Lucy was panicking and looking through her keys. "Virgo? Aries? Taurus? Oh shit, come one Lucy! Think." She tried to find one that could save her from the deadly drop down. The ground getting closer every second. "Oh please work! Gate of The Maiden, I open thee: Virgo!" Virgo quickly appeared
"What do you want princess?" she was almost relaxing in the air, falling down together with her "MAKE SURE I LAND SOFTLY!" Lucy almost cried out as she saw the ground coming closer. Closing her eyes so she would not see it coming
"As you wish." Virgo dove down and quickly started to dig all kinds of smooth holes. So Lucy would fall in and it would work as a very long slide. And luckily for Lucy, it worked
Startled, scared and confused she was at the end of the slide. Curled up with her hands covering her head. "Am I dead?"
"You can be if you want to." A soothing voice came from no direction in particular. Virgo quickly looked around while Lucy was still shivering.
"Virgo… you can go back if you want to." As soon as Lucy said that, Virgo immediately vanished. Leaving Lucy alone in the forest. Or for as far as she knew she was alone.
"Do not fear me." The voice said slowly. "Fear me instead!" The sudden change made Lucy squeak. "Wolf, don't scare her like that. She is not dead yet. She only saw it coming very close." "I see little Lamb, but this girl is not from here. I can smell it." "How about we give her a greeting in our true forms?" "Agreed." And with those words a strong wind started blowing through Lucy's hair. Revealing a white small furred creature with a black mask, and a big black wolf head with a white mask. "We are the Kindred" The white one offered Lucy a hand.
Lucy hesitated for quite some time, before taking the hand and shaking it "Lucy Heartfilia." She answered and slowly stood up. Towering over the small creature. "I guess the white part is Lamb, and the black part is Wolf?" she tries smiling at them.
"You are correct miss" Lamb said with her calm voice. "Where did you come from? Wolf seems to like you for some reason." She laughs a little and Wolf howls.
"Uhm… do you know a… town nearby I can go to? Just… I don't really want to stay sleeping in the forest." Lucy avoided the question and looks around
"Sleep… such a pleasant thing, but we don't need it. There are no towns nearby miss. This place once was a battlefield. So no people wanted to settle near it." Lamb aims her bow at a bird in a tree eating a berry.
Lucy yelps at her sudden action. "WHAT?! NO! Don't shoot that innocent thing!" she tries to hold Lamb from shooting "It's a poisonous berry. I do it a favor by giving it a swift death." She launches the arrow. The bird fell from the tree down to the ground. Dead…
Lucy hurries towards it and looks at it from up close. The arrow had disappeared. Not even a hole in its tiny chest. "Are you a mage of death?" Lucy looked at them.
"We are hunters. Giving those who accept death a true and swift arrow. Whoever runs from death, Wolf will feast upon." The black wolf like creature circles around Lucy. "You escaped death in a clever way. So you will be able to see us, without us having to take your life." Wolf says in mere annoyance. Showing his teeth to her
Lucy jumps back a little at this explanation. So… if I didn't get saved, you would have shot me? Unless I survived, then Wolf would have feasted upon me?" she shivers and holds her keychain in her hands
"We would have yes. But we are not hostile to those who are still alive. You were looking for a town? I can take you to the Institute of War. But it is not a pleasant trip. Because… we both sense something… magical about you… you do not happen to be a mage?" Lamb talks while wolf roams around.
"Uhm… actually, I came because I need to go to the Institute of War. I took a quest and saw they needed new mages. So me and my team went ahead and took the quest. But we got teleported. And apparently, I am far away from them." She looked around. "Care to bring me there? Kindred?"
"It would be an honor to take the new champion to the Institute. Just try to keep up, because I do not like to stop." Lamb says with Wolf saying the last words. Lamb starts walking and Lucy stumbles over various branches.
"Not used to walking in the woods are you?" Lamb looks back at Lucy and sees her fall down on her face.
"Yea, sorry. I am more of a town girl. Is it far to the institute?" She smiles weakly and catches up with Kindred
"You're lucky. It is not too far from here. But your friends might run into more… unfriendly creatures. Keep moving. Unless you want to run into one." Lamb states and walks on. With Lucy hastily following them.
"Creatures like what? I have seen a lot you know. But you two are completely new to me. Never read about you either. And I don't know either I had asked it before… but where am I?" She looked around. Everything looked different to her. Trees she didn't know existed and Kindred was completely new to her
"You're in Runeterra. Land of magic and war. I can recall that we were looking for new mages with special abilities. That woman you summoned earlier to escape death. That was your magic, wasn't it? And I never got the information I asked for. Where did you come from?" Lamb rambles on a little. She never really interacted with anyone, unless they were dying or dead. But Lucy was a special case.
"Runeterra… Never heard of it… ever. Not even in my guild library. I am from Fiore, land of magic and guilds. Magic is part of everyone's daily life. Some buy it, and some create it like me. Everyone has a guild. I am part of the guild, Fairy Tail. The strongest in Fiore. We do quests to get money… now that I think of it… I guess my currency is worthless here? I use Jewel." She takes a small pouch and grabs a Jewel out of it. Showing it to Lamb and Wolf
"Worthless probably." Wolf says. "We use gold as our currency." Lamb says and walks on. "Magic here, is a little rarer than in your world. We either use it for good, or bad. Like me, death magic as you called it, use it to free people from misery. While others like Karthus, use it to torture lost souls forever. Everyone who dies by his hand, will become a slave of him."
Lucy shivers at the thought. "Are all magic creatures like you? Can you give me some examples?" she walks on and keeps stumbling. "I AM DONE!" she says annoyed and grabs one of her silver keys "Gate of The Clock! I open thee! Horologium!" the ground beneath her glows, and a clock like figure comes out of the ground. She opens the door of it and sits inside. Curled up "Uhm… Lucy?" Lamb taps the glass door.
"She says she was tired of walking around and stumbling" the clock speaks. Walking further "Using your magic for your own needs. Not something to be proud of. But it will speed up things a little since you won't stumble anymore." Lamb says while Wolf circles around Horologium. "But you want examples… you'll see once you arrive at the Institute." "Guess I'll do, She says" the clock walks on and at quite a fast pace. Kindred likes it and starts hopping
35 minutes later, Horologium disappears and Lucy is sitting on the ground. "Is your magic time based?" Lamb asks Lucy slowly gets up and stretches "yea, you could say it like that. Thank you Horologium!" she puts the key back on the chain and walks on. "I use these keys to summon celestial spirits. That is my magic. The stronger I get, the stronger they will get." She walks on. "Are we there yet?"
Lamb looks up at her "soon, just a little longer." They reach the end of the forest. "I am staying here. Keep walking over the meadow and you'll see some kind of huge castle. Knock on the gates, and tell Kindred has sent you. That is the Institute." She offers a hand "farewell, Lucy Heartfilia"
"You were a great companion for the time being, Kindred" she shakes Lamb's hand and pets Wolf quickly. And sets off. The meadow was peaceful and nice. Green grass and low hills. Here and there something looking like a rabbit hopping over the fields. If she would run up a hill, she should be able to see the castle Kindred was talking about. And so she did, running up the first hill she saw and looking around. In the distance, maybe 4 kilometers, she saw the castle. And even from that distance, it is huge. She smiles and starts walking towards it. The sun was already setting, so she had to hurry up a little if she wanted to reach the castle before dark.
It was already a little dark when she came near the castle. It was way bigger than she expected it to be. Arriving at the gates she knocks. And is answered by a heavy voice "Who has come to the gates, Of the Institute of War!" Lucy hesitated before answering "Lucy Heartfilia, I came here because someone of you had placed a quest. You were looking for new mages." She waited and the gates open slowly. Only to reveal a small guy. With red goggles, yellow hair and a big white moustache. Bleu clothing and holding a wrench
"Ah! Finally, I placed it ages ago. Come in come in, and don't mind the guards. I have great plans for you. Unless you want to socialize first. I'll be in my office, come when you want to." He gives Lucy a handshake and the location of his room. "See you there"
This all went so fast for Lucy, that she had trouble to say anything and sits down. "Okay… that was... a lot…" she stands up again and looks for signs. She found some "Market… Training chambers… Demacian Wing… Noxian Wing… Ionia Wing… Freljord Wing… Inside gardens… Pool… Sauna… Restaurant… Bar… Café… Summoning chambers" that was all it said. And a map. Only showing a part of the castle she was now. "Guess I'll go to the gardens to collect my thoughts… and after that to Mini guy." She goes off in the direction the signs tell her and soon enough enters a huge inside open garden. Nicely decorated flowers and trees, a couple of benches and litter bins. No-one else was here. Just her, and she thought it was just fine that way. She needed rest. And slowly falls asleep on one of the benches.
"Mind if I sit here?" the voice made Lucy slowly wake. It was a girl with blonde hair and blue eyes. not too tall and quite young. And if I may add, not exactly… 'Busty' like Lucy. "I've never seen you here before. Are you the new Champion? Oh, excuse me, I am Luxanna Crownguard." She offers a handshake and smiles kindly
"Lucy Heartfilia, and I was just asked to come. Someone asked for mages to come here. And here I am." She shakes her hand "and of course you can sit down here." She pats the space next to her while wiping her eye out
"so it is true. The new Champion is a girl" she sits down with her hands in her lap "I haven't heard a lot. Which is weird, because every new champion is always announced. Or information leaks. But you didn't. nothing. We just knew someone would come." She keeps asking. And Lucy didn't really want to at the moment.
"Hey uhm… Luxanna, it is great talking to you. It really is, but I need to do something for a small person. I couldn't catch his name, but he has yellow hair and a white moustache. Just give me the direction and I'll go"
"Oh I get it. I know how it is. Heimerdinger's room is in the Yordle wing. His room should be highlighted. And good luck" she smiles
Lucy gets up, gives Lux a last greeting and leaves…
The first story with a third chapter. i like writing this a lot. so... expect more? maybe
Sincerely, the voice you hear in your head when you are reading this
