The light dimmed as Garen closed the door behind him. The sewer that he had travelled down to get to where he was now was considerably darker on the way back, dark enough that the light from the Hex Core did not matter now how much Garen could see in front of him. Leaks and creaks were all he heard before he finally found his way back to the ladder.

Once he surfaced to his surprise it was raining. The alleyway was drenched, a pool of water came up about an inch from the ground. The guards that escorted Jarvan and Garen there were still positioned right outside.

"Where's Jarvan sir?" one guard asked.

"He decided to stay down a little longer… he needed to study something." Garen replied.

Garen walked the path down the alleyway before getting interrupted.

"Sir, are you ok? You look exhausted."

Garen took a slight pause before he turned and looked at the guard who asked.

"I'm fine" was all Garen could muster up to say before eventually leaving the alleyway.

In reality however, Garen was not fine. At most he was extremely uncomfortable in the situation that Jarvan had just put him in. An unseen pressure was weighted against Garen's back as he thought about the situation. The Hex Core. "A device with such power that it could revolutionize the world as we know it." Garen repeated what Jarvan had told him, questioning what Jarvan hadn't told him. "Where does its power come from? How do we destroy it? How do we know that Viktor isn't coming after it right now?" These questions stormed in Garen's head as he walked down the streets of Demacia, water pouring on to him and the road in front of him. There was no one on the streets. There was never anyone on the streets when it was raining, which made anyone on the streets while it was raining look weird. Most of the houses on the street were lit up. If Garen were to look inside one he would find a nice family just about to sit down and have supper together.

Garen strode up to his house after a slow walk to get there. To his surprise, his lights were on. "Odd" Garen thought "Who could be inside." Garen approached the door. Once he approached he heard a light music. Sona's music. Her music was beautiful. Chord after chord her music can lighten someone up even on the darkest days. One could listen to it hours on end and not get tired to it. It's like there is a magic to her music that makes her one of the most popular musicians all across Valoran. Garen opened the door to his house, the music became distinctly louder. Garen turned the corner in the hallway only to find Lux. Dancing, much to his surprise.

"This must be what she is going to dance at Jarvan's party." Garen thought.

Garen stood and watched silently as Lux danced, not noticing that Garen had arrived. The way that Lux danced fit Sona's music perfectly. Step after step, she was synchronized with Sona's music. One step firmly on the ground into a spin afterwards. Twirling her baton around her has she kept up with the music. The music picked up, and so did Lux. The way that Lux flowed with the sound of the music was incredible.

The song was coming to a close as Lux twirled her baton around faster continually dancing to the music. Finally she pulled a stunt. She threw her baton up in to the air, the tip of it just barely touching the ceiling. Once the baton was at its highest peak, she spun and jumped at the same time causing her to spin mid-air as she caught the baton mid air as well. She landed gracefully and softly on the floor, spinning another full circle before her eyes met Garen's.

A quick blush fell upon her cheeks. She ran over towards the nearest couch, quickly grabbed a pillow and buried her face in it. Garen came over and took a seat in a chair next to it.

"You know you could've at least knocked!" Lux said, her voice muffled by the pillow.

"I would've, but I was afraid that you would've stopped if I did." Garen said.

Lux raised her head and looked at Garen, still blushing. "Well you're right."

Garen chuckled under his breath. "Why do you keep trying to hide everything?"

"It's not that. It's just… I'm not good when people are staring at me." Lux said

"Well then how are you going to handle tomorrow?"

"I don't know." she buried her face back into the pillow. "I wish I had more time for this."

Garen sighed. He came over and took a seat next to Lux on the couch. "Lux, I think your dancing is beautiful."

She stayed silent.

"You have so much hidden potential in you, you just don't realize it yet. Its like…" Garen tried describing it with his hands "...there's this big ball of light in you ready to blow up, you know! And once it does your strength will show and light up even the darkest of places! You just need to unlock it, and to unlock it you must believe in yourself that you can do it. It comes from the heart." Garen motioned his hand over his own heart.

Lux stayed silent the entire time before looking up at Garen, a dried up tear stream below her eye. "You really think so?"

"Yup. And when the time comes I will be so proud of you. You are my little sister you know." he began laughing. But just then Lux jumped out at him, giving him a big hug.

"Thank you, Garen"

Day 2

"LIGHT"

It was mainly out of impulse. The words just slipped out of Garen's mouth when he awoke, having no control over him saying it and no idea why he said it. The word was just there. In the air and in his head as well. Garen sat up, wondering what had just happened before he set it aside.

Garen heard a knock on his door. "Garen, are you O.K?" The voice of Lux was alive and awake outside his door.

"Yeah, everything is fine." he yelled back.

Lux opened the door and walked into his room. She looked at him worried. "I must have said that really loudly." Garen thought.

"You sure now? That sounded scary."

"Yes I'm fine, I think."

"Ok!" Her voice immediately became more cheerful. "Hey come outside real quick, I want to show you something."

She quickly ran out of his room, grabbing a towel along the way. Garen got up slowly, still recuperating from his outburst. He threw on a fresh shirt and pants, ignoring his armor for now, and headed outside after Lux.

The rain from last night had subsided but not long ago. A thin stream of water still ran across the streets of Demacia. The sky was still a cloudy gray with small patches of sky in between them, signaling that the rain hasn't completely stopped yet. A cold breeze caught Garen off guard as it gave him the chills.

"See, that is why I brought a towel, to keep me warm and comfy." said Lux with a cheeky smile.

"Why didn't you just bring a jacket instead of taking my towel?" asked Garen, rubbing his eyes to adjust to the brightness.

"I'm lazy." Lux sat down on the steps that led down to the sidewalk below and patted a seat for Garen to sit in. Garen sat where she told him to, looking out to the passing civilians walking down the street.

After a moment of silence, Lux pointed up towards the sky. "Look there!"

Garen glanced over to see what she was pointing at. A thin break in the clouds revealed multiple colors in an arch, red on the top and purple at the bottom.

"A rainbow." Garen said

"Yup, you don't get to see too many of them these days." Lux said, staring at it. "You know rainbows are actually very complicated things. Knowing about the creation of one requires knowledge on all sorts of science stuff, like refraction, optics, those kind of things. When I look at it though I don't think about those kind of things. I think about how beautiful it looks, and what it brings to the day. It brings about a new kind of light to brighten up an already bright day."

Garen glanced over at Lux. She was smiling the entire time looking up at the rainbow.

"What's with you and light? Why do you like light so much?" Garen asked.

Lux laughed lightly at this. "It's obvious, I don't like the dark."

"Ahh." Garen glanced over at the rainbow only to notice that it had been covered back up by clouds again.

"We should go before it starts raining again." Lux said

"Where?"

"The Prince's Palace. I want to get there early before it gets too crowded."

"It's so early though!"

"I don't care. Be social for once and talk to people." Lux said teasingly.

The Prince's Palace was a big place. A long carpet stretched across the wooden tile of the floor. On each side were large pillars that extended up to the roof. When entered, on the left was the eating area. Large long tables extended most of the length of the room. On the right hand size

was a large open area meant for socializing and dancing.

After hours of waiting people finally started to arrive. Only members of the prestigious royal houses are allowed to attend this party. Garen could recognize many familiar faces, including Vayne, Fiora, and Sona who was invited to play live music. Within mere minutes of people starting to arrive it felt as if most of the palace was filled already.

"Wow, I never knew this many people came." Lux said, standing next to Garen as he was leaning up against a wall watching people come in.

"Oh yeah, you've never been to one of these have you?" asked Garen.

"Nope."

"Well, lets just say you're going to have a big audience today."

"Oh joy." Lux said sarcastically.

The room suddenly fell silent. Lux and Garen looked over to see what was happening. With a crowd staring over towards the corner of the room, Jarvan had just arrived. He wasn't wearing his famous battle armor, but a suit more appealing for the event. He took a seat on his throne located against the center back wall.

"Welcome to Demacia's 4th annual party!" Jarvan announced.

The crowd roared a loud cheer.

"Today, we celebrate our heritage, our culture, and our city, Demacia. Now, everyone enjoy themselves tonight. Just remember, Demacia: now and forever!"

Another loud roar spread throughout the crowd.

"We got plenty of food and drinks for all, as well as a live music by the one and only Sona: Maven of the Strings. If you would like to dance along to the wonderful music, you can always step on the floor to talk, dance, and socialize, but first you must watch Lux and her wonderful dancing."

"Well, here goes nothing." Lux said, as she walked over to the open space in the room.

Lux stood in the middle of the room as most of the audience circled around her. Lux took a quick look around her to observe the amount of people watching. She tried her best to put on a smile for the crowd but couldn't help but look nervous. Sona had positioned herself to where the music would flow the most throughout the room.

With a prick of a string, a beautiful melody fell upon the crowd. A single note was enough to mesmerize the audience. Lux took a deep breath before she took her first step. Her foot landed, then pivoted, moving her entire body along with it before she took another leap keeping her baton spinning on her side and around her back the entire time. She landed, moving her baton over her head, spinning and stepping to the rhythm of Sona's music. The music was picking up pace, as well as Lux's dance. It had been the same music and same dance as when Garen walked in on Lux the night before.

As Lux continued her performance Garen glanced over at Jarvan, who was also observing her. However, Garen noted that his face wasn't of enjoyment but more serious. His eyes were moving to every detail of her movement as if studying her. His eyes however were most fixated on her baton. Jarvan seemed to take note of the way she was spinning it; form and detail of the baton were observed. He seemed to be stuck in a complete thought as the performance went on.

The music was picking up even more, signaling that the end was near. Lux did very well to keep up her pace to the music. As the music came to a close, Lux did what she had did the night before. She threw her baton up into the air, this time much higher than last time, and jumped up along with it. She twirled in the air for countless times, her grace left the audience starstruck. She grabbed her baton mid air when she landed, giving another spin as this time her eyes me with Jarvan's.

A sparkle shined in her eyes.

The crowd roared with applause, all very impressed with Lux's performance. Lux blushed at this, like many other times, and slowly made her way out of the circle.

"You did awesome Lux!" voices from the crowd yelled.

Garen smiled at her as Lux approached. The crowd had gone back to talking and eating amongst themselves.

"See, I told you they would love you." Garen said.

"You know doing that was harder than you think." said Lux with a slight laugh. "You can just feel all of them staring you down, like a million small weights on your shoulders."

"I know, but you did great."

"Well, thanks"

"Impressive performance today Lux."

Garen and Lux looked over to see the figure of Jarvan standing right in front of them, this time with a big smile on his face.

"Thanks!" Lux said, elated that the prince of Demacia said that.

He now looked over towards Garen. "Garen, may I speak with you in private for a minute."

Jarvan began walking away towards the edge of the room, expecting Garen to follow. Garen trailed behind him, noticing that Jarvan's face had turned from happy to serious in a matter of seconds.

They both met near a wall in the corner of the room where no one else would hear.

"I'm impressed with your sister Garen." started Jarvan.

"Me too." said Garen

"She shows skill Garen, a skill that you might not recognize."

Garen was confused. "What do you mean?"

"Hmph, if you look at her when she was performing you could see the beginning of what could be the savior."

Garen was even more confused. "I'm sorry sir, I don't understand."

Jarvan stood quietly for a moment before he started again. "I want you her to go with you Garen, on your mission."

"Why, may I ask?"

"Well from what I saw today, your sister has a lot of hidden potential, just kind of waiting to be shown. But when for it to be shown, who knows."

"Don't you think that this will be too dangerous for her? I haven't told her about it yet."

"You haven't?" Jarvan looked over Garen's shoulder to see Lux leaning up against the wall. "Lux!"

Lux glanced over. Jarvan beckoned for her to come over, so she did.

"I have assigned you and Garen a mission."

"You did?" Lux asked "I'm not part of the military though."

"I know you aren't, but me and Garen both think that this will be a learning experience for you."

Lux glanced over at Garen, who the entire time was biting his lower lip.

"So what is this mission about?" Lux asked, this time sounding a bit more concerned.

"Garen will tell you the details of the mission when you guys head out."

"Where are we starting?" asked Garen this time.

"You will be starting in Bandle City, home of the yordles. I hear that they have some intel on the matter that can help you guys out, and trust me, you will need help on this mission." Jarvan said with a slight smile. Lux and Garen immediately looked a bit more uncomfortable.

"Oh yes Lux, can you go get Quinn for me, I need to speak to her about arrangements for your transportation over there." asked Jarvan.

"Sure." Lux said, this time giving a negative tone before she walked away.

Jarvan immediately turned back to Garen once Lux was gone. "Now, from the last time we have talked I gathered more intel on the Hex Core. It is said that along with the Hex Core there are three augments that go along with it that amplify its power, one is blue, one is yellow, and one is red. Your mission is to find them and destroy them. I am sending you off to Bandle City because that is where the last known location for one of these was."

"So when are we going?" asked Garen.

"As soon as Lux gets back with Quinn."

"This early? Lux had just found out about the mission." Garen thought to himself.

"When you arrive, you will meet with Bandle City's ambassador to Demacia, she will know what to do with you two."

"You requested my appearance sir?" a voice said behind them.

Quinn and Lux both walked up on to them.

"Yes, I need you to arrange transportation to Bandle City for Lux and Garen immediately."

"Already done sir, me and Valor can take them there fast."

Jarvan glanced at Lux, then back at Garen. "Good."


I hope you all enjoyed this second chapter! Took me a while to write. As always, if you have any feedback, just comment it below. Thanks :