Today was the day...I died...
I don't know how to feel about death.
Sadness deepens within me as I think about the many things I won't be able to do...
Graduate. Get married. Grow old. I think I will miss not living the most.
Worry constantly goes through my head about my loved ones though. What will they think? How will they react?
The most important question is...
Will I finally be able to see Heaven?
Today was the day...I died...
So why does it look like I took a wrong turn and went to Hell?
SEVEN HOURS BEFORE...
As the high councillor looked out towards the mountain view, a summoner walked in bowing respectfully before sitting down and awaiting the concerned word of her Elder.
"You wished to see me sir?" She spoke out, anxious and concerned about why it was of such importance for her to be in the Elder's presence.
"Yes...Yes I did..."
It was quiet once again as the young council member started getting nervous by the minute.
"Is it bad, sir?"
"Of course not. It's the best news I have received" He scolded.
"Yet you look troubled, sir..." The young girl flinched.
It took a while for the high councillor to reply to that. Yes, it was certainly the best thing he had discovered. But he was afraid of the consequences it would emit, if this rumour ever got out.
"What I say in this room, must stay in this room...Is that understood?" The high elder asked as he faced the young girl.
The young girl nodded quickly in hoping to avoid another scolding.
"I have evidence of a world not far from here. A living and breathing world like ours but devoid of all magic, conflict and war" The high elder spoke out.
The young summoner gaped at her elder. This was far from good news. It was another planet altogether!
"That's an amazing discovery, sir! But I am unworthy of this knowledge-
"Nonsense girl. I only told you because the rest of the council is against this"
"Against what, my lord?"
The high lord was once again in silence, planning on how he should say it.
"What do you think of the Champions we have here, girl?" He asked, completely ignoring her question.
"They are the best or the best my lord. The Institute of War is-"
"Yes I know, the best thing to happen to Runeterra..." He sighed, cutting her off.
"My lord, without this place, the whole world would be consumed by war by now. Millions would have perished if not for you!" She stated as if she was placing her elder on a pedestal.
"Yes I know, child. But that has not stopped the fighting has it?" He asked her.
"My lord?" She called out of concern.
"My dream was to create this Institute so that war between our neighbouring states can stop and we can finally live in peace. But all I did was give them an arena to cause them even more reason to create bloodshed. What's worse, they can't die here. Most Champions here don't see the Institute as an honoured fighting ritual, they see it as a blood sport" The old elder finally sat down and placed his hands on his head, tired and exhausted.
"My lord, I did not know..." She answered as she placed a hand on her elder's back as if to comfort him.
"So I am asking you child to please...help me..."
"Of course my lord! Whatever you wish" She said with pure confidence.
"In this new world, peace is mostly known throughout most of their land. If war were ever to commit, it would be far away from innocents. Even so, the people there often have gatherings to create an agreement between neighbouring countries to continue the peaceful way so that the next generation would not have to suffer." He explained to the young summoner.
"What an amazing world. It sounds like the total opposite from ours" She smiled as she tried her best to imagine it.
"Which is exactly my point...I need your help in finding a Champion that will represent the meaning of peace"
The young summoner stared in shock at her elder.
"You want me to teleport a Champion from the new world?" She asked with a shudder.
She was greeted by silence before finally obtaining an answer.
"Yes"
"I'm not ready! I can barely order anyone around in the rift, let alone summon a champion!" The young girl started freaking out as she started pacing in front of her elder. "No one ever listens to me! The other summoners think I'm a joke-"
"FAUNA!"
The young summoner stayed silent as the elder grabbed her hands and squeezed them gently.
"Please..." He begged one last time.
She sighed one last time before kneeling down in front of her elder.
"What do I need to do?"
"I just need you to summon the Champion, Fauna. Whoever they are, they must be of pure soul" He explained.
"Yes sir. When do we summon the new champion?" She asked.
"Tonight. The faster, the better" He ordered. "You will be the Champion's guide to this world. This will be your responsibility. If there are any problems, you invoke my name. Is that understood?"
"Yes sir" Fauna nodded.
"Very good" He nodded as he let go of her hands.
As the elder got up, it was a sign for Fauna to leave the room. She stopped before touching the door.
"Sir?"
"Yes?"
Silence followed before Fauna could ask her question.
"The world devoid of war. What's it called?" She asked.
The High Elder smiled before answering a single word...
"Earth"