1. The Tournament

"The tournament", the common saying throughout the whole land which actually meant the Defence of the Ancients Tournament, was a grand event held every three years. Heroes from across the land and even from other dimensions come to the site of the event. At the site, 5 heroes are chosen to fight for either the Radiant Ancient or the Dire Ancient. Although many come to the site, many are rejected even though their deeds are known throughout its known world and beyond. Reasons ranged from simply not having enough honour to even the decree of the many celestials or even the Ancients themselves.

However, I was invited into the tournament despite coming from a world that never knew the touch of magic or even the supernatural that could be confirmed through the methods of my world. I arrived into this strange world after simply falling asleep on my world. I was confused by how I even managed to get here but through the generosity of 4 heroes; Lina, Rylai, Sven, and Juggernaut, I mastered the arts of what I called alchemy, even though they are convinced it was actually magic, along with swordsmanship and battle analysis. In time I realised that I could make my alchemy stronger by infusing my emotions into my techniques, which came in handy against many foes which used mind tricks and harsh words in order to gain an advantage. But finally, a spirit contacted me and said that I was his chosen, as if I knew what that meant, but after that day, I gained the knowledge of temporarily combining with that spirit in order to form a powerful dragon avatar that had the power to destroy whole cities. But I never knew I'd need that ability as I initially believed that it would be of no use to me except in apocalyptic scenarios.

Until I realised that I was actually chosen to fight for the Dire as one of the first two heroes that came from what other prospective heroes call "the other side", and found out that the other hero can use an avatar of sorts that had similar powers as mine, and came from a world that if I had still lived on my world would have been dismissed as a fantasy.

I swore that I saw the hero in a book or article that I can't seem to remember now, but there is only one way to find out.

A day after arriving at the tournament location

I was busy preparing my techniques for any possible scenario in the tournament when I was greeted by a prospective hero.

"Your new here lad" called a prospective hero that looked like a cross between a boar and a porcupine

"Uh…hey there" I replied. "You must be wanting to fight here for glory I assume."

"Nah mate. I only came here for a rematch against this certain someone. What about you?"

"I came to see if I could take my powers back with me to my world."

"Oh really, you must be some magician or should I say othersider."

"What…"

"People that come from another place or something that even this smartass thinks doesn't exist." He pointed to a mage with blond hair that looked as if he had never aged past the prime of his youth.

"I heard that. Insipid and ignorant boar" he replied. "You however..." referring to me. "radiate a power that few can bear, just like me."

"Don't tell me I have become the talk of the ages…" I said. "I not even sure how my powers compare to others and it has never been tested against a worthy foe."

"Well it is always an honour to fight me. But if you are willing to fight someone of your… level of knowledge and power, look no further than that silly woman over there in the bar."

He pointed to a tan-skinned petite woman with mint green hair and what I thought to be an attire that seemed to be the everyday attire of women from my world rather than the attire used in combat. She also seems to be around her late teenage years or early twenties.

"You're just overdoing it now Invoker." the half-boar replied to him. "I bet 50 silver pieces that you'd lose to her in this tournament."

"Well Bristleback, you're not one who seemed to be even able to fight me, let alone this silly woman…"

Invoker's tirade was stopped by what seemed to be a giant rhinoceros beetle that strangely seemed to be able to speak.

"Oh really Invoker!" it replied in a tone that implied that it had never lost a bet. "I bet another 50 silver pieces that you are secretly scared of losing to me and my partner."

"In your dreams lower life-form" Invoker replied back "I can kill you with my eyes closed."

"I KNEW IT! It's in the bag that you will lose to the both of us. They didn't call me Lucky Seven…"

"Didn't I hear that title before…" I thought

However my thoughts were immediately cut off by an announcement that everyone heard; "ALL POTENTIAL HEROES ARE TO HEAD TO THE PORTAL THAT LEADS TO THE TOURNAMENT GROUNDS"

Everyone immediately headed to the portal, with Invoker and the rhinoceros beetle even dropped their tirade with each other and went towards the place. However, the rhinoceros beetle dematerialised and its energy travelled back to the mint green-haired woman I saw earlier.

"Don't tell me I knew about her even before I met her…"

When I arrived at the portal, an announcer was about to start telling everyone the heroes that are to participate in the tournament.

"This is the moment you have all been waiting for!" he announced. "The heroes that will participate in the tournament will be…"

"There is no turning back now I guess. But still…" I thought

"Nature's Prophet. Invoker. Juggernaut. Lina. Enigma. Broodmother. Weaver. Beastmaster…"

"Is it me, or do I somehow know who will be the final two?"

"The Emotion Alchemist…"

"That's my hero title, the one I gained when I fought against the one who calls himself the Bane of one's existence…"

"And finally, the jinchūriki of the Seven-tailed rhinoceros beetle!"

"That can't be! Am I to side with or fight against her…"

"You're going to wish you were lucky enough not to be born!" Invoker shouted to the mint green-haired woman, who I now suspect to be Fū of Hidden Waterfall.

"There's nothing left to do but accept my fate I guess." I headed to the portal and found myself immediately at the Dire's fountain area.

"If I am to fight a jinchūriki, I better not be found wanting."

A/N: If possible could you guys give constructive criticism and feedback as this is my first shot at writing a fanfiction

And even if the beginning is somehow not good, I'll try to finish this story as I'm honestly tired of seeing fanfics that have potential and somehow are never finished

I'll be adding 4 abilities allowed by the OC character and Fū the jinchūriki for the tournament (or Dota match) for now...