He opened his eyes and saw that he was at the kitchen, his parents weren't there and there was no light coming from outside which meant that night already hit. Reginald was suffering a headache after that day, the club disband, the attack from the jester and ultimately awakening whatever was in his arm that took control of him. Ren sighed, there was a chair on the other side of the table as well as silence surrounding him, he covered his face and prepared to go to sleep but something stopped him. It was himself.
The empty chair was now occupied by another person which looked exactly like him, however his eyes were red and the arm had an equally colored glow, the form it took was almost as if the arm was no longer his but from a creature.
¨Hello, Reginald¨ Its voice came with an echo, the same one that he heard when that thing took control ¨I am glad we are finally able to meet face to face¨ It looked around, he showed displeasure about the house ¨Even if it is a dream¨
¨Who are you? And please don't say you because-¨
¨-that is not true?¨ Reginald was surprised that it finished his sentence, mainly because that is what he was going to say ¨Very well, I am not you… but I am within you. The battle from yesterday awoke me completely and… well, let's say that you and I will be closer from now on¨
¨That does not answer my question. Why do you even look like me?¨
¨I know you don't want a complex explanation, in fact I know you want to get out of here and explain the guardians about this… dream, if you can call it like that¨ It opened his hand and from the table one of the empty glasses was pulled towards his hand, almost as if it was using telekinesis ¨Let me explain to you in words that your frail mind can understand: I am an entity that was born from the bite that you had back at the summer camp, it spread out but the magic from the guardians stopped it. However, the fight with that other evil guardian woke me from that barrier the guardian put to stop me¨
¨And what happened yesterday was the end of it, you were released and… killed that other thing¨ The reply he got was a nod ¨So as for the second question…¨
¨My true form is still developing. I, or rather we, were able to absorb the energy from the other thing as you called it which gave us more power. Come on you feel stronger than before and I know that you liked it¨
Reginald looked at his hands, they were both normal which gave an eerie vibe to this `dream´, but it was correct, he felt stronger and slightly happier because of it, although the fear of the moment wouldn't let him smile or show any bright emotions ¨So… if you are within me… it means that if I died…¨
¨I should be gone… but allow me to demonstrate something…¨ It raised his left hand and to Ren's surprise he moved it too ¨My control over you is getting stronger, should the situation become complicated then I will step in to help you survive. In other words, if you decide to do something stupid as… let's say jump off a bridge, I will be there to stop you¨
¨No… no you can't¨
¨Oh but I can my dear Reginald, you and I are going to be together from now on… and when the time comes… you won't have to worry about it¨
¨Why's that?¨ It chuckled and the student stood up from his chair ¨Hey, answer me!¨ But the chuckles turned into a louder laughter ¨TELL ME WHY I SHOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT!¨
…
¨TELL ME!¨ Reginald yelled but he was no longer at his house, it wasn't dark and all around him were students and empty chairs. It was recess and most of the class was outside. Ren covered his face and sighed but noticed how his right arm was completely bandaged with the exception of the hand that looked normal.
¨Riven told me you had a rough night¨ The former president turned and saw Ezreal with two cans of soda ¨And it seems you also had a rough morning¨ He offered one of the cans to his friend.
¨I don't know… I just had a… a dream I suppose where I talked to myself¨ He grabbed the can but placed it against his forehead; the cold was able to ease some pain but it was still throbbing.
¨Like… a mirror?¨
¨No it was more like… talking to this¨ He raised the bandaged arm.
¨Oh… so… have you figured something out?¨
¨That thing is stuck with me and I'm stuck with that thing and unfortunately there is no way of removing it because if I do then it will take control and save me¨
¨Hey at least it's helping you¨ But Ren looked at Ezreal almost like he was going to kill him ¨Uh… nevermind¨
¨Hey prez¨ Ekko joined to the conversation, he looked at the blonde and then back at Reginald ¨Something wrong?¨
¨My arm, it's getting worse. And don't call me prez, the club is disbanded¨
¨I know but I've been calling you that for a while now and if I do call you by your name then it would feel strange¨ Reginald shook his head and shrugged, still holding the can against his forehead ¨Also the thing in your arm is amazing, what you did yesterday was awesome¨
¨It's killing me and you call it awesome?¨
¨I mean, that scythe and the powers, you are basically God with that!¨
¨Ekko, please¨ Ezreal interrupted ¨How about we discuss this with the club?¨ They both looked at the guardian ¨I mean, I can't do anything but we got people who might be able to help or at least give advice on how to proceed¨
¨Maybe, all of this is just a mess and I don't know what to do¨
¨That's why we should consult with the rest of the club¨ All of them looked at the door, a lot of students were having their eyes set on the main courtyard ¨Come, let's see if we can find Lux so she can rally everyone¨
¨Can you contact your team? You know, Ahri and Sarah¨
¨Eh… sure¨ Ezreal grabbed his phone and started to look at all the conversations ¨In the meantime let's go, if we find Lux or any other from the club then we can arrange this meeting¨
Reginald stood up and opened the can then the three of them left the classroom. The amount of people both in the courtyard and looking at it was impressive but the boys were not even paying attention, what they wanted was to find someone else from the club. By the time they arrived by a staircase they stopped.
¨Alright, Ahri said that if they find someone they'll let me know¨
¨I mean are we sure they can help me?¨ Reginald asked and clenched his fists, meanwhile Ekko just turned to look at what everyone was so interested in ¨There are moments where I think that this is pointless but am I really the one thinking that? Am I the one having those thoughts or is it this thing that is controlling it?¨
¨Is it talking to you right now?¨
¨Well… not but-¨
¨Guys? You might want to see this¨ Ekko told the other two students who looked back at him.
They got closer to the window and the three of them saw what was happening. A lot of people were clapping and cheering at someone who was floating. It was Jinx and with her Star Guardian powers she was firing at everything and causing firework-type explosions, all of them harmless but just in case the rebel wanted to be sure not to hurt anyone so all the shots were aimed at the sky as she was flying around. Most of the students were distracted by this, including teachers who were throwing items like markers, brooms and even a net to stop the guardian.
Ezreal grabbed the phone from his pocket, it was a call from Ahri ¨Yes?¨ He kept looking at the whole scene ¨Really?! Where?¨ Both Ren and Ekko looked at him ¨Are you serious? Everyone is looking at the courtyard right now and-¨ The blonde sighed ¨Ok ok, my bad… for real if you do see any of the others do tell me, yes? Alright, thank you¨ And with that he ended the call.
¨Let me guess, she told you to look at the courtyard¨
¨Nope¨
¨Wait, really?¨
¨No! Of course she told me to look at the courtyard¨ Ezreal said annoyed and pinched the bridge of his nose, alright let's keep looking¨ The guys kept walking around, the huge amount of people in the hallways made their task difficult but eventually they did find someone in front of the principal's office. It was Janna, Lulu and Taliyah who were outside, almost like being watchdogs.
¨Hey Tali!¨ Ekko waved at her girlfriend and the three guardians turned to look at the boys ¨We were looking for any of you¨
¨Shhhh¨ She placed a finger over her lips ¨We can talk later; we are busy right now¨
¨Oh… alright, we needed a club meeting because of this¨ Ezreal raised Ren's bandaged arm ¨Speaking of club, do you know where Lux is?¨
¨She is busy¨ Janna commented ¨We will get a club meeting later¨ She made emphasis on that last word, hoping that the boys would understand that were doing something else.
Ren looked at the principal's door and then at the guardians ¨Oh… we should leave¨
¨What do you mean? We need to talk to Lux, she is probably-¨ Ezreal's words were cut off when they all felt a tremble and many of the students started screaming, some even running away ¨What just happened?!¨
The guardians and the other club members went to the window and saw that Jinx not only served as a distraction but this time she was fighting the same archer that the guardians were struggling the other day.
¨Oh no… it's him again¨ Janna said, her tone showed some worry and she was right. Before she could say anything else she saw that Lux, Sophie and Poppy joined to help Jinx ¨Girls¨ She turned towards Lulu and Taliyah ¨Get inside of the office¨ The three of them rushed to the principal's office and the boys were going to enter as well but the door was closed in their faces. Ezreal knocked inside and saw some lights coming from the inside; a second later the door opened and a gloved hand came out with a file ¨Hold this for us and don't lose it¨
They hesitated at first but Reginald was the one who grabbed it. The door closed once again and when they looked back at the window they saw that the team was complete ¨What do we do now?¨ The former president asked, still holding the file¨
¨I know what I'm going to do¨ Ezreal said and immediately ran towards the staircase, even if everyone knew he was a Star Guardian he didn't want to get anyone involved.
¨Prez, what are we going to do?¨
From within his mind Reginald heard a weak chuckle, it heard and saw everything that happened. His bandaged arm started to move, he lost control of it ¨No… not now¨
¨It is time Reginald… I lust for more power and I know you do too…¨
¨Prez!¨
¨Let's get out of here!¨ He gave the file to Ekko and tried to hold the other arm, he wanted to regain control as the two of them started to run away, following the horde of students which were escaping the academy ¨What's wrong, thing? You are not going to stop me?¨ Reginald said cockily, thinking that the entity's control wasn't that powerful yet.
¨Why would I?
¨Because you-¨
¨PREZ WATCH OUT!¨ Ekko yelled and pointed at the sky.
By the time he looked up the student saw how something was almost blocking the sun and falling down at his exact location. Fortunately for him he was able to jump away and land safely, but unfortunately it wasn't him who did it but the entity who took completely control of his body. Most of the students ran away from this new creature, it was as tall a tree and wore a strange type of armor that mixed with the colors of the `skin´. They could see a purple black hole powering this juggernaut; it extended its arm and from the sky a weapon fell right into its hand, a mace with another black hole on the tip, keeping all the rocks that surrounding it stable.
¨Prez we gotta go!¨ Ekko suggested, pulling Reginald's arm but noticing that spikes started to appear, underneath the shirt he saw how this infection was spreading and even started to reach the lower parts of his neck ¨Oh no… oh no…¨
¨So…¨ Reginald, or rather the entity that was controlling him, cracked the neck and made that strange scythe appear once again in his hand ¨Once I'm done with you, I'll go back to the academy and deal with that archer myself¨
¨I… I need to find the others¨ Ekko's voice was shaky and he turned back, running towards the academy before looking back at his friend, or rather whatever was controlling him.
The entity within Reginald is starting to get even more control and we'll definitely see even more, however this is the guys' side of the story, the guardians however were busy with the principal office as well as some other things but of course we'll see it next chapter.
For now, Reginald will have to fight this absolute unit of a juggernaut.
Ever since Riot teased Dark Star Mordekaiser I wanted to use him somehow and this was the best way to do it, I'm not sure if I'll be using any of the other Dark Stars that were announced but what really `kills´ is the existance of two skins of Lux related to the Dark Star AU.
With that being said hope you enjoyed the chapter and of course let us not forget this thing exists: discorddotgg / 7ZUptrJ (of course the dot should be replaced with a . )
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