"Hah!" Kiyan sliced down the final corrupted monster. He sheathed his trusty iron sword and, together with his teammate Lucian, continued on his journey to purge the darkness from the Shadow Isles once and for all. They were almost at the main fortress, the core of the Shadow Isles. Once they were there, they had to take an action to purge the darkness. Neither Kiyan nor Lucian knew what this action was, but they knew they would find out soon enough. Right in front of them, another wave of corrupted creatures charged forward. Kiyan and Lucian exchanged glances before they readied their weapons. Lucian shot a wave of bullets with extreme precision, hitting a whole row of them right between the eyes. When they fell, Kiyan's blade was there to meet them, slicing them in two without remorse. This was their main strategy. Although there were still some left, the two ignored them, rushing into the fortress.
Once they set foot in the gigantic Shadow Isles fortress, before their eyes was a huge hallway in ruins with a throne at the end. "It's as if there was a kingdom here before..." Kiyan muttered. Lucian nodded in agreement. Right then, there was a rumble, and the ground in front of them erupted, and a pyramid of rock formed. At the top was a long sword. Kiyan walked up to examine it. The sword was expertly crafted, with a long blade that had runic patterns engraved on it. The blade itself was slightly curved. "Could that be what we need to do?" Kiyan asked. "Possibly, but please be careful," Lucian warned. Kiyan walked up the rock formation, and grasped the hilt of the sword with both hands. He then slowly pulled the blade out of the rock. There was a bright light as he did so. He then carefully climbed down to Lucian, blade in hand. "I think... we've done it..." Kiyan said as he turned around. The Shadow Isles were slowly reverting back to their previous state of peace. "At last..." Kiyan said before collapsing. "Kiyan! What's wrong?" Lucian rushed to his teammate's side. "Lucian... I feel a dark power inside... Run... I don't think... I can control myself much longer..." Kiyan said to his teammate. Although it pained him to leave his teammate and trusted friend behind, Lucian knew running was the right thing to do. He rushed out of the castle and ran back towards the Institute of War. Before he left the vicinity, he heard Kiyan cry out in pain. He rushed right back into the castle to see Kiyan lying motionless on the ground, and the sword levitating above him with a sinister dark aura surrounding it. "I told you not to come back..." Kiyan gasped before he cried out once more and the sword flew into his hand. Lucian watched as Kiyan got up, holding the cursed blade. Kiyan started to levitate above the ground. He spread his arms and threw the sword into the air. Dark power spiraled out of the blade, and formed around Kiyan, creating a dark suit of armor. The cape on it was torn, and the armor looked like that of a king, except dark and damaged. A final blast emerged and formed a helmet that concealed Kiyan's face. His eyes were glowing red in the helmet. "Leave this place. You are not welcome here..." Kiyan said in a demonic voice. "Who are you and what have you done to Kiyan?!" Lucian questioned. "I am the forgotten ruler of this place. The buried lord. The Ruined King. And you are not to set foot in here. Leave now." The person continued. "Not until you release Kiyan!" Lucian yelled. "If you will be like that... I have no choice but to send you out by force!" He raised his blade and a dark blast shot out of it. Lucian repeatedly fired at the blast, and moved around, but it was like a homing missile, following his path and rapidly catching up. Lucian yelled as the blast hit him, launching him out of the fortress. He crashed onto the hard ground outside. He had lost both his wife and his trusted friend to the Shadow Isles, and wanted his revenge on this monster. However, he knew that to do so... he would have to slay Kiyan...
On that day, Kiyan was lost to the darkness. The blade had possessed him, using him as a vessel to revive one of the most feared warriors in the history of Runeterra...
The Ruined King...