(October 10th 2015 – 4:05 PM – Town Hall, Zaun, Runeterra)
With the mind-controlled Liz, the situation was 1 versus 3; Claire gave a few steps back, trying to stay away from Malzahar and the other two noxians.
¨How long has it been, Claire? A few months?¨ Despite being possessed by the Overlord, the echoing voice still had the female tone from the younger sibling.
¨Leave my sister's body, we defeated you in the past, there is no need for you to return!¨ The white haired shouted and gave another step back but the high heel on her boot touched something that was laying on the ground. She turned slightly and saw the runic blade that had a faint blue glowing; only no one except her noticed it.
¨Need?¨ He chuckled ¨I'd say I still have a few things to do in this world, you and your friends made things quite difficult in the past, but nonetheless, I still managed to come up on top¨
¨Getting your ass kicked and being a prisoner inside of a crystal means coming up on top?!¨ The Summoner frowned, her green eyes were looking at the three in front of her, however both Swain and Leblanc were behind the Void leader.
¨You see, girl, I had everything planned; conquering Runeterra and then your world was going quite well. Without the Champions, the Summoners weren't able to do anything to stop me, but I knew they had methods to stop my advance, so I decided to put my eyes on the Earth and see what kind of… mischief I could do¨ The crystal was still floating over Liz's hand and that grin was still terrifying ¨The fact that many Summoners appeared in your world was not surprising for me¨
¨I bet you never expected that this ´surprise´ would become a real threat¨ Claire grinned, she was trying to give her some time to think of a better plan rather than grab the runic blade and swing at everything that was in front of her.
¨Indeed, but I always thought of a better plan. I take you remember how I managed to control Ralzith, correct?¨ But the silence from the older sibling was the answer the Overlord needed ¨After I released him, I needed someone who could help me get my goals; you, Claire, were my best option¨
¨Yet you decided to kidnap Liz¨
¨Because if the bait was juicy enough, then my pray would come without a second thought¨ Another step into the Summoner's direction put Claire between the door and the Overlord, the runic blade was still having it's faint glow in between them ¨But… things did not go as planned, you defeated me and I had to re-think everything¨
¨Everything that happened ever since you stepped into Runeterra was a step towards the master's plan¨ LeBlanc added, grinning and holding her staff tighter.
¨We knew the one from the star was you, but we wanted to see if you were willing to cooperate. Kill you?¨ Swain chuckled ¨Many Summoners died before you, but then again, the master had important plans for you and therefore Darius would just cover your death and make the people happy¨
¨But… Katarina... Ralzith… they both helped me¨
¨They did, we even told Katarina about this plan but she refused to follow it; she said that her relationship with a Summoner weighted more than some raw power¨ The Tyrant told the earthling ¨She was warned, but after what happened in the plaza I knew which side the Sinister Blade chose¨
¨Ralzith was a pawn¨ The Overlord was now talking ¨He served me enough and was tempted many times after I was imprisoned, I talked to him but his loyalty to Ionia and the Institute were stronger. He knew as well what might be happening, but he decided to pull in the wrong direction¨
¨No... why would they…¨ Claire shook her head and leaned to grab the sword, the blue glow was now stronger ¨Give me my sister, right NOW!¨
¨You think a runic blade would stop me?¨ With his free hand, Malzahar raised it and snapped his fingers.
The crystal started to react and a nova full of energy pushed the white haired girl out of the room and down the stairs, the sword was still in her grip but the pain in her back due to the fall was enough to make her flinch a bit while standing up.
As she looked up, the two noxians and the mind-controlled girl were looking at her from the top floor. On the Summoner's left a group of soldiers readied up their weapons and waited for the order of their leader.
¨We need that girl alive, do whatever you need but do not kill her¨ Swain shouted to the three soldiers that showed up inside of the town hall.
¨Yes sir!¨ They still had to use their weapons to defend themselves as they advanced towards the earthling.
This was her time; there wouldn't be any other opportunity to escape, but at the same time she needed Liz. Without overthinking it, Claire ran towards the soldiers and started to swing her sword. Just like Riven, she didn't wanted to kill anybody, but sometimes those kind of actions must be done.
It felt naturally, how the blade made those cuts on the armored troops; their blood was spilling and their screams of pain ran into the Summoner's ears. Was she regretful? Probably, but in that time there were only two thoughts in her mind: Rescuing Liz and leaving the town hall, she didn't feel like fighting in a close quarter environment where she might be crashing against any of the walls. With the noxians already dead, Claire ran towards the front door and kicked it, leaving that damned building.
Once outside the Summoner found herself back in the main plaza. A lot of soldiers were still around and near the statue was the bulky man with the axe, contemplating all of his victims, behind him was a big pile of weapons, all of them belonged to the cuffed prisoners soon to be executed. Not only the Glorious Executioner and the (now fully machine) Urgot were there but also the presence of some Zaunite Champions, such as Singed and Doctor Mundo, albeit the latter having very loose ties with the noxians unlike the first one who helped them in various occasions, including the invasion to Ionia.
But there was something unsettling about this, Riven was not the only person in front of the Hand of Noxus, there were many more, Champions and Summoners, more specifically Matt, Nick, Vi, Caitlyn and Ekko which made the white haired think where were the other ones.
Darius noticed the girl that was standing by the stairs of the town hall and grinned ¨I am impressed that you are still alive, maybe Swain underestimated you, but I will not!¨
There was no way out this time; she either fights against the general of Noxus or runs back and faces the Overlord as well as the two most powerful mages of said nation.
Claire started to climb down and stood a some meters away from the man with the axe; she held the runic blade with both hands and looked at her friends who were returning the gaze, most of them shaking their heads, warning her that she may not be able to win the fight.
¨What is it? Afraid of saying anything before your death?¨ Darius taunted the Summoner who frowned.
¨I will not die, not here and not now…¨ The white haired girl prepared her legs in case of an incoming attack ¨Me and my friends came to Runeterra to find my sister, and we will not leave until she is back with us¨
¨Yeah about that…¨ Matt shouted just to be hushed by the sheriff at his side.
But Darius gave a single chuckle, just like in the game ¨Funny, Swain told me not to kill you, but if an outsider thinks she is a noxian just because you are bound to a Champion from our nation… you are mistaken¨
The big man started to run towards the Summoner, his axe was already above his head. The older sibling waited until he was close enough and raised the runic blade, blocking the attack, however Darius was stronger and his swing was heavy enough to force Claire to kneel so she could still block it.
After she saw the axe going up again, Claire rolled to the side and avoided the general's attack, and tried to seize this momentum to attack him; sadly he grabbed the blade and used it to move himself towards its owner and land a punch over her face.
With a bloody nose and her back facing the ground, the Summoner didn't have her weapon, much less access to Katarina's abilities since she wasn't able to perform a Shunpo lately.
¨You trying to fight back? Darius started to walk away; he knew his rival wouldn't be able to stand up fast enough ¨It is impressive, but you are still a weakling¨ He turned and ran towards the downed girl, once the Champion was a few meters away, he jumped and prepared for the final swing that will end Claire's life.
Instead of running, the Summoner stood there, frozen. She tried to fight one of best fighters in Noxus without having that much knowledge about sword fighting.
Before getting sliced by the gigantic axe, Claire's vision was blocked by a big shadow. Upon further inspection she noticed it was a big rock that stopped the attack from the Hand of Noxus ¨What?¨ She whispered and saw that her protection was able to push the juggernaut away, closer to the town hall and away from the Summoner and her friends.
The white haired used this time to grab the runic blade once again and prepare to continue the fight, only this time she wasn't alone. At her side the Sinister Blade appeared wielding two of her daggers and with her characteristic grin.
¨Do I have to rescue every time you are in danger?¨ Katarina muttered, looking at how the soldiers were also getting ready to join the fight.
¨We have bad news, Malzahar is alive¨ The bound Summoner looked back and saw that both Nathan and Taliyah were helping the earthling's friends by freeing them so they could get their weapons.
¨What?!¨ The redhead yelled and saw how the rest of the Champions and Summoners grouped up with them.
¨Look¨ The older sibling aimed at the steps of the Town hall and the noxian assassin saw the three people standing there, the smallest one with the Void Crystal in her hand. In the meantime Riven asked for her runic blade while Kat spared the last two knives to her Summoner.
¨So what's the plan?¨ Nick asked, since he nor Matt have any weapons, they depended on the other ones to protect them since in the case of the Solari, none of the Champions bound to him were in the plaza.
¨It is nice seeing everyone reunited, I was afraid I would have to find one by one¨ Said Malzahar, his voice was loud enough, even if he was just talking in a normal tone ¨Change of plans… Kill. Them. All¨
So after a month I decided to write again here.
What happened? Writer's block mostly, it was hard for me to write and in order to not stall myself I decided to keep working on the spanish fic. Sorry? Anyway, I noticed that in 10 days Heroes & Legends will be a year old. So I hope to upload something by that day, remembering how it started (By that time I was still writing Meeting the Winter's Wrath)
Alban217: Should we call her Eliz'Abeth now XD
In a way, she is not fully a Voidborn, only her heart (Although back in Summoning Magic, she was turned into a Voidborn, at least 80 percent)
Guest: Oh my, this...this was amazing and ha stupid Liz got fooled again and ha Marie is a lesbian. Anyway don't worry about the late update at least you did right
Despite being 20-something, Liz still has the mind of a child sometimes, and when everyone discovers she is a lesbian, what happens? She dies (and makes a pact with Kalista). Sorry that this time it took a month to upload, but thanks, I'm still trying my best.
So time for me to take a rest before continuing writing. Good news is that I now have my passport and in the coming weeks I'll be doing needed procedures to get my Visa. If everything goes well I might be going for vacations to the US next year (around my birthday).
Anyway, I hope that next chapter will be released sooner than this one.
I know I've been away but this is something I cannot forget:
See you in the next chapter ;)
