Chapter 1- Into Darkness
Irelia finished eating her meal at the Institute of War's cafeteria and made her way to her quarters so she could prepare for her next match. She was always ready to fight if required but she was not looking forward to this battle. Her summoner for the match was a novice and was likely to place her into bad situations and inevitably give the opposing team some easy kills. She was just hoping that the match would end as quickly as possible so she could return to her own duties.
When she arrived to her own room, she quickly replaced the kimono she was currently wearing for her armour and meditated, mentally preparing herself for her match, trying to dispel all thoughts of losing. She failed completely and began to make her way towards the summoning platform, finding her summoner waiting for her at the entrance. As she approached him, he asked her "Are you ready?"
"Yes." she responded, calmly walking her way past him, her blade following closely behind her. She entered the small room where she would get summoned into the fields of justice and waited until it was almost time to start the match.
"Can you hear me Irelia?" She heard her summoner's voice speaking to her through some form of telepathic connection that the summoners established with the champions they were competing with.
"Of course I can hear you." She replied, slightly annoyed of being asked that question every time she was about to start a match.
"I was just checking." the summoner said defensively. "No need to get annoyed at me for asking."
"Then don't ask me stupid questions. If it worked for all the other summoners then it is going to work for you as well." Karma would not be pleased if she found out that Irelia had lost her patience this quickly, but she wasn't in the mood for being patient today and as she felt the summoning magic starting to transport her to the battlefield she thought 'what a wonderful way to start the match.'
"I heard that." Her summoner let out a quick smirk, obviously amused by her sarcastic comment.
"Shut up summoner!" Irelia yelled in her head, finally snapping at the summoner trying to converse with her. However her comment only led him to laugh at her reaction, earning a glare from Irelia. Her glare worked on most occasions and this time was no different as the summoner stopped his laughing and focused on the summoning spell he was casting. Irelia sighed outwardly and waited for the summoner to finish the spell.
Just as the summoning spell was nearing completion she heard the summoner yell out in surprise "what the hell was that?!"
"What's happening summoner?" Irelia questioned, clearly agitated by his outburst and wanting to know what caused it.
Irelia started to get worried now as the blue magic that was summoning her to the battlefield now started to shimmer out of control as it appeared to be failing. "Summoner focus on the spell, it appears to be failing!" she heard no response and the magic continued to shake in a frenzy around her. She tried to contact him again but it soon became obvious that there was never going to be a response from him. All she could do now was just sit there and wait for something to happen. She didn't have to wait long as pain started rushing through her head, causing her to scream. She felt like her head had just had a brick stuck inside her head, weighing her down. As she fell, everything around her started to lose all shape and fade to black. It was as if she had gotten trapped inside the void, and with that thought, the pain in Irelia's head was too much for her to handle as all consciousness slipped away from her.
Author's Note: This is my first fiction so please give me your opinions on the story and anything I could improve on for future chapters. I'm planning on sticking with Irelia's POV but if you want some chapters written in the POV of a different character, just add it in your review and I'll consider the request/s. I'm open to any suggestions or ideas and would appreciate your support. Now with that out of way, please enjoy.