Chapter 12 is here! The ending is right around the corner, so sit tight and I hope you enjoy! (By the way, some champions in the last Chapters are using skins for normal appearance, for example, Udyr (using Spirit Guard Udyr) Fiora (using normal skin now) Shen (Pulsefire Shen) Sion (Warmonger Sion) Ezreal (Pulsefire Ezreal) Cassiopeia (Mythic Cassiopeia)

Shen bursted through the door to Varus' room with Akali close behind him and Varus got up with a startle, bow half-drawn. Varus lowered his bow and frowned. "Shen? What's wrong?"

"The Demacians and Noxians got into a terrible argument. I fear that the war has started. We have to go, now!"

Varus' eyes widened then he grinned. "Good, I have been waiting for this. It is time for the Noxians and Zed to face justice."

Shen nodded. "Where is Kennen?"

"In his room, no doubt. Where are the Demacians?"

"In the Grand hall. I'll meet you there."

Varus nodded and ran out of the room, his scarf flowing rapidly behind him, as if in a sandstorm. Shen and Akali left the room without another word and went to Kennen's room opposite of Varus'. They opened the door and Kennen looked at them immediately from where he sat. Kennen sighed. "It's started, hasn't it?"

Akali replied. "Yes, but how did you know?"

"I know the look that Shen is giving me." Kennen walked up towards them. "Are we ready for this?"

Shen nodded. "It's now or never. Get your gear, and let's go." Kennen moved to the chest in the corner of his room and pulled out many golden Shurikens. Kennen sheathed them in different pockets in his clothing and carried one in his furry, gloved hand. Kennen walked through the gap between Shen and Akali. "Let's go." They all started running towards the Grand Hall. When they got to the empty room they heard the noise coming from the Summoning tower nearby. They ran up the stairs and burst through the door and they saw Prince Jarvan standing on the left side of the tower, with Garen and Xin Zhao standing next to him. Lee Sin, Fiora, Kayle, Vayne, Udyr, Galio, Shyvana, Irelia, Lux, Quinn, Karma, Master Yi, Soraka, Varus, and surprisingly, Pantheon, stood behind Jarvan.

On the right side of the tower, stood the Noxians. Jericho Swain stood at the front, with Darius, Draven, Sion, Vladimir, Urgot, Morgana, Katarina, Cassiopeia, Leblanc and Talon stood behind him. Both forces had all weapons at the ready. Jayce, Ezreal, Caitlyn, Vi and Corki entered the room behind Shen, Akali and Kennen as they moved behind Jarvan. The Demacians and Noxians were arguing loudly when Jarvan suddenly plunged his lance in the ground, cracking the floor and making a deafening sound that echoed throughout the tower.

"Enough!" Jarvan shouted. The large tower was instantly filled with quiet. "This war between us may be inevitable, but it cannot happen here!"

Swain sighed. "Well, little prince, there is some of your father in you after all. The war is inevitable, no peace treaty can stop it now. But, you are right. Pull back, Noxians. This shall not be settled today." Swain turned backwards and walked out of the tower, followed by his generals. The Demacians stood in the Grand hall, watching their enemy leave the room. The Demacians and their allies talked for about five minutes until Jarvan turned to face his generals and allies and rubbed his eyes with his gauntleted hands. "You heard what the man said. This shall not be settled today, go back to your quarters, but be on your guard."

All of a sudden, a massive fireball bursted through the walls and exploded, knocking everyone backwards onto the ground. Shen blacked out for about a minute then his eyes opened. There was fire everywhere, and the once white stone was charred black by the flames. Shen groaned as he sat up, rubbing his eyes to try and get rid of the blurriness. Shen looked around and saw some the others getting up. Ezreal and Akali lay next on his right, while Jayce and Caitlyn lay on his left. Jayce stood up and helped Caitlyn to her feet.

Shen forced himself to stand up and walked over to Ezreal, who was struggling to get up. Shen placed his arms around Ezreal's waist and pulled him upwards.

"On your feet, lad." said Shen.

"Thanks." Ezreal replied, and then coughed. "What was that?"

"I'm not sure, but i think the Noxians are attacking us."

"I thought they said they weren't going to fight us here."

"Noxians are cunning liars, it seems."

Shen helped Akali get up and looked around. Everyone seemed to be alright. Garen and Xin Zhao helped Jarvan to his feet. Jarvan staggered as he walked forward, then balanced himself steadily and leaned on his lance. "Damnit! I knew they wouldn't give this up so easily!" Jarvan snarled. "We have to go, now! The Noxians may be sieging the Institute as we speak!" As he finished speaking, a loud noise that sounded of destruction below could be heard by everyone in the tower. Jayce sighed. "Well, i guess that answers our question."

Fiora yelled out. "We have to fight back! We can't just let them destroy the league on a whim!"

Master Yi nodded. "I agree. The summoners may already be dead, so they can't help us now."

"Alright, everyone, follow me!" Jarvan shouted out. They all left the burning tower, carefully as not to step on any broken parts of the stairs and entered the grand hall, to see Darius, Vladimir, Cassiopeia and Noxian soldiers burning certain things in the massive hall. The Noxians turned with a fright and drew their weapons, and stood ready. Darius and the other champions quickly left the room and more Noxians entered the hall with weapons drawn and Swain stood at the door. "Kill them all! Leave none alive!" Swain closed the door and Shen and his party drew weapons. The party charged forward and clashed head-on with the Noxian forces. Shen nimbly dodged an axe directed at him and countered by slicing his sword across the Noxian's stomach.

Another Noxian approached and swung downwards at Shen, who blocked it with his sword, Justice. The blades were forced against each other as Shen drew his other sword from his back and before the Noxian soldier could react, plunged the sword into his chest. The Noxian gasped with pain and Shen removed the sword by pushing the Noxian off the blade. The Noxian fell back and he died before he hit the ground. Shen quickly cut down another foe and heard a female voice call out to him. "Shen! Watch out!" Shen turned to see Lux charging what seemed to be a very powerful spell. He quickly stepped back but it was not enough. As the massive light beam passed through, Shen was blasted backwards against the wall. He heard his back crack as he made contact with the wall and he collapsed to the ground in a sitting position, resting up against the wall. Shen shook his head looked up to see Jayce standing in front of him, fighting off two Noxians.

Jayce gripped the top and the bottom of the hammer in both hands and raised it to parry the attack the Noxian on the left made. Jayce pushed upwards, knocking the soldier back, then Jayce turned to see the other Noxian approaching him. Jayce grinned and struck out with the butt of his hammer. The Noxian reeled back as the butt of the hammer connected with his face. Jayce gripped his hammer tight and swung at the soldier on his left, smashing his hammer against the man's temple. Shen heard the cracking sound that the hammer blow made and then soldier crumpled to the ground, his body lifeless. Jayce then turned slightly to face the man on his knees, covering his bloodied face with his hands. Jayce raised the hammer over his head then swung downwards with all his strength. The hammer smashed into the back of the soldier's head. The soldier fell face first on the ground and the hammer crushed his head beneath it.

Jayce leaned his hammer against the wall and helped Shen to his feet. Shen staggered a bit then saw Jayce with Shen's swords held out to him. Shen took them with a nod and pulled his mask back over his face. Shen walked over the bodies of the soldiers with Jayce close behind him. The party formed together around Jarvan. No one was injured. Garen spoke up: "We have to go, the Noxians will send more reinforcements now they know we are here."

Lee Sin nodded. "The Might of Demacia speaks truly. We should split up, and look for the High summoner. He may yet live, and is held captive."

Irelia stood forward. "No, we have to stay together, or else the Noxians will pick us off one by one."

"Let the Prince decide. What is our best course of action?"

Jarvan was thoughtful for a moment, then looked up. "We split up, and look for the High summoner. If he still lives, then we need to free him, before the Noxians corrupt him. Does anyone disagree?"

When no one spoke, Jarvan continued. "Alright, we split up. Garen, take a group of who you wish, and get going!" Jarvan ordered him. Garen walked off and called Vayne, Irelia and Soraka to accompany him, then left the room. "Xin Zhao, take Akali and Kennen with you. Good luck." Xin Zhao nodded and Akali and Kennen followed Xin Zhao out of the hall. "Galio, take Lee sin and Karma with you." Galio thrusted his hand over his stony chest above his heart and led Lee sin and Karma away. "Shen!" Shen walked forward until he was standing in front of Jarvan. The young prince smiled and clasped a hand on Shen's shoulder.

"Shen, take Jayce, Caitlyn and Lux with you. May all the bloody gods watch over you, and may they bless you." Shen nodded. "I wish the same of you, Prince Jarvan." Jarvan laughed and turned as Shen walked away, shouting orders to his other party members. Jayce, Caitlyn and Lux approached Shen and he pulled down his mask, revealing his face. "This is it. Now, we go to battle and perhaps to our death. But our goal is clear, we must free the high summoner. Keep your guard up, and try not to die." Shen told them, smiling. The group laughed nervously and followed Shen out of the hall.

Shen led them throughout the Institute and searched the occasional room in search for any of the summoners. They turned the corner to the left and found the bodies of minor summoners scattered all over the pathway. Shen crouched down and examined all of the bodies, searching for signs of life. Unfortunately, they were all dead.

Shen stood up and he gestured to his group of friends that they follow him. Shen leaned up against the wall, and his allies did the same. Shen sidestepped silently across the hall until they reached the door. Shen stood in front of the door and pressed the button on his eye analyser. The analyser made a quiet sound and Shen could see infer-red figures inside the room, searching different shelves and chests. Shen pressed the button again and turned to face his companions. "Let's go in and welcome them to the league, shall we?" said Shen. Jayce grinned and Shen turned around and kicked out at the door, knocking it down and drawing his swords. The Noxians inside let out gasps of surprise and Shen cut down the soldiers at the door before they could react. Two men near Shen fell backwards, their chests penetrated with bullets.

Shen dodged a swing at the head and counter-attacked. Shen saw an opening and plunged his sword into the soldier's stomach. Shen then gripped his other sword, and sliced through the neck, cutting the man's head from his shoulders. The headless body fell backwards and Shen looked to find another opponent, but all the Noxians were dead. Shen sheathed his swords and looked around. He found a group of summoners tied up in the corner of the room. Shen also saw the High summoner tied up at the front, his nose bleeding heavily.

Shen walked up to the tied up summoners and drew his dagger from the sheath on his back. Shen cut the ropes and they all stood up, groaning and as weary as old men. The high summoner staggered forward and Caitlyn caught him. Caitlyn helped him stand and he smiled. "Many thanks… my friends. This attack was… most unexpected. I wouldn't think that the Noxians would dare such an attack."

"Gregor, what happened here?" Lux asked.

"I'll tell you what I can, but please keep your voices down. There might be more Noxians close by."

"Very well. Tell us everything."

"Well, it started when Swain came into my room. He had Noxian soldiers with him. He demanded that I hand the Institute over to him, and that I side with him in the fight against Demacia. Also, he spoke highly of the man named Shen."

Shen frowned. "Why is Swain looking for me?"

"Who knows? But anyway, I refused the offer. So, he had me beaten and dragged into this room. Still, I resisted. Know I wish I hadn't."

Shen look puzzled, and Gregor continued. "They killed Benji, right in front of me. They told me that they would kill everyone else if I continued to resist."

Shen sighed and hung his head down. Benji proved to be a loyal friend and all the times that Shen was summoned to the arena, it was Benji who summoned him.

Gregor put a hand on Shen's shoulder. "I'm sorry."

"It was not your fault. Don't blame yourself. Benji will be avenged, I will see to that personally." Shen looked up again. "Who did it?"

Gregor sighed. "It was your brother, Shen."

Shen's eyes filled with rage. Zed was taking away everything that Shen was fighting for. Shen's grip on his dagger tightened until his hands turned almost white. Shen turned with a startle as he heard weapons being drawn.

A group of Noxians ventured into the room and Shen sheathed his dagger and drew his swords. He turned slightly and stared at Gregor. "Get back, now!" Gregor retreated back and the Noxians charged forward at Shen and his companions. Shen charged forward to meet them with a rage burning in his eyes, literally. His eyes were golden as they were when he was the Eye of Twilight back in Ionia. He had only one thought crossing his mind as he engaged in bloody battle. Benji and everyone else who was killed by Zed will be avenged. Zed must die, as justice for those who were lost.