Chapter 1.
The old man lay frail in his bed, a simple white sheet tossed over him in a pitiful attempt to cover the pool of blood that was gathering. Around him, a thousand lit candles sparkled with the life that was ending. He stared out into the space gathering him. He saw a flicker of light in the dark attic of his house. As he gathered himself for his journey to death, he thought of his life. What a waste…
The young boy scampered along, beckoning his friends to move faster. "Come on! It won't be long before they start." He expertly sidestepped a chariot full of armor-clad soldiers. Sneakily grabbing a biscuit from a nearby cart, he sped along until he reached the gathering of people. Ahead of them was a general with an assortment of pins and medals attached to his uniform. On the platform with him were two soldiers flanking him and no doubt many more snipers and security officers out of sight.
"Good day, Noxus. Last night, our beloved lord had perished in his sleep. As we are mourning, it is of the utmost importance that we elect a new official." The general spoke with tears, but his words had no sadness to them. "The elections will be held in exactly 3 days from now. Gather yourselves here for the election. Now, may I please introduce to you the two candidates." The crowd cheered as he waved forth a young man with jet-black hair arranged in a spiky crown-like shape. He wore a spiky armguard with a fur coat and waved to the crowd, which went wild. "This is Draven!" He beckoned for Draven to step back as he allowed another man to take the stage. This one lacked the amount of confidence the first one had, but his eyes looked like pure death. His blue cloak was pulled up behind him, and he seemed to glare at the audience. "Talon!" The crowd gave a half-hearted smile, but their real focus was on Draven, who had started spinning some razor sharp axes up in the air, catching them easily. "Ladies and Gentlemen, that is all for today. See you next time." The ground shook as the crowd stamped their feet, cheered, and slowly dispersed.
Swain shook off his coat and tossed it to the side which Darius expertly caught. "My Lord, is everything going to plan?" Swain smirked.
"Once Talon's dead, there will be no one else to take the throne. The question is, do you think you can control your fool of a brother?"
Darius nodded, emotionless. "That kid will give you the throne, easily. All he wants in life is fame and glory."
Swain smiled, the smile of blood and murder. "Well that's settled. Good night." The lights flickered off as Swain, the Master Tactician, went to sleep.
Meanwhile…
Ezreal looked at his friend. "Teemo, are we ready?"
Teemo peeked out from the pile of bags that were growing. "We should be okay with this. I've confirmed their forms with Caitlyn, and she signed the waivers."
Ezreal smiled. Teemo was going to bring a group of the orphans from Bandle City together on an "adventure" led by Ezreal. He felt bad for the poor kids, having survived in Bandle City without parents for so long until last year when the new orphanage was built. Teemo scampered out of the pile of bags.
"Ezreal, let me verify our plans with you. We're going to travel around the mountains, into the "magical and unexplored" cave that you found, have many picnics and breaks along the way, and end up in the desert, where we'll spend a few nights camping and head back. Is that correct?"
Before Ezreal could answer, a little hand reached out and tapped Teemo's arm. He looked down. A tiny purple girl stood there, complete with a puny wand and a cute little hat.
"Hey Lulu." The little girl stared up at Ezreal with her cute eyes, wide open. "Hi Mr. Ezreal! Are you ready for our big adventure?" Her little fairy jittered along happily as she spoke.
Ezreal smiled. He could never remember a time when Lulu wasn't smiling. As he prepared for his journey, he thought what a gorgeous world it was.
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