AN: Hey all! Been a while! So, I updated The Journey of course. Enjoy!
Ch. 2 Help Us Please! Part 1
Noxus
Hearing his stomach growling, Lance saw fresh apples, but realized he had no money with him. Sighing in defeat, Lance walked past the apples when he saw a cloak on the roof tops,"What was that?" he though to himself now seeing a man in a bladed cape jump from roof to roof with ease. Running to a ladder, Lance climbed up to the roof and saw the man was gone without a trace. Seeing a glimpse again, but this time the man was going in an alley, Lance climbed down the ladder and walked to the alley seeing nothing due to the darkness of the alley. Getting out a flashlight from his pocket, Lance turned it on and advanced in the alley slowly looking around with caution,"I knew you were following me, instead I got you were I wanted you boy." a low voice muttered in the darkness. Before Lance could turn around, he felt a sharp blade against his throat and he dropped his flashlight realizing who he was following,"I know you…You're Talon." Lance gulped breathing quickly scared because Talon was a known killer and a quick one. "Tell me who you are, you're obviously NOT from Noxus due to your clothing. Are you a Demacian spy?" asked Talon growling pushing his blade against Lance's throat even tighter. "N-No, I'm not from Demacia OR Noxus. Please Talon, hear me out then you can decide to kill me." Lance pleaded with a scared tone in his voice. Letting Lance fall on the ground coughing,"You got ten seconds, then I'll kill you." muttered Talon lowering his blade and looking at Lance. "Fine, I'm not from this world. Where I come from is Earth." Lance explained quickly because he didn't want to bore Talon. "There is no world we know that's what you call, Earth. Tell me more of this…Earth boy." Talon demanded waking side to side while listening to Lance. "Okay, Earth is where me and my friends live. It's like Runeterra, but bigger." Lance told Talon who was taking interest in the Earth. "Very interesting, now tell me how did you get here to Noxus boy?" Talon asked crossing his arms looking at Lance, but Lance couldn't see over his hood. "I don't know, we were playing League of Legends and there was a bright light. Before I knew it, I was here in Noxus." explained Lance dropping his head sighing. "What is this…League of Legends game? It sounds…familiar." Talon said looking at his arm blade. "It's a game, that's based on your world I guess. You choose a champion and you get to control it." Lance told Talon who was silent and still showing no emotion. "Who were you playing boy?" growled Talon walking up to Lance with a scary glare in the eyes. "S-Swain?" squeaked Lance backing up scared more than ever. "You dare play that…old man instead of me boy?!" Talon yelled picking Lance up by the shirt thus raising him high in the air. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Please don't kill me!" screamed Lance like a girl. Letting go, Talon let Lance fall on the ground and sighed face palming himself,"How many did you say came to Runeterra?" "Me and four more, why?" asked Lance looking at Talon. "Because boy, ask yourself, how will get all across Runeterra AND through Noxus by yourself?" chuckled Talon staring at Lance amusingly. "Uhhh…By cart?" guessed Lance shrugging, but had no clue. "My point exactly, I'LL lead you out of Noxus and help you on ONE condition." Talon offered Lance who was stunned by his offer. "And what's your condition?" asked Lance looking at Talon suspiciously. "Play me from now on boy." chuckled Talon leading the way. "It's a deal." agreed Lance nodding at Talon when his stomach growled.
"Hungry are we boy? Heh, leave it to me." Talon told Lance walking out to the street. Following Talon, Lance saw he was at the apple market and that he just swiped one from the seller unnoticed. Seeing Talon walk up to Lance, he tossed the stolen apple and Lance caught it. "Be grateful that I didn't cut your throat out boy." sneered Talon crossing his arms. "My names not boy, it's Lance." Lance pointed out taking a bite out of the apple. "Is that right? Well, I'll call you that then Lance on another condition." chuckled Talon crossing his arms. "What's that?" sighed Lance wondering what this condition is. "Make my sister, Katarina laugh." Talon chuckled with a smirk on his face. "Okay?" agreed Lance tilting his head in confusion. "Let us be off to the Du Couteau manor than Lance and hope you don't get gutted by her." Talon told Lance leading the way.
Du Couteau Mansion
Walking in the mansion, Lance saw it was huge and had very well built architecture in it's design. "Follow me Lance." instructed Talon walking up stairs. Following Talon up flights of stairs, they finally came to a door, which Talon knocked on. "Talon, there'd had better be a damn good reason, you just knocked on my door you brat." Katarina hissed then noticed Lance "who's the kid? Another servant?" "No, a comedian that's here to amuse you." answered Talon pushing Lance forward infront of Katarina. "Talon…Remember what happened to the last comedian? I gutted him and stabbed his eyes out! I sure hope this comedian is sure different from the last one." sighed Katarina crossing her arms unamused. "Umm…Why did the chicken cross the road?" Lance asked nervously. "Why did the chicken cross the road?" Katarina repeated not even smiling. "Because, it wanted to get run over, killed, and have it's head pop off!" Lance yelled suddenly making Katarina actually jump back with a knife in her hand. Staring at Katarina, she had a smirk on,"Not bad kid, I'll give ya one more chance." "Okay, ummm…Why did Garen yell DEMACIA?" Lance asked smiling trying not to laugh. "Why?" asked Katarina raising an eyebrow. "Because, he was falling off a cliff and died in pain." laughed Lance falling on the ground dying of laughter. Hearing a snicker, Katarina giggled loud enough for the two to hear her. "Okay kid, I have to admit, that wasn't bad. Here, take this as a gift from me." Katarina told Lance tossing him one of her knives. Catching it, Lance put it on his belt letting it hang. "Talon, take care of this kid, okay?" she ordered closing her door. Looking at Lance's dirty clothes, Talon sighed,"C'mon Lance, we need to get you new clothes so you fit in better. I have some for you." Following Talon, they came at Talon's room and went in to find numerous blades and beer bottles everywhere. "Here, put these on, they should fit you." Talon told Lance tossing him his renegade outfit not including the bladed cape nor the arm blade. Putting on the gear, Lance put his new knife on it's belt letting it hang,"You look like me when I was your age kid." chuckled Talon walking out of the room. "So, where are we going next Talon?" asked Lance walking besides Talon. "I'm leading you out of Noxus, then, we track your friends down. Have a way to contact them?" Talon suggested walking down stairs. "Yeah, my cellphone, but it has no signal. Only way to get a signal would be at Piltover maybe." sighed Lance putting it in his pocket. "Then that's where we'll go, be prepare to go on a journey Lance." chuckled Talon leaving the mansion with Lance close behind him.
Ionia
"We are almost there, only 3 more miles boy, how are you doing?" the man asked looking at John who was looking tired from walking seven whole miles on foot. "Tired, can we rest?" whined John panting almost falling on the ground. "Fine, we'll rest here for a couple of hours. So tell me boy, why were you out this far?" the man asked John getting out some bread to eat. "I'm went to explore outside my village, but I didn't realize how far I got." lied john laying in the grass feeling the smooth wind hit his face. "It's almost night time, we need to get moving before it gets dark." the man said getting off the ground with John getting on his feet as well.
Walking for minutes, they arrived at the village by sundown. "We have sent a messenger to the village five miles away, we are waiting for a response." an elder informed walking up to John and the man. "Before I saw this stray boy, I spotted Zed's camp five miles away from the area. He seems to be arming his ninjas for combat, we should set up extra guards tonight elder." bowed the man in front of the elder. "And this boy is who exactly? We've never seen him in this village before." the elder pointed out looking at John with a confused look."Tie up the boy. For all we know, he could be a spy for Zed!" yelled a villager pointing at John who was shaking. "Cut his head off and send it back to Zed!" another villager yelled raising a sword in the air making more villagers yell in agreement. "No, we aren't barbarians, we shall tie up the boy and deal with him tomorrow morning." ordered the elder walking away toward his home. "Enjoy the night boy, it shall be your last." growled the man pointing his sword at John. Now being tied up against a pole, John saw the night's shadows fall upon the land engulfing the village in darkness only to have torches light up the darkness by little. Looking around, John caught a glimpse of something briefly in the darkness then it disappeared,"What was that? Who's there?" asked John in a calm state looking around. Feeling his ropes get cut in a blink of an eye, John saw that a ninja in a black suit freed him then disappeared into the shadows. Backing up, John bumped into a guard of the village,"Hey! How'd you get…Ugh!" the guard started to ask, but was interrupted by a sword through his chest. Seeing the body fall on the ground, John stared eye to eye at the ninja for a second. "They're here! They're here!" yelled a guard now seeing the dead body. Suddenly the torches went out blinding the guards in shadows,"Hey! Who turned off the lights?!" someone yelled in panic trying to see. Spotting red glowing eyes, John gulped and back away to bump into the ninja,"Come on kid!" he yelled pulling John from the action and now blood shed. "Hide in the bushes." instructed the ninja leaving John in a bush. Hearing yells of pain and the slashing of flesh, John covered his mouth to stop him from screaming. Now seeing the torches be lit again, John now saw numerous innocent people slaughtered as well as guards,"Lord Zed, there are no Kinkou here." informed a ninja bowing to Zed. "Then we'll move on to the next village, Shen's order won't hide any longer." growled Zed clenching his fists. Spying in the bush, John watched as a ninja dragged the elder out of his home and threw him on the ground before Zed. "Tell me elder, what is the next village called that's near this one?" Zed asked circling the elder with his blades out. "It doesn't have a name, it's just a farming village like we are." the old man answered looking at Zed's glowing red eyes. "Then why did my source say that the Kinkou are near this area elder?" growled Zed still circling the elder impatiently. "If there were Kinkou here, I wouldn't tell you anyway Zed." he answered spitting at Zed's feet. Drawing his blades from his gauntlet, Zed cut off the old man's head and let it roll. Almost puking, John tried to sneak away quietly, but stepped on a twig that made a snap noise,"What was that?" asked Zed looking around for the noise then stared at the bush John was in. Now just sprinting, John looked behind him to see no sign of Zed, but he suddenly rammed into something hard thus making him fall on the ground to see Zed's glowing red eyes staring in his very soul. "I'm so dead…" gulped John stunned at Zed's glare. "Tell me boy, who are you? And if you don't answer, I'll cut your head off." growled Zed now circling John who was whimpering. "I-I'm John." he answered looking at the ground still whimpering. "All right John, tell me where are you from, you're obviously NOT from Ionia due to your clothing. It's nothing like I've seen before." Zed pointed out narrowing his red eyes. "I-I'm from a world called Earth, I don't know how I got here." he answered looking at Zed's eyes. "Most interesting, if you don't know it already, I am Zed, Master of Shadows." Zed introduced himself sheathing his blades in his gauntlet. "Maybe it's not a good idea tell him about League of legends." John thought to himself looking at Zed. "John, if what you tell me is the truth about you being from a world called, Earth. Then you'll have to find a way back then. Is it only you that came from this Earth?" asked Zed crossing his arms curiously. "No, I think four of my friends are in Runeterra somewhere." John answered dropping his head. "Interesting. Ninjas!" Zed yelled looking back to his ninjas. "Yes Master Zed?" they asked standing up straight while looking at Zed. "You'll go back to the temple, continue daily trainings and exercises until I return." ordered Zed doing a signal making the ninjas disappear in a flash. "What are you doing?" asked John looking at Zed. "John, I shall accompany you until you find your four friends and find a way back home." answered Zed looking at John curiously. "Why do you want to help me?" asked John looking into Zed's glowing red eyes. "Because, letting you roam Ionia alone without money and a guide can lead to deadly consequences." answered Zed slightly laughing to himself. "Oh…I didn't know you cared about people Zed, I always thought you a bloodthirsty killer." John admitted with wide eyes staring at Zed. "And who told you that? Plus how do you know about me?" asked Zed glaring at John with a murderous look. "Because, in my world and this may sound stupid. You're world is based on a game we call League of Legends, I was playing Shen in a match and won. After we won there was this bright light and I was here." John explained to Zed who crossed his arms listening to every word John said. "So, that's where Shen was, he was in a match." muttered Zed to himself, but John heard. "Wait, Shen was in a match at the same time I was using his character? That's very weird." John pointed out with Zed nodding his head. "Still, you'll need to wear different clothing so we don't attract unwanted guests while we travel." explained Zed looking around for some kind of clothing John could wear. Finding a shirt similar to Yasuo's, Zed threw it to John along with some ripped pants. Putting them on,"We shall eat here, I hunt for food. You wait here." instructed Zed walking into the shadows leaving John alone. "Demacia…Noxus…Bandle City…Shadow Isles…" a voice hissed in the shadows making John get up looking around. "Who's there?" he asked aloud staring into the night's darkness. "Demacia…Noxus…Bandle City…Shadow Isles…" the voice repeated then there was silence. "Demacia, Noxus, Bandle City, and Shadow Isles." John repeated to himself aloud. "I killed two rabbits for us, get a fire going." Zed instructed throwing the carcass' at John's feet. Starting a fire, the two started to cook the rabbits,"Zed…I heard a voice saying Demacia, Noxus, Bandle City, and the Shadow Isles, but no one was there." John explained looking at Zed. "The shadows are around us, it spoke to you John, I guess it's telling you where to go to find your friends. Tomorrow we head for the docks, we sail for Bandle City. Get rest, you'll need it." Zed told John while cooking the rabbits. Cooking them well done, John skinned off the fur then took a bite out of the leg. Tasting like chicken, the two ate then layer on the ground now asleep.
AN: Well, it's been a while since I updated my story, so yeah...Next Chapter will be part 2. Speed's Limit story, is still full of writer's block :(. Well, see you all next chapter! Byyye!