up on the sides of the wall. The scent of a fresh canvas and new frames fresh delivered filled the room with a pleasant aroma.

Jhin breathed in the morning air and the aroma around his room in a big breathe in and decided to sit down in his chair and opened the letter.

The commissioner decided to stay anonymous. It was understandable for some people not wanting their name revealed and Jhin understood that.

It seemed like a pretty simple commission. The commissioner wanted a pink orchid tree planted at the top of a hill with waterfalls in the background. Jhin started with a few lines for the landscape.

*A bit later.*

Jhin noticed that he nearly finished in less than 3 hours and was happy with his work. He felt like the commissioner would be very pleased with the result. In the letter, it said that Jhin should leave the painting in a nearby art gallery Jhin visited a few times in the last few days. The commissioner would then pick up the painting from the art gallery, as well as leave money so the commission would stay anonymous. Jhin followed the commissioner's instructions and delivered the painting to the art gallery. After 2 days he picked up the money from the art gallery. This was basically how Jhin would paint his paintings and take commissions. He spends a lot of time and effort on them and he was genuinely happy with his overall lifestyle. A few days after his latest commission Jhin decided to visit other parts of Runeterra. He had been to Demacia a few times before and he immediately fell in love with their frame making skills. He decided to visit Demacia again by ship to go over the sea and then by a chariot that he would pay for to ride from the shores of Zaun all the way to Demacia. By buying more supplies recently, Jhin has been preparing for the trip that would come up in a few days. One morning, Jhin was packing some items into his backpack which led his father to be curious.

Jhin's father (curiously): "Oh, Jhin, are you preparing for a trip?"

Jhin (putting his backpack on his back): "Yes, father, apologies for not mentioning it earlier, I needed to prepare for the trip."

Jhin's father (reassuring): "Ah, no trouble, be safe and have a nice trip, my son."

Jhin (with a small bow): "Thank you, father."

Jhin stepped out of his house and saw a chariot with 2 horses and a charioteer waiting for him to board it.

Jhin (apologetic): "So sorry for the wait, sir, I couldn't find some equipment for a while."

Charioteer: "No trouble, hop in and we're off to the docks."

Jhin (placing his backpack and bags at the back of the chariot): "Alright, I'm ready, let's hit the road.

The charioteer whipped his ropes and the horses started to move the chariot. Jhin quickly caught a glance of his mother waving him goodbye from a window on the second floor of his house. He waved back. He knew this trip would be one of his best yet.

*End of Chapter 1.

The 2nd chapter will most likely be up Sunday or next week, depending on how busy I am. Thank you if you read this and I hope you enjoyed! :D*