From Dusk Till Dawn – Chapter 9: Peace

Udyr was in Ionia, but he decided to not reveal himself just yet. He was a man who enjoyed the peace and quiet of the night, and chose to take some downtime in the meanwhile.

'Everyone went to their respective homes. It appears that Lucian and Senna have left, but I know we shall not forget them for a long time. Yasuo is with Ahri, and Soul went back home. I think I will start by saying goodnight to little Annie.'

Udyr was cloaked in the night as he went on his way to Yasuo's house. He wore and old robe that had a hood so he could stay incognito. Once he got to their house, he almost forgot how late it was when he attempted to knock on the door. Instead, he tried to communicate telepathically.

'Yasuo of Ionia, wake up you drunkard.'

'Uh…huh, what is this?'

'It is to you that I owe a lot of gratitude. There would be no way that I could finally rest in peace if I knew I failed.'

'Spirit Walker, is that you?'

'I don't want to wake little Annie from her rest, but make sure she knows as well. I know that Ahri is human now, so her spirit perception is very weak. You might also tell her.'

"Yasuo…are you still awake?" Ahri woke up slightly as Yasuo was just about to get out of bed. Instead of leaving, he decided to stay.

"Sorry Miss, I didn't mean to wake-"

Ahri interrupted him. "Excuse me, Yasuo…" She held up her index finder to reveal the ring that Yasuo had given her earlier. "It's Misses now, right?"

Yasuo laughed a bit inside. "How could I forget? Anyway, we can go back to sleep for now."

'I sometimes forget how beautiful Ahri really is. Now that she doesn't have her natural inclination of lust, she really is beautiful. I think I will tell her the news in the morning…I need sleep as well…'

Udyr was now off to see Karma and Riven. "I really hope it is not too late." Udyr knew that Karma was most likely going to die soon, but he wanted to say goodbye to her before it was too late. When he got there, he opened the door to nobody being there. Once Udyr went in and looked thoroughly around, he realized that Karma and Riven were not there. "There is one more place where they might be…"

Udyr began to walk on his way to the Ionian Palace where the Elders are taken once they die. On the way, Udyr was stopped by Riven herself. "Udyr, I sensed your enormous spirit from quite a long distance away. I'm glad you are here, but I know what you are looking for."

"Am I really too late?"

Riven hugged Udyr out of sympathy. "I tried everything I could to help her stay alive, but she said that it was no use."

"I understand. My only wish is that Karma knows that she did exactly what she should have done in her situation. I might not have been taken under her wing, but it looks like she found someone to take on her great name. Riven, you make me proud." Udyr patted Riven's head.

"I assume you are going to go see your wife? She is with your little boy right now I believe."

Udyr took up his hood once again. "That I must; thank you once again Riven." As Udyr was walking away, Riven stopped him.

"Wait…" She awkwardly looked back at Udyr. "I owe you a lot for…well, everything your mother has given me. I don't know how I could….repay you."

Instantaneously, Udyr kissed Riven, who was surprised by his immediate approach. "You grow up quite fast, yet you are so shy sometimes."

Riven's face was entirely red, and she held her hand up ready to slap Udyr. Instead, she hesitated. "Damn you." She kissed Udyr back, and went on her way.

'Oh Riven, you never cease to amuse me. I can only imagine where you will go from now on. Until then, I still have to see my Wife and Son.'

Udyr continued his journey through the night, and got to his home finally. Surprisingly, he got in his house without disturbing the peace. Udyr knew that both of them were asleep at this time, so he wanted to be a stealthy as he could. He went into Soul's room, and saw him shivering.

'You fool, Son.' He covered Soul with his own robe. 'Descendants of the Spirit Walkers need sleep more than anything, I know that for fact.'

Now, Udyr went upstairs to his room that he and Nidalee slept in. Nidalee was on the right side of the bed as usual, and instead of waking her, Udyr just got on the left side.

'Dying really makes me tired…I'll let her see me in the morning.' Afterwards, he fell asleep. Nidalee was warmer and brighter than before, but she could not feel anything yet since she was asleep.

Sunrise….

Nidalee woke up first, and finally felt normal. Before, she could barely keep awake, but now that Udyr was back, their bond was restored.

"What is this feeling…that I have this morning?" Nidalee rolled over a bit, and realized Udyr was right beside her.

"Good morning, honey!"

Nidalee didn't react for a few seconds, and then she stuttered a bit. "Y-You…You…"

"Yes?" Udyr was just smiling back, as Nidalee was trying to recollect herself.

"YOU JERK!" Nidalee clawed Udyr upside the face. "I WAS REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT YOU THIS TIME, UDYR! FIRST YOU GO OFF AND DIE BY LISSANDRA, THEN YOU GO OFF AND LET ZED NEARLY KILL ME, AND YOU COME BACK TO LIFE AFTER DYING AGAIN!?"

Udyr wanted to laugh, but Nidalee's razor sharp scratch kept Udyr in pain. "Sorry about that, Nidalee. I didn't want to leave our son like my Dad did to me. I hope you can forgive me for giving you a heart attack."

Nidalee immediately kissed him. "Shut up, you fool. You talk too much."

Udyr laughed, and pulled Nidalee towards him. "Hey, that's my line, you fool! Hahaha!" They kissed each other, and laughed again.

"You better not go off dying on me again, otherwise I'll seriously kill you, Master."

'I haven't felt this happy in years, maybe even an entire lifetime. I think it is possible...now…'

Udyr had a flashback of the times that he thought everything was over, and came back to the present.

'Now is the time…that we can have Peace.'

THE END.