Chapter XI: Equality
My head hurts as I hear the sound of my heart beat loudly in my ears, blocking out all other sounds. My arms, legs and head refuse to move but my hearing starts to clear, sounds slowly filtering into my ears. A lot of sounds. "Yi...are you a...what i...you're a..." someone says nearby but I can't judge distance or who's speaking, my ears full of white noise. Hands gently shake my shoulder but cause me to convulse slightly, strange energy flowing through my body at the touch. Something brushes my back and I feel warmth seep into me, my body slowly becoming my own again as I move fingers and toes, moving to legs and arms until I can finally open my eyes. Poppy is leaning over me with a look of concern and shock as I stare up at her, finally realizing I'm on my back as my eyes blink a few times to clear my vision. "What...happened..." I say as I place a hand against my head but what meets my touch is something unexpected. My hair isn't this wild or messy. Nor is it- I start to touch my face, recoiling at the feeling of fur instead of skin.
"I think it's better if I show you," Poppy states with too much relish, her body moving to pick up a piece of her armor to show me my reflection. It takes me a few moments to process what I see staring back at me, my hands moving across the black fur of my face, the face of a yordle staring back at me with a jagged scar over the left eye. Panic starts to set in as I take the piece of metal roughly in my hands, moving it in front of me as my face pales from my own reflection, my hand moving to brush one of the long ears that moves in reaction when I touch them. "What's happened to me!?" I exclaim, my head looking down with dismay to see that my body has changed as well. The magic of Orlon's hammer is dangerous. We mustn't underestimate it. Poppy doesn't seem too panicked, taking the metal from my hands and tossing it away as she hugs me far too tightly. "What happened is now your so adorable!" she exclaims, her hands brushing my ears as my eyes close involuntarily, the stimulus causing me to exhale uncomfortably. "Wow, your ears are really sensitive-"
"Let's discuss this first!" I exclaim while pushing her back slightly, still in panic at this recent development but she doesn't stop, grinning at me as she pulls me on top of her. "I already told you...you can do what you want to me...and since we're both already naked..." she whispers while locking her arms around my back, causing my face to blush when I realize that I'm in a position to do what she asks. "Are you...not concerned about-" I try to say but her face moves forward as her arms move to my neck, her kiss silencing me as she pulls me closer to her. A slight tingling sensation rushes through my skin as my arms move around her back, my tongue moving into her mouth out of instinct. Inhibitions are slowly torn asunder as the warmth and dampness of her mouth flows into me, blotting out the doubt as our bodies align to the right positions. "What is this...feeling...?" I ask her between kisses, Poppy smiling up at me as she states, "Yordles are part magical. Touching each other triggers enjoyment in us but only among yordles does it transfer magic. Part of my magic is entering you through your skin."
She rubs her body against mine, my eyes closing and a moan escaping me as the tingling intensifies to overpowering levels, my body collapsing on top of her. She finally stops rubbing and I groggily open my eyes, my breathing hard from the pain and pleasure. "It's exciting, isn't it? We're sharing our bodies and our souls. Why are you holding back?" she whispers while rubbing herself slowly against me, causing me to gasp again as my skin tingles. "Poppy...I can't...my body is..." I stutter as my body shakes slightly from the sensations. She smiles as her legs lock around mine, moving her hands lower to pull my waist closer to her. "Just relax, hero. Let me take the next step," she whispers gently, my body trying to resist but unable to as she inserts my erection into herself.
Ecstasy jolts into my system like an electrical shock, my body convulsing lightly as I groan loudly of enjoyment and pain. She breaths out as well, moving my head over her shoulder as she starts to shake slightly. "It's the...most intense...the first time..." she stutters as she tries to keep us in place, the warmth and dampness of her body and insides causing me to jolt every so often. "I can't...move..." I whisper as her hand brushes my head gently. "It'll pass...just relax...the magic needs time to filter in..."
There we lay, my breath coming in gasps as my body adjusts to the sensations it's being subjected too. I feel myself climax lightly, unable to control myself as Poppy hums in response from the action. "That was...expected...but...I wasn't expecting...the sensation to be...good..." she stutters, moaning lowly as she holds me tighter. "I'm...I'm sorry...I can't...control myself..." I whisper while trying to get up but my limbs don't respond. She breathes out as she continues to brush my head while saying, "It's OK, hero...just relax...fall asleep if you need to...whatever you need..." No. I won't fall asleep. Not this time. Iron discipline falls into my mind, blocking out some of the sensations enough for me to slowly move off her with a moan of exhaustion. She looks up at me in shock as she stutters, "But...how are you able to move now!?...it takes minutes for most yordles to get used to it..."
"I'm not...a yordle..." I gasp, thrusting my hips forward with a grunt as she gasps in surprise. Her insides are already wet from my involuntary seed but it feels wrong that I didn't do so willingly. At least one time. My body jolts again from the sensations of magic and skin contact but I ignore some of it, slowly moving as Poppy lies back on the bed with her arms loosely around my neck. "Yi...ah...wait...I need a moment..." she whispers, causing me to stop and look at her as her head looks away, her voice moaning in ecstasy. I'm breathing hard now, trying to keep myself from advancing as I ask, "Is it...always like this...intercourse with yordles...?"
"Yeah...with mixed race pairings, it isn't...only when two yordles have sex does this happen...it's why we seclude ourselves when we...y'know..." she whispers, her eyes closing as she tries to overcome the sensations. I exhale as my body vibrates, her insides warm and tempting me to continue. "How far...do you usually go?" I whisper, her face smiling as she responds, "This is the first time someones been inside me...but we'll share the tear story later...let's enjoy ourselves first..." I chuckle lightly, moving an arm around her neck and turning her head back towards me with a hand. I close my eyes as I start kissing her passionately, our tongues touching as I say between kisses, "Is this why Teemo and Tristana haven't done so?"
Poppy giggles in response, moving away from me slightly with a moan as she responds, "Yeah...the Institute of War wasn't the ideal place to get along...that well..." My face moves to neutral as I feel sadness flood my system, my mind unable to stop the growing tide. "I hope they're doing OK..." I whisper sadly, opening my eyes and becoming surprised that Poppy is crying in response. "Me too..." she whispers back, my arms wrapping around her neck and back while my head moves over her shoulder as tears fall down my face uncontrollably, my eyes shutting again as I cringe in sadness. What have we done? We brought misfortune on everyone. We did. We have to make it right. We will. Knowing that we're trying to fix the events we unleashed did nothing to stop the sadness, the anguish more intense then I've felt in the past as Poppy holds me tightly. "Now you get why we try to stay happy...yordles can get really sad...so sad it's debilitating..." she whispers, doing her best to remain emotionally stable while I break down in the face of overwhelming emotions.
"And you...you have to deal with this constantly...all those times alone...forgive me!..." I sob loudly, tears flowing freely down my face as Poppy brushes my head and back with a snicker. "Jeez, Yi...I know it's hard but...keep it together, will ya?" she whispers playfully, my body venting my emotions in her arms. She sighs sadly before idly saying, "Give a man a day as a yordle and he turns into a train wreck...there, there...c'mon, deep breaths..."
It takes a few minutes to finally calm down enough to pull myself together, my breath coming in and out in gasp as Poppy tries to sooth me with rubs and light kisses on the face. "Is it...always this hard...with the emotions...?" I gasp as she rubs my back and gently replies, "Most yordles build up a tolerance over time but since you kinda...changed...you probably don't have the resistance."
"Am I stuck...like this...?" I stutter but she sighs in response rather than answering. "I don't know...this has never happened to me before..." she whispers while still rubbing my back gently, my skin starting to tingle as I shake slightly from the sensation. "Wow, you're really sensitive as a yordle...I barely touch you and you keep jolting..."
"It's just...you're brushing my skin and...I'm still inside you..." I gasp, Poppy moving me off her shoulder gently and looking down at our connection with a smile. "Oh yeah...we were trying to have sex before you broke down...I really don't think that's a good idea now-" I try to pull my erection out of her but only manage to flop back on top of her awkwardly, my limbs shaking and oversensitive as I exhale shakily from exertion. It's a struggle to move, let alone do anything else. "See? You can barely move. Hold on, let me help you with that," she whispers, pulling herself away from me and allowing me to flop face down onto the mattress with a happy sigh as the sensations subside. "My hero..." I whisper, trying to flip myself over but still unable to as my eyes close. Hands flip me onto my back, my eyes opening slowly again to see Poppy hovering over me with a grin. "I'm no hero, remember? I'm just a yordle with a hammer," she states, causing me to smile and close my eyes again as the weight of exhaustion overtakes me. I hear her whisper something before sleep claims me in its embrace, my ears twitching at the sound.
"Just fall asleep, hero...I'll take care of the rest..."
Someone is shouting from nearby, causing me to jolt awake and sit up in shock, opening my eyes rapidly and perking my ears upwards slightly before scanning the room for anything out of place. Before I realize it, a shock pistol is being placed against my head as Jinx growls, "Who the hell are you and what are you doing here!?" I smile as I quickly move a hand to adjust the power settings of the pistol to their lowest output while putting my other hand on her arms. "Good morning to you too," I snicker as I ease my finger over hers to pull the trigger. Electrical energy surges through me as the weapon fires, my body convulsing in place as the electricity travels from me into Jinx, her body vibrating as the energy goes through her body and out of her feet.
It takes a few seconds for the energy to dissipate, my fur standing on end and my body flopping back onto the bed as Jinx looks at me in surprise. "Wait...is that...really you?" she stutters, her body shaking slightly as residual energy causes her to twitch. "That depends on...who you mean..." I gasp in return, following Jinx's example by shaking every so often from the after effects. Hands sit me up swiftly and I look to my right to see Poppy in her undershirt and pants with a look of concern on her face. "You alright? Nothing too crispy?"
"As far as I can tell...no, nothing is 'too crispy' as you say," I state, looking around to room and noticing the rest of the group in the room, each of them looking at me with a mix of surprise and amusement. "Yi, what the hell did you do to yourself this time!?" Darius rants as Draven laughs loudly next to him, moving a hand to his eye to wipe away a tear. Jinx is less subtle, surging forward on to the bed to pick me up with laughter. "Look at you! You're so adorable now! And portable!" she exclaims while rubbing her face heavily against mine. My hands try to move her away but she persists, my hands eventually dropping to my sides as I roll my eyes, reluctantly accepting her overzealous affection. Soraka is less affected by my appearance, moving her staff in front of her and channeling her magic into it, the staff glowing purple with star power as she states, "I can Cleanse you of the magic affecting you if you wish, Yi-"
"Do so!" I find myself shouting, trying to pull myself out of Jinx's grip as she shouts, "Oh, c'mon! Just a few more hours! I haven't even gotten to test drive what a yordle can do in bed!" Thinking fast, I lift my arms upwards and squeeze downwards, my fur sliding across her hands as I rush off the bed and in front of Soraka. Pale blue light surges into her staff and out of the crescent head into me to form a bubble of magic around me, my body gently lifting off the ground as my eyes close and my arms spread outwards. I feel a surge of magic fill me, carrying away everything and leaving my mind blank for an unknown amount of time until feeling returns, my feet gently touching the ground as I open my eyes. A sigh of relief escapes me when I see my arms are once again those of a man, my body now restored to what it was.
"Man, you're such a killjoy!" Jinx shouts while Wukong springs onto my front, nearly knocking me over as my arms move around her back. "It's good to have you back, Master. Try not to do that again..." she whispers with concern, my eyes rolling as my arms move to hold her back and my head looks upwards. "High chance I'll end up such a form again in the near future but not today. I've had enough emotional drain for one night-"
"So that magical disturbance I felt was you. I figured as much," a rough voice says from the door to the room, my head snapping to the sound with a look of surprise. I gently deposit Wukong on the ground as I storm forward, my arms wrapping around Ryze in his formal teachers outfit with a laugh of relief. "Ryze! You made it out of the Institute of War!" I exclaim, his head looking at me curiously as he stands still with his arms to his side before he exclaims, "Of course I did! You really thought that petty magicians posed a threat to my safety when I know well what they're capable of!? You disappoint me with your assumptions, Yi."
I only hear some of the words, my arms tightening as emotions run free, causing Ryze to eventually grumble, "Alright, you can let go now. As much as I know you need physical contact for comfort, there's such a thing as moderation." I let go but my face is already changing to concern as I ask, "Janna?" He shakes his head no with a sad look, my face moving to shock as he states, "I tried to keep her safe but the summoners were lashing out at everyone. She tried to protect those that stood against them and they killed her for it." No, that can't be. She can't be dead. Ryze must have a plan. He has to have a plan! I ask Ryze for a plan but his face remains passive as he states, "I didn't compensate for others in my safety plans. A grave error on my part that I will-"
"Do you have anything we can use to Revive her!? A skin sample or blood sample or anything!?" I interrupt but he shakes his head no, stating with firmness, "She was a being of belief. The flesh and blood she contained is beyond what known magic can fix. I already tried the Revive spell at great personal cost to bring her back but to no avail. Janna is gone, Yi." I lose control, moving my hands to his shoulders and shaking him roughly while stuttering, "No! That can't be true! There has to be...something...anything we can-"
"Yi...death comes for us all, even champions. Maybe we'll find a solution later but for now, get a hold of yourself," he states evenly while removing my arms from his shoulders. Tears of frustration fall down my face lightly as I grit my teeth in frustration, closing my eyes and lowering my head. People are dying because of what we did. What have we done? A rough hand pats me on the shoulder and I look up at Ryze, surprised that he also has tears. "Don't make this harder than it is, Yi. We still have a chance so long as we live. Don't lose hope." He smirks and grunts in amusement as he add, "And I never really believed in hope before...funny that I do now..." He wipes away his tears and moves his face back to stern determination, asking us something very specific.
"Where is Orlon's hammer?"
