Hello and welcome back to my Zed x Syndra fan fiction!
DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN'T READ 'UNTAPPED POWER? UNTAPPED EMOTIONS.' THIS WILL SPOIL IT FOR YOU COMPLETELY.
You have been warned!
spiderwilliam13: Dude c'mon, I wouldn't leave ya hanging like that! For Syndra to die and never return, or would I? ;)
ThaKumiho: Thank you! I personally loved the idea of Zed and Syndra being a cute couple, but also kind of 'us against the world' type of relationship so I brought it alive into a story! ^-^ Glad you've enjoyed it! If you do read this second season, I hope you enjoy this just as much, if not more!
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"I must wake up.. I have to.. I can't break the gate and just.. Leave like this.." Her voice was a mix between a whisper and a whimper, soft and gentle.
"Oh, but you can, Syndra. You saved them, you understand that, correct?"
"Yes but.. This feels wrong.. Am I.. Dead?"
The spirit giggled.
"Yes, you are."
"How? How has this happened..."
The rain poured even heavier as Zed crawled closer to Syndra's lifeless body. Shen gently passed her over and placed a hand on Zed's shoulder with his head hung low. All he could do at this point was hold her, and look at her face in the hope she may start moving. He gently moved a hair out of her face and caressed her features. Her face was still warm, and her cheeks still soft and peachy from the rush of blood.
"Syndra.. Please.." He began crying. "Why.. Why has this, happened?"
The other ninja's removed their masks, and held them at arms length. Some begun sniffling, and others were straight up crying. Many were hugging in an attempt to comfort one another. Shen squeezed his grip on Zed ever so tightly to get his attention.
"Zed, I'm sorry.. She's.. Gone." He said mellowly.
"She can't be.. Not like this.. There has to be a way Shen!" He cried louder, looking at Shen and clutching Syndra even tighter.
"Zed, there is nothing we can-"
"Yes, we can." Akali called, sounding weak from crying. Everyone lifted their heads, removed their gaze from Zed and Syndra and directed it over to Akali.
"Soraka."
"The council? Will they grant us this one-off time?" Shen questioned whilst looking at Zed.
"Shen, she saved the WHOLE of Ionia."
Zed clutched her into an even tighter hug.
"I knew she wasn't a bad egg.." Shen said.
"Huh?" Zed mumbled.
"Syndra. I knew she wasn't a bad person. She sacrificed herself."
Zed remained silent, as did everyone else. They all remained silent for only a few moments more when Akali finally spoke.
"We should go. The capital isn't far from here. It'll take us an hour on horseback."
"Then I think we should go. Come on Zed, I'll carry her."
"No, Shen. I'll carry her.." Zed stood up and cradled Syndra in his arms as if he was holding a baby. She looked small, and Shen forgot in the heat of the moment how well-built his younger brother was.
"While we are gone, please, pay these ground respect and restore them. I do not know how long we will be, but remember, Bloodmoon is ongoing. Do not let your guard down, and do not visit any graveyards." Shen ordered. The ninjas, both Kinkou and Shadow Order nodded solemnly and proceeded to tidy up the gardens.
They walked as fast as they could to where they left the horses and departed almost instantly, heading for Ionia's capital city. Akali rode alone, and Zed with Shen. Never had Shen seen a ninja with such emotion before.
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"Why am I moving?"
"They're trying to bring you to life again, Syndra."
"I thought I was dead?"
"You are."
"Then why are they trying?"
"Because they care."
"Who are you?"
No answer.
"Why are you here?"
"Because I am a mental embodiedment of poison."
"Elise's poison?"
"Yes."
"So.. You're her alter ego?"
She giggled.
"Her spirit before she turned into the spider queen."
"How are you here?"
"I do not know, but I am keeping your brain alive. Your body may have given up, but I haven't, and as long as I'm here, you'll stay alive forever, never to deteriorate or drift away. Living off of oxygen as if it's all that will keep you going. I won't give up on you Syndra, and long as Zed never gives up hope or his love for you, I think you will be returning to the living world."
"I'm getting pretty sick of being here. Floating around in a white abyss with a voice in my head. I can't move."
"I know you can't, because you're dead."
"Then allow me to live."
"I can't, that is not my decision."
"Then who's decision is it."
"Soraka's."