Catch at Hope

by GarenKat Fangirl

Garen and Katarina are not friends; the Demacian and the Noxian are forever opposed, enemies without a doubt. But when Kat's father vanishes, fate pushes these two enemies together on a quest to uncover the secrets behind her father's disappearance. Garen/Kat Gang AU.

1. Prologue

Prologue

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"Joy, beauty, lie beyond my scope;

I strain my heart, I stretch my hands,

And catch at hope."

-De Profundis, by Christina Rossetti

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It was when he donned the mask that Garen truly felt like himself. Without it, he was just Garen Crownguard—a straight-A high school student who used to play football, only son of the wealthy Crownguard family, made rich via investments in the stock industry decades ago; he was a simple student who'd quit playing sports in order to focus on his studies, a simple young man.

But with the mask, he was so much more. No longer was he just a student—he was a man, intent on righting the evils of the world and bringing justice to the wicked. Carrying a tranquilizer gun and wielding a baseball bat, he was ready and willing to change the world.

And changing the world meant changing the streets. If the government couldn't take care of its citizens... then it fell to its citizens to take care of one another. And this, he and his fellow Demacians swore to undertake as their duty. When the government and the police force had their hands tied, it fell to Demacia to be right and just, and to help the innocent against the evils of the world.