The old man was waiting in the brothel, one specifically where not many people traversed in the Red Light district of Ionia. Despite his caution in picking such an area, he was feeling a great panic all throughout his body, as if death itself could come out at any moment, to claim him. His weary eyes darting back and forth, making sure no one was around ready to kill him, suddenly a knock was heard at the door.
"Come in." The old man said, with a large ammount of hope to disguise the panic, when the door slid opened, in it entered a jade green clad woman with ink black hair who wore a dark green face veil.
'Oh thank goodness it's her.' The old man thought to himself.
"Why am I here, Elder?" she demanded.
"Because Akali, you left the Kinkou order, so I can trust you with the information, I'm about to give." The Old man explained.
"Excuse me?" Akali said, confused.
"You see," The old man explained, "The Kinkou order has done some great things, however there are some things they did not do correctly, like the fate of The Golden Demon, Khadha Jhin, which is why I am here today."
"I don't understand, what does that have to do with me being formerly connected with the Kinkou?" Akali asked.
"I discovered there was not only a more sinister reason he was freed, but it has to do with Yas-" The old man said, before suddenly a bullet drilled into his skull, coming out of his head. Akali then prepared herself for the next shots, but was then caught off guard by her seeing that the old man's head had undwinded, like a blooming flower and had begun gushing out a fountain of blood. Another bullet was flying towards Akali, when suddenly a woman had emerged from the shadows. This woman had bat ears, a bat wing that curved to the left, , wore black pants, bangage wrappings across her chest, pale blue eyes, pale skin, a curvaous figure, white hair and was armed with two katanas in her hands, which she infsued with shadow energy before slicing the bullet several times at a speed in which Akali could not comprehend.
"You really need to watch yourself." the woman said, as the pieces that was the bullet fell down and drifted off like dust in the wind.
"Why did you save me?" Akali demanded.
"Tell you later, but first we have to run." the woman said. Before Akali quickly grabbed a smoke bomb from her bag, and threw it onto the ground, causing the area to quickly fill up with smoke, which caused the two to flee from the room. Until they found themselves outside the brothel and into the air of the night.
"Akali, come on there is an old friend of mine who needs to see you, she'll explain everything." the woman said, before Akali grabbed her throat.
"You said you'd told me about this, and for that matter, I heard Zed doesn't like Vastyans, so start talking." Akali demanded.
"My name is Quaricho." the woman said, before she released Akali's grip on her throat, "as for Vastyan thing, don't care really, they rejected me. Besides the one Zed rejects are the ones that don't side against the conflict against Noxus."
"Okay Quaricho." Akali said, "What do you know about this?"
"Well," Quaricho said, "Something has gone wrong in the higher ups, dunno what, but it involved a former fellow of mine, this friend of mine can explain the rest."
"Alright but if this is a trap-" Akali said.
"You'll kill me where I stand. Heard it a thousand times before from my mom, before I killed her." Quaricho interuppeted, "Now let's move."
With that both Akali and Quaricho then moved away from the brothel and further down the red light district of Ionia.
"They got away." noted a man who had been watching the scene unfold before him. The man in question was dressed a black cloak, had storm gray eyes, a metal gray right arm, and carried a sniper on his back, who was standing on top of a balcony overlooking the brothel. He then went back inside where his partner was waiting. His partner had a white shaul, a wine red scarf that went to his back, bronze mechanical legs which matched his left mechanical arm, a long black glove on his right hand that covered up his arm up to his elbow in addtion to covering his right index finger, a black hood, and a white mask that covered his face.
"It doesn't matter, the preformance was most excellent." the masked man replied.
"I bet you're happy because you killed the same guy 4 times didn't you, Jhin." the cloaked man replied.
"Immensly." Jhin replied.
"You really are fucked up in the head," The Cloaked man commented, "Then again, I didn't know what to expect from the infamous Golden Demon, even if three of the kills were puppets."
"You know of my work, yes?" Jhin said, with his eyes brightening up.
"Oh yes, personally a fan of that one piece involving my ex wife," The Cloaked man said, "had it coming, if you asked me."
"I'm glad I met a fan of my work." Jhin noted.
Suddenly a dove with a note attached to its talons flew into the balcony of the room where Jhin and The Cloaked man were.
"Looks like it's orders from the elder." The Cloaked man said, before he went outside and grabbed the message, from the bird. He read it, focusing on the letter, before returning to Jhin.
"We are out of here, Jhin," The Cloaked man said, "The Elder wants to talk with the rest of us."
"I see." Jhin said, before he got off of the bed, and exited the room with the Cloaked man.
Akali and Quaricho then made their way to the various streets of Ionia's red light distrcit, until Quaricho then stopped at a particular long and dark alley way.
"We're here, our friend will meet us in the alley way." Quaricho said, to which Akali shot her a stare of disapprovial.
"What?! This friend picked this place because it's a good idea to ambush any unwanted visitors." Quaricho said, "and no she knows you're not stupid to fall for that trick, if she wanted you dead, she would show up and do it herself."
Akali sighed before pulling out a kunai knife and entering the alley way, being careful and sharp enough, to make sure Quaricho nor this "friend" wouldn't try anything funny. This instinct did not dull, each step she took, until she found herself facing a woman drinking from a tea cup. The woman in question had a black sleeveless shirt on, had long silver hair that covered her right eye, a forest green left eye, a petite figure, storm gray pants on and was barefoot.
"You!" Akali cursed, grabbing the Kunai knife tighter in pure rage.
"Yes Akali, it's been a while." the woman snootly replied, "I see you still don't trust me. Well to be honest I didn't exactally see things Shen's way either, I just needed his assistance with my power that Zed couldn't cover."
"I knew it!" Akali snarled, "You were never trustworthy."
"Before you try anything rash," the woman said, "here's the summary of why Quaricho saved you, when meeting the elder, Jhin was hired to tip the scale back into the Elders favor and out of the Ninjas, or at least that's what corrupt elder's thought, in reality they were all guided by one Elder who seeks to rule Ionia."
"Why should I believe you?!" Akali said, "You lied about your reasons, for joining the Kinkou."
"I lied to everyone." the woman said, "I lied to Zed about what I really can do, I lied to Shen about wanting to see redemtion and those are just the tip of the iceberg of the people I lied to, but it is all for the greater good of Ionia, but now you must take a nap."
The woman then infused her hand with black lighting before clenching it into a fist, just as Akali lunged at her. Before she could react the woman then punched Akali, knocking her out.
"Well damn, that went to shit really quick." Quaricho said.
"Figured, she was quite the angry one, no one really noticed until she quit the Kinkou a few months ago." the woman said, "Now Quaricho, do you think that you can get Zed to meet me."
"No guarantees Yuna, but I'll try." Quaricho replied, "Where do you want to meet Zed?"
Without hesitation, Yuna then answered Quaricho with a single word,
"Fae'lor."
"Good one." Quaricho said, before laughing. The laughter then died down when Quaricho saw that Yuna was dead serious.
"You're serious?! Did Shen decrease your mindpower with his training on balance? You do know who is there, right?"
"Yes." Yuna replied, "I am hoping to get her on my side, for the mission."
"How did you become Zed's star pupil again?" Quaricho questioned, before adding, "Because I fail to see how you managed to live without a brain for this long?"
"Just do it." Yuna replied.
"Fine." Quaricho, "But in case people ask, I'm going to tell them that Zed the legendary assassin and the most feared assassin in Ionia, died by his own hands, in order to preserve the dignity of him dying by laughter, over your stupid idea."
"Alright, I wish you luck." Yuna said.
Quaricho then walked away, from the alleyway leaving Yuna and the knocked out Akali alone. Yuna then took her time to finish her tea, and then tossed the cup away, causing the delicate cup to shatter on the ground behind Yuna.
"Alright, then." Yuna said, before picking up Akali and carrying her upon her shoulders, before exiting the alley way, and started to walk away from the red light district, as the foul smell of booze began to hit her.
In a mansion far away from the commoners of Ionia, there was one mansion that towered to the heavens, in that mansion was a secret cave where no one knew but the lord of this mansion, who was inside along with several other people.
"They're late." scoffed a woman with a curvacous figure who wore nothing more than a loin cloth to cover her nether regions.
"They'll be here, you must have faith my child." said the man with a shaved head dressed black robes, had a necklace consisting of eyeballs and was carrying a bo staff.
"Have you been to the school, he was in? He was always insistant on 4 things and a narcissist to boot." the woman replied, "also he was a horrible student to boot."
"I pity you," the man said, "you are blind in this world, if you'd just allow me to help you see-"
"Oh is that so?" the woman snapped, before she transformed her fingers into sharp talon like things, and raised them in the direction of the man who talked to her. Before any further action was done, a robbed figure with his hood on slammed his fist down on the ground of the cave floor he was sitting in.
"I will not have any fights occur here," the figure boomed, before he added "is that understood?!""
"Yes master." the man said, while the woman transformed her fingers back to normal.
"Good, as for Jhin, he-" the figure said, before Jhin and the cloaked man entered.
"Speak of the devil," smirked another woman who wore a black kimono which depicted a pattern of red butterflies on it, while holding a pipe "Jhin has arrived."
"Well Jhin did you succeed in killing the elder?" the figure said.
"Yes, the preformance went off without a hitch," Jhin said, "I eagerly await the next act."
"It will come, now then Clay," the figure said, directing his attention to the cloaked figure, "Did the elder meet who he was supposed to."
"Yes, but it was Akali." the cloaked figure replied.
"You didn't even kill her?!" growled the giant of a man, who wore steel gray samurai armor that covered every inch of his body, wore a mask that looked like a frowning Oni's and had a rocket launcher strapped to his back in addition to a sword.
"Calm down, Kimon, Clay not killing Akali could prove beneficial to us." the figure said, "after all, we need someone to blame for this."
"Good point." Kimon said.
"Now then, an introduction to my newest personal assistant." the figure said, as he gestured to the man in the room who just stood there. The man had unusally pale skin, black hair that was long and untamed, a seal covering a part of his chest , a slip of paper that was blank that lied in between his face, black deep holes where his eyes should be and a katana where his left hand should be.
"Oh yeah, I was wondering who that was." the woman said.
"As I said earlier, this is my favorite assistant." the figure said, "Starting today, he will be among us, as someone who will be a great assest to us."
"Hello." the assistant said.
"Do you have a name?" the woman said.
"I don't deserve it," the assistant replied, "I was foolish enough to betray that name and stain it for someone I cared about."
"Quite poetic." Jhin noted.
"Anyway, you are dismissed, wait in your chambers for further orders." the figure said, causing everyone except for the assistant to walk off into various parts of the cave. Once the assistant and the figure were alone, the figure then said;
"What did I say about opening up about your past?" the figure said.
"Sorry elder." the assistant said, "It's still on my mind, knowing what I do know."
"I understand." the figure said, "Now do you know where your chambers are?"
The assistant nodded, before walking off, in a way that was almost like hopping, while the figure simply waited and watched, as the assistant got away from the figure's sight.
'It looks like Ionia will become closer to entering the palm of my hand.' The figure thought to himself, before walking away from the cave.
The early morning wind hit Akali's face, before suddenly waking her up, alarmed at her situation, she found herself not only bound hand and foot by a strong straw rope, but being carried by Yuna. Quickly putting two and two together, Akali decided to hit Yuna to escape, but before the blow could connect, Yuna then grabbed Akali's blow.
"Now, now, we are almost there Akali." Yuna said, before yawning a bit, "to be quite frank with you, it was about time, I thought it would take me until daybreak to find this place."
"What place?!" Akali demanded, before she felt a dark energy, that made her shudder out of pure instinct, Aklai then directed her attention to the sky and found a floating fortress. Akali then turned her attention towards Yuna and said;
"Of All the places you fucking go to, you had to bring me here? The last time I remembered, Shen's training did not include eleminating thoughts of common sense, or is that part of Zed's training?"
"Nope, I aim to convince Syndra to join my cause." Yuna replied.
"How will you even get up there?" Akali asked, before suddenly Yuna focused her energy and then began to float upwords towards the floating fortress, until Yuna came to the door, and blew it open with a powerful gust of wind, and began to walk into the fortress. As Yuna walked in the fortress's grounds, everything was an akward slience between the two women, until Akali began to feel a drift float by and gulped. Before Akali could even think about escaping from Yuna, a strong and powerful force knocked the both of them down sending Akali flying towards the ground of the floating island and Yuna nearby her location, but Yuna managed to land on her feet.
"Who dares to enter?!" boomed a voice that belonged to a woman floating before Yuna in dark energy. The woman had dark gray hair, glowing purple eyes, a black crown, a black and purple outift that exposed every curve of figure which matched both her long fingerless gloves, black shoulderpads and black leggings which exposed her toes.
"Are you the legendary Syndra?" Yuna asked.
"Yes, now give me a reason why I shouldn't kill you where you stand." the woman replied.
"Good, I had the right place then Syndra," Yuna said, "I've been looking for you for quite a while, I seek your assistance."
"Are these Noxians may others have spoke of still killing the Ionians, because-" Syndra said.
"No, I do not seek anything about the Noxians, but rather I seek your assistance in overthrowing the Ionian government." Yuna explained.
Akali was then shocked at what she just heard come out of Yuna's mouth, as was Syndra, who then lowered herself to the ground to take a look at Yuna.
"Repeat that request." Syndra said.
"I want your help in overthrowing the Ionian government, what about that statement does not make any sense to you Syndra?" Yuna said.
"Although your request is interesting and it was the Ionians who kept me prisoner, the answer is no, I will never be a pawn in your-"
"You have a brother, right?" Yuna said, "The very same brother who caused you to become the person you are today. Goes by the name of Evard, right?"
Syndra then lifted Yuna up from the ground an into the air, with her purple eyes full of murder, she demanded.
"How do you know that name?!"
"Well to put it simply, Syndra, I know people, and he's the worst of them all, oh yes and he happens to be part of the reason why I wish to overthrow the Ionian governement, especially when I learned about what happened to you." Yuna explained, "If you join me, I shall make sure he suffers at your very feet, Syndra."
Syndra then placed Yuna down onto the ground.
"What do you wish of me?" Syndra asked.
"For starters to borrow this base, so that I may hold her prisoner." Yuna said.
"Is that it?" Syndra asked.
"There will be more I wish of you, when the time comes." Yuna said, "It will be your choice in weither or not, this will be done, either way I will deliver Evard as promised, right now if you'll excuse me, is there a prisoner to escort."
Yuna then picked up Akali and began to walk, with Syndra following the pair, floating as she did so.
'Just what is going on here?' Akali thought to herself as she was in pure shock over her fate, what had happened so far, and Yuna. Only one of those things was very clear to Akali, she had no longer any idea on who Yuna was, but she knew there was a dark instinct within her, that sought chaos for Iona. Whether Akali, liked it or not was irrelevant, what mattered was that she was in the middle of this chaos.
(A/N: I was inspired by a Zed x Syndra comic, which I was shown by my friend Operic on Deviantart. Honestly writing this was quite a surpise for me in 3 ways. Those reasons being 1) I wrote something that wasn't a crossover fanfiction, 2) I wrote this in a single day (which I never do) and 3) I managed to create several OC champions One being a Jiangshi (Chinese Zombie) champion. Anyway as you can see I suck when it comes to Ionian names, with Quaricho being the most prime example. If any of you readers want to give me advice on how I can make better Ionian names, please do so. Anyways I hope you enjoy this fanfiction and let me know what I can do to make this better.)
