Author's Notes: Hey guys! Here is Chapter 1 of In the Shadows. Updates is still going as planned :D Hope you enjoy!
Chapter 1
Zed looked up at the Institute, cold eyes processing, as he proceeded to the main hall. Passing by many champions and summoners, who all stopped to stare at him as he went by. Ignoring the looks, he stepped into the Main Hall and was greeted by a room bustling with activity. Proceeding to the Elder's Council, he stepped in the room.
"Greetings Zed." A booming voice called. Zed simply stared, not fazed at all.
"We have been expecting you. I welcome you to the League Of Legends."
-In the Institute-
Akali sighed as she finished her daily training routine, body aching with effort. She looked over to Shen and Irelia, holding hands while having a conversation. Akali's heart tightened. How long has it been? How long has it been from the last time she felt such emotions? Five years she thought bitterly. Its been five years since I last saw him. She went back to striking the dummies in front of her. After a few hours, her body was drenched with sweat. She wiped the sweat off her brow and started walking back to her room to take a bath. Passing by the lounge area where all the champions go to to talk and rest, there was more chatter than usual. Curious, she went inside the lounge, wondering what all the chatter was about. Looking around, Akali went to Kennen, who was talking to Ziggs.
"Hey, what's all the ruckus about?" Akali asked. Kennen turned around.
"Oh, hey Akali! Haven't you heard? There's a new champion joining the League. I heard that he was originally from Ionia." Akali nodded, wondering who the new champion could be.
"You know what I also heard?" Kennen asked. Akali shook her head, wondering what else he was going to tell her.
"I heard that he also can control shadows." Kennen said in a spooky voice, making Ziggs chuckle. Akali's blood ran cold. Could it be? She didn't know how to react. True, she had once been in love with him, but...
She walked back to her room, still deep in thought. What will he think once he sees me? What will he feel? She wondered, cold water running over her body. Stepping out of the shower and drying herself off, she put on her green dress she always wore. She sighed, fretting over this would be useless. For all she knew, it might not even be Zed. Sighing to herself again, she lay in bed and closed her eyes.
Akali's emerald green eyes blinked open, looking at the ceiling above. She yawned and stood up, body aching from last night's workout. She brushed her teeth and smoothed out her hair with a comb, tying it into a ponytail. Looking at her schedule, she groaned. She had a game today. She went to the cafeteria to get some breakfast. She ordered eggs and bacon, and went to sit with Shen, Irelia, and Kennen. They were talking about the new champion.
"Do you think it could be Zed?" Shen asked solemnly. Irelia took Shen's arm, comforting him.
"Even if it is Zed, you are much stronger than you were back then, I know you can beat him," Irelia comforted him. Shen smiled warmly at Irelia and gave her a peck in the lips. Akali's heart felt hollow, knowing that the person she once loved might not love her back anymore. Suddenly, the light in the cafeteria went off and a projector lowered to the center of the room. It featured a game. Everybody stopped talking and stared at the projection. On the blue team were Lee Sin, Tryndamere, Ziggs, Janna, and Jinx. On the purple team were Renekton, Kha'Zix, Sona, Caitlyn, and...
Zed.
Akali gasped, looking at the name under the masked figure, emotions clashing against each other in her body. Everybody at their table looked at Akali, faces sympathetic. They could imagine what she was feeling inside her, and she was glad that they care for her.
The game started, and Zed stood at the bushes by red to guard for an invade, when a well-placed ward by Sona revealed their Lee Sin, Ziggs, Jinx, and Janna going for an invade for Kha'Zix's red. Kha'zix, Caitlyn, and Sona immediately went to help Zed prevent the invade. But Akali knew that Zed's team would come too late to save him if he didn't run. But he's not moving. The cafeteria was filled with whispers and questions about what Zed was doing. Ziggs was way ahead of his team, face-checking the bush that Zed is in. Ready for Ziggs, Zed slashed Ziggs when he entered the bush. Zed then walked out of the bush, and Ziggs followed. Ziggs tossed a bouncing bomb point blank at Zed, who sidestepped with god-like reflexes and slashed Ziggs again. Before Ziggs could auto-attack Zed again, Zed walked back into the bush, cancelling Ziggs auto-attack and making Ziggs lose vision of him. Slashing at Ziggs again when he tried to enter the bush, taking Ziggs to under 10% HP. With one final blow, Zed finished Ziggs off before his team could arrive, and without taking any damage.
Amazed, the cafeteria went silent again, transfixed to the screen. Before long, Janna and Jinx arrived. Knowing Zed was in the bush, Jinx threw down her flame chompers, revealing the bush, and showed that there was no one in there. Confused, they turned around and saw Zed coming from the bush behind them, slashing them both once before entering the bush again. Janna cooked up a whirlwind, building up towards the bush. Janna then let the whirlwind fly towards the bush, but suddenly, a shadow appeared behind them. Seeing that it does not hurt them, they entered the bush, but saw nothing but another shadow. Jinx gasped in shock as she felt blades stab through her body, killing her in an instant.
"Double Kill," said the announcer as Jinx's body faded away in blue light. Janna auto-attacked Zed a few times, but was no match against an assassin as a support. She soon died, but not before she took Zed down to half health.
"Triple Kill," The announcer cried as Janna faded away.
Zed went down towards his turret, but out of nowhere, a blue ball of energy hit him in the back, dealing massive damage and hurting him a lot. From the impact, Zed's mask fell from his face, revealing the Zed Akali knew 5 years ago, except with a darker tint to it. There was also a long scar running across his face and above the bridge of his nose. Akali's heart lurched. Even after 5 years, she still could not throw away her feeling for him.
"Kyaaah!" Said a voice as Zed saw Lee Sin hurtling towards him, feet out. Thinking fast, Zed threw a shadow under his turret and quickly teleported to it, taking Lee Sin with him. Soaking up Lee Sin's kick, Zed let the turret hit him twice before finishing him off with a quick slash to the throat, and hitting level 2.
"Quadra Kill!" The announcer said as Lee Sin's body also faded away. Zed was badly wounded, having no more than a sliver of health left. But before he could go far, he heard a yell, and saw Tryndamere spinning towards him. With fast reactions, he flashed to the side, dodging Tryndamere's blades. Zed threw down his shadow behind Tryndamere and laughed.
"Weak fools." Was all he said before throwing his shuriken at Tryndamere.
"You can't kill me with one measly shuriken!" Tryndamere shouted at Zed, as Zed's shuriken hit him in the stomach. Sure enough, Tryndamere went down to half health, but didn't die. But suddenly, he felt a pain in his back as a second shuriken, this one black as shadows, hit him full force, killing him instantly.
"PENTA KILL!" The announcer shouted.
The cafeteria exploded with sound. Some people stood there in shock, like Akali was, but some were cheering, and yelling. So strong... She thought. A Penta Kill at level one... Unbelievable... Akali thought. She turned to look at her friends, and saw Shen standing there, his whole body shaking. Irelia noticed, and quickly took his hand and led him away from the cafeteria. Kennen jumped up and down.
"Did you see that? Did you see that? That was amazing! I don't know why this Zed person is so important to you guys, but THAT was amazing!" He cried, running around the cafeteria. Akali just watched in numb shock as Zed dominated the game, having the only kills on his team and denying the enemy team any kills. Purple team won the game 53 to 0. Unbelievable. The champions in the cafeteria went to greet the champions when they entered the cafeteria to take a break and eat. The last to walk in was Zed, and immediately, people went and crowded him.
"Where did he go?" Said a voice from the crowd.
"He just disappeared!" Said another voice.
The crowd parted and Akali saw that Zed was gone. Disappeared.
Like a shadow.
Author's Notes: Sup! Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. I know I enjoyed writing it. Anyways, Review, follow, favorite, whatever you guys do to show your support if you enjoyed this chapter. Peace.
-Celestial