A/N Okay so there are some things I need to explain further before moving on. By "everyone acknowledges" I mean that certain champs are essentially used mostly by certain summoners in the sense that it's a main. No one knows about how Akali and Alan are meant to work together. Enjoy
My thoughts were out of sync at this point. Not only am I now a summoner at the Institute, but now I have a champion that is destined to work for me. And not only that, it's Akali who would be my partner.
"But... I'm not even a real summoner right now." I said, disbelief filled within my voice as she took a spoonful of her soup and ate silently. "How does that even make sense? I'm not even from this world!"
She put her spoon down and simply smiled at me, instantly making me shut up as her radiant beauty astounded me. "It's destiny for a reason. Maybe however you got here was exactly what was supposed to happen to you, in the end you're now here."
I took a deep breath and calmed down, cutting a piece of my chicken and eating it slowly as my thoughts slowly gathered back together. I took a sip of my water to clear my throat, looking at her. I waited for her to tell me more and when I saw that she had nothing more to add, I scratched my head and simply moved the topic along.
"So umm, how long does these summoner training courses take?" I realized now that I had no idea what exactly I would be going through when I decided to become one of the lesser known elements within the league's history, as far as what Riot and the wiki say.
"Well approximately the training all depends on your initial level in magic, it could take anywhere from a few weeks to several years." She responded, making me once again doubt my entire decision on staying.
"So basically, if I'm good enough with magic, I'm a senior, if I'm not, then I'm in kindergarden." I said to myself with a sigh. There was no way I'd be able to pass this at all, which means I would spend more time failing at the application of magic and probably not even have a chance at being a true summoner. I bowed my head in disappointment knowing that this was probably already going to happen. Big surprise, one of the biggest concentration of magic around and I have to know how to use magic in order to participate. the sarcasm of my inner self spewing out into me as I grated my teeth a bit. Akali looked up from her meal, a frown on her face as she set her spoon down her empty bowl.
"I do not fully understand your past or what exactly enabled you to join from another realm, but I do however know one thing." Her eyes met with mine as I took in her serious tone. "Whether its soon or years from now, you were brought to this world for a reason. And based upon the fact that the elder summoners weren't enough for whatever is about to happen, you will be a needed." Her words, though as far fetched as it seemed, would be a viable explanation.
I nodded softly, taking her word for what she believes, as up until now I had no real reason to think of the essence and implication of magic within common life. I finished up the rest of my dinner and got up, letting her know that if she would like to speak more where my room was located. Before I left though, she gave me a reassuring smile as she spoke through whatever link we had.
Do not worry Alan, you have an amazing amount of potential in your magic, seeing as how you subconciously erected a barrier strong enough to not only repel Ahri's seduction, but live through her barrage. I stopped for a second, not knowing what she had meant by that. I turned to ask what she meant but she had already left. After looking around for her for a bit more, I frowned and decided to return to my room. After a long and tiring day, I felt that sleep would be the easier to come by now. I hoped that whatever hellish thoughts still plagued my mind would not venture into my dreams, as it seemed I would need all the rest I can for this up coming trials and magic classes.
My mind made up, I opened up my room and locked the door, passing out on the bed as my mind drifted off into thoughts of Akali, and the conversation I had with her.
\_Next Morning_/
I stretched up, scratching my head as I yawned, my night being rather pleasant as my dreams consisted of nothing terrifying or confusing. I got out of my bed, heading over to the cafe to grab some breakfast before finding out where I would need to go. As I walked through the halls, I took another look around, the storm from last night calmed down and dispersed as the sun shone through the windows. I made my way over to the cafe, apparently either being one of the earliest ones there or the latest, as there was not many others within the room. I ordered some pretty normal looking food and sat down, munching softly as I looked around the room. I noticed some other summoners looking over at me, some champions looking over at me, and some other people looking over at me. All in all, I searched desperately for an escape from the attention I was recieving.
It only took a few minutes before I noticed Kayle sitting off to the side as she ate silently. I moved over to her quickly, not really wanting to sit in such an awkward position for long. I cleared my throat as she looked up at me, smiling a bit. "Ahh, , come sit." She said, her voice a lot clear without her helmet. I sat in front of her, taking another bite of my food before she grabbed a glass of milk. "Did you need something?" She asked, though by now I'm sure she knows exactly what I want to ask her.
"Well yes, good morning Kayle, I would like to know exactly where I would be going, when, and what I would do there." I told her, drinking some milk of my own and wiping my mouth.
"You're test starts at nine o'clock, held over in the gymnasium section, summoner subsection, and you will be tested on your magical abilities. All in all I am sure that you will do great." She told me, taking another bite as my throat closed up slightly.
"And by testing my magical abilities, you mean that I'll just set something on fire or move water, right?" I did not think anything other than that would be possible to check magical prowess besides...
"Of course not, you will be tested by means of duels. As a summoner, it is best to know exactly how to use your magic as well as how to apply it whenever necessary; therefore it goes without saying that combative duels are the best choice in order to test this. The institute's lead instructor will be the one you face and judge your placement based on how you perform."
I outwardly groaned as my head sagged, not only in defeat but frustration. Here we go again, giving in before anything even happens. Probably why you end up resorting to-. My inner argument was halted immediately at the arrival of more champions and such, Kayle getting up having finished her meal.
"Well I must see to my duties, until next time ." She said as she proceeded to leave.
"Just Alan is fine." I informed her, to which she gave a small nod and headed on her way. I looked over as the line for food progressively became longer and longer, taking notice of the champions that I have seen. Gnar seemed to be curious about every little thing, Nami and Fizz seemed to be talking, I noticed Draven flirting with some female summoners, I even saw Lux and Ezreal once again with each other, talking. I smiled softly, as it seemed that everyone here were kind and relaxed, to which I too would need to be. I took a deep breath, picking up my plates and throwing away my garbage as I tried to remember the mental map I had of the entire building. I made my way down some halls, giving respectful 'Hello's to those I passed by, and entered the room of my destination.
The library.
I took note of a clock nearby and hurridly made my way to find some books about the properties of magic, as it was apparent I would need it. If Akali believes that I can do this, then I have to try after all. I found many books and sat down away from anyone else, as little amount of people were actually in there. I read up on its history, and by read I skimmed, saw some important concepts, and moved on. I took the time to note some spells, references, processes by which magic is channeled and released, so on and so forth. I was skimming through my third book when I heard someone behind me.
"Well, if it isn't the boy from the woods~." A feminine voice that just seemed to bathe in seduction broke my concentration as I looked behind me quickly. Ahri was standing there, a small smirk on her face as I suddenly got worried about what she wanted. After all I secluded myself far from the main lobby area of the library.
"Uhh, hey? Sorry, can I help you?" I asked, not entirely sure if this would end up bad for me.
"Well~ I just wanted to get a chance to tell you that I'm soooo sorry for the other day. When you've been through some things, you tend to be cautious of what's around you." She said, her voice tempting me into stray thoughts that I pushed out of my head. Sure she looked great but I have to focus.
"It's alright, I understand and I'm alive so don't worry about it," I told her as I turned back to my books "I need to focus now for my test so if that's all you need." I trailed off as I continued reading. Ahri made some sort of gesture that I saw out of the corner of my eye and mumbled something under her breath before she leaned against my back, her breasts pressed against my back as I tensed up.
"Isn't there anything I could do to make it up for you? Anything at all~?" Her voice whispered into my ear as I felt her hand glide down my side. I casually moved her hand away as I put my book down and turned to her, not wanting her to get the wrong idea.
"I would love it if you taught me some things about magic." I answered smiling a bit, I noticed Ahri switch from a frown to a smiling face quickly as she agreed. I got up, returning the books I had taken to their proper places, and then followed Ahri to the gymnasium to have a personal crash course with one of the league's top mages. I noted that initially, Ahri was distracted by something, but continued on nonetheless.
"Alright, so do you know any spells?"
"No."
"Okay, what about how to channel magic?"
"Nope."
"Umm... do you know what magic is?"
"Kinda... I know of it." I answered her, feeling her disappointment grow.
"Well if you don't know any of that then you really do need some help. Don't worry, I'll try my hardest so just, sit down and we can focus on step one, actually feeling your magic within you."
I followed her instruction on meditation, sitting there for a few minutes trying to get the feeling she had described as a warm flame within myself. I blocked out all noise of the outside world, slowly envisioning my inner mind and surrounding.
And opened my eyes to the other me.
I stared at myself, frowning a bit as the other me smirked at me with his cocky grin.
"Well I'll be damned, if I had known you were coming by I would have tidied the place up." He said, gesturing to out surrounding. I ignored his comments and focused more, trying to find the source deep within myself. "If you want some help I can show you exactly where to go instead of wasting your time listening to some chick."
"Ahri isn't 'some chick', she's someone who has a hell of a lot more experience than either of us!"
"That may be true and all, but I've been inside here the entire time. I'm pretty sure that if anything's changed, I would be able to tell, you know, since I am the one who runs this place." I scowled at him as he threw off my concentration.
"Hey! You know as well as I do that we're a hell of a lot better now than we were then! We made friends easier and were able to get past a lot of things with you being the dormant one!" I yelled. Not wanting to continue this argument anymore, I turned and headed away from him. I heard his shouts as to where I was headed in his usual sarcastic demeanor but ignored it and focused on finding the source. I was about to give up when I felt warm all of a sudden. I looked around, trying to find the source of the heat, seing a glowing orb, brightly illuminating my surroundings. I smiled and headed over to pick it up, but something blocked me. I tried to get closer but there seemed to be a wall there. I growled a bit and attempted once more to move past the barrier as the other me came up and leaned against it casually.
"You know, I would have thought that at this point you would have figured out why its not letting you in, ." he mocked, shaking his head as his reached past the barrier and extracted a small portion of the flame. I was shocked, then confused for a second.
"Why you?" I simply asked, my surroundings started to fade as he chuckled.
"That's what I asked when you took over." I was dragged back into reality, my eyes opening as Ahri had gotten closer to me. I nearly forgot she was here. I assumed that whatever occured within my mind would not be the last, especially of him. Ahri gave me some very simple instructions on the uses of magic, telling me what limit I appeared to have, how to focus just enough energy into my spells, and the spells, oh the spells, definitely were not in any way, shape, or form, a train wreck. Ever seen someone attempt teleport to their right only to be lodged into a tree outside? Regardless, within the short time I had with her training me, Ahri didn't seem as bad as I thought.
Yeah, you only saw the tits and word "kitsune" and immediately assumed she was either a slut or a misunderstood girl with high expectations from her knight in shining armor. I rolled my eyes at the thought, Ahri tapping my shoulder as she pointed over to a nearby clock. Eight fifty, which means in ten minutes my fate is decided. I took whatever time I had left to regain some energy, calm my mind, and go over what I learned that day. Just as I finished the water bottle Ahri handed me, A group of summoners entered the gymnasium, some being those I've seen at the cafeteria and others unknown. Next came some professional looking people that all bore insignias of the nations in Runeterra. Finally, two elder summoners entered the room, one looking up and signaling me over. I took a deep breath, walking down the steps as I approached the man.
"Alan Ranford, I assume you are prepared both mentally and physically for this test and have everything you need to begin." The elder summoner stated as he checked off his keyboard. I gave a quick affirmative and awaited my instructions, the test running pretty smoothly as they first examined my stamina in handling magic. I smiled as I thought that it wasn't nearly as hard as Kayle had put it earlier, which was when I truly remembered what she had said earlier.
The lead instructor then set his clipboard down, standing at a distance from me as he bent his knees slightly, his left palm open upwards as his right upwards towards his chest, in a combative sort of stance. "Are you ready to battle?" He clarified, traces of energy flowing over to his left palm. I tensed up a bit, moving into a less focused stance of his as I awkwardly nodded, not knowing how this would play out. I gulped slightly as he moved quickly, his spell threshold greatly exceeding mine as he fired on after another as I dodged them as best as I could, a few hitting me here and there. I attempted to counter but his quick spell casting made it even harder.
He continued his onslaught, firing whatever he thought was necessary. I knew my trick would not last much longer as I tried to think up of any kind of strategy I could. It was within a split second of thought and landing that I did not notice the massive ball of lightning hurled towards me faster than the speed of light.
A/N Okay so before anyone says anything rude about no upoloads or anything, yeah I'm a scumbag and forgot about even writing this thing. problems in personal life and stuff have taken over me and I finally managed to get back to this so sorry if the wording of certain things are a little weird. I hope that this makes up for it and I will try and get the next chapter out as fast as I can. In the meantime, check out Moxxie Russo's Ready! Steady! GO! as it is a wonderful fanfiction about an o/c's placement with the elric brothers in Fullmetal Alchemist. Until next time, let me know what you think of this chapter and let me hear some theories.
