Chapter 12: The Devil in Disguise

"We need to act quickly. The institute will figure out what has happened soon, and if we do not create a plan of action, we'll be locked up or worse." A floating eye being said, levitating at a round table with two other beings standing beside it.

"I agree Vel'. Shit looks bad for us right now." Malzahar said. "We have to get moving. Kha, thoughts?"

Kha'Zix had remained silent for the entirety of the conversation, his eyes focused on the table in deep thought. Finally, he looked up at his fellow comrades and grinned.

"You have a plan?" Vel'Koz asked.

"Indeed I do." He said. "But first, we need to go, now. I have a place in the Sablestone mountains we can stay."

"Then, as a wise man by the name of Abraham Lincoln once said, 'lock n load, motherfuckers'." Malzahar spewed. An audible sigh came from both The Void Reaver and The Eye of the Void.

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The trek was rather uneventful, which was rather surprising since two of them were nonhuman monsters and the other one was a floating purple man. It had to have been a miracle that no one paid them any attention, save for a traveling merchant who sold Malzahar a box of kittens.

"THEY'RE SO CUTE! OMG!1!1!1!" Malzahar said excitedly.

"Can we not. Please." Vel'Koz said irately.

"BUT BUT BUT-" Malzahar said, his lip quivering. "COME ON VEL', LOOK HOW LITTLE THEY ARE! I ALREADY GAVE THEM NAMES! THIS ONE'S LEONIDAS, THIS ONE'S MIKE HUNT, THIS ONE'S CASEY ANTHON-"

"If you don't set those kittens free, I'm going to eat them." Kha'Zix cut him off.

":(" Malzahar 'said'.

"Look, we're here now." Kha'Zix said, gesturing to a small cabin that was high in the mountains to which they had traveled to.

"How did you acquire this?" Vel'Koz asked.

Kha' chuckled. "Well, you may not know it, but I have a human form. Apparently the females on this planet find it rather attractive. I simply 'persuaded' the one who was selling this and she gave it to me for free."

"Are you suggesting… You fornicated with a human?" Vel'Koz asked.

Kha'Zix grinned. "Come on, everyone needs a little release every now and then. Plus, I got this cabin, which was merely a spoil of war."

"Couldn't you have just eaten her and gotten the same result?"

"Now, now. I may be a creature that's only purpose is to consume and adapt, but I still have a heart. I'm not some bloodthirsty animal, even if I appear to fit the bill sometimes. Also, I did 'eat' her, if you know what I mean." Kha'Zix winked.

"I expect this kind of behavior from Malzahar, but you? I'm disappointed."

"Aw, now I'm torn up. I might even cry myself to sleep tonight."

"Whatever, let's just get inside and decide our course of action."

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The inside of the cabin was about as plain as the outside. There was little furnishing, wooden walls and floors, and three bedrooms. The trio sat down at the coffee table to discuss their plan.

"So, what's up." Malzahar asked.

"Well, my intuition tells me that Rengar will be at his home in the Kumunga jungles. He knows the institute will be after him, so he will think that is the safest place to stay. That is part of why I picked this place to stay, since the Sablestone mountains are very close to the Kumunga jungles. Now, it would not be wise to run in their guns blazin'. It is his turf, after all. So here's what we do: We'll invade the jungles and watch him from a safe distance. If I get too close, he'll recognize my scent, so I'll have to mask it. Once he leaves his den, probably to gather food, we move in and capture Riven." The Void Reaver began.

Vel'Koz connected the dots and finished his plan for him. "Then, we take Riven somewhere out of the jungles, somewhere we have the advantage. Rengar will be faced with either saving his lover, and dying to us, or staying at his home, in which case we kill Riven and gain the advantage in numbers. If that happens, we can invade his home in the jungles and take him down easily. Three to one is too much for him, even if he has the home field advantage."

"Precisely." Kha'Zix said. "Any objections or questions?"

No one spoke.

"Good. We move out at sunrise then. For now, get some rest. We're gonna need to be in top condition to pull this off."

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Riven sat awkwardly in Rengar's den whilst fiddling with her hands in her lap. She hated to admit it, but there wasn't really much to do in this place. Aside from hunting, Rengar didn't have many hobbies. As such, his home was relatively vacant of anything interesting. She watched him as he sharpened his blades and strung his bolas tighter. His back was turned to her, and she admired his muscular body. Rengar wasn't the ideal dream man for her, but he sure had his own way of being attractive. He was strong, fearless, honorable, and the fact that he was ripped didn't hurt too much.

"Are you going to stare at my back all day?" He croaked.

Riven immediately blushed and looked towards the ground. "H-how did you..?"

He turned to her and flashed a toothy smile. "When you track deadly beasts for a living, you better have a pair of eyes in the back of your head, lest you find yourself just another meal for a savage animal."

"Riiiight." Riven said. "So, what's the ideal plan for the next few days?"

Rengar stirred a pot filled with stew in his makeshift kitchen, then responded. "We lay low for awhile. No one will come out here to look for us. The only reason you weren't eaten alive is because of my knowledge of the jungle's safest routes. After a few weeks… Or months, this whole thing will blow over. Then we can venture to some two bit town and start a new life."

"What of Kha'Zix? It would be very uncharacteristic of you to simply give up on your most difficult hunt yet."

Rengar turned from his pot of food and looked Riven dead in the eyes. "The Void Reaver will be dealt with… In due time. For now, its just me and you." He followed up his statement with a suggestive wink.

A/N: I'm not dead lol. I really don't know what to say about my long absence. Not only have I been really unmotivated to write anything the past few months, I've also kind of fell into a depression, so there's that. I really wanna keep producing this story, so I'll try my damndest to get back on track with updates. Anywho, this story is back, so review pl0x. Side note: Rengar x Riven or Riven x female champion lemon or nah? Lemme know.

Peace,

-RDR