Author's Notes: Hey, i'm sorry for updating this so late, but I was caught up in tests and exams for school. Anyways, this is Chapter 3 of In the Shadows. Hope you enjoy!
Chapter 3
Akali looked up from the book, heart thumping with excitement. If Zed really was possessed, Akali might, Just Might, have a chance of bringing him back. She ran up to Ryze, the librarian and mage.
"Ryze!" Akali called over to him. He looked up from the book he was reading.
"Why hey there Akali!" Ryze smiled.
"I was wondering if you had any books about unpossessing?" Akali asked. Ryze laughed, doubling over, hands slapping the table.
"Akali, there is no such thing. Once someone is possessed, they are possessed forever." Ryze said, wiping tears from his eyes from laughing too hard. Akali's heart sank.
"So... You can't unpossess someone?" Akali asked unhappily. Ryze shook his head. Tears popped into her eyes. She was so close, but now, she didn't know what to do.
"But, there is a way to control the thing possessing them, if someone was possessed." Ryze said to Akali. Her eyes brightened instantly.
"How do you do that?" Akali asked eagerly.
"It seems that you really want to help someone," Ryze said. "Who is it?"
"Zed." Akali said. Ryze nodded, understanding her predicament.
"Helping the person to control their possessive spirit can not be accomplished by one person. The possessed must have extreme amounts of willpower." Akali nodded, memorizing it down, determined to remember.
"Second, the possessed must have very strong emotions for the person, to snap him out of the trance that the possessive spirit takes him into." Ryze told Akali.
"And last, the possessed and the helper must be opposite genders, and must stay together after that. If the helper leaves the possessed person by themselves for too long, the possessive spirit will come back, and it will be much, much harder for the person to control it again."
Akali nodded, understanding the conditions.
"How do you do it?" Akali asked.
"I can send both of you to unconsciousness, and both of you will overcome any obstacles that you face. Do you understand?" Ryze asked. Akali nodded.
"Okay, I will call Zed here, and we can start." Akali said. Akali ran through the hallways, searching for Zed. Finally, she saw him meditating by the fountain, legs crossed and eyes closed. Akali slowly walked up to him.
"What do you want, Akali?" Zed asked coldly without looking up or opening his eyes.
"Come with me, I... I need to show you something." Akali said. Zed opened his crimson red eyes, looking up at Akali. Zed got up, now looking down at Akali. Akali walked away, Zed keeping a short distance behind Akali.
"Whatever this is, it better be good. You interrupted my meditation session." Zed growled. Akali said nothing, and just walked on to the library. Upon reaching the library, Ryze came out to meet them.
"Zed, please, come here and sit beside the chair with Akali." Zed's brow furrowed in confusion, but he complied. Akali sat beside them, and nodded at Ryze. Suddenly, Ryze's hands came over both of their heads and all went dark.
Akali woke up in a field beside Zed. Zed slowly sat up, looking around him, eyes landing on Akali.
"Where have you taken me?" He growled, arm-blades springing out of his gauntlet.
"I have taken you here to help you control the spirit inside of you." Akali told him. Suddenly, the sky went from bright blue to dark red, the moon a blood-red color. Akali gasped in shock, taking a step back. There was a cloud of darkness gathering on the other side of the field. Zed looked in shock as the darkness spoke.
"You are fools to come and try to control me. I am Loki, the darkness inside you!" The cloud of darkness rasped out, a finger pointing at Zed.
"I don't know why you are inside me, but I definitely know one thing. I know that I don't want YOU inside me." Zed snarled, stepping forwards. Akali walked up behind him, arms wrapped around her body in fear.
"Zed, you have to defeat that monstrosity to control him." Akali said. Zed looked at her, his crimson red eyes piercing her emerald green eyes.
"I was going to do that anyways. Don't tell me what do do." Zed growled at her. Akali shrank back again. Zed looked back at the monstrosity, running his tongue over his lips.
"Lets dance." Was all he said before running towards the darkness with his blades out. He jumped and threw a shadow behind the cloud of darkness. He slashed in a circle, his shadow copying his exact movements, slashing the cloud of darkness. The darkness roared, form spazzing out. Zed roared as he stabbed the darkness over and over. He threw another shadow behind the cloud and threw a shuriken, the shadow also throwing a pure black shadow shuriken. The shurikens stuck on the cloud, making its roar even louder. Then, an arm came crashing down on Akali, and Zed saw it. Akali's eyes widened as the arm came over her head, preparing to smash her into a pulp. So this is how it ends, she thought. The arm descended.
Zed felt something shift inside him, and something inside him compelled him to save Akali. She stood there in shock as the arm was descending. Then, Zed pushed her out of the way, and the arm crashed onto him. He coughed out blood as a rib broke, and cut many arteries inside him. Akali looked at him in shock.
"Zed... Why...?" She muttered weakly as she saw his state. Zed coughed again, causing him to go onto the floor on his knees. Akali ran over to him, one hand on his back and one hand on his shoulder.
"Zed! Are you okay?" Akali cried. Zed pushed her back.
"Stay back," He coughed out. Akali reluctantly backed away as Zed shakily stood up. His hands then formed into a sign and a shadow appeared behind the darkness. He then sunk into a black hole that appeared under him and appeared behind the cloud of darkness. The darkness held a form of a human at that moment, and with blinding speed, Zed struck all of its pressure points. Then, he stabbed the darkness and teleported far far away to his other shadow. 3 seconds later, the darkness exploded with an unearthly roar.
Zed fell to his knees, coughing out blood and fell onto the ground. Akali ran over to him, concerned and afraid of his health. Suddenly, they were transported out of the field and back to the library. Akali looked beside her and realized that Zed retained his injuries and he was bleeding all over the floor.
"Ryze! Help!" Akali yelled, and Ryze hurried over to them.
"I'll call the medics." Ryze said, and immediately went over to call them. Akali kneeled beside Zed, taking his head onto her lap.
"Zed... Zed... I'm sorry." Akali sobbed out, tears dripping on his face. Zed's eyes opened in little slits.
"No..., Akali... I'm..*Cough* I'm sorry." Zed managed out, before losing consciousness again from blood loss. At that moment, dozens of medics came out, four were carrying stretchers. They picked Zed up and brought him into the hospital.
Zed woke up in an unfamiliar place. He looked around and realized that he was in a hospital. He felt a pressure on his lower leg and looked down. He saw Akali sleeping on his leg, strands of hair falling over her face. The glow from the setting sun glowed on her face, making it to seem like it was glowing. Zed had forgotten how beautiful she was until this day.
Akali stirred, and her eyes opened to see a fully awake Zed staring down at her. She sat up in shock.
"Zed! I'm so glad you're awake!" She cried, flinging her arms around Zed, head leaning on his chest, sobbing.
"I'm so sorry Zed! I'm so sorry!" She sobbed, face against Zed's chest. Zed looked down at her. He put a hand on the back of her head.
"No, Akali... I'm sorry." He said, and embraced her. Akali looked up at him in shock. Has he come back to her? Has his feeling returned?
"Zed... Zed please. Stay with me this time." She begged, looking up at him, her emerald green eyes overflowing with tears, looking up at him. She saw recognition in his eyes, and also... Sadness.
"Akali, I... I can't." He said with a great sadness in his tone.
"Why? Why Zed? Is it because of me?" Akali asked. Zed shook his head.
"Its because of me... If you stay with me, I can't give you a happy life. My honor was lost 5 years ago. I can't regain it, and I want you to keep yours. You shouldn't stay with me. You should find someone that really makes you happy and stay with him. I have already caused you too much sadness." Zed said. Akali looked straight in his crimson red eyes, realizing that for the first time, she wasn't afraid.
"Zed. I only want to stay with you."
Author's Notes: Hey, hope you enjoyed this chapter, and I will try to update more regularly. Review, follow, favorite, whatever you guys do to show your support if you enjoyed. Peace.
-Celestial