Author Talk: Second League of Legends story here. This story is going to be similar to the one I did for Talon some time ago, which is like an "Origins" story for a character. Basically, I will try to use whatever lore I have at my hands right now (with some minor changes as plot requires) to create my own version of the "pre-champion judgment" story of the character, complete with several original characters. As the title might have hinted, this next story is about Lux. Seeing as this is an opening chapter, it will be very short for now, since it only serves as an intro to the story. Enjoy!
Chapter 1:
The Fated Meeting
The late afternoon sunlight shone in the majestic city of Demacia. Its rays illuminate the several structures and spires with orangish light. Flags fly around the top of spires throughout the city, and the marble buildings seemingly glitter due to the sunlight. Several guards and soldiers march about to maintain order in case anything would happen among the citizen. In Demacia, there is no tolerance for crimes, as all crimes are treated equally and heavily punished. Despite Demacia being known as a paragon for virtue and justice, Demacia actually adopts a draconian measures to adopt their moral code. The day seemed to end, but heavy training still continued in the military headquarters of Demacia. After all, Demacia has a bitter rivalry with Noxus, and that has been the case for years. The Demacian military has been trained with a very strict moral code of never showing fear or surrendering in battle. While battle training still continued, special training was being conducted at a structure near the Demacian palace.
This structure is the Demacian College of Magic. Classes have already finished for most of the prodigies, but a blonde girl stayed behind. Her name was Luxanna, daughter of the Crownguard family, one of the six royal houses of Demacia. Facing her was a famous scholar of magic going by the name Chronos. His real name has been unknown to many, as he doesn't give out his name in his continuous travels. Even as he finally settled on Demacia, no one knew much about him, other than his extensive knowledge of archaic magic and magic in general. Lux was discovered to be a prodigy in magic and through their influence, the Crownguard family managed to get the mysterious Chronos to personally hone Lux's skills.
Lux quickly threw her baton forward. As the baton flew forward in a spinning motion, it created a wave of energy around its path. As it returned to Lux, a barrier seemed to have formed around her. The teacher, holding a gnarly staff, flung his hand out and shot a shockwave towards Lux, breaking through her shield and pushing her back. Afterwards, he smiled.
"Still needs some practice, at least you can now easily summon a spark of light and use your ability to turn yourself invisible efficiently. It has been an eventful week, hasn't it?"
Chronos' smile produced a reassuring feeling. His benevolence radiated from his old wrinkly face and long gray hair. He slowly rubbed his hand around Lux's golden hair.
"You still have a long way to go, girl. You are making sure and steady progress though, and you will be Demacia's finest sorceress in due time. Then, you would be able to help the city-state with your powers. Isn't that why you were entrusted to me in the first place?"
Lux's generally cheery demeanor disappeared and she felt frustrated. She does not like to be reminded of why she underwent this training. Chronos noticed her and understood her sentiments.
"Now, now, I think that will be enough for today. You still need some work in creating your barrier but you may have your rest now. You do live in the palace now, don't you? Oh, and I think I would like to take a break from these lessons. Anyways, your parents gave me control over my availability, so we'll resume next week. I will introduce you to a special someone by that time."
Lux nodded and went out form the room they were training in. The sunset started giving way to the darkness of nighttime. Lux hurried back to the palace. She was greeted by guards along the way, whom she smiled back at. She doesn't show much of her problems to people except Chronos. She was known to be cheerful and carefree among the palace residents.
"Hmmm, what to do? No training for a week, maybe I can go on an adventure somewhere."
Lux had been very curious and outgoing since she was a young girl, and her curiosity usually led her to misadventures. She skipped her way to the basement library. The library was closed to the public at night, so she was surprised to see a figure sitting with his back turned somewhere in the library.
"Mistress, this person has been granted permission to use the archives at this time. It seemed that he also wanted a favor from a member of this palace," explained a guard.
Lux entered quietly, being careful as to not startle the person. She peered through the man and saw that he was accessing the archived maps of Valoran.
To be continued...