I am terribly sorry for the huge delay but here I present you Chapter 21! I also want to mention that this story will soon be finished thanks to everyone's support. Happy reading!

Ezreal continued to flee from the scene, knowing that it would be impossible to engage all 3 of them single handedly. Knowing that for a while he wasn't being chased, he continued to run up until he reached the borders between Shurima Desert and Kumungu Jungle. Collapsing next to boulder from exhaustion, tears began to form from his eyes as it trickled down his cheek and onto the ground beneath him. Trapping the sounds that tried to force themselves out of his throat proved useless when small sobbing sounds echoes through his wind pipes.

"..Shiva..." he cried.

"I'm so sorry...because of...me...now you'll never get to go home...or stay here with...me...".

His sobbing and sniffling echoed through objects while the soft wind carried it away until he heard another voice.

Ezreal.

Voice confirmed.

Pulsefire systems, online

Tears stopped pouring from his face as he searched around for the female mechanized voice. It was close, but after a moment it stopped emiting any type of sound. Nothing was around except for a crater up ahead, but from here nothing could be seen.

"...I must be hearing things..." he told himself.

Giving up on the thought and turning back, the voice spoke again.

Hello Ezreal, would you like a map? Please take 25.5 steps forward for contact.

Shifting his frame around to where the voice spoke to him, he cautiously walked up to the crater which blinked to a bright blue hue. Curious as to how this voice recognized who he was puzzled him, yet he remained cautious with every step. To his surprise, a foreign object rested in the middle of the crater. Beeps and clicks could be heard coming from it, up until he stood right in front of it to inspect it.

"...what the hell is this..." muttered Ezreal.

The object before him was a simple eye piece. Picking it up and examining it, it beeped once again.

Equip Pulsefire sytem by mounting it on your right eye.

"What is this...a scanner?" he asked.

This is your registered suit, Ezreal.

"How do you know my name?" said Ezreal.

I am the Pulsefire's AI, P.E.A.R.L.

Debating wether he should comply with this foreign object, he figured there would be no harm in a simple piece. Placing the eye piece directly on his eye, it attached itself on him and displayed a holographic screen, revealing nearly everything within the surrounding area in detail. Amazed with the techmaturgy behind it, he realized that the portal to take him back home was relatively close by.

What is our destination, Ezreal?

"We need to get back home and hope we can come back with a few more people to rescue Shiva...if possible..." said Ezreal.

I am uninformed of this 'Shiva'.

"I'll tell you all about her when we get home" said Ezreal dashing for the portal.

The winds spewing out of it were very high, any attempt to jump in would only result in being blown back out. Even if he found a way to dive in, he still needed to get past the long tunnel leading here.

"Great...now how are we supposed to get past this..."said Ezreal.

May I suggest using Level 4 Pulsefire upgrade to speed through.

"Level 4? What can a simple eye piece do to get through that?"said Ezreal.

Engaging Level 4 Pulsefire system.

Set time: 20 seconds

Speed: Full throttle

Return to Level 1 Pulsefire system.

"Wait what?" said Ezreal before the eye piece exploded into a bright light.

The light engulfed his entire frame as it digitalized into a form fitting suit to his fit. It continued to form thicker layers of armor from his head down with each pass. To his surprise his left arm was replaced by a canon which made whirling sounds when rotating. Attached to his back was another engine which remained unknown to him. Last but not least the simple eye piece extended itself across his vision as it displayed the tunnel beneath them.

Pulsefire system, engaged.

System: Automatic.

"Automa-" before Ezreal even had a chance to finish his word, the Pulsefire system engaged its core.

The thrusters on his back fired up as he felt his whole body lift up from the ground and dive straight into the tunnel. Panicking from the swift and sudden movements the suit provided, it was hard taking his eyes off at the scenes flashing before his eyes. Spiraling through the tunnel with ease, the Pulsefire suit continued through the cave and bursted straight up unto the sky. The higher up it went, the more Ezreal stopped panicking and for once stared around at the view. It was wonderful. Never did he have the chance to stare at Valoran from the skies.

Pulsefire systems: Offline.

"...hey! Wait!" said Ezreal.

Dropping down at an accelerating speed, Ezreal nearly had a heart attack until he was able to aracen shift at last second and land face first on the ground.

"Ugh...not cool..." said Ezreal.

The Pulsefire suit had distracted him long enough, yet he wondered if perhaps it could be used against Viktor and his group of machines. These thoughts clouding his mind, he ran as fast as he could back to Piltover.

Every passing second meant more blood loss for Shiva. Slowly her body began to feel cold. The sharp pains stopped, or perhaps her body was in the process of shutting down. Feeling the pincers from Urgot clamp the remaining flesh from her arms, not a single sound came from her as her body was dragged through the ruins of Demacia. Viktor lead the group past the ruins of Demacia, but her body was no longer able to stay awake as her eyes came to a close.

Darkness consumed her. Laying on the floor with nothing visible to her, it felt as she had already died and awaited judgement. Time would pass and nothing would happen, until a screen was displayed with vision of a ceiling lamp beaming down at her. Nothing else could be seen, but a familiar voice echoed, Viktor's.

"This is the beginning phase of a whole new project...once it is completed, then we'll see who is the most worthy of having the title of Elite scientist!" said Viktor.

"...what's going on..." muttered Shiva.

The image faded from the screen and darkness took over once again.

"...I must be dreaming...but I'm dead, aren't I?" said Shiva.

It felt like eternity, but after unknown time, the screen lit up again. It was the same scene from before, except this time there was more. Whatever she was looking at, it was moving now. The vision stared down at what looked like mechanized arms as parts of a female body were eliminated and replaced with metal. The body looked familiar, but in the condition it was in, there was no possible way to determine who it belonged to.

"The subject's awake...shut it off" said Viktor.

"...shut off?" said Shiva.

Once again the screen went blank as she was left in darkness.

"...where am I...what are all these visions...Ezreal...where are you..." said Shiva.