A (not so) Lonely Fox
Chapter 1 – Training Grounds
(Note 1: This is a love story about Ahri, as you can tell, and our main character (wich I dont have a name to yet) a human and a fox. They'll be more characters from League in the later chapters ^^ )
(Note 2: This story will be told by different points of view for the sake of the plot, as well for a better understanding of the feelings of each character)
In this Chapter:
Main Character; Shen; Akali; Kennen; Ahri; Noxian Soldiers;
(Main Character's point of view)
I walked home with my head lowered, I knew what would await me when I get back to the village, its always the same thing, but even so, it didn't matter how hard I trained, HE would never accept me. His words echoed in my head:
"Please Master Shen, just give me one chance!"
"Another one? Why should I? I think I gave...we...we gave you enough chances."
"Can you please tell me why? I'm not weak..."
"I know."
"Then why?"
"*sigh* Fine, you want a chance? I'll give to you but..."
"But?"
"If you lose you'll listen to me. Understood?"
"Yes Master Shen, thank you very much! You won't regret it."
"First let me ask you a couple of questions: What would you do if one of your partners was in danger but, to save your partner, you had to sacrifice your mission?"
"It depends on how important the mission was."
"Ok, next: You find a wealthy Ionian citizen beating up a defenseless Noxian citizen, what would you do?"
"Let them be, Noxians are no more scum upon this world."
"Ok, last one and more important... how strong do you think you are?"
"Well I don't mean to brag but... I'm stronger than any of your students."
"Good to know! AKALI!"
He called by her name the shadows seem to move at his right side, then a feminine silhouette appeared, it was Akali the Fist of Shadow.
"You called Master?"
"Go easy on him."
"As you wish."
She had long black hair, was wearing a mask that covered most of her face, rumours said that she was quite beautifull, well...no time to think about it. She put her weapons on the ground. Was she underestimating me? Well she was going to regret it.
"Best of five."
"Are you ready?"
"Are you?"
I just blinked and, just like that, I felt her finger in my neck. The Shadow Dance, I sould have expected it.
"You died. There goes one."
"She just caught me off guard, thats all."
She punched the ground, the air began to feel heavy, I fell to my knees, I coudn't breathe, she released whatever she was doing. My eyesight was going blurry already.
"In case you're wondering that was her Twilight Shroud. Oh, and, you died again, this is you last chance."
"Aren't you gonna draw your blade?"
"Sure why not?"
Damnit I didn't think she was this strong, well, she can't beat me in a weapons combat.
"Charge when ready."
"Aren't you gonna pick up yours?"
She didn't answer me.
"Well, you'll do you, just don't regret it later."
As I charged, I watched helplessly as she dodged my attacks with her eyes closed and her hands behind her back. I fell to my knees, crying of frustration.
"Why?"
"Huh?"
"Why won't you take me seriously?"
"You are just... Another Unworthy Opponent"
"And that's three you lost, now you'll listen to me right?"
"...Yes..."
"To be honest you are one of the most persistent persons we've ever saw or set foot in here, you just keep coming back, I like that, I like you will. Regardless of the outcome of this match, I was ready to give you a chance here, at the Kinkou order."
"So you are saying that..."
"HOWEVER!"
Master Shen stood up, he was wearing his blue armor, but took his helmet off so he could look me in the eyes.
"Remember the questions I asked you?"
"Y-Yes, I do."
"Well the first one was if you were willing to sacrifice one of your partners for the sake of a mission, remembered what you answered?"
"Y-Yes, it would depend on how important the mission was."
"WRONG! I don't know what you've been aiming for but the Kinkou order is not the right place. We would never willingly sacrifice a partner just for the sake of a mission"
His eyes we're dead cold, tough I didn't feel anger coming from him.
"Next. I asked you what would you do in that situation I described you."
"And I answered that I would let them be."
"*sigh* Wrong again, we don't care if it's wealthy or poor, Ionian or Noxian, unless we're at war or in middle of a mission, violence does not solve conflict"
It seemed like...disappointment.
"Last one, I'll ask you again... are you strong?"
"I...I'm strong... not as much as you or Mistress Akali but... strong yes."
"*sigh* I commend for you self-confidence but... Akali are you strong?"
"No Master Shen, I'm weak."
"See? You can't expect to be stronger than your opponents, remember you are always weak, until you beat them. Go home"
He turned away, I was left with nothing but a piece of advice, not a "Maybe next time" or a "Maybe one day you can join us" no, nothing. Anger took over me I was ready to stab him in the back as soon as I grabed my swor...
I felt a string of blood running down my neck, something sharp was near my throath.
"Steady!"
The Yordle Kennen was holding his shuriken against my neck, I didn't even felt him approaching.
"What? How did you knew what I..."
"The eyes never lie"
I looked up and saw Master Shen and Mistress Akali looking down on me with a face of disappointment.
"Trying to stab someone in the back huh? You are no better than the Noxians you hate, get out."
"Master Shen I..."
"Get out!... And never come back."
The village is just up ahead, my friends will mock me... again, being son of the chief of the village is not easy always the same thing, they all expect great things and... I'm not able to do it. I could try to catch that demon fox that is said that roams around these woods but... it's just a mith. Ionia is not the paradise everyone thinks it is. We've got the wealthy, the skilled, like Master Shen and the Kinkou order, and us, the commoners, who don't serve a purpose. I was getting close to the village, I tried to put a smile on my face, I got used to it since it was not the first time I was turned out but... this time was forever, I wouldn't be able to come back...never.
"Let's just fake it like always."
As I approach the village some of my friends were already waiting for me. I passed by them without a single word or expression, they started laughing, why did I even called them friends? As I entered the village some elders greet me and asked if this time I had been accepted.
"Not today, but I'm sure next time I'll be able to do it!"
You liar, that was the same answer you always gave them, and yet, they would smile at you and wish you good luck, you do not deserve this people. I kept smiling for a while until I got to my house, my parents were waiting for me on the outside.
"Sorry."
That was the only thing I was able to say to them before heading off into the forest.
My parents face remained numb as my father went inside the house, they were dissapointed I could tell, the only thing that prevented me from burst out in tears was my mother asking were was I going.
"To the training grounds!"
I tried my best to hold on the tears as I said it. I headed of to the forest and in no time i reached the training grounds, it was a big field filled with nothing but dust and stone and three huge logs in the center, I used them to train regularly but... I wasn't using them today. I fell to my knees and I start crying, punching the ground until my hands started bleeding.
"Why? Why?"
The sky began to darken and seconds after it started raining.
"Go to hell..."
Even the skies mocked my defeat, I'll showed them, I'll show Master Shen I am worthy... I'll show them...
I took a deep breath...
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
I tried to release all my anger and despair in that scream, all that was left was sadness...
"It's better if I go home, they'll worry about me... or not... I really don't care anymore."
As soon as I got up I heard footsteps behind me.
"Oh, looks like we have a crybaby over here."
I turned around, there were seven soldier like man standing behind me with a smile on their faces.
"And who are you supposed to be?"
"Pff, you won't live long enough to remember."
I looked at the symbol on their armor, seemed like two axes, a symbol that I recongized immediately.
"Noxians."
"Not bad kid, now if you could do the favor of telling us in wich direction your village is we'll kill you quickly."
"There's no villages around here."
"Sorry, but thats not what I've been told."
Damnit.
"You'll have to get past me first"
I drawn my blade, it was not much of a shiny or elaborate work, it was what I could afford with the money I was given by my parents. A typical sword, nothing more, nothing less.
"Let's have fun then."
The first soldier stepped foward, it was not tall so I tough I could beat him, I was wrong, he weild a big grey sword with golden details, I was faster then him but a single blow pushed me back a few meters. He threw a barrage of strikes not hitting any of my vital spots, just grazing every part of my body.
"Is this the best you have to offer? Pff, pathetic, finish him!"
He stuck his sword on the right side of my chest, I started to feel cold...I fell to my knees...my vision started to blurr... I don't remember anything else.
(Ahri's point of view)
In the afternoon, as always, the activity in the village ceased completly, everyone stopped working, and just enjoyed themselves. Spoke to each other, smile, laugh.
How I wish someday to be part of something like that. But... I can't. Because I have these...
My tails... my ears... demon fox is what they call me, it's not my fault I was born like this, but I'm pretty sure nobody thinks that way. They might think I made some contract with the devil and I was cursed. No. Nothing like that. I just wish I could have a normal life, yet this heart will never feel love. If I have one that is.
I lived more than I should. I took humans humanity just for my own benefit, but for what? Just so I can feel regret, pain, envy, all those human emotions?
I used to feast on their humanity just for the sake of approaching a more human form but... someday I stopped changing, I don't know why but... It just happened.
I was wondering trough the woods one day and I found this village, a peacefull village in the middle of nowhere, and, just like that, I found myself watching the everyday life of each one of them, just as a form of feeling close to them.
For example, that boy that is entering the village right now, since his 17th birthday that he leaves the village at 10 am, travels to the center of Ionia and takes a shot at the Kinkou Order... he comes back around 14 pm, when someone asks how it went he smiles and says that next time It'll be for sure, but I can see, he doesn't believe his own words.
I decided to follow him today, he said the same thing as the other days:
"Not today, but I'm sure next time I'll be able to do it!"
I don't know why but... this time he seemed different, he went to the training grounds, his dark hair covered his eyes, I couldn't see where he was looking so I had to keep my distance.
As soon as he arrived he fell down to his knees and started crying, and without even realizing, I started crying with him, I had tears rolling down my face... this...human. This creature had me crying for no apparent reason. I didn't know him, yet... I couldn't help but feel sorry for him. I leaned against one of the trees as it started to rain, even the skies cried with him, he didn't seem really amused to be honest, his face was nothing but anger and sadness.
He threw his head back and let out a huge scream:
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
I closed my eyes, I couldn't keep watching as he suffered so much, whatever reason it was, I was sure he would be able to deal with it.
As soon as I opened my eyes I saw seven soldiers standing behind him, it was dark I couldn't see where they were from but... I had a bad felling going down my spine.
"Please run" I said to myself. "They seem to strong for you, please run"
One of the soldiers said something and they all started laughing, the boy said something and then took out his sword. He was visibly scared but didn't step back, one of soldiers stepped forward and start to hit him with a big grey sword after what seemed like an eternity of the soldier hitting him the one who looked like the leader gave an order. Due to the distanceI couldn't hear everything he said I just heard the last two words:
"... finish him"
The grey sword soldier sticked his blade to the right side of the boys chest almost piercing his heart, the boy fell down on the floor almost dead.
The grey sword soldier threw his fists into the air like some kind of celebration as the others behind him started laughing. He grabbed the, now unconscious, boy by his hair lifting him up off the ground and putting the sword by his neck preparing to deliver the final blow.
And, however, here was I, unable to do anything, I had seen many of these scenes before, this one was no different... or so I tough.
"No!" This is it I wouldn't remain indifferent anymore, I had to do something, for the first time in years I had felt empathy for other than me, he had made me cry... for him. I owned him, plus I had a few questions for him, I couldn't let him die, not today.
I stepped out of the woods and rush to where the soldiers were.
"Let's have some real fun".