Shivers ran through the explorer's bones as he felt a gust of wind go through the empty cavern from an unknown, blowing dust around the hallways and causing him to cough. He made his gauntlet glow to provide light for guidance through the cave where he hoped to find his next treasure. He came to a dead end and sighed loudly.

"Another one?" He almost turned from the wall before noticing something that was off about it. There was a brick sticking ever so slightly out of the wall. He smirked at realization of the mechanism. He pushed against the brick and the wall began to lower in front of him. "I really am good."

He winced at the sudden light that burst from the room that was revealed, lifting an arm to shield his eyes. After the wall was completely out of the way he took a step into the lit room and stared in awe.

"That's what I'm fucking talked about." He pumped a fist into the air as he saw the treasure before him. It was a bejeweled golden sword with a long thin blade and a thick stylish handle with a design across it, obviously it was originally from Shurima, perhaps stolen by these natives during the rune wars.

The explorer took a long look around, careful to find any possible booby trap set out for people like himself. Her grabbed the sword off of its holster after making sure it was secure and observed it and all of its beauty.

"I'd be glad to take that off your hands." A female voice called from the corridor he had come from. He expected a threat but found a smiling Demacian general. Luxanna Crownguard. "For a price of course Ezreal."

Ezreal gave a sarcastic bow. "To what do I owe the pleasure miss Crownguard? Is you beefy brother around the corner or am I safe?" He smirked at her.

"Are you implying I'm not a threat?"

"Please," He snorted. "You supported for me when we were in the league. I know how dangerous your magic is."

She gave a satisfied grin.

"So why are you here Lux?"

"For you, of course. Demacia needs you to find us a few things. Noxus is on the rise again and without the league we have no other choice than to be prepared to go to war. Your skills could give us an advantage."

"Flattering." Ezreal stated. "What's in it for me?"

"That is up to debate. If you'll just talk to Jarvan he'll be glad to discuss that with you."

"Sounds promising, however I don't really fell like making the journey to Demacia right now."

Lux shrugged. "Alright then, we do have a car you know."

Ezreal blushed from embarrassment. "Forgot about those. Been out of society for a while now."

"Yeah I know, took us a while to find you." She smiled at him and gestured for him to follow her. "Let's get going."


Ezreal stared out the car window, relaxing into the soothing sound of the engine. With his eyes half open he focused on the surrounding areas from the car instead of the woman across from him inside of the car.

"How have you been anyway? Since the league disbanded."

Ezreal turned to her and saw her give him a warm smile. He gave a small smile in return before replying. "I've been fine. Have a lot more time to explore now, so it's pretty fun. What about you?"

Lux's expression faded for a second, almost to quick for Ezreal to catch it. It switched back to a smile just as quickly. "Fine I guess. This new government in Demacia puts a lot of pressure on me as of late though."

"Ah yes, I was told about your new form of government after the king's death. How does it even work?"

"People are elected into their government positions by the citizens and everyone who's elected has different jobs, each with a lot of responsibility. Garen, Jarvan and I were all elected."

"What do you do then?"

"I'm the king's adviser."

"There are still kings?"

"Yeah, I know it can all be a little odd. The king is voted onto the throne by the citizens."

"Who's the king?"

"Jarvan."

"I figured."

Their casual conversation carried over the entire drive to Demacia. The drive itself lasted nearly three hours, which was annoying but Ezreal didn't mind that much as long as he had Lux to talk to. She was good company.

"Here we are." Lux smiled as the city-state of Demacia came into clear view from the car. "Finally."

They got out of the car in front of the Palace and walked inside. "You can stay upstairs. One of the assistants will show you the room. Tomorrow the meeting will take place."

"Alright. This is the end of the day then?"

Lux smiled. "Unfortunately. See you tomorrow. Goodnight."

"Same to you." Ezreal smiled back and watched her leave.

His room was fairly large. It was made of marble and other luxurious materials royalty often used to build their castles and palaces. It had a large queen bed and bathroom.

"This should do."


Sorry this chapter was cut short a bit. The next chapter will be much longer this was just an intro into the story and such. Tell me what you think so far.

-Lance