Chapter 1: Tragedy
The wind was singing a calm breeze; the trees were blossoming a pink and calm color. It was a very calm spring morning in Ionia, and a lovely song was ringing throughout the air. Akali was breathing in the beautiful morning air and thinking about how great and peaceful her country was after a brutal conflict with the Noxians the month before. She sighed, though, thinking, true balance never comes swift; there will always be trouble, even if there is peace. Nevertheless, Akali is happy that everything was back to normal; no more wars or brutal conflicts. Wearing a green jacket and jeans, she walks back to the home of her clan, the Kinkou; a group of 3 shadow warriors protecting the equilibrium of Valoran. She is greeted by the other two warriors, Shen, a strong and willful man, and Kennen, an yordle with remarkable speed. They were, oddly, playing League of Legends."You know true fighters don't play video games, right?" Akali asked. Shen answers in a humorous tone, "I needed a break from training. At least I'm still fighting the darkness, virtually." Akali chuckled and blushed, and she decided to join them for the rest of the morning.
Once noon hit, the trio decided to eat out for lunch. As they approached the restaurant, they meet Irelia, the Captain of the Ionian Guard, talking to a few of the locals. "It's been peaceful times, huh?' Shen says as he greets Irelia. She replies,"Yeah, it's feels great to not worry about an attack every 5 seconds." Shen laughs. Akali asked, "Would you like to join us with some lunch?" Irelia happily said yes, and soon the group finally settled in a restaurant. They ate seafood, talked, and drank some beer together. However, none of them expected the turn of events that was bound to happen.
After paying for lunch, the four head back to the Kinkou house. As they talked, Shen receives a text message from an unknown source. "You don't know me, but you're about to," it read. Hmm, Shen thought, what could that mean? When they reached the house, Shen immediately notices something odd-a package with an anonymous source-waiting at the door. "Oh great, maybe some more of that Doran item bullshit," Akali said. She went up and grabbed the package. Shen then heard a beeping sound within the package. Oh, no, he thought. Shen snapped the package from Akali and tried to throw it away from the house; however, a strong wind blew the box the other way and it came tumbling down the streets of Ionia. In an instant, the fuse was lit, and Ionia was about to change forever.
The package blew up on the street and decimated everyone within the town. It let out a huge roar and buildings and people flew around like toys. It left a mysterious green gas that consumed the town and sky. Both the Kinkou warriors and Irelia are stunned. Never in their life have they seen such a big phenomena. "What the fuck was that?" Irelia asks in shock. "I don't want to know," Akali answered as she coughed. Shen, quietly, finds another message on his phone: "/3. This is just the beginning", it said. Who are you?! He asked alarmingly. Kennen, as he stares at the broken shops and streets below, notices something, though. "Uh, guys?" Kennen stutters, "look at what's happening." The four look down and can't believe what was happening.
The townspeople, who seemed to be dead or badly wounded, started rising like they were just asleep. A green light emits as they open their eyes. They start making harsh and rude noises, and walked in a very disorderly manner. "Oh, hell no," Irelia and Akali say quietly. "Zombies? I never knew they would come this early," Shen whispers to Kennen. "No, they look worse than that," Kennen whispers back. The gas then disperses slowly throughout the perimeters of the town. "A new darkness is rising," Akali says firmly. "And the threatening of Ionia once again returns," Irelia finishes as she stares at the ruined town. The four exchange nods.
Time to get back to work.