Prologue
A man standing before a large audience of people in suits, nervously fixes his tie as he looks around the conference room, and clears his throat before speaking.
"Inside the Institute of War, lives many individuals from different countries, worlds, and even dimensions. What makes the League of Legends such a major success when it comes to entertaining the masses, is not only watching these champions battle for glory, but watching how such a diverse group of characters are able to interact with each other. Champions can be most closely related to a celebrity of sorts. They're universally known, and are more popular by how well they perform in battles. And like most celebrities, the people enjoy keeping up with their favorite champions' daily lives. Some will even go as far as to change their habits to match their favorite champ's routine." The speaker then turns on the projector lying on the conference table, and rolls down the screen for the image on his laptop to be projected. "And so ladies and gentlemen, I bring you this idea that I believe will be a major hit with people all over Runeterra." He clicks his touchpad on his laptop to project the concept art of the front cover of a magazine. "The 'League of Gossip' magazine! It'll have news of what champions are up to, the relationships they're in, and the scandals they find themselves in!" The man backs away from the image, and looks back at the sea of investors before him. "Any questions or comments?" He asks nervously, but to his relief, some of the people begin to speak up.
"What makes you think the people will buy this kind of magazine? Because to me, it sounds like an invasion of privacy."
The speaker begins panicking, and starts flailing his arms before him. "It's not an invasion of privacy, I promise you!"
"Then what is it?"
The speaker clears his throat. "It's more of a public service. I mean, think about it. A majority of people are idolizing these champions, and they have no clue who they truly are! What we're doing is just giving the people an inside look at the lives of champions so they can decide if they really can relate with them or not." The room goes silent, except for a few small whispers between some of the investors. The speaker, attempting to sell his pitch, goes for one final stand before he loses their interest. "My associates and I released a few small stories on the internet of the romantic relationships between champions, and they all blew up and went viral. The relationship of Katarina and Garen, which I'm sure you've all heard of?" The investors all nod their heads as they all seem curious to the man's sudden talk of statistics. "My small website exposed that. The ad revenue alone from people simply browsing our site to read the juicy details within the first month..." the speaker stops talking to make sure he piques the interest of everyone in the room, who are there to make money, "was 25,000 dollars. 25,000 dollars in just the one month of posting the story." The investors gasp, and the room explodes into talks between each other.
"And how much would you say your company has earned in total since posting these, err, gossip stories?"
"About 750,000 dollars in the six years we've been operating. And all we have to our name is our small website, one writer, a web designer, a photographer, and myself as the manager and CEO."
"You've managed to make three quarters of a million off gossip stories with a very small staff?" The speaker nods his head and smiles, knowing that he has successfully sold his pitch.
"Yes, sir. Which is why I come to you all and ask to invest in our 'League of Gossip' magazine idea. We can be so much more, but we simply can't without connections in the publishing industry. So, anyone here ready to start gossiping?"
The speaker is barely able to contain his happiness as he watches these rich people begin to write down their offers and argue with each other over their bids.
And so began the 'League of Gossip'. Telling the masses the stories of the lives of their favorite champions. Whether they be good or bad.
