AN: How ya doin' all? I'm fine quite fine. Chemistry is killing me, but I'm fine. Here you have the first chapter of TILID!It's shorter than the prologue ( ;-; ) but it's that way cuz I don't want to ruch into things. Also, just to see how actually bored I was, I read just a few hours ago 'Kassadin's Excellent Towerdive'. I hate my boyfriend for telling me that goddamned fanfic exists. I DON'T RECOMMEND TO ANYONE TO READ IT. For Miss Fortune, Ryze, Taric, Turret and HotshotGG fans, that aint' a fic for ya... Anyway, this is like a connection chapter, where the antagonists of TSOHM return and yaddy yadda. I dun wanna spoil it all. But before we start, a few shoutouts to those I couldn't reply:

Guest: No need to thank me buddy. It was coming after the 20th review xD. Here you have the next chapter, I wont fail you I promise. AkyoxZed FTW !

Coski: I'm such a bad person for not replying to your reviews in TSOHM. They were sending me in 'I have to get the next chapter done asap' mode xD. Thr later chaps will be filled with Oscar worth drama and prob romance... Idk ;3.

Sabrine321: You can? :o . Glad you do :3. It means I did the prologue right xD.

Also Warning : Sucky action and fighting scenes. Read at your own risk if you want to laugh at me ;-;.

Disclaimer : blah blah blah...

There is light in darkness chapter 1

The magic's light filled the entire room. A soft blue ethereal glow seemed to fill and swallow all the colors. Akyo put all her faith in the summoner, closing her eyes and let her do her stuff. She wasn't extremely used with magic, and neither a fan of it, but it was necessary. But she wondered how will the summoner make her look...

Kaleyn focused her energy primarly on the ninja in front of her. Such cordial things like changing appearance was something even a begginer in magic could pull off. Changing the color of your hair, or eyes, hiding ugly scars and birthmarks was a spell any mage with enough patience and talent could master immeadiately. However, transforming into another living person, was advanced magic and it required a lot of magical power, let aside the experience the mage needed. The spell she was casting on Akyo however, needed more time to be casted corectly. One mistake and it could go really wrong.

Her eyes which still had that same blue shine like her summoning orb, were wandering fastly trough the eternal blue, seeing and whispering a soft chant, something only mages could understand. Her chant was coming to an end, and she let a small smile grace her features, looking at the new girl in front of her. Her chant stopped, and the orb slowly dissapeared. She let down her hood and sighed softly. However, a smile of prideness spread across her features. She saw that the door had yet to be open, so that meant Reiko still thought they had yet to finish.

She walked around Akyo, and sat on the chair in front of the girl. She observed she had her eyes closed, but she peeked one open when she heard Kaleyn drop on the chair. She smirked again. It worked out just perfectly. Akyo furrowed her brows in slight confusion, as she opened both of her eyes, and the summoner's smile only grew more. She was extremely confused, so she hadn't noticed the soft blonde locks falling down her shoulders.

''Why are you so happy all of the sudden?'' Akyo asked, slightly amused and the summoner only shok her head in the same amusement.

''Oh nothing, really. I must say tho, you look even more stunning with brown eyes.'' she said, and Akyo furrowed her brows more. Brown eyes...?

And then her face illuminated, her eyes widening and her mouth slowly opening. She looked down her shoulders and saw that where her brown hair should've been, blonde locks were falling down her shoulders, down to her mid thigh. Then, she raised from her seat and went for the window. She slowly approached it, and saw the reflexion on it. Her usual icy blue irises were replaced by chocolate brown ones. She seemed like a whole new person, even she didn't recognised herself. She looked incredulously at herself in the window, and Kaleyn only smiled softly towards her.

''You're so mature sometimes and yet, you act so innocent towards new things.'' Kaleyn said, and Akyo turned her attention to her, slight confusion in her eyes.

''What do you mean?'' Akyo asked slightly amused.

''You see,'' Kaleyn said as she raised from the chair and approached her slowly ''remember when I said that a team of summoners watch someone's progress trough their judgement?'' she asked ,and Akyo nodded slowly remembering everything. Kaleyn looked out the window, her eyes distant, a momemory playing in her mind. ''I'm a part of that certain team. When somebody joins the Institute under the title of 'Champion' we're allowed to search for a backstory for the Champion, the backstory itself inspiring from the Judgement that had taken place. I guess I can say fortunately, I had to be the one getting the 'raw' lore, to call it that way for Zed.'' she paused, taking a breath '' And in his memories, some of them of course, since I'm not allowed to see all of one's memories, there was this certain young girl, with white eyes. The first memory she popped into was one of a clearing, and she looked towards him with fear and innocence at first.'' she turned to look at Akyo, who looked at her with slight wide eyes and a softly open mouth.

Kaleyn smiled towards her. '' You're more special that you give yourself credit for. And I can say that not from Zed's memories, but from your personality.'' her smile widened a little '' You have to start believeing in yourself more often.'' she added, and Akyo looked like she wanted to reply, but the door opened.

Reiko entered the room, and did a double take when looking at Akyo. He slightly smilled.

''My, my. Who is this stranger I've never seen before?'' he asked and Kaleyn only chuckled.

''Transformations like this are not a hard task for mages. However, for them to keep on as much as we wish, we need magical power. That wont be a problem here though. The spell will keep for seven days and a half, just enough to get in and out safely.'' Kaleyn said as she smiled towards Reiko. Akyo looked a little uneasy, but didn't talked.

''Well, I thank you deeply for your help Miss. I will make sure Miss Kolminye will hear about your good deed.'' Reiko said, and Kaleyn only rolled her eyes.

''Please don't. That's the last thing I need Miss Kolminye to hear...'' she said as she walked to the door. She opened it and paused. Turning around, she looked at Akyo and smirked.

''See you in the Fields of Justice, Lady Akyo.'' she said, as she turned around and left the room. Akyo slowly processed her last reply. Did she... Believed she was going to make it to the Fields themselves? To be accepted in the League? She smilled to herself, as she closed her eyes. This summoner...

However, Reiko cleared his throat and Akyo's attention snapped up to him. She had a serious face for his stern one.

''When do I leave?'' she asked immediately, and Reiko replied in a cold tone.

''Tonight.'' he said no more, as she bowed and turned for the door. After she closed it he spoke.

''Be carefull, Akyo.'' he said slowly, sure she was too far away to hear. However, the shadows hear everything. Akyo only smirked.

~(o-o)~

The sun was slowly going down, casting long shadows trough the forest. The hooded figure, which had a simple wooden staff, sharp at it's peaks was wandering trough it, her destination : The Shadow Order. The hood she wore was black, and since her arms where slowly moving next to her body, it was covering a lot of it, the only thing visible being a pair of long grey leather boots.

Her mind and her heart were all in a race. She looked calm on the outside, but inside there was total chaos. She felt fear, excitement and somekind of longing. Longing for what she wondered herself. To see the one who had almost killed her? And to see the one that had senteced her to her own death? How stupid was she to be thrilled to see the person who wished her dead?

'Stop it!' a voice said loudly in her mind. She replied.

'Stop what?!' she asked that little squeaky voice.

'Stop thinking like that. You're well aware that she lied you. He wouldn't do that!' the voice replied even louder.

'How can you be so sure?' she asked it, but the voice asked her another question.

'Why do you even care?' the figure huffed in her mind, already getting annoyed to talk to... herself.

'Of course I care!' she said loud, close to a yell.

'Why?!' the other voice replied defiantly.

'Because...' the figure stopped. Thinking, breathing, moving. She just stopped. Why? Because, as painfull at it was, realisation dawned upon her, and it felt like a ton of bricks being dropped on her small figure.

'I still care for him...' she heard her own voice talk in her head, it's echo slowly fading into emptiness. It was true, even after all these years her heart refused to let him go. There, in the back of her mind and her heart was that stupid hope, that maybe he wasn't lost forever. Maybe he could control them. Maybe... there was a chance for a new start for both of them.

The figure just shook her head. Walking faster to catch up on the lost time, she decided to let things slide off now. Thinking could be done from inside the order. As the gates of the Shadow Order came into view, the sun was close to disappearing from the sky, painting it in crimson gold. Two black clothed ninjas, with two swords strapped against their hips, were making small talk, until she came into view. The just watched her up and down, and looked at her with raised eyebrows. She stopped a few meters away from them.

''Purpose and duration of the visit.'' one of them threateningly said, as his arms were crossed across his chest like the other one. Akyo watched them with cold eyes before speaking.

''I'm here to join The Shadow Order.'' she simply said and the two held their chuckles back with small effort.

''You, a mere girl?'' the other one said, as he wasn't even trying to keep his laughter. Akyo arched an eyebrow.

''What? Scared that a little girl can take out both of you out?'' she almost snarled at them. Their laughter immediately stopped, as they glared at her.

''You wouldn't even be able to move you little wanna-be-whore.'' one of them said, and Akyo had to stop herself from ripping his head off right then. ''If I were you I'd just leave before I'll show you real-'' his sentence was cut short when he felt pang of pain coming from his chest. He looked down and saw that a long wodden staff went right trough the middle of his chest. He looked incredulously at Akyo, and she didn't spared him a second glance. Ripping the staff away from his chest, she gave it a fast twirl before she rotated on her feet and striked the man straight across the face, the sharp peak of the staff leaving a deep scar across it. He fell down immediately, and his friend only looked bewildered at her. He was frozen in place.

''Boo.'' she told him, and he instantly turned around and entered the gates. Akyo scoffed at him, and entered the Order.

The eerie silence picked up at her nerves but she walked forward none the less. The ground around her seemed abandoned, but she could count the ninjas hiding in shadows. They all looked at her with calculating eyes, wondering who the hell was she, and what was she doing it here. Akyo tightened her hold on the bloody staff, and she held it even closer to her body, as she could see the shadows moving. And then, three of those shadows came to attack.

Zed was sitting boredly on the throne the order held. The old man didn't like to use it, when this used to be The Kinkou, but it had always been here, and he deserved to be seated on it. The chamber itself was big, with five or so pillars on each side of the room. A crimson red carpet lent from the double doors to the throne.

Then he was startled as the doors burst open, one of the guards coming trough it.

''It better be important.'' he said in a low tone, and the guard slightly cringed.

''I-It is Master!'' the guard sttutered. ''The students outside are trying to fight back a random girl-'' he paused abruptly as Zed held up a hand.

''Why are the 'students' fighting back a 'girl' ? You and the other should've been enough to stop her, whoever she is.'' He said while glaring at the guard, as he seemed to make himself smaller and smaller.

''S-She just took Rein out and...'' he stopped, as Zed raised from the throne. He slowly walked towards the guard, as she closed his eyes in fear, but Zed merely passed him. He opened the double doors and went for the nearest window towards the entrance.

He saw the girl was surely fighting with a simple wooden staff and an accuracy that would put any ninja to shame. Three of his students were trying to take her down, but she managed to block all of them out. She had a cloak and hood over her body, but the movement revealed over the knee grey boots with brown defenders on her knees and elbows. She had simple short black pants and a blouse to match. Fingerless gloves adorned her hands, as she twirled the staff in them. Zed stayed at the window with his arms crossed across his chest, his brows furrowing in confusion. There was something familiar about the fight style of this girl.

Akyo tried to regain her breath as two of the ninjas were clutching their wounds. One done across the chest and one across the abdomen. The other was holding a bloody right arm, and the stare down contest was far from over. She had scratches and bruises across her body too, but nothing too life threatening. She was standing with her back towards the main entrance, so she furrowed her brows when the three ninjas in front of her gulped audibly in the silence. They tensed and looked like they saw some ghost. However, her ninja senses woke her up from her reverie, and she imediately turned to jump away from a metal shuriken. She jumped to the side and then blocked another with her staff. She glared at the new attacker, but her knees felt like they would give up. After all these years...

Zed stood at the base of the stairs, another two shurikens ready in one of his hands. His crimson eyes glared at the girl, as she returned it. He threw the shurikens at an aluring speed, but she dodged both of them by dowing a cart wheel to the left and landing gracefully on her feet again. His eyes looked her up and down, then he raised the stake and suddenly vanished.

She calmed her breath, and waited in the silence. The three ninjas have long vanished since their master had arrived. Akyo listened to the silence, trying to hear anything. Then she heard the sound of a blabe moving fast trough the air, and turned around to block one aimed for her neck. Zed pushed with all his power into her staff, the dent slowly being made into the wood. Akyo cursed under her breath. How she missed her old staff...

She jumped away to put some distance between them. Head on he was going to beat her, since she wasn't as powerfull without her runic staff. If he hit her with another two more strikes like this in the same place, the staff was going to break and render her weaponless. She had to think smart, wait for him to make a mistake. After all she knew his flaws better than anybody.

Before she could focus on him again, he was long gone. Divine inspiration blessed her, as she did a back flip in the air, just before another blade was going to be brought to her back. As she was returning to the ground face-first she put one arm before her and used it to push herself up, landing on her feet in a crouched position. She swiftly raised to her feet, as she tried to strike him, but instead her staff hit a black mass. A shadow. His shadow. Eyes widening, she crouched again as another blade was trusted for her back. Caught in the momentum, Zed almost lost his footing but regained it fast. However, he knew she was going to have that staff pointed at his head by the time he turned around.

And Akyo would've have had it, but her staff was knocked out from her hands. Caught in the confusion, it was late when she had felt the sharp edge of a cold steel blade pressed against her neck. Her cloak had been somehow lost in all the encounter with Zed, and there she was now, her face free on any mask in years, her blonde braided hair flowing down. Zed had one arm across her shoulders, and the other had the blade close to her neck. In any other words she was caught. If it wasn't for the life and death situation, she would've enjoyed the strange embrace.

She softly gulped, waiting for the blade to slash her throat apart. However that didn't happened. Instead, she felt Zed let her go and give her back her personal space. Confused, she turned around to see his blades have retracted and he had his arms crossed over his chest. He was eyeing her up and down and she could only stare at him in confusion.

''Who are you?'' he asked her, the voice distorted from the mask he wore. She needed a few seconds before replying.

''Yukine.'' she answered him. She had always liked this name, might as well use it now.

''Why are you here?''

''To join the Order of course.'' she answered him with a roll of her eyes. This wasn't her usual self, she knew. But she had to act like another person.

''You fight good for a normal person. Are you sure you're not a ninja already?'' he said as he lowered his tone, sending shivers down her spine. Holding her fake personality Akyo spoke with confidence.

''I told your guards I'm more than I look like.'' she answered him and she could only asume he was raising his eyebrows.''So I guess you're the mighty Head Master I've heard of.''

Zed hold back a chuckle. ''My, am I that popular?'' he asked her and saw her 'hmph' in amusement.

''For those who search true power, yes.'' she told him back, a defying look in her eyes. ''The Master of Shadows himself, Zed. Isn't that you?'' she asked and saw him shift his weight on another foot.

''It all depends on who asks.'' he answered her question smoothly in return and saw the amused spark in her eyes. He was starting to like this girl already.

'' 'A mere girl' who wishes to join the Order.'' she quoted the *dead* guard. ''I'm here to join the Order and learn the way of the Shadows.'' she told him, and Zed waited a few seconds before replying.

''Why us? Why not the Kinkou?'' he asked her, and her face darkened a little. She answered him confidently.

''Balance is weakness.'' she told him shortly, and asumed he only smiled amusedly. He wore that mask, from his posture there was so much she could know.

Of course a crowd formed of students had gathered around them. Zayenn had also joined the picture, having her arms crossed and her eyes slightly narrowed. She was in the front line of the students, a few meters away from Zed. She, like the others, was waiting for a response and also an explanation.

''Well...'' Zed paused, like he was thinking. In truth he had already made up his mind. ''You do seem like an excelent candidate. How old are you again?'' he asked, and saw her sweat drop at him.

''I'm twenty three. Soon to be twenty four.'' considering the summer was close to an end, her birthday just about this autumn. He mused a little before answering.

''Very well. You are accepted.'' he told her, and she couldn't help the small smile forming on her face. Zayenn started to make a few steps forward. She was in charge of the new trainees all the time, but now Zed held up a hand to her while he slightly turned his head towards her. She looked confusedly at him, stopping in mid walk when he spoke.

''No need to. I'll take her as my personal apprentice.'' he told Zayenn.

The soft gasps were aubdible. And the silence after was palpable. Akyo realised that Zed wasn't one to take 'personal apprentices' now wasn't he? The somehow jealous and defeated glares of some of the female and as well as some male ninjas were starting to make themselves known. Even Zayenn glared at her, a hatred that didn't matched the one she once hold for her, but just as dangerous. She seemed... jealous?! That Zed was going to take the new girl as his personal apprentice? No, it didn't seemed like that, but still...

Akyo just waited for the others to make the first action. Zed and Zayenn exchanged glances and it wasn't long before she said loud enough for all to hear.

''What are you gawking about? You have training and lessons to attend. MOVE!'' she said as she turned around with a hot glare, all the ninjas vanishing. She glanced at Zed one last time, before she turned to climb the stairs and enter the Order. Soon, there was pure silence and Zed turned to look at her.

Taking a second look at his eyes, they were extremely different since the last time she really watched them. Back then, in the day he was expelled, his eyes were filled with hatred and fury, a rage so great it scared her. But now, they had the same composture they had during that year they spent together. Calm and collected. She only sighed inwardly, a slight scar from her heart going away. Maybe there was a second chance for 'them' ...

Zed just watched the girl intriguedly. He was well aware of the fact that she searched for something in his eyes. Or rather, she was observing them. From indiference, her features softened, revealing a somehow relieved aura. For what she felt so relieved he did not knew. Clearing his throat and regaining her attention, he jerked his head in the direction of her cloak before speaking.

''Pick it up, and let's move inside. You will have a lot to do in the next weeks.'' he told her, as she went to pick up her cloak. She secured the cloak over her shoulders, before breaking into a small sprint to catch up with Zed. The moon already showed it's white face, the hallways of the old Order lighted up by torches. She followed Zed trough familliar hallways, altho she didn't recognise the room they stopped in front of. Taking the lead, Zed opened the door and let her go in first. She entered the quarters, and Zed followed soon, also flipping on the lights.

It was likely to her old apartment, the room they stepped in being the living. On the right there was a small hallway which probably led to the kitchen, and on the left another one, where her room and the bathroom were. She just observed the room in silence, before Zed spoke to her.

''This is where you'll be staying for the time being. If you wish you can change it.'' he said, and she turned around to see he was leaning on the door, his arms crossed.

''No, it's just fine.'' she replied and frowned a little. Gathering her thoughts she looked into his eyes and spoke. ''Altho, I'm a little behind. I saw how your followers reacted when you said I'm going to be your personal apprentice.'' she told him.

''So...?''

''So, I take that you don't do this often, or better said you've never done this before. Why me?'' she asked him, as he just stared at her indiferently.

''Because...'' he took a breath before speaking. ''There is something in the way you fight that made me pick this decision. You fight a lot like somebody...'' he abruptly paused, his attention turning towards the ground. Akyo frowned.

''Like somebody...?'' she asked, and saw he got a little uncomfortable with the subject. He took a deep breath and looked at her again.

''Like somebody I once knew and trained.'' his answer stopped her heart for a second. He was talking about...

''Why past tense?'' she asked without thinking and saw him straighten his posture.

''You'd prefer me to not talk about my past. I'll see you in the morning.'' he told her, as he exited the room.

She just stood there bewildered. He didn't forgot her. He acutally seemed pained to talk about her. Why? Didn't he wanted her dead? But maybe... Her mother had been right. Maybe Zayenn had lied after all. Why tho? Why would've she said that?

Akyo just shook her head. It was getting quite late, and remembering Zed's ways of training, he was probably going to wake her up in the middle of the night again. She unfastened her cloak and went for the bedroom. It was quite big, a bed sitting next to the left wall a nightstand next to it. A desk with a chair was in the other corner of the room, same side with the bed. A window was just in front wall and a closet lined the right wall.

Getting ready for the night, Akyo took one last glance at herself in the mirror. She still couldn't believe her eyes. Sighing, she turned off the bathroom light and went for her bed.

AN: I hope you enjoyed this :3. Drama is comming, with regrets and memories being digged up from the past. Will Akyo survive this week? Will Zed see through her disguise? Why was Zayenn jealous out of the sudden? Will she find out about her sister's deception? Will Zed and Akyo FINALLY confront their feelings and get to have some romance?!

I have no ideea. Let's see what my brain thinks :D. As usual, reviews are extremely welcome as the next chapter it's on it's way! Next time on TILID : Chapter 2 : Deception.

(Also, about that guard who got freaked out when Akyo said 'Boo' to him... He may be a guard, but that doesen't mean he can't get scared outta his pants when a random girl kills his friend in seconds...)

Love you~~