"Come on, get closer…." The Ivory lion murmured to himself as he patiently crouched in the bush waiting for his prey- the enemy team's Lissandra. She was mid lane last hitting while zoning Talon, they planned for Rengar to ponce onto Lissandra then talon would clean up. After a couple minutes Lissandra slowly glided over to the bush closest to baron and planted her trinket. Rengar clenched his blade, as soon as the ward was planted he pounced onto the Ice witch causing her to collapse on to the ground. Talon faded from sight with his shadow assault. Lissandra noticed the blades suspending in the air and readied her next spell. "Frozen Tomb" The witch then entombed herself in a pillar of ice. Instead of impaling the witch with his blade, Talon collided with the dark ice. Rengar was frozen inside with her, unable to move. When the tomb ended the witch immediately casted her glacial path making her escape to her turret. The two chased her, while running Rengar detached his bola from his belt. He swung it in the air for a short while then threw it. The bola flew over Lissandra's head missing her completely. Once the bola missed the two stopped their chase.
"That would have been a kill" Talon sighed as he walked back to his turret to recall. "I know, that was my fault completely." Rengar admitted. "If you really want to win, don't make stupid mistakes like that, she could have turned and killed both of us if she wanted to." Talon said before his recall ended. Rengar stood alone, he clenched his fists and returned to the jungle.
As the lion patrolled his jungle, he noticed the camp filled with raptors just respawned. He immediately began to fight the bird like creatures. As he finished off the camp he began to replay what happened in his head. The lion began to fill a torrent of rage fill him as he remember what Talon said to him. He impaled the last lesser raptor multiple times after its life had already ended. He began to roaring while he continued to stab the lifeless corpse of the monster. "It appears to be dead" Rengar heard the deep voice behind him. Rengar turned to see Volibear standing behind him. "H-how long have you been there?!" Rengar asked defensively. "Long enough." Voli scoffed slightly "Its ok to be upset, I seen what happened mid." Rengar fell silent. "Don't worry, you're doing fine. I should be heading back bot, Lucian is probably wondering where I went." The bear said to the lion, as he walked away. "T-Thank you…" Rengar mumbled but Voli was too far away to hear. 'Why was Volibear in the jungle? Did he hear my roar or was he just in the right place at the right time?' Rengar thought. Rengar wasn't friends with Volibear or anyone in the league really, but they have seen each other enough to become acquaintances. Rengar shook himself from his thoughts and began to move towards the dragon pit.
Rengar waited in the small patch of tall grass in the shallow river. After waiting a few moments he noticed, Sejuani and Bristle her boar moving into the dragon pit. The lion used his magic to quickly become invisible, he also adjusted his eye patch so he would have infrared in his left eye. He stealthily crept inside the pit where the boar rider was slaying the drag. He immediately lunged onto Sejuani interrupting her attack. The dragon that was in flight immediately landed knocking back both champions. After recovering Sejuani charged the pridestalker knocking him into the air back onto the ground. Rengar immediately jumped backwards away to create some distance. He turned to flee but was met by the Ice witch. Lissandra casted her ring of frost to immobilize the lion while Sejuani caught up, she had her flail swinging in the air. When the root ended the lion immediately flashed away towards mid lane tower. The Ice sisters watched as the Lion escaped. Rengar panted as he stood under the safety of the tower. He began to cast his recall spell. As he almost finished his teleportation Rengar turned his head and seen Ashe's enchanted crystal arrow flying towards him. Before he could react the arrow struck him ending his life.
"You have been slayed" The female announce echoed. Rengar watched the game from a bird's eye view, while he was waiting to respawn.
After giving Ashe a kill she preceded to get more and more items and to snowball harder with each passing minute. When the game closed the champions were warped back to the institute of war.
"So useless." Talon mumbled while walking away from the group. The lion soon felt a tap on his shoulder "Rengar, if you would have ganked my lane I would have gotten big, you never helped" Trundle, their top laner said as he passed the lion. Rengar clenched his fists trying his best not to lose his temper, he immediately left walking towards the direction of his room.
"Hey!" Rengar heard a familiar voice call out, he turned around and seen Volibear jogging to catch up with him. Rengar stopped in his tracks and waited for Voli. "Are you alright?" Voli asked coming to a stop. Rengar opened his mouth to speak but then closed it immediately, Rengar tried to hide his frown by putting up his best poker face. "Yes, I'm fine." He muttered while crossing his arms. "Ignore those guys, they're just looking to blame someone for the lost." The bear said trying to comfort the other. "I said I was fine." Rengar said once more. Voli took a step closer to the other, he place one of his large paws on Rengar's shoulder. His touch made Rengar feel warm, but nervous. "I seen what you did to one of the crimson raptors, you're not fine Rengar…" Volibear strengthened his touch. Rengar fell silent. "You like hunting, right?" Voli asked randomly. "Y-yes, I do" the lion responded. "How about we go hunting. It'll make you feel better." Voli said with a smile. "And where would we do that?" Rengar questioned, Rengar adjusted his posture slightly. "On the Rift, no one uses it at this time of day." Voli said while pointing at the clock, it was almost 8pm. "Would the summoners let us back there this late?" The lion questioned once more. "Of course. I go there all the time, to think mostly. Let's go!" Volibear said with enthusiasm, He grab Rengar's paw and lead him back to the teleportation platform that read 'Summoner's Rift'.
"Stand on the platform." Voli commanded while he started up the machine. Rengar did so with hesitation, Rengar was unsure to trust the bear just yet. "How long do you want to stay" Voli called out from behind the machine. "An hour, I guess" the lion responded carelessly. After a couple moments Volibear quickly ran onto the platform, the large machine began to glow as the teleportation started.
In almost an instant the two were standing on the starting platform on the Rift. Everything was normal, the shopkeeper was behind her counter as always with her giant beast, and the towers stood proud and nobly. "How'd you know to work the machine?" Rengar asked, while looking around at the bright green grass. "An old summoner taught me. She was kind of an old timer but, she was young at heart. She taught me how before she retired." Volibear said with a hint of sadness. The two began to walk towards the jungle after buying their items, an awkward silence filled the air.
"S-so how was she? Rengar asked timidly breaking the silence. Voli turned his head to the other and began to smirk slightly. "She was sassy, competitive, and caring. I remember one time she got upset when she lost to me in a game chest. She always hated losing…" He said sentimentally. "Were you two close?" Rengar asked. "Really close, her name was Abby. She told me she had no husband or kids, so she decided to become a summoner, she wanted to look after us like her own, but that was a few years before you had gotten here." Volibear said as he continued his pace, he slowed down slightly. "I'm sure she was a great person." Rengar said trying to lessen the tension. Volibear smiled to himself.
After a few minutes of walking the two found themselves at the entrance of the jungle. When the two walked inside the monster camps were all missing. "Where are the wolves?" Rengar asked with confusion. "Gone, I disabled them. It would be too easy, wouldn't it?" Voli said in with a joking tone. "What we're going for are the little guys" he said while pointing to a small mouse like creature. The small creature had large ears and a long furry tail, Rengar have seen them around the rift a couple times but didn't think much of it, and usually they ran straight into cracks and crevices whenever anything or anyone came close. "How about we have a little competition, whoever catches the most rift rats owes the winner a favor. Are you in?" Volibear smirked. "You're on." Rengar scoffed while readying his blade. "Wait!" Voli called out stopping Rengar from leaving. Voli turned to the tree closes to him and slashed it, leaving a deep claw mark on the trunk. "Be here in 30, and don't forget; I said 'catch' not kill" Voli mentioned while giving a sly grin as he walked away.
Rengar took off in the opposite direction of the bear. After a few minutes of quiet crawling Rengar found a lone rift rat, it sat upon a knocked over tree trunk peacefully. Rengar positioned, getting ready to pounce. Rengar immediately jumped on to the log and tried to capture the creature, as soon as Rengar got remotely close the rat immediately fled leaving Rengar hunched over onto the log. The lion growled in pain while rubbing his abdomens. Rengar sat on the log and pouted slightly, 'I can't ponce on them, I need to trap them… I need a net, my bolas won't cut it.' he thought to himself. The ivory lion stood up and began to look around for a patch of tall grass, he eventually found one near the river. He sliced a few blades of the tall grass effortlessly and began to quickly weave a net.
Rengar wiped a small bead of sweat from his forehead, he scratched his braided mane a little as he admired his net. He attached a rock at the corner of each side to weigh it down, it wasn't the best net it was a little rushed but it still served its purpose. Rengar began to set a basic net trap, using a basic pulley, He placed the net on the ground and covered it with dirt and grass camouflaging it, and he also placed a few berries and nuts on it. He then attached a small vine he had found onto the net and slung it over a tree, Rengar held the opposite end of the vine and hid inside of a bush quietly.
After waiting a few minutes, a small young rift rat scurried onto the trap, it suspiciously picked at the berries and nuts. Rengar quickly pulled the vine causing the creature to suspend in the air, trapped inside the net. Rengar retrieved the net, claiming his prize.
Rengar began to walk back to the entrance of the jungle, his 30 minutes were up. All he had to show for it was one small rift rat. Rengar hoped that Voli did as bad as he did. When he turned the corner he seen Volibear leaning onto a tree with his arms crossed waiting calmly. Volibear smiled when Rengar came into his vision. Rengar tossed his net to the bear's feet. Voli seen the terrified rat inside the net shivering uncontrollably. "Where's your catch?" Rengar asked. Volibear pointed to the clump of rats, hogtied together with a single piece of rope. "H-how many is that!?" Rengar asked with shock. "20 or 21, I lost track." Volibear smirked. "H-how?!" Rengar shouted pointing to the clump. "It's a secret." Volibear stood up completely and began releasing all the creatures back into the rift. "Why'd you let them go?" Rengar asked as he watched the creatures scurry away afraid for their lives. "Why not? It was all for the thrill of the chase. Anyways I win, so you owe me one." Voli mocked. "What do you want?" Rengar pouted. "Nothing…yet." Volibear began to laugh "We're about to be sent back, we should go back to base." He said as he started his recall, Rengar quickly mimicked his actions. When the two returned to the shop, they instantly began to teleport back to the institution.
Rengar felt the cold metal platform of the teleportation beneath his paws. "Well that was fun, did you enjoy yourself?" The bear asked as he stepped off the platform. "I didn't catch much but I had fun." Rengar said, giving a small smile. "That's the first time I seen you smile" Voli mentioned. "W-well, I don't smile too much" Rengar mumbled. "Well you should smile more." Volibear said as he turned to take his leave. "W-wait!" The lion stopped him. "Hm?" Voli questioned. "W-why did you do this? I barely know you…" Rengar asked turning away. "To be completely honest, I want to be friends." Volibear stated. "You do?" Rengar questioned. "Yeah of course, I've noticed you didn't talk much around here, you're often alone. It's never a bad idea to hunt with a friend." Volibear smiled while touching Rengar shoulder. Rengar felt a blush grow on his face, his Ivory fur didn't hide it well. Volibear noticed this and his smile grew even bigger.
"It's late we should be getting ready to rest. Good night" Volibear said to the lion before leaving Rengar alone. Rengar spent the rest of the night replaying the day over and over again, think about what Volibear was up to.
Here it is! Sorry it's been so long ;-; I just couldn't find the time but I'm free now. This isn't all me Thank Joseph94 for all the help, this story wouldn't be here if it wasn't for his help, everyone give this guy an internet hug!
I know this may seem a bit early, but I was thinking of Trynd and Taric? maybe braum but I think Trynd deserves a loving boyfriend :3
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