Hearing returned first, the sounds of the forests hit Shyvana at once; chirping birds, the wind in the tree tops. Slowly, her vision returned, she opened her eyes and looked up, noticing the suns location and surmised it was sometime in the afternoon. She stood, leaning on a nearby tree for balance, she turned and her breath caught, the events of the previous night coming back to her in a rush.
There on the forest floor she saw her father, Ralvanous lying still on his side; eyes staring blankly at nothing. Shyvana approached her father's corpse and saw the crushed throat that had caused his death. Shyvana lost her innocence that day. She could feel her rage rising, an emotion that was so foreign to her. She felt loss, overwhelming loss, it was but a candle compared to the inferno of her rage.
Ralous... Thinking the name only enraged her further. Murderer…you'll pay dearly for my father's death. I'll rip your still-beating heart out from your vile chest. Shyvana's anger was smoldering, still white-hot, but not all consuming.
She knelt next to her father and cradled his head. Letting her sorrow overcome her briefly, she closed her eyes as she rested her head on her father's. Tears began to run down her eyes and fall from her chin, rolling off her fathers face and onto the forest floor, which drank in the moisture greedily. Weeping won't bring father back…Shyvana thought to herself. She knew what she had to do, it would very well end in her death, but she did not care. If I can end his life with mine, so be it. Shyvana inhaled deeply, trying to shake away enough of her rage and sorrow to regain control of herself and begin her lofty goal.
Shyvana thought to herself about how she would kill Ralous, his eye was slashed, he must be at least partially blind, and father's assault must have left him weak...father...Thinking of Ralvanous brought back her sorrow and rage once more. The air around Shyvana began to shimmer, breaking Shyvana out of her melancholy and causing a rush of adrenaline to pulse through her. Shyvana stood up beside her father's corpse and rapidly scanned her surroundings for what could be causing the distortion in the air. Nothing...what the hell could cause that... Shyvana her adrenaline rush subsided and her mood stabilized due to the distraction, the shimmering slowly faded until it vanished. The world is full of strange magics attributing the strange occurrence to some force beyond her current understanding. Turning, Shyvana gazed at her father's corpse. I'll return to lay you to rest father after I have eviscerated that monster Shyvana growled inwardly. He couldn't have gotten far, he must be nearby Shyvana pondered as she began to sprint deeper into the forest. As she weaved around trees and hopped over downed ones, something caught her attention; there was smoke in the distance.
It must be a band of humans, probably Noxians or merchants, best stay alert. Shyvana slowed her sprint to a walk, stepping lightly in order to minimize noise. She heard the sound of a stream nearby; weaving around a rather large cropping of tree stumps and dead brush, she came upon a creek.
This should lead to a lake Shyvana thought to herself, let's see of I can learn if these humans have seen Ralous Shyvana finished, intent on eavesdropping on the humans.
While stalking along the creek, Shyvana was considering if approaching the humans might not be the better plan. It's been so long since I've been around humans...I wouldn't even know what to say! With that thought, Shyvana let the question rest.
She paused as the creek lead her to a small clearing in the woods. Birds chirped around her with the sounds of spring, the wind rustled nearby trees, and the sound of running water all acted in unison to bring Shyvana a small measure of tranquility. The forest is such a beautiful place Shyvana sighed to herself as her brief moment of peace was interrupted by reality. There's no time for rest while that creature still breaths.
She continued following the creek as it became wider and wider. The creek, now more appropriately called a river, flowed down through a hill; Shyvana deftly ascended the small mound of earth. When Shyvana reached the top, she was greeted by quite a large lake. Only after seeing the body of water did Shyvana realize how grimy she felt due to the events of the previous day. Against her better judgment, the genetics of her human side won out; A quick bath in the lake might be refreshing Shyvana thought to herself.
She began to undress on the lakefront, first unbuckling her cloak, then lifting her wool shirt over her head, finally stripping down to her bare skin with the removal of her loosely fitted pants. Standing at the waters edge, she slowly inched her way into the water; the cold temperature eliciting a hiss from her as she submerged her trunk. She held her breath, and quickly dunked her head underwater. The sensation of the all-to-cold water was a shock on her face, but over briefly. Swimming deeper into the center of the lake, Shyvana broke the waters surface and inhaled deeply. Floating in the water, she slowly scanned the shore of the lake, looking for any signs of activity.
What have we here? Shyvana asked herself as she spotted the vague shape of a human on the opposite shore. Shyvana had been away from humans for some time and forgotten much, but she knew approaching someone in the nude was not wise in the slightest. Submerging her head, Shyvana swam the distance back to shore without surfacing for breath. Leaving the water struck her with a pang of regret, if only for the frigid sensation of the wind drying her skin.
She slipped back into her clothes and fastened her cloak about her shoulders. Hopefully I can get some information without having to interact with the humans Shyvana thought to herself. Moving as quiet as she knew how, she prowled through the forest, stalking from tree to tree in approach of the human camp.
Suddenly, the sound of ruffling leafs caught her attention. Shyvana froze, pressing her body against the tree. She felt her heart begin to thump against her ribcage. Taking a breath, she glanced briefly around the tree in the direction of the noise. Her eyes locked onto the source of the noise. A wretched animal Shyvana cursed inwardly at getting startled by a small woodlands creature.
Letting out a brief sigh, Shyvana continued heading towards the area where she had seen humans near the lake and smoke as well. It was oddly quite for woodlands, Shyvana observed; it must be the nearby humans scaring off the critters she figured.
A young voice called out to her from across some trees "freeze where you stand and state your business".