"I can't believe I'm doing this." A summoner said as he stood in front of the gate to the head summoners in the Ionian area in the institute. The summoner adjusted his robe and gripped to the book he was holding tighter. He swallowed the knot in his throat as he neared the gate, and walked through the already opening doors. There was voices all around him as he walked forward to talk to the grand summoner of Ionia.

As he looked around him he saw a bunch of faces he seen and hasn't seen. Some champions, others summoners. Next to the grand summoner was the female champion Karma. All the people noticed the lower summoner walking through and the voices quieted down. He walked up to the podium as the grand summoner stood.

"What is your name and rank." a voice boomed under the hood of the man in front of him.

The lowly summoner removed his hood and revealed his brown hair and dark brown eyes. His face was slim, with a slight shadow growing from his jawline up to connect to his hair. "My name is Ethan Venom. Silver ranked summoner." Ethan's voice spoke with a slight crack at the word "silver".

Soft chuckling was heard around the room.

The head summoner raised his hand to quite the room."What is it that you want to discuss with me."

Ethan shuffled as he held up the book. "In here, is all the spells from all of the city states. But what strikes me odd is, why is there no spells from the Shadow Isles?" He spoke loudly and with confidence.

The whole room was dead silent after his question.

After a while, Karma spoke up. "Why do you want to kno-" she was interrupted by the nodded man next to her.

"What reason would you intentionally look up such magic?" His voice was a curious tone, but also had the tone of proceed with caution.

Ethan cleared his throat before speaking. "Uh- it's because, I-I want to learn all magic from eve-"

He was quickly interrupted by Karma. "That magic is forbidden in the country, and is let alone inhumane!" She yelled. Her face is full of disgust. "To proceed with this research is-is just sickening!" She fumed.

She was about to continue rant, but was silenced by the robed man once more. "Enough. The shouting is getting on my nerves. Not that my nerves are already being pressed by your exhibition towards this forbidden magic." His voice deepened.

Ethan took a bug gulp, he tried to speak but was quickly interrupted again. "How long have you been searching in this type of magic?" He asked. Ethan cleared his throat and spoke with slight fear in his voice. "A-around three months. But it's only for curiosity sake, I don't mean to actually preform these spells on citizens in this country." He tried to reason.

The hooded man stood up and walked down so he was face to face with Ethan. He pulled back his hood to show his face. His hair was white and he had golden eyes. His face was slim but has a sharp jaw line. He looked at the summoner with eyes filled with slight disgust and annoyance.

"That doesn't matter on how you preform the magic. Its the fact that you come to me to specificity discuss about this topic, that annoys me. That magic directly goes against our way of life. Balance and peace, you should know that from your schooling back in Ionia." He said with a low voice as he got directly in Ethan's face.

Ethan sweated nervously, he had never met someone at his exact height in Ionia. As far he knew, he was to only person who was six feet five inches. Until now at least. "I-I know that sir, but, I don't see harm into learning the magic to try and understand it." He said as he backed up slowly. "Maybe it could be useful for us in time of need."

"Enough!" The white haired man shouted. "I have heard enough of this. There is no need to learn such vile magic, and there is definitely no use for it here in Ionia. Now leave before I exile you, or even worse, kill you." As he said that, his eyes started to glow.

Ethan took a step back in fright then turned around and ran out of the room with a bunch of voices shouting after him.

Venom woke up in a cold sweat and was gasping for air. He grabbed the top of his head as he regained his breath.

"These memories are coming back in my dreams again." He spoke to no one.

He shook his head as he got up and went into his bathroom. He went up to the sink and slashed water on his face to wake him up. He wiped his face dry with a towel next to the sink and then looked in the mirror.

"I look a lot different then I did back then." He joked.

His eyes with a soft glowing neon green and his hair was jet black and his skin is ghostly pale. He sighed as he got ready to do his morning routine. After his shower and shave, He got dressed in a black t-shirt, blue jeans, black running shoes, and a grey trench coat. He looked in the mirror once more to see if he had cleanly shaven his face. He saw a quick reflection of his old self and jumped back slightly. He shook his head quickly and looked back at the mirror, only to see himself as he is now.

"It's never been this bad." He muttered as he walked to and out of his dorm in the institute. He locked the door and walked down the hallway to a set of stair with led to a courtyard.

He looked around before summoning a portal to Piltover. He walked through and found himself in the portal room in the city's transportation hub. He walked out of the building and down the busy sidewalk to reach a small cafe a few blocks away. He walked in to the smells of freshly ground coffee. he took a seat by the front window and waited for the waitress to show.

"Morning Venom. Want the usual?" The waitress asked as she saw him.

Venom turned and smiled. "Yes please."

She nodded as she went into the back. He looked out the window before a green light shine in the corner of his eye. He turned to see a letter appear in front of him. He grabbed it and started to read it as the waitress set down a cup of coffee for him. Venom sipped his coffee as he finished reading. He sighed as he read the last line and out the letter in his pocket.

The waitress came back with a plate of eggs and toast. "Another busy work day?" She asked with a grin.

Venom smiled as he sipped his coffee again. "Yeah, apparently some of the Isles champions got a little out of hand and I need to talk to them about it." He said as he took a bite of eggs.

"It can't be that bad can it?" She asked with a hand on her hip.

"Well it wouldn't be if it one of the champions wasn't Elise. But she apparently has done something the league doesn't like. So I have to deal with it." He took another bite of eggs.

"Well good luck with that dear." She said as she walked away.

Venom nodded as he finished his plate, he put the usual amount of gold and walked out of the cafe.

Venom walked back to the transportation hub and went to the institute portal and walked through. He walked the halls of the institute before finding his office. He walked in and turned on the lights and put his coat on a hook behind his desk. He went back to his door to flip a switch on the wall next to his door. The light outside his door lit up, to show that he was in his office. He walked back to his desk and sat down. He pulled out papers to read what he will be discussing ahead of time. As he read, he didn't notice the door opening, nor did he notice the figure walking towards his desk.

"Whatcha doin?" A voice called in front of him.

Venom jumped slightly and dropped the papers on his desk, which scattered all over the table top. He looked up to see another summoner in front of him. He sighed as he picked up all the papers around him.

"Isn't it too early to scare me like this Makena?" Venom said in a neutral tone.

The girl laughed as she sat on his desk. "It's never too early for me. You know that I'm a early bird." She said while poking at him.

Venom smile slightly at her upbeat attitude.

Makena has been a friend of Venom ever since he was moved to this part of the institute. Venom always preferred to be alone, but she would never let that happen. Venom always liked that of her, always cheerful. She was a summoner of the Piltover and even showed him the cafe he goes to regularly. One thing she knows that no one else does, was his horrible past. He thought she was being friends with him out of pity at first, but that thought went away after 3 months knowing her.

Venom stacked all the papers in a pile and put them to the side of his desk. He turned his full attention towards the person in front of him. "So what can I do to a good friend of mine?" He asked with a small smile.

"Well, I wanted to see how things are going. And if you had anything interesting today?" She said with a smile.

Venom leaned back in his chair to get comfortable. "Well I have a couple of meetings with the isles champions and some paperwork to fill out. What about you?"

She sighed and she slumped her shoulders slightly. "I have to go to a meeting with the head summoner and a couple of Piltover representatives to discuss something about the institute. I never really know anything, they always keep my in the dark. I don't even know why I need to go anyway." She pouted.

Venom laughed slightly. "Hopefully it goes quickly." Venom yawned quietly.

She noticed at raised an eyebrow. "Sleep well?" She asked.

Venom sighed as he leaned forward and looked her straight in her eyes. "Not really. Some of my old memories have somehow invaded my dreams. The first one showed last night."He said as he put his hand through his hair. "It seems that they are going in order. I may have many sleepless nights ahead of me." He looked away and sighed.

She thought for a before speaking. "Maybe you should get out more. Meet some people, make new friends. You know all that stuff." She said happily "Maybe that help you get rid of some of those memories." She moved into his line of sight.

Venom smiled when he listened. "Yeah, it's been a long time since I had vacation," he thought out loud "but who will deal with the isles champions If I am away." He realized that when he thought deeper.

"I'm sure they can behave themselves for a few days." She reassured him.

Venom thought about it for a while before making a discussion. "Vacation sounds like a great idea. I'll ask and see if I can get a few days off." He told her. "But now we need to get to work. Have fun at the meeting." He joked.

She smiled and walked to the door. She stopped at the door and turned around to face Venom. "Let's grab something to eat after the meeting. I want to talk to you about something that I have heard." She said as she walked out the door.

"Usual place!" He heard her shout. Venom leaned back in his chair. "Something she heard huh?" He spoke to himself. "I wonder what she means by that." He turned to look out the window behind him to see the sun rising higher in the sky. He then sighed as he looked at his stack of papers on his desk. "This is going to be a long day." he groaned as he got to work preparing for the day ahead.