Chapter 9: Possession
It's been a few days since Irelia and Reina was reunited. Since Viktor left the two of them in the training area the two of them had been hanging out a lot more. Irelia took Reina shopping and often had lunch with her. Reina's missing gaps in her memories had yet to return, but she was grateful that she could become nearly inseparable friends with Irelia again.
Reina also got really good at flying around and Viktor was able to carry his team to Victory in the match he was selected for. Meanwhile in the institutes summoner offices Lady Kolminye managed to stumble across something pertaining to Reina. Or at least she hoped it was what she was looking for.
It happened a few says after her fearful night with Reina's powerful magical aura. "I found something!" She told the other two as she entered the main office of the councilors.
"Oh! Finished with the library are you? Well lets see what you were able to figure out." The eldest said as he relaxed I his massive chair.
Kolminye opened a large manuscript that seemed to be magically sealed inside a canvas housing. With a quick chant and a flick of her fingers the seal was removed. The sound of a female cry seemed to echo throughout their minds as they opened to scroll. They all looked around at each other.
"I'm not the only one that heard that right?" She asked.
"It appears that whoever wrote this used magic that we don't yet understand. Be cautious from now on." The youngest suggested.
Kolminye nodded and opened the scroll. Then a wave of images came out of the scroll like water crashing against rock.
"What are we looking at?" The youngest asked.
"It appears to be, some type of journal." The oldest guessed. "The magic seems to be similar to what we use to see the mind of others but...it has strange coding."
"There's text on the scroll that matches the images." The youngest said.
The images lit up the room. If it had been night time. The light from them would be almost blinding.
Kolminye looked at the texts. "It's written in ancient Rune language. I'll decode it since that is my specialty after all."
Kolminye took but a moment to read the texts out loud. "It appears to be written by someone named Rajamari about someone named..."
"Why did you stop, Lady Kolminye?" The oldest asked.
"It's about someone named Elizabeth, Elizabeth Kissryil." She said with a hint of worry.
"To those able to read this, my name is Rajamari and I am a mage. If you have found this scroll then that means that my prediction was correct and Lady Kissryil has returned. Many years ago before the time of the Second Rune War their existed a powerful mystic and mage named Elizabeth Kissryil. She was kind, loving and careing. She was gifted with foresight. In one of her predictions she had warned us that one day, the unstable magics that linger in the air after war would tear holes in the fabric of our world. She warned that many will die. But the people she belonged to, did not heed her warnings. So just a few hours into the fight. Her predication came though, a portal opened up a massive tear in the fabric of our world and sucked up our people. Hundreds of lives were lost that day. All because we did not heed the warnings of an honest woman.
Years after that, I too had a vision. I Rajamari saw Elizabeth, the world she was sucked into changed her, erased her kindness, corrupted her caring nature and fed off her desire to set things right. I saw our world Runeterra in chaos, mountains crushed, days as black as the night, and no trace of magic anywhere. Then I saw Elizabeth levitating in the air, looking down upon her work. She had returned and had her revenge. I only hope that who ever reads this knows that Elizabeth Kissryil cannot be killed, her body was dead a long time ago. She is but living magic. Only her host would be able to kill her or become her."
Silence passed over the office. The three of them stared at each other at a loss for words. How many times must humanity be punished for its sins and stupidity. How many more people must die until humanity realizes that every choice has its consequences. Kolminye rolled the scroll back to its original position and placed it back in its canvas.
It was clear to them now. Elizabeth Kissryil wasn't just a mage, she had been corrupted by the void and her power became defiled and vile. Reina Kissryil was her host. Or at least the conduit for her power. Reina is her ancestral daughter, her direct link to Runeterra. But the question still remained, is Reina capable of co troling her power in time? Or will it take her over.
"We must not allow the young lady to know about this. We don't know how Reina's power works nor acts. The only thing we know about it is what happened to Lady Kolminye. We still need more information."
"He's right." The younger one stated. "Personally Reina's fate is not set in stone. And I don't be that someone like Reina would willingly destroy Runeterra to achieve a thousand year old grudge."
"So so we just allow her to potentially be a threat to this world?" Kolminye asked.
"We treat her like the other treats to this world. Watch her closely and study how her power works. As it stands we can't do anything with so little information. For all we know she could be a force for good, instead of what was written here. For now...we do nothing." The eldest suggested with a stern tone.
"I don't agree with this...but, you are right. We can't do a thing right now. We hardly know anything about the girl. Until she regains all her memories we're pretty much in the dark." Kolminye said.
"Wait...i may have an idea on how we can help her regain those memories." The youngest said.
"Hmm" the other two looked at him.
"What if she never lost her memories. What if she is subconsciously blocking herself from remembering." He hinted.
"It's a stretch but it's not uncommon for people to forcibly forget their own memories." The older one agreed.
"What are you hinting at?" Kolminye asked. "Please elaborate."
"I believe that between the time she left Ionia and washed up on Zaun's shores that she witnessed something tragic. Tragic enough that she subconsciously out barriers around certain parts of her memory in hopes of forgetting theory she never forgot, her brain just can't access those memories." He explained.
"It's a plausible theory." Kolminye said. "Wait...if your theory is correct then..."
"Yes! We can use "that" to forcibly bring those walls down and it will make her remember them. We will also be able to see what she remembers as well." The youngest said.
"It's a dangerous method. But we don't have a lot of time. He need to find out about her, if forcing her to remember is the bed way to go about it for now...then I'm all for it." The eldest agreed.
"I don't like the idea of playing around with an unstable mind holding and unstable power...but we don't have a choice at the moment." Kolminye sighed. I'll retrieve "it" from the vault. We can prepare for the evaluation in three days."
Irelia had invited Reina to visit her manor for the day. In hopes that she would remember some more of the fun times they had together. Reina and Irelia had taken a portal to Navori, the capital of Ionia. There it wouldn't take too long to walk to the manor.
Before Noxus invaded and Irelia had lost her family, they were rich. The manor stood on a hill opposite the city just a few minutes walk from the capital. Irelia was wearing casual clothing. A simple Black jeans and a shirt that had her portrait on it. As usual her bladed weapon always stuck close to her.
Reina however didn't have much if a choice for clothes. Everything she had owned was destroyed when the ship she was on sunk. All she had was what Viktor gave her. A small crimson coloured top that was more like an exercise bra, a short close fitting pants and the long cloth cloak that she arrived at the institute with. Reina wore the cloak as she walked with Irelia. Hoping that her augmented parts would not be noticed. As usual some of her red hair often stuck out from under the hood of the cloak.
Irelia looked at Reina's revealed hair as she walked as if she was admiring its crimson beauty.
"Were here." Went Irelia as they arrived at the front gates.
Reina's cloak fell off as she looked up at the massive home. In complete surprise at the sheer size if the gate alone. Irelia opened the gate using a combination of numbers on what looked like a computer in the wall of the fence.
The gate swung open and Irelia took Reina's hand as she entered as the gate slowly closed back a few seconds after entering. As she looked around she could see a sea of forests on both sides of the paved pathway.
"Are you sure I used to live here?" She asked.
"Yes. With your biological father and myself." Irelia replied happily.
"But...how?" Reina asked still shocked at the manor.
"Well, I had taken you in. I had told your father that I would help take care of you. And I brought you here to live with me. The look on your face now, was the same look you and your day had back the too." Irelia was smiling. She was happy that she had the week off to spend with her friend. Her champion duties were done for the week so she was free to do as she pleased for awhile.
And images flashed in Reina's head as she held it in pain. "Is something wrong Reina?" Irelia asked worried.
"No...just another memory. I saw fathers face and yours, standing in this same spot." Reina said as they both stopped at the door. "It feels like something is hitting inside my head with a hammer whenever a memory comes back. The pain is worse when I remember more than one thing at a time." She explained.
Irelia looked at her worried. "Maybe bringing you back here wasn't such a good idea..." She said a bit dejected.
"No, no it's fine. The pain goes away shortly after. And besides...I want to get to know you again, Ire." She smiled sweetly at Irelia when she said that.
"Ire..." Irelia replied quietly with a happy expression. "That 's what you used to call me back then too. Even though your dad didn't like you calling me a shorter version of my name."
"It sounds cute..." Reina replied.
"It does doesn't it..." Irelia then led Reina inside. As the door was opened by the house keeper.
"Good evening, Madams." He greeted in a confident yet hushed tone.
"Grisam, how are the maids doing today?" Irelia asked as she entered the house.
"They are doing splendidly my lady. They are preparing our guests room and bath as we speak." He said with a pleased tone. Reina proceeded inside, bits and pieces of images returning after seeing the chandelier and the interior.
"Shall I take the young Mistress to her room?" He asked.
"Yes. Feel free to show her around the house while I tend to some matters in my office. I'll meet her in the foyer later, I believe some of her belongings should still be in her room?" Irelia asked.
"Yes. As you requested, nothing was removed from her room since." He answered with a bow.
"Excellent, see too it that she is taken care of until I meet with her again." She said as she left him with Reina.
"Of course, my Lady." He replied. Raising his head he turns to Reina and clears his throat. Turned to him as well. "Welcome back to the Manor, young Mistress. I trust your journey here was a safe one." He said as he bowed to her.
"Thank you for having me back...though there's so much I don't remember." She replied.
He didn't realize that she had lost her memories since the incident. Irelia often kept quiet since she disappeared two years ago. "What do you remember?" He asked as he raised his head looking her in the eye.
"Not much. I can't even remember living here. Hard to believe I lived in such a wonderful home." She smiled.
"The lady of the house kept the things you left here in your room. It's as much as you had when you left us to return, but I'm sure you'll find something to change into." He said.
Reina looked at her attire. "Yeah...about that."
"Please, follow me to your room, young Mistress." He said as he gestured for her to follow him.
Irelia stepped into her office to find a large pile of paperwork and sighed. "I'm not doing all that today. Away from home for two weeks and look what happens." As she skimmed through them she realized that a large number of them was mail from fans of Reina's and very few for her.
She smiled. "Yup, just like I remember it." The letters she did receive from her own fans were condolences sent to comfort her for her friends disappearance. All the time the Ionians thought that Reina had only disappeared after the ship sank, though very few of them actually believed she was dead. Most of the letters from Reina's fans also didn't believe she was dead, in fact they welcomed the day she returned.
Arranging the fan letters in a pile on their own, she puts them to a side and then heads for the shower. Meanwhile Reina finally reaches the door to her room. "And here we are." Grisam said as he opened the door for her, revealing a very large room with a comfortable looking bed a medium sized table with a small lamp with assorted books and manuscripts above it with a comfortable chair. The curtains looked fresh and new. As images of how the room used to be flashed on her head she didn't quite remember the curtains being a mauve colour. Though she didn't complain.
The rest of the room had several pictures on the walls Mostly with her and Irelia, her and her father and her with some random people that she doesn't remember. But the ones that stuck out the most were the pictures of her performing on a stage.
The pictured showed her holding her hands in the air as she looked up at the light that shown on her. She wore a beautiful a red dress that sparkled and had a split going up her right leg all the way to her hip. Her hair in the picture seemed to had something in it to make it sparkle as well. The longer she looked at the photo the more the memory popped into her mind again. Soon she found herself on that stage, in front of thousands of people. She could here the musician playing the music, she remembered it being a strange plucking sounds obviously from a string instrument, but she couldn't remember what. She saw the dress, the roar of the crowd, the lights. She could smell the air, the heat from the spotlights on her. Then, she opened her mouth.
"Young Mistress!" A voice brings her back from her trance like memory.
"What...where?" She stuttered as she came back to reality.
"You seemed to be in a different world. I've been calling your name for about two minutes." He sounded worried.
"Oh. I'm fine..." She looked back at the photo. "Just a memory..." As she looked around more she saw more pictures of her performing on stage. Though some of them looked like they were taken at the same time, but from different angles.
"If you're wondering about the pictures. Those were taken at Ionia's annual festival. The night of your two hour performance in the theater. You were dazzling, the emotion in the way you perform and sing. It's like you're a different person." He praised her.
"I...don't remember it..." Reina's expression turned sad. She couldn't remember having her amazing talent.
"Oh...its a night I remember like it was yesterday. I had taken my daughters there to see your performance. They often talk about you and how they wish they could sing like you. I've never seen them that happy since you disappeared. They even started singing...they are getting better but, not nearly as good as you..." He reminisced about his daughters. "Oh right...that night. Sorry, well um...I believe you had a special guest that night accompanying you with your father."
"Who?" She asked.
"Oh...the lovely and beautiful Sona." The way she accompanied you with her Ethwal was just brilliant, you could tell that she really enjoyed playing with you."
"Ethwal, did I sound kind of like a harp?" She asked curiously.
"Yes actually. You remember her?"
"No...i remember the sound of it. Tell me more." She ushered.
"Well each song you did was different and had meaning behind them. Also Irelia was there. Watching you from the VIP seats I believe other champions were there as well. But moving on. Your voice...it was like, an angel posing as a human. You yourself were heavenly, I've heard many singers before...but you would give then all a run for their money. You were amazing that night. People from all over Runeterra came just to see you perform. Though, lower the price of the tickets next time."
Reina couldn't believe what he said. Irelia had told her that she often enjoyed her performances or just her singing at home. But she even had pictures of it. Of her. Reina could see the memory of her on that same stage but doesn't even remember what her own singing voice sounds like.
"Thank you for telling me Grisam, though I don't remember much about my past, I'm sure I'll remember soon. Hopefully, being in this house will help my memories return."
"Oh by the way, young Mistress. You still have clothes in the closet. Care to take a look?" He gestured.
Reina nodded and entered. Grisam turned on the light and to Reina's surprise. It was a walk-in closet. There was a section for jewelery, dresses, casual clothes and footwear. Everything was organized neatly and orderly.
Meanwhile Irelia had dried off and got changed and decided to head to Reina's room. "Who organizes my things?" She asked.
"Our head maid, Gillian. She's young but she has incredible organizing skills. I swear, sometimes I think that woman has a computer in her brain. She doesn't forget anything." He giggled.
Reina looked around, pulling open a door she noticed a line of performance dresses. "Ah, yes. Your dresses. Most of these were hand made by some very talented people. Though you've only worn two of these since they've been delivered.
The dresses were all excellently hand stitched and made of a very soft and silky like material. The colours seemed to pop and they were arranged in the colours of the rainbow. Though it seemed to be missing a green, yellow and blue colours. Reina's eyes were fixed on the red dress.
"Ah, the dress you wore on the day of the festival." He said as he noticed her running her hand over it. He then approached her. Taking it off the rack and holding it up in front of her. "Care to try it on?"
He would leave the closet then when he saw Irelia enter the room. "My lady." He greeted with a bow.
"Is she in the closet?" She asked.
"Yes, I think she remembered a little of the festival." He notified.
"I see..." Irelia too waited as she sat on her bed.
"I was unaware that she had lost some of her memories. I can't imagine how hard it must've been for you upon knowing that." He tried to console.
"I'm fine now. She remembered who I am after I stopped running from her. But that's not important now."
At that moment the closet door slides open. Reina appeared in the red dress. Grisam could clearly see her augments now. Though he didn't bare a grudge towards Zaun he wondered why she would allow herself to be augmented. He thought it killed some of her beauty.
"Still as beautiful as the night of your performance." Irelia complimented.
"Oh...Ire." Reina noticed. "Thank you...though I didn't exactly have these augments at that time in my life. If I show. Myself to my fans now...they'll probably miss my old look." She was worried that she might have a hard time fitting in to a place where augmented humans were non existent.
"In time, I'm sure they get used to it." She supported.
"Young Mistress, I'm sorry to ask but, why are you augmented?" Grisam was curious as to why she allowed herself to be augmented with machine parts.
"Grisam, now is not the time for that. I'll let you know later, but for now, go oversee the kitchen for tonight's dinner. We'll be having another guest." Irelia ordered in a strict tone.
"As you command, my Lady." He said seemingly subdued by her commanding presence.
Reina watched as he left the room. "You didn't have to be so harsh. It was just a question."
"He was out of line. He had no right to ask you such a thing..." Irelia seemed upset at that. Though Reina didn't understand why she got so defensive around her. "I'll let him know in time. But from now in Reina, I'll need you to be careful when you're in Ionia. You see many people here bare grudges towards Noxians and Zaunites for the war raged on us long ago. Though Ionia is mostly peaceful, we aren't without it share of anger driven citizens and crime. So be careful, and try not to show your augments once you aren't at home." She sighed. "Now go change into something more...homey and lets go for a tour."
Back at the institute Kolminye enters the vault. Inside was lit with crystals. The entire vault from entrance to Vault door was entirely housed and decorated with crystals of all kinds. As she traveled down the silent, beautiful hallway she found herself looking around for the secret switch to the vault room.
"Blast...where is it? I haven't been down here since "His" disappearance." She muttered to herself. As she gently rubbed her fingers along the crystal walls she then remembered where the switch was. Gently pressing one of the crystals, the wall slides open revealing a chamber full of old books, jars, artifacts, and other secret and otherwise extremely dangerous and deadly magical items. Walking up to a metallic cabinet she reaches up to its handle, placing her finger on the panel the cabinet makes a subtle beeping noise then opens with a gush of dry ice hitting her in the face. Reaching inside she pulls out a small vial of blue liquid. The liquid seemed to give off a glow similar to the glow of a Sapphire Crystal. The room was dark compared to the hall of crystals it was like night and day. She then poured just a little bit of the liquid into a smaller vial and covered it over, being very careful not to spill any. Placing the vial back into the cabinet she shuts the door and holds her finger on the handle until the beeping was heard again then a loud clock signifying that it was locked. She then made her way back out if the vault, the wall sliding back into place completely camouflaging into its surrounding crystals and Kolminye makes her way back up to the surface.
"Being 200 feet underground is suffocating." She said to herself as she reaches the main council office.
Back in Ionia. Reina and Irelia continue to tour the manor. It was dusk and they were soon expecting the company that Irelia mentioned. They were now in the moon flower gardens. The garden that Reina often spent hours in either admiring nature or singing. They came to a Pavilion in the center and Irelia took a seat.
"I remember, standing here. But I can't remember what I was doing..." She said.
"Singing...most of the time." Irelia answered. "The other times you be out here either sleeping on the chair or tending to the flowers. It was your favorite spot...especially at night."
"Why at night?" She asked.
"These are Moon flowers. They only bloom at night when the moon is highest. You often stood here singing as they opened to the moon." She explained as she slipped her hair back.
"Ire..." Reina called her name quietly as if something was on her mind.
"What is it?"
"Is there...something you're not telling me?" She asked.
This caught Irelia by surprise as Reina brought herself up to her and sat next to her. 'Yes...i always do.'
"No...and what would I hide from you?" She countered.
Irelia didn't notice, but Reina saw how she looks at Viktor and how she looks when she see's Reina's augments. She knew that she was hiding something. "I've seen the way you look at Viktor, and I've noticed your look when you look a my augmented body parts. You hate Viktor don't you?" She pushed.
"I don't..." Irelia stood up and walked a little distance away from Reina. She sighed. "I don't...hate him. It's just..."
"Is it because of my augments, because I'm not a complete human anymore." She asked, prompting Irelia to grab herself tightly.
"No...you're still the Reina that I know. You're still the same goofy pleasant and kind Reina that I remember. It's not you...maybe you should ask Viktor about it. If he truly cares for you, he'll tell you about what he did." She said.
Reina hugged her gently, wrapping her arms around Irelia. "I'm sorry. There's just, so much I don't know."
"No...I'm the one who's sorry. I should've never let you go on that boat without me."
"Ahem." Grisam clears his throat as he catches the attention of the ladies. "I'm sorry your interrupt your moment of bonding, but our extra guest has arrived."
"Thank you Grisam. Guide him to the dining hall, Reina and will be there shortly." She commanded.
"As you wish, my lady." And with that he left them.
"Bonding?" Reina questioned.
"Forgive him. He's trying to be funny." She giggled a bit.
Grisam leads the man to the dining hall. "The lady of the House will be with you shortly. Please relax until then."
The man looks around the room. "Wow, I knew that Irelia was rich but I never expected this. This house is massive." He said with excitement. The man continued to look around the living room in awe of Irelia's home.
"Glad you like the house High Summoner." Irelia said as she entered the living room.
"The lady of the house. Lady Irelia, I thank you for inviting me into your lovely home." He complemented with a respectful bow.
"Ire, are you sure this dress is ok?" Reina asked interrupting the two of them as she also entered the room.
"High Summoner Soren. So you're the guest Ire' was expecting." Reina asked.
Soren looked at Reina, a bit taken back at the homey looking dress she wore. "The dress is cute on you Lady Kissryil."
"Thank you, Soren." She blushed a little.
"I'm glad to see you two get along well. Most High Summoners have a disgusting attitude." Irelia walked to the fire place, taking a seat in the single seated chair. As the servant brought her some tea. "Please, have a seat." She gestured.
The High Summoner took a seat on the couch opposite the Will of the Blades. Reina sat closest to Irelia as the servant had also prepared tea for them as well.
"Thank you, Grisam." Reina said as she received her tea. He only bowed his head, tucked the plater under his arm and stood next to the door.
Silence passed over the living room. No one said a word for a few seconds. To Reina it felt like time had slowed down. Then Soren spoke after sipping his tea once more. "I'm thankful to see both of you getting along so well. To be honest I kind of hoped that you would." He raised.
Irelia smiled a bit. "And why wouldn't I get along with my best friend?" She asked.
"Well I'm sure you're aware, that Reina had lost her memories due to the accident reported to us by Zaunite officials. It's been two weeks since Lady Kissryil had come to the institute. So her memories are still fragmented. We were waiting until..."
"She remembered what happened yes." Irelia took a sip of her tea. "But as Lady Kolminyes favorite, you could've gotten that information from her via summoner /champion contract. Why didn't you?" She asked curiously.
Reina spoke up. "Um...what's a champion/summoner contract?" She asked quietly.
"The contract is an intimate process of where the summoner and the champion links their minds together. Both participants can see or witness all if each others memories and powers. Though each candidate for the contract is very different." Soren explained.
"Different how?" Reina asked.
Soren paused to think of an easier way to explain it. "Well...no two minds are the same. Different people with different powers and different motives react differently to the ritual. Some people find it a pleasant experience, others start crying due to reliving painful memories. And in worst cases, feel extreme pain, then suffer from migraines for days afterward. Of course it's the same for the summoner as well not just the champion." He explained further.
"I see. Then because of fathers request, you chose not to perform the contract on me?" She asked.
"Well yes and no." He vaguely answered.
Irelia looked up from finishing her tea. "You were afraid of the outcome?" She asked.
"Actually, we had already performed the contract...but it couldn't be completed. When the high summoner performed the contract while you chatted with the council he later reported that he couldn't get in your head. He then later explained that it felt like something powerful was keeping him out. Almost like an invisible wall of energy. He tried several other much stronger forms of the contract, but all of them failed." He explained.
Irelia was both worried and confused. She looked at Reina with a stoic expression but questions were raised in her mind. 'If the summoner contract worked on entities like Xerath and Syndra, then why is Reina so different?'
Lady Kolminye came to the conclusion that it must've been Reina's own power that stopped him from getting in without her noticing. What's even more confusing is that whatever power that lay within her, it seems to be protecting her from anything that Reina seems as foreign or harmful. Or perhaps it may be more than what was theorized."
Irelia began to question Kolminyes findings. "I don't get all this, I've known Reina for many years now. I helped raise her, provided her with a home. Not once have I seen this power."
The summoner relaxed and gave Irelia a scroll. "I know this is hard to accept. But that's how dormant power works. At least that's what it usually does." He took another sip of the tea. "As we know now, Reina being able to block our reading magic means that it's currently impossible to inaugurate her into the champion process. However the Lady has a plan or rather...an idea that should allow them to break that wall on her mind down. That way they can truly discover a way to help her. Until then they ask you to take care of her for the time being." He explained.
The summoner left after a few hours. He would stay at one of the inn's until sun rise. Meanwhile Reina and Irelia spoke in Reina's room. Again she seemed fixated on the framed photos of her performing on stage.
"I look so happy in these photos." She commented.
Irelia smiled. "You were, when you were singing, you've never been happier. You often enjoyed the crowd and the fans." She claimed.
Irelia noticed how sad she looked that she couldn't remember her past. She approached her back and hugged her gently. "Don't worry about that for now. Get some rest, well go into town tomorrow." She suggested.
Reina seemed happy that she got to spend some time with Irelia. She hoped that her memories would one day return.
Back at the institute, Lady Kolminye and the other council members prepared for the ritual. Priming all the items they'll need for the process they left the ritual room and waited for Reina's next evaluation meeting. Meanwhile, midnight collapsed upon the world. No lights polluted the world. Only the glorious illumination of the moon shown upon the earth. Purifying the last day's stain. Reina slept soundly, but Irelia could never sleep strongly ever since the war. She always slept with one eye open. Always on guard, even in her sleep she always prepared for an attack.
A few minutes later Irelia noticed an odd darkness flooding the mansion. She felt like there was powerful magic in the air. She grabbed her weapon and stood in her room expecting something to happen. But what did happen she never could prepare for. She suddenly felt a deadly intent coming for her, as soon as she turned to face her door a figure grabs her pushing her against the wall pinning her weapon to the wall with the other hand.
Irelia couldn't see who was attacking her until it tossed her across the room. Knocking over her light it spring at her again this time Irelia was prepared shaking off the pain from being slammed against the wall she dodged the attack using her weapon to counter attack her assailant. She managed to pinned her assailant using the blades of her weapon. The light of the moon illuminated the persons face and to her horror it was someone she never expected.
Her grip on her weapon loosened allowing for her attacker to spring free. Launching themselves at Irelia, they got her against the door. This time their face could be seen. Irelia was now being choked her weapon being unable to move do to being pinned with the assailants what looked to be augmented arm.
"Why Reina..." She muttered. She could barely speak as she was being choked. The person in front of her was indeed Reina but she was different. Her hair was black instead of red and her eye colour changed from jaded to a glowing purple. She seemed to have a weird black aura around her body as well.
Irelia tried to pry herself free but found herself getting weaker. "Rei..please..." Just before Irelia lost consciousness this "new" Reina felt a kick in the back of her mind and loosened her grip of Irelia. Irelia collapsed on the ground baffled at Reina's actions. She saw Reina holding her head in pain. She screamed in pain as the aura that surrounded her dissipated, almost as if it was forcibly removed by sheer willpower. Reina then collapsed in front of Irelia, her hair returning to its usual crimson colour and her eyes returning to normal. She was breathing heavily as if she just ran a marathon. Irelia didn't know what to make of this, only thing that came across her at the point was to place her friend head on her lap and stroke her hair.
