Chapter 1: The Five Mages

AN: This is my first fanfic ever. I hope that whoever reads this likes it, I tried to make this story good as hard as I could. Feel free to review, I'd love to know what do you think about my fanfic. And enjoy this read (If I make any stupid mistakes in spelling or vocabulary, I'm not actually an native english speaker, so please don't rage, I'll correct it if possible).

The redhead arrived at Steel Peak. It was a very beautiful city on the Ironspike Mountains. Also, it was the capital of the independent kingdom of Trigum. Trigum was the kingdom that rose from the rests of the now gone Institute of War. It was home to many former summoners and to mages from all over Valoran. It was said that the ruler of said kingdom was the most powerful mage in the world, but no one was certain about who was the king, apart from its citizen. The kingdom also had lots of common citizen who weren't mages, but those had way less influence than the magic adept population. There, she met one old acquaintance of hers.

"Lulu! Where were you? It has been years since I've last met you!"

"Oh, the strawberry wants to play?"

"Nevermind. Have you seen someone else from the old times?"

"Yes, she has. And you'd better not say my name as loud as hers."

"I see. Anyways, it is nice to see you. I guess you are still together then?"

"Of course! Why would I be here with her if not for that reason?"

"Sir, they have arrived."

"Good. I had started to get impatient. Bring them here as soon as possible."

"Understood. They'll be here within fifteen minutes."

Four very powerfull mages, known and feared all over Valoran, were walking down a hallway in their host's mansion. The fire mage, a beautiful red haired woman that seemed to be in her early twenties, broke the silence.

"So, where were you all these years, Veigar?"

"None of your concern, fire mage."

"Don't be impolite like that, you muffin!"

"Lulu, how many times will I have to tell you to stop calling me like that?"

"More than you will be able to, my cupcake." Said the Fae Sorceress.

"I guess I can't argue with that. Anyways, does any of you know why were we called here? Or at least who called us?"

"I have no idea." Was the answer of both the fire mage and the ionian sorceress.

"I guess we are going to do a sweep through the softwoods, chasing off the rabbits that invaded the black marsh." Lulu said. Nobody bothered to point out that what she said made no sense.

"Well, we will soon know, anyways." The Ionian sorceress said as they arrived to the end of the hallway, pointing at an rune-engraved door.

"I hope so. Shall we?" Asked the yordle sorcerer after the doors were opened.

As the four mages entered the room, the lights inside it shifted from a very deep shade of green to a much brighter blue. "Ah, I see you are here already! I hope you will forgive me for not preparing a proper welcoming party, but I had no time for such frivolities. Anyways, we need to talk about very serious matters, but we could do it later." A metallic voice announced.

The jaw of all the four mages, even that of Lulu, dropped as they saw who was the mysterious man that had called them for a meeting. They were quite sure it was a wizard or some kind of magician from the message they received, but they would never had believed that magician to be Xerath, the infamous Shuriman ascended Magus.

The first to recover from the shock was the redhead: "Teacher, what are you doing here? I thought you were in Shurima, or in the Institute ruins!"

"Wait what TEACHER?" Both Veigar and the Ionian asked in unison. Xerath had only taken in one student in his whole existence, which meant…

"ANNIE! You changed so much! I couldn't even recognize you!" The Ionian exclaimed full of surprise.

"You have changed nothing, though." The ascendant immediately said. "Except maybe a slight change in your power. It seems like you have earned more control over your magic. How hard have you been training, Syndra?"

Annie and Veigar looked a bit stunned as they recognized the ionian

"Heh, you got me. I guess different clothing and a bit of cloaking magic aren't enough to deceive you."

"You are right on that guess. Anyways, I think we had enough briefing. You must be tired from traveling through the Ironspike Mountains. Feel free to rest now, this servant here will take you to your rooms. We shall meet again after the lunch tomorrow, and I will tell you all that I need you to know."

"Yeah, I guess I could use some rest" Annie said.

"Me too. I'm not used to having to walk, but the Mountains were too close to some cities I would rather not be identified by, so no hovering magic on the way."

"Let's go, my gateau! You will not forget this night even after your socks have gone to the flower's mansion!" Veigar blushed heavily after that comment from Lulu, while Annie and Syndra laghed as hard as it was possible for them and Xerath chuckled. Xerath then said to Lulu: "Enjoy your night, but try to let the poor fool to have some rest. I do not want to see him sleeping during our meeting tomorrow". Veigar only blushed harder while Annie and Syndra were trying to stop their laughter. They were able to calm down about two minutes later.

"Well, this man here is my butler, Charles. He will show you the rooms you will be staying for now. If you need anything, feel free to call his name. The magic I infused the rooms with will be sure to warn him and he will be with you as soon as possible. Now, if you excuse me, I will take my leave. I still need to do a bit of research for an important subject we will discuss tomorrow." After saying that, the Ascendant hovered out of the room and let the other four mages with the butler.

"Master Syndra, Master Hastur, Master Lulu and Master Veigar, I will show you your rooms. Please follow me."

"OK."

"Certainly."

"With rapidityness!"

"Lead the way."

Annie entered her room and was surprised by how the room was inside. "I guess Teacher knows more about me than I supposed. How did he discover where I had left Tibbers?" She had been expecting the room to be a place like her old room in the now fallen Institute, but it was nothing like that. Her room in the Institute was a standart room for champions, and had just a bit of decoration she had bought. This room though was full of decorations that she instantly loved. It was pink, her favorite color. Also, her pet was in the room already.

Whatever, I guess the old guy has a trick up his sleeve. "Come here Tibbers!" As she called, a teddy bear like creature looked towards her and then immediately started sprinting towards her, jumping at her and hugging her tightly. "Did you miss me that much? I guess it was a good idea to get you back in an animated form so that you could walk even in the small size." The living teddy bear just kept hugging her.

I wonder how the other rooms are like…

"Master Syndra, this is your room. I do hope it pleases you."

"Very much, actually. Thank you, Charles." Syndra politely said, while looking around her room. It had taken her by surprise how the room actually looked nice and comfortable. It was just like the master bedroom in her palace at Ionia, except by the size of the room and a few different decorations. The mattress looked even softer than her bed, with the fluffiest pair of pillows she had ever seen on it. She couldn't wait to lie down the bed and test if it was as confortable as it seemed.

"Very well, I will leave you by yourself now. There is a bit of tea in that cupboard if you want some."

She nodded while the butler left the room. She instantly went to the cupboard. It was green tea, her favorite.

Seems like Xerath knows me better that I would ever imagine.

"My brownie, what are you doing there?"

"Can you at least decide which kind of cake are you going to call me?"

"Of course not! Wouldn't want to anger the butterflies and weeds, would we?"

Veigar just gave up. There was just no way he could win an argument against Lulu. "At least keep a pattern, then"

"I am following one, marshmallow."

Veigar sighed. All Charles did while watching the scene unfold was keep his calm temper, Veigar noticed. I am going to like this servant. Maybe even consider him worth to talk with sometimes.

"Master Lulu, Master Veigar, this is your room."

"Wait, ours?"

"Yes, Master Xerath asked me to get only one room for both of you."

Damnit Xerath! I am going to have your head on a pike for this!

"Hey Veigar, what are you waiting?" Lulu had a smile he had never seen on her before. A seductive smile. She also had removed her hat and was unbuttoning her dress. On a second thought, I probably will be thanking him for this. And did she just call me Veigar?

AN: Do you like it? Do you want me to continue writing? Do you think I write badly? Do you want me to burn in hell? WAIT THAT WAS A RETORICAL QUESTION! WHAT DO YOU MEAN WITH 'Yes'?

I guess I had that coming, should not have asked if someone wanted me to suffer forever. :(