Chapter 6

When the door finally opened, two torches revealed the faces of two men and one woman. They seized Akali and Kya and took them to another room upstairs. Akali didn't struggle, studying every detail of the place in order to escape as soon as possible. They walked through a maze of humid corridors. Akali glanced at the people surrounding her: The men were short and had the same facial structure with long dark hair. The woman was older, probably in her forties. All of them were armed with short blades and wore the same outfit.

Once in the room, they closed the door behind them. Akali and Kya's hands weren't tied, which meant those guys either were confident they wouldn't try to escape, either they didn't see them as a serious threat. In both cases they were wrong: even unarmed, the ninja remained a harbinger of death. She just had to wait for the right moment in order not to put Kya's life in danger. "Who are you, and why are we here?" she asked while stepping away from the young girl.

"Shut up!" one of the guys barked.

"What? You're too shy to answer? Or maybe you don't even know and just take orders."

The guy was pretty hot-tempered as he moved close to her, his fist clenched "You want me to shut you up?"

Akali gave him a provocative smirk "I was waiting for this".

She darted at the man, grasping his wrist and brutally twisting it. A cracking sound followed by a scream of pain echoed in the room. Akali took the man's knife and cut his throat before dashing at the two others who were still wondering what was happening. Akali winced when the pain in her leg stretched to her whole body. Ignoring it, she stabbed the woman in the heart, spun around and sliced the last man's throat in one move. The two bodies collapsed before Kya could even make a move. Akali turned to her "Are you alright?". The young girl nodded, an expression of pure astonishment on her face. "We have to go." the Fist of Shadows said "Follow me and don't slow down."

Limping forward, she walked through the corridors, Kya on her heels. Twice they managed to hide from guards passing by. A sudden shout started the two women: the alarm had been raised. Akali cursed under her breath. Had she been on her own, she wouldn't have had difficulties escaping, but Kya was there, and she wasn't going to leave her alone. Akali chose to turn right, hoping this would lead towards an exit. She had no idea where to go, and they kept moving blindingly. She heard a noise and stretched her arm to stop Kya from going further. Her back nailed against the wall in the shadows, Akali's heartbeat rocketed when four men appeared around the corner. They stopped dead when they saw the prisoners. Two of them died to Akali's knife before they could realize what was happening. The two remaining ones attacked simultaneously. Akali dodged the first hit, but the second one left a bleeding cut on her abdomen. Her heart sank as she heard more running footsteps: even if she managed to eliminate the two men, they wouldn't stand a chance if more came. She threw her knife at a man, hitting him right in the eye, and turned around. "Run!" she ordered Kya. They dashed at top speed in the direction they came from. After a short moment, they stopped again: the way was blocked by more guards. Before Kya and she could make a move, one of the guards in front of them collapsed on the ground, his belly pierced by a blade Akali recognized immediately. Spinning around, Irelia took off the rest of the men before reaching her friend. "Are you alright?". Akali couldn't help smirking "What took you so long?"

"A little chat wit a handsome guy.", Irelia smiled. "Follow me, Soraka is waiting for us around the corner.".

Soraka appeared at the sound of their voices and ran towards them, holding her staff and Akali's weapons. "Let me see." she ordered. Akali wondered for a second what she was talking about. When it finally reached her brain, she firmly replied "Later, we gotta go.". The healer gave her a fierce look. "We can't stay here." Irelia added. Soraka gave up, but didn't avert her eyes from the ninja. Akali had Kya run between Soraka and her while Irelia was leading the way. As she limped, trying to keep up the pace, she paid attention to her surroundings, but it was dead quiet. "This way." Irelia whispered. Akali's wounded leg was trembling, and it could hardly carry her. Despite all her efforts to maintain her speed, she began to slow down, panting. Soraka glanced back and when she saw that Akali was lingering behind, she grabbed her wrist and forced her to move faster "Come on, we're almost out.". They eventually reached a door which Irelia busted open. They were outside. Akali sighed in relief when a loud scream startled her. She looked around and saw several figures running towards them, weapons at hand. They were five. Akali dragged her leg behind her, wincing in pain and leaning on Soraka's shoulder. Running would be hard, maybe impossible. Irelia had probably reached the same conclusion as she said "You three stay there. I'll take care of them.". Akali wanted to protest, but Irelia had already walked away. There was no chance she could fight five guards at the same time in an open space and beat them. Soraka didn't seem too worry, and she was intensely staring at Irelia.

Irelia dashed forward, killing an opponent on the spot. Akali knew she was strong, but what she saw would have made the greatest swordsmen cry. The Will of the Blades was spinning around, flashing at her enemies to kill them before dodging the next hit. A true dance of death. Two minutes later, five bodies were lying on the ground, and Irelia came back to the trio. "We have to leave the city". Turning to Kya, she asked "Do you have a place to go?"

"My family lives in a farm a bit outside the city. I'll go warn them."

"Will you be fine on your own?" Soraka asked.

"Yes, I know a shortcut outside the city. I'll be home in ten minutes.". She smiled at Akali "Thank you for helping me."

"Are you sure you don't want us to come with you?"

"Nah it's alright. You should go before anyone else shows up."

Soraka gave her a smile, and Kya ran away. Irelia helped Akali while the StarChild was running in front of them. They kept glancing around, expecting an attack. After a couple minutes, Akali couldn't hold a moan of pain. Soraka brutally stopped in the middle of their course, and said. "I don't care if anybody's following us, I'll patch you up here, at least a little. If you keep slowing us down, they will surely catch up to us." Without waiting, she put her hand on Akali's leg and a light glow appeared. The pain didn't subside, but it was more bearable. The healer repeated the process on her abdomen. "You should be fine like this." Soraka said "I'll finish it later.". Her tone had startled Irelia and Akali, as they had never heard Soraka speak with a voice other than soft and calm. They started off and left the city, almost invisible in the dark of the night.

Note: Here's chapter 6. Don't worry guys, I'm working hard on the main plot. I haven't forgotten Warwick, and he's lurking around, watching and patiently waiting.