Chapter 6
(Shyvana will be in her iron scale skin for this fanfic as I do not like her classic one)
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(Dreams)
Pain, blood, oh god the pain. A flash of light, the beating of wings, screams of rage and pain.
I look down my hands clasped to my stomach, trying to stop the bleeding. Searing pain shoots through me, shouts of men come from behind me, the baying of hounds. 'Quicker, I must run quicker', all of a sudden I'm falling pain shoots through my back and then… 'I'm flying?'. Another flash of light. I'm drowning I struggle but something is holding me down, my sight begins to dim. I'm pulled from the water, a man shouts in my face before I'm pushed back under. Searing pain shoots down my back and then I black out.
"""(More dreams)
I jerk up from the bed, gasping for breath. My chest heaves as I take in the room around me. Darkness surrounds me, a sliver of light comes from under the door. I slowly get out of bed touching the hex-tech lamp illuminating the room. My blades rest on the rack next to my bed, my armour is laying on the floor around my feet, something unnerves me. A loud knock comes from the door, my mind still raw from my nightmares, compels me to a corner where I cry in fear.
A soft voice comes from outside my door. "Elayne, it's Riven. I was sent to bring you to the practice fields for training before your first match". The door opens slowly, Riven steps in. "Elayne, are you here?" She steps further into my room. Riven looks around before finally seeing me crying quietly in the corner. "Elayne," she rushes over to me pulling me to her chest as I continue to cry. "Shhh, it's ok, now tell me what's wrong".
"N-n-nothing (sobs)".
"Now, now that's not true is it? Was it a nightmare?"
I nod still crying into her chest, she pats my head.
"It's ok, it wasn't real". Calming down I slowly start to realize where my head is resting. I try to pull back but Riven just clutches me closer. "Shhh, shhh,shh it's ok, it was just a dream". I pull back again looking up into her face, her eyes are filled with compassion. "Are you ok now?"
"Y-yes, thank you".
"I'll tell the summoners that you need to rest". She gets up and starts for the door.
"N-no Riven, I'm ok. Where were you supposed to take me? I err wasn't really listening".
"I was told to take you to the practice fields, for training. Are you sure you're ok? I can tell them that you need to rest".
N-no I'm ok and I would quite like to have a distraction at the moment". Riven nods then blushes as she takes in the fact I'm nearly naked.
"I-I'll wait outside, while you get ready". She quickly leaves the room. I look around (sigh).
"Well, best get ready then".
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I step out into the hall. Looking around I see Riven leaning against her door, a broken black blade resting on the floor next to her.
"Riven… Riven I'm ready" she moves slightly
"Unghh?" She opens her eyes slowly. "Oh Elayne, I'm sorry haven't been getting much sleep of late". She shuffles her feet slightly before picking up the broken blade. As her hand wraps around the blade a rune glows a vibrant green before fading. I examined the blade carefully, even though it was broken it should easily weigh 35 kgs (78 lbs), yet Riven lifted it with ease. "You ready to go?" she spun the blade round her fingers absentmindedly.
"Y-yes". She walks off looking behind to make sure I was following. She seems much more confident than when I first met her. 'It must be that blade'
"Might I ask what the nightmare was? Or is it something you would rather not talk about?"
I look to the floor "Just memories… memories of things I wish to forget"
"Ok then". The rest of the trip through the institute was spent in silence.
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After a good 15 minutes I look up only to be blinded by the light pouring from the open door. My eyes still hurting from the unwelcome light, Riven turns.
"The practice field is just outside of these doors. You will be able to choose your practice partner and I would be honoured if you chose me for the first bout". She bowed slightly at the hip with the request.
"I would be honoured to accept your request, and please Riven we are friends, not strangers so there is no need for formalities" Riven blushes slightly.
"O-of course Elayne, let us go then".
Riven raises her blade in salute as I draw mine. As the light hits my blades the runes along it flare red and Riven's blade glows with green energy, they pulse in time with each other.
"Do not worry about hurting me the magic here prevents death and speeds recovery, don't go easy on me so we may have a proper bout" (wink). I nod and the bout begins.
I lunge forward my mind cold and sharpened by the rush of combat. I almost don't see her move. Shifting just in time I stop the blade just before it contacts my ribs. I disengage dashing to the side, riven dashes forward, a surge of energy bursts from her blade only to be absorbed by mine. I punch towards her knee with the butt of one of my blades, it easily breaks through the shield surrounding her there is a sickening crunch as her knee shatters. She grunts in pain backing off slowly. I dash right past her pivoting to impale her from behind, a warm mist of blood issues from her open mouth as she tries to breathe. I push her limp body off my blade turning away. A burst of green light comes from behind me. I turn to see Riven blood pouring off her, she struggles to her feet her broken blade reformed. She dashes forward more agile than before another green pulse comes from her blade I try to block it but the runes along my blades just sputter and die as I find myself unable to move. Riven spins her blade cuts deep into my side snapping my ribs as it slices through my lung. Unable to breathe and bleeding heavily I fall to the ground as darkness takes me.
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I wake unable to speak, I can feel my bones knitting back together yet I feel no pain.
"That was a good bout, I haven't had someone hurt me that bad in a while". Riven walks into my field of view as I struggle to speak. "Now you need to wait your lung isn't quite healed yet you won't be able to speak for a few more minutes". Riven reaches down grabbing my arm pulling me into a sitting position. Looking behind her I can see a crowd of people coming over and a man in a purple cloak heading out of the practice fields. I cough, blood spatters Riven's clothes and sprays over the ground. Riven pats my back as the first of the people coming over reach us.
"That was quite the fight, It's the first time I have seen Riven reform her blade outside of a league match". A woman with fiery red hair and armour much like mine says nodding to me.
"Are you well a bout normally stops before you become seriously injured". (Leona)
I nod and attempt to speak again but all that happens is I cough up some more blood.
"Now that doesn't look to good, Soraka we could use you over here". (Leona) She frowns as a blue skinned woman with a horn coming from her forehead hurries over.
"What is it Leona?" Then her eyes fall on me "Oh now what have you been up to?" She comes to my side wiping some of the blood from around my mouth with a cloth. "Hmmm, internal bleeding but its healing, albeit slowly," her eyes glow and light comes from her palm and I can feel myself healing. "The lung keeps filling with blood though, hence the inability to speak". Her eyes flash again and blood begins to pour from my mouth, a weight in my chest eases. The last of the blood leaves my mouth. "There that should make it better, try to speak".
"Tha(ach) thank you" I cough up some more blood, but it is just a small amount.
"There we go all better you should be fine to leave and go rest in a few minutes". She gets up nodding to Leona and the to Riven "You might want to tell me next time you are going to spar someone, so I can speed their recovery ok". Riven nods and looks back to me.
"Say how about we get you to your room so you can rest until lunch".
I nod as she helps me to my feet. A man in full plate armour with a rather large lance picks up my weapons and hands them to me. "When you are feeling up to it I would like to have bout with you".
I just nod as Riven helps me towards the institute.
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