As a Star Guardian fades, their power is reborn in new protectors. Star Guardians are chosen for their strength and resolve, but above all, they are chosen for their courage. It often signals a cataclysmic battle elsewhere in the universe when multiple Star Guardians are chosen to serve at once.
Lux sat at her desk wishing the class would be over. It wasn't that she disliked her classes it was actually quite the contrary. Lux enjoyed everything about her school. She was quite popular, and very smart, all while still upholding her kind caring nature.
She even tutor those who asked. Not very many people disliked Lux, except for maybe the noxian transfer students they didn't much care for any of the people at the school. As Lux twiddled her fingers she was caught daydreaming by the professor. His name was Ryze; however he'd correct you without hesitation if you forgot to address him as Professor Ryze.
"Since you seem to find meteorology so fascinating," he started with since Lux had been staring out the window beforehand, "Perhaps you can tell us which circumstances permit a double rainbow..." Professor Ryze instructed her.
Lux had to cover her mouth to suppress a chortle. "Well sir, a double rainbow is a phenomenon of optics that displays a spectrum of light due to the sun shining on droplets of moisture in the atmosphere. Does that explain it?" Lux finished with a smile.
Professor Ryze stood dumbfounded but then he ought to have known better than to try to spring a question about rainbows on Luxana Crownguard. The class laughed historically.
"Alright alright! Enough! Everyone calm down! Miss Crownguard you'll do well to pay attention." Professor Ryze told her.
"Yes sir. My apologies." She said.
Professor Ryze seemed satisfied with that. Just then the bell rang for lunch. As everyone began packing there things into there bags Professor Ryze shouted for everyone to make sure they studied the content as there may be a pop quiz tomorrow.
As Lux made her way to the cafeteria for lunch a few people approached her. It turned out to be people in her band class.
"Hey it's Lux right?!" One of the girls asked. "Um yes... It is and you are?"
"Sorry my names Lindsey, these are my friends. We were wondering if perhaps we could join you for lunch?" The girl asked her and her friends grinning hopefully.
"Oh! Um, sure!" Lux replied happily. Despite her popularity she didn't have many genuine friends. She tried to avoid it since her life was rather dangerous.
"Great! We have so many things we want to ask you." Lindsey said.
As Lux was led by the trio to the cafeteria she recalled when she'd been called upon by the First Star.
~2 years earlier~
As lux walked home she watched as her brother Garen Crownguard joked and laughed with his buddy on the basketball team. Him and his best friend Jarvan were bragging amongst each other about how they'd beat the tar out of the Noxus high team and ended there winning streak at long last.
Lux was happy that Her brother had made such a good friend since there moving into town two weeks ago. She did however miss the time that they'd spend together. Sometimes they'd stay up late watching scary movies eating junk food or playing cards or sometimes she'd tutor her older brother in the subjects he was weaker in.
It was normal sibling stuff. After this night however her life would never be the same. As they walked down the street the house next to them exploded outward sending debris everywhere and knocking the three of them over. Garen got up first and immediately looked around for Lux. "Lux! Where are you?!" He said frantically.
"I'm here Garen!" Lux called trying to push a sheet of plywood off of herself.
Garen immediately rushed over to help her. He lifted the plywood off her with ease and then helped her up. "Thanks."
"Are you alright?"
Lux nodded. Just then Jarvan called out from where he lay on the asphalt, "LOOK OUT!"
At that moment before either of them could blink. Garen was swatted away by what look like nothing. But as there was as great gust of wind as he was knocked away. Garen smashed into the face of the house across the street cratering through the wall and into the house itself. Lux's eye went wide with fear,
"G-Garen?" She said meekly. Upon closer inspection the transparent silhouette of a large creature could be seen. Frozen with fear lux couldn't move.
Jarvan picked up a broken wooden stud with a sharp edge. He jumped and stabbed the partially invisible creature. It yowled violently before swatting Jarvan away in the same fashion. "N-no." Lux said falling to her knees.
Just then a gunshot sounded and blood spurted from the creature where the bullet hit it. Lux looked over and saw Garen who had come back out of the house although, beaten and bloodied, was equipped with a shot gun. He then stumbled out further pumping the shotgun discharging the used shell and loading the next one, "LUX RUN!" He shouted.
As Lux saw Garen pump slug after slug into the creature it seemed to be working. Basic survival instincts taking over, Lux stood back up albeit stumbling at first and ran... She didn't know where she was going but she didn't care.
It took awhile but then she realized she'd just abandoned her brother leaving him to the mercy of some bloodthirsty monster. Lux stopped and turned around but when she went to start moving again... She didn't.
'What the hell?! He's your brother Lux! You need to move. He wouldn't hesitate, so then why am I?!' "Dammit! Move!!" Lux shouted out herself to no avail. Just then a bright pink light shone down from the sky. Lux looked up and saw a star brighter then any other in the sky.
Lux then heard a soothing voice as clear as the star was bright.
"Do you wish to protect those precious to you?"
"Huh? Who are you?" Lux questioned wondering what was going on.
"I am the First Star, I can offer to you the strength to defend those dear to you. But the price is steep..."
"The first star? What?" Lux asked confused. "Time is short, your brother's life hangs in the balance. Do you wish to save him?" The voice asked.
"Y-yes please! I want to help him but, I'm scared." Lux said tears falling to the ground.
"Very well... Then rise. Rise as a protector of all that the stars illuminate. As a Star Guardian! The Radiant, Luxana Crownguard."
Lux then felt a fire in her heart spark to life. A burning desire to protect all things. She was then enveloped in a pink veil of light her blonde colored pigtails changed to a bright pink, her school uniform transformed into a much more vibrant outfit in a brilliant display of light, and lastly a pink scepter with stars on either side materialized in front of her.
Lux stood and the scepter began spinning clockwise in front of her. She then looked forward. She could she a dark purple aura burning in the distance. Lux placed her hands behind the spinning scepter and channeled her energy. The words then floated to her lips, "Burn away the shadows."
She then reared back as a bright light charged in front of her scepter, "Haaaa!!!" She shouted letting loose a colossal blast of light.
The night for a brief moment was stolen by the light.
~present~
"Lux?"
Lux jumped as she realized she had been daydreaming, they were sitting at the cafeteria table tray of food sitting in front of her. She hadn't even realized she'd sat down yet. "Sorry, you were saying?" She asked.
"Are you alright Lux? You seemed pretty deep in thought." Lindsey said.
Lux sighed.
"Yea sorry I just... I'm gunna go... See you in class?" Lux asked smiling sheepishly.
"Oh, um sure." Lindsey agreed albeit a bit disappointed.
Lux got up with her tray and threw it away she wasn't very hungry. Thinking about that night ruined her appetite. Although she did save her brother Jarvan had been killed on impact once he'd been hit. He died trying to protect her.
Garen didn't know she'd saved him only that he'd been knocked unconscious after helping Lux escape. He woke up in a hospital bed. He was pretty down when he heard that Jarvan had died but as the First Star erases all victims memories of the void beasts he'd remembered the house exploding only and was told by doctors that he was killed by shrapnel from the explosion.
But lux knew the truth. As per the rules of the Star Guardians however she must keep it all secret what really happened that night.
Not only that but lux couldn't keep close friends because of the risk of them getting hurt. As a result while Lux appeared to always be cheerful due to her popularity, it was merely a facade. She was actually very lonely and growing more regretful with her pact with the First Star by the day.
After the school day was over and night had fallen, Lux made her way to the old play ground she used to play on as a kid.
She sat down on the swing and swung slightly back and forth looking up at First Star. "Am I to carry this burden alone forever?"
No response as usual. Lux stood up and was about to leave when her powers activated involuntarily her Star Guardian equipment materializing quickly. She looked back up at First Star and what she saw made her heart flutter with excitement.
For stars of different color were descending from the heavens.
And so begins yet another adventure!
Hope you all enjoyed!
