Hey everyone! You may find some similarities between this and Ahri's warrior. Yes, that's not accidental. I've taken great inspiration from that story. It's a really captivating one, and I hope this one will be alright for you guys as well. Hope you enjoy. J
This takes place in the same AU where Tryn doesn't exist, and where Alistair and Ashe are the King and Queen of Freljord. This is established in "Frozen Lightning" made by me as well. :D
The quiet rumble of suspense echoed throughout the court. It was deathly quiet. Eyes stared down on the man on the center of the room, like knives penetrating flesh.
"Icarus, you will be exiled to a random exoplanet, for extreme insubordination, and obstruction of justice. Due to your hindering of government activities and events, you may never return here. Your life, as it is, is in your hands now. Do you have any last words?"
He paused for a moment.
"I hope all of you go to hell." He said through gritted teeth.
"Farewell, Icarus."
A bright light filled the room, and Icarus was gone.
"What happened to me?" she thought to herself. "I certainly did not have nine tails before. And I'm pretty sure I didn't have hair as well. Does fur count as hair?"
She was… What? She was… human? But that can't be… She was—
Crash. Her thoughts were abruptly cut off when a bright light filled the skies of Ionia, and a beam of pure energy blasted from the point and into the ground, shaking the trees, producing a thunderous rumble from beneath.
"What the hell was that?!" She thought, her eyes widening as she ran hurriedly towards the huge crater.
She made sure to be cautious, as there could be anything. She was… scared. What could be inside?
"It could be anything… It could be a monster, a new Baron, a Dragon… Another Teemo! I hate that guy. Oh god…" her thoughts were becoming increasingly rapid and ridiculous as she neared the edge of the crater. She hesitated for a moment.
"God damnit, I have to look!" and she forced herself to take a look inside the crater.
She was certainly not expecting this.
A man, probably no more than 25, lay there, unconscious.
She was utterly bewildered. She stood there, unmoving, for a couple of minutes, before the man started to stir.
"Urghhh…" Icarus moaned.
He took a few tentative grasps on his sides, as if he was blind. Ahri couldn't help but giggle.
"Who's there?" Icarus asked nervously. Ahri didn't reply.
"I said who's there?" he asked again. Ahri, again, didn't respond.
Icarus took a few more gropes to the side, before slowly opening one of his eyes. He looked at the fox-woman, and immediately slumped.
"That's new…" he said simply.
"Are…. Are you… Okay?" The fox-woman asked, wide-eyed and alert, albeit shakily. She still couldn't quite master her new voice just yet.
"I guess…" he slowly tried to stand up, trying his best not to fall over. He failed miserably.
The fox-woman noticed, this, and immediately pounced into the crater, circling the sides of the crater before taking hold of Icarus.
"Arghhh…" he moaned again. "Not good. Not good at all. But uh… hey… I like your skin." He noted. Her skin was soft to the touch.
"I... Thank you!" Ahri replied happily, but the shakiness in her voice was still evident.
"You seem tense. What's up?" Icarus asked, despite his extreme fatigue, he tried his best to remain vigilant.
"It's… I'm just not… Used to this."
"Argh… Wait, hang on, I think I can stand now."
"Are… you sure?"
"Yes, yes." Icarus replied. He stood up, did a few test walks, before crouching down again "Not bad, but wobbly. Anyways… What's up?"
"I'm just not used to being… a human."
"Are you implying you weren't a human before?" Icarus asked, curious.
"Well, I was a fox." She replied happily.
"That explains… those." He pointed slowly at the tails, which were waving around her, slowly.
"Do you like them?" she asked seductively, before moving her tails in front of him, brushing his face.
"Now's not the time." Icarus replied, brushing her tails off, a half smile etched on his face. "Do you know where we are?"
"Ionia." Ahri replied.
"Where's that?"
"It's the island we're in!" Ahri replied, chuckling slightly.
"Do you know the name of the planet?" Icarus asked again.
"Well, judging by what I've heard, this planet is called Runeterra, but I'm not so sure."
"Huh. Hang on, let me check some stuff." He jumped out of the crater. He pulled out some sort of device and started to wander around, as if he were trying to find treasure.
Ahri took a good look at him, seeing his features. His body was muscular, not too much that it looked absolutely monstrous, but enough. It hit the balance perfectly. She took a look at his features. He was an exceptionally handsome man, with jet brown hair, with stimulating blue eyes. "Wow. He's not too bad." Ahri started to sweat.
"Well this is just unacceptable. Know your science, boys!" he shouted to no one in particular.
"What?" Ahri asked, behind him.
"They said they would exile me to an exoplanet! This is not an exoplanet, this is obviously a planet within the goldilocks zone of its star. Seriously, how can you call yourselves scientists?!" He shouted again.
"What are exoplanets?" Ahri asked again.
"Well, to put it simply, those are planets that orbit a star far away, and are mostly uninhabitable."
"Aren't you relieved that you're not in one, then? I mean, you're still alive." Ahri retorted, giggling again.
"Well yeah, but they still screwed up." Icarus said.
"Do you have… a plan, then?" Ahri asked.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean… You just got here. You don't know where to go, do you?"
"No, I don't. But then that makes everything fun, right? Get ourselves lost, go anywhere!" Icarus replied brightly, curiosity and excitement taking hold.
Ahri couldn't help but appreciate his outlook.
"I like how you think. I mean, if I were you, I would be scared." Ahri said, shaking her head in sadness.
"Hey! Don't be like that. I'm scared too." Icarus patted her shoulder.
"Really?"
"Hell yeah I am. But then there's a whole new planet I can explore. And that makes me excited." Icarus smiled again.
"I can't wait to find out where everything is!" Icarus said again, becoming giddy.
"Oh… Well… Good luck." Ahri said, sadness taking over her features. Her tails drooped down.
"He doesn't want me to come." Ahri thought, the sadness intensifying.
"What's wrong?" Icarus asked.
"Well, I have nowhere else to go… And you're actually the first person I actually ever talked to properly… I was kind of hoping…" she cut herself off, becoming incredibly embarrassed, cheeks becoming red as a tomato.
Icarus laughed. "Of course you can come."
"R—Really?" Ahri asked, incredibly ecstatic.
"Sure! Just don't murder me, alright?"
"Why the heck would I do that?! Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you!" She screeched, running towards Icarus, hugging him as tightly as she could, tails wrapping around him as well, smothering him in her.
"Mmph!" Came Icarus' muffled reply.
"Oh, then we'll be the best of friends, and then we're going to go everywhere, then we're going to have so much fun together! Then, were going to…" Ahri trailed off, babbling about all the things she would look forward to be doing, whilst still hugging Icarus as tightly as she could.
"This is going to be interesting." Icarus thought.
