Believe in the Traitor Chapter 1, a league of legends fanfic

The wind blew against my face and the rain splattered against my trench coat as I dragged Akiyo through the muddy wilderness. This insurrection was expected but the fact that they would go as far as to kill the high priest of this village was…something I should saw coming. I heard the shouts of the makeshift army chasing us which employed me to pull her faster. It was the least I could do for her since I could not save her father. Flames tore through the forest past us, setting Ionia's once beautiful landscape ablaze with betrayal. I threw one of my sonic mines backwards to hopefully stun the approaching group. It seemed to work but not before a flaming bolt shot through my leg. I let out a large grunt of pain before collapsing into an upcoming dip. I groaned in pained as Akiyo slid down after and assessed my injuries. "I'm fine." I managed to rumble out while holding back a cry of pain. "Let's keep moving and see if we can expand the gap." She shook her head side to side.

"Your health is a major concern right now" She said gently as she pulled some clothes out of a pouch she was carrying. She pressed down on the wound eliciting a muffled cry from me as my head shot up. "Just a bit farther and we can inform the Enlightened One of this traitorous act." I threw my arm over her shoulder as we started moving forward, we couldn't be that far off from the temple she resided at. I heard the sound of the of a flame spell and by Akiyo's face she heard it to. We looked up to see the flame traveling into the air before exploding. "We need to move now!" Before we could even get out of our spot a flame lance passed by me and through Akiyo. A scarlet river began leaking out of her mouth as she fell to the side. I reached into my coat and quickly unstrapped my revolver before firing where I saw the lance come from. Seconds later I heard a thud.

"Akiyo! Speak to me!" The color in her eyes were slowly fading and her breathing began to slow. I held her close to me, waiting for her to say something. Anything...

"Please…find out who was behind….my father and my assassination at all….cost. That is your final mission Awl." That was the first time she had called me by my name. I nodded, trying to hold back the tears that threatened to burst out. "Thank you…now go…before they get here." She smiled, a heartwarming and heart breaking smile. I nodded before letting her rest on the floor and running. And I never looked back.

I jolted awake, I wiped my forehead which was covered in sweat as I tried to control my heavy breathing. Another nightmare and another sleepless night. I've had those nightmares ever since that day, the same damn nightmare ever since that day. It had been 2 years since then, in that time I'd become not only an enemy of Ionia but an enemy of almost every city state on Runeterra. How you're wondering? I get around. Right now I was in the outer edge of Demacia in an empty shack. Let's just say I "evicted" the past owner. I checked the mirror in front of the bed. My face was sweaty, my long black hair was messy and dirty along with my short beard and that damn scar on my cheek reminded me of what failure causes you. I slightly pulled down my shirt to see a sigil on my chest, one from an encounter from a assassin mage who I chose to show mercy. Never again will I make that mistake. In the background of the mirror I could see the window and outside of it was light heading towards me.

Damn, the guard had definitely caught up quickly. I couldn't tell if they were upset over the few people disappearing in the city or if they were going to return me to Ionia. Whatever it was they wanted to do I wasn't' going to find out. I slipped on my trench coat and pulled up a bandana to cover the bottom half of my face before escaping through the back door. I continued running through the streets, drawing a lot of attention along the way. I ducked inside a house hoping that I lost my pursuers. Before I could settle down I heard footsteps above me. I got low to the ground and slowly made my way up the stairs. When I reached the top there was a man in his office. I couldn't hear most of his conversation but I definitely heard him say "Someone is in my home" frantically. I hopped over the railing and unholstered my revolver but before I could fire he yelled what sounded like a cry for help over the phone just before the bullet passed through his skull.

"Shit! Shit, shit, shit. SHIT!" My reaction time had considerably slowed since I was thrown into this situation allowing him to get some words off. Had I not been rusty he wouldn't of even got a word off. Before I could exit the house and continue running a man walked up the stairs. I aimed my revolver at him quickly, he had a long white cape on, a weird bump on his shoulder and a mask I swear I had seen before. He walked passed me as if I wasn't threatening to end his life. I slowly tucked the revolver back into my coat and stared at him. He walked over to the dead man and grabbed his head, staring at the bullet hole and the splatter behind it.

"Good splatter….bullet entrance lacks creativity….instantly killed with the shot…" He turned back to face me. "This would usually get a low score from me but since you are not appreciative of your own craft I'll give you a 6/10" I stood confused. This guy was a definite psycho. Though I could tell there was a reason he was here. "So…you're the assassin that betrayed Ionia?" He inquired. I stiffened when he mentioned it to which he took notice. "No need to be defensive. I was just looking at your part. And you don't look like the role of a traitor." In truth I didn't know how to feel about how he believed that I was framed. "Well, if you want the answers to why you were framed and improve you're artistic skill you should head to the Institute of War."

"Institute of War…sounds familiar. I have a question for you though. How did you know I was looking for answers. Also, why are you here?"

He went back to touching the man's corpse. "Because this is my play! I am teaching you about beauty because you can handle it. You are my apprentice!" He slammed his fist into the man's head causing blood to fly everywhere. "Now go. You have very little time before the guards get here." Just as he said that the door began to be forced open and shouting could be heard. He threw a pouch at me, it was slightly open which allowed me to see the many gold coins in it. I had a lot more question for this man, like how he knew who I was, who was he, and how did he know just where I would be but he was right. I couldn't be captured here and I didn't have much time. I turned back one last time to see the man humming to himself as he rubbed the bullet wound just before the men busted through the door. I placed a sonic mine on the floor and detonated it. It blinded the three men in front as I flawlessly danced through the wave allowing me to become borderline invisible. I dashed passed tem and kept running, knowing that my invisibility would run out in a few seconds. Once it ran out I pulled up my hood and continued forward, hoping by some miracle I would come across the cities train station.

When I finally did reach the train station the sun had began to rise. I looked at the train schedule and noticed that it was heading to a shopping district relatively close to the Institute of War..

I pulled my bandanna up to my face and walked to the ticket distributor. He gave me an odd look as he tried to see my face. I gave him a straight look and he seemed to just accept it. "What train are you riding?" He said.

" The one to the shopping district." He nodded. I passed him the bag of gold before looking around cautiously. He passed my ticket and my change and pointed to the train on the left. The door opened and allowed my passage in. I took my seat near the back and away from the window. I kept my head down just in case anybody came into the train and could recognize me. I heard footsteps from about 10 to 15 people but I never looked up. The machine began to move and we were soon on our way.

Once the train slowed down I took my first chance to get near the doors. Once they opened I walked out as fast as I could and looked around. This was a fairly new area to me, meaning probably nobody would recognize me. I still wouldn't take any unnecessary chances and walked towards a massive building. Pure intuition told me this was the place as I came up on the massive gates. I looked around, maybe there was something I had to say to enter? Just as I came up with that thought the large doors began to rumble open. "ENTER!" Someone roared. At this point I didn't know if I should run or stay. In the end, seeing it through was the only option. I walked into the door with my hands in my pockets. I could get my revolver out if I got into trouble. I walked into the dark corridors expecting some sort of ambush or something it was tense until I stepped onto a pedestal and a light nearly blinded me.

"Speak your reasoning for stepping into this building." The voice commanded authority and I could feel others were in the room watching as well. I reached into my coat slowly and tried to grab the revolver. "There is no reason to be nervous here. We will not attack." This man seemed nothing like liar so I trusted him. More or less, I never fully took my hand out of my coat. "So then! Why have you come here?" He asked again.

"Two reasons! The first is for refuge. The second is I desire help for finding answers."

"Answers for?"

" An insurrection started in Ionia and why I was framed for the killings."

"Insurrection? I have not heard of such an event." His voice sounded a bit confused.

"Because the information was never told. The Duchess of Ionia was only informed that an assassin had taken the life of high priest Al'Akir and his daughter before fleeing. That assassin was me." I took his silence as contemplation, eerily waiting for him to make a move.

"We cannot guarantee you will receive the answers you seek but we can give you the refuge you seek." I looked to where the voice was coming from, this was a good chance. "But!" And my heart dropped. "We can only do that if you are willing to become a champion."

"A champion?" I question. I have heard about these champions but I've never fully explored what they did.

"A champion is a political figure who can fight for their home in disputes against other city states. You will be paid, given a place to stay and gain the power to help your home. A fair warning. Before you can be accepted you will be subjected to a background test. We will see your deepest fears, your deepest desires, your life up until this moment. Do you accept?" I nodded. "Good let it begin then." The light blinded me as I was sent back into the back of my mind.

Ionia was not as perfect as many people thought. It's slums were just as bad as Noxus', they just tried harder to hide it. My family was completely poor. We rarely ate, we had to wear the same clothes almost every day, luckily my dad was a mage and was able to keep us alive through the cold winters through fire. Sometimes my parents wouldn't even eat to make sure that I would get my fill. After noticing this I did my best to find work, but being a kid meant that I couldn't hold down a job for very long so I resorted to stealing. I stole a food, money, clothes, anything to help relieve the pressure away from them. I stole a dagger as well just in case I ever needed it. Once they found out about it they scolded me. They appreciated me trying to help them but they did not want me abandoning my morals for them.

I walked back to the shop I had recently stole from to return the money, but stopped once I noticed a large man assaulting a little girl. I wanted to walk past but I had charged without thinking. I slammed my shoulder into his side causing him to stumble back. "Kid, unless you have a death wish I suggest you run." I walked in between the girl and him and stood my ground. It wasn't very intimidating because my legs were rapidly shaking in fear of the man and what he could do to me. He charged me causing me to cry out and terror and hold my dagger forward which impaled his shoulder. He collapsed to the side, clutching it in pain. The crimson river poured out of his shoulder, I was no stranger to blood and murder in this part of town but to spill blood by my own hand...it felt oddly satisfying. While the adrenaline still coursed through my veins I made the decision to put my hand on the back of his head and slam it down as hard as I could which wasn't very powerful but enough to knock him out.

A few seconds later 2 of the royal guards rand around the corner. Behind him was the high priest of our village, Al'Akir. One guard grabbed the man while the other grabbed me and pulled my arms behind my back. "Akiyo! I'm so glad you are safe! Thank the stars. This is why it tell you not to run off." He turned around to face me. "Did the two assault or attack you in anyway?"

She pointed to the man on the floor. "He did! He did!" She said. The priest pointed to me.

"And this one?"

"No father. He saved me from this man. He charged in without hesitation like a true hero." His eyes widened. He nodded to the guard who then dropped me. I immediately bowed.

"You saved my daughter?" I nodded. "And you were the one to take down this man?" I nodded once more. "May I inquire how?" His voice seemed sceptical, it was obvious that he didn't believe me. As he asked the guard pulled the knife out of theach mans shoulder and brought it to him. "Is this yours?" He bent down to return the knife to me which I slowly grabbed it out of his hands. "Take thay man to the dungeon!" He roared and the guards quickly obliged. "Son, what's your name?"

"Awl sir."

He nodded. "Is their anyway I could repay you for saving ,my daughter?" I really didn't have an answer for his question and desperately tried to think of one. "How about you help serve as a bodyguard for my family. In a few years with some training you could be a really powerful and smart man. Your family would be taken care of as well." I nodded quickly. A real chance to help my parents? of course I would take it. "Good. Then I expect you and your family to arrive by sundown. Tomorrow the guards will go to pick up your items. Let us go Akiyo." She tightly held his hand and walked with him before turning to wave at me. I ran back home as quickly as I could, I wanted my parents to hear this!

The events of my past began to speed forward, allowing me to witness multiple events at the same time and stopping at me graduating from the top of my bodyguard class.

"Where are we going High Priest?" I questioned.

"I told you it's a surprise. Also enough with the formalities. You've been here 8 years. We are basically family, just call me Al'Alkir." I nodded as we walked down the hallway and stopped in an empty room."Due to your high proficiency in fighting and killing I have found that it would be a waste to have such talent wandering the temple, waiting for something to happen. So you have been promoted to my personal spy and assassin. You will be able to find Noxus spies or people against Ionia and snuff them out or bring them to justice before any harm could be caused."

Thank you sir! But I'm not sneaky or silent. I'm a pretty large man. How am I suppose to be your personal assassin?" Just then a man appeared from smoke in the middle of the room.

"That is why I am here. I can teach you." Seeing him appear was the coolest thing I had ever seen in my life. "We will train til the point to where you find your own path as an assassin. That will be your strongest point. Can you handle that?" I nodded quickly. "Good, then let us begin."

Time sped up once more allowing me to see my entire five years of training in an instant. From learning to be perfectly stealthy, to inproving my hearing and sight to even learning how vanish into thin air. My favorite moment however was when I couldn't find a weapon I liked that fit my style. Eventually I found a bunch of pistols in a storage room. Six to be exact. . I restored them to working order and eventually began practicing with them. I also began practicing with a dagger and once I had perfected the two and became a full fledged assassin, I was granted the name Blackbeard because of my style and my signature trench coat and banana. Time stopped again at a protest at which Al'Akir spoke to the crowd to calm them.

Every few seconds another cry would erupt from the crowd, demanding better wages, housing, and food quality and each time Al'Akir responded by saying that he would continuously try to create better living conditions but the other high priest would shoot down his proposals. Lack of funds because of war time they would say to him. This only angered the crowd who only continued to shout louder. I sat on top of a tree and watched the scene unfold. I knew Al'Akir couldn't make any big changes without a vote but these people would not accept that as an answer. Coming from a poor family I knew their struggle. But there was nothing he could do. The aggression of the crowd continued to rise forcing Al'Akir to leave as the crowd continued to chant. Unknown to me, this was the beginning of the end of mine and his life.

Time sped up once more and I knew exactly where it was going. We were quickly heading to the end of my past.

I walked around the temple in the dead of night. I was doing my last rounds before heading back to my own room to turn in for the night. Just then two men rounded the corner and sprinted towards me. Their faces were frantic and panicked causing me to wonder about what was happening. "Blackbeard sir! High Priest Al'Akir has a mission for you! Extremist have been giving speeches outside in the town square for about an hour! Their plots have been getting extremely violent. He is going to need you to take care of him." I nodded and left without second thought, one of my first mistakes. I ran down the hallway towards the exit, as I came towards the door I heard a soft voice call my name.

"Blackbeard!" She called out. I turned towards her a bowed. She quickly looked around and beckoned me to come into the storage room. I followed and she shut the door quickly. "Where are you going at a time like this!?" She whispered. I was confused to say the least.

"Your father gave me a mission to assassinate a extremist leader in town square. I intend to go do it as quickly as possible." I calmly stated.

"Didn't you notice? Men who aren't our normal guards have showing up recently and now they are in our home. A few attacked my and I hid in here hoping eventually someone would notice. Did my father tell you specifically about this mission?" My eyes widened for a brief second before running towards the door.

"Hide here! I'll be back soon." I shut the door and swiftly sprinted back upstairs towards Al'Akir's quarters. I charged up the stairs to see men walking into the room before shutting it. I stopped in front of the door and slammed into it as hard as I could but to no avail. I pulled out my revolver and shot the hinges allowing me to fully push open the door. I fired off a shot, catching the men off guard. The bullet connected with the mans head as I spun to kill the man to the right of me but not before he scratched my cheek with his knife. Before the man could shout my dagger pierced his throat. I moved over to the other side of the bed to see a dagger in Al'Akir's throat. His eyes were still and his breathing had stopped. I closed his eyes and left the room.

"The assassin! He's here!" I turned with my revolver and shot which passed through the mans chest. I jumped off the second story and rolled to mitigate some of the pain and ran. Shouts and yells began to form all over the temple. I kicked down the door of the storage room which caused Akiyo to scream in terror.

"No time to explain!" Let's move" I grabbed her hand and quickly pulled her out of the storage closet and out the door. Outside were two guys guarding our escape. I let go of her hand and donned both my revolvers. I pulled back the trigger and made my bullets very comfortable in their heads. The alarm sounded and men shouted as the mob came from the temple. "We need to go now!" I yelled before pulling her toward the outskirts of town.

"We need to head towards the heart of Ionia!" She said between heavy breathes. "We must inform the Duchess" I let go of her hand and we sprinted into the forest with the mob close behind. Flame lances passed by us every few seconds. In return I would fire backwards and hear a few thuds of bodies. Thunder foreshadowed the coming events as the rain started. The wind blew against my face and the rain splattered against my trench coat as I dragged Akiyo through the muddy wilderness. This insurrection was expected but the fact that they would go as far as to kill the high priest of this village was…something I should saw coming. I heard the shouts of the makeshift army chasing us which employed me to pull her faster. It was the least I could do for her since I could not save her father. Flames tore through the forest past us, setting Ionia's once beautiful landscape ablaze with betrayal. I threw one of my sonic mines backwards to hopefully stun the approaching group. It seemed to work but not before a flaming bolt shot through my leg. I let out a large grunt of pain before collapsing into an upcoming dip. I groaned in pained as Akiyo slid down and assessed my injuries. "I'm fine." I managed to rumble out while holding back a cry of pain. "Let's keep moving and see if we can expand the gap." She shook her head side to side.

"Akiyo! Speak to me!" The color in her eyes were slowly fading and her breathing began to slow. I held her close to me, waiting for her to say something. Anything...

Days later I found my way to the palace at which Duchess Karma resided at. I arrived at the palace only to be met with spears. "I am not the enemy! I am an assassin under High Priest Al'Akir."

"We know who you are." A feminine voice. Commander Irelia walked from behind the lines of men and stood there. "You are hereby under arrest for the murder of High Priest Al'Akir and his daughter." My eyes widened in surprise. They took a few steps closer to me and I took a few steps back.

"There must be some kind of mistake. I did n-' Before I could say anything a blade whirred passed me.

"There is no reason to speak. We have hear enough from the village on this tragedy. Will you come peacefully ?" I quickly placed a sonic mine on the floor and detonated it, blinding everyone in the room.

I sprinted as fast as he could away from the palace. Wanted for a crime he didn't commit, a disgrace, and a outcast. The only thing I had left was a promise I had to keep. And a promise I sure as hell couldn't keep if I was dead. I found a little ditch think for a second. That time was short however as a flame bolt landed in the ditch with me. It quickly heated up and turned into a inferno which forced me out of the ditch. I looked up to face a man with flames in his hands. "A mage assassin huh? May I know the name of my adversary?"

"Traitors don't deserve my name. " Was his only answer before letting of volley of arrows fly. I shot a few out the air and rolled out the way. I wasn't going to die here. Every bullet I fired dissolved into liquid when they came in contact with his arrows. I slammed a mine into the floor and stealthed my self. "You still give off heat." He fired a flaming ball at me that I dodged. As it passed by me it exploded into ice . The shards slammed into my back with only a few stabbing into me. I fired relentless lat him as he did the same towards me. I threw my mine directly at him and when he struck it, the mine exploded. I took the time that he was hiding his eyes to throw my dagger and impale his chest. He fell to the floor with the dagger and struggled to pull it out.

"Now that your at my will I'm gonna give you two go back to the Duchess and you tell her you completed your mission or you die here and I get away. Make your choice." Blood was leaking quickly from his mouth. He began to laugh.

"I would never stain my honor by lying to the Duchess or running away. But I'll give you a little gift. You served one woman and I'll make sure your lust prevents you from serving another!" He fired a pink ray the slammed into my chest. It hurt like hell for a bit but not long enough to prevent me from shooting him. On my chest was not a sigil, a sigil that translated to the word lust. I walked over to his body and searched him, hoping I could find something that would tell me about what he had just done. I stumbled upon a spell book he had and grabbed it before running towards the docks. I eventually found a hex of lust in the book. "A hex that binds someone to a woman and any other woman within 10 feet of the victim will cause their libido to skyrocket. The sigil will start to light up to tell the lust's power. The closer they are the stronger the lust." Then in big letters said "RESISTING IS PAINFUL."

When I finally did make it to the dock it was already surrounded by the guard. I slipped by a few but there was no way I was going to make it past them all. I looked side to side before spotting some slightly opened cargo. I slipped in undetected and waited. I looked out the tiny hole of the box I was in and came face to face with Irelia's fat...round...perfect ass. I caught my staring and quickly tried to turn away but was unable to break free of my trance. Once I finally managed to look away a pain shot through my chest almost causing me to yell. So that's what the book meant. The box began to move away from Irelia's posterior and the pain in my chest stopped. I looked under my shirt to see the bottom of the sigil began to turn pink. Once I had made it onto the ship I knew I was free...

The light stopped blinding me as I was ripped from my past. I looked around trying to remember where I was before looking into my past. "I have seen enough!" The voice boomed. "Your intentions are as you say they are. You will be inducted as a champion. But for what faction would you like to represent?" I thought about it for a bit before answering.

"If Ionia will have me than I shall represent it. If not I'll be factionless" He nodded before yelling. "Bring the Duchess." My heart sank when he said that. She appeared in the door way and stared at me. I pulled down my trench coats hood and exposed my features to her. "This is Awl. An assassin from from Ionia who would like to represent Ionia." Not the way I was expecting this to end up but I guess I had to make do.

"Grand summoner you must be joking. Not only did this man resist arrest, but he betrayed the High priest he served under and people sent after him after resisting arrest!"

"Yes, I know. But his skill could benefit you as a champion. We are willing to overlook some things he has done just as we have done for other champion. Will you accept him." She shook her head side to side. "You have your answer Awl. You will be factionless. You training matches and physicals will be determined at a later date until then someone will show you to your room in a few minutes. Now! Exit!." I nodded and walked out the building with Karma creating a tense and awkward atmosphere.

"If you think hiding here will excuse you for what you have done you are mistaken." My chest began to heat up indicating I could not stay for long.

"Now I understand what you think Duchess but I will always stick to the story of me being framed. And eventually I will prove it."

"There is nothing to prove." She spat. "The High priest was a fool for taking you in. You didn't deserve be anywhere near them. You betrayed them." That was when she crossed the line.